The whole scene was quiet, and countless pairs of eyes were staring at Lin Ping'an.

Among them, there are people who know Lin Ping'an, but more people have only heard of his name and have not seen him.

Before that, these people were full of curiosity, not knowing what the rumored young dean was like.

"What should I say?"

Lin Ping'an asked himself in his heart as he walked onto the high platform.

The students finally saw the appearance of the first president of Bamboo Forest Academy clearly, and many people couldn't help but let out a soft snort in their mouths.

I had long heard that Lin Ping'an was young, but I didn't expect to be so young, he looked thirteen or fourteen years old, his body was a little thin, but his eyes were very clear.

Lin Ping'an is famous in the capital for his poetry, and the students have naturally read Lin Ping'an's poems, so of course they will not despise him because of Lin Ping'an's youth at this moment.

Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth, on the contrary, in their hearts, they worship this young dean even more.

Especially those female students, their eyes lit up, and they stared at Lin Ping'an without blinking.

"Dean Kobayashi is a talent, and his future is limitless, but it's a pity that he has to marry the night watchman's Suzaku."

Liu Yiyi let out a soft sigh in her mouth, and her voice was full of regret.

Su Mei'er on the side pulled her sleeve and whispered:

"Sister Liu, did you just give up like that?"

Yi Yiyi showed a wry smile and said softly:

"So what? Can you still be a concubine as you and me? ”

Both of them are the daughters of court officials, and even if they want, the father will never allow it.

Su Meier pursed her lips and said lightly:

"It's naturally not okay to be a concubine, but it's okay to be a flat wife."

Liu Yiyi's eyes lit up, then dimmed, and asked hesitantly:

"How is this possible?"

You must know that since it is the emperor who gives marriage, the position of the main wife can only be smiling, unless the emperor gives marriage again, but this is almost impossible.

Su Meier naturally understood the doubts in Liu Yiyi's heart, chuckled lightly, leaned into Liu Yiyi's ear and said:

"It is obviously a little difficult for Your Majesty to marry him again, but if Lin Ping'an himself proposes to marry a flat wife, it is naturally possible."

Liu Yiyi shook her head and categorically denied:

"If that's the case, then the smiling girl has to agree."

"I've thought about this."

Su Mei'er said: "Lin Ping'an is the queen's brother-in-law, as long as he speaks, the queen's mother will definitely agree, and then she won't be able to help that Suzaku girl." ”

Liu Yiyi turned her head sideways, looked at Su Mei'er carefully, and only after a while did she hesitate to ask:

"You're so sure that Lin Ping'an can take a fancy to us?"

Su Mei'er grinned, with a hint of pride on her face, straightened her chest and said:

"Then it's up to each person, anyway, I made up my mind to give it a try."

Liu Yiyi was stunned when she heard this, then let out a chuckle, and said lightly:

"You dare to try, why don't I?"

She is both famous talented women in the spirit, she thinks very highly of herself, she is disdainful of ordinary men, she originally admired Lin Ping'an's talent very much, and today she saw so many big people come to congratulate, and she felt that Lin Ping'an was a hidden dragon and would shine in the future, so at this moment she made up her mind at the same time, wanting to compete with Yan Xiaoxiao for the position of the flat wife.

Lin Ping'an stood on the stage, looking at the young faces in the audience, but he couldn't help but think of the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty in his mind.

From the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty in cloth clothes to the demise of Chongzhen Ming, a total of 16 emperors, 276 years.

During this period, there were many glories, and there were moments of gloom and sadness, and now, there are still twenty years before the Ming Dynasty died.

In the young hearts of these students, there may be countless beautiful visions, but no one would have thought that they would all become people who would die in the country, and even have to shave off the hair on the top of their heads.

How cruel is this, and how painful is this?

A sense of sadness rose from the bottom of Lin Ping'an's heart and diffused throughout his body, as if countless words were pouring into his throat, and it was difficult to make a sound for a while.

Ye Yunshu looked at him like this, a little worried, but Liu Ru asked in a low voice:

"Sister Ye, is he nervous, young master?"

Ye Yunshu shook her head a little dazedly, with her understanding of Lin Ping'an, Lin Ping'an at this moment would definitely not be speechless because of nervousness.

