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Chapter 68 Enrollment (1)

All the way to the north, except for a little downdraft on the second night, the airship traveled very steadily.When the glare of the sun passed through the porthole for the second time, the Jingzhou Canal was already vivid in my mind.

The capital is located in a fertile land all over the country. For many years, the imperial court focused on building water conservancy in the capital area. The Jingzhou Canal can be said to be the most successful one. Since the construction of the former Xiahui Emperor Yin Ji, the irrigation area has reached more than 40 counties. The 80 hectares of irrigated fields not only supply the daily needs of hundreds of thousands of residents in the capital, but also support the needs of more than 30 frontier troops. From the air, the tributaries converge and diverge, like leaf veins.

Liu Qingshuang was dressed in a fancy dress, looking out the window, her light red skirt dragging on the ground, as if she was attending a banquet.

Cheng Jinzhou was a little strange at the beginning, but when the airship gradually descended and saw two queues of more than a hundred people, he finally understood, and asked in surprise, "Is this to welcome Warlock Liu Kuangxing?"

"Yes and no." Wang Linghe smiled calmly and said, "Jiang Huangxing is just in love with the inn."

"How to say?" Cheng Jinzhou asked puzzled.

Xiang Xin said disdainfully from the side: "The imperial star warlocks can issue orders through the court every year to collect various materials and organize scholars from the academy to conduct research. Jiang Huang star warlocks are reluctant to part with such good conditions, and are worried that the master will take him away. position, so let’s demonstrate.”

The answer was beyond his expectation. When he thought about it, the Star Warlocks seemed to be existences like outsider monks who did not eat fireworks. Hearing that there would be power struggles among them, it felt like it was the first time he heard that professors also wanted to ask people for help. I bowed my head to ask for sponsorship, as if there were unspoken rules in the ivory tower, I was surprised but also a little natural, even relieved.

Liu Qingshuang saw that Cheng Jinzhou's head was still muddled from the side, and couldn't help but smiled: "There are many astronomy masters who are proficient in mathematics, but most of them need the support of courtiers to become royal astronomy. Since three years ago, Jiang Huang star The warlock’s chancellor, Cai Xiangshi, was demoted to a foreign county, and his position was in jeopardy, and Warlock Liu Kuangxing had a great reputation in the outer peninsula and was very likely to succeed him, so he was jealous of him.”

Star warlocks are a transcendent existence to any official, but in front of the emperor, a fourth-level star warlock cannot be said to be on an equal footing. After all, the Great Xia Dynasty is one of the most powerful countries on the mainland. It has been passed down for many years. Various checks and balances and capabilities.Astromancers themselves are not involved in production, which determines that they cannot survive completely out of society. Even if people praise them as wealthy, they are not as rich as the wealth of the entire country, let alone the mobilization ability of a country.Even if the high-ranking star warlocks have the ability to mine and farm, can they really experience the failure of farming and mining? Therefore, to become a royal star warlock, although you have to pay a little and lose a little, you will eventually have a huge reward, especially for those who have no hope of promotion It is also a very comfortable thing for the astromancers to accept offerings.

Of course, the number of royal families on the mainland is small, and they consider more conditions other than astrology. Therefore, most of the time, aristocratic families become the retirement places for astrologists, and their financial resources and status often determine the choice of astrologists.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't know much about this. When he came to the capital, he was more concerned about which courtiers supported Liu Kuang's star warlock, and he swallowed it after thinking about it. There will be opportunities in the future, and he doesn't have to ask in front of the other two star warlocks, so He only said: "Since there was a change three years ago, why is Warlock Jiang Huang still in place?"

"The change of star warlocks is always very slow." Liu Kuang's deep voice came from behind, and he said with a heavy bass: "Jiang Huang is really talented, and the royal family will not easily replace the royal queen star warlock. If you change a prime minister, you need to change a star warlock. Wouldn't the star warlock become a vassal of an important minister? But it won't work if it takes too long. Jiang Huang offended too many people back then, otherwise it wouldn't be the case if he made friends with ministers. man of."

He didn't care much about Cheng Jinzhou's age. Perhaps for astrologists, those who can understand mathematics and science are adults, and those who can't understand are children. People in this era don't think about the so-called IQ and EQ.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded pretending to understand, but he could see a trace of desire for power in Liu Kuang's eyes. This gentleman even dared to participate in the land reform of Liu Bin's transfer envoy.It's just that I didn't expect to encounter such a "hot" event when I first arrived in the capital.

