The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

The first day of October is already late autumn.

This day marks the beginning of the quarterly examinations at the Palace of Literature.

Su An and Wang Shishi got up very early. Instead of going to school for morning classes, they reviewed their lessons at their residence in Taolin.

Not long after, Su Wan came to Guanwenxue Palace and told Su An some important news.

The Grand Secretary of Qilin Pavilion and Zhou Qingyu's father, was promoted to the seventh level of celestial being.

And yesterday afternoon, he and Su Yan killed two elders and five helmsmen of Shadow in southern Xinjiang, and shattered the image of Shadow's young Sima "Sword Demon".

The two pieces of news were urgently sent to the palace over a distance of 800 miles last night, and the Emperor of Jin announced them to the public at the morning court today.

When the news spread, people from all over the capital praised Su Yan and Zhou Wenjing.

The people of Dajin have suffered from evil practices for a long time.

Last time, Shadow lost an elder and several helmsmen because of Marquis Shenwei. Combined with this loss, it was a serious blow to Shadow. The three elders and several helmsmen were all fighters of the fifth and sixth realms.

There was nothing strange about Zhou Wenjing's advancement to the seventh realm. In his previous life, Su An had dealt with him a lot when he had already become a celestial being.

After all, there are only so many cultivators in the upper three realms, and they all belong to the Great Jin, so there are many opportunities for them to interact with each other.

However, he also killed two elders and five helmsmen of Shadow, which surprised Su An. The old guy was quite powerful.

With the addition of Zhou Wenjing, a genius, the Zhou family's power and reputation have reached a new level.

"Su An, this time His Majesty only gave us wealth and cultivation resources, but did not promote my father to a higher position."

Su Wan said to Su An with a worried look on her face.

At the morning court today, the Emperor of Jin bestowed rewards on Zhou Wenjing and Su Yan.

Zhou Wenjing's title was raised by one level, but his official position remained unchanged.

Su Yan's title was Shenwei Wu Hou. In the Jin Dynasty, where martial arts were respected, the status of Wu Hou was equivalent to that of a prince, far surpassing that of an ordinary marquis and was already the pinnacle of nobility.

Su Yan's official position was General Tiance of Zhaowu Palace, ranking first among the four generals, at the same rank as the General of Wuwei Camp, higher than other generals and titled generals, and also a military officer of the first rank.

Both the title and the official position had reached the pinnacle, so the Emperor of Jin could only reward the Shenwei Marquisate with a lot of treasures and cultivation resources.

This is also the main reason why the Marquis’ Mansion is so wealthy.

"My father's status and power have now reached the pinnacle of an official. There is no higher title that can be bestowed upon him." Su An stroked his chin.

If he wanted to go further, he would have to kill the emperor and ascend the throne himself.

In fact, the old guy has become a local tyrant in the southern border.

In the southern border area, people only know Marquis Shenwei but not Emperor Jin, and in the entire southern border, Su Yan’s words are more effective than Emperor Jin’s.

Therefore, he and the Emperor of Jin had always been secretly at odds with each other.

If it weren't for the fact that Great Jin was surrounded by powerful enemies and "the various border areas were eyeing Jin", the old guy would have been needed to defend the southern border against Great Jin's number one enemy, Great Qi.

I’m afraid these two will turn against each other at the first opportunity.

Now it is only the external conflicts that have made them put aside their internal conflicts temporarily.

In addition, there is another piece of news that makes many people in Beijing feel uneasy.

At the morning court session in the Golden Palace today, the eunuchs were thinking about the victory of Su Yan and the other man. The Emperor of Jin was so excited that he vomited blood and fainted in public. The court officials were all panicked and in chaos.

Although after being diagnosed by the imperial physician, it was announced that there was nothing seriously wrong with Emperor Jinlong's body, it was just that something had gone wrong in his practice and he would be fine after recuperating for a period of time.

But no one believed this statement.

"It seems that the injuries left by your majesty's fight with the Shadow Sima are more serious than we imagined."

Su Wan said with a serious face.

"I'm afraid the princes will not be able to hold back any longer."

Putting aside other things, just looking at his achievements, His Majesty can be considered an emperor who is both civil and military.

As he was in his prime, none of the princes dared to even think of seizing the throne.

But it is different now. The Emperor of Jin vomited blood and fainted in public, which seems to indicate that the emperor is really dying as rumored.

