Emperor Qingtian, digging canals to pass through the eight directions, setting rituals to educate the world, and repairing ceremonies to pass on the eternals.

In ancient times, among the imperial examinations, there were literary champions and martial champions.

However, in the Central Dynasty, there was no distinction between civil and military, regardless of strength or weakness, all scientific examinations were carried out, and the advantages and disadvantages were determined by articles and scriptures, so the status of scholars was greatly improved.

Poor study, rich martial arts.

Those who are poor, if they have no adventures, the only chance to get ahead and change their fate is the imperial examination.

Even if you can't practice martial arts and have no power to tie the chicken, as long as you read the books well and understand the moral articles, you can get ahead and glorify your ancestors.

As a result, the Central Dynasty and the major state capitals have sprung up countless academies and cultivated countless talented people.

Among them, led by Guozijian, it was the highest institution of learning in the Central Dynasty and a holy place for scholars in the world.

Huangfu Qingtian also studied in Guozijian at the beginning, and the Taishi preached, if you can enter it, it is equivalent to being a classmate with the Son of Heaven, what a glorious thing?

However, if you want to enter the country to study, it is more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Etiquette and canons are things that are highly respected by readers.

This is also the reason why the Central Dynasty was so prosperous.

It is useless to be a scholar, this sentence deeply stimulated all the readers, and the husband was angry, and the blood was splashed five steps, if it wasn't for the tiger warriors on the ship, I am afraid that it would have been attacked by a group.

"Good word!"

Jiang Yi looked at the words on the cloth, but secretly admired.

This pair of words, flowing water, in one go, absolutely no more than ten breaths, between the strokes, ingenuity, charm, full of softness.

The attainment of the pen is extraordinary?

Ordinary men write, the pen is like a god, vigorous and powerful, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, showing heroism, only women, can write this kind of delicate, soft words.

Jiang Yi saw between the lines that the owner of the boat was a woman.

However, a woman who dares to write such a pair and openly provoke the authority of the world's scholars is either crazy or has another purpose.

In short, Jiang Yi felt that the owner of this ship was not simple.

"Useless is a scholar...... This is the upper link, the lower link is not good, and if it is not good, it is self-inflicted. Gu Heng said in a deep voice.

Many scholars, who were in a state of indignation, knew that the use of force could not take any advantage, and the seven or eight fierce tigers in front of the building ship could solve them, so they could only gradually calm down, look at the cloth and silk, and began to ponder.

If they can match the next link, then they can find the field and defend the dignity of the readers.

Everyone, whether they were reading books or not, stared at the Shanglian at this moment and began to meditate.

There are even some scholars, holding pen and paper, shaking their heads, sketching and drawing, writing while thinking, looking very serious, but after half a ring, they still find nothing.

"It's too difficult to link up!"

Many people shook their heads and couldn't help but say.

Some people also showed righteous indignation, saying that this was not a pair at all, but just a trick by the owner of the building boat to deliberately make things difficult for everyone.

"The owner of this building has already said that if anyone can make a couplet, he can go upstairs to Kyoto together, and there are 10,000 taels of silver as a gift. ”

"Ten thousand taels of silver, is there such a good thing?"

"With these 10,000 taels of silver, all the expenses of the scientific expedition are enough. ”

"The owner of this ship is really generous, a couplet is worth 10,000 taels of silver, a real word of gold. ”

"Hmph! This couplet is so easy to match, you look at those scholars, sad faces, and they haven't been matched for a long time, you know that it is not simple. ”

In the crowd, there were bursts of discussion.

Many of the scholars present were from poor backgrounds and poor families, and some of them even sold their belongings in order to raise money for the entrance examination in Beijing.

Ten thousand taels of silver are a great temptation for them.

And the scholar pays attention to decency, even if he is poor, he is dressed Zhou Zhou Zhengzheng, not chaotic at all, and the etiquette is carried with him, if he can take such a luxurious boat to Kyoto, it is quite face-saving, and it is also an enviable thing.

Of course, these are just material conditions, and even if they don't, they have to fight for the sake of the readers.

But the idea is good, but it is difficult to put it into practice.

A whole stick of incense passed, and there was still no one who said anything, and the scene was as silent as death, and many people's faces showed ugly colors.

"I can't even match a pair, and I went to Beijing to participate in some scientific expedition, haha......" Suddenly, a young scholar became crazy because he couldn't come out.

This young scholar was wearing a cyan gown, which was very old, but it was clean and smooth.

"This person's name is Sun Zhi, erudite and talented, has participated in the imperial examination twice, but unfortunately failed, did not mix a little fame, this is the third time to participate in the imperial examination, I didn't expect to be in the capital yet, I was driven crazy by a pair. ”

In the crowd, someone recognized this person and said with a sigh.

