Chapter 62: The Grand Class of Spoiled Brats

  It's late at night already

  Everyone heard that, but it's hard to know the deeper meaning. However, since His Majesty has given the children an opportunity, whether they can succeed depends on their own destiny.

  The next day, when Zhangsun Chong arrived at the palace gate, he ran into many of those dandy brothers and was quite astonished.

  Cheng Mu and Cheng Liang, two fools, saw Changsun rushing over at the palace gate and hastily said: "Brother Chong, my three younger brothers will rely on you from now on."

  Chang Sun Chong was unclear about the reason, after returning from Zhuangzi's place, he rarely met with the Cheng brothers, how did he suddenly want him to take care of the three Cheng brothers and even enter the palace together?

  "Two brothers Cheng, you're too polite, we're all brothers!" Chang Sun Shun said with a smile, "I don't know what the two of you are doing here? It seems like I just saw Yi Ai Xian brother and that little brat Du He."

  "Haha, it's not just them who came, the children of all the officials also entered the palace." Cheng Chu Mo squeezed his eyes and pretended to be mysterious.

  Chang Sun was startled and said: "What is this?"

  "Everyone says Li Gang is good at fighting, go learn from him!" Cheng Chuliang hastily said, Li Gang's ferocity, he had experienced it himself and hadn't been spared a beating. If Li Gang were to hit him, his old man Cheng Yaojin would still be saying it was good.

  "Why don't you go in?" Zhangsun Chong was still skeptical that these two would be waiting for him outside.

  "My brothers and I have grown up, so we won't be going. My father has found jobs for my brother and me, and from now on, if you need anything, you can come find us on Chang'an Street." Of course, Cheng Chu Mo didn't say his father's original words: "You two are almost ready to start your own families, so just stop joining in the commotion. Besides, with those wooden brains of yours, it's better if you don't go and make fools of yourselves."

  "That's all for now, thank you two brothers." Zhangsun Chong said with a bow, looking at the time, "I'll hurry into the palace, if I'm late, Master's ruler is never forgiving." He saw Li Ke being hit three times yesterday for reciting a wrong sentence, and his palm was bruised.

  "Alright then, let's meet again another day."

  Changsun Chong was about to leave when Li Ye and Li Yi, two brothers, arrived from behind and called out to Changsun Chong.

  "Don't stop, keep walking and talking." Chang Sun could not afford to waste time. As a disciple who had just entered the room, he was punished more severely than Li Chengqian and Li Ke, and he did not want to be beaten after only a few days of school.

  "Are you also here to read books?" Chang Sun asked.

  "It's not certain yet, let's see if Li Gang and Master Kong are willing." Although Li Ye said so with his mouth, he was very confident that he could stay. He was still young and couldn't take on official duties for the time being, so he would just muddle along for a year first.

  When they arrived at the Chongwen Temple, there were already twenty or thirty young men from aristocratic families standing in the courtyard. Longsun had become much more calm and composed. With many young people, it could also be considered as a foundation for the emergence of talented individuals. After the eighteen rebellions against the Sui dynasty, the common people suffered greatly and the population suddenly decreased. Now that the population has increased, it is even more a sign of the arrival of a prosperous era.

  Thinking of the family planning policy in 21st century China, each family is only allowed to have one child. It's nothing like the Tang Dynasty when welfare was so good, with several big and small wives, and numerous children at home. Just look at the Long family, they have nearly twenty people.

  Chang Sun Chong cupped his hands in greeting to the familiar faces, and entered the house. He saw a clean and refined-looking man sitting in the seat next to him. This person had bright eyes, elegant manners, and an air of nobility about him, and at a glance, it was clear that he came from a prominent family.

  Before the eldest grandson could rush forward to greet him, this person stood up and performed a courtesy of the same generation, saying: "I am Xiao Rui, I will follow Lord Li and Lord Kong to study in the future, and I hope that Eldest Grandson Xian will give me more guidance in the future."

  Chang Sun rushed to pay his respects and humbly said: "I'm not worthy of being taught, let's learn from each other."

  Li Chengqian took the opportunity to tell Changsun Chong some internal news, that Xiao Rui was the future husband of his elder sister Princess Xiangcheng. Changsun Chong listened and looked at Xiao Rui with even more attention, thinking that maybe in the future they would be brothers-in-law.

