After asking for marriage, it was almost noon, Liang Yue thought about it, and said that he would go back to the inn for dinner, and he would do serious things in the afternoon.

The emperor nodded, and the two of them returned to the Fate Inn under the envious gaze of the girls, and opposite the inn was the Flower Stamen Distillery, one of the three target shops. It's close and easy to observe.

Although it has not been a long time to enter the city, Xuanyuan Zili feels that the people of the carved heart city are very good, and the shops are all honest and well-behaved. If they are all businessmen, then why should they be removed?

A few people were eating in the hall, Duguchen looked at the meal, and said, "Aunt Peony's skills are getting better and better, but this single dish, how can it be done without wine?" ”

Xiao Er on the side listened, and hurriedly walked over and bowed down and asked, "Do you want to drink?" We're close to the Flower Stamen Wine Workshop, and we all use their good wines, so do you want to try it? ”

Duguchen nodded with a smile and said, "Since it is a good wine, then naturally you can't miss it, just take a jar of the best." ”

"Okay, a jar of stamen wine~" Xiao Er shouted, took the small jar and went to the big jar by the counter to scoop the wine. Duguchen looked at it casually, and when he opened the stopper, the aroma of the wine came out, the fragrance was pure and rich, it was really good wine.

"The stamen you want." Xiao Er put the wine on the table and went to greet the others. Qing Jue took out the silver needle and wanted to check it, but was stopped by Duguchen.

"You're too nervous, but you're getting noticed." Duguchen picked up the jar and poured the wine in the bowl, tasted it and said: "There is no problem, and this taste, tsk, it is really made of stamens, but people can't taste what kind of flowers it is, most of them are brewed with flowers." ”

The emperor looked at it, and also took the bowl and poured some to taste. Although it is not as good as the wine in the palace, in the folk opinion, such wine is also a rarity. It's no wonder that the reputation of the Flower Stamen Wine Workshop is not small.

Liang Yue took the list given by Feng Xun and looked at it, frowned and said, "Feng Xun only indicated that these three are more tricky, but there is no other information. If it is really a business, then what should we do? ”

The condition of sealing the search is that the emperor must uproot all the strongholds on the list, and then exchange them for the grain merchants of the world. Now that you meet such a business, is it difficult to forcibly destroy it?

"Let's see." The emperor whispered, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.

When there is a conflict between trade and justice, which side should be chosen? If it was in the past, in order to consolidate the Apocalypse, he would not hesitate to choose the former. But this carved heart city is too beautiful, and he is a little hesitant.

"Have you noticed that the people in this city are very easy to get along with?" Halfway through the meal, Aunt Peony, who had been silent, suddenly spoke and said in a low voice: "Except for the arrogant and domineering eldest lady, the people in this city are all smiling when they walk on the road. The attitude of the merchants is also excellent. If it is said that it is well governed, then the lord of the city is not like a person who has such ability. So what is it that makes Carved Heart City so different? ”

Liang Yue nodded and said, "Did you also find this?" If you ask for directions on the streets of the national capital, how can passers-by have a good face. But today we asked for directions twice, and the attitude of passers-by was very good. ”

A table of people expressed their approval. The emperor thought for a while, then turned his head and asked Qing Jue, "How is the Yamen now?" ”

Qing Jue said: "I have already sent the holy decree back to the national capital, and I ask the Queen Mother to arrange for someone to come over." The original city lord and his family are now locked up in prison, and they haven't heard any movement, so they probably became abandoned pawns because something happened. ”

The emperor was silent, put down his chopsticks and said softly: "You go and check the information of the shopkeepers of the three shops, maybe it will be useful in the future." We're going to go out in the afternoon. ”

"Yes."

What is the reason behind the peace and tranquility of this carved heart city?

After lunch, everyone went upstairs to take a nap. Liang Yue had just taken two steps up the stairs when she saw a group of children walking past the door. She paused, then, as if she had discovered something, turned and went downstairs, quickly chasing after the children.

"How..." The emperor looked at it in surprise, didn't react to what was going on, and only subconsciously chased him out.

"Wait." Liang Yue chased after the group of children and said softly, "Little boy, can I ask you a few questions?" ”

The children were a little stunned when they saw the masked big sister, but they still nodded politely. Liang Yue stopped them for nothing else, just because they were all wearing very neat clothes, and the styles were all the same, which looked so strange.

"Where are you going?" Liang Yue asked.

The child at the front replied in a whisper, "We just got out of class, and we have to go home, and my husband has told us to go back and do our homework." ”

"Class?" Liang Yue was stunned: "At such a young age, can you go to school?" ”

It is not surprising that the children of the royal family began to study in the academy when they were young. However, it is rare for the people to have a school that accepts such a small child to go to school. Besides, they seem to be very polite, and it is probably because of the good teaching of the husband.