The airship vibrated slightly, and the sail above it slowly fell, covering most of the hull, and there was a "crash, clatter" sound from outside, and then Lu Xu wiped his face and came to the door, and said loudly: "Open the door! gone?"

Liu Kuang straightened his clothes and nodded immediately.

The slightly heavy hatch slowly slid open.

Cheng Jinzhou hid behind Wang Linghe and watched the two gentlemen in official robes walking forward happily. The petty official on one side gestured fiercely, and he was instantly overjoyed, as lively as a weasel marrying a chicken.

Xiang Xin lowered his head and shouted: "Let's take a step first."

She didn't like a noisy environment, and Cheng Jinzhou also wanted to keep a low profile, so he quickly pulled Liu Qingshuang to follow, but he was in a hurry, but he grabbed Liu Qingshuang's hand.

The Great Xia Dynasty did not have the serious estrangement between men and women since the Song Dynasty, but it was far from the freedom and unrestrainedness of later generations. Liu Qingshuang had never been in contact with men other than her relatives like this. In an instant, her face flushed with embarrassment, and she swayed when she walked, like It's a chick who just got married to the duck's house.

Little Lolita's catkins were light and smooth, and Cheng Jinzhou felt the softness from the palm of his hand. Taking advantage of the clutter, he dragged her to walk quickly by mistake.

Qingshuangmei frowned vigorously, not daring to look into other people's eyes. She regretted why she was wearing a formal suit, which was easy to be spotted for no reason. After thinking about it, she didn't mean to blame Cheng Jinzhou.It's also because Xiao Cheng's disguise is too good, with a dignified righteousness and a restrained lust, he has the attitude of an innocent little boy.

The landing place of the airship is still a few kilometers away from the capital city, and the nearby population is not too large, but all kinds of transfer tools are readily available, from ships and horses to small cars and light vehicles, and the guys have a respectful attitude. Plus, no matter if they are old or young, women or children, no matter they are dressed in rags or in luxurious costumes, they are always courteous. Cheng Jinzhou saw a man lying on the ground and let an old man in sackcloth step on his back to get on the horse—not from the capital city. The service industry is so developed and dedicated, but everyone who appears at the airship transfer point is so noble. If there are no white people in the business, and nobles in the chat, this place will definitely be satisfied.

After crossing half a street, he finally broke away from the welcoming crowd. Cheng Jinzhou wiped his forehead pretendingly and said with a smile: "Fortunately, not every astrologer comes back with such a battle, otherwise we will open a welcoming company or something. It must be very profitable."

"Company?" Liu Qingshuang blinked, then pulled her hand out of his palm imperceptibly, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Guild organization or something." Cheng Jinzhou shrugged.

Xiang Xin looked behind him disapprovingly and said with some pride: "Master is not the only fourth-level star warlock in the outer peninsula, but he is the only one who can receive such a level of welcome and jealousy."

Cheng Jinzhou raised his eyebrows in response.He didn't know how to respond to Warlock Liu Kuangxing.The other party has always valued him very much, but fundamentally speaking, Cheng Jinzhou doesn't like Liu Kuang's character very much.

"Let's go to the Hongwen Museum first." Liu Qingshuang suggested softly, Cheng Jinzhou's quota is hard-won, and it is closely related to Cheng's father and Cheng's family, so it should be confirmed earlier.

Xiang Xin said indifferently: "Master will not have time to go back to the outer peninsula until evening, so let me accompany you there."

As she spoke, she waved to the distant man and shouted, "A big carriage."

Since they entered the door, the clerk has been paying attention to them with cautious and polite eyes. As soon as they are called, his feet move like smoke, and he comes to report in a short time: "Three gentlemen, get ready."

A large carriage is a four- or six-person carriage pulled by more than two horses. In a city like Shaonan City, it is difficult for the city streets to accommodate many large carriages in parallel. Therefore, even if the Cheng family uses two horses, they rarely pull large carriages. The carriages are far less comfortable than those who can lie on their backs and roll over.

