Chapter 1224: The sudden price increase makes it impossible to live here
"Thank you for your trust, Dean. I will take some instructors down the mountain right away." Master Jiang was determined to succeed.
Master Qi watched Master Jiang leave with full of confidence and shook his head repeatedly.
"Mr. Jiang doesn't seem to be optimistic about him." He Yuting looked back.
"Chen Rentian has been in charge of Loushan for sixty years, and his prestige is well-deserved. Loushan's school rules are strict, and students who have graduated from here have great respect for Chen Rentian. Master Jiang failed to grasp this, and leaving the mountain is only asking for humiliation."
"Respect? I'm not sure." He Yuting said lightly.
"What does the dean mean?"
"Chen Rentian abandoned Loushan and resigned his nationality for a useless disciple. His reputation has long been ruined in the world. Only those pedantic old antiques would follow him." He Yuting never thought that the nobles would favor Chen Rentian in front of the emperor.
Master Qi seemed to understand, but he didn't quite understand. "There are rumors in the capital that there's something strange about Chen Rentian's disciple. I don't know if it's true or not."
"He's just using rumors to stir up trouble." He Yuting had someone investigate Chen Rentian's apprentice, and found out that he was just a weak villain who used some conspiracies and tricks.
“I think it’s too fake.”
He Yuting never took a young girl seriously. He wanted to win the hearts of literati all over the world and trample Chen Rentian into the mud so that he could no longer stay in the literary world.
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The capital city has been extremely bustling these days. All the restaurants, snack shops, hotels and inns on all the streets are packed. Not only is it difficult to find a room, but if you don't grab a seat early during meal times, you may have to wait in line for several hours to get a seat.
The chefs in major restaurants cook from morning till late at night and are so tired that they can't even get up. Restaurants have to pay high prices to hire chefs.
The capital's industries, which had been dormant for years, suddenly became hot again. Even the most run-down restaurants came back to life in just a few days and were doing booming business.
The capital of the imperial merchants also skyrocketed. Li Mu seized the opportunity to quickly adjust the prices in the capital. All commercial prices increased by one glass, and the occupancy rate of restaurants increased three or four times.
There is never a shortage of rich people in the world of martial arts. No matter how high the price is, there are still people who will check in, and all the inns are full early on.
Most of the people on the streets are wanderers with weapons and from various sects. There are more wanderers in the city, but fewer noble people.
On ordinary days, the streets are crowded with horse-drawn carriages, but nowadays it is rare to see carriages of royal family and nobles.
Even though there were many soldiers patrolling the capital, some officials and their families rarely went out for fear of getting into trouble.
Two days ago, Sang Qi took the lead in submitting a memorial to the court, asking officials to accommodate literati, but was opposed by Prime Minister Gao's party. He submitted memorials for two consecutive days, but the emperor never took a vote.
It was not until the dean of Loushan, He Yuting, announced that he would admit students that the emperor immediately approved the decision and allowed all scholars to live in Loushan until the Loushan sacrifice ended.
As soon as the news came out, teachers and students who had graduated from Loushan in the past expressed their opinions directly, saying that Loushan was too high and it was inconvenient for their elderly to go up and down every day.
The prices of restaurants and inns have increased significantly. Some people can no longer afford to stay there after only staying for a day or two due to the sudden price increase.
After settling the bills and taking their luggage, the group gathered together to discuss for the whole morning, and finally decided to find a vacant space to set up tents and stay there.
After hearing the news, Sang Qi went to persuade them several times but returned without success.
When Emperor Beili heard this, he felt that they were a group of pedantic old guys who were unreasonable!
Ye Qianning has been following his master to Qingtan Inn to meet literary masters for the past two days. In addition to the more than 20 gentlemen he met at the flower-viewing banquet last time, there are hundreds of literary masters staying in the entire Qingtan Inn.
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