After the drive stopped, Bishop Zhou led everyone to bow and salute: "The lowly Zhou Xun led the officials of the academy to greet the scholars. ”

The sedan chair didn't hit the ground, and only a very light sound came from inside: "Hmm." ”

Bishop Zhou thought and hurriedly led the people to retreat to both sides.

The road was awayed, but the sedan chair still did not stop as they expected, and the people in the sedan chair naturally did not come out.

The guards stopped, and the palanquin driver carried the palanquin on.

Regardless of whether the scholar walked into the academy or entered the academy in a sedan chair, the swordsmanship that should be practiced still had to be performed.

The wind and clouds moved, and the drums sounded.

Mei Xiaoren stood tall and looked down, hundreds of students put on a formation, wearing the same robes, dancing the same moves, the sword rose and fell, how spectacular.

Bishop Zhou's arrangement was very good, grand and imposing, that is, the scholars in the sedan chair did not seem to give face, not only did they not want to walk to watch, but they also sat in the sedan chair without even lifting the curtain.

Mei Xiaoren sighed in his heart, it seems that the bigger the official rank, the smaller the shelf.

In the past few days, Wen Bin and Wu Xian have shown her goodwill, and told her a lot about university scholars when chatting with her.

The official position of a scholar seems to have no real power, but today's scholar of Wei is extremely eloquent in the court, just because he is a celebrity in front of the prime minister, and now in Daning, the prime minister has the final say.

Wen Bin and Wu Xian didn't dare to comment on the prime minister, but Mei Xiaoren could also hear something from their words, and it was summed up as nothing more than that: the prime minister's reputation is not very good.

She was 108,000 miles away from that Xiangye, and she didn't know much, but he promoted that captain, which admittedly made her feel uncomfortable to this day. She remembered that Jiang Ei also said in the past that the prime minister was a traitor who bullied the dictatorship, but now seeing that his subordinates are so arrogant, she can't help but believe Jiang Ei's words a little more.

The sedan chair man carried the sedan chair slowly up the steps, getting closer and closer to the mountain gate. Mei Xiaoren hurriedly retreated to the wall and hid so as not to be seen.

The vermilion lacquer gate in the middle of the mountain gate has been greatly opened, and the road leading to the academy is extremely wide.

Only people of noble status have such treatment, and when she came, the door was only half open, and only a third of it was open.

That's the gap

The sedan chair passed through the mountain gate and entered the academy, and Bishop Zhou hurriedly followed with others, and when he walked to the door, he just happened to bump into Mei Xiaoren coming out from behind the wall.

Bishop Zhou frowned, "Why are you here?"

"Back to the master, I came to pay homage to the demeanor of the scholars." Mei Xiaoren squeezed out a smile.

Bishop Zhou immediately said: "It's just right, Sectarian Sun is busy today, and no one goes down the mountain to procure, so you can go on a trip." ”

Mei Xiaoren was anxious to hear what Bishop Zhou said, so he had to nod yes. Bishop Zhou thinks about her in everything now, maybe it's a blessing rather than a curse.

Bishop Zhou and others followed behind the sedan chair all the way to their residence for university scholars, and then the sedan chair finally landed. Seeing this, all the officials cheered up, stood upright, and prepared to wait for the scholar to get off the sedan chair before paying a visit.

The attendant beside the sedan turned to them and said, "The scholar is tired from running around today and needs to rest, please go back, my lords." ”

Everyone was stunned, unexpectedly.

Bishop Zhou didn't expect that they would be rejected even if they asked for peace, but they had no choice but to give up their hands: "Then the scholars have a good rest, and the lowly officials will come to see you tomorrow, and the lowly ones will retire."

After noon, Mei Xiaoren took the procurement list given by the backyard director and led the horse down the mountain.

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bsp; Where to buy something, the list is written on the list, and all you need to buy is some tea and other daily necessities.

The scholars came this time, not to mention the large number of people they brought with them, and they ate and lived in the college, and the things prepared by the college were inevitably lacking and needed to be temporarily supplemented.

Mei Xiaoren went down the mountain, the idle day passed quickly, and when she finished collecting things and went up the mountain, it was already sunset.

The horse carried the goods, and she led the horse. The road up the mountain had been repaired and widened a few days ago, and it was easier to walk than on the day she first arrived.

Mei Xiaoren climbed halfway, stopped to take a breath, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and vaguely heard a voice in the forest in front of him.

"No, no, no, I can't crawl"

Curious, she led the horse on, and when she turned the corner, she saw a young man standing holding on to a tree trunk, tired and out of breath, and his handsome and white face was covered with beads of sweat.

There was also a servant standing beside him, who was holding his sleeve and fanning him, fanning him while persuading: "Master, we have to enter the academy while it is dark, otherwise how will we see people tomorrow morning?"

When the man heard this, a look of indignation appeared on his pale face, and he said, "Tell me, he sits in a sedan chair in a beautiful manner, and I secretly climb by myself, what is the matter?"

The "master's" attendant saw someone coming and shouted to alert the man.

When the man saw Mei Xiaoren, he didn't say anything more.

Mei Xiaoren could tell from their conversation that they were going to the academy, and the man mentioned the sedan chair, which showed that they were people from the side of the scholar.

"Brother Tai is going to Jinshan Academy," Mei Xiaoren approached, stopped and asked.

The man looked at her and nodded, "That's right." ”

"I'm just about to go back to the academy, if my brother really can't walk, it's better to ask your entourage to help the horse get some goods, and then you can ride the horse."

"Good idea, clever," the man snapped his fingers happily, and in a blink of an eye ordered his entourage, "Hurry up, unload." ”

The attendant answered, took some of the goods off the horse, and then helped the man to get on the horse and follow Mei Xiaoren forward.

The man rode on horseback and watched as he walked, wondering, "Why didn't I think this mountain was difficult to climb before?"

Mei Xiaoren asked curiously: "Brother Tai has been here before"

"My master used to study here."

It turned out to be a senior brother. Mei Xiaoren turned his head in shock, only then did he look at the man a few more times, and found that he was dressed in splendor, not like a guard or entourage, and his servants called him "master", presumably he was a scholar and related to a scholar

It's hard to be the son-in-law of a scholar's family or a young staff member next to a scholar

She wanted to verify it, but she felt inconvenient to ask, so as not to make people think that her kindness had ulterior motives.

Walking outside the academy, it was already completely dark. There was not a single person in the square, but there were many more guards in front of the mountain gate, both from the academy and from the scholars.

Mei Xiaoren led the man into the academy, and no one stepped forward to interrogate.

When the man entered the academy, he bowed his hand to Mei Xiaoren and said, "Thank you, little brother, for giving me a ride." He looked around and asked, "Where does the scholar live?"

Mei Xiaoren pointed to the Jingqiu Courtyard in the east, which was the best guest residence in the academy.

"Thank you, thank you." The man gave up his hand and went east with his retinue, as if he didn't need a guide to the way.

I think he used to study here, so he should know the place.