Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 57: Everyone lie down, no effort allowed (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets)
Wang Xi was unaware that Li Linfu had provided crucial assistance behind the scenes, but he had already decided to take down Hongxiu. Therefore, he sent Wang Shuang and Li Jieman back to gather information about Hongxiu before making targeted plans.

The next day, although the academy was on holiday, Wang Xi still came to the academy to tell Tao Mo about her plans and to give Tao Mo extra lessons.

"Make up a lesson?"

Tao Mo was completely bewildered when he heard this word.

These days, he's either in tutoring classes or on his way to tutoring classes. He now feels like he can become the top scorer in the exam.

Wang Xi said, "Now we need to invite Hongxiu here. She is also the first female teacher of our Wuming Academy, so of course she will give you extra lessons."

Tao Mo quickly replied, "Young Master Wang, you can rest assured, this old man knows how to handle this."

Wang Xi couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why are you so confident this time?"

Tao Mo chuckled and said, "She's just a courtesan; she's not something to frighten this old man."

"is it?"

Wang Xi suddenly pulled a silk handkerchief from his bosom and shook it in front of Tao Mo.

Tao Mo's eyes widened immediately, his gaze became fixed, and a muffled sound came from his throat.

But the silk handkerchief was embroidered with a woman dressed in rags, which turned out to be an erotic picture.

Snapped!
Wang Xi suddenly slapped him.

"Ouch!"

Tao Mo covered his head, looking at Wang Xi with teary eyes.

"Master!"

Wang Xi was furious at his lack of self-confidence and said, "You're a real expert, aren't you? You stared at this woman with your eyes wide open. If Hongxiu came, you'd be trembling."

Tao Mo nodded aggrievedly and said, "Young Master is right, I was wrong."

"She's just a courtesan. If you don't continue your studies, Hongxiu will definitely see through your disguise."

As he spoke, Wang Xi took out a scroll of various paintings of ladies and erotic pictures. "Take these paintings back with you later and look at them day and night. Try to achieve a state of perfect tranquility. If you can't achieve that, don't come out. This is today's lesson."

Tao Mo exclaimed in astonishment, "This is the lesson we need to make up?"

"Yup!"

Wang Xi nodded and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"No, no, Young Master Wang, please rest assured, this old man will go back to face his daughter and reflect on his mistakes right now." Tao Mo was almost overjoyed; he wasn't afraid of any amount of extra tutoring.

Seeing his cheerful expression, Wang Xi was immediately annoyed: "I meant to make your mind as still as water, not to make your thoughts flow like a spring. Don't get the wrong idea."

"Yes, yes, I'll remember that."

Tao Mo quickly composed himself and asked, "By the way, those students will be coming to school again tomorrow. How should we deal with them?"

Wang Xi said, "Just don't come out, I'll take care of the arrangements."

"Hey."

The next day.

Wang Xi arrived at the academy early, but as soon as he entered the gate, he saw Huangfu Sennian, Li Jieman, and Wang Shuang standing in the corridor. He quickly called out, "Xiaoman."

The three of them turned around and simultaneously gestured for Wang Xi to be quiet.

Wang Xi stepped forward, looking at them with a puzzled expression.

"Listen," Li Jie said softly.

Wang Xi listened intently and faintly heard the sound of recitation coming from the backyard.

"The way of the university lies in manifesting one's bright virtue!"

"What the hell?"

Wang Xi looked around blankly: "Did we come to the wrong door?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Could it be that Old Tao is really teaching?"

“That shouldn’t be possible. I specifically came to remind him yesterday.” Wang Xi quickly said, “Let’s go and take a look.”

The four of them arrived at the classroom door and peeked inside. They didn't see Tao Mo, but they saw the eight orphans, each with a book in their hand, swaying their heads and reading aloud in an immersive way.

"His!"

All four of them gasped simultaneously.

Could this place be haunted?

The four exchanged glances.

"Cough cough!"

Wang Xi walked into the classroom with his chest out.

"Brother Que, you've arrived."

Cui Gu'er immediately jumped forward.

Wang Xi asked, puzzled, "What are you doing?"

Cui Gu'er said, "We are doing our morning reading!"

Wang Xi asked curiously, "How come I never noticed you guys were working so hard before?"

Linghu Baodi stepped forward and said, "The master has treated us so well, how can we let him down?"

Dou E, the young man from the Dou family, also came over: "Yes! If we can improve our grades, our father will let us stay here."

If this continues, things will get out of hand. Wang Xi said, "What kind of promotion? You're slapping the teacher in the face, do you understand?"

"What do you mean?" Han Xiaohu asked in alarm.

Wang Xi said deceivingly, "Think about it. If we study hard, how can we show that you are better than those doctors in the Imperial Academy? Your greatest strength is that we can succeed even if we don't work hard."

Li Jie nodded and said, "Brother Que is right. Don't forget that you got in by cheating. If you still study hard, it will ruin the atmosphere of our academy."

