Chapter 167 The beginning of the winter meeting
The winter meeting of the Imperial College was filled with invitations throughout Jinling City, and the Imperial College Priest Zhou Dakang wrote a letter to the emperor, asking all the children of officials who were between the ages of thirteen and twenty who had not yet officially started the official position, as well as the unemployed princess, the unemployed princess, and the nobles of nobles, which caused an uproar.
Among them, there are only two news that have attracted the most discussions and even thought about them carefully.
First, the emperor kept Prince Jia Li Chongming to study in the Imperial College.
Secondly, the emperor's only son, King Li Yiming, took the initiative to study at the Imperial College.
As soon as the news came out, the winter meeting of the Imperial College was even more popular. Especially when it was spoiled by the old master Yue, Princess Dongyang clearly stated that she was a grandson. Even the emperor had many favors, Yue Qianqiu rarely agreed to attend the winter meeting. The four young masters of Jinling who were hotly discussed in the market were all complete, and the Imperial College was in full swing for a while.
Early that morning, the Imperial College, which was backed by Jilong Mountain and Xuanwu Lake, ushered in the annual winter meeting. However, compared with previous years, the tall door was full of various carriages and horses.
Although the sky was gloomy, there was no snow, nor was it as cold as the north, it rained yesterday, and many places were frozen. The biting cold made most people complain nonstop.
After all, there are all the children of officials waiting here at this time, and there are many young masters who enjoy wealth when they land.
The children of officials who were not well-off from home gathered together and sarcastically mocked the nobles who were holding furs and holding hand stoves. Before they knew it, the two groups of people drew a clear line.
One group of young masters of aristocratic families who often date back to Taizu and even to the previous dynasty, and their father and grandfather always have a place in the center.
One group of so-called scholarly families who gradually rose after this dynasty, but had a low birth rate but had a prestige through the imperial examinations, or had several generations, or had only one or two generations of so-called scholarly children.
When Bai Bufan arrived alone, he heard that both sides were sarcastic and mocking Qi Fei, while ridiculing all the food and using folk paste, while mocking him for not being able to read books without any background, which made him frown. He deliberately took a few steps back, not wanting to get involved in this boring fight, but unexpectedly someone suddenly pointed his finger at him.
"Oh, isn't this the wild boar boy among the four young masters of Jinling? Can the reckless man who fights and kills all day long come to the Imperial College?"
Since Bai Bufan came to Jinling, due to personality problems and someone deliberately instigating him, he has not made any friends. When he heard such sarcasm, he subconsciously wanted to shoot him, but when he touched his hand next to his mount, he realized that he was here at the Imperial College to attend the winter meeting today. When he came, the old housekeeper repeatedly told him not to bring a gun at all.
He was so angry that he was even more resistant to studying at the Imperial College. He suddenly remembered what Yue Qianqiu said a few days ago when he sent him back. He felt that this new friend's mouth was indeed poisonous, but he was really saying it.
"Those children of ordinary families really go to study, but most of them are to make connections and be able to gain greater control during the imperial examinations. Some of the children of the aristocratic families are to get in touch with princes and grandsons such as King Ying and Prince Jia to see if they can place bets, and some are to make a living."
"The so-called teaching loyalty and righteousness and learning the books of sages are all deceiving people. Since that's the case, we are not interested in both, why waste time?"
Just as Bai Bufan pursed his lips tightly and was about to bear it, he only heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
"Even if you fight and kill all day, it's better to be like a weak woman, holding the hand stove and humming straight when you blow a little wind!"
The voice was extremely loud. For a moment, the two clearly divided groups of people at the gate of the Imperial College immediately became quiet. As most people turned their eyes to the direction where the sound came from, everyone saw a group of people riding horses over there.
In such a cold weather, from the handsome young man in the lead to everyone behind, they were not wearing cloaks or furs, but all black gold-edged shirts. As soon as they appeared, they felt a powerful force.
"It's Yue Xiaojiu!"
"It's Young Master Qianqiu!"
"It's that Scorpion King!"
With Yue Qianqiu's ear power, how could he not hear these whispers? He took out his ears without caring, and then smiled and said, "Oh, I was wrong just now. Even most women would not hold their hands and burn to talk to people in front of the Imperial College. You must know that there are no reckless men you look down on, and can you rely on your weak body to fight and fight with Beiyan?"
Bai Bufan only felt that Yue Qianqiu had said everything to his heart, and he couldn't help but ride his horse and slowly took a few steps back and got directly among the group of Yue Qianqiu. Seeing that most of the people around him who didn't know much greeted him kindly, and the guy who just mocked him wanted to argue but was pulled back hard by someone, he couldn't help but feel that Yue Qianqiu was more and more powerful.
Seeing that no one dared to stand out, Yue Qianqiu greeted Bai Bufan as if no one was around, and then smiled and introduced him one by one to others.
Faced with such a situation, coupled with the rumors that Bai Bufan came to challenge him before but was defeated by Yue Qianqiu, and then stayed in the eldest princess's mansion until the evening before returning, who else doesn't know that among the so-called four young masters of Jinling, Bai Bufan has actually been with Yue Qianqiu?
"Brother Yu, this Yue Xiaojiu is becoming more and more arrogant. Last time, someone said that the so-called fourth young master of Jinling was made up by him. Those nicknames are not to belittle others to enhance himself..."
"Shut up!"
Yu Changqing, who was in the wind of Yushu, interrupted this angrily, then glanced at the unlucky man who was teasing Bai Bufan but was sprayed with blood, and the guy who tried to tease him. Then he said word by word: "It's just a boring word from boring people in the market! You are stupid, don't be as stupid as others. Who will think that the Scorpion King is raising him?"
Seeing Yu Changqing leaving, the people around him who wanted to make friends with him, the eldest son of the Yu family, suddenly felt embarrassed.
Fortunately, at this moment, someone shouted that the Imperial College had opened the mountain gate, and someone shouted, saying that Prince Jia had arrived, and then the King of Ying came down again, and for a moment, it was a mess in all directions.
Taking advantage of the busy moment of others, Yue Qianqiu reached out and made a gesture. More than a dozen people here immediately closed the team and arrived at the gate of the Imperial College. As the group of people jumped off the horse in an orderly manner, the last two companions came up to gather these well-trained mounts.
"Don't squeeze together with other carriages here. You can find an inn nearby to place horses, make marks along the way, and wait for us there. After we come out, find it by ourselves." Speaking of this, Yue Qianqiu said to others with a smile, "How about it? Don't mind when we return, let's compare our respective foot strengths to see who will arrive at the inn first?"
Bai Bufan immediately agreed as if he was cheering. Someone even made a lottery ticket and a bet. He knew that these people were like him, and none of them were willing to study in the Imperial College, so he couldn't help but happily echoed. Infected with this relaxed mood, he followed Yue Qianqiu and his group into the Imperial College without realizing it.
But before they could walk far, everyone saw a young man in white clothes blocking the middle of the road, full of arrogance.
Before anyone could speak, the young man in white raised his head and shouted, "Don't you understand etiquette? The Imperial College is the place where Wenhan and Tsinghua University. How can you wear clothes like this and disrespect the sages! Look at what clothes others wear and what clothes are you wearing? Go back and change to a dress that matches your father and grandfather's grades, otherwise you won't have to attend today's winter meeting!"
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Chapter completed!