After the court session, all the officials seemed to have something on their minds. They didn't talk to each other and hurriedly walked out of the palace gates.
Even the few old officials who usually needed the help of servants to attend court were in high spirits, afraid that they would fall behind.
Not to mention the generals, each one of them ran faster than the other. They took large strides and hurried back home. Even the officials who usually liked to drink wine didn't go to the restaurant.
This was because they had something important on their minds, which was to gather people for training and prepare for the competition.
Originally, this kind of competition wasn't worth the officials' craze. However, Zhang Feng had promised that as long as they won first place, they would be able to enter the academy for free.
That was White Deer College. As long as they studied for three years, they would be able to enter the imperial court as an official with Zhang Feng's documents. They could even enter the Ministry of Works. The six ministries weren't easy to enter. Even if you were the son of a high-ranking official or an aristocratic family, you wouldn't be able to enter the Ministry of Works if you didn't have some ability.
Now, Zhang Feng had announced that as long as they won the competition, they would be able to enter the academy. To these hedonistic sons of high-ranking officials, this was a chance to reach the heavens in a single bound. Once the news reached the academy and the heavens heard it, just thinking about it was enough …
More importantly, His Majesty the Emperor had announced that he supported the officials' participation. This was a shot in the arm for everyone.
Even if they couldn't win first place, they had to perform well in front of His Majesty. Furthermore, there was such a tempting reward for winning first place. It would be strange if they didn't go crazy.
However, the civil officials were still alright. They only lifted their skirts and ran towards the palace gates. The generals were a little unsightly. They ran as fast as they could, not caring if there was anyone in front of them. Some of them even lost their shoes.
Especially Cheng Yaojin, he kicked a few civil officials over just for one point. He wanted to go home and prepare for training. He wanted to be one step ahead of others. There was no other way. His hooligan character had already been carved into his bones. No one dared to stop him. This was Lu Guogong, who the hell dared to provoke him?
He snatched the reins from a palace servant and mounted his horse.
"Giddy up."
With a loud shout, he galloped towards the Cheng Residence.
It was a pity that Cheng Yaojin turned a deaf ear to the Cheng Mansion's servant's shouts. He was only thinking about basketball.
Along the way, he rampaged. Many vendors were thrown to the ground by Old Cheng. They were about to stand up and scold him, but when they took a closer look, they realized that he was a f * cking demon king. Who would dare to be rash? They obediently shut their mouths.
However, everyone still didn't let go of Old Cheng in their hearts. They called him a b * stard, a b * stard, and other unpleasant words. When everyone cleaned up the stall again, they saw the silver on the ground. They put on a smile again and stopped cursing in their hearts.
After rushing all the way, Old Cheng finally arrived at the Cheng Mansion. He jumped off his horse like a carp.
"Cheng Er, Cheng Er, where the hell did you go? Hurry up and get Lao Tzu out. "
Old Cheng's family had a bunch of illiterates who couldn't read a single word. Therefore, for the sake of convenience, he named his servants Cheng Yi, Cheng Er, and so on. This was also one of the reasons why he was usually a laughing stock. There was no other way. When he was young, he didn't have the money to study.
"Sigh, Master, I'm here."
Cheng Er put down what he was doing and quickly went up to him.
Why wasn't Cheng Yi here? That guy was still eating Old Cheng's dust.
Old Cheng walked in from the mansion door in a hurry. He glanced at Cheng Er and hurriedly said, "Hurry up and gather all the servants and maids in the mansion for Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu has something to say."
Cheng Er was stunned. Master usually didn't care about family matters because he always said that men should lead troops to war and that women should be in charge of family matters. Why did he change today?
He scratched his head and was about to ask when suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his butt. Immediately after, Old Cheng's curses came one after another.
"Hurry up, Lao Tzu doesn't have time to wait for you."
Cheng Er rubbed his butt aggrievedly and hurriedly ran away.
Not long after Cheng Er left, a rough female voice came from the inner mansion.
"Old Cheng, why are you making a ruckus in the courtyard? Did I not let you eat your fill? "
The person who spoke was Cheng Yaojin's wife. She usually had a carefree personality and knew some martial arts. She was known as a tyrant in the Cheng family and no one dared to provoke her, especially Old Cheng. He was as obedient as a cat in front of her.
"Madam, you came just in time. I have good news for you. Feng Zi is going to hold a basketball game soon. I'm going to bring the servants to participate."
Cheng Yaojin looked at Madam Cheng and hurriedly went up to her.
Of course, he had to share happy things with others. Of course, this person was his wife.
"What? Feng Zi is going to hold a basketball game? As expected, it's great news. "
Madam Cheng's eyebrows were knitted together. Although she had never seen Zhang Feng before, his name had long spread throughout Chang 'an. She had heard so much about him that her ears were sore. Moreover, he was on good terms with her husband. Naturally, she was happy.
"That's right, Madam. This time, the competition will be held in the White Deer Institute. Not only that, even the Emperor supports it. All the officials will be participating. Who do you think I, Old Cheng, am? Naturally, I can't lose to Old Black."
Old Cheng had a smile on his face. It was completely different from his arrogant appearance outside.
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