Chapter 477 Extra Ten (Full text completed)
This graduation ceremony of Yuan Zhao’s 20th year was destined to be extraordinary.
Just as Qiao Yan said when Qiao Huan mentioned this graduation ceremony, this is also the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Leping Academy in name.
As the founder of Leping Academy and the emperor of Dayong, Qiao Yan had to attend this graduation ceremony.
Of course, even as a parent, she should come.
Qiao Huan fell into deep thought when he heard that Jiang Wei's father had asked Qiao Yan for leave to attend the graduation ceremony, and that Sun Luban's mother Bu Lianshi would attend because her father Sun Quan was far away in Jiaozhou and it was inconvenient for her to travel back and forth.
Earlier, she had been thinking that if she behaved herself a little better in the two years before graduation, everyone's impression of her at the graduation ceremony would have been almost replaced, and it would be fine for her mother to sit in the audience.
But what has she done in the past two years?
Qiao Huan scratched his hair, feeling that things were getting a bit serious.
She came up with a plan to seal off the mausoleum in her engineering course, and even managed to convince the teacher to give her a passing grade with just some verbal sparring.
After she made a fortune from the same protective helmet as the one she had bought at Leping Academy, she set up an unofficial scholarship in the academy last year.
Considering that the girl's studies were taken care of by His Majesty and the two deans, and it was not appropriate for her to take over at this time, she set up this scholarship to reward talents with independent spirit and creative talent in the academy. Thanks to the cooperation between her and Mi Si, the right person was found to manage the scholarship in the long term.
Although there is nothing wrong with this from the perspective of its purpose, it is hard not to suspect that she is instigating others to become troublemakers like her.
But if Qiao Huan herself were to say it, she was just investing in talent in advance, so what bad intentions could she have?
After consulting with Lü Lingju and Sun Ren, she developed a set of self-defense techniques that were more suitable for girls under the age of twelve, which she used in the college competition at the end of last year. She also teamed up with the female students in the college to set up a 100-day martial arts event.
There's nothing wrong with that.
Her mother was already organizing an army with more female soldiers, so how could she be blamed for undergoing another round of intensive training in the academy?
This was just an idea that would allow women to be more qualified to serve as generals and soldiers after the invention of guns and cannons, and it was spread from Leping Academy.
At the beginning of this year, probably because it was time to leave this place soon, and Deng Ai had graduated and left the academy two years ago, she was missing a helper in writing, so she set up a challenging task in the academy's book corner.
The target of the challenge was naturally the two masterpieces she was trying to complete.
As for whether this move would bring any strange impact to the academy, Qiao Huan temporarily put it aside.
Anyway, the first thing Dean Cai said when they entered school was that as long as it did not violate the principle of unity among all parties in Dayong, any creation was free.
Just like the project of building the mausoleum, she can always find a suitable talent, right?
Then, she became the head of the sixth grade students in the academy, and was famous for her literary and martial talents.
So it is not surprising that because she often does something shocking, there are several people among the younger generation who rush to emulate her.
When the teachers in the academy were troubled by this, they could not help but attribute some of the leadership role to her.
Qiao Huan sighed when he thought of this.
Alas, it is so difficult to be an excellent student and stay away from gossip.
But what did she do wrong?
She was just promoting some of the goals that the Queen Mother wanted to achieve step by step in Leping Academy in her own way.
Oh, by the way, I don’t know whether Cai Yong ever complained.
Her dealings with Cai Yong had always been reciprocal, but Sun Luban still believed that the reason they stewed the pheasants raised by Cai Yong and were not held accountable was simply because their performance in the academy was amazing enough.
The result was that every time she asked someone to deal with the traces of their "picnic", it was as if they were destroying the evidence.
Then, someone decided to learn from them and stretched out his claws to Cai Yong's food rations, and even managed to avoid being caught, which made Cai Yong very angry.
This matter can't be blamed on her...right?
Anyway, all these events did not have any impact. When the graduation ceremony was approaching in June, Qiao Huan unsurprisingly became an outstanding representative among the graduates. He would give a speech at the ceremony, bringing a perfect end to his six-year college career.
This representative status was what everyone expected, and it was not something that Cai Qiong, Cao Ang and others could get for her just because they knew her identity.
