Starting boy Ma Kongqun

Chapter 229: When fame and fortune are involved, there is trouble and trouble

For half the day this morning, Ma Ji didn't go out again. He stayed at home and chatted with his mother. He also emphasized that he planned to teach Ruomei and Ruoxue martial arts.

After lunch, he said goodbye to his mother, and told sisters Ruomei and Ruoxue to practice the foundation-laying skills carefully. Then he went out with a change of clothes packed by his mother. He first went to the West Lake and took a boat for a while, abandoned the boat and boarded the lake. After walking a short distance from the shore, we arrived at the foot of Wansong Ridge located on the south bank of West Lake and north of Fenghuang Mountain before sunset.

There was originally a "Repaying Enemy Temple" on Wansong Ridge, but it was later destroyed by the war in the late Tang Dynasty.

Before that, the history of this world was roughly the same as the world of Ma Ji's first two lives, but it changed direction after the Tang Dynasty.

In this world, Huang Chao, who "soared into Chang'an with the incense array and filled the city with golden armor", was not arrogant and lost his temper after he invaded Chang'an. He still steadily wiped out the remaining forces of the Tang Dynasty, unified the world and created the Qi Dynasty for three hundred years. Years of the world.

At the end of the Qi Dynasty, there was another war in the world, and the city was in chaos. A young man named Li Geng in Hangzhou was forced to make a living. He invited more than a dozen friends he had known since childhood to start a smuggling business. He started the beheading trade in salt, and quickly relied on his extraordinary courage and brains as if given by heaven, and earned the first pot of gold to start a business.

He saw a swarm of heroes vying for the top spot, gathering 1,800 people to occupy a city and a county, and then there were endless numbers of lonely people. Naturally, he had the ambition of "Princes, generals, ministers, would you rather have the talent?"

So he used the money he gained from selling smuggled salt to recruit three hundred rebel soldiers, raised a banner and called himself "General Fengyi", announcing that he would join the game of fighting for world hegemony.

Due to the existence of martial arts and Taoism in the world, the strength of a party is not only affected by factors such as land, population, military strength, wealth, etc., but high-end combat power is also indispensable and can even be a decisive factor in determining victory or defeat.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he was given the temple name "Taizu" and the posthumous title "Wu".

Unexpectedly, Li Geng was not only a born political and military master, but also a born martial arts wizard. He actually created a peerless martial arts called "Wudi Dragon Fist" by later generations based on his shallow martial arts foundation in his early years, and then conquered the power of Kyushu with his fists. Add Hainan.

Ma Ji entered "Wansong Academy" four years ago. After passing the entrance examination, he skipped the outer dormitory and went straight to the inner dormitory. In the first year, he was promoted from the inner dormitory to the upper house. In the second year, he passed the county examination, prefectural examination and college examination. Scholarship and fame can be regarded as one step at a time, and the path is very steady and practical.

It has to be said that even a place like the academy cannot avoid the infiltration of human nature and sophistication. However, a "student scumbag" like Han Qi can rise up step by step with an "academic master" like Ma Ji, and steadily occupy a higher place. The student quota is neither the first nor the last.

"Wansong Academy" imitated the "Three Houses Promotion Method" of the Imperial College and divided into three categories: "Outer House", "Inner House" and "Shanghai" classes. Freshmen who first entered the academy were all divided into outer houses, and those with outstanding academic performance were promoted to In the inner house, those who have been proven through multiple assessments to have the potential to participate in the interpretation test and pass the exam will be promoted to the upper house.

Ma Ji walked quickly up the long stone steps from the foot of the mountain, passed through the "Wansong Gate", bypassed the "Confucius Temple" and the "Mingdao Hall", and arrived at Shang Shisheng's exclusive dormitory at the back.

Today there are more than 300 students in the academy. There are more than 200 students in the outer house and they are divided into five school houses; more than 80 students in the inner house are divided into three school houses; there are eighteen students in the upper house and they are put into the same school house.

Once you are promoted to a Shangshe student, you will enjoy far better teachers, food and accommodation, and other benefits than those of a foreigner or even a Shangshe student. Not only will your tuition and miscellaneous fees be free, you will also be able to receive personal instruction from the mountain leader Du Heng, and even have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of Du Heng Protected by connections in the officialdom.

