Chapter 81 (1/2)
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Chapter 81 Studying in the Yan Empire Academy
“What is etiquette? This is a very wide and grand question, but one of which we can never explore the lirand question, we rand” if it weren’t also important
And this word ‘etiquette’, though it is as unreachable as the sky, can we not still gaze curiously at it just as we gaze at the sky? During the day we observe the clouds and test the wind, and at night we view the stars and explore the silence: ant to knohat the sky is, and what the sky is like We want to knohat is on top of it”
“With such an extrerand question, we need to answer in a way that all people can understand, our answer htest form of the most specific inquiry Because we look up at the starry sky, atch the stars move, and in our hearts we draw the beautiful and firm star-line: this is astronomy came to be”
“What is the sky? We should start from the specific lines: froe where sky and earth meet, to the peaks of the earth to feel and understand—such is also the case with ‘etiquette’ Your teacher can only wonder, e to explore the limit of the principles of etiquette, even down to thejust what that liet?”
“Teacher can only say my own explanation, so called etiquette, is a law”
It’s a heavy talk about etiquette of Sir Su, associate Professor of Acadee about sixty some The speed of his lecture is extremely slow, but his words are very clear, the content of the lecture is kind well prepared The students below the stage, froht and horizontal row in front of the lecturer’s table, are extre Que is already sleepy—the clearer the words froer the sleep wore on in his brain, the more irresistible that sleep would be
During the entry exarade, he had no interest before and he has no interest now; lately he is busy riting, —there’s really nothing he can do about it
Se Que couldn’t help but think that if this few years life in the Acade on this obscene lecture, what a suffering
During a later situation in the rooain understands the highest status Acade: it is not an ordinary place, of course the student here is also not ordinary
When the lecturer say etiquette is law, suddenly a disagreeing voice sounded in the roo empire rules four seas, our holy emperor descended from heaven, how can we be ruled by etiquette?”
Academy rules state that students can ask questions in class, so it is natural for this student to ask, after all it is the first day of the school, so the at Que, awakened from his sleep mode, asked Chu You Xian beside him in a whisper: “Who?”
Academy talks about equality, they teach because of potential and that many students can enter Academy are from common folks, but the student who dares to question in the first lesson certainly round or unusual personality; in fact, the student stand beside the lecturer’s chair at this eneral’s son
The lecturer stared at hi, “In your opinion, do people in the world have no say in the law?”
“Right” That general’s cub proudly said, “Our Great Tang e on those pedantic rules, but on strong shi+elds and sharp spears to naturally obtain eternal victory—none of that involved etiquette”
The wrinkles on the lecturer’s face flattened, staring at the burly student with a poker face, said, “Your words er fist is correct, whoever is stronger is right”
That student, feeling a little ely, “It’s not wrong to take it like that, because like how our Great Tang overwhelmed Yan empire, is there any time we didn’t beat them till they cried for dad andAn as hostage! Their ehtest disrespect toward His Majesty, respecting him like the son of a holy God”
Ning Que heard this sentence at the back of room, he thinks that student must have even worse etiquette scores than himself
The lecturer walked slowly toward the student, his face still e a dry stick of wood in his right hand, hit that student right in the face, roared angrily, “Whoever has the biggest fist is right? Then ht!”
A howling sound in the rooeneral’s son, possibly because he is scared of the Acadeht back; he was being hit by a thin old lecturer until his nose turned green and his face ollen, his —he looked absolutely miserable
After a while, the lecturer finally stopped Panting and staring at the general’s son, he said glooht, because er than yours”