Chapter 1054 The Return of the Pope

(Today is Xu Yourong’s birthday, and also the birthday of a friend of mine. The two chapters on beheading the hand written the day before yesterday are dedicated to them and you.)

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The National Education Academy is one of the Six Ivy Colleges with a very long history and was once very popular in Kyoto.

More than twenty years ago, a murder occurred in the National Education College, and countless teachers and students died tragically. Since then, the National Education College has become a cemetery and has been gradually forgotten. Those people in Kyoto who still remember it dare not mention it.

After Chen Changsheng came to Kyoto from Xining Town, the National Education Academy reappeared in front of the world.

Then came the incident at Tianshu Mausoleum.

Now the National Education College has a very special status.

Both the imperial court and the imperial palace attach great importance to the National Education Academy.

All kinds of resources are constantly entering the depths of Baihua Alley.

In just three years, the National Education Academy has returned to its original glory, and its status is slightly higher than the other Ivy Academy, and is about to be on par with the Tiandao Academy. Otherwise, why would those teachers and students who had escaped spend so much effort? Want to come back?

History has always been written by the victors, and glory will only belong to the person standing at the highest point of the Tomb of Heavenly Books.

The National Education College regained its new life and regained its glory because of the appearance of Chen Changsheng. He is still the dean of the Chinese Academy of Education. But in the eyes of many people, the National Education College is still Shang Xingzhou’s National Education College.

The glory of the National Education Academy in the Great Imperial Examination and the Tomb of Heavenly Books were also attributed to Shang Xingzhou by many people.

Because Shang Xingzhou is the most important and influential dean in the history of the Chinese Academy of Education.

And Chen Changsheng is his student.

He came to Kyoto from Xining and then entered the National Education College to study. All these things were arranged by Shang Xingzhou.

This is a very clear inheritance.

The imperial literati in the imperial court wrote countless beautiful articles.

The Office of the Archdiocese once prepared to erect a monument outside the courtyard gate to record this period of history.

For the old sect of the state religion, this is just a matter of rectifying the source.

But for the Anglican College, this is undoubtedly an erosion.

If Su Moyu hadn't always persisted, if the Li Palace hadn't been vigilant, and if Mao Qiuyu hadn't suppressed the teaching office before retreating, perhaps the traces left by Chen Changsheng in the Chinese Academy of Education would have been cleaned long ago. .

At this time, Chen Changsheng returned to Kyoto.

Xu Yourong calmly cut off the hand that the Imperial Education Office extended towards the National Education Academy.

Tang Thirty-Six issued a declaration to the entire Kyoto and even the entire continent.

This declaration was extremely powerful, like a thunder that exploded in the wind and snow and quickly spread to every corner of Kyoto.

The current National Education College has made the most decisive separation from the former National Education College.

After hearing this news, those moderates who hoped that Shang Xingzhou and Chen Changsheng could ease their relationship were very disappointed. Those careerists who hoped that their master and apprentice would continue to confront each other, or even hoped to gain benefits from it, were also shocked.

Because the attitude shown by the National Education Academy was too decisive.

This can be accused of not knowing how to respect teachers, or more seriously, it can even be accused of bullying teachers and destroying ancestors.

But who was Tang Sanliu?

For several months in the ancestral hall, he seriously made a vicious and cold-blooded plan to overthrow the entire Tang family.

He didn't care at all.

As for whether he can make the decision for the National Education Academy and whether he can make the decision for Chen Changsheng, that is another question.

More people thought that this was what Chen Changsheng meant.

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Chen Changsheng didn't know that Tang Sanshiliu would say these words after he left the National Education Academy. He had no intention of doing so, because he had never thought about the impact that the National Education College, whether owned by him or a teacher, would have on the current situation.

But after learning about this, he was not surprised, let alone objected.

He and Tang Sanliu had not communicated beforehand, but in the past few years, they had communicated too many times by the lake and on the big banyan tree, and discussed too many futures, and the National Education Academy would always be in those future pictures.

