Nanyang City is a majestic city located in the center of Yangzhou, vast and majestic, there are thousands of miles in circumference, a big river flows out from the middle of it, flows south, a hundred bridges span it, the city tower palace que, the mountains are stacked and the forest is green.

The north and south do not face each other, and the east and west do not connect each other.

The capital city of the Southern Jin Dynasty, known as the first city of Nanyue, is indeed majestic and magnificent, with the royal palace sitting in the town, the posture of the royal city.

At this time, the midsummer has passed, and when it comes to the beginning of autumn, the sky is windy, the clouds are pressing, and the sky is clear.

It is the autumn ceremony of the royal family of the Southern Jin Dynasty again, the hundred officials congratulate, with the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty holding a sacrificial ceremony on the pear mountain in Nanyang City, there is a Confucian sacrificial wine and a great Confucian recitation of scriptures, rectification of the court outline and etiquette, and suppression of the national fortune of Southern Chu.

The royal family of the Southern Jin Dynasty, as well as the civil and military officials, lit incense and sacrificed to the sky. The Confucius Temple on the top of the pear mountain, the incense is extremely vigorous, and it is used to worship the sage and patriarch of Confucianism, the Master, and pray for good luck and blessings, and a prosperous country and a safe country.

On this solemn day, the city is quiet, business is not prosperous, and they worship at home.

And the Nanyang School Palace, the academic holy land of the Southern Jin Dynasty in Dongcheng, is holding the Autumn Examination these days to select a new batch of outstanding disciples to enter the School Palace to practice.

The world's dynasties and the palaces of the kingdoms were all founded by Confucianism, headed by the "Jixia Palace". Pursue "education without class", rejuvenate literature and martial arts, teach the five classics and six arts and the ritual music system. It has a wide range of enrollment, whether it is a scholar, a martial artist, or the orthodoxy of the three religions, and all the sons and hundreds of monks, they can all be enrolled.

However, the first exam of the Autumn University Examination is a "scripture test" for the orthodox scriptures of Confucianism, and only by passing the "scripture test" can you enter the next step of the assessment, and you are expected to enter the school palace to practice.

At this point, the world is the same as the school palace, so the children of all the countries in the world, all kinds of monks are more or less scholars who have read the books of Confucian sages, and they can be regarded as half of the Confucian children. It can be seen the heyday of Confucianism.

There are various colleges such as the Academy of Literature, the Academy of Martial Arts, and the Academy of Confucianism, each with its own strengths. At this time, many scholars of the Academy of Arts conducted literary examinations, and teachers and students of the Academy of Martial Arts conducted martial arts examinations...... Such characters are often the pillars of a country, the civil and military generals of the future country, and the governance of the country, so they are valued and supported by the rulers of various countries.

As for those academic palaces of the Middle-earth Dynasty, not to mention.

The annual autumn ceremony and the autumn examination and the spring ceremony and the spring examination are the grandest ceremonies in the Southern Jin Dynasty in a year, up to the capital, down to the county, the dynasty is held, the scale is extremely grand.

Gu Li and the others can be regarded as catching up with a good day.

At noon on the second day, the ferry arrived in Nanyang City on time, anchored, and a large number of guests got off the boat, walked onto the pier, and then walked into Nanyang City. Among them, there are Gu Li and a group of four.

And this ferry boat will have to wait until the evening to leave and continue north to Hengzhou.

Stepping on this land and stepping into the city, they can clearly feel the thick sense of history that awaits them. This city, at least a thousand years old, stands in the heart of the Southern Jin Dynasty, suppressing the fortune of a country, and becoming a heroic city through the ages.

Gu Li and the four of them led the horses to walk on the street, constantly walking towards the inner city, the crowd here is bustling and noisy, and the pavilion is majestic and elegant, far better than Jiangling City, the capital of Southern Chu. The criss-crossed streets, extending in all directions, are full of traffic, dazzling, and it is very easy to get lost. So they were conservative and went straight along the avenue by the river.

There was a festive atmosphere on the street, and Gu Li and the others only felt that everyone had a smile on their faces. And many people walked across the bridges and headed east of the city.

"What is going on, I always feel like there is some kind of event today. Mu Shen was puzzled, his doubts were also Gu Li and Luo Yi's doubts.

This scene is similar to the day when they met the temple fair in Gangneung City.

