Ruins of the past

"The museum will arrive at 9 o'clock every day. In the morning, the gentlemen from the liberal arts academy will explain the meaning of the scriptures. In the remaining time, the masters from the martial arts academy will teach martial arts. If you have something to do, please take leave."

"The liberal arts academy has unified teaching every day. The martial arts academy is divided into the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard and the upper courtyard..."

Chu Qiguang nodded while listening. Although the martial arts subject mainly tests martial arts, the classics and Yi also need to be tested, but it is much simpler than the liberal arts subject. It is almost a formality.

In the outer courtyard, inner courtyard and upper courtyard of the martial arts academy, teachers are taught in accordance with their aptitude. Among them, the outer academy is all students at the first level of martial arts. They mainly lay the foundation and adapt to the training of the martial arts academy. The masters they train are only at the second level of martial arts.

Those who have entered the second level of martial arts can enter the inner courtyard and become inner courtyard students. The martial arts students who have entered the third level of martial arts will guide the martial arts.

Those who break through to the third level can enter the Upper House and become a student of the Upper House, under the personal guidance of the curator Wang Yan. He was a martial arts examiner who had served for more than 20 years and was a standard master in the county. He had been teaching at Yinglue Hall since he returned to Qingyang County.

It can be said that the upper school students in the British Strategy Hall are the ones who really take the martial arts exam, and they are also the students who the teachers in the hall value most.

People like Wang Cailiang and Chu Qiguang could only practice martial arts in the outer courtyard from the beginning.

On weekdays, the Yinglue Museum starts explaining the meaning of the scriptures at Mao hour (five o'clock in the morning), and starts practicing martial arts an hour later, and ends the day's study at Shen Shi (three o'clock in the afternoon).

Lunch is served in the museum, and a caterer will pick it up every day. Of course, you can also bring it yourself.

‘The daily study arrangements in the Yinglue Hall are quite tight, and there is also a class system. I’m afraid it’s not as easy as that of professional athletes. ’

When Chu Qiguang was thinking this, as soon as he entered the lecture hall of Wenchang Pavilion, the students were listening to the lecturer on the stage explaining the scriptures.

Song Yixuan, who was on the side, had become accustomed to this. He introduced Chu Qiguang and Wang Cailiang to the gentlemen on the stage, then let them go in to listen to the lecture, and then left.

I don't know if it is because of the relationship between martial arts and Taoism. In Chu Qiguang's opinion, the literature, scriptures and other contents of the Han Dynasty are not as rich as those on the earth.

Chu Qiguang thought in his mind: 'After all, the rich and powerful people in this world will definitely study martial arts and Taoism when they are old or idle, thinking about how to live a few more years. There are certainly not as many people on earth who study various philosophies and political systems. ’

For example, if you want to take the martial arts test, you need to study a book called "Book of Rites", which contains etiquette, aesthetics, moral theory, the political and utilitarian thoughts of ancient sages, etc., but it only has more than 20,000 words in total.

The scriptures and meanings of the martial arts examination are all contained in more than 20,000 words. Various words are selected and intercepted, and then diverged and compiled into questions.

The martial arts in the Han Dynasty had been held for more than two hundred years. During this long period of time, the more than 20,000 words of the "Book of Rites" had long been passed down, and almost every word had been pondered over and over again by generations of people. , the questions that can be tested are also summarized, and you only need to repeat the questions.

Nowadays, the martial arts examination has almost become a formality, and the real results mainly depend on martial arts cultivation.

After the lecture, the students gathered together to communicate.

Chu Qiguang didn't know any of these students and could only sit in his seat and watch silently.

However, Wang Cailiang knew a few people, and they were already standing together chatting and laughing. Chu Qiguang could faintly hear a few words.

Wang Cailiang: "You also know my martial arts qualifications. In fact, I have already reached the first level of martial arts. Don't I just want to play for a few more years to hide my strength? I really can't survive my father's begging this year, so I came to Yinglue Pavilion."

As he spoke, Wang Cailiang shook off his clothes again: "Why are these clothes so fluffy? The gown I bought for twenty taels of silver is not as comfortable as the training clothes I usually wear."

Chu Qiguang rolled his eyes when he heard this. Looking at Wang Cailiang who had become a martial arts genius, he shouted in his heart: "Master Qiao, please introduce me to the students here."

On the eaves of the academy, Qiao Zhi squatted and yawned, explaining to Chu Qiguang in his mind: "The people standing with Wang Cailiang are all squires and landlords from nearby villages..."

During Qiao Zhi's explanation, the students in front of Chu Qiguang seemed to have turned into different colors, all united by their different origins, backgrounds, and family strengths.

Wang Cailiang was surrounded by people from similar small landowner families. Those standing together on the other side were from merchant families in the county, including those who opened grocery stores, restaurants, bathhouses, etc.

The remaining people standing in the center were officials and students from Juren families.

Chu Qiguang observed these three types of people and found it interesting to compare their performances.

Students from small landowner families like Wang Cailiang may seem to be laughing and joking, but in fact they are all hard-working scumbags who are at the bottom of the Yinglue Hall. The goal of most of them is to practice to the third level of martial arts and pass the exam. When taking the martial arts exam, not many people think they can pass the martial arts exam.

On the other side, the businessmen in the county all looked kind and friendly. From time to time, they wanted to get close to the officials' children, but they stayed away from Wang Cailiang and the others calmly. They seemed not to think highly of these rich country men. They are like ordinary students who yearn for top academics and despise poor academics. Most of them are secretly working hard to surpass top academics.

The remaining officials' children looked a little aloof when facing others, but they talked among themselves about what they had seen in the court and officialdom, and each imitated the way their own adults spoke. There seemed to be an invisible line of separation between them and the other students around them. It's like a top student who just discusses and solves questions when meeting, but doesn't care about the topics discussed by other students.

There are some bad students, some common students, and some top students in the entire library, but everyone has a bright future.

Among these officials' children, one caught Chu Qiguang's attention.

The other person was tall, handsome and handsome, and there were students around him from time to time who were greeting and getting close to him. He was able to deal with them fluently, making everyone feel like a spring breeze, as if the whole The center of the crowd.

Qiao Zhi sighed: "This person is Ding Daoxiao."

In addition to Ding Daoxiao, there is also a man with a strong build and dark skin who seems to be quite important. Qiao Zhi introduced: "That's Hao Yongtai from the Hao family. It's the Hao family who had previously set their sights on a geomantic treasure land of the Wang family and wanted to use it as an ancestral tomb."

Chu Qiguang nodded. He was surrounded by people led by Zhao Da and Chen Gang before, but he still avoided a bad fight by relying on the banner of the Hao family.

Qiao Zhi: "Twenty years ago, the Hao family once had Hao Zhiyuan, who served as censor of Youdu and governor of Dianzhou. Unfortunately, after Hao Zhiyuan's death, his descendants were unworthy and no one passed the martial arts examination. His influence in the court was greatly reduced. .

However, the Hao family is deeply rooted in Qingyang County, occupying at least 100,000 acres of cultivated land alone. "

Qiao Zhi continued: "But these are not the most powerful. There is a descendant of a great god in Qingyang County who has not come to Yinglue Hall."

Chu Qiguang said: "Who?"