After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

There is knowledge everywhere in the world.

For the first time, Qiu Balou realized that the source of his knowledge was too single.

So I increasingly feel that the saying that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles is very reasonable.

This cousin just read it for enlightenment.

Although he can read and write, he cannot even do arithmetic, which is necessary for doing business.

He would never be able to write even a single sentence of a poem or article.

What he likes is brothels and wine!

But his words were profound and made Qiu Balou feel deeply!
He found that traveling thousands of miles seemed not as good as meeting countless people!

It's just that there are many ways to read people, and it seems that I can't go to a brothel to read people like my cousin.

The regent was a poet and a visionary. He must have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles.

He seems to have read a lot of people too!
Qiu Balou turned his head and looked out the window, and began to worry about Li Chenan.

This regent is going to Nanxi Prefecture in the Wilderness Kingdom!
If Yu Wenfeng, the emperor of the Great Wilderness Kingdom who had just founded the country, knew that Li Chenan had gone to Nanxi Prefecture... I am afraid that the Thirteen Eagles of the Northern Desert in Yu Wenfeng's hands would be transferred to Nanxi Prefecture!
Is there anything more important than seizing the future emperor of Ningguo?

Prince Regent, may he return safely?

……

……

three days later.

The usual speed of the cavalry is two hundred miles a day.

It's not that humans can't stand it, but horses can't stand it.

But in order to rush to Youzhou as quickly as possible, Li Chenan gave Zheng Wang a royal order——

Along the way, we will stop every two hundred miles along the prefectures and counties. We will collect [-] of the best horses, and we will not change people when we change horses!

In this way, apart from eating, there is no need to sleep!

The team ran wildly for three days and three nights.

Just like that, we rushed out of Annan Road, crossed the northeast side of Jiangnan Road, crossed the Yellow River, and entered Beimo Road.

It was the eighth day of July in the 25th year of Zhaohua.

Bei Mo Dao Yingzhou.

Xuhuai County.

Qingshi Town.

Dusk, heavy rain!
There is only one street in Qingshi Town!
It is no more than fifty feet long and no more than two feet wide!

The shops on the streets were closed, because in such heavy rain, it was impossible for anyone to come to Qingshi Town.

The people who come to Qingshi Town are all farmers and hunters from nearby villages.

They need to sell some produce from the fields or game from the mountains in this small town, and then buy some farm tools or necessary daily necessities.

After doing this, most farmers will go back.

Won't stay in town or even have a meal in town!

Therefore, on this street, there are government salt shops, blacksmith workshops set up by merchants, and a small cloth shop.

Of course, there are also two snack shops, selling the cheapest steamed cakes and grass cakes that can fill your stomach.

There is no inn!

No restaurant!

There is no rouge and gouache shop!
There is no brothel!
There are only a few hundred residents in the entire town.

It has nothing to do with prosperity.

It has nothing to do with excitement.

Especially in such heavy rain, there was not a single person on the entire street, not even a dog.

Neighbors are in their homes.

It was when dinner was being cooked, the woman was in the kitchen around the stove, and the man was worried about the goods hoarded in the room.

Business is not easy!
Yingzhou is a slightly better state on Beimo Road. After all, it is quite far away from the territory of the deserters. At least it will not be plundered by the deserters.

Originally, there were still some bandits who occasionally came to the town to catch the autumn breeze, but I heard that a group of female Bodhisattvas came last year.

These female Bodhisattvas captured all those damn bandits, so that today Qingshi Town is no longer robbed by bandits, and the residents no longer have the time to be frightened, and can even stay awake at night.

But the business did not improve much because of this.

The entire Bei Mo Tao is sparsely populated, and businessmen from other places will not come. However, almost all local businessmen who have done bigger business and made some money have left.

After all, the best place for business in Ningguo is in Jiangnan Road!
But the shops there are very expensive and the cost of living is also very high, which makes it impossible for many small vendors to gain a foothold in Jiangnan Road.

They can only live an ordinary, simple life without dreams in such a place.

Even though good news came from Jiangnan Road that the regent wanted to boost industry and commerce, and even though the merchants in other roads seemed to be busy, this place was still like a pool of stagnant water.

It's as if the spring breeze never crosses.

But after all, there are still some small traders who pin their hopes on their sons.It’s not that I want my son to inherit the family business——

What is there to inherit from such a family fortune?
Instead, it was rumored that the regent attached great importance to scientific examinations, and officials were no longer selected by recommendation, and all students could participate in the scientific examinations.

I heard it's very fair.

As a result, these small traders spent huge sums of money to send their children to the only school in Qingshi Town.

This school is at the eastern end of Qingshi Town.

It is a courtyard building.

It is also the best building in the entire Qingshi Town!

It was donated by Lin Yonghao, a wealthy businessman who made a fortune from Qingshi Town, so the school was named Yonghao Academy.

The teachers in the academy were also invited from outside by Boss Lin.

An old gentleman with a thin build and a goatee on his chin.

No one in the town knew the old gentleman's name. They only knew that his surname was Wei, and everyone called him Mr. Wei.

It is said that this Master Wei was born in Juren, but his official career was extremely unsatisfactory.

He has been in Qingshi Town for more than ten years.

He was very humble and seemed to be really knowledgeable. At least he occasionally talked about things outside Beimo Road, which seemed very strange to the ears of these neighbors.

Heavy rain today.

No class.

Old Master Wei was sitting in his room on the second floor facing the street, making a pot of tea and reading a book.

suddenly,

There was a fierce sound of horse hooves outside the window!
Old Master Wei frowned. This place seemed to have been forgotten by the imperial court, and there had been no wars here over the years.

But when he heard it, he knew it was a cavalry!
Because the sound of horse hooves is getting louder and louder.

Because there are no horses in the town, even Xuhuai County doesn’t have many horses!

So where did the cavalry come from?
He stood up and opened the window.

He looked towards the direction where the sound came from, and was suddenly startled——

In the heavy rain, a group of black-armored cavalry was coming from the other side of the street!

The cavalry slowed down.

We stopped in front of the gate of this school!
The general at the front got off his horse, went to the middle of the team, and asked a general who should be a higher official.

The rain was too heavy and I couldn't see the official clearly.

But since there is no carriage, the high official must be a military commander.

Then, Master Wei saw the general coming back, and then there was a knock on the door.

Wei Fuzi thought for a moment, closed the window, went downstairs, and opened the door to the school.

Zhou Zheng was wearing black armor and carrying a long knife, and his whole body was dripping with water.

He took off his helmet and looked at Old Master Wei:
"It's raining too much when passing through here. I want to stay overnight... maybe it's convenient for the old gentleman?"

The words were a bit harsh, but still polite.

This surprised Wei Fuzi again.

Because in his impression, these soldiers were basically not polite.

"General, this is a school."

"I know. We just need to find a place to shelter from the rain. The old man doesn't need to worry about the rest."

"...Please come in!"

The team entered Yonghao Academy.

Wei Fuzi stood sideways and watched quietly.

Perhaps because of the rain, he did not see the dusty appearance of these cavalrymen.

He originally thought this was an ordinary cavalry passing by, but suddenly his eyes lit up——

He saw three pretty girls walking in!

Right in front of those three girls was a gentle and handsome young man!

then,

It's a black donkey.

a dark horse.

A little black dog.

Then a man's voice came:
"Elder brother, this place is...poor!"

"How do you know, junior brother, when you first come here?"

"I don't even have a dog... This journey is too hard. I wanted to get a dog to make up for him... How about I go get the donkey in the mill?" (End of Chapter)