Many people flocked to the east of the city. And among them, teenagers account for most of them! Whether it is a boy scholar or a girl with a lot of manners, everyone is beautiful.

"Now it is autumn, when the wind and clouds change, the fortune of Confucianism is the most prosperous, all countries often hold a ceremony in this season to sacrifice to the sky, to celebrate and pray for blessings, perhaps these two days the Southern Jin Dynasty court is ushering in the autumn ceremony, and the school palace here is also holding the autumn examination. These people are supposed to be going to attend ceremonies or take exams. "The non-precept monk is well-informed, and he can see it at a glance. Even at this moment, his Yuan Shen was observing the fugue in another place in Nanyang City.

"I see. ”

"If we let go of these rights, we can take a day off and go to the ceremony without any hurry. The monk smiled lightly, he was worried about the chicken soup and sea bass and the fine wine that Gu Li and the three of them promised him.

"That's what the master said. Mu Shen nodded, and then looked at Gu Li and the others, "We are new to Nanyang City, and we don't know when we will leave, so it is better to find an inn to live in first, and then go shopping tomorrow!"

"Hmm. That's fine. Gu Li nodded, opened his mouth to respond, and Luo Yi naturally had no opinion. So, the four of them went all the way to an inn and settled their mounts and luggage first. The boat was tired and rested.

In the evening, they went out of the inn to fulfill the wine and meat that Mu Shen had promised to give to the non-abstaining monks. By the way, add your own belly.

Lishui Building.

A luxury restaurant located in the city by the river, which is even more prosperous than the Wangjiang Tower. Before the people arrived, they first asked about the aroma of wine wafting from it, and the strong delicacies.

At this time, the three of Gu Li were all a little hungry, so they naturally couldn't help it, and walked into it with the unprecepted monk. As for the non-precept monks, although there is no such thing as "hungry", their expressions are the most excited! Gu Li and the three of them could see that this was a full wine and meat monk.

On the fifth floor of Lishui Building, the lights are bright.

Gu Li and the four of them sat down, so they ordered a large table of dishes according to the preferences of the non-abstaining monks, and spent two thousand taels of silver on Luoyi. This meal can be described as extremely luxurious!

The monk's chicken soup and sea bass were all on it, and then Xiao Er served two pots of famous wine in Lishui Building. The monk who didn't quit could still hold back, laughed at Gu Li and the others, and took the lead in moving chopsticks. Then they also picked up their chopsticks.

"This wine is really beautiful! The glow-in-the-dark glass of grape wine has a kind of excitement when you drink it, like a military general fighting on the battlefield, licking blood with a sword!" The white jade cup in the hand of the monk is transparent and crystalline, and the cup is filled with purple wine, which is fragrant and shining.

Gu Li and Mu Shen also poured a glass, and it was intoxicating just by smelling the wine. Then the next cup was burned, and the stomach was a little burning, as if it was tumbling with flames and about to erupt. Feel it carefully, and indeed that kind of inspiring generosity.

It turned out that this wine, which was originally red, was placed upside down in a white jade cup, and when it looked like purple from the outside. It is very strong, the wine is mellow, and the lips and teeth remain.

"It's a good wine, I don't know what it's called. Luo Yi also tasted a cup, faintly. This is a kind of spiritual wine, which is brewed from many elixirs, and one of the main ingredients can be tasted, called "Angry Blood Zhuguo"! It contains a vigorous fire spirit power, which can stimulate and strengthen the body's qi, blood and senses, so it will make people feel a kind of excitement.

The Angry Blood Zhuguo, which is more than a thousand years old, is a high-grade elixir, and can even be used as a medicinal material for refining the Fire Xing Xuandan. But the one who brewed this spirit wine was definitely not more than a thousand years old, otherwise it would not be so cheap and used to make ordinary spirit wine.

"Haha, it seems that this is the first time you have come to this Lishui Building. ”

At this time, a middle-aged man in cloth clothes at the table next to them laughed loudly and saluted the non-precepted monk: "I moved to the left under the lower and saw the master." He greeted Gu Li and the three of them: "Three little friends." ”

This left-moving facial features are tough, and he has the spirit of a martial artist, although he drinks alone, his aura is very strong.

