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Chapter 252 - 252 207 Teacher Jiang Shui Hongfengs
Chapter 252 - 252 207 Teacher Jiang Shui Hongfengs
?Chapter 252: Chapter 207 Teacher Jiang Shui Hongfeng’s Admonition Chapter 252: Chapter 207 Teacher Jiang Shui Hongfeng’s Admonition Yan Jidao stared at Zhao Rong, silent for a moment.
He patted his sleeve, then pointed at the stack of papers he had given to Zhao Rong earlier.
“I’ve revised these homework articles for you again,” he said. “Among the other books, some are annotated editions of the Confucian Classics that I’ve collected over the years, and some are personal insights that I wrote down when inspired. You must study them carefully when you return.”
Yan Jidao paused briefly, raising his eyes to look at Zhao Rong who stood listening attentively, and continued, “After returning to the Academy, you must diligently attend the classes of the art studies teachers. They are masters in the Six… Arts. Ziyu, you must not be arrogant or complacent because of your talent. You should humbly seek their guidance, and if there’s anything you don’t understand about the classics, art, or skill studies, you can always come and ask me.”
The calm expression on Zhao Rong’s face suddenly changed.
The meaning behind Yan Jidao’s words conflicted with some of the things Zhao Rong had anticipated.
He opened his mouth and finally couldn’t help but speak, his voice filled with doubt, “Teacher, aren’t you going to keep me here?”
According to what Zhao Rong had envisioned on the way to Fenglin Courtyard, after Mr. Yan found out about the things he had done, shouldn’t he have immediately decided to take him as a disciple? After returning to the Academy, he should be frequently by his side, attentively mentoring and fostering a relationship.
After the one-year period for new students had passed, wouldn’t he be directly taken as an inner chamber disciple at the great disciple-accepting ceremony of Linlu Academy, leaving no chance for other teachers to influence him?
Although these thoughts were somewhat self-flattering, Zhao Rong felt it was natural human behavior; such a vanity wasn’t anything significant.
After all, it was Mr. Yan who had recommended him to enter the Academy, and there was also the connection with the Great Chu State Preceptor—Zhao Rong himself was clear that he didn’t actually know any State Preceptor, but surely Mr. Yan didn’t see it that way. Within Linlu Academy, the teacher Zhao Rong felt naturally closest to should be him.
Besides the special cases like those with exceptional talents, the practice of pre-selecting new students had happened among past students in the Academy. It was even something many Academy students yearned for; being pre-selected by an Academy teacher meant at the very least being an inner chamber disciple… Zhao Rong thought it was similar to top university students being guaranteed a spot for graduate studies in his previous life.
But now, these words of Yan Jidao didn’t seem to mean that he wanted to keep Zhao Rong close and cultivate him personally.
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