The candidates in the long shed of the official office suddenly got up and rushed to the front of the main hall.

"There are candidates who refer to the drum as a reference..."

"It's the King of Lanling who has entered the battle.."

“.. King Lanling was forbidden when he entered the Tang Dynasty... Anyone would?"

“... It's not Tang's, it's like an ancient song. ”

The crowd in front of the temple was surging, and the discussion could not be suppressed by the staring of the scribes, but fortunately, the drum sound in the hall was not overshadowed by the noise.

“... No, no, the point is not this.. It's three at a time!"

Previously, the candidates either played the music alone, at most singing and dancing or piano songs together, and few people did it together, singing and dancing together...

"It's amazing... Who is he?"

“... Misahiro. ”

A voice sounded in the midst of the discussion, and the candidates on both sides looked over and saw that it was a young candidate staring at the hall.

"Misahiro... Which country is this?Xiliang?Daqi??" someone asked puzzled.

Pang An smiled: "No, it's from Chang'an Mansion... He's not called Sanshiro.,Well,Sanshiro is his nickname.... Perhaps..."Quite incoherent.

Chang'an Mansion's...

"Ah him!" someone on the other side also whispered, "Yesterday, that young man who danced in Chang'an Mansion was particularly good-looking." ”

These words caused another small commotion in front of the temple gate.

"It's him... Who the hell is he?"

"He is Xue Qing. ”

Xue Qing: The Xiliang teenagers standing in the crowd suddenly looked over, especially Suo Shengxuan.

"That poetry prodigy?"

"He's Xue Qing, he's the one who rushes at us..."

The noise around them rose again, drowning out the whispers of the Xiliang candidates.

"Xue Qing, when did that water tune song head Mingyue have Xue Qing?"

The scribe had to shout before he fell silent.

"Yes, he's Xue Qing. It was the two people who spoke, and it was with Xue Qing and others who traveled to the old land of Huangsha Road, and at this time they looked at the hall with complicated expressions, as if they were funny and curious, "It's all mediocre." "Thinking of what the boy said at the time, this level is quite mediocre, so what would the so-called archery be a little better?

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The drumming in the hall changed from fierce to dull and long, the pace of the young man in it was not intense, it became more and more slow, and the agitation before the battle dispersed, replaced by the desolation of patrolling the battlefield, the young man's singing voice seemed to be weak, but it sounded more appropriate, and the noisy discussion outside the hall gradually stopped, and the eyes inside and outside were fixed on the young man.... The one-hand drum and single-foot stepping movements are simple but magnificent, the body is thin but like wearing armor and weapons, and the solo dance is like a thousand troops and horses.

Suo Shengxuan retracted his gaze and withdrew from the crowd: "It turns out that he is Xue Qing." "It's a little complicated again," . So he was also involved in that incident?"Otherwise, how could he cover their noses and mock the stench.... It's really complicated.

Sure enough, as Qi Niang said, the smarter the reader, the worse it is. A Xiliang candidate said in a low voice.

Suo Shengxuan was silent for a moment and said, "I want to fight with him in chess." "The eyes are shining.

The drums in the hall stopped here, I don't know which one took the lead in applauding, and then a small official standing at the door of the hall hung his head and squeezed out of the crowd, and then stopped and turned back, the sun shone on his side face, like a knife carving.

"Hmph. He had a nasal voice.

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Seeing Xue Qing walk out, Liu Chunyang was the first to step forward, and when he was about to stretch out his hand and stop, the others had already rushed up to surround Xue Qing.

“... You are Young Master Xue Qingxue..."

“... Where did this Lanling King get the ancient song from when he entered the battle..."

“... I'm glad I will..."

There were congratulations, some inquiries, and self-introductions, Xue Qing replied with a smile one by one, and the scribe quickly came to drink... The exams of the other candidates inside were still to be held, and the courtesy officer on the other side stood up and loudly announced that the chess skills test had also begun.

There were joys and lamentations among the candidates.

“.. So fast, we just finished the exam... Isn't it a loss..."

“... It's not fair, just after the exam, you have to take a break and take the exam again..."

This was rejected by the ceremonial officer: "It is not unfair to be able to win the exam in such a situation to show the skills of a gentleman, this is fair." "One side shouted, "Chess is a battle, come and draw lots quickly, and if it is outdated, it will be regarded as abandoning the exam." ”

The squabbles stopped and rushed away, Xue Qing was naturally among them, Liu Chunyang followed behind him, watching him walk slowly, watching him relax and leisurely.

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"Misahiro. ”

Xue Qing turned around and saw Zhang Shuangtong hurriedly coming from behind, the piano, flute, and fan on his body were still on his back, and he obviously came here when he was over....

"I thought you were in. Zhang Shuangtong said.

Xue Qing said: "It hasn't come to me yet, I'm the seventy-eighth on the left seat." ”

Chess skills are different from other exams, not a person can show, so it can only be a battle, a long row of chessboards is placed in the side hall, all the reference candidates are divided into left and right sides, according to the number plate seated, and the other side of the same number plate of the candidate play, the examiner according to the results of the game score.... Of course, the winner has a high score.

