Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the official studies of the Tang Dynasty have been dominated by six studies and two schools.

That is, Guozixue, Taixue, Four Schools, Legal Studies, Calligraphy, Arithmetic, Chongwen Hall, and Hongwen Hall.

Among them, six schools were affiliated to the Imperial College, which was the highest institution of higher education in the Tang Dynasty and was established in Luoyang and Chang'an.

The status of Hongwen Hall is higher than that of Imperial College, and most of the students inside are relatives of the emperor.

However, due to the large number of scholars in the world, the imperial court specifically allowed local state capitals to establish state schools for the country to select a group of talents.

Lanzhou Hongwen Museum is one of them.

"Mr. Fan, we are here." Xiaoshi pointed to a mountain gate in front and said excitedly.

"Is this the highest university in Lanzhou? It's really impressive!" Fan Xin praised loudly.

The Hongwen Pavilion in front of us is the same as the one in Luoyang, with Qingyun Ladder and Liyumen built.

There is a simple plaque hanging on the mountain gate of Nuoda.

The words "Hongwen Hall" are clearly written on it.

"What I said is right, Xiao Ci will become a high official if he gets Jinshi in the future."

When she came to the place where her younger brother was studying, Xiao Shi seemed very happy and kept saying that her younger brother was great.

Fan Xin smiled and did not refute. In fact, since the Tang Dynasty, officials have been proud to be from the Hongwen Palace, followed by the Imperial College.

It is difficult for a local government school like Lanzhou to produce a high-ranking official above the fifth rank.

The names are the same but their futures are vastly different.

According to Fan Xin's knowledge, there are more than 200 ministers from the fifth rank and above in the main hall of Shangyang Palace, and only ten of them came from local prefectures.

Therefore, if a poor family wants to have a noble son, it often pays a higher price than others.

In the best case scenario, Xiaoshi's younger brother could become a seventh-rank official, which would already be the manifestation of his ancestors.

"Alright, Miss Li, the lunch break bell of Hongwen Hall has rang. It's time for us to go give Xiaoci money for the repair."

Xiao Shi's pretty face turned red and she spat out her tongue in embarrassment.

After talking for a long time, she remembered that she had not done anything serious yet.

As soon as the two of them walked into the mountain gate, a steward came towards them and asked.

"What do you do? Why did you just enter Hongwen Hall?"

"This steward, I am Li Ci's sister. I am here to send him the repair money. Please let me know."

"Oh, you are Li Ci's sister."

The steward patted his forehead in sudden realization, looked up and down at the poem, and chuckled.

"Please wait for a moment. The gentleman from Hongwen Hall is still giving lectures and will be out in a moment."

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back.

Looking at his back, Fan Xin frowned, feeling a little unhappy.

"Forget it, the stewards here are all from the Governor's Mansion. We can't afford to offend them. We'd better wait patiently for a while."

Xiaoshi obviously felt the frivolity in the other person's eyes. She shook her head with a pale face and pulled Fan Xin to Hongwenguan Square.

This is a square paved with bluestones. Many students wearing blue Confucian shirts are walking around holding books and shaking their heads.

In the center of the square stand two statues, one is of Saint Kong, and the smaller one is of Fan Xin, holding the law of the Tang Dynasty and looking down at all living beings.

"Look at Mr. Fan! There is a statue of Fan Qingtian here, it's incredible!"

Seeing the statue, Xiaoshi became happy, and her eyes showed excitement.

Fan Xin glanced at her and said in surprise.

"What, do you know Fan Qingtian?"

"More than just acquaintance, we Lanzhou people all know his deeds."

Speaking of Fan Xin, Xiaoshi's pretty face suddenly became pious.

"Fan Qingtian first served as the county magistrate in a place called Wushui County. In order to protect the people, he led three thousand soldiers to fight to the death against the rebels named Li."

"Later, when I went to Luoyang to serve as the young minister of Dali Temple, I took care of many wealthy and powerful people..."

Looking at the little poem that was being narrated, Fan Xin coughed unnaturally.

I just did some real things and it seems not as bad as the rumors, right?

"Later, I heard that the Tubo people had occupied the source of the river, and none of the sanctimonious guys in the court were willing to go to the front line to die."

"At this time, only Fan Qingtian stood up and single-handedly fought against the 180,000 Tibetan army."

"In the end, in order not to be captured by the enemy, Fan Qingtian chose to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff."

At the end of the sentence, Xiaoshi's tone suddenly became emotional.

"Mr. Fan, tell me, are these unparalleled heroes who are of unparalleled magnificence, who take orders in times of danger, and save the country from the turmoil, very powerful?"

Facing Xiaoshi's questioning gaze, Fan Xin didn't know what to say.

It was a bit unaccustomed for him to praise himself, so he subconsciously said modestly.

"He is not a great hero. His service as an official brings benefit to one party. He just fulfilled his duty as an official."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, he instantly attracted hundreds of angry looks.

Snapped!

After closing the fan, a scholar with a delicate face came over.

"Your Excellency, you have such a strong tone. Fan Qingtian is the most influential figure in our Tang Dynasty, and his deeds are still popular in the entire scholarly world. Who do you think you are?"

"How dare you rely on his old man's achievements!"

"Yes, during the Yingzhou Rebellion, in order to defend the interests of the Tang Dynasty, Fan Qingtian did not hesitate to bring a coffin to the Turks to borrow troops!"

"Such bravery is beyond what you, a poor man, can match."

"Humph, not only that, suppressing the rebellion and rebelling against the party, Liangzhou severely inflicting tens of thousands of Tibetan elites, and Fuqi jumping off a cliff to die for his country, each and every one of them are immortal achievements listed in the annals of history."

"You actually said it's nothing, it's simply unreasonable!"

The more the scholars talked, the angrier they became, wanting to beat the man who slandered Fan Xin to death on the spot.

Seeing the scholars gathering around him, Xiao Shi hurriedly opened his arms to stand in front of Fan Xin and defended loudly.

"Everyone, listen to me, Mr. Fan didn't mean that, he just said..."

However, before she could finish speaking, the leading scholar interrupted with a sneer.

"Who do I think she is? Isn't this Li Ci's sister? No wonder she associates with such a person!"

As soon as these words came out, the scholars burst into laughter and looked at the two people with deep disdain.

"Sister, why are you here?" Li Ci was shocked when he saw that it was his sister who was being laughed at by everyone.

"Li Ci, you came just in time. The sage taught a gentleman not to conspire with villains. Your sister is just shameless."

"The people I brought with me actually openly slandered me, Fan Qingtian, the most influential figure in the Tang Dynasty."

"If you don't express your attitude today, not only will we not be able to agree, but I'm afraid you won't be able to explain it to the owner."

"You can decide for yourself which one is more important!" the white-faced scholar reminded him, swinging his sleeves heavily.

Hearing this, Li Ci's face turned blue and white. He looked at his sister for a while, and then looked at the scholars around him, with a look of hesitation in his eyes.

Finally he said in a low voice.

"Sister, you made me unable to even lift my head in the academy. Isn't that enough?"

"Now here comes another pretty boy who talks arrogantly."

"What evil did I, Li Ci, do in my last life to have a sister like you? I never want to see you again from now on!"