Taixue arrived soon, and the first ox cart stopped. Su Ziji got down, took a look at the plaque of Taixue, sighed in his heart, and said to Cao Yiyan in the car: "Now that we have arrived at Taixue, I won't bother Cao anymore."
Brother, it’s freezing cold and this is not a good place for chatting. How about I treat you to a drink after I’ve settled in?”
"That's great! This is my temporary address. If you have time, you can find me there." Cao Yiyan was not pretentious, leaving the address and saying goodbye to Su Ziji.
It wasn't until Cao Yiyan's ox cart was far away that the wild Taoist turned around and arrived in front of Su Ziji. He arrived first by boat, three or five days early.
"This man Cao Yiyan just appeared at the Linhua County Pier. Do you have any impressions?" Su Ziji asked.
"Naturally." When the wild Taoist saw this person for the first time, he had an instinctive caution: "This person is a bit strange, sir, you'd better be more careful."
"I know." Su Ziji put his hands in his sleeves and stared blankly at the snow still floating in the air.
There was someone following him faintly all the time, and he couldn't hide his movements from anyone. It was not difficult to know that the death of the prefect was related to him.
It would be okay if Yu Qianzhi's reaction was personal, but if it represented the court's reaction, it would be the worst case scenario.
The court found him just to preserve the bloodline of the prince. He was not even prepared to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, so he let himself use Su Ziji's name.
Su Ziji believed that under such circumstances, there would still be care and it would not be difficult to become a Jinshi.
"But in this case, I have offended King Qi. If King Qi ascends the throne, I must die."
"Even brothers who are listed in the family tree can be killed. A person whose name is not even listed in the family tree can be executed for any reason."
"Even when King Lu ascended the throne, he had a competitive relationship with the prince. In order to eliminate future troubles, it is not impossible to commit suicide."
Thinking like this, it seemed that he had reached a dead end for a while, and Su Ziji was in a state of confusion.
The snowflakes kept falling, and the Taoist priests didn't know what Su Ziji was thinking about, but they didn't dare to disturb him. After a long time, Su Ziji's heart calmed down.
"Hmph, I wasted my time and promised to have a strong character. I didn't expect that I would forget about my life for small gains and cherish my life for big things."
"Can I have a way out? Since there is no way out, what should I be afraid of?"
"When I meet Qin Mao on the road, or it's a God-given opportunity, I have to intervene. Besides, the court's attitude is not clear yet, so I will use Qin Mao's incident to test it again."
"Moreover, what is my foundation? It's not the Four Books and Five Classics, it's not the fame of raising people, it's not even the prince's bloodline, it's the Tao and Dharma that I possess."
"The Jianggong True Seal Alchemy, the Panlong Heart Technique, and the Ziqing Zizifu are my foundation."
"Even if heaven and earth don't allow it, I can still fight my way out."
Thinking of this, Su Ziji said in a deep voice: "You should focus on investigating this person, as well as Yu Qianzhi, and also give me a rough investigation on the remaining five people on the list."
"But this matter is not urgent. You must not expose yourself because of this."
Su Ziji warned, his eyes dark.
This is the capital, and they are outsiders who have come from afar, not local cowards, so they need to be more careful in their actions.
These days, the wild Taoist knows more and more that the master he recognizes is not a simple man, so he smiled back after hearing this: "Please rest assured, sir, this is what I do, and I will definitely satisfy you."
"That's okay!" Su Ziji sent the wild Taoist away, looked at the tall gate tower, and said in a daze: "This is Taixue."
"This is the only national university in ancient times. The Zheng Sui Wei system has not changed. It specializes in recruiting descendants of fifth-rank officials and above. Unlike the original world, there is the distinction of Imperial College."
"Hmph, I didn't have this intention at first, but now I can't. The Fucheng Fuxue Buwu is still a joke and dispensable, but the Taixue Buwu must be taken seriously."
Su Ziji knew very well that, to put it bluntly, the court was composed of people. With more people, there would be a way.
"King of Shu, King of Qi is already in his twenties and thirties. He has been quietly recruiting talents and cultivating party members. His foundation is already solid."
Now that I have been given up so easily, it means that I am just an official with no team and no status. The court feels that supporting me is not worth the investment and will also disrupt the court.
A mere fifth-grade Yu Qianzhi dared to beat him to his face and teach him a lesson.
"Therefore, I have to study martial arts while my identity is still unclear, and strive to obtain the qualifications to be taken seriously. It is imperative to study martial arts."
"Hmph, you have the rules and I have the rules, but I don't know how the Imperial Academy here is managed internally."
After looking at the recommendation order in his hand, Su Ziji stepped over. The guard guarded the door. Seeing that he looked unfamiliar, he stopped him.
But because Su Ziji looked like a scholar at first sight, the guard was also very polite: "It's an important place for learning, and no idlers can stop here."
"I'm here to enroll." Su Ziji said.
The guard took a look, maybe this kind of thing happens often, and immediately saluted: "Please follow me, little man."
Su Ziji looked back, looked into Ye Buhui's eyes as he opened the curtain, mouthed "Wait for me" to her, then turned around and followed the guard inside.
After entering the gatehouse, I found that there was something else inside.
Deep paths, spacious avenues, pavilions, and even small gardens that are withered and covered with snow at this time but will surely have flowers in full bloom in spring, all reveal the preferences of literati.
"In front of you are the offices of several ministers. Today there should be a few students working part-time in the dormitory. You can see it when you go in and turn left."
When the guard came here, he stopped.
"Going further in, there is no place for me and others to enter. Please forgive me."
Su Ziji thanked him and walked alone to the monastery that the guard had mentioned. There were several rooms with red bricks and green tiles, which looked quite elegant under the snowy scenery.
Seeing that the door was open, Su Ziji approached and saw a charcoal fire burning inside. A scholar was sorting documents in front of a case, and two scholars were surrounding the stove. There was a pot of wine and a plate of peanuts on the small table, and they were deliberating on poems.
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Originally, Su Ziji had never wanted to carve a dragon with his literary mind, and always felt that he could not win without force. Now he suddenly realized that what he could rely on was neither fame nor royal family affection, but this mutated dragon mind.
, the mentality completely changed.
"Last time, I couldn't apply it on Tongzhi's son, Ding Ruili, because the level was very low. But now my Panlong Heart Technique has reached level 5. It's different from usual. I don't know if it can work on the imperial student.
?" Su Ziji was moved, walked in, and asked: "What are you busy with?"
"Ah?" The scholar didn't expect someone to come in at this time. He was startled. He didn't recognize it, but he felt a sense of intimacy. He smiled and said, "You are a bit unfamiliar. What can I do? Wait until I finish my work - you go
Sit there by the stove, there is hot wine."
"It can be done, it's working." Su Ziji's heart moved and he warmed his hands. Seeing that the two drinkers didn't get up, he didn't go over. He asked again: "My younger brother, Su Ziji, just came here to enroll. Xiongtai is busy right now."
What?"
"It turns out that I just came here to enroll. What can I say? I have seen everyone in the dormitory and the inner dormitory of the university, but I have never seen you - my name is Shao Sisen. I joined the dormitory by chance, so I came to work." Originally, Shao Sisen would be a little uncomfortable with the interruption.
He was impatient, but at this time he answered casually as if he were a friend.