The waiter said, "You said you wanted to stop when you had a point, but the person also said he didn't mean to kill anyone. It was all because he was too weak. What can you do?"
Duan Qingxi frowned and asked, "Do they have a grudge?"
The waiter said, "I don't know. I heard there's no grudge. The weak are bound to be bullied. He took the exam for so many years but failed, so it's natural that he was bullied. This incident caused a big uproar at the time..."
Yun Ting asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with the fifth academy?"
The waiter whispered, "Of course it's related. The candidate who was beaten to death was Yu Tianhao. His father was a teacher at Tai Academy, Yu Qing. He later sought justice for his son, but the teachers from the four major academies united, accusing his son of overestimating his own abilities and attempting to injure others. The other party only attacked in self-protection. Even the Lord couldn't do anything about this matter, after all, this was a coalition of the four major academies."
Duan Qingxi frowned, "So... is this the end of the matter?"
The waiter said, "Not really. I don't know what Yu Qing did later, but the Lord promised him that he could open a fifth academy. If any student from this academy could be admitted to the Imperial Academy, he would seek justice for his son."
Upon hearing this, Yun Ting said unhappily, "The Lord clearly knew that Chen Qing's son was murdered, but he didn't help him and still acted like this... He has no conscience at all!"
Duan Qingxi looked at him and said, "Your father died tragically, but who dares to stand up for him? I think His Majesty must have his own frustrations. The four academies have been established for a long time, and they have united to deal with Yu Qing. How could His Majesty go against the four academies just for Chen Qing?"
Yun Ting said: "But... Your Majesty is the strongest!"
"But don't forget, the four academies are the lifeblood of Lingdu. All the talent is in the four academies. Even the descendants of the four major families must study there. The teachers and resources there are the best. If the monarch appoints the dean of the four academies, what will happen to all the students? Then everyone will fight for the position of dean, and there will be chaos, and I am afraid there will be countless casualties."
"But the Lord asked Yu Qing to establish a fifth academy, which means he wanted him to find a way to create an academy that can replace the four academies. In this way, even if he became the dean of the four academies, no one would dare to plead for them. After all, there are other academies to study in. Why should they become the enemy of the Lord for a dean?"
Yun Ting seemed to understand, but he also roughly understood that the king did this for Yu Qing's own good.
He asked the waiter, "Did anyone from this fifth academy get into Imperial College?"
The waiter shook his head and said, "No, who would go to this suddenly appearing fifth academy? There are no good teachers and no good resources. On top of that, there's pressure from the four major academies. No one would want to go."
But think about it, most people enter the academy just to get into Tai Academy. Who would go to a place with so little future to study?
Just like modern students all want to get into a good university, everyone will choose to get into a good high school. Who would go to a high school that is not famous, is in a shabby place, and has few teachers?
Yun Ting looked at Duan Qingxi and asked, "Then... which college should we apply to?"
Without waiting for Duan Qingxi to speak, the waiter said, "Hey, then of course you have to apply to one of the four major colleges! I'm just telling you about Tianhao College. There's no future in getting in!"
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