Dominate the ancient academy

But even though this is the truth, what should I do when I see the pickles and rice soup on the table? When have they ever eaten these things?

Seeing that they hadn't started eating yet, Shen Qingguan continued, "We are eating with you now because of Princess Cheng. You'd better stop while you're ahead. Otherwise, we are not afraid of another fight."

Shu Xiaoxiao immediately said, "Hurry up and eat. After we finish eating, we will go back to our homes. Otherwise, I will think you are reluctant to leave us."

Tang Baoju and his companions shuddered. How could they be reluctant to leave this evil-hearted brat? He was eager to leave right now.

They all came here for the princess's sake. If they were to fight, there are only six of them out of eight people on the other side. They have no advantage at all. A man of insight is a wise man. It's just pickles, as if no one dares to eat them?

"Brother Baoju, do we really want to eat?" asked the young man next to Tang Baoju. He and Tang Baoju both studied at the Imperial College, and because their fathers were close, they were often together. They were usually like little bullies in the class.

Lu Leran taunted, "Why don't you dare eat it? Are you afraid that we will poison you? This is the first time I know you are so timid."

They are the two with the highest status in the group, and if they want to eat, the others dare not refuse.

Tang Baoju gritted his teeth and said, "Eat."

If his father was not at home, if he got into trouble he would at most be scolded by his mother and elder brother, or be punished to copy a few pages of large characters. But his father, the Duke of Zhenguo, had just returned in the past two days and had said that he was currently doing something big, something that would benefit the country and the people. If he dared to get into trouble at this critical juncture, his father would beat him to death.

Even though he was his biological father, he certainly wouldn't be beaten to death, but it was possible that he would be beaten half to death, so their fight must never be brought to his father's attention.

It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Tang Baoju remembered this meal.

The Prince of Changping was the one who was beaten the worst today. Su Shiche and the other two had a deep grudge against each other, and now that they have found an opportunity, they will naturally not show mercy.

Although his father was the Marquis of Changping, unfortunately his grandfather passed away early and the family had gone downhill. Now the men in the family were neither good at literature nor martial arts. It was not until his eldest sister entered the palace that the glory of their Marquis of Changping Mansion was preserved.

But there is still a difference between them and the Duke of Zhenguo, who has both title and real power.

The Marquis of Changping's family originated from military generals. His father asked him to go to the Imperial College in order to let him regain the bravery of his grandfather. However, his father did not think about the fact that he himself could not do it, so how could he do it?

It would be better to rely on dad’s future grandson than on him.

So after entering the Imperial College, he hung out with Tang Baoju. After all, his family had a title, so Tang Baoju wouldn't look down on him. It's just that his status in this small group was not very high.

But he didn't care about these, as long as Tang Baoju took him to play. After all, his father was quite satisfied with him and Tang Baoju being together. In this way, someone would take him to play and his father wouldn't nag him. What a good thing!

As for the loss he suffered this time, he believed that with Tang Baoju's temperament, he would get revenge sooner or later. He himself might not be able to do so, but Tang Baoju could, so he just had to wait.

So if Tang Baoju said to eat, then he should eat. He has to hold on to Tang Baoju's thigh and teach the arrogant Su Shiche a lesson in the future.

Tang Baoju and his group ate their meal in frustration and left immediately. They would get revenge sooner or later.

The room was half cleared before Shu Tingfei and the others burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Xiaoxiao did a great job this time."

"I was wondering why I came to Tianranju, but I didn't expect this to happen. It's so exciting!"

"He still wants us to treat him to a meal. There will be plenty of pickles from now on."

Everyone laughed. It was imaginable that in the future, whenever Tang Baoju mentioned pickles, he would have a gloomy face, which also undermined the prestige of the Imperial College.

The dispute between the Imperial College and Yuren Academy has a long history. First of all, the two places are too close to each other, both are very famous, and there is some overlap in enrollment. The Imperial College is the highest institution of learning in Daning and is an academy opened by the royal family.

