Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

"any solution?"

"Go and ask for help from Master. Master has many students all over the world. Maybe there is a suitable candidate who can suppress the old villain Cui Geng."

"That's also a solution. Zhen'er, take that jar of wine with you tomorrow and go visit your master."

"it is good."

Li Zhen bowed to Li Mantun and went back to the house.

On the second day, Li Zhen woke up early. After his spiritual power circulated in his body for a week, he actually broke through the initial stage of foundation building.

At the initial stage of foundation building, one can awaken the ability to move objects with the mind and control birds and beasts.

Li Zhen had an idea, and the clothes on the bed flew up automatically and were put on.

Ha! That feels good!

Li Zhen pushed open the door and looked up at the sky. It was a clear autumn sky with very few clouds. The clouds were so thin that they were almost invisible. The green color was getting deeper and deeper as far as the eye could see.

What a noble and refreshing feeling!

Suddenly, a fragrance drifted into Li Zhen's nostrils. Following the scent, he saw Li Jianing smiling sweetly.

"Zhen'er, come and have breakfast."

"it is good."

Li Zhen responded and sat down at the dining table.

The Li family's breakfast was simple, consisting of a bowl of rice porridge, a plate of pickles, two white flour buns per person, and an egg.

Looking at the table full of food, little Li Li could hardly control her saliva. She was eating grass roots and wild vegetables the day before, but today she can eat white flour buns. Well, the big pot is really powerful!

The tempting aroma and delicious color made the little kid couldn't help smacking his lips.

Then Qiang stood on tiptoe, climbed onto the stool, picked up a steamed bun and put it in the bowl in front of Li Ru.

"The first steamed bun should be given to mother."

Li Ru was naturally very happy when she saw her daughter's playful and cute appearance.

……

After breakfast, Li Zhen got up, took the jar of strong liquor, and walked out.

Bailu Academy is located in the middle section of Xuanwu Street in Chang'an City, covering an area of ​​1,000 acres. There are thousands of students in the academy. Even from a long distance away, you can hear the sound of students reading and a clear air lingering in the sky.

Li Zhen carried a jar of wine and came to Bailu Academy facing the rising sun.

"Sir, what are you doing here?"

Before he reached the main entrance, the doorman next to him stopped him and asked loudly.

"Student Li Zhen is here to pay a visit to our Master, Mr. Qian Shu."

"You? Are you Mr. Qian Shu's disciple?"

The doorman looked Li Zhen up and down, then went in reluctantly. When he came out, his face looked much better.

"Mr. Li, Dean Qian is waiting for you in Fengya Hall!"

The doorman bowed to Li Zhen and said respectfully.

"...How do I get to Fengya Hall?"

"Go through this gate, see the row of academies, go around the path on the left, and it's behind the pond. It's easy to find."

"Thank you, husband!"

Li Zhen bowed.

"Young Master, you're welcome!"

When Li Zhen stepped into Bailu Academy, the students were taking a break during their studies.

A large group of vigorous students came out of the academy, in groups of three or four, playing and joking, making it quite lively.

Li Zhen was in a trance, as if he had returned to his middle school days in his previous life. At that time, the grass was lush and the birds were singing, and flying kites was such a pleasant experience.

It's a pity that I can't go back!

"Everyone, come and have a look! That man is not the fool Li Zhen. What is he doing here?"

"Which Li Zhen?"

"He's the stupid boy from the Li family in Shenxing Town. He's been studying for ten years, but he can't even recite a sentence from the Three Character Classic. He's really stupid!"

The young man added.

"Ah, now that you mention it, I remember now. It really is him... What is he doing in our academy?"

"Who knows how he got in? Maybe he came to get some literary inspiration?"

"Even if he drinks a bucket of ink, there won't be a drop of ink in his stomach..."

……

Li Zhen couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Why could he see these domineering teenagers everywhere?

He pointed his finger and said, "Hey kid, come here!"

The boy who spoke the most enthusiastically among the group of teenagers stood up and said with a stiff neck, "What? Do you dare to act wildly in Bailu Academy, you fool?"

Li Zhen walked over with the jar of wine, deliberately looking ferocious.

He had just awakened the second level of his unique skills and was looking for a place to test the effects. Since this guy was slandering him so blatantly, he might as well try it on them.

