Chapter 401: Junior Uncle and Little Girl

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The old Confucian scholar returned the customs clearance document to the young man named Chen Pingan.

The academy master had a very good impression of this person.

The old master glanced at Chen Pingan again, carrying a long sword and a bookcase, which looked very pleasing to the eye.

Traveling thousands of miles to study and study is what we scholars can do and what we do best.

Chen Pingan asked: "Sir, do you know a little girl named Li Baoping? She likes to wear red cotton jackets and red skirts."

The old master laughed and said: "Our academy Who doesn't know that this girl, let alone the academy, has probably even visited the capital city of Sui Dynasty for the little girl to visit? She is full of energy every day, making us old guys who are almost unable to walk envious. If you hadn't skipped class and sneaked out of the academy again today, if you had come half an hour earlier, you might have just met the little treasure vase."

Chen Pingan asked: "She left the academy alone? "

The old master nodded and said: "It happens every time."

Seeing Chen Ping'an's worried look, the old master smiled and said: "Don't worry, the little girl has never been out in so many times." You are, after all, a disciple of the academy. Besides, our Sui capital has always been stable and the people are simple. In addition, the Minister of Rites is also the master of the academy. He often comes to this Xiaodong Mountain to drink tea with several deputy mountain masters. It will be fine. "

Chen Pingan felt slightly relieved.

The old master asked: "Why, are you here to find the little treasure vase when you visit the Cliff Academy this time? The household registration on your customs clearance document is also from Longquan County, Dali, not just the little girl's. A fellow countryman or a relative?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said, "It's just a fellow countryman, not a relative. I came to the Sui capital with Xiaobaoping and the others a few years ago, but I didn't climb the mountain to enter the academy. ”

The old master felt a little strange. When these children from Longquan County entered the Xinshanya Academy to study, they first sent elite cavalry troops to pick them up at the border, and then His Majesty the Emperor personally visited the academy. It was very grand and returned Longyan’s joy. , the emperor gave things to all the children studying abroad. Logically speaking, this young man from Dali named Chen Pingan should have seen it once or twice even if he had not entered the academy.

Old Master asked: "Are you going to wait here for Li Baoping to return to the academy?"

Chen Pingan nodded.

Of course he hopes that the first person he sees at Cliff Academy is Little Treasure Vase.

Li Huai, Lin Shouyi, and Yu Lu thank you. Of course Chen Ping’an also wants to see it, especially the youngest Li Huai.

It’s just that they are not as good as the little girl who wears red cotton-padded jackets in autumn, winter and spring, and only wears red skirts in summer. Chen Pingan never denied his selfishness. He was the closest to Xiao Baoping. This was true during his study tour in the Sui Dynasty. Later, he went to Daoxuan Mountain alone. He also only sent a letter to Li Baoping, and then asked the recipient of the letter to Xiao Baoping. The girl helped his junior uncle and brought the rest of the letters to them. On the scroll painted by Fan's painter on the top of Osmanthus Island, only one was given to Li Baoping, but none to Li Huai.

This difference between closeness and distance, Lin Shouyi and Yu Lu Xie must be very clear about it, but they may not care about it. Lin Shouyi is a beautiful jade monk, and Yu Lu and Xie Xie are important figures in the Lu dynasty.

As for Li Huai, who is always a good player in the family, he probably still feels that Chen Pingan and A Liang are the closest to him.

The old master waved his hand and said with a smile: "I advise you to put your things in the college guest room first. Every time Li Baoping sneaks out, even if he leaves early in the morning, he still has to wait until dusk at the earliest. There is no exception when you come back. If you wait for her at the door, you will have to wait for at least three hours. There is no need."

Chen Pingan thought for a while and turned to look at Pei Qian and the others. If it was just him, he wouldn't mind waiting here.

He turned his head and looked at the end of the street.

Zhu Lian has been looking at the academy building behind the mountain gate. It was built against the mountain. Although it was newly built by the Ministry of Industry in the Sui Dynasty, it was extremely careful and created a simple, elegant and ancient atmosphere.

This cliff academy, which was moved from Da Li to the capital of Sui Dynasty, was one of the seventy-two Confucian academies that dominated the world in the past.

This is the first Confucian academy Zhu Lian saw after leaving Ouhua Blessed Land.

The place where the sage lectured was famous all over the world.

At the beginning of the construction of Shanya Academy in Dali, the first mountain master proposed an enlightened preface for learning, advocating that the four elements of learning and speculation should be placed in the word "Xing".

When Zhu Lian raised his eyes to look at the academy, Shi Rou didn't dare to breathe.

Although Shi Rou resides in the remains of an immortal, she can actually resist the invisible aura of righteousness, but the instinct of ghosts and ghosts still makes her feel terrified.

Pei Qian remained silent and seemed more nervous than Shi Rou.

When she disembarked in Laolongcheng, she still promised to meet Li Baoping's Pei Qian, but when she arrived at the gate of the Sui capital, she began to feel weak.

When we arrived at the gate of Shanya Academy, we were even more frightened.

Chen Ping'an asked with a smile: "Sir, if we want to visit Master Maoshan after entering the academy and staying in the guest house, do we need to inform someone in advance and wait for a reply?"

