Chapter 170: Ten Thousand Carp Cross the River
A little drizzle fell in the sky of Yanjing City, which was not a very good weather, but from the time the first white light appeared in the sky, countless talented people wearing gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes appeared on the streets.
Oil-paper umbrellas are propped up.
It is printed with a variety of graphics, including ink mountains and rivers, rivers and rivers, and flowers of various colors such as red, white, and green.
It's like a moving scroll.
Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu stood side by side in the crowd, Yan Xiu was wearing a set of rural ink and landscape clothes today, while Fang Zhengzhi was still wearing a blue robe on his body.
The two of them each held an oil-paper umbrella and walked slowly in the rain.
The location of the imperial examination has always been held in the Imperial Academy, as the largest academy in the Great Xia Dynasty, the architectural classics of the Imperial Academy reveal a sense of history.
It is said that the history of this imperial academy is even older than the imperial palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It is the site of the former dynasty, and later after the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, it was renovated on the original site, but the basic buildings have been preserved.
When Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu came to the gate of the Imperial Academy, they found that the door was already full of young talents wearing various brocade clothes.
Of course, there are also some girls in green skirts and pink shirts who stop to watch, and some elegantly dressed women's middle school women participate in this court test.
Compared with the government test in Xinhe Mansion, the arrival of Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu this time did not attract too many people's attention.
After all, in this great Yanjing City, there are too many dazzling characters, such as the criminal Qingsui of the Zhenguo Mansion, and Su Donglin, the son-in-law of the Su family, a first-class courtier.
I heard that even the hidden Nangong family also came to participate.
Fang Zhengcheng believed in the authenticity of these news, because this was all what Yan Xiu said to him.
At that time, Fang Zhengzhi had asked Yan Xiu what kind of strength these people were. And Yan Xiu's reaction was to say more vaguely: "Very strong!"
Fang Zhengcheng didn't ask any more questions.
Because, being able to be called very strong by Yan Xiu means that these people are really strong.
"What do you think will happen if I win another double list?" Fang Zheng looked at the crowd gathered around the Imperial Academy, and asked Yan Xiu casually.
Yan Xiu's gaze looked at Fang Zheng.
The expression on his face seemed to be slightly surprised, but the look of surprise was fleeting, and then, he quickly returned to indifference.
"It's hard!" Yan Xiu spoke.
Even if it is an answer, there is no clear answer.
Fang Zhengcheng understands. Although he is already Amaterasu, the court examination is not the same as the government examination, and after passing the court examination, he can enter the court as an official.
This also represents the height of the threshold.
How many young talents who have passed the government examination are stuck at the checkpoint of the court examination, and then, day after day, year after year, they keep reviewing their books and practicing hard.
This also leads to a phenomenon.
It is the backlog phenomenon, for example, only 50 people were recorded in the first generation of the court examination. Then the fifty-one people of that generation will be backlogged to the second generation of the court test.
But the second generation of the court test has new people joining, and after passing a more brutal competition than the first round, there are people backlogged to the third generation of the court test.
And so on and so forth.
The Bactria Dynasty has a history of nearly 1,000 years. Once every two years, this backlog has reached a level that is really more difficult than climbing to the sky.
The restriction on admitting characters in every court examination makes the court examination like a hundred carps crossing the river. It's almost like a massacre.
Amaterasu?
Perhaps, there were only two Amaterasu realms under the age of eighteen in the Great Xia Dynasty. But what about Amaterasu, who are under the age of twenty-eight, there are at least fifty or sixty.
If this age extends to thirty-eight, forty-eight, fifty-eight......
Fang Zhengzhi didn't know how many people in the court examination were Amaterasu, but he looked at the past, and there were all kinds of middle-aged men in their thirties and forties at the entrance of the Imperial Academy, and old men in their forties and fifties, who were really like a hundred flowers.
"Has Chi Guyan participated in the court exam?" Fang Zhengzhi suddenly thought of a question.
"Well, the last one. Yan Xiu nodded.
"How many places did she get at the time?"
"Double top list!" Yan Xiu had a strange expression on his face when he heard Fang Zheng ask directly how many places he was.
After Fang Zhengzhi was slightly surprised in his heart, he was also quickly relieved, Chi Guyan was already the peak existence of the Amaterasu Realm a year ago, so it must have been not weak two years ago.
It's no surprise to win the double top.
It's just that if Chi Guyan wins the top of the double list, then if he doesn't win the top of the double list, it seems to be quite faceless, right?
Will it be despised?
"It seems that I have to reluctantly get the top spot on the double list!" Fang Zhengzhi sighed helplessly.
It's not too loud.
It's just a very ordinary conversation between two people, especially in the drizzle, and generally no one should hear it.
But......
This is the Imperial Academy, where all the candidates who participated in the imperial examination are concentrated, and the lethality of the four words of the double list is absolutely terrifying.
Therefore, when the four words at the top of the Founder and Straight Double List had just been exported.
