Volume 1: First Entry into the Deer Park Chapter 2: The Deer Park

Deer Park has a very high status in this world, it is a recognized holy place in the hearts of both temples and Jianghu people, there have been rumors in the community, where from the Deer Park graduates, if in politics, the marquis may be just a stone's throw away, if you join the army, there are countless good heads waiting for you to cut off, there are countless fine wines and war horses galloping with you on the field, if you are an authentic Jianghu people, the Jianghu Grandmaster List may also have your place.

Of course, there is an element of exaggeration in this, but the status of the deer park can be seen.

There are four other attractions of the deer park.

First, there is a big difference between Luyuan and the pure academy or Jianghu sect, here, whether you are a commoner or a nobleman, whether you are a scholar or a mixed country, and no matter which country you are from, anyone who can be admitted to Luyuan has no class, reading, there are everyone in the literary world, practicing martial arts, there is the most complete martial arts learning and training atmosphere here, as long as you are qualified to be admitted, you can enjoy everything here.

Second, the entrance examination questions in Luyuan are very different from the general imperial examinations, the main difference is that the scope of his examination is not limited to the knowledge of Ming Law, Ming Shu, Ming Arithmetic, etc., the test is very miscellaneous, and he needs to have his own thoughts.

Third, the founder and dean of Luyuan is Chen Wenbo, a Confucian saint ranked second among the top ten grandmasters in the rivers and lakes.

Fourth, almost every year, there will be a few people on the beauty list to come to Deer Park, just this year alone, there are only five people on the beauty list, and two of them have been confirmed to come to Deer Park.

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Xiao Jinchen was woken up by Yuanfu, the sky of the fifth watch was still a little gray, but the city gate had been opened, and there were ordinary people pulling ox carts passing by one after another, during which there were also people walking alone leading horses, and there were also a few luxurious carriages, but in general, there were still most civilians holding ox carts and pulling all kinds of goods.

Today is the day of the opening of Luyuan, and it is also the first step for Xiao Jinchen to completely step into the rivers and lakes, so the young man's mood is exceptionally good, his beautiful face is full of expectation, and after holding back in the palace for a long time, everything is fresh outside.

The soldiers guarding the gate carefully checked the vehicles coming and going, it was already very bright when it was Xiao Jinchen's turn, the smell of food in the city seduced the taste buds of the young man, almost impatient, even rude, Xiao Jinchen took out the jade plate to show his identity and signaled that he was going to go to the city twice.

The soldiers guarding the door have probably seen a lot of this situation, so they are not so impatient, in fact, there are reasons for not daring, these days, most of the people who can use jade as waist cards are either rich or expensive, they are just ordinary inferior soldiers, who dares to stop?

Yuan Fu led the horse and followed behind Xiao Jinchen, seeing His Royal Highness like this, he shook his head, turned around and apologized to those soldiers, his face was not as flat as he imagined, but a little shy, his face was very red, like a brother next door who didn't often deal with people.

The soldiers were busy with official business, so they just waved their hands to signal that it was okay, and they would never know what a great thing they had just done.

In the autumn of the third year of Hongtai, the crown prince Xiao Jinchen, the prince's close attendant Yuanfu, and Shenyu, who ranked sixth among the top ten grandmasters in the rivers and lakes, quietly entered the county town of Luoyang.

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"Yuanfu Yuanfu, call me another basket of steamed buns, well, there is also Hu spicy soup, you want to add spicy."

Yuan Fu, who had already gone to the city to sell two skinny horses in the horse market, looked at the two bowls that had been placed in front of him opposite, and still asked him to call for food, as if the young prince who had been hungry for a long time, full of helplessness.

"Your Highness, you've already drunk two bowls of spicy soup, are you sure you want more?"

"Yes, I'm starving, you know? By the way, I'll get you something to eat too. Xiao Jinchen's mouth was full of red oil, and he was burdened on the bench with one foot like an old peasant, and he didn't look like a prince at all.

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There is still an hour before the official opening of the deer park, there is nothing left and right, after eating, the two of them continued to walk on the street, Yuanfu carried two big burdens, which looked normal on the surface, but in fact, Xiao Jinchen followed closely with extremely exquisite footwork.

It's not that Xiao Jinchen is inconsiderate, but Yuanfu has always been like this, saying that he is a eunuch, but in fact, many times he is like an elder brother, and he rushes to do all the hard work by himself.

