Finally ended the matter between the White Tiger Gang and Guo Yongchun, Chen Letian was in a particularly good mood that day, wandering around the General's Mansion, enjoying flowers, and tasting tea.

What will happen to Wu Fang's future is not something he should think about now, he has more important things at the moment, that is, the entrance exam of Qingtian Pavilion.

After walking around the General's Mansion for more than an hour and drinking five or six pots of tea, Chen Letian didn't even finish half of the mansion, and felt a little bored, so he rested in the pavilion named Tao Ran Pavilion.

But seeing Qin Tieniu rushing over, he told Chen Letian: "Today is the first day of registration for Qingtian Pavilion Autumn Pavilion, it is very lively, let's go and take a look." ”

Chen Letian was puzzled: "Didn't in previous years start to sign up in early September?

Qin Tieniu said with a smile: "It seems that the people of Qin Tianjian said that this year is a year of great profit, and if you start recruiting in advance, you can recruit talented students or something." ”

Chen Letian thought about it, went home and took the letter of recommendation written by General Li in his arms, and went out to Qingtian Pavilion with Qin Tieniu.

Qingtian Pavilion is located in the eastern suburbs of the capital and is a academy.

The Great Song Dynasty claims to have 30,000 academies and students all over the world, which shows that the Great Song Dynasty has unique feelings for teaching and educating people. And Qingtian Pavilion is the originator of the Tianxia Academy, and it is a place that students in the world want to enter.

For example, the status of the Buddha Yin Temple in Buddhism, the status of the Confucian Temple in Confucianism, and the status of the Caolu Heavenly Master's Mansion in the Taoist Gate. And the academy is like a combination of the Buddha Hidden Temple, the Confucian Temple, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion, no matter what school or sect the students are, they all want to come in and cultivate.

Although the academy was started with Confucianism, it has long been out of the Confucian barrier, and its biggest feature is that there is no class of teaching, Buddhist monks, Confucian green shirts, Taoist heavenly masters, even those who claim to have crossed from the West to look strange-looking foreigners, as long as the dean of the academy is willing to accept it, the sect does not matter.

According to the records of the Song Dynasty, three thousand years ago, when the Great Song Dynasty was founded, there was Qingtian Pavilion, when the Song Kingdom was just a large bluestone town, and Qingtian Pavilion naturally became the first academy in the world. At that time, Qingtian Pavilion had built a few small cabins on three acres of land, which were generally no more than three gentlemen, eight students, plus two cats and three dogs.

In the first thousand years, Qingtian Pavilion produced nine emperors, twenty prime ministers, and thirty generals.

In the second millennium, Qingtian Pavilion and the Song court jointly established a complete academy system in the Song Kingdom. So that almost every child in the Song Kingdom can study in the academy.

In the third millennium, those heroes who came out of the Qingtian Pavilion created a chaotic era, and after that, they opened peace again.

Qingtian Pavilion is the banner of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is a place where all those who want to cultivate themselves want to enter with their heads squeezed. It is very strange that although Qingtian Pavilion is the banner of the Great Song Dynasty, not all the students who came out of the Qingtian Pavilion served the Great Song Dynasty, and there are many talents who have gone away to work for other countries, just like the people said, "The rice paper of the Great Song Dynasty is the first in the world, and the white-eyed wolf of the Qingtian Pavilion is also the first in the world", but the officials of the Song Dynasty seem to turn a blind eye and still acquiesce to the Qingtian Pavilion to cultivate batch after batch of white-eyed wolves.

Chen Letian left the army this time and returned to the capital in order to take the exam, enter the Qingtian Pavilion, and become a cultivator.

Today's Chen Letian hasn't even touched the edge of his cultivation, but it doesn't matter, Chen Letian believes in his ability to learn.

On the gatehouse of Qingtian Pavilion, which is more than ten zhang high, the strong and powerful golden characters of Lishu make people can't help but boil their blood when they see it. And under this gatehouse, how many temples have been walked through Wen Zheng Zhongwu, and how many rivers and lakes have been the first in the world. It's hard to imagine what the Great Song Dynasty is like without Qingtian Pavilion.

