Jiangshan is hired [rebirth]

A person who is so famous that even if he recommends a woman, there will be a large number of people willing to follow, and at the same time, someone who may help them, looking at the world today, except for Xu Bingchang, the head of Qingguang Academy, who does not think otherwise.

With the status of Qingguang Academy in the hearts of scholars today, if Xu Bingchang can get the approval, the world will not say that they will immediately look at Huo Lan with admiration, at least they will be skeptical. help.

But this is only possible, Yun Miaoqing's mother was born in Xu's family in Bozhou, Huo Lan didn't know what the relationship between Xu Bingchang and Yun Miaoqing was, and he thought they were related.But Xu Muzhen was expelled from the family many years ago, and the news of being removed from the Xu family tree was widely circulated. The two sides did not say that they had turned against each other, and the two sides probably had a heated argument. Would Xu Bingchang still help them because of this trace of kinship?

"If you don't go to him, how do you know that he won't agree?" Yun Miaoqing's eyes slightly curved, with a beautiful arc.Such a light answer, it's not like going to discuss with someone about a major issue related to the fate of the two of them and the fundamentals of the country, it's like asking a neighbor to borrow a bowl of water.

Huo Lan felt that she had seen through all aspects of Yun Miaoqing yesterday, but now she began to not understand, but not understanding did not affect her trust in Yun Miaoqing's judgment, at worst, she would run into a wall, and there was no big loss.

The two got dressed, ate their last meal in this hut that belonged to them alone, packed their bags and locked the door, and embarked on the road to Bozhou.Although the vast majority of people in this world are fleeing everywhere to avoid disasters, there are also daring traders who risk their lives for money and travel between different places. Huo Lan and the others met a few in their last life, and they know that Bozhou is okay for the time being. , There is a little friction with the surrounding states from time to time, but the territory is still stable.

At that time, Yun Miaoqing was going to take Huo Lan to Silk Prefecture, but she was too ill on the way and couldn't bear the pain of traveling, so she finally gave up her plan to go there.This time, the two of them walked up the road to Bozhou again, and Huo Lan was extremely careful along the way, not daring to relax for a moment.

Coincidentally, on the way, they also encountered a group of bandits and bandits and a group of soldiers and hooligans that they had encountered in their previous lives.The last time Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing could only hide in Tibet, they were frightened and suffered a lot, but this time Huo Lan is no longer that weak woman who has no power to restrain a chicken. She has practiced martial arts for many years , I have achieved some success in martial arts, so I am not afraid of them, but beat them to pieces instead.

After these two incidents, Huo Lan's confidence became stronger again. He saw some bullied people along the way, and under Yun Miaoqing's instruction, he helped them if he could. After two months, the two finally arrived in Bozhou Outside Liwen, the state capital.

It’s spring now, and the willows and willows outside Liwen City should be everywhere. There should be literati and poets going out with their friends, but at this time, like Qianyang City, the base of the city wall is full of people who have fled from other places. For the refugees, the gates of the city were not closed tightly, but many soldiers were sent to guard them.

"Stop, you two are going to enter the city?" The soldiers guarding the city stopped Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing, they didn't ask where they came from or what they were going to do, they just asked if they wanted to go in.

It's different than anywhere else.Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing looked at each other, Yun Miaoqing took a step forward: "Exactly, I don't know..."

Before she finished speaking, the guard interrupted impatiently: "Pay 100 taels of silver."

Liwen City, a majestic state capital, openly collects city fees? !Both of them were a little surprised when they heard the city gate guard's words, but in this world, there is no need to be too surprised when anything happens.

Yun Miaoqing silently took out two ingots of silver dollars from her bag. It was fortunate that she and Huo Lan went to the bank in Qianyang City to exchange the silver bills for cash as soon as she heard that the emperor had died that day. It may not be possible to get the silver.

The guard took Yun Miaoqing's silver dollar, weighed it in his hand, and finally threw her a wooden sign: "After entering, don't wander around, turn left and look for an old man named Zhang at the first intersection."

Yun Miaoqing took the sign and walked in with Huo Lan one after the other, but the guard slashed his knife again, this time he stopped in front of Huo Lan.

"You are also 100 taels."

100 taels of silver is actually just a city entry fee for one person!Rao Huo Lan had seen many grotesque behaviors during the war, and was also shocked by this regulation of Liwen City.

Leaving aside the money and lack of money in this troubled world, those who escaped from other places and came here are seldom alone, either with their families or with their fellow countrymen.100 taels per person, hundreds of taels for a few people, even if these people originally had so much money, hundreds of taels were carried on their bodies, and if they had no skills, they were snatched away halfway, how could they bring it here?

