See you in the world

Chapter 463
Mingde Academy is the best academy in Nujiang County, and it is a place that countless people yearn for. For hundreds of years, there have been many famous talented officials from here. Learning ability is a kind of honor, and once you enter here to study, it represents countless resources.

Scholars form their own circle, and those who can afford to read are not ordinary people. If you can set foot in the circle of scholars in Mingde Academy, all kinds of contacts are intertwined.

So, I don't know how many people sharpened their heads and wanted to get in.

Of course, the Mingde Academy only ranks first in Nujiang County, and it is the same in Jiangzhou, let alone comparing with the Four Great Palaces of the Dali Dynasty.

This academy is located in the southeast corner of Nujiang County, covering an area of ​​[-] mu.

Dynasty attaches great importance to the inheritance of culture, and is not stingy in appropriating funds. In addition, the scholars who have gone out of here have made achievements and returned to their alma mater, and there are donations from the rich, etc. With many resources, this academy has been built beautifully.

After all, it is a place to inherit culture. Although the scenery here is beautiful and there are ingenuity everywhere, it is not luxurious at all, but simple and elegant. In fact, it is more difficult than making it resplendent like a nouveau riche, and it is a test of the skills of the craftsmen.

Inherited for hundreds of years, this school has a rich history and a strong learning atmosphere. It seems that the fragrance of poetry, books and ink is floating in the air.

The Mingde Academy was undoubtedly very lively on this day, countless people flocked here to witness who could stand out and represent Nujiang County to go to the state capital to continue to compete for the reputation of the four great talents.

If anyone can stand out in one state, they can already be called the top four talents.

Those who are qualified to set foot in the academy to witness this prosperous age with their own eyes are at least in the circle of scholars. Ordinary people are not even qualified to enter the school. At most, they can only join in the fun at the periphery.

Even so, thousands of people still came to the academy on this day, which made the academy with only a few hundred people extremely lively. Fortunately, everyone is well-educated, so it didn't make a mess here.

As for the street outside the academy, it was crowded with people. It can be said that the whole people participated. This made it convenient for some smart traders, who made a lot of money and had smiles on their faces.

Then, the sun is warm in the spring, and there are many beautiful young ladies dressed up, which makes countless old perverts' eyes not enough to see, and there are many guys on the street who look at the young ladies in an upright manner, and occasionally look at each other to confirm. Eyes, it turns out that you are also an old pervert, hehe...

More than 50 young talents have been selected layer by layer from various places in the county. The oldest is no more than 30 years old, and the lowest are all scholars. They are about to usher in a cultural competition at the county level. It may not be enough to stand out from the crowd and become famous all of a sudden, but it is almost the same. Some rich people invest, and it is normal to marry their daughters upside down.

Spend a little money, give a daughter, and recruit a promising scholar, why not do it, a small investment returns a big return, and anyone with a little brain will calculate this account.

So, this is no longer just a competition of cultural people, it can be said that it involves all aspects, and this is the real meaning of the competition of the four great talents.

Of course, individuals have their own ideas. Rich people want to go further. What they want is to look at a young man for investment, while some girls in the Mood for Love want to find a satisfactory husband at this time. What they think about is making political achievements, what small businessmen want is to make more money, what scholars want is fame, and everyone gets what they need...

As the largest parent official in the area, the county sheriff is very upset as the main supervisor is seeing the grand event is about to begin, and he is not in a good mood at all.

It's no wonder he's in a good mood. The house was stolen last night.

Being stolen is actually not a big problem, just lost some money and treasures, but this is not the case. As the parent officer of a county, the house was stolen silently. In other words, if the thief is more ruthless , wouldn't it be easy to pick off his head?

This is what the county sheriff cares most about. When he himself is threatened, it is no longer a simple theft case, and he must be severely punished to make an example.

However, although the stolen things were found, the thief has not been heard from. This matter is endless!

