Chapter 184: A great show (please subscribe)
At the intersection of the official road connecting Changping.

A whole row of countless fireworks were lit up at the same time as the carriage and the crowd arrived in front.

Fireworks roar.

Firecrackers went off.

This caused the windows of carriages to be pushed open one after another, and the princes and ministers of the current dynasty all leaned out to look.

At the intersection, there was a group of people playing gongs and drums, making a very lively scene.

Look at the tree-lined road behind the intersection.

In addition to the trees along the road that look exactly the same after being renovated, each tree is tied with colorful ribbons.

Every three trees away, there would be a soldier from the Emperor's army led by Guo Yuchuang standing guard.

Zhou Goudan was standing at the intersection with a group of children dressed in the same clothes.

I saw that people from the capital had arrived.

He immediately shouted, "Welcome to Changping. We'll give you ten cents each. Please give it to the accountant here."

at this time.

Yan Shifan had already helped Yan Song out of the carriage.

Behind them, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yuan Wei and others had also gotten off the carriage and walked over.

As soon as Xu Jie, Gao Gong and the other two walked over, they heard Zhou Goudan asking for money.

Gao Gong immediately glared: "Why do we have to pay to get to Changping? This is highway robbery! Tell me, was it Yan Shaoting who did it?"

Xu Jie remained silent, his eyes moving around.

Yuan Wei, on the other hand, was watching the fun from the side with a big smile on his face.

Zhou Goudan was not afraid.

The little brat raised his head and said, "We in Changping have been preparing for a few days, and we have exciting programs waiting for you to come and play. You gentlemen are all important people, are you still short of these ten cents?"

Gao Gong was furious for a moment.

At this moment, he was extremely sure that only Yan Shaoting, a bad guy, could come up with the idea of ​​asking ten cents for the passage.

Just when he was about to force his way into Changping.

Suddenly, a laugh came from the carriage in front that had no one in it.

That laughter was very familiar to everyone present.

Gao Gong and others' expressions changed slightly.

But I saw that the coachman driving the carriage had already jumped down from the carriage with a smile on his face.

He took a purse and walked to the accountant who was standing at the intersection with several baskets of money.

"My master said that the money must be paid, and we can't let the children wait here to welcome us."

"My young master, young mistress, young master, plus me and four guards, a total of eight people, is it eighty cents?"

As he spoke, the groom counted out eighty copper coins from his purse and placed them on the table.

"Can you please count and let us go in?"

The accountant was not as naughty as Zhou Goudan and his gang. He had a tense expression and was very nervous.

All those who came here were princes and ministers in the court.

Collect tolls from these people?

The accountant counted the money nervously and without caring whether the number was correct or not, he swept the eighty coins into a basket beside him.

Then he bowed and said, "Logarithm, logarithm, please come in."

As he spoke, he handed out eight bamboo chips.

"This is the ticket. When you arrive in Changping, you can exchange it for free food."

The coachman who came out of Prince Yu's mansion took the bamboo chips with a smile, bowed, got on the carriage, and put the bamboo chips into the carriage.

there.

Zhou Goudan and others also pushed open the railings at the intersection.

Then he followed the carriage that had already entered the small road and shouted, "Gentlemen, please let us accompany you. There are many good places to visit in Changping. The guide fee is not expensive, 30 cents per time, and I guarantee that you will not miss any exciting activities."

An exciting show?
The accountant who was standing at the intersection and collecting money was sweating profusely after hearing this.

Can't these naughty kids see that the carriage that could enter Changping before the cabinet ministers must be of a more noble status than the cabinet ministers.

The guide fee was not set by Yan Shidu.

This was clearly the way to make money that these guys had heard when they were listening to the discussion between the tutor and Mr. Xu in the academy.

But to the accountant's surprise, a purse was thrown out of the carriage.

"Come on, please accompany us to visit Changping today."

Zhou Goudan quickly took the purse and opened it, and found that it contained several small silver coins.

