On the tenth day of July in 574 A.D., Qingzhou City was lively again.

No matter what the rich businessmen think, for the vast number of poor people, the establishment of Xinghua Academy is undeniably a great joy.

Parents whose children have been admitted to study at Xinghua Academy, not only in Qingzhou, but also in Gwangju, Jiaozhou, and South Cheongju, have temporarily left their farming chores at home and brought their children to the door of the Thorn Mansion early, with a happy smile on their faces, waiting for the happy arrival with excitement and gratitude.

Qingzhou raised the banner of anti-Qi, experienced the Dou'an Rebellion, and after taking power, in addition to distributing land to the displaced people and relieving grain, the opening ceremony of Xinghua Academy can be said to be the biggest prosperous era.

No matter what thoughts the ordinary people or dignitaries in Qingzhou have in their hearts, they are still mostly curious about Xinghua Academy, so as soon as the sky is bright, countless people gathered in front of the Assassin's Mansion to see the excitement.

While waiting for the joy to appear, everyone in a group of three, a group of five, each initiated a discussion on the situation in Qingzhou, Xinghua Academy, and the rest of the month, even if everyone was afraid that the remarks would be heard by others and cause bad things to talk about, but there were a large number of people on the field, and the discussion was still quite noisy.

"Mr. Wang, what do you think of Lord Thorn Shi's establishment of this Xinghua Academy?" A middle-aged man asked a gorgeously dressed old man with a white beard in front of him with a respectful face,

The middle-aged man was dressed in a short dress, with a few thick patches on his shirt, his face was a little dark, full of traces of wind and sun, a pair of straw sandals on his feet, and mud stains on his bare instep.

The person asked by the middle-aged man, although he had silver hair, but he did not lose his luster, his face was full of red light, his spirit was strong, and he was old at any time, but his momentum was calm and steady, and he also had some might.

This person's surname is Wang, Mingming, is a native of Qingzhou, when Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan was in power, Wang Ming had been the long history of Qingzhou,

Wang Ming is an old pedant, and he has some attainments in the subset of Confucian scriptures and history, and at the same time has the stubbornness and stubbornness of Confucianism, because of his surname, he can't get used to the dirt of the government at that time, and he doesn't want to go along with it.

Wang Ming glanced at the middle-aged man behind him, snorted coldly, and said quite arrogantly: "Gao Xin was born recklessly, and it is okay to fight and kill, if you want to preach and teach, what can he do, the way of a saint, how can any ordinary man learn, it is understandable, especially the students of Xinghua Academy, they are all children who have not dried up, such wanton nonsense is not only a big joke in the world, but also a great insult to the study of saints." ”

Speaking of the future, Wang Ming's face was full of anger, in his opinion, the doctrine of the sage is not everyone qualified to learn, like happy, regardless of the high or low birth, even admitted together, this is absurd and unreasonable, and happy to use some half-old children as teachers, it is the biggest provocation and slander against those of them who have studied Confucian classics for half their lives,

In Wang Ming's eyes, Happy is just a reckless person, with a contemptuous status, no different from Hu San, the owner of the bloody village, and even Dou An can't compare.

Therefore, in his words, Wang Ming did not have much respect for happiness, although he was also white at this time, but when facing the middle-aged man who was questioned, he still had a sense of superiority, so his attitude was a little arrogant.

Seeing Wang Ming's angry face, the middle-aged man who asked was stunned, and he couldn't help but be a little afraid in his heart, and then asked after a while: "Mr. Wang, this month, the affairs of the city are managed in an orderly and impartial manner, and he looks like he has a good temperament, he should be from an extraordinary background, especially the establishment of Xinghua Academy, as well as the library, should be beneficial to the people." ”

"Hmph." Wang Ming's eyes froze, snorted angrily, and said disdainfully: "Ignorant, when Gao Xin first arrived in Qingzhou, the foundation is not solid, he naturally wants to do everything possible to entrap the foolish people, as soon as this person enters Qingzhou City, he will kill on a large scale, the means are extremely cruel and bloody, where is there a trace of benevolence and morality, and he has suppressed and exploited the squires of the scholar clan in every way, and he is greedy for a surname, so much different from the bandits, if the time comes, this person will definitely show his fangs, and at that time, you will definitely be in trouble." ”

The middle-aged man didn't dare to answer again, Wang Ming's determined look made him a little suspicious in his heart, but thinking about it, Xing Xing had redistributed the land and distributed relief money and food, is this just his disguise, is this true, the middle-aged man was puzzled, and he couldn't think of a result after thinking for a while,

"Brother Li, congratulations, you are about to enter Xinghua Academy to study, and in the future, you will be on an errand under the account of Lord Thorn Shi, don't forget your little brother when you are developed."

In the other corner near the Thorn Mansion, two plainly dressed teenagers were talking while staring closely at the vermilion lacquer gate of the Thorn Mansion, and the shorter one, eleven or twelve years old, who looked a little thin, asked the person next to him,

"Xiaoyu, you don't have to be discouraged, although you can't enter Xinghua Academy, it doesn't mean that you can't study." The young man who answered was thirteen or fourteen years old, and his facial features were delicate and thin, and he was a little malnourished, but his thin back was straight, and his narrow eyes shone with wisdom and perseverance.