The governor of the county has already ordered the people below to track down the thief, and he also notified Yingtang to cooperate and must catch him. Yingtang monitors the world of martial arts, and there are many strange people and strangers in it. It is not a big problem to catch the thief.

The governors of these emotions did not bring them to the upcoming event, and exchanged pleasantries with the important people around them as if nothing had happened. This disposition alone, let alone that he is a high-ranking official, happy and angry Being invisible is fundamental.

The competition of the four great talents is about learning, but it is not entirely about learning. After all, it is not an imperial examination. It is divided into five characters, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and martial arts, and martial arts is last.

Talents, of course, are compared with talent and learning. Only when you have reached a certain level of knowledge can you integrate what you have learned into piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Resonance, a song that has been sung for thousands of years, encourages the people of the world and future generations, communicates across time and space, how lofty is the realm?For example, the poems are outstanding, and the name of a poem will last forever, which is also famous in history. If you have beautiful calligraphy, it is called a thousand gold. If you can master it, you can take the military route in the future. What you need when marching and fighting is to organize your mind and hold thousands of troops in your hands. How majestic is it?

As for martial arts, this thing is just like that in front of learning. If you don't have enough knowledge, you don't have a strong will, you don't have a strong mind, and it will be difficult to achieve true artistic conception in the future, so it is ranked at the bottom.

So, the four arts of piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting of scholars are not just as simple as being arty, they can change their destiny to a certain extent. Of course, the four arts of most people are just arty.

The so-called literature is not the first, and it is very difficult to convince the public about the affairs of scholars, so how do you compare?It's not a big problem. Over the years, we have explored a set of procedures, allowing scholars to show their talents, multiple important people as judges to judge, and it is enough for most people to approve it. It is impossible for everyone to approve it.

In this way, everyone who knows about the inside story... understands everything.

Darkness is also limited to small places. If it comes to the state level or the general competition in the capital, it is not impossible for blackness to exist, but it will almost never happen. After all, at that level, what people want is reputation. Shocking joke.

"Ask about nature, learn from the sages, learn from all directions, ask about all kinds of careers, learn with sincerity, and use it to express virtue..."

The sun was rising, as the scholars recited a school poem passed down by the sages together, and then paid homage to the sages and kings, after the ceremony, the competition for students in Nujiang County officially began.

The first item compares chess skills, which is the most straightforward. If you win, you win, and if you lose, you lose. There is no need to discuss and compare like other items...

"It's boring, I thought it would be fun, but it turned out like this? Playing chess one by one made me fall asleep. It's not like us people in the rivers and lakes, just do it." On a big tree with dense branches and leaves, You Holding a wine gourd with a smile, he yawned and muttered.

This guy stole something last night, he paid off the 'debt' he owed and didn't care about the follow-up, even if the government made a big investigation, he didn't take it to heart, he thought he would not be caught if he was clever.

Little did they know that because of him, how many people fell ill and were imprisoned.

It's not just the people in the inn where Song Yan was in prison who were imprisoned, those guys who are usually named by the government as petty thieves are wronged, whether it is you or not, they should be arrested and interrogated first.

There is no way, the Lord Sheriff gave the order, it can be described as a severe crackdown, and I don't know how many people will be unlucky.

You Xiao doesn't care so much, people in the world, come and go, make trouble, as long as the unlucky one is not me, it's none of my business, and I'm even happy to watch the show.

After watching the hours bored, the chess competition was over, and a 26-year-old Juren dominated the audience, drawing cheers.

You Xiao doesn't understand why people are so happy. That guy is not very good looking, he just plays chess. How amazing is that?Especially those little ladies, do you want to sit on the ground and ovulate to give birth to children?
"Bah, scholar, take care of all these bells and whistles," You Xiao said with a twitch of his lips.

With the name of a scholar, a bunch of young women will post it when he is in the limelight, and when I go to a brothel, I have to pay a lot of money to see the face of other young ladies. damn it.

You Xiao didn't admit that he was sour.