And he knew that Tang Sanliu was helping him make a choice.

When Xu Yourong killed Bishop Meichuan in the National Education Academy, he was actually helping him make a choice.

Making choices is the most difficult and sometimes most painful thing in the world.

Xu Yourong and Tang Sanliu were the people closest to him under the starry sky.

They knew what he was thinking and wanted to share his pain.

Just thinking about what Mo Yu said last night, Chen Changsheng was moved and a little melancholy.

Depression often affects appetite.

The dishes on the plate looked delicious, but seemed to have no taste.

He put down his chopsticks.

"Isn't this flower-kissed mushroom delicious?"

A beautiful woman looked at him and asked nervously: "The kitchen also has green jade meatball soup, do you want to try it?"

Xue Yejin also looked a little nervous.

That woman is Xue Xingchuan's eldest daughter, Xue Yejin's sister.

After Xue Xingchuan's death, she was beaten up by her husband Wei Shilang, who was greedy for glory and wealth, and then retired and returned to Xue's mansion.

Then on the day when the wind and snow covered the long street, the Minister of Wei was beheaded by Wang Po and Chen Changsheng.

In the past few years, she has been living in the Xue Mansion, and her original squeamishness has long been gone - it can be seen from the cloth on her body and the thin calluses on her fingers.

In the eyes of some people, this change may cause a lot of emotion and sadness, but it makes Chen Changsheng a little happy.

He likes people who live seriously and who will never be depressed no matter what situation they are in.

"It's delicious." He said seriously: "The soup also tastes very good, but there are a lot of things going on today and I tend to get distracted."

Hearing this, Miss Xue and Xue Yejin both laughed.

Mrs. Xue did not smile. She knew what happened at the National Education College and knew that Chen Changsheng would definitely face a lot of troubles after returning to Beijing. She said uneasily: "You don't know how many big things you have to deal with. You really don't have to come to see us. I'm really sorry." .”

"There are indeed a lot of things going on."

Chen Changsheng looked at the sky and stood up to leave.

The three members of the Xue family did not dare to stay, so they hurriedly sent each other off.

The old housekeeper and a maid were waiting respectfully in front of the mansion.

These are the only servants in the Xue Mansion now. Together with the three members of the Xue family, they now only live in the smallest courtyard to the east of the Xue Mansion.

The imperial court has never made an explicit decision to take back the Xue family's house, but several princes have been keeping an eye on it.

Chen Changsheng looked at the dozen or so palaces on both sides of the street, thinking about these things.

As night falls, all the palaces are still open for some reason.

The light spilled out from inside and fell on the dancing snowflakes, like rolling golden sparks, which was very beautiful.

Chen Changsheng walked towards the wind and snow.

He heard Zhe Xiu and Mo Yu say that Zhou Tong climbed over here.

That night, no matter how much Zhou Tong cried out and begged, no one from these palaces came out to save him.

Even though he was no longer the dog of Queen Tianhai at that time, he was already the dog of Shang Xingzhou.

By now the entire Kyoto should have known that he had entered the Xue Mansion, and the princes would naturally know as well.

Will those princes do anything?

No one came out and there was no sound.

The streets in the wind and snow were extremely quiet and peaceful.

Walking past the brightly lit palace, you will find ordinary streets and alleys.

People were everywhere on both sides of the streets and alleys, and it was dark.

The people in Kyoto were all believers in the state religion. When they saw his figure, they quickly knelt down like a tide.

There were no priests, no cavalry, no attendants, no chariot.

He walked forward alone.

Wherever he went, people would kneel down and pray devoutly for blessings.

The black tide kept lapping towards the front of the street until it submerged the famous stone pillars.

Chen Changsheng stood in front of the stone pillar, looking at the majestic, sacred and solemn palaces, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Suddenly a bell rang deep in the palace.

Because the Pope has returned.