Zhang Shuangtong looked at his number plate and said, "I'm the right seat ninety-six..." ”

Xue Qing smiled: "You should be happy." ”

The two laughed, and Zhang Shuangtong looked at Liu Chunyang, who was standing on the side: "What about you?"

Liu Chunyang said: "I gave up the exam. ”

Zhang Shuangtong snorted and patted him on the shoulder: "Young Master Chunyang is self-aware... You're not going to be tired of anything. ”

Liu Chunyang glared at him and shook off his hand, and said, "You won't know much, none of us know anyone, don't talk about me." He raised his chin in the opposite side of the hall, "The first game has begun." ”

Zhang Shuangtong looked at the fifty candidates in the side hall and entered on both sides, and he smiled and identified the candidates from Chang'an Mansion: "... Pang An... Lin Xiucai... Ho, Chen Xun... ”

Chen Xun is the old man with the highest chess skills in Chang'an Mansion, and he only participates in chess skills in today's music test, and his chess skills alone are enough to get high scores.

“... Who is so unlucky to play against him. Zhang Shuangtong then laughed.

Xue Qing said: "Xiliang candidates." ”

Zhang Shuangtong looked at it, and sure enough, he saw that sitting opposite Chen Xun was a white-faced young man with a jade face and a cool west, who was facing Chen Xun with a thoughtful and humble expression.

"Great. Zhang Shuangtong raised his eyebrows and gloated, "I hope I will also be assigned a Xiliang candidate... Let them see the mastery of chess. ”

Xue Qing nodded and said, "You will, you will get your wish." He raised his chin and nodded inward, "All the candidates in Chang'an Mansion are from Xiliang who are playing against each other." ”

Creak... Zhang Shuangtong glanced inside, and sure enough, seeing this, this is not a coincidence, and raised his eyebrows: "The world's exams are really not fair... Is it so blatant to treat everyone as fools?"

"It's indeed a lottery, there is no evidence, don't make trouble, it's a bad gentleman. "It's fair to win them." ”

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But can you win both? If Zhang Shuangtong didn't have the exam yesterday, Zhang Shuangtong would still dare to say that, but now that he has gone through two exams, the Xiliang candidate has shown his fangs... Not to be underestimated.

Zhang Shuangtong looked at the hall, and saw Pang An's face flushed and seemed to be at a loss as he sat in place, the Xiliang candidate opposite him raised his hand, and the examiners sitting on both sides walked over when they saw it, looked at the chessboard and nodded, signaling that the two could leave.

The Xiliang boy smiled and saluted Pang An, Pang An seemed to be a little flustered and didn't see the U-turn out, and the examiner shook his head and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with his behavior.

Zhang Shuangtong sighed and shook his head.

"I... I'm not good at chess..."Pang An, who came out, said in a low voice, seemingly a little confused.

"No matter how bad your chess skills are, you won't lose at the beginning. Zhang Shuangtong said.

Xue Qing said: "Bad luck, I got better chess skills, don't care." ”

Zhang Shuangtong patted him and said, "Forget it, you don't plan to score here... The book department is waiting for you, and you can earn a point here. ”

Pang An squeezed out a smile and said, "I know too... It is... I still feel so ashamed. Looking at Liu Chunyang again, "I should really be like Young Master Chunyang without referring to it." ”

Liu Chunyang said: "I'm not as ashamed as you." The young man's quarrel is so straightforward and crisp.

Zhang Shuangtong laughed, Pang An laughed, depressed a little, and then looked at the continuous candidates raising their hands to signal, the examiners paced among them, and the candidates left the seat with joy and annoyance.... Among them, all the candidates in Chang'an Mansion were annoyed, watching the Xiliang candidates salute the annoyed Chang'an candidates in a graceful manner, and others admired, and the candidates in Chang'an Mansion were only annoyed in their hearts... I can't say what I can't say.

"It seems that Xiliang people are going to give full marks this time. Pang An sighed, "Like full score, singing and dancing instrumental music, they also participated, and now they have won all of their chess skills, that's really... Unstoppable. ”

Zhang Shuangtong gritted his teeth and said: "You can't say it too early, forget about the others, we have Chen Xun." ”

Several people's eyes looked inside, and sure enough, in the half-empty game seat, Chen Xun was still sitting steadily, and the old man almost didn't have to think about it, he stroked his white beard from time to time, and smiled slightly at the Xiliang candidates opposite....

Zhang Shuangtong smiled, put his arm on Xue Qing's shoulder and said, "In the past, it was very annoying to see this old master like this, but now it is very comfortable to watch." ”

As the daylight moved little by little, there were fewer and fewer games on the long seats in the side hall, and gradually only eight seats remained, and these pairs seemed to be chess opponents... There are fewer and fewer candidates around... Playing chess is very time-consuming, and there is nothing to see, so take the opportunity to rest.

