"There are no poor families in the upper class, and no clans in the lower class" has never been an empty statement.

Even those with outstanding talents and knowledge need to be appreciated by their superiors, and only by entering the officialdom can they have the space to display their talents and knowledge.

And this literary gathering is their stage.

They wanted to rely on their own strength to compete with scholars all over the world. Once they caught the eyes of a noble, they would rise to prominence.

None of this has anything to do with Yinreng.

After leaving Suqian, he leisurely traveled all the way to Huai'an.

The instruction Kangxi gave him was to investigate the administration of officials, which of course meant going down to the grassroots level to take a look. The quality of people's lives could directly reflect the quality of the administration.

In order to achieve this goal, Yinreng chose to take the small road.

The first village we arrived at was a small village surrounded by mountains on three sides.

Yinreng was dressed in silk and satin, looking extremely noble, but he had a cynical and lustful air about him.

People who saw this wanted to put him in a sack and give him a good beating.

The horse team entered the mountain village and soon attracted the attention of local mountain people.

Yinreng chose the time very cleverly, around four or five in the afternoon, when the sun had not yet set but it was not a good time to travel any further.

It was spring plowing season at that time, and the mountain people were busy planting rice. At this point, there were still farmers working in the fields. When they saw Yinreng, everyone became alert.

Some smart ones quickly climbed out of the rice fields and went to inform the village head.

The rest of the people also gathered on the path one after another, staring at Yinreng and his group with vigilance.

"Who are you?"

The villagers gathered together and whispered for a while. Then a man who was not very tall but very strong walked to the front of the horse team and asked.

“……?”

Yinreng looked bewildered.

He really couldn't understand what people were saying at this moment - in the literal sense.