With the sound of whips, the carriage passed Longjin Bridge and Baokang Gate, then Xiangguo Temple and Taixue, and continued for several hundred meters, and you could see the Hongwen Museum under the Suzaku Gate.

This is already the most central area of ​​the entire Great Xia Dynasty.Only now did Cheng Jinzhou lift the curtain and get out of the carriage.He didn't want to enjoy the scenery of the capital from the carriage - Xiajing might be the most prosperous city in this era.

Taking a deep breath, the air seems to be filled with the breath of the imperial capital - like a dragon's breath, with a strong smell of undigested power and wealth mixed, floating, rotting, burning...

"It looks very beautiful——" Cheng Jinzhou can only describe it as beautiful. For anyone who is used to pedestrian streets and those who have experienced the busy tourist activities, the busy Suzaku Street is nothing more than that.They built a tall 4-story restaurant, designed a clothing store that can accommodate 50 people at the same time, and gathered tens of thousands of gold and silver jewelry and antique jade, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to linger here and look back at the ancient times. From my point of view, this place is excellent, but as a person who lives in it, if I compare it with the experience of later generations, I will be somewhat disappointed.

Cheng Jinzhou's expression was a little unexpected to Xiang Xin, she asked strangely: "Do you want to go for a walk?"

"Is it convenient to go to school today?" Cheng Jinzhou didn't want to be crowded in the crowd.The fluttering wine streamers, the sculptures made by skillful hands, and the meticulous and flat granite ground, in his opinion, are more like museums and antique streets than the area where he will live. In Shaonan, he still has the sick child Cheng To get familiar with the memory, he also cares more about the people or things around him than the environment, unlike today, he hopes to stay in a familiar place.

"Hongwen Hall allows admission at any time. Before I came, I asked my friend to build a small courtyard near Zhuque Street. You can live there. Qingshuang can live with me, and she doesn't want to be far away from Zhuque Street." Xiang Xin after all She was a woman, and she prepared carefully. She carefully covered the tattoo on her wrist. While walking, she did not forget to introduce to him: "There are three city walls in the capital, and the outer city wall is still far away from here. A little behind the Suzaku Gate is the second city wall." , Passing Xihua Gate is the palace wall. During your school days, it is best to stay within the range of the second city wall. If you go out of the city, you can call me. Don’t trust the local security too much. I will meet with Master every day in the branch do research"

"Is law and order bad?"

"There are too many nobles." Xiang Xin said simply, I believe Cheng Jinzhou can also understand.There are nobles who misbehave everywhere, and things that ignore people's lives often happen, and the court cannot prohibit them, nor can they expect nobles to be conscious.

Cheng Jinzhou thanked him first and then asked, "What about the outer peninsula? Where is it?"

"It's a gathering place for the astrologists in the capital city and the Great Xia Dynasty. When I have time, I can take you to see it. You need to be recommended to enter. The results of the delivery association are there."

"Are there many people? Will they buy or sell some Star Warlock products, books, etc.?"

"There is a specialized market, which is very complicated. There are also people who hire and recruit star warlocks." Xiang Xin explained casually.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded thoughtfully. The things he got out of the library really needed a proper place to "dispose of stolen goods".

"It's here." Liu Qingshuang took the maid's hand and reminded the two of them.

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The Hongwen Museum is not big, or rather, it is disappointingly small. The Yimen, which is only three or four meters wide, is at the outermost, and the three characters of "Hongwen Museum" written by Emperor Lizong are written on it. Find something special in its low walls.

"Students in the Hongwen Museum must not worry about being a scholar." Xiang Xin half-introduced: "Compared with other provinces, the capital has the most places, and the library still has its own places, but you still have to memorize them. The scriptures only work, if the first two parts are wrong, it will be very dangerous."

Cheng Jinzhou smiled wryly, he was at the stage of knowing characters, it really didn't matter how easy it was to take the test, it was like the open-book test in the previous life - even the open-book test was plagiarized, the cheat test is what children need most .

There was a sergeant guarding the gate. Xiang Xin stepped forward to explain the matter and showed him his academic certificate. Naturally, someone rushed to report it. Cheng Jinzhou waited outside with his eyes wide open, feeling like a transfer student.

The comrades in the Great Xia Dynasty did not have a lunch break. Three to five minutes later, an academic officer came out of the door with his eyes wide open, looked outside and asked, "Who is the new Cheng Jinzhou?"

