Chapter 10 Kyoto
After more than a month of continuous driving, he has become accustomed to sitting on the back of the dragon, although he has been vomiting non-stop for the first few days, but there is a saying, yes, vomit and vomit are used to it. The feeling of flying in the sky is too exciting, this feeling is not comparable to taking a plane, but in the exciting things can not withstand infinite repetition, at this time has reached the destination, the feeling of standing on the ground again makes Ji Yan's feet soft, but his heart is a lot more steady.
Looking up at this majestic city, Ji Yan was really startled by its majesty, the huge city wall is dozens of zhang high, although it is not comparable to the skyscrapers of the 21st century, but this is just a city wall, there are several rows of heavily armed soldiers standing on both sides of the huge city gate, snow bright armor, tall body like a javelin, their eyes are watching the pedestrians coming and going, and Ji Yan saw the plot of the city guard searching the people for money on TV, and the halberd in his hand said that as long as there is a trace of turmoil, they will not hesitate to shoot directly, there is no doubt that this is an elite with strict military discipline。 Kyoto, the capital of the Han Dynasty and the center of the Eastern Soil, lives up to its name.
Watching the senior brother in front of him lead the horse into the city, Ji Yan followed closely. "Rock sugar gourd", "steamed buns, freshly baked steamed buns", "mutton skewers, fresh mutton skewers", after a while, I heard the shouts of street vendors. "Senior brother, where are we going next, to see the master and his old man? No, no, no, I have to prepare some gifts for my first apprenticeship, but I don't have any money, or senior brother, you can borrow me first, and when I have money, I'll pay you back? ”
Listening to Ji Yan's chatter a lot, this academy gentleman was silent again for a long time, thinking that if the master really accepted you as a disciple, I don't know if it would annoy his old man to death. "Senior brother, uh, I'll call you Xiaoyanzi. Hearing this, Ji Yan had a bad premonition, "Senior brother, what's wrong, don't you call me junior brother on the road?" Sun Mo looked at Ji Yan and said with some embarrassment; "Actually, you can't be considered my junior brother, my uncle asked me to take you into the academy because he once said that you can't break the rules." "What rules, what rules?" "That is, there is an examination required to enter the academy, and those who are not gifted can hardly enter the academy, let alone the inner courtyard. "What is that in the inner courtyard?" "It's the master's personal disciple, and when you enter the inner courtyard, you can be regarded as my junior brother."
"Senior brother" "En?" "You can send me back." ”
At this moment, Ji Yan wanted to die, that shameless old guy actually cheated himself like this, knowing that he didn't have any talent for cultivation, just let him enter the academy without saying hello in advance, and actually said that he couldn't break the rules, kowtow to him in vain, Ji Yan thought indignantly.
"Senior brother, since this is the case, I don't force it, you also know my qualifications, I am also a pity that I can't enter the academy, in this case, do you think you can just give me 18,000 taels of silver and let me fend for myself, and spend this life." Ji Yan said. "This, junior brother, in fact, no one knows if there will be a miracle until the end, since Uncle Shi asked you to come, he must have high hopes for you. "Senior brother, do you have no money?" "Senior brother, I don't have much to wrap up, and I have already spent it on the road." "Senior brother, you call me junior brother again" "Alas," Sun Mo sighed and said, "That's it, you and I have been getting along for some time, not to mention anything else, this character is still good, my academy is not unsympathetic, I can help you fight for a place in the outer court, as for what happens in the future, it depends on your creation." After speaking, he groped for a bag on his body, Ji Yanzheng was excited and thought that he was going to give him some treasure, but Sun Mo disappointed him with a word, "Senior brother, this is my last entanglement, there is still a book in it, you can look at it first, there are still two months before the academy enrollment, you find a place to live, the good students are ready to prepare, I need to go back to the academy first, let's separate." With that, he got on his horse.
"Senior brother, you haven't told me which academy you want to take the exam to?" Ji Yan said, thinking in his heart, there should be more than one academy in this Kyoto so big. "Tianyi Academy," Sun Motou said without looking back. "Tianyi?" Ji Yan muttered, "Is it the first in the world?" But then he was about to cry, weighed the money bag in his hand, opened it and looked, in addition to a book, it was only more than ten taels of silver, and there were two months, all things in this Kyoto city are expensive, I don't know if it is enough, how to deduct it from the academy on this day.
Looking at the sun that was gradually setting in the west, Ji Yan said in his heart, "No matter, let's find a place to eat first, and then find a place to live by the way, and then think about it in the long run." ”
In the East China Sea, in Linxi Village, Mr.'s hut is still calm, but today there is one more guest, an old man in a brocade robe with gray hair. The two sat facing each other, and the old man took a sip of tea with a teacup, "Poof——, what is this, I came all the way to find you to give me this?" Mr. Yi on the other side looked at the old man's expression of blowing his beard and glaring, and his body and mind were happy, "I usually can't drink this tea, the market is too far, it's not easy to go once, if you don't like it, don't waste it." ”
The old man didn't appreciate it, "What do you mean by ruining? Who is ruining? If it weren't for my apprentice, the old man is now drinking the best snow mountain oolong in the academy and eating the crystal fish fillet of Juxian Zhai, how can he run to this ravine to accompany you to suffer this sin." ”
Hearing the word apprentice, Mr. Yi's face changed, and after a long time, he said, "I helped you find an apprentice, and now I'm almost in Kyoto." "Oh, is that the crossover?" "Not bad" "Then you can't go back?" "Ding-" A crisp sound, Mr. Yi didn't know where to pull out a short sword, no, it should be a broken sword, about a third of the tip of the sword was broken by something, and the break was very smooth. "Alas, I said that your temper is still so short-tempered, and you have to use a knife if you can't say a few words, it's really-" "Help me bring the sword to that kid, if he can enter the academy." The old man looked at Mr. Yi carefully and said, "You have decided?" "Yes," Mr. Yi said. "In that case, then I'll go back" After speaking, he stretched out his hand, broke his sword into his hand, and then stepped out, and the figure disappeared into the room. Looking at the back of the old man leaving, Mr. Yi felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and said softly: "Goodbye, senior brother." ”