Heartthrobs can't be unlucky all the time

On the wide official road, suddenly a group of people dressed as government servants walked over carrying a sedan chair, and there were people riding horses behind them, and the people who were walking on the road gave way tacitly.

The turquoise sedan chair looked very low-key, without overly luxurious decorations, and it was unknown who was sitting inside.

The officers and soldiers who walked in the front to open the way did not take the initiative to drive away the pedestrians, but only waited for the pedestrians to avoid themselves before moving forward.

Those officers and soldiers kept their eyes on each other, were unsmiling, and were well-trained at first glance.

It seems that their destination is also Zeying Academy, because their route has turned into a fork, and the end of the fork is Zeying Academy.

Ning Yu and his group ate at the wonton stand beside the fork.

They heard the sound of horseshoes and the commotion of the crowd, and when they heard the prestige, the first thing they saw was eight officers, soldiers and eight servants walking in the front, neatly lined up, and then a blue-colored ceremonial roof carried by four bearers. The sedan chair, and finally a man riding a fine horse.

The person next to him who was also eating wontons was recognized by someone. The person who rode at the end was the city lord, Fu Qing, who had been in office for three years.

After Fu Qing became the lord of Feiyu City, he implemented many systems that benefited the people. He reduced taxes for merchants, encouraged trade within and outside the city, and reduced or exempted land taxes in surrounding villages. The purpose was to improve the trade flow of Feiyu City. Ability and economic level, it just so happens that Feiyu City's geographical location has many advantages, there is an endless stream of people who come to do business, and the quality of life of the people has greatly improved. Compared to those city lords who only knew how to collect exorbitant taxes from the peasants before, he is really a rare and good city lord.

Because Zheng Xiujie runs the orchard, he also knows a little about the Lord Fu.

"The city lord attended the meeting of the Feiyu City Agricultural General Chamber of Commerce before. I remember when he said that he would always support the development of commerce and hope that the people would live a prosperous life. In his words, he was indeed a good official who cared for the people. "

Ning Yu looked from a distance, and didn't see what that Mr. Fu looked like, but felt that his outline looked familiar. He was wearing a golden hair crown on his head and a blue round-neck gown. , a white jade-colored belt around his waist, the dress is very simple, and at first glance, people think he is very approachable.

But after turning his head to glance at the group of people, Ning Yu lost interest, and lowered his head again to pick up the chopsticks, he hadn't finished eating the wonton yet.

Zheng Xiuyuan and Zheng Xiujie saw that Ning Yu turned back, and they also looked away. They picked a few more wontons from their own bowls and gave them to Ning Yu. After eating the bowl, they began to discuss;

"It seems that the city lord is also going to the academy."

"Brother, will we not be able to get in later?"

At this time, Zheng Xiuyuan took out a wooden sign with the words "Zeying Academy" written on it, and said;

"This is the wooden sign given by the second brother. We used to wait for him in the waiting room, and this time should be no exception."

"Second brother is still amazing. When I came to deliver fruit to him last time, there were a few people at the gate of the academy who wanted to visit, but the concierge refused to let them in. I took the sign and it was unimpeded, haha."

As Zheng Xiujie said, he also took out a wooden sign.

Ning Yu remembered that when Zheng Xiuran left, he also gave him a piece, he touched the bag and took it out.

However, his sign was different from his elder brother's. He noticed that there was an extra red mark on his sign.

The three of them finished up the wontons, took a packed bowl, got on the bullock cart, and walked towards the academy.

Zheng Xiuyuan and Zheng Xiujie are still very familiar with Zeying Academy, not only because they often visited Zheng Xiuran in the past, but also because they both came here to take exams back then.

They parked the ox cart in the open space next to the academy, and the three of them walked in together.

The appearance of the academy is very simple. There is a plaque hanging on the top of the gate of the simple and simple building. There are four block letters "Zeying Academy". There are wooden plaques on the left and right of the entrance. .

Except for two drum-holding stones in front of the wooden plaque at the door, there are no other decorations.

Ning Yu followed behind the boss and handed the wooden sign to the porter guarding the gate. The porter saw the wooden sign and immediately led them into the academy.

The academy is much more spacious than it looks from the outside. There are many separate large courtyards, as well as gardens, rockery, pavilions and pavilions. Zheng Xiujie told Ning Yu that there is also a large horse farm in the back mountain for students to practice horseback riding and archery.

Ning Yu admired secretly in his heart.

I don't know how many turns they turned, they finally stopped outside a house, the concierge signaled to the two brothers of the Zheng family that they could go in and wait, and then said to Ning Yu who just took out the red wooden signboard;

"Girl, please."

Ning Yu was a little strange, why did he continue to walk?

——Brother said at this time——

"Ning Yu, don't be afraid, you just follow him, and you will see the second child later."

The elder brother seemed to know where Ning Yu was about to go. Seeing that the elder brother had great trust in this place, Ning Yu was also relieved. Holding the burden, he nodded to his elder brother and Zheng Xiujie, and followed the porter.

