A group of people ascended the mountain, and soon, another group reached halfway up, led by Erniu to continue upwards.
Those who were receiving guests at the halfway point and inside the academy were former students of Master Wen and others.
With the opening of Zhenglu Academy, these students will all merge into the academy for their studies, and the original schools will no longer exist.
Students like Shurui, Erniu, Dabao, and Jiang Yi, along with Jiang Huaiwen, son of Madam Deng, all became the first batch of students at Zhenglu Academy.
Of course, some schools were unwilling, as they could still adjust tuition fees and receive secret benefits, but once merged into the academy, they would not only be restricted, but any extra gifts would result in being expelled from the academy.
Yunzheng himself had no intention of persuading such schools. Incorporating these schools into the academy would only mix a pot of stew with rat droppings, tarnishing their reputation.