Everyone in Chang'an Mansion was still outside the side hall, and they couldn't see the chess game inside, only the expressions of Chen Xun and Xiliang Boy.

"No problem. Zhang Shuangtong raised his eyebrows proudly, "The kid on the other side can't hold on." ”

Xue Qing looked over, and sure enough, he saw that although the young man opposite Chen Xun was sitting upright, his eyes were a little chaotic, and the speed of falling was also slowing down.

Some examiners in the hall sat on chairs, and some looked at the candidates with great interest, except for the sound of falling children was very quiet, two small officials walked in and added tea to the examiners one by one... One of the officials also poured tea for the candidates, and gently put it on the side of the candidates.

Chen Xunluozi, looking at the Xiliang young man opposite, looked at the slightly confused expression, smiled, looked sideways at the tea placed beside him, and took a sip.

"Oops. Xue Qing said in a low voice.

Zhang Shuangtong and Pang An looked at it and said, "No, Chen Xunxin has a good heart..."

Xue Qing looked at the hall, but it didn't fall on Chen Xun or the young man Xiliang, but a little official who added tea... The little official walked with his back to the side, still carrying a teapot in his hand, and swayed a few steps to be blocked by the pillar of the temple to hide his figure.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Shuangtong said, and he babbled when the words fell, "What is Old Master Chen frowning about?"

Pang An and the others were also busy looking over, and sure enough, they saw Chen Xun, who was sitting upright, frowning, and the other party Xiliang boy was falling... He twisted the chess pieces but shook his hand, and his figure was slightly sloppy... It seems to be indecisive.

The pieces barely fell.

The Xiliang boy on the opposite side took a sip of tea and drank it, without thinking about it again, and twisted it down on the chessboard.

Chen Xun's brows condensed again, his shoulders loosened, and his hands were placed in front of him, as if it was a little difficult to choose.... He picked up a chess piece and landed.

"Why has Luozi sped up?" Lin Xiucai frowned.

Chess is not about making a move as fast as possible... Especially when it comes to this kind of decision-making.

Xue Qing said: "Because he can't wait." He sighed and shook his head, and looked again at the hall under the pillars, where the figure of the little official was gone..... I heard a commotion in my ears.

"Huh?"

"How?"

"Is it over?"

The candidates around said and looked into the hall, only to see Chen Xun, who was originally sitting, stood up, and the examiner on the side also looked a little surprised, as if he was asking something, Chen Xun nodded again and again, his expression was quite unbearable, the examiner looked at the chessboard and looked at him, shook his head, and waved his hand.

The Xiliang examinee smiled and got up to salute Chen Xun, but Chen Xun had already turned around and ran out.....

"What's going on?" Zhang Shuangtong shouted.

Everyone hurriedly went to greet Chen Xun, but Chen Xun gave up his hand to everyone; "Great urgency, great urgency, borrowed, borrowed." He ran away, and everyone was stunned.

"This guy, why do you want to go to the toilet at this time?" Pang An shouted.

Behind him came the chatter of other candidates.

"It's a pity... It was meant to be won..."

“.. In the end, I panicked... It's not over.."

“... That's a draw?"

“... A draw doesn't count, Xiliang wins one..."

Lin Xiucai shook his sleeves and said, "It's really... Lian Po. "Angry and gone, Lian Po.... Of course, he didn't praise it, but remembered the allusion that the messenger mocked Lian Po Lao, and ate a lot of it....

The people in Chang'an Mansion looked strange, and they wanted to laugh but shouldn't laugh.

"What's the solution, people have three urgency... It's been playing chess for so long..."Pang An said, helplessly spreading his hands.

Zhang Shuangtong rubbed his fists and piled up the piano, flute and fan on his body to Pang An: "There is no way, the sky will descend on me..."

Liu Chunyang took a step behind, looked at Xue Qing, and said in a low voice: ".. Did the Xiliang people do it?"

Xue Qing looked at him and nodded, "It should be tea." ”

Liu Chunyang glared: "It's too despicable, if you can't beat it, you have to do tricks." "And the most important thing is that the Xiliang people also have people in the official mansion... It's hard to prevent.

Xue Qing smiled and said: "If you fight, you will fight, if you can't fight, you will do your feet, and you want to win, not bad." ”

What's so good about this, Liu Chunyang glared, and the ceremonial officer over there stood up and announced the start of the next chess game, watching Xue Qing step in, Liu Chunyang couldn't help but say be careful.

Xue Qing smiled at him and said, "Don't worry. Following Zhang Shuangtong and the others inward, Liu Chunyang stood outside the palace gate again.

The numbers have been remarked on the chessboard, and the candidates are looking for them, Xue Qing walked to his position and looked down at the numbers to check, there was a sound of footsteps on the opposite side, and at the same time, the wind followed.

Xue Qing raised his head and saw a white-robed young man raising his hand in a long salute, he raised his head, smiled slightly, and said, "Young Master Qingzi, look up for a long time." ”

Xue Qing smiled slightly, returned the salute, and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, I am glad to meet you." ”

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