The princes will no longer hide, but will show their fangs and fight for the throne at all costs.

"Does our mansion need to take sides?" Su Wan asked.

"No need." Su An shook his head.

No matter who ascends the throne in the future, the situation of the Shenwei Marquisate will not change.

Even if they did not stand on the side of the new emperor, the new emperor still needed Marquis Shenwei to guard the southern border.

Even if the new emperor ascended the throne with the support of the Marquis' Mansion, and the Marquis' Mansion of Shenwei had the merit of following the emperor, it still could not change the fact that Marquis Shenwei was so powerful that he threatened the emperor.

The conflict between Emperor Jin and Marquis Shenwei will only continue.

What's more, it's not easy for something to happen to Emperor Jin. In the previous life until Su An was reborn, that position was still his.

"With father here, the Marquisate can remain aloof and doesn't need to take sides."

"And no matter which prince we stand on your side, you will marry that prince and will most likely become the queen in the future. Are you willing?"

Su Wan shook her head without thinking. She didn't want to stay in the cold and lonely palace all her life.

"Then...what is father's attitude?" Su Wan asked.

If Su Yan really intended to participate in the fight for the throne, it seemed that they could not go against his wishes.

"It is highly likely that my father will not take sides either."

Su An thought about it. Although he married Sima Yue in his previous life, he was naturally considered a person on the prince's side.

But Su Yan was not close to the people on the prince's side, and it was obvious that he did not want to get involved in the affairs between the princes.

"I still say the same thing." Su An stroked her head with a gentle smile.

"As long as I am here, I will not let you marry a man you don't like. Even your father can't force you."

Su An was still quite wary of Su Yan.

Although the old guy had nothing to say about him in his previous life, Su An needed to be on guard against him when it came to Su Wan's affairs.

Su Wan couldn't stand Su An's affectionate look, and slapped his hand away with an embarrassing look on her face.

"You and Qingyu, have you really not planned to meet for such a long time? You stay with Shishi every day, and Aunt Sixue even asked me if you two are having a conflict."

Su Wan asked about him and Zhou Qingyu again.

Su An briefly talked about what happened this month.

"You guys are really playing tricks... Never mind, I don't want to get involved in what happens between the three of you. Just be careful about what you do."

Su Wan complained that she didn't want to get involved in the emotional disputes between these three people.

After conveying the news to Su An, Su Wan chatted with Wang Shishi for a while and then left the Palace of Literature.

Su An and Wang Shishi also left their residence to take part in the quarterly exam.

The first day of the quarterly examination is the literary examination. The lecturers and teachers at the Palace of Literature have a good habit, which is to mark all examinations on the same day after the exam.

After students finish two exams in the morning and afternoon, they can see the results in the evening and then take them home to receive praise or a beating from their parents.

The ranking of the examination results of the Palace of Literature is based on the level of the monks, and the results of students with the same level are ranked together.

Among all the second-level cultivators in the Chouzi Academy, Su An ranked third and failed to take the top spot. Su An was mentally prepared for this.

There is no shortage of geniuses in the Guanwen Palace, especially the top geniuses in the Guanwen Palace. Even if they are not as talented as him, he has only been practicing the art of Taoism for three months. In terms of the accumulation of knowledge in the art of Taoism, it is not possible to say that he can surpass the results of others who have worked hard for several years.

Wang Shishi ranked above the B grade among all the first-level students in Zizi Academy.

Although she failed to get the first place, this result is already very good for Wang Shishi, as her previous results were always in the third place.

Su An naturally did not hesitate to praise Wang Shishi.

People’s joys and sorrows are not shared. When some are happy, others are sad.

In the evening, when the sun sets.

Ru'nan Palace.

Sima Yue sat at the table, holding his chin with his hand and staring blankly at the yellow leaves beside the autumn window.

In the yard, a pond of withered lotus looked particularly lonely in the setting sun.

Sima Yue only scored C in this assessment. The cruel reality once again told her the gap between people.

Wang Shishi is in the same class as her. She has always been lazy, but after only one month of hard work, she has made rapid progress.

She has worked harder than Wang Shishi in the past two months, but her test scores are only C.

This hit Sima Yue hard.

Not only is my status and position not as good as others, but I am also not as talented as them.

She couldn't even beat Wang Shishi, let alone compete with Zhou Qingyu.