Xia Yu, Ning Ning, and Li Tie had a meal in a small restaurant, and then walked around the streets of Yongfu City, thinking about how to infiltrate the palace while wandering around.

Ning Ning took Xia Yu's arm and said, "Husband, in front of you is Chengping Avenue, which is the most prosperous place in Yongfu, can you take me over for a walk." ”

Xia Yu said: "We came to Yongfu to find Lile Hongzhong, not to play. ”

"We can find a way while shopping," Ning Ning pulled Xia Yu's arm and sa (jiāo).

Xia Yu shook Ning Ning's hand away and said, "I don't want to go shopping, and if I don't find Lile Hongzhong, I don't have any thoughts." ”

Ning Ning looked at Xia Yu and said, "A man who is so serious must be a good man." ”

Xia Yu, Ning Ning, and Li Tie were walking around the street, and suddenly, they saw a group of people around in front of them, reading notices there. Xia Yu squeezed into the crowd, looked at the notice posted on the wall, and his eyes lit up, this is really God help me, someone sent a pillow just after dozing off.

The notice was posted by the Imperial Palace's Ministry of Internal Affairs, which recruited a musician to play music for the Imperial Palace, requiring the musicians to be proficient in at least three musical instruments.

Looking at the notice, people discussed, "It's good to be a musician, it belongs to the establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the treatment is good in all aspects." ”

"Yes, in these years, all industries are in a depression, and it is not easy to have a stable job and eat well. ”

"You are optimistic about this job of musicians, and those rich children are also optimistic, rich children are rich and powerful, and if you compete with them, you will definitely not be able to fight, save that heart. ”

Xia Yu glanced at the registration location on the notice, and it was written at the workstation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Xia Yu squeezed out the crowd and said to Ning Ning and Li Tie: "Let's go to the internal affairs office now." ”

"What are you going to do?" Ning Ning asked.

Xia Yu said: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is recruiting musicians, and I will be a musician, so that I can enter the palace justifiably." ”

"You still know music?"

"Walking the rivers and lakes, you must understand some of the three teachings and nine streams, the five elements and eight works," Xia Yu taught Ning Ning another lesson.

Ning Ning used to go to Yongfu City to play, she knew the way, and took Xia Yu and Li Tie to the internal affairs office workstation. In front of the office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there was a large black press, crowded with people, all of whom had come to sign up and apply for music.

Since Zhong Lizan took power in Chengping State, corruption has been rampant, natural disasters have continued, and the lives of ordinary people have deteriorated. Now, being able to do an errand in the government and have food for the emperor is a very enviable thing in the eyes of the common people (qíng).

Xia Yu squeezed into the crowd, like ocean waves, swaying from side to side, agitating back and forth (dàng). Xia Yu smelled the smell of sweat, and the oil was about to be squeezed out of the (shēn), and people were also fighting for this weaving musician.

"Be quiet, be quiet!"

A bullish official came over, trembling and standing at the door of the workstation, shouting.

Hearing the shouting of the official, the people stopped, closed their mouths, and stared at the official.

The official said: "Those who come to register for the music work exam will pay two taels of silver for the registration fee." ”

People rushed to get their money bags, and some people shouted, "Where's my money bag, where is my money bag?!"

When it was crowded just now, a few thieves blended into the crowd and took the sheep by the hand and took away several money bags.

Xia Yu took out two taels of silver, paid the registration fee, and got an admission ticket.

The official said to Xia Yu: "Take this admission ticket to the house and prepare for the exam." ”

If you want to become a musician, you need to take two steps, the first step is to pay the registration fee and take the written test. The written test is a paper written by the examiner (tào) about music theory knowledge, and the candidate takes a pen to answer it. Among the candidates for the written test, the top 10 with the highest scores will move on to the second step.

The second step is the interview, where the ten candidates are questioned by the examiner, who scores the candidates based on their performance.

The score of the written test and the score of the interview are comprehensively averaged, and the first place will officially become a musician in the establishment of the Rite Room, and you can eat the imperial food on a monthly basis.

There were hundreds of candidates who participated in the written test, Xia Yu entered the examination room with the admission ticket, and Ning Ning and Li Tie cheered for Xia Yu outside.

"Xia Yu, you will definitely be able to do it, we believe in you!" Ning Ning waved his hand at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu smiled, full of confidence, and shouted, "You two are waiting for my good news outside." ”

Entering the examination room, Xia Yu found a seat and sat down, and the official began to hand out papers, one exam paper per person, and closed the book to answer.

In "The Book of Sealed Demons", one of Di Lexing's skills is music, Xia Yu used Di Lexing's skills to pick up a brush, pen to walk the dragon snake, and wrote on the rolling paper.

(In "Water Margin", Di Lexing is an iron caller-Le He, who is good at blowing, playing and singing)

Hundreds of people took the exam together in the big examination room, and dozens of officials acted as invigilators, patrolling around the big examination room.

Before the exam, the examiner told the candidates a bunch of big truths, saying that this recruitment exam is to select talents for the country, and it must be taken seriously, and those who dare to cheat will be severely punished.

The examiner said very scary, but after the exam began, some students still made a stupid move (yù), pulled out a note from their sleeves, took out a card from their socks, and cheated on the cheat sheets.

