Emperor Son Sang gl

July [-], the first cool day.

Jiangzhou Street.

"Yi brother, you walk slowly, there are many people on the street."

"Haha, brother Yi, you should not walk so slowly."

After the order of the autumn examination was issued not long ago, all townships and towns began to print blank paper overnight, write questions, and prepare for the exam, in order to cope with the influx of students and warriors from all walks of life when the war broke out.Officials from all over the country were assisted by disciples of Gongsun Zheng or Li Chang, and soon the rural examinations were successfully completed, and the rankings were released almost at the same time in all regions, allowing candidates who passed the line to take the essays and go to Luoguan City and other government pools go to the exam.

Candidates who passed the provincial examination came to Jiangzhou with a new letter of recommendation from the examiner.Zi Sangyu also said about the content of the exam. After the provincial exam, there will be the Jiangzhou General Examination.Those who have passed Jiang Zhouhui's exam are the Palace Examination. During the introduction, they will meet with the top [-] civil and military candidates in the Garrison Mansion, and will appoint [-] Jinshi for both civil and martial arts, two second places, one Tanhua and one champion.

On the streets of Jiangzhou, such a pair of brothers were walking.

The older one was about ten years old, wearing a plain white dress, but with a sword on his waist; the younger one was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a scholar's square scarf tied on his head, holding a paper fan, smiling. It is brilliant.

"In recent days, many candidates have come to Jiangzhou, and now the streets are full of civil and military students who come to take the test." The young man dodged and avoided a passerby, his face was a little anxious: "Let's go back, if What can I do if something happens?"

The boy stopped and fanned his fan slowly.

The young man behind was unprepared and almost ran into it.

"It's because there are so many people now that I should come out for a walk." The young man took back the paper fan in his hand, turned around and knocked on the young man's head: "Brother Yi, don't say any more, follow me to the wine shop .”

"Hiss—I got it!"

The Eighteen Cities of Jiangzhou stretched over a vast area, so there were many restaurants of all sizes within the city.As early as a few days ago, the various guest rooms in the restaurant had been fully booked by candidates, and the flow of people was increasing at a certain speed.

The brothers Xu Bu came to the largest family in the city.

There are not a few students in the wine shop. Although some people are still attracted by this brother, most people still focus on the group of people who are already fighting for talent.

The boy found a seat and sat down on his own, together with the dull young man.

"Brother Yi, let's stand among the crowd so that we can know their true thoughts."

"Eh."

There are several tables of young people sitting in the lobby of the restaurant. It seems that they are all candidates who came to Jiangzhou for this autumn exam.The age is basically around 20 years old, romantic and pretentious; of course, there are also some stubborn nerds among them, who just sit in the corner and eat their own things without saying a word.

"I think what brother Xu just said is reasonable, and you should listen carefully."

A table of banquets in the upper left corner sat with several scholars in green shirts.

"Thank you, Brother Guo Jiang, for your appreciation!" The young man called Brother Xu stood up and tapped the small bowl in front of him with chopsticks: "Those of us who have passed the provincial test and came here to take the test, all want to make a contribution for the new imperial court. A capable person. Maybe one day, we will work together in the future, so to speak, our starting point is the same."

"Hey, I agree with Brother Xu's words very much!" Another person on the table raised his glass and respected him: "All of us are here to work for His Highness. The emperor of the Bai family has been in office for more than ten years. It is not like a policy, and the national theory is not like the national theory. It only knows how to spend the money of our people, and has never given it to our people. In the past 17 years, let alone us, the older generation has had enough.”

After hearing the bitterness of the few scholars here, the two men at the next table couldn't help but interject.

"Several young masters! I, Hu, have never agreed with anyone's words, but today this one speaks to my heart." Before one of the men finished speaking, the other continued: "If it weren't for that surnamed Bai If we treat the common people like this, we will not have the idea of ​​rushing to the autumn test!"

The pair of brothers who came to join in the fun also turned their attention to these people.

The boy held the paper fan tightly with one hand from time to time, and beat the palm of the other hand irregularly.Looking at that thoughtful expression, it seems that he is thinking about something.

"Father brother."

"..."

"Brother!"

"Ah? What's the matter?" The young man came back to his senses.

"Why do you look in a daze? What are you thinking about!" The young man was a little dumbfounded.Looking at the few people over there, he turned his head and touched his chin: "From what these candidates said, that person named Bai seems to have done a lot of bad things. Could it be that we have stayed at the foot of the emperor in the capital for a long time?" , so you have never heard of these things?"

The boy couldn't make up his mind either.After thinking about it, he still walked towards those people.

"Hey brother!"

The young man didn't stop him, he had already bowed in front of those people.

