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Seeing Xu San leave, Lu Jian couldn't help but ask: "What is the Tianfeng Academy assessment he said?"

Zhou also looked over curiously. She knew that if you want to enter the academy, you usually need to take an exam or be recommended by someone, but she has never heard of the name Tianfeng.

"Tianfeng Academy, like Jiuxing Academy, is a relatively famous academy. In order to receive good students, such an academy will set up an assessment every year. Only those who pass can enroll. You can also enroll if someone recommends it, but the recommendation People who enter the academy also need to take assessments."

"Since I agreed that you are going to take the imperial examination, I naturally need to find an academy to study first. Moreover, with an academy organization, it will be more convenient during the examination."

Zhou understood it immediately, but she was still a little hesitant: "Won't it be affected by your expulsion from the family tree?"

Lu Jian didn't quite understand what he heard, but he used his own ideas to understand it. After hearing Zhou's words, he couldn't help but look at Tang Ying.

"Don't say that I was expelled from the family tree because I was framed. Even if this happened, it would not affect my imperial examination. Although the imperial examination does have to check my character, swearing at others cannot be considered a person at all. Poor quality, what they said is just to scare you."

Tang Ying said it very easily. In fact, being expelled from the family tree may really affect this person's imperial examination. After all, in the eyes of some people, this is a huge thing.

However, he had already dealt with it himself, and since it was not their fault in the first place, he deliberately told the truth about the matter before leaving. In addition to not wanting Lu Jian to take the blame, he was also sure of the gossips of the villagers. If you don't suppress this kind of thing at the beginning, you won't be able to suppress it at all later.

No matter what Tang Zhengqing wants to do later, this matter cannot be used to throw dirty water on him. This is enough.

"That's it, that's fine."

Zhou finally felt at ease, but Lu Jian had never cared about this matter. He raised his head and looked at Tang Ying and said, "Actually, even if it affects you, it doesn't matter if you can't pass the imperial examination. I will support you."

Lu Jian really didn't care about the imperial examination, nor did he think the imperial examination was very important.

Tang Ying smiled softly, and quietly held Lu Jian's hand under the table: "I know, but I want to take the test."

"Then take the test."

Lu Jian didn't feel anything wrong when Tang Ying held his hand. He let her hold it if he wanted to. She wanted to know another thing more.

"What happened to the thirty-year incident you mentioned when you entered the city before?"

Seeing that Lu Jian didn't react at all to his closeness, Tang Ying felt a little frustrated in his heart, but he didn't show it. He just smiled and explained in a low voice, and Lu Jian and Zhou finally understood.

It turns out that this place was originally the jurisdiction of the late emperor. Back then, the emperor was the middle prince, and his mother-in-law was a daughter of a small family who was not favored and had little power, so she was assigned a jurisdiction and sent out early.

Although it is said to be a jurisdiction, it actually does not have any power. It is just that half of the tax revenue of this place can be used as his private property. He has certain privileges, but no matter how much he has, he will not have any power, let alone the power to govern this place. That is not even the slightest bit. No.

But he was an unpopular prince and did not have a powerful mother's family. Naturally, the place he was assigned to was not very good. However, when the late emperor was assigned here, he did not live here, but in the provincial capital.

It's just that the former emperor had a loose temper and had no pursuit of fame and fortune, but he liked hunting. He often took his guards to Qilin Mountain to hunt. The return trip always took many days, and this was where he often stayed.

At first, this place was not so prosperous, it was very poor, and it was not called Lin'an City. It was the late emperor who thought it was not a good place to live here, so he used his own money to renovate it into what it is now.

The late emperor grew up in the capital anyway, so he naturally preferred the orderly look of the capital, so he built this place according to the pattern of the capital. He was even impeached for this at the time.

However, after experiencing the impeachment, the late emperor was not so out of touch. Although he still liked hunting, he did not do anything random. But no one expected that not long after the impeachment, the old emperor passed away and the one who took over was The late emperor's brother.

It’s just that the elder brother was in poor health and died within two years of taking the throne. He had no children. I don’t know what he thought. In the end, he passed the throne directly to the late emperor. The late emperor was sent without knowing anything. On the throne.

After the late emperor became emperor, he renamed the county town Lin'an City, but he never came here again. The current emperor is the eldest son of the late emperor.

Because of this incident, Lin'an City has become prosperous. In order to commemorate his father, the current emperor also specially reduced the taxes here, which made this place a place that everyone around wanted to come.

Xu San moved quickly. The three of them came out of the teahouse and wandered around for a while. As soon as they returned to the inn, Xu San came to find them.

"Mr. Tang, I have made an appointment with the landlord. I can visit the house at any time. When is it convenient for you?"

Tang Ying looked at the sky. They arrived at Lin'an City in the morning. It was already Shenshi (15-17 o'clock), so it was not too late.

"Can I go over now?"

Xu San smiled and nodded: "Of course, I brought a carriage. We can go there very quickly."