The naughty kid's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Thank you, Master, for the reward."

"Black Dog, Yellow Scalper, and Sister Dahua, the three of you will serve this young master today!"

The three people who received the order immediately followed on both sides of the carriage.

Zhou Goudan stuffed the purse into his arms with a happy face and walked back to the intersection.

"Gentlemen, do you want to pay?"

Gao Gong's face flushed.

His Royal Highness Prince Yu had already paid the money, but it was obvious that these naughty kids had also privately extorted the guide fee from him.

How can they not pay?
With a cold snort, Gao Gong turned around and looked at his own groom and attendant.

Yan Song smiled and waved his hand.

Yan Shifan immediately stepped forward and took out a silver coin from his sleeve.

"Tell Yan Shaoting that his father will settle this account with him later!"

When the accountant heard this, he immediately recognized that this was the young minister.

The person behind is none other than Lord Yan.

The accountant immediately stood up and saluted.

Yan Song walked over slowly and said, "Just do what Shao Ting told you to do. Everyone here today is an official appointed by the court. Are you just busy paying respects?"

After saying this, Old Yan pulled Yan Shifan back into the carriage.

After that.

Xu Jie and others had no choice but to pay money per person and enter Changping.

Seeing that the ministers in front had paid the money, who among the civil and military officials in the court following behind dared to be stronger than the ministers and refuse to pay?

When the news spread, the scholars and students in Beijing who were following behind could only curse Yan Shaoting in their hearts for being shameless in asking for money, and then handed over the money obediently.

This made Zhou Goudan and his colleagues happy and they kept promoting their private business.

As crowds began to pour into Changping.

Yan Shaoting, who was guarding at the end of the road, became nervous.

Although he has made sufficient preparations, what will happen today is still unknown.

at last.

The carriage in front had already reached the open space specially cleared at the intersection.

Yan Shaoting hurriedly brought Xu Wei and others forward.

Zhu Zaigui's face was always filled with smiles today. Even though he made a lot of money after going to Changping, it couldn't stop his joy.

Zhu Zaigui took the little kid from Concubine Li's arms and walked out of the carriage happily.

And in the back.

Yan Song, Yan Shifan, Xu Jie and others also got off the carriage and met Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui, who had known the news long ago.

Yan Shaoting was about to step forward and salute.

Zhu Zaigui, who was holding the little kid who could only cry, shook his head quickly: "Since today is a debate, regardless of the status of the court, I just brought my wife and children here to join in the fun."

Yan Shaoting nodded: "...Zhu...Mr. Zhu, your words are too serious. Please wait for a moment."

As he spoke, Yan Shaoting glanced at the people who were approaching.

Most of them are people from the Cabinet, the Six Ministries and the Five Temples.

Following him was a long list of court officials and famous scholars.

Yan Shaoting's gaze also swept over Xu Jie who was present, and the old man who was supported by Xu Kun.

I think this person must be Nie Bao, a disciple of the great master Mr. Yangming.

When Yan Shaoting looked over, Nie Bao was also looking at the young man who was at the center of everyone's attention.

The two looked at each other, but they had different thoughts.

A little too young.

This was what Nie Bao was thinking.

However, Yan Shaoting showed the old man a face full of innocent smile.

Debate?

I never planned this from the beginning.

If I really were to debate with these famous scholars, old guys who have been immersed in the knowledge of sages all their lives, I don’t know how badly I would lose.

Seeing Yan Shaoting was neither anxious nor hurried.

The people who arrived first began to look around.

Since Shuntian Prefecture was hit by a disaster at the beginning of the year, Changping was the hardest hit. The news the court knew at that time was that almost all the fields in Changping were buried in silt and countless houses collapsed.

And now.

There was no trace of disaster anywhere around.

The fertile fields are flat and golden.

In the distance, Changping was rebuilt in front of Jiashan Academy, with straight roads and new houses.