Although there is a lot of disdain in my heart, Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing have to go to the city right now, so it is inconvenient to have an incident here.After paying the money, the guard gave her a wooden sign that was exactly the same as Yun Miaoqing's, and also told her not to wander around, and to find the old man surnamed Zhang.

"In this way, the poor and ordinary civilians are isolated, and those who enter the city are either rich or noble. The governor of Bozhou really made a good plan." After entering the city, Yun Miaoqing sneered, "He selectively put these When people come in, they don't just want to get the entry fee, Liwen City may have turned him into a gold-selling cave."

This is the first time Huo Lan has come back to Bozhou. She doesn't know what Liwen City was like before, so she can't see the changes in Liwen City, but there is one thing Yun Miaoqing said is correct. 100 taels of silver, outsiders like them may still be exploited in the city for basic necessities of life.

The two found a fat old man at the intersection according to the guard's instructions.The old man got a deck chair and lay down in the middle of the road, snoring loudly in broad daylight. After being pushed awake by Huo Lan, he raised his eyelids and looked her and Yun Miaoqing up and down, as if weighing whether they were worth it or not. It was worth his while to sit up and say hello.

In order to avoid attracting too many robbers on the road, Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing wore the most common coarse clothes without being too ostentatious.The old man snorted when he saw their clothes, and then looked back and forth between the two of them for several times, then sat up slowly, raised his short and fat fingers and said to the two of them: "Come on." One tael of silver per day for the house, five taels for the middle house, and ten taels for the upper house.”

Huo Lan also said that he had heard it wrong, so he opened his eyes wide and asked the old man, "Can you say it again?"

The old man seemed to have long been used to this kind of reaction from visitors, and he slowly repeated what he had just said.

"The best inn in other places is only more than 300 taels for a night. If you ask for a tael here, wouldn't it be more than [-] taels if I stay for a year? This is just a room, and the thieves are not as cruel as you!"

Faced with Huo Lan's doubts, the old man curled his lips: "When are you talking about the market price? Now we have this price in Liwen City. It would be nice to have a place for you to live in."

Huo Lan was still waiting to argue with him, Yun Miaoqing pulled her sleeve slightly, stopped in front of her and asked with a cold face: "Then what if we can't afford the money?"

"Hey, it's easy!" The old man patted his thigh, and stretched out his fat hand again: "Two ways, first, I think you two look good, and there are brothels in our city now. One class is very popular, and you can earn money with food and lodging included.”

"You!" Huo Lan became even angrier when he heard that, and wanted to hit him with his hands, but was pulled by Yun Miaoqing before he gave up resentfully.

The old man saw that one of the people who came was a bit fierce, as if he was not easy to provoke, he flinched a little, and then said back: "What are you doing staring at me, old man, at my age, I just try to I don’t want anything else for you, I’m telling you this because you don’t understand anything when you’re new here, so I’m kind enough to help you.

Besides, don't say it's the home of you two helpless girls, hey, hey, that's the one, did you see the man in gray clothes walking past the alley in front, he used to be the magistrate of some place, He ran out of money last month and sold his wife to a brothel. He was crying and crying at first, but now he is living well? "

At the alley ahead, a man was drunk, holding a scantily clad woman in his arms. The accents of the two were completely different. It was obvious that the woman was not his original wife.

The entrance fee is so high, one person may not be able to come in a day, the old man is probably very boring, and it is rare to chat with people and he will go on and on.

"Let me tell you, everything in this city is expensive now. Except for a few very rich people, who can survive after a long time? Those rich families who moved their families here will spend their money once the money is spent. Their older wives, younger wives, daughters, and granddaughters are sold to brothels, so that the women will not starve to death, and the men have less mouths to eat, and they can get some money from them every now and then, what a wonderful thing. If you stay in this city for a while, you will get used to it, so don’t pick and choose if you can survive these years.”

"Damn!" Huo Lan spat and said angrily, "Why do those people sell their wives and daughters for such a good thing? Why don't they sell themselves?"

Yun Miaoqing's face was also a little blue, but she still calmly said: "You just said this is one, what about two?"

"Er..." The old man stretched his neck and raised his chin toward the right back, "Here, this kind of shack costs [-] yuan a night, you can live in it if you want. But I have to remind you that even if you live in this kind of shack You also need to find a way to get some money in the shed, otherwise someone will come and drive you out of the city when you can't pay the money, those officials are not as easy-talking as the old man."

