The carriage moves forward, and the copper bell jingles.
Looking at the brass bell hanging on the carriage, Xiang Qingniu felt like crying. He is now even more sure that this boy in black is not a good person, even if he is not a demon who came to the world from Shura Dao, he is still a heinous villain. After learning that he is a member of Mushanguan, and that he has savings of several thousand taels of silver in Mushanguan. That guy didn't believe that he was penniless no matter what. After a forcible search and found that he only had a brass bell on his body, he even plundered this worthless thing.
He thought it was his luck to meet a carriage, but only now did he realize that it was the beginning of a nightmare.
"That's the guy I eat with."
He gave Fang Xie a wronged look, trying to get back the brass bell hanging on the carriage.
"It's better to say that you are the guy who cheated money."
Fang Jie glanced at him and said: "You think I don't know what it is for, usually in places where the news is relatively closed, in poor villages, you hold a cloth banner in one hand, shake the copper bell with the other, and shout a few words Know five hundred years before and know five hundred years later, right?"
Xiang Qingniu said solemnly: "I didn't say that I knew five hundred years ago and knew five hundred years later... I usually say that I know one thousand years before and know one thousand years later."
"admire!"
Fang Jie clasped his fists together: "This bell will be your meal bill, and it will relieve boredom if you hang it dangling along the way. By the way...you said you are going to the imperial capital too, what are you going to do?"
"I'm going to the Martial Arts Academy."
"Ah? You also go to the Martial Arts Academy."
Xiang Qingniu was startled, looked at Fang Jie and asked, "You mean, you also went to the Academy of Martial Arts? Otherwise, why did you use the word Ye?"
"I'm not!"
Fang Jie shook his head and said, "However, I have a friend waiting for me outside Xiangcheng, and we will go to the imperial capital together. He is a candidate for the Yanwu Academy exam this year, and he is from a wealthy family. A family means rich, Having money means you can eat and drink well along the way.”
"That would be great!"
Xiang Qingniu instantly forgot his previous worries and fears, and immediately opened his eyes wide. The other party said seriously: "Do you know what I do when I go to the emperor? I forgive you for not being able to guess."
Fang Jie looked at him and said with a smile: "You still haven't said whether you are sure that I am a dead person? Are you sure that I crossed the border from Shura Dao? If you are really sure, you shouldn't be so arrogant in front of me." Se... Do you believe that I revealed my real body and swallowed you?"
"Actually... I don't know if there really are six realms."
Xiang Qingniu replied with an embarrassing smile.
Fang Jie said angrily, "Then you were so scared just now!"
Xiang Qingniu said: "This is the saying left by the Taoist ancestor. The Taoist ancestor's merits and good fortune, such a high level of cultivation and such a deep wisdom, don't think it is nonsense? Since the Taoist ancestor said that there is, there must be some truth."
Fang Jie snorted: "Taoist Buddha is nothing more than a magic stick... Why are you going to the imperial capital?"
"I'm the proctor!"
Xiang Qingniu puffed up his chest and said, "I am the invigilator for the recruitment of the Yanwu Academy!"
"oops!"
thump!
Xiang Qingniu was kicked on the ass by Fang Xie, he fell off the carriage with a groan, his face fell to the ground with an extremely unprofessional face, and his fat body threw a cloud of dust on the official road. The moment he landed, if you can play it back in slow motion, you will find the beauty of the fat on his face rippling like waves.
The fat man whose status in Taoist sect was second only to Daoist Xiao of Qingle Mountain couldn't help cursing angrily, then he got up, twisted his fat buttocks and chased after him. He looked ridiculously fat, but he was really not slow to run. It didn't take long to catch up with the carriage, and climbed up from the back of the carriage.
He wanted to get into the carriage, but he suddenly thought that there was a woman as beautiful as a fairy in the carriage, and she was also a woman with a pair of snow-white thighs and a slender waist. When he thought of this, he was terrified, jumped out of the car and ran to the front of the carriage, pouted his buttocks and pushed Fang Jie aside to sit beside him.
