After the Hongniang left, Ma Mingfeng was stunned for a while. If it weren't for Yu Zhenlong's discovery this time, Ma Mingfeng would have been kidnapped by Hongniang, which was really dangerous.

Ma Mingfeng briefly told Yu Zhenlong about the matter about Hong Niangzi. Of course, he did not say anything like promising himself. Then he expressed to Yu Zhenlong that he would practice martial arts more diligently in the future to ensure his own safety.

Yu Zhenlong did not object to this, but he also advised Ma Mingfeng that haste would not be able to achieve success, and that he should not practice qigong blindly in order to improve his strength. This would be counterproductive. What's more, he should find a way to do more. Besides, he is about to arrive in the capital soon. There are so many people there, how dare the Hongniang get close? And with the protection of their brothers, I believe that the other party will never have another chance.

After hearing this, Ma Mingfeng nodded immediately and did not make any further requests for accelerating practice, but he decided to leave Bazhou early the next morning to go to the capital.

So early the next morning, Ma Mingfeng and others unexpectedly bid farewell to Yue Qijie and his wife and embarked on the road to Beijing. As for the relief of the disaster victims, he didn't have so much time to deal with it, he directly handed it over to Yue Qijie.

This time, Ma Mingfeng did not take a boat to Beijing again, but rode his horse through land. One reason was that the boat they had taken had already left, and the second reason was that they had obtained more than a dozen good horses from the bandits. If they were on the boat, they could only abandon these horses. Ma Mingfeng was a little reluctant. Of course, another reason was that they were escaping from Hongniang.

Fortunately, nothing happened to the group and came to the capital smoothly.

It has to be said that the capital is indeed the core of the Ming Dynasty. Although disasters are caused in various places, the capital is still prosperous, with traffic on the streets, crowded with people, and endless streams.

Although Ma Mingfeng was here in his previous life, he still felt a little confused after entering the city. After all, the gap between the new and old cities is quite big. Moreover, Ma Mingfeng mainly relied on taking the subway in his previous life. How could he believe in knowing what streets and roads?

However, I still know the general direction. If you want to participate in the imperial examination, you must go to the Gongyuan. The Gongyuan is not far from the Forbidden City. As long as they can come to the Forbidden City, they will be not far from the Gongyuan.

However, the imagination was very good. When they came to the front gate, they could not move forward any further. The soldiers took five steps and ten steps to one whistle. Even the Forbidden City tower was not clear.

"It seems that the working people are in charge of their own country. At that time, I only needed 60 yuan of soft sister coins to visit the Forbidden City. I was free to visit the entire palace. Now, let alone 60 yuan, even 60,000 taels of silver, I probably won't get a ticket to visit. No wonder some people were so excited that they were so excited that they would show off to their relatives and friends many years later."

Ma Mingfeng was deeply moved, but the most important thing along the route was to ask for directions. He had to go to the neighborhood of Gongyuan to invest in the store, so that he could have a temporary foothold in the capital.

Fortunately, there are many small vendors here. Ma Mingfeng found a snack, ate some fried dough sticks and tofu brain, and then asked about the way to Gongyuan.

The vendor was very enthusiastic and told Ma Mingfeng in detail how to go, where to invest in a store is cheaper and more comfortable, etc.

Ma Mingfeng remembered it all in his heart. After dinner, he took everyone to the direction of the Gongyuan, and then lived in a shop called Gaosheng Inn.

According to the previous small vendor, Gaosheng Inn has gathered popularity and is the easiest to be promoted to Jinshi. Almost every subject will produce twenty or thirty Jinshi, including top candidates such as Tanhua, the second-tier candidate.

Jiang Pingjie knew Feng Shui. He went to Gaosheng Inn and thought that it was a real gathering of literary fortunes and would help candidates get the best.

In fact, Ma Mingfeng didn’t know whether Feng Shui was scientific, but he knew one thing, that is, this Gaosheng Inn has actually formed a virtuous cycle, because every year, candidates who stay here pass the Jinshi exam, which also attracts more outstanding talents to live here, which naturally guarantees the number of people who pass the exam.

However, after entering the store, I found that it was clean and comfortable, and there was enough hot water. Although the price was not low, it was indeed worth living there.

Because most of the students who live here are candidates who take the exam, it is inevitable that someone will get to know each other. Ma Mingfeng also took this opportunity to get to know some candidates, especially some fellow villagers in Guizhou, such as Luo Mingkui, who was the first to be a senior high school student in Guizhou, and Pan Xun, Hu Tianyu, Ni Zhihua, etc.

Although Luo Mingkui knew Yuan, he was low-key and not ostentatious at all, which surprised Ma Mingfeng.

Pan Xun is the son of the Yunnan governor. He is also upright and not arrogant, and is good at writing palindrome poems, which is amazing.

Hu Tianyu was a disciple of the assistant minister He Tengjiao. Although He Tengjiao did not send much troops at that time, Ma Mingfeng knew that this person would be an important official in the Southern Ming Dynasty in the future. Later, the Qing people persuaded him to surrender, and He Tengjiao was brave and unyielding and died of a hunger strike for seven days.

Although Ni Zhihua was also a scholar, he spoke passionately and scolded the treacherous ministers for being in power, which led to the decline of the Ming Dynasty. He also seemed to be a loyal and fierce person.

In addition to the above people, Ma Mingfeng also met some scholars from other provinces, such as Wang Xi, a newly established man from Jiangxi, Fang Yizhi, a native of Tongcheng, Anqing Prefecture, Wei Zaode, a native of Tongzhou, Zhili, Ji Tengjiao, a native of Chengnan of Jiaozhou, Shi Kecheng, a native of Xiangfu, Henan, etc.

Ma Mingfeng is familiar with these people, and some are not familiar with them. For example, Wang Xi, Ji Tengjiao and others have met for the first time and have no impression in history books. However, these two people seem to be generous and intense. Wei Zaode knew that if nothing unexpected happened, this person would be the top scorer in this subject. Later, he became the chief assistant of Chongzhen, but he did nothing during his tenure as the chief assistant. Later, he even surrendered to the enemy, but was not spared by Li Chuang and died tragically.

Fang Yizhi is one of the four young masters, but his character and reputation are much stronger than Hou Fangyu. Ma Mingfeng attaches great importance to being humble and polite.

Shi Kecheng is the younger brother of the famous Shi Kefa, but his character is 100,800 miles away from Shi Kefa. He turned out to be a shameful person who rebels and surrenders to the enemy.
Chapter completed!