My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 246 Elimination
"Chancellor!!"

Yang Xuangan was chatting with several doctors when he heard someone call his name. The next moment, Ling Shi burst through the door, looking at Yang Xuangan with a panicked expression, "Chancellor! Something terrible has happened!"

Yang Xuangan was quite composed and remained calm. He simply bowed slightly to the doctors to express his apology, then quickly stood up and left with the clerk. Once outside, Yang Xuangan asked, "What happened?"

"It's Li Xuanba!"

"The soldiers at the gate were ordered to stop Li Xuanba, but they never expected that he would go berserk and knock down four soldiers in succession. The four soldiers were unable to get up, but Li Xuanba had already left!"

"Ok?"

Yang Xuangan was taken aback. "He ordered his men to attack the soldiers??"

"No, he went to get it himself."

Yang Xuangan snorted coldly and said unhappily, "Are you saying that Li Yuan, a mere eleven-year-old child, knocked down four of my experienced soldiers?"

"It's true!! Those soldiers didn't dare to kill him, but this kid has absolutely no scruples! He's gone berserk, hitting anyone he sees, and even his former classmates who were friends with him have all been scared away."

The historian said in disbelief, "I never imagined this man could be so ruthless! Duke, he hasn't been gone for very long."

Yang Xuangan reached out to stop him, a complex look in his eyes. He sighed, "Such strength at such a young age! Given time, he'll surely become a fierce general. No wonder..."

Yang Xuangan only sighed a few times before looking at the clerk and saying, "You can go back now. You don't need to get involved in this matter. Just take good care of those soldiers."

"Here!"

Yang Xuangan didn't care about the child's affairs at all. He didn't pay attention to anything and turned back to continue chatting with the doctors.

Li Xuanba returned to the mansion in a rage. Without any hesitation, he immediately rushed to his elder brother's side.

When Li Xuanba was led into the study by Steward Liu, Li Jiancheng was sitting with Liu Zhuo, holding a pen and writing something. Li Xuanba was taken aback when he saw Li Xuanba walk in in such a flustered manner.

"What happened?"

Li Xuanba knelt before Li Jiancheng.

"Brother, I've gotten into trouble again. I beat up the soldiers guarding the Imperial Academy."

Li Jiancheng's eyes widened. It wouldn't be surprising if these words came from the second or fourth brother, but it was hard to accept coming from the third brother. Then, Li Jiancheng frowned and became solemn.

The third child is the most obedient. If someone can force him to hit someone, then the other party must have done something very outrageous.

"What happened?"

"When Yang Xuangan became the head of the Imperial Academy, he sent soldiers to block my carriage at the gate, preventing me from entering or leaving. He also said that my father and brothers had to come, and his words had a threatening tone, as if he wanted to harm my father and brothers. In a fit of anger, I attacked and injured them."

Li Xuanba also told him about how Yang Xuangan had humiliated him in front of others.

"what?!"

"Yang Xuangan appointed as the chief priest? Wasn't he just dismissed?"

Li Jiancheng looked at Liu Zhuo beside him and cursed, "This disrespectful old man dares not fight with his father, yet he bullies a child! I will kill this scoundrel!!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhuo gently shook his head. "No, this doesn't seem like something Yang Xuangan would do. He usually pays great attention to his reputation, especially in front of young noblemen and great scholars. The Imperial Academy has both, so why would he make things difficult for Xuanba in front of those people?"

"Furthermore, Yang Xuangan is arrogant and unlikely to do something like humiliating a doll."

Li Jiancheng was somewhat taken aback. "What does Master mean?"

"This may have been instructed by a sage."

"Why??"

"When a sage likes someone, he wants to give him all the rewards and honors. When a sage begins to dislike someone, he will try every means to take everything back. Previously, the sage favored the Duke of Tang and bestowed many rewards upon him. Now, he probably wants to get those back and has begun to take action. He probably instructed Yang Xuangan to find a pretext to expel Xuanba from the Imperial Academy."

"In this way, we can both retract the previous rewards given to the Li family and test Yang Xuangan's sincerity." "Yang Xuangan values ​​reputation most, and he cares most about great Confucian scholars and the sons of noble families. If Yang Xuangan does this, it will prove his loyalty to the Sage and simultaneously weaken his reputation among those younger generations and great Confucian scholars."

Li Jiancheng's face had turned extremely ugly.

