The city of Luoyang is huge. When Shu Yan and Xiao Mo entered the city, they could not tell their direction at all. They saw streets crisscrossing each other, numerous shops and restaurants, wealthy mansions next to each other, and patches of ordinary houses with smoke rising from their cooking stoves, and cars on the streets.

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Malong, with people coming and going, is bustling with people, and it is a prosperous and prosperous scene. Little did Shu Yan know that just a few decades ago, when the heroes were competing in the Central Plains, this place was once a ruins, with ten rooms and nine empty rooms, and it was almost in ruins.

It was the first time for Shu Yan to come here, and Xiao Mo had only come here once, and was just a little better than Shu Yan. They were walking randomly on the street, and suddenly they heard the sound of shouting behind them. The people on the road were running away, and the two of them were busy leading their horses.

Shu Yan hid in front of a roadside inn and looked back.

, a group of carriages and horses came. It turned out that the chariot house that had just set up a barrier outside the city entered the city and turned into this street. This group of carriages and horses came from a long queue and were surrounded by people.

It took half a day to pass. After they all passed, normal order was restored on the street.

It was getting late, and both Shu Yan and Xiao Mo felt hungry, so they walked into the inn and sat down. The waiter came over to greet them. After the two ordered food, Xiao Mo asked the waiter: "What did you do just now?"

Whose family owns the carriages and horses, so rich?"

The waiter smiled and said: "You two must be guests from out of town. You don't even recognize Shi Shizhong's carriage and horses."

Shu Yan said: "Which stone attendant is in the middle?"

The waiter laughed angrily: "Not only are you two outsiders, but it must be your first time in the capital. Even Shi Shizhong doesn't know about it. This Shi Shizhong's name is Shi Chong, and he is the son of the late former Grand Sima Shi Bao. Shi Shizhong was just a casual rider at first.

Shilang, the prefect of Chengyang, was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang Township for his meritorious service in the battle against Wu a few years ago. Now he has been promoted to the rank of regular servant of Sanqi, the position of servant, and his family is extremely wealthy."

Shu Yan asked: "Could his father be the great Sima Shibao who was one of the eight founding heroes personally named by the emperor when the Jin Dynasty was founded?"

"Of course, otherwise there would be no other Shi family. However, this Shi Shizhong is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and is brave and resourceful. His family's current official rank and wealth are not due to his ancestors' merits, but are all obtained by his own ability.

.Shi Shizhong is now in his forties, and his family has his wife, a number of concubines, a legitimate son, and recently I heard that he has a daughter."

Xiao Mo asked: "With such a big pomp just now, Shi Shizhong must have gone to the countryside to play?"

"Not necessarily. Although Shi Shizhong's family is large, he does not live at home, but in his villa in the northwest of Luoyang City. That villa is at the foot of Beimang Mountain and is called Jinguyuan. Hundreds of people live in it.

Concubine, these beauties are all good at singing and dancing, playing the harp, harp, zither, and the flute. They are capable of anything."

When Xiao Mo heard the word "playing the flute", he was a little dissatisfied: "Can they play the flute? What a joke, can they beat me? I want to see more."

Shu Yan glanced at him and said, "They have nothing to do with us. They are members of a wealthy family and we are men from the common people. How can we have anything to do with it? I don't want to think about it anymore. No wonder your parents gave you this name. You

It’s time to be silent.”

Xiao Mo stuck out his tongue and stopped talking. The two of them lowered their heads to eat. After eating, they opened two rooms in the backyard of the store and slept peacefully.

The next day, the two of them inquired together and found Cao Cao, the official secretary of the Ministry of official affairs. Shu Yan handed over his family background, the biographies of several generations of his ancestors, and letters of recommendation from Qiu Guoxiang. Wang Rong, the official secretary of the Ministry of official affairs, looked at it and said

Tell him to go to Guanyi and wait for a few days. He will be available on the day of the examination.

Shu Yan originally thought that when he was in Ruyin, he had been delayed for several days on accounting matters, so he hurried and hurried on the road, fearing that he would be late for the plan. Unexpectedly, he arrived not too late. Because Ruyin was far away from Luoyang.

It's not too far, and it can be traveled by land and water, so even though he set off late, he arrived a few days earlier than Xiaolian from remote areas.

Shu Yan agreed and came out and said to Xiao Mo: "Come and help me pack my bags and prepare to move into the hotel."

Xiao Mo didn't move, and looked unhappy.

"What's wrong?"

"You live in a mansion, where should I live? Family members are not allowed in this mansion, let alone—not to mention, I'm not even your family member!"

"Oh, no, Xiao Mo, I was just about to ask you. Didn't you say that your destination is not Luoyang, but to travel freely, travel to famous mountains and rivers, and wander around the world..."

"I..." Hearing Shu Yan ask, Xiao Mo became anxious and speechless for a moment, "My goal is indeed to be free and wander around the world, but I feel that I am very comfortable with you. I will treat this place as

Tianya, I won’t leave for now! Do you hate me and want me to leave?”

Shu Yan quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, no, no, I don't mean that. Thanks to my virtuous brother's wrong love, how can I dislike my virtuous brother? I will go and tell Cao, the official department, that I will not stay at Guanyi anymore.

You stay in the inn."

Shu Yanfu went in again and came out after a while. Xiao Mo asked hurriedly: "How is it?"

"Wang Shangshu agreed. He said he could live anywhere, as long as he promised to be available when called."

After hearing this, Xiao Mo's face was filled with joy. The two of them found an inn near Libucao and moved their luggage in.

