The Imperial College of the dynasty was built at the southern foot of Jiming Mountain, just like in the previous Ming Dynasty. The eastern part of the Imperial College was the Confucian Temple, and the western part was the Imperial College. The Confucian Temple was huge and majestic. The main hall is three rooms of Dacheng Hall, with two Ye platforms about thirteen feet high and more than ten feet wide. There were five corridors on the east and west sides. The terrace was ten feet high and seventy feet wide. There were stone railings on it and stone steps in front of it. There were sixty-two rooms in total. In front of it is the Dacheng Gate, which is arranged in five rooms on the east and west sides. There are roads on both sides of the room. There are seven divine chefs in the east, seven divine warehouses in the west, and three lattice star gates. 124 trees of Chinese Fir, Osmanthus, Cypress, and Cypress were planted in each hall, making it look grand and solemn.
When they arrived at the directorate, Jia Huan presented the letter. Chancellor Yang Zhengting read the letter and said,""Since you're Brother Qian's disciple and the head of the Dao examination, it's natural for you to enter the prison to study.”After a pause, he said,"Let's enter the inner hall to study first."”
The main body of the Imperial College has seven halls, one main hall and six branch halls. The main hall, also known as Yilun Hall, is the place where lectures are held. The middle hall is the throne, followed by the seats of the Imperial College and the Secretary of Industry. There is a stone dial in front of the hall to remind students to cherish time. The east hall of Yilun Hall is the place for sleeping and fasting, and the west hall is the place for examination. The doctor often lives in the west hall, so it is also called the doctor's hall. There are seven rooms in the east chamber for the wine sacrifice, and nine rooms in the south chamber facing the north of the corridor. The west chamber is the hall of the supervisor, and there are nine rooms in the southwest chamber, which are used to store the files and documents of the supervisor. To the north of the main hall, there were six halls, which were the Hall of Straightness, the Hall of Cultivation, the Hall of Sincerity, the Hall of Justice, the Hall of Chongzhi, and the Hall of Guangye. They were the places where students studied. Each hall has fifteen rooms, with five seats in the middle and five stools on each side.
There were six levels in the Hall of Straightforward Nature, Hall of Sincerity, Hall of Cultivation, Hall of Chongzhi, Hall of Justice and Hall of Guangye. Each of the six halls had a teaching assistant, the first four halls had a chief of Sinology, and the last two halls had a Sinology Record. There were twelve people in total, who taught the students who had entered the school. Students who study in the hall are divided into inner classes and outer classes. There were twenty-five students in each class, and a total of 150 students in six classes, all living in the Imperial College. There were twenty students in each class, and a total of 120 students in six classes, living outside and attending classes every month. The internal and external classes were based on their different backgrounds, and the number of years of graduation was set separately.
Students entered the prison regardless of age, only by the examination results when entering the prison to determine the level, poor results into the justice, Chongzhi, Guangye three halls, for the first year, semester one and a half years.
Those with average grades were in the second year, and the semester was also one and a half years. After three years of enrollment, students would be eliminated through examinations. Those who passed would be promoted to the Hall of Straightness, while those who failed would continue to study in the same hall.
The Straightforward Hall was the highest grade in the Imperial College. The semester was one year, and the students studied in the Straightforward Hall on a point system. Generally, there were about eight exams each year. The students who scored well in each exam would accumulate one point, those with average grades would accumulate half a point, and those with poor grades would not be awarded points. Those who accumulated eight points could graduate. After graduation, the supervisor could be directly received by the emperor and awarded an official position.
During the study period, you are not allowed to go out at will. When you go out, you must hold the "entry and exit card". The class time was very long, and they even had to take turns to go to the toilet. At night, you should read by yourself and not be tired. There were many types of exams, just like the monthly, seasonal, mid-term, and final exams in modern schools. The exam results were included in the year-end assessment, and those who failed would be demoted, deducted, and other punishments. The Hall of Rope, which supervised teaching, gave corresponding punishments to students who did not respect their teachers, were lazy and impetuous, and spoke wildly. They could also use instruments of torture. It was a place that the students of the Imperial College were afraid of. The vast majority of the Imperial College students had to take the imperial examination after graduation, so they were familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics.
