Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

As soon as Lu Ci's "trash theory" came out, combined with his seemingly calm but actually ironic tone, the audience fell silent.

It's not because they are really convinced, but because they know better, if they deny that Lu Ci is the "trash" in their own mouth, wouldn't they just turn a corner and praise Lu Ci?

It's even more unfeasible to follow Lu Ci's words-if they don't even succeed in Wenquxing, which is popular among countless people, they are only second and third class Jinshi and born, and they will be even more ashamed.

The little emperor didn't know that they were in a dilemma, so he had to keep silent. He just watched the little master try his hand and shut up all the pestering assistant examiners.

Until he came into contact with Lu Ci's helpless eyes, he restrained his excitement a little, coughed lightly to cover up, and seized the right moment to make a final decision: "What the chief examiner said is quite reasonable, so let's do it like this."

Lu Ci, who has a precise positioning and only treats himself as a gentle and civil official who has no power to restrain Liu Qi, obviously has no pressure from self-deception.

If the system is really reduced to an embarrassing situation where he can't get up and down, then he not only wasted precious time traveling to and from the capital, but also failed the trust of the officials, and even blinded Di Qing to wait all these years for nothing. .

Lu Ci smiled frankly, and cupped his hands generously: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hearing the official's unconcealable partiality, everyone frowned resentfully, and finally endured it.

That's all, this time there will be four subjects in the system, and the one that allows Lu Ci to mess around, that is, the subject of "Military plan Hongyuan is worthy of being a general".

Even if Lu Ci's wishes are fulfilled, how can there be so many generals with both civil and military skills in the world?

I'm afraid it will be a waste of time to fetch water from a bamboo basket, and it's just coaxing the little emperor to have some idiotic dreams.

After each of them sorted it out, with the mentality of waiting to see a joke, they unanimously eased their hostility towards Lu Ci, their immediate boss.

In addition, Lu Ci at least knew about "reciprocate the good", and the other three subjects were mostly decided by them, and they rarely intervened, which made the relationship between them gradually warm up.

The other examiners who thought that Lu Ci was quite 'savvy' didn't even think that Lu Ci was going to be used as compensation to delegate power to them to formulate the other three subjects, and it was completely discussed with the little emperor early in the morning. , the focus is all on the subject of 'Military plan Hongyuan can be a general'.

As for the other three subjects that took them so much effort, they were given up by Lu Ci a long time ago due to the excessive repetition with the tribute exams.

Two months passed in a flash, when the civil and military examinations of the military supervisors of the various states began, the curtain was quietly opened on the system department that the little emperor was looking forward to.

However, compared with the grand occasion of the tribute exams, which range from dozens to as many as nearly a thousand, the gathering of applicants from all over the capital in one place in the capital, which only breaks the [-] system, really seems desolate and pitiful.

If it hadn't been for the fact that the most trustworthy little master was sitting in the seat, and Di Qing, who had made many military exploits and had a certain reputation, was in the test this time, the little emperor might not be able to sit still.

What he didn't know was that looking at the most confident young master, what he was thinking in his heart was actually inseparable from his own.

From Lu Ci's point of view, even if he had been pinned on too much, this was after all only the first round of a small trial.Whether it is a variety of situations, or various mistakes, all kinds of unsatisfactory, it is inevitable.

Besides, there are Gao Jixuan and Yang Wenguang who came back from Qinzhou to take the exam on a special trip, and Di Qing who has been verified by historical records... Anyway, the top three candidates are already available.

With these three undoubted strengths as the base, Lu Ci naturally did not panic.

When sorting out the family papers submitted by applicants, Lu Ci could recognize no less than fifty familiar surnames with only a rough scan.

It is obvious that those who have a keen sense of politics, have the capital to train their children, and are willing to "succumb" to the system and try to gain a future... Most of them are unwilling to inherit the shadow of their father, and claim to be more or less The yamen of the ability.

In the eyes of their rather shrewd parents, instead of sending their children into the army, starting as small soldiers and risking their lives to fight out, it is just a mud leg that people look down upon, so it is better to control this chance .

When it comes to dancing and martial arts, they can be said to be learned from their families, and they were forced to study some books since they were young. Although they are still far from the level of the tribute exams, but the details of the restraint... ...Should I still be able to make ends meet?

There are not a few military officers who have this kind of thinking, but what they don't know is that there are not only ignorant and well-developed yamen here, but also Di Qing, Yang Wenguang and Gao Jixuan. These three are solidly heterogeneous.

The latter two are good to say, although they are quite familiar with the books of military strategists, but they only know a little bit about the strategies and methods that should be emphasized in the cabinet examination.

Their greatest advantage lies in actual combat, taking advantage of the "big advantage" of having field fighting experience.

But Di Qing's situation is completely different - he has been tutored by Lu Ci, Liu Qi, and Zhu Shuo in his studies since he was a child. At first, he was a seedling that was firmly striving towards the general direction of Wenju.

Even if it grows 'crooked' in the later stage, the foundation is extremely solid.

In addition, Lu Ci, who is a master of strategy theory, is used to giving him a big test in three days and a small test in two days. If you are not humble, it can be said to be easy.

