The sun sets
People coming from the west of the city are basically young or middle-aged people with good physical strength. In addition, their daily food mostly contains some space spring water, which nourishes their bodies very well.
I climbed the mountain for more than an hour without getting red in the face or getting irritated.
The masters of the He family were all over sixty years old and lacked exercise. They were panting under the scorching sun and had to rest on the spot after walking for a short time.
Ye Qianning and his group arrived at the mountain, and the sunset was still lingering.
The afterglow shone on the endless tents, and the scene was extremely shocking.
"this……"
"OMG……"
"How could so many people gather at Loushan?"
The gentleman who came from the west of the city was stunned by the scene.
Tents were piled up next to each other, many of them with clothes hanging out to dry. People were sitting under the tents, sweating profusely from the heat.
Some were fanning themselves with red cheeks.
Most people gathered together, talking in a bustling and slightly angry manner.
There was quite a commotion, as if there was an argument.
About ten meters away from the steps going down the mountain, densely packed tents covered the entire plain. Looking around, the same was true inside the academy's mountain gate.
Ye Qianning was also surprised to see such a scene. Seeing is believing, the scene was shocking enough.
If it weren't for the large characters hanging high above the mountain gate in the distance, she would have thought they had entered a refugee area.
The people coming from the west of the city were almost dumbfounded by the scene before them...tents next to tents, people next to people, and there was almost no way to get into the courtyard.
No one expected this kind of scene. They stood there in a daze for a moment, filled with nothing but surprise.
As more and more people came up, the people gathered in front of the mountain gate also noticed the stairs and looked back.
After a brief look, the people in front of the mountain gate started to make a noise.
"Are you also here at Loushan to stay overnight?"
"I advise you to go down. The students who graduated from Loushan before are now being chased away."
"Before, they said that scholars are equal, but now that the students who graduated from Loushan have returned, they are immediately going to purge them."
"You should have told me earlier. If you drive us away now, I'm afraid there won't be any place for us in Kyoto."
A group of scholars were indignant. Everyone knew that the capital was now overcrowded, and that soldiers were guarding the prosperous areas, and that tents were not allowed to be set up. People were only allowed to set up tents in remote places.
At this time, I'm afraid there won't even be a place to set up a tent.
The gentlemen who came up from the west of the city looked at each other in bewilderment, their expressions indescribable. Just at this moment, a group of instructors came out of the mountain gate and began to drive away the crowd.
"Gentlemen, Loushan really can't accommodate so many people. It's better to go down the mountain early. Maybe we can find a good place to live." The leading instructor was very polite.
It would have been fine if the teacher hadn't said anything, but once he started talking everyone got even angrier.
"Where is the place to stay? If you ask us to go down the mountain now, we will be driven out of the city."
"We entered the city the earliest. We came here because you said Loushan was welcoming scholars. Now, everyone without a place to stay in the capital will be driven out. You want us to leave the mountain now? Do you have any humanity left?"
"Yes, we don't accept it. Loushan is being too bullying. Why should we give up our place just because the students from the past come here? Who said everyone is equal in the first place?"
If these scholars had been asked to go down the mountain before, they would not have stayed long. However, it was Loushan that vowed to recruit scholars. Now they are told that the students who have graduated from Loushan have to go up the mountain and make room for them. Naturally, they are not convinced.
The scholars in front of the mountain gate were shouting. The gentleman who came from the west of the city was still confused at first, but as more and more shouting sounds came, he gradually understood what was going on.
The gentlemen's expressions instantly turned ugly.
Ye Qianning sneered and watched the farce in front of him quietly.
"Everyone..." The instructor was about to say something, but his eyes glanced at a group of people coming up the mountain not far away. After a slight change in his eyes, a smile appeared on his face. In a high-pitched voice, he bowed to everyone and said, "The gentlemen from Loushan have arrived. Gentlemen, I am truly sorry. I have just explained the situation at Loushan to you all. I hope you will understand. As for accommodations, we will send people down the mountain and try our best to find new places for you."
When everyone heard this, they all turned around and saw the group of people who had just come up. There were almost a hundred of them, about the same number as in front of the mountain gate.
Of course, when they learned that the group of people who had just come up were the gentlemen from Loushan, everyone looked unhappy, but they didn't dare to say anything in front of them.
"I'm really sorry, everyone. I'll ask the people from the academy to pack your luggage and take you down the mountain." The instructor said with another bow.
The scholars were angry. After hearing what was said, it would be unreasonable for them to stay here any longer. Besides, it was not the other party's fault. If Mr. Loushan had not temporarily rebelled and moved into the academy, the academy would not be in this state.
"Hey, let's go."
"Let's go, let's go."
"Tsk, you can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart."
The literati were helpless and could only turn around and pack their bags after spitting.
The gentlemen who came up were met with gazes of all kinds of emotions from the crowd, their faces gloomy and black as the bottom of a pot.
The instructor came forward and bowed, "Isn't it that all of you are teachers trained by Master Chen?"
The teachers didn't move an inch, and all frowned when they saw the instructor coming towards them.
"The rooms in the academy have been cleaned. Please come in, gentlemen." The teacher walked to the side and invited them in.
The gentlemen remained motionless and looked back at Ye Qianning's position. Among them, Ye Qianning was the youngest and had the oldest seniority, so any decision would naturally depend on her.
Ye Qianning stood at the back of the crowd. Seeing everyone looking at him, he raised his foot and walked forward.
The gentlemen automatically made way.
Ye Qianning's height of 1.73 meters was not outstanding next to the man. No one noticed the person behind him at first. It was not until everyone made way that they saw that cold and peerless face.
Pure and elegant, with a variety of manners.
The appearance was so stunning that all the teachers in the academy were stunned on the spot.
The crowd that was noisy just now suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Ye Qianning walked to the front and ignored the instructor. Instead, he turned to the scholar who was packing his bags and said, "Sir, are you preparing to go down the mountain?"
"Ah... um." The scholar suddenly came back to his senses.
The instructors on the other side also reacted and followed closely: "This girl, you are also coming from the west of the city, right? The guest rooms on the mountain are ready..."
Ye Qianning looked back: "Teacher, why do these people want to go down the mountain?"
The instructor was stunned, but quickly reacted: "The conditions on the mountain are limited, so the scholars have to go down the mountain to find another place to live."
"Given the limited conditions, why did Dean Loushan go to Loushan in person to invite graduates of the academy to stay at the academy?" Ye Qianning asked in return.
"this……"
The teacher was speechless.
The dean sent someone back with a message that was not very clear, only asking them to find a way to get the scholar outside the mountain gate down the mountain.
The gentleman who lives west of the city will arrive at the mountain after sunset.
Before the crowd dispersed, the teacher from the west city came up. He didn't see the dean and the teacher in the crowd, and for a moment he didn't know how to explain the reason in front of them. (End of this chapter)
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