"Chi Chao, how are you doing lately?" At this time, Chiyu interjected.

"I'm doing well, in Yufangzhai, there are delicious food and wine to enjoy every day, and the beauty is considerable. Happy! I heard that the prince was admitted to Houde Building, which is really a thing worth celebrating. ”

Chi Tang shook his head in denial: "My goal is not Houde Tower, but Sword Tower!" ”

"The prince of Chitang wants to take the sword tower! What a hero! Chang Lin Feng and the others complimented him, "Only the Prince of Chitang can enter the Sword Tower." ”

"Sword Tower? The prince wants to learn Haoran Qi? Chi Yan asked.

"Of course." Chi Tang replied, "The peerless knowledge of the Sword Tower in the Unknowable Land of Gui is the three transcendent forms of the Lizhou Continent along with the Wasteland Demon Slaying Blood and the Xi Country Freedom God. ”

"But does the prince know how to get into the Sword Tower?" Chi Chao asked again, "This is not easy, the sword tower never looks at talent, but at the student's understanding and personality. ”

"You know that?" The crowd asked.

"Just did some research. Since the Divine Book, a total of three people have been admitted to the Sword Tower. One is the gentleman's first mustache wood branch, and then the second gentleman Bao Tiantian, and the third is the three gentlemen's ancient righteousness. "Not every time Guiyuan takes the exam, no one can be admitted to the Sword Tower, unless two requirements are met: one is that the five arts except for calligraphy, all of them have obtained first-class grades, and calligraphy has at least the first grade. The second is to get the first class in calligraphy, and directly admit to the sword tower. ”

"Does this seem easy? It's not as hard as you say. Chang Lin Feng said disdainfully.

"Hehe, does the prince of Changlin know the best results in calligraphy after the three gentlemen? It's B! Chi Yan smiled, "Does Gongzi Changlin think it's still easy?" ”

"It's so hard!" Chang Linfeng and the others gasped.

"That's right, calligraphy is the most difficult of the six arts. The proposition is uncertain, so far only the first gentleman has obtained the first grade, and even the second and third gentlemen have only obtained the first grade. Benwang believed that he could break this record and become the fourth gentleman of Guiyuan. "Ikeyu is full of confidence.

Shooting, royalty, and music are the first exams, and etiquette, mathematics, and books are the second exams.

Chi Tang in the archery research field pulled a bow and arrows, and the three arrows were fired at the same time, with the red heart; Chi Zhuan pulled the bow so that his face was red, and he couldn't pull out a semicircle, not to mention shooting the arrow.

On the imperial research field, Chi Tang rode a horse and galloped on the grassland, heroic and cool; As soon as Chi Chao sat in the saddle, the horse jumped up and threw him to the ground.

In the Leke examination room, the pond soup blew out a desolate and sad feeling, and the Leke examiner was moved to tears; Chi Chao was so heartbroken that the Leke examiner wanted to hang himself.

After the three subjects, it was already dark night, but it was not as black as Chi Chao's face.

Walking on the stone steps, Chi Chao thought: I still have a chance, I can't give up. It's like I can't give up hope of life, always looking for a way to save from the rotten poison. Tomorrow, I want everyone to know that I am still a person who cannot be bullied if I am not the prince.

The time for the post-examination is set for tomorrow morning, so the students who come to take the exam are arranged to rest for one night in the student dormitory in Guiyuan.

In the evening, after eating, Chi Chao walked in the Guilin Trail of Guiyuan, and all the people he met on the road were holding books and reading hard. When Chi Chao saw it, he couldn't help but say in his heart: Do I want to read a book too?

"Hey, fake prince. I heard that you had a bad first exam. Suddenly, an apple smashed into Chi Chao's arms.

Chi Chao angrily looked at the "criminal" who threw objects in the air and found that it was an acquaintance - Yao Xiaojie. Yao Xiaojie, dressed in green, hid in the dense canopy of trees, looking at him with a grin.

