HLnovel Chapter 496 Tutoring Class
Chapter 496 Tutoring Class
Chapter 496 Tutoring Class
With the imperial examination just days away, students from all over the country flocked to Seoul. In the past few days, almost all the restaurants in Seoul have been filled with students gathering and having fun.
During gatherings, students would invariably bring up the topic of talismans, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Could buying a talisman guarantee success in the imperial examinations? Some believed, others didn't. Those who did believe, however, were generally wealthy. After all, tens of thousands of taels of silver were beyond the reach of students from poor families.
Zheng Junying heard about the talisman at yesterday's dinner. He didn't quite believe it, but he was a wealthy man. His father was a prefect, a high-ranking official, but he lacked the ability to pass the imperial examinations and failed repeatedly. Desperate times call for desperate measures, Zheng Junying, wanting to be able to hold his head high in front of his father, decided to visit the so-called "exam preparation class." He heard that the chief examiner for this year's imperial examination, Wang Wenzhou, would be a lecturer at the class, but Zheng Junying was skeptical.
This tutoring class wasn't for ordinary people; a mere hour's time cost a hundred taels of silver. For many students, this was an astronomical price.
Jin Yongyuan patted his chest and guaranteed that the lecturer was the chief examiner, Wang Wenzhou. Even if you didn't buy the talisman, just coming to listen to Lord Wang's lecture and getting acquainted with him would cost a hundred taels of silver, which was really not expensive.
The students who came for tutoring also had this mentality: those who could afford to spend one hundred taels of silver for a single lesson must come from wealthy or noble families. Anyway, Zheng Junying had already decided that if she couldn't see Wang Wenzhou, she would not only make Jin Yongyuan pay her back, but also make that old swindler suffer a terrible fate.
Therefore, Zheng Junying specially brought Song Yingzhou, who had caused trouble in front of the post station that day, along with him, just to have him prove whether the lecturer was Wang Wenzhou himself.
When Zheng Junying arrived at the tutoring center, he found that he knew almost everyone there. They were all from wealthy families, but their grades were terrible, and their situations were similar to his. If these people could pass the imperial examination, then any scholar could probably pass it.
When the time came, Wang Wenzhou did not appear.
Kim Yong-won cupped his hands in greeting to the crowd and said perfunctorily, "Please wait a moment, everyone. Wang Wenzhou and Lord Wang have just arrived in Seoul and are unfamiliar with the place. They must have gotten lost."
After thinking about it, everyone agreed that the explanation was acceptable and no one questioned it. They continued to sit together in twos and threes, chatting and waiting for Wang Wenzhou to arrive.
Half an hour later, Wang Wenzhou still hadn't appeared, and the people present couldn't sit still any longer.
Jung Joon-young stood up, pointed at Kim Young-won, and said coldly, "Brother Kim, is Lord Wang coming or not? Don't blame me for saying this upfront, but if Lord Wang doesn't show up today, you're in trouble!"
"Old Jin! We're all well-off, so here's a hundred taels. Consider it an advance payment for your paper money. If you dare to mess with us, I'll make you regret it!"
"Old Jin, you're not short of money, is it worth it for a few hundred taels of silver?"
There were all sorts of opinions, after all, some of the people who came here had a good relationship with Kim Young-won.
Jin Yongyuan was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Grandpa! How can you have no sense of time at all? You're embarrassing your grandson!"
"Please wait a moment, everyone. I guarantee that Wang Wenzhou and Lord Wang will definitely come here to give a lecture!" Jin Yongyuan quickly explained.
As soon as Jin Yongyuan finished speaking, Wang Wenzhou put his arms around Wang Ying and Li Mei and walked into the room.
"Grandson greets Grandpa!" Jin Yongyuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly greeted Wang Wenzhou.
Song Yingzhou turned around and saw that it was indeed Wang Wenzhou. He whispered to Zheng Junying beside him, "Brother Zheng, this person really is Wang Wenzhou."
