In his previous life, Zhang Shou loved old maps. He had collected all the maps of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. He could still remember the locations of some representative government offices and mansions. So, when he went to Beijing last time, he found that the inner and outer gates of Beijing were all consistent with his memory, and Shuntian Mansion was also located in the north of the inner city. He had already anticipated the location of the Imperial College.
Sure enough, we walked north along Chongwenmen Street, crossed most of the inner city, crossed Dongzhimen Street, and walked along Jixian Street for two or three more alleys. When we saw the city wall in the north, we finally reached the Imperial College. When we turned west onto the Imperial College Street, we had to pass by a sacred place for scholars, the Confucian Temple.
The noble sons who rode on horses and paraded through the city dismounted one by one, and even Wu who was in the carriage got off. She seemed confused and bewildered about coming to the Imperial College to take up her post so early in the evening without much experience. When Zhu Ying came up to support her, she couldn't help but hold Zhu Ying's hand, and her voice was a little confused.
"Yingying, if you take office, shouldn't you pay respect to your superiors? Which superior would be in the Imperial College at this late hour? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to come back tomorrow during the day?"
Zhu Ying coughed lightly, then lowered her voice and said, "I didn't expect that fellow Lu Sanpang was so cunning, and I didn't expect that other people would agree to send Ah Shou here in the middle of the night... But it doesn't matter, Aunt Wu, don't worry. The Imperial College's chief academic officer is Grandpa Ge, and Grandpa Ge is Ah Shou's teacher. With him around, there's nothing to be afraid of!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh and cry. Miss, it's true that Teacher Ge is the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, but you forgot to say the word "lifelong"!
Lifetime Priest of the Imperial College, this sounds the same as the lifetime members and honorary presidents in later generations, it just sounds good but has no real power... Of course, if Teacher Ge appeared here, everyone from top to bottom would definitely show respect, but he is not here now!
Of course, he also knew that even if Ge Yong's reputation was useless, the Imperial College was now full of enemies, and Zhu Ying would definitely rush forward and crush them to pieces. The eldest lady's personality really suited her to being a fierce general on the battlefield...
When the group left the dismounting area in front of the Confucian Temple, they mounted their horses and rode an arrow's distance away, and arrived at the gate of the Imperial College. Night had already fallen, and compared with the prosperity of other places in the East City and West City, this place seemed much quieter, with no one coming in or out. If it weren't for the tall memorial archway in front of the gate, Zhang Shou almost felt that he had come to the wrong place.
But when he saw the words on the archway, his pupils couldn't help shrinking slightly, because they were two very simple words - university.
Zhu Ying looked up at the words on the memorial archway that looked like iron hooks and silver strokes, and explained to Zhang Shou, "These are the words of our great ancestor, Grandpa Ge. He was the first chief priest of the Imperial College! If he had not passed away early, he would have held as many official positions as Grandpa Ge. I heard that Emperor Taizu obeyed almost everything he said, and even cried bitterly when he passed away."
However, for the first time, Zhang Shou didn't really listen to what Zhu Ying said. Instead, he looked at the two words and laughed.
Just as he was laughing, a stereotyped voice came from inside the door: "The Book of Rites: Royal Regulations says that the primary school is to the south of the palace, and the university is in the suburbs. The emperor's is called Biyong, and the princes' is called Ding Palace. I wonder why Dr. Zhang laughed when he saw the word university?"