I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 8: The royal family is so great, so what?
As the sky gradually darkened, a magnificent mansion was brightly lit.

The Ministry of Rites was one of the important institutions of the Tiance Dynasty, in charge of the country's etiquette, culture, education, and diplomacy.

This dinner was actually an exchange meeting between the elites from the major combat academies in the imperial capital.

During this banquet, officials from the Ministry of Rites will tell these young students who are about to enter officialdom about etiquette.

Finally, the Minister of Rites will also appear and interact with these young students, which can be regarded as an on-site assessment of them.

Everyone wants to perform well in front of him. If they can gain the favor of this senior official, won’t they be able to rise to great heights in the future?

As soon as Li Chen entered the mansion, he saw many young talents like Lin Yue'e. They had smiles on their faces and their conversation revealed their extraordinary temperament.

Their presence injected youthful energy and vigor into the dinner.

These people are the future backbone of the Tiance Dynasty, and at first glance they can indeed demonstrate the dynasty's foundation.

As time slowly passed, Li Chen also discovered that behind this feast, there were undercurrents.

Ever since the appearance of those officials from the Ministry of Rites in official uniforms and the second-generation rich, the smiles on the students' faces began to fade, and the dinner began to be shrouded in a layer of gloom.

Li Chen has seen more than once that those second-generation rich kids teasing and provoking the young talents present.

The officials present were indifferent, and the young talents could only put up a little resistance and swallow their anger.

Li Chen glanced at Lin Yue'e beside him and asked, "Are they always like this?"

Originally, he just wanted to beat someone up and complete his mission.

But now, it seems that things have changed.

Theoretically speaking, those second-generation rich kids are uneducated and unskilled and have no right to attend such a dinner.

Now they are everywhere like flies, and no one is doing anything about it?

The late emperor attached great importance to education. Even though Li Chen had not done any homework, he knew that these elite students were the future of the Tiance Dynasty.

If they are all bullied and oppressed like this here, one can imagine what other students are feeling.

As a prince, Li Chen could ignore it, but he is the emperor now and he is very unhappy.

He didn't understand the government affairs of the court, but he could see the expressions on the students' faces clearly.

Now they all swallow their anger and dare not speak out. How can they get things done in the future?

Hearing Li Chen's words, Lin Yue'e nodded helplessly.

Even if she was very angry, unless she didn't want to stay in the Tiance Dynasty, she would have to endure it in front of these officials from the Ministry of Rites.

In fact, when she came here, Lin Yue'e had considered that if the person who was harassing her was really too much, she would just leave the imperial capital and go to live in some powerful sect.

This is one of the reasons why the sect has prospered in recent years.

Lin Yue'e just felt that it was a pity that all her efforts and further studies in the academy over the years had been wasted.

Now with the help of this royal disciple, she was able to get through this.

Unfortunately, the others present were not so lucky.

Compared to a homebody like Li Chen, Lin Yue'e still has some social connections in this circle.

Many students from Xinhuo Combat Academy came over to chat with her.

When they saw Li Chen next to Lin Yue'e, especially the girls, they all showed envious eyes.

"Yue'e, is this your friend? Why don't you introduce him to us?"

"That's right, this young man is really a handsome man with extraordinary bearing."

Seeing her friends making a fuss, Lin Yue'e felt embarrassed. It was not that she didn't want to introduce him, but she didn't know Li Chen's name.

"Hello everyone, my name is Li Chen."

Everyone around seemed to be able to tell that he was a member of the royal family, so it was natural for him to have the last name Li.

Because of this, there are not many second-generation rich people in the area where Li Chen lives. There are also certain conflicts between second-generation rich people and the children of the royal family.

Usually, when Li Chen was in the palace, he had the most contact with palace maids and eunuchs, and those people spoke very rigidly in front of him.

It was a rare opportunity to meet people of similar age, so Li Chen started chatting with these students from the Combat Academy.

At the beginning, everyone just said some polite words, but after they got to know each other better, they felt that Li Chen had the demeanor of an elder, so they began to complain to Li Chen.

It is said that these uneducated second-generation rich people often come to disturb their practice, take up a lot of resources and do not practice hard, which gives the teachers of the Battle Academy a headache.

Some of Lin Yue'e's younger sisters even whispered to Li Chen that there were many inexperienced girls in the academy who were being bullied by those second-generation rich kids and even forced to drink with some officials.

They were annoyed by the flirting just now, so they came to Li Chen to hide, hoping that Li Chen could help fend off the flirting.

Li Chen laughed angrily when he heard this and said, "Don't worry, if they dare to come over, I will beat them one by one."

At that time, everyone regarded this sentence as a joke to ease the atmosphere and did not take it seriously.

Lin Yue'e even felt a little embarrassed. She felt that she had really troubled Li Chen too much tonight.

Originally he was just blocking for her, but now he is also helping her little sister to block it.

Seeing the resentful eyes of the second-generation rich people around her, she knew that Li Chen had offended many people tonight.

Even if you are a member of the royal family, you cannot afford to offend some powerful officials.

As time went on, more and more people entered the dinner party.

Ordinary second-generation rich people don’t dare to mess with the royal children, which means their background is not very strong.

The fathers of those second-generation rich people who dare to offend them naturally hold high positions.

Just when Li Chen was happily chatting with the students from the Combat Academy, a second-generation rich man in his forties walked over.

His eye sockets were sunken, his eye bags were swollen, his face was as pale as paper, and he seemed to be staggering when he walked. It was obvious that he was hollowed out by alcohol and sex.

He is over forty years old and has no official title, but he is still showing off by relying on his father's official power. What a waste he is! No wonder Lin Yue'e looks down on him.

When the students of the Battle Academy saw him, they subconsciously took a few steps back, as if they were afraid to offend him.

This middle-aged second-generation rich man was even more arrogant. He simply ignored Li Chen and talked to Lin Yue'e next to him.

"How do you think about what I asked you to think about?"

While other second-generation rich kids would do some small tricks secretly, this guy started to threaten people in front of so many people.

He simply disregards the law. It seems that he really treats this place as his home.

Before Lin Yue'e could answer, the next second, this second-generation rich man was kicked out by Li Chen.

His body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, knocking over nearby tables and chairs, with cups and plates in disarray and wine splashing everywhere.

Finally, he fell heavily to the ground, groaning in pain.

Seeing this sudden scene, the people around were instantly shocked.

Especially Lin Yue'e's two little sisters, they opened their eyes wide, as if they had seen something incredible.

Just now we thought you were joking, but we didn't expect that you really meant it.

They originally thought that this second-generation rich guy was arrogant enough, but they didn't expect Li Chen to be even more arrogant.

When this guy took action, he didn't even ask who the other party was!

The second-generation rich man who was beaten was quickly helped up by people from the Ministry of Rites.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, looked at Li Chen menacingly, and said angrily: "You are a royal family and you are so great, right? Can the children of the royal family beat people up at will?"

Li Chen shrugged and replied, "The royal family is so great, so what?"

(End of this chapter)