Providence is the will of the people, and the heart of heaven is the will of the people.

Jiang Yi very much agrees with this, and throughout history, countless examples can be found to prove that this is the case, and it is beyond reproach.

Jiang Yi wants to determine the world with merit, kill demons everywhere, and eliminate harm for the people, but also to win the hearts of the people, and what the people want, that is the will of heaven.

Jiang Yi continued to flip through the book "Notes on the Bamboo Garden", and his eyes became brighter and brighter, which was wonderful.

The cover of this "Bamboo Garden Notes" is very new, the paper is white, it is not an ancient book, nor is it the scriptures and theories that readers need to use in scientific research, there is no rigor at all, whimsical, free to speak, not limited to any form, it seems to be written casually.

Despite this, it contains a lot of incisive language, which hits the nail on the head and points out many principles of governing the country.

When the book turned to the last page, I saw that in the lower right corner of the writing, there was a line of small words: Pang Tiandu, Qingtian year!

"This "Bamboo Garden Notebook" was originally written by Pang Tiandu in the first year of the Emperor's reign. Jiang Yi was shocked in his heart.

It's eleven years now, and ten years have passed since the book.

Ten years ago, the Emperor Qingtian destroyed the great departure from the country and inherited the throne, it was the time when the government was harmonious and prosperous, and the law of rituals was determined, the great ceremony was repaired, the canal was dug, and the thousands of mountains were cut.

This Master Taishi, who is in a high position, is naturally exhausted and assists as much as possible, so here he was moved to write this "Notes on the Bamboo Garden".

"This book contains the spiritual thoughts of Taishi Pang Tiandu, the theory of governance, I carefully speculated on the essence of it, and then during the scientific expedition, these things are integrated into the article and elaborated, which will inevitably gain an advantage, so that the probability of competing for the champion position is much greater. ”

Jiang Yi's eyes showed a gleam, and he immediately made a decision.

There are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people.

After Jiang Yunlan's guidance, Jiang Yi had already made up his mind to compete for the champion position, but this champion position was not so easy to get, and he did not have absolute confidence that he could win it, otherwise he would not be locked in the room for a day of hard study and revisit the old lessons.

The Central Dynasty, thousands of academies, the number of talented readers, many people have been cold for ten years, day and night hard reading, have already passed the moral articles, full of economy, talented, export chapters, now waiting for this opportunity to leap into the dragon gate, ready to show their skills in the scientific examination, a blockbuster.

This champion position is like a single-plank bridge, only enough for one person to pass, but a large group of martial arts masters are standing at the head of the bridge, and no one will give in, and in the end it will inevitably break their heads and bleed, and I don't know how many people will fall off the bridge.

You can imagine how fierce the competition is.

Jiang Yi was in the palace when he was a child, and was taught by a famous teacher, and later went to the Dream Soul Sect, but there was no one to teach, so he could only read by himself, speculate and understand in his own way, and arrived until now.

After all, he is not a well-behaved scholar, almost all his mind is focused on cultivation, there are many people who are more knowledgeable and knowledgeable than him, but why should he compete with these people for the position of champion?

Only by relying on his mind, after all, he is a ghost and immortal, and a single thought can produce countless wonderful ideas and know how to be flexible.

This imperial examination is unprecedented, and the chief examiner is this Taishi, but not all candidates' examination papers will be seen by him.

These examination papers, after being handed in, must first go through a series of screenings by the examiner, and then select good articles from them, and then submit them to Pang Tiandu to distinguish the good from the bad.

Most of the officials of the Central Dynasty, civil servants, are Pang Tiandu's protégés, and the ideological schools are bound to be not much different, as long as Jiang Yi understands this "Bamboo Garden Notes" thoroughly, the articles he writes will definitely be able to pass five levels, cut six generals, fall into the hands of Pang Tiandu, and be seen by him.

As for whether it can win the championship in one fell swoop at that time, it depends on the will of God.

Jiang Yi just did his best and listened to the will of God.

"Those students cultivated by the academy, even if they are only eight buckets high and rich in learning, they are just dead reading, reading dead books, and practicing human feelings is an article, even if the answer sheet is excellent, and the pen is brilliant, if it does not conform to the examiner's school of thought, it can only fall to the inferior, and in the end, they can't even win a fame!"

The imperial examination is not a simple examination, it is extremely important to have deep knowledge, figure out the examiner's school, thoughts, preferences, and then make an article.

Jiang Yi thought about this clearly, so he had a huge grasp of this scientific expedition, and then opened the "Bamboo Garden Notes" again, thinking word by word.

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"Miss, that book of "Notes on the Bamboo Garden" was written by the Taishi when he was meditating in the Bamboo Garden, and later it has been received in the Library, and it has been sealed for a long time, why did you take it out again and put it back in the Bamboo Garden?"

