Chapter 164: Capture Zhao Yunjing!
Both being people accustomed to self-discipline, Zhao Yunjing woke up around 5 a.m. last night, even though he went to bed late.
It started snowing last night as the bonfire party was about to end. It snowed all night, and it was heavy. The ground outside was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the branches and leaves of the trees in front of the dormitory were also weighed down by the snow. Some of the smaller ones had their branches broken off.
Zhao Yunjing found a wooden shovel in the corner of the wall. He wrapped himself up tightly before opening the door. He planned to clear a path in front of the door first and then clear the snow from the entire yard.
As soon as the door opened, someone walked out of the dormitory door next to it at the same time.
It is Chen Liangjin.
Since Lord Chen passed away, Chen Liangjin and Zhao Yunjing have not spoken much. It's not that they hate each other, but they simply don't know what to say. After all, his father's death was his own choice. When he first lost his father, he could still act unreasonably because of his emotions, but now that two years have passed, he has long since become indifferent.
Zhao Yunjing wasn't the type to actively socialize. When he saw Chen Liangjin, he simply nodded slightly and then buried himself in shoveling snow.
Soon, the other students got up, and the large group worked together to clear all the snow from the dormitory area.
Just as everyone was about to clear the snow outside, they heard Master Gan's voice: "Yun Jing! Yun Jing! Stop shoveling snow, come quickly!"
Master Gan had never been so flustered before; this must mean something terrible had happened.
A student named Lin Yecheng next to Zhao Yunjing gave him a push: "Yunjing, let's not shovel the snow yet. Come on, let's all go and take a look."
Along the way, thanks to Lin Yecheng's explanation, everyone learned that people from the neighboring Imperial College would come to cause trouble every now and then. If it were a different headmaster, they would have been forced to kneel down long ago. However, Ning Xian and Gan Fuzi were all eccentric and principled people. Not only did they not kneel down, but they would also grab weapons and fight directly, resulting in injuries to someone every time.
But the people at the Imperial College, perhaps with some peculiar habit, didn't stay quiet for more than a few days before a new group of people came back.
Therefore, Lin Yecheng believes that this incident was also caused by students from the Imperial College.
"This time it's not students causing trouble; it's their Dr. Su who came today."
Master Gan suddenly stopped speaking and grabbed Zhao Yunjing's sleeve tightly: "Yunjing, we have already completed your enrollment procedures and held a welcome party for you yesterday. You are already members of Canglan Academy, so you won't go to the Imperial Academy when Dr. Su asks you to, right?"
It turned out to be Dr. Su.
Zhao Yunjing gripped the handcuff back and said, "Master Gan, I am a sentimental person. When I was in Peach Blossom County, the academy that took me in was called Huilan Academy. There is a 'lan' in Canglan, but not in the Imperial Academy."
Lin Fan, who was standing next to him and had come from the Shanglin Academy, nodded: "He's right."
The others nodded in unison: "That's the reason."
Master Gan was both amused and exasperated.
He thought Canglan Academy won this time because of their teaching staff and sincerity. He didn't expect that what really kept people here was the academy's name, which Qin Song had trampled into the ground!
If Zhao Yunjing were to mention this reason to Dr. Su later, when Dr. Su relays it back, would Qin Song, that old scoundrel, faint on the spot from anger?
I'm really looking forward to that moment!
The group hurried through the snow, and just as they reached the academy gate, they heard someone shout arrogantly: "Hey Ning, we're not here to fight you! Fighting you is just to raise your own status! If you know what's good for you, hurry up and let Zhao Yunjing out, or we'll have to take action!"
Feng Wei recognized the voice as that of Young Master Yu from the Imperial Academy. Enraged, he rushed over and grabbed Young Master Yu, starting to beat him: "You want to fight? Come on! Do it! Whoever doesn't is a dog!"
There were quite a few students from the Imperial College, but compared to the students of Canglan Academy who ran in the mountains every day and played Cuju (ancient Chinese football) from time to time, they were very weak. From Dr. Su to ordinary students, everyone was injured. Among them, Dr. Su and Young Master Yu were the most vocal, with two of their teeth knocked out.
Dr. Su's mouth trembled with a lisp, and blood dripped from it as he spoke. Soon, the front of his flowing white robe was stained crimson, making him look utterly wretched. He yelled at Zhao Yunjing:
"Zhao Yunjing, don't be shameless! If it weren't for the Emperor's personal decree ordering us to take you in, do you think the Imperial Academy would even give you a second glance?! You'd better come with us now, or you'll be disobeying the imperial decree! That's a capital offense!"
Zhao Yunjing punched him, knocking out two more teeth: "I come from the mountains and am a rough man. I am not worthy of the refined manners of the gentlemen of the Imperial Academy. I will not go to the Imperial Academy. As for whether my not going is disobeying the imperial decree? That is none of Dr. Su's concern. The student council will report to the Emperor personally."
"You, do you think the Emperor is a butcher selling meat on the street who you can see whenever you want, or who you can report whenever you want? Even our Grand Master of Ceremonies is not qualified to enter the palace on his own!"
Young Master Chen couldn't hold back any longer and sneered, "The whole of Daliang knows that Zhao Yunjing once took the emperor up the mountain and down to the fields to eat and travel with the people and experience their true conditions. Has Dr. Su not heard of this? It seems that Dr. Su has been away from the mountains for a long time and is ignorant."
“That’s right. Our Yun Jing was able to get the Emperor to set aside his status and experience the life of an ordinary farmer. He also served the Emperor every day before the results were announced. What difficulty would it be for him to send a message to the palace?”
"Hey, Brother Zhao, could this jade pendant be the Emperor's personal jade pendant? With this jade pendant, one can freely enter and leave the palace?"
One person said one sentence, leaving Dr. Su completely stunned.
He knew that the Emperor had been observing the people's conditions on his way back, and he also knew that Zhao Yunjing had accompanied the Emperor back to the capital. However, he did not expect that the Emperor's observation of the people's conditions was not originally part of the plan, but rather Zhao Yunjing's idea!
Furthermore, the Emperor's personal jade pendant was actually on Zhao Yunjing. This was not just appreciation; it was extremely high regard for him!
Dr. Su remained defiant and refused to kneel: "Even so, you must come to the Imperial Academy before you enter the palace to see the Emperor! Once the Emperor agrees, you can go wherever you want!"
"What if I don't agree? You want another match? That's not impossible. If you win, I can go to the Imperial Academy first. How about it, one-on-one, or group against group?"
Dr. Su's mouth hurt even more.
They couldn't win a fight; the fact that he lost four teeth today was a bloody lesson. But he was unwilling to go back like this; if he went back like this, the Grand Master would skin him alive!
"We're all scholars, what kind of behavior is this, resorting to fighting all the time? Zhao Yunjing, let's not have a martial arts contest, let's have a contest of words! If you beat me, I'll take my men and leave immediately!"
Ning Xian was an impatient person with a fiery temper. Upon hearing this, he immediately jumped up and started hitting him: "Who wants to compete with you! Get lost! If you don't get lost, I'll knock out the rest of your teeth!"
Dr. Su was frightened, but he would lose face if he went back like this. Just as he decided to try to fight back first, a shrill voice came from behind him: "What's going on?!"
That voice sounded like it belonged to a palace eunuch, and Dr. Su was delighted to hear it.
It turns out that the Emperor also knew that Zhao Yunjing had run off to Canglan Academy and sent people to arrest him and bring him back to the Imperial Academy!
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