The restaurants in Tiandu can be roughly divided into five classes: the last class is what Tiandu people can afford, and one or two silver is capped; the fourth class is the one that is used for celebration by the kind of people who have assets, which generally does not exceed ten taels; the third class is the banquet of dignitaries and nobles, and there is no upper limit; the second class is the place of dignitaries and nobles, not how expensive, but there are many rules, and ordinary people cannot enter; the first class is little known, and only supplies a specific small group of people.

Pang Jiushan, as the only young master of Xuanhemen, still has some small money and power in his hands, so today he invited Ning Du and Hu Ran to the third-class restaurant-Yuyinliang.

"Brother Ning, this dish is called 'Youpenglai'. It is obtained from the Tibetan snow chicken in the north, the Bashan chicken in the south, the Sichen chicken in the east, and the twilight drum chicken in the west. Four chickens are boiled into a fresh soup and poured over this jade cabbage. Come, hurry up and taste it, it's not fresh when it's cold. ”

Every dish has some fame, if you talk about it carefully, it is also a story of its own, Pang Jiushan can have such a size, and naturally knows all about it.

"Fatty, you don't need to explain, just eat. ”

"Well, fatty, can you give me some dessert?"

Pang Jiushan tugged at a thread, and immediately an attendant walked in.

"A 'white in the green', a 'hug Wanhong', and a plate of 'touching the fish plate'. ”

Ning Du had already eaten and looked out the window.

Pang Jiushan is the sixth floor of "Yuyin Liang", and as far as the eye can see, you can see the small half of the Tiandu East City.

"Brother Ning, what are you looking at?"

"Look at Tiandu. ”

"What's so good about this? All private buildings in Tiandu are not allowed to be more than six zhang high, what can you see when you look out? When Brother Ning is admitted to the four universities, he will have the opportunity to go to the Danfeng City Tower in the east of the city, and then he will be able to see the real Tiandu. ”

Ning Du smiled and withdrew his gaze.

Pang Jiushan said: "Brother Ning, the four universities, which one are you going to do?"

"Any questions?"

"No problem. It's just that the exams of these four universities are different, Bailu Academy pays attention to stock literature, Shenfeng Academy is more inclined to military, and Luster Academy is more willing to look at personal strengths. The exams of these three institutions have rules to follow, but the exams of Qingteng Garden are a bit unpredictable. Last year, Qingteng Yuan took the test of Shi Nong Industry and Commerce, and asked the students to describe these four questions, and most of the candidates scolded loudly, and the Agriculture and Industry and Commerce were inferior, so how could they be confused with the Shi? The year before last, it was a "Tao" word in the test, which was divided into: interpretation, creation of questions, self-answer, and reconstruction. Anyway, the Ivy Garden exam questions are always so unpredictable, and the number of applicants is the least. ”

"It's kind of interesting. ”

"100,000 candidates, 50,000 are running to Bailu Academy, 20,000 Shenfeng Academy, 20,000 Guangze School Palace, and 10,000 Qingteng Garden. In two days, hehe, the entire Dongcheng District will have to squeeze its head. 100,000 candidates, 300,000 parents and relatives, countless onlookers, hundreds of thousands of people crowded into a few streets, that scene is spectacular!"

"That's just worth it. ”

"Of course it's worth taking, but it's also the hardest test. The exam of 100,000 people was only accepted for 400 people, which is more difficult than that of Chunqiu. ”

"Is there something wrong with the fact that the four universities only take four hundred?"

"Hey! This is the genius of the four universities! Now that the autumn school can be bought and sold, how many real scholars in the world can become officials? The spring school charges a total of 1,000 people as officials, and the four universities provide nearly half, and 400 people is the limit, if there are any more, then it will cross the line. ”

"If there are more, it will not be the Ming Dynasty admitting officials, but the four universities admitting officials. ”

"Yes, that's the reason! If the four universities want to ensure their reputation, they can only accept four hundred people!"

"These 400 people are not allowed to have any water. ”

"The four universities still have to save face. ”

"That's better. Ning Du said with some seriousness: "I want to know something about cultivation. ”

Pang Jiushan was slightly stunned, then scratched his head and said, "I don't know much about cultivation. I only know something that everyone knows. ”

"Let's talk about what everyone knows. ”

"Since Emperor Wu fought in the south and the north and pacified the world, the world's cultivation has reached its peak. The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks, this principle will not change at any time, and cultivation will naturally need to retreat. After Emperor Wu compiled the 'Dragon Scale Book', the decline in cultivation was even worse. So far, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are still the mainstream, and the rest are more famous such as the Sword Pavilion in Bashu, the Longhu Dojo in the south of the Yangtze River, the Eight Hundred Miles in the Northern Xinjiang, and the sour pear orchard in Langya. There are countless other sects, large and small, and I don't know exactly what they are. ”

"What about the four universities?"