Thirty tables were lined up under the gatehouse, and in front of each table, there was a long line. The surroundings were full of people watching the excitement, both old and young. There are many people watching the excitement, but there are more people signing up, and there are people from all countries, even the blonde and blue-eyed Westerners, there are at least more than 100. Many people look like they are in the dust, and it is obvious that they have come from thousands of miles to sign up.

The admission screening of Qingtian Pavilion begins with registration. According to the regulations, the instructors have the right to ask questions of the applicants at the time of registration. If the answer is not in line with the teaching, it is likely that the application will be rejected directly. Although there are many people like Chen Letian who have a letter of recommendation, a letter of recommendation does not necessarily mean that they will be able to apply for a name, and there are often many applicants who hold a letter of recommendation from a senior official in Beijing who are rejected.

But most people do not have a letter of recommendation, these people often need to be looked at by the teacher, and be questioned, and even sometimes, the teacher will also let the applicant show their ability in public, for example, a candidate says that he is proficient in the piano, then the teacher may let someone move the piano to let him play a song.

But no one can find the pattern of the likes and dislikes of these teachers, it seems that they are just doing it casually, and it seems that all the criteria have been melted into their blood and bones, but others can't understand it. However, because registration is time-consuming, the registration will last for seven days, starting at dawn and ending at dark, for seven consecutive days.

"Our Great Song Dynasty, it should be the first in the world, just with the signboard of our Qingtian Pavilion, the Liang Kingdom and the Wei Kingdom will not be able to build it. An old man who looked to be at least eighty years old was full of red light, looking up at the golden plaque on the majestic gatehouse, and laughed.

"That's natural, when I reach the age of fifteen, I will also enter the Qingtian Pavilion. "A little boy who is only eight or nine years old, clenched his fists, and said categorically. The father on the side touched the little boy's head and said, "Then you have to work hard in the school, don't make Mr.'s beard crooked all day long, haha." The little boy was not convinced: "Mr. said that I was angry, besides, the dean of our academy said, Mr. is not necessarily right, if you feel a problem, you have to say it directly as a student, and you can't hold it back." The father glared at the little boy and said, "According to me, if I beat you up, you will have no problems." ”

The father and son had an argument, which caused others to laugh.

Chen Letian lined up, Qin Tieniu was very surprised when he saw this, and whispered: "Are you also preparing to take the Qiu Yu exam?"

Chen Letian looked at the Qingtian attic group hidden in the mountains and said, "It's a pity that I didn't die in battle, so I'm going to try another life." ”

Qin Tieniu didn't understand at all, scratched his head, and said, "No matter how you live, I will be your good brother, hehe." ”

After lining up for half an hour, Chen Lotian finally arrived. Chen Letian took out the letter of recommendation from his arms and handed it to the other party with both hands. Sitting on the other side was a white-haired old man, opening a letter of recommendation. The young man standing next to him caught a glimpse of the three words 'Li Rongsheng' of the recommender, and couldn't help but look up at Chen Letian. After reading the letter of recommendation, the white-haired old man nodded and said, "Sign your name." ”

"Yes. Chen Letian respectfully wrote down his name, took the test voucher used for the exam 20 days later, took a few steps back, bowed his hand, and then turned around. He knew that the thirty gentlemen who were in charge of signing up were at least all teachers in the Qingtian Pavilion, and maybe even some of them were the chief teachers of a certain subject. It's not to leave a good impression on these teachers, but Chen Letian thinks that these people who can cultivate emperors and generals are worthy of his respect.

"In the book of the next grandson, it is the catch of Tianhefang, and there is no letter of recommendation. "Immediately after Chen Letian is a young man about the same age as Chen Letian.

The old man said, "Why do you want to participate in the Autumn Festival?"

The young man named Sun Zishu said, "Who in the world is not allowed to participate in the autumn festival?"