What's the matter with the people in the rivers and lakes, aren't they more chic than you?Hmph, I'm just a scholar. It seems to be beautiful, but I'm bound by rules and regulations all the time. Where can we be so carefree?

"I heard that there will be a martial arts competition at the end, and the most powerful one will be selected as a substitute. Tsk, these scholars don't like to see martial arts practitioners so much? The one with the most powerful martial arts is actually the one that is the least popular. He asked me Whoever makes sense, I want to see what skills you scholars have, if it wasn't for this, I would have left long ago," You Xiao took another sip of wine, cursing in his heart.

People in the rivers and lakes who have high martial arts are the most beautiful and powerful, but what people in the rivers and lakes care about the most is what scholars dislike the most. Such a gap, for people in the rivers and lakes like You Xiao, is actually very satisfying. Not tasteful.

But there is no way, who makes this country ruled by scholars? Don’t you see that those strong men in the army have to be polite when facing civil officials who are one level lower than themselves, although civil officials at that level are not good at martial arts. will be bad.

The bored Youxiao was not interested in the next few items, but instead began to patrol the crowd, thinking about finding some fat sheep.

People in the rivers and lakes also have to eat, there is no income, and you who do business without capital naturally use other people's money to live a high-quality life...

In the yamen, Song Yan slept soundly. There was nothing he could do. The case was not over yet, and he was still suspected. Although he had received good treatment, he could not leave.

In fact, if Yunjing came to be a guarantee, he could leave at any time. After all, Yunjing's background is there, so he has to save face, but who will let Yunjing disappear, Song Yan can only Stay here.

After waking up, the bored Song Yan began to practice martial arts to pass the time, which was limited to this area of ​​the room, and there were yamen guards outside.

Before he finished practicing a set of boxing techniques, a middle-aged man in black clothes knocked on the door.

The person who knocked on the door had a long knife hanging on his waist, and a pattern of an eagle spreading its wings was embroidered on the chest of the black robe. The person who came was a member of the Eagle Hall of the Dali Dynasty.

Before coming here, this person knew Song Yan's identity. Although he was just a book boy, his attitude was friendly and he was just here for routine business.

After the simple politeness, the middle-aged man smiled and said: "Brother Song, don't think too much, I just came to ask you a few questions on a routine basis, you just need to answer truthfully, and you will be able to leave soon if there is no accident."

"My lord, you can ask whatever you want. It's my job to cooperate with the government." Song Yan nodded and said, he didn't take other people's politeness seriously. That's all, in fact, it's just a small slave, who doesn't even have that kind of personal freedom.

The Eagle Hall of the Dali Dynasty did not belong to the military system, let alone a civil society, and it was incomparable with a mysterious organization like the Ant Building. In short, the status of the Eagle Hall was very embarrassing.

Although he has the authority to monitor the world's martial arts, what he actually does is just some dirty work, and sometimes his status is not as good as that of a formal bureaucrat.

However, the people in Yingtang are better than the yamen servants and catchers. Many times they can go straight to the heavens. Anyway, they belong to the bottom of the list, but they have some privileges.

The structure of the Eagle Hall is very complicated, self-contained, with mixed members, from various sects and nine streams, and many of them are even working as undercover agents in various Jianghu forces. After all, it is necessary to keep track of the Jianghu.

The person who came to find Song Yan was just a squadron leader from Yingtang in Nujiang County, with a mid-acquired cultivation base, maybe he was not as skilled as Song Yan, but this person is not known for his skill, he is very good at investigating people in the Jianghu.

Facing Song Yan, he smiled and said, "Brother Song, where were you last night and who were you in contact with? Can you describe it to me in detail? This is very important to the current case."

"I was at the inn last night... I came to Nujiang County with my young master yesterday. My young master is on his way to the state capital for the exam. Because I have enough time, I want to browse around the scenery, so after settling down in the inn, I followed my young master's orders and went around to inquire about places with good scenery. I went back to the inn at noon and never went out. Both the innkeeper and Xiaoer can testify to this, because there is nowhere to wait for my young master to come back. I went, and I didn’t contact anyone, and I stayed in the room until the people from the Yamen brought me here this morning,” Song Yan replied, even answering more clearly than the other party’s question, and he was extremely cooperative.