Wei Zhongxian shook his head and smiled at Cui Chengxiu on the side:

"This kid is still a little tender, and this scene is frightened."

Cui Chengxiu also smiled and whispered:

"Dean Xiaolin was originally a child of an ordinary Langzhong family in Quang Ninh City, how could he have seen such a scene, this reaction is really normal."

Tian Ergeng pursed his lips, although he didn't speak, he was a little disdainful in his heart, he glanced at Yang Lian and the others, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort in his heart:

"Sure enough, they're all good-for-nothing readers!"

Yang Lian and the others also shook their heads secretly, the so-called peek at a glimpse and see the whole leopard, the character is so cowardly, and the future development will definitely not be able to get anywhere.

Lin Ping'an's performance made them feel a little disappointed.

The four talents looked at each other, and they couldn't help but sweat for Lin Ping'an.

In front of everyone's eyes, the first dean of the academy was so poor, it was really a bit embarrassing.

Su Mei'er burst out laughing, she pulled Liu Yiyi's sleeve and chuckled:

"Sister Liu, look at him like this, isn't he a little cute?"

Liu Yiyi glared at her, feeling a little disappointed in her heart, she also heard a little about Lin Ping'an's life experience, and couldn't help but say at this moment:

"He came from a poor background, so naturally he has never seen this kind of scene, and when he sees more in the future, it will be natural."

At this moment, Lin Ping'an's voice came from the ears of the two:

"I want to ask you a question, and that is, what are we studying for?"

Hearing this voice, Liu Yiyi and Su Meier immediately held their breath and looked at Lin Ping'an on the stage.

Lin Ping'an's eyes calmly swept over the students in the audience, and said lightly: "Reading more than 10,000 volumes, writing like a god, this is a poem that we have been familiar with since childhood, but what can we do?" Is it just to get a good score in the imperial examination and then enter the court as an official? ”

The students were all attracted by Lin Ping'an's question and fell into thinking.

This question may seem simple, but it is also a question that every reader will ask.

Lin Ping'an looked at everyone and continued: "We study for the sake of reason, to know the things of ancient and modern times, and to understand the truth between heaven and earth. The imperial examination is just a form of verification of reading, and the real reading is to improve one's self-cultivation, to understand the world better, and to find the meaning of life.

Therefore, if you think that the ultimate purpose of reading is to become an official, it is very wrong, I personally believe that the true meaning of reading is to be sensible and knowledgeable, so as to make yourself a useful person! ”

Lin Ping'an's words moved everyone a little, and at the same time they felt deep doubts.

Isn't studying just to gain fame and fame and enter the court as an official, this concept is deeply rooted and has long been deeply implanted in the hearts of every student.

Now Lin Ping'an said that this is a big mistake, and it is really a bit sensational.

Yang Lian frowned slightly, and said to Gu Dazhang beside him:

"Such a big rhetoric, I'm afraid it will lead these students astray, this humanistic style is acceptable, but other aspects are worrying."

Gu Dazhang nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"Let's listen to him again, if he still talks nonsense like this, even if he offends Hua Fangfang, the old man will definitely come forward to reason with him."

The four talented people even complained to themselves, not to study for the sake of being an official, then they still read a fart, to put it bluntly, the imperial court gives those fifty places to enter the Guozijian every year, isn't it clearly giving a career path?

Lin Ping'an said this, wouldn't it be against the purpose of running a school in Zhulin Academy, if this continues, who would want to come to this Zhulin Academy to study!

Song Zhice was a little anxious, and whispered:

"Brother Xingzhou, if Dean Xiaolin is not good, you and I will go up to the rescue, anyway, we are also the teachers of His Majesty now, but we can't smash the reputation of our academy on the first day!"

Jiang Xingzhou shook his head and said slowly:

"Listen to it again, I think there's something interesting about what the dean said."

So the four of them looked at Lin Ping'an on the stage again.

"What is a useful person?"

Lin Ping'an asked, he looked around the audience, and continued to himself:

"In my understanding, anyone who can contribute to this country and to the people of this country is a useful person.

