Chapter 431 Asking the Imperial College
After leaving the court, Emperor Ming came to the imperial study and looked at the memorial in his hand, saying lightly: "These people usually attack each other more fiercely, but they are very united when it comes to the outside world."
Eunuch Li stood aside and said respectfully: "The imperial examination system has a great influence on the powerful, so they naturally have to do their best to stop it."
"Has anything big happened in Fengtian City in the past two days?" Emperor Ming asked while browsing the memorial.
He wanted to find an entry point to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, preferably the officials who were the most opposed, so that he could use some handle to make a fuss.
Eunuch Li thought for a moment and replied: "Recently, there has been a sensation in Fengtian City, and it is related to Qin Feng, the eldest son of the Qin family."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Emperor Ming was interested and put down the memorial in his hand.
After learning that the imperial examination system was also proposed by Qin Feng, his interest in Qin Feng became more and more intense.
Eunuch Li organized his words and talked about the academic dispute between Qin Feng and the Imperial College.
"Are you serious?" The Emperor suddenly stood up after hearing this.
Eunuch Li didn't know why His Majesty was so excited, and immediately responded: "Many people in the streets and alleys know this news, as if someone is deliberately spreading it.
Moreover, the Imperial College did not deny this matter, and even offered the treasure Wenxintai outside the Haowen Courtyard. It must be true."
"Haha, good! Qin Feng, this kid, always surprises me!" The Emperor was very happy.
"Why is Your Majesty so happy?" Eunuch Li asked puzzledly.
"If the scholars who are not in the Imperial College defeated the Imperial College in the academic dispute, then what they said in the court today would not be a slap in their own face?
If I promote the imperial examination system again, who dares to oppose it with confidence?"
Eunuch Li understood instantly that the academic dispute between Qin Feng and the Imperial College just gave His Majesty a breakthrough in promoting the imperial examination system.
But after thinking for a while, Eunuch Li worried again: "But Your Majesty, the premise of your wish is that Qin Feng can defeat those people in the Imperial College in the academic dispute.
What if Qin Feng fails? You know, the people in the Imperial College still have some real talents and knowledge."
After hearing this, Emperor Ming also paced back and forth in the imperial study. He looked out the window and said, "That kid has never disappointed me, and I hope he won't disappoint me this time."
In the Queen's Palace, the Queen looked at Anya and asked curiously, "You have been absent-minded these days. Do you have anything on your mind?"
Anya was still thinking about the academic dispute in her mind. She blamed Qin Feng for being rash. How could he be fooled by such an obvious plan, so he didn't hear what her mother said at all.
"Anya, Anya?" The Queen called several times in a row.
"Ah? My mother called me?" Anya came back to her senses.
"I called you several times before you agreed, but are you worried about the kid from the Qin family?" The Queen asked lightly.
"Why should I worry about him for no reason?" Anya picked up the teacup on the table and pretended to be nonchalant.
"The academic dispute has been making a lot of noise recently, how could you not know about it?
I would like to take a look, but I don't know when and where the academic dispute will be held tomorrow."
"Three quarters of the morning, outside the Haowen Courtyard, on the Wenxin Terrace." Anya blurted it out, but after she said it, she knew it was wrong. She turned her head and saw the meaningful look of her mother.
The queen didn't say much, but asked, "How is the tea today?"
"The tea brewed by the queen mother is naturally excellent."
"There are many ways to brew tea. It's not enough to have good tea leaves. The water is also very particular.
As the saying goes, good tea goes with good water, that's the reason." The queen meant something.
Anya looked normal, took a sip of tea and said, "No wonder the tea brewed by the queen mother is so pleasant every time."
"As long as you like it." The queen smiled slightly.
Three days passed quickly, and the news of the academic dispute was known to everyone in the streets and alleys of Fengtian City. Many people were discussing it enthusiastically.
"Today at 3:00 pm, Master Qin will start an academic dispute with the people from the Imperial College."
"Although the people in the Imperial College are annoying, they read all day and have some knowledge.
And I heard that Master Qin has to deal with not just one person, but many people. Can he do it?"
"Yes, although Master Qin is powerful, he is outnumbered. Why should he accept this academic dispute?"
At this time, a man said: "Master Qin is dissatisfied with the attitude of the people in the Imperial College. He believes that poor children can also become powerful scholars, so he accepted the other party."
"What? Tell us what happened in detail!"
Then the man told the whole story of what he saw that day.
In particular, the ugly faces of the three officials who made things difficult for ordinary people and the arrogant attitude of the people in the Imperial College who looked down on poor children were vividly described.
"This is too much!" Everyone was filled with righteous indignation when they heard this.
And when they heard that Qin Feng scared off the officials with one move, and faced the provocation and ridicule of the people from the Imperial College without thinking, they were filled with mixed feelings.
"I always thought that except for the Tianjian Imperial Master, all the scholars in the world were like the people from the Imperial College, looking down on others.
Today I know that there are people like Qin Shi among scholars."
"Only people like Qin Shi will speak for us."
"What are you waiting for, let's go and cheer for Qin Shi."
"Let's go!"
One call and a hundred responses!
Outside the Haowen Academy, the Wenxin Terrace with a white glow had already floated in the air.
The audience below the stage surrounded the place, most of whom were ordinary people who came to cheer for Qin Feng.
Among the crowd, none of the students from the poor academies were absent.
They all prayed in their hearts, hoping that Master Qin could win today's academic competition.
On the side of the Haowen Academy, the people of the Imperial College were ready. They listened to the shouts of the people outside the academy and all showed disdainful smiles.
"The son of a mere third-class general Fengguo still wants to win us. It's simply a foolish dream."
"Wait, everyone, who will go up first and let these lowly people know how powerful we are?"
"I am not talented, so I will go up first and compete with that person who overestimates his own ability."
As soon as the voice fell, the person who spoke was actually surrounded by white light and floated onto the Wenxin Terrace.
This phenomenon occurs only because the Wenxin Stage is a treasure that can sense the literary spirit of the Taoist saints and lead them to the stage.
But the onlookers who did not know the truth were all stunned by this move.
"Heh." On one side of the crowd, there was a luxurious carriage parked. Inside the carriage, there were three graceful women serving the handsome man.
If Qin Feng saw this person, he would definitely be shocked, because this person was the prince!
Seeing that the third quarter of the morning was approaching, the Imperial College had already prepared, but Qin Feng was not seen for a long time, and the prince was a little anxious.
The man on the Wenxin Stage said sarcastically: "It seems that guy knows that he can't win, so he chose to avoid the battle. It's really a waste of our efforts!"
The people below the stage were anxious when they heard this. Could it be that Master Qin really retreated at the last minute?
But at this moment, someone suddenly discovered something, pointed to the sky and exclaimed: "Look, what is that?!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a handsome figure in black slowly falling from the sky, like a god.
Who else could it be but Qin Feng?
The man from the Imperial College was shocked, he never thought that the other party would appear in this way!
Qin Feng, who landed on the Wenxin Terrace, glanced at the sundial outside the Haowen Courtyard, and said softly: "Three quarters of the morning, just right."
Then he looked at the man not far away and shouted: "Qin Feng from the Hanmen Academy, ask about the Imperial College!"