Chapter 118: The Dragon Gate Grand Competition, the Black Hand Appears
Today is the day when the list of literary saints is settled in March.
In the past, major academies would reward students based on their merits and allocate more resources to the students from the academies who ranked top this month.
However, today, the important figures from Songyue Academy, Xiangshan Academy, Wansong Academy and Imperial College were gathered in a secret room.
The four major academies and the Imperial Academy are headed by Confucius, and below them is the Wensheng Palace, which controls the classic avenue of all saints. In Wensheng Palace, there are all the sages.
Further down, there is the pulse master who controls the specific affairs of the academy.
In other words, these pulse masters can decide most affairs of the academy with one word.
Not just one county branch, but all branches in the entire academy must be under its jurisdiction.
These stomping figures, enough to make the literary world of the Jin Dynasty tremble, are now gathered in a small, secret room, just for one person.
"This secret room is covered with sacred text formations, and Bailu's detection methods cannot detect it here."
The Pulse Master of Xiangshan Academy hid in the darkness and spoke calmly.
"That's very good." The Pulse Master of Songyue Academy's whole body was shrouded in a faint brilliance, which also made it difficult to see his face.
"I came here today just for one person." The third person looked like he had not yet reached his prime, but his eyes that had experienced many vicissitudes of life looked like an old man. This person was the leader of Wansong Academy.
"Tai Bai!" The Imperial Supervisor is a woman, dressed entirely in red, with skin that can be broken by a blow like snow, with a very attractive cherry mouth, and what is even more surprising is the waist-high silver thread.
It is not old and decayed, but exudes crystal brilliance.
"If Taibai cannot be used for his own purposes, he must be eradicated." said the leader of Xiangshan Academy.
The Pulse Master of Songyue Academy chuckled and said, "Do you want it from Xiangshan Academy?"
"Don't Songyue Academy want it?"
"Who dares to say that we don't want such a poetic talent? Without any help, the super newcomers we have devoted all our efforts to train are so overwhelmed that they can't even lift their heads."
Master Wansong Academy knocked the fan in his hand and said, "Compared with him, our super newcomer is as ridiculous as an apprentice."
"It seems that Wan Song also wants it." The silver-haired and red-robed Imperial College Master's eyes flashed, "I think Taibai is the most suitable person to join the Imperial College."
The secret conversation had just begun, and because of Taibai, the atmosphere in the secret room suddenly became tense.
"This matter is not urgent. Before that, we must find Taibai first. The right way is not to let him stay in Bailu Academy." The leader of Xiangshan Academy said.
"Yes, we cannot let such a person stay in Bailu. There is no guarantee that he will not be the second Su Yuanqing or even the second Gu Weidao."
On the body of the Pulse Master of Songyue Academy, little bits of brilliance fell, as if it was raining light.
"What do you think?" Wansong Academy Pulse Master looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the silver-haired woman in red.
"The Imperial College seems to have an idea."
The Imperial Master chuckled and said, "Yes, Taibai's talent deserves this."
"But it doesn't matter." The other three people in the secret room turned a deaf ear to the astonishing charm exuded by the Imperial Master.
"This year's Dragon Gate Competition will be hosted by our Imperial College." The Imperial Pulse Master's red lips slightly opened.
"The Dragon Gate Competition in April? It's just a fight between the main campuses in the capital. How can we provoke Taibai out?" Wansong Academy Pulse Master frowned slightly.
"So this year's Dragon Gate Competition will be changed." The Imperial Academy Master said softly, "The scope will be expanded from the main hospital in the capital to all branches."
"The original civil combat, legal combat, and martial arts competition must also be changed."
"These three items plus the Six Arts are collectively called the Nine Palaces of the Dragon Gate, which also fits the meaning of the Nine Sons of the Dragon."
The brilliance on the pulse master of Songyue Academy trembled slightly, "Even if the Dragon Gate Competition is raised to such a scale, how can we be sure that Taibai can be forced out?"
"White Deer Academy is not that stupid. The more abnormal it is, the more vigilant they will be."
"Yes, Bailu Academy is gradually declining, but with Taibai, they will not easily push Taibai out." Half of the face of the pulse master of Xiangshan Academy slowly emerged from the darkness.
The three people in the secret room all set their sights on the Imperial Supervisor.
"I won't let Taibai appear easily, just because there is not enough bait." The Imperial Master sneered.
"Ten years ago, White Deer Academy was in great decline. Gu Weidao also became a useless person. The cultural backbone of White Deer Academy was broken. What do they want most now?"
