As time passed, the craze caused by the opening of the Truth Academy gradually subsided.

After the original gift, all the college examination results appeared, some shook their heads and sighed, some were elated, and some were stunned.

In order to leave their relatives and stay away from their homeland to come to Chang'an, all they seek is to be able to seek fame, and then to be able to shine on the lintel and return to their hometown.

First, it is also to make my family happy, and secondly, it is also to prepare for future expenses.

Although Chang'an is prosperous, it doesn't cost too much, and if you don't have the support of your family, you can't live well.

Soon, the September with the bleak autumn breeze came to his face, and Zhang Jiushao, who was the Academy of Truth, was also a little puzzled.

He held the list in his hand, but he directly found Yu Chengbo, who was in charge of the enrollment of students, and asked, "Why hasn't Zhou Peiling arrived yet?"

Zhang Jiushao is very familiar with Zhou Peiling, and there is no other reason, just because Zhou Peiling is the champion of the previous entrance exam, and the nine homework courses are all excellent, which naturally impresses him.

At the beginning, Zhang Jiushao grabbed this person and talked earnestly, just so that this person could become a member of the Truth Academy.

"I don't know. ”

Yu Chengbo shook his head helplessly, his face was also a little confused, and he replied: "Isn't he regretting it and not planning to come to our academy?"

"Impossible!"

Zhang Jiushao shook his head and replied affirmatively: "I talked to him before he returned to his hometown, as long as he is willing to join the Truth Academy, all tuition fees will be waived in the future." The conditions of such temptation, in his case, would not have been refused. But there was still confusion in his mouth: "But now it's the third year of junior high school, why hasn't he shown up yet?"

This kind of thing was too strange, and it was no wonder that he was so nervous, not to mention that Zhou Peiling was the champion of the Truth Academy that day.

If it is the first time to enroll, there will be a scandal of the abandonment of the academy by the champion prince, and I am afraid that the truth academy will not be able to continue to be held in the future.

In this regard, Yu Chengbo could only shake his head, he had waited for that person for a long time, and basically every student who entered the school remembered it, but he had never seen that person, which was really confusing.

The two stood at the school gate in anticipation, but when the sun set and the night returned, they did not see the slightest figure.

"Alas. Could it be that he was really robbed by another academy? If this is the case, I am afraid that I will have to entrust Speaker Ling, I hope he can help a little. ”

With apprehension, Zhang Jiushao couldn't sleep day and night, and after the second day, he directly found Ling Fei.

Hearing the situation, Ling Fei was not surprised, and complained, "Zhou Peiling, hasn't he enrolled in school yet?"

For that person, Ling Fei was also impressed, unlike other students, this week Peiling was born as a tenant, just because he was smart when he was young, he was favored by the local county officials, and then he was confessed, and since then he has embarked on the road of study.

And his performance on the talent ceremony is also quite surprising, thinking that it is a manufacturable material.

"That's right. ”

Zhang Jiushao's face was anxious, and he pleaded: "So I want you to help me find out and see where he is now?"

Ling Fei shook his head helplessly and replied, "If you want to find someone, I'm afraid I can't." After all, I'm just a parliamentarian, and I really can't meddle in government affairs. ”

The Red Phoenix Army implemented the policy of separating the parliament and the government, and the parliament only had the power to supervise and formulate bills, but it did not have the right to implement them, even though Ling Fei was the leader of the Kuomintang Party, he still could not meddle in the government.

"Isn't there a way to do it?" Zhang Jiushao was a little anxious.

Ling Fei thought for a moment and replied, "If it's me, of course not. But if it is the Minister of Education, Song Zizhen, he should have this right. He is the Minister of Education, and he should know the traces of many students in Chang'an City. ”

"Thank you so much. ”

After Zhang Jiushao thanked him, he said goodbye to Ling Fei and walked straight to the government affairs area, and wasted a lot of effort before finding Song Zizhen.

After listening to the reason, Song Zizhen asked: "So, are you worried about what happened to Zhou Peiling, so you found me and wanted to determine his current situation?"

"That's right. Even if something happens, it won't be possible to delay it for seven days. You know, until now, I haven't heard from that guy, and I can't think of any other reason than an accident. Zhang Jiushao's eyes showed worry, and he was really scared.

These days, in addition to asking Ling Fei and Song Zizhen for help, he also mobilized his friends and asked them to search around, but after searching all the academies in Chang'an, he did not find any news of Zhou Peiling.

This made Zhang Jiushao's whole heart feel as if it was being lifted, and he was really scared.

Song Zizhen saw Zhang Jiushao so anxious, and also noticed a trace of strangeness, and responded: "Don't worry about the news about Zhou Peiling, if I have news, I will naturally send it to you as soon as possible." ”

"Okay. I just hope that he is safe and sound, and there are no accidents. ”

With the constant instructions in his mouth, Zhang Jiushao was uneasy in his heart, but he was a little scared, for fear of hearing some bad news.

