Chapter 18: The New Life of the Anglican College (Part I)
Chen Changsheng cherishes time.
It was discovered that the other side of the marriage contract was a phoenix, and it was continuously humiliated and oppressed by big people, and even appeared in the palace...... If he is an ordinary teenager, he is afraid that he will already be depressed and aggrieved to death, and even about to have a nervous breakdown, but he has no time to be sad and sad, no time to be angry, and what he lacks most is time.
Therefore, once he sees the goal, he will not hesitate to move forward in a straight line, will not hesitate, does not need to shout, is silent and persistent, and seizes the day.
Now his goal is to win the first place in next year's Grand Exam.
For him who has not yet succeeded in washing the marrow, this goal is too far away, after he said it in the inn yesterday, Tang Thirty-six, who was the most narcissistic and proud, was completely speechless, but Chen Changsheng did not waver, but because this goal was too far away, he cherished every tick of the clock, every quicksand in the pot, and the slightest shadow strokes left by the stone pillar on the ground.
What if the Anglican College is dilapidated again? What if the building is crawling with green vines and is about to collapse? He ignored it, he didn't have time to pay attention to it, he walked on his path attentively and surely, he left the lakeside and walked into the depths of the academy in high spirits, ready to start his study career as soon as he found someone......
Half an hour later, he stood alone in the atrium, full of weeds, hidden insects, and a lonely figure, looking around blankly.
He couldn't find anyone, not a single one. Before, he thought that no matter how deserted and dilapidated the National Education Academy was, at least there would be some teachers or old men who stayed behind, but who would have thought that he had searched the entire academy, not to mention the shadows, and there was no trace of someone coming recently.
Behind the atrium of the Anglican College is the once majestic teaching building, now it has become a gloomy ruins, the buildings above the second floor have collapsed, the former stone lion fountain is only half of the body, several cyan plants grow from the remains of the stone lion, the branches are blooming with small purple flowers, beautiful and sad.
Obviously, it is not the traces left by the wind and rain, and it has nothing to do with time, it should be more than ten years ago or earlier, there was a tragic battle here, and the main teaching building was affected, so it became so miserable. Chen Changsheng thought silently, shook his head, and walked towards the well-preserved building on the right side of the building.
The building was made of a mixture of stone and wood, about a few feet high, the stone walls were covered with green vines and moss, the patent leather on the beams and pillars and doors and windows was peeling, and it looked extremely dilapidated, and there was a plaque hanging above the stone steps of the main entrance, and he recognized two of the words for a long time, confirming that this building should be related to the collection of books.
He walked to the window and looked in, the light was a little dim, but he could still see clearly, there were many books densely displayed on the shelves inside. He was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there were still so many books in the National Religious College that had been in decay for many years, and the teaching hall didn't take them away, so wouldn't the imperial court ignore them?
Books are the first thing he comes into contact with in this world, and it is also the most familiar thing, just like ordinary people's memories of milk, innate closeness, which can give infinite spiritual comfort - at this time, he looked at so many books through the window, for no reason, and his depressed mood became slightly high-spirited.
He walked to the front door and was about to push it in, when he saw a brass lock hanging from the door. The surface of the copper lock was dull, and the place where it came into contact with the door was faintly patina, extremely old, I don't know how long it had been since it had been opened, and more importantly, there was a faint powerful aura coming from the copper lock.
He felt that there should be a strong formation hidden in the copper lock.
- No wonder the Anglican Academy has been abandoned for so many years, and the collection of books can still be preserved so intact that it has not been stolen by those thieves and bastards who have poor wine money. Thinking about this, his mood became better, but he didn't know how to open the lock, because he didn't have the key, and he didn't know if there was a key, and even if there was a key, where was the key?
He didn't even know who to ask, because there was no one in this academy.
Not worried that anyone would steal the books inside, since he couldn't get in for the time being, he wasn't in a hurry, and walked towards the dormitory building where he had passed by when he was looking for someone before. The dormitory of the National Education College is composed of dozens of small buildings, occupying a large area, full of green trees and vines, which can be said to be a quiet environment in the past, but now it looks a little gloomy.
He looked at the dust in the room, the cobwebs at the corners of the beams, and the broken windows, and confirmed that it was difficult to clean, and he couldn't tidy it up for a while, shook his head and left, thinking that he wanted to move from the inn, and it might take a while.
Standing beside the stone path outside the small building, looking at the dense woods that shaded the skylight, looking at the wild grass in the forest, looking at the stone bench that could only be hidden in the corner when the wild grass was overflowing, listening to the chirping of insects to vent their energy, feeling the gloomy breath of time, and the truth that had been buried by time, Chen Changsheng slowly closed his eyes.
