Chapter 787 The Humiliating History of the Great Yu Kingdom
At 3:45 PM, the afternoon classes officially began.
While still in the study, Cheng Wanwan heard Dr. Tao say that all the students had arrived.
She didn't think these students were giving her face; they probably knew that the King of Qin's actions today were related to her, and they were so angry that they wanted her to resign as well.
She straightened her clothes, picked up her books, and walked towards the classroom.
This university building has more than a dozen classrooms, but only one is currently in use.
She walked to the door and saw that the door, which was always open, was tightly closed. She immediately knew what was going on.
She lifted her foot and gently kicked the door open.
"Splash—"
A bucket of water fell from the sky; although it didn't wet her body, it still soaked her clothes.
She kicked the bucket aside, walked in, and looked around at everyone in the hall. Peng Wang looked worried, the scholars were at a loss, and the group of young noblemen had a mocking smile on their lips, with a hint of disappointment in their smiles, but also a hidden excitement.
In other words, there must be something else fishy going on besides this bucket of water.
Cheng Wanwan walked up to the podium without making a sound and saw a slightly strange chair. These days, people respect teachers more... Of course, these students didn't have this concept. Because of this respect, teachers always sit while lecturing, and this chair was specially prepared for them.
She kicked the chair as if it were an accident, and it immediately fell apart.
She smiled and said, "The welcoming ceremony was quite special. You really are students from the capital... Oh, and here's a little gift."
There was a box of charcoal pencils on the desk. She reached out and took out the small item from the box.
It was a green caterpillar, about the thickness of a thumb, which she was holding in her hand, and it kept wriggling.
Pang Jie's eyes widened immediately.
They finally found such a powerful weapon in the flower bushes of the school, yet Lady Sui is not afraid?
Oh right, how could he forget? Madam Sui is a peasant woman, a woman who works in the countryside. Naturally, she wouldn't be afraid of this. They miscalculated.
Three "surprises" were prepared, but all of them were thwarted. It seems that this Lady Sui is not so easy to deal with. We need to think of some other methods.
Just as Pang Jie and a group of people were exchanging glances and discussing, Cheng Wanwan quickly threw away the insect that made her scalp tingle and reached into her sleeve.
“It seems everyone really likes these little things.” She took a black box out of her sleeve. “In return, I’ll give some to everyone as well.”
She opened the box.
It wasn't a caterpillar inside, but a wasp.
These are wild wasps she just bought at the mall. They sting much more fiercely than bees. They're not poisonous, but they're enough to give you a real headache.
A bee will die after stinging a person, but a wasp will not and can be reused...
They want to play, so let's play with them for a while.
"Oh my god, it's a wasp!"
"Get away, don't fly this way!"
"Ouch, that hurts so much! Damn wasps!"
"..."
The classroom immediately descended into chaos, and Cheng Wanwan had just closed and locked the only door, preventing these people from escaping.
Seeing that the most troublesome ones had been stung, Cheng Wanwan then used the scent of honey to lure the wasps back into the box.
She put the lid on and said with a smile, "Everyone seems to be quite enthusiastic. If you like, I'll let them out for everyone to play with every time I'm in class."
Pang Jie got stung on the forehead, which raised a big red bump, and he was so angry that he blurted out, "You did that on purpose!"
"According to this student, can I also say that you did it on purpose?" Cheng Wanwan said with a forced smile. "The bucket at the door, the broken chair, the caterpillar in the charcoal box—weren't they deliberately set up against me? You did it three times, and I only did it once. I'm the one who lost out, but as a teacher, I won't hold it against you students. If you still want to play, we can continue. If you don't want to play, then quiet down and let's start class."
She fiddled with the box in her hand, and the students below could faintly hear a buzzing sound.
Pang Jie felt a chill run down his spine and had no choice but to suppress his anger for the time being.
The most troublesome one stopped causing trouble, and naturally, the others stopped standing up for themselves, and the classroom gradually quieted down.