The capital is indeed different from other places. Not to mention the hard environment such as the BMWs and cars filling the streets and the noble houses and pavilions, the soft environment such as the singing and music gatherings is beyond the reach of other places. With nothing to do, Shu Yan and Xiao Mo followed

After coming out of the inn, I wandered around the street. I saw teahouses, restaurants, singing houses and dance halls all over the street. From time to time, there would be twos and threes of singing girls and dancers leaning on the building and leaning on the railing, waving and smiling.

Xiao Mo smiled at Shu Yan and said, "There are so many beauties! Brother Shu, we have traveled thousands of miles, worked hard all the way, and encountered dangers on the way. Why don't you go up and sit down and relax with the help of these beautiful women upstairs?"

After hearing this, Shu Yan shook his head repeatedly: "A gentleman is magnanimous, how could I go to a place like that!"

"Hey, Brother Shu, I heard that all the singing girls in Luoyang have special skills. I guess there is no one like you in Ruyin. Now that we are in Luoyang, if we don't try something new, wouldn't it be a waste of time to come to the imperial capital?"

Shu Yan also smiled, "Brother Mo, if you are so elegant, please go by yourself. I will wait for you back at the hotel."

Xiao Mo sighed, "I would like to go, but it's not suitable for me there!"

"Why is it not suitable for you? Just because you are a Qiang? Those singing prostitutes and madams, no matter where you are from, as long as you have money, you can be whoever you want. Look -" Shu Yan pointed at a brothel, "

Even people from the Western Regions who don't understand the language can come in and out, let alone you!"

"Anyone can go. It's boring for me to go. There is an essential difference between me and them."

"What is the essential difference?"

Xiao Mo didn't answer, but rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Shu, this is your first time coming to the imperial capital, and it's such a sunny spring weather. Should we just stay in the inn and not go anywhere?"

Shu Yan thought for a while, "By the way, go to Taixue! My grandfather used to teach Confucian classics in Taixue in his early years. I have long thought that one day, when I arrive in the imperial capital, I must go to Taixue to see the highest academic institution in the world.

What's it like? And I heard that not only does the imperial capital have a Imperial College, but the imperial court has recently built a Guozi College, so I want to go and see it too."

After hearing this, Xiao Mo was filled with reluctance. What's the point of going to that serious place instead of going sightseeing in the beautiful spring? However, seeing Shu Yan's high interest, he had no choice but to go along with it.

The two of them turned around, turned into Tongtuo Street, and headed south until they found Taixue University. Shu Yan stood outside the door and looked at it, and couldn't help but admire, "Wow, what a big and beautiful university! I can't blame Shi De's family for moving.

When I came to the capital, it turned out that not only was it prosperous, but even the schools were inferior to those of local schools."

The two people were still admiring at the door. Although they wanted to go in and have a look, they were not allowed to go in because of the strict access control. While they were sighing, they suddenly saw a group of people approaching with two carriages. Two people got off the carriage. Judging from the formation,

, these two people must be nobles with status, but they are all wearing casual clothes, and there is no official position. The two of them led the group of people into the door in a swaggering manner.

When Xiao Mo saw it, he suddenly got into a plan. He pulled Shu Yan's lapel, and the two of them followed behind the group and mixed in. Although the other party saw that there was something wrong with their dressing, they couldn't ask in detail.

The two people had been accompanied by a doctor from Taixue here, and Shu Yan and Xiao Mo also followed this group of people around. They saw blue bricks and white walls everywhere, revealing elegance and holiness, and green tiles and red pillars everywhere, showing wealth and solemnity.

Everywhere he went, from time to time there would be doctors and students from the Imperial Academy saluting the two of them, shouting: "Shi Zhong" and "General Wang".

At this time, Shu Yan heard some Tai students whispering secretly: "Who are these two people?"

"That Shi Shizhong is the famous person next to the current emperor - Shi Zhong, Sanqi Changshi, Shi Chong, the Marquis of Anyang Township."

"Wow, it turns out that this is the world-famous rich man Shi Chong and Shi Ji Lun. Then who is the other one?"

"The other one is the current prince-in-law, General Wang Dun Wang Chu Zhong, whose ancestral home is Langya."

It turned out that this Shizhong was Shi Chong, who set up a fifty-mile brocade barrier outside Luoyang City; and the person called General Wang was Wang Dun of the Langya Wang family, which later developed into the top wealthy family of the Jin Dynasty.

Both Shu Yan and Xiao Mo were a little surprised: they were so destined to be with the Shi family! They had only been in Luoyang for one day, and they actually met this top wealthy family three times. They followed Shi Chong and Wang Dun around, and people in Taixue thought they were Shi Chong and Wang Dun.

King Shi also saw them and thought they were other visitors in Taixue, so he didn't pay attention to them.

Walking into a classroom, I saw several portraits hanging on the wall. The one in the middle was of the sage teacher Confucius, and the ones on both sides were some of Confucius's more famous students. Shi Chong pointed to Yan Hui and Yuan Xian.

The portrait sighed: "If I had been born hundreds of years earlier and could have been a disciple of Confucius with them, then I would never be worse than these people!"

Shu Yan listened and thought to himself: I have also heard in the past two days that this Shi Chong is not only a wealthy man, but also a versatile man in both literature and martial arts. He is especially fond of studying ancient classics. I heard him sigh like this today. He is indeed a good man.

Ambitious people.

Wang Dun, who was on the side, listened to Shi Chong's words and laughed loudly: "I don't know what the others are like. I think among the many disciples of Confucius, only Zigong is about the same as you."

Wang Dun's words were obviously joking and flattering: among Confucius's disciples, Zigong was the richest and famous for his wealth. Although Confucius preferred Yan Hui and Yuan Xian, these two were very poor.
Chapter completed!