The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

The Palace of Literature is located at the foot of Wendao Mountain in the suburbs of the capital.

The place is picturesque with clear waters and green mountains like clouds.

A market town was built around the Guanwenxue Palace.

In the market town, there are restaurants, teahouses, brothels and prostitutes that can meet the entertainment needs of the students and teachers of the Palace of Literature.

For those students who do not want to live in the academy, there are many houses for rent and sale in the town.

There are two academies and four martial arts academies in the capital of Dajin.

They are Guanwenxue Palace and Zhaowuyuan respectively.

The East Imperial Martial Arts Academy, the West Jing Martial Arts Academy, the North Han Martial Arts Academy and the South Palace Academy.

Zhaowu Academy is the best of the martial arts academies in Dajin, surpassing the other three.

The Guanwenxue Palace is not much inferior. Compared with the Nanfu Academy, it is much better, both in the collection of Taoist scriptures in the Sutra Repository and in the quality of teachers and lecturers.

This day was the fifth day after Zhou Qingyu was ambushed, and it was also the day of the entrance examination for the Guanwen Palace.

In the early morning, the sun is warm and the sky is clear and refreshing.

The market town outside the Palace of Literature is bustling with people coming and going.

The Palace of Literature has not officially opened yet, but the square outside the gate is already full of young boys and girls who have come to take the entrance examination.

Among them were children of nobles and officials, children of merchants dressed in fine clothes, and a very small number of children of common people dressed in shabby clothes.

They were divided into several groups, each clearly separated from the other.

The space in the square is limited, and the children of merchants who take the test are only allowed to bring their elders with them. Ordinary officials' children and minor nobles can use light carriages.

There were no restrictions for powerful civil officials, military officers, and descendants of great nobles, who were surrounded by a large number of people and had a grand ceremony.

The carriage of the Marquis Shenwei's Mansion parked in the square is a large four-horse carriage. The horses pulling the carriage have snow-white hair without a trace of other colors, and their bodies are several times larger than ordinary horses.

The carriage was made of precious golden nanmu wood, and it stood out even among a group of aristocratic children.

Inside the luxurious and spacious carriage, Su An, Su Wan, and Wang Shishi sat on seats covered with purple blankets.

The table was laid with fruits and snacks, and in the corner a golden censer emitting smoke that gave off a refreshing fragrance.

Su An grabbed a handful of candied fruit from the fruit plate, stuffed one into his mouth, and then stuffed some into Su Wan's hands.

Turning his head, he caught a glimpse of Wang Shishi blinking and looking at him hopefully, and put some more in her hands.

Wang Shishi put the candied fruit into her mouth. A sweet and sour taste spread in her mouth. She couldn't help but squint her eyes, and a sweet feeling arose in her heart.

"Are you sure?" Su Wan asked.

"I heard that the examination at the Palace of Literature is very difficult."

"Yes, yes. For this test, the examiner set a very difficult test paper, and the knowledge tested was too detailed." Wang Shishi complained.

She took the test and did a terrible job on the paper. If her father wasn't a General of Cavalry, she would probably have failed.

"It's not a big problem."

Su An said that in the past month and a half, apart from eating and sleeping, he had spent most of his time reading, and he had mastered the knowledge points quite well.

The syllabus for the literary examination of Guanwen Palace admissions is basic knowledge such as the basic properties of elements, elemental reaction theory, and formation alchemy, with the emphasis on the first two.

The test paper cannot be said to be difficult, but the knowledge points tested are very detailed, which requires a high level of knowledge reserves from the candidates.

Another assessment is meditation. The passing score for this assessment requires candidates to enter moderate meditation within one stick of incense.

This is very difficult for many people who are restless and have difficulty concentrating.

But Su An was able to enter deep meditation on his first try, so it was not a problem for him at all.

Su An, Su Wan and Wang Shishi were in the carriage, leisurely enjoying fruits and snacks, chatting while waiting for the assessment to begin.

Time passed little by little, and at the beginning of the Si hour (9 a.m.), the gate of the Guanwenxue Palace opened.

Su An entered the academy with other boys and girls who were taking the exam.

The first exam was a written test. After the test papers were handed out, Su An spent about a quarter of an hour looking over the questions and had an idea of ​​what to expect.