Zheng Junying nodded. As long as he could see Wang Wenzhou, the hundred taels of silver would not have been wasted.
Wang Wenzhou walked up to the podium with his baby in his arms and said with a smile, "Hello, students!"
The students in the audience looked completely bewildered.
Wang Wenzhou frowned and said irritably, "Is this acceptable? How can you be so rude? Stand up quickly and bow to me."
The students only wanted to meet Wang Wenzhou and become familiar with this chief examiner, so they wouldn't want to displease him.
The students quickly did as they were told, standing up and bowing deeply to Wang Wenzhou.
"Greetings, Lord Wang!"
"This student greets my esteemed teacher!"
"Grandson greets grandfather!"
The students had all sorts of opinions.
Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Start over. Don't you have any manners? You should say 'Hello, teacher!'"
"Pfft..." Everyone was stunned. Lord Wang, can you be a little more serious?
"Alright then," the students quickly bowed and shouted in unison, "Hello, teacher!"
"Please sit down, students!" Wang Wenzhou hugged Wang Ying and kissed her, then said with a smile, "The imperial examination is in a few days. Ten years of hard study go unnoticed, but one success makes you famous throughout the land. Among you, there are many who have studied diligently for decades, let alone ten years."
Everyone nodded in agreement. It was true. Although their grades weren't great and they repeatedly failed the exams, they persevered for their dreams. They had no choice but to keep going; if they gave up, their families would kick them out immediately and cut off all their money.
Wang Wenzhou took out two talismans and placed them on the table. He picked up the golden talisman and solemnly said, "This is a golden talisman that I had blessed by a high monk in the Ming Dynasty before I came to Korea. The high monk said that as long as you wear this talisman, you will definitely pass the imperial examination."
"Huh?" Everyone was stunned. Lord Wang, have you been fooled by the monk? There are no such things as magic talismans in this world.
Wang Wenzhou continued, "The high monk gave me a total of 100 golden talismans, and coincidentally, this imperial examination will admit 100 scholars. This is the will of Heaven!"
"Oh..." A gasp of surprise arose from the crowd. Even the most foolish person understood what Wang Wenzhou meant. What divine talisman? Wang Wenzhou was trying to abuse his power for personal gain!
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Jin Yongyuan and said with a smile, "These 100 golden talismans are now in Little Jin's hands. If any of you here want the protection of the talismans, you can talk to Little Jin about buying them. I'm not short of money. This time when I came to North Korea, I saw many North Korean girls who were so poor that they couldn't afford nice clothes. They all wore tattered clothes, and their clothes were torn in the front, and they didn't have money to mend them."
"Sigh..." Wang Wenzhou sighed softly and said in a serious tone, "When I saw this, I burst into tears. There are still girls in this world who have suffered so much. I plan to use the money I get from selling the talismans to help these poor girls."
The students looked at each other in bewilderment. "Lord Wang, stop joking. You just want to buy a beautiful girl to play with, don't you?"
Zheng Junying suddenly asked, "Lord Wang, you said that by purchasing a divine talisman, one can pass the imperial examination with flying colors. Is this true?"
Wang Wenzhou patted his chest and said in a serious tone, "I am an imperial envoy of the Ming Dynasty. Why would I lie to you for such a small amount of money? I just want to do good deeds and lead you all to do good deeds as well."
Jung Joon-young rushed to Kim Young-won and said excitedly, "Brother Kim, give me ten Golden Divine Talismans!"
"Brother Jin, I'll take five!"
The students immediately went crazy, surrounding Jin Yongyuan and scrambling to buy the talismans.
"Please wait a moment, everyone..." Jin Yongyuan's face lit up with a smile. He had done a good job this time, and he could become the future third-ranked scholar.
Wang Wenzhou hugged the baby and said with a smile, "Let's go, there's nothing for us to do here. Xiao Jin will handle everything."