"You guys, be polite." The young man held the paper fan and smiled slightly, then opened the fan in his hand, and said in an unhurried tone: "Just now I was drinking with my brother-in-law over there, and I heard some people talking about Daning. As for the matter, I am still young, and I was a person from the capital in the old days, so I have never known this. I don’t know how many people, can you tell me?”

In just a few words, the eyes of the people at the two tables were drawn to him.

Those Wen Sheng looked at the slender young man in front of him. His eyes were bright and his teeth were like stars.Look at the attire and tone, what did you just say?People from the capital?Could it be that they moved here when the war broke out?

"This little brother," Brother Na Jiang stood up and smiled, "is he also an examinee?"

The boy paused, smiled and nodded.

The young man behind followed awkwardly, but stood beside the young man with a somewhat reproachful expression, but did not speak.Several scholars in green shirts immediately vacated the seats and let the two brothers join the banquet.

"Little brother looks young."

"Seventeen."

The few scholars at the banquet all laughed, with a look of astonishment, "I thought that brother Xu at our banquet was already a hero from a young age, nineteen. I never thought that there are people outside the people, and there is a sky beyond the sky. The little brother is so young at such a young age." I have already been able to take the exam, which really makes me admire."

"Everyone is flattering you." The young man smiled lightly, "I don't know your names?"

It turned out that these people all met on the way to the exam, and became friends in the same Gongyuan in Luoguan during the provincial exam.Later, the three of them were all ranked first, so they were invited to go to Jiangzhou together.The 19-year-old Xu brother, whose full name is Xu Wenhong, and another young man who has been silent but only laughing, is called Lu Jinzheng, and the two are from the same village;

There is also a brother Jiang who has been calling out to the young man since just now, his full name is Jiang Yuxing, he is a descendant of a family, and he came to the autumn exam in spite of the family's opposition.

Speech, conversation, and behavior are all superior gentlemen.

The young man gave these people a good impression in his heart, and the smile on his face has not diminished in the slightest.

"Your brothers are in the capital, which is at the foot of the emperor. Naturally, you don't know about the affairs of the people under us." Xu Wenhong sighed, a little lonely: "I am from the same place as Jinzheng. In those years, we both experienced I lived a miserable life under the government’s harsh government and heavy taxes. My sister and I lived together in our hometown, and our parents died of illness early on due to exhaustion. In the early years, the man surnamed Bai went on tour for the so-called micro-service, but it was a waste of time and money.”

Everyone at the table sighed and shook their heads uncontrollably.

"Although our Jiang family is a big family, we have never had an easy life." Jiang Yuxing's expression became serious after hearing a few words, "The government often extorts in various names, and even once, Bo The third prince of the family passed by our city, and because our Jiang family is rich, we forcibly donated a quarter of our family wealth for the prince's entertainment."

The boy couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"I really don't know, but the Bai family is like this..."

"The Bai family also has good people, but the bad people are too bad." Xu Wenhong said: "I heard that Prince Daning is better than him in other things besides being good at breaking his sleeves. And the big Princess Ning..."

The young man raised his eyebrows.

"If Princess Daning was born with a male body, she will definitely bring a prosperous world to Daning." Lu Jinzheng, who had been sitting on the side and had been silent for a long time, spoke, and when he opened his mouth, he was shocked everywhere.

"That's right, the princess has learned a lot and is famous for her courage. She is actually much better than those idiot princes." Jiang Yuxing shook his head and sighed a little: "The reason why the surname Bai was able to become emperor is because Relying on him is only a capable subordinate and method. After so many years as emperor, his vanity has already drained his blood. Now that the grandson of Emperor Dayan is still in the world, you and I should take this opportunity to serve the emperor. benefit the people."

"Brother Jiang is right."

The boy smiled and nodded along with them.

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Five days later, the Jiangzhou Trials ended.Within two days, the results of the examination will be written on the imperial list and announced to everyone.

The imperial list announced the results of the [-] civil and military candidates in the general examination. Those who ranked among the [-] civil and military candidates in the general examination, Zi Sang Yu issued an order to give them the title of "literary scholar" and "warrior", and they have the qualifications to run schools in various places as teachers.

The top [-] candidates for Chinese and martial arts in the general examination will enter the Jiangzhou Garrison Mansion to participate in the palace examination the next day.

Before the imperial examination, Zi Sangyu was looking through the list of candidates in the mansion.

"Your Highness, everything about the imperial examination later has been prepared."

Zi Sangyu's eyes moved away from the list and looked at the person in front of him. "Thank you brother Yi. Have the generals who will be present in the Civil and Military Palace Examination arrived yet?"

When the two were talking, a maid came into the room carrying Zi Sang Yu's replacement clothes, brand new robes, collars, quilts, belts and tiaras.I heard that King Haigu personally made the preparations, in order not to embarrass the first autumn test. How can he be perfunctory, a dignified descendant of Emperor Sang.