When he heard that the carriage was brought, Tang Ying knew in his heart that it wouldn't be too close, so he looked at Lu Jian and Zhou: "Mom, A Jian, do you want to go together?"

"want."

Buying a house is something that makes people very passionate no matter what age they are. Of course, the two of them want to see what the place they will live in will be like in the future.

The group of people got on the carriage again, and along the way, Xu San introduced Lin'an City to a few people in a very talkative manner.

Lin'an City is not big, but it is divided into four areas: East, West, North and South. The East District and the West District are both places where people live. The only difference is that on one side are the richer families, and on the other side are ordinary families. As for the poor, this city There is none.

After all, this is just a small county. How could we be so poor no matter how poor we are? There are so many villages and towns around, so the people who live here will not be poorer than the people in the villages and towns.

There are various shops and restaurants in the South District, and the consumption here is relatively high. There are also various shops and restaurants in the North District, and there is also a large market. In comparison, the import and export volume of goods here is large, and the prices are also higher. A little lower.

According to Lu Jian's understanding, the East District is the rich area, the West District is the poor area, the South District is the retail area, and the North District is the wholesale area.

It was also because the city was not built for a long time that it had such clear divisions. After a long time, it probably wouldn't have this name.

"Where was Feng Academy that day?"

"Tianfeng Academy is not in the city, but outside the south gate."

"Why are you outside the city?"

Lu Jian was a little surprised, thinking that the academy was in the center.

Xu San smiled and explained in a good-tempered way.

"Actually, the academy was also located in the city at the beginning, but later on there were more and more students, and the population in the city was also large. When studying, it is always better to be quieter, so it was later moved outside the city."

"After the academy moved out, part of the city's population also moved out. These people built houses around the academy. Now the houses in that area are very valuable, especially every time there is an assessment, there are many Students from other places rent houses nearby.”

"So if you want to buy a house around the academy, it is basically impossible. The houses I show you today are one in the east district and one in the west district. The two houses are about the same distance from the academy. You can take a look at both. Which one is more appropriate."

Xu San must have more than just these two house information. He selected these two based on the clothes of Tang Ying and the others. The clothes of the three of them were really strange. Tang Ying's clothes were of great value. Zhou's The girl is almost the same as him, but the clothes the little lady wears are extremely poor.

But this family got along very harmoniously. He was not sure for a while what level this family was in, but he could estimate it from the conversation between the three of them and the things they ordered at the restaurant and the inn.

Therefore, the houses he introduced were almost in the middle price range, but prices fluctuated a bit due to different regions.

Xu San took them to see the house in the East District first. It was at the end of a small alley. It was a house for a second person. There were many flowers and plants inside. Although it didn't look exquisite, it was still interesting.

The house is not old, it can only be said to be average in all aspects, but it is indeed very quiet. There are about ten families living in this alley, but from the time they came in to look at the house until they finally left, they didn't hear much noise. It can be said that it is very suitable for scholars to live.

"It's okay, let's go check out the other one."

Tang Ying didn't take the initiative to ask about the price, and Xu San didn't say anything. He originally wanted them to look at the houses in two places, and then the choice would be better.

Different from the houses in the east district, the house in the west district is a small single courtyard near the west city gate. Next to it are several shops, and beyond are other residents. These shops all sell rice and noodles.

The rice noodle shop has always been relatively quiet. After all, no one comes to buy it every day, so it is relatively quiet here.

The house is just a simple first-entry house, but the area is no smaller than the small second-entry house in the East District. Moreover, because it is the first entrance, it feels larger. There are not many flowers, plants and trees in the yard. Compared with the houses in the East District, It's not that refined.

After looking at the entire house, Tang Ying asked Xu San: "How much do these two houses cost?"

"The second entrance to the courtyard in the East District costs 200 taels of silver. This one only costs 150 taels of silver."

The two houses actually occupy the same area, but the layout is a little different, and the price difference is due to the different areas.

Tang Ying nodded. The price was similar to what he expected: "Are the procedures complete?"

"Of course, the houses in my hands, Xu San's, are all from legitimate origins, and there will definitely be no flaws. Otherwise, Mr. Tang, you wouldn't have come to me."

Tang Ying smiled and turned to look at the two people beside him: "Mom, A-Jian, which house do you prefer?"

"this!"

Lu Jian made the choice without thinking, but Zhou was a little hard to decide. She felt that the house in the East District was better and more suitable for Tang Ying, but the price was fifty taels higher than here. She didn't know how to choose for a while. .

When he heard that Lu Jian had chosen, he simply looked at Tang Ying and said, "Ying'er, you decide. Mom thinks both are good."

"Jian likes this, then choose this."

Tang Ying actually likes this house, mainly because it is close to the west gate. After the west gate of Lin'an City, there is a road directly leading to Qilin Mountain. The existence of this road is naturally the work of the late emperor.