When this question was raised, the other three fell silent.
For a long time, the pulse master of Wansong Academy seemed to be saying to himself, "Taibai represents the future. If we can't hold on to the future, everything will be useless."
"So what White Deer Academy wants most is to stabilize its current cultural context!"
The Imperial Supervisor smiled and nodded,
"Yes, the Academy Wenmai, Mo Mao, Dharma Vein, and Wu Mao... although they are equal in name, it is undeniable that, except for the transcendent Wen Sheng Palace, Wen Mao ranks first among all the veins."
"The cultural context of White Deer Academy has been broken in half. It must be completed as soon as possible. Otherwise, once it is completely broken, the connection with the temple will be severed, and the academy will no longer be able to gather its fortune."
"Is an academy that cannot gather luck still an academy?"
The secret room became quiet again.
The three of them were all thinking about the proposal of the Imperial Supervisor.
The matter is now so big that it is no longer just a matter of one person.
This is to put Bailu Academy on the fire.
"Are you too anxious? We have been boiling frogs in warm water for ten years. As long as we slowly reduce the luck of White Deer Academy, the cultural context of White Deer Academy will be broken within a hundred years!"
The leader of Xiangshan Academy has completely emerged from the darkness.
The brilliance around the body of the Pulse Master of Songyue Academy also dispersed.
"A hundred years? With Taibai, if you give Bailu Academy another twenty years, I'm afraid the cultural context will be complete!" The Imperial Supervisor sneered,
"We can't see the fate of White Deer Academy, but I have asked Qin Tian to monitor the major family forces within them, and they all show signs of recovery."
"You should know what this means, right?"
"If only one family has recovered, maybe there is a Qilin child in the clan, but if they all recover, it can only be a sign that the academy is beginning to recover!"
The atmosphere in the secret room instantly froze, and waves of majestic pressure continued to emanate from the other three people like a tide.
"What do you think of the Imperial College? You might as well say it directly." There was a hint of solemnity in the tone of the Master of Songyue Academy.
"Give White Deer Academy enough bait. Let them fight for this bait even if they release Taibai."
The Master of the Imperial Academy waved his hand, and the atmosphere in the secret room was purged, turning into a curtain of light.
"The key to repairing the cultural context is the saint's cultural spirit. Songyue is in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette and can communicate directly with the holy temple. I think he can get it."
"Secondly, for scribes, the most precious thing is the sacred writings. The writings of the saints contain the artistic conception of the saints, and any scribe will flock to it. The Guozijian can take out this thing."
"In addition to grammar, cultural treasures and even martial arts treasures, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, the Xiangshan and Wansong families also have to come up with treasures similar to mine."
"Do you think White Deer Academy will take the bait with such bait?"
The leader of Songyue Academy frowned, "The price is too high. If we really let White Deer Academy win, we can extend their lives for another ten years."
"Moreover, time is too short, and it is not easy to obtain the literary spirit of a saint. The literary spirit that opens up the literary tradition after passing the county examination is the literary spirit of a saint."
"That's the holy throne that escaped from the holy temple, and it's the relic of all the saints."
The other two people also nodded.
Although they don't need to bring out these top-level treasures, the value provided by the four families must be similar, and it will be painful for any one of them for a long time.
"So what if we let White Deer Academy get away with it all?"
The Imperial Supervisor's eyes swept across the faces of the three people, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice.
"Taibai must have been exposed by then, so what if White Deer Academy continues its life for another ten years? Without Taibai, the future will be lost, and it will be just an old dog lingering on."
"Besides, we are four against one, how can we let White Deer Academy take the lead? The best case scenario is that White Deer Academy sends Taibai and still gets nothing."
The three of them nodded slightly, "April is too hasty. Let's move it to June in the middle of the year. There will be time to prepare."
The pulse master of Songyue Academy leaned forward,
"Taibai's whereabouts cannot be calculated without the use of luck by a third-grade scholar. It is not advisable to act rashly at this time, otherwise it will attract the action of the scholars from White Deer Academy, which will only make it more troublesome."
"Each family secretly sent spies to the nine branches of White Deer Academy to look for traces of Taibai."
"At the same time, I will openly ask the master to lead a team to go to Wendu to muddy the water in each branch and see if there are any other good seedlings."
"Finally, after comprehensive intelligence from the spies, the most likely place was selected, and the Dragon Gate Competition will be held there!"
"Okay!" The Pulse Master of Xiangshan Academy nodded immediately, "Find Taibai first. As for who will belong to him in the end, you and I will each rely on our abilities!"