Chapter 185: Bad Intentions
"So I dare to ask the headmaster if there is any connection between these two things. Can you give me an answer?"
Zhang Yaosheng shouted the last two sentences with his head tilted back, using all his strength.
The sound was so loud that it even echoed in the house.
Only after he finished speaking did Yue Shanzhang stroke his beard and said calmly, "This is the first time I've heard about the matter between the county magistrate and the academician you mentioned."
"But you just mentioned Song Jingyun's study at home... you observed it very carefully."
Shanzhang Yue reached out, patted Zhang Yaosheng on the shoulder, and then left with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Yaosheng was stunned when he saw Principal Yue leave without any explanation.
But the people around them immediately started to sneer.
"What Shanzhang said is right. You really observe very carefully. You even watch Jingyun's daily schedule so carefully. I want to know, are you lying on the wall or squatting in the corner all day long?"
"You keep staring at other people all day long. I really don't know how much time you have to spend on studying. And you still say that you study hard? How dare you!"
"It's all superficial work. You spend half a day reading a book, but you don't know how many words you can understand. Then you turn around and complain that others don't study hard to get good grades. Others just read with their heart, not like you."
"What's the matter about the academician and the county magistrate? Our Wende Academy sends out many candidates for the imperial examinations every time. Some of them are now enjoying high positions and generous salaries. Even those people will be respectful to the headmaster when they come back. Does the headmaster need to give face to the county magistrate?"
"To be frank, the county magistrate has to be polite when he sees the headmaster. I just hope that the headmaster will manage the academy with care and help the whole county produce a few more successful candidates."
"I think that's nothing. It's just that I didn't study hard and didn't do well in the exams. Seeing Song Jingyun doing well in the exams, I became jealous and wanted to cause some trouble."
"That's right. As for what he just said, those of us who know him know that he is talking nonsense. If you don't know him, you might believe him and think that Song Jingyun was able to get the first place in the case and the first place in the academy not because of his talent, but because of other reasons. If three people make a tiger, I'm afraid that in the future, everyone will say that Song Jingyun's grades are fake and he doesn't live up to his reputation."
"Scholars value their reputation the most. If someone is deliberately framed like this, it's ok for those who are open-minded. But if they are worried about rumors, they will have to live in fear from now on and won't be able to study well. If they can't get over it, some may even commit suicide."
"You really have bad intentions!"
"With such bad behavior, you really don't deserve to study in Wende Academy!"
"That's right, people like this need to be driven out!"
“…”
Everyone started to shout loudly. Zhang Yao's face turned red with anger. "You, you guys..."
It was really unreasonable! He was just jealous of the high-ranking officials. Seeing that Song Jingyun had done well in the exam and had connections with the county magistrate and the academician, he wanted to get close to them in order to have a good future!
It's simply disgraceful!
"Silence!" Master Zhuang shouted.
Master Zhuang is in charge of many affairs of the academy on a daily basis. He is the right-hand man of Principal Yue and has a very high prestige in Wende Academy. Because he is usually serious and pays attention to strict discipline, many people are afraid of him when they see him.
When he spoke, everyone else quickly fell silent and stood aside respectfully.
"Student Zhang Yaosheng can no longer continue studying at Wende Academy due to poor test scores for two consecutive years. He is now packing up his things and leaving as soon as possible." Master Zhuang said.
"Student..." Zhang Yaosheng wanted to argue.
"You only have one hour." Master Zhuang interrupted Zhang Yaosheng, his tone even colder than before.
Zhang Yaosheng's face turned pale as paper. He didn't dare to say anything else. He just cupped his hands and said, "Student will go right away."
Amid the contemptuous or disdainful gazes of the crowd, Zhang Yaosheng quickly went to his seat to pack up his things, then went to his dormitory, packed up his things, lowered his head, and walked out of the gate of Wende Academy.
Carrying a bunch of things, he came out of Wende Academy alone. As soon as he went out, he attracted many people's attention.
"Wen De Academy is about to close for the holiday."
"Where? We have to wait a few more days for the holiday. If he comes out now, it's probably because of that."
"Which one?"
"I heard that students who rank last in the academic exams for two consecutive years at Wende College will be expelled from the college and transferred to other colleges."
"Tsk, he has been at the bottom of the class for two consecutive years. How could he not study hard to be like this? If I could enter Wende Academy, I would study day and night and forget about food. I would definitely not be like him and waste such a good opportunity in vain."
"That's right. Being kicked out of Wende Academy like this is really a disgrace to scholars."
"With such a poor academic record, he must be living a life of debauchery on weekdays. Scholars don't do serious work!"
“…”
Zhang Yaosheng was so angry when he heard these words that he shouted at the people who were watching and pointing at him, "What do you know?"
"You don't know how hard I studied. You don't know how hard I worked. You don't know. What right do you have to say that about me?"
After a roar, Zhang Yaosheng felt that the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Then there was a bright white light before his eyes, so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.
After he opened his eyes, he was stunned for a moment.
There were no hateful people in front of him, and no one was pointing fingers at him. There were just a lot of people coming and going, and vendors around him were shouting loudly to do business.
On the contrary, because of his angry shout, those who were busy with their own things suddenly stopped what they were doing and looked at Zhang Yaosheng in surprise.
"What is this person doing?"
"He's hysterical, still mumbling, probably he hasn't woken up yet."
"I think so..."
Hearing people talking, Zhang Yaosheng was a little confused.
Was that just a dream? Zhang Yaosheng reached out and pinched himself, and the piercing pain came immediately, making him completely awake.
I am not dreaming, everything around me is real.
But just now...
Zhang Yaosheng was a little dazed. After a moment, he hugged the things in his hand and walked forward in a daze.
After Laba Festival comes the New Year. Especially now that there are only a few days left until the Little New Year, many people have already started to buy New Year's goods. The county town is bustling with people coming and going.
Zhang Yaosheng lowered his head and didn't look at the road, so when a man who was also holding a large bamboo basket came towards him, he didn't dodge and the large bamboo basket hit him directly, causing him to stagger.
Ah, robbing the monthly ticket (end of this chapter)
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