Song Zizhen saw him off, and sighed in his heart, and immediately found the bureaucrat in charge of this matter and ordered him to go down, and then there was only time to wait quietly.

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One hundred and fifty miles away from Chang'an, in the belly of Sanqin, there is a small city.

This small city is located in the sun of Jingshui, with Beizhong and Saga Mountains in the south, Ganquan Mountain in the north, Yetai Mountain in the east, and Jinchi Water in the west.

Although it is adjacent to Chang'an, it is located in the deep mountains, so the transportation is inconvenient, and it has always been quite difficult.

If you want to go to Chang'an, you must first spend three or five days to reach Yaozhou, and then take the train through here to reach Chang'an City.

This is also Zhou Peiling's hometown.

At this moment, he was stepping on the mountain road, and said to a young man in front of him with an anxious face: "Tie Niu, is what you said true?"

Just a few days ago, he was still in Yaozhou, and was about to take the train there to Chang'an, but just as he was about to get on the train, his childhood friend Tie Niu found him, saying that there was an accident in his family and he wanted to go home quickly.

Zhou Peiling was deeply influenced by the saint, and naturally attached great importance to filial piety, and after hearing what Tie Niu said, he directly gave up his studies and traveled a long way back to his home.

"Of course. We've been friends for more than 10 years, so can we still lie to you? Let's go back quickly, otherwise it's too late, but it's going to be bad. Iron Bull replied.

This iron bull has a stocky figure, and his figure is not tall, he is a head shorter than Zhou Peiling, and the undershirt he is wearing does not cover the dark body that is exposed to the sun, and he is really as strong as a cow.

Zhou Peiling's heart tightened, and the body of his parents appeared in his mind, his parents were not rich and noble, but from the lowest level of tenants, and they relied on working hard for the local landlords on weekdays to earn a little ration to support themselves.

Later, when they saw Zhou Peiling showing his talent and being favored by the local county officials, the two of them worked hard day and night, just to make Zhou Peiling able to carp and jump into the dragon gate, walk out of the countryside, and go to the legendary Chang'an to show his talents.

Witnessing the hard work of his parents on weekdays, Zhou Peiling did not dare to relax, which led to the talent of Zhuangyuanlang.

"Is it Zhang Feng of the Zhang clan?"

Zhou Peiling asked in a low voice.

Tie Niu's body trembled, and he said helplessly: "That's right, it's him!"

The Zhang Feng that the two of them said was the patriarch of the Zhang clan, the strongest force in Chunhua, who controlled more than half of the local fields, and then relied on his talent to mix the identity of a councilor, of course, it was only limited to the county councilors in Chunhua, and the state councilors and state councilors were not the same level, and in the huge Red Phoenix Army, they could only be regarded as a small role.

But for the local people, this Zhang Feng is undoubtedly the local emperor.

In the past, there were still county orders to check and balance, but they didn't dare to be too presumptuous, but just a few days ago, the old county orders were deployed to other places because the ten-year period had expired.

And after the old county order was transferred, this Zhang Feng began to move, but he wanted to wait for an opportunity to control the whole city.

Zhou Peiling, as the descendant of the old county order, was naturally hated by Zhang Feng, because he couldn't threaten Zhang Feng, so he extended his black hand to his parents.

Thinking of all this, Zhou Peiling couldn't help but clench his fists, revealing a little anger, thinking in his heart: "If I hadn't left, how would this guy dare to do such a thing?" He didn't dare to relax his footsteps, and ran towards the small county town in the distance.

When they had crossed a hillside, they immediately saw the fertile fields crisscrossed the valley, and not far from them, a small mountain town made of stone stood beside it.

The roads in this mountain city are neat, and there are canals built next to it, and the water runs directly through the city, which is convenient for the residents of the city to get water for cooking, and there are dozens or hundreds of houses built in it, which is enough for thousands of people to live in it.

Zhou Peiling knew that this was the Chunhua City built by the Zhang family, and it was also their ancestral inheritance.

After hundreds of years, the Zhang clan has been maintaining this mountain city, and relying on this strong mountain city, they have repelled many bandits and kept their foundation.

As for the tenants, of course, it is impossible for them to inhabit this mountain city, and the house made of mud on the hillside is where they live.

Seeing this familiar scene, Zhou Peiling couldn't help but clench his fists, with a little annoyance: "This Zhang Feng is too deceitful, do you really think that I have no ability to resist?"

"Hill. ”

The iron bull was not in the mood to sigh, he waved his hand at Zhou Peiling and shouted, "Come here quickly, your father is here." ”