Never divorce, never stop getting rich

Old man Kong stepped in, first bowed solemnly to the empress, then walked to stand beside Dumbledore, clearly expressing his position.

Qian Qiansui glanced at the pretentious old man Kong. He was usually quiet, but this time he was hiding something very deep.

"Mr. Kong? Why Mr. Kong? Didn't he go traveling?"

"Didn't they say before that he was invited to the Imperial Academy specifically to teach the royal family's descendants?"

The teachers from other academies couldn't help but look at Old Man Kong a few more times. They didn't dare to say anything, but they were wondering in their hearts. There were rumors outside that the old man had passed away many years ago, so how could he still be alive?

The empress was obviously also surprised by the appearance of Old Man Kong. Old Man Kong was older than her and the late emperor, and he was unruly and talented.

He was the most beloved by the former imperial teachers. Even the empress's eldest son was taught by old man Kong.

"Mr. Kong, what are you doing..."

Seeing old man Kong standing at the other end of Panshi Academy, all the self-proclaimed Confucian scholars from other academies were discouraged.

There were even one or two people who showed flattering smiles and wanted to come up and greet Old Man Kong several times.

"I understand what you said. If you think there's something wrong with our academy, then there's something wrong with it."

Old Man Kong glanced at the crowd and said with drooping eyelids, "Then do you want to compete with our academy?"

"what?"

"what?"

Qian Qiansui shouted even louder: "What are you talking about?!"

Old Man Kong scratched his ears and signaled everyone to be patient.

"I know exactly which academy you are from. Some of you are even my students. I understand why you are standing here today and why you want to close an academy so strongly."

Old Man Kong raised his hand to stop the teacher from making excuses, explaining, "You all have been academies for centuries, some even older. What's the matter? Are you afraid of competing with a small academy like ours that just reopened a few months ago?"

The faces of the teachers at the academy immediately fell. This was in front of the Empress. If they didn't agree, it would seem unreasonable and petty. If they agreed, what qualifications would Panshi Academy have to compete with their academy? It would be an insult to their academy's plaque.

"What? You really don't dare?"

Old Man Kong said with some regret: "If you don't dare, then let's not interfere with each other. You all go back, and we will go back to clean up as well. The students are exhausted."

Seeing that Old Man Kong was about to end the show with just a few words, the empress just watched the show from the side without saying a word.

In order to avoid bringing shame to their own academies and being branded as cowardly and timid, the teachers in these academies finally compromised.

"Okay! For Master Kong's sake, after the Heavenly Offering Ceremony, all the academies present will have a competition!"

"If your Panshi Academy loses, you must close the academy! Make sure those women leave immediately and don't pollute the pure land of scholars."

Old Man Kong snorted coldly and said, "If you lose, from now on, when you see students from our academy, stay out of the way. No matter how our academy reforms, you won't say a word!"

"Yes! We are doing this for the sake of Master Kong, otherwise, today will not be over!" The teachers walked away with their heads held high and their noses facing the sky.

Only one or two people came over and bowed to Old Man Kong before leaving.

After a few words, the representatives of the various academies that were causing trouble dispersed, and the officials who were looking for their sons also left.

A farce ended inexplicably.

"Uncle Kong! What big competition? Couldn't you discuss this with us beforehand?" Qian Qiansui was so frightened upon hearing this that he felt like his coffin might be in danger.

Old Man Kong rolled his eyes at her and said, "What about Guan Academy?"

"That won't do!" Qian Qiansui had just earned the money, and it would be better for him to die if he had to start all over again.

"That's fine, let's talk about it after the competition!"

Old Man Kong waved his hand, put on his hat again and walked out.

"What? It seems you didn't think about the consequences at all!" Qian Qiansui was about to cry. His teammates were unreliable, so he could only go back to look for the system.

Wen Siqin stood at the back and pulled Eunuch Yang aside, saying, "Isn't he the gatekeeper of our back mountain? Why does he seem so special?"

Eunuch Yang pinched his throat and smiled patiently, "Mr. Kong comes from a sage family. He won the first place in the imperial examination at the age of sixteen and became a disciple of Emperor Taizong's imperial tutor. He was a fellow student of the late emperor and the prime minister.

At the age of twenty, he was the tutor of the young crown prince and the teacher of the one in the confined area. His students were all over the world, and among those mentioned just now, there were students of Confucius.

Eunuch Yang did not mention that after the death of the imperial teacher, this Confucius had become the only literary giant in Tang State.

"This academy is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers." The empress couldn't help but sigh after everyone had left.

"The wife of Marquis Anshun has not done anything inappropriate recently. Instead, she has been the target of assassination attempts many times. I have investigated and the assassins were most likely sent by Marquis Anshun." The commander of the internal guards replied.

"Eating up the entire family? Each generation is truly worse than the last. Such despicable tactics are just like his mother." The Empress, recalling past disputes, said with disgust, "Let's see. The enemy of my enemy might be able to discuss a grand plan together."

It's bad luck. Life is good, but something like this happened. What's there to compare? How can their academy compare with others? Where do they get their students? Don't these teachers have any idea?

Do they think that these students are all geniuses who can be trained quickly in one day?

After Qian Qiansui asked about the date of the sacrifice to heaven with a heavy heart, he became even more anxious.

This will take at most one and a half to two months. Even if the people in their academy eat up all the books, they will never win. Old man Kong is trying to kill her.

[System, is there a tool that can turn someone into a prodigy overnight and get all the answers right on the test?]

When in doubt, turn to science.

[Sorry, the system currently does not have such skills or props. ]

Very well, science has rejected you.

What about advancement? Improving students' grades is also part of education, right? The better their grades, the more tech trees they can open, the more things they can develop, and naturally, the more small coins they can earn, right?

[Yes, the technology tree will provide assistance to the host. ]

Qian Qiansui opened the technology tree, which was still densely packed. She didn't have that much patience before, but this time she was desperately checking it out.

Finally, she discovered that after papermaking and printing, the speed of knowledge dissemination would become faster, and it could also be extended to two major categories: basic teaching and local teaching, which are branches dedicated to the education system.

"The technology tree needs to be used in conjunction with the Xumi Illusion System. Before the Xumi Illusion System was upgraded, it could only be used by one person. After the upgrade, it can be used by twenty people."

Qian Qiansui took a look at the cost of the upgrade and the many updated contents after the upgrade.

He took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "You black-hearted profiteer, if this doesn't work, I'll tear down your system!"