Today, Dayu Kingdom Zuo has lasted for three hundred years. Although there have been several turmoils in the period, and the country is no longer at its peak, it is still a great kingdom that is conquered by all the barbarians.

Li Geng's kingdom was named "Yu", and he made Beiping the capital and renamed it "Shuntian". After reigning for seventy-two years, he died at the age of 100 without any illness.

However, today's "Mingdaotang" and "Confucius Temple" are generally not easily open to the public, and daily teaching is conducted in separate school buildings.

Hangzhou Prefecture, as the place where dragons flourished in this dynasty, was valued second only to the capital. After Taizu personally inquired, he decided to build a "Wansong Academy" on the original site of "Baoen Temple".

Although there were many heroes in the world, they were either wiped out or surrendered by Li Geng's fists.

But a more widely circulated saying among the people is that this emperor with extraordinary martial arts skills has broken the boundaries between heaven and man, ascended to the legendary fairyland, and gained immortality forever.

Although Emperor Taizu Wu Emperor Li Geng used martial arts to quell the troubled times, he paid special attention to culture and education after he came to the throne. He issued several decrees to build academies throughout the country to cultivate talents for the country.

During the fourteen years before and after, Li Geng not only conquered the south and north, but also achieved the first level of martial arts. His power and martial arts were supreme and he controlled Liuhe.

The academy covers an area of ​​more than 100 acres, and the layout of the main building follows the "Left Temple and Right School" form of the official school: on the left near the mountain is the "Confucius Temple", where the original "Baoen Temple" was located, and is a place for worship; on the right The flat place is the "Mingdao Hall", which is a place for preaching and teaching.

The student dormitory in the Upper House only allowed two people to share a room, so naturally the one who shared the same room with Ma Ji was Han Qi, who had the best friendship.

When Ma Ji was placing the things he had brought back in the dormitory, he saw that Han Qi's bed and other items remained as they were when he left, and knew that Han Qi had not returned yet.

He shook his head and laughed, wondering whether his unintentional words before had actually come true. His father, who was always strict, knew about this kid's visit to a brothel and had his legs broken?

Just as I was having random suspicions in my mind, the sound of a cloud sign announcing the start of dinner rang out from the canteen.

As his cultivation level increased, Ma Ji's appetite also increased, so he was always active in eating. He immediately put it down and hurriedly picked up the tableware and hurried away. When he arrived at the dining hall, Ma Ji saw that there were already many people inside.

Looking around inadvertently, he discovered another strange thing. It seemed that many people were peeking at him intentionally or unintentionally. The expressions in their eyes were different, some were admiration, some were envy, and some were jealous.

Ma Ji is a little confused, but "Wansong Academy" attaches great importance to etiquette and rules, and "no words when eating and no words when sleeping" is one of them. At this moment, he can't find anyone to ask for information, so he can only walk to the place where the information is placed. In front of a table with several large wooden barrels and basins, the rice and dishes were poured out one after another, filling his lunch box, which was obviously a few sizes larger than the others.

The food at "Wansong Academy" is really good. The rice is high-quality white rice and the dishes are one meat, one vegetarian and one soup. Although the big pot rice may not taste very good, it is far beyond the living standards of ordinary people.

He took the cutlery to an empty table and sat down to eat.

After all, you can't be as comfortable in front of others as you are at home, you must always pay attention to your style and bearing.

Therefore, although Ma Ji ate not at all slowly, but his pair of chopsticks flew up and down, and he kept bringing the food into his mouth. However, he did not feel rude and uncivilized at all, but showed a bit of indescribable elegance.

With the blessing of speed, even though he started eating last and ate more than twice as much food as others, he still finished the meal with most of the others, packed up the tableware and followed others out the door.

After leaving the dining hall, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old in splendid clothes suddenly turned around, cupped his hands towards Ma Ji who was walking behind and said: "Mr. Dragon, you are in sight this time. I will tell you in advance." Congratulations!"

