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Suddenly, a group of guards wearing ink-colored armor and with long swords on their waists, with a murderous aura and in uniform steps, trotted out from the crowd!

They stood in two rows, blocking all the students of the Imperial College behind them, leaving a wide path in the middle.

A group of eunuchs hurried forward and quickly spread a red carpet in the middle.

Then Emperor Jingren, wearing a dragon robe, and Concubine Yan, wearing a crimson palace dress, came hand in hand, walked along the red carpet and sat down on the dragon throne at the top.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"May the Imperial Concubine Yan live in peace and happiness."

Emperor Jingren smiled and waved his hand, saying loudly, "Stand up."

Everyone thanked him immediately and then stood up.

At this moment, the students of the Imperial College could hardly contain their excitement. They all looked at the almighty Emperor Jingren with eyes full of respect.

That person is the one they will be loyal to in the future!

Emperor Jingren naturally felt everyone's gazes, and the smile on his face deepened. He then looked at Cui Jijiu with a smile and waved.

Cui Jijiu quickly stepped forward, bowed slightly to Emperor Jingren, and saluted: "Your Majesty."

Emperor Jingren's voice was a bit majestic, and he smiled at Cui Jijiu and asked:

"Cui Jijiu, how many years has it been since your Imperial College was so lively? I remember that the last time it was so lively was about seven years ago, right?"

Cui Jijiu smiled bitterly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at Lu Huaizhu below, and said helplessly:

"Yes."

Seven years ago, Lu Huaizhu challenged all the great Confucian scholars in the Great Yong Dynasty, including the Imperial College...

However, Meng Ran had only arrived at the Imperial College in the past two years, so he didn't know who Lu Huaizhu was.

Cui Jijiu thought about this and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He cursed Meng Ran countless times in his heart again! He would always cause trouble for him!

Whenever he thought of Lu Huaizhu back then, how he showed no mercy to them with his youthful vigor, he felt a little embarrassed.

but……

Even though they didn't beat Lu Huaizhu back then, it doesn't mean their students won't win, right?

It was also because of this that although Cui Jijiu felt that Meng Ran was looking for trouble for him, he still did not stop the competition.

He couldn't beat Lu Huaizhu anyway, but if his students could, wouldn't that be another way of feeling proud?

Emperor Jingren looked at Cui Jijiu's frustrated expression, but he laughed heartily:

"Well, today I am invited by Thirteen to come and watch the fun. We will do whatever we want next."

Cui Jijiu was about to respond, but Concubine Yan beside him heard the words, reached out and pulled Emperor Jingren's dragon robe, and said in a delicate voice:

"Your Majesty~ Since you are here, how can you just sit here and watch the show? That would be so boring~"

"Oh? According to my beloved concubine, what you mean is..."

"Whether they are students of the Imperial Academy or students of Mr. Lu, they are all disciples of the emperor. In this case, Your Majesty should also set questions to test them."

Concubine Yan's words made Emperor Jingren's smile deepen a little. He felt that Concubine Yan was very much in his heart.

After all, as an emperor, he had finally managed to leave the palace. If he just sat here and watched the show, how could he show that the emperor wanted to share the joy with the people?

But he himself was not in a position to say this, and Cui Jijiu was a conservative and tactless person. Fortunately, Concubine Yan mentioned it, and Emperor Jingren felt very comforted.

Immediately, upon hearing this, Emperor Jingren smiled dotingly at Concubine Yan and nodded:

"My beloved concubine, what you said makes a lot of sense. In that case, I will give you a question."

Emperor Jingren glanced at Li Fude, and Li Fude quickly asked someone to bring paper and pen for Emperor Jingren to write down the topic.

Li Fude glanced at the question and was slightly surprised, but he still honestly took the question and handed it to Cui Jijiu.

Cui Jijiu hurriedly took the question and bowed to Emperor Jingren, then turned around and said loudly to everyone:

"Today's competition is about making friends through literature. Winning or losing should be treated with a normal attitude. Do not bear grudges and humiliate the character of scholars."

"Today, we have three competitions. Mr. Meng and Mr. Lu can each select three students to compete. It's a best-of-three game. The order of appearance can be selected by drawing lots."

When Cui Jijiu said this, Jiang Yuanbin, Ling An and Zhong Qi, led by Meng Ran, immediately walked up to Cui Jijiu and stood in front of him.

Lu Huaizhu also walked over casually with Huo Junyu, Qian Duoduo and Huo Jingyi.

"Mr. Lu, how are you?" Cui Jijiu looked at Lu Huaizhu and said with mixed feelings.

"Cui Jijiu is not as good as before. I'm afraid he has gotten older and his vision has become much worse."

Lu Huaizhu chuckled, glanced at Meng Ran, and said to Cui Jijiu in a meaningful way.

Cui Jijiu's mouth twitched, he was naturally touched by the implication, but when he thought of the scene in which Lu Huaizhu single-handedly made many great scholars at that time so angry that they vomited blood, he finally suppressed his dissatisfaction!

When Lu Huaizhu was young, they couldn't argue with him. Now, seven years have passed, and Lu Huaizhu is in his prime. Who dares to mess with him?

Cui Jijiu forced a smile, took out two lottery sticks, and said with a smile:

"In that case, each of you should draw lots to decide the order of appearance. Once you have drawn your numbers, you are not allowed to change them."

Meng Ran stood aside and looked at Cui Jijiu and Lu Huaizhu with some surprise, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

Why did Cui Jijiu seem to know Lu Huaizhu? And...

Meng Ran stole a glance at Emperor Jingren who was sitting at the top. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but Emperor Jingren's eyes seemed to be always on Lu Huaizhu, with a look of great interest.

Meng Ran glanced at Lu Huaizhu and saw that she was wearing a bamboo green gown, her long hair tied up with a jade hairpin carved into bamboo joints, and her eyes were like peach blossoms, smiling but not smiling, and she was very affectionate.

The whole person looks extremely handsome, romantic and unrestrained, with a touch of amorous meaning.

Meng Ran's heart moved and his eyes suddenly became a little strange.

Although I have never heard that His Majesty likes male homosexuality, but... Lu Huaizhu is good-looking, maybe he has caught the eye of Emperor Jingren. Otherwise, why has Emperor Jingren been staring at Lu Huaizhu?

Meng Ran was thinking in his mind, but he didn't know that everyone had already drawn their lots one by one.

Cui Jijiu looked at the numbers of both parties one by one, and said loudly:

"The first group is Ling An versus Qian Duoduo."

"The second group is Zhong Qi versus Huo Jingyi."

"The third group is Jiang Yuanbin versus Huo Junyu."

As soon as the words fell, the two sides immediately became hostile and glared at each other.

Cui Jijiu saw this and immediately stepped in the middle and said loudly:

"In that case, please ask the first group to stay and compete, and the rest of you to go down and wait."

Hearing this, Meng Ran and the others encouraged Ling An:

"Ling An, just perform at your normal level."

Ling An sneered, looked at Qian Duoduo with disdain and said, "Don't worry, sir. You don't even need to use 30% of your strength to fight him."

As soon as Qian Duoduo said this, before he could say anything, Huo Junyu had already made faces and imitated Ling An's words, saying in a sarcastic tone:

"Oh my, you don't even need 30% of your strength? Who is so arrogant? Did you eat garlic?"

"Hmmmm! It stinks! Brother Duoduo, you have to be careful in the competition. Yi'er is afraid that some people will not be able to win and will use their stench to stink you up!"