Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Following Qin Man, Ye Chen walked past each room in the attic.

These rooms were filled with tables and students kneeling on cushions.

There was also a teacher holding a measuring tape with a stern look on his face.

The sounds of recitation rise and fall one after another.

There were also those who were naughty and would be severely spanked by the teacher.

There is no reason why students cannot be physically punished at this time.

The hands of the students who were beaten were swollen, and many of them were crying in pain.

Ye Chen soon discovered that the rooms on the lower floors of the attics were all filled with boys of a few years old, while the rooms on the upper floors were all young men.

What is taught also progresses from basic to advanced levels, and from easy to difficult.

And walked through one attic after another.

Ye Chen was somewhat impressed.

Yingchuan Academy is worthy of being an institution with hundreds of years of history, and its education system is very complete.

But Ye Chen's mood gradually became heavy.

He even felt the crisis.

"Mian'er, how many scholars can graduate from Yingchuan Academy every year?"

"Mr. Ye, there are more than 200 students graduating from Yingchuan College every year."

Qin Man replied in a gentle tone.

"Over two hundred?"

Ye Chen frowned. Every year, more than two hundred well-read scholars come out.

But Dayu had so many official positions, could he accommodate all these scholars?

This is a power hidden among the people.

It seems that Dayu really has a lot of talented people.

"Master Ye, most of the students who graduate from here have good backgrounds, but those from poor families who can graduate as students of Yingchuan Academy are only a few dozen each year, sometimes even only a dozen."

Qin Man reminded.

Hearing this, Ye Chen became very curious.

"What's going on? Why are there so few poor students graduating from Yingchuan Academy?"

"Well, Yingchuan Academy records every graduate in its history books, and most students from poor families aren't very bright, so few are accepted by the academy."

Qin Man answered seriously.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's face darkened slightly.

He heard it too.

This Yingchuan Academy has been full of discrimination against children from poor families since their admission.

"Huh? Why is there a wall here?"

Qin Man frowned slightly and said with some doubt.

Ye Chen looked forward and immediately saw a wall.

The walls are covered with green tiles.

This wall divides the entire courtyard into two parts.

"Mian'er, what's behind this wall?"

"Master Ye, behind this wall is where the children from poor families study."

Upon hearing this, a gleam of light immediately flashed in Ye Chen's eyes.

Most of the children of aristocratic families were wooed by powerful officials, and it was not easy to recruit those who did not surrender to the powerful officials.

On the contrary, those children from poor families who are excluded, discriminated against, and frustrated are the easiest to recruit.

Ye Chen came to Yingchuan Academy to find talents for the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue.

"Mian'er, come with me and take a look."

Ye Chen then said to Qin Meng.

"Ah."

Qin Man nodded and followed Ye Chen towards the wall.

There was a door in the wall, but it was narrow, only wide enough for two people to pass through side by side.

But Ye Chen had just walked to the door.

A handsome boy suddenly stood in front of him.

"Sir, my Master Xu invites you over for a cup of tea."

Hearing this, Ye Chen just raised his eyebrows.

Qin Man beside him had a pale expression on her face and asked, "Is it Master Xu Youde?"

"Exactly!"

"Master Ye, Master Xu is a great scholar of the time and the vice-president of Yingchuan Academy. He is usually devoted to his studies and never sees visitors. I heard that some people even spend thousands of gold to meet him."

Qin Man was a little excited.

The great scholars of the time enjoyed a very high reputation both among the people and in the scholar circles.

Qin Man also studied at Yingchuan College, so she naturally knew how high Xu Youde's prestige was.

Now Xu Youde actually wants to see Ye Chen.

Anyone would feel honored to be in your place.

"Oh?"

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, "What does Master Xu want to talk to me about?"

"Well, Master Xu said he had something to ask you, but he didn't specify what it was."

The boy's eyes were a little evasive and he said.

"Well, lead the way."

Ye Chen thought about it and felt that there was no harm in knowing a great scholar of the time.

"Sir, Master Xu said that he only saw you."

Hearing this, Ye Chen's eyes twitched slightly.

"Tell Master Xu that I'm not going."

Ye Chen walked straight past the boy.

The boy and Qin Man were both stunned.

Qin Man reacted quickly and hurriedly followed.

As for the boy, he caught up with Ye Chen after he came to his senses.

"Sir, Master Xu is highly respected and has specifically requested an audience with you. This is something no one else can even ask for!"

The boy said anxiously.

"Oh, he is highly respected, what does it have to do with me?"

Ye Chen showed a sneer on his face and said, "Don't block the way."

What kind of great scholar is this? I only see him when I want to meet him. Shen Qiu is not around. What if there is danger?

Lin Ziyun couldn't take the risk.

"Master, Master Xu hasn't seen outsiders for decades. Please, for the sake of Master Xu's reputation, go and see him. I'm following orders, and Master, please don't make things difficult for me."

The boy said again.

But it was almost begging.

However, Ye Chen didn't buy it at all.

"Face? He has a damn face!"

Ye Chen glared at the boy with a domineering tone. A powerful aura emanated from him, captivating everyone.

The boy was frightened and took several steps back.

Ye Chen didn't even look at the boy, strode past him and walked into the gate.

Seeing this, the boy had no other choice but to run back and report.

After Ye Chen passed through the archway in the wall, the attic that came into his sight was obviously much narrower.

And there are only three buildings left.

Ye Chen frowned slightly.

I was just about to go forward and observe.

Suddenly, I saw a person being thrown out from the attic.

With a "bang", the man landed directly in front of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen was slightly stunned, and when he looked closely, he found that the man was wearing coarse linen clothes with many patches on them, his hair was disheveled, and he was holding a bundle of bamboo slips in his hand.

The next moment, more than a dozen people rushed out from the attic and punched and kicked the person who fell to the ground.

"You are allowed to talk nonsense everywhere, you are allowed to talk nonsense everywhere!"

"I told you to talk nonsense everywhere!"

The attacker shouted loudly with a very arrogant attitude.

The person who was beaten curled up into a ball with his head in his hands, but held the bamboo slips tightly in his arms.

Ye Chen frowned slightly when he saw this.

"Stop it!"

If we fight like this, someone might die.

Ye Chen stood up, his voice loud and clear, like thunder.

The person who was doing it suddenly stopped.

The leader had a pointed face and monkey cheeks, wore plain white brocade clothes, and a tall crown on his head. He was obviously a student from an academy, and a child of a noble family.

At this moment, his eyes were wide open, staring at Ye Chen.

"Where did you come from, you bastard? How dare you interfere in my business? Do you know who I am?"

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows.

The arrogant attitude displayed by the guy in front of him reminded him of an old friend.

The old friend named Li Ze is now imprisoned in the death row, waiting to be executed in the autumn.

"Who are you? Why are you hitting people?"

Ye Chen's face darkened. He had no good feelings towards these playboys.

But he still wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, because some things couldn't be seen with just the eyes.

"My name is Zhao Sheng!"

Zhao Sheng raised his chin and acted even more arrogantly.

"I beat him because he spread rumors and tarnished my reputation!"

Zhao Sheng pointed at the person who was beaten and said righteously.

"fart!"

A roar filled with anger suddenly sounded.

The man on the ground, whose head was bleeding and whose face was bruised, stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhao Sheng tremblingly.

"It's obviously you. You plagiarized my article!"