Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 203 Magic Weapon
It's no wonder Wang Xi was suspicious, because the Ministry of Rites had always been very resistant to opera. Even Li Linfu said that someone had suggested it to Han Xiu.

Those palace prostitutes were also sent by Li Longji, not by the Ministry of Rites. But if this was Li Longji's order, it would be unreasonable for him not to inform him beforehand. It was neither the Ministry of Rites nor Li Longji himself.

Wang Xi would naturally suspect that Lady Zixia was behind this.

"That's impossible!"

Li Jieman scratched his head and said, "Your aunt actually went to suggest that the Ministry of Rites reform the Jiaofang in order to get the junior sisters back. This is really crazy."

This is really using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!
Wang Xi shook his head and said, "She went to explain this to His Majesty and my Empress Aunt beforehand, so what is this?"

Li Jieman said, “This is different. The relationship between Doulu Shi, His Majesty, and your Empress Aunt is very close. It’s not a big deal to say something casually, but it’s completely different to suggest that the Ministry of Rites reform the Jiaofang. The problem is that she just wants to send Junior Sister back to Jiaofang to weaken our strength. Isn’t that crazy?”

“Actually, this isn’t crazy; it’s quite reasonable,” Huangfu Sengnian suddenly said.

Li Jieman turned his head to look at him, "What do you mean?"

Huangfu Sengnian said, "Because her aunt doesn't want to kill us, but hopes that we will submit. The best way is to make us feel uncomfortable and in pain step by step, while showing her strength. In this way, we can submit."

Moreover, she might actually want to obtain the opera to avoid being controlled by us.

After saying that, he added, "However, her aunt is underestimating us too much. There is absolutely no way we will submit."

Li Jieman and Wang Shuang remained silent.

In their eyes, the other party just wanted alcohol; why should they risk their lives?

Li Jie asked hesitantly, "Then how should we deal with this?"

Huangfu Sengnian frowned and said, "We should also find a way to make the other party feel pain, just as they use their own methods against them."

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Xi again, "Now is the time to target Zhang Baishou's shop, which is exactly what your aunt fears most."

They had mentioned this matter before, but in order to show off Mr. Wuming's high-class status, they chose to strike back later. But now that the other party has taken action, it is time for them to retaliate.

Wang Xi hesitated for a moment before saying, "This is just our speculation at the moment. If we take immediate action to retaliate, it will make us seem uncalm and unconfident. However, we can start preparing now so that we can launch a counterattack as soon as possible in the future."

Huangfu Sengnian said, "But I think your aunt won't give us much time. She must have other methods to make us slowly feel hopeless."

Wang Xi nodded, "I know that too, but for now we need to deal with Linghu Changge and Xue Bao'er first. We must first pacify the internal situation before we can deal with external threats, so we need to speed things up and force Linghu Changge and the others to submit."

Li Jie said dejectedly, "But we've trained for this for a long time, can't we play a little longer?"

Wang Xi said, "Playing a little longer isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the consequence might be that we'll also be manipulated by my aunt."

Li Jieman shook his head: "Then forget it, your aunt is too scary."

Meanwhile, Linghu Changge, Xue Bao'er, and the others, under Hongxiu's arrangement, had taken a hot bath, changed into simple dresses, and were sitting in the courtyard, drying their black hair while basking in the sun.

But the atmosphere was anything but pleasant; on the contrary, it was filled with frustration.

Things happened so suddenly that they still haven't come to their senses.

"Ah! Ahh!"

Several young women suddenly sneezed.

Upon seeing this, Linghu Changge couldn't help but furrow her brows and grit her teeth. "This is outrageous! If I don't avenge this, I, Linghu Changge, swear I will not be a human being."

Xue Bao'er said, "Sister, I think this is clearly a conspiracy."

Another young woman said, "In that case, we should catch the leader first. Let's deal with Wang Xiaoque and his gang first. I think this matter is most likely related to them."

"That's right. We'll deal with Wang Xiaoque and the others the same way those kids targeted us. No one will have an easy time."

The young women were all indignant.

The disheveled state they had just witnessed was something they had never seen before in their lives. Not only were they chased and beaten by several children with water guns, but Wang Xi and his friends had also seen everything about them.

If I don't get revenge, how will I ever face anyone again!

Just as they were getting excited, Hongxiu walked over with several junior sisters.

They immediately shut their mouths and looked at Hongxiu and the others with suspicion.

After this incident, in their eyes, everyone in the Nameless Academy was a villain, and there wasn't a single good person.

"Drink some ginger soup to ward off the cold," Hongxiu said gently as she stepped forward.

"There was no drugging, was there?"

Xue Bao'er glanced at her sideways and said in a sarcastic tone.

The junior sisters behind Hongxiu immediately felt dissatisfied. They were trying to help you, but you said this.

But they dared not speak out against it, given the difference in their social status.

To put it bluntly, even if Linghu Changge rushed up and slapped each of them, they would have no choice but to accept it.

The social hierarchy in the Tang Dynasty was quite strict.

