Chapter 13: The Road Is Uneven
There is Taixue in ancient texts, and there is Hongwu Hall in Wu, which is said to be the Hongwu Hall of Daxia.
After Ye Lingyue got Lan Cai'er's reminder, she had the simplest understanding of Hongwu Palace, knowing that it was also a place where the weak eat the strong.
On the second day, she got up early in the morning, and because she wanted to get acquainted with the summer capital as soon as possible, Ye Lingyue went to the Hongwu Hall alone.
When I arrived at the street in front of the Hongwu Temple, there was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walking in front of me.
I saw that there were words in his mouth, as if he was reciting some martial arts formula, and he was still practicing pen and drawing in his hand.
Looking at the direction he is heading, he should also go to Hongwu Palace.
Ye Lingyue was about to step forward to ask, when she saw a panicked little guy walking out of the fork on the side.
The little guy hit the boy headfirst.
"Oops", the little guy fell to the ground first.
The young man who was immersed in the mantra of the exercises woke up like a dream.
"Are you okay?" The young man was very embarrassed when he saw that he had bumped into someone, and hurriedly picked up the little guy.
"What's the matter with you, you can't walk for a long time. The little guy hit someone first, and the wicked person sued first, and scolded, while scolding, while taking advantage of the young man's inattention, he secretly stuffed a money bag into the young man's arms.
All of this was done very quickly, and it was obvious that it was not the first time that the little guy had done such a thing.
The young man who was hit didn't know it, the little guy walked away in a huff, the young man scratched his head, and walked into the Hongwu Hall in embarrassment.
After the little guy did all this, he thought that he was unaware of the ghost, and hid in the secluded alley on the side.
In the alleyway, there were several young masters and ladies in Chinese costumes who were talking and laughing.
"Young master, the things have been put in. The little guy changed his arrogant appearance earlier, and stammered at the young men and women in gorgeous clothes.
"Well done, here's a bounty for you. The leader was the red-faced and white-toothed young master of the official family, who casually threw out a silver bounty or two, and several young ladies behind him laughed.
Everyone walked out of the alley and entered the Hongwu Palace.
When everyone was gone, Ye Lingyue flashed out from the side, her eyes were full of clarity, and then she also walked to the Hongwu Palace.
Hongwu Hall is the first Emperor Xia in order to promote the Great Xia martial arts, the establishment of the imperial martial arts, up to the children of the Hou Ye, down to the heirs of the five officials, every day need to enter the martial arts for half a day, except for the holiday funeral and marriage, no exception.
Adjacent to the Xia Imperial Palace, it is a row of courtyards composed of dozens of imposing earth-brown buildings.
After taking out the notice from the Hongwu Palace, Ye Lingyue was led to the school field of the Hongwu Palace.
The sun had just passed over the palace wall, and in the Hongwu Palace, some people had already gathered in twos and threes.
Most of them knew each other and were exchanging their cultivation experiences from the past few days.
Ye Lingyue came for the first time, and there was no one she knew.
Her eyes rolled and she saw the young man who was reciting martial arts exercises on the road earlier.
"This senior brother, I am a newcomer who just arrived today, Ye Lingyue from the General's Mansion. Ye Lingyue walked behind the young man and patted him on the shoulder.
Taking advantage of his turn, Ye Lingyue used his hand to break the jade with flowers, and there was a small money bag in his hand, and as soon as his consciousness moved, Ye Lingyue threw the small money bag into Hongmeng Tian.
A money bag with a thousand taels of silver tickets?
It seems that this Hongwu Palace, as Lan Caier said, is a dirty place that eats people and does not spit out bones.
Seeing that it was a woman who was questioning, the young man's face turned red again.
He opened a very pleasant round face, his complexion was dark and red, and he looked like a simple character.
"Are you a new junior sister? My name is Liu Cheng, and I have only been here for two or three months, so I am not very familiar with this place, but if you don't understand anything, you can come and ask me. ”
Ye Lingyue has only been in the summer capital for a few days, and he roughly knows the introduction rules of the summer capital, the people here, the first sentence of the mouth, most of them are who my ancestors are, and the second sentence is what my cultivation is.
However, this person who is Liu Cheng is a real person, and he is very polite.
After Ye Lingyue asked, she learned that his father was a famous scribe and a fifth-grade official.
Ye Lingyue casually talked to Liu Cheng, and after a while, there was a girl named Fengxue, she was the daughter of a governor, who had been in Hongwu Hall for more than half a year, and when it came to qualifications and cultivation, she was also the highest among the three.
Among them, Ye Lingyue has just broken through the acquired Xiaocheng not long ago, Liu Cheng is the ninth level of body refining, and Feng Xue is the acquired master.
"You are the second daughter of the Invincible General's Mansion who has just been recognized recently, you are quite kind, and you are different from those young masters and young ladies of the third grade. After Feng Xue and Ling Yue got acquainted, they talked more.
It turns out that although Hongwu Hall is a place to practice martial arts, it is also divided into three sects and nine streams on weekdays.
Here, in addition to strength, what you can see is power.
Taking the third rank as an example, the children of officials of the fourth and fifth grades below the third rank are called inferior martial artists, the children of officials of the third to second grades are called medium martial artists, and those above the first rank or with a lord are called high martial students.
In the Hongwu Palace, there is a saying that the senior martial arts students walk with their heads up, the middle martial arts students walk with their heads down, and the inferior martial arts students walk on their stomachs.
Lan Yingwu is a third-grade official, but he has the title of an invincible general personally appointed by Emperor Xia, and in terms of seniority, Ye Lingyue is at least a medium-level martial artist.
So she was willing to talk to Feng Xue and Liu Cheng, and the two were still very surprised.
"I didn't expect that the Hongwu Hall at the feet of the Son of Heaven would rank seniors in such a boring way. Ye Lingyue was very disdainful when she heard this.
"Ling Yue, speak quietly. In fact, there is a reason for this kind of seniority, those who are second and third, and even the young masters and young ladies of the Lord Marquis, all have family or father's protection. Their martial arts cultivation is much stronger than ours, such as the top 20 in the annual Great Xia Imperial Competition, all of which are covered by high-level martial artists. Liu Cheng didn't expect Ye Lingyue to be so bold and dare to directly attack the rules of the Hongwu Palace, and he hurriedly looked around cautiously and made sure that no one heard it, before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Cheng's father is a five-grade civil official, and he is also a bit pedantic.
"Liu Cheng, what you said is not right, Ling Yue's sister, Miss Lan, didn't she win the tenth place in the imperial competition. You men, you always think that we women are inferior to you. Feng Xue was unconvinced, and waved her fist as she spoke.
"That's right, I almost forgot, Miss Lan is also very powerful, she used to be a legend in the Hongwu Palace, and she has always been Fengxue's idol. Liu Cheng seemed to be a little afraid of Feng Xue, and when the other party was fierce, he was immediately embarrassed.
The three of them were talking.
"Yo, who am I, isn't this the waste of Taishi Mansion, early in the morning, you are not shallow, hugging left and right. ”
Behind Ye Lingyue, Feng Xue, and Liu Cheng, several young masters and young ladies came.
When they saw those people, Feng Xue and Liu Cheng, who were originally chatting on the side, both had different faces, Feng Xue was indignant, but Liu Cheng was a little frightened.