"By the way, Brother Ma, when will this unicorn tea party be held?" Tian Zhiyu asked.

"Every five years, the Mid-Autumn Festival ......"

Ma Bencai replied: "The venue is Kirin Island. Four years ago, the tea party was fortunate to participate, the scenery of Qilin Island during the Mid-Autumn Festival is very beautiful, the seafood is very fresh, and it is really worth the trip to see the masters with their own eyes. ”

"Will those dragon list masters go?"

Ma Bencai shook his head and said, "How is it possible, those great grandmasters won't join in that kind of fun." The judgment of the masters of the Dragon List is carried out privately by the Qilin Pavilion. They have a special committee, which visits all major sects during the five years, and publishes an evaluation report every five years. ”

"Then how many Dragon List Masters and Tiger List Masters are there in each issue?"

"There is no definite number for this, only after it has been recognized by the Qilin Pavilion and officially published, generally there will be no more than five dragon lists, and about ten tiger lists," Ma Bencai said.

"Do you still have a newspaper for this?"

"Of course, if people in the world don't know who the master is? Relying on people's word of mouth, the dissemination power is limited, and if there is an official publication, the influence will be completely different, and every country and every township will spread to it. ”

Ma Bencai looked at Tian Zhiyu thoughtfully, and then said: "And the Qilin Pavilion not only evaluates the affairs of the rivers and lakes, they also have the annual Wenqu List, Danqing List and Allure List. ”

"What are these?"

"The so-called literary music list, as the name suggests, is to judge literature, and the top 50 best poems and articles of the year will be collected into a book. ”

"The so-called Danqing Bang, of course, is a painting, and the best fifty pairs are also selected to be assembled into a book......"

Ma Bencai suddenly had a little thief's eyebrows as he spoke, looked around, his voice became smaller, and then said: "This so-called Allure List, of course, is to select the beauties of the world, the same fifty, there will be painters to make a portrait of each Allure beauty, and it will also be collected into a book." Every year, the release of these three booklets is a sensation in the world. After Fu Zi was completed, it was snapped up by booksellers all over the world, and for a time it can be said that Luoyang paper is expensive. ”

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So that's the case, Tian Zhiyu didn't expect that there would be such a thing: "Then if the Qilin Pavilion wants to complete such a large-scale selection, the manpower, material and financial resources must be quite amazing, what do they rely on to make money?"

Ma Bencai said: "In terms of earning ability in the world, Qilin Pavilion is second to none. The contemptible people have always thought that they were business geniuses before, and compared to the Qilin Pavilion, it is a big deal. Of course, they will not issue all kinds of manuals in vain, such as the Wenqu album they price five taels of silver, the Danqing album is priced at ten taels, the dragon and tiger album is priced at fifty taels, and the Allure album they price a full hundred taels of silver. You must know that the daily expenses of a medium-sized family are only five taels a year, and they do not accept bargaining, so every time the supply exceeds demand. In addition, with the support of the imperial court, they don't even have to pay taxes, and I see the huge profits in my eyes and jealousy in my heart. ”

Tian Zhiyu had a suddenly realized expression, and exclaimed in his heart, this Qilin Pavilion is much darker than magazines like Playboy.

Ma Bencai sighed and continued: "That's not all, they accept the worship of the believers every year, it is not free, it costs money to go to the island, it costs money to eat and stay, it costs money to fortune telling, they also have all kinds of small items for the believers to buy, and what's more, many believers do not leave their belongings to their descendants after they die, and all of them are donated to the Qilin Pavilion." Don't look at the Qilin Island, every mountain is a mountain of gold, every drop of water is comparable to silver, they are really rich. ”

Tourist accommodation, divination and fortune telling, development of the periphery, and inheritance donations are all profitable businesses, no wonder the Qilin Pavilion can accumulate huge wealth.

With such an independent kingdom in its hands and powerful faith and wealth, with the right to appoint monarchs like the Holy See, and to the believers like the holy city of Mecca, and to have its own right to speak in public opinion, it is difficult to understand that the Dongyang Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom allowed the existence of such an organization.

I'll have a chance to check it out.

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"Can anyone participate in this tea party?"

"Of course not," Ma Bencai said, "the participants of each tea party are invited, and the number of places in each session will not exceed 500." Of course, if you are willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver, you can also buy a place. ”

"Then Brother Ma, did you buy your place, or was it invited by the Qilin Pavilion?"