"Then let's begin the lesson." Cheng Wanwan put down her book, stood on the platform, and quietly began, "I am your Asabu language teacher. Asabu and the Great Yu Kingdom only officially established relations two or three years ago. There's not much to say about the history between the two countries. I know everyone wants to know why we need to establish a school specifically for this purpose, and why we need to learn the languages of these small countries. Some people think it's unnecessary, and others think it's a waste of time and energy. Before we start teaching the language, I'll explain why to you all."
"The Great Yu Kingdom that you see today is a prosperous dynasty with more than ten vassal states, a place of great prosperity with all nations paying tribute, a peaceful and prosperous nation where people live and work in peace... But do you all know how humiliated we were at the beginning of the Great Yu Dynasty three hundred years ago?"
"At that time, the country was in great turmoil. The founding emperor finally led his army to conquer the country. However, internal strife was severe, and the borders were vulnerable. The Great Yu Dynasty had only been established for a year when it was targeted by countless small countries. The petty countries led by the Western Rong took advantage of the situation and began to invade the Great Yu Dynasty from the west, gradually eroding its territory... Everyone present should know this history. The war with the Western Rong lasted for twenty-one years..."
Her voice was calm and unhurried, like a gentle stream, yet it carried a heavy weight.
No matter how unruly the students present were, they had all been forced to read the books and had some understanding of this history.
Those twenty-one years were a disgrace to the Great Yu Kingdom. Whenever they heard people talk about it, they would clench their fingers and grit their teeth in hatred, wishing they could go back to that time and fight a great battle with the Western Rong Kingdom...
"Once upon a time, the iron cavalry of the Western Rong invaded my Great Yu Kingdom, plundering cloth and grain; once upon a time, the western city fell, and countless people were displaced; once upon a time, the Great Yu Kingdom humiliatingly sent countless princesses to marry foreign rulers... Just twenty years ago, Princess Taiping of my Great Yu Kingdom volunteered to marry a Western Rong in order to maintain peace between the two countries... The shame of the Western Rong has never faded!"
"You think the Great Yu Kingdom is already very powerful, that it is in a golden age of peace and prosperity. Little do you know, countless small countries are secretly coveting and plotting against it... You think those small countries are delusional, that they are incapable of contending with the Great Yu Kingdom... But, if the Great Yu Kingdom were truly incomparably powerful, would Princess Taiping still need to marry far away to the Western Frontier?"
"The Great Yu Kingdom is far from being that powerful. Do you think you still have the right to lie low and sleep soundly? The Western Rong Kingdom is still dreaming of annexing the Great Yu Kingdom. The Laqi Kingdom's intention to invade the Great Yu Kingdom has never disappeared. The Southern Barbarian Kingdoms are always looking for an opportunity to crush the Great Yu Kingdom under their feet. The Seso Kingdom wishes it could turn the Great Yu Kingdom into their backyard... Even if the Great Yu Kingdom is prosperous and thriving today, none of you here should let your guard down."
"When the youth prosper, the nation prospers; when the youth are strong, the nation is strong. Whether the Great Yu Kingdom can remain a powerful nation forever depends entirely on you..."
Everyone in the audience stared at Cheng Wanwan with shining eyes.
Even those troublemakers temporarily forgot their earlier unpleasantness. Though unruly, they were still people of the Great Yu Kingdom. Cheng Wanwan's words awakened their national pride. They felt the humiliation of three hundred years ago, and they felt ashamed and uneasy about their current absurdity...
“Although Assab is a small country, they have been learning from the strengths of our Great Yu Kingdom, and they will become powerful sooner or later,” Cheng Wanwan said. “Every small country has its strengths. After you learn the Assab language, go deep into their country, learn the knowledge they are most proud of, and come back to build the Great Yu Kingdom. Then, Assab will never stand above the Great Yu Kingdom.”
"Now, I'll teach you some simple words, the Assab greetings. I'll write them down first..."
In those days, there were no blackboards in class, so she had white stone slabs made and embedded in the wall, and then wrote with charcoal pencils, which made class more convenient.
She turned around to write.
Pang Jie, who was below, finally regained consciousness.
He actually listened attentively to the lesson for half an hour just now. Has he gone mad?
This woman is absolutely toxic.
No, he can't surrender so easily!
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