When Ma Liang was on the road, he learned about it from the magic pen system. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The entire kingdom of Loulan was divided into four counties, which were about the same size as a state in ancient times, and Tara County was the smallest of them.

There are a total of six castles in Tara County, and four regular castles.

The Golden City, the Silver City, the Bronze City, the Iron City.

The degree of prosperity does not need to be much, naturally Jincheng is the strongest, and Tiecheng is the worst.

In addition to these four regular cities, there are two more special cities in Tara County.

One is a city with the majority of literati and the strongest scholarly atmosphere, Tang City.

One is the one with the most people who practice martial arts, and the martial arts idea is very strong, Wucheng.

After listening to the introduction, Ma Liang was speechless for a while, he really didn't expect that the world where he waved his pen would actually paint Loulan of the 36 countries in the Western Regions like this.

This kind of differentiation and design is too clear, and it does not have the characteristics of the Western Regions at all.

Since Tangcheng is still hundreds of kilometers away from Tongcheng, Ma Liang, who only has two legs, can only take the long-distance carriage from Tongcheng to Tangcheng.

This kind of carriage is very long, it can seat a dozen people at most, and it is pulled by six horses, and the ticket price is naturally not cheap for such a long distance.

A ticket to Tangcheng costs 500 floor blue coins.

I also had to rest and stay on the way, so Ma Liang also spent a full 1,000 floor Lan yuan on a trip.

Although this is nothing to the current Ma Liang, Ma Liang, who cherishes his money like his life, will naturally be heartbroken.

On the night of the third day, Ma Liang finally entered Tang City.

Different from the brightly lit night in Tongcheng, the night in this Tang City can be said to be full of the smell of books.

In the streets and alleys, you can see some night reading kiosks for readers.

Some literati and writers recited poems against each other and sought advice from each other, tirelessly.

On the main road on the side of the street, there are very few horse-drawn carriages, but there is still an endless stream of passers-by holding books on the sidewalk.

Ma Liang walked on the street and observed the surrounding shops, and it can be said that there are calligraphy and painting shops everywhere.

There are more than three or five shops selling the four treasures of the study, and when you walk here, you can fully experience what it looked like when you used to watch TV dramas and walk on the streets of Datang.

Ma Liang first found an inn with a strong smell of books and stayed, then ordered a few good dishes, ordered a pot of good wine, and ate it in the hall.

You must know that the inn on this road is not very good for eating and drinking, which is definitely a torture for Ma Liang, who is a self-appointed foodie.

Therefore, after coming to Tang City, the first thing Ma Liang did was to have a meal.

After drinking the first pot of wine, Ma Liang ordered another pot, and when Xiao Er brought the wine over, Ma Liang suddenly stopped him.

"Hey, little second brother, there is no one in the store now, sit down and talk?"

The little second brother just wanted to refuse, but when he saw the 100-floor Lan coin banknote on Ma Liang's table, he instantly sat down again.

"Is there anything you want to ask? Just say. ”

Ma Liang smiled.

"I just came to Tang City, I don't know much about this place, and I don't have anything to ask, so you can tell me more about it."

Xiao Er said with a smile.

"No problem."

"If you want to talk about this Tang City, I think you must know that this is the place with the most literati and ink in the entire Tara County."

"And all of them are big names in Tara County."

Ma Liang came to be interested.

"Big names? How big is it? ”

Xiao Er is obviously a master who can speak well.

"The first thing that must be mentioned is the city lord of this Tang City."

"Different from the practice of other local city lords ruling the world with power, the city lord of Tang City, Tang Xuan, is to convince people with talent, and it is said that the person with the highest knowledge in Tang City is him."

Ma Liang nodded, he also thought of this, and then remembered Tang Feng Academy, so he asked Xiao Er.

"Then what kind of place is Tang Academy?"

"You're from Copper City?"

Ma Liang didn't know how this little two knew, so he didn't ask and nodded.

"Then you must know the eight major families of Copper City, this Tang City also has this kind of power that is subordinate to the power of the city lord."

"It's just that this kind of power is different from the family power of your Tongcheng, and it is a kind of academy power in Tang City."

"Except for the resources in the hands of the city lord, the other resources are divided into four parts, which are in the hands of the four major academies in Tang City."

"And the Tang Feng Academy you mentioned is one of them, and the other three are, Tang Yun Academy, Tang Yu Academy, and Tang Yan Academy."

"The students in these four academies can be said to have brought together all the calligraphy and painting talents in the four cities, gold, silver, copper, and iron."

"Almost all the calligraphers and painters who can leave a name for themselves in Tara County have come out of these four colleges."

Ma Liang nodded, he really didn't expect that this kind of struggle for power would actually lead to a situation where the academy would control power.

It seems that the positioning of this world really needs to be refamiliarized with by Ma Liang.

Hearing this, Ma Liang suddenly thought of the purpose of coming to Tang City this time.

"By the way, little second brother, is there a rating agency for calligraphers and painters in this Tang City?"

Xiao Er thought for a moment, and then said.

"Yes, it is a calligraphy and painter association, which is responsible for rating calligraphers and painters, if they can be rated as a third-level calligrapher and painter, then they will have no worries about food and clothing in Tang City."

Ma Liang had heard of this before, so he was not surprised, as long as he knew that such a place was better.

At this moment, the little second brother seemed to suddenly think of something.

"By the way, this guest officer, tomorrow in the Tangcheng Calligraphers and Painters Association, there seems to be an annual grand event, what is it called the calligraphy and painting evaluation event."

"It is said that every year, many literati and scholars will come to participate, and some outstanding students and teachers from the four major colleges will also participate, and if the guest officials are interested, they can also go to join in the fun."

"A grand event?"

Ma Liang smiled and nodded to thank the little second brother, drank the last sip of wine, then turned around and went back to the guest room, and Ma Liang quickly fell asleep with the strength of the wine.

The next morning, after Ma Liang got up and washed, he heard a commotion outside the window, as if many people were in a hurry, so he opened his window on the other side of the street.

I found that there were many people dressed as scholars, and they walked anxiously to the east of the city, and their steps were in a hurry.

"Hurry up, the calligraphy and painting evaluation meeting is about to start, don't talk about the calligraphy and painting critic if you go late, even if you can't receive the gifts of Yanbi Pavilion."

"Well, I have slow legs, you pull me, if I can get lucky this time to be rated as a first-class calligrapher and painter, then I will be regarded as a glorious ancestor when I return to Tiecheng."

"Hmph, Tubaozi, I really haven't seen the world, do you think anyone can participate in the evaluation conference?"

"What? Are there any other conditions? ”

"Of course, you must have a letter of recommendation from a calligraphy and painting master above level 3 to participate, otherwise it will be in vain to go."

When the man heard this, he was like a deflated ball.

……

Ma Liang listened to their conversation and was also interested in this conference.

"Letters of recommendation? Not really. ”

Shaking his head helplessly, Ma Liang's figure disappeared into the guest room.

PS: The third watch, a little late, finally asked for a ticket and collection, thanks.