Beat them up without leaving any trace so that they can't speak out.

The young man was stunned, probably not expecting that he would really come towards him.

He suddenly remembered what he had just heard yesterday - just the day before yesterday, on the evening when bandits looted the town, Zhang Chuang, the eldest son of the Zhang family, raped Li Jianing, but unexpectedly, he was kicked in the testicles by Li Zhen.

And my body is not as strong as Zhang Chuang's, so I definitely can't withstand a beating. If that idiot really beats me up, it wouldn't matter if that idiot was thrown into jail, but I would definitely lose face in front of my classmates, and then I would be laughed at in the future. It's not worth it, not worth it!

Thinking of this, he quickly took a step back and retreated into the crowd, but he still refused to give in.

"Don't think that I'm afraid of you. I won't argue with a fool like you!"

"Humph!"

The other students took a look, rolled up their sleeves, and shouted, "Why are you afraid of him? Beat him up!"

"No, no, I'm not afraid of him. It's really not worth it to be like a fool!"

When the student heard this, he thought, "Yes, Zhang provoked that fool, why should I be so stupid as to get involved? Regardless of the outcome, it will not benefit me at all. It is better not to get involved in such things that harm others and benefit myself!"

Then he stepped back into the crowd and bowed to the young man named Zhang.

"Brother Zhang is absolutely right! Ignore him!"

Another student next to him saw this and said, "You guys are not going to fight me alone, how can that be possible? I'm not a fool!"

As a result, a jaw-dropping scene appeared in this huge square:

Li Zhen pressed forward with a jar of wine in his hand. The young men retreated step by step, saying harsh words.

Just then, Gongsun He came over.

"Master Li!"

Gongsun He bowed to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen stopped and looked at Gongsun He.

"Who is this young man?"

"My name is Gongsun He. I am the attendant of Dean Qian at the poetry gathering the other day, so I recognize Master Li."

"Oh! These young men slandered me for no reason. I value my reputation the most. Since Brother Gongsun is here, I will forgive them for once. Let's go and don't keep Teacher Qian waiting for too long!"

Gongsun He glanced at Li Zhen with a strange expression, as if to say, "You are already sixteen years old. If you really value reputation, how did you get through the past sixteen years? Did you endure humiliation?"

Li Zhen naturally had no idea what Gongsun He was thinking, and he happily followed Gongsun He.

The young master surnamed Zhang spat at Li Zhen's background and said viciously.

"If Senior Gongsun hadn't taken him away, I would have beaten him up severely with my fists and feet."

"Yes, yes."

"He really thought we were afraid of him!"

"No, Senior Gongsun is one of the four great disciples under the head of the academy. How could he know him? Where is Senior Gongsun taking him?"

"This...this..."

The young men were suddenly speechless. Although they had a general idea in their minds, no one said it out loud.

……

Fengya Hall.

The head of the hospital, Qian Shu, was resting with his eyes closed.

Lin Qiuhao, who claimed that he would never play Go with Hu Guanru again, stood aside with a book in his hand, watching the game between Hu Guanru and Zhang Wenhan behind him with great interest.

The two men each held black and white chess pieces and fought fiercely.

"I didn't think this step through, and I let you make a profit. No, I want to start over!"

"No regrets when you make a move, that's the rule!"

“Confucius said: There is no greater virtue than to abandon the old and embrace the new.”

“Is this what Confucius meant?”

"Is not it?"

"It's ridiculous and unreasonable!"

"Old thief, do you want to discuss the Dao with me today? But the loser must die!"

"I wasn't brought up to be scared, let's compete, who's afraid of who?"

Lin Qiuhao shook his head. The two of them were equally bad at chess and had even worse tempers.

The two people behind him were one a master of Confucianism and the other a master of military strategy.

The four great scholars each have their own characteristics. Lin Qiuhao is an expert in chess, Zhang Wenhan is proficient in the art of war, Hu Guanru is rigorous in his academic research, and the other one, Chen Jincheng, is good at governing the country.

The head of the academy, Qian Shu, is proficient in everything.

Lin Qiuhao sighed, "The Autumn Examination will be held in a month, but the students in the academy are not very interested in studying. I went to the dormitory last night to check, and there were almost no students studying hard under the lamp."

"No wonder. The imperial court only accepts a hundred candidates every year, and they have to share the prizes equally with the four major academies in the capital. Sigh, it's hard to stand out."