This young man was called Shen Cong. He was the nephew of Cheng Mo, the magistrate of Renhe County. He was one of the Eighteen High School students along with Ma Ji. He was also the most famous talent in Hangzhou before Ma Ji became famous.

To be fair, this person does have some talent and learning, but his mind is somewhat narrow-minded.

Since Ma Ji entered "Wansong Academy", he has regarded it as the biggest threat. He made several plans, both overt and covert, to make Ma Ji look bad and lose his reputation, but Ma Ji managed to resolve them all.

Renhe County and Qiantang County are both in the city of Hangzhou. Although Shen Cong's uncle, who is the magistrate of Renhe County, still has no control over Qiantang County, Ma Ji can't help but have some concerns, so he only takes a defensive stance for the time being.

But Ma Ji has his own bottom line in his heart. If Mr. Shen crosses this bottom line one day, he will not lack the courage and means to cut off his minions.

At this moment, Ma Ji saw the warm smile of his old enemy, and immediately felt a little wary in his heart, but his face was also full of joy: "Brother Min, why did you say this? I'm really confused."

Shen Cong didn't care whether Ma Ji really didn't know or was just pretending, he still put on a friendly smile and said:

"Why is the dragon media so pretentious? Last night your song "West Lake Oddities" was sung by Han Yutang in the 'Yaoyue Tower', and was fortunate enough to be heard by the new academic advisor who was incognito to investigate the public sentiment. It just so happened that he We are going to invite the mountain chiefs of various academies in Hangzhou Prefecture at the Wangjiang Tower on the banks of the Qiantang River in three days. We have also allowed each mountain chief to bring two disciples to attend. Because of this matter, Mr. Gu has named you and Yutang to attend the meeting. .Isn’t it gratifying to have such an opportunity?”

Only then did Ma Ji know that Han Qi could do such a thing while visiting a brothel. It was true that fools are blessed.

In addition to Han Qi, who is the last person in the industry, seventeen upper-level students, including Ma Ji and Shen Cong, have now obtained the title of scholar. They are all preparing to take the provincial examination this fall to obtain the title of scholar. If they can enter the provincial literary and educational office in advance, The benefits of the scholar's discernment are self-evident.

At this moment, while Ma Ji understood the cause of the matter, he also vaguely guessed the purpose of Shen Cong taking the initiative to talk to him. He immediately raised his hands in surprise and said, "I really didn't know anything about this matter beforehand. On my way home the day before yesterday, Yutang exchanged the song "West Lake Oddities" from me for "Song's Sister's Fish Soup". His original intention was to make the beauty smile, but he didn't expect to get such a reward."

When Shen Cong heard this, he cursed "shit luck" in his heart, but his face changed to a sincere look: "This is certainly a great thing, but there is something wrong with it. The dragon media also knows that although cousin Yu is a sincere person, Gentleman, I am a little behind my classmates in academics. If we fail to advance or retreat in front of the academic master, we will lose the face of our 'Wansong Academy'. In my humble opinion, we all might as well speak to the teacher together and choose another person who is both good at character and academics. The best person and the dragon matchmaker will go to the banquet with the mountain chief. I wonder what everyone thinks?"

When he said the last sentence, he had already raised his voice, ignoring Ma Ji and asking for the opinions of everyone around him.

Everyone was quiet for a moment, making eye contact with each other, and the expressions on their faces changed. One of them said slightly vaguely: "So... it is not impossible. After all, personal gains and losses are small, and the honor and disgrace of the academy are great."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone immediately echoed:

"It's true that Han Yutang will make a fool of himself if he goes there. It's better to give the opportunity to others."

"Just seeing that he has not yet returned to the academy, we know that he has no intention of studying. What qualifications do he have to be favored by Master Xuezheng?"

"The Han family has all the money and connections. Since they can enter the academy, they don't have to worry about passing the exam. There is no need..."

Seeing that everyone was talking louder and louder, and their expressions were becoming more and more excited, Shen Cong secretly shouted, "I am the winner!" Then he solemnly handed over to Ma Ji again, his expression becoming more sincere: "Since the dragon media is the owner, please help me." We convey our thoughts to the mountain master, and we are all here waiting for the good news from the dragon matchmaker!"

(End of this chapter)