The old man sighed and asked rhetorically: "One day in Tianhefang four months ago, at noon, how many people gathered to fight in the Cicada Academy?"

Sun Tzushu replied: "Thirteen." ”

The old man asked again: "How many fathers and brothers have official status?"

Sun Tzushu replied: "Four people." ”

The old man asked again, "How many of them are here to sign up today?"

Sun Tzushu replied: "Nine people." ”

The old man finally raised his head, pointed to Chen Letian, who was standing aside and did not leave, and said, "Is this person from the capital? ”

Sun Zishu stiffly stopped twisting his head halfway, turned his face to look at the old man's face, thought for a while, and said, "Yes." ”

The old man smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, let's sign it." ”

Five years ago, the day of the autumnal equinox.

Chen Letian was only thirteen years old, and after lunch that day, he ran out of the door and walked around.

Wandering to the neighboring Tianhefang, he saw a boy as old as him, struggling to carry a large bundle of firewood on his back. "Come, I'll help you. Chen Letian saw that although the boy was struggling to carry his back, his eyes were very focused, much like what his husband said when he gave him a lesson, so he did not hesitate to go up and help.

With great difficulty, the two children finally carried the firewood into the strange boy's house. Chen Letian, who was still a child, walked around the strange boy's house with his hands behind his back. The boy's home was not big, but it was clean and tidy, and there were a few clothes that looked like boys were hanging in the yard.

The boy poured a cup of hot water for Chen Letian very politely: "There is no tea at home, only white water." ”

Chen Letian waved his hand to show that it didn't matter, and asked with the demeanor of an adult, "Do you live alone?"

The boy nodded, was silent for a moment, and then added, "My parents have died. "It seemed that I knew that Chen Letian would definitely ask, 'What about your parents?', so I answered in advance.

Chen Letian sighed and said, "My name is Chen Letian, what about you?"

The boy said, "My name is Sun Tzushu." ”

The boy named Sun Zishu nodded and didn't ask much. The two boys chatted in the courtyard for an afternoon, to be exact, Sun Zishu listened to Chen Letian for an afternoon. From the prime minister's house in the capital to the prince of Xiliang Kingdom, Chen Letian said that the sky was full of flowers, and Sun Tzu listened to it with relish. Until dinner, Sun Zishu made a big pot of white water noodles, and the two children snorted and ate three bowls of noodles alone.

When parting, Chen Letian hiccuped and said: "My house is next door, Qiushi Inn is opened by my family, if you need help in the future, you can go to my husband, Liu Lisheng." By the way, I'm going to join the army tomorrow, and I hope I can come back alive and eat another meal of noodles you cooked, it's delicious. ”

It was the first time Chen Letian and Sun Zishu met, perhaps two orphans who lost their parents were sick and sick, and the two half-grown children formed a deep friendship that even they themselves did not expect.

Five years later, in Bianliang, the capital, at the registration site of Qingtian Pavilion, they reunited again after growing from boys to men.

"As long as we are on the roots, no matter how long or far we have been wandering, after all, we have to meet again on the roots, don't you say?" Chen Letian patted Sun Zishu on the shoulder and laughed.

Sun Zishu smiled and did not answer. Just like when they first met, most of them were Chen Letian talking and Sun Zishu listening.

In the past five years of Chen Letian's military service, Sun Zishu often came to the store to take care of it, and later became a fast catcher, and he had to come to inspect almost every day, which also avoided the harassment of many city fox society rats in the inn.

Chen Letian said: "In the past few years, thanks to you, but we are our own brothers, so I won't say thank you." After a pause, he sighed again: "The teacher has already gone out to travel, and I am really not at ease at such an age." ”

Sun Zishu nodded and said: "I heard Mr. Liu say that his dream is to travel the world, and now that you are successful, he will rest assured that he can complete his dream without worry, for him, it is a happy thing, and we have to be happy for him." ”

Chen Letian smiled: "Okay, happy for him, I hope he can meet a beautiful girl on the journey, and then have a few children, haha... Let's go, let's drink. ”