Wan Zhiyuan was promoted by Shangshu Hu Mao. Unless it was a formal occasion, he would call himself a student. When everyone came in, he introduced: "Teacher, these are the students who shined in the four-school competition: Tu Yuhun
The eldest son, Li Ruogu, is also from He Qizhou, Yangshan and Linchuan of Jiangling Prefecture."
Wan Zhiyuan deliberately placed He Qizhou in second place, and everyone saluted Master Shangshu. Hu Mao stood up and asked the four of them to sit down at the round table without any further courtesy.
They chatted for about a quarter of an hour and solved He Qizhou's actual problem. Because He Qizhou asked if he could have his tuition fees reduced like Lin Chuan and the others? As a result, Wan Zhiyuan and Wang Jun were scolded by Hu Maoyi and promised to refund He Qizhou's tuition fees immediately after returning.
; Then Hu Shangshu apologetically rewarded each of the four people with fifty taels of silver, saying that the yamen were not very rich, and the reward was more of an encouragement, hoping that they could make further progress in the martial arts examination. If
If you can become a Jinshi in high school, you will be rewarded again. After all, this is related to the quota of the next martial arts Tianxingyuan.
For example, this year Tianxingyuan not only kept its three shares through the four-school competition, but also won three more. A total of six people can participate. If three or more people enter the military training hall this time, then Tianxingyuan will be able to compete in the next martial arts competition.
Obtaining the full six martial arts examination places, plus the four-school competition, there can be up to nine places, which will greatly attract high-level students to study in the school, and may obtain more funding from the imperial court, and from those students who come here because of their reputation
More academic resources will also be harvested there. This also indicates that more people will be reused in the court, so it will also bring countless benefits to the future of the Ministry of Justice!
Since three people from the Tianshu Academy entered the martial arts academy in the last session of the martial arts competition, they originally had six places in this session. They lost one in the four-school competition. Therefore, only five people can obtain the status of the martial arts examination. They have been "wasted" in this session.
"College" Tianxingyuan was overwhelmed, so the administrative department of Tianxingyuan, which had been ridiculed by the other three schools, felt a little proud.
According to the rules agreed in advance, Li Ruogu, Qi Zhou, and Lin Chuan were automatically qualified to be elected by Tianxingyuan. Yang Shan was appointed as an examiner and did not take up a quota. Wang Jun once hinted that someone in Yang Shan was willing to pay a thousand taels of silver to buy this quota, but Yang Shan
After discussing with Qi Zhou and others, it was decided that the supervisor of Wan Yuan should have the final say.
Of course Wan Zhiyuan was happy, so he put these places into the school-wide selection competition in December, increasing the number from the original two to three. It is estimated that the number of people participating in the selection will increase. Will there be any new surprises then?
It’s unknown. Wan Zhiyuan was full of praise for the character of these four people in front of Hu Shangshu. Unfortunately, Hu Shangshu did not receive any substantial rewards after that. He only earnestly hoped that if they achieved success in their studies in the future, they would be able to show off in the Ministry of Justice.
After all, it is unprecedented for a minister to spend so much time to meet four freshmen in Year A.
After leaving the Ministry of Punishment, the four of them said they still wanted to walk around the city. They said goodbye to Wan Zhiyuan and Wang Jun and headed north. Riding horses was not allowed in the inner city and the imperial city without permission. The four of them led their horses and walked around.
The palace wall is no lower than the imperial city wall. Along the way, we often meet the imperial guards who patrol the city outside the wall. After exiting from the north gate of the imperial city, go two or three miles north. When you leave the inner city, you will see the tall and straight Baiyun Tower.
In front of him, he had vomited up his last good meal. He Qizhou secretly made up his mind that he couldn't waste it anymore this time, and he had to let that unreliable boy Xu Mu's wallet shrink.
When they arrived at Baiyun Downstairs, it was past Shen hour and the sky was getting dark. The four of them tied up their horses in the stall downstairs. They saw six people outside the building, including Zhang Qingrou, Jiang Shuo, Jiang Damin, Huang Zhendong and two other Tianxingyuan people.
Among the students in the training class, only the real leader Xu Mu was missing.
Li Ruogu said: "The wind has started to blow outside, so everyone should go inside and wait."
Jiang Shuo said: "Why are you still wearing school uniforms? But that's right, our Tianxingyuan is quite eye-catching recently."
He Qizhou said: "There is nothing we can do. Just after we came out of the Ministry of Justice, Master Shangshu and Minister Wan insisted on inviting us to tea."
Jiang Shuo said: "Let's go, let me invite you this time. Brother He is my lucky star. Haha, uncle, I have won a lot recently."
At this time, a middle-aged waiter walked out of the building. He seemed to have some position in the building. He walked straight towards Qi Zhou and the others and said politely: "Are you friends of Shaoxia Xu Mu?"
"Yes. Where are the others?" He Qizhou asked.
The waiter said: "Master Xu has told me that he may come a little later. If you arrive, please go upstairs for dinner first."
Everyone followed the waiter directly to the fifth floor. The waiter arranged a private room facing the Yellow River and allowed everyone to order whatever they wanted.
He Qizhou was new to him the first time, but he was familiar with it the second time. He was not polite to Xu Mu. He picked the ones he liked last time and ordered the ones he hadn't eaten before. As for the drinks, some were too expensive, so he just ordered the middle and upper ones. I guess that kid
I don’t have much money, I just travel a lot and pretend to be wealthy!
A group of people were chatting and laughing in the private room until after three rounds of drinking, they finally saw Xu Mu come in. He seemed quite tired and said that he was delayed by something and was willing to drink three drinks as punishment. The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became lively. Among the dozen or so people
Most of them have access to the four meridians, and they are not likely to get drunk easily, so their alcohol consumption suddenly increases.
