"Teacher, all the gentlemen have been invited to the Hundred Treasures Hall and seated."
When Qiu Yan led the new Emperor to Knowledge and Action Academy, his disciple Zheng Yun had long been waiting at the entrance. Upon seeing the Emperor, he first bowed in salute. Then, amid the Emperor's words excusing the ceremony, he said this to Qiu Yan.
With Meng Sanyi, Sun Xun, Wu Meng, and the others having entered the Scholar Forest, Zheng Yun was the only direct disciple still following Qiu Yan.
"Good. Your teacher will head over now." After saying this, he turned to Li Yan. "Your Majesty, from the side rooms of the Hundred Treasures Hall, you may observe what is happening in the hall and hear everything said inside. You can sit there at ease. Otherwise, if Your Majesty were to appear directly, many matters in the hall would be difficult to speak of openly."
"I understand that." Li Yan nodded. Earlier, at the tavern, he had traveled incognito in plain clothes and omitted the imperial "We" to avoid trouble. Now that he had arrived at Knowledge and Action Academy, there was naturally no need to deliberately alter his manner of address. At the same time, seeing Zheng Yun's bearing and hearing his voice, he was secretly astonished.
From Zheng Yun's words, it is clear that Teacher Qiu foresaw today's events long ago and had already made arrangements. What medicine is he selling in this gourd?
With that thought, Li Yan entered the academy together with the blue-clad attendant disguised as a young eunuch, heading straight for the Hundred Treasures Hall Qiu Yan had mentioned.
This Hundred Treasures Hall was rather interesting. Strictly speaking, it was not part of Knowledge and Action Academy. It stood between the Sky-Watching Terrace and the academy, a