Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 188 An Unscrupulous Bet
Chapter 251 An Unscrupulous Bet
This competition is indeed the most intense since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Not to mention humble scholars, even the aristocratic families with slightly weaker strengths have no confidence to stand out in this competition, because there are too many strong people.

As a result, a person who came from a place with backward education actually threatened that he could be on the list.

This can no longer be called confidence, it is simply an explosion of confidence.

Even the storyteller under the flyover dared not make up such an outrageous story.

If they had been hit by Wei Jie before the exam, Chen Yi and the others might have been hit badly.

However, after going through the previous two scientific examinations, Chen Yi and the others knew that the topics of this scientific examination were the same as the ones they practiced on a daily basis, so there was nothing to worry about.

When they wrote the questions, they were taught by Chen Yuanjing, the dean of Bailu Academy, and dozens of masters of the academy at the same time, such as the annotations of the Four Books and Five Classics, which can definitely be called the most standard answers.

There is also the theory of today's test... It was also written by Zhuge Liang, the governor of Qianzhou himself. I dare not say that it crushes everyone, but it is still no problem to crush most people.

In addition, there are poems for tomorrow. Li Chengqian prepared a few for them all, which are definitely enough for the exam.

So now, Chen Yi knows that his inclusion on the list is basically guaranteed. Not only him, but also the remaining eleven people will definitely be fine.

"Hmph, how do you know we won't be on the list?" Chen Yi snorted coldly.

"you?"

Wei Jie raised his eyebrows, looked at the people behind him, and suddenly smiled, "Don't you think that all of you crooked melons and jujubes can be on the list?"

Chen Yi snorted, "Why not?"

"If one of you is on the list, I, Jingzhao Wei, will dare to walk around Chang'an City shirtless!"

Wei Jie patted his chest and smiled, "I'll run as many laps as you have on the list, how about that? Do you dare to bet?"

Chen Yi grinned, "Are you sure?"

Wei Jie had a bad premonition in his heart, but he didn't believe that Chen Yi and the others were really capable of being on the list. How could the elites from aristocratic families be compared to the poor and remote areas of Qianzhou?
Thinking of this, Wei Jie felt relieved, and snorted coldly: "Of course, if one of you is on the list, you will win, if none of you pass the exam, you will lose, and then all twelve of you will be naked." How about running around Chang'an with your shoulders?"

A gleam of light flashed across Chen Yi's eyes, and he looked back at Fang Jun and the others. After seeing that they all nodded slightly, he said, "Then it's settled, I hope you won't regret it when the time comes!"

"Repent?"

Wei Jie pouted, "Don't worry, the people behind me can testify!"

"That's good, let's wait and see when the rankings are released!"

Ever since, an unscrupulous gambling game was formed. As for who wins and loses, it depends on the final list...

That night.

Although Chen Yi and the others were quite sure about the scientific examination, the more critical the situation was, the more they couldn't take it lightly, otherwise, it would be easy to lose the chain.

So after eating, they continued to study poetry and books hard, trying to consolidate their knowledge.

In another quaint study room, a middle-aged man in his 30s was reading at night.

Wei Jie walked into the study, and when he saw the middle-aged man, he immediately said respectfully, "Brother."

The middle-aged man raised his head, put down the book in his hand, and said gently: "Little brother, if you don't go to study, you have to face tomorrow's exam, why did you come to me."

Sitting opposite him, Wei Jie smiled and said, "I can't answer two questions, so I came here to ask you, brother."

Wei Jie's elder brother is named Wei Siqian, and he was also a Jinshi during the Zhenguan period.

Wei Siqian is a filial son, famous for his filial piety, but when he was eight years old, his mother died of illness.

At the beginning of Zhenguan, Wei Siqian, who was in his 20s, won the Jinshi examination. After being promoted many times, he became the county magistrate of Yingcheng, and took part in the selection examination a year later.

When Wei Siqian was in office, because of the last grade in the performance evaluation, according to the system, most of these situations could not be promoted.

However, Gao Jifu, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at the time, suddenly promoted him to supervisory censor for some reason.

The rank of the supervisory censor is not high, but it is just below the eighth rank, but it is a lowly position.

Wei Siqian was able to become the censor, but Gao Jifu contributed a lot.

Seeing that his younger brother Wei Jie wanted to ask questions, Wei Siqian couldn't help but nodded, and said, "Well, yes, there is no limit to learning, and it is always right to ask more."

"Brother, this is the question..."

"The question should be done like this..."

Wei Siqian spoke tirelessly, and it was not until more than ten minutes later that he moistened his throat, "It's not early today, go to bed quickly, there is a poetry test tomorrow, be serious, Gao Shangshu said, Your Majesty is back from the Eastern Expedition After that, it was decided to make Wei Wang the crown prince."

"When the king of Wei wants to train his own team, there must be a shortage of people. If you get a Jinshi, you can take the opportunity to find a good job. When the king of Wei ascends the throne in the future, you will be a minister of the dragon, and your official career will definitely be smooth."

"I know brother, then I'll go first."

Wei Jie nodded solemnly and stood up.

"Go!"

When Wei Jie was about to leave, he suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, brother, today I met those candidates from Qianzhou."

"A candidate from Qianzhou? A student from King Qian?" Wei Siqian raised his eyebrows.

"Correct!"

Wei Jie nodded and said excitedly: "And I made a bet with them. If they lose, King Qian's face in Chang'an may be lost. His Royal Highness King Wei must be very happy by then."

Wei Siqian was not as happy as he imagined, but frowned instead, "Little brother, I told you, if you are not in the position, you don't have to worry about it. The struggle between princes is more severe than you imagined. Once you are white, you will be killed." Don't get involved."

Wei Jie pursed his lips, "But the bet has already been made, not only me, but other people are present, even if it is canceled now, it may be too late."

Wei Siqian said: "Then what is the content of your bet?"

Wei Jie replied: "If there are twelve candidates in Qianzhou, if there are many who can get the Jinshi, then I will run around Chang'an shirtless. If there is no one, then the twelve of them will do the same. matter."

Wei Siqian sighed, "I'm afraid you'll embarrass the King of Qian by doing this, just let it go, just say a few words, as for letting them run around Chang'an, forget it, don't go too far."

In Wei Siqian's view, it is absolutely impossible for those candidates in Qianzhou to be on the list. When the candidates in Qianzhou are so humiliated, it will be Li Chengqian who will be ashamed.

It is obviously not a good result to embarrass a prince, that's why Wei Siqian persuaded Wei Jie in this way.

"But His Royal Highness King Wei..." Thinking of what Chen Yi and the others said, Wei Jie felt a little reconciled.

"It's not your turn to intervene in His Highness King Wei's matter. Offending a prince is not good for you, especially these years King Qian has been in the limelight. His Highness King Wei has tried to bring him down countless times. How can he ever succeed? Already?" Wei Siqian persuaded: "If they want to make a scene, they should make a scene. Recently, the imperial court is targeting aristocratic families. Although Webster is a nobleman in Guanlong, if he dares to offend members of the royal family, he will be in bad luck."

Seeing that the elder brother said so, Wei Jie had no choice but to nod, "Then I understand, elder brother, you should rest earlier, I will leave first."

(End of this chapter)