Disguised as a man: Watch me create a new dynasty

If the journey from the capital to Jiuyou Mansion was filled with all kinds of contempt and disdain for Jiuyou Mansion, then the journey from Jiuyou Mansion to Qingshui County was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

I suddenly felt like I was just a country dog, a country dog ​​that had never seen the world.

The students enjoyed delicious food that they had never tasted in their lives for more than ten years.

Chicken fries with ketchup!

Life is perfect!

After having tasted these unheard-of foods that could be called the most delicious in the world in the restaurants in the capital city, they felt that the first fifteen years of their lives had been wasted!

After knowing that they had eaten more delicious and diverse food at Yan’s table on the night they first arrived than what they had eaten in the restaurant before, they simply didn’t want to go home!

I no longer think that the food in Jiuyou Mansion is something that even dogs wouldn't eat.

They admitted that they were not living as well as the big yellow dog behind the Yan family's kitchen.

Could it be that someone deliberately discredited Jiuyou Mansion before?

But Jiuyou Mansion is a place of exile, and it has existed since ancient times.

It is impossible that someone who has angered His Majesty the Emperor can come to this paradise on earth and live a happy life like a god, right?

So why did His Majesty the Emperor send them into exile?

Master Zhou could understand the doubts in their hearts very well, but he also had similar doubts. After all, he had seen the real Jiuyou Palace.

Yan Nansheng had some things to deal with these two days, so he didn't stay with them at the Yan family school.

Yan Nansheng knew that these students from the Imperial Academy were already enjoying their studies there and didn't want to leave.

It was break time, and the Yan family was having classes in credit hours, with one hour lasting half an hour.

It was now break time, and Mr. Zhou and several other students had been touring the Yan Family School in a group for a while.

I really don't understand why the study environment of Yan's family school is so simple.

Because they have a certain understanding of the Yan family's financial resources. At least the Yan family's mansion is very low-key and luxurious.

The Yan family's back garden alone is so exquisite that it is the envy of many officials in the capital.

Why not create a beautiful study environment for the family's students? Wouldn't the children in the family be able to study and go to school more comfortably?

"Brother Wenlin, you said that the Yan family is really unreasonable. They live in such a nice house, but let the students in the family study in such a simple environment."

"Let me, I can't read it."

Zhang Wenlin glanced at his classmate and nodded in agreement. "Our Zhang family also has its own clan school. Even an enlightenment school is much more elegantly decorated than any other school here."

"There's not even a place to make tea in the school here. In this hot summer, how can we concentrate on studying when we can't even drink a cup of cool tea?" another student echoed, looking helpless.

"This environment is extremely monotonous, and there is no beautiful scenery around. It is really boring to face these bare walls every day." Another student shook his head and sighed.

"It's just that it's not comfortable at all..."

When they were sitting on a row of stone benches in the bamboo forest and discussing, they happened to meet Mr. Ji finishing his get out of class.

Mr. Ji stood beside the bamboo forest, listened quietly for a while, and shook his head silently.

They are truly children of wealth and luxury, ignorant of the sufferings of the world. They think that school should be as comfortable and quiet as they see.

But they don’t know that children in some places don’t even have a school that can shelter them from the wind and rain.

When he traveled in his early years, he went to many places that were more like exile places than this place, where poverty and hardship had long oppressed people.

However, the people there still regard education as the only way to change their situation. The children there can also study, but they study in schools built in leaky sheds.

Despite the difficult environment, they remained hardworking and serious and did not dare to slack off at all.

At this time, Yan Nansheng had just returned from outside on the other side of the bamboo forest. He had found them under the guidance of his servants and was planning to give them a detailed introduction to the Yan family studies.

I didn't expect to hear such words.

Yan Nansheng frowned slightly, walked into the crowd, and said loudly: "Since you are so dissatisfied with this school, then tell me, what kind of school environment is satisfactory to you?"

The students were discussing enthusiastically when they suddenly saw Yan Nansheng appear. A look of embarrassment appeared on everyone's face.

After all, the Yan family had warmly received them. But they were talking about the Yan family's faults here. After all, they were young and thin-skinned.

But when they heard Yan Nansheng's question, they immediately became excited and started describing the story in a flurry of conversation.

"First of all, this school must have a quiet courtyard. There should be a small pond in the courtyard with koi of various colors and lotus leaves in the pond. When the breeze blows, it will bring whiffs of fragrance." A student in a blue gown spoke first.

"Yes! We should plant a few willow trees beside the pond, with their branches swaying in the wind, looking graceful and charming. We should put a few stone tables and stone benches under the trees, so that students can have a rest here, enjoy the scenery and drink tea when they are tired of studying." The student next to him added.

"The interior of the school should be spacious and bright. The windows should be large to allow plenty of sunlight to shine in. Famous calligraphy and paintings should be hung on the walls to add a touch of cultural atmosphere." The student named Zhang Wenlin then said.

"There should also be a special bookcase in the house, filled with various precious books, so that we can consult them at any time."

"Also, there should be an independent tea room with exquisite tea sets and someone responsible for making tea, so that we can enjoy the fragrant tea at any time." The student who complained that there was no place to make tea in the school said hurriedly.

"It would be great to have a garden with flowers of all seasons. In spring, there are bright red peach blossoms; in summer, there are lotus flowers that reflect the sun; in autumn, there are golden chrysanthemums that stand proudly in the frost; in winter, there are plum blossoms that stand proudly in the snow. Wouldn't it be a pleasure to read in such a beautiful scenery?"

Yan Nansheng listened quietly to the students' imaginations, feeling deeply moved.

The school environment that these students expect is indeed beautiful and exciting.

However, the Yan family's clan school has always adhered to the tradition of hard work and simplicity and concentration on academic research, and it is difficult to meet all these overly luxurious demands.

Yan Nansheng cleared his throat and said, "My fellow students, the school environment you described is indeed very appealing.

“But studying and researching are about inner focus and persistence, not external environment.”

"Although the Yan family's clan school does not have many famous teachers like the Imperial College, we have still cultivated many scholars and juren with our pure learning mentality."

"Perhaps you are from a wealthy family and have never seen the real life of ordinary people. When you go out to play, you usually go to the prosperous streets to have fun. Have you ever been to the poor places in the west?"

"You really should go and see. There are also people who suffer in the prosperous city of Kyoto. The money earned from a whole year of hard work is not even as much as what you spend on a meal."

"Life is not as beautiful as you see it. In years of famine, people even eat their own children."

"If you are only trapped in the prosperous scenes around you, you can only rely on your imagination to understand cannibalism."

"And I have witnessed this horrific scene with my own eyes. I don't want to see such a scene again in my life."

"Why do we scholars study? Why do we take the imperial examinations? Is it just to become an official?"

"Then what is the purpose of being an official?"

After Yan Nansheng finished speaking, the scene fell into complete silence.

The students were all brought by Yan Nansheng into the scenes she described and the questions she raised.