"I have no money, and even if I have money, I won't spend it on them." Cheng Dalei said, "The third kind?"
"The third way is to rely on talent." Liu Facai said: "You are the best poet in the world, the best chess player in the world, even if you are the best carpenter or blacksmith in the world, you can meet Master Meng."
"That's it." Cheng Dalei sighed: "The key is that I don't have any of these three things. Being the best bandit in the world seems to have no use here."
Liu Facai sighed: "I blame me for not telling you in advance. I think we should find a place to live and discuss it in the long term. The Red Courtyard is good."
"Actually, I have a way." Cheng Dalei said: "Master Meng always has relatives. I tied up their daughter and granddaughter as a threat, so I don't have to worry about not getting the news. According to what you just said, Wanjuan Academy should
You are very rich, and you can still make a fortune by taking advantage of the opportunity."
"..." Liu Facai was speechless for a while: "Master Cheng, Langya City is a cultured place."
"Yes, I know what you are saying, but I am not a cultural person." Cheng Dalei pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, raised his chest, and looked like he was about to break through the mountain gate of Wanjuan Academy.
"Master Cheng, be careful, be careful." Liu Facai hurriedly stopped him: "Let's think of a way, there will always be a way to go up the mountain."
However, Cheng Dalei had no intention of forcing his way up the mountain. After all, he was asking for help this time, and he could use a knife or a gun as soon as he got up. Of course, he didn't have much time to waste here. If he couldn't think of a good solution for a while, he could use Master Meng
It's not like he can't do it if his relatives' lives are threatened.
Anyway, I am a bandit.
At this moment, a scholar in sackcloth passed by Cheng Dalei and climbed the stone steps up the mountain.
"Isn't it possible to go up here?" Cheng Dalei patted Liu Facai on the shoulder: "Go up and have a look."
Liu Facai curled his lips and muttered: "That's so easy."
Going up the mountain along the stone steps, Cheng Dalei saw the mountain road leading straight to the top, watched the white clouds surrounding the mountain peak, and listened to the sound of waves. Cheng Dalei walked up the mountain slowly, but it was also a good idea to cultivate his moral character.
On both sides of the mountain road, a square stone platform is opened, where some scholars sit and talk about Taoism, some friends recite poems and compose poems, some sit and play chess, some play the piano and flute together, some people wear robes in the wind, compete in martial arts and teach skills.
There has always been no first place in literature or second place in martial arts, but it is precisely because there is no first place that scholars strive for the first place. It is not without this reason that most scholars are above the top. After all, if you are not convinced among warriors
I can beat you into submission, but among scholars, I just don’t like you. What should you do? You can’t beat me.
At this time, Cheng Dalei reached the mountainside and saw a platform in front of him. There was a red paint gate blocking the way up the mountain. The boy in sackcloth who passed them just now was kneeling in front of the gate.
A Confucian scholar in a wide robe and long sleeves stood in front of the gate and said: "The academy has strict requirements for disciples. If you want to study in the academy, you should take the academy's major exam in spring and March every year."
"Disciple has been waiting for three years. I just want the academy to give me a chance to take the big exam." The young man in Mai said.
The broad-robed Confucian scholar shook his head, closed the door, and went up the mountain.
Cheng Dalei was confused: "How could this happen?"
"Master Cheng doesn't know. Thinking about the academy's status in the empire, people who come out of the academy can become the target of wooing. There are many scholars in the empire, and these people must all want to study in the academy. The academy cannot accept everyone, and there must always be assessments.
Choose the best among them.”
"It makes sense." Cheng Dalei nodded.
"So the academy has three acceptances and three no admissions." Liu Facai said.
"how to say?"
"The major exams are held in spring and March every year, and those with outstanding scores are admitted. In addition, candidates recommended by celebrities, fellow students in the academy, and I have admitted outstanding scholars."
"It's not unreasonable." Cheng Dalei said: "What about the three refusals?"
"We won't accept those who don't have money. The expenses of the academy are huge. You also have to pay attention to your wardrobe when you go out. You don't get tired of food and fine clothes. After all, if you can't even afford a good set of clothes, aren't you bringing shame to the academy? Secondly,
, Untouchable children will not be accepted, and the parents of academy students cannot be slave laborers. Third, those with incomplete body parts will not be accepted. Those with missing arms and legs, and those with ugly faces will also bring shame to the academy."
"Tsk, that's good, that's good." Cheng Dalei then remembered that Mai Yi was walking with a limp when he was a boy, so he must have suffered from incomplete limbs, and seeing that he was wearing a linen short coat, he probably didn't have much money.
The young man in sackcloth knelt on the ground, his desire to learn was very sincere. People came and went in front of him, and no one took a second look at him. This kind of thing should be common in the academy, and no one would find it strange.
Not long after, two people dressed in short clothes came. Judging from their appearance, they should be servants of the college, that is... school guards.
The two of them picked up the boy in linen clothes and walked down the mountain. Their behavior was not rude, but they were not polite either. This was probably not the first time they had dealt with this kind of thing.
Cheng Dalei stopped the boy in sackcloth and drove the two school guards away.
"A man has tens of thousands of gold under his knees, but this problem of kneeling down when he sees anyone is not the teaching of a saint?" Cheng Dalei said.
The young man's name was Chu Yunsheng. He lowered his head and said weakly: "In order to learn, you should not be ashamed to ask."
Although they were very downcast, judging from their expressions, they didn't look down on Cheng Dalei and Liu Facai very much. Well, they had already contracted the bad habits of the academy before they even went up the mountain.
Cheng Dalei didn't take it seriously and said, "Want to go up the mountain?"
Only then did Chu Yunsheng's eyes light up, and he shook his head: "I have lived in Langya City for three years. My family's wealth has been exhausted and I haven't even passed this door. No one in the world can help me."
"Tsk, look what you said, as long as you want to go up the mountain, I can help you open this door."
Chu Yunsheng chuckled and did not ridicule Cheng Dalei on the spot, so he had some self-cultivation.
Liu Facai was also confused. The two of them had not found a way up the mountain yet, so why did Cheng Dalei dare to boast about helping others.
Cheng Dalei turned his eyes around and suddenly had an idea in his mind, saying, "I'll tell you a poem, and you write it on the door. The door will naturally open when the time comes."
"Huh!"
Liu Facai opened his eyes wide and saw that Cheng Dalei looked similar to him, and his temperament was actually similar. If Cheng Dalei was a butcher who killed pigs, no one would doubt it, but when he said that he could write poetry, it was indeed a bit unbelievable.
What's more, what kind of place is this? Langya Ten Thousand Volumes Mountain, the holy land of scholars and the nest of talented people. If you want to rely on a limerick as a stepping stone, I'm afraid it won't work.
Chu Yunsheng lowered his head and didn't care too much. He was still in a decadent mood at the moment.
Then, he saw Cheng Dalei tapping the ground with his toes and scribbling on the ground. Chu Yunsheng didn't think anything of it at first, but after reading the second sentence, his pupils became hot.
He raised his hand and bowed to Da Lei, saying: "Your Excellency is a very talented person, and Mr. Chu is in awe."