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Shang Shu may not be able to see Master Maoshan when he arrives at the academy, but Mr. Chen has come all the way and is from Longquan County, so it is probably enough to say hello. Although Master Maoshan is rigorous in his studies, in fact He is easy to talk to, but the famous scholars of the Sui Dynasty always talk about mysteries, so they can't chat with Master Mao Shan."

Chen Ping'an still did not walk into the academy immediately and asked: "If I remember correctly. , is it the infantry commander’s yamen who is responsible for the security and order in the capital of Sui Dynasty?”

The old man understood clearly, but it seemed that he was still worried about Li Baoping, and said with a smile: “That’s right, and the yamen leader is. The official's youngest son is nowStudy in the academy. ”

Chen Pingan breathed a sigh of relief again.

Chen Pingan asked some more trivial matters about Li Baoping before saying goodbye to the old gentleman and walking into the academy.

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Pei Qian walked with heavy steps, especially after passing the gate, walking on a gently sloping mountain road, it was like wading down the river and trudging through the snow.

The academy has a special place to entertain students, relatives and elders. At that time, Li Er, his wife and their daughter Li Liu lived in the guest house.

The academy only charged some nominal copper coins, and each guest house was only ten cents a day. After a short stay, Chen Ping'an asked for four adjacent guest rooms.

They all bowed and Pei Qian came to Chen Ping'an's house to copy the book. Pingan took off the bamboo box, and even took off the sword gourd on his waist and the "Sword Immortal", a semi-immortal weapon.

Zhu Lian came and asked if he wanted to visit the academy together, and Chen Pingan said that for the time being. No, Pei Qian was copying books and ignored Zhu Lian.

Zhu Lian went to knock on Shi Rou's door. Shi Rou was feeling uncomfortable and Zhu Lian was talking outside. Shi Rou gave Zhu Lian the word "Go" because of his weird words.

Zhu Lian had to go to the academy alone.

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Li Baoping may already know this capital better than the people who were born and raised in this capital.

She has been to Tianchangmen in the south, which is nicknamed Liangmen by the people. The grain that came through the canal was inspected by the Ministry of Household Affairs officials and then stored in the granary. It was where grain and rice from all directions gathered. She once squatted at the ferry for a long time, watching the busy officials and subordinates. , and the porters dripping with sweat. They also knew that there was a temple of the Fox Fairy, which was full of incense. It was neither an orthodox temple recognized by the Ministry of Etiquette, nor a temple of obscenity. It had a strange origin and enshrined a fox tail that was as shiny as new. There is a crazy old woman who sells talisman water, and there is also a bone toucher who is said to be from Guanxi in the Sui Dynasty. The old man and the old woman often quarrel.

She has been to Changfu. The temple party was crowded with people, and she was very coveted for a tube snake made of horns. Many rich people came here, and even the long servants who were more arrogant than the powerful children liked to wear them. He dyed black Sichuan rat fur clothes and passed them off as mink fur clothes.

Li Baoping also went to the edge of the imperial city and squatted there for many afternoons, only to realize that there would be many embroiderers and groomsmen. Mother, these people who are not from the palace can still enter and leave the imperial city, but they need to carry their waist badges with them. There is a Wenhua Museum that compiles the history of the past dynasties and compiles history books, and hires many external calligraphers.

He then went around to the back gate of the imperial city in the north, which was called Dijiu Gate. Li Baoping went there more often because it was more lively. He once saw a commotion in a silver shop. The incident was caused by the menacing thieves who were soldiers. Later, when she asked the shopkeeper of a nearby shop, she found out that the shop that did not do clean business but made a lot of money every day was a den for selling stolen goods. Great Sui PalaceThe royal objects stolen from the palace, some sachets secretly hidden, and even the tin sheets used to repair ditches in a palace were all stolen. The leftover scraps from the palace's annual repairs were also coveted by merchants outside the palace. Many of them were also coveted. Reporting losses in the manufacturing office is even more profitable, especially gold, jade and box mounting work, which can easily be taken out of the palace and turned into real gold and silver.

Li Baoping didn't quite understand at the time, how could anyone dare to steal the Emperor's property right under His Majesty's nose. The old shopkeeper who got to know her well said with a smile that there are people who do the business of beheading, but no one does the business of losing money.

Li Baoping also went to Xiuyi Bridge not far from Dijiu Gate. There was a large lake there, but it was blocked by the walls of the palaces and high official residences. The Infantry Commander's Yamen is located in a place called Diao Mao Alley over there. Li Baoping walked back and forth several times while eating cakes because there was a classmate she didn't like very much who always liked to brag that his father was the top official in that Yamen. The biggest one, even if he peed on the stone lion over there, no one would dare to care.

Li Baoping also visited Zhongguan Lane in the south of the city, which is where many elderly eunuchs and white-headed maids spent their old age after leaving the palace. There are many temples and Taoist temples there, but they are not big. Those eunuchs, Most of the palace ladies were devoted providers and extremely pious.

So Li Baoping can often see an old man with a hunchback, supported by servants, or walking alone on crutches to burn incense.