As soon as he got into the cart, the poor horse pulling the cart immediately groaned in pain.
"If you knew who you kicked someone's ass, you would regret it."
Fang Jie snorted coldly and said, "You are so cheap, I kicked you down and climbed up by myself."
Xiang Qingniu looked at Fang Jie and said seriously: "If people know that I am the invigilator of this year's Yanwu Academy, can you imagine how many people will rush to carry me away in eight sedan chairs? Can you imagine how many people there will be? Qing’s money and jewels are piled up in front of me, can’t your carriage even fit? Can you imagine how respectful officials of the third and fourth ranks in the imperial capital would treat me when they see me? It’s really giving you face that I ride in your carriage ... Oops! You kicked me again!"
thump!
Fang Jie watched the plump body fall to the ground for the second time, and couldn't help but sneer and said, "Although I was cheated, I didn't dare to brag about being so awesome. If you were the invigilator of the Yanwu Academy, I would be the Yanwu Academy Dean Zhou Banchuan!"
The fat man climbed into the carriage for the second time with great difficulty, and begged, patting the dust off his body, "I'll just give you a ride, don't you know how to be hospitable?"
"I won't kick you if you don't brag."
"Oh... why don't you believe it?"
Xiang Qingniu rested his cheeks, and seemed to recall something with a sad expression: "When I was in Jianghuai Dao, no one doubted that I was the reincarnation of the Dao ancestor. I don't know how many people have been deceived by such a big lie. Now To be honest, I was beaten up instead... What the hell is wrong with the world."
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There is a see-off pavilion fifteen miles east of Xiangcheng.
Fang Jie looked at the gloomy middle-aged man in brocade clothes standing outside the pavilion with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but feel uneasy. This middle-aged man exuded a special aura of a superior person. Although his appearance could not be described as majestic, it did carry a sense of oppression.
The man didn't speak, but his cold eyes swept over everyone, which made people feel uncomfortable.
With a square face and a well-trimmed beard, a man in his forties looks like a man in his forties. Apart from a slightly bulging lower abdomen, it is not easy to maintain a good figure. Although he does not have the official position of the Great Sui Dynasty, he has the title of a county marquis.
Such a person will always be above the ordinary people.
So when Fang Xie saw the faint contempt in the middle-aged man's eyes, he didn't feel disgusted at all. Fang Jie once said that dogs always look down on people. But he still kept a sincere respect on his face, and then bowed his hands and bowed to give a big gift from a junior.
"I have seen the seniors."
"senior?"
The middle-aged man was slightly startled, then shook his head and said: "You are a friend of Lueshang, and you helped him a lot last night, and you are also a benefactor of my Cui family, if you don't mind, just call me uncle. "
Without waiting for Fang to be polite, the middle-aged man continued: "Last night, the businessman has already told me in detail. Although you have done this matter hastily, you have to do it after all. Although my Cui family is nothing in Xiangcheng A famous family, but not just anyone who wants to bully can bully."
"Lue Shang is going to take the exam at the Academy of Martial Arts. This matter cannot be delayed. You are old acquaintances, and you are close friends. There is also a support when you go on the road together, and I am a little less worried."
He waved his hand, and then several servants walked over leading some tall horses.
The middle-aged man looked at the dilapidated carriage and frowned slightly: "Since you are taking the exam at the Academy of Martial Arts, it is better to ride horses. Otherwise, when you arrive in the imperial capital, people will think you are too lazy and lazy. For you, I will arrange a few more skilled servants to protect you along the way, and someone will arrange for any food and drink expenses."
He glanced back at Cui Lue and said, "You have been undisciplined since you were young, and I didn't expect much from you. I planned to hand over all the family's property and land to you after you calmed down. But you Auntie sold so much face and spent so much effort to help you get the candidate spot of the Martial Arts Academy. You must not let her love and care for you down. Your aunt is disappointed."
Cui Lueshang hurriedly lowered his head and said, "My child understands."
