In the Central Territory, culture and education are flourishing, with private schools everywhere and every family providing students.
For no other reason than to succeed in learning, you can become a master. Otherwise, you will work hard all your life, and in the end, future generations will still do the same thing. It's exactly this: "Ten years of hard study, in exchange for food and clothing, I just want to make progress for the happiness of future generations. After eight generations of poverty, how can I be satisfied with being an official? If I take corruption and bribery, I still have to call my family and relatives."
But speaking of it, Confucian practice is far superior to that of Buddhism and Taoism. In Confucian practice, as long as you read and understand the truth, you can derive awe-inspiring aura. The requirements for talent and talent are much lower than those of Buddhism and Taoism. In the end, even if it is difficult to advance further on the path, you can still enjoy the wealth and honor of the world if you enter the dynasty and become an official.
Therefore, the people of the Central Territory force their children to study every family. In addition to private schools, they also have to hire teachers to see their children succeed in their studies.
Studying is not just for the sake of family and country, but a way to pursue fame and fortune.
In a wine shop in a small village, Ye Ling and Xiao Wu were having dinner with Xu Nuo. They heard that the drinkers were chatting and talking about various things in the Central Region.
Xu Nuo said: "With such madness, it's no wonder that today's Confucian disciples have neither character nor sense of right and wrong."
Xiao Wu put rice into his mouth and said vaguely: "That's right, that's right, from now on scholar will no longer be a good word."
Ye Ling was speechless. He thought of the scholars in his previous life, who seemed even worse than this.
But this is not what he has to consider now. Now he deliberately takes Xu Nuo and Xiao Wu away from Xu Hong and the others to act alone, just to avoid involving Xu Hong and others.
Not long ago, Xu Hong and Ye Ling discussed that if they appear in the Central Territory, they will inevitably be hunted by all forces. Ye Ling has a special status. Only when Ye Ling and Xu Hong are separated can Xu Hong have the opportunity to persuade the Confucianists in the Central Territory. Send people to support the southwest border city.
Originally, Ye Ling thought that if someone found out, he could hide aside and be quiet for a while, but after hearing that Qing Yi was implicated by him, he became restless.
Xunuo knew what Ye Ling was thinking, so he persuaded her: "Master, don't worry, sister Qingyi will be fine."
Xiao Wu nodded: "They want to kill Master, so they just use that sister to force Master to submit. As long as Master cares more about Sister, she will not die!"
Hearing this, Ye Ling's eyes lit up: "Yes, as long as I let the Confucians know how important Qing Yi is to me, they will use it as a threat and will not harm her easily."
But after thinking about it, Ye Ling shook his head and said: "That's not right. If this happens, the Confucian family will definitely be on guard, and the chance of safely rescuing Qing Yi will be small."
Ye Ling seemed to regret at this moment why he sent Qing Yi to Red Sleeve Academy.
Xiao Wu ate half a bucket of rice and a large table of dishes before leaning back in his chair and burping: "I'm full, it's so delicious."
Xu Nuo covered her mouth and smiled: "Junior Brother Xiao Wu, every time he eats, he is like a starving ghost, and there is no one to snatch it from you."
"I have been growing up in Yunmengze since I was a child. I have no one to protect me. Anyone can bully me. There is no need to mention eating when I am hungry and when I am full. The key is to eat quickly, otherwise other monsters will take it away. .”
Xiao Wu smiled and talked about his experiences, but there was no sadness at all, as if they had nothing to do with him.
The three of them left the wine shop and arrived at the foot of a green mountain in a blink of an eye.
Ye Ling asked the two of them in a deep voice, "Did you find anything?"
Xu Nuo and Xiao Wu both shook their heads, while Ye Ling remained silent. He guessed that someone was watching him, so he deliberately appeared in the village ahead, but it seemed that the sentry did not chase the three of them.
"It's not for me, but for Xu Hong and the others. Who is behind this?"
"Master, where should we go next?"
"Of course we're going to Kongcheng, where the Holy Temple is located."
