On the third day of the second month, Li Ling arrived in Luoyang; on the fifth day of the second day, Xu Cang also rushed to the capital by land.

Because Li Ling had Li Tong guarded the South Gate area earlier, he naturally met with Li Ling in this house when he entered the city. After seeing this quiet and spacious house, Xu Zhuowu, who had already planned to spend a hard life in the capital, was a little dazed: "Wen Zhong, Wen Zhong, you are so elusive that you can even find such an excellent place to stay in the capital."

"Haha, this is just a lucky person to make some friends, and they have helped them to make such arrangements. After all, the next test is very important to you and me. It is always impossible to be wrong to be able to live better."

Li Ling's words were also recognized by Xu Cang. This time he was not embarrassed at all, so he entered the residential courtyard with a servant Zhang Hefeng who was accompanying him.

As a result, the two of them often discussed and discussed their experiences about scriptures and articles with the provincial examinations in Xuzhou, and this benefited Li Ling a lot. Because in the past few months, Xu Cang had been studying hard with Master Zhang Ru. With this famous teacher's guidance, his knowledge and articles naturally made great progress, and he truly reached the state of integration. He did not keep any private matters about Li Ling. As long as he knew, he would know everything he knew...

When the two of them kept shutting down and making the final sprint for the test, Yue'er's life was quite free and fulfilling.

Since Li Ling brought her sister to the capital, he naturally could not lock her at home, so he asked Li Moyun to bring money and took Yue'er to wander around the city, so as to enhance the little girl's knowledge. She was so happy that she could say more than an hour in front of her brother when she came back in the evening, and she sighed that she had opened her eyes this time.

Seeing that the little girl had completely forgotten the fact that her sister was stolen last year, Li Ling gradually relaxed her heart. As long as Yue'er was happy, he would be satisfied.

Time passed by little by little. It was February 11th in a blink of an eye. There were only two days left before the day of the exam. On this morning, Li Ling stopped Xu Cang's approach to continuing the paper and smiled and said, "Brother Xu, you and I have never left this yard since we arrived in the capital. Today we will not study. Let's relax, go out for a walk, and also appreciate the scenery of my Great Yue Capital?"

"This... there are less than two days left. I thought it would be better to write a few more articles. If you want to visit the capital, there is time after the exam..." Xu Cang had his own idea.

Li Ling shook his head, "Hey, it's not a big deal to keep it at home. The saints say that they have to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Only by combining work and rest can they make more progress. Taking a day to relax yourself may be much better than keeping at home and studying hard."

Seeing that Li Ling was so persistent, Xu Cang couldn't refuse, so he could only smile bitterly and nodded. Then the two went out together, first wandering in the Xiurenfang where they were.

Xiurenfang, located on the east side of the inner city, is indeed the place where the nobles are in Luoyang City. Most of the residents here are officials in the court. Just looking at the plaques hanging at the gates of the mansions along the street, you can tell how noble the identities of each family are. They are all XX Marquis and XX Ministers. The worst of them are all the residences of officials above the fifth rank.

In addition to these official residences, there are also many residences of scholars in Dongcheng. For example, the Taixue is in a quiet corner two streets away from their house, and there are many literary museums and bookstores on both sides. Anyway, the entire Xiurenfang is filled with a cultural atmosphere.

Such an environment made Li Ling feel strange. According to the principles, it is impossible for those people from the Cao Gang to buy industries here. Could it be that they bought the house just earlier for them? Such care is really shameful.

However, Xiurenfang also has its shortcomings, that is, most of them are related to the cultural industry, so there are not even two inns and restaurants, which looks a bit deserted.

The two of them wandered around. As noon approached, they walked through the gate and entered Huaidefang next to them. This was the real purpose of Li Ling's coming out today. He still remembered what Lao Zhou mentioned a few days ago, so he naturally wanted to go to the "Guihaiju" to see it.

Guihaiju has a huge reputation in the capital. Li Ling only casually pulled a person on the street to ask for a few questions, and then quickly followed the long street to the restaurant.

Unlike ordinary restaurants, Guihaiju has a much larger show. The door is just a colorful building that is several meters tall and wide. There are dozens of cars and sedans parked in front of the building, which shows the prosperity of business here.

After passing through the Colorful Building, another large walkway is attracted to the eye, and inside is a wide square. Until the end of the square, there is a towering restaurant with four floors. From a distance, you can see the three big characters with strong pens on it - "Guihaiju"!

