Chapter 56: Don’t Curse! Part Three
Fang Jie smiled bitterly and asked again, “What else did His Majesty say?”
“Nothing else…” Mr. Zhuo reminded Fang Jie out of kindness, “Don’t think that you will for sure get into the Martial Arts Academy just because His Majesty mentioned your name once in the Royal Study. His Majesty needs to handle many things in a day, and he perhaps forgot your name the second day and might not ever recall it again.”
Fang Jie smiled and asked, “Mr. Zhuo, do you think I can make it into the Martial Arts Academy?”
“Why are you so obsessed over the Martial Arts Academy?” Mr. Zhuo said, “Since you came from the military, you will return to the military if you fail to enter. At your young age, you earned 21 counts of military merit, and His Majesty mentioned your name in the Royal Study. With this opportunity, how can your future be bleak?”
“Didn’t you say that His Majesty might have forgotten my name the second day?”
“His Majesty might forget…” Mr. Zhuo looked at Fang Jie and said earnestly, “But do you think those big officials dare to forget? Even though His Majesty only mentioned you once, the officials at the Ministry of War would greatly value you. They would be afraid of His Majesty mentioning you again yet they didn’t do anything. Of course, if you don’t have the ability to make His Majesty think of you from time to time, then you would become ordinary and might die somewhere.”
“To make His Majesty think of you from time to time.” Fang Jie memorized this phrase.
“You don’t have an advantage in the martial exam,” Mr. Zhuo said all of a sudden.
Fang Jie nodded. Since he couldn’t cultivate, it was a crucial shortcoming in the Martial Arts Academy where future generals would be selected.
“Think; what other abilities do you have?” Mr. Zhuo counted while pointing out his fingers one by one, “You don’t have an advantage in the martial exam, then are you good at any other fields such as strategy, the art of war, astrology, geography, psychology, and math?”
Fang Jie thought that his math would be great in this world with his knowledge from his previous world. But upon second thought, there were many talented figures in Great Sui, making him lose confidence. Therefore, after thinking hard for a while, he shook his head.
Disappointment flashed across Mr. Zhuo’s eyes, but he didn’t give up. “It would work if you are good at calligraphy or draw. The advisors in the military need to write notes and draw maps. If you can draw well and write beautiful calligraphy, you can become an advisor, which is also a good path.”
Fang Jie thought carefully and shook his head again. Great Sui was too big, and the participants would all be elites among elites. Fang Jie could draw, but it was elementary. As to calligraphy… he could only write his name cleanly, yet it was still not pretty.
“If you are not good at anything, why do you think that the Martial Arts Academy will accept you? Why are you going there?” Mr. Zhuo asked in surprise.
“For…” Fang Jie didn’t continue and asked Mr. Zhuo seriously, “You aren’t reading my mind right now, right?”
Mr. Zhuo rolled his eyes and replied, “It isn’t an easy thing to do; a great amount of concentration is required. Do you think that I can read your mind whenever I want?”
Fang Jie relaxed after hearing this answer, and he sat straight on the back of the red horse and said clearly, “I want to improve my abilities in the Martial Arts Academy to better serve His Majesty and Great Sui! As a soldier, I need to remember my duty at all times!”
Mr. Zhuo froze for a second and sighed, “You are disrespecting me too much.”
Fang Jie asked in confusion, “When? I’m very respectful of you.”
Mr. Zhuo looked back at him with contempt and said, “Do you really think that I can’t tell how fake your words were without using my ability?”
Then, he carefully observed Fang Jie and sighed, “It is unfortunate that the Martial Arts Academy isn’t a pleasure quarters and doesn’t accept people based on how they look. Your looks are alright, and quite many influential figures like good-looking men more than pretty women.”
Fang Jie didn’t say anything back, but Mr. Zhuo said in anger, “Don’t curse!”
“Nothing else…” Mr. Zhuo reminded Fang Jie out of kindness, “Don’t think that you will for sure get into the Martial Arts Academy just because His Majesty mentioned your name once in the Royal Study. His Majesty needs to handle many things in a day, and he perhaps forgot your name the second day and might not ever recall it again.”
Fang Jie smiled and asked, “Mr. Zhuo, do you think I can make it into the Martial Arts Academy?”
“Why are you so obsessed over the Martial Arts Academy?” Mr. Zhuo said, “Since you came from the military, you will return to the military if you fail to enter. At your young age, you earned 21 counts of military merit, and His Majesty mentioned your name in the Royal Study. With this opportunity, how can your future be bleak?”
“Didn’t you say that His Majesty might have forgotten my name the second day?”
“His Majesty might forget…” Mr. Zhuo looked at Fang Jie and said earnestly, “But do you think those big officials dare to forget? Even though His Majesty only mentioned you once, the officials at the Ministry of War would greatly value you. They would be afraid of His Majesty mentioning you again yet they didn’t do anything. Of course, if you don’t have the ability to make His Majesty think of you from time to time, then you would become ordinary and might die somewhere.”
“To make His Majesty think of you from time to time.” Fang Jie memorized this phrase.
“You don’t have an advantage in the martial exam,” Mr. Zhuo said all of a sudden.
Fang Jie nodded. Since he couldn’t cultivate, it was a crucial shortcoming in the Martial Arts Academy where future generals would be selected.
“Think; what other abilities do you have?” Mr. Zhuo counted while pointing out his fingers one by one, “You don’t have an advantage in the martial exam, then are you good at any other fields such as strategy, the art of war, astrology, geography, psychology, and math?”
Fang Jie thought that his math would be great in this world with his knowledge from his previous world. But upon second thought, there were many talented figures in Great Sui, making him lose confidence. Therefore, after thinking hard for a while, he shook his head.
Disappointment flashed across Mr. Zhuo’s eyes, but he didn’t give up. “It would work if you are good at calligraphy or draw. The advisors in the military need to write notes and draw maps. If you can draw well and write beautiful calligraphy, you can become an advisor, which is also a good path.”
Fang Jie thought carefully and shook his head again. Great Sui was too big, and the participants would all be elites among elites. Fang Jie could draw, but it was elementary. As to calligraphy… he could only write his name cleanly, yet it was still not pretty.
“If you are not good at anything, why do you think that the Martial Arts Academy will accept you? Why are you going there?” Mr. Zhuo asked in surprise.
“For…” Fang Jie didn’t continue and asked Mr. Zhuo seriously, “You aren’t reading my mind right now, right?”
Mr. Zhuo rolled his eyes and replied, “It isn’t an easy thing to do; a great amount of concentration is required. Do you think that I can read your mind whenever I want?”
Fang Jie relaxed after hearing this answer, and he sat straight on the back of the red horse and said clearly, “I want to improve my abilities in the Martial Arts Academy to better serve His Majesty and Great Sui! As a soldier, I need to remember my duty at all times!”
Mr. Zhuo froze for a second and sighed, “You are disrespecting me too much.”
Fang Jie asked in confusion, “When? I’m very respectful of you.”
Mr. Zhuo looked back at him with contempt and said, “Do you really think that I can’t tell how fake your words were without using my ability?”
Then, he carefully observed Fang Jie and sighed, “It is unfortunate that the Martial Arts Academy isn’t a pleasure quarters and doesn’t accept people based on how they look. Your looks are alright, and quite many influential figures like good-looking men more than pretty women.”
Fang Jie didn’t say anything back, but Mr. Zhuo said in anger, “Don’t curse!”
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