There are quotas for young men of suitable age from noble families to study in the Imperial College. Mu Yan's own father, Mu Sheng, said it was for Mu Yan's good and sent him to Beijing to study in the Imperial College.
But Mu Yan didn't know in his heart that his biological father, now his uncle, had just been tricked into sending him to the capital as a hostage.
His grandfather was the adopted son of Taizu and was raised by Taizu and Empress Xiaocigao from the age of eight. He was loved by them both and was loyal to the Wei Dynasty.
But now that there are three generations of emperors, the Mu family is in charge of the military, government and people's livelihood in Yunnan Province. How can they not be feared and guarded by the emperors?
After procrastinating for a long time, Mu Yan finally planned to go to the Imperial College to register for admission today.
When the assistant doctor who received him heard that he was from the Mu family of Xipinghou, he thought for a long time, Xipinghou?
Also, the first generation of Xipinghou went to the southwest border to garrison. There were no people in the ancestral residence in the capital, and the Cheng family didn't like to move around.
Who among the nobles of the capital city knows the Marquis of Xiping?
When Taizu founded the country, he granted the title of Duke, Bozi and Baron to 150 people. When the new emperor came, although many people were killed and confiscated over the years, there were still 123 people left. With the new emperor ascending the throne,
Twenty-six more princes and princes have been granted the title, most of them are hereditary. How many nobles must there be in the entire capital?
You can meet a distinguished person in just five steps.
That is to say, each prince is entrusted to his own territory, otherwise there will be more royal relatives and nobles.
But there are also princess palaces, princess palaces, county princes and village princes, relatives of various emperors, and powerful figures from various aristocratic families in the capital... The Imperial College is full of children of noble families. Mu Yan is a child of a prince's mansion in the southwest border.
If you still don’t know your identity as a concubine, how good will you get if you enter the Imperial College?
Mu Yan was left alone for an hour by the assistant professor.
His face is getting colder and colder.
I didn't see the other party dealing with any important matters, I just sent him to wait and let him sit on the bench.
Is it so difficult to go through the admission procedures for him? Mu Yan was so angry that he wanted to turn around and leave, but Mu Li and Mu Kan held him firmly.
"Doctor, may I ask, when can my young master go through the enrollment procedures?" Mu Li held back his anger and went over to ask again.
The teaching assistant doctor picked up the tea and took a slow sip. He raised his eyelids and said, "Wait, don't you see I'm busy?"
You're too busy! You're too busy! Too busy drinking tea? I won't be able to kill you!
Not to mention the young master, Mu Li wanted to punch him in the face a few times, but he held it back.
Now they have no one to rely on in the capital, the old Marquis is gone, and the title of Marquis of Xiping is not very useful, so they have to endure it.
After waiting for another half an hour, Mu Yan's patience ran out.
Just as he was about to get up, he saw a little fat man running over with his mouth pouting. The piece of meat was trembling, and you could see the meat swaying outside his clothes.
Mu Yan sat back again.
The little fat man glanced at Mu Yan, ignored him, and ran all the way into the teaching assistant's office: "Dr. Zheng, please take care of it and move Chen Xi away. I don't want him to sit behind me. He always bullies me!"
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The teaching assistant doctor who had just made cold remarks to Mu Yan now came out to greet him, nodding and bowing.
"Oh, little Marquis, come in quickly." There was a flurry of greetings, tea and water.
"Then where do you want to sit?"
"I can sit anywhere, as long as Chen Xi doesn't sit behind me." Chen Xi always said that he was fat. He always poked him with books and pinched his flesh in class. He couldn't scold him or hit him again and again. He was so annoying.
Got it!
Assistant Professor Zheng is troubled. Both of them are ancestors and they will both be nobles in the future. Which one can he offend?
I had no choice but to coax: "Okay, then I'll ask you first and then move you away. Okay?"
The little fat man raised his double chin and nodded: "Then you have to do it quickly. I don't want him to sit behind me in the next class."
"Okay, then I'll go with the little Marquis and ask around." After saying that, he nodded and bowed, and followed the little fat man out the door.
Mu Li Mukan watched him go away and called him, but he ignored him.
Who is this person? The Imperial College has degenerated into this?
"It's okay if you can't learn this." Mu Li stood up with a cold face.
Just as he was about to leave, a doctor in green shirt walked towards him with a book under his arm. He stopped when he saw Mu Yan and the others. When he asked about the situation, he apologized and made a mental note to Dr. Zheng.
Take it to the public house.
The doctor took them to the public house and asked about Mu Yan. He learned that his surname was Mu and that he came from the Xiping Marquis Mansion, and he took a good look at him.
Seeing that he was serious and unsmiling, he would not speak unless asked, and he looked like he would not approach strangers, so he did not ask any more questions and quickly completed the admission procedures for him.
I kindly gave him some pointers.
Mu Yan bowed to him and thanked him, then left the Imperial Academy with a cold face.
I was kicking and stomping all the way, with a straight face, feeling angry, and the depression in my chest was inexplicable.
Mu Li Mukan advised him to take a walk in the city.
Mu Yan was not interested at all and had a cold expression on his face.
Mu Li and Mu Kan looked at each other and advised him: "Master, why don't we go to the outer city wharf? I heard that many merchant ships from south to north dock there, and the goods transported are also all kinds of things, including foreign goods.
It’s all there. It’s very lively. Don’t you want to know about the capital, young master? Why don’t we go there and have a look?”
Mu Yan paused for a moment, then turned around and walked towards the outer city dock.
Mu Li Mukan let out a breath. He had to let the young master breathe out, otherwise he would hurt himself by holding it in. Seeing that the young master was willing to listen to his advice, he followed behind happily.
Huo Xi and Yang Fu have sold twelve cans of Bald Butter in North and South City, but they don't plan to sell the remaining three cans in the city.
Plan to go to the outer city dock to find Huo Zhong.
If she can win the favor of him and his store, then she will have a fixed shipping channel, and she won't have to worry about knocking on doors in the city for a bottle or two.
Yang Fu was carrying a heavy amount of money, feeling happy and worried at the same time.
He held Huo Xi's hand tightly and took a step to take a look. He felt that no one had good intentions and wanted to calculate the money in his basket. He just wanted to ship the goods quickly and then take the money home and hide it.
Huo Xi held a jar of bald butter in her hand and sniffed it from time to time. It smelled so good that she felt hungry.
I got a lot of money today, and I will go to the butcher Gao later to buy a pig's trotter for my mother and cut a big piece of meat for my family.
As soon as Yang Fu heard that she was going to cut the meat, his legs no longer hurt and his waist no longer ached. "Xi'er, let's go quickly and sell these three jars of butter, and then we'll go home and eat meat!"
Bald butter? What is it?
Mu Yan had noticed them a long time ago and followed them calmly. Listening to the two of them discussing whether a piece of meat should be braised in braise, cut plain or mixed with stir-fried vegetables, he rolled his eyes speechlessly.
He gave Mu Li a look. Mu Li understood and immediately strode towards Huo Xi and the others.
"Little boy, I heard you talking about Bald Butter, and I was curious. We have just arrived in Beijing not long ago, and we are looking for the good scenery, good things and delicious food in the south of the Yangtze River."
Yang Fu pulled Huo Xi tightly, with a wary look on his face. Where did it come from? He must have evil intentions and wanted to steal his money. He hurriedly put one hand behind his back to protect the basket.