"Brother Li, you don't have to comfort me, my little brother has no chance to study in this life, so I can't force it." The young boy smiled self-deprecatingly, and although his tone was very calm, the longing look in his eyes revealed the unwilling emotions in his heart,

"Xiaoyu, don't give up on yourself like this." The young man surnamed Li pressed his hands on Xiaoyu's shoulders, looked at him seriously and said, "You forgot, Lord Thorn Shi is going to build a library on the fifteenth day, and you can go there to study when the time comes." ”

Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the young man surnamed Li with a happy face and said, "Thank you Brother Li for reminding me, otherwise the younger brother almost forgot about this stubble, but the younger brother is illiterate, even if he goes to the library, it will be in vain." Speaking of which, the smile on Xiaoyu's face dissipated, and his expression was a little gloomy again,

"What's this, I'll teach you when the time comes." The young man surnamed Li smiled and patted Xiaoyu's shoulder and said,

"Then thank you, Brother Li." Xiaoyu smiled again, clasped her hands into fists and saluted,

"You're welcome, look, Lord Thorn Shi has come out." The young man surnamed Li lightly smashed a punch in Xiaoyu's chest and said with a smile,

When Xiaoyu heard this, he suddenly stopped talking, and looked at the gate of the Thorn History Mansion on tiptoe, and saw the wide vermilion lacquer gate slowly open with a "squeak", and the first to appear were nearly 100 neatly dressed soldiers, one by one, with their heads held high, their faces were serious and solemn, and their bodies were calm and dignified, quite imposing.

Then, a black and white Confucian shirt appeared in front of the two Xiaoyu brothers, looking at the handsome face of the joyful, feeling his majestic and distinctive temperament, Xiaoyu and the young man surnamed Li couldn't help but show admiration in their eyes,

Xiaoyu's name is Chen Yu, and the boy surnamed Li is called Li Guangkang, both of whom were born in ordinary peasant families.

Compared with Chen Yu, Li Guangkang's situation is more miserable, a few years ago, his parents were killed by the bloody village, and most of the family's money and food were looted, Li Guangkang, who escaped with his life, was later rescued by Chen Yu's parents, and later the two became close friends.

Although Li Guangkang is not very old, his surname is very resolute, and he is very self-respecting and proud, don't look at his thin and thin body, but his hands and feet are very diligent, and he is no less than Chengren in farm work, so Chen Yu's parents like it very much, and they have not had any contradictions after a few years of getting along, but they are as close as a family.

This time, happy to establish Xinghua Academy, Li Guangkang realized that the opportunity came, so he took out all the savings saved in the past few years to register with Chen Yu, Li Guangkang had read with his father for a few days, knew some words, had a flexible mind, and entered the WTO earlier, and was very mature in life, and finally, Li Guangkang passed the assessment very smoothly, but Chen Yu unfortunately failed,

At this time, looking at the benefactor who exterminated the bloody village and avenged the revenge of killing his father and mother, Li Guangkang was both grateful and admired, and secretly swore in his heart: We must study hard and serve the dogs and horses for Engong.

"See Lord Thorn." As soon as the joy appeared, all the people bowed down and bowed,

"Fathers and fellow villagers, please get up, Gao Xin is late, let everyone wait for a long time." Happy hands raised, with a warm smile on his face, said loudly,

"Master Xie." The crowd stood up straight and looked quietly and rejoiced,

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the opening ceremony of Xinghua Academy, you can come to watch the ceremony, Gao Xin is deeply pleased, it is not early at this time, please come with me to the academy, please." Glad to make a gesture to the surrounding groups,

When the people heard this, they made way with a smile on their faces, and happily nodded at the people, and at the same time, they walked towards the east gate of the city with unhurried steps, under the arch of a hundred guards.

Under the rule of Xingxing, although it is very calm on the surface, it is still unknown how many turbulent waves there are in the secret, therefore, the four gates of the city are very tightly blocked, and those who enter and exit will be strictly checked, but Xingxing has canceled the poll tax in and out of the city, although there is a lot less income, but it is also supported by the majority of the people.

It is precisely because of the strict supervision of the city defense that these people who want to go to the ceremony are waiting outside the gate of the Assassin's Mansion, and with a happy leadership, they will save a lot of trouble.

When he came to the East City Gate, Lu Zhishen had been waiting for a long time, he was wearing a shiny armor, his body was as upright as a pine, his body exuded a faint aura of slaughter, he looked very mighty, and he could no longer see the thin and thin, scoundrel bastard he looked like back then.

Beside Lu Zhishen, there are still two people standing, one is Yang Sanwan with wide shoulders and a wide back, and the other is Pei Nianqian, who looks thin, and now the two are tied to the chariot of happiness.

"See your Excellency." Seeing that Happy was coming first, Lu Zhishen immediately trotted a few steps to salute in front of Happy Happy.

Yang Sanwan and Pei Nianqian did not slack off, and then came to greet Xingxing,

"No need to be polite, please get up quickly." He took a step forward with a happy smile, and kindly held the arms of Yang and Pei and said,