Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

For the next few days, the entire Biyong was in an uproar, with debates taking place in the different rooms to select the winners and advance to the next round.

Gao Zhao's dormitory was completely eliminated in the second round!

But it didn't matter; everyone was still very happy to listen to others' debates, and they cheered and applauded every brilliant statement!

Gao Zhao also went to listen to a few performances, and then he was dumbfounded. How come he felt that what the people said was so right?

Especially when both sides hold different viewpoints, but no matter who speaks, he thinks they all make sense, sometimes leaning to the left and sometimes to the right, which makes him seem like he has no opinion of his own...

When he went to listen to the old man's lecture again the next day, he felt that it was also true...

Then he told the old man what he had heard from other people's debates, and his arguments were refuted one by one.

Gao Zhao was not discouraged by this, but silently kept the old man's words in mind... When the debate in front of the emperor comes, let's see how I deal with you!

After finishing his lectures in the morning, he did not return to his dormitory. During this time, Qin Hui usually stayed in the dormitory, studying with the other students.

If he were to return, his personal charm would inevitably make people like him even more, which would only increase Qin Hui's respect for him to an even higher level!

Although Qin Hui could help him gain gratitude points, it wouldn't be worth it if it damaged his own reputation!

Anyone can farm gratitude points, but not reputation!

Although his reputation wasn't great to begin with, that was a minor loss. But associating with Qin Hui was a serious breach of righteousness!

The two are simply not comparable!

To avoid dealing with Qin Hui, he was so bored that he started running around the perimeter of the city wall!

However, compared to a military camp, it's still a bit lacking. Without armor to carry the weight, it feels somewhat unfamiliar!

"What are you doing, student?" At this moment, a student saw him running on the road and pointed at him, shouting at him.

Gao Zhao didn't give them a friendly look either, after all, they had chased him so many times before, and he shouted back, "You can't tell from running!"

"Nonsense!" Zhi Xue angrily rebuked, "At this time, you should be back in your study reading, not running around here. What good is this for the country and its people!"

Gao Zhao raised an eyebrow, defiantly saying, "You can't outrun me, you believe that!"

"Stop!" Zhi Xue had never seen such an arrogant student before. He shouted angrily and chased after him!

Gao Zhao took off running; this was just what I wanted! I felt a sense of urgency!

After running a little over half a lap, Na Zhixue was exhausted, panting heavily and bending over.

Gao Zhao shook his head and sighed, "You're lazy and can't even distinguish the five grains! What use is someone like you to the country and the people, no matter how many books you read!"

Zhi Xue was furious and risked his entire life's cultivation to catch up, but he could only watch him run further and further away.

After Gao Zhao finished the run, his face wasn't flushed or out of breath; instead, he felt refreshed and invigorated.

Afterwards, he listened to the debates among the students, listening to their arguments based on classical texts. Gao Zhao silently used the old man's words to refute them in his heart.

If you encounter something you can't refute, write it down and ask the old man to debate it again tomorrow.

A few days passed in this way, and when Gao Zhao listened to the students' debates again, he was able to refute most of their questions. This feeling of progress was very satisfying!

What's even better is that it's finally my day off, and I can go see Instructor Lin!

He helped me figure out Gong Sheng's marksmanship last time, and I haven't thanked him yet!

Although it wasn't of much use, they did help, so I should still thank them!

This is all about social etiquette and interpersonal relationships! Go ahead and learn it!

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Gao Zhao got up very early in the morning. Hearing the noise, Su Mian asked sleepily, "Isn't today a day off? Why are you up so early?"

"Go see my uncle!" Gao Zhao replied without turning his head and hurriedly ran out.

Su Mian was deeply moved; what a filial son he was!

Gao Zhao ran out of the Biyong Hall and saw Shi Qian waiting for him with a carriage. He asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Shi Qian smiled and said, "Today is a day of rest at the Imperial Academy, and I thought the young master would come out, so I waited here."

Gao Zhao was overjoyed. He jumped onto the carriage and laughed, "If I don't come out, won't you have waited in vain?"

Shi Qian jumped onto the carriage, cracked the whip, and chuckled, "Then I'll consider this a trip to this sacred place of learning to soak up some of its literary atmosphere. It's a win-win situation!"

Gao Zhao looked at Shi Qian with admiration, clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Old Shi, you are a great talent! If you do not achieve great wealth and honor in this life, it will be my fault."

"We're quite satisfied now!" Shi Qian turned his head and sighed, "If it weren't for the young master taking us in, we probably would have gotten a good beating in Kaifeng that day, and then been kicked out of the capital. We might still be limping around digging up people's graves right now!"

Gao Zhao laughed heartily, raised his head, thought for a moment, and said, "I have some connections in the Beijing garrison. I'll ask around and see if I can find you a job."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qian looked troubled and hesitated, saying, "Young Master, we're used to being free and unrestrained. If we go to the Beijing Garrison, I'm afraid the military regulations will be very strict..."

"Then forget it, let's find another way!" Gao Zhao waved his hand indifferently, feeling more at ease with Shi Qian by his side.

"Alright!" Shi Qian grinned and spurred his horse on.

Before long, the carriage entered the city. Gao Zhao looked around at the shops on both sides of the street, then stopped Shi Qian and went to buy some rouge and face powder.

This is just common sense; when you go to thank Instructor Lin, you can't go empty-handed... Oh, the gift is a bit inappropriate. It's alright, I'll just buy a jar of wine somewhere later!

Shi Qian had been to Lin Chong's house before, so he knew the way well and arrived nearby. He then waited in the car while Gao Zhao went alone.

Gao Zhao carried the gifts and arrived at Lin Chong's courtyard. Seeing that the door was open, he went in. When he got to the front hall, he was about to call out to someone when he heard rhythmic stomping sounds coming from the courtyard. Curious, he followed the sound and peeked out to see a girl kicking a shuttlecock.

Through the girl's thin, peach-colored gauze dress, her curvaceous figure was vaguely visible. The hair hanging down her neck made her skin appear as white as jade. Her high breasts were not much smaller than Zhang Yunniang's. As the shuttlecock flew, they swayed and trembled, which was quite a beautiful sight.

Even with his refined taste, Gao Yanei couldn't help but stand at the entrance of the hall to admire the scene.

Elegant! Absolutely so elegant!

"Ouch!" A short, delicate cry suddenly rang out as the girl lost her footing and kicked the shuttlecock off course. She quickly chased after it and kicked it several times in an attempt to regain her balance.

With a "thud!" in the heat of the moment, the shuttlecock was kicked too hard and landed on the roof.

"Hmph!" The girl stomped her foot angrily, let out a huff, and looked up at the shuttlecock on the roof.

Seeing how charming and adorable she was, Gao Zhao wanted to go forward and help her.

Before he could move, he saw the girl look around, come to the courtyard wall, leap up, reach a protrusion on the wall, and climb up along the crack in the wall.

"Impressive skills!" Gao Zhao exclaimed in amazement as he watched the girl sway her hips.

The girl climbed a few times, then grabbed the top of the wall from behind. She then stepped over with one small foot wearing an embroidered shoe, and with her other foot she pushed off the crack in the wall, trying to climb over onto the top.

Unexpectedly, the wall was slippery, and she lost her footing. The girl cried out in surprise and fell off the wall.

"Watch out!" Gao Zhao exclaimed and rushed forward.