sleep forever

There are nearly 54 people in the old Chen family, and only about [-] people can eat in the front hall, and there are [-] children brought here, that is, the direct descendants of the old Chen family.Seeing the small, cute children being brought to Chen Xiansong, and then seeing Chen Xiansong shaking his head, Chen Tiancai and Chen Tianhe were very happy at first, but after waiting for thirty children, Chen Xiansong When Xian Song was still shaking his head, they couldn't sit still.

Soul thinkers, that is, scholars, have a very high status in the Kingdom of Cathay, but in the Kingdom of Cathay, the appearance rate of scholars is actually lower than the average number of barbarians. The population base makes it possible to have a lot of scholars, otherwise the economy and culture of the Cathay Kingdom would not have developed so quickly.

As the imperial capital of the Kingdom of Cathay, Heluo is the largest city in the world. It is more than three times larger than the second largest city, Zhuri City. The population of this city is also extremely exaggerated, with 60 people , which is already the total population of a medium-sized country.

In the Cathay Kingdom, there are as many as six cities with a population of more than 30, not to mention a large number of medium-sized cities with a population of about 10, and small cities with a population of about [-].The population of one country in the Kingdom of Cathay is almost half of the combined population of other countries.

The exaggerated population has given birth to an extremely exaggerated number of scholars. Of course, if they are distributed across the whole of Cathay, it will be pitifully small.In Heluo City, there are 130 scholars, 67 of whom serve in the imperial court.The Kingdom of Cathay is a constitutional monarchy. This is a system formulated by Yan Shengren. The emperor is a symbol. Of course, he also has certain real power. He controls the forbidden army in Heluo City and has the power to enforce legislation once a year.

Under the imperial power, there is the Yuanlao Pavilion, which is served by seven respected old scholars.Further down, there are the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War and other functional departments of the imperial court.They are all under the management of the Yuanlao Pavilion. Most importantly, the important positions in the imperial court of the Kingdom of Cathay must be held by scholars, and the imperial examination is held every five years, and only scholars can participate to select suitable officials.

It stands to reason that such a system is already very advanced in this era, but... I don't know why.Every two or three hundred years, there will be a large-scale peasant uprising in the Kingdom of Cathay. This era is called riots.

It stands to reason.The Kingdom of Cathay has so many scholars, if the wealthy families go to recruit them, they can always recruit a few, but the reality is very exaggerated and weird. There is a saying of Yan Shengren, which is quoted as the most reasonable saying by the scholars of the Kingdom of Cathay: Baiyi is proud Wanghou.

Da Zhi means that.If a scholar from a poor family is attached to a rich and noble person, then he is not qualified to talk about the character of a scholar.Therefore, most poor scholars will take the imperial examination and then join the imperial court system.In turn, use the court to revitalize your family.

Although scholars are smart and can revitalize the family, they also have a life span, and they can control the affairs of the past.But after death, there is no way to take the helm and escort for the family. As time goes by, their family will decline again.

Therefore, it is said that the kingdom of Zhendan can only be rich for three generations, and it is no more expensive than Jiazi.

Because scholars have their own connections, they will not be attached to wealthy families, so it is very difficult for aristocratic families to recruit a scholar.Even a family like the old Chen family with a history of more than 2000 years has no way to recruit a scholar, and a scholar is unwilling to associate with a wealthy family before he becomes an official.

Therefore, in order to allow the clan to have scholars, the aristocratic family can only spread more incense, hoping that there will be one or two scholars among the large population of the clan.

This method, although stupid, is quite effective.In any family, every few decades, a scholar can appear in the clan, but sometimes, there will be no scholar in a hundred years. At this time, the big family lacks a strong helm, and it will gradually Decline, if there are no scholars before its background is destroyed, then this family will probably fade out from the circle of aristocratic families.

But there are exceptions, like the old Chen family, because of the "ancestor" who appeared every few decades to help the old Chen family, so that the family never completely declined. After stumbling, it has existed for more than 2000 years, and it is still very powerful.

Even so, the old Chen family actually has its own difficulties. It has been more than 100 years since the last scholar passed away, and there are still no scholars in the old Chen family. , Maybe the old Chen family is now ready to be removed from the Heluohao family.

Therefore, Chen Tianhe and Chen Tiancai desperately hope that there will be at least one soul thinker in his clan, regardless of gender.

It's just that after dozens of children passed by Chen Xiansong, everyone was disappointed, and so were the hundreds of people in the front hall.Although the ancestor has come back, according to past experience, the ancestor will only stay for two or three months at most before leaving, and sometimes he will not see anyone for more than ten days. Although they are very grateful to Bai Qianxin, but because of her Being mysterious and unpredictable also made the members of the old Chen family quite insecure.

But if there is a scholar in the clan, it will be different.

"Trouble old grandfather." Although he was very disappointed, Chen Tianhe still said with a smile: "Old grandfather, we still don't know your name, can you tell me?"

