On the second floor of a restaurant on Jingyang Avenue near Beihong District, more than ten young men and women were sitting around two tables.
"Have you heard that Her Majesty wants to open an educational institute?" a tall and burly youth who was about 16 or 17 years old said while drinking at the table.
"Ren Baqian is in charge!" another youth casually said.
"Hmph!"
The one who spoke was a beautiful young girl who was about 17 or 18 years old. She slammed her bowl on the table.
The others looked at her and laughed mischievously, but they didn't restrain themselves.
This young girl was called Liu Yueyao. She suffered a big loss during the Great Hunt and was verbally abused by Ren Baqian. In the end, everyone had no choice but to stand up and target her.
After that, she received ten lashes and was grounded for a month as punishment.
Originally, she wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge after she was released. However, after staying at home for a few days, she heard a piece of news that made her dumbstruck. That pretty boy who only knew how to talk was actually chosen as the empress's future husband.
She couldn't figure out what Her Majesty saw in that kid.
Her Majesty wasn't only the empress, but she was also the seventh most powerful expert in the world. Her beauty was enough to enchant countless people. However, such a person actually chose that kid as her husband.
This almost made her smash everything in the room.
As time went by, her hatred for Ren Baqian didn't diminish at all. Instead, it intensified.
Every time she heard news about Ren Baqian, she would feel unhappy.
However, the others didn't care much about her feelings. Instead, they chatted about the educational institute.
"What does an educational institute teach?" This wasn't something that only one person wanted to know. Educational institutes were still new in Dayao.
"It should be the same as Great Xia. They teach calligraphy, mathematics, military strategy, and law!" someone said with certainty.
"Maybe there's even Confucian classics." Someone laughed.
"That's hard to say," someone replied.
Confucian classics was the general name for several doctrines that were passed down a long time ago. They mainly taught people to be kind, how to discipline themselves, and how to think about heaven and earth, society, and people and nature.
It was the main doctrine in Great Xia, the Yun Nation, and the Chen Nation. However, the aboriginals didn't like it, let alone the descendants of the officials.
In Dayao, the fist was the hard truth.
Although there were laws, in most people's hearts, fists were the most important.
Everyone put this matter aside after discussing for a while. Besides practicing martial arts, these young people would at most read a few books at home. They would also call their friends to have fun outside and occasionally talk about the happenings in Lan City.
For example, the matter of the Black Star Academy. Everyone just casually talked about it, and no one took it too seriously.
It was also impossible for them to enter any school.
Everyone knew that only those who were not particularly talented would go.
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Ren Baqian was sitting in Yangxin Palace Hall with a list of names given to him by the empress. On it were the names of the students who were sent by the court officials to enter the academy.
"Shi Gan, don't tell me he's the grandson of the Great Elder?" Ren Baqian casually asked when he saw the first name.
"It's his youngest son," the empress said faintly.
"Pu! Great Elder is indeed young at heart despite his age, "Ren Baqian exclaimed. The Great Elder should be at least seventy or eighty years old, right? It was written that Shi Gan was twelve years old, which meant that the Great Elder was still having a son when he was sixty or seventy years old.
Ren Baqian continued to read and immediately saw a familiar name.
Tong Lan, ten years old.
"This little girl's innate talent isn't good?" Ren Baqian was shocked. She was only ten years old, yet she kept telling him why flowers were so red and that her innate talent wasn't good?
"Tong Lan's innate talent is pretty good, at least it's better than her grandfather," the empress said.
"Didn't they say that all the students are good-for-nothings with poor innate talent?" Ren Baqian pointed at the name list and questioned.
"Tong Zhenye said that since she's still young, she can stay in the academy for two years and consider it as finding a playmate." The empress plucked a grape and threw it into her mouth.
Ren Baqian was speechless. Do you think this is a kindergarten?
However, after thinking about it, he had suffered so many losses in the hands of that girl and suffered so many beatings. This was a good opportunity for him to take revenge.
It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
As for the thought of letting her off because she was a delicious lolita, Ren Baqian extinguished it before it could even form in his mind.
If you don't take revenge, you're not a gentleman.
A great man can't be ruthless.
These were the words of the ancestor, and he couldn't forget them.
"Hehe." Ren Baqian grinned and laughed. The empress took another look at him and rolled her eyes. She could roughly guess what Ren Baqian was thinking at this moment.
However, that girl Tong Lan was very crafty.
At that time, it was uncertain who would be torturing who.
Ren Baqian looked at the names on the list. There were a total of 31 people, which was about what he expected.
He could only teach these disciples by himself.
However, after thinking about it, Ren Baqian said, "Can you recruit a few from the commoners? They can stay in the academy as teachers in the future. "
After all, these were the children of the big shots in the imperial court. In the future, they would most likely become officials in various places.
He couldn't possibly be the only one teaching them, right?
"Alright!" The empress nodded her head. "But, have you thought of a name?"
"Lanxiang Academy!" Ren Baqian looked serious.
Seeing that the empress's eyes were starting to twitch, Ren Baqian immediately changed his tune and said, "I'm joking. Actually, it's called New East."
Seeing that the empress's eyes were starting to emit a murderous aura, Ren Baqian changed his tune again and said, "Actually, this is also a joke. Let's call it Black Bamboo Academy. A few days ago, I saw a few purple bamboos in a small bamboo forest nearby. "
The empress was more or less satisfied when she heard this name. She continued to eat her grapes and ignored Ren Baqian.
"It's going to be New Year in a month, right? Are there any activities for New Year? After that, the academy will start the enrollment, "Ren Baqian asked. He still didn't know how to celebrate New Year in Dayao.
"Yes, lantern-grabbing!" the empress explained. "In the past, it was limited to young people below the age of 20, and the winners will be rewarded. If the others perform well, they will also be favored by the girls in the villages. If you want to participate, I can give you special permission to participate. If you perform well, I might even reward you! "The empress said with a smile on her face.
"What rules?" Ren Baqian was immediately excited.
"First, build a frame and hang the lantern on it. The participants will be divided into groups of 10 and can choose their own people. The person who grabs the lantern first wins. "The empress's eyes were full of smiles.
"Don't tell me I can fight against the others?" Ren Baqian immediately laughed dryly.
"Of course, this is the time to show off your skills," the empress said as a matter of course.
"Forget it then." Ren Baqian immediately rejected her. He couldn't even beat a ten-year-old lolita, so he would be courting death if he participated.
"Don't you want to hear about my reward?" The empress's tone carried a rare gentleness that made Ren Baqian's heart flutter.
However, he immediately shook his head like a rattle drum and said, "I'm a man and I won't participate if I say I won't."
Since the empress had spoken like this, it definitely wasn't anything good. There was a huge pit ahead, and only a fool would jump into it.
"I can give you a kiss!" The empress's voice was so soft that Ren Baqian could hear her clearly.
Upon hearing this, Ren Baqian suddenly raised his head and looked at the empress. Her face was flushed, and her shy look made Ren Baqian feel as if there was a pile driver in his chest.
Ren Baqian put on a righteous face and said, "I feel that death is inevitable. It can be as heavy as Mount Tai or as light as a goose feather. I will die without regrets for Your Majesty. "
Then, he changed the topic and said helplessly, "It's not that I'm unwilling to participate in the lantern-grabbing contest, but I've been afraid of heights since I was young and can't climb high. Therefore, even though I feel pain, I have no choice but to give up. "
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