As soon as Ning Yu left, the third child immediately jumped up and said a little aggrieved;

"Boss, don't be so partial, you clearly know that Ning Yu's brand is a husband and wife brand, isn't that a default..."

"The third one."

"I know what you're thinking, but the person Ning Yu wants to see the most right now is the second child."

The third child understood the meaning of Zheng Xiuyuan's words, curled his lips, and sat on the chair unwillingly, staring at the ground, not knowing what he was thinking.

Here Ning Yu followed the concierge to another yard. This yard is very spacious and has a lot of rooms.

He was taken to a house in the middle after entering the gate, and the porter said that he could go in and wait.

Ning Yu found that there was a sign hanging on the door of that house with Zheng Xiuran's name written on it.

He went in and found a big desk, a bed, a wardrobe, a tea table and two stools, and nothing else.

Seeing that Ning Yu had entered, the porter greeted Ning Yu and left, saying that he would notify Zheng Xiuran as soon as possible.

Ning Yu nodded to show that he understood. After closing the door, he walked to the desk and flipped through the top few books. He had never even heard the names of the first three books. Ning Yu was a little frustrated to be able to vaguely recognize that he was talking about the way of the world.

After he flipped through the books on the table again, a manuscript copy of the "Qing Jing Sutra" appeared in front of him.

I don't know what came to mind, looking at the title of the book, Ning Yu pursed his lips and smiled.

Zheng Xiuran's bed is very tidy, the sheets are meticulous, even the quilt is folded neatly.

Ning Yu sat on the stool beside him and waited for a long time, it was almost noon, but Zheng Xiuran still didn't come.

Woke up early, sat in an ox cart for an hour, and now Ning Yu, who had been waiting for another hour, couldn't resist anymore. When he looked up, he saw Zheng Xiuran's bed like a fish that was about to dry up when it saw a river. Just take a short nap and help him make the bed when he wakes up.

So Ning Yu lay on Zheng Xiuran's bed, closed his eyes, he was really sleepy, he had to sleep well.

Zheng Xiuran on the other side, wearing the exclusive white student uniform of Zeying Academy, with slender eyebrows and starry eyes, stood in front of Fu Qing at this time, talking about the importance of business to the common people, but he also mentioned that if the society only pays attention to Business, in the end, the country will be full of problems, and the lives of the people will become dire and miserable.

Zheng Xiuran had read Guan Zhong's theory of "making a hole out of one hole", and Guan Zhong said: "The country that benefits from a hole is invincible."

"Therefore, it is up to the king to give, to take away, to be poor, and to be rich."

He is in favor of this theory, but in this theory, the wisdom of the "monarch" is very important.

Today, there are occasional conflicts between their Dayu Kingdom and the Pingyue Kingdom in the north, and there are news from the border that the two countries may go to war. Xianming is very suspicious.

So when Fu Qing came to the academy to select talents and test them, he didn't explain too much how to help the monarch control business, but just answered a few opinions about business in a light way.

Fu Qing found that among the ten students recommended to him by the dean, when asked about their own views on Sheji business, some exaggerated, some were obsequious, and some put forward methods and opinions that were the same. It is impossible to realize the castle in the air.

Only the student named Zheng Xiuran, neither humble nor overbearing, impartial, put the people first, was extremely neutral, and expressed his own opinion.

So he asked Zheng Xiuran a few more questions, the two chatted for a long time, and it was almost noon, the dean came over to interrupt them embarrassedly, telling the time.

At this time, a young servant also came to report that it was Zheng Xiuran's brother and wife who had already been waiting in the school building and the waiting room.

Fu Qing was a little surprised, he didn't expect Zheng Xiuran to be married when he was younger than the weak crown.

When Zheng Xiuran heard the boy said that his "lady" was coming, his face showed undisguised joy, he hurriedly thanked City Lord Fu and prepared to leave.

Fu Qing said: "Since your family is here, I won't keep you any longer. I heard that you will participate in the royal archery competition in a few days. I wish you good results here."

"Royalty" means horseback riding, and "shooting" means bow art. The last time Zheng Xiuran and Ning Yu mentioned the competition about riding and archery will be held in the back hill of the academy a few days later. Fu Qing, as the city lord, will also be present as the referee.

Zheng Xiuran bowed to thank Fu Qing, bid farewell to the dean on one side, and then ran straight towards the school building.

The dean also asked the other students to eat first, while he and Fu Qing sat down at the table that had already prepared meals.

There are only five or six dishes on the table, and the meat and vegetables are reasonable. For a city lord, it is really very frugal.

Fu Qing and the old dean used to be mentors and apprentices, and kept in touch with each other.

The first thing that Fu Qing did when he came to Zeying Academy this time was to find someone with lofty ideals to help him and become his right-hand man. It seems that there are already candidates.

And the second thing,

"Mr. Dean, my younger brother came back from the capital the day before yesterday and has come to the academy to report today."

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