"This ...... Brother Ning, are you really interested in cultivation?" Pang Jiushan glanced at Ning Du, scratched his head again, and said, "The four universities belong to Confucianism, and they are still the most orthodox, and they are indeed teachers who teach cultivation, but they ...... Only a few people are accepted each year...... Qingteng Garden, it seems that only three were accepted last year. ”

"Just teach. ”

"Brother Ning, do you really want to take the cultivation subject?" Just being admitted to the Qingteng Garden is already extremely difficult, and the practice test is undoubtedly even more difficult.

"Yes. Ning Du smiled, looked out the window, and said, "Look at these people outside the building." ”

"What's wrong, Brother Ning?"

"Doggy. ”

Hu Ran said: "I'm not. ”

Ning Du smiled and said, "You're in the building." ”

For this arrogant sentence to the extreme, Pang Jiushan thought for a moment, and incredibly chose to believe it. Since this is the case, he didn't need to say more on this issue, and said helplessly: "Brother Ning, the fact that you also want to enter the Qingteng Garden, speaking of which, it is indeed a bit troublesome, after all, it is still unrealistic for you to directly pretend to be me." If you go in at first, you can only be a handyman first, but it is impossible to really let you do chores, I will arrange for someone to ...... slowly"

Ning Du said directly and simply: "Miscellaneous poop and miscellaneous." After seeing it once, he no longer had the slightest doubt about Pang Jiushan, and he was so clean and neat when he said anything.

Pang Jiushan slapped the table excitedly and said loudly: "Brother Ning, this is if you don't drink, otherwise I will definitely toast you!"

Ning Du suddenly smiled and said, "Fatty, do you know why I made friends with you?"

"Why?"

"Because you have money. ”

"Haha! Then I'll always have money!"

Hu Ran hiccuped and said, "Please have another plate of this 'fish plate'." ”

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When Ning Du and Hu Ran left, Pang Jiushan sat alone at the dining table, and couldn't help pinching his eyebrows with his hand. Although he said a lot in front of Ning Du, it was still quite difficult to do this series of things, and the most important thing was that he didn't have much money at his disposal now.

When Pang Jiushan was thinking about it, the door was pushed open, and seven or eight young masters with brocade clothes and jade belts came in, and sat directly on the opposite side of Pang Jiushan.

"I knew that Young Master Pang was next door, so we came over to ask for a glass of wine. ”

"Pan Yunqi, don't you have to go and say hello to your aunts today?" Pang Jiushan leaned back, with a sneer on his face.

"That's better than the Pang family's eldest young master taking credit in the afterglow. But don't worry, I've settled the bill for you. lest the huge young master not be able to pull down his face to give credit, and then he will have to wait for the sick father to come out. ”

Pang Jiushan drank tea lightly and said with a smile: "Pan Yunqi, Pan Yunqi, even if my father dies tonight, I can afford Xuanhemen." What about you? Relying on your aunts? I'm afraid that your family's little property will make you toss and turn in bed. I don't know if you can go to your ancestral grave. Tiandu, what a dog. ”

"Pang Jiushan, I'm not here to argue with you today!"

"Then you're here to fight eyes? I don't have cross-eyed, I can't fight you, I admit defeat. ”

Pan Yunqi, who can be called a jade-faced student, had blue tendons on his forehead and a scarlet face at this time, he patted the table and said, "Pang Jiushan, do you dare to bet with me?"

Pang Jiushan said bluntly: "Don't dare." ”

"Are you just that?"

"It's my daughter-in-law who has the final say. I'm not a man, you say it's a fart!"

Pan Yunqi sneered twice and said, "Okay, you Pang Jiushan! I originally thought that you were sure to be admitted to Qingteng Garden, and I wanted to make a bet with you." Now it seems that you will not be able to pass the Qingteng Garden no matter what, and if you bet with me, you will lose!

Pang Jiushan slowly put down the teacup, looked at the backs of Pan Yunqi and the others, raised his eyebrows and said, "I'll bet with you." ”

Pan Yunqi stopped, turned his head to look at Pang Jiushan, who was calm and relaxed, and said with a smile: "What do you have to bet on?"

"Xuanhemen. ”

"Joke, Xuan Hemen is up to you?"

"I can call the shots. Pang Jiushan still said casually, but it was extraordinarily weighty, and it pressed on the hearts of every listener.

Pan Yunqi stared at Pang Jiushan and said, "Then I'll bet on Yicaitang!"

"Yicaitang, you can't be the master. You're just going to bet a penny. ”

"Pang Jiushan!Are you insulting me?!"

"Yes, I'm insulting you. A few of you, remember my bet with Pan Yunqi today, and I bet Pan Yunqi's penny with Xuan Hemen. If I go to the Qingteng Garden, Pan Yunqi will lose a penny to me, and if I can't go to the Qingteng Garden, I will lose to Pan Yunqi Xuanhemen. Saying this, Pang Jiushan got up from his seat, walked out, paused in front of the people who followed Pan Yunqi, lowered his head slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't make a noise about this today." After speaking, Pang Jiushan walked out of the door with a smile.

"Pang Jiushan!" Pan Yun was angry and slammed the table, but his voice couldn't catch up with Pang Jiushan.