A candidate was caught cheating by the invigilator, and the invigilator was about to shout, but the candidate quickly pulled out a silver ticket from his sleeve and stuffed it into the invigilator's sleeve unconsciously.

The invigilator glanced at the amount on the silver ticket, coughed a few times, lowered his voice, and said to the candidate: "Be careful, there will be a mobile invigilator coming over in a while." ”

The invigilator walked away with the silver ticket in his hand and casually.

The range of test questions on the roll paper is very wide, and some candidates have flipped through the cheat sheet for a long time, but they haven't turned it, and they are so anxious that they are sweating profusely. Some candidates quietly grabbed the invigilator's clothes and asked, "Teacher, what do you choose for this third question?"

The invigilator looked at the roll paper of a candidate next to him, and whispered to the candidate who asked the question: "Choose A." ”

The hundreds of candidates who came to take the exam, in order to compete for the place of that one musician, were eight immortals across the sea, each showing their magical powers. Before the exam, they use all kinds of relationships, take people (qíng), and ask for attention.

Chengping is a country ruled by people, and no matter how strict the rules are, they must be loosened in front of people (qíng).

Xia Yu is one of the few candidates who have not asked someone to find a relationship, and he is upright, just one person and one pen to take the exam.

The test questions on the rolling paper are difficult for other candidates, but for Xia Yu, it is very simple, in less than a stick of incense, Xia Yu finished answering the rolling paper.

"Teacher, can you hand in the papers?" Xia Yu asked.

The invigilator glanced at the hourglass on the table and said, "The exam will be half an hour after the exam starts, so you can check it there." ”

Xia Yu's rolling paper didn't need to be checked at all, it was completely correct, Xia Yu was bored, lying on the table and wanting to rest for a while.

At this time, Xia Yu suddenly felt that someone behind him was kicking his chair, and when he looked back, the candidate behind him was sneaky, and said, "Brother, lend me your roll paper." ”

These candidates were all direct competitors of Xia Yu, and Xia Yu ignored the candidates after (shēn) and lay on the table.

(shēn) kicked Xia Yu's chair again and said, "Brother, show me your rolling paper, I'll give you money." ”

Xia Yu turned a deaf ear and snored on the table.

The candidate after (shēn) was a little annoyed, and his tone became fierce, "Boy, do you want to show me the rolling paper? Let me tell you, if you provoke Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will tear up your rolling paper!"

The candidate after (shēn) threatened while kicking Xia Yu's chair fiercely, and Xia Yu was annoyed by the kick and released a breath of true qi.

With a bang, the candidate's desk was blown up, knocking a big hole into the roof, and the candidate also flew more than ten meters away, hitting the wall in all directions, foaming at the white foam, and fainting.

"What's wrong, what's going on?" The invigilator and the security guards outside the exam room both ran over and checked the candidate's snort and pulse.

"The person is not dead, carry it out and rescue it!" Several security guards carried the candidate out of the examination room.

The invigilator asked Xia Yu, "What's going on?"

Xia Yu pretended to be stupid, with an innocent face, and said: "I don't know, he keeps looking at my rolling paper, I don't let him see it, he may be too angry and explodes himself." ”

Several invigilators cleaned up the desks and chairs and shouted, "The other candidates continue to answer the questions!"

Xia Yu lay on the table and continued to sleep, when it was time, Xia Yu handed over the roll paper and swaggered out of the examination room. Ning Ning and Li Tie had been waiting outside the examination room for a long time, and when they saw Xia Yu coming out, they immediately greeted them.

"Xia Yu, how did you do in the exam?" asked Ning Ning.

Xia Yu said: "No problem, it must be the top ten results." ”

Ning Ning said: "During the exam, Li Tie and I listened to the relatives and friends of these candidates chatting outside. Our Gongsun family also has some energy in Chengping Kingdom, so I went to write a letter to my father and asked him to come forward to dredge up for you. ”

Xia Yu said: "No need, I can be admitted to this musician by my own ability." ”

Ning Ning said: "The written test is good, but what should you do about the interview?"

Xia Yu said: "Broad daylight (rì), Lang Lang Qiankun, those corrupt officials must have a limit even if they bend the law for personal gain, I am not afraid of them." ”

"Are you so confident?" Ning Ning asked.

"Of course," Xia Yu patted his (xiōng) breast, "I don't have any confidence at all, how can I still reach the peak of martial arts?"

Ning Ning looked at Xia Yu, and became a nymphomaniac again, holding two small fists in front of (xiōng), and shouted: "The man who wants to reach the peak of martial arts is really domineering." ”

Li Tie bared his teeth beside him and said, "Miss Ningning, the public, can you pay attention?"

Ning Ning immediately showed a fierce look, turned his head and shouted at Li Tie: "What is there to pay attention to, the two of you have to stand by and watch, salivating and salivaing, it's so boring!"

"Am I salivating?" Li Tie's eyes widened, pointing to his nose.

Xia Yu waved his hand and said: "Ning Ning, don't talk nonsense anymore, the second brother doesn't salivate, and we are not a couple, let's not talk about this, let's find an inn to live in, and wait for the results to be announced." ”

(End of chapter)