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At night, An Zheng went to de Ville's building to eat with Wang Kaitai. Because An Zheng knew what kind of occasion it was, and it could be said that it was a place where one could speak about one's feelings and emotions. Even if Wang Kaitai had asked a few more questions, An Zheng would only go along with it.
As he was walking back from de Ville's building, An Zheng was stopped by a few Fanggu constables. They questioned him very carefully, and only let him go after they confirmed his identity as an examinee of the Martial Academy. An Zheng had only walked forward a short distance, and just as he was about to turn into a relatively small street, he was stopped by a group of unidentified people who questioned him even more meticulously than the people from Fanggu.
An Zheng was a little angry in his heart, it seemed that Fanggu and Xu Zhengsheng were also on the side of the empress dowager.
However, An Zheng was not too worried, because the house that he bought for Li Yannian did not go to Fanggu to register. According to the rules of the imperial government, one had to report to the Fanggu for the sale of the property, and the Fanggu had to collect a certain fee. Therefore, many people only bought and sold their properties privately, without going through the authorities. He just handed over the land deed and took the money and left. The house is yours with the title deed, because the title deed only says where the house is, and how big, but it doesn't say who owns it.
Since they did not pass through the Fanggu, Li Yannian did not need to worry. Moreover, even if Li Yannian was discovered, he might not be able to recognize him. These people were all holding portraits to look for someone, portraits ? It would be weird if he painted it like this. Even if it was just Li Yannian growing his beard, he was still a far cry from the person in the portrait.
However, An Zheng was worried that the power of the metapopsia had already controlled almost the entire Fanggu City. Until now, there seemed to be only one Ministry of War in the yamen that An Zheng was sure to leave alone.
Therefore, An Zheng was full of respect for Hao Pingan. In this kind of environment, it was not easy for Hao Pingan to ensure that he would treat anything in the Ministry of War in a fair manner. However, Hao Pingan believed that this fairness was right.
After returning to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, An Zheng, Du Shoushou, and the others once again entered the Heaven Defying Seal s to cultivate. With the existence of Heaven Defying Seal, An Zheng and the others could cultivate for many times longer than others. That was why most of the time, the people of the Inside the Heaven's Enlightenment Sect would feel free during the day.
On the morning of the second day, when An Zheng went back to the Martial Arts Academy, he was told that he did not have the qualifications to participate.
An Zheng asked why, then Li Sihai pushed his reading glasses and said: "All of the candidates have signed up within the set time limit, while you guys did not, you do not have anything on the list, so you naturally do not have the qualifications."
An Zheng laughed: "So the names that you wrote down in the book yesterday, were all crossed out by you?"
Li Sihai also laughed: "Don't slander an official of the imperial government, this is a very big crime."
An Zheng said: "It's not as heavy a crime as removing the examinees' names without your permission."
Li Sihai regained his calm tone, "If I say there's no such thing, there's no such thing. I personally saw everyone come and register, the only thing I've never seen is all of you."
An Zheng said: "As far as I know, the registration deadline is tomorrow, so what reason do you have for me to give up today?"
Li Sihai moved closer and used a tone that said that it would definitely not be a good thing if you offended me, but with a very low voice, he said: "Because even if you reported in today, you will still not be on the list tomorrow."
An Zheng made an "oh" sound. "So that's why you feel that you can change a person's life.
Li Sihai shook his head, "How could it change a person's life?
An Zheng laughed out loud, "Why do I keep meeting people like you? If I had no background, maybe my life would have really gotten stuck in the hands of a small person like you, who only has this little bit of power. I don't know how many people you have to fight for all these years in exchange for the qualifications to enter the Martial Arts Academy, but you've lost your only chance to do so. "
Li Sihai answered evenly, "No matter what this person has experienced, no matter if he has fought to the death, he is late. If he did not register, then of course he does not have the qualifications."
An Zheng suddenly moved closer to him. "Do you know why I smiled just now?"
Li Sihai saw a kind of callousness in An Zheng's eyes, and he suddenly regretted it a little. He should have investigated this student's background. However, there was still room for improvement because the deadline had not arrived yet. If he found out where this person came from today, he could just fill in his name. As an official, one could only bow and submit.
Li Sihai put down his brush, took off his reading glasses, then replied An Zheng in a very official tone: "Go back and wait for further news. Once we have verified your identity, you will naturally be notified."
An Zheng nodded: "You haven't answered my question yet."
Li Sihai asked, "Why are you laughing? "Is that the question?"
An Zheng acknowledged: "If you didn't ask me, I wouldn't have even been able to act cool."
Li Sihai was stunned for a moment. Before he could even react, An Zheng had already pulled him out from behind the table and threw him five meters away. Li Sihai was already in his fifties, and normally he did not train much either. He was addicted to alcohol and sex, and his body was not too good, so this fall had almost cost him half his life.
An Zheng picked up Li Sihai's reading glasses from the ground and looked at them: "This thing looks simple, but there really isn't much money that can buy one. To use a good crystal to make a lens, the best craftsman would need to polish it for half a month before completing the first process. Afterwards, he would also need to adjust the thickness and curvature of the lens according to your eyesight. For a position like yours, even twenty years of salary wouldn't be enough to buy a pair of glasses like this. "
"Therefore, I don't know how many examinees have suffered because of you, but they have no choice but to give you some silver coins to carry on with your dream. However, what you took away might be one of their few rations. The examinees who came from the border only received a fee from the military. If they give you the silver, they will starve themselves, probably for more than a day or two. When the time for the assessment comes, it will not be just one or two people who will fail due to lack of strength. "
An Zheng walked in front of Li Sihai: "How many people, in order not to starve, went to the streets to sell their skills for food? And once the Ministry of War finds out about the performance of soldiers, they will immediately be removed from the list ? "On one hand, you need to be eliminated if you don't have the money to eat. On the other hand, you need to be eliminated if you violate military rules. There isn't even a way for you to survive."