In the Taishi's Mansion, Cui'er asked with a puzzled expression.

"Nothing, that book, "Notes on the Bamboo Garden" named by my father, should be placed in the Bamboo Garden, so it is worthy of this name. Pang Qiuwan said lightly.

"I don't know if the prince can see that book, if he doesn't see it, then he can only blame his bad luck, if he sees it, he should be able to learn something from it, and when the time comes, with his knowledge, he should be able to achieve a fame and be reused by the imperial court. In this way, he will know my favor, and he will be grateful, and I will take him in and recommend him to Brother Dao. ”

That's what she had in mind.

Although Huangfu Dao drove her back to Kyoto, but in her heart, she still thought about Huangfu Dao, so many years, it has probably become a habit of her thinking, even if the lingering life-saving benefactor in the dream often appears, it only sets off layers of waves, and it can't change her mind.

Along the way, she saw that Jiang Yi was a talent, much more valuable than Hu Yunsheng, and she had to grasp it firmly, so she personally went to Ruyi Building to invite her, and made careful arrangements.

Pang Qiuwan is a smart woman, and her plan, if it is used on ordinary people, is naturally good, and it is all under control.

But it's a pity that Jiang Yi is not an ordinary person, far beyond her imagination, so that her life has deviated from the original track and is going farther and farther towards a road of no return.

Of course, that's an afterthought.

At this moment, the entire city of Kyoto is shrouded in the tense atmosphere of the imperial examination, which is very different from the past.

Anyone who comes to Kyoto will be able to feel the atmosphere clearly.

Time, in the staggered pots and cups, in the singing, dancing and music, the sound of dogs and horses, and in the bursts of Lang reading aloud, quietly flowed by.

Three days passed.

In the eleventh year of Qingtian, on the first day of the third month, this was the day when the imperial examination of the Central Dynasty opened.

This imperial examination is the largest since the founding of the Central Dynasty, and it is also the one with the largest number of participants.

In the past, candidates had to go through a round of selection in various states and provinces before they could come to Kyoto to participate in the scientific examination, so the number of candidates was not large, and the maximum number was only tens of thousands.

But this time, Emperor Qingtian issued an order that as long as he was not more than thirty years old and obtained official documents, no matter whether he was high or low, he could participate in the scientific examination.

On this day, almost from the third watch, the sky was still completely dark, the fog on the nine major canals was shrouded, and the whole city of Kyoto was already boiling, with torches and lanterns everywhere, occupying official roads and forming long dragons.

The nine gates of Kyoto City were also opened in advance, and all the candidates got up early, freshened up, and then entered the city one after another, approaching the examination room.

The shouts, the shouts, the footsteps, the horses, the crowds of people occupied all the wide streets, and countless slaughtering soldiers, dressed in bright armor, shouted majestically and kept order.

The city defenders of the entire Kyoto were all dispatched, with tens of thousands of people, distributed at the intersections of various streets in Kyoto, holding weapons in their hands, dignified and solemn, maintaining order and preventing any accidents.

If someone dares to take the opportunity to make trouble in such a national ceremony, they will be arrested and imprisoned at the least, or killed on the spot.

Even if it is a prince and nobleman, a relative of the emperor and a country, he must follow the rules and have no privileges.

The examination room for this imperial examination was set up in the largest university of the Central Dynasty, Guozijian.

At this moment, with Guozijian as the center, almost all the streets are occupied by candidates, and the number of people is amazing.

"There are too many people who have come to participate in the imperial examination!" said Ge Lifang with a frown.

Wen Hongyu, Lu Yan, Gu Heng, Fan Ruhua, Ying Ning, Meng Chang, Xu Rong and others saw such a scene, their faces all showed surprise, and they all surrounded Jiang Yi, so as not to be crowded by the crowd.

"The Central Dynasty and the Desolate Clan are at war, I'm afraid there aren't so many people, this is a million scientific expedition army, can the examination room accommodate so many people?"

Fan Ruhua exclaimed.

These candidates, not all of them are poor scholars, poor scholars, and there are also many sons, from large families, with fine clothes and food, sitting in carriages, sedan chairs, and servants waiting around them, plus many people who came to join in the fun, so the number of people increased dramatically.

"It's still early, the door of the examination room hasn't been opened yet, and everyone is afraid of delaying time, so they crowded here early, and it has become the scene now. ”

Jiang Yi changed into a silver-red dress, a jade crown tied his hair, his feet stepped on the clouds, and the whole person was in the wind, full of energy and confident.

In the past few days, he has been repeatedly speculating about the "Notes on the Bamboo Garden", and he has fully comprehended the spiritual thoughts of this master, so his confidence has increased greatly, and he has shown a different appearance.