Chapter 8: An Opportunity
This is why Chu Qian, who has always been cowardly, has the courage to deceive his family, the departure of his friend really made Chu Zhen depressed for a long time, Chu Qian's usual grades are not very good, in a trance, how can he still have the heart to listen to the class, of course, the content of the handouts said by the teacher can't remember, after a few months, he naturally followed in the footsteps of his friends, and he got the last grade in the exam for three consecutive months, and was sent home by the teacher of the academy.
Chu Qian, who was expelled from the academy, was of course extremely frightened in his heart, thinking of the fate of his friend, Chu Zhen was frightened and panicked, but Chu Luo did not have the body to measure his mood, after knowing this matter, he was furious, and a reprimand beat him down, the previous Chu Zhen was naturally frightened, and his life was whining and mourning, and it was cheaper than the current Chu Qian.
Although he is not angry that he is responsible for the disaster of his predecessor, but the fate of the future is his own, no matter how reluctant he is, if he doesn't want to be thrown into a corner of the mountain to study hard, Chu Zhen can only find a way to solve the dilemma in front of him, although he is not the slightest sure, but the bell still needs to be tied to the bell, and Chu Zhen can only come to the door.
Thinking that when I was in school before, although my grades were not excellent, I was also among the best, and I was occasionally commended by the teachers, but now I have become a junior student, I am really unwilling to think about it, Chu Zhen sighed, and turned a corner with a familiar way, and came to the teacher's office area of Baique Academy.
It seems that Chu Zhen came at the wrong time, all the houses in the teacher's office area are empty, and he didn't see anyone for a long time, blinking, Chu Zhen quietly remembered that at this hour, the teachers should be in class.
"Who are you, it's class time now, why don't you come here to hang out instead of listening to the lectures?" A gentle but dignified voice sounded, Chu Zhi followed the prestige, but the person who spoke was a silver-haired old man, about sixty years old, but not the slightest old age, his body was quite strong, and he seemed extremely energetic.
"Student Chu Qian, I came to visit Liu Yi Liu if I have something." Liu Yi is the person in charge of Chu Zhen's class, and he was the one who sent Chu Zhen home in the first place.
"What's the matter with him?" The silver-haired old man obviously hadn't heard of Chu Qian's name, his face was silent, and he looked at Chu Zhen seriously, well, he was not very old, his appearance was handsome, his eyes were clear and translucent, he spoke calmly and confidently, he seemed to be a teachable talent, it was necessary to judge people by their appearance, but people with dignified appearance were easy to make people feel good.
Chu Zhen frowned, feeling a little embarrassed, looking at the posture of the silver-haired old man, it was obviously not an ordinary person, maybe it was a famous scholar invited by the academy from outside, I don't know if telling the truth made the old man in front of him feel disgusted, and asked someone to blow himself out.
"It's inconvenient to say it, forget it." may also be here to intercede, the silver-haired old man was a little disappointed, and his tone became indifferent: "Liu Jiaoyu has a class in the morning, and he won't come back until around noon, if you are a student of this college, you can go back to listen to the lecture first, or you can go back first, and it's not too late to come over then." ”
"Thank you, sir, for your advice." Chu Zhen smiled gratefully, but did not move, since he came, of course he couldn't go back so quickly, and besides, he was sincere when he waited here.
The silver-haired old man nodded noncommittally, ignored Chu Zhen anymore, and turned to leave.
This is the place where teachers rest and prepare for classes, so the environment is also very elegant, a few towering trees are scattered in front of the house, the branches are winding and circling up, the lush leaves are like a big umbrella, under the warm sun, forming a cool shade, under the shade of several stone tables and chairs for people to sit and rest.
made up his mind to stay and continue to wait, Chu Zhen was not pretentious, brushed away the fallen leaves and dust on the stone chair, sat down gently, and watched with interest the ants under his feet fighting.
Time passed, Chu Zhen didn't know how long he had been sitting, watching the scene of the sun moving, it should have been two hours, anyway, there were no timekeeping tools such as watches and quarter-hours, and Chu Zhen couldn't tell what time it was, but Chu Zhen didn't feel impatient, he could sit down and wait in such a cool place, it was much better than the experience when he worked in his previous life, what else could he complain about.
"Haven't you left yet?" As if he was about to do something, the silver-haired old man hurriedly walked out, saw Chu Zhen under the shade of the tree, his steps froze, and he looked at Chu Zhen with some doubts.
"Liu Jiaoyu has not come back yet, how can the students leave first." Chu Zhen hurriedly got up and said.
"He made an appointment with you?" The silver-haired old man frowned imperceptibly, and a trace of displeasure appeared in his heart, could it be that Liu Yi ignored the rules of the academy and wanted to sell his favor?
"No, Liu Jiaoyu didn't know that the students were coming." Chu Zhen shook his head and said.
"You're alone, what about your family? Why don't you come with you? As it should be, the silver-haired old man was satisfied, and then a new question arose.
"Sir's words are wrong, the student is fifteen this year, according to the Taisong law, he is already an adult, how can he bother his parents and elders anymore in his own affairs." Chu Zhen said with a smile, without directly answering the old man's question.
"Oh, so your family doesn't know about your coming to the academy?" A faint smile appeared on the corner of the silver-haired old man's mouth, but he didn't believe Chu Qian's words in his heart.
"My father didn't know it, but my mother heard about it." Chu Zhen told the truth.
"It's strange why my father, as the head of the family, doesn't know." Chu Zhen's answer made the silver-haired old man a little interested.
"It is precisely because my father is the head of the family that he is busy dealing with the big things in the family, if he can solve the problem by himself, then how can the student let his father worry about it." Chu Zhi lowered his head and said, afraid that the old man would see that his mouth was wrong.
"Listen to what you mean, you are not a student of Baique Academy, so what is the matter with coming here today, can you tell the old man to know." Unconsciously, some people appreciated the Chu quality who answered like a stream, and the smile on the silver-haired old man's face became brighter, and his attitude became more and more gentle.
"The elder asked, how could the students not say that the students came today to ask Liu Jiaoyu to let them return to the academy to study." Finally waited for the opportunity, how could Chu Zhen let it go, raised his head, showed a depressed and sad expression, and his black eyes were full of reluctance and sadness.
"Back to the Academy?" The silver-haired old man was stunned, and then he understood, his eyes stared sharply at Chu Qian, and his heart was filled with doubt, indignation, and a trace of confusion.
"Yes, back to the Academy." Chu Zhen didn't seem to notice the old man's gaze, still maintaining a sad mood, and his tone was full of reluctance.
"So, you were originally a student of the academy, so why were you expelled?" It didn't seem like he was cheating, the silver-haired old man muttered, but he didn't let his guard down.
There are many rules in the White Bird Academy, and if the students make mistakes, they will be punished according to the severity of the circumstances, the lightest is copying poetry and scriptures, or cleaning the school hall, and the most serious is naturally expulsion.
There are only so many kinds of things that can be removed from the academy, such as fighting, insulting, bullying teachers, disrespecting teachers, violating the laws and regulations of the imperial court, etc., all of which are mistakes, except for a special provision, if there is a student who has won the last class in the monthly examination three times in a row, he will also be removed.