mtl008 Chapter 286 High School Champion
Chapter 286 High School Champion
Since getting rid of Aunt Lu and Qian Jinru, Su Li has lived a peaceful life.
Until one day, Qian Wuyong came in person, accompanied by a number of rewards from Shengjing.
Su Li had done the Qian family a big favor before, and Qian Wuyong learned some of Su Li's personality from his second brother's sister-in-law, Mrs. Qian. Since then, the two families have become even closer.
At this moment, Qian Wuyong enthusiastically arranged for the yamen runners to carry all the rewards into the Banshan Tea House.
"Although General Pei no longer holds a position in the court, he still enjoys the Emperor's respect and care. Madam Pei, you see, these are all instructions personally given by the Emperor to be delivered to General Pei."
Box after box of rewards were bestowed upon the Pei family, and to outsiders it seemed as though the Pei family was deeply indebted. However, only Su Li understood that Emperor Jingde was doing this for the world to see. He wanted everyone to know that he was a benevolent and kind emperor who cherished his meritorious officials and had never forgotten Pei Heng.
Su Li was also happy to see it happen.
Qian Wuyong had just left when news from Shengjing City arrived.
A great piece of news.
Sun Zhonghuai was chosen as the top scorer of this year's imperial examination and was granted the sixth-rank title of editor in the Hanlin Academy.
Since ancient times, the Hanlin Academy editors have always been close ministers to the emperor, able to walk under the emperor's nose and be responsible for writing imperial edicts and the like. They are equivalent to the emperor's secretary.
Although Su Li had known this result for a long time, she was still very excited when the day finally came.
Su Li's face was full of joy.
"Hurry up and prepare the gifts and have someone send them back as fast as possible."
Huan Ge'er was also very happy that his teacher had become the top scholar. Besides, he had always admired his teacher's literary talent. However, he admired his mother even more.
When his mother took him to Mr. Sun to become his apprentice, she said that he would one day become the top scorer in the imperial examination and soar to fame.
"I heard that if you win the top prize, you'll be decked out in red and green and paraded through the streets on horseback. Just thinking about it makes me excited. It must be a lively scene. It's a pity that we can't join in the fun in Lin'an!"
It’s a bit regrettable to say the least.
"However," Su Li thought about it and touched Huan Ge'er's pretty face, "Son, you will be the same in the future..."
Suddenly, she paused.
In the original novel, Huan Ge'er eventually became the top scholar in the imperial examination. But now the situation is different. His background has been made public, and everyone knows he is the grandson of the emperor. This means he no longer needs to take the imperial examination, so wouldn't he be able to become the top scholar?
"What's the same?"
Huan Ge'er tilted his head and asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing!" Su Li quickly changed the subject. "I'm saying that my son is a man of both literary and martial talents, no less talented than his teacher. He will definitely be even more brilliant than his teacher in the future, and his achievements will definitely be higher than his!"
Huan Ge'er felt very happy after hearing this.
He believed his mother's words unconditionally.
The news that Sun Zhonghuai was admitted to high school also reached Weizhou.
Prince Su read the news about the capital reported by his subordinates in his tent, and he couldn't hide his joy on his face.
However, compared to the news about Zhong Huai High School, he was even happier about the death of Miss Shen, who was planning a marriage with Zhong Huai. There was nothing more joyful than this.
"Your Highness, why are you so happy?"
Su Yanzhi lifted the curtain and walked in, just in time to see Prince Su grinning like a fool.
"Oh, nothing!"
Prince Su came back to his senses and handed the message to Su Yanzhi.
"Zhonghuai passed the imperial examination and became a close minister to the emperor."
"Oh? That's really great news! This way, we can be the first to know the dynamics of the court." Su Yanzhi took the message and read it carefully one by one.
The two were sharing their joy in the tent when they heard a lively noise outside. When they went out to take a look, they saw Lin Wanfu leading a long group of people into the camp.
Seeing Prince Su and Su Yanzhi, Lin Wanfu jumped off his horse from a distance, ran over with an excited look on his face, clasped his fists and knelt on one knee.
"Your Highness! Sir! I have successfully fulfilled my mission and brought back the food and fodder from the south!"
The team that followed in was the officers who were escorting grain and fodder from the Jiangnan region.
They all had obvious injuries on their bodies, and their faces showed a mixture of fear and relief at having survived. There were also a few familiar faces among them, and Su Yanzhi recognized them immediately. They were the people he had left for Su Li.
"Tell me what's going on!"
"Sir, the enemy troops that set out from the north bank were indeed going to rob food supplies. They disguised themselves as the Nanqi Army and met us at the dock. When we arrived, they had already completed the handover."
This team, pretending to be from the Nanqi Army, wore uniforms and equipment identical to the Nanqi Army's standard, even their tokens were identical. It was no wonder the guards escorting the grain and fodder relaxed their guard and handed them over.
But just after the handover, Lin Wanfu arrived with his men.
Seeing another Nanqi Army unit emerge, the officers were stunned. It was the men sent by Su Li who exchanged signals with Lin Wanfu and realized they had been tricked.
"We will join forces and wipe out the fake Nanqi army without a single soldier remaining, and take back all the food without losing a single grain."
Lin Wanfu explained the matter clearly with a smile.
Seeing that he was exhausted, Prince Su asked him to go and wash up quickly.
The team of officers escorting the grain asked them to quickly seek medical treatment for their injuries and to rest for a while.
Su Yanzhi and Prince Su walked into the tent. They looked at each other and said almost at the same time:
"You think there's a problem too?"
"You think there's a problem too?"
Su Yanzhi nodded.
"The build, appearance, and accent of the Beimang people are significantly different from those of the Nanqi people. No matter how hard they try to pretend, there will be flaws. Moreover, I saw that there were also my people in the grain escort team. It's understandable that the officers were deceived, but it's really difficult for them to be deceived. Unless..."
"Unless the people who stole the food are from Nanqi."
Prince Su blurted out.
"Yes!" Su Yanzhi shook his fan, "I suspect there are people from Nanqi in the Beimang army."
"Could it be that the Marquis of Zhenbei really betrayed his country and collaborated with the enemy?"
Prince Su couldn't help but speculate, after all, the whereabouts of Marquis Zhenbei remained a mystery to this day.
Su Yanzhi remained silent.
Deep down in his heart, he never believed that the Marquis of Zhenbei would betray his country. When he first joined the army, he followed the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"No matter what, once we cross the Wei River, we will know the truth." Su Yanzhi closed his fan.
During this period, he and his men had traveled all over the upper and lower reaches of the Wei River and found a place that was both hidden and suitable for crossing the river.
The army cut down trees and built ships on a large scale on the south bank to create the illusion of a frontal attack. Once the attack began, he would lead a special force to quickly cross the river from the upstream crossing point and attack the back of the Beimang people.
"Your Highness, the front battlefield is left to you."
"Don't worry, sir. We will meet on the north bank of the Wei River at this time tomorrow."
Prince Su's finger landed heavily on the north bank of the Wei River on the map on the table.
At the same time, in the Beimang military camp on the north bank.
Prince Jing looked at the remnants of the soldiers who had escaped and angrily swept everything on the table to the ground.
"Fools! Idiots! You've already robbed the food and supplies, and you're still asking others to take it back! What's the point of me keeping a bunch of useless people like you!"
"Prince Jing!"
Tuoba Rao walked into the tent twisting her hips and saw the mess on the ground. She brushed her dense braids over her shoulders.
"I've been here with you for over a month now, and you promised me that the food would arrive today. What's wrong? Do you think you're having fun playing tricks on me?"