"Moreover, the students are now quite impetuous and unwilling to concentrate on their studies. How can we find a way to persuade them?"

"Stop playing around and get down to business!"

As Lin Qiuhao spoke, he stretched out his hand and drew a line on the chessboard, and the black and white world suddenly became chaotic.

"Shameless old thief, when you are playing, no one should disturb you, but now you keep interfering with others when they are playing. Are you saying that the officials are allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps?"

"It's more important to talk about business, playing with things will ruin your ambition!"

"you……"

"Okay, stop arguing and give us your opinions!"

When it comes to this topic, the three great scholars fell silent.

Although Bailu Academy is the top academy in the country, it only admits dozens of Jinshi students every year. Compared with the thousands of students, the admission ratio is really disproportionate.

This greatly dampened the enthusiasm of the students in the college for the imperial examinations.

There was silence for a moment, and Lin Qiuhao said in a deep voice: "This trend cannot continue. We must nip it in the bud. We must find a way to increase students' enthusiasm for the imperial examinations."

"How to improve it? Encourage people to study? It was the same in previous years, but the effect was minimal."

"Then we should try a new method to encourage students to study hard on their own initiative and attach importance to the autumn examination."

Zhang Wenhan frowned.

"How about writing an article?"

He suggested.

"It is a waste of effort for a blind man to light a lamp."

Hu Guanru shook his head.

"Then there's only poetry left," Lin Qiuhao said with a sigh.

"Poetry has always moved people's hearts. Writing a thought-provoking poem is much more effective than teaching in a classroom, and it is also conducive to dissemination."

After saying this, the three great scholars looked at each other and shook their heads.

In the Tang Dynasty poetry world, poetry had been in decline for a long time. If not for this, Qian Shu, as a great scholar at the time, would not have gone to a small poetry gathering like Baoyue Tower to serve as a judge.

"If Chen Jincheng were here, this job would be suitable for him."

Lin Qiuhao said with a sigh.

"Among us, he is the best at poetry, even better than the dean."

A breeze blew by, making Hu Guanru's long beard flutter. He smiled and said, "Brother Yan Jing is more suitable for the art of chess."

"Old thief, are you mocking me for not being good at poetry?"

Zhang Wenhan looked like a bachelor. "If you can do it, come on. I'd like to hear more about it!"

It seemed that several people were about to start arguing again.

At this time, Zhang Wenhan's servant came in with his head down and bowed, saying, "Dean Qian, a student named Li Zhen wants to see you."

Qian Shu opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Let him in!"

Then he said with a smile: "I accepted a new disciple the other day, he is a great poet, why not let him do this to encourage learning."

Zhang Wenhan glanced at Lin Qiuhao, his eyes lit up, "Who is the author of Song of the Wine?"

"Exactly!"

Qian Shu laughed triumphantly.

A moment later, the servant led Li Zhen into the room.

Li Zhen put the jar of wine aside, bowed his head and said, "I am Li Zhen, your student, and I am honored to meet you, your teacher."

"No need to be so polite!" Qian Shu waved his hand.

Zhang Wenhan and Lin Qiuhao looked at each other and were somewhat happy about Li Zhen's arrival.

"Please sit down!" Qian Shu pointed to the couch in front of him.

"Yunqi, you came to the academy because you have some poems for me to appreciate, right?"

Qian Shu nodded slightly and asked softly.

Li Zhen shook his head. "I came here to ask for something."

"But it doesn't matter."

Li Zhen then told the Zhang family and Cui Geng about his enmity with them.

After hearing this, Zhang Wenhan said angrily, "How can a mere village head be so lawless? Yunqi, you should tell the academy as soon as possible. The academy will definitely seek justice for you!"

Li Zhen looked embarrassed. "But I heard that Cui Geng's cousin is Cui Hu, the current prefect of Chang'an, a fourth-rank official. Moreover, this matter involves Cui Hu's third son, Cui Wu. I was afraid of bringing trouble to the academy, so I didn't speak up yet."

Zhang Wenhan: "This..."

"It actually involves Cui Hu, a fourth-rank prefect?"

Zhang Wenhan immediately turned off the engine and looked expectantly at Qian Shu who was sitting in the main seat.

Qian Shu closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, then suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Have it!"