Nan County is a county at the junction of the northern and central parts of the Great Jin Dynasty. However, in terms of area, this county ranks at the bottom of the thirty-six counties, but it can be ranked among the top five in terms of wealth. Most of the areas under the jurisdiction of this county are plains and water towns, rich in products, and there are also many spiritual mountains and rivers. Even ordinary people often see immortals dressed as monks flying between the sky in these spiritual mountains. Therefore, the belief in Buddhism and Taoism prevailed in this county for a while. Buddhist temples and Taoist temples spread all over the county.
However, apart from the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism, there are also many academies in this county. The shadows of private schools can be seen in prefectural cities, big cities, small towns and villages.
These academies are clearly divided into three, six, and nine grades. In the first grade academies, there are master Confucian scholars who personally teach the Four Books and Five Classics. The subjects taught are all the children of high-ranking officials, while the small private schools with the lowest rank are only taught by ordinary Confucian scholars. , will only teach the basic ideas of Confucianism and explain some of the most basic scriptures. Once you discover the outstanding talents among them, you will recommend them to high-level academies. This is an excellent opportunity for the children of the poor to leap to the sky.
After all, Confucian students who can come out of high-level academies are very popular with the upper echelons of the Jin Dynasty. Confucian students who come out of the highest-ranking academies are even recruited by those who are feudal officials and the families of princes.
Taichang City, the prefectural city of Taichang Prefecture, is such a big city full of academies.
Although this city is not as famous as the No. 1 Wuguang City, but in Nanjun County, it is the prefecture city where the most dignitaries, rich and powerful businessmen live. There are as many as three or four families in the Duke's House alone, and there are countless mortals of all kinds in all walks of life.
The Gan family, located in the west of Taichang City, is one of the wealthier businessmen in Taichang City. This kind of rich businessman owns nearly twenty restaurants in each city of Taichang Prefecture. In other smaller cities, it is called It is not too much to be a wealthy party, but in this city, it is only ranked in the upper middle class among the rich.
But even so, the Gan family also owns a large mansion in an area where rich people gather in Taichang City. There are as many as thirty or forty servants and maids inside the door, which can be regarded as a large mansion. up.
On this day, at noon in the scorching sun, a young man dressed in a Confucian shirt walked slowly from the entrance of the street. This young man was in his twenties, very young, but he was carrying a thick and long package wrapped in gray cloth bulging on his back, looking dusty.
As soon as the young man entered the street, he kept looking for something left and right. After a while, when he finally saw the huge plaque of "Ganfu" hanging on the dark and oily gate of Gan's house, he couldn't help showing a smile on his face.
He took a few steps forward and walked to the door. After looking at the door of Gan's house again, he stepped forward and tapped the iron knocker twice without hesitation.
After two soft "pounding" sounds, there was a sound of hurried trotting from inside the gate.
The young man was startled when he heard the sound, as if he was a little surprised, but after a while, the door was quickly opened halfway, revealing a respectful face of a middle-aged man, wearing the clothes of a servant.
When the man saw the young man in front of him, the respectful expression on his face froze for a moment, and then quickly disappeared.
"Who are you looking for?" The man, who was about to bow down, straightened up, and asked suspiciously, his eyes kept scanning the young man up and down, trying to see something from him.
"Is this Uncle Ganchi's mansion?" The young man cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"Uncle Ganchi? Ganchi is the name of my lord, and the son is..." The man inside the door had already shown a bit of contempt after seeing the clothes on the young man's body, but now he was shocked when he heard this, and his tone was immediately polite scored three points.
"My lord, Han Li, is a distant relative of Uncle Ganchi, and he came here specially to pay his respects this time." The young man in front of him, that is, Han Li, said with a smile.
It was already a year since he practiced in seclusion that day. After a lot of hard work, with the help of the Heavenly Corpse Orb and the Vajra Relic, he finally cultivated the first level of King Ming Jue. many. This made Han Li overjoyed, but he didn't dare to delay and set off immediately, going straight to Gan's house that had been planned long ago.
"It turned out to be Mr. Han. What a coincidence. The master went out to meet friends early in the morning. Now the eldest son is in charge of the house. Would you like to report it?" The middle-aged man hesitated after hearing this. , said so.
"Then it will be troublesome." Han Li said calmly, with the corner of his mouth curled up.
"Please wait a moment, my lord. The younger one will be right back." The middle-aged man nodded and bowed, then closed the door again, and then went straight to the back to report.
Han Li stood leisurely in front of the door, looking back at the other huge houses nearby, as well as some people passing by in carriages.