"Of course it's invited, it's shameless to buy a lot of places, so it's better not to go," Ma Bencai said with a backbone.

"Then it seems that Brother Ma is also a well-known figure," Tian Zhiyu praised.

Ma Bencai said where in his mouth, and couldn't help but say in his heart: It's not just a loud name, Dongyang is sparse from the country, a few people don't know me Ma Bencai, but it's a pity that you don't even know about Qilin Pavilion, and you must have never heard of my prestige.

The two chatted about the Qilin Pavilion for a while, Tian Zhiyu also lowered his voice, and quietly asked Ma Bencai: "Brother Ma, you have seen the master of the Dragon and Tiger List, so have you ever seen the beauty on the Allure List?

Hearing this, Ma Bencai's round face immediately appeared with a layer of joy, and he moved towards Tian Zhiyu, and said in a low voice: "Beautiful, one is more beautiful than the other, although I am only fortunate to have seen three or five of them, but I must buy every copy of the Allure Book." If you can't see a real person, it's good to look at the album and enjoy it. You must know that every portrait is painted by a Danqing national hand level painter, which is vivid and lifelike. ”

"How are these beauties judged? Are they also the beauties of the Qilin Pavilion Committee visiting all over the world?"

Ma Bencai glanced at him and said, "How is it possible? The beauty is not a martial arts master, and she shows her head all day long." Due to the special status of the Qilin Pavilion, they have a good relationship with all the famous families. And the local famous families have almost all the resources of the place, and it is not difficult to figure out how many beautiful women there are in a place, but the real difficulty is to select fifty from thousands of beauties. ”

Then Ma Bencai talked about the criteria for selecting the Allure List, first of all, it must be appearance, height, body and facial features are the first threshold, and secondly, words and deeds must be decent.

Another requirement is that they are unmarried, so that the finalists can be selected. Then the Qilin Pavilion will investigate further.

"To be selected on the Allure list, you have to ask for the innocence of the family, and the woman who is in the place of the wine shop and fireworks Zhangtai cannot be selected no matter how beautiful she is. ”

Ma Bencai thought for a while, and then said: "There is also talent, if you can read and hyphenation, it will add a lot of points, if you can chant poetry, it will be called the best." For example, Miss Lu Wenshu, who topped the Allure list this year, is no better than Jiang Hansheng, who ranked second, and Feng Jingnan, who ranked third, in terms of appearance, but Miss Lu's "Long Song Xing" was selected into the literary music list, which is the only female work on this year's literary music list, which made her surpass other beauties and top the list all of a sudden. Imagine what literati and inkman don't want to experience the feeling of hand-grinding with red sleeves, which is much more tempting than simply leaning on red and emerald. ”

It does sound quite tempting, Tian Zhiyu thought of Xie Daoyun and Li Qingzhao, if these two are ranked, they will definitely win the championship.

"A book of alluring cities covers the beauties of the world, wouldn't that be convenient for the emperor's draft?" Tian Zhiyu asked.

"No, no, not to mention that the Qilin Pavilion will not allow it, even if it is royal, it will never allow this kind of thing to happen, you must know that the royal family chooses concubines, the first is virtue, the second is the family, and the last is the appearance, of course, there are also beauties who have been selected for the Allure List to enter the palace, after all, they are a minority. ”

Then he said in a lower voice: "And unlike the other three lists, this Allure list still has a lot of room for manipulation, some people who want to be famous, you can operate in the dark and go to the front, and there are also many people who don't want to be famous, as long as they can get the committee, even if they look like immortals, they can not appear on this list." For example, the royal women never participate in the selection, this is the principle. ”

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Awakening the killing sword, drunk and lying on the knees of the beauty, after listening to Ma Bencai talk about so many things about the Qilin Pavilion, Tian Zhiyu suddenly thought of this.

Originally, when he was in the grassland, Tian Zhiyu thought that this world should be similar to a certain dynasty in ancient history, and after hearing Ma Bencai's words, it seemed to be more exciting than any dynasty.

A mysterious and unpredictable list of masters, a Qilin Island with the command of the world, and a book of allure that can be called a treasure book of pickled girls, are all full of temptation.

Drink the strongest wine, play with the sharpest knife, kill the most ruthless people, soak the most beautiful girl, the task that could not be completed in the last world, Tian Zhiyu saw hope in this world.

So he asked Ma Bencai with a smile: "Brother Ma, this Miss Lu, who ranks first in the Allure Book, how old is her age, where does she live?"

