Subsequently, Zhao Zheng led Qi An to the yamen, and after meeting the county magistrate, he took the approval slip to the treasury to receive various rewards, and finally insisted on the title deed to the west of the city to receive the house.

After seeing the mansion, Zhao Zheng knew that Qi An was about to go to the backing county town, so he asked him what to do with this mansion, and Qi An said: "Just trouble Brother Zhao to rent it out for me, and the rent will be handed over to the village chief of Qixi Village, so that he can share it equally among the villagers, which can be regarded as my heart for my father and fellow villagers." ”

The old chief of the village had died at the hands of thieves not long ago, and now the new chief was his son, and he was also a loyal and honest man, and Qi An planned to hand over to him the money obtained from renting out the house, although it was not much to distribute to each family, but it was also a gesture of affection.

Zhao Zheng happily responded to this matter, and then took Qi An to the highest-grade garment shop in the county, and ordered several sets of new clothes with high quality materials and fine workmanship, because Qi An was going to the county town soon, and he couldn't wear inferior coarse linen clothes to make people look flat, even Zhao Song, who was a recommender, was afraid that he would be ridiculed.

In the next few days, Zhao Zheng took Qi An to visit the entire Pingyang county town, and even went to the garrison camp for a walk, and the relationship between the two increased a lot, which was also a deliberate order from his father Zhao Song in private.

Zhao Song is old, and it may be difficult to make a breakthrough in cultivation, while Qi An is just the opposite, the potential is very huge, and under the teaching of the Qianqing Academy, he will definitely become a monk. For their Zhao family, it is quite a cost-effective emotional investment to have a good relationship with a monk in advance, so Zhao Song attaches great importance to Qi An, and he treats and recommends him as a top priority related to himself.

Of course, Qi An is also quite grateful to the Zhao family father and son, after all, the interaction between people is mutual, you respect me, I respect you, the Zhao family and father and son treat him well, if there is a chance in the future, naturally I don't mind helping.

A few days later, Qi An, who had a sword hanging on his waist and a new look, took a letter of recommendation written by Zhao Song, the county governor, and embarked on the road to the county seat, while Zhao Zheng had to accompany him personally and set off with him.

The eight county seats, including Pingyang County, are all within the scope of Gushan County, which is the most remote county in the whole of Qingzhou, adjacent to Mozhou in the west.

There are thousands of miles of road from Pingyang County to Gushan County, and even if there is a wide and easy official road connection, plus there are sturdy horses to walk, it takes three days to arrive.

Zhao Zheng sat on horseback, pointed to the huge city built against the mountain in front of him, and introduced to Qi An: "This is the county seat of the backer, which is more than ten times larger than the scale of Pingyang County. ”

Qi Anxin was awe-inspiring, this was the largest city he had ever seen in his life, the huge body was like a giant beast crawling on the ground, the blue-gray city wall was full of flags with gold characters on a black background, and the patrol soldiers could be seen coming and going everywhere.

According to Zhao Zheng, Pingyang County has more than 80,000 residents, while Guishan County has more than one million people, a difference of more than 10 times. In terms of garrison strength, Pingyang County has 500 garrisons, while the backing county town is guarded by tens of thousands of elite soldiers, a difference of more than 20 times.

It can be seen that the scale and prosperity of the county seat are far from being comparable to the county seat, just like Qinghe Town with thousands of people and Pingyang City with 80,000 people, which are as different as a world.

"It's getting late, let's hurry into the city, find an inn to rest for a night, and I'll take you to the backing branch tomorrow morning." ”

Zhao Zheng said, then drove the horse forward, Qi An followed, as early as a few days ago, under the guidance of Zhao Zheng, he learned the art of riding, and was able to control the horse freely.

The next day, Qi An and Zhao Zheng, who had breakfast at the inn, went out of the city from the south gate, because the backing branch of the Qianqing Academy was not in the city, but more than 20 miles southeast of the suburbs, covering an area of 15 hectares, and the momentum was magnificent.

With the letter of recommendation from the Pingyang County Lieutenant, Qi An and Zhao Zheng quickly entered the branch and met an old man in Chinese clothes with a clear face in the reception room.

Zhao Zheng actually recognized this person and introduced him to Qi An: "This is Lord Cui Yi, the vice president of the Backing Mountain Branch. ”

"I've seen Master Cui. Qi An clenched his fists and arched his hand, and then took out Zhao Song's letter of recommendation and presented it.

Cui Yi took the letter, opened it and read it, and after a while, he looked up at Qi An and said with a smile: "Since it is a young talent recommended by County Lieutenant Zhao, it is natural that he should be cultivated by the court, and the old man will ask a steward to contact you, please sit down for a while." ”

After speaking, Cui Yi politely chatted with Qi An for two or three sentences, asked about some basic information that was not mentioned in the letter, and left on his own.

After a while, a steward who claimed to be surnamed Wang came to receive him, and while leading Qi An to visit the branch, he talked to him about the rules and precautions of the school.