He lowered his head and looked at Li Sihai, whose face was twisted in pain: "Oh yeah, I'll tell you after I've beaten you up, I'm smiling ? The first reason is that I've finally found a reason to blow things up. Secondly, if I kill you, those examinees who come from the border will not have to face scum like you. "
"Stop..." Causing a huge commotion ? What are you trying to do! "
Li Sihai struggled to sit up, "Don't even think about entering the Martial Academy for the rest of your life. Just beat up people in the Martial Academy and you'll be punished by the military laws. Not only you, even your friends should forget about entering the Martial Arts Academy. "
An Zheng lowered his head and looked at him, "There is one thing that you may not understand, but the reason why I entered the dojo is different from the others. Most of the examinees believed that their greatest wish was to enter the Martial Arts Academy. They didn't mind bleeding and injuring themselves at the border just for this wish. They felt that the only chance to change their lives was to enter the Martial Arts Academy and become a high-ranking officer. However, I am different. Even if I can't enter the Martial Arts Academy, I can still live well. "
An Zheng picked Li Sihai up, swung his arm, and slapped him a few times: "I could have definitely killed you with one punch, but why did I slap you with one punch?"
An Zheng asked, but of course Li Sihai could not answer because his mouth was about to be smashed.
An Zheng replied himself, "Because face-smacking is a little cool. "If you don't hit the face of bad people, it would be half the fun for you."
Not long after, many Supervisor Commander s rushed out of the Martial Arts Academy. Their status was to maintain the discipline of the Martial Arts Academy. They were not real field officers, but they had a lot of authority.
These people ran over to An Zheng and scolded him, telling him to put Li Sihai down.
At this time, Li Sihai was held high up by him, but when he heard Supervisor Commander's shout, An Zheng let out an "oh" and threw Li Sihai to the side.
Supervisor Commander came up to arrest him, because in their eyes, no matter what happened, if An Zheng beat up the people in the dojo, he would have to arrest them first.
Just at this time, two instructors from the Martial Arts Academy accompanied Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War Chen Zaiyan and was about to leave, but when they heard the noise outside the gate, Chen Zaiyan's face changed: "Who is this person, daring to cause trouble at the Martial Arts Academy's gate."
When Supervisor Commander carried Li Sihai and brought him over, Chen Zaiyan's expression became complicated: "How can it be you?"
One of the instructors from the Martial Arts Academy asked subconsciously, "Sir, do you know this person?"
Chen Zaiyan said: "The An Zheng you mentioned, came from the border region."
The instructor's expression also changed as he looked carefully at An Zheng. It was a man who looked about forty years old. He had no hair on his face, but he was not feminine. In a place like the Martial Arts Academy, his temperament did not seem to match. He was more like a scholar, and the scholarly air around him was a little too thick. Walking, talking, and bearing were all very refined.
"Therefore, even if the Master Shang Shu sees him differently, he will not accept those who have beaten up the Martial Arts Academy."
The instructor did not ask for any reason at all.
An Zheng felt that this person was a little interesting, so he did not ask. An Zheng asked: "Sir, why did you decide my results so easily?"
The instructor replied, "If you hit someone because you were reckless, the Martial Arts Academy would not want you. If you hit someone because he did something wrong, the Martial Arts Academy wouldn't want you. Because even if he was wrong, it was the Martial Arts Academy that was coming to discipline him, not you. So whether you're wrong or not, I can give you that result. "
An Zheng: "So the Martial Arts Academy is such a place. Fortunately, we didn't come in."
The instructor slightly frowned, "What do you mean by that?"
An Zheng smiled and replied, "In order for the Martial Arts Academy to protect its own face, they have to deal with all internal affairs, regardless of what mistakes they have made. This is really disappointing. "
An Zheng walked to the top and spoke loudly about Li Sihai's matter. At this moment, more and more students gathered around. Most of them were from the military. Some of them were new to the exam this year, while others were already students of the Martial Arts Academy. The more people gathered, the more people there were. At least a few hundred people were surrounding them so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
"I know this person!"
One of the Martial Arts Academy students shouted loudly, "Last year, Ding Cheng and I came over from the southwest border. Because of this person's filial piety, Ding Cheng had no choice but to give all his money to him. He also thought that it was too little. When Ding Cheng was at the border, he had to put up sixteen military exploits before he was able to gain the qualifications. "Because it was against the military law to be late, he didn't even have the qualifications to return to the border army. He could only go home!"
Another person also shouted, "Back then, I was bullied by him, but I did not dare to reveal it to anyone. I could only give him the money and then starve for four whole days. If it wasn't for the fact that a fellow disciple in the same robe was in a better situation and helped me out after knowing about it, I might have starved to death before the examination, or else I would have turned into a thief! "
An Zheng looked at the instructor, then looked at Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of War Chen Zaiyan. "I'm not interested in this kind of dojo."
He stretched out his hand, "Come on, according to your rules, you still need to punish me. Where's the shackle?"
The few Supervisor Commander s in the dojo looked at each other, then looked at Chen Zaiyan, not knowing what to do.
Amongst the crowd, the number of people who were shouting grew increasingly larger, and in the end, all of them became denouncement towards Li Sihai. At this time, Li Sihai was curled up on the ground, scared like a shivering dog.