Chapter 721 - Chapter 721: Chapter 721: The Academy Starts School (1/2)

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: The Academy Starts School

For some time afterwards, Nan Tianzong was often nowhere to be found, and Di Yelei was also incredibly busy.

It was now the end of Golden August of autumn, also the month when the imperial court collected grain and salary taxes. The Di Family had quite a lot of farmland, but it was all rented out, and Di Yelei sent Old Cheng to collect the rent.

After the last drinking session, Di Yelei was always worried about Old Tang. He took the time to visit the armory and Old Tang’s residence, only to find a thick layer of dust covering the latter, indicating that no one had visited for quite some time.

Entering September, the academy officially started.

Due to the arrival of the three Hanlin Academy scholars assigned by His Majesty, and the inevitable differences that arose with several Liu Family teachers, things got very heated and even brought to Liu Sisi’s attention.

“Uncle, it’s not that Sisi refuses to help, but these three Hanlin Academy scholars are here by the Imperial Decree. Even daring enough to defy heaven, Sisi wouldn’t dare to refute them, would she?” Before this Uncle could speak, Liu Sisi directly quashed his unrealistic thoughts.

It would be foolish to push away the three great Buddhist monks who were living in the academy!

The exasperated Liu’s uncle rolled his eyes, “Niece, even though these three scholars are sent by His Majesty, they are in the end strangers in a foreign land. Regardless of whether it’s about recruiting students or procurement, everything still needs our own Family members, don’t they?”

So, the Liu Family has an eye on the academy’s procurement!

Thinking about it, logistics are always lucrative no matter what time it is, so it’s no wonder the Liu Family took notice.

“Uncle, it’s not that Sisi refuses to hand over the procurement to you, it’s just that the procurement has already been negotiated with the other party when the academy’s land was purchased. Sisi really can’t help!” Liu Sisi looked apologetically.

The Liu’s uncle could no longer sit still and suddenly stood up from the chair, “Are you saying that our Liu Family gets nothing out of this deal?”

“How could that be? Uncle you can rest assured, Sisi was born into the Liu Family. Even if she short changes anyone, it wouldn’t be the Liu Family, right?”

This statement from Liu Sisi improved her uncle’s demeanor significantly.

“Since my niece has such assurances, what arrangements does the niece have for the Liu Family?”

Liu Sisi was smiling, “Uncle, you just wait and see. Your niece will definitely make you satisfied!”

Just before school started, the academy suddenly filled with a group of new students, as many as one hundred and fifty people. This made Liu Sisi extremely pleased. In addition, there were some younger generations from the Di and Liu families, as well as some students from the upper village who were her fellow villagers. After considering for a moment, Sisi decided to accept them for half the education gift.

This move displeased both the three Hanlin Academy scholars and several Liu Family teachers. Especially the people from the Liu Family, who had previously had a good discussion with Liu Sisi, were suddenly pushed around by the three scholars arranged by His Majesty. They didn’t dare to complain.

“Since it is a academy, it should look like a academy. By placing your relatives in the academy and making it a mess, how can we teach? How can we instruct?” Xia Hongzhi was furious, glaring, obviously extremely displeased with Liu Sisi’s decision.

But Liu Sisi just smiled casually, “Since ancient times, law has not been humanely implemented. Isn’t even the whole Hanlin Academy serving His Majesty? They even serve the dragon son and phoenix grandson. Since this is so, I, Liu Sisi, have personally built this college, and what is wrong with promoting my husband’s and mother’s families?”

Xia Hongzhi was dumbstruck, it took quite awhile before he retorted, “If this is really the case, how can these ordinary students find their place in the academy? Instead of starting an academy, you might as well start a family school!”

“I have plans! His Majesty sent you here to assist me, the Prefecture Princess, not for me to assist you. Elder Xia, I believe you understand!” Liu Sisi squinted her eyes, and cornered Elder Xia.