Peerless Taoist

"He's the top scholar of both the Civil and Martial Proclamation in the previous Imperial Examinations, suppressing everyone else. To think that he would actually come here to give a lecture!"    

"With him here to clear up our confusion, we can get a clearer picture of the situation."    

The scholars present all became excited.    

"Could it be that Sir Fang is deliberately choosing this time to come to the River Razing Feast to give a lecture?" Li Xiaoran's eyes shone as he spoke with extreme surprise and joy.    

The brother of the Li family was called Li Jianghe.    

He was a bit nervous, so he only replied with one sentence: "It should be."    

He led a few people into the exquisite pavilion in front of them.    

This building was called the "Rising Sun Restaurant." Every day, when the sun rose, the first ray of sunlight would usually fall from the sky, through the windows, and illuminate the entire building. That was how it got its name.    

The entire Sunrise Restaurant was built by Lu Yu's Qian Yuan Chamber of Commerce. There were a total of seven floors, and each floor had a different scenery. It took up a large area and was uniquely elegant. It was a rare sight in Xianyang City.    

The land in Xian Yang City was extremely expensive.    

Furthermore, it was a plan to calm down the pugilistic world, so building a building would cost a lot of money.    

Only a colossus like the Heaven's Chamber of Commerce would be able to build such a building without any effort.    

Li Jianghe brought everyone in through the back door.    

This was the residence of the servants in the backyard of the Rising Sun Restaurant, such as the vinegar room, dye room and so on. It was extremely chaotic and noisy, and from time to time, there would be servants walking back and forth, making it very busy.    

Li Jianghe led the group all the way through the back yard and finally stopped in front of a small door after many twists and turns.    

"Listening to the lecture isn't a big deal. After all, almost everyone will think of a way to come listen to the lecture. As long as you don't act arrogantly, it doesn't matter if you follow the lecture."    

Li Jianghe reminded them again.    

They nodded their heads. They couldn't let go of such an important opportunity.    

The small door was pushed open, and a huge hall appeared in front of them.    

The synagogue was quite large, and it was arranged in a flight of stairs. There were high walls on all sides, with some musical notes carved on them, which could amplify people's voices several times.    

"Just stand here. Without an invitation card, you won't have a seat."    

Li Jiang He pointed to a corner of the meeting hall.    

The corner was hidden behind two columns on the two sides, hidden in the darkness. It was quite inconspicuous.    

None of them complained at all.    

Most of them came from remote stars and didn't have much resources for cultivation. To be able to come to Xianyang and listen to the scholar's lecture, this was a precious opportunity that they couldn't wait for.    

"Ok, you guys stand here for now. Go greet the brothers from the same sect." Li Jianghe stood up and walked toward the door.    

There were already a few young disciples waiting in front of the door.    

The group of scholars looked over curiously and saw that the young disciples had an imposing appearance. They were wearing the attire of the Imperial Academy or the Five Great Academies' Advanced Disciples. Each of them had three or four servants following behind them, and it could be said that they were very imposing.    

"They are the best of the younger generation in Xianyang. Those who can be promoted to advanced disciples are all dragons and phoenixes among men." Li Xiaoran said in a low voice, "Fortunately, the official positions that we will be participating in this time are all county magistrates of the remote eighth or ninth grade of the stars. We won't be competing against them."    

This was the difference between the official selection and the normal imperial examinations.    

Usually, the normal examinations would be conducted first. After passing the examination, one would be awarded a title and then be assigned positions by the Bureau of Personnel.    

However, in the official selection, one would first have a position before registering for the examination.    

This also prevented the officials from being redundant due to the previous imperial examinations.