Qiao Huan slowly and methodically pinned the red-gold badges on his college uniform, then he recalled the speech he had already considered several times in his mind, and then walked towards the auditorium.
In the twenty years since the founding of Dayong, the Queen Mother's cruel methods were mostly used in external expeditions and the suppression of those disobedient families, while internal development has always been moving forward at a leisurely pace. However, looking back at the changes in the past twenty years, even Qiao Huan could feel that this was a complete upheaval.
The faces of students who came and went no longer showed the sufferings of famine and people as recorded in the classics of the late Han Dynasty. Even those from ordinary families no longer regarded cotton as a fashionable fabric that only the nobility could afford.
They now naturally hold light books in their hands, allowing them to walk forward with brisk steps. There is no need to carry books in carts, and there is no longer the situation in the past where books were only monopolized by wealthy families.
The auditorium they were running towards was a large building that had been constructed in recent years.
This auditorium features a rare bucket-shaped dome, which is located directly above the meeting place.
The umbrella-shaped dome is supported by dense brackets, guarding the central pattern of coiled dragons and auspicious clouds, and was named Panlong Caijing by Your Majesty.
This is not only a comprehensive expression of contemporary mathematical mechanics, but also a representation of Leping Academy as a world cultural center.
It tells the people who come here for this graduation ceremony in the most straightforward way:
Look, there is another epoch-making change!
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Qiao Huan's face.
Afterwards, she did not go directly into the main hall, but first entered her preparation room.
But what she didn't expect was that when she pushed the door open, she saw a familiar figure standing in front of the window, looking at the students who were walking towards the auditorium one after another outside.
Qiao Huan's eyelids twitched, and he blurted out "Empress Mother" without thinking.
"You don't have to be like a mouse seeing a cat when you see me, right?" Qiao Yan turned around to look at her and said. "Don't want to see me?"
"That's impossible," Qiao Huan calmed down after the initial shock and walked towards his mother. "You said you were coming a long time ago, so I won't panic because of this. I'm just curious, how did you suddenly appear here?"
As she said this, her eyes cast vaguely towards the nearby tea table, and she saw a pair of used tea sets on it.
It was hard for her not to guess that before she arrived, other people from Leping Academy must have been here.
Could it be that someone really filed a complaint first?
"Okay, stop thinking about these nonsense here." Looking at Qiao Huan's expression, Qiao Yan could guess what this kid was worrying about at this moment.
She stretched out her hand to block Qiao Huan's sight, and turned her gaze back, "I came here to ask you something."
The seriousness of Qiao Yan's expression made Qiao Huan realize that what came out of his mother's mouth would definitely not be an ordinary sentence.
Sure enough, the next moment she heard Qiao Yan say, "You know, at today's graduation ceremony, as half a teacher to the students of Leping, I will definitely be on stage to give a speech at the end."
This is a routine every five years.
At the end of Qiao Huan's first year, Qiao Yan did the same thing at the 25th anniversary celebration of Leping Academy.
But obviously, something is different this time.
Qiao Yan asked, "If - at the end of this speech, I will announce to the public that I intend to make you the legitimate successor of Dayong, can you bear the brunt of this storm?"
Qiao Huan was stunned.
These words came so suddenly!
Mother said that she would announce the news that she was made the legitimate successor of Dayong, so -
Is this to establish a crown prince? !
This should not have been brought up so early, and it should have been announced in Luoyang!
Perhaps it can be said that given her age, she would not really enter the center of the court so soon. In this case, it seems to be a more appropriate choice to read out the decision to establish the crown prince to the young group of Leping Academy.
Faced with the fact that his mother had no other children after giving birth to her, Qiao Huan had already firmly in mind the goal of inheriting his mother's career and continuing to work hard.
But she never expected that it would be at this moment!
But after this moment of shock, Qiao Huan looked into his mother's eyes and gave a firm answer, "Yes."
She can.
Why not?
She would never forget Wei Yan's previous suggestion that she "cherish her life". It was after this watershed that she clearly understood that this challenge that would come to her sooner or later must not become a restriction that holds her back, nor would it be something that would allow her to indulge in the glory and authority of her mother's protection.
It's just a ticket to get in.
