Wulong Inn

Entering the door, the eyes suddenly open up. In the empty courtyard, there is only a huge locust tree standing upright. The nameplate with the word "Wenchang" inscribed by Emperor Taizu was carefully inlaid on the trunk. The conspicuous position, this is the legendary 'Wenchang Huai'.

Looking closely at this Wenchang locust tree, its trunk is tangled, and it grows like a crouching dragon. It seems that it has stayed in the Gongyuan, a place where the world's talents gather for a long time, and it also has a bit of literati arrogance, and it has an awe-inspiring aura.

It is said that this ancient locust tree is closely related to the luck of every student in the exam. If you want to pass the exam, you must pay homage to it.Because it was a matter of future, all the students put away their usual aloofness and self-restraint. When they saw it, they all kept silent and restrained their faces, and bowed in salute, as if they did not dare to neglect it.

Walking past the unnamed small courtyard planted with Wenchang pagoda tree, and crossing the high threshold, there is a big house in front of you, with five couplets facing each other on the ebony gate, and the couplets are engraved with vigorous seal characters. It is "Ming Jing to get an official", and the west one is "Seeking talents for the country". The couplet is not inscribed, but I don't know who wrote it. This is the outhouse of the Gongyuan, also called "Wailongmen", the official The pre-examination preparation work is carried out here.

There were guards waiting here for a long time, and when they saw a student coming in, they hurriedly handed over the storage baskets in their hands one after another. Gao Fei took a look, and the things inside were very simple, just a small number plate and not A pot of charcoal and two short candles are nothing more than a short candle. Of course, if some students do not use the cooking utensils, they can apply for exchange here and get a set for temporary use.

Some students looked more relaxed when they saw this situation, but Gao Fei didn't dare to be negligent, and carefully checked whether there were any defects in the things handed over to him. He said he was not worried about the cooking utensils, which were prepared by Master Luo himself, of course they were not. The best is better, but the charcoal basin and short candles are officially provided, so it's hard to say how good the quality is.

The Chunwei exam is a truly closed exam. During two days and three nights, the students eat, drink, and sleep in a narrow room called "the shed". If some preliminary items are not prepared, they will eat Big loss.The spring night is still a bit chilly. If you don’t light a charcoal fire, you will have a headache and brain fever, which will inevitably affect your normal performance. And there is no lighting tool in the test room. If short candles are not suitable, it means that several hours of test time will be lost.Going through Master Luo's earnest words in his mind, Gao Fei checked more carefully.

When everything was ready, a small official came forward and separated the students in order according to the number plates at their hands. Gao Fei followed behind a tall guard, and under his guidance, he headed towards the so-called 'Inner Dragon Gate', That's today's exam site...

Thousands of houses made of wooden fences are lined up in an empty yard. The whole yard is surrounded by high walls, which gives a sense of spookiness. Dozens of heavily armed soldiers are lined up in the yard. However, they The slightly weird expression on his face dilutes the solemn atmosphere in the courtyard a little.

A thin and thin military man stood in the crowd, looking at the huge main entrance from time to time, looking forward to seeing through for a long time, he didn't even see a figure, he couldn't help whispering: "Damn, why haven't you come yet?" , causing me to wait for so long."

However, the surrounding area is clean, his complaint was heard clearly by the superior in front of him, and he saw that the superior came up and gave the rogue-headed boy a hard slap, and he said rudely without ambiguity: "Your old man, I am still patient, but you are impatient!"

The thin soldier was beaten innocently, and his face turned bitter, but then he nodded and bowed while apologizing and said with a smile: "The little one doesn't dare."

Seeing that he had a good attitude of admitting his mistake, the Shangguan didn't feel embarrassed anymore, turned around, and said to a kind of sergeant in front of him: "Little rabbits, give me some energy, don't embarrass me, for a while, Wait until those Juren lords come, and then let you have fun!" Although he didn't make it clear, the people in front of him obviously knew what he meant, and they couldn't help but show some expressions of eagerness. The Shangguan was also so happy. Seeing that his spirit had improved, he turned his eyes away and looked towards the gate expectantly.

When the group of targets in Confucian shirts and scribe hats finally came into his sight, a few traces of excitement flashed in the Shangguan's eyes, so, in the eyes of Xinnen or stunned or confused, the old and unsatisfied With a relaxed expression, the middle-aged Shangguan strode up to the crowd, first rubbed his hands with smugness, and then with a malicious smile, he yelled at the group of future talents in front of him: "Take off! Give it all to me!" take off!"

Although he had prepared himself psychologically, Gao Fei still couldn't help being stunned. He closed his eyes helplessly amidst a low humiliating sound of curses, and thought to himself, this old boy, his words are really direct.

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