He felt like cursing.

He had never met Yang Xuangan and could not analyze his motives, but his teacher knew about him. Therefore, he felt that his teacher's judgment was probably correct. Looking at it this way, Yang Guang really was a scoundrel!
You gave me this favor yourself, and now you're going back on your word and eager to take it back. What an ugly face you're making up for!

Li Jiancheng asked worriedly, "But Xuanba injured a soldier, which is a serious crime. Will he be implicated because of this?"

"Not too possible."

"Even a sage values ​​his reputation, so he probably won't take matters into his own hands. He'll just let Yang Xuangan handle it himself. It's one thing for Yang Xuangan to be dismissed, but if he were to arrest or even punish Xuanba on this basis, then those people he gathered earlier would likely all look at him differently. He's currently under duress, so he probably won't go too far."

"However, it's really hard to predict what will happen to a sage. Perhaps if he's in a bad mood, he'll just issue an order to take action."

Li Jiancheng's hand subconsciously reached for his sword, then released it.

He looked at Li Xuanba and said, “You don’t need to worry. You did the right thing this time. If you had stayed at the Imperial Academy and let us go, who knows how many more big things would have happened. You should rest at home for now. Leave the rest to me.”

Li Xuanba was worried. He thanked his elder brother and then brought up the matter of Li Shanheng.

"Li Hun? An enemy?"

Li Jiancheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Zhuo beside him. "Li Hun's enemy, is it Yuwen Shu?"

Liu Zhuo smiled and nodded, "That's right, it's Yuwen Shu."

“Back then, Li Hun married Yuwen Shu’s sister, and the two were very close. Later, when the Duke of Shen died, the title passed to his eldest grandson, Li Jun. Li Hun wanted to seize the title, so he sent Li Shanheng to kill Li Jun and then blamed the crime on another cousin.”

"In order to obtain the title, Li Hun made an agreement with Yuwen Shu that after obtaining the title, he would share half of his annual salary with Yuwen Shu."

"Yuwen Shu agreed to his request and put in a lot of effort to make Li Hun the Duke of Shen. However, this Duke of Shen only held the position for two years before abandoning the original agreement and ceasing to give Yuwen Shu money. Yuwen Shu resented him for this and even revealed to his attendants that Li Hun had previously committed murder and seized the title, thus creating enmity between the two families."

Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I really didn't expect that."

"Xuanba, I will handle this myself. You should go back first and stay in the courtyard. Do not go out."

royal palace.

Yang Xuangan lowered his head and knelt obediently before the emperor.

"Your Majesty! Marquis Li Xuanba of Bocheng, relying on his father's prestige, has committed all sorts of evil deeds within the Imperial Academy, betraying Your Majesty's trust. He does not study and spends his days seeking pleasure with friends, and has gone out many times. Yang Wang is unable to control him because he is afraid of his father!"

"Today, as I take office as the Chancellor, I reiterate the rules that students are not allowed to leave the campus without a valid reason. This boy has violated them again. When the guards at the gate tried to stop him, he was ruthless and broke through the barrier, disregarding the law. His crime is heinous!"

"Your Majesty, please allow me to revoke his enrollment in the Imperial Academy, let him repent at home, and instruct his father to discipline him properly!"

Yang Xuangan spoke loudly.

Yang Guang was quite surprised upon hearing this. He said with a heavy heart, "When I first saw that this boy was intelligent and had made military achievements, I made an exception and allowed him to enter the Imperial Academy as a favor. I never expected that my pampering would ruin a talented person and turn him into this! Although I love him, the Imperial Academy has its own regulations, which cannot be disobeyed. So let's do as you say!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

Yang Guang looked at Yang Xuangan with considerable satisfaction; this fellow was capable, having gotten the matter done in a single day.
Yang Guang coughed a few times, then looked at Yang Xuangan again, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Yang Xuangan paused, inwardly cursing, but still continued, "Your Majesty! I request that his title be revoked! Let the other scholars take this as a warning!"

"No! Military merits are military merits, and mistakes are mistakes. Now that he has been dismissed from his post, how can we ignore his past military achievements? I have always rewarded those who have rendered meritorious service. Dismissal is sufficient!"

"Your Majesty, be merciful!!!"

P.S.: I got home too late and couldn't finish updating. Please forgive me. I will definitely make up for it this month.

(End of this chapter)