It Starts With A Mountain

Chapter 542

Xuzhou, Langya City.

Cheng Dalei and Liu Facai led the cattle and entered the city with the pedestrians. What is rare is that when the two entered the city, they were not harassed by the city gate guards. The money bag that Cheng Dalei had prepared in advance did not come in handy either.

"Langya City is the hometown of poetry, books, rituals and music. Here, families do not pick up things, and do not close their houses at night." Liu Facai's face was filled with a strange brilliance, and it seemed that when he came to Langya City, his moral bottom line also improved.

Cheng Dalei took the purse back into his arms and walked on the street with the bull. I saw shops lined up on both sides of the street, men with wide robes and big sleeves, women in brocade and gorgeous clothes, and everyone had a kind face.

When he first entered the city, Cheng Dalei was worried that his appearance would reveal his deeds, but later he found that this worry was completely unnecessary. There are more people in Langya City than his strange people. Fierce gangsters, soldiers in uniform, overseas businessmen with blond hair and blue eyes, and orchids from the Western Regions full of exotic flavors.

"There seem to be a lot of people here today?" Cheng Dalei sighed.

"Not only today, Langya City has always been so prosperous." Liu Facai said: "The world is divided into two emperors and eighteen kings, and various princes are recruiting troops and talents to recruit talents. Master Meng's Wanjuan Academy is a nest of talents. , the students of Wanjuan Academy have always been the objects of competition among various princes. And scholars all over the world are also willing to experience in Wanjuan Academy, and then choose the master."

All princes need talents, and students from all over the world are also willing to learn civil and military skills and sell goods to the emperor's family. Therefore, the city of Langya has always been lively, Cheng Dalei subconsciously sighed: "It turns out that this is a large talent market."

"What?" Liu Facai didn't quite understand Cheng Dalei's words.

"It's nothing, let's keep going, you keep talking." Cheng Dalei said.

"Langya City is a good place. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this place in the empire. As long as you behave a little bit better, there will be princes who will draw you in. In the academy, people will cover the necessities of life, and they will send money and goods to women. Make a decision first. Say it again."

"Yeah, you can still send women, doesn't it seem that the school rules of Wanjuan Academy are not very strict?" Cheng Dalei clicked his tongue.

"Of course, so is food and sex. A talented person can be called a romantic talented person if he is not romantic."

When Liu Fa Cai said this, it was not without envy. This is also natural. The imperial tradition still respects scholars. They have always been scholars, peasants, businessmen, and thieves like Liu Facai. They are simply inferior.

The road ahead suddenly became crowded. Cheng Dalei saw people crowded in front of a building. He couldn't see what was going on inside the building. Only the gate was crowded.

"Ha, I know where it is." Liu Facai sighed with emotion: "The biggest brothel in Langya, the Red Courtyard."

"Hey, in this hometown of poetry, books, rituals and music, there are still brothels?" Cheng Dalei kept asking like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time.

"Food sex is also, so is food sex." Liu Fa Cai waved his hand: "Looking at today's situation, someone is talking about in the Red Court, but unfortunately we can't squeeze in, otherwise we can gain insight."

"On Dao?" Cheng Dalei asked again puzzled.

"The situation of the empire is complicated now, and where will the empire go in the future? Who can rule the world among the two emperors and eighteen kings? All these things need to be discussed. Scholars, everyone should express their opinions and talk about it. Every time this happens, it is also a good opportunity to show your talents. . As long as you have an opinion, someone will come to you just after the debate, and many times, several forces will grab a person and fight hard."

"In short, Langya City is a good place. As long as you are talented, you don't have to worry about not being able to eat. There was once a poor scholar from the South, who had no money, but was raised by the most famous oiran in the Red Courtyard. The oiran is responsible for all the expenses of the academy, which is also a romantic affair.”

"What happened later?" Cheng Dalei asked.

"How do I know what happened later, I also heard people say it."

The two walked all the way, chatted all the way, and passed through the crowd. Along the way, I met two people who were playing chess in the middle of the road, who were drunk and singing wildly, and a few who were competing at the bridge...

Readers are not all weak scholars. The six arts of Confucianism: ritual, music, archery, horsemanship, calligraphy, and arithmetic. The various princes select talents here, not only to select advisors, but also military generals. Even carpenters, blacksmiths... as long as they have a skill, they can find a job in Langya City.

After a lot of work, Cheng Dalei and Liu Facai came to the front of Wanjuan Mountain.

Wanjuan Academy is located on Wanjuan Mountain, which is close to the sea. Standing at the foot of the mountain, you can smell the salty taste of the sea. The thumping sound I heard in my ears was just the sound of the waves hitting the Wanjuan Mountain. It is said that there is a hole at the foot of Wanjuan Mountain, and the waves are hitting on it, like a drum, and it can be heard in a radius of hundreds of miles.

When Cheng Dalei came to the front of the mountain, the first thing that caught his eye was a white jade archway with only two words written on it: Loyalty.

Standing at the foot of the archway, the person subconsciously gave birth to a heart of admiration, Cheng Dalei nodded slightly, but his spirit was tight.

"Master Cheng, I forgot to ask, how are you going to get up?" Liu Facai asked.

"Walk up?" Cheng Dalei said strangely, "I can't fly."

"Oh, I forgot to mention, you really don't know." Liu Fa Cai said: "If you want to inquire about news, you naturally need to see Master Meng, but it is not easy to see Master Meng."

"how to say?"

"All the princes are staring at the students of the academy. As we have just seen, the Red Mansions are discussing Taoism, fighting at bridges, and playing games in the street. As long as they perform well, they will always be guarded by various forces. But these people are only ordinary talents. Master Meng Among his disciples, there are the Seven Sages and Twelve Shows, who are the targets that various forces want to win over. But there are too many people who want to win over them, and it is not easy for ordinary forces to meet them. This is still Master Mengzi's disciple, think about it. Then Master Meng can be seen casually?"

"Isn't there a way to meet this Master Mencius?"

"Of course there is a way." Liu Facai said: "There are three ways, the first is identity. If the emperor of the empire arrives, Master Meng will come out to greet him no matter what. And the various princes and kings have to hand in the famous post. , it depends on the time of Master Meng, and after a few days, there may be a chance to meet again."

"I'm also considered a prince all the way." Cheng Dalei tentatively said: "If my name is reported..."

"The most notable thing in Wanjuan Academy is talents. The seven sages and twelve showmen are both civil and military, and there are also seventy-two sword formations, which are known to have never been defeated."

"Hahaha." Cheng Dalei raised his head and laughed: "The second way?"

"The second type is money." Liu Facai said, "Does a gentleman love money? Wanjuan Academy is subsidized. As long as you donate enough money, especially a lot, Master Meng may meet you after tea. one side."