The written test is to test the candidate's knowledge reserves. There is no need for reasoning or calculation. If you remember, you know it; if you don't remember, you don't know it.

Su An finished the test paper in one breath, the process went very smoothly. He checked it twice and put down his pen.

At this time, the other candidates were all lowering their heads to answer the questions. Su An did not delay and handed in the paper directly.

After the first written test, the second meditation test will begin.

Even if an ordinary person hands in his paper early, he still has to wait for others to finish their papers before he can take the second exam.

But Su An still has privileges.

The person in charge of the entrance examination is a deputy chief priest of the Guanwen Palace.

He personally took Su An to a quiet room.

The deputy chief priest and other academy staff could use a special technique to see what was happening in Su An's quiet room from outside the quiet room.

Su An sat cross-legged on a cushion and began to meditate.

After entering a state where his mind was clear and his heart was free from distractions, Su An came out of meditation and walked out of the quiet room.

"The prince entered deep meditation faster than Miss Zhou."

"It takes Miss Zhou about half an incense stick of time to enter deep meditation. The prince is even a hundred breaths faster than Miss Zhou."

The deputy chief priest said.

The passing standard for the meditation test is to enter moderate meditation within one stick of incense. Zhou Qingyu entered the meditation state in just half a stick of incense, and it was deep meditation, which broke the record of Guanwen Palace for decades.

And Su An was even better than Zhou Qingyu, which made the deputy chief priest somewhat impressed.

This deputy chief priest was a cultivator of the middle third realm and also a poetry lover. He was very impressed by the fact that Su An had such a high level of attainment in poetry at such a young age.

"I copied down the prince's "Snow on the River", "Autumn Night in the Mountain" and "Ode to the Plum Blossom" and placed them in my study. I read them carefully every night before going to bed."

"Your Highness is truly the living poet of our Great Jin."

The deputy chief priest complimented him. This compliment was due to his status and background, but it was also a recognition of Su An's attainments in poetry.

Then, the deputy chief priest took out Su An's test paper and marked it personally on the spot.

Not long after, the deputy chief priest finished reviewing it.

"The prince not only studies poetry with great effort, but is also meticulous in his study of the art of martial arts."

The deputy chief priest was also somewhat surprised at Su An's literary test results. There were only four errors in the entire paper, all of which were very biased and difficult to remember knowledge points.

"The Crown Prince's literary exam score was A+, and conservatively estimated to be among the top three this year, plus the Crown Prince's meditation score."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the first place in this assessment will be the prince."

"The academy will announce the results tomorrow at noon, so you just need to wait for good news," said the deputy chief priest.

"Thank you for your kind words, sir." Su An smiled.

He was confident in the results of his reading during this period, but he did not expect the results to be so significant.

In his opinion, getting an above-average ranking would be enough.

After all, he only studied for a month and a half, while other candidates studied hard for several years or even more than ten years.

There is too much knowledge about the basic properties of elements and the theory of element reactions, and much of it is difficult to understand, let alone remember. Not everyone can understand this obscure knowledge like Su An does after reading it several times.

Su An left the academy and returned to the carriage. Su Wan and Wang Shishi were a little surprised to see Su An come back so soon. The assessment usually ends at noon.

Su An relayed the deputy chief priest's words to the two women.

"Brother Su An, you are so awesome." Wang Shishi was a little shocked.

She studied at home for several years, and her father even hired a teacher for her, but she finally just barely made it into the academy.

Brother Su An had only been reading for over a month, but he was able to get first place, and his meditation even broke Qingyu's record.

Wang Shishi was frustrated to find that those people who were close to her were much better than her.

Su Wan and Zhou Qingyu are both well-deserved geniuses, and Su An is no worse.

But then she thought again, two of them were her best friends and one was her future husband, and Wang Shishi was no longer depressed, and she felt quite happy instead.

"Not bad." Su Wan also nodded slightly.

When she entered Zhaowu Academy, her martial arts assessment broke the record since the establishment of Zhaowu Academy, and her results were even better than Su An's.

"If you had focused your mind on these things earlier, you would have entered the second realm by now." Su Wan shook her head and said with some regret.