Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 280 A Bizarre Struggle

It has to be said that this parent-teacher meeting was truly unique, as the children were actually giving lessons to their parents.

Again!
If Wang Shouyi were here, this kid would be dead for sure.

Unfortunately, he's not here.

Since Wang Shouyi isn't here, there's no point in you competing with Wang Xi here.

He was still a child after all, with a very innocent and childlike face.

We also need to negotiate with their parents.

parents?

Ok?
Aren't we their parents?
Bastard!
If you're so capable, then don't come home tonight!
Apart from Wang Maozhong, most people did not take Wang Xi's warning to heart, nor would they allow Wang Xi's threat to affect their family's business or their relationship with other families.

After leaving the nameless academy, the parents discussed the matter and decided to send Li Qiao to the Wang family to negotiate with Princess Xue.

Meanwhile, they went home, prepared their weapons, and taught those bastards a lesson.

This is truly going against the natural order!
Wang family.

"Sister."

Li Qiao said, "You can't let Que'er run wild. Do you know how lawless he was at the academy today? He even threatened us, saying that if we continue to associate with Zixia, Wuming Academy will no longer support us. Listen to that, is that reasonable?"

The two families were closely related through marriage; Li Qiao was the cousin of Princess Xue, and his wife was Wang Shouyi's younger sister.

When Wang Shouyi was not around, he acted as the elder brother so as to project the aura of an imperial elder brother.

A strange glint flashed in Princess Xue's eyes, and she smiled, "Is that so?"

Li Qiao said irritably, "What's so funny about that?"

Princess Xue smiled slightly and said, "My husband and brother have discussed the conflict between Que'er and Zixia before, and we will not interfere."

Li Qiao said, "But who would have thought they would escalate to this point, even threatening us to choose between two options."

Princess Xue said, "My husband has made up his mind that no matter what, he will stand by Zixia's side."

"???"

Li Qiao stared blankly at the Xue Kingdom princess.

Princess Xue smiled and said, "Brother, these children have grown up and have their own ideas. Let them go and explore."

Li Qiao said, "I understand now. You're planning to use Zixia to train Que'er?"

Princess Xue nodded and said, "Now that Que'er is deeply favored by His Majesty, his future is bright, but his temperament is still somewhat immature. If he is not given more experience, I'm afraid he might cause a great disaster!"

Li Qiao nodded in understanding, "Alright. I'll join you guys and stand on Zixia's side too."

Princess Xue smiled and nodded.

After Li Qiao left, Sister Hua entered the room. "Princess, this is unfair to the young master. Why should we support Lady Zixia instead of the young master?"

She felt indignant on Wang Xi's behalf, which seemed strange. Her young master was fighting with someone outside, yet her family was fully supporting the other side.

That will only make people laugh.

Princess Xue smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry. Sparrow won't be angry with us."

Sister Hua said, "But it doesn't look like it to me. Young Master has always had some complaints about it."

Princess Xue said calmly, "He's just saying it; we don't need to pay him any attention."

Sister Hua is right. It seems really contradictory. On the one hand, Princess Xue supports Wang Xi in continuing the struggle, but in the actual struggle, she stands on Lady Zixia's side without reservation.

But that's not actually the case; quite the opposite. As long as Princess Xue supports Wang Xi in continuing the fight, she will inevitably stand on Lady Zixia's side.

the reason is simple.

If the Wang family supports Wang Xi, it would mean that the Wang family and the Doulu family have completely broken ties.

There are currently no signs that the Wang family needs to break ties with the Doulu family, as the two families actually have a very close relationship.

Therefore, Princess Xue ignored Wang Xi while firmly supporting Lady Zixia.

In this way, it's just the children's naughtiness and immaturity, and it won't affect the relationship between the two families no matter what.

Anchangfang.

"is it?"

Madam Zixia looked at Guang Sheng with a wry smile.

Guang Sheng nodded and said, "It's absolutely true. Wang Shaolang held a parents' meeting at the academy under the guise of Wuming Academy. At the meeting, he asked the parents to choose between two options: if they chose to continue cooperating with us, they would receive any support from Wuming Academy."

Lady Zixia was both amused and exasperated, and said, "Do you think they acted impulsively, or was it premeditated?"

Guang Sheng hesitated and said, "I am not very capable and cannot see it for the time being. On the one hand, judging from the signs, it seems that they have been planning this for a long time, but on the other hand, it looks like a fight of pride."

Lady Zixia frowned slightly.

She was actually a little unsure. Although it seemed that Wang Xi and his group had been prepared for the coal mining incident, the whole process seemed very natural.

Ultimately, the root of the problem lies in the discontent of the women of the Linghu family, mainly because of those two women from the Yuchi clan.

This is not something Wang Xi can control.

To say they were planning all of this seems like an overestimation of their abilities.

The key point is that their actions were driven by pure emotion and impulsiveness.

In her view, offering the paper-making secret formula to the imperial court was simply reckless and detrimental to the Linghu family, even though Linghu Xiaozhe shared the same opinion.

Firstly, by donating the paper, you'll definitely earn less money; at the very least, you won't benefit the imperial court—it's purely a lose-lose situation.

Secondly, although he had been promoted, he had also offended the Grand Secretary. The reason Zhang Yue hadn't taken action against him yet was to consider the overall situation, but Zhang Yue certainly remembered this debt.

