Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 36: Misfortune always brings blessings, and blessings always bring misfortune

Early the next morning.

"Mother, is Father still not up?"

Still half-asleep and yawning, Wang Xi entered the main hall and found only Princess Xue there. He then asked...

Princess Xue laughed and said, "Your father works much harder than you; he went to the provincial capital early this morning."

Wang Xi pouted and sat down. "I think Father is eager to hear flattery."

Princess Xue glared at him, "Your father isn't as childish as you. Hurry up and eat, or you'll be late."

But in his heart he thought, "This kid is really shrewd; he actually guessed it right."

Wang Shouyi stole the show yesterday, making a name for himself. I must go early today to hear everyone's praise.

After breakfast, Wang Xi went to school. His plan was not just to let Wang Shouyi shine, but to make their fathers work harder.

Upon arriving at the academy, they discovered that Li Jieman and Wang Shuang each had a five-finger mark on their faces.

"Xiaoman, Shuangge, what happened to your faces? Did the plan fail?"

"The plan did not fail. My mother said she wanted to learn from your mother and send my father's concubines to the temple as well."

As he spoke, Li Jieman added with great frustration, "My dad drank too much last night and slapped me right away."

“Hey, if our dad can work hard and improve himself, what does it matter if he gets slapped a few times?”

Wang Xi didn't take it seriously and asked again, "Did your father ask you why he was buying property for the people?"

Li Jie nodded vigorously, "Yes! Yes! I taught you exactly as you said."

Wang Xi sighed, "My father is illiterate, so this job should never be his. But if your father can do it, then I can use your father to motivate my father. It's a perfect cycle!"

Li Jieman immediately said, "My father is quite talented in literature, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is too obsessed with these things. He usually just recites poems and writes essays with others, so he has little to show for himself in the court. If he can enter the Ministry of Rites, he will surely be able to make great strides."

"Then you'll have to keep your father on his toes."

"Ah."

Li Jieman nodded seriously.

Wang Xi then asked Wang Shuang, "Brother Shuang, what's the situation on your end?"

Wang Shuang said, "My situation is a little different from Xiaoman's. My dad slapped me because he heard me telling him to be ambitious."

Wang Xi asked in surprise, "Is your father really that unambitious?"

"That's not true."

Wang Shuang defended himself, saying, "It was only after I was slapped that I realized that my father had always been very hardworking and ambitious, and had made many contributions. Otherwise, why would His Majesty have entrusted my father with the management of the warhorses?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wang Xi said awkwardly.

Wang Shuang said angrily, "You've completely fooled me."

"You can always strive for more! I'm a screenwriter, and I even became a stuntman." Wang Xi said, "Even so, your father can't be complacent. I don't believe he can do everything perfectly. When you go back, find out what he's been busy with lately. I'll find something for him to do so he can reach the next level."

Wang Shuang exclaimed happily, "Really?"

Wang Xi said, "Don't worry, I'm good at this."

Wang Shuang immediately said, "To be honest, my father has always wanted to be the Minister of War."

"Cough cough!"

Wang Xi suddenly looked at Huangfu Sengnian and said with a hint of regret, "Sengnian, why weren't you beaten?"

Huangfu Sengnian looked slightly embarrassed. "My father didn't attend the banquet yesterday."

His father wasn't qualified.

"Oh."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Then your father should work even harder."

Huangfu Sengnian was also somewhat frustrated, so he quickly changed the subject: "We can rely on our father to deal with the affairs of the court, but we have to figure out the academy's affairs ourselves. Now that we've gotten through this hurdle, I'm afraid it will attract even more people who want to come here, and this time we probably won't be able to stop them."

"They can only take care of the west, not the east!"

Wang Xi frowned and said, "The most troublesome thing is that Tao Mo doesn't know how to teach at all. If we want to keep it a secret, we can only tell the new students the truth, but that's too risky."

Huangfu Sengnian suddenly said, "Actually, we did learn something at the academy. At least we learned painting techniques. Although you created those techniques, they can be considered self-taught."

Wang Xi said, "You mean, think of a way to let them learn on their own?"

Li Jieman said, "Are you saying that we should let women seduce them into studying on their own?"

He learned to paint just to paint women to quench his thirst.

Wang Shuang clapped his hands: "Brilliant! Brilliant! This strategy is brilliant!"

Huangfu Sengnian said irritably, "What are you talking about? How could you possibly use a woman to teach them the Five Classics? I'm just using this as an example; we'll have to think of other ways."

“No! Perhaps it will work,” Wang Xi said thoughtfully.

