After Meng Zhengjun left.

Zhao Rong ignored the complicated looks from the students in the audience.

He immediately checked with Gu Yiwu who the first twenty people who had just come on stage were.

If Meng Zhengjun wasn't speaking in anger, well, Zhao Rong felt that this possibility was unlikely. After all, as the head of a school, every word he said was of great importance.

Then it should be these first twenty people who come on stage who will go to Dali together to take the assessment.

Not long.

Gu Yiwu couldn't help but sigh slightly, even though he was mentally prepared.

But now that it has been confirmed, a look of pain still appears on his face.

Originally, Gu Yiwu stepped out decisively, and before going on stage, he was thinking of going to Dali together with Zhao Rong.

His achievements in ritual arts alone would not have much impact on the Hall of Justice.

In the previous tests, Gu Yiwu had scored only 7 or 8 points out of 10, which was not too bad. This time, he and Zhao Rong should strive for a passing score.

The result is now different.

There were only about thirty or forty students in the Hall of Justice.

Most of it will be given away for nothing.

Don’t talk about dark horses anymore, white horses are almost the same.

If anyone dares to praise their Justice Hall as a dark horse in front of Gu Yiwu these days, he will be the first to get angry.

At this moment, the six-hall meeting had ended, and the crowd gradually dispersed in the open space in front of the ceremony hall.

Gu Yiwu sighed as he looked at the eighteen classmates from the Hall of Justice who were gathered around him.

Most of them looked happy after having relieved their anger. There were even a few playful troublemakers who were trying to imitate Meng Zhengjun's angry look and tone for fun.

This caused everyone in the Hall of Justice to laugh.

In Zhao Rong's opinion, they must have suffered many setbacks in front of Meng Zhengjun in the past.

Is this time I finally vented my anger?

Some students of Justice Hall who were not among the first 20 still had disappointment and regret on their faces, complaining that if they had known earlier, they would have gone up the stairs faster so that they could go down the mountain with Mr. Zhao and Brother Gu.

Zhao Rong noticed that Gu Yiwu's face seemed to have become even darker.

He looked apologetic, "Brother Gu..."

Gu Yiwu glared fiercely at the students who treated the trip to Dali as a public-funded tour. At the same time, he interrupted without thinking:

"Tzuyu, to be honest, I would be lying if I said I had no trouble at all so far. These brats following me are giving me a headache."

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, but the next second his expression suddenly changed and he said seriously:

"But if you want to say regret...ha, if it happens again, I, Gu Yiwu, will still come up."

Zhao Rong pursed his lips.

Gu Yiwu sighed again, "Ah, it's just a little abominable."

Zhao Rong was curious, "What's so abominable?"

Gu Yiwu raised his head and sighed, "Damn it, Ziyu, you're pretending again."

Zhao Rong: “…”

Zhao Rong swallowed the name of a certain plant. He thought for a moment and said, "Sorry. Brother Yiwu, next time something like this happens, I will notify you immediately so that we can fight together."

Gu Yiwu immediately smiled happily.

He hit Zhao Rong on the shoulder.

"Tzuyu, you have a keen sense of this matter. Next time, please make sure to give me a look at the first time. This time you suddenly stood up by yourself, and we didn't have time to react. You got all the limelight. Now all the classmates in the academy know you, Tzuyu. I guess it will spread to the scholars in the academy the next day, and the senior brothers will praise you, saying that you are awesome."

"Alas, this time, my brother and the classmates behind me are just supporting roles. How hateful."

The burly man with a rough face summarized the key points of pretending to be cool that he learned from Zhao Rong.

"Well, of course. If Tzuyu hadn't taken the lead, we wouldn't have come up here and made such a big scene to force the emperor to abdicate and make him suffer."

"In fact, the students of our Justice Hall didn't come here just because of a senior like me. In fact, everyone is quite impressed by you, whether in or outside of calligraphy class. Moreover, Tzuyu seems to be popular in the Lawsense Hall. She has only just arrived at the academy. Haha, I didn't expect that serious senior Yu."

Zhao Rong listened to Gu Yiwu's laughter, smiled and shook his head, and was about to explain a few words, but suddenly remembered something.

He looked back suddenly.

Yu Huaijin, Li Xueyu, Ye Zhuzhi and other classmates from Suixingtang are no longer seen.

There was no one on or off the stage.

Well, except for Fan Yushu and Jia Tengying who were waiting for him to return to the dormitory.

They must have left without him noticing.

But Zhao Rong originally wanted to say thank you.

Although he knew that Yu Huaijin might not disobey Mr. Meng, whom she had always respected, just for him.

…

The second day.

The list of candidates for the etiquette art examination has just been released on the bulletin board outside the auditorium.

As expected, Zhao Rong, Gu Yiwu and 19 other students from the Justice Hall were all on the list. They were admired by the students from the six halls and were to be sent to Dali to preside over the Fengshan Ceremony.