This was precisely the biggest concern regarding these noble ladies coming here to study—the difference in their social status was simply too great.

Hongxiu, however, was not angry. She laughed to herself, "If the teacher were to drug the students, how could this academy continue to operate? Besides, the teacher wouldn't want you to catch a cold on the first day of the exam."

She then handed the ginger soup to Linghu Changge. Linghu Changge glanced coldly at Hongxiu, pondered for a moment, and then took it.

Upon seeing this, Xue Bao'er and the others took the ginger soup from each other's hands, quickly drank a sip, and felt warm all over.

Ultimately, it couldn't escape the "it's actually good" phenomenon.

Linghu Changge drank half a bowl, secretly glancing at Hongxiu out of the corner of his eye. After thinking for a while, he suddenly said, "Sir, you are so insightful. I'm afraid this ginger soup was prepared long ago."

"This ginger soup wasn't prepared in advance; I just had it brewed."

Hongxiu shook her head slightly, but then said, "But I think that you probably also expected this to happen."

"That means the master is deliberately messing with us," Xue Bao'er exclaimed excitedly.

Hongxiu smiled and said, "This is an exam, so there will naturally be challenges. It's not about messing with anyone."

Linghu Changge said, "Teacher is right. Then we can also use methods to make those children submit."

Hongxiu smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's possible, but you must remember one thing: whether you can ultimately enroll depends entirely on the opinions of those children."

"This isn't an exam, it's clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for us," Xue Bao'er said, clearly dissatisfied.

Hongxiu smiled and said, "Sir, there is a profound meaning behind your question."

Linghu Changge finished the remaining ginger soup in the bowl in one gulp. "Please trouble you to tell Mr. that we will certainly not disappoint him."

Upon hearing this, Hongxiu's eyes flashed with worry, but she still smiled and nodded.

She had been at the Nameless Academy for some time now and was probably familiar with Mr. Nameless's way of doing things. He would set out a problem and then leave it to his own devices, letting things develop naturally. But judging from the previous few incidents, Mr. Nameless often seemed to anticipate how things would unfold.

Even so, she couldn't help but feel some worries.

After Linghu Changge and the others waited until their hair dried, they left in a hurry. They didn't want to stay there and be ridiculed.

Hongxiu then called Wang Xi to the room with the fireplace.

"Wang Xiaoque, regarding this exam, the teacher asked you to supervise it, so you should know the teacher's intention."

"Ah."

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Of course I know, didn't I say so before?"

Hongxiu said, "But the teacher always feels that this is not appropriate. Those noble ladies will definitely not give up. They are very heavy-handed. I'm afraid they might go too far and accidentally hurt the children."

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "When it comes to being ruthless, I'm afraid they can't even compare to those children."

Hongxiu said, "If we hurt those noble ladies, it will only cause even bigger trouble."

Wang Xi smiled and said, "Don't you think they are actually quite similar?"

Hongxiu pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at Wang Xi, "Could it be that you, sir, are thinking...?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "The master is not asking them to tame those children, but to tame themselves. This is the highest thought of Taoism: to achieve victory through non-action."

"I see." Hongxiu nodded. "Then you two have to keep an eye on things. Neither side is very gentle, what if something happens!"

Wang Xi smiled and said, "Teacher, don't worry. You have a good grasp of the situation. These noble ladies are all proud and arrogant. The more proud they are, the more they will try to get into the school, rather than just thinking about revenge. Therefore, they will never really hurt those children."

For us, if we don't establish the teachers' authority before enrollment, it will only lead to endless troubles after enrollment, and solving these problems will be extremely difficult.

Hongxiu asked curiously, "To establish my authority?"

Wang Xi nodded and said, "The master is quite old and has enough prestige. The one who is really in charge right now is the teacher. We must establish the teacher's prestige. The master has already thought of a solution for the teacher. They definitely can't do anything with those children. In this way, the teacher can take action and teach them how to tame those children, and at the same time tame them all."

Hongxiu hurriedly said, "But I don't know how to tame those children either."

"The teacher has already come up with a solution."

"any solution?"

"The teacher said that these children are lively and active simply because they have a lot of energy and nowhere to release it. As long as they are properly guided, for example, by teaching them to do somersaults, to wield sticks, or even to dance and sing, their mischief will become a driving force for learning."

Hongxiu nodded slightly. "I understand your intention, sir, but they are so unruly. How can we guide them?"

"Teacher, don't worry, the master has also given me a magic weapon."

"What magic weapon?"

"Please wait a moment, teacher."

Wang Xi took out a cloth bag from his bosom, and then took out a small wooden wheel from the bag.

After examining it, Hongxiu said, "It's just an ordinary little wooden wheel."

"These are not ordinary wooden wheels."

Wang Xi flicked his wrist, and the wooden wheel fell down.

Hongxiu instinctively reached out to take it, but seeing that the wooden wheel was pulled by silk threads, she was about to pull her hand back when the wooden wheel suddenly rolled upwards on its own and landed steadily in Wang Xi's hand.

Hongxiu was utterly dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)