Even Xu Jie had to admit in his heart that it was a correct decision to let Yan Shaoting provide disaster relief in Shuntian Prefecture and handle the post-disaster affairs in Changping.

Take advantage of the gap.

Nie Bao walked forward and came in front of Yan Song.

The two looked at each other.

The people around looked over.

After looking between Yan Song and Nie Bao, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Jie who came with Nie Bao.

When Nie Bao was about to speak.

Yan Song spoke first: "Wen Wei is getting old too. I heard that you are still giving lectures these years, but your health is not as good as before. I will ask Shao Ting to send some old medicine over in a couple of days."

Nie Bao originally had a lot to say.

But facing Yan Song who spoke first, his expression changed, and finally he bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord."

It was at this time.

There was a commotion from the crowd at the back.

Everyone in the open space looked over immediately.

Two old men were seen walking slowly towards them, surrounded by a group of students from Beijing Middle School.

Xu Wei stood beside Yan Shaoting, his face changed slightly, and he explained: "It's Mr. Longxi and Mr. Xushan."

Mr. Longxi refers to Wang Ji.

And Mr. Xushan is Qian Dehong.

These two people, along with Nie Bao, are all disciples of Wang's school of thought.

See Wang Ji and Qian Dehong arrive.

Nie Bao also smiled and turned to look over.

These people all served as officials in the court and later became famous scholars among the literati.

Everyone greeted each other.

As Wang Shouren's direct disciple, after Wang Ji greeted everyone, he looked around and naturally stared at Yan Shaoting who had not spoken a word.

"I have heard that there is a talented person in the capital recently. He is famous and has the intention to learn from the master of a school."

"Although my master has passed away, as his disciples, we have heard that there are such talents in our country, so we naturally want to come and take a look on his behalf."

"Which talented person is this?"

As Wang Shouren's direct disciple, he heard of Wang Shouren's death when he was on his way to Beijing for the imperial examination. He immediately went to Guangxin to take care of Wang Shouren's funeral and mourned for him for three years.

Wang Ji is qualified to say this.

As Mr. Longxi, a disciple of Wang's school of philosophy who had taught for many years and whose reputation was known throughout the academic world, spoke,

Everyone's eyes turned to Yan Shaoting.

He became the target of public criticism.

Yan Shaoting, however, looked normal.

He bowed politely and said, "Mr. Longxi, I have heard of your great name for a long time. I also have great respect for you for mourning for Mr. Yangming for three years."

Wang Ji looked at Yan Shaoting indifferently.

The rules and etiquette are perfect.

He said, "You are the one who has gained the reputation of being the master of my school of mind learning in the capital? And you even said that you want to debate classics with scholars like me in Changping?"

Yan Shaoting shook his head.

Amid the confusion of Wang Ji and others.

He said frankly: "How dare I debate the classics with you seniors? I am just a junior scholar here with you seniors."

"As for the remarks made by the so-called master of the School of Mind, I have no idea where they came from. Or maybe I offended someone while serving in the court, and thus this important reputation was forcibly bestowed upon me."

Wang Ji frowned suddenly.

"Since we are not debating on the classics, why did you say you would wait for us here?"

Nie Bao stepped forward and said with a smile: "Ruzhong, with Lord Yan here, how dare his grandson talk about Confucian classics? I think it's a rumor. But since he invited us all to gather here, it must be because of something else."

Wang Ji turned and looked at Nie Bao.

They can be considered brothers from the same school.

When he saw Nie Bao mention Yan Song, he looked at Yan Shaoting twice more.

Yan Shaoting looked puzzled.

I don't know why Nie Bao actually said something to help me.

He bowed again and greeted everyone.

"I dare not debate the classics with you seniors."

"But the younger generation also has family traditions for studying the mind."

"There have been many rumors in the capital recently, so I have no choice but to take the opportunity to invite you seniors to come here to the capital based on the rumors."

"We should also give some advice to the younger generation on Mr. Yu Yangming's theories."

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