In the morning, Zhao Rong met with Gu Yiwu and others and went to the ceremonial hall to inquire about matters.

I didn't meet Meng Zhengjun this time.

Several managers from the ceremonial hall handled the formalities for them.

At the same time, they were notified to come back in two days to collect the items needed to go down the mountain.

Because it’s according to the school rules.

Even for those students of Mo Chi who have not yet become formal scholars of the academy, going down the mountain for official business also represents the reputation of the academy to a certain extent.

Therefore, you have to carry the symbolic jade disk with you when you go down the mountain.

The school will prepare temporary jade disks for Zhao Rong and other twenty students in the next two days.

As for the specific assessment matters regarding Dali, Meng Zhengjun will discuss it with Zhao Rong and others separately at that time.

Leave the auditorium.

In the open space in front of the hall, Zhao Rong and Gu Yiwu gathered together to discuss something.

The two of them agreed that in addition to making normal preparations for going down the mountain, they should not be idle in the next two days.

We have to race against time to prepare for the Dali assessment thousands of miles away.

They carried out a serious division of labor.

Final decision.

Zhao Rong is mainly responsible for collecting information about the Fengshan Ceremony of the Mortal Dynasty. It would be best if he could find some formal and feasible Fengshan procedures and rituals.

For the convenience of copying... No, for the convenience of reference.

Learn from each other's strengths and overcome each other's weaknesses.

Gu Yiwu and others were responsible for finding out the current situation and conditions of the Dali Dynasty in advance.

Although they were all high and mighty immortals in the secular dynasty, this Fengshan ceremony was seen by Zhao Rong and others as just an unimportant test of ritual art.

But for the Dali Dynasty, Zhao Rong estimated that it was likely to be of great significance.

Who knows, it may even affect the destiny of this great mortal dynasty.

It can be said that if one place is pricked, the whole body will feel pain.

Well, at least we have to find out where the highest mountain in Dali is, right? We can't just turn left and find a small hill to hastily hold the ceremony.

In addition, we need to find out whether there are any permanent immortal sects on this mountain that may cause trouble?

Is it appropriate to hold the Fengshan ceremony?

Is this Dali woman hospitable?

Are you enthusiastic about Confucian scholars?

How thin is this thin waist that is known as the continent?

Is the popularity of slim waists among Li women a natural phenomenon bred by the local climate and soil? Or is it a preference of the powerful class in the Li court, passed down from top to bottom, and a feudal custom?

These are very different from the local conditions and customs.

Zhao Rong and Gu Yiwu agreed that it was necessary to investigate the matter thoroughly.

After all, they are professionals.

Disciple of a saint.

We have to ensure that the Fengshan Ceremony is carried out without any mistakes and make preparations and arrangements in all aspects.

Well, especially the last one above, if it is an acquired factor, it must be severely criticized.

Zhao Rong deduced:

"The Fengshan ceremony is about to be held. The Lord of Dali, at least he himself thinks he is a wise ruler throughout history. He also asked our Linlu Academy to send people to organize the ceremony. I believe he is also close to Confucianism."

Gu Yiwu's face was serious, and he took over Zhao Rong's words:

"Then, if this trend of thin waists is caused by his or the rich and powerful's bad habits, and it has caused bad habits in the country..."

"Zi Yu, as disciples of the sage, we must speak out and criticize boldly to make them sober and correct their mistakes. This evil trend must not be allowed to continue. Otherwise, if the court leaves and worships Confucianism, it will probably be our Confucian school that will be blamed."

Zhao Rong glanced at the upright Gu Yiwu and nodded, "Brother Yiwu is very understanding of justice, what he said is absolutely right."

Gu Yiwu waved his hand and said, "Alas, this is our duty as Confucian scholars. It is not worth mentioning."

Zhao Rong looked serious and bowed, "Brother Yiwu is too modest."

Gu Yiwu sighed slightly, "It's Ziyu who is too polite."

Zhao Rong shook his head, "No, this is what Brother Yiwu deserves."

Gu Yiwu cupped his hands and said, "Alas, I am unworthy of this gift. I am unworthy of this gift."

The other eighteen students of the Hall of Justice looked at the two people in front of them being humble to each other and could not help but look at each other with admiration in their eyes.

Soon, after discussing for a while, Zhao Rong said seriously: "Brother Yiwu, let's make good preparations after we go back. I will look for any information about this Fengshan ceremony."

Gu Yiwu nodded, "Okay, I'll also go and check the situation in Dali carefully."

In the open space in front of the ceremonial hall, two upright Confucian scholars hit it off immediately.

After they sorted out the two most important matters, they separated.

Everyone got ready to go.

As Zhao Rong walked back to Dongli Cottage, he was thinking about the Fengshan Ceremony.

