Chapter 17: The Second Elder of the Academy
As a well-known academy in Lijiang City, Xiangge Academy has strict requirements for candidates' net worth and qualifications, and under Xiao Fu's prior arrangement, Qian Baimo successfully participated in the autumn examination enrollment competition of Xiangge Academy as a scholar of the Lu family in Lijiang City and a letter of recommendation from the master of the Lu family, and finally became a student of Xiangge Academy with excellent results in the literary examination and the good results in the fighting examination. On the other side, Yue Wule and Xie Kun entered Lijiang City as the Lu family's account manager and nursing home instructor respectively, and set up a residence in Zhuangzi outside the Lu family's city, and everything was arranged to wait for the opening ceremony three days later.
Three days later, in the early morning, when Qian Baimo came to Xiangge Academy with his luggage, he saw that no less than 100 people had gathered at the main gate of the academy.
"Hey, where are the country boys, don't get in the way. At this time, a young man about thirteen or fourteen years old wearing a brocade robe walked by, and after looking at Qian Baimo in inferior coarse cloth clothes with contempt, he pushed him away, and then turned sideways to give up a position, and then changed to a flattering smile on his face: "Ling Gongzi, after I had the honor to read your "Zhiwei Cao Treatise" last time, I was greatly inspired by the homework taught by Du Fuzi, and I don't know when I will be lucky enough to see Ling Gongzi's article." ”
At this time, Qian Baimo, who had regained his footing, looked in the direction in which the young man spoke, and saw a handsome young man who was also about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a blue and gray robe, holding a folding fan in his hand, and was walking towards this side surrounded by five or six teenagers, and the handsome young man also hugged his fists and smiled after hearing the greeting of the brocade young man: "Mu is a fellow student, and that "Zhiwei Cao Treatise" is just a casual book and not worth mentioning. ”
Not far away, Qian Baimo saw that although the handsome young man was humble and polite, he still felt the unique arrogance and contempt for the brocade boy from his words and attitude.
"Hey. Just when Qian Baimo looked at the handsome young man, he felt that his back was touched, so he looked back and saw a young man who was also wearing inferior coarse cloth clothes and looked slightly older than himself was looking at him with a kind face; ”
"Oh. Qian Baimo felt that the young man had no malice, so he followed the young man to the side door on the left, and then the young man asked Qian Baimo beside him as he walked, "You are Qian Baimo." ”
"Huh, how do you know my name?" Hearing that the young man actually knew himself, Qian Baimo couldn't help but look at the young man vigilantly. And when the young man saw that Qian Baimo confessed, he smiled kindly: "Hello, my name is Shufeng, and I am two years older than you." In the autumn exam, there are also several scholars from large families who participate, and you have the best grades, and I also know those scholars, so when I saw you just now, I guessed that you might be a good brother of Qianbaimo. ”
After listening to Shu Feng's explanation, Qian Baimo observed carefully for a while, and after feeling that Shu Feng had no malicious intentions, he wiped the back of his head and smirked: "There, it's just lucky, it just happened to be taught by Mr. Kao." ”
"Brother Qianxian is humble, among the dozen or so scholars in our academy, you reached the Five Realms of Child Cultivation at the age of ten, and I just arrived at the Five Realms of Child Cultivation last month, I am really ashamed. Shu Feng laughed embarrassedly as he spoke.
Hearing that Shu Feng had also reached the Five Realms of Child Cultivation, Qian Baimo couldn't help but look at it twice, Qian Baimo knew that as a scholar sold to a wealthy family, they were all poor people with very difficult family conditions, so he was forced to give up participating in the children's cultivation competition held by the Dou Xiu Association, and sell himself to a wealthy family as a scholar to earn living expenses;
However, more than 20 years ago, because the idea of equal rights of "everyone learns equally" became popular among the nobles of the five empires, some wealthy families began to follow suit, allowing scholars with certain potential in their families to study and practice, so that they could better help their own children in the future;
During the conversation, the two came to the side door, and at this time, there were more than a dozen people standing in front of the side door, who were also wearing inferior coarse cloth clothes, and when they saw Shu Feng, they came forward to say hello, Shu Feng responded and introduced to Qian Baimo: "All the scholars here are scholars, because some scholars may study in the same academy as the young master and young lady in the family, and the two sides in order to avoid breaking the master and servant rules and the academy system, so over time they have formed an unwritten rule that scholars only enter the academy from the side door." Shu Feng said, and introduced to the two students who were the same age as Qian Baimo: "The one in gray clothes is called Fence Fiber, and the one next to him is called Plough Chief, they are all recruited for this autumn examination just like you." ”
After Shu Fengyi's introduction, Qian Baimo had an impression of the two of them, and the two had already noticed Qian Baimo in the autumn exam, so after meeting Shufeng, they came to Qian Baimo's side and said coldly: "Baimo, you are so amazing, it is the first time I have seen a scholar who can reach the five realms of child cultivation at the age of ten." ”
"yes, yes, you're amazing. ”
"Where. Looking at the envious eyes of the two, Qian Baimo couldn't help but blush, knowing that even though he was a thunder inspiration, but without the huge financial and material resources of the Jin family, coupled with Yue Wule's comprehensive and professional guidance, it would be difficult for him to reach the five realms of child cultivation at the age of ten simply as a scholar, so he was embarrassed to reply in the words taught by Yue Wule: "I was just lucky, and I have been practicing with my young master for a few months, so I will be faster than you." ”
"Ah, you can still practice with your young master. "Douqi cultivation itself is a very laborious practice, and only a few scholars who are valued by the head of the family have the opportunity to practice with the young master of the family and share a little material resources; ”
"That's right, Baimo, tell us about it. The fence on the side also echoed with anticipation.
