Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

"Qin Long Legs?" Gao Zhao was surprised by this nickname. He turned to look at Qin Hui and saw that his legs were indeed quite long!

Damn, are you guys so casual about giving nicknames?! Does that mean I'll be called "Big Cannon Gao" from now on?!

How embarrassing it would be if those young women and wives heard this!

But what does "washing clothes" mean?

Is this some kind of unique code? We can't really make a student wash his clothes, that would be too humiliating!

Not long after he finished speaking, a young man of similar age to Gao Zhao walked in. He had a very arrogant expression, especially when he looked at Qin Hui, which was full of contempt.

Su Mian stepped forward, blocking Qin Hui's path, and angrily said, "Fan Tong, what do you mean! Making Huizhi do other people's laundry is going too far!"

The boy, intimidated by his imposing manner, took a step back and said sullenly, "It was the headmaster who gave the order, not me!"

Su Mian was even more furious. He took a step closer and said sternly, "We all come from Jiangnan, and your brother here is even a fellow townsman from Jiangning. Now you're ganging up on him with others. Do you have any sense of kinship left?!"

"What kind of fellow townsman am I to him!" Fan Tong muttered, pursing his lips. "The magistrate's son, from a humble background, couldn't even get into the Imperial Academy..."

"you……"

"Brother Xu, let's not ruin our harmony. I'll go there myself."

Su Mian was indignant and about to lash out, but Qin Hui stopped him.

Gao Zhao looked back and forth among the group and roughly understood the relationship between them!

This Fan Tong must come from a prominent family in Jiangning. He looks down on Qin Hui. Hmm... He was able to enter the Imperial Academy at such a young age, just like me. He must be a person with exceptional talent and learning!

I suspect he also looked down on Qin Hui for his lack of talent and learning!

But this fellow became acquainted with the head of the dormitory as soon as he arrived at the Imperial Academy, and took pride in suppressing his fellow townsmen to please his superiors. He was clearly a sycophant.

Sigh, why are there so many treacherous officials in the Imperial Academy!

Am I the only one in the entire Imperial Academy who remains untainted by the mud?

Upon thinking of this, Gao Zhao was immediately filled with emotion. Just as he was about to express his feelings, he saw Qin Hui give him a gentle smile and get up to walk outside.

Gao Zhao had no idea that this future treacherous minister had looked like this in his youth and had lived a rather miserable life!

Seeing that Qin Hui had already walked out the door, Gao Zhao had an idea and quickly chased after him.

"What are you doing, Brother Gao?" Su Mian asked in surprise.

Gao Zhaoyi said righteously, "Brother Su and Brother Qin introduced me to the world today. Now that he is being bullied, how can I stand idly by!"

"Brother, you are so righteous! Let's go together!" Upon hearing this, Su Mian was immediately filled with enthusiasm and followed after them.

The three dormitories were not far apart and shared a courtyard. When the two went out, they saw Qin Hui standing in front of the dormitory head, smiling and saying something. Then he was about to bend down to pick up the basin of clothes.

"Don't wash!" Gao Zhao shouted first, then strode forward and slapped the bewildered Qin Hui hard on the shoulder, his voice ringing out, "Stand up straight! Don't bend your back!"

Qin Hui straightened his back instinctively, his face full of bewilderment!

Gao Zhao then raised his head and looked at the dormitory head, saying loudly, "The Imperial Academy is a place for learning and advancement, for reading the classics and understanding the principles of benevolence and righteousness. How can you openly bully your fellow student!"

The head monk looked at her coldly and said in a chilling voice, "Do you know what you're doing?"

Gao Zhao remained fearless and declared with righteous indignation, "Of course I know, I am upholding justice!"

"Justice?" The head monk scoffed, disdainfully saying, "Don't think I don't know who you are! A notorious playboy in the capital, you dare to talk about justice?"

Gao Zhao suddenly realized that this guy knew his name. No wonder he had targeted him from the first time he met him. He thought that this guy was jealous of his talent!

So he's someone who isn't afraid of powerful people... Pshaw, since we're on opposing sides, he's an enemy, we have to take him down!

