12dz Chapter 298 Classmate
Chapter 298 Classmate
"Ao Chong'an is from Yangzhou."
The young man with an oval face sat down in the seat next to Ye Changyan and introduced himself to Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng beside him with a simple sentence.
"Ye Changyan is from Yuzhou."
"Liang Jingcheng, from Shengjing."
Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng also followed Ao Chongan's way of introduction and briefly introduced themselves to each other.
Seeing that these two people were imitating him and introduced themselves in one sentence, Ao Chong'an couldn't help but smile and laughed in a low voice.
Ye Changyan, Liang Jingcheng and Ao Chongan looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths curled up.
After a burst of laughter, the three of them lowered their voices and began to chat.
It turned out that Ao Chong'an was the son of Ao Jiling, a second-rank official. Ao Jiling had served as the governor of Jiangzuo Provincial Administration for many years. Jiangzuo Provincial Administration was a richer region than Jiangyou Provincial Administration. The two places contributed more than 40% of the country's tax revenue. The Ao family had extremely great influence in Jiangzuo and was a true frontier official.
In the past, Ao Jiling played the role of a staunch supporter in the emperor's struggle for the throne, and he contributed both money and effort. He was deeply trusted by the emperor for his contribution. After the emperor had firmly established his throne, Ao Jiling knew when to advance and retreat, and took the initiative to ask to return home to take care of his parents, wife and children. He was then appointed by the emperor as the Governor of Jiangzuo.
After achieving his goal, Ao Jiling voluntarily retired, which completely dispelled the emperor's suspicion of him. Over the years, Ao Jiling has always been one of the emperor's most trusted people.
Although the Ao family has a huge influence in Jiangzuo, they never contact any princes and always have a clear attitude on major issues. This is also the main reason why the Ao family can stand in Jiangzuo.
Ao Jiling learned that Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng were brothers from the same school and were admitted to the inner class of the Imperial College at the same time. He was very curious about their masters, but Mr. Cai repeatedly reminded them to keep a low profile in the Imperial College as much as possible, so Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng simply evaded the question.
Just when Ao Chong'an was about to get to the bottom of the matter, he heard warm applause in Mingyi Hall.
A group of people dressed as academic officials filed in. Leading the way was an official with grey hair who looked to be about fifty years old. Behind him followed two officials. Ye Changyan knew one of them. He was Kang Yuanping, the director of the Imperial College who had come forward to resolve the dispute between Sang Li and Jin Wenshao on the day of registration.
It seems that the person walking in front must be Mr. Cai's successor, Xie Daosheng, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, and the official walking side by side with Kang Yuanping who looks solemn must be another director of the Imperial College, Yang Fugong.
The middle-aged and elderly people who looked like scholars walking behind the three people should be the academic officials of the Imperial College.
After a round of applause, as Ye Changyan had expected, the college leaders were introduced first, then the leaders spoke, and then student representatives were arranged to speak.
Ye Changyan didn't expect that the process of his previous life would happen again in this life.
After seeing off the chief academician and the two deans, the next thing the academician did was to present his requirements for the management of the academy. In short, it was the "three stricts" policy of strict requirements, strict management, and strict implementation.
Today, after listening to a lot of slogans and demands in Mingyi Hall, the meeting ended. Formal classes will begin tomorrow, and Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng will officially begin their study life in the Imperial Academy.
After the show at Mingyi Hall ended, Ao Chong'an called Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng to go to the dining room to eat.
"The taste of this kitchen is really quite different from that of Yunfeng Tower outside."
Ao Chong'an tasted the food in the kitchen and shook his head. In recent times, he had been frequenting Yunfeng Tower and had become a regular customer of the building. It was really hard for him to swallow the food in the kitchen all of a sudden.
"Chong'an, maybe your requirements are too high. I think the dishes in the kitchen are okay. At least the combination of meat and vegetables is appropriate. It's not as bad as you said."
After spending half an afternoon together, fellow apprentice brothers Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng had become very familiar with Ao Chongan. They no longer used polite words to address him, but called him by his name.
"I'll treat you to a meal at Yunfeng Tower on another day when I have a day off."
Ao Chong'an was quite forthright in his speech. Besides, his family was powerful and wealthy, so he naturally had the capital to be forthright. However, after spending a short time with Ao Chong'an, Ye Changyan felt that Ao Chong'an was indeed a straightforward person. He was not like the other young masters of big families who liked to divide people into different classes and often had a condescending look on their faces.
"Then we won't be polite. We'll wait for you to treat us on our day off!"
After the meal, night was about to fall, and several people walked towards the dormitory. Ao Chongan lived in Room 3, and he invited Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng to sit in his dormitory.
When they arrived at Room 3, they found that the door was half-open. Ao Chong'an gently pushed the door open and saw a figure inside with his back to the door, packing things in the cabinet.
Ao Chong'an cleared his throat, and the sound attracted the attention of the man who was packing up. The man turned around, saw Ye Changyan and the others, and hurriedly stood up to introduce himself.
"Fan Tao, from Jeju. My father works in the Shannan Provincial Government. He asked for leave due to some urgent matters and just came here."
Fan Tao was from Jizhou Prefecture of Haidong Provincial Administration. His father, Fan Jicai, was currently serving as the councilor of Shannan Provincial Administration. He was a local official of the third rank and was mainly responsible for grain storage, military farming and other affairs of Shannan Provincial Administration.
Seeing Fan Tao's hearty smile, Ao Chong'an introduced himself first, then Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng also briefly introduced themselves, and they quickly became familiar with each other.
When the students sat together, they had endless topics to talk about. Several of them were of similar knowledge and expressed their opinions on one topic, and half an hour passed by in the conversation.
Seeing that night had fallen, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng came out of Dormitory No. 3. Fan Tao took out two local specialties of Shannan from his bag and handed them to Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng. The two did not refuse and accepted them happily.
That night, Liang Jingcheng tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
"Chang Yan, are you asleep?"
Ye Changyan, who was somewhat used to his bed, had not yet fallen asleep when he heard Liang Jingcheng calling him in a low voice from the bed opposite him. However, Ye Changyan remained silent and did not answer.
"Sanlang, are you asleep?"
Liang Jingcheng did not get a reply from Ye Changyan, so he changed his name and called out to Ye Changyan again in a low voice. Ye Changyan still did not answer or move.
The weather in Shengjing in early spring was not much warmer than the twelfth month in Yuzhou Prefecture. Liang Jingcheng tossed and turned in bed for a long time, but his feet were cold.
After calling Ye Changyan several times without getting any response, Liang Jingcheng raised the corner of his mouth in the dark room. He gently lifted his quilt and quietly got up from the bed.
When my cold feet stepped on the ground, I could still feel the biting coldness from the ground.
He took a deep breath and Liang Jingcheng, who was only wearing a small piece of clothes, tiptoed towards Ye Changyan's bed. As the room was dark, Liang Jingcheng accidentally bumped into the edge of Ye Changyan's bed.
Ye Changyan had heard the rustling sounds a long time ago, and along with the crisp sound of Liang Jingcheng bumping into the edge of his bed, Ye Changyan quietly covered his mouth and nose with the quilt and almost laughed out loud.