"That's how we all go to school." Another child replied, "Don't you know, big sister?" All children are like this, didn't you go to school when you were a child? ”

Xuanyuan Zili walked up and couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. Do all the children go to school? The school in the city of Carved Hearts?

"Where's your school?" Xuanyuan Zili asked in a deep voice.

Several children glanced at each other, pointed in the direction behind them, and said, "It's over there, it's big, you can see it at a glance." ”

Some passers-by listened to this conversation, looked at Xuanyuan Zili and Liang Yue, and said, "You are from other places, do you want to go to the academy to have a look?" ”

Liang Yue nodded and said gently, "We're very curious, this academy sounds very unusual. ”

"Of course it's not ordinary." The man said proudly: "This is a school that only our Carving Heart City has, and it has a history of nearly two hundred years. If you want to see, I will take you. ”

"There is labor." Xuanyuan Zili raised his eyebrows, glanced at Liang Yue, and both of them followed the person in that direction. This passer-by may have also studied in this school, and his words were full of gratitude and pride.

"This school is a place that has benefited our generations of people." Passers-by said as they walked: "Two hundred years ago, it is said that the person who founded this school was rich and talented, but he was willing to be a teacher and teach all the children in the city for free. At first, everyone didn't believe him, but the students he taught were many of the top high school champions, so gradually all the children were willing to come here to study. ”

"Mr. Patriarch is said to have a strange temperament, and he actually allows women to enter the school to listen to classes. It doesn't matter what the student's family background is, they all treat them equally. At first, it was only taught in one house, but later there were more and more people, and everyone paid for the expansion of several houses, connecting them together, and it became the current school. ”

"And I'm an eighth-generation apprentice." The passer-by said excitedly: "Just go back to see Mr., you will be very surprised." ”

Liang Yue and the emperor were shocked when they heard this, and watched passers-by walk to the front of a large courtyard with an open door, pointing to the plaque and showing them: "This is the school." ”

The emperor looked up, only to see the word "hope" fell into his eyes, the lintel was elegant and elegant, the couplet handwriting on both sides was also very handsome, and the smell of books was very strong.

"There is such a thing..."Xuanyuan Zili muttered, and went in with Liang Yue.

There is a stone sculpture in the courtyard that depicts the appearance of a person. It seems that it should be the Mr. Patriarch in their mouths. Doesn't this man seem so special that he could do such a thing?

"Didn't the students all go back? Is there any child who has not received it? An old man with gray hair came out of the hall, saw someone, thought it was a parent who had come to pick up the child, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

The emperor looked at him for a while, and then arched his hand and said, "Sir, I am just curious, and I am here to pick up children." ”

Passers-by greeted him, bowed to the old man, and said, "Disciple Feng Lin Xiang to meet Master." ”

"Hurry up." When the old man saw him, he couldn't help but smile and said, "When did you return to Carving Heart City?" ”

"I just arrived." Feng Linxiang said embarrassedly: "I met these two people on the road who wanted to come to the school, so the disciple stopped by. ”

The old man nodded, looked at Liang Yue and the emperor, a wise look flashed in his eyes, and bowed down and said, "Please come into the hall and sit down." ”

The two of them answered and followed into the hall. I saw that there were tables and chairs neatly placed in the hall, and there were some books piled up on each table, and it seemed that each child had a fixed place.

"I'm very curious about how this school can teach all the children in the city." Xuanyuan Zi said: "A few years ago, the imperial court also tried to establish a folk school, but it didn't seem to be successful. ”

The old man twisted his beard, looked at Xuanyuan Zili and said with a smile: "This school was founded by my master's master, and we, the descendants, are just doing our best." It is difficult to create a school, if it is not for the broad mind of Mr. back then, I hope that the school will not be what it is today. ”

Saying that, the old man paused, looked at Xuanyuan Zili for a while, and said: "Forgive the old man for being presumptuous, the old man thinks that this son is not like ordinary people, dare to ask if he has a surname?" ”

Xuanyuan Zi was startled, and Liang Yue was also stunned. Compound surname? Did the old man see something? It can't be, they don't have anything on them that will reveal their identity, and they will be debunked without reason.

The old man looked at their reactions, smiled slightly, and said, "The old man has no malicious intentions, just asked casually." Mr. Zushi once said: 'Teaching and educating people will be carried forward.' If one day it attracts a visit from the compound surname. Then you can offer good ideas to help people in the world get educated. The old man just saw that you were unusual, and thought about Mr. Zu's words, and asked this question. ”