Gao Zhao looked at the students drawn out by their argument, puffed out his chest, and declared passionately, "Gentlemen, don't concern yourselves with what kind of person I am. Today, you saw injustice and spoke out for justice. What does it have to do with who I am!"

"Indeed! Mencius said: 'The heart of compassion is possessed by all; the heart of shame and aversion is possessed by all; the heart of respect is possessed by all; the heart of right and wrong is possessed by all. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom are not instilled from outside, but are inherent within us!'"

Su Mian also stepped forward, standing beside Gao Zhao, and said loudly, "Today, we felt ashamed and compassionate towards you for bullying your classmate. This is human nature, and it has nothing to do with his status!"

Gao Zhao glanced at Su Mian, thinking to himself, "I'm glad you can provide theoretical support for my insults, young master! But why does your word sound a bit sarcastic?" The young master was furious!

After we get rid of Qin Hui, you'll be next!

Upon hearing this, the students began to whisper among themselves and discuss the matter.

The head monk's expression was rather unpleasant. He coldly swept his gaze over the three people in front of him. They were actually trying to intimidate him with the concept of righteousness. If he couldn't suppress them today, how could he possibly win over the masses in the future?

"Qin Huizhi is good at these things; what's wrong with classmates helping each other?"

"Well said!" Gao Zhao immediately started to take off his clothes, laughing loudly, "I see you're good at these things too. Perfect, you're the dormitory head, and you're older, so you should take care of me, your new classmate. Why don't you wash these clothes for me?"

"Haha..." Some of the students watching burst into laughter.

The headmaster frowned slightly, thinking to himself that he couldn't get entangled with this scoundrel and spoiled brat over specific matters, otherwise he would only humiliate himself. He immediately shouted, "Such a trivial matter, yet you're making such a fuss, wasting everyone's study time and disrupting the order of the dormitory. Do you even care about your conduct points?!"

Su Mian paused immediately. The Imperial Academy was different from the civil service examination. Success or failure was determined by grades. Daily conduct accounted for a very important proportion when it came to promotion. If your daily conduct was not up to standard, even if you ranked first in the civil service examination, you would not be promoted!

These conduct scores were recorded by the head of the dormitory and gradually reported for review. Offending him would have serious consequences.

He wasn't doing it solely for himself; it was just that his parents were still expecting him, and he suddenly felt a desire to back down!

Gao Zhao, however, was overjoyed. Even if he were expelled from the Imperial Academy for speaking out for justice, he could still stand up for himself even if the tyrannical emperor asked about it! He was in the right, so what was he afraid of!

"The Imperial Academy appointed you as the head of the dormitory so that you could act fairly, not so that you could abuse your little bit of power to bully and oppress others! If you act like this today, what will you do if you become an official one day? You will surely prey on the people!"

Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent instantly, and the abbot's face was ashen!

Qin Hui hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him, "Brother Gao, it doesn't have to be like this..."

"What do you mean, 'not at all'!" Gao Zhao shoved him aside, brandishing his fist. "If he wants to show off in front of me, let him see if he's ever seen a fist the size of a sandbag!"

"Don't fight!" Even Su Mian stepped forward to advise, "Fighting at the Imperial Academy will result in expulsion!"

Gao Zhao's eyes lit up: "Removal is fine, I'll just go home and wait to be appointed again. This head of the temple is quite old, he's practically half-buried in the ground. If he gets dismissed... haha, I'll have rid the people of a scourge!"

The head monk, his face ashen, glared fiercely at the three of them, snorted coldly, and stormed off.

Gao Zhao laughed loudly: "He chickened out! Haha... Brother Huizhi, you must remember to be willing to risk everything and dare to pull the Emperor... Huang Silang off his horse. Don't be afraid of them. Look, I've already secured your rights!"

"Hehe..." Qin Hui forced a bitter smile. This was bad. He was uneasy and didn't even ask who Huang Silang was.

Unbeknownst to everyone, in the backyard passageway, an elderly man with white hair was smiling at Gao Zhao.