kingnovel Chapter 881 Imperial College
Chapter 881 Imperial College
Diwu Nazheng refused to accept the rent, but Shen Zheng insisted on paying it. Yu Shizhang was standing in the middle and felt annoyed, so he raised his hand to stop the two from talking.
"Let's not talk about the rent yet. Let's go check out the bookstore first. After we're done, we can talk about the rent together."
The three of them returned to the carriage and went to the selected bookstore. The rain stopped halfway.
In the car, Hua Duo was struggling to recognize words in his enlightenment book, and Shen Zheng occasionally reminded him.
Not long after, the carriage jolted slightly twice, and the driver said they had arrived at their destination. But before Shen Zheng got off the carriage, she heard a voice coming from outside.
"Old Master Diwu?" The other party must have seen Diwu Nazheng's carriage first, and then said, "Are you here to inspect the shop? The chief priest just said he wanted to find you, and you're here. What a coincidence... Uncle, Uncle? I'm sorry to meet you, Uncle."
"What? Are you surprised to see Uncle Ben?" Yu Shizhang's voice was a little unhappy.
"That's not true, Master." The man said, "I heard that Master had returned to the capital, but I didn't expect that you would come to the Imperial College with Master Wu."
Yu Shizhang laughed: "You are wrong, your Imperial College is across the street, I will not go there."
The other party laughed dryly.
After Shen Zheng got off the car, she saw this man at first sight.
The man was about forty years old, dressed in a long gown with a large collar, and dressed like a scholar, but there was an air of bureaucracy in his demeanor that was difficult to conceal.
The other party also saw her, and after a slight pause, he saluted and said, "I am Hua Jiangdong, the Director of the Imperial College. I met Lord Shen. I didn't expect Lord Shen to be here. By the way, the chief priest said yesterday that he wanted to send a letter to your house. That day, Lord Shen revealed a..."
"Let's go and get down to business." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yu Shizhang.
Shen Zheng felt relieved.
Hua Jiangdong obviously wanted to ask her that question, but luckily she had a big tree to lean against for shade, and with Yu Shizhang around, there was less hypocrisy.
After nodding to apologize, Shen Zheng turned around and followed Yu Shizhang.
Hua Jiangdong stayed where he was, looking at their backs and gritting his teeth.
"She is just a woman... She is also a sixth-rank official, but she doesn't know etiquette! She is traveling with two old men. If the students of our Imperial Academy were like this..."
He exhaled heavily, turned around and walked towards the Imperial College. When he passed by the gatehouse, he asked, "Where is the chief priest?"
The doorman said, "Report to the Secretary, the Earl is here, the chief priest has just welcomed him in."
Hua Jiangdong nodded and walked towards the Imperial College.
The lord he had just met was lord Yongning, and the "lord" the doorman was referring to was lord Jiade.
Yan Fengci, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, was a disciple of the former Jiadebo. He and the current Jiadebo were regarded as brothers in school and the two had a good relationship and often discussed academic matters together.
There were several students in the Imperial College who were able to study in the College thanks to the relationship between Jiadebo and Yan Fengci.
However, their purpose is not to "study" but to "seek power".
Most of those who could study in the Imperial Academy were the younger generations of court officials. Rather than being a place for studying, it was more like a social gathering place for the second and third generations of officials.
These students compete with each other openly in their knowledge and secretly in their family backgrounds. No matter whether it is music, chess, calligraphy or painting, the most important thing is not the skill but how good the music, chess or painting is.
Hua Jiangdong walked towards the sacrificial wine hall.
As he passed by the prison buildings, several students walked past him laughing and joking, ignoring him.
After enduring for a long time, he finally couldn't bear it anymore when two students in green robes passed by him.
"What are you doing making such a fuss? This is the Imperial Academy, not an ordinary school or a private academy! You are my master's disciples. If my master comes to the academy today and you are noticed by him..."
The two students he chose, apart from being "disciples of Lord Jiade", had humble family backgrounds, so they were people he could control.
The two students knew that they had offended someone, and they stood there to admit their mistakes: "Students know their mistakes, please punish me."
Beating a dog depends on the owner.
Hua Jiangdong brought up Jiadebo to scare them, but that didn't mean he really dared to punish Jiadebo's disciple.
"Forget it." He waved his hand, "I have something else to do, you guys go now."
When he arrived outside the altar, a different look appeared on his face.
"Boom boom boom——"
"Offering wine."
"Come in."
In the hall, just as the doorman said, Gadbert was there.
After the ceremony, Hua Jiangdong said directly: "Master, Lord, I just met the Fifth Na Zheng outside the Imperial College."
The tip of the pen in Yan Fengci's hand paused slightly, he looked up and said with a smile: "Junior brother, the person came to my door on his own initiative."
Jia Debo pondered for a moment and stood up: "That's perfect. Senior brother, let's go and inform the old man about what we just said. It will be a great thing for the reputation of the Fifth Family, he will not refuse."
Hua Jiangdong was confused, but still said, "Jiujiu, Lord. In addition to Diwu Nazheng, Yongning Bo and Shen Zheng are also here."
"Pah—" Gadber slapped his palm on the table, veins popping out on the back of his hand: "Who are you talking about?"
"Yong, Earl Yongning." Hua Jiangdong lowered his head slightly.
This "Uncle" and that "Uncle" in front of me have been at odds with each other for most of their lives, but he is still not as capable as the other.
It can be said that this person is lucky. If he didn't have a good father to support him, how could he dare to bang the table and shout in this sacrificial hall?
I thought that Jiadebo looked like he was stepped on because of Yongningbo, but I didn't expect him to grit his teeth and say, "Shen... Zheng..."
Hua Jiangdong was stunned.
It’s just a question, isn’t it?
Just as he was thinking about it, he was "invited" out by Yan Fengci.
The door of the Jijiu Hall was closed again. Yan Fengci put down the purple brush in his hand and comforted him, "Think positively. His Majesty didn't punish you except for saying a few words to you that day. Don't show it in public, otherwise His Majesty..."
"Your Majesty even gave her the Imperial Guards!" Jiadebo lost control of his emotions. "How could he say anything to me? Asking me to read books behind closed doors is no different from house arrest! When he said this, did he care about my face or my father's face at all?!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Fengci looked at him for a long time and sighed in his heart.
Face, such an intangible thing, is what his junior fellow apprentice has been seeking all his life.
He said, "Forget it. I will go alone later. You can stay in this hall."
"I want to go!" Gadber gnashed his teeth, "Not only do I want to go, I want to go happily."
Aren't the Imperial Guards watching from the dark? He wanted to see what faults the emperor could find in him if he went there happily this time!
"Why are you doing this?" Yan Fengci's face was full of disapproval, "His Majesty doesn't like you to associate with the Imperial College. Shen Zheng is here today, so it's better for you not to go."
After the words of comfort were spoken, the other party obviously did not listen.
The door of the ritual hall was reopened, and Jiadebo asked Hua Jiangdong who was guarding the door: "Where are they?"
Hua Jiangdong looked at Yan Fengci who came out and said, "Across the street, he must be coming for the Fifth Family's shop."