Chapter 155: The Examination

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The others had all been warned by their elders at home, so they did not dare to clash with Yun Shu.

Seeing the wretched appearance of the group, Zhou Zixing let out a cold snort; so what if his father was the Minister of Personnel?

His uncle was a First-Rank General.

Thinking of how his uncle had made him kneel in the Ancestral Hall two days ago, Zhou Zixing felt his energy drain away.

An Eighth Rank petty official, yet he dared to go and file a complaint!

Zhou Zixing's own father was the Prefect of Jizhou, a Fourth Rank Official, and his uncle was a Great General, a First-Rank Official.

Usually, he relied on his father and his uncle to run rampant in the Capital.

Yet, he had capsized his boat right here with Yun Shu.

Thinking of the lesson he had received, Zhou Zixing gritted his teeth; he had to teach Yun Shu a lesson.

Zhou Zixing sneered, "I won't let him see me."

Yun Shu had no idea about their plan and was, as usual, in the office copying Physics textbooks and reading Chemistry books.

When the time came, he stood up, put the Tablet into his cloth bag, and took all the papers he had written with him.

He was afraid that those people from the Science Class would pick the lock and get in.

He would rather go through the trouble than let these people get their way.

The Yun family was not wealthy and only had one carriage, which was used by his father.

Fortunately, the Imperial Academy was not far from his home; it took about twenty minutes to walk there.

As Yun Shu passed through an alley, he was suddenly pulled inside, his mouth covered with a handkerchief to keep him from speaking.

The next moment, he was shoved into a sack.

Only after he was bagged did Zhou Zixing appear.

Yun Shu was seen curled up on the ground, desperately protecting a bag, though it was unclear what was inside.

Yun Shu held the iPad tightly, terrified that someone would snatch it away.

Not to mention what kind of stir a high-tech Tablet Computer could cause in ancient times, he wouldn't know how to answer to Yan Ning if he lost it.

At this moment, Zhou Zixing squatted down, intending to snatch his cloth bag.

It was unknown where Yun Shu found the strength, but he held onto the items for dear life.

Zhou Zixing was furious and said to the others, "All of you, get on him, beat him hard!"

After the beating, they would see what was inside the schoolbag.

Yun Shu threatened, "If you dare to snatch these things, the Crown Princess and His Majesty will not let you off easily."

Zhou Zixing kicked him, "Who do you think you are? You expect the Crown Princess and His Majesty to stand up for you?"

"What kind of dream are you having?"

"Hit him, all of you!"

Before the fists could land, a voice came from behind: "Stop."

Two men in dark-colored robes were seen standing at the entrance of the alley.

Zhou Zixing gritted his teeth: "Get lost! If you dare to leak this matter, watch your heads."

Hearing such arrogant words from Zhou Zixing, Wei Wu sneered and tied him up directly.

Before long, the other lackeys were also subdued.

Yun Shu broke free and felt relieved upon seeing the familiar Wei Wu.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, the Tablet was saved.

Wei Wu rarely said more, but added: "Official Yun, the Crown Princess is worried that someone might harm you, so she sent us two to guard you in secret; we have no intention of monitoring you."

Yun Shu nodded, "Thank you for your trouble, you two officials."

Hearing this, cold sweat began to break out on Zhou Zixing's forehead.

The Crown Princess had actually arranged for people to guard him in secret!

What exactly was so good about this kid?

Wei Wu brought the people to the Ministry of Justice prison and flashed a token; the prison guards hurriedly said respectfully, "Official Wei, please follow me."

Wei Wu picked a decent cell and had the group locked up separately.

Yun Shu followed along.

Yun Shu asked the two of them: "May I ask him a few questions?"

The guarding bailiff hurriedly said, "Please go ahead, Official."

Yun Shu asked Zhou Zixing: "Who sent you, and why did you want to steal my confidential documents?"

Zhou Zixing's eyelids twitched.

What he had just snatched was actually confidential documents!

It was over; his crimes had just increased.

Zhou Zixing grabbed the prison cell door, "What confidential documents? I don't know anything; I just didn't like you and wanted to beat you up."

Yun Shu frowned, "I don't recall offending anyone."

Only then did Zhou Zixing realize that Yun Shu had been teaching them for so long, yet he didn't even remember what he looked like.

Wei Wu reminded Yun Shu: "Official Yun, he is from your Science Class."

Yun Shu:?

He kicked the cell door, "I teach you Mathematics and Physics, and I've taught myself an enemy?"

"Very well, you stole confidential documents and assaulted an Imperial Official; according to the laws of our dynasty, you should be punished with a court beating or sent to the frontier."

This time, Zhou Zixing was truly panicked.

He hurriedly said: "Yun Shu, you are a bigger person than me, please let me go this time; I promise I won't do this again in the future."

Yun Shu remained unmoved.

Zhou Zixing said again: "My uncle is General Zhou, you cannot afford to offend him; if you dare to do anything to me, my uncle will not let you off."

Yun Shu: "Oh."

Zhou Zixing was angered by his attitude, "What exactly do you mean? You cannot treat me like this!"

Yun Shu: "We can."

Zhou Zixing was about to angrily curse out loud again.

Yun Shu stuffed a cloth ball into his mouth, then left together with Wei Wu.

The next day at court, after Yan Ning spoke of this matter, Yan Ze was furious.

"What kind of things is the Imperial Academy admitting? They cause trouble for their teachers, and actually wanted to beat a teacher in private?"

Yan Ning added: "They also wanted to snatch Yun Shu's confidential documents."

Yan Ze understood in a second; they were snatching Yun Shu's iPad.

Yan Ze took a few deep breaths.

"The Imperial Academy is a place to cultivate talent; how can a person of such poor character still enter the Imperial Academy? They are thinking of forming cliques before they have even become officials."

The ministers all looked at one another in dismay.

No, whose child is so bold?

Zhou Zixing... Zhou...

Everyone's gaze turned toward General Zhou.

As it happened, General Zhou had received news yesterday and knew it was his nephew who had caused the trouble.

At this moment, his scalp was tingling, and he did not dare to say a single word.

He was only Zhou Zixing's uncle, not his father; if His Majesty were furious and wanted to dismiss him from his post, what would he do?

In the Court, Yan Ze remained silent.

The other officials did not even dare to breathe loudly.

After a good while, Yan Ze proposed: "In a few days, the Imperial Academy will hold an examination; those with an average score below sixty will leave the Imperial Academy directly."

As soon as these words were spoken, half of the ministers present were jolted.

Those who studied well did not mind, but those who did not study well were worried to death.

If they did not go to the Imperial Academy, where else could their sons go?

Could they stay up late to memorize books in these few days?

Yan Ze continued: "The Imperial Academy will also organize an examination by the way, to select the best for admission."

At this time, the civil and military officials in the court all knelt down, "Your Majesty, this must not be—"

Yan Ning asked directly: "What is there that cannot be? The Imperial Academy is a place for learning; if they do not study properly, isn't that a waste of resources?"

Yan Ning had long been displeased with them.

A bunch of playboys must not be allowed to corrupt the atmosphere.

The ministers knelt on the ground, racking their brains, but could not think of words to stop it.

Yan Ze said: "Since no one has any objections, it is decided."