But what attracts more attention is the couplet posted on both sides of the building gate - "Discussing the world, knowing gains and losses" Although the sentence may not be very compatible and rhyme, the spirit is extraordinary, which makes people sigh at the first glance: "What a big tone!"

"Wen Zhong, this restaurant is not simple. I'm afraid that ordering some wine and food is expensive, right?" Xu Cang felt a little relieved when he saw this. Although he was already croaking in his stomach, there was no need to go to such a big restaurant for dinner.

Li Ling smiled and said, "I will know if the food is expensive or not. Let's go, I just want to come here to take a look." As he said that, he had already walked in first. Seeing this, Xu Cang had to keep up with him.

When the two of them entered, a friend immediately greeted him with a smile. He did not look down on them because they were not too luxurious. He said enthusiastically: "Do you two men have friends here? If you are new guests, the younger one will lead them in..."

This kind of service is indeed first-class, Li Ling nodded with a smile: "Then I'll bother me. We also came here to learn that the restaurant is famous in Luoyang, and there are always famous scholars and talents here to express their opinions. I'll come and see it."

"It turns out that the two of you are also interested in the debate topics set up in my building. That's just right. Today is the day when the topics are changed every ten days, which can show your style. As long as the two say it is reasonable and convincing during the debate, the expenses today can be avoided." The guy briefly introduced them and introduced them to the restaurant.

Li Ling glanced at him and saw twenty or thirty tables in the wide first floor hall, and there was a table and a square in the empty table in the middle, and a blank wall where the map of calligraphy and paintings was hung. Then above were two and three floors and other spaces, surrounding them, looking at independent private rooms, but many people moved the doors and windows facing the first floor hall, so that they could see everything below.

This novel restaurant layout really makes Li Ling a little more knowledgeable, but he also understands that this is obviously an arrangement for the debate here. After all, his Guihai Tower is the only way to become famous in the capital.

According to the fellow, the price of the wine and food in this restaurant varies according to the floor. The first floor is the lowest, the second floor is twice as high, and the fourth floor is five times. But even the price of the wine and food on the first floor is more than three times more expensive than elsewhere. Xu Cang was shocked and almost pulled Li Ling away again.

Li Ling thought for a moment and chose to sit on the first floor. After all, it was indeed a bit outrageous to spend twenty or thirty taels of silver on this meal. He was not sure that he would really be the leader in the debate today, and that was to join in the fun and see if there was any chance.

Obviously, many of the guests here come with the same thoughts, most of them dressed in scholars, and they are probably the same undergraduate students as them.

After sitting down and ordering a few specialty dishes from the restaurant, Li Ling and Xu Cang slowly drank and waited for the debate to appear. Xu Cang only shook his head gently: "This Luoyang is really worthy of being the capital. Just eating a meal is enough for me to make a living in my hometown for a year."

"Just get used to it. Maybe after this time, you and I will live in the capital." Li Ling also smiled faintly, in return for the other party's bitter smile.

At the same time, a carriage that looked quite simple but very steady drove into Guihaiju from the back door of the restaurant. When he learned the news, a man with a handsome and noble appearance hurried over. When he saw the old man walking out of the car, his body trembled even more. Then, the old man carefully stepped forward and helped another man with elegant and luxurious clothes.

The man's face is like a jade-like man, his eyebrows are slanted and his hair is meticulously combed behind his head, which is pitch black and thick. He looks like a middle-aged nobleman in his thirties and forties. But if he really observes his facial skin carefully, he will find that there are many fine crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which is obviously not young.

However, I am afraid no one in the world dares to carefully examine his appearance, just because-

"I bow to Your Majesty, but I don't know that Your Majesty suddenly came and was in a misfortune. I hope to forgive me!" The man who came out to welcome him quickly stepped forward and gave a gift to him.

This person who came is actually the current Emperor of Dayue, Sun Yong!

At this moment, the emperor looked at the person in front of him with a smile and raised his hand: "You and my brother don't have to talk too much about the red tape outside the palace. King Huai, let's get up and talk first."

The owner of this restaurant is more precious than the legend of the people in the city. He is the youngest brother of the emperor, the most favored Prince Huai Sunpu. He heard this and turned over and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you thinking about coming to me today?"

"I've been in the palace lately, so I want to go out for a walk. Just now, this old guy mentioned to me that I haven't come to Guihaiju, which has been a long time since I came to you, so I came over to take a look. How about it, is there anyone involved in your debate topic recently?"
Chapter completed!