The First Saint of Dan Dao

Chapter 314 A Man Should Be Like This

Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

In the past, when the three major spiritual academies came to register, there would be more or less friction, but most of them were verbal attacks, and due to face, the words were not sharp, and the situation of confronting the real problem on the spot had never happened.

"There's no need to rush. Let's fight again at the foot of Qingle Peak in two months!" the prince ordered.

Lingwu Academy was unwilling to disobey the prince's words. Although the number one person in Lingwu Academy was dissatisfied with Tang Yan, he could only stare blankly.

"Since you have no objection to the rules of the competition, please ask the deans of the three academies to come over to check and sign. Two months later, the competition for the Spiritual Academy will officially begin!" The prince waved his hand, signaling to adjourn the court.

Tang Yan complained wildly in his heart, coming all the way here, just for these few minutes?

Fortunately, I came to the imperial city for important matters.

After leaving the hall, Xiao Cangshan looked at Tang Yan and sighed, "You have offended the Left Prime Minister this time. You must be careful in the future."

"I will." Tang Yan hesitated and said, "Master Dean, even if we are late, you should let us explain the reason. Why reprimand us directly? Zuo Xiang is very hostile to our Qinglong Academy."

Xiao Cangshan sighed and said, "Zuo Xiang these years..."

"President Xiao, please stay!" Xiao Cangshan was interrupted by a sharp voice just before he finished speaking.

When he turned around, he saw that it was a eunuch rushing over.

Xiao Cangshan recognized this man, and asked with a smile, "Eunuch Wei, why did you call me?"

"Is this Tang Yan?" Eunuch Wei asked, his eyes fixed on Tang Yan.

"It's me. Eunuch Wei is looking for me?" Tang Yan was a little confused.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince invites Master Tang to the study for a chat," Eunuch Wei said respectfully.

Xiao Cangshan and the others were surprised when they heard this. Zi Yun even asked directly, "Tang Yan, are you an old acquaintance of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"This is my first time in the Imperial City, how could I have met the Crown Prince?" Tang Yan shook his head and asked curiously, "Eunuch Wei, do you know why the Crown Prince wants to call me?"

"I don't know, but the prince has ordered that Mr. Tang please move." Eunuch Wei urged.

Xiao Cangshan waved his hand and said, "Go and take a look, you can go now."

Tang Yan nodded and followed Eunuch Wei.

After turning left and right in the palace for a long time, he finally stopped in front of the study.

"Mr. Tang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is inside. Please go in directly. We will not follow you."

Tang Yan thanked him, thinking to himself that since he was already here, he might as well make the best of it, and walked towards the study room.

On the south side of the study.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was standing in front of the table, practicing calligraphy with great interest. When he saw Tang Yan come in, he did not greet him.

Tang Yan did not feel embarrassed and did not disturb the prince. He observed the study room with great interest.

"The place where the royal family reads is indeed not simple." Looking at the dazzling array of books, Tang Yan was quite amazed.

The books here cover a wide range of topics, including human geography, unconventional philosophy, pharmacopoeias, medical books, and martial arts techniques.

"You are interesting. Others who come here just wait on the side, but you just feel like you are at home." The prince finally put down his pen and smiled at Tang Yan.

Tang Yan didn't know what the prince meant. Was he praising him? Or was he waiting for him to admit it before accusing him of disrespecting the royal family?

"The Crown Prince is kind and loving to the people, making people feel like they are in the spring breeze, so I don't feel any strangeness. Please forgive me for my impoliteness, Your Highness!"

"Mr. Tang, there is no need to be so reserved. Since you seem to be getting along well with me, I asked you to come over and chat with me. What do you think of my handwriting?" the prince asked, pointing at the words on the table.

Tang Yan glanced at the table and saw the words written on it: "The kite hangs on the eastern branch, waiting to be blown away by the wind."

The characters are good, but the font is a little too graceful.

Although this word is not upright, it is also quite charming, and he immediately praised it: "Good word."

"If you speak deeply and touch my heart, you will be rewarded handsomely!"

If there is a reward, why didn't you tell me earlier? Tang Yan smiled and asked hurriedly, "What is the reward?"

The prince did not expect Tang Yan to be so direct. He was slightly stunned, and then he laughed dumbly: "Medicine, weapons, martial arts, and even silver, as long as you talk well, you can ask me for these!"

Tang Yan was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on the paper again, and he said: "The calligraphy is good, and it also reflects the spirit of keeping one's talents hidden and waiting for the right time, and having lofty aspirations. Very good!"

"That's all?" The prince raised his eyebrows and said unhappily, "It's just flattery! No reward!"

You have a masochistic personality and don't like to listen to nice things, right?

Tang Yan calmed himself down and continued, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I only told you half of it.

Your Highness's handwriting is indeed good, but it lacks some sharpness. It implies sadness, depression, and helplessness, and lacks the spirit of a crown prince."

After that, Tang Yan picked up his pen and wrote on the paper: "Drunk on the lap of a beauty!"

Seeing Tang Yan's flowing and unrestrained handwriting, the prince's eyes flashed with amazement. He didn't expect that Tang Yan, a warrior, could write such a poetic word.

When reading the content, the prince couldn't help but laugh, with a flash of envy in his eyes, and said: "Drunk on the lap of a beauty. Mr. Tang's attitude towards life is really free and easy, which makes people envious!"

Tang Yan did not respond and continued to write: "Wake up and kill people!"

The prince, who was originally smiling, gradually froze his smile after seeing this sentence, and stared at the five words in a daze.

After a long while, he raised his head and laughed: "I thought Mr. Tang was just a carefree playboy, but I didn't expect he had such a broad mind. A man should have the power to kill people and sleep drunk on the lap of a beauty!"

In an instant, the prince looked up to Tang Yan. After a moment's hesitation, the prince asked, "Do you know why the left prime minister targeted your Qinglong Academy today?"

"Because Qinglongyuan was late." Tang Yan answered honestly.

"You think too simply. The Left Prime Minister targeted Qinglong Academy because it had never been under the control of the Left Prime Minister!

This is also the real reason why Qinglong Academy has been at the bottom of the competition for three consecutive times and has not been banned!" The prince said sternly.

Tang Yan felt awe in his heart. This was a very complicated royal affair and he did not want to get involved any more, so he remained silent.

The prince probably didn't want Tang Yan to talk to him, so he continued, "Since His Majesty's health has deteriorated, the Left Prime Minister has been going too far.

Over the years, he has gained a lot of military power.

Nearly half of the imperial city’s army and talents were selected from the three major spiritual academies.

In recent years, the Left Prime Minister has been secretly recruiting talents in the Spiritual Academy without telling the royal family, and they have become the key talents to be trained in the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.

If this continues, the masters of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion will be enough to pose a threat to the royal family.

In the past, when Zuo Xiang went to recruit talents from various academies, he would do it covertly, but in recent years, his actions have become more and more aggressive, and he has even blatantly colluded with the other two major spiritual academies!"

“Lingwu Academy and Tianxuan Academy played dumb with Zuo Xiang’s behavior and even fueled the situation. The talents that were supposed to flow into the royal family disappeared.

Only Qinglongyuan has always refused to compromise with the Left Prime Minister and is regarded as a thorn in the side by the Left Prime Minister.

The support provided by the imperial city to the three major spiritual academies has always been the responsibility of the Left Prime Minister.

Qinglong Academy receives the least resources each time, and lacks innate advantages, so the level of its students every year cannot compare to the other two academies."