"Since that is the case, you shall come with me!"
After finishing speaking, Qin Huizhi walked with an arrogant expression towards the dormitory exclusive to the scholars of the upper dormitory.
"Shaoyang brother, I must take my leave now!"
Han Mo said, cupped his hands towards Chen Dong, and then directly followed.
After turning through several corridors, Han Mo finally arrived at the scholars' dormitory of the upper dormitory.
He had never been to this place before. Normally, he rarely came to the Imperial Academy, let alone this exclusive territory for the scholars of the upper dormitory.
Scholars of the upper dormitory had already set foot into officialdom.
According to the rules of the Three-Stage Examination System, after entering the upper dormitory, in addition to the annual imperial examination, internal examinations were continuously held within the upper dormitory.
Those with excellent character and learning could be directly appointed as academic officials. Apart from a few individuals like Han Mo and Cai Shu who were merely making up the numbers, the rest of the students could be considered the elite of the Song Dynasty's education system.
"From now on, you will sit here! This is your uniform. Go change your clothes and settle your personal belongings. A teacher will come to give a lecture shortly!"
"Yes!"
Upon arriving at the upper dormitory, Han Mo was clearly very curious about the place.
However, he soon discovered its advantages.
When the scholars of the inner dormitory studied in their rooms, although they had designated rooms where they could take a short nap at noon, one could imagine the smell inside a room crowded with eight people during the hot summer.
Now, things were different. This had been upgraded to one person per room.
Although it was very small, it was much better than the situation over there.
Led by a servant, Han Mo quickly changed his clothes and then returned to the scholars' dormitory of the upper dormitory.
"What a coincidence of meeting an enemy!"
As soon as he entered, Han Mo spotted Cai Shu.
Interestingly, Cai Shu and he became deskmates, with one on his left and the other on his right.
This was truly interesting!
"It's you!"
Cai Shu finally noticed Han Mo, and his expression immediately changed.
"Brother Cai still remembers me? This is truly Han Mo's honor!"
Han Mo said with a thick smile.
The money he had obtained from Cai Shu last time was almost spent, and now this fellow had shown up again...
"I would remember you even if you turned to ashes!"
Cai Shu said through gritted teeth, looking as if he wanted to devour Han Mo alive on the spot.
"What do you mean, Brother Cai? This is not in accordance with the Sage's teaching of benevolence and forgiveness!"
Han Mo spoke while maliciously glancing at Cai Shu's lower body.
It had only been a few days since that incident, and Cai Shu's injury was in such a sensitive spot. It was unlikely that he had recovered so easily.
Now, not only walking but even sitting was incredibly awkward.
"You!"
Cai Shu's teeth were grinding. This was truly a case of profiting from misfortune and then acting superior!
If it weren't for his extreme bad luck last time, how could he have let this brat off so easily?
"What about me? Brother Cai, I haven't exposed the evil deeds you committed. Don't forget, the grand examination is just around the corner. If someone were to take that confession of repentance to the authorities..."
Upon hearing Han Mo's words, Cai Shu immediately deflated.
Although the imperial examination system of the Great Song Dynasty was now a mere formality, with officials being selected through the Three-Stage Examination System, the first requirement to enter the upper dormitory was a clean background!
The term "good citizen" in this era was the entry ticket to officialdom.
If he got involved in a lawsuit, even if his grandfather was Cai Jing, he would be excluded from the grand examination list.
If it were in previous years, missing out would simply mean waiting until the next year.
But this year was different. Even Cai Jing had sensed a bad omen.
It wasn't just the scholars; even the Emperor was finding it difficult to withstand the pressure.
Who knew when the Three-Stage Examination System might be abolished.
Once the Three-Stage Examination System was abolished, even if he was the Prime Minister's grandson, he would have to undergo examinations like other scholars, progressing through the provincial, ministerial, and palace examinations to enter officialdom!
Moreover, given his situation, although his grandfather was the Prime Minister, whether it was to participate in the provincial examination according to the Cai family's original domicile in Xianyou County, Xinghua Commandery, or to directly participate in the provincial examination in the capital region, the difficulty was not ordinary.
Both of these places were centers of flourishing literary culture. With him being such an untalented good-for-nothing, the thought of breaking through was as absurd as eating shit...
"Are you threatening me?"
Cai Shu looked at Han Mo with deep resentment.
"No, no, no, Brother Cai, you misunderstand. I'm just reminding you, don't provoke me, otherwise, tsk, tsk..."
Han Mo said this with a smile on his face, but the threat was obvious.
"You wait for me!"
Cai Shu gritted his teeth fiercely, then simply turned his head away, intending to pretend he didn't see anything.
Fortunately, the instructors of the upper dormitory arrived in time, and the two had no further time to waste.
Han Mo was doing relatively well in his first lecture by the instructors of the upper dormitory. Although his foundation was weak, he had been a lover of Chinese studies in his previous life.
He had read quite a few miscellaneous books and, to some extent, could achieve a spiritual resonance with the teacher.
But Cai Shu was different. Before long, he had slumped over his desk and fallen asleep.
Moreover, he was drooling while sleeping, and his unsightly appearance truly left Han Mo speechless.
Since the two had already developed a feud, how could Han Mo let him off so easily?
It was clear that the instructors of the upper dormitory had received news, so even though this fellow was sleeping, the instructor still pretended not to see him.
The scholars of the upper dormitory were all about to enter officialdom. Although some were displeased with Cai Shu, no one would express it now.
After all, Cai Jing was not someone to be trifled with!
In the past few years, there had been many people who had impeached Cai Jing and consequently met ruin.
"Teacher, student has a question, I don't know if it is appropriate to ask or not!"
Just as the instructor was about to let the students study on their own, Han Mo suddenly stood up.
"Speak!"
The instructor was also taken aback. He had heard about Han Mo's reputation. This fellow had some incredible luck to be promoted to the upper dormitory after suddenly writing a ci.
Now, seeing Han Mo's mischievous smile, he knew that this fellow was probably planning something mischievous.
"May I ask, teacher, if someone were to utter profanity and disrespect the sages in front of the portrait of the former sages, how should we deal with them?"
As Han Mo spoke, he also glanced at Cai Shu next to him.
"Don't go, let this young master kiss you..."
Cai Shu cooperated by mumbling in his sleep.
Alright!
This time, the students who were watching the spectacle all turned to look at Cai Shu along with him.