A Champion Scholar Revered By Sages, And You Call Him A Useless Bookworm?

Summary

Lin Yi, after leaving the imperial study, returns to discuss a plan with his father, Lin Yun Hong, to undermine the Northern Army using Taishan Academy. Lin Yi proposes that generals be invited to study at the academy, aiming to create internal divisions within the Northern Army. Lin Yun Hong supports the idea and agrees to issue a decree for the Northern King to select generals for the academy. Lin Yi also suggests that all officials above the sixth rank undergo training at the academy, establishing a future where they are loyal to him. Lin Yun Hong, pleased with his son's ambitions, drafts several edicts to facilitate these plans. The next day, as the Dragon Guards withdraw from the Yellow Crane Tower Street Market, scholars eager to enter find themselves blocked by palace guards, who impose a hefty fee for entry, leading to frustration among the scholars.

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