It's easy to appoint someone as a vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. Although Linghu Xiaozhe is also talented, he doesn't have the same methods as Yuwen Rong. If there's no rush, he's just meat on the chopping block.

If you say this was planned, it only shows how foolish Wang Xi and his group are. Now they're even forcing parents to choose sides.

That's even more ridiculous.

From any perspective, this is what kids do.

Seeing that Madam Zixia was frowning and silent, Guang Sheng assumed she was worried, so he said, "Madam, don't worry. Whether it's the Duke of Qi or the Prince of Sipu, they both support us, and no one would side with them."

"Ugh."

Lady Zixia sighed softly, "If I could, I really wouldn't want things to come to this. Winning against them would be meaningless and would only make me a laughingstock, but if I lose, I'd be completely finished."

You can't even beat a child, so what gives you the right to sit in this position?

This is an unfair contest.

However, it's not that it's unfair to Wang Xi, but rather that it's unfair to her.

On the other hand, this matter should never have escalated to this point. The fact that Wang Xi was able to do this shows that he still has the means to achieve it.

Of course, it cannot be denied that Li Longji played a significant role in this.

If Li Longji hadn't been so fond of Wang Xi, things wouldn't have developed to this point.

For the past two or three months, the Imperial Academy has been in a state of decline and depression.

As the Taoist ideas proposed by the Nameless Academy gained the approval of the imperial court, and as Wang Xi and his group went to the Ministry of Works for exchanges, the students of the Imperial Academy could no longer treat the Nameless Academy with the same aloofness as before.

No matter how much they lectured her, Linghu Baodi and the others could always retort with a single sentence.

We were able to go to the Ministry of Industry for exchanges, can you do that?
Let alone going to the Ministry of Works, even getting onto the kang (heated brick bed) is difficult.

Their current strategy is to slander and spread rumors, portraying the knowledge of the nameless academy as strange and frivolous skills, low-class stuff, and that we should not associate with them.

Although this was a last resort, the effect was not bad. After all, the nameless academies were only a minority, and most scholars were still traditionalists.

Faced with the challenge of the new school of thought, the entire Shilin community will band together for mutual support.

Nobody associates with them anymore.

Of course, this does not mean that Wuming Academy was isolated. For example, all those good-for-nothing playboys gathered under the banner of Wuming Academy.

Even some spoiled brats from Luoyang came to study here.

The reason is simple: they used to be looked down upon and criticized, but once they join the Nameless Academy, all their shortcomings will turn into advantages.

Because the primary requirement for admission to the Nameless Academy is unruly behavior.

But Wu Chongwen and his friends never expected that such a windfall would actually happen. When they heard about the parents' meeting, they were momentarily at a loss.

"This can't be possible."

Wu Chongwen exclaimed in shock, "Wang Xiaoque has the guts?"

Cen Wenzhi and Xu Daoxuan also looked at Yang Zhan in surprise.

Yang Zhan said, "It's absolutely true. Last night, my second uncle almost beat that brat Yang Hun to death."

Outrageous!

This is absolutely outrageous!
Wu Chongwen laughed, "I knew this would happen. That Wang Xiaoque is arrogant and will cause trouble sooner or later."

Xu Daoxuan asked, "What did your second uncle say?"

Yang Zhan said, "If my second uncle wanted to, he wouldn't have hit Yang Hun. But I heard that my second uncle is also hesitant. He's trying to force Yang Hun to admit his mistake, but that brat Yang Hun refuses to admit it and insists on standing with Linghu Changge and the others. It's still unclear."

Xu Daoxuan then asked, "And what about your home?"

Yang Zhan said, "Our Yang family has a very good relationship with Madam Zixia. How could we possibly fall out with Madam Zixia because of that brat Yang Hun?"

Wu Chongwen looked at Xu Daoxuan, "What are your thoughts?"

Xu Daoxuan said, "We must help with this. We should persuade our parents to fully support Madam Zixia and put pressure on Uncle Yang and the others."

Cen Wenzhi said, "But what right do we have to persuade our parents?"

These good students dared not act like Wang Xi, who rebelled against the Heavenly Gang.

Xu Daoxuan said, "Just look at how arrogant Wang Xiaoque and the others are. They made our father lose face in the Ministry of Justice before. Now that we have this opportunity, our father will definitely be willing to help."

When Wang Xi and Ashina Mi arrived at the academy as usual, inseparable and playful, they found a group of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people on the playground.

Some had white cloths wrapped around their heads, some were leaning on canes, some were lying on haystacks groaning, and even Linghu Changge was wearing a veil, but a middle finger could be faintly seen peeking out from under the veil.

In short, apart from the four senior brothers, none of them were healthy.

"what's the situation?"

Wang Xi stepped forward and asked, "Have the Turks attacked?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ashina Mi gently patted him.

Wang Xi hurriedly said, "No, no, no, is it the Tibetans who have attacked?"

Xue Jun looked Wang Xi up and down, "How come you're alright?"

Wang Xi spread his hands, "What is it?"

Yang Hun, barely alive, crawled to Wang Xi's feet, struggled to raise his hand, and pinched Wang Xi's calf. "It's true! It's really true! Why... ah...!"

"Hey! Yang Hun, are you alright? Don't scare me!" Wang Xi stomped on his head twice. "Wake up."

"what?"

With a scream, Yang Hun opened his eyes, then buried his head in the grass again, pounding the ground with his fists, "It's not fair! It's not fair! This is really not fair! Ah—why is this happening?"

(End of this chapter)