Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned
Chapter 1007 Who is Fan Huai
Chapter 1007 Who is Fan Huai
"Brother Cang, the monthly exam results have been announced!"
Early in the morning, Li Cheng went to his brother's house to look for Li Cang. But he found Li Cang sitting at the stone table in the courtyard of the teaching hall, holding an article in his hand, reading it with great interest, and had no intention of going out.
"All the students in the elite department have already gone to the training ground to see the list. Aren't you going?"
"No." Li Cang didn't even raise his head, just gently turned the pages of the book, and said calmly: "Don't go to a crowded place. It's crowded and noisy, why don't you sit alone in the room?"
"Besides, everything has been done and the score is already determined. Why should we rush to know it now?"
He glanced at Li Cheng and said, "Brother, please be calm. Father taught us that those who do great things should remain calm even when a mountain collapses in front of them. It's just a monthly exam, why are you making such a fuss?"
Li Cheng blushed, and felt that he was a little too excited. He scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't care about my ranking."
"It's just that, Brother Cang, you are always smart. I think you might be able to get the top spot, so I want to invite you to go and see it together."
"It doesn't matter whether we are at the top of the list or not. We just need to study hard and sooner or later we will be noticed by His Royal Highness King Zhou." Li Cang said.
While reading, he picked up the teacup on the stone table and took a sip. However, his slightly trembling hands when he put down the teacup revealed his inner nervousness at the moment.
It's certainly not that he doesn't care about his ranking...but he just thinks of himself as the son of the powerful official Li Jilin, and doesn't want to crowd in with a group of people in an uncivilized manner.
In fact, at the end of this exam, Li Cang had managed to get the essays of several elite science students who were usually diligent. After secretly comparing them, he was sure that these people were far inferior to him in terms of the meaning of the essays.
This was true for all those who worked hard, not to mention the other frivolous nobles who were just filling in the numbers. Li Cang was certain that he would be the top student in the academy in this monthly exam, so he just waited for the results to be announced so that he could receive everyone's congratulations.
How can one be more respectable when being congratulated? Of course, even though one has won the first prize, one should appear nonchalant and act like a master who “just did it casually”.
Instead of running to the bottom of the list eagerly to see the list, and then excitedly shouting "Oh, good, I got it" when he saw that he was at the top of the list, this was not what a disciple from a noble family like him would do.
Li Cang even thought about how he would perform afterwards: when others came to congratulate him after reading the list, he would act as if he had made nothing of it, and be modest at first, saying “I’m lucky”, and then casually point out that his article actually still had many shortcomings, and that he felt that he could continue to improve, and that his current achievements were not worth mentioning…
In short, it means to show off.
In this way, he would surely gain many supporters in this academy, and then be accepted as a disciple by King Zhou. In this way, he would surely gain his father's favor.
Just as he was thinking this, Li Cang's ears moved slightly, and he heard a noise coming from outside. He thought that those elite science students who were looking at the list had returned.
He straightened his back quickly, glanced at his clothes to see if there were any wrinkles, and then stared at the book again, shaking his head, pretending to be immersed in it.
"Brother No. 1, Brother No. 1, is Brother No. 1 here?"
An elite science student shouted loudly, pushed open the gate and walked in. Seeing someone sitting in front of the stone table, he walked straight over here, followed by a dozen students.
Li Cang said in his heart that he was finally here, and put the book in his sleeves as if he had just heard something. He stood up, clasped his hands, and said in a nonchalant manner, "It's just luck. Brother Mo, don't make it public. I'm here..."
The student surnamed Mo was shortsighted. Seeing two people sitting in front of the stone table, he walked over. Now that he had gotten closer and seen Li Cang's face clearly, he smiled and bowed, saying, "So it's the Second Young Master Li. Didn't you go to see the list today?"
"By the way, you said luck... what luck?"
"Brother Mo, weren't you looking for me just now..." Li Cang was also stunned by his question and said subconsciously.
"Hmm?" The student surnamed Mo was also stunned, and subconsciously said: "Calling you? Why should I call you? When should I call you?"
Li Cang was bewildered, and before he could react, the dozen or so students behind the student surnamed Mo had already approached him. Someone laughed and said, "Mo Fool, why don't you call someone by their name but only by their nickname?"