"This is the famous wine of this Lishui Lou Town, the medium-grade spirit wine, non-cultivators should not take it, otherwise it will be burned by the flames. Zuo Qian continued to explain: "This wine is called 'Flame Red Lips', and it is one of the three famous wines in Nanyang City, and it is enjoyed every year by His Majesty King Jin. ”

"Flaming red lips. It's an elegant name. Gu Li smashed the white jade cup in his hand and said lightly.

"It seems that Master Zuo is a gentleman who knows wine. The monk smiled slightly, nodded, and expressed his gratitude.

"Yake can't talk about it, it's just a person who likes wine, but a master, a Buddhist monk, but he drinks and eats meat, or the first time Zuo has seen it in his life, it's very wonderful. Zuo Qian replied with a smile.

When he was just now, he noticed that the non-abstaining monk was a wine and meat monk, so he was quite interested in him, so he talked to the temptation. Because such characters are often evil monks who do not abide by the precepts of Buddhism, but in this conversation, the monk's face is calm, his tone is calm, and he does not seem to be an evil monk. This also gave Zuo Qian a lot of insight.

And there are three young people next to the monk, the young man is handsome and extraordinary, the spirit is magnificent, the girl is as beautiful as a fairy, and he is a cultivator. Zuo Qian guessed that these people had extraordinary backgrounds, and they were afraid that they were not from Nanyang City.

Some time ago, because of the Southern Chu Kingdom's ascension to immortals, it caused a shock, attracting monks from all over the world, and many outsiders came to the Southern Jin Dynasty. Now that the autumn ceremony is being held, he, as the capital commander, must protect the safety of the royal city, and cannot let go of any suspicious person. Today, when I met the other four people in this restaurant, I should have an investigation.

"I wonder if the three are local monks in Nanyang City?" asked Zuo Qian Zhengse.

At this moment, Gu Li and the three of them also realized the intention of moving left, and their faces sank slightly, dare to love you, you are probing our details! It seems that this person is not good at stubble......

"Lord Zuo's eyes, we are not monks of Nanyang City, but we have traveled here, and we have stayed here to rest for a few days, just to observe the scenery of Nanyang City. The monk replied with a faint smile, his tone calm and sincere.

"I see. Zuo Qian nodded, raised the wine glass in his hand, and toasted: "Zuo Mou's life is the most happy to get acquainted with monks from all over the world, and now he meets several masters, which may be what Buddhism calls 'fate', so I salute the master and the three little friends with a cup!" , he temporarily believed the monk's words.

"Haha, the left donor is gracious, but the monk is disrespectful. The monk raised his glass and drank it. Gu Li and the three of them also slowed down their mentality slightly, and returned a glass of Zuo Qian. If you don't quit the monks, their eyes are like torches, and they can still be trusted.

"Since the three of them traveled to my Southern Jin Dynasty capital, then they are guests, my Southern Jin Dynasty has always been courteous to guests, and the capital city has excellent scenery, you can rest assured to watch. In the past few days, the imperial court has held an autumn ceremony, and the city celebrates together, and several people have caught up with a good time. Zuoqian continued.

Gu Li and the others listened carefully to his words, and then looked at the momentum of this left move, and guessed in their hearts that this person was not an ordinary person, but a military general of the Southern Jin Dynasty.

After all, the temperament of a martial artist is very obvious, and he is like a scholar, which can be seen at a glance. Zuo Qian is a martial artist, and he has great majesty, so he is very likely to be a general of the Southern Jin Dynasty.

"Thank you for your kindness!"

Next, Zuo Qian chatted with the monk for a few words and left first, and the four of them calmed down and continued to eat, without thinking much about it. But the other people on this floor noticed Fang Cai's scene and talked about it in private.

"Zuo Du is in charge of the capital guards, guarding the safety of the capital, and this is even more true of the autumn ceremony in the past few days, it seems that those few are cultivators from other places. ”

"Yes, only cultivators will be cared about by Zuo Dutong. After all, those people are too powerful. If there are wicked people who make trouble in the city in the past two days, and it affects the luck of the great ceremony, it will become a great disaster!"

So they weren't evil. ”

“......”

The corner of the monk's mouth smiled faintly, "This chicken soup is really delicious!"

Gu Li and the three of them were deaf and clear-sighted people, and they could also see the eyes around them, and they were a little unhappy. You can be targeted by someone when you eat. So it didn't take long for them to leave the restaurant and return to the inn. Before leaving, I bought a few jars of "Flaming Red Lips". This wine is indeed mellow and sweet.