"Hey, Yao Xiaojie. Are you also coming to Guiyuan? Chi Chao picked up the apple and wiped it with his sleeve, and took a bite of it, crisp and sweet.

"I don't need to take the Guiyuan exam like you. I'm here to tell you that even if you don't make the list, you can stay in Guiyuan. Because there is a master who is designated as her personal disciple. Yao Xiaojie jumped down from the tree and threw herself directly on Chi Chao.

Fortunately, Chi Zhen practiced, otherwise he would really not be able to catch her.

"I wonder which teacher approved of me?" Chi Chao asked.

"I won't tell you yet, you will know tomorrow. Also, how long are you going to hold me? ”

Chi Chao put Yao Xiaojie down helplessly, touched his head and laughed dryly.

I have to say that Yao Xiaojie's words gave Chi Chao a reassurance. This night, Ji Chao slept peacefully, not as haggard as other candidates.

In the etiquette examination, the examiner gave each candidate a blank piece of paper and wrote down their understanding of etiquette within the specified time of one stick of incense.

Chi Chao looked at the blank paper on the desk, thought about it, and a very accurate answer appeared in his mind. His double doctorate in Chinese politics and history was not for nothing, and Confucius's concept of etiquette fits the answer to this question very well.

Chi Chao soaked the Zihao brush with ink, and then wrote on the paper the eight characters "Monarchs, Ministers, Fathers, Sons, Sons". After looking at it with satisfaction, Chi Chao got up and handed in the papers. But the incense had just begun to burn.

"This candidate, are you sure you should hand in the paper now?" The examiner asked, "This question is a bit difficult, but you can also get a C middle school when you write a gift." ”

"No need, teach." Chi Chao replied affirmatively.

As the first person to hand in the papers, the family members waiting outside were all shocked.

For the mathematics exam, the test papers were issued.

Chi Chao at a glance, and found that it was a problem that a high school student could solve. Looking around, some people bit the tip of their pens, some people calculated frantically on the manuscript paper, and some people choked up......

Is it that hard! Chi Chao said in his heart. It's not difficult!

Looking at the seven floors of the tower

The red light multiplies

A total of three hundred and eighty-one lights

How many lights are pointed, please

This is just a simple proportional sequence, Chi Chao listed the equation, and quickly wrote down the answer - three.

Chi Chao once again became the first candidate to hand in the papers, and the waiting family members were shocked again.

"It seems that your Guiyuan exam questions are very difficult. My younger brother is already the first person to hand in the papers for the second time. Gu Qianhao said sarcastically to He Yuhang beside him.

"Young Pavilion Master, the last three exams are the questions of the gentlemen of the Sword Tower, it is normal to be difficult, after all, everyone is difficult."

"The people of the Sword Tower? It's all a group of perverts, and I don't believe that there are a few candidates who can reach the top of the first grade. ”

In the book exam, another blank sheet of paper was issued. The person who took the exam was a young man in white with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he was resolute and square.

"Hello candidates, I am the main examiner of this year's book course. I'm sure some of you already know who I am, but I'd like to introduce myself again. My name is Sumu Branch, the gentleman's head of the Sword Tower. ”

All the candidates looked at him with admiration, as if they were worshipping an immortal who had been born into the world.

"I know you all aspire to enter the Sword Tower, but there are opportunities every year, but there are not many people in the Sword Tower. Among the people who came to take the exam, either they were poor in a few subjects in the five arts, or they couldn't get in the first class in calligraphy. They have forgotten what their original intention was during the exam? I only thought about getting good grades, but I forgot my original intention. This is the reason why they failed, and I hope you will remember this experience. Sumu raised his hand, "I come to admonish candidates every year, but few people can stick to their original intentions." When I look at you this year, who has insisted on his original intention of taking the Guiyuan exam. After talking for so long, the incense is half gone. Next, I dictated the exam questions, and the candidates listened well. ”

"You all see the white lotus blooming in the pond in the courtyard, and we will use it for the problem today. With it as the title, you will write a gentleman's fu. Remember to write carefully, it's about whether or not you can be admitted to the Sword Tower. Sumu Zhidao deliberately slowed down, and it took a small half pillar of incense to finish the exam question.

