Repugnant Gateway 1

by Zhi Bai

  Li Sihai answered with the same calm tone, "No matter what this person experienced, no matter if he fought to the death or not, he was late. If he didn't register, then of course he didn't have the qualifications."

  An Zheng suddenly moved closer to him. "Do you know why I smiled just now?"

  Li Si Hai saw a kind of coldness in An Zheng's eyes, and he suddenly regretted it a little. He should have investigated this student's background and 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 pen and took off his reading glasses. Then, he looked at An Zheng and replied in a very official tone, "Go back and wait for the news. Once we have verified your identity, we will naturally notify you."

  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 Si Hai was startled for a moment, but before he could react, An Zheng had pulled him out from behind the table and threw him five metres away. Li Sihai was already in his fifties, and he usually didn't have much exercise. He was good at alcohol and sex, and his body wasn't too good. Thus, this fall 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 left to 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 went to the streets to sell their skills for food so that they would not starve? Once the military discovered that they were performing, they would 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 to look at Li Sihai, whose face was twisted in pain, "Oh yeah, I'll tell you after I beat you up, I'm laughing … 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 Arts Academy for the rest of your life. Beat up the people in the Martial Arts Academy. 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 Si Hai up and swung his arm to slap him a few times. "I could have definitely killed you with one punch, but why did I slap you?"

  An Zheng asked, and 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."

  Soon, a lot of supervisors rushed out of the Martial Arts Academy. Their status was meant 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 Si Hai down.

  At this time, had lifted Li Sihai high up in the air. Hearing the Superintendent's voice, An Zheng made a "oh" sound and threw Li Sihai to the side.

  The supervisors wanted to capture him, because in their eyes, no matter what the reason was, An Zheng had beat up the people in the Martial Academy.

  Just at this moment, two teachers from the Martial Arts Academy accompanied Assistant Minister Chen Zaiyan and was about to leave when he heard the commotion outside the door. Chen Zaiyan's face changed, "Who is this person, daring to cause trouble at the Martial Arts Academy's entrance."

  When the inspector carried Li Sihai over and brought An Zheng over, Chen Zaiyan's expression became complicated, "Why is it 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, after beating up a person from the Martial Arts Academy, even if Lord Shang Shu views him differently, he cannot accept him."

  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 cou
ld 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 towards the Military Department's Assistant Minister Chen Zaiyan: "I'm not interested in this kind of academy."

  He stretched out his hand, "Come on, according to your rules, you still need to punish me. Where's the shackle?"

  The few supervisors in the Martial Academy looked at each other, then looked at Chen Zaiyan, not knowing what to do.

  In the crowd, more and more people started shouting, and in the end, all of them started denouncing Li Sihai. At this time, Li Sihai was curled up on the ground, scared like a shivering dog.

  Chapter 88 - Big Bed

  It was already obvious what would happen to Li Sihai. Even if the Martial Arts Academy did not publicly deal with this person, he would not have a good ending. And An Zheng's result, seemed to give him a headache.

  This matter had only been announced in half a day's time, and half of the Fanggu was already in an uproar. And a lot of things get worse after being spread. It did not take long for everyone to know that there was an official in charge of receiving candidates in the Martial Arts Academy called Li Sihai. In order to collect the money, he had forced many soldiers from the border to death.

  There were more and more people coming to the Martial Arts Academy from different places. The gate was already packed with people.

  Humans were a very strange kind of creature. They would often get aroused because of certain emotions. When the anger began to spread, the crowd's cheers outside the Martial Arts Academy became ear-piercing.

  However, one of the people involved, An Zheng, was sitting quietly in a room in the Martial Arts Academy.

  Seated opposite of An Zheng was the President of the Board of War, Hao Pingan, who had rushed over.

  "Seventy-seven years ago, the Wen King ordered the establishment of the Martial Arts Academy. The first dean of the Martial Arts Academy was the Military Department's Principal, Zhou Anhai. Although the Martial Arts Academy and the Military Department gradually separated, the Military Department always worked hard to maintain the fairness of the Academy. "From that time to now, the military and the Imperial Court have used seventy-seven years to create a good reputation for the Martial Arts Academy, which has been ruined by you in just half a day."

  Hao Pingan did not look angry, but his anger was actually raging like raging waves.

  This anger was partly due to An Zheng's ignorance. Most of them were in the Martial Arts Academy, which he had always thought was very clean. It was also a place with hidden impurities. He had told others countless of times that in great swallow, the martial academy was the fairest and fairest academy. Not only was the Martial Arts Academy the face of the army, it was also the face of the entire great swallow's army.

  But in that instant, An Zheng had slapped his face painfully. Outside the Martial Arts Academy, tens of thousands of citizens were still slapping the face of the academy. Each and every one of their shouts was like a slap to the face.

  Hao Pingan was silent for a long time, then sighed: "Did you know, you even gave the imperial government a reason to dismiss me?"

  An Zheng nodded: "I did."

  Hao Pingan was a little surprised: "You thought of it, and even did it, so you did it not out of impulse, but because you planned it for a long time?"

  An Zheng replied: "It's not really a long planned plan, we've only considered it for a day and a night."

  Hao Pingan's anger appeared on his face this time, "So, you think I should leave the military? Therefore, you think the Martial Arts Academy can close its doors. "That's why you think making a ruckus is the greatest help to those soldiers?!"

