Chapter 1029
The half-old wooden boat cut through the picturesque emerald water like a pair of scissors.
Seeing that he was about to reach his destination, Zhuge Yuan, who was sitting in the boat shed, couldn't restrain his curiosity and expectation. He ran to the bow of the boat with his book basket on his back and looked ahead.
"Young man, be careful. If you fall in, I will go down to the river to fish you out." The boat owner who was pole-holding said with a smile.
"Old man, haven't you arrived yet?" Zhuge Yuan asked impatiently.
"Don't worry, it will take less than half an hour for Xianxian Tian to reach Baixiacheng. You can see it after passing the bend in front. Baixiacheng's shrimp cakes are amazing, but those shrimps can only be found in Jingzhe. At this time, you can
I’m afraid I won’t be happy if I go.”
Zhuge Yuan, who was standing on the bow of the boat, heard that there was still half an hour left. He immediately regretfully sat down on the bow of the boat. The toes of his white shoes hung on the water, drawing a water line.
He raised his hands over his shoulders and stretched, "Haha, it doesn't matter. I went to Baixia to study as a junior. I will definitely be able to eat Jingzhe next year."
"Study? Go to Baixia City to study? Could it be Pinglun Hall?" Surprise appeared on the old man's face.
When Zhuge Yuan heard this, he immediately nodded. "Yes! It's Ming Lun Hall. My teacher said it's Senior Wang Changxu of Ming Lun Hall."
"Oh my, it's amazing, it's amazing, tsk tsk tsk."
Hearing the admiration in the words, Zhuge Yuan smiled and cupped his hands towards the old man, "Thank you, my father-in-law. May I ask if Minglun Hall is famous in Baixia City?"
The old man's eyes suddenly widened, "Oh, it's famous not only in Baixia City, but also in the whole of Daqi. You can go in by yourself, but you don't know where Minglun Hall is?"
"Uh" Zhuge Yuan was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. He couldn't say that he had just come out of the mountains.
However, the old man didn't think too much and started to explain to Zhuge Yuan. "The Ming Lun Hall is a place for university studies. As long as you can enter the Ming Lun Hall, you don't need to take the top exam. You can become an official directly after you get out."
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"But I heard that many people don't want to become officials after entering Minglun Hall. Only a few people become officials."
"Oh? Then I dare to ask my father-in-law, what are the other people who do not join the court doing in Minglun Hall?" Zhuge Yuan couldn't help but become curious about the place introduced by his master.
"It's time to learn!" the old man said with pride.
"Do you want to study? May I ask what kind of study you do?"
Zhuge Yuan's words immediately stumped the old man, "How could I know this? I'm not a scholar. Look, Baixia City is ahead of you. When you get to Minglun Hall, you can ask the people inside."
As Zhuge Yuan turned his head, he discovered that a magnificent ancient city was gradually revealed from the cover of the steep cliff.
The first thing that caught my eye was the pier, where large and small passenger and cargo ships were crowded and struggling to move, shouting constantly.
Zhuge Yuan's eyes moved upward from the pier. The huge moss wall hanging with vines blended into the surrounding green mountains and green waters. Coupled with today's mist, it looked like a scene in a painting.
As the distance got closer, Zhuge Yuan saw more details, such as the towering towers on the city wall, the antique sculptures of animal heads on the city wall, and the flags on the city wall.
"Wow, this is Baixia City!" Zhuge Yuan said in amazement. This was the first time he had seen such a large city since he was a child.
When he got to the pier, he ran towards the increasingly huge city wall with the bamboo basket behind him.
After passing the city gate, you will see a prosperous scene with shops and streets full of people. In addition to the shops on both sides, there are also various small merchants and hawkers arranged haphazardly on the roadside.
Zhuge Yuan, who had never seen so many people before, couldn't see all this with his eyes.
As he continued to observe, he gradually understood the true appearance of some of the things in his books.
The smell of incense attracted Zhuge Yuan to look at the shrine in the room on the left. There was a snake-headed statue wearing white jade armor. Standing behind the swaying fireworks, it looked particularly mysterious.
In front of the statue is a black lacquered altar with seven wild cursive characters written on it, the title of General Yuli.
The two women were kneeling in front of the altar, muttering something while shaking the bamboo sticks in their hands.
"Hmm, do the people in Baixia City still believe this? Doesn't it say in the book that no one believes it? Master is really right. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles."
Zhuge Yuan continued to walk forward, stopping to watch from time to time when he encountered places of interest. The excitement of the outside world made him regret that he had not come out a few years earlier.
While walking and watching, when Zhuge Yuan came to his senses again, he found that the sun hanging in the sky was already half-length hanging on the city wall.
"It's broken, it's broken. I forgot about the business." Zhuge Yuan poured all the fried tofu wrapped in lotus leaves into his mouth, muttered and chewed it, and ran towards the Minglun Hall.
After wandering around for most of the day, he had actually already found out where the Minglun Hall was, but Zhuge Yuan felt that he still had time and wanted to play around first.
I just didn't expect that time would fly by so fast.
As dusk fell, the walls of Baixia City gradually became dim with the afterglow of the setting sun. Zhuge Yuan finally arrived in front of Minglun Hall before the sky completely darkened.
At the moment when the creaking door was about to slam shut, Zhuge Yuan's hand slammed on the round copper nails of the door. "Wait!"
When the closed nursing home opened the door in confusion, they saw a handsome young man holding his knees with his hands and panting heavily.
"Come back tomorrow, the time has passed." The nurse said firmly and was about to close the door again.
"Big brother, please stop! There will be a curfew soon. My husband has an old relationship with Wang Changxu of Minglun Hall. Please be accommodating."
Zhuge Yuan said as he quickly took out the letter from his master to him from the bamboo basket and handed it over.
The nurse took the letter, looked at it hesitantly, and then looked at Zhuge Yuan again.
"Wait!" The door slammed shut again.
Wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, Zhuge Yuan took a long breath. He raised his head and glanced at the huge plaque of Minglun Hall above his head. He couldn't help but thought to himself: "Am I really going to study here in the future?"
Looking around to see if there was no one there, he secretly peeked through the crack in the door.
Through the crack in the door is a magnificent building, with well-proportioned eaves, columns and walls clearly visible. There are many swords and bamboos planted around the building, rustling as the evening breeze blows by.
"cough!"
The slight cough behind him startled Zhuge Yuan. He quickly turned around and saw an old man with tied hair wearing a black and white robe, staring at him with a frown.
To be honest, this man looks very ordinary, not as eye-catching as the old man on the canoe, but his eyes are so radiant that people dare not look directly at him.
"Boy, are your master and senior Wang Changxu old friends?"
"Huh?" The stunned Zhuge Yuan glanced at the closed door, then at the old man in front of him, and quickly stood up and bowed to him.
Before Zhuge Yuan could speak, the other person said something that made him speechless, "Senior Wang Changxu has been dead for a hundred years. Is your master really an old friend of Senior Wang Changxu?"
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