When Confucius led his disciples to the Central Territory, the King of Zhou specially gave Confucius a city in the center of the Central Territory as a place for lectures, and renamed it Confucius City. It was a holy place for Confucianism in the world.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. In mid-air not far from Kongcheng, Ye Ling changed into a Confucian shirt from nowhere and waved a folding fan in his hand, looking elegant.
Next to him, Xu Nuo was also dressed as a book boy, carrying a baggage, while Xiao Wu turned into a little turtle, lying on Xu Nuo's side.
shoulders.
The three of them were able to hide their presence all the way without being noticed. After all, Confucian disciples often have the habit of subduing monsters as slaves, so no one cares about Xu Nuo and Xiao Wu's monster aura.
Not far from Kongcheng, it is close to the prosperous place. But all I saw was: "There are rows of houses and rows of high-rise buildings. Travelers and merchants from all over the world come together, and there are a lot of rare treasures. If you are obsessed with gold and paper, let's look at the frivolity of literati. Since ancient times, there have been many prosperous places, relying on pen and ink articles. Poor people rarely come here, How about leading the beasts to eat people? After drinking, he helped the beauty to his bed and laughed at the peaceful scene."
Nowadays, many scholars gather in Kongcheng, which is a place where gold is sold. It is said that on this day every year, ordinary people have to buy food and clothing in advance, because these literati bring a lot of wealth here and squander it, and the prices will rise more than ten times!
Exactly:
"We all live in a peaceful and prosperous age, but who knows how hard it is for common people. In this life, I have been supporting the Lord of Heaven and Earth, but I have not seen any mercy.
Farming is just for food, and wealthy families lead beasts to invade. He angrily begged for justice, but he said that idlers should not enter. "
Ye Ling and the others came to a prosperous town near Kongcheng. The tall buildings on both sides were full of wine and entertainment. The scholars hugged the beauties and sang to the wind and moon. They really seemed like the pillars of the country and the character of the world. ..
Arriving at a small stall, Ye Ling and Xu Nuo sat down and ordered two bowls of rotten pork noodles.
The boss and his wife were both young, in their thirties. The landlady was cooking noodles behind the desk, and the boss hurriedly brought it over and said with a smile, "Your guest is also a scholar, so he came to us for the Holy Festival."
Ye Ling nodded and said, "I am from the Eastern Region, and this is my first time in the Central Region."
"No wonder, Mr. Guest Officer can come to our stall."
Ye Ling smiled when he heard this: "Can't someone like me come here?"
"If so, we are too late to welcome you. It's just that you gentlemen who are studying, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, and wear silks and satins. No one comes to a place like ours that specializes in cooking for Lipa. Look at these two Upstairs on the street, that’s where the old scholars stay.”
Xu Nuo said: "Our... Master is different from them. Besides, your noodles are delicious, no worse than the food in that building."
"We are so humbled by your praise! While you eat, I will add two more side dishes for you."
The boss turned around happily and went to work.
Ye Ling and Xu Nuo just ate noodles, but left Xiao Wu in the cold.
But not long after, I saw a few scholars running rampant on the street in the distance, their steps were erratic, and they looked very drunk.
Most of the people walking on the street were ordinary people. Anyone who dared to provoke them would avoid them.
By coincidence, the proprietress of the noodle stall was cooking noodles, and her two bright wrists fell into the eyes of one of the students.
The student was a lecherous devil, and the lover on the bed was even better. At this moment, when he was drunk, he was even more lustful. He immediately stepped forward and said: "This lady, I see that you are well-educated and sensible. I must have been a disciple of School, I wonder if you can give me some advice?"
The face of the landlady changed and she looked helpless.
The boss hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "My wife is a rough person and can't read. It's better for you gentlemen not to embarrass her."
Unexpectedly, when the student heard this, he became angry and said, "You bastard! As his husband, you don't let her study Mingli. What kind of behavior is this? Today, the Japanese master is determined to spread Taoism and take her to learn the teachings of saints. Come with me." !」
As he spoke, he reached out to pull the proprietress, who was so frightened that her face turned pale. The boss quickly stopped him, but was knocked away by the student's blow, breaking the table and chairs.
