Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

After leaving Guangyang Prefecture, we arrived at Xuyang Prefecture. After leaving Kuizhou, Xuyang Prefecture is one of the few areas where you can see mountains along the way. Although the terrain of Xuyang Prefecture is undulating, it is almost all continuous low mountains and hills.

After crossing the territory of Xuyang Prefecture and entering the territory of Linzhou, you will arrive at the outskirts of the capital. Linzhou is densely covered with rivers and the terrain is flat. In the endless fields, farmers are busy farming in the fields.

When Ye Changyan and his party were resting by the roadside, they had a brief chat with farmers who were busy in the fields and learned that they were busy with autumn ploughing and now was the best time to sow wheat.

Looking at the vast fields in Linzhou, all filled with busy farmers, coupled with the dense river network, abundant water resources and fertile land, it is no wonder that Linzhou has been an important granary throughout the dynasties, and it is no surprise that Linzhou has become a traditionally prosperous place.

After passing Linzhou, Ye Changyan and his party entered Changping Prefecture, which is located in the capital area. Changping Prefecture has always shouldered the important responsibility of protecting the capital and is only a hundred miles away from Shengjing.

Ye Changyan and his group planned to rest in Changping Prefecture for one night and set off early tomorrow morning so that they could enter Shengjing City in the afternoon.

The transportation, food and lodging along the way were all arranged by Sang Li's steward You Xin. When he heard that Cai Lao and others decided to rest for one night in Changping Mansion, You Xin quickly made arrangements.

"I've been out for more than half a month. I don't know if it's because of the fatigue from the journey or something else, but I have no appetite at all."

Mr. Cai looked at the table in front of him, which was filled with common meals from Shengjing, but he couldn't muster any appetite. Thinking of the delicacies in Yuzhou Prefecture, Mr. Cai couldn't help but express his feelings.

Ye Changyan felt amused when he saw Mr. Cai secretly glancing at him, but his face was full of concern.

"Teacher, we will be in Shengjing tomorrow. You must be really tired after all the traveling. I will cook for you tomorrow and make you some light and stomach-nourishing dishes. You will feel better in two days."

Liang Jingcheng was secretly happy to see that his teacher's evil plan had succeeded. After traveling for more than half a month, Liang Jingcheng had no appetite.

It was Sang Li’s first time to travel far away, and he was not used to the food in Shengjing.

The group ate some food and went to bed early.

On the afternoon of the second day of October, Ye Changyan finally saw the city wall of Shengjing City.

Sang Li also lifted the curtain of the car and saw the towering Shengjing city wall, and shouted with excitement.

Passers-by outside the city gate turned around to look and saw that the other party was wearing foreign clothes. They looked surprised and thought to themselves, "I don't know where this barbarian came from. He has never seen the world."

When Ye Changyan and his entourage arrived outside the south gate of Shengjing City, they saw Liang Jingcheng lifting the curtain and looking out, shouting excitedly.

"Teacher, I saw Senior Brother and the others waiting outside the city gate."

After hearing what Liang Jingcheng said, Ye Changyan and Mr. Cai hurried to the car window to look. Mr. Cai's eyesight was not very good, and it took him a long time to see his disciples waiting outside the city gate.

Liang Jingcheng pointed at a group of people outside the city gate from a distance and gave Ye Changyan a brief introduction.

"The one on the far left is Fifth Senior Brother Lu Ge'ang, next to him is Third Senior Brother Ji Yunting, standing in front of Third Senior Brother is Third Senior Brother's daughter Furong, the guy next to Third Senior Brother is Senior Senior Brother's eldest son Shanbao, the one in the middle is Senior Senior Brother Zhu Yuchun, standing in front of Senior Brother is Senior Senior Brother's youngest son Fubao, next to Senior Brother is Second Senior Brother's son Zhao Guangdi, next to him is Second Senior Brother Zhao Mubai, and next to Second Senior Brother is Fourth Senior Brother Wang Xinkuan."

Ye Changyan carefully memorized what Liang Jingcheng introduced in his mind. As the distance between them got closer, Ye Changyan was surprised that all of Cai Lao's disciples were handsome and even his own nephews were all born with a well-behaved appearance.

Zhu Yuchun's eldest son Zhu Shan saw Lu Tingfeng driving the carriage from afar, pointed at the carriage in the distance and shouted.

"Daddy, it's Uncle Lu!"

Following Zhu Shan's shout, Zhao Guangdi, Zhu Fu and Furong all saw the stern Lu Tingfeng in the carriage, and the children also started shouting loudly.

The soldiers guarding the city gate heard a group of children shouting at the gate. Just as they were about to step forward to scold them, they were kicked back by the gatekeeper nearby.

"If you want to die, don't drag so many brothers to take the blame for you. Don't you see what kind of people they are?"

The new recruit guarding the city gate was kicked back by the gatekeeper. He was feeling angry and heard the gatekeeper scolding him in a low voice.

The veteran soldier at the side quickly stepped forward and pulled the recruit aside, whispering in his ear.

"You have just been transferred to the South City Gate. You should follow me and learn from me first. Although none of the people in front of you are high-ranking officials in the court, they are all people you cannot afford to offend. Look at the person on the far right. Although he is only twenty-six or twenty-seven, he is a person that even the Minister of Personnel has to give some face to."

"Brother, you are just trying to scare me. Who among the officials in this world does not rely on the officials of the Ministry of Personnel? The power of life and death is in the hands of the Ministry of Personnel. The Minister of Personnel is a high-ranking official of the second rank, but even the royal family members, few dare to offend him."

"Let's talk about you, little tiger. You didn't deserve the kick you received just now. The young man on the far right is the Li Ke Du Shi Zhong. To put it bluntly, he is the eyes and ears that His Majesty has arranged in the Ministry of Personnel to help His Majesty supervise the officials in the Ministry of Personnel."

Although the new soldiers did not know what the official position of the Li Ke Du Shi Zhong was, when they heard that this man was the emperor's eyes and ears, they understood a little bit and looked at Wang Xinkuan who was standing at the edge with some surprise.

When the children saw Lu Tingfeng approaching in his carriage, they all ran over shouting.

When Lu Tingfeng saw a group of young masters and young ladies running towards him, he pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.

"Uncle Lu, are Grandpa Shi and Junior Uncle Shi in the car?"

Lu Tingfeng, who always had a stern face, heard the youngest Zhu Fu calling him and asking questions, so he jumped off the carriage and picked up Zhu Fu.

"Fubaoer, do you miss your Uncle Lu?"

"Yes, I think about it every day."

Zhu Fu acted coquettishly and kissed Lu Tingfeng on the cheek.

Lu Tingfeng turned his other face over with a doting look on his face, and Zhu Fu kissed Lu Tingfeng on the other side of his face again.

Lu Tingfeng then burst into laughter and put Zhu Fu on the ground. Then the curtain of the carriage was lifted and Liang Jingcheng walked out first.

"Little uncle!"

The children shouted in unison.

"Children, your Junior Uncle is still in the carriage. From now on, you must call me Sixth Uncle."

Just then, Ye Changyan supported Mr. Cai and walked out of the carriage.