Chapter 505: Provocation
After Zhao Jingxuan was hit on the hand with a ruler thirty times, he was taken to the discipline room of the Imperial College and forced to kneel.
He knelt, his palms throbbing with pain, his eyes red, and he stubbornly tried not to cry.
But after a while, tears began to fall.
"My ever-victorious general, I'm so sorry!"
"I originally decided to endure the humiliation and become friends with Xu Jue and Wei Ziang."
"But these two guys are so mean. My palms and knees hurt so much."
"We can no longer be friends, General Changsheng. Just wish you the best."
“Wuwuwu…”
The fifteen-year-old boy cried so hard that his tears and snot were all over the place, and his cries echoed throughout the detention room.
…
During the days when Zhao Jingxuan was punished, Xu Jue and Wei Ziang felt much more at ease.
Although Zhao Jingxuan was a prince, they actually did not take him seriously.
Both of them are young and have amazing talents. It is inevitable that they are arrogant and look down on Zhao Jingxuan.
In their eyes, Zhao Jingxuan was just a buzzing mosquito. They looked down on him, but he was still annoying because he kept buzzing.
If Zhao Jingxuan knew that he was being treated like a mosquito...
Fortunately, he has a thick nerve, otherwise he would be angry to death again.
Four days later.
Zhao Jingxuan was finally freed from the painful punishment and came to school.
He wandered around the classroom for a while, and finally chose to go back to the last row and sit down in a casual manner.
As soon as he sat down, he stared at Xu Jue and Wei Ziang with an unfathomable look on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Brother Zhao, are you free this afternoon?" At this moment, a voice sounded.
Zhao Jingxuan looked at the person who came. He looked familiar, but he didn't know his name.
The man introduced himself awkwardly: "My name is Gao Cheng, I swapped seats with you a few days ago."
Zhao Jingxuan suddenly understood.
"It's you. What's the matter?" Zhao Jingxuan asked.
"We want to go to Qingfeng Pavilion to appreciate poetry in the afternoon and would like to invite Brother Zhao to join us." Gao Chengdao.
When Zhao Jingxuan heard about the poetry appreciation, he got a headache and wanted to refuse.
"We can talk about Xu Jue and Wei Ziang." Gao Cheng said in a low voice.
Xu Jue, Wei Ziang...
Zhao Jingxuan felt a pain in his palms when he heard these two names, but when he thought of his ever-victorious general...
"Okay, let's appreciate the poetry." Zhao Jingxuan responded lazily.
…
Qingfeng Pavilion is an elegant pavilion built beside the water. Scholars and students of the Imperial College like to go here.
This is Zhao Jingxuan's first time visiting Qingfeng Pavilion.
As soon as you enter, you will see a light yellow wooden board in the center. The board is smooth and has many names written on it.
Zhao Jingxuan leaned over to take a look, and saw the names of Wei Ziang and Xu Jue.
It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet. I didn't see the person, but I saw his name.
"What is this?" Zhao Jingxuan asked curiously.
"Many students often gather here to debate. The winner gets a point, and the score ranking is recorded here. The ranking is recorded on a monthly basis and updated at the beginning of each month," Gao Cheng explained.
Zhao Jingxuan glanced over again.
Wei Ziang and Xu Jue were both at the front, Wei Ziang was eighth and Xu Jue was sixth, one first and the other second.
Zhao Jingxuan snorted lightly. These two guys are really idle. They have so much free time to debate.
However, it is not surprising that they rank first or second in terms of eloquence.
"Where do you rank?" Zhao Jingxuan looked at Gao Chengdao.
His mother told him to make friends with outstanding students. He thought Gao Cheng was much more intelligent than Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, so why not make friends with him to make up the number?
As Zhao Jingxuan spoke, he went to look for Gao Cheng's name on the ranking list.
"I'm not on the list." Gao Cheng said somewhat embarrassedly.
Zhao Jingxuan: “…”
It turns out that he is a poor student like him.
Zhao Jingxuan patted his shoulder and said, "Forget it. We don't care about this empty reputation."
"Yes." Gao Cheng said, "Brother Zhao, I have booked a private room. Come with me."
Gao Cheng took Zhao Jingxuan into a private room on the second floor.
After a while, other students arrived one after another.
In addition to Gao Cheng, there are three others.
"Brother Zhao, we are all students from the capital. Let me introduce you to the son of this doctor from the Ministry of Personnel..." Gao Cheng introduced them all.
They are all children of officials.
"Brother Zhao, let's toast you first." The four people raised their glasses.
Zhao Jingxuan was shocked: "Why are you honoring me?"
"Brother Zhao was punished, and we all feel sorry for him!" Gao Cheng said, "It's a shame that we, the students from the capital, are not as eloquent as these students from other places, and we are bullied by them. We can't stand up for Brother Zhao, and we are really ashamed."
"Xu Jue and Wei Ziang have gone too far! It's only natural for classmates to help each other, but they set this up as a trap to lure Brother Zhao in! Brother Zhao has a common trait among us students in the capital: naiveté. He fell for their trick!"
Gao Cheng spoke with righteous indignation, describing Xu Jue and Wei Ziang as unforgivable criminals and the students in the capital as pitiful.
"Why do you feel wronged? I did make a mistake." Zhao Jingxuan said.
Gao Cheng was almost choked. His emotions were all built up, but they were suddenly deflated.
He really suspected that the Sixth Prince was stupid...
"Xu Jue and Wei Ziang are too hypocritical. Even the chief priest has been deceived by them. If we stand on their side, we, the students of the capital, will have no place to stay!"
Although Zhao Jingxuan hated Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, he didn't think they were hypocritical.
"In fact, the chief priest likes smart people. If you are smarter than Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, the chief priest will also like you." Zhao Jingxuan said very objectively.
Gao Cheng: “…”
He originally wanted to take this opportunity to please the Sixth Prince. His results in the imperial examination would definitely not be good, but with the help of the Sixth Prince, his career would be much smoother.
He originally thought that since the Sixth Prince was being bullied by Xu Jue and Wei Ziang, if he just spoke ill of them more, the Sixth Prince would definitely treat them as his close friends. But who knew...
Gao Cheng was completely stumped and didn't know what to say.
"Brother Zhao, no matter what, let us toast you first!" other students continued.
Zhao Jingxuan looked at the wine in the glass and frowned.
"There must be a reason for this toast. How can we just toast 'no matter what'?" Zhao Jingxuan said seriously.
The others looked at each other.
"Brother Zhao, can't you drink?" one of them asked.
Zhao Jingxuan almost exploded. As a man, he couldn't drink. This was too embarrassing!
Well, he certainly doesn't drink.
But you can't lose face.
Zhao Jingxuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all!
Zhao Jingxuan's face turned red and he felt a little dizzy.
Gao Cheng and the others looked at each other.
This Sixth Prince seems a little drunk?
If we give him a few more glasses of wine, wouldn't that mean whatever they say will come true?
It turns out his weakness is drinking.
There was joy in the eyes of these people.
Just then, there was a commotion outside.
Zhao Jingxuan was attracted by the noise. He opened the door of the box curiously and looked outside.
I saw a group of students rushing in from downstairs. They arranged the desks into two rows, facing each other.
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