"Oh, oh." The student surnamed Mo scratched his head with a strange look on his face. He first glanced at Li Cang, then quickly looked away and said, "It was my fault. I forgot to call your name."
"Fan Huai, is Brother Fan Huai here? You got the top spot! Come out quickly so we can see you!"
Afterwards, the student named Mo didn't dare to pay any more attention to Li Cang. Instead, he pretended not to see him and looked around the dormitories in the courtyard. Seeing that there was no one else, he left in a hurry.
There were also a few students who heard the conversation just now. They kept a strange look on their faces while in the courtyard. When they left, they secretly glanced at Li Cang with strange eyes.
Only when they felt they had walked far enough did they let out a suppressed laugh, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps...
After they left, Li Cheng was stunned and asked Li Cang in surprise: "Fan Huai? Who is Fan Huai? I've never heard of him?"
"Brother Cang, do you know him? ...Brother Cang?"
He turned to look at Li Cang, only to see that Li Cang's face was as red as blood and his whole body was trembling. He was shocked and hurriedly supported his brother, calling out anxiously: "Brother Cang, Brother Cang? Is there any emergency?"
He really had an acute illness, an acute illness called shame and anger. Right now, Li Cang was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to die.
He was so proud of himself that he thought he must be the leader, but ended up making a fool of himself by pretending to be the leader.
Not only did he fail to show off, but he would also become a laughing stock in the eyes of those people just now.
"Brother Cang? Don't try to scare me!"
Seeing his brother Li Cang's face turn from red to blue, and then from blue to purple, Li Cheng was so frightened that he lost his mind. He held Li Cang and shook him for a while. Li Cang finally couldn't hold back his anger and shouted: "Enough!"
"Cang... Brother Cang?"
“…Let’s go and check the list!” Li Cang threw the book on the table, took a step forward and chased after him.
He didn't believe that there was anyone who could be better than him. Surely, surely those people had made a mistake.
"Hey, Brother Cang, didn't you say that there is no need to rush at this moment, and that we should not change color even if a mountain collapses in front of us..." Li Cheng said. Seeing that Li Cang had already run out of the courtyard, he did not care to say anything else, and hurriedly lifted up his clothes, and shouted while running: "Brother Cang, wait for me..."
The brothers ran to the training ground one after another, their heels slapping each other's buttocks. In front of the training ground, there were still many students pointing and talking at the first list, crowding the list. Li Cang's face was livid, and he squeezed in without saying a word.
"Brother Cang, wait, didn't you say 'don't go to crowded places'?"
When Li Cheng saw Li Cang squeeze in, he paused, gritted his teeth and squeezed into the crowd.
Li Cang pushed his way through the crowd, sweating profusely, and finally squeezed to the front of the list. He raised his head with an embarrassed look to look at the list.
At the top of the list, it was written: "First place: Fan Huai"
These five words were like a bolt of thunder that suddenly struck Li Cang on the head.
"It's really not me! It's really not me!"
"Who is it? Who is Fan Huai? How can he be better than me?"
Li Cang felt his eyes go dark before he regained his spirits. He squeezed out of the crowd with great difficulty, without even glancing at the words behind the first place, "Second place: Li Cang".
"Brother Cang..." Li Cheng finally squeezed into the crowd, exhausted and sweating. Before he could even take a look at the list, he caught a glimpse of Li Cang squeezing out again from the corner of his eye. He had no choice but to follow him out quickly, now panting.
"Let's go too." Li Cang suddenly said without any context.
"Go? Where to?" Li Cheng was stunned.
"Go find Fan Huai... I want to see what kind of person can be the best and sit on the top position in the school!" Li Cang said coldly.
Now, he felt that the position that should have belonged to him had been taken away, and he was filled with nameless anger. He just wanted to find Fan Huai, compete with him, defeat him, and win the favor of His Royal Highness the King of Zhou again.
"Ah? Don't you want to take a break... Hey, brother Cang! Wait for me..."
Seeing Li Cang running away again, Li Cheng, who was worried about his brother's health, gritted his teeth and finally took a step forward to catch up with him.
Fan Huai was a name unknown to all the elite science students. They guessed that he was a descendant of the Fan family, a branch of the Qinghe aristocratic family. Students began to search for this low-key leader with Li Cang and Li Cheng.
