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Early in the morning, there was rain and hazy.

A faint layer of mist casts a light veil on Xinhe Mansion, like a girl who has just come out of the bath, exuding a kind of beauty that seems to be in another world.

The government examination is still divided into the literary examination and the martial arts examination, but unlike the county examination, the government examination has been changed by application, and there is only one literary examination, which means that one literary examination can be set to stay.

Somewhat brutal.

However, for those who dare to travel thousands of miles to Xinhe Mansion, this cruelty is really a little insignificant.

Of course, there are always exceptions in the world, for example, Li Zhuang was quite depressed when he was there, looking at the black and oppressive candidates in front of the Xinhe Mansion, he almost even had the mind to break through the south wall.

Do you want to exaggerate that?

It's just a government test, are there so many people?

The Great Xia Dynasty has clear regulations on the Taoist examination, and the number of places admitted in the Taoist examination in each prefecture is fixed, no matter how many people you take the exam in this prefecture, but the final admission quota is still only so many.

Well, the result is simple, the more people who take the prefectural exam, the less hope of admission.

Eight years......

Li Zhuangshi sighed that the creation of the destiny of the Heavenly Father made people, he prepared for eight years, and passed the county test of the Taoist examination in two years.

It can be said that he fell into the abyss all of a sudden.

And this year is the last year of the eight-year period, and it is also the year that Li Zhuangshi thinks he is most confident in.

However, what happened like this?

He was unwilling, really unwilling, looking at the hazy drizzle falling from the sky, Li Zhuangshi's hand subconsciously touched an envelope in his arms.

A cold light flickered in his eyes.

"I'm sorry" At this moment, Li Zhuangshi seemed to have made a difficult decision.

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With the passage of time, the talents in front of the Xinhe Mansion have also gathered more and more, and they have not decreased at all because of the hazy drizzle, but have made the talents enthusiastic one by one.

Everyone is enthusiastically discussing what kind of questions will appear in this literary examination, and some people are speculating about what kind of ranking this literary examination will have.

"The questions of the government examination have always been extremely difficult, and every time, there will be 3,000 volumes of the original text of the "Taoist Classics" in the "Taoist Classics". ”

"Although luck accounts for a few points, it generally depends on the strength of the "Taoist Classics" recitation, which is just a drawing of questions, mainly depends on the use and understanding of the "Taoist Classics"

"Who do you think is the top of this exam?"

"Then you still need to guess, Hua Kang'an's strength is the strongest, the twentieth place on the Hidden Dragon List, the strength of the Gathering Star Realm, and also ranks on the Ascending Dragon List, but when it comes to the essay test, I am more optimistic about Zhang Hetong"

"I am also optimistic about Zhang Hetong, the Zhang family has been in politics for generations, and he is a scholarly disciple, and I heard that he won the praise of the chief writer in the county examination, and he was praised as outstanding in writing."

"What do you think of Fang Zhengzhi? I heard that he also won the first place in the literary examination in Huai'an County, and it seems that he still has a perfect score in the literary examination......

"Fang Zheng? full marks? hahaha...... Who has read his test papers? God knows how this perfect score came about, I only heard that he reported an opponent named Meng Yushu in the literary examination, and the first game was the first list on the supplementary record, and the top of such an academic examination list is just a frog's ear at the bottom of the well."

"Hahaha...... Brother Chen's argument, I also agree."

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While everyone was talking, two people slowly walked in the distance.

One person, dressed in a gorgeous costume and holding a paper fan with gold bones and silver filigree, looked indifferent, while the other was smiling, wearing a blue robe fluttering gently in the hazy drizzle.

It is Yan Xiu and Fang Zheng.

"Founder is coming"

"Yan Xiu actually went along, did Yan Xiu also want to participate in this government exam?"