Ma Bencai looked at him vigilantly and asked, "What do you want to do?"

I thought in my heart, you have already caught the daughter of a rich family, is it possible that you still want to beat Miss Lu's idea?

"Nothing, nothing, just ask. Tian Zhiyu smiled innocently.

Ma Bencai looked at him suspiciously, didn't believe his words at all, looked at him with a wistful expression, slightly widened the distance from him, and said earnestly: "Brother Tian, although the old saying is that everyone has a love for beauty, and it is said that people are not romantic, but the old saying also says that a knife on the head of the color word, the husband can bend and stretch, and the great future cannot be delayed because of a woman." ”

"More than 100 years ago, Han Shuli, who was known as the first military general of Dongyang Kingdom, repelled the invasion of the Yi people several times, and made outstanding achievements, and the emperor even married the princess. He was originally a character who wanted to shine in history, but because he was greedy for a woman in a green building, he snubbed the princess, deeply disappointed the grace of the king, and finally ended up dying in a foreign country. ”

"Fifty years ago, Qian Chengyu, who was born in a farmer's family, was favored by the eldest lady of the martial family, and kept the high school Xie Yuan all the way, who knew that this kid was not satisfied, married the eldest lady of the martial family and coveted the county lord, but the bamboo basket was empty, and he was sent to the poor countryside before the age of thirty, and he was depressed all his life. So, Brother Tian, you are a talent and have a great future, but you can't be happy and unhappy. ”

What is the morning and evening, what is the bad luck, what is it and what, Tian Zhiyu heard it in a fog, and what does it have to do with the two examples he cited?

"It's not Brother Ma, I'm not coveting the eldest lady of the Lu family, I just asked casually, are you thinking too much?"

I don't know if you're careful, how much will I think?

Ma Bencai thought in his heart, and said in his mouth: "Understand and understand, the old saying is that my fair lady, a gentleman is good, a young talent like Brother Tian, it is normal to want to see the beauty of Miss Lu, who is at the top of the Allure List." However, this Miss Lu is the most beloved little daughter of Lu Shengzhai, the head of the Lu family, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and what is even more rare is that this Miss Lu is a talented person who has been through the heavens and latitudes, and she wrote "Governing the Country" and "Tongyi Policy" not only won the praise of the prime minister Zhang Shuo of the dynasty, but also was personally approved by the emperor's imperial pen and posted in the Hanlin Academy, in the words of Prime Minister Zhang, it is to be ashamed of the man in the world. And this Miss Lu has already said that she doesn't want her parents to worry about her marriage, and she must choose a young hero who is the best in the world to be her husband, so Brother Tian, although you are outstanding in appearance and temperament, if you want to enter Miss Lu's eyes, I am afraid that there is still a distance. ”

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is so strong, this is a female school bully, and it is a beautiful female school bully, it must be difficult to conquer.

But if it were too easy, it would be a lot less fun.

"Then isn't this Lu family very powerful?"

Ma Bencai and Wu Lihan both looked at him like idiots, and Ma Bencai couldn't wait to open Tian Zhiyu's head to see what was inside.

He shook his head and said: "Brother Tian, you are fortunate to have met me, if you are ignorant, you will walk the rivers and lakes, you don't know the Qilin Pavilion, you don't know the Dragon and Tiger List, you don't even know the Lu family, I'm afraid you don't know how you died." ”

Tian Zhiyu smiled shyly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the people who came out of a small place are really lonely and unheard, which makes the two eldest brothers laugh, but this Lu family is really so powerful?"

"It's not just powerful, at the beginning of the founding of Dongyang, a total of five kings with different surnames were sealed, except for the king of Shu, who moved eastward, ruled by the river, and founded our country, the remaining four kings stood for three hundred years. ”

"Although after the change of King Shu, the throne was cancelled and demoted to the prince of the country, but the fief is still there, and it does not affect the status of the four major families that have been entrenched. ”

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Tian Zhiyu smacked his tongue when he listened, in addition to the Qilin Island, which has a worldly status, there are also the four major valves comparable to the independent kingdom, so this Dongyang Kingdom, the sense of existence of the royal family is a little bad.

This night, Ma Bencai, like a storyteller, popularized a lot of knowledge about the world to the audience Tian Zhiyu, and Tian Zhiyu also had more understanding of the world. With the mentality of being at peace when he comes, he has infinite fighting spirit at the moment.

Since it's all here, why not stir it up and make waves bloom one by one.