"My surname is Chen, my first name is Xiansong."

Chen Tianhe was stunned for a moment, and then there was a huge surprise: "The surname is Chen, haha, that's great, the old grandfather is really not a family, and he won't enter a family. No wonder the old ancestor became your wife. This surname is good. That's a good name."

Chen Tiancai couldn't help laughing, and the people in the front hall were also very happy. A scholar surnamed Chen still lives in their clan, which in itself is a great reliance.

Chen Xiansong echoed the two old men and laughed for a while.Soon, people who were full of food and drink began to leave the table. Of course, before they left, they would all salute Chen Xiansong and Bai Qianxin.

After the cleansing feast was over, the sky was already dark.Chen Xiansong planned to go outside for a walk, and Chen Tianhe immediately arranged for three powerful guards to follow him.Originally, Chen Xiansong didn't need the protection of others. With Bai Qian's heart, he could be worth an elite army, but since the other party was so kind, he didn't need to refuse.

The Cathay Kingdom is different from other countries in that it seldom implements a curfew system. The night market becomes more lively at night, and even the young ladies will come out for a stroll without the scorching sun.Chen Xiansong took Bai Qianxin and Huilian out to the street, and then saw fish, lanterns and dragons dancing, fiery trees and silver flowers, and bustling crowds.

Both sides of the street are full of small stalls, tofu flowers, barbecue, steamed buns, rice noodles, and dog meat hot pot... all kinds of snacks, I don’t know how much better than Kate’s Kingdom, in addition, there are lamp fans , juggling, fire-breathing dwarfs and long-legged girls, Chen Xiansong walked across a wide stone arch bridge, show boats on the river, and building boats moored by the river, brightly lit, with graceful figures on it, women's teasing, Qin Se He mingled, and the men laughed out loud, full of hormones.

The nights in the Kingdom of Cathay were very noisy and noisy, but they were also full of vitality that Kate Kingdom did not have.

No wonder people in the Kingdom of Cathay called other countries barbarians. Even Sun Chaser City can't compare to this sight alone.Chen Xiansong sighed in his heart, and then asked the three people following him: "Is there any place where you can see the night view of Heluo City?"

The tallest guard immediately bowed his fists and replied, "Grandpa, this must be the top seat on the ninth floor of the Yellow Crane Tower."

Thanks to Chen Xiansong's sky-blue scholar's uniform, although there were many pedestrians on the street, it was very crowded, but no one dared to get too close to him, and even gave way to him when he moved.The tall guard led Chen Xiansong to a tall restaurant by the river, and then showed his badge to Xiao Er, who was standing outside to welcome customers, and then they were invited into the restaurant among.

In the restaurant, a dozen red lanterns hung from the ceiling. A long, long, wide red cloth stretched from the wide staircase to the door. Chen Xiansong looked around and found this The restaurant occupies a large area, because the restaurant itself is circular. Chen Xiansong estimated that the radius of the restaurant should be between 17 and 20 meters.

More than a dozen red lanterns illuminated the ground floor, making the first floor red and full of sexual atmosphere. Women with breasts half exposed were sitting in the arms of rich merchants dressed in silk and silk and making fun of them.The moment Chen Xiansong entered, their voices gradually died down, and more and more people noticed Bai Qianxin, then Chen Xiansong, and then his sky blue scholar's uniform.

Bai Qianxin is unbelievably beautiful, especially after wearing this long dress with fragrant shoulders, she is even more sexy.But no one dared to strike up a conversation, they didn't dare to make mistakes.People in scholar's uniforms are not objects that a group of lowly businessmen who have nothing but money can get close to.

After the second floor, there are still a group of people with a strong merchant taste. After the fourth floor, there are more bookish guests drinking on it. After the seventh floor, a guest wearing a scholar's uniform began to appear, and On the top floor, there are only four guests, all of whom have a common feature, that is, the person sitting on the main seat is all dressed in scholar's uniform.

The waiter who led them up politely invited Chen Xiansong to sit down by the window. Their arrival also attracted the attention of the other four tables.After seeing Chen Xiansong fully dressed, the four scholars sitting on the main seat raised their wine glasses to signal Chen Xiansong almost at the same time.

And Chen Xiansong also smiled, clasped his fists and bowed to each of the four people according to the etiquette of the Kingdom of Zhendan.

With such a short greeting of less than ten seconds, the four of them had confirmed that Chen Xiansong was a genuine scholar, and the clothes he was wearing were not fake.The reason is very simple, the eyes of scholars are different from ordinary people, there is a very unique aura in it, ordinary people can't see it, but scholars can easily sense each other.

"That orchid is so beautiful, she doesn't look like a human!" Sitting on the table to the east, a young man whispered to the senior scholar: "Second brother, I know all the scholars in Heluo, but I have never seen this person before. Moreover, I have never seen such a beautiful orchid, most of them are from other places, do you want to get acquainted?"