"Alright. At this moment, Shu Feng interrupted the three of them: "The opening ceremony is about to begin, let's go in quickly." As he spoke, he took Qian Baimo into the academy from the side door, and then the two of them also entered with the others.
When everyone came to the front yard of the academy, they saw about a dozen people standing in the middle, and about a dozen people wearing brocade silk stood about a meter apart on both sides, the middle row was a person with slightly inferior clothes, and the last row was a person wearing ordinary clothes.
At this time, a master on the podium in front of him, after looking at the hourglass behind him, coughed lightly and said, "The opening ceremony has officially begun. The master didn't speak loudly, but his voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly, and as soon as the master's voice fell, all the doors of the academy began to close slowly.
After the courtyard door was closed, the master followed up and said, "I would like to invite the dean to give a speech." Immediately after that, driven by the applause of the young man at the head of the row, everyone present applauded, and then a middle-aged man wearing black silk and gold silk, a slightly chubby figure, and a dark red cicada wing crown slowly sat on the podium.
"Hello everyone. ”
"Hello Dean. After everyone responded, the dean began to deliver the opening speech on the stage, and then Shu Feng whispered to Qian Baimo below: "This is Dean Cheng of our academy, and there will be a tall and thin vice president Xuan later, who is specifically responsible for the rules and discipline of the college." ”
Shu Feng said, and said to the dozen or so people in the middle: "Each of the people in the middle of the station is a child of a family with a great identity, and among them, Ling Yinren, Li Shuyu, Hao Wenyin, and Fang You have the best schoolwork, so they are called the four talents of Xiangge." ”
"Ling Yinren?" Hearing this name, Qian Baimo thought for a moment and asked, "Is this Ling Yinren the young master in a blue and gray robe I saw at the main gate just now?"
"Yes, that's him. Shu Feng nodded and continued: "Ling Yinren is the cousin and nephew of our Lord Shouling of Dagnuma County, and his literary talent, schoolwork, and cultivation are also the highest among the four, so he is known as the first of the talented people. ”
"Is it the cousin and nephew of Lord Shouling of Dagnuma County?" After listening to Shu Feng's introduction, Qian Baimo couldn't help but ponder: "I didn't expect this Ling Yinren to have a little background, it seems that my road to dominating Xiangge Academy is still very long." Qian Baimo pondered, and couldn't help but think of the bloody plot of a group of secondary school teenagers in the college seen in the stall comic strip.
And Shu Feng, who didn't know why on the side, thought that Qian Baimo was intimidated by Ling Yinren, so he comforted softly: "Don't worry, Ling Yinren usually won't talk to us, as long as you don't provoke him, it's fine." But. Shu Feng said, and deliberately pulled Qian Baimo to look in the direction of his finger.
Qian Baimo, who came back to his senses, saw from what Shu Feng pointed out that it was a little fat man in the front row, about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a blue brocade robe.
"This person's name is Lu Dajie, his father is called Lu Guanxi, he is the largest butcher merchant in Lijiang City, and he is also the chief shopkeeper of Guanxi Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Lijiang City. ”
"Lu Guanxi?" Hearing Shufeng say this name, Qian Baimo remembered that Guanxi City is known as the largest sales vault in Lijiang City, and it is a comprehensive entertainment area integrating Juqing Building, Dance Building, Restaurant, Shadow Puppet Building, and Colosseum Pavilion, so he hurriedly asked: "Does this Guanxi refer to Guanxi City?"
"Yes. Shu Feng said, and then lowered his head and whispered to Qian Baimo: "I also heard that this Lu Guanxi is the leader of the Shuibo Gang, the largest gang in Lijiang City, who kills people every day like hemp, and also uses human flesh to make buns." ”
Qian Baimo didn't care about the rumors of this human meat bun, but he was interested in the Shuibo Gang, and when he came, he heard Xie Kun say that the Shuibo Gang in Lijiang City was one of the three major Caoyun gangs in Dagnuma County, and the Jiangliang Gang and the Shuanglong Gang had carved up all the Caoyun in Dagmar County, and even Xiao Fu's Xiaoyao Chamber of Commerce had to give the Shuibo Gang a sum of money every year to ensure the freight.
At this time, Shu Feng didn't notice Qian Baimo's reaction, but continued to say in his ear: "This Lu Dajie is the little bully of the academy, who often bullies ordinary students with no background and scholars whose family heads are slightly worse. However, Brother Bai Mo can rest assured, with the status of the Lu family in Lingjiang City, as long as Brother Xian doesn't provoke him, he should be fine. ”
For Shu Feng's kind reminder, Qian Baimo didn't care at all, "Thank you Brother Feng for your concern." After Qian Baimo responded with a smile, he thought in his heart: "The little overlord of Xiangge Academy, hum, just obediently step on the stepping stone of the top of Xiangge Academy." As soon as he thought of the bloody plot of the second middle school in the stall comic book, Qian Baimo couldn't help but look forward to and become hot for the next college life.