The people in Yingtang nodded and said: "Well, I understand, thank you Brother Song for your cooperation, we went back to verify, and then, is it convenient for Fang to ask you a question?"

"Excuse me, big brother," Song Yan said with a smile.

The middle-aged man said: "That's right, I would like to ask, your young master has not returned to the inn after he came to Nujiang County, can I ask where he went?"

"Brother, you know that I'm just a servant. I'm not qualified to control the young master's whereabouts. I don't know where my young master has gone..." Song Yan said, wrinkling as he spoke He frowned and said, "Are you doubting my young master?"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said: "Brother Song, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that, I just asked about it as a matter of routine."

"I hope so, big brother. Although I am soft-spoken, there are some things I have to say. My young master's family is rich and famous. Please don't be suspicious, otherwise it will be bad for my young master's reputation." Song Yan nodded. , He didn't move out of Yunjing's backstage or something like that, that's a bit of a bully, and it's over.

The middle-aged man said with a smile: "Brother Song is serious. We can't bear the crime of slandering scholars. We just ask briefly. If that's the case, let's go. I'll check it out. How is it similar to what you said? It won't take long. You can go now, please say goodbye."

After the man left, Song Yan remained silent, always feeling that something was up, but he had already carefully considered his words...

On the other hand, the members of the Eagle Hall frowned after going out, then sighed up to the sky, and rubbed the center of their brows, things are difficult.

"That Song Yan didn't tell the truth. He must have 'knowledge' about the theft, especially the piece of ink ingot stolen from the county sheriff's house. It has a special fragrance, but it will remain after a short time. He smelled ink ingots on his body, but the problem is that he is a book boy named Yun Jing, and Yun Jing is Lord Li's apprentice, and he is currently the only apprentice. Come on, why does Song Yan smell of ink ingots? Where did his young master Yun Jing go? Could it be..., what is this called, a bad one will cause big-trouble, Mr. Li's apprentice Is it easy to be provoked? It must be known that Mr. Li is now a popular person in the eyes of the emperor. Everyone knows that the current position as the state shepherd is just a situation, and his promotion is just around the corner. How can his apprentice steal things? Forget it, this This kind of thing is not something I can worry about, so report it truthfully.”

The members of the Eagle Hall flickered in their thoughts, and then left quickly.

Not long after, after a brief discussion with the higher-ups, it was related to a person like Yunjing, so the matter could not be made a big fanfare, and kept a low profile. At present, I will find a way to find Yunjing, and then deal with it slowly. It would be better if it has nothing to do with Yunjing. If it is really related, One can be a big deal if it is not handled well.

No matter what era, people with backgrounds are always 'different'. It's okay for people with backgrounds to be upright, but it's uncomfortable for people with backgrounds to act recklessly.

As a result, in Nujiang City, there should be an investigation on the surface, but many people are quietly inquiring about Yunjing's whereabouts.

There are still many capable people in the government, such as the member of the Eagle Hall, who discovered the clue after a brief contact with Song Yan.

Although Song Yan threw away the stolen goods that "flew in" from nowhere in the morning, but he didn't have time to clean it up, and the smell of the expensive ink ingots remained on his body, and this trouble came.

In fact, it's not Song Yan's fault, he didn't steal the things, it's just him who hasn't experienced much, how could he think of these details?
But others don't think so, the smell of ink ingot left on his body instantly made him the biggest suspect, even Yunjing was implicated.

You Xiao did a 'good thing', that guy didn't care about killing him, but he was 'debt free', but he caused trouble for others.

The reality is like this, if you don't look for trouble, trouble will find you inexplicably.

Otherwise, most of the time, people in the Jianghu are so unpopular, doing all kinds of fucking things...

The vast Lijiang River, whose source is unknown, is tens of miles wide and almost traverses the entire Dali Dynasty.