"I knew it."

Xue Jun picked up his books and threw them into the corner. "Why did we come here to study? Isn't it so that we can be like Brother Que and the others, eating, drinking, and having fun every day, and still get excellent grades?"

“Absolutely correct.” Wang Xi immediately gave this guy a thumbs up.

"Ouch!"

Cui Gu'er slapped his forehead. "I'm guilty, I'm guilty! Oh dear, look at me, I was so clever, I almost let down the teacher's good intentions."

Wang Shuang said, "The most urgent task is not studying, but raising money to hire courtesans to be our teachers."

Upon hearing this, Han Xiaohu excitedly said, "We've brought all the money."

"I didn't tell you earlier."

Wang Xi asked, "Where?"

"It's not convenient to put them here, so let's put them all in the small hut next door."

The group hurried to the small house next door, opened it, and found it filled with silk and copper coins.

Wang Xi was both surprised and delighted, and slapped Cui Gu'er hard on the back, "Not bad, Gu'er, I didn't expect you to have so much money hidden away. But when it comes to treating people, you all cry poor."

Cui Gu'er said, "Brother Que, you think too highly of me. I don't know how to save money. We stole this from home."

"So are we."

Many people echoed.

"I didn't steal it, I tricked him. I said I was buying some gifts for you, sir, so you would take better care of me," Linghu Baodi said with a grin.

"You little clever guy."

Wang Xi pointed at him, his eyes filled with tears, and solemnly said to Cui Gu'er and the others, "My fellow disciples are so ambitious. As your senior brother, I will never let you down. I must invite the four chief ministers here."

"Really?"

"necessary."

Wang Xi said, "Let's go, let's talk while we drink."

"Drinking again?" Cui Gu'er asked in surprise.

They attended school for two days out of the four days, but ended up drinking for the other two, which he felt was a bit too much.

Wang Xi said, "Why can't you all be so clueless? What are the teacher's arrangements? Hurry up and find courtesans to set up new lessons. We are not drinking and having fun; we are completing our studies."

“Yes, yes, yes, what Brother Que says makes sense.” Orphan Cui nodded repeatedly.

They then went to the side hall, where fine wine and delicacies were prepared, which made Cui Gu'er and his group of纨绔 (sons of wealthy families) feel a sense of guilt.

But as soon as I sat down, I felt relaxed, and the feeling was indescribable.

Upon learning that his senior brothers had already taken action and had even negotiated with Hongxiu the day before, Xue Jun was both excited and moved. He immediately stood up and walked to Wang Xi's side, saying, "Senior brothers, you have treated us so well. Unlike Wu Chongwen and his gang of scoundrels, who only know how to order us around all day but don't know how to seek benefits for their brothers. I would like to toast the four of you."

Swish swish!
Cui Gu'er and the others immediately stood up and raised their cups to toast Wang Xi and the others.

Huangfu Sengnian muttered under his breath, "You guys are really naive. He's just trying to benefit himself, and he's spending your money."

"Don't be so formal, we're all brothers. Come on, let's do it together."

After finishing the cup, someone said, "Speaking of Wu Chongwen, I heard that the Imperial Academy is going to hold a singing competition this year. All the colleges can participate, and the winner can be admitted to the Imperial Academy. Wu Chongwen and his friends have been busy with this matter recently and have been making quite a splash."

Cui Gu'er asked, "Will our Nameless Academy participate?"

"You go?"

Wang Xi asked.

Cui Gu'er said, "I don't know any songs."

"Then what are you talking about?"

Wang Xi said, "We'd rather not have this limelight. The master also hopes we can keep a low profile."

Li Jieman suddenly said, "But they stole the limelight from my father too."

"how do I say this?"

Wang Xi's expression immediately changed, and he asked anxiously. They didn't care, but Father couldn't be harmed; Father was the foundation of everything!
Li Jieman curled his lip, "Everyone is paying attention to this singing competition, and the Ministry of Rites is also offering suggestions for it, but my father's education reform is almost ignored."

Wang Xi frowned. "Is that so?"

Linghu Baodi said, "That's not all. I heard that because of this singing competition, the courtesans have raised their prices for performing."

Is it really that exaggerated?

"Brother Que, don't you understand this? Don't scholars all love to go to brothels to sing and recite poetry?"

"I usually go there to go skinny dipping, no, actually I do use an umbrella."

Wang Xi gave a perfunctory reply, thinking to himself, "Your Highness, this initial step cannot go wrong. It seems I need to speed up the plan and suppress the other side's momentum, but we're still missing this crucial element!"
Just then, a servant outside the door said, "Young Master Wang, the master wants you to come over."

Wang Xi was taken aback and asked, "What is it?"

The servant said, "It's Lady Hongxiu who's here."

Is the east wind coming?

Wang Xi was overjoyed, but suddenly felt dozens of green lights flash past his eyes.

(End of this chapter)