  An Zheng countered with a question, "Why can't I cause a ruckus?"

  Hao Pingan was unable to answer because he was already trembling with anger.

  An Zheng calmly replied: "The first reason I can cause a ruckus is because I'm on the side of logic. Second, because the people know I'm on the side of reason. Could it be that the Martial Arts Academy didn't know about Li Sihai's corruption and malfeasance? Of course he knew. However, the reason the Martial Arts Academy did not deal with it was because they did not take this matter seriously at all. They might even think that Li Sihai is pitiful. So what if he is charged a little money? "

  "That's the way it should be. They think Li Sihai is pitiful."

  An Zheng continued to speak, "Since I have considered this for a day and a night, then I will of course consider how to resolve this issue and how to allow Master to remain as steady as Mt. Tai in the military."

  "Ha ha!"

  Hao Pingan was so angry that he started laughing, "What big words!"

  An Zheng said: "Master, you don't believe me? It was actually very simple, this matter wasn't that difficult to deal with. Why are the people angry? Why were the students who were preparing for the Martial Arts Academy and were already there angry? Because it was unfair. They felt that it was unfair, so they did not expect you to be removed from the academy, nor did they expect the academy to close. This was because they knew that if the Martial Arts Academy closed, then those poor kids would lose a precious opportunity to change their lives. "If our lord is removed from the army, everyone in the army will be facing a disaster."

  "All they want is an answer."

  An Zheng looked straight into Hao Pingan's eyes: "If Master steps out and stands in front of these commoners, tell them in a loud voice that he will thoroughly investigate this matter. "Then, like lightning, you will take care of the person who should do this. To let everyone feel satisfied in the shortest amount of time, my lord, your personal reputation will reach a peak."

  "The commoners would think that Master Shang did not know about such filth in the martial arts yard. If the Senior Minister knew about this, he would have long since swept away all these filth. "

  An Zheng asked: Why does the imperial government value this matter? Because it wasn't me who made a big fuss, but the will of the people. No matter how much those powerful figures in the imperial court despised the common people, they would not dare to ignore the public opinion. And when the lord's reputation among the commoners reached its peak, would the imperial government be so stupid as to chase him out of the military? Although I have just arrived at Fanggu, I know who is the target of Master. "No matter how impatient the empress dowager is, she has to think about how the military will treat you if they remove you from office."

  "I heard that the imperial government had added a new great general, Su Zong, as the empress dowager's younger brother. Her Majesty did so, of course, in order to wrest the military power away from them … However, did she really dare to offend everyone in the military? Your excellency, think about it. If you were to fall, would the rest of the military be swept away by the empress dowager? "This is not an honor for you alone, Sir, it is an honor for the military. Therefore, if you worry too much, the imperial government will not dare to touch you."

  An Zheng shrugged his shoulders. "If I'm not wrong, the Swallow King and the empress dowager will severely criticize you at the meeting, that's all. Oh … You may even be fined two years' salary. "

  Hao Pingan's expression did not stop changing. "What exactly is in your mind?"

  An Zheng said: "The Martial Arts Academy, a clean and fair Martial Arts Academy."

  Hao Pingan looked straight into An Zheng's eyes: "You don't have any selfish motives?"

  An Zheng said righteously. "No!"

  Hao Pingan waved his hand: "Nonsense!"

  The corner of An Zheng's mouth twitched, but he did not say a word.

  Hao Pingan said: "Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking about. "Because I didn't promise you yesterday, and because the Martial Arts Academy rejected the girl's suggestion, you want to give the Ma
rtial Arts Academy some face, right?!"

  An Zheng still did not speak.

  Hao Pingan stood up and quickly walked in front of An Zheng, "With your personality, how could I dare to use you! If there's anything in the future that you're not satisfied with, you will immediately think of a way to take revenge on me! "

  An Zheng shook his head: "Master, do you really think I am taking revenge?"

  An Zheng stood up, and took a step back and cupped his fists: "Master, now in great swallow, how many young and robust men are willing to join the army? This was because everyone knew that there was war at the border all year round. If they went there, they would only have a slim chance of surviving. "Who are the people who died? A thousand soldiers would not lose a single general, so they would rather run away from the law and live in seclusion in the mountains than join the army."

  "Because the court only knows how to demand, not bestow. This kind of bestowment was extremely stingy even for the mere words of the imperial government. To enlist the young and strong in the army without the proper treatment and without a proper future, and even facing such a perilous situation, who would be willing to go? "

  "The imperial government is going to change. It will start with the dojo."

  An Zheng stood up straight and said loudly: "Change the proportion of students enrolled in the Martial Arts Academy's assessment, so that more disciples from the Humble Class will have the chance. This was true not only for martial artists, but also for scholars. Although the Martial Arts Academy was large, it was too single. Were there only a few who were willing to join the army? If one cannot cultivate and do not understand martial arts, one cannot lead troops? "

  "As far as I know."

  An Zheng looked into Hao Pingan's eyes and said, "In the southern region of Da Xi, there are sixteen soldiers. They were powerless, but they could win by leaps and bounds. Letting a scholar enter the Martial Arts Academy would give those with average backgrounds more hope. "Then there's the change in the military department. Seriously, we need to check how many examinees from the border have encountered injustice and find those who have lost their chance. Please come back and give us another chance."