Chapter 36: Great Move Part Two
However, those aristocrats were hostile toward the candidates who were from the military, and the reason was simple. Before, the Martial Arts Academy selected 300 people among thousands of candidates. Now, it was selecting 300 people from close to 10,000 candidates. Close to half of the spots were taken by these lowly soldiers; how could they not be mad?
Li Yuan was even angrier. This time, Governor-General Yang Xiuchen of River-West Circuit recommended that fool of the Cui Family; how could Li Yuan, a conceited young man, accept this?
In the previous two turns, candidates came from Long-West Li Family. Li Xiaozong was only a small figure who was a distant member of the family, yet he ranked in the top five of his class when he graduated. Li Fubo was the son of the Family Leader’s elder son, making him a close member of the family. He was about to graduate, and he could make it into the top three without an issue.
Li Yuan was a close member of the family, so his status was much higher than Li Xiaozong.
Inside the Li Family, even though Li Xiaozong had a rank 5 position and was Li Yuan’s uncle, he had to move aside and greet Li Yuan first when meeting him.
“How can a distant member of the family do it but not me?” This was the source of Li Yuan’s anger; this angered him more than when he learned that Cui Lueshang was recommended as the candidate for this year’s entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy.
Inside a dense forest on Mu Mountain, he knew that if he showed a sign, his henchmen would do what was good for him. If Cui Lueshang became quadriplegic or got killed, who was a more suitable candidate other than him?
For Li Yuan, it wasn’t a big deal to turn a member of a big family quadriplegic; he was from Long-West Li Family!
…
When Fang Jie found Cui Lueshang, the latter was washing his face by a creek.
Members of big families paid a lot of attention to their appearances. Cui Lueshang’s face was a lot cleaner than that of Fang Jie, yet he was still washing it with force. If Fang Jie didn’t stop him, he might lose a layer of skin.
Fang Jie knew that Cui Lueshang was washing his face since his face was burning.
Fang Jie stuffed a small silver nugget to each of Cui Lueshang’s servants before squatting down beside him. He said with a smile, “Brother Cui… stop washing. You are going to bleed.”
Cui Lueshang turned his head and saw Fang Jie; he was surprised at first but soon turned angry. “I’m too ashamed to return to Xiang City. It would be better if I bleed; no one will recognize me then. Why did I listen to your bad suggestion? I did something so shameless! Ah… I met the wrong person!”
Fang Jie chuckled and said, “Brother Cui, don’t worry. I know those girls’ travel plan; they aren’t going to Xiang City. Besides, only your servants were around; would they dare to spread the word?”
“Those girls aren’t going to Xiang City?” Cui Lueshang was joyous but also disappointed. “How do you know?”
“They are rushing to Chang’an. Also, think about it. They are already this eye-catching in this remote place; they will cause a commotion if they enter Xiang City. It would be troublesome for them to leave if some rich merchants or big officials want to hang around them. They are resting here tonight and buying the necessities in the town nearby. They will start moving tomorrow morning and travel around Xiang City.”
“That is good then…” Cui Lueshang smiled awkwardly and said, “However, my peers who came with me also saw it. When I ran back, I didn’t see them. It is clear that they are too ashamed to walk with me after I did something so despicable.”
Fang Jie thought to himself, “They were planning how to break your limbs; of course, they didn’t wait for you.”
“I saw them walking up the mountain; perhaps they were trying to find a place to rest.” Fang Jie comforted him. “I bet that they will soon come back for you. If you guys are good brothers, this incident is nothing.”
“You are right…” Cui Lueshang sighed, “They are my true friends; we can trust each other with our lives.”
Fang Jie cussed in his mind, “Fool! Trust your life to them? They are trying to take your life now.”
Li Yuan was even angrier. This time, Governor-General Yang Xiuchen of River-West Circuit recommended that fool of the Cui Family; how could Li Yuan, a conceited young man, accept this?
In the previous two turns, candidates came from Long-West Li Family. Li Xiaozong was only a small figure who was a distant member of the family, yet he ranked in the top five of his class when he graduated. Li Fubo was the son of the Family Leader’s elder son, making him a close member of the family. He was about to graduate, and he could make it into the top three without an issue.
Li Yuan was a close member of the family, so his status was much higher than Li Xiaozong.
Inside the Li Family, even though Li Xiaozong had a rank 5 position and was Li Yuan’s uncle, he had to move aside and greet Li Yuan first when meeting him.
“How can a distant member of the family do it but not me?” This was the source of Li Yuan’s anger; this angered him more than when he learned that Cui Lueshang was recommended as the candidate for this year’s entrance exam of the Martial Arts Academy.
Inside a dense forest on Mu Mountain, he knew that if he showed a sign, his henchmen would do what was good for him. If Cui Lueshang became quadriplegic or got killed, who was a more suitable candidate other than him?
For Li Yuan, it wasn’t a big deal to turn a member of a big family quadriplegic; he was from Long-West Li Family!
…
When Fang Jie found Cui Lueshang, the latter was washing his face by a creek.
Members of big families paid a lot of attention to their appearances. Cui Lueshang’s face was a lot cleaner than that of Fang Jie, yet he was still washing it with force. If Fang Jie didn’t stop him, he might lose a layer of skin.
Fang Jie knew that Cui Lueshang was washing his face since his face was burning.
Fang Jie stuffed a small silver nugget to each of Cui Lueshang’s servants before squatting down beside him. He said with a smile, “Brother Cui… stop washing. You are going to bleed.”
Cui Lueshang turned his head and saw Fang Jie; he was surprised at first but soon turned angry. “I’m too ashamed to return to Xiang City. It would be better if I bleed; no one will recognize me then. Why did I listen to your bad suggestion? I did something so shameless! Ah… I met the wrong person!”
Fang Jie chuckled and said, “Brother Cui, don’t worry. I know those girls’ travel plan; they aren’t going to Xiang City. Besides, only your servants were around; would they dare to spread the word?”
“Those girls aren’t going to Xiang City?” Cui Lueshang was joyous but also disappointed. “How do you know?”
“They are rushing to Chang’an. Also, think about it. They are already this eye-catching in this remote place; they will cause a commotion if they enter Xiang City. It would be troublesome for them to leave if some rich merchants or big officials want to hang around them. They are resting here tonight and buying the necessities in the town nearby. They will start moving tomorrow morning and travel around Xiang City.”
“That is good then…” Cui Lueshang smiled awkwardly and said, “However, my peers who came with me also saw it. When I ran back, I didn’t see them. It is clear that they are too ashamed to walk with me after I did something so despicable.”
Fang Jie thought to himself, “They were planning how to break your limbs; of course, they didn’t wait for you.”
“I saw them walking up the mountain; perhaps they were trying to find a place to rest.” Fang Jie comforted him. “I bet that they will soon come back for you. If you guys are good brothers, this incident is nothing.”
“You are right…” Cui Lueshang sighed, “They are my true friends; we can trust each other with our lives.”
Fang Jie cussed in his mind, “Fool! Trust your life to them? They are trying to take your life now.”
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