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Chapter 269 The Control Group Quit Working (19)

The days on the boat were not good. After the initial nervousness and excitement, the Jiang family began to feel seasick.

Fortunately, the boatman was well prepared, so the Jiang family didn't end up in such a mess.

After three days of sailing, they docked in Yancheng, which was one city away from Qingshan Academy.

Seeing that most of the family looked depressed, Mo Ci decided to take them to find a yard to live in.

Mo Ci planned to rest in Yancheng for a few days before continuing his journey. Anyway, he was not in a hurry.

Several elders in the Jiang family who had some say were all dizzy at this time.

The physical discomfort and dizziness made them have no intention of refutation.

So, everything was arranged by Mo Ci, and the family lived in the same yard.

Mo Ci also took a few half-grown children who were in better condition out to buy some food.

He also asked Jiang He to cook some vegetarian porridge for everyone. After settling his family, Mo Ci left alone.

He didn't wander around, but came to a place like a bookstore to see what kind of books there were.

While he was selecting the book he wanted, he heard the whispers of others at an inopportune moment.

"Brother Liu, I heard that your family recently presented a golden koi and was rewarded. Brother Liu, you are now very successful!"

The man called Brother Liu waved his hand cheerfully.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

"Brother Liu, you're being too modest. We used to take the imperial examination together, and life was hard, if nothing else. Now, you've become successful, but the rest of us still have to study hard."

"Who says it's not true? Brother Liu is just lucky to have gotten such a rare koi. It's fate and timing!"

"Hey! Brother Liu, where did you get this koi?"

Someone came closer and asked quietly, but the man didn't refuse;

"My grandfather raised this koi fish. He's been keeping it at home for almost six years. Who would have thought that luck would turn around and my family would catch the king's eye thanks to this koi fish?"

After these words were spoken, several people looked at each other in surprise.

If he had bought this somewhere, they could still imitate it, but this koi has been raised for six years, how can they imitate it?

Not to mention, ever since the king announced that koi could be exchanged for gold, silver, treasures, and official positions, the koi have been in short supply.

Everyone wants to rise to the top overnight by relying on a lucky fish, but only a few can actually do it.

Although many people think this is ridiculous, if there really is such an opportunity, who wouldn't try their best to give it a try?

Take Brother Liu for example. He almost failed the imperial examination.

Now, Brother Liu has achieved great success overnight, while they still have to continue learning. In comparison, everyone feels unhappy.

They chatted and laughed for a while, and Brother Liu seemed to have had enough of the compliments, so he turned and left.

The remaining few people started to murmur.

"Why are you so proud? He's just taking advantage of others' tricks. We won't go along with him. Alas, the king is truly absurd. If this continues, I'm in great danger."

"Are you trying to kill yourself?! If you say that, watch out for your head!"

"Alas, I'm just...really resentful! I've studied so hard, only to be reduced to the thrall of such opportunists. How can I accept this? I don't know what the point of reading this book is."

"What you said is true. They are opportunistic and we are studying our own. As the saying goes, if we are on different paths, we will not be able to work together. We should just have less contact in the future."

"I do think so. Forget it, let's not talk about this. Let's go, let's go copy some books."

"Let's go."

As the person on this side finished speaking, the voice on the other side sounded again.

"I remember the king seemed to have a younger brother. I don't know if we can find him."

"Shh, please speak softly."

"Yes, yes, keep your voice down. If the king's brother were still alive, with the king so foolish, we in Zhaohe could still choose another wise leader, but now..."

"Alas, who says it isn't? It's also because the struggle for imperial power was so brutal back then. One of the only two royal heirs disappeared, and the other... ...was fine before, but now, well, I won't tell you."

"Tell me, why doesn't the king have an heir? This would at least give us some hope."

"No, no, no, that's not something we can bring up. Let's just take it one step at a time. I just hope my family is healthy."

As Mo Ci listened to what these people said, he couldn't help but sigh that since they were closer to the capital, he could hear more details about the king.

After buying the book, Mo Ci went to walk around the fish stall and really wanted to take advantage of the koi.

Just looking at the many people guarding here, you can tell at a glance that most of them are trying to take advantage of the situation.

So Mo Ci gave up this idea and simply returned to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying. He decided to study hard.

At the very least, you need to have sufficient abilities and connections.

By then, if the leader is really incompetent, he wouldn't mind rising up and taking the throne himself.

Anyway, Jiang Yi didn't say that he couldn't be the king.

Although the idea was not strong, Mo Ci had already made plans.

The only thing he needs to do now is to study.

By the way, I can use the power of Qingshan Academy to expand my network to ensure that I can stand in that position with confidence in the future.

No one knew that the little scholar had such big thoughts in his mind. At least on the surface, Mo Ci was just a well-behaved student.

After staying in Yancheng for almost five days, the family continued on their journey.

Mo Ci's daily routine is reading. He has truly reached the point where he turns a deaf ear to the world outside and focuses on reading the books of sages.

On the first day they arrived at Qingshan Academy, they were successfully integrated into the Academy under the arrangement of Zhan Hongliang.

The Jiang family is a farming family and they are good at farming. It just so happens that Qingshan Academy has a lot of land under its name.

For Mo Ci's sake, Zhan Hongliang arranged the Jiang family there.

There was also a free yard for the Jiang family to live in, which gradually put their wandering hearts at ease.

Mo Ci was also very satisfied with everything at the moment and slept particularly soundly that night.

It was also that night that Mo Ci had a dream.

In his dream, he saw a huge koi carp that seemed to be swimming in the air, and its flowing fins looked particularly fairy-like.

Even the half-red and half-gold fish scales seem to have a sacred color.

Just when Mo Ci wanted to reach out and touch the koi, the huge koi leaped away and completely disappeared in his dream.

When he woke up the next day, Mo Ci could still clearly remember everything in his dream. For a moment, he was still in doubt.

Could it be that he was too eager to improve? Too eager to take shortcuts?

So you had such a strange dream?

Just as Mo Ci was thinking about it, he was about to pack up and go to greet Zhan Hongliang. Before he walked out of the room, he saw Cui Ai humming a tune with joy on her face and cleaning the house.

"mother."

Mo Ci shouted, Cui Ai turned her head and looked at him, the smile on her face became even wider.

At this time, other people also got up one after another, and most of them had happy expressions on their faces.

Cui Ai also spoke at this time, "Hey, Xiaoyi is awake."

"Last night, I dreamed of a really big koi fish. It looked so beautiful. This must be a sign that Xiaoyi will become a high-ranking official in the future, and our Jiang family will prosper!"

When Mo Ci heard this, his expression changed slightly. Cui Ai also dreamed of koi?

Jiang Sanyu came over and said, "What a coincidence, I had the same dream last night."

As soon as these words were spoken, the others' faces showed surprise, and they said that they had also dreamed of koi.

Mo Ci: ...

Suddenly, he began to suspect that this wasn't an ordinary ancient world. But he didn't sense any spiritual energy. What was going on?