Although he has not scanned the city with his spiritual sense, it is obvious that there are quite a lot of immortal cultivators in this city, and they spread all over several places in the city very regularly, and there are also high-level monks among them. This made him quite curious, and he was really interested in how these monks entered the world.
After a cup of tea, the door opened again with a creak, and this time, a young young man walked in. This young man has a handsome face and is dressed in a brocade robe. Standing behind him is the servant man who ran away from him just now.
"This is Mr. Han, right? I heard that brother Han is a distant relative of the Gan family. Although I haven't heard of it, I shouldn't be too rude. If you don't dislike it, Mr. Han might as well follow me to the living room first." Say." This Gan Yu looked at Han Li up and down, and said in a gentle and polite manner.
"It turned out to be Uncle Gan's son. Since brother Gan said so, then Han will not refuse." Han Li was not polite either, and after thinking about it for a while, he agreed wholeheartedly.
Gan Yu smiled slightly, turned sideways, and invited Han Li into the Gan Mansion, and the dark gate was closed silently.
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An hour later, the head of the Gan family who went out early in the morning, a fat old man in his fifties, wearing a blue official robe, returned to the gate of Gan's mansion in a carriage.
"Did something happen in the mansion?" The old man named Gan Chi stepped out of the carriage, and saw the guard's eyes flickering, as if he wanted to say something.
"Master Qi, there is a young master surnamed Han who claims to be your relative. Now he has been invited to the living room by the eldest son, and he seems to be having a good conversation with him now." The man guarding the door immediately responded honestly. replied.
"A relative? Surnamed Han?" The old man paused as he was about to step directly to the door of the house, but asked in a slightly changed tone, with a faint look of surprise.
"What? This person is not a relative of the master, but a liar? Then, do you want to call the official to come over immediately?" The middle-aged servant was startled, and hurriedly said.
"Is it a liar? It's hard to say. I seem to have such a relative, but it's been too long and I can't remember clearly. Just keep your door safe, and there's no need to worry about it!" After reprimanding the servant in front of him, he hurried into the gate of the mansion, without even changing his clothes, he rushed to the hall first.
Before entering the hall, just as he walked to the entrance, the old man heard a familiar chuckle from inside: "Brother Han has studied the Four Books and Five Classics so thoroughly, I am really impressed. But about the sage in the book If so, I think it should be understood this way..." This was clearly the voice of the eldest son laughing, as if he was having a good time talking with a guest.
When the old man heard this, his face was slightly gloomy, and his eyes flickered, and he looked a little uneasy. But after a while, he gritted his teeth and walked into the hall without hesitation.
"Father, this Mr. Han is..." Gan Yu saw his father who came in, and immediately stood up and said respectfully.
"Hmm! I've already heard it from someone. Your Excellency is Mr. Han who claims to be a distant relative. I wonder if he has any letters and tokens with him?" Gan Chi's attention was entirely on Han Li, and he waved his hand at his son. After sweeping his gaze over Han Li, he asked slowly.
Han Li also stood up from his seat at this moment. Hearing such a question, he couldn't help but smile. Immediately without saying a word, he touched the sleeve with one hand, took out a half piece of jade pendant that was shining white, and handed it over.
The moment Gan Chi saw the jade pendant, his face finally moved.
He solemnly took the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, and then said with a hint of surprise on his face: "So you are really a descendant of Brother Han. You come with me to the study, and I want to ask about some things about the deceased aunt in detail." !" The old man grabbed Han Li's wrist and was so excited that he immediately took Han Li out of the hall and ran to his study.
"Auntie! Is there such a distant relative in the Gan family?" Gan Yu stood in a daze in the hall and pondered, feeling a little confused.
"See Mr. Han!" As soon as Fang entered the study and closed the door carefully, Gan Chi's face immediately changed, and he saluted Han Li very respectfully.
"Get up! You don't need to ask me about my background in detail, as long as you know that from today onwards, I will be the person responsible for contacting you." Han Li said lightly, and with a flick of his sleeve robe, a blue light gushed out. Lift the old man up automatically.
"Yes! The second gentleman who was in charge of contacting the Gan family has disappeared since ten years ago, and the villain is still worried about what happened. Now that the young master has appeared, it is really great." Gan Chi saw Han Li cast the spell, the last bit of doubt in his heart was gone, and he said more respectfully.
"This time I came to your Gan's house, I was just passing by. In fact, I still have other important things to do. This requires your assistance in the secular world." Han Li nodded in satisfaction, and ordered in a tone that could not be refused. road.