Lu Ci directly took Wu Ju's "Sun Tzu", "Wei Liao Zi", "Wu Zi", "Six Secret Teachings" and other books as the syllabus for the exam, but it was not just to test the righteousness like in Wu Ju, but to avoid It is too "out of the box" and continues the research method based on policy theory since the first emperor.

In order to avoid suspicion, he only defined the scope of the 'textbook' and the test method, and the rest of the topics were all formulated by other examiners.

Even so, when the final exam paper was drawn up for his review and final decision, Lu Ci was still surprised by the six questions that appeared on it.

... Among the six questions, there are actually four, which are very similar to the ones he had drawn for Di Qing.

Lu Ci rubbed the center of his brows, silently looking up to the sky.

This astonishing coincidence, is it because he is very talented in betting questions, and he is destined to hit the bets repeatedly; or is it because he has a sympathetic heart with the examiners, and simply hit the brains; or his little boyfriend is lucky, and God insists. walk?

A lesson can be learned from the world, this time, he was really upright and aboveboard in betting on Di Qing's title with his own ability, without doing anything.

With a delicate mood, Lu Ci decided to give the assistant examiners a chance to repent out of the "fairness" that was left in his conscience: "Are you sure, these are the six questions?"

"That's right." As soon as Lu Ci spoke, several people thought they heard the hint in the words, and looked at him vigilantly, and suddenly misunderstood his intention: "We have already agreed, there will be no more change."

"Well, it's up to you."

Lu Ci couldn't see that his question had had the opposite effect, so he didn't hesitate and pressed the seal without hesitation.

Once the test questions were determined, the test papers were sent to the secret room that night, and the engraving began.

The examiners, who were disturbed by Lu Ci's 'trouble', were anxiously waiting for the day of the exam and waiting for the examiner to make trouble, unknowingly. On that day, it was the day when candidates entered the secret court lock courtyard and took the court exam.

Lu Ci, as the examiner, naturally didn't have to enter the venue too early.

In order to avoid suspicion, and because he has been very busy lately, it is rare for him to seek leisure. After waking up early this morning, he made himself a cup of tea comfortably, leaning against the small pavilion window on the third floor, borrowing Covered by the branches of the luxuriant tree, he admired the entrance examination candidates one after another with great interest.

He waited nonchalantly for a while, took two sips of tea, and when he met the person he wanted to wait for, his eyes lit up unconsciously.

——Here comes his little raccoon slave.

The little raccoon slave in military attire and the ferocious bronze mask was very rarely wearing a gentle robe. If it wasn't for the faint vigor honed on the battlefield lingering all over his body, coupled with his handsome face, he wouldn't have noticed it. violation.

The lean and tight tendons of the body seem to have completely hidden the beautiful lines of the whole body.

Compared with the muscular, burly and eye-catching Yamen around, but in fact, most of them are strong outsiders but capable insiders, Di Qingan quietly mingled among them, like a wolf in sheep's clothing, seemingly harmless.

Lu Ci rested his chin on one hand, tilted his head lazily admiring the heroic posture of the little raccoon slave, the corners of his lips raised high.

What surprised him the most was that it was clearly just a simple belt inlaid with jade, but it outlined the thin waist very chicly.

——It’s also very eye-catching.

Di Qing lowered her head, pursed her lips tightly, and released a cold aura of "don't get close to strangers".

He didn't look around like other candidates, and there were no figures of Yang Wenguang or Gao Jixuan around him. He just kept his head buried and walked forward, unaware that his sweetheart, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, was watching him with a smile on top of his head.

When all the examinees had entered, Lu Ci heard the bell that symbolized the start of the exam, and then hurriedly went to the exam room under the urging of the small official.

This is the second time for Lu Ci to watch the examination room through the curtain.

He has even dealt with the larger scene of Gongju, so naturally he would not be too nervous about the much smaller battle of Zhiju with more acquaintances.

He walked leisurely to his seat, and even through the thin bamboo curtain, he could see that many candidates sitting in the front row caught his figure from the corner of their eyes and raised their heads for a while.

——It’s not good to be so easily distracted.

Thinking of this with the tolerance of a person who has experienced it, Lu Ci couldn't help but search for Di Qing's figure.

Although the bamboo curtain blocked most of his sight, but with his familiarity with the little lover's figure, it didn't take long for Lu Ci to rely on the shadowy silhouette to easily find the girl who didn't notice his arrival at all and just concentrated on answering the question. Di Qing.

Lu Ci was glad to see him so dedicated.

It's just so blurry, it's not fun to see...

Lu Ci glanced around from the corner of his eye. Seeing that no other examiners had noticed his movements, he flicked his elbows covered by the voluminous robe to the side, and widened the distance between two pieces of bamboo. some.

He adjusted his posture slightly, and he could vaguely see the expression on Di Qing's face.

So in the next few hours, Lu Ci cast his eyes from time to time, and he was satisfied to appreciate the 'shock' to 'disbelief' to 'surprise' on Di Qing's face who finally realized that he had won many questions. Then to "numb and calm"... This series can be called a wonderful change.