When Gu An saw Doudou also coming to participate in the competition, he couldn't help but say something sour: "This third-rate college, with only three students, has the nerve to come and participate in the painting competition.
Pick any one of us from the academy, and we will find that none of them is not better than them."
Hearing Gu An's words, everyone else burst into laughter.
"That's not the case. I would rather not have such a good fortune." Someone said arrogantly.
You can't just enter Zizhu Academy if you want to. Not only does your family have to be able to afford the tuition, but you also have to pass the teacher's assessment before you can study there.
Just like the aristocratic schools in later generations.
Doudou and his friends studied at Yingtian Academy, which they considered to be like garbage, so they were naturally treated like garbage.
Doudou and Lianjin were young, so they were naturally angry when they heard someone insulting their academy in a sarcastic tone. They were about to argue with them, but were stopped by Wu Mingde.
"Brother, let me go beat them up!" Lian Jin said angrily.
Doudou nodded: "You go and beat them down, and then I'll step on them."
But they were all stopped by Wu Mingde.
Seeing that his two junior brothers were so angry that their faces turned red, Wu Mingde still stood in front of them.
“You should know that we don’t have many students in our college, and every action you take represents our college.
If you don't want others to take the opportunity to laugh at our academy, you have to behave better.
And some things can't be solved with fists. If they doubt our strength, we will use our strength to prove it to them, understand?"
Doudou and Lian Jin felt guilty for their impulsiveness. They lowered their heads to Wu Mingde and said in a muffled voice, "I'm sorry, Brother. We were wrong."
"No matter what they say, they can't cause any harm to us," said Wu Mingde.
The two little ones nodded and followed Wu Mingde obediently.
Gu An deliberately said: "There is no way to refute it, right? Because Yingtian Academy is so bad, otherwise why would there be only three students."
"That's because our teacher has very high standards for selecting students. Not everyone can get in." Wu Mingde suddenly said, "People like you probably won't even have the chance to see the teacher."
Human tolerance is limited. If you don’t respond to repeated provocations, you are not a human being!
Gu An and several others were so angry that they wanted to rush up and beat Wu Mingde.
Wu Mingde said, "According to the rules of Zizhu Academy, anyone who causes trouble or fights will be expelled from the school."
Gu An and the others' expressions changed, and they lowered their raised hands.
They were wondering why Wu Mingde knew the rules of Zizhu Academy so well.
However, his words reminded them that they should not act rashly at this time, otherwise they would be expelled from the academy before the autumn examination, and all their previous hard work would be wasted!
"Brother, didn't you just tell us to ignore them?"
"Violence may not necessarily solve the problem. I just don't want you to get into trouble. But if you can get pleasure by just talking, I won't stop you."
Doudou nodded, seeming to understand: "Brother, I get it. Gentlemen use their words, while villains use their hands."
"That's right."
The word "villain" was said loudly, and all those who wanted to hit Wu Mingde just now became villains!
Gu An and his friends were furious, but they didn't dare to attack Dou Dou and his friends. They could only talk nonsense and say that Yingtian Academy was worthless.
When they arrived at the gathering place of all the contestants, they found a sign with the words Yingtian Academy in a small corner.
The table was broken and rickety.
Wu Mingde searched for a long time before he found the person in charge and asked someone to help him change the table.
But they were told that there were too many people and not enough tables, and they were asked to make do with what they had.
Wu Mingde argued with them, but no one took him seriously, so he gave up.
"After using a dirty trick to defeat Master Ma once, they thought they were really capable and even dared to challenge us.
If it were me, I would not participate in this painting competition to avoid embarrassment."
"Hey, don't say that. Some people don't know themselves. They only realize it after they've lost face."
"Hahaha……"
Those people laughed as they talked, and they spoke very loudly, not taking Wu Mingde and his fellow apprentices seriously at all.
Lian Jin was so angry that he wanted to take action, but Wu Mingde asked him to find some stones to support the legs of the table so that the table would not shake while he was painting and affect his performance.
Lian Jin had no choice but to do as he was told.
Ma Jun, who was the center of attention in the crowd, naturally saw Wu Mingde and his fellow apprentice being teased and bullied, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
His reputation as a great talent is not undeserved. He has visited famous teachers from all over the country since he was a child and learned a lot of painting skills. His painting skills are higher than everyone present.
His father had already informed him in advance that today the officials of the Hanlin Academy would take this opportunity to recruit a capable person.
It is almost certain that it is him. As long as he performs at his normal level in front of everyone, today will be his chance to become famous!
My father has been preparing for this for so long, just for today!
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the Hanlin Academy sounds like it is just a place to manage books and literati.
However, Hanlin scholars not only dedicated themselves to the preservation of cultural and academic achievements, but also actively participated in politics and discussed state affairs. The journey from imperial examination to Hanlin, and then from Hanlin to court officials, was the life ideal of the scholar-officials during the imperial examination era, embodying the Confucian doctrine of "helping the world if one achieves success."
The original purpose of establishing the Hanlin Academy was to house talents in literature, classics, divination, medicine, monks, Taoists, calligraphy, painting, and chess.
Today, the Hanlin Academy has evolved into an important institution specializing in drafting secret imperial edicts, and is known as the "Emperor's private servant."
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