A ticket that, at least not yet in effect, requires her to put in a performance commensurate with it but also requires her to treat it with a normal attitude.
Qiao Yan was obviously very satisfied with her answer.
She raised her hand and patted Qiao Huan on the shoulder, saying, "Then, let me see your demeanor as the graduate leader. Before I say that, I want you to make a splash first."
Qiao Huan raised his eyes and said in a tone that was even more decisive than the word "can" just now: "Of course!"
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When Qiao Huan walked toward the stage, everyone could clearly see that although she might have been a bit frivolous in the past, now in such an unusually dignified and formal occasion, she only had the youthful vigor and vitality left.
And on her still young face, perhaps because she was on stage as a representative today, she showed more than just the demeanor of a leader, but also something that should perhaps be called the demeanor of a royal family.
But her full aura today was probably not the only shocking thing.
When she stood on the podium, Qiao Huan's voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the reflection sound formed by the surrounding walls and the caisson above her head. It was also a sentence that no one had expected to be used as an opening remark.
"Perhaps more people still know the name Mu Huan, but there are many people here today, and it is also the 30th anniversary of Leping Academy. I am speaking here as a representative of the 20th year graduates of Leping Academy. I hope you can remember my original name."
Qiao Huan paused, and as her eyes wandered downwards, she heard a burst of noisy whispers, but the moment she spoke again, all the sounds disappeared without a trace.
The sunlight outside the auditorium of Leping Academy shines onto the four walls through the lighting gaps above, and further spreads into the hall.
This indirect light allowed Qiao Huan to clearly see the faces of the people in the front row, and the one who was most clearly visible was Qiao Yan, who had just asked her if she could take on this important task.
She also saw many familiar faces looking at her at this moment.
The expectation contained therein is enough to make anyone who is there feel excited.
This is definitely not because summer has arrived.
She took a deep breath and said loudly, "I am Qiao Huan."
Qiao from the Qiao family of Leping and Qiao from the surname of Dayong.
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It will be recorded in history books that this is the true debut of the future crown prince of Dayong.
Under the gaze of the founding monarch of Dayong, the heir walked to the front of the stage.
The author has something to say:
This book ends here.
I feel like this is the most appropriate place to stop.
The handover between the two generations can already be seen as a relatively stable handover (this was actually revealed a little bit in later forums).
In short, Huai Xu will inherit Qiao Qiao’s hope that “I am not alone” and continue to move forward.
Ah, I am really a local dog. It is really cool to reveal my identity in this kind of college and find out that there is a bigger boss (you).
Two additional explanations: Although round roofs were not common in ancient China, caisson was indeed one of them, and it was not an imitation of the European style. The caisson can also effectively improve the reflected sound.
Then as mentioned in the previous forum, Qiao Huan was first clearly designated as the crown prince when he was 12 years old (informally), and was later officially confirmed after he followed Qiao Qiao to conquer the north, which is consistent with what is mentioned here.
Then comes the nagging session after the end:
I started writing on February 16th and finished on November 2nd, which is exactly eight and a half months.
Thank you all for your company along the way.
I was actually quite hesitant before starting the article, because I felt that Jinjiang and the Three Kingdoms theme were a little incompatible, especially this more orthodox type of the Three Kingdoms.
If you look at the Three Kingdoms novels next door, you will know that there is no short novel of this type, with many characters and place names. If it is written in the direction of orthodox and cool novels, it will tend to be dull in the later stages, and it will take up more time to build up the story in the early stages. The theme of the Three Kingdoms itself also selects the audience.
When the ranking of Clamp dropped by three places, I was a little hesitant whether to cut some side quests, but I couldn't bear to do it in the end. Maybe it was to fulfill my dream of not seeing the ending of Phoenix wearing a crippled man.
This book can be said to have been saved by the daily ten thousand and the batch of nutrient solution fed in April to top the list, plus the frequent reports during that period. Thank you all for your comments which gave me the motivation to update more and get through it. I wonder if there are any little angels who followed the updates in March and April. I really want to thank them one by one.
Because the amount of updates is relatively large, there are some grammatical errors and typos that have not been corrected yet, and we will enter the revision stage next.
The specific plot will not be modified, only the sentences will be refined.
See you in the next one~
(End of the book)
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