Yuan Fu looked at the young man in front of him who took out a copper coin to buy a sugar gourd, and smiled gently, in his heart, he has always been happy when the prince is happy, it doesn't matter if he is tired or not, this young man who is only two years younger than him and grew up with him is his life's duty.

"Here, eat a sugar gourd, the time should be almost up, let's go quickly." Xiao Jinchen handed Yuan Fu a sugar gourd, his mouth clicked, and his speech was a little slurred.

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Walking through Minliu Street, passing through the two alleys of Baohe and Grasshopper, the deer park is in front of you.

The outside of the deer park looks extremely magnificent, of course, it is far worse than the palace, the two stone lions are carved very exquisitely, the eyes are big, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, and also looking at Xiao Jinchen with an excited face, behind the stone lion is four layers of steps, and further back is a row of painted red pillars, the word deer park is bronzing, and there is a treasure seal below.

"Haha, sir, I'm free." Xiao Jinchen screamed and ran towards the gate of the deer park.

Yuan Fu shook his head and quickly followed, this prince who has never seen the world.

Xiao Jinchen was running happily, but when he arrived at the gate of the deer park, he was stopped, the person who came was dressed in a green shirt, his hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin at random, his face was very gentle, and he had a scholarly atmosphere.

"Senior brother, please show me the waist card." Someone laughed.

"Okay." Xiao Jinchen held the jade plaque in both hands.

"Senior Brother Jinchen comes with me." The young man named Lin Weiyang returned the jade plaque and turned around to lead the way.

Yuanfu followed behind the two, intentionally or unintentionally, glanced at the old woman who was napping under the sun.

There were a lot of people along the way, all of them were similar to Xiao Jinchen and their combination, led by one senior brother after another.

The deer garden is very big, Xiao Jinchen looked left and right, with a curious face, for him, everything is new and interesting, he only feels that his eyes can't see it, he doesn't have these experiences in the palace, every day is a bunch of stiff-faced Confucians in the East Palace to accompany him, the taste, only he knows.

The three of them walked to a courtyard and stopped, and seeing that Xiao Jinchen seemed puzzled, Lin Weiyang smiled and explained.

"Senior brother, this is your courtyard, the two wings on the east side are just for you to live in, senior brother, I am still busy with other junior brothers and sisters, so I am out of company for the time being."

"Well, senior brother, let's go, Jinchen is bothered a lot." Xiao Jinchen bowed down to the gentleman's courtesy, since he came to experience life, he naturally wanted to be like an ordinary person.

"Senior brother is polite."

The short greeting ended like this, Xiao Jinchen pulled Yuanfu's sleeve and hurried towards the yard.

The courtyard is very large, with eight rooms, and there are brand new clothes on the north, south and west sides, among which women's clothes can be vaguely seen in the luggage on the north and south sides.

In addition, in the middle of the courtyard, there was a man with his trouser leg and a horse, his complexion was a little dark, but his eyes were very clear, and when he saw Xiao Jinchen looking at him, the young man nodded his head.

Xiao Jinchen walked over, and Yuan Fu went into the room for the two of them to clean up the beds.

"Brother, this is?" Xiao Jinchen looked each other up and down.

"Of course it's practice?" The young man named Zhou Zeyu stood up straight: "Let me tell you, if one day a peerless master appears on the rivers and lakes, don't doubt it, it's me."

The young man's expression was very serious, but Xiao Jinchen couldn't help but laugh a little when he saw it, with his eyesight, the young man in front of him didn't have any true energy, why should he be that peerless master?

"Well, then good luck to my brother."

Xiao Jinchen is courtesy blessing, but Zhou Zeyu on the other side seemed to be familiar with him, and he got up directly and put his arm on Xiao Jinchen's body.

Xiao Jinchen hesitated slightly, but finally stabilized his true qi that was about to break out of his body.

"I'll tell you, we're absolutely blessed, do you know who still lives in our yard? Two great beauties, tsk, that figure, that face, it's really like a fairy descending to earth......"

The acquaintance between people is nothing more than treating each other warmly, and with Zhou Zeyu's endless talk, Xiao Jinchen also let go of the previous trace of ridicule or the natural reaction of people, and the two said each other's names and began to talk.

"Tsk, it's a pity I don't know the names of those two."

"Sooner or later, I'll know, what's the hurry, they all live together, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to run away?" Xiao Jinchen has no shortage of skills in dealing with people, and smiled and made a joke.

"Brother Jinchen is a wonderful person, I like it." Zhou Zeyu gave a thumbs up.

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