This time it is not just his assessment, but also the assessment of his righteous cousins ​​such as Gu Yiwu who stand up for justice.

In addition, his performance in etiquette this time also had a great impact on his previous bet with Wu Peiliang.

Zhao Rong had to go all out.

With a frown on his face, he returned to Dongli Cottage, packed up his things, and went out again.

You can go to Mr. Yan's place and inform him that you are going to Dali for the assessment.

You can also ask Mr. Yan if he knows about the Fengshan ceremony.

Well, Zhao Rong and Gu Yiwu both tacitly agreed not to go to another academy boss they knew, Mr. Meng, for help.

Because they were afraid that they would never come back, Linlu Academy lost two future pillars...

As for Zhu Yourong, Zhao Rong thought about it and decided not to go there again before leaving for Dali.

I just went there to have a bowl of 'hot tea' not long ago.

If we go there again, I guess the two guys who are doing their duty of standing guard and keeping watch will be even more alert and guard against it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Rong curled his lips.

He has important things to do now, and has no time to play tricks like "catching an adulterer" or "being in trouble" with them.

Zhao Rong had some vague impression about the Fengshan ceremony. When he first took the Yunhai ferry of Qingfengju, it seemed like he passed by a high mountain of a certain dynasty and saw a sea of ​​people performing the Fengshan ceremony below.

He was just watching the fun at that time, but he didn't expect that he would have to take care of it himself now.

This encounter...

In addition, Zhao Rong reads a lot of miscellaneous books on a daily basis, which is why everyone asked him to be mainly responsible for this matter.

At this moment, Zhao Rong frowned slightly.

He seemed to have read about the Fengshan Ceremony in a certain miscellaneous book...

Hmm, it seems to be in a certain miscellaneous book borrowed from the library... Yiwu must be urgently trying to find out about Dali at this moment... Well, he can also look for it in the library. There are many books in it, maybe there are clues about Fengshan...

As Zhao Rong closed the wooden door of Dongli Cottage, his mind was filled with thoughts.

His brows relaxed slightly, he turned around, chose a road in a certain direction without thinking, and strode forward.

Soon, Zhao Rong arrived at...the main entrance of the academy.

He walked out of Linlu Academy and went to the street next to it. He carefully selected and bought some food that someone liked... then turned around and went to Taiqing Mansion to find Qingjun.

Ahem, although I’m a bit busy before the assessment and have a lot of things to do, I can’t neglect Qingjun.

This is also the first priority.

So Zhao Rong had to go and ask his wife for instructions, explain the situation, and then go down the mountain.

Otherwise she would worry again.

Therefore, Zhao Rong decided to go to Taiqing Mansion to find Qingjun and Qianer today, and to accompany his wife for a while and see if he could spend the night there.

What bad intentions could Zhao Rong have? It was just the couple's reluctance to part before a brief separation.

Of course, at present he cannot even pay the public grain tax...

So, he will accompany Qingjun first. Brother Yiwu should be able to understand when he knows this... right?

Zhao Rong nodded slightly.

Suddenly my thoughts became clear.

Hey, the sun is a bit bright today.

…

A corner inside Linlu Academy.

Gu Yiwu walked on the road with 18 students from Justice Hall.

He led the way in front.

A thin-faced student asked curiously, "Boss, where are we going now?"

Gu Yiwu looked serious and glanced at the sun. "It's still early. According to what I discussed with Ziyu before, we have to go collect information about Dali. By the way, does your family have any channels that can help?"

The students thought about it and shook their heads one after another.

Another student said:

"Boss, this prosperous and huge Duyou City is right next to us. Who would pay attention to the secular world below the mountain? But this dynasty seems to be quite large, and it is one of the best in the northern part of Wangque. At least we have heard of it. The beauties of Dali are also famous. When we go to Dali, we can have a good time."

Gu Yiwu shook his head slowly, "Let's finish the Fengshan Ceremony first."

The thin-faced student said, "Boss, there is no rush anyway, let's go play Cuju first and relax before the test."

Gu Yiwu frowned and slapped him on the back of the head, "Fuck you, who taught you to relax before the test? It really pissed me off, you don't learn good things, you learn bad things. Ziyu might be working hard to prepare for the Fengshan ceremony for us right now, how dare we slack off and hold him back."

The thin-faced student nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "Boss, you're right, you're right! We can't let Mr. Zhao down!"

Gu Yiwu looked up at the sky and sighed slightly.

"Ah, it looks like I have to go find a way to gather information about Dali. So, you guys should go away first. We'll act separately and try to find out as much as possible after we go back."

The eighteen students of the Hall of Justice responded one after another, said goodbye and dispersed.

Gu Yiwu frowned and glanced at the horizon, "Zi Yu's mission is very heavy. I don't know how she is preparing, whether she has any ideas, or whether she has encountered any difficulties... No, I have to hurry up."