"The imperial examination is an opportunity for these poor scholars to get ahead, but the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, such a thing is not uncommon in the Central Dynasty. ”

Soon, this young scholar named Sun Zhi was put down.

A couplet, I don't know how many people have been stumped.

"Miss, it's too difficult for you to connect with you, Cui'er can't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time, and she is confused. On the boat, the maid Cui'er's head shook like a rattle, and her face showed a look of decadence.

"Miss, do you have a grudge against them? Why do you come up with such a difficult pair to embarrass these scholars? Most of them are from poor backgrounds, and they have studied hard for so many years, just to wait for this experience, and it is not easy. ”

"Effort does not necessarily pay off, and hard work does not necessarily succeed!"

The girl retracted her gaze and said coldly: "Every time the imperial examination is held, people from all over the world flock to it, and they all enter Beijing to catch the examination, and everyone thinks that they can get ahead and soar to the sky, but how many can really succeed? Do you think the imperial examination depends on luck? No...... Relying on real talent and learning, there is no fluke at all.

The scientific examination is more severe than this, a hundred times more difficult, a thousand times, play on the spot, do everything, these scholars, if they can't even come up with this couplet, then when they arrive in Kyoto, it's just a trip to a hundred times, it's better to give up early, go home, and save a sum of money for the family, do some small business, so that they can also live a good life, better than daydreaming. ”

While speaking, she suddenly looked into the distance: "This Pingzhou, poor mountains and bad waters, it seems that there are no decent talents......

Cui'er looked at her young lady and opened her mouth, wanting to argue something, but in the end she didn't say anything, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She is also from a poor background, and she knows deeply the hardships and sweat of those people in order to change their fate.

It's a pity that Miss I, who is of noble birth, only has success or failure in her eyes, how can she understand this?

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"It's too difficult, I can't think of it!" Lu Yan said reluctantly.

"I can't think of it either!" Meng Chang shook his head.

"No one can do it!" Fan Ruhua looked around and said.

"It's really nerve-wracking, I don't like this feeling very much, but it's better to practice martial arts well, more than anything else. Liu Qingquan said.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately received many approving glances.

Ying Ning stood aside, at a loss, she could recognize the Terran script, but she didn't know what the couplet was.

Jiang Qianye was standing aside, bored, in his eyes, there was only the difference between the living and the dead.

"Jiang Yi, you have read a lot of books in the Dream Soul Sect over the years, can you tell me?" Wen Hongyu suddenly looked at Jiang Yi.

"Ten years of cold windows, wasted time, useless is a scholar...... Jiang Yi's mouth read out the couplet lightly, and nodded: "Feasible!"

However, at this moment, there was an exclamation.

"Look, it's the students of Lushan Academy who are here!"

"This Lushan Academy is the largest academy in Pingzhou, the dean is a protégé of the Taishi, once held an official position in Kyoto, and later returned to his hometown, returned to Pingzhou to establish the academy, spread morality, scriptures, and articles, and the governor went to congratulate him in person. ”

"You see, the person at the head is a student of Lushan Academy, named Hu Yunsheng, who is very knowledgeable, full of wealth, and can write moral articles, which is second to none in Lushan Academy. ”

"I'm afraid you don't know that this Hu Yunsheng is the concubine of the Governor's Mansion, with a prominent status, not from a poor family, and this time he is going to Kyoto to participate in the scientific expedition, and he is given high hopes by Lushan Academy. ”

"Among these eunuchs and wealthy families, the general concubines have no inheritance rights at all, and they can't even practice martial arts, so this Hu Yunsheng has no choice but to enter Lushan Academy and study hard. ”

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There was an immediate heated discussion around them.

Jiang Yi and the others also looked at it, only to see the crowd separated, and more than a dozen people came from a distance, all wearing light blue robes, their hair tied up, energetic, and energetic.

Especially the person who was the leader, with a tall body, was a man of eighteen or nineteen years old, handsome, always with a faint smile on his face, which caused countless girls to scream, and secretly agreed.

Such a man, shining brightly, is in the limelight, and can be called the dragon and phoenix among people.

This person seems to be very famous in Pingzhou Mansion, and many people present recognized him as Hu Yunsheng, from Lushan Academy, and is the son of the governor of Pingzhou.

Even if he is a concubine who has no right to inherit, his status is extremely noble, far from being comparable to other scholars.

The people behind this person were all students of Lushan Academy, and they exuded bursts of bookish breath, but they were all headed by this Hu Yunsheng.

All of a sudden, this Hu Yunsheng became the focus of the audience, and the scenery was infinite.

The woman on the boat on the other floor also looked over.