Because the Lijiang River is so vast, different sections of the river have different names. This section of the Nujiang County is hundreds of miles away, and the current is so fierce that it is difficult for birds to fly, hence the name Nujiang.

Water transportation on the Lijiang River is well developed. Obviously, this section of the Nujiang River is not convenient for boats to travel, and even large ships with a length of [-] meters will not work. There are no boats, but the water transport still has to be done, so this section of the Nu River was bypassed by a canal opened to ensure the normal operation of the Li River water transport.

At noon, on the upper reaches of the Lijiang River, on the turbulent river, there are actually people walking on the waves!

This section of the Lijiang River is so dangerous, there are many waves more than ten meters high, and there are countless undercurrents and whirlpools, let alone people, even if you throw an iron bull down, it will disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye.

But there are people who ride the waves, and there is no doubt that they are skilled.

I saw a embarrassed young man in black riding the waves with a sword, each step was a distance of a hundred or ten meters, his figure was as light as a bird, his toes were borrowing strength on the turbulent water, and he was in danger of overturning at any time.

To be able to perform such lightness kung fu and move forward, at least one must have the cultivation of the innate realm.

Behind this person, three swordsmen in green clothes pursued closely, driving on the river as if walking on level ground, during which time their long swords were drawn from time to time, setting off a jet of water to attack the fleeing young man in front of him.

"Yang Feng, let's see where you can escape to, snatch our treasured medicine, and kill our senior brothers. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, we will hunt you down to the end!"

Among the three chasing people, the one at the front roared in a deep voice, which even overwhelmed the roar of the surging river.

Yang Ang, who was hundreds of meters ahead, gritted his teeth and fled without distracting himself from answering. First, he had to be careful with his feet, and second, he had to avoid the means behind him, so he didn't dare to be distracted.

He was extremely angry inside, but you guys are quite good at beating me up. Lao Tzu found the precious medicine first. If you failed to snatch it, I would kill you. In the end, Lao Tzu became the villain you call killing people and seizing treasures. Shameless?
Yang Feng has experienced this kind of thing a lot, and he has become accustomed to it. After all these years, he has either been hunted down or on the way to be hunted down. In short, he has never lived a peaceful life.

Yun Jing, who came to Wangtao Pavilion with Bai Zhi, saw this scene as soon as he came here.

He wasn't interested in seeing the scholars in Nujiang County vying for the spotlight, and he didn't realize that he was in trouble. After discussing with Bai Zhi in the morning, the two came here leisurely.

Seeing the pursuit on the river, Yun Jing immediately twitched the corner of his mouth and said speechlessly: "That man, what kind of evil did he do? He never stopped after several encounters. Either he was chopped or he was on the way to be chopped. It is a miracle that he has survived until now, the key is that the more he experiences these things, the stronger he becomes, and he can always turn the corner, so who can I ask for reasoning?"

"The official recognizes that person?" Bai Zhi asked curiously when she heard Yun Jing's muttering.

Shaking his head, Yun Jing said, "I've seen it a few times, but I'm not familiar with it."

Bai Zhi immediately stopped paying attention. It's normal to have a feud in Jianghu. However, she was still worried. If Yunjing knew the other party and had a good relationship, if she saw this scene and wanted to help, she might cause trouble. Fortunately, Yunjing and the other party If you're not familiar with it, it's fine.

Bai Zhi, who fights and kills, is not interested. She cherishes the time she spends with Yun Jing even more, even if it's just for talking, it's great.

Watching the chase and escape on the river, Yun Jing said: "Xiaobai, if you don't believe it, that person can always turn danger into safety. I have seen his encounters ten times more dangerous than this. In the end, the one who survived It’s him, I really don’t know whether to say he’s lucky or not.”

"There are such unlucky people?" Bai Zhi asked in amazement.

Nodding his head, Yun Jing said, "That's the truth, and I don't know how he will make a comeback this time."

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(End of this chapter)