The head of the Cui family, Cui You, snorted coldly and said: "Your aunt has now been promoted to the imperial concubine. Everyone in the Li family and Liu family knows about this, so no one makes trouble. I'm afraid that the Li family boy and the Liu family scum I haven't heard of it yet, otherwise, how could I have such a vicious and idiotic idea? You don't have to worry about things in Xiangcheng, I want to see who can do something to my Cui family!"
"Father, let you work hard, the child is not filial."
Cui Lueshang lowered his head and said.
"Go ahead, why do you have to act like a child? What the Academy of Martial Arts wants is a man who stands upright, not a coward."
After saying this, Cui You turned around and planned to leave. After walking for three or four steps, he suddenly turned to look at Fang Jie and asked, "Young man, what's your name?"
"Fang Jie, Zi Jue Xiao."
Cui You nodded, looked at Fang Jie plainly but said in a serious tone: "My Cui family will remember this name."
After saying this, he started to move again, but Xiang Qingniu was not happy, and jumped over to stop Cui You, pointing to his nose and asking, "You asked that kid's name, why didn't you ask me?"
Cui You was slightly dissatisfied, but he didn't show anything: "What is the name of this priest?"
"There is no dharma number, but it's okay... I'm telling you, but don't be scared. Are you ready? Then listen carefully... I am the invigilator for the admissions of the Yanwu Academy this year, and His Majesty specially sent an imperial envoy to invite me to the imperial capital." .”
Hearing this sentence, the corners of Cui You's mouth and eyebrows couldn't help twitching a few times. He took a deep breath, then beckoned his servants over to ask for silver, and picked the smallest piece and put it in Xiang Qingniu's hand: "The Taoist chief bought tea on the way, and the dog's entrance to the Martial Arts Academy is up to you." .Farewell..."
Looking at the silver in his hand, Xiang Qingniu couldn't help but feel like going into a fit.
Fang Jie leaped over to cover his mouth, and dragged him onto the carriage.
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"Master Cui, do you know what I do when I go to the emperor?"
Xiang Qingniu sat on the carriage, looked at Cui Lueshang who was riding with him and said, "If you know my identity, I guarantee you will fall off the horse in fright."
Cui Lueshang glanced at Xiang Qingniu, and then at Fang Jie who was still excited about riding a horse. Although Fang Jie was a scout of Fan Gu, there were only four or five war horses in Fan Gu City, and no one was allowed to touch them except for carrying out missions. He has always liked the feeling of riding a horse, and he is really happy to have a horse of his own at this time.
"Do you have any silver with you?"
Fang Jie asked Cui Lueshang.
Cui Lueshang nodded and said: "My father knows that I am used to being extravagant, so he naturally prepared a lot of money. But the money is all on those servants, and I don't have much."
Fang Jie said: "Give a big red envelope of one tael to this Taoist priest, and he will guarantee you to be admitted to the Martial Arts Academy."
Xiang Qingniu glared at Fang Jie, looked at Cui Lueshang and said politely: "There is no need for money. Since I am the invigilator of this year's Yanwu Academy, I naturally have to abide by the court's laws and regulations. I will definitely not accept bribes. But look at your face." Not vulgar, the bones are clear and strange, and it will become a great weapon in the future, so how about I give you a hexagram for nothing if you take care of my wine and meat every day?"
"OK."
Cui Lueshang nodded, thinking that he had to eat anyway, since traveling together is fate, it would be good to make one more friend.
Xiang Qingniu nodded in satisfaction, leaned on the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Fang Jie looked at Big Dog, at Xiang Qingniu, and at Cui Lueshang. There was Mu Xiaoyao in the carriage who must be sleeping with her beautiful legs exposed. feel lonely. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel emotional, stretched my muscles and bones and said loudly: "The ancients said... three people go together... five people can do..."
Cui Lueshang was surprised and said: "Isn't it true that three people must have my teacher?"
Fang Jie said: "When three people walk together, there must be my teacher, and if five people walk together, there must be an idiot."
Heartbeat of the Empire Volume 2