"My lords, the generals have already rested in the backyard. It's just..." Lian Xin paused: "General Li Changli did not appear in the banquet."

"how."

Zi Sangyu, who has been sitting in a high position for a while, has become more and more fascinated by family values. At this moment, he is no longer the ignorant boy he used to be. Instead, he is a young monarch who makes people feel oppressed by saying a word or even a single word.

"Among the 50 Wen students who came to take the palace examination this time, one of the top ten candidates was named Li Xin, who was exactly Li Chang, General Li's nephew. General Li did not attend in order to avoid suspicion." Lian Xin heard this. In a word, Zisang Yufang remembered that there was indeed such a person on the list.

I have also read the article, the words are sharp, and the characters are ruthless.

"General Li is very polite. His nephew applied for the Wensheng examination. After all, he is a military general, so there is nothing to avoid suspicion." Zi Sang Yu seemed to be in a good mood today, and smiled rarely: "But the general should be afraid of his nephew. If you enter an official career in the future, you will be caught. That's all, that's all!"

Lian Xin stood aside, seeing her rarely happy, relieved a lot.

The waiting room of the garrison mansion.

The waiting room of the garrison mansion is quite a large place to go, it is still a little short, and it can also have the scale of a court.Now, the waiting room is surrounded by majestic guards and soldiers. In the hall, there are more than one hundred small tables set up early. One hundred seats in the middle are reserved for civil and military candidates, and civil servants and generals sit on both sides.

In the upper seat, on the left is Lianfu, on the right is Prince Haigu, Gongsun Zheng; in the middle, of course, is Zi Sang Yu.

Candidates who came to the palace examination dressed up and took their seats in the hall early, standing at their respective tables without sitting down. And Gongsun Zheng is in place.

The waiting time was a bit long, and individual candidates could not help complaining.

"Why hasn't His Highness come yet... Maybe he fell asleep..." Hearing the murmur of the first Wu Sheng, Wen Sheng next to him just pretended not to hear, and didn't express any opinions.

"You can stand here for the palace test, can't you imagine that there are people with such low endurance?"

This sentence comes from the mouth of a Wen Sheng.

This Wen Sheng is a little thin, but it gives people a sense of perseverance.The clothes she wore were not very particular, not even new clothes, and the corners were still a little frayed.Gongsun Zheng, who was seated above, noticed this scene, and recognized at first sight that Wen Sheng was somewhat similar to Li Chang.

It seems that it is undoubtedly Li Xin, Li Chang's nephew.

Before the people in the hall were completely quiet, a shout came from behind:

"His Royal Highness is here—"

Everyone was flustered or at a loss. All of a sudden, everyone in the hall knelt down on the ground, not daring to vent their anger, not daring to raise their heads, and only shouted: "His Royal Highness, thousand years old, thousand years old——"

With a large number of people and local restrictions, the word "year" is still echoing in the air.

Zi Sangyu stood for a while, then Fang raised his worry-free feet and walked to the seat step by step. "What's the matter just now, why are you a little restless?"

There was still some childish voice, but it suppressed the whole atmosphere like a mountain top.

No one dared to answer, and the entire waiting room was as silent as death.

Zi Sangyu looked around at the following people, and said slowly: "Get flat."

"Thank you Your Highness—"

Today's palace test is also predestined.Among the top ten literary students in the hall, there are a few green-shirted scholars who were in the restaurant that day, and two men at the next table.When these people looked at the seat after being apprehensive, they all had shocked expressions.

Zi Sang Yu smiled lightly, just like when he was in the wine shop that day.

In recent days, Zi Sangyu and Lian Xin pretended to be candidates and went to various wine bars to listen to the thoughts of those candidates.Lu Jinzheng, Xu Wenhong, and Jiang Yuxing who met at the restaurant that day are all in the palace examination today, and their grades are not low.With the good impression he left that day, Zi Sang Yu had already decided on the top three candidates in his heart.

Glancing out of the corner of his eye, he saw a special boy at Wu Sheng's side.

Zi Sang Yu and Lian Xin beside him said something in a low voice, Fang looked back at the table again.The first sentence he spoke was not about the content of the imperial examination, but instead:

"Xu Wenhong, the martial arts student over there is a young man called Xu Wenqing, but he is your younger brother?"

The people on the field couldn't figure it out, but Xu Wenhong was stunned. He looked towards Wu Sheng, and it didn't take long to find the boy who had been avoiding his eyes.Xu Wenhong couldn't help choking, and it took him a long time to reply with an exasperated expression: "Your Highness has good eyesight...it is indeed my younger brother..."

Zi Sang Yu grinned.

The thin young man named Xu Wenqing looked back at the seat, but his face was red.