But Yuren Academy is not bad either. It was founded by the first emperor of Daning, and all the successive emperors have attached great importance to it.

Secondly, it was previously accepted that the Imperial College was the strongest institution for teacher education, but now the principal of Yuren Academy has recruited many talented teachers. Some of them were not successful in their official careers, or had no interest in them, but they were all people with real talents and knowledge, and were definitely better than the teachers in the Imperial College.

These two things can be said to be equally important, and it would be fine if they were barely tied. The most important thing is the issue of admissions. For universities as famous as Tsinghua University and Peking University, the battle for students is fierce every year, and it's a fight to the death. What about the Imperial College and Yuren Academy?

The Imperial College mainly recruited children of aristocratic families. There were very few poor disciples. Even children of officials had requirements, but that was also because most of the students recruited were children of officials.

Therefore, the students in the Imperial College were mixed. Some studied hard, but some just wanted to spend their days idling around because they could inherit a title! Or they had no interest in a career in government because they could live off their parents! For these kinds of students, the teachers would turn a blind eye.

As for the Yuren Academy, it accepted the sons of high-ranking officials as well as children from poor families. Except for some special cases for some officials, as long as they passed the examination, they would basically be accepted. As a result, many students from poor families also registered there.

As a result, the top scorer for two consecutive years came from Yuren Academy. That would have been fine, but in the past two years, Yuren Academy has started to snatch their martial arts students. In the past, in the whole of Daning, only the Imperial College had a regular martial arts class. Now Yuren Academy has also established a martial arts class. Isn't this obviously going against their Imperial College?

When the presidents and teachers of the Imperial College and the Yuren Academy met, they just smiled with their mouths folded and spoke in a veiled manner. Naturally, the students under them followed suit, and the overall relationship was very unfriendly.

This time, I heard that Ye Xiao from Yuren Academy was very popular in Kyoto because of Prince Yun, so when he met Shu Tingfei and others from Yuren Academy, he was very foul-mouthed and mocked Ye Xiao for flattery and currying favor with the powerful. Anyway, he was just a villain who fawned on Prince Yun. Anyway, he didn't say anything good about Yuren Academy.

Everything else is fine, but if you mock Shu Tingfei's sister in front of him, you will get beaten. This is where their fight started.

Although Tang Baoju was not good at studying, he was very good at martial arts and no one could match him in the Imperial College. Unexpectedly, he did not get the upper hand over Shu Tingfei and even lost to him.

But he was convinced that this was because of that brat Ye Xiao's dirty tricks, otherwise, he would definitely be able to defeat Shu Tingfei.

After a few jokes, they asked the waiter to remove the pickles and rice soup, ordered new dishes, chatted and laughed, ate and drank their fill, and then left.

Yun Qinghan was quite happy when he first saw Ye Xiao's performance. He was smart enough to persuade Princess Cheng. No matter what, at least he did not suffer any loss and solved the problem by himself.

So when they left the Hundred Flowers Garden, Yun Qinghan followed closely behind and prepared to go out as well.

Huo Feng was dumbfounded: "My Lord, aren't we going back?"

Yun Qinghan: "I attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet and watched the performances. Why would I go back? Ask someone to tell Princess Cheng that I had something to do and left first."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Huo Feng could only hurry to catch up.

When they first arrived at Tianranju, Huo Feng felt sorry for Ye Xiao's wallet. A meal for so many young men would cost a lot of money. Until Ye Xiao ordered a plate of pickles, pickles!

Fortunately he didn't have water in his mouth, otherwise he would have sprayed it all out.

Ye Xiao is still Ye Xiao and he never disappoints anyone.

Huo Feng suddenly felt that it was a good decision for them to leave the Hundred Flowers Banquet early. This was not as good as those talent shows, but it was definitely worth the ticket price.

Tang Baoju