However, after searching for a long time and almost turning over every corner of the elite department, they still couldn't find the student named Fan Huai. No one had even heard of the name Fan Huai.
"This... how could it be possible? The names written in black and white on the list, could it be that the teachers of the Ming Dynasty made a mistake in writing them?" someone asked doubtfully.
Some people thought it was very likely. A group of people were discussing taking down the exam list and looking for the teacher. Suddenly, someone speculated, "Could it be that Fan Huai is not from our elite department at all?"
"But it comes from the general department?"
The air suddenly fell silent.
"How could it be possible that a group of people who are in the ordinary subjects and can't even recognize all the characters can get the top score?"
"Just relying on them? Can they hold the pen properly? Can they still get the first place?"
"It's only been a month. Those guys are probably still learning elementary school. How could they possibly beat us in the exam?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
Everyone came up with arguments to deny it. Amidst the repeated denials, even the student who guessed that Fan Huai might be a regular student felt that what he said was ridiculous. He scratched his head and said, "Hahahaha, yeah, how is that possible?"
"I didn't sleep well last night. I was just talking nonsense, nonsense..."
The air fell silent again. The speculation that Fan Huai was an ordinary scientist eventually left a shadow in the hearts of these elite scientists.
Finally, someone tentatively suggested, "It's okay to be idle anyway."
"Why don't we go to the general department and have a look?"
"…Let's go and take a look."
"Go find those ordinary subjects and see what they learn on a daily basis."
"Maybe, I can even see them learning to speak, hahaha..."
The elite science students reached a consensus and began to march towards the general science dormitory. They didn't really think Fan Huai was a general science student, but they thought it was okay to investigate him. They could also find faults with the general science students as usual to satisfy their superiority.
Isn't this the reason why these ordinary people are here?
The crowd marched towards the general science department, which surprised the students who were studying in the general science dormitory. An elite science student snatched the book from the general science student, took a look at it, and laughed, "Oh, the Analects."
"A bunch of peasants, aren't you afraid of defiling the holy books? Why are you pretending to read?"
"You...what do you want to do..." Hearing the noise, many ordinary science students in the dormitory rushed out. Seeing that these elite students came to cause trouble again, they couldn't help but glared at them.
Not many of them went to look at the list. Firstly, there had always been a clear distinction between the ordinary class and the elite class. The people in the elite class looked down on the ordinary class. If they met them on the road, they would definitely criticize them severely and make a big fuss even without wind.
When the results were announced, the elite subjects gathered on the list. If they dared to approach the ordinary subjects, they would definitely be ridiculed and taunted by the elite subjects. Most of the people in the elite subjects were children of noble families, and they didn't dare to offend them, so no one looked at them.
Secondly, they themselves knew their level. The culture and education of Annan had been monopolized by the aristocracy for a hundred years. Apart from the aristocracy, other people could not necessarily buy books even if they had money. Their ordinary subjects were naturally far inferior to the elite subjects... There was no way, the starting point difference was too great.
They also know that if they really look at the list, they will be humiliated, so they simply don't look at it and seize the time to study. Maybe in a few years, they will be able to beat the elite subjects in the general subjects one day.
But they didn't expect that while they were hiding from the Elite Department, the Elite Department would actually come to them on their own initiative.
Seeing that the ordinary students dared not speak out, the frustration of the elite students who could not find Fan Huai finally eased. They glanced at the ordinary students with a smile, and one of them said, "Don't be afraid, it's as if we are going to eat you guys."
"We are all educated people and know etiquette. If we come here rashly, we must have something to ask you."
"Is there anyone among you named Fan Huai?"
"Fan...Fan Huai?" The students of ordinary subjects were stunned.
"No, right?" said the elite scientist who spoke, and then turned around and joked with his companions: "I said there is no Fan Huai among them."
"A bunch of mud legs, I guess so."
"Fan Huai must be away today, so we can't find him. Let's go, this place is so dirty, don't get sick here..."
The people in the elite department burst into laughter. Unexpectedly, someone in the ordinary department suddenly said, "We have a Fan Huai here."
"What do you want from Fan Huai?" the ordinary science student looked at them warily.
(End of this chapter)
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