After a while, a middle-aged and beautiful woman came in. Qi Zhou recognized that it was the aunt who was seeing off guests at the door of the fifth floor that day. Xu Mu greeted her, and the beautiful woman smiled and said to Xu Mu: "Mr. Xu, just now
I'm a little busy and I don't take good care of you. I wonder if your friend is still satisfied?"
"Satisfied, satisfied!" Everyone behind Xu Mu said in unison.
The beautiful woman smiled and said: "Okay, then you can take it easy. If you have any requests, just ask. Mr. Xu, this meal will be mine. I won't be happy if you mention the debt or anything else. Okay, I won't win over you."
." After saying that, without waiting for Xu Mu to speak, he turned around and left.
Xu Mu hesitated to speak, but returned to the table. Seeing He Qizhou looking distressed, he asked, "What's wrong? Have a headache?"
He Qizhou said: "My heart hurts and my stomach hurts. If I had known it was free, I would have chosen the most expensive one! I've almost eaten and drank now, so I'm embarrassed to speak again."
Xu Mu: "Fuck you! Don't be too greedy."
"Who is that person? Do you know the boss?" Qi Zhou asked?
"It's true that she is the boss. We have some connections with her at home, but I will still pay her the debt." Xu Mu replied.
"Why are you late for such an important occasion today? Do you look down on me, brother?" He Qizhou drank the most. Before Xu Mu came, he had already boasted to his classmates about how strong his relationship with Xu Mu was, which made Jiang Shuo
A group of his subordinates were filled with envy, and they toasted frequently, and they wanted to put their hands on Xu Mu's shoulders.
Xu Mu opened He Qizhou's paw with one hand and said: "I do have something, it's not convenient to talk about it." He Qizhou's face was dull, but Xu Mu had a slightly angry look on his face, as if he had something on his mind, and he was worried that he would cause trouble again and have another wound on his butt.
After being kicked a few times, he simply pretended to be drunk and went to have a drink with Jiang Shuo and others with a wine glass.
The group of people dispersed after enjoying themselves, and it was almost midnight. Two of Jiang Shuo's followers lived in the inner city, so as soon as Jiang Shuo and his gang left the restaurant, they parted ways with Qi Zhou and others and went to live with his brothers.
Qi Zhou, Lin Chuan, Yang Shan, and Zhang Qingrou followed Li Ruogu back to his Prince Ning's Mansion. Anyway, Li Ruogu said that there were more empty rooms than inhabited ones.
Xu Mu said that his residence was also in the inner city, but in the wrong direction, so he stopped following him. He Qizhou happened to have something to say to Xu Mu, so he offered to see Xu Mu off. He knew the way to Prince Ning's Mansion anyway.
The two of them walked slowly on the deserted street, chatting as they walked. Xu Mu finally told the reason for being late. It turned out that after the four-school competition yesterday, he felt that someone was following him secretly, and that person's cultivation was not good enough.
Weak, pretending to be a carriage driver, he didn't notice it at first, but a strange thing made Xu Mu alert: after finishing the barbecue that night and leaving Tianxingyuan, he couldn't go into the city, so he went to the Arms Hall and asked his senior brother for help in the Arms Hall.
I stayed in the hotel for one night.
Because when leaving Tianxingyuan, Xu Mu saw a carriage not far from the door, and early the next morning, he saw the carriage again on the road from the Arms Hall to the outer city gate. A middle-aged man wearing a bamboo hat
A man driving a cart passed by him, but the driver didn't expect that because of the carriage, he, the driver, would be paid special attention to by Xu Mu from behind. After entering the city, Xu Mu found a teahouse to have breakfast, and then discovered that the driver was following him.
I also entered the teahouse. I just changed my clothes and didn't wear the bamboo hat.
Of course, this could not be hidden from Xu Mu, who was proficient in the art of disguise. So Xu Mu walked the man from the outer city to the inner city, and then found an inn to stay in the inner city. Sure enough, he found the man appearing in the inn from a distance.
At the corner of the street outside, I found an opportunity to ask the waiter at the inn to inform Baiyunlou to make a reservation. I went to provoke the master again, walked around the imperial city, rented a small boat and swam on the Luo River that crosses Luoyang.
Sure enough, there was another small boat following far behind.
Xu Mu agreed with the boatman to wait for him for a while. He went to the shore to buy bunches of candied haws and then came back to take the boat. The man also came ashore far away. The boat hired by the man rowed away naturally, and Xu Mu returned
I returned to my boat, crossed to the other side, ate candied haws on a stick, imagined the man kicking his feet, and walked away leisurely.
After listening to Xu Mu's story, He Qizhou asked: "Do you know who is following you?"
Xu Mu shook his head and said: "I felt that the person's aura was long in the teahouse, and I don't know how many pulses he had. I felt that I was no match for that person, otherwise I would have stopped him on the street. But I suspect that this matter has something to do with Chi Yuan
It’s related, because during the competition between the four schools, I blocked the palm of Professor Wu Cha Yuan’s hand and accidentally exposed my strength, so that old guy must have become suspicious of me.”
He Qizhou nodded and said: "I thought so too. I was worried that Brother Chen Zhifeng was also doubting me and Lin Chuan, because I easily defeated their trick at that time. Fortunately, they didn't have any evidence, so they just refused to admit it.
By the way, let me ask you something."
"you say"
"Have you ever killed anyone?" He Qizhou asked.
"No, it's just injuries at most. During my travels with Master, Master killed several thieves." Xu Mu replied. Then he asked with a bit of horror: "What? Have you killed anyone?"