Cheng Dalei and Liu Facai led the oxen and followed the pedestrians into the city. What was rare was that when the two entered the city, they did not encounter any difficulties from the city gate defenders. The money bag Cheng Dalei had prepared in advance was not used.
"Langya City is the home of poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, and music. Here, every house does not pick up lost items and does not close its doors at night." Liu Facai's face was filled with a strange light. It seemed that when he came to Langya City, his moral bottom line also improved.
Cheng Dalei put the money bag back into his arms and walked on the street. He saw shops lined up on both sides of the street, men with wide robes and long sleeves, women with brocade clothes, and everyone looked kind.
When he first entered the city, Cheng Dalei was worried that his appearance would reveal his whereabouts, but later he discovered that this worry was completely unnecessary. There were many people in Langya City who were weirder than him. There were ferocious gangsters, soldiers in military uniforms, blond hair and blue eyes.
overseas businessmen, and the exotic Orchid from the Western Regions.
"There seem to be a lot of people here today?" Cheng Dalei sighed.
"Not just today, Langya City has always been so prosperous." Liu Facai said: "The world is divided into two emperors and eighteen kings, and all the princes are recruiting troops and talents. Master Meng's Wanjuan Academy is a nest for talents.
, The students of Wanjuan Academy have always been the object of competition among princes from all walks of life. And scholars all over the world are also willing to experience themselves in Wanjuan Academy before choosing their masters."
Princes from all walks of life need talents, and students all over the world are willing to learn literary and martial arts and sell goods to the emperor's family. Therefore, Langya City has always been lively. Cheng Dalei subconsciously sighed: "It turns out that this is a large talent market."
"What?" Liu Facai didn't quite understand what Cheng Dalei said.
"It's nothing, let's keep walking and you keep talking." Cheng Dalei said.
"Langya City is a good place. I don't know how many pairs of eyes in the empire are staring at this place. As long as you perform a little better, some princes will win you over. The food, clothing, housing and transportation in the college will be taken care of by someone, and you will be given money, goods, and women. Make a decision first.
Say it again."
"Yeah, you can also send women as gifts. It seems that the school rules of Wanjuan Academy are not very strict?" Cheng Dalei clicked his tongue.
"Of course, so does food and sex. A talented person can be called a romantic talented person if he is not romantic."
When Liu Facai said this, he was not without envy. Naturally, the empire still respected scholars according to tradition, and they had always been scholars, peasants, industrialists, and merchants. Liu Facai, a thieves who cheated and traveled around the world, was simply a low-class person.
The road ahead suddenly became crowded. Cheng Dalei saw people crowded in front of a building. He couldn't see clearly what was going on inside the building. The main entrance alone was crowded.
"Ha, I know where that place is." Liu Facai sighed: "The largest brothel in Langya, Hongyuan."
"Hey, is there a brothel in this land of poetry, books, rituals and music?" Cheng Dalei kept asking like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time.
"The nature of food and color is also the nature of food and color." Liu Facai waved his hand: "Looking at the situation today, there are people discussing Taoism in the Red Courtyard. It's a pity that we can't squeeze in, otherwise we can also learn a lot."
"On Tao?" Cheng Dalei asked again puzzled.
"Nowadays, the situation in the empire is complicated. Where will the empire go in the future? Who among the two emperors and eighteen kings can rule the world? These things all need to be discussed. Scholars, everyone should express their opinions and sit down to discuss. Whenever such things happen, it is also a good opportunity to show off your talents.
.As long as you have an opinion, as soon as you finish the debate, someone will come to your door. Many times, several forces compete for one person and fight fiercely."
"In short, Langya City is a good place. As long as you are talented, you will not have to worry about food. There was once a poor scholar from the south who had no money, but he was raised by the most famous oiran of the Red Courtyard. In Wanjuan
The oiran is responsible for all expenses of the academy, which is also a romantic affair."
"What happened next?" Cheng Dalei asked.
"How do I know what happened next? I heard it from others."
The two of them walked and chatted all the way through the crowded crowd. Along the way, they met two people playing chess in the middle of the road, one drunk and singing wildly, and a few people competing on the bridge...
Scholars are not all weak scholars. The six arts of Confucianism are: etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. The princes from all walks of life select talents here, not only counselors, but also generals. Even carpenters, blacksmiths... as long as
Anyone with a certain skill can find a job in Langya City.
After a lot of effort, Cheng Dalei and Liu Facai arrived in front of Wanjuan Mountain.
Wanjuan Academy is located on Wanjuan Mountain, which is close to the sea. Standing at the foot of the mountain, you can smell the salty smell of the ocean. The thumping sound heard in your ears is just the sound of waves crashing against Wanjuan Mountain. It is said that at the foot of Wanjuan Mountain
There is a hollow, and the waves beat on it, like the beating of a drum, which can be heard for hundreds of miles. It is called Sea Drum, which is a scene in Langya City.
When Cheng Dalei came to the front of the mountain, the first thing he saw was a white jade archway with only two words written on it: Zhongli.
Standing at the foot of the archway, people subconsciously felt a sense of admiration. Cheng Dalei nodded slightly, but he was very energetic.
"Master Cheng, I forgot to ask, how do you plan to get up there?" Liu Facai asked.
"Go up there?" Cheng Dalei asked strangely: "I can't fly."
"Oh, I forgot to mention that you really don't know." Liu Facai said: "If you want to find out the news, you naturally need to see Master Meng, but Master Meng is not easy to meet."
"how to say?"
"The princes from all walks of life are eyeing the students in the academy. As we have just seen, they are discussing Taoism in the Red Chamber, competing on the bridge, and playing chess in the street. As long as they perform well, they will always be guarded by various forces. But these people are only ordinary talents. Master Meng
Among his disciples, there are seven sages and twelve outstanding figures, who are the targets of various forces that want to win over them. But there are too many people who want to win over them, and it is not easy for ordinary forces to meet them. These are still disciples of Master Meng. Think about it
Can Master Meng be seen casually?"
"Is there no way to see Master Meng?"
"Of course there are ways." Liu Facai said: "There are three ways. The first is identity. If the emperor of the empire arrives, Master Meng will come out to greet him no matter what. And the princes and princes from all walks of life have to hand over their name cards.
, it all depends on Master Meng’s time, if you wait a few days, you may have a chance to meet him.”
"I can be considered a prince." Cheng Dalei tried: "If you tell me my name..."
"The most indispensable thing in Wanjuan Academy is talents. Each of the seven sages and twelve masters are both civil and military. In addition, there are seventy-two sword formations, which are said to have never been defeated."
"Hahaha." Cheng Dalei raised his head and laughed: "Tell me the second way?"
"The second kind is money." Liu Facai said: "Do gentlemen love money? Wanjuan Academy accepts subsidies. As long as you give out enough money, especially a lot, Master Meng may meet you after drinking tea.