The shacks the old man said were similar to those in the villages outside the city in Minzhou. They were open to the wind and could keep out the rain. The only difference was that they were inside the city, which was safer than outside the city.

Speaking of outside the city, when Huo Lan and Yun Miaoqing entered the city just now, the refugees outside Liwen City were all huddled together on the open-air mat.In such a poor place in Minzhou, the local officials still built a hut for the fleeing people. The governor of Bozhou actually hated the poor and loved the rich to such an extent. People outside the city had no money, so he didn’t even bother to build a hut. Give someone a ride!

Yun Miaoqing's expression became more and more gloomy, and immediately she took Huo Lan and left without saying a word. The old man behind her shouted: "Hey, don't you live here? You think it's expensive now, and the housing in the city will become more and more tense after a while. Even at this price, you can’t live there anymore!”

"I'm so mad!" Huo Lan kicked the tree on the side of the road, and the thick tree trembled from her kick, and many leaves rustled down, "I thought there was no war here, so it should be a place that can take in refugees The good thing is, I didn't expect these officials to be worse than beasts."

"The governor of Bozhou, relying on the imperial court's inability to supervise him, even dared to distribute this kind of refugee wealth. I must teach him what is called etiquette, righteousness and shame!" to the Liwen River.

The city of Liwen was first named after the Liwen River. The Liwen River flows through the city and divides Liwen City into the northern and southern half. Even in the daytime, it is bustling with people everywhere.

It is not only the officials who are hateful, but also these numb people.

Huo Lan couldn't even scold at this time, and hooked Gouyun Miaoqing's finger uncomfortablely: "Then what should we do now, why don't we spend some money to find a place to live?"

"No, let's go to Qingguang Academy first." Yun Miaoqing led Huo Lan across a high stone arch bridge to the south of the city.

After leaving the brothels by the river, he walked south again, and the scene in front of him was different from what Huo Lan had seen before.One side of the street here is full of inns, and on the other side there are many teahouses and bookstores. Passers-by are dressed as scholars, and if you look carefully, there are even women among them.

Huo Lan passed by a teahouse and looked in curiously. Several scholars were sitting in one place, arguing over a topic of debate. Suddenly, there was a burst of applause from the other side. It was someone who picked a wonderful pair and won the crowd The unanimous appreciation of the crowd.

Yun Miaoqing stopped in front of a small stall, bought a greeting card, asked someone to borrow a pen, and wrote her name properly, then led Huo Lan around for a long time, and went to Qingguang Academy The plaque finally appeared in front of my eyes.

The academy is built on the mountain. Although it is not the kind of mountain that stretches for thousands of miles, the entire mountain is the site of Qingguang Academy, which is much bigger than Huo Lan imagined!

Climbing up the steps along the bluestone steps, there are many houses extending from the small roads on both sides of the road, and the sound of reading is heard from time to time inside.Going up further, there is an open space on the top of the mountain that can accommodate thousands of people, and there is a high platform directly in front of it. Yun Miaoqing pointed to the high platform and introduced to Huo Lan: "Every fifth day of every month, the academy will arrange for great scholars For this public lecture, those who failed to get into the academy can also come to listen to it. It should have just been taught on the 25th yesterday, and I will bring you to watch it on the [-]th next time. It will be a spectacular scene.”

Huo Lan just walked all the way, and was so shocked by the thick study atmosphere that she couldn't speak. This place is not only different from the decadence in the north of the city, but also different from all the places she has traveled.Just looking at such a large lecture venue made her heart agitated, and she didn't know what it would be like when the lecture started.

It is said that she has lived in the capital for more than half a year, and she is not someone who has never seen the world, but she is still dazzled by what she sees.Huo Lan followed Yun Miaoqing in a daze, and suddenly saw Yun Miaoqing handing the greeting card to a little boy. After a while, the little boy came to them again, opened his mouth and said something, and then they started walking in again. .

This place seems to be an inner house, which is more secluded than the place I walked before. The cool breeze blows the bamboo forests on both sides of the road, and the seemingly absent fragrance of flowers lingers on the tip of the nose with the wind.After half a stick of incense, the two stepped through an arched door, and a small house appeared in front of them.

The doors and windows of the room are wide open, and all the furnishings inside can be seen clearly from the outside. There are only a few bookcases and a low table in total.An old man with white hair and childlike face sat kneeling behind the table and was making a pot of good tea.

Yun Miaoqing stepped into the room first, folded her hands and bowed respectfully to the old man, calling out: "Teacher."

teacher……

teacher? !

Yun Miaoqing called this person teacher? ! ! !

