To Rule in a Turbulent World

The dormitory has three entrances and six corridors with more than a hundred rooms. In its heyday, it could accommodate tens of thousands of people to eat and live. Begonias were planted in the courtyard. I went to see my husband in the Master Hall on the west side of the school, but when I saw him suddenly, I found that it was an old Confucian who had taught me and Li Yan.

"Sir." You Miao smiled and said, "How is your health recently, sir?"

The master nodded slowly, opened the name post, seemed to think of something, and said, "You Miao You Ziqian, Liuzhou people...?"

You Miao said: "I am the one, You Miao who was punished by you three years ago and ran away secretly."

Master Jiang immediately remembered, pointed at You Miao, and was speechless for a while.

"You...you..." Mr. Jiang said angrily, "I said, you don't look like a good person!"

You Miao couldn't laugh or cry, so she kowtow respectfully to Master Jiang and said: "The student was naughty when he was young, so please forgive him."

Master Jiang glanced at You Miao, quite unexpectedly, nodded after a while and said, "Get up... let's go."

"It's been ten years since Sun Chengyan left, uh...Qingshuo's third year as a Jinshi, he and I are friends of the same...same year..."

Mrs. Jiang shook his head, murmured, and read the letter again. Facing the dim sunlight, his old eyes were dim, and You Miao said, "I'll read the letter to sir."

"Hmm." Mrs. Jiang nodded, leaning on the bamboo chair, half-closed his eyes.

You Miao read the letter in a cadence, which contained the friendship of the same year described by Sun Yu, and mentioned that You Miao won the Liuzhou Jieyuan. Jiang Fuzi was quite surprised, and opened his eyes and said: "Oh? You also won the Jieyuan ? Maybe it was donated by your father."

You Miao sneered and said, "I don't know."

Master Jiang said: "The exam will be held in August, you have to think about it, this place is no better than your Liuzhou."

"Yes, yes." You Miao continued to read down: "Another merciless request, Su Heng keeps the young disciple and Zhang Wenhan in the Guozi School..." Speaking of this, he played a trick and put Zhang Wen Han's name was also added.

Mrs. Jiang nodded and said, "The backyard is not full, so you two can find a place to stay. There is a key in the gatehouse of the Shengyuan."

You Miao respectfully said yes, and Master Jiang said: "Go ahead, I will write an article in a few days, and I will see what Sun Chengyan has taught you."

You Miao was about to bow and leave, but suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Master, can I go to the library?"

Master Jiang said: "Of course you can, but you can't bring books in, and you can't take books out. You must first search before entering the library."

You Miao got permission, and went out to the backyard with Zhang Wenhan, Zhang Wenhan said, "Is he the teacher in Taixue?"

You Miao said: "There are many gentlemen in Guozixue, who teach their own classes, but he doesn't teach much. He may be too old. He didn't teach students back then. Prime Minister Li entrusted him to me, Li Yan, class one. Brother, enlightenment in Moxiangyuan."

Zhang Wenhan nodded slowly, and You Miao went to the concierge to get the key. The scholars here live in single rooms. There are 24 rooms in a compound, one for each person, and the environment is quiet.

The porter asked, "Are you here to take the exam or to study?"

You Miao said with a smile, "I'm both taking the exam and studying."

The concierge asked, "Is it Juzi?"

You Miao hummed, let Zhang Wenhan get out of the back, and said, "He is also a child."

The concierge said: "The sixth courtyard on the west side, go to Ting Lanzhai."

The two then shared a room each, and You Miao's heart moved and said, "Do you all come to live here?"

The concierge said: "Not all of them. Only those who have no place to live come to vote in Guozi School. There is a curfew in the capital, and you are not allowed to go out at night. Be disciplined, listen?"

You Miao nodded, and heard someone talking in the courtyard again, thinking that no wonder, most of the candidates from all over the country came to take the exam, and they had nowhere to stay in the capital, so they all flocked to Guozixue.

Zhang Wenhan said, "Where's Li Zhifeng?"

You Miao seldom came here before, and she couldn't remember the way clearly, so she said, "You go out to the back and try? Li Zhifeng! Li Zhifeng!"

The two stood in one of the courtyards, and You Miao didn't bother to look for it, but just shouted through the wall. After a while, a whistle came from the east.You Miao asked Zhang Wenhan to find someone to bring the luggage in.

With such a shout, all the scholars living in the courtyard came out and looked at You Miao.

You Miao made a group bow and said, "You Ziqian, a person from Liuzhou."

Five or six scholars lived in this place, and they all bowed their hands to You Miao and gave them their names. Some came from Sichuan, and some came from Banan, Jingzhou and other places.

Zhang Wenhan opened the doors of two adjacent rooms, bowed his hands towards the courtyard, and said, "Yangzhou Zhang Mohuai." Then he hurried to find Li Zhifeng.The scholars came over to talk to You Miao, and You Miao started chatting with a smile. He is usually easy-going, handsome, and naturally attracts attention. The people who live here are all from all over the country. Those who live in the academy are all from poor families. Even if they had a little money, they all went to the inn to stay.Most of them were dressed in coarse scholar robes, a cloth towel, and a copper coin tied to their waist with a red string as a waist pendant. Few of them were as well-dressed as You Miao.

You Miao chatted for a while, and when Li Zhifeng came in with a few big boxes, someone asked You Miao, "You brought so many things to Beijing?"

You Miao hurriedly said: "It's all miscellaneous things, and there are souvenirs to bring to Beijing and give to friends."

He asked Li Zhifeng to open the box and distribute it to the scholars. Some waved their hands away, and some came up to take it. After thanking them, Li Zhifeng and Zhang Wenhan were busy with their work, while You Miao just stood and chatted with the students.After the move, some scholars had dinner and came back one after another to say hello to You Miao, a newcomer.

"Hey." A tall and thin scholar looked at You Miao's luggage and smiled without saying anything.

You Miao knew that she had become the young master in everyone's eyes, so she didn't bother to talk about it, so she asked Li Zhifeng, "Where are the horses and carriages?"

Li Zhifeng: "In the stable, the car stopped against the wall in the backyard."

Zhang Wenhan came over again and said, "Master, the things have been moved."

You Miao asked: "Let's go eat, and I would like to ask my dear friends, is the Guozi Academy in charge of food?"

All the scholars looked at Zhang Wenhan and You Miao one after another, guessing about this person's origin, Li Zhifeng came out and locked the door, and said, "I saw a dining hall, it's just to the north, let's go."

You Miao nodded happily, and led the people to the dining hall. The food provided in Guozixue is only simple rice and pickles, and the meat is served in small bowls. Money to buy, but no matter how much you buy, it's just a few dried plum vegetables and a few bits of fat meat, which You Miao can hardly swallow.

There were not many people in the cafeteria. The scholars at the long table looked at the three of them while eating. Li Zhifeng asked, "What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it."

You Miao said: "Forget it...it's getting late, and the curfew will be over soon."

Li Zhifeng said: "I'll just go and come back quickly."

You Miao said: "Let's talk about it tomorrow, just fill your stomach and go back to sleep."