In the early morning of the next day, Li Zhenyan, Qi Meifeng, Chen Yuanyuan and others came to call Zhu Youzhen for breakfast, only to find that he was yawning all day, and his eye circles were as black as pandas, obviously he didn't have a good rest.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but smile bitterly, he only listened to Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi talk last night, and didn't go back to Datongpu to rest until the fifth watch. It's only been less than two hours now, so it's no wonder you're not sleepy!

And the spirit of the three future great thinkers was very vigorous, and after breakfast, they came to meet Zhu Youzhen again. It turned out that the three of them were all from Jiangnan, and they were going to take part in the triennial examination to be held in Beijing next spring.

The scholars of this era attach great importance to this only way to enter the profession. Coupled with the long distance and fear of delay, I often rushed to Beijing early in the first year of the second year of the exam. Huang Zongxi and others are no exception, they are in a hurry, and they are hanging on the monuments along the way. After meeting unexpectedly in Luoyang, they hit it off at first sight, and they began to walk together.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be a little disappointed when he learned that they were going to continue westward, crossing the Yellow River from Fengling into Shanxi, which was the opposite of his own journey.

Now his career is in its infancy, and he has to do everything himself. Although I had a fulfilling life, I was really tired. And there will be more and more things to do in the future, and there will always be a busy day. Therefore, what he is most lacking now is talents who are really talented and can accept new things, and these three are undoubtedly very ideal candidates.

But before they could test it, they had to continue on their way. missed such a great talent, Zhu Youzhen had to sigh in vain. He had to say to the three of them sincerely: "I open an antique shop in Xi'an, called 'Champs-Élysées'. If the three of them arrive in Xi'an, please go there to find the next, from the bottom to the east, drink happily and write poems, and talk about the world. ”

The three of them also have a good impression of Zhu Youzhen, because although he is a businessman, he is not like ordinary businessmen who care about the small profits in front of him, but like them, he cares about national affairs. Last night, Zhu Youzhen almost moved out the sentence "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband", but the words also revealed this meaning, so the three of them were impressed with him.

After bidding farewell to the three, Zhu Youzhen's motorcade also continued to embark on the journey to the east. They walked along the old road of Cuihan between Henan and Shaanxi, passed through the mountains in the northwest of Henan, passed through Shaanzhou, Mianchi, Xin'anyi, and gradually entered the territory of Luoyang Prefecture.

After noon on this day, the city wall of Luoyang was already seen from afar. Zhu Youzhen saw that the mountains and rivers around Luoyang City were guarded, and it was indeed a place of beauty, and he unconsciously admired: "It is worthy of being the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties!" ”

Qi Meifeng and Chen Yuanyuan were also shocked by the magnificent momentum of Luoyang City, and felt that Zhu Youzhen was very knowledgeable, so they pestered him to talk about the history of Luoyang. Zhu Youzhen was speechless for a while, he had never been to Luoyang in his previous life, and his impression of Luoyang was limited to the Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple, and Peony Flower Club on the tourist advertisement, and he didn't know anything else.

Fortunately, Li Zhenyan has been in business for many years and has passed by Luoyang many times, so she smiled and relieved Zhu Youzhen: "My little sister knows a little about Luoyang. This city is located in the north of Luoshui, and the south of the mountain and the north of the water are yang, so it gets its name. Its city is located in the Central Plains, according to the mountain in the north, looking at Yique in the south, there is the Tiger Prison Pass in the east, there is the Hangu Pass in the west, it is in the middle of the world, so the successive dynasties have built the capital here.

"Especially during the Wu Zhou Dynasty, Wu Zetian renamed this place 'Shendu', taking its meaning of 'Shenzhou Capital'. Luoyang also reached its peak scale at that time, with a population of no less than one million, showing the style of the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that the war was still frequent, and the old city of Luoyang was inevitably destroyed by the war. The current Luoyang City was newly built during the Hongwu period, and the scale was less than one-tenth of the past. ”

Zhu Youjian's old face was slightly red when he heard this, thinking that as a Chinese, he was not as good as Li Zhenyan, a North Korean, who knew much about this birthplace of Chinese civilization, which was really embarrassing. Fortunately, Qi Meifeng and Chen Yuanyuan listened carefully, but they didn't pay attention to his embarrassment.

As the saying goes, Wangshan runs a dead horse, although I saw Luoyang City, but when the convoy entered the city from the west gate of Luoyang, it was already a red sun, and the lights were on.

And in the city, it is a lively scene. The shops lined up on both sides of the street, and the originally wide street was crowded with shouting, buying, selling, and crowds. It is really a prosperous place in the Central Plains, although it is not as good as the Beijing Division, but it is not far away.

Since their departure, they have been trekking in the mountains for several days. At this time, I finally entered the bustling metropolis, and I was in a very comfortable mood. Although Zhu Youzhen was afraid of being recognized, he had to hide in the carriage with the three beauties, but he still lifted the curtain and looked out the window with great interest.

The three women were even more excited, constantly pointing outside, sometimes saying that the snacks in this house were fragrant, and then that the cloth in that house was brightly colored.

Zhu Youzhen didn't feel it, and he said in his heart that this woman's nature can't be changed in any dynasty or generation. As long as you go shopping, you have to go shopping to the bottom. It's too late today, and it seems that tomorrow I have to accompany them to play in Luoyang, otherwise my glorious image will plummet in their minds.

The convoy was slowly moving forward in the flow of people, and suddenly heard thunderous applause and cheers from ahead. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly leaned out and looked forward, but the sky was already dark, and the crowd blocked him, but he couldn't see anything. He hurriedly asked a common man next to him: "This big brother, why is it so lively in front?" ”

"Listen to the official accent, not a local!" The man smiled with a thick Henan accent, "No wonder you don't know, this is the most famous circus troupe in Henan, it has been coming to Luoyang for several months, and it performs on the street in front of it every night, which is very exciting!" ”

Zhu Youjian was okay, but when the three beauties heard it, they were all interested, and they were going to join in the fun. Of course, Zhu Youzhen couldn't bear to brush them off, so he first asked Shi Biao and the others to arrange accommodation, but he got off the sedan chair with the three girls, mixed in the flow of people, and squeezed through the strongest place in front of him.

When I didn't walk for a long time, I saw a crowd gathering at the entrance of the street in front of me, surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, which was simply impermeable. It was not easy for a few people to squeeze in, and they immediately perked up.

I saw that in the wide circular field, several members of the famous opera troupe were engrossed in performing the "top pole". One of them, a wizened old man, placed a long pole with the thickness of his forearm and more than three feet long on top of his head, towering upward.

And at the top of the long pole, a petite and delicate girl is standing upside down on it with one hand. Although the old man below was running quickly in the field, the girl's figure did not move. After a long time, the girl suddenly somersaulted, flew down from a height of more than three feet, and stood firmly on the ground.

"Good! Good! The crowd of onlookers burst into thunderous cheers.

"You're here today!" The old man smiled all over his face and waved to the crowd, "This 'top pole' is just an appetizer, and our class master will perform a rope stepping stunt in a while!" ”