Jia Huan had long heard of the perverted rules of the directorate, but he had experienced the third year of high school, so he was already used to it. Moreover, he did not believe that he could not persist.
After entering the directorate, Jia Huan first found his own dormitory. Although he had received a letter from his teacher, he did not ask for a better treatment.
The head of the Cultivation Hall was Wei Dafan, who was upright. After helping Jia Huan put away his luggage, he said,"This is Brother Jia's first time in prison, so there are some things that I have to say first.”
"Please speak, Brother Wei," said Jia Huan.
Wei Dafan said," Our directorate has strict rules. You and I belong to the Inner Hall, so we're not as lazy as those Outer Hall disciples." Therefore, he only went out once every half a month. I have a sign here. You have to tell me in advance when you need it.”
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Wei." Jia Huan said. If there's nothing particularly urgent, I won't go out.”
Wei Dafan continued," The rest of the prison rules are written on the wall. There are rules for eating and sleeping. You are not allowed to be late for no reason. Remember that."”
"Yes," Jia Huan said. Thank you, Brother Wei."
Putting down his luggage and making his bed, Jia Huan's career in the directorate began.
However, before they started, Jia Huan went to visit his eldest senior brother, Teacher Qian's son, Qian Zhong Hai.
Qian Zhonghai had already been promoted to study in the forthright hall, which was the highest level at the moment.
Jia Huan waited for Qian Zhonghai to return from the classroom before going forward to greet him.
Qian Zhonghai looked at the young man in front of him and was very surprised."You were also sent to the directorate by father?”
"That's right!" Jia Huan said. Teacher asked me to bring spring clothes, silver, and a letter from home.”
Qian Zhonghai opened the letter and read it. It was nothing more than words urging him to study hard.
Then, he took the bag that Jia Huan handed over and thanked him,"Thank you, Junior Brother Jia."
Jia Huan said,"It's nothing."”
Qian Zhonghai instructed Jia Huan as he walked towards the dormitory,""You're the head of the Dao examination, so you have to study hard in the southern prison. Father said in the letter that you are not allowed to participate in the provincial examination if you can't get into the forthright hall.”Because it followed the old site of the Imperial College of the Ming Dynasty, many people still habitually called it "Nan Jian".
Then he sighed and said,"I should have thought of it earlier." With Father's personality, how could he not throw you in?”
"Teacher told me about it too." Jia Huan smiled bitterly. There's still half a year's time. I'll work hard to get promoted to the forthright hall and strive to get a spot in the provincial examination.”
"There's no need to be too nervous," said Qian Zhonghai. Back then, my results were not as good as yours, but I was also promoted to the forthright hall.”
"Then Brother Shiqi has been allowed to participate in the provincial examination, right?" Jia Huan asked.”
"We can't slack off yet," said Qian Zhonghai. In August, the two of us will go to the Dragon and Tiger Board together!”The release date of the provincial examination results was stipulated to be before the end of August. Most of the time, Yin and Chen were used. Chen was a dragon and Yin was a tiger. The hometown list was also called the Dragon and Tiger List.
"It's a deal!" Jia Huan said solemnly. Brother Shiqi, wait for me at the forthright hall."
When they parted ways, Qian Zhonghai said,""Don't mingle with those rich playboys. Also, he wasn't allowed to go to the Qinhuai River.”
Jia Huan's face was slightly red." Don't worry, Brother Shiqi. I know the severity."”
As the head of the Yingtian Prefecture Dao Examination case, Jia Huan received a lot of attention.
However, Jia Huan knew that this halo would not last for long. The first monthly examination was coming soon. As long as he performed abnormally, he would immediately fall from the clouds.
After a few days of studying, Jia Huan also got to know a few people. Wei Dafan, the head of the Zhai, and his classmates Chu Fannian, Meng Zhixiu, and Zhao Cheng were all congenial people.
Jia Huan had read a few people's articles, and they were all well-reasoned, making him feel very pressured.
The first monthly exam had arrived under pressure. He had to work hard!
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