During the two months from Minzhou to Bozhou, Huo Lan had guessed countless times about the relationship between Yun Miaoqing and Xu Bingchang. The most daring idea was that Xu Bingchang was Yun Miaoqing's grandfather. She even got entangled. If they met each other after a long time, Xu Bingchang treated Yun Miaoqing coldly because of Yun Miaoqing's mother. Should she fight back for Yun Miaoqing?

In the end, these two are actually teachers and students?They have known each other for a long time and still get along well? !

If there were no outsiders present, Huo Lan would have bitten Yun Miaoqing's ear hard, and asked Yun Miaoqing how many secrets she hadn't told her.It's a pity that the occasion is inconvenient, so she had to keep this account in her heart first.

"Miaoqing, long time no see." Xu Bingchang smiled and beckoned Yun Miaoqing to sit down opposite him, then raised his eyes to look at Huo Lan, "This must be the orphan of the rumored Prince Pingzhang."

Huo Lan was supposed to introduce herself to Xu Bingchang after Yun Miaoqing, but Xu Bingchang asked her directly, and even knew who she was.

That's right, her and Yun Miaoqing's wanted notices have been posted for a long time. Although the Xu family was not implicated this time, it was a bit embarrassing because of Xu Muzhen's relationship. The reason is to ignore it.

Huo Lan said "yes", followed Yun Miaoqing's appearance and saluted Xu Bingchang, and sat down next to Yun Miaoqing after Xu Bingchang nodded in acceptance.

"In a blink of an eye, it has been ten years since you and I separated. You and this little friend Huo Lan have done great things in the capital. I have heard a lot of rumors about you."

"They're all little tricks that don't work on the table. I'm teaching the teacher a joke." Yun Miaoqing smiled and picked up the bamboo clip on the table, and took over from Xu Bingchang to finish cooking the pot of tea.

"It's no small trick to turn the court upside down. If your father knows what you are doing now, he will die in peace." Xu Bingchang picked up the tea that Yun Miaoqing poured for him, and blew on the puffiness on his face. Foam, took a sip, put down the teacup with a "huh", and said to Yun Miaoqing cheerfully: "This tea tastes better when you brew it, and it doesn't taste like the one cooked by others."

Huo Lan became more and more confused as he listened.See what this means, Xu Bingchang doesn't seem to have any dissatisfaction with Yun Miaoqing's father, and he also speaks of Yun Zhimiao in a rather familiar tone, but didn't Yun Miaoqing's father abduct Miss Xu's family?He caused the Xu family to break their trust and break the marriage contract. It stands to reason that even if the Xu family can accept Yun Miaoqing as a granddaughter, they should hate him as a father, right?

Probably because she was too confused, Xu Bingchang laughed: "Why, didn't Miao Qing and Mu Zhen tell you what happened back then?"

"I've heard of it a little bit, but..." Huo Lan hesitated, "But why does it seem to be different from what I thought?"

"Her father is my most proud student." Xu Bingchang said, "Mu Zhen was also a well-known beauty in our Liwen city at that time. She wanted to break her contract and marry Zhi Miao, not to mention the family her father married to. It’s just that there are many people in our academy who are not convinced. Zhi Miao set up a competition to compete with others for three days and three nights. No, none of the students in the academy has ever won him."

Huo Lan has never met Father Yun, but in Xu Bingchang's description, he saw a talented and high-spirited young man. Such a person must be very interesting even when he is old, but it is a pity that he was not born a few years earlier and had no chance to meet Father Yun elegant demeanor.

She cast her eyes on Yun Miaoqing, wondering who is stronger between Yun Miaoqing and her father.Just when Yun Miaoqing was looking at her, the two of them looked at each other and smiled, and traces of sweetness climbed into Huo Lan's heart following this brief meeting of eyes.

So Huo Lan thought again, what is there to explore, anyway, Yun Miaoqing is always the best among her.

"Hey, I won't talk much about the past. If you are interested, Miaoqing will tell you later." Xu Bingchang waved his hand, picked up the tea cup and took another sip, looked at Yun Miaoqing and said, "It's so long since you left me. After all these years, have you continued to study hard? Today is a rare story, and I will test you."

Yun Miaoqing smiled calmly: "Teacher, just ask questions."

The two of you came and went back and forth to debate dozens of questions. At first Huo Lan could understand the general idea, but later he couldn't even understand the questions, and he was dizzy.She also said that she has read a lot of books over the years, but listening to the confrontation between the two made her feel like going back to the time when she first started studying with Yun Miaoqing a few years ago, as long as Yun Miaoqing didn't break up and talk to her , is full of fog.

