Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 684 - 626: The Master is Zhang San!

Chapter 684: Chapter 626: The Master is Zhang San!

Imperial College began its academic year, with countless students arriving here to register.

For many students, especially those from humble families, studying at the Imperial College for a year was a tremendous opportunity.

"Have you heard? Originally, the Imperial College was only going to enroll two hundred students this year, they say half of them are from Noble Families and the other half are students from humble backgrounds specially approved by Kaihuang."

"How can we not say Kaihuang is wise!"

"I heard that later, a high-ranking official stood up in the court proposing to sponsor all students, only asking to expand the number of enrollments at the Imperial College, hence we have the grand scene of eight hundred students entering the school!"

All students who received an invitation arrived at the Imperial College today, bringing their luggage to report.

Naturally, among them were those who were well-informed, so soon the news that a total of eight hundred students were admitted spread quickly.

It’s just that no one knew who that patron who sponsored all the students was.

Ma Bi never expected to receive an invitation himself.

And looking at the Talisman for students he got, it listed not only his name but also his class—Law Class A.

Following the directions given by an old teacher on the street, Ma Bi arrived at his dormitory, and after putting away his luggage, he went straight to the classroom with the books he had just received.

However, he searched for a long time and could not find where Law Class A was, so he asked around.

By chance, a somewhat familiar figure was passing by.

"Excuse me, brother, I am a new student named Ma Bi. Do you happen to know where Law Class A is?"

The person smiled and returned the gesture to Ma Bi, saying, "What a coincidence, I am Wen Bi, also from Law Class A. Let’s go together."

Hearing this, Ma Bi suddenly remembered who he was.

"You are Wen Bi? That day, you publicly scolded the students from the loft of a tavern with such righteous indignation. Truly the demeanor of a hero."

Wen Bi was caught off guard.

Because of that incident, he almost got confined by the Wen Family upon returning home.

If it hadn’t been for the Family Head Wen Chudao finding out that he had passed the exam, but missed the selection because the Wen Family went to give gifts to Shen Wei, he might still be kneeling in the ancestral hall now.

"Do you think I’m right?"

"To be honest, I’ve said something similar in a teahouse before. I think Kaihuang is wise. If there was something truly amiss with Zhang San, there’s no way he would still be ennobled. As a result, I was beaten and thrown out by a group of people. Fortunately, I encountered a kind soul who saved me. Sadly, I do not know the name of that benefactor."

Wen Bi never imagined that he would meet someone whose thoughts aligned with his own, and instantly treated Ma Bi as a confidant.

Especially because the single characters in their names sounded quite similar, making it seem as if a faint purple aura enveloped both of them.

"Speaking of which, how are the classes divided? Do you know, Brother Wen?"

"This year, the Imperial College admitted eight hundred students, divided into six subjects: Martial, Techniques, Talisman, Law, Mathematics, and Literature. Each subject is further divided into four classes: A, B, C, and D. In total, there are twenty-four classes."

"Among them, Martial and Techniques are large classes, with fifty students each. Like our Law Class A, there are twenty-five students per class."

"Theoretically, we can attend any class’s lessons, but during the final assessment, we need to focus on one major and choose three minors. And that major corresponds to our own class."

Ma Bi finally understood, saying in realization, "So, we in Law Class A must perform well in the subject of law, and then choose three minors based on our own preferences?"

Wen Bi nodded.

As they spoke, they had already arrived at the classroom for Law Class A.

Law Class A was somewhat isolated, surrounded by green plants on the front, back, and right sides, which looked very tranquil.

To the left was a small path, and not far from the path was a small river within the Imperial College, where it was even possible to see a stone bridge over the river in the distance from the Law Class A classroom.

The scenery here was extremely beautiful, but as all were newcomers who had just gathered, it was inevitably a bit noisy.

After Wen Bi and Ma Bi entered, someone immediately pulled Wen Bi aside to introduce him to others, but only a few people paid attention to Ma Bi.

Ma Bi also noticed that those who took the initiative to bring Wen Bi over, although also dressed in the white attire of a student like himself, revealed luxury from their waist accessories to their shoes.

At this moment in the classroom, although there were many people chatting in groups, it was apparent that the prominent positions in the front were occupied by students from prestigious families.

The ones scattered around in groups of twos and threes were obviously from humble backgrounds similar to his own.

Even among these modest backgrounds, there were some who were relatively well-off; they too clustered together and had no intention of engaging with the poorer folks.

Ma Bi originally thought that upon arriving at the Imperial College, everyone would be judged by their knowledge and not by their origins.

Now, he surmised that perhaps it was just that Wen Bi was of a higher caliber.

And the topics discussed among the twenty-some students in the classroom ranged from praise for Kaihuang’s wisdom to the grandness of the Imperial College, from the importance of the law to the bitter criticism of Zhang San.

That’s right, criticizing Zhang San had become the daily duty of every scholar.

If someone was too busy during the day, they would make up for it by cursing Zhang San after waking up in the middle of the night before they felt content.

So, while initially there were different groups chatting on separate topics, as someone started to bitterly scold Zhang San, the atmosphere gradually became unified, and in the end, of the twenty-five people in the class, twenty-three joined in denouncing Zhang San.

Just then, a familiar figure entered the classroom.

Ma Bi felt a surge of happiness upon seeing the person.