Knife Back in The Scabbard Chapter 33

The Great Chu State has been passed down for three generations since its founding, and it has only been sixty-eight years including its age. Samadhi Academy was founded after Emperor Gaozu founded the state, and it has been sixty-one years so far.

Its founder was the world-famous Southern Confucian Nguyen Thanh Hang. He was originally an editor of the Hanlin Academy of the previous dynasty. He came from a poor family and was blessed by his ancestors. He entered the Hanlin Academy without taking the imperial examination and accompanied the crown prince of the previous dynasty to study and lecture. When he was 23 years old, the previous dynasty collapsed. Nguyen Thanh Hang resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to become a teacher. He founded the Samadhi Academy. He was a man of rare talent and virtue. He taught and educated people in seven years, gradually developed a small private school, recruited many students, wrote books and benefited the world. When a student under his tutelage passed the imperial examination, Nguyen Thanh Hang's name reappeared in the court. Because he had lived in the south for a long time, he was called "Southern Confucian".

Emperor Gaozu was eager to seek talented people, and after three attempts to appoint him were rejected, he went in person in plain clothes. Nguyen Thanh Xing was unable to decline the offer and returned to the court. From then on, he was promoted step by step and became the prime minister. He died of illness at the age of 57.

He never married in his life, and had a disciple who was his last disciple. Before his death, he adopted him as his son, changed his surname to Ruan, and gave him the given name Shen, and the courtesy name Feiyu. The disciple took over Ruan's life's work, and moved around in the court and the world, serving as the prince's teacher. After the emperor ascended the throne, he was appointed prime minister, presided over political reforms, and became a new generation of "Southern Confucian". This year he is exactly 57 years old.

"Six years ago, the earth dragon turned over, which was an important period for the implementation of the new law. For a time, people in the court and the public were in panic. Some people took the opportunity to cause trouble and pointed their spearheads at the new law, saying that changing the ancestral law was wrong. The earth dragon turned over and the people suffered. It was also a warning from God..." Finn Ye drank a mouthful of bitter medicine soup, and his face turned bitter. "At that time, the emperor was still immature and was constrained by his ministers. He had to make concessions. Ruan Feiyu, who served as prime minister, resigned due to illness, and the new law was handed over to his disciples to continue to implement. The emperor had a chance to breathe and cleaned up the chronic diseases in the court in these six years. In the past two years, he has at least stabilized the throne. It seems that he wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the autumn examination reform to reinstate Ruan Feiyu."