Datang: Picking up a little Si Zi and accidentally admitting his kinship with blood?

Chapter 317 Women are not allowed to enter school? I can donate money!

Not far from the Imperial College office is the Chongwen Hall's residence, which is of similar size.

When Li Fei took Shizi and Du Mingyue over, after explaining his purpose of coming, he was treated the same as he was at the Imperial Palace residence.

It seems that this traditional thought from the feudal era has truly come to fruition.

Seeing that there were several schools ahead, Li Fei didn't say anything more and continued to wander around with Shizi and Du Mingyue.

Unexpectedly, for some unknown reason, only one of the schools was open, and there was only one young Confucian student inside.

Apart from him, I didn't see any children, and it looked very deserted.

When Li Fei passed by, he saw the Confucian scholar holding a scroll in one hand and pacing back and forth in the school, with whispers coming from his mouth.

"Confucian etiquette is to comply with..."

"Learning without thinking will lead to indifference; thinking without learning will lead to peril. This statement is so alarming that it should be the first chapter of this volume..."

Suddenly, the Confucian scholar who heard the footsteps raised his head and saw the three Li Fei entering the hall. He couldn't help but be slightly startled.

Immediately, he looked at Li Fei with a stunned expression and asked doubtfully: "This young master, I don't know why you are here?"

Looking at the furnishings in the school, Li Fei took stock.

There are tables and stools arranged very neatly, and famous calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls on both sides. I don’t know whether they are real or fake. In short, the atmosphere of the school is pretty good.

But at this moment, there was no one around, which made Li Fei curious: "Brother, there is no one in your school, why are you setting up so many tables and stools?"

"And in those nearby schools, why is there no one there and even the doors are closed?"

If you look at the time, it's not right now either.

It was about three or four o'clock in the afternoon, which was not a time for rest.

Hearing this, the Confucian scholar looked at Li Fei, and then saw the little persimmon blinking at him, and he suddenly understood the purpose of the young master in front of him.

"Sir, are you a foreigner?"

"Hey, forgive me for talking too much, it's not important. The leaders of those schools all came with me, and now they have closed their doors and quit."

The Confucian scholar had a sad look on his face, with a deep and unresolved depression, and said in a slightly low voice.

At this glance, Li Fei immediately read a lot from his expression. This Confucian scholar seemed to be a man with a story.

"Why is this? Doesn't the imperial court encourage the establishment of private schools?" Li Fei asked with a tone of curiosity and confusion.

In this way, culture can also be basically popularized. At least this measure, Li Fei thinks there is no problem at all.

Of course, it is true that most people cannot afford to go to school.

However, the Confucian scholar sighed, shook his head and said, "Brother, you only know one, but not the other!"

"Indeed, the imperial court has policies to encourage the establishment of private schools, but this place also has requirements. Do you think it is possible to establish private schools in a place like Chang'an City?"

"Originally, the two mountains of Imperial College and Chongwen Hall are big enough. Most of the people who can set up schools in Chang'an City are dignitaries and children of aristocratic families. How many ordinary people can there be?"

"Most of them are from surrounding villages. You want them to go to Chang'an City to go to school every day?"

"Setting up private schools is only for remote areas. It's completely unfeasible here!"

The Confucian scholar put down the book in his hand, and seemed to remember that he had neglected the guest and was unworthy of his status. He hurriedly got up and fetched the teapot and boiled hot water.

After making a pot of hot tea for Li Fei, the Confucian scholar also sat down.

Li Fei thought about what the Confucian scholar said, and there was indeed some truth to it, and couldn't help but wonder: "In that case, what's going on with these schools?" After hearing this, the Confucian scholar's face darkened, and he said helplessly: "That's easy. Is it just that a few of us offended some people we shouldn't have offended, and that's why we ended up in this situation..."

These words made Li Fei feel novel and at the same time, they seemed to be natural.

Sure enough, no matter what era we are in, this kind of "special" interpersonal relationship is always inevitable.

"So you were kicked out?"

Li Fei asked.

"That's not the case. We are all students in the past few years. We have already learned the knowledge that needs to be further studied. According to popular terms, we just stay in the Imperial College and wait for opportunities at any time."

"But you have also seen that for people like me, I am afraid that this will be the case for the rest of my life. It is good enough not to be troubled by others. How can I dare to talk about opportunities..."

The Confucian scholar talked about the past with sadness and boredom on his face.

"I see……"

Li Fei nodded slightly, looked at the empty tables and benches around him, and said, "That doesn't mean... you can't even recruit a schoolchild, right?"

The Confucian scholar nodded and said: "Indeed, there were originally a few schoolchildren, but not long ago, I admitted a girl to school, which led to the current situation."

"Most of those who go to private schools are merchants from Chang'an City. They usually have low status, but they attach great importance to fame and fortune. As a result, all their children drop out of school."

"Brother, you also know that women are not allowed to go to school. Of course, unless they are the children of high-ranking officials, there are no restrictions."

The Confucian scholar talked eloquently, and after explaining for a while, he said to himself: "We disagree with him in our thoughts. We feel that all things are naturally equal, at least on the path of scholarship, this should be the case."

"But with our meager efforts, I'm afraid it will be difficult to achieve!"

After working on it for a long time, it turned out that because a girl was admitted to school, all the children in the school ran away!

This made Li Fei feel speechless and incomparable contempt from the perspective of a time traveler.

"I have a suggestion. Originally, today was also for my sister to enter the school."

Li Fei glanced at the Confucian scholar and said calmly: "Tomorrow, you will find someone to spread the news. The school will recruit students for free. Regardless of boys or girls, as long as they are of the right age, they can enroll."

"I can bear all the expenses of the school by myself. Later I will send someone to send 500 taels of silver to be used for the initial expenses."

While saying this, Li Fei felt an inexplicable sense of pretense.

It seems like I have returned to modern times, and I have the illusion that it doesn’t matter what my child looks like, as long as he goes to school, I will donate money to you and let you renovate the entire school.

"what?"

The Confucian scholar was stunned and almost spit out a mouthful of tea.

He looked at Li Fei back and forth several times, and after a while, he asked with some lack of confidence: "Brother, are you serious?"

Li Fei nodded and said, "That's right, but I may need to make some changes to the textbooks you choose. These are all negotiable things."

Hearing this, the Confucian scholar was overjoyed and said in a deep voice: "Brother, you can see that you are a visionary at first glance. I admire you, Fan Lubing!"

"Wait...your name is Fan Lubing?"

Li Fei, who was familiar with history, was stunned when he heard this name.

Isn't this the "Beimen Bachelor" who was later defeated by Wu Zetian because of his straight temperament like Wei Zheng?

(End of this chapter)