After wandering around a lot, Li Baoping came to know that the most senior palace maid was known as the grandmother of the inner court. She was an older female official who served the emperor and the queen. Among them, the old palace lady who combed the emperor's hair every morning had a high status. The most honorable one, some will even be given the title of "Mrs."

To the east of the capital, there is the largest square market in the Sui Dynasty.

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There are many shops, cars and horses coming and going, and the flow of people is rapid. money flow. Among them was the bookstore where Li Baoping loved to hang out. Some bold bookstore owners would secretly sell some books that according to imperial laws could not be released out of the country. Envoys from various vassal states often send servants to buy privately. However, if you are unlucky, once you encounter an inspection by a shopkeeper, you will be taken to the Yamen and fined.

In the past three years.

No matter whether she is wearing a cotton-padded jacket or clothes, she always wears a bright red color. She helps many hobbling old people who go to burn incense, helps the crying children standing under the tree, and goes up the tree to take down the paper kite.

I pushed the cart with charcoal stuck in the snow and mud, pushed the cart with a ragged old man, watched the old man playing chess on the corner of the street, stood on tiptoe in each antique shop, and asked the shopkeepers about the documents and confessions. Price, sitting on the steps under the overpass, listening to the stories of the storytellers, passing by the hawkers carrying burdens and yelling in the streets countless times, and even trying to persuade the children who were twisting into a ball on the ground to pull away. ...

The little girl has heard the melodious whistle of pigeons over the capital. The little girl has seen the beautiful swaying paper kites. The little girl has eaten wontons which she thinks are the most delicious in the world. The little girl has been under the eaves. escape the rain, hiding from the sun under the tree, breathing in the wind and snow to keep warm...

Today Li Baoping went to visit the bookstore again. On the way there, he had a cheap and good lunch On the way back, I changed to a small alley noodle shop with ancestral craftsmanship. The old shopkeeper and the proprietress were very familiar with her, and they often said it would be cheaper or not charge at all, but Li Bao Even the bottle did not agree, saying that it might be cheaper next time, but next time, the two restaurants did not have such a chance. Over time, they just thought it was the little girl saying polite words, and they were not willing to let their little girl They made less money from this business, but they actually wanted to laugh. When they met such a cute and sensible customer, they would not care about the little money even if it was difficult to make money.

In the twilight.

Li Baoping's running figure appeared on the street outside the gate of Shanya Academy.

The little girl felt that the book said that time flies by and the time flies by, which seems wrong. Why did she walk so slowly and anxiously when she got here?

A little girl in a red skirt who seemed to only have eyes for the distance quickly said hello to the old master at the door and rushed past.

The old man who was taking a nap remembered something and shouted to the back: "Xiao Baoping, come back!"

Li Baoping did not stop, waving his hands, it turned out that He stepped on the ground, turned his head and glanced at the old master who was waving to him, then ran backwards, and he didn't even run slowly...

Li Baoping ran backwards back to the door, stood still, and asked: "Mr. Liang, are you okay?"

The old man surnamed Liang asked curiously: "Did you meet any acquaintances on the road?"

Li Baoping's eyes widened and he shook his head. : "No."

The old gentleman smiled and asked: "Then you didn't turn in from Baimao Street today?"

Li Baoping nodded: " Yes, what's wrong?"

The old gentleman smiled and asked: "Aquarius, before I answer your question, you first answer my question. Do you think I am knowledgeable?"

Li Baoping thought for a while and said, "It's younger than Master Mao Shan."

The old man was immediately stunned by the honest little girl and was choked to the point of being speechless.

But if you think about it from another angle, the little girl comparing herself to a Confucian academy saint is a good thing, right?

So the old gentleman was in a good mood and told Li Baoping that a young man had come to the academy to look for her. He first stood at the door for a long time, then went to the guest house to put down his luggage, and then came here again. times, the last trip was half an hour ago, and I never left once I came.

The old gentleman smiled and said: "I advised him not to worry. Our little treasure bottle is as familiar with the capital as walking around our own house, so we definitely can't throw it away, but the man is still walking back and forth on this street. Then I became worried for him, so I told him that you usually turn around from Baimao Street. He was probably waiting for you on Baimao Street. When you didn't see you, he walked a little further. I thought I'd see you earlier, so you two missed it.Hurry up, just wait here, he will be back soon. "

Li Baoping suddenly turned around and was about to run away.

The old man said anxiously: "Xiao Baoping, are you going to Baimao Street to find him? Be careful that he is already far away from Baimao Street in order to find you. If he doesn't return the same way, won't you miss it again? What, are you going to play hide and seek? ”

Li Baoping was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, running around in circles.

This is a scene that the academy masters have never seen before.

Li Baoping was about to cry, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Uncle Junior! ”

The old master was shocked, squinted his eyes, and looked towards the end of the street without any aura.

A figure dressed in white turned into the field of vision like a white rainbow from Baimao Street. Then it swept over at a faster speed and arrived in an instant.

When the young man stood calmly, his two snow-white sleeves were still fluttering like a romantic immortal.

He stood in front of the little girl in red, smiling brightly, and said softly: "Uncle Junior is here. ”

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