In the end, Huo Lan simply gave up and let himself go blank. In the end, he didn't understand who won, but judging from Xu Bingchang's "yes" several times in a row, he was very satisfied with Yun Miaoqing's performance.

"Hey, look at me, I was so busy chatting with you, but I ignored little friend Huo Lan." Xu Bingchang raised his forehead and called out, "He Yun, take this guest out for a walk."

Just as Huo Lan was about to say no, she caught a glimpse of Yun Miaoqing nodding to her out of the corner of her eye, swallowed back the words that came to her lips, got up and saluted again, and followed the little boy she had seen before to exit the room.

Not long after the boy named He Yun took Huo Lan out, another boy dressed similarly to him came over, looking for him for something.Seeing this, Huo Lan said to He Yun: "If you have something to do, go and do it first, I can just stay here by myself."

He Yun apologized repeatedly to Huo Lan, and left with the boy.Yun Miaoqing was not there, so Huo Lan had no intention of wandering around, so she simply found a corridor and sat down, from her position she could just see the two people in the hut.

Inside the room, Yun Miaoqing stood up, went to the cabinet to get something, and then went back to the low table.Huo Lan couldn't see the table clearly, but the actions of the two of them should be playing chess.Waiting like this is quite boring, but Huo Lan doesn't think that as long as she looks at Yun Miaoqing, she won't feel bored even for a whole day.

I don't know how long it has passed, there was a commotion from far to near, Huo Lan didn't pay much attention at first, until she heard someone mentioned Yun Miaoqing, she pricked up her ears.

"Are you serious? Cousin Miaoqing is really back?"

"Master Wenkang, what I lied to you is absolutely true!"

"Look, as soon as Miaoqing is back, Wenkang can't wait to grow a pair of wings."

"Hey, we Wenkang have liked Ms. Yun for so many years, and we are finally looking forward to her return. Can you not be excited?"

"But I heard that Miss Renyun already has a sweetheart! Wenkang, I think you're going to have a good time this time!"

"That's not necessarily true. Ten years ago, our young master Wenkang hadn't started to grow. Now, if you want to be talented and good-looking, maybe Miss Yun will fall in love with our young master Wenkang at first sight?"

In a few words, these people had already walked up to Huo Lan. Huo Lan looked at them expressionlessly, and saw a man in a blue brocade suit surrounded by the crowd, who must be the "Master Wenkang" they were talking about.

Since this person is called Yun Miaoqing's cousin, his surname is Xu.

"Bah, bah, bah! You dogs can't spit out ivory stuff, so it's fine to talk nonsense in front of me now, but if you dare to talk nonsense in front of Cousin Miaoqing, I will pull out your tongues one by one!" Xu Wenkang Smiling and cursing a few words, she walked a long way in front of Huo Lan, suddenly stopped, turned around and glanced at the person sitting in the corridor, and stepped back in front of her.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen you?"

According to Huo Lan's temper in the past, she definitely wouldn't care about people like Xu Wenkang. She still doesn't want to deal with people like Xu Wenkang now, but the person in front of her is named Xu. People are too stiff.

Anyway, this person was not very polite when he asked her, so Huo Lan didn't get up, lowered his eyes and said his name lightly.

The crowd suddenly exploded.

"That 'Huo Lan'? But isn't he a man?"

"What a man, it's a woman!"

"No way. Didn't it mean that Miss Yun's sweetheart is that Huo Lan? How could it be a woman?"

Others have only heard a few fragments of rumors about the matter in Beijing, but Xu Wenkang, as the direct young master of the Xu family, and he has been thinking about Yun Miaoqing for many years, has inquired about Yun Miaoqing's affairs much more clearly than his companions around him.

The orphan of Prince Pingzhang was a woman. Xu Wenkang didn't know if Cousin Miaoqing really liked a woman, but it couldn't be a lie that she burned down the Yun family's mansion because of this person.

Thinking of this, Xu Wenkang sharpened his fists, and raised his chin arrogantly at Huo Lan: "I heard that you won the first prize in the spring hunting, and your martial arts skills are amazing. How about we have a competition?"

The author has something to say: In the past, Father Yun fought against a group of students for the Academy's first goddess, Xu Muzhen, and now Huo Lan is going to fight for the Academy's successor goddess, Yun Miaoqing. <(￣︶￣)

I overestimated my speed, and I didn't finish writing this paragraph until almost ten o'clock, so I can only continue tomorrow.

It stands to reason that Xu Bingchang should call Yun Zhimiao a word, but in this way, there are too many people who want to add words. I am afraid that if everyone can’t remember it, there will be no word setting. It’s all empty anyway~