Wang Shuang asked excitedly, "Brother Que, what brilliant plan do you have?"

Wang Xi hesitated and said, "I need to think about this carefully. By the way, how are Xiaobai and the others selling their wine? After all, finding women costs money." Li Jie replied, "It seems they're preparing to sell the new wine in the next couple of days."

Imperial College.

Jiang Yanbo looked at Wu Xin with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master Wu, what exactly happened last night? Why was Vice Minister Han so angry?"

Just now, Han Xiu and Wu Xin came here together and gave Jiang Yanbo and the others a good scolding. They said, "You should investigate properly before you file a complaint. You've made our Ministry of Rites lose face."

Wu Xin then told Jiang Yanbo and the others what had happened the previous night.

"Can a few kids really come up with strategies for governing a country just by drinking?"

Jiang Yanbo couldn't believe it. "To think that His Majesty and the Prime Minister would praise it so highly? This seems like child's play to me!"

Wu Xin was too lazy to explain.

Another PhD, Lu Xiaochun, said, "There must be someone behind this guiding Duke Qi."

Wu Xin shook his head and said, "I've heard these remarks before. They definitely came from an unknown person. It doesn't seem like something I came up with on the spot."

Jiang Yanbo said, "So, even the Grand Master Wu trusts that nameless fellow?"

Wu Xin sighed, "Since the Ministry of Rites isn't going to pursue this matter, there's nothing we can do!"

After a slight pause, he continued, "In that case, since Mr. Wuming is so good at training, let's take this opportunity to persuade those unruly students to go to Wuming Academy, and as for those good students, we'll treat them well."

Jiang Yanbo nodded slightly and said, "I think it's a good idea! If Wuming Academy really gathers all those unruly students together, and something goes wrong, then I, Jiang Yanbo, will leave the Imperial Academy immediately."

Now that the matter has been settled, the Imperial College naturally has to give everyone an explanation. The Imperial College humbly stated that it had misunderstood the Nameless Academy, that its educational methods had their unique aspects, and that it was also acting in the best interests of the students.

Then, they began to use this as an excuse to persuade those unruly students to leave and encourage them to study at the nameless academy, while at the same time calling back the good students and personally tutoring them.

The two sides immediately reached an agreement.

Whether it's parents or children.

Not only can he discipline unruly students, but he can also discipline his illiterate father.

That's absolutely amazing.

Wang Xi and his group also knew that the expansion of enrollment at the Nameless Academy was inevitable, so they had to prepare in advance.

West Market.

At noon.

A luxurious carriage slowly arrived at Yixianjue, where the nameless Fourth Young Master stepped down.

This one stop alone caused chaos and disorder.

It is clear that the dog-headed eagle is not just a name without substance.

In fact, Wang Xi didn't dislike this kind of intimidation, but seeing this situation today, he couldn't help but frown. He strode into the shop and found the downstairs empty. He ran upstairs, but it was still deserted.

"What's the matter?"

Li Jieman blinked and said, "Didn't they say the new wine would officially go on sale today?"

"This is outrageous! What are Xiao Bai and Lao Bai up to?"

The group hurriedly went downstairs again.

As soon as I got downstairs, I saw Bai Ningsu already standing at the back door.

"What brings you here?" Bai Ningsu asked.

"Thank goodness we came," Wang Xi said. "What are you doing? There isn't a single customer here."

Bai Ningsu said dejectedly, "Is that even a question? No matter how good the new wine is, it's not as frightening as your dog-headed vulture."

Wang Xi said, "Didn't you tell them that we are already in a cooperative relationship?"

Huangfu Sengnian said calmly, "If that's the case, then even less likely anyone will come."

Bai Ningsu sat down. "It's good that you still have some self-awareness. If you came a few more times, you wouldn't have any more guests."

Even alcoholics value their lives!
"Do not talk nonsense."

Wang Xi said, "We're cooperating with you to make money. You're a businessman, so you have to find a way; you can't just sit here and wait."

"Do you think I'm not in a hurry?" Bai Ningsu said, "But for now, we can only wait until winter."

"What do you mean?" Wang Xi asked.

Bai Ningsu said, "This kind of strong liquor can warm people up if they drink it in winter. We will take it to the post station to sell, and it may be popular with the customers."

“I can’t wait until winter,” Wang Xi said, rolling her eyes.

Bai Ningsu countered, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Wang Xi rolled her eyes and said, "Maybe I shouldn't have had too many expectations of you."

Bai Ningsu thought to herself, "It's clearly your problem, yet you blame me. Do you think I'm not worried?"

(End of this chapter)