A pair of eyes shot at each other.
Then, soon someone recognized the appearance of Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, after all, the matter of Fang Zhengzhi Amaterasu some time ago was spread too widely.
"Fang Zhengzheng?!"
"Is that the young genius who has already reached the Amaterasu realm at the age of fifteen?"
"Genius indeed, but ...... This is the court test, but it is not a place where a young genius who has just stepped into the Amaterasu realm can show off his might, the top of the double list, hehe......"
"A typical newborn cow is not afraid of tigers, and he is still young!"
One by one, the candidates looked at Fang Zhengzhi and shook their heads, and then, the rain in front of several candidates suddenly stopped, as if they were completely controlled.
Amaterasu!
You can see the Amaterasu realm at the entrance of the Imperial Academy.
"It seems really difficult, but I still have to win the double list!" Fang Zheng looked straight at the candidates who were manipulating the rain, and the expression on his face became a little serious for the first time.
"Do you really want to win the top of the double list?" Yan Xiu's expression also became a little serious.
"Yes!" Fang Zheng nodded straightly.
"Then, the first thing you have to win is the top of the literary exam!" Yan Xiu also nodded at this time, he didn't think that Fang Zhengzhi could really win the top of the double list, but he chose to believe in Fang Zhengzhi.
This trust comes from within. Unknown, but pure.
"Knock!" means that the gong is sounding at this time.
All the candidates began to enter the hall one by one, and no one cared about the conversation between Fang Zhengzhi and Yan Xiu, in their eyes, it was just a manifestation of arrogance.
A person who has just stepped into the Amaterasu realm wants to win the top of the double list in the court exam?
It's just a frog in a well.
Fang Zhengzhi ignored the gazes around him, he felt that he was almost time to enter the arena, and at this moment, a scholar dressed as a pale yellow scholar suddenly stopped in front of him.
The scholar held an oil-paper umbrella, and the umbrella pressure was very low.
I can't see the physiognomy on the face, but. Judging by the body shape, it seems to be a little petite.
Fang Zhengzhi was a little puzzled, this has struck the entrance gong, why is there still someone blocking his way? Could it be that he is not afraid of beating him himself?
Just as he was thinking about it, the oil-paper umbrella was slowly raised.
Revealing a white face, beautiful and extraordinary, the most special thing is that the pair of clear eyes are as crystal clear as a pool of autumn water.
"It's you?!" Fang Zhengcheng almost didn't have to guess to know. There is only one person with such eyes, and that is Princess Pingyang of Pingyang Mansion.
"Yes, that's me, aren't you happy to see me?" Pingyang blinked at Fang Zhengzhi. There was no urgency on his face.
"I'm so happy! I'm going to take the exam right now, so I don't have time to pay attention to you for the time being. Fang Zhengcheng made his position clear.
"Fang Zhengzhi, you know that I am the princess of Pingyang, but you still dare to do this to me?!" Pingyang heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. There seemed to be some disbelief in his eyes.
"Are you upset? Anyway, you can't send someone to assassinate me within two years, what am I afraid of?" Fang Zhengzhi glanced at Pingyang with disdain.
"Hmph, I was forced by you!" Pingyang immediately pouted.
"But you've already sworn an oath, and you can't go back. Is it useful to say this now?" Fang Zhengzhi felt that now was not the time to turn over old accounts at all.
"It's really useless, so let's talk about something useful, for example...... I have the answer to the essay exam, do you want to take a look?" Pingyang carefully approached Fang Zhengzhi, and then pulled out an envelope from his arms.
"Answer?" Fang Zheng glanced at the envelope in Pingyang's hand, and always felt that this scene seemed a little familiar.
The last time he was in Xinhe Mansion, Li Zhuangshi seemed to use this method to guide himself, but he planted a big heel fight.
However, the person in front of him is Pingyang.
The most favored princess of the Holy Heaven today, and after a few contacts, Fang Zhengcheng does not think that Pingyang's IQ is on the same level as Li Zhuangshi.
So......
The answer in Pingyang's hand is very likely to be true.
Yan Xiu also noticed the envelope in Pingyang's hand at this time, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Since Pingyang appeared, he has been standing next to the two of them, and Fang Zheng's conversation with Pingyang has not deliberately hidden it from him, so Yan Xiu naturally knows the identity of Pingyang in front of him.
"I can swear, my answer is absolutely true, last night I sent someone to sneak into the Imperial Academy, and then, stole a test paper out, and found a few courtiers to come and write it overnight. Pingyang said with a sincere face.
"Why are you stealing the test papers? It can't be just to get me an answer, right?" Fang Zhengcheng no longer doubted the authenticity of the answer in Pingyang's hand.
It is not too strange to steal the test paper of the Imperial Academy with Pingyang's means.
It's just that he can't figure it out, what is the purpose of Pingyang stealing the test papers?
(Ask for a monthly pass, at the beginning of the month, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass!) (to be continued......)
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