The soldiers at the border pass fought bloodily, forgot their lives and death, and rejected the enemy outside the pass, they were useful people.

The gentlemen in the private school preach and teach and solve doubts, they are useful people, and the Langzhong people are also useful people who treat diseases and save people.

Even the farmers who work in the fields and the fishermen who fish in the sea provide us with the security of our livelihood, and they are also useful people.

And we have a very high opinion of the readers, who do not touch the spring water with their hands, and only read the books of the sages, but in the end they become nerds who only know how to read dead books.

The so-called useless is a scholar, this sentence is not unreasonable, today's Ming Dynasty is in danger, there are Houjin outside the customs ready to move, there are rogues inside the chaos, natural disasters continue, displaced people are everywhere, the treasury is empty, it is difficult to continue, everyone can ask themselves, in addition to reading to win fame, what else can we do for this country?

When the country is in danger, do we scholars have the ability and courage to shed our blood for this country, and even sacrifice our own lives? ”

Speaking of this, Lin Ping'an was a little excited, his face was flushed, and he only felt that the words in his heart were not unhappy, and he only listened to him continue:

"Today, Lord Sun Chengzong traveled thousands of miles to bring a pair of armor, and it was not until this moment that I understood his good intentions.

If the kingdom is dead, what is the use of studying?

If the home is gone, where will the scholars come from? ”

His mind remembered the figure hanging from the crooked-necked tree in the coal mountain, Zhang Yan's desperate and helpless eyes under a foot of white silk, and the bloody hole in Wan'er's chest.

The lines on Lin Ping'an's face were distorted, making people look a little hideous, and he almost roared and said what he said just now.

"What's wrong with him?"

Su Meier looked at Lin Ping'an on the stage and muttered to herself, one hand touched her chest, and suddenly she had a feeling of wanting to cry.

Liu Yiyi's eyebrows frowned slightly, looking at Lin Ping'an on the stage attentively, only to feel that her heart was greatly shocked.

The students were a little commotion, they were all proud of their scholars, and they never thought that they would be compared with the farmers in the fields, the fishermen at sea, etc., the Ming Dynasty valued literature and light on martial arts, even if it was a military general, these scholars also looked down on it from the heart.

However, Lin Ping'an said so, comparing them with these people, and there was even a faint hint of disdain for the readers.

"What the hell is this?"

Jiang Xingzhou and the others are a little anxious, today is the opening ceremony of the academy, as the dean, shouldn't you Lin Ping'an affirm the status of a scholar? And encourage everyone to come to the academy to study, why did you pour cold water on the academy as soon as you came up now?

Isn't that shooting yourself in the foot?

The four of them looked at the students who were in a little commotion with some nervousness, for fear that a bold student would suddenly come up with a few rebuttals, and then Dean Kobayashi would not be able to get off the stage, which would be embarrassing.

Yang Lian's eyes narrowed, and a smile appeared on his face, he was a literati and a representative of the Donglin Party, but he was not a nerd.

He even sometimes hated himself as a literati, and longed for himself to be able to hold a weapon and fight bloodily with the soldiers at the border gates.

Lin Ping'an is right, nerds are indeed useless people, he has always thought so, but he is a little curious, in addition to teaching people to read, what new tricks can this Bamboo Forest Academy come up with?

A smile of appreciation appeared on Hua Fangfang's face, but Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but clap his hands and shout.

"Well, that's good!"

He screamed, his eyes lit up, and he was visibly excited.

Lin Ping'an said well, what if you haven't read a book? As long as you can do something for this country, you are a useful person.

Wei Zhongxian thinks that he is such a person!

Lin Ping'an on the stage was still continuing, and I saw him take a deep breath and shout at everyone in the audience:

"Worthy of heaven and earth and country, worthy of parents, wives and children, upright, and a fair and useful person, this is the purpose of our Bamboo Forest Academy!"

When his words fell, the entire academy fell silent, and everyone stared at the slightly thin young man on the stage, falling into deep thought.

After a long time, there was a crisp applause from the audience, followed by a sparse cheer to a deafening one.

Lin Ping'an arched his hand at the audience, only to feel uneasy, and turned around and shouted: "Bring a pen and paper!" ”