The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 75
"Since Xiaoyou Bai doesn't want to go to the university with me, then forget about it."

Dun Chongli had a look of regret.

He was very satisfied with the policy question written by Bai Gui. This person analyzed Western history properly, and it would be a good thing for him if he could introduce it into the university.But since you don't want to go, then forget it.

It's just that he happened to have this idea, and it didn't hurt him at all.

"Thank you priest for your attention, Amen."

Bai Gui's heart moved, and he made a cross on his chest like a Christian, and then clasped his hands together and said amen.

Amen is a Hebrew word meaning "sincere", which means "sincerely wish, wish so, hope so".

"Little friend Bai is my teacher?"

Dun Chongli looked at Bai Gui in astonishment, with a smile on his face, if he could convert this young man to a religious sect, then he would be worthwhile.

"No, it's just that I happen to know Protestant etiquette."

Bai Gui explained.

If you want to get the most benefit from this salon party, you have to show your knowledge.The best thing about cultural salons is that they don't pay attention to status here, and they can speak freely.

Of course, the so-called not paying attention to status is just a rule on the surface.However, compared to the outside world, the status difference at this time is more subtle...

"Protestantism?" Priest Dun Chongli became more interested.

It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish the difference. They all attribute all priests to Christ.

"I happened to read some classics on Western learning, which said that Protestantism is Martin Luther..."

Bai Gui spoke eloquently without any stage fright.

After finishing speaking, Priest Dun Chongli showed appreciation, and the other foreign women and foreigners also looked surprised. In the Qing Dynasty, being able to distinguish which country they were from was already extraordinary knowledge. For Protestantism, Catholicism, Few people know about divisions such as the Orthodox Church.

There was thunderous applause in the arena.

"Your friend's knowledge is good..." Zhou Ying and Wu Huaiyuan stood aside with amazement.

Around Bai Gui, the foreigners who had already surrounded the cultural salon were squeezed out, and they could only watch the foreigners ask Bai Gui some western stories.After all, it is still very rare to see such a person who has read Western history in the closed Qing Dynasty.This is like a foreigner in later generations who is constantly questioned by Chinese people about the truth of some poems and literati allusions, just curious.

"Brother Bai likes to read books very much. These are all from books..."

Wu Huai said first, and he was sure.

"Since you don't want to compete for the quota of government-funded provinces to stay in Japan, but if he wants, I can help." Zhou Ying glanced at Wu Huaiyuan and said.

Studying abroad at official expense in the late Qing Dynasty mainly included: Provincial School, Daxuetang School, Military Training Office School, Jinshiguan Study Abroad, Guizhou Study Tour, Ministry School, etc.The threshold for the latter three conditions is too high. The Jinshi hall is specially set up for new subjects to learn practical knowledge. Those who can go to study abroad are Jinshi, and nobles travel to study.

"Ordinary people" can win, and only the provincial school, the university school, and the military training department send official funds to study abroad.

It's just that except for the provincial faction, the other two factions can only go to university halls and military training centers in various places...

Previously, the one who wanted Bai Gui to go was the Daxuetang faction.

Military students like General Zhang often go to foreign countries to study abroad at public expense after graduating from military training schools in various places.

The crash course of staying in Japan at the normal school can only be won by the provincial school. If it fails, they can only choose to stay in Japan at their own expense.

Public expenses and self-funded ones compete for qualifications.

After the return of public funds, as a rule, you can be selected as an official after passing a certain examination.

Wu Huaixian blushed slightly in embarrassment, he was not some young prodigy in a Japanese crash course, he was not talented enough to compete for official fees to study abroad, even if he had this place, he would be ridiculed.

So I chose to give up the competition for this public-funded quota, but after going abroad at my own expense, if I have good academic performance, it can be converted into public funding after the assessment by the supervisory office, so even if the provincial quota is small, don't worry too much.

"Thank you, mother, for helping brother Bai fight for this spot."

Wu Huai first thanked Zhou Ying.

His family is not short of money, what is lacking now is contacts, and letting him go to study in Japan is also the idea of ​​making contacts.Now that the Empress Dowager is dead and Emperor Xuantong is in power, how much kindness can still be remembered?

"No thanks."

Zhou Ying sighed, looking at the teenagers who were talking in the room, she also felt a little strange.

Given time, it will become a great weapon.

"I don't know about Leonardo da Vinci's Florentine painting that Ms. Lucina mentioned. Presumably, the predecessors did not notice the difference between these Western paintings..."

Bai Gui apologized to a foreign woman who was quite close to him.

He already knows Western history very well, so he doesn't need to know Western art history anymore. If he knows this, he will really be a little confused.Because there are not many introductions to the classics of the late Qing Dynasty in the history of Western art at this time, it can be said to be very rare.

"That's a pity, Da Vinci and Van Gogh are my favorite painters..."

Lucina sighed.

"Well, sirs and ladies, that's all I can do, and you won't be able to bear to ask me any more."

Seeing that he had already attracted everyone's attention and made an impression on him, Bai Gui was ready to get out. He couldn't make a big noise at the banquet, otherwise he would be impolite and uninterested.

Talented as high as Wang Bo, even though the Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng shocked everyone, he was still regarded as stunned.

Bai Gui's uncommon conversation was just a small episode in this literary salon. Soon, some noble girls from the girls' school appeared. play.

Soon the piano sounded.

This is a piano bought by the Wu family at a high price from the West, and it is estimated that there are very few in Qin Province.

The first piece of music is very familiar to Bai Gui. It is Beethoven’s Fur Elise. He used this piece of music as an alarm clock in his previous life. Over time, it was engraved in his mind. Also do not know.

"Here, this is the daughter of Prefect Yin's family. She is from Sichuan Province. She followed Prefect Yin to a women's school..."

Liu Mingda pointed to the girl playing the piano and said.

"That one is the daughter of the Xuezheng family. Next, it will be Xuezheng's turn to preside over your college examination..."

Wu Huai smiled at Bai Gui first, and said.

Only after passing the three thresholds of county examination, government examination, and hospital examination can one be a scholar.

The county and government examinations are presided over by the local magistrates and magistrates. When it comes to the college examinations, they are not presided over by the governor, but by the school administrators of the provinces.

　Thank you for the reward of 100 starting coins for recalling the past.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)