Decades ago, countless young men and girls with amazing talents walked side by side on the stone path, or sat side by side on stone benches, the occasional sword light passed by in the forest, the sound of chanting Daozang everywhere, laughter could be heard from time to time in the small building behind him, the bell of the palace in the distance came, and the students ran happily beating their rice bowls.
When he opened his eyes, there were no images, only lonely forests and dilapidated buildings.
Kokyo College is located in the center of Kyoto, right next door to the Imperial Palace, but it has been forgotten by the entire world.
The glory and beauty of the past no longer existed, and the laughter and laughter disappeared, and he was the only one standing here.
He suddenly felt a little sad, although it was only for a short time, and he was driven away from his heart.
He suddenly felt that it was a good place, if he could see those images again.
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Being able to see the lively scene of the National Education Academy decades ago, being able to see those young men and girls with amazing cultivation talents, and being able to see those pictures of the past is not because Chen Changsheng has some special ability, nor is he good at making up imagination in his brain, but because he has read relevant books.
Tearing off the green vine on the stone wall outside the gate of the courtyard, and seeing the four words "National Education College", many relevant records in the Taoist collection gradually flooded in his mind, turned into tangible words, transformed into pictures, deeply branded, extremely clear and clear, and he realized that he originally knew a lot of the history and things of this academy.
This is not too difficult to understand, he can remember the most inconspicuous marginal notes in the admissions rules of the Heavenly Dao Academy, and he can remember the extremely cumbersome military discipline of the Star Picking Academy, he should naturally remember the historical inheritance of the National Religious Academy and some related things, there are too many things in the three thousand volumes of Daozang classics.
Now there may be only one student in the Anglican Academy, and even as the Granny Ning said, there is not even a teacher, but since he began to study in the Anglican Academy, there are always things to do, such as he has to get the key to the library, such as he has to apply for money - he remembers very well that the Great Zhou Imperial Court has relevant education subsidies for each college, and as long as the academy exists, it will be issued annually, and the Star Picking Academy is issued by the military, and the subsidy of the Anglican College is handled by the Cardinal of Divine Education.
Coincidentally, the keys and roster of the Anglican College should also be kept there.
Chen Changsheng left the National Education Academy, and according to the instructions on the map, it didn't take long for him to come to the Cardinal of Divine Education - it was an extremely inconspicuous building, with more than thirty stone steps in front of the main entrance, and the stone pillars were extremely high, but they were still very inconspicuous, because there were dozens of redwoods planted outside the building, which concealed everything inside.
No matter how bright the sky is, it is difficult to illuminate everything inside.
The main entrance of the cardinal's office was very deserted, and after a long time, he occasionally saw a priest in a black robe walking by, Chen Changsheng walked up the stone steps, feeling a little strange, and noticed that somewhere behind the building was extremely lively, there were many people chatting there.
Walking into the cardinal's office, he found the relevant clerk, and he said: "I want to take the roster and the key." ”
"What roster and key?"
The clerk muttered, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his face was full of flirtatious meat, not to show contempt, but to fall asleep in the spring breeze, and he didn't know what beautiful things he was dreaming of.
Chen Changsheng raised his voice and said, "The roster and key of the National Education Academy." ”
The clerk slowly opened his eyes, yawned, went to the window, washed his face, finally sobered up, walked back to the table, looked at him with some annoyance, took out a file from the drawer, opened it and said, "Say the name of your school again." ”
This time, Chen Changsheng paid attention to whether the pronunciation was clear or not, and said in a straight and round tone: "National Education College." ”
The clerk didn't think about it, he just felt that the name was completely unfamiliar, stopped pulling the dossier, raised his head, looked at Chen Changsheng and frowned, and said, "When did there be another academy in Kyoto?
"It's not a new college, it's a national college. ”
Country...... Teach...... Learn...... Courtyard.
The clerk frowned and thought for a moment, as if he had heard the name somewhere, but he could not remember that he had dealt with various colleges in Kyoto countless times in the past ten years, but he had never heard of any national education college...... Suddenly, he remembered.
His face instantly became extremely gloomy, as if he was about to drip water.
Chen Changsheng didn't know what was going on in the Dao.
The clerk said in a cold voice, "Are you kidding me?"
Chen Changsheng was a little confused, thinking to himself what are you kidding?
The clerk stood up suddenly, slapped his palm on the table, and shouted, "Do you think this is the place for jokes!"
Chen Changsheng wanted to say something.
The clerk shouted angrily, "Which academy are you a little rabbit cub! How dare you come and tease the teacher!"
Chen Changsheng said innocently: "I am really a student of the National Education Academy. ”
The clerk looked at him like an idiot and said, "Editor, you continue to make up." ”