"Alas, I forgot about Yan Xiu...... He seems to be over sixteen this year, according to the Yan family's ancestral precept, sixteen years old, he is really likely to participate"

"If Yan Xiu also participates in this government exam, it will be really a bit lively, and I don't know what realm Yan Xiu has reached now. ”

"Although Yan Xiu's name is prosperous, no one has ever seen him make a move, and he is not even ranked in the Hidden Dragon List, no matter how strong he is, it should be impossible to gather stars, right?"

Fang Zhengzhi appeared here, everyone was not surprised, but for Yan Xiu's appearance, everyone speculated, after all, the name of the Yan family was known to everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Hearing the discussions around him, Yan Xiu's indifferent expression changed rarely, and his brows furrowed slightly, but he soon regained his composure.

"It seems that you don't like people putting you and the Yan family together. Fang Zhengzhi easily captured the change in Yan Xiu's expression.

"Yes. Yan Xiu nodded.

"So, you need something to prove it, and that's why you left Xiliang and went to the Northern Desert to take the Dao Exam, right?" Fang Zhengzhi guessed.

"Hmm. Yan Xiu nodded again.

Fang Zhengzhi didn't ask again, after contacting Yan Xiu, he also learned from Yan Xiu's mouth that the Yan family did not belong to the Northern Desert, and normally speaking, it didn't seem to be a wise move to seek the near and far.

But since Yan Xiu gave up, there was naturally enough reason.

"Knock"

With the sound of the gong for the opening of the exam, the literary examination has officially begun.

Because there are too many people participating in the prefectural examination, the location of the Xinhe Academy is naturally insufficient, so the location of this literary examination is located in the government office of the Xinhe Mansion.

Two mahogany gates carved with beast-shaped copper patterns show the majesty of the palace, and four rows of armor-clad guards stand in front of the palace, holding cold guns, waiting for the battle.

In addition, a number of invigilators wearing black official uniforms patrolled back and forth in front of the government yamen.

It can be seen that the prefectural test is indeed more stringent than the county test.

Of course, once you pass the government test, it is equivalent to jumping into the dragon gate and writing your name in the book of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the biggest advantage is that you are protected by the law.

Just don't commit a felony and basically don't get punished.

In addition, they will be invited by various forces to be invited as guests of the curtain, or be granted some positions and enjoy some special treatment.

All the talents are rushing in.

Fang Zhengzhi naturally walked side by side with Yan Xiu, and when he entered the door of the mansion, Fang Zhengzhi also found Li Zhuangshi who was frowning.

Li Zhuangshi also saw Fang Zhengzhi, and then his eyes lit up suddenly.

"Integrity, you and I have different fates to return to the same house test, and it is really providential to make people when we encounter such a scene" Li Zhuangshi did not ridicule it this time, but instead sympathized with the same disease.

Fang Zhengzhi nodded in agreement.

Li Zhuangshi saw Fang Zhengzhi nodding, and a cold glow inadvertently flashed in the corner of his eyes.

"Alas...... Even though I have a deep old relationship with your father, I really can't bear to see you fall off the list today, and I intend to help you, I got an answer sheet through a friend a few days ago, so I'll give you a copy" Li Zhuangshi said while carefully taking out an envelope from his arms and secretly stuffing it into Fang Zhengzhi's hand.

Fang Zhengzhi was slightly stunned, looked at Li Zhuangshi, and then looked at the envelope in his hand.

"Does Li Bo really want to do this?"

"I hope my nephew can understand my hard work," Li Zhuangshi had a sincere expression on his face.

"In that case, thank you Li Bo" Fang Zhengzhi didn't say anything more, but directly stuffed the envelope into his arms and strode across the gate of the mansion.

Li Zhuangshi looked at the envelope that was stuffed into Fang Zhengzhi's arms, and a trace of unbearable expression appeared on his face, but this expression was only fleeting, and he soon regained his calm.

"Fang Zhengzhi, don't blame me for being ruthless, as long as this envelope is on your body, then everything is already decided, I really don't have time, this is the last chance, and you ...... It's still young" Li Zhuangshi gritted his teeth and walked in quickly