A crowd had already gathered around them, each one lamenting over and over again. The students were robbing civilian girls in the street, but there was nothing they could do.
The student said with a smile on his face: "Don't be afraid, little lady, can I take you to learn how to read?"
The three students who were walking with him behind him hugged their shoulders and laughed, with no intention of stopping him.
Just as the student's hand grabbed the boss lady's wrist, a chopstick flew over and knocked her shoulder off.
"ah!"
The student screamed, turned around, and saw Ye Ling holding a bowl of noodles and saying, "Mrs. Boss, here's another bowl of noodles."
How could the student not know that it was Ye Ling who did it, but the blow just now dislocated his arm, and he knew that this person's cultivation level was far above his own.
He stepped forward with a cold face: "This senior fellow student, do you know his surname?"
"Before asking others, shouldn't you tell yourself your family background?" Xu Nuo said from the side.
The student's mouth twitched, and he bowed his hands: "I'm Cao Ji, my father was the guard general of Ziyang Pass in the Zhou Dynasty, and my ancestor is now teaching at the Holy Academy."
"No wonder!"
The crowd around him exclaimed, no wonder this person dared to be so domineering, he turned out to have a prominent family background.
Ye Ling didn't even raise his head, and Xu Nuo sneered: "Is this how your father taught you the way of a saint? What kind of scholar are you when you commit murder on the street?"
"presumptuous!"
Another student stepped forward and said angrily: "How dare you, a little book boy, talk too much! My senior fellow student, you should take care of your own family first before meddling in other people's business!"
Ye Ling suddenly sighed. This sigh was a sigh that he had a miserable life. He just wanted to sneak into Kongcheng to find Qing Yi. He didn't want to cause trouble, but everything happened to be contrary to his wishes.
Xu Nuo would not act rashly when Ye Ling remained silent, so the few of them were in a stalemate.
"Oops, Lao Fan is dying!"
Several neighbors were supporting the noodle stall owner, who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth and his eyes were blurry.
Ye Ling stepped forward and used Dao power to enter his body, but was immediately interrupted by a voice from behind: "If you want to kill him with your own hands, just continue to pour Dao power into his body."
Ye Ling suddenly turned around and saw a young girl walking from the crowd. She was exactly the same: "Wearing pink clothes and peach red, her face is as delicate as orchid. The pavilion looks like clouds, and the east wind blows her face with a smile. My wonderful hands can heal the world's diseases, and my compassion is universal." Cross over and save the world.”
The woman stepped forward and put her hand on the boss's forehead. She then took out a silver needle from the storage bracelet on her wrist and inserted it into several acupuncture points. The boss let out a breath of thick air, his eyes gradually narrowed, and he was no longer in danger.
"Live! Live!"
People around were surprised and happy. The wife of the boss ran over and hugged the boss and cried bitterly.
Ye Ling stood up and looked at the girl who was rescuing people: "I wonder what the girl's name is?"
Before the girl could speak, the student Cao Ji stepped forward and said, "This girl seems to be very knowledgeable, and she can discuss this with the young man!"
This Cao Jizhen didn't know how to die, so he reached out to catch the girl. Unexpectedly, the girl flicked the silver needle, causing him to scream in agony.
When the companions behind him saw this, they immediately stepped forward and surrounded the girl: "Little girl, you hurt Mr. Cao, I can't just let you go."
"Oh? How do you want to stay?"
Behind the three people, another woman in black suddenly appeared, but she saw: "She is as enchanting as a willow, with a black gauze covering her face. She has been with poison since childhood, and unfortunately her appearance has been destroyed. She can destroy people's lives with one invisible hand, the King of Hell. If you don’t ask for it, you will go to hell.”
As soon as the three people turned around, they only smelled a scent, but immediately after that, the girl in black disappeared. When they turned around again, there was no trace of the girl in white...