There was no one else outside the door except Cheng Jinzhou, Cheng Jinzhou rolled his eyelids and replied, "It's me."

It seems that bureaucrats in any world are hopelessly lazy and arrogant.

"Is his father, an eighth-level civil servant, Cheng Yunan, the capital of Shaonan Prefecture?" The academic officer checked against the academic certificate.

"Exactly."

The academic officer's attitude was a little better, and he was able to send his son to the Hongwen Museum at the level of an eighth-level civil servant. , you follow the third class, remember not to walk around in the school casually."

Cheng Jinzhou thanked and stepped in, Xiang Xin dragged Liu Qingshuang to go in, but was stopped by the school officer, "Miss, you can't enter."

As he spoke, he also wondered at Xiang Xin's boldness.

The students who passed by the Yimen also looked over.Classmate Xiang Xin's bald head has the effect of isolating perverts, but the little girl behind him has an attractive effect. Soon, a nobleman walked up to him shaking his head, and explained politely: "Several, according to the regulations of the Hongwen Museum, only those who enter Only students can enter. Or a few special people."

He bit the word special very hard, and looked at Xiang Xin expectantly.

Among the several official central academies, only the Guangwen Academy recruits the daughters of officials above the 12th grade, and the others, including the Hongwen Academy, only recruit men. Although it still discriminates, it is much better than the feudal society Cheng Jinzhou knew.

Xiao Cheng was about to persuade Xiang Xin, but he didn't expect that the latter ignored Noble's suggestion and pulled up his right sleeve, exposing half of his forearm.

A small tattoo extends from top to bottom.

Only then did Cheng Jinzhou notice that Xiang Xin was not wearing the robes of an astro-warlock today, but a light blue uniform.It is exactly what most women with duties often wear when they are out in public. Relatively speaking, it is closer to men's clothing, but the skirt is bigger and shows a little waist.

The spiraling and fine tattoos seemed to reflect the sun's rays. The academic officer raised his head in surprise, but did not speak rashly. He was still the pretentious little nobleman and said with a smile: "Shen Cong, is this young lady a star warlock or a star warlock apprentice?" ?”

The children, who had no interest in this place, also ran over in a jerk, looking up and facing an astromancer. They seemed to be watching.Of course, the strongest one is Shen Cong. He can still joke with the Astromancer, so if he is in a different place, he doesn't even have to think about it.

"Level 007 Star Warlock." Xiang Xin hung up his collar badge.Xu Shi has been with Liu Kuang as a fourth-level star warlock for a long time, and she doesn't think much about her first-level title, but in fact, a first-level star warlock is the guest of the local chief executive in any region, and she can even use it Considered as a combination of a national academician and [-], even if he achieves the position of Liu Bin's transfer envoy, he will not despise any genuine star warlock.

The academic officer is no better than the students of the Hongwen Hall. Looking at Xiang Xin's collar badge that is absolutely fake, his posture weakened and said: "Your Excellency, Star Warlock, you can enter, but you need to register. This lady is..."

"How could such a young girl be an astrologer?" Shen Cong still smiled in a normal tone, then nodded politely to Cheng Jinzhou and said, "I have seen one with more than a dozen knights in school recently, but I haven't seen one yet." To the one with the Astromancer, I am 17 years old, how about you?"

"13." Cheng Jinzhou tried to be as brief as possible so as not to say the wrong thing.

The Hongwen Museum is far less grand than the Cheng family's old house. Xiang Xin saw that everyone was kind, so he said simply: "Since there are rules, then I won't go in."

As he spoke, he signaled to Cheng Jinzhou that he was waiting outside with Liu Qingshuang.

Shen Cong glanced at Liu Qingshuang again, stretched out his hand and patted Cheng Jinzhou on the shoulder as if he was familiar, and said with a smile: "Which classes are you in, I'll take you to see."

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Niaoyu: I don’t know how many people who read Zhiniao’s book are still reading. I suggest that everyone must study hard before they are sure that they can travel with supernatural powers or other golden fingers.Although cheating is a skill that should be mastered proficiently, a true expert is someone who can cheat at any time and anywhere, but still pass without cheating - a person who only masters one skill is not complete……

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(End of this chapter)