In fact, although the Qianqing schools are government-run, they also charge fees, just like those private schools that teach people to read and write, and if they can't afford to pay the fees, they can't enter. Compared with the private school, the cost of the Qianqing school is simply the difference between heaven and earth, and the annual tuition and miscellaneous fees actually need two jade coins, and it must be paid in one lump sum for three years, but fortunately, Qi An can afford it with a reward of ten jade coins.

Different from private schools, the Qianqing school only teaches martial arts, not literature, and ordinary martial artists do not accept it.

In today's world, the emphasis on martial arts and light literature, extremely respectful of the strong, the literati who can only read have no action, and the official in the court is mainly based on the cultivation realm and their own strength, without strength, they can't be a big official even if they break the sky, and those literati and ink writers, even if they are lucky enough to enter the court as officials, can only do some inconsequential chores.

The role of the recommendation letter can neither be exempted from the fee, nor will it make people admit without exception, but it is a necessary prerequisite for entering the Qianqing Academy, and the recommended person not only needs to have a certain cultivation talent, but also to ensure that he or she is innocent and has not committed any crimes, which prevents some people with ulterior motives from mixing into the school through the way of confusion.

For the referee, if the referee has any problems or causes trouble within the institution, the referee will also be jointly and severally liable. On the contrary, if the recommended person performs well during the study period and joins the army or becomes an official in the future in the future, the recommended person will also be praised by the court, and a strong stroke will be added to the resume, which is very helpful for the official career.

Once you enter the Qianqing Academy, you must study for at least three years. After three years, if you have become a Condensing Qi Realm monk, you can directly obtain an official position or military rank conferred by the court before you can officially leave the academy; if you are still an innate martial sect, you can choose to continue to study in the academy, or you can choose to carry out a difficult challenge mission, after completing the task, you can also get a military position or enter the court as an official.

Therefore, for those martial artists who want to enter the official career or join the army, the Qianqing Academy is definitely a quick path to promotion.

Because Qi An was very young and obviously highly talented, Steward Wang attached great importance to him, and took the trouble to introduce him in detail about the situation of the school, and finally arranged a good place for him to live, with an independent courtyard, and a pond in the courtyard, but this courtyard was not just for his sole use, there were two rooms on the left and right, a total of four rooms, all of which were prepared for the students of the backing branch.

After all the matters of admission were completed, Zhao Zheng said goodbye and returned to Pingyang County, and Qi An stayed in his residence to practice silently and wait for the start of school.

The annual enrollment of Qianqing School is in the autumn, which lasts for half a month, and there are still many days before the official opening of the school.

Ji Zhengyue, a native of Gushan County, the son of a wealthy businessman, twenty-seven years old, with a round face and no beard, slightly short, slightly fat, and loves to laugh.

Xiang Fang, a native of Yuyang County, a young master of a dart bureau, thirty-one years old, with a square face, beard, burly and strong, dark complexion, and no love of words.

Qu Han, a native of Huaishan County, a descendant of a local wealthy family, is twenty-two years old, handsome, but slightly feminine, pale, and quite arrogant.

The three of them shared a courtyard with Qi An, but because Ji Zhengyue was a local and his home was in the county town, he sometimes didn't rest in the courtyard.

When the enrollment is over, the opening ceremony will be held, and all the students of the backing branch will gather together to listen quietly to the dean's speech.

It was only at this time that Qi An Fang learned that there were a total of one hundred and seventy-nine students in the entire Backing Mountain Branch, almost all of them were Innate Martial Sects, and only one had already surpassed the realm of the Martial Sect, which was a Condensing Qi Realm cultivator, and only because he had entered the branch for less than three years, he was still in the branch. There are twenty-two new students this year, of which nine are from the county town, and the other thirteen are from the eight counties under its jurisdiction, as for the only one from Pingyang County, Qi An himself, and the remaining seven counties are either two or one, which will not be detailed.

The students of the backer branch, whether new or old, have no distinction of class and are treated equally, and in addition to the two deans and vice presidents in management, there are eight teachers and many stewards. It is said that all the instructors are Qi Condensation Realm monks, and they are only responsible for teaching students, and the miscellaneous affairs of life are in charge of the stewards, and the cultivation of the stewards includes martial sects and martial masters, and there are many of them.

After the president and vice president each spoke, the chief steward Fan Ming took the stage to speak, it is said that this person has already become the peak martial sect, his strength is unfathomable, comparable to the condensation realm monks, and he has great authority in the backing branch, and he is the leader of all the stewards.

Fan Ming mainly explained the rules of some schools, as well as what students should do during the study period, how to quickly improve their own strength, and told about more than an hour, most of which Qi An has learned from Steward Wang, only a few have not heard Steward Wang mention, including some important building facilities of the Backing Mountain Branch, such as the Library Pavilion, Treasure Vault, Reward Courtyard, Yanwu Hall, Magnetic Meteorite Platform, Arrow Field, Life and Death Alley and so on.