  Outside was noisy, finally Li Gang and Kong Ying reached an agreement, one family only took one, until the room was full, like Cheng Yaojin who brought three sons at once, the two younger ones were sent back home, waiting for Cheng Chuanyi to finish school, then Cheng's fourth child would come to replace him.

  The room was packed with people, more than half of whom were young masters who had spent some time in the Changsun family.

  Li Chengqian and Li Ke did not find it strange, but Li Tai was very young and had never seen so many people reading together before, his eyes were wide with wonder.

  As soon as Li Gang entered, the originally noisy room suddenly became quiet.

  A discordant voice, angrily said: "Speak for yourself, what are you pulling me into?" When he realized the surroundings were quiet, Wei Tuo Baoqing was stunned. His father had said that if they caused trouble here, they would be beaten to death when they got home. In fact, neither of the two brothers wanted to come, but they couldn't disobey their father's stern orders. He and his older brother had played rock-paper-scissors, and he lost, so he had no choice but to come.

  I dare not imagine what would happen if he were sent back by Old Man Li.

  "Master, I was wrong. I didn't see you come in." Wei Chi Baoqing hastily apologized, his voice pinched very thin, trying to win sympathy.

  Li Gang held up the ruler and said: "Put out your hand!"

  Wei Chi Baoqing let out a sigh of relief, it was good that he wasn't being persuaded to quit, but rather being beaten up. He had thick skin and flesh, so getting hit a few times didn't matter.

  Li Gang hit him five times in a row, but Wei Baqing didn't even bat an eyelid, and Chang Sun Chong felt the pain.

  Li Gang finished fighting and then started teaching without giving anyone time.

  Chang Sun-chung felt that this was not good, after all, there were people of different ages and sizes here, and it was not suitable to teach them together. But this was not Chang Sun-chung's problem to consider, after all, Li Gang and Kong Yingda were the prince's teachers, as for others, naturally follow the prince's course, if you are unhappy or dissatisfied, then go home.

  Finally, the school is over. There are so many people and Li Er doesn't care about dinner anymore. After school, these silly kids all went home one after another. However, Li Gang still assigned homework according to individual situations and it must be handed in for inspection tomorrow.

  Out of the palace gate, after a few days, Da Zhu and Er Zhu stood at the entrance of the palace gate. Now there are dozens of people and many horse-drawn carriages waiting here for their masters to enter the palace to study. If they were officials, there would be a special place to accommodate their vehicles and servants; but they were all young masters, with no titles or official positions, and could only wait at the palace gate.

  Dajiu and a few familiar people were bragging and chatting loudly, creating a lively atmosphere, unlike before when it was just the two brothers staring at each other.

  As everyone came out, Fang Yiai was a restless one. With a wave of his arm, he said: "Today we brothers gather together, why not celebrate by having a big fight?"

  Many birds and beasts saw that it was still early in the sky, so they went back home without incident, but followed along together.

  The last stop is at the most famous Cheng family enterprise, Baiwei Building.

  Cheng Bin was overjoyed to see that Zhangsun Gongzi had arrived, and the method he came up with was extremely effective. It attracted many literary figures and scholars who engaged in lively discussions, and even young women came to take a look, which greatly improved the business of Baiwei Building.

  "Gentlemen, please come in! Please come in!" Cheng Bin led the crowd to the third floor, where there were fewer guests and it was quieter.

  Many people passed by on the second floor, many people holding pens and books were posting letters.

  Chai Lingwu curiously asked: "This isn't a bookstore, how can someone see it here?"

  Chang Sun Chong was about to explain when Cheng Bin interrupted him, saying: "This is a recent innovation of our Bai Wei Lou, available on the second and third floors. If you gentlemen are interested, you can also leave your mark on it. This is open to everyone who comes to our Bai Wei Lou, and if you don't want others to know your real name, you can sign with a pen name."

  Just then, someone said: "This Feng Yu is really something, he can actually write such a long couplet. I went home and thought about it for two days before I finally figured out one, please let me share it with you brothers."

  As soon as he heard Feng Yu's words, Zhangsun Chong slowed down his pace, wanting to hear what this person had to say.