Only a quarter of the incense stick remained, and most of the candidates were sweating profusely, writing on the blank piece of paper like crazy. Sumu Zhidao looked at the anxious appearance of the examinees and smiled slightly. This year, few have been able to calm down in dangerous situations.

Chi Chao calmly dipped the purple brush with ink, and then wrote word after word on the paper.

Lotus, gentleman. It's for me to fly! Zhou Dunyi's "Ai Lian Said" actually came in handy. Chi Chao was overjoyed in his heart, and he silently recited "Ai Lian Said" in his heart, deleting and modifying things that did not belong to this world.

Soon, "Ai Lian Said" signed by Chi Chao was created.

Ai Lian said

The flowers of water, land, grass and trees are very lovely. Xitao Qian's only love chrysanthemum, since the book of God, Gui people love peony very much. To love the lotus out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, straight through the outside, not vines and branches, fragrant far and clear, pavilion net planting, can be seen from a distance and can not be blasphemed.

It is called a chrysanthemum, and the recluse of flowers is also; Peony, the rich and noble of flowers; Lotus, the gentleman of flowers. Belch! The love of chrysanthemum, there are few people after Tao. The love of the lotus, who is the giver? The love of peony should be everyone.

With a long sigh of relief, Chi Chao got up and handed over the papers.

Sumu Zhidao looked at the young man who stepped forward to hand in the paper with great interest, took his test paper and looked at the name. Liao Chun? The gentleman has a good name.

By the end of the incense burning, only Chi Tang and Yu Wenyu barely handed in the papers.

"You still haven't stayed true to your heart." Sumu Zhidao left such a sentence, and left with three test papers with a sigh.

The mountain behind Guiyuan, where the sword tower is located.

"Senior brother, you play that trick again! It's only three test papers, you're so relaxed! Bao Tiantian looked at the only three test papers on the Xumu branch road table, and compared the large pile of etiquette examination papers on his desk, his heart was very unbalanced.

"I'm a senior brother, do you dare to teach me?"

"Don't dare, but senior brother has the responsibility to take care of junior brothers and sisters. You can share half of Ayi's exam papers with me. Bao Tiantian pretended to be cute.

"Okay, but I'll have to wait until I finish reading these three answer sheets."

"That's what you said! No repentance! Gu Quanyi raised his head excitedly.

"Hurry up and correct it, or the people below will come up and talk about it again."

Hearing this, Gu Quanyi immediately buried himself in revising the volume.

After a cursory reading of the three articles, Suki Zhidao took out Chi Zhuan's article and read it carefully.

"Not bad! Good! Good! Good! Xumu Zhidao said three "good" words in a row, and then picked up the red pen and approved the two words on the Chi Chao scroll.

"It's the first time that Senior Brother has praised the answer sheet sent by Shuke, it seems that we will have a junior brother this year?" Bao Tiantian saw that Xumu Branch Road was so praised, and he already knew what was happening.

"There must be a junior brother. It's so to my taste, no matter how well he does in other subjects, he is already our fourth junior brother. "Suki branch road rare wildness.

"That being the case, we speed up the grading. I met this junior brother earlier. Gu Quanyi started work with his left and right hands, and the speed of correction increased significantly.

Suddenly, his hand rested on the last paper. There are annotations for the invigilator's teaching in the paper: after reading the questions, the incense was lit and the answers were written and handed in. It takes the shortest time in the history of the mathematics exam.

Gu Quanyi looked at Chi Zhuan's answer again, and it was completely correct. There was an indescribable excitement in his heart, and he immediately wrote the word A in the grading office.

"Senior brother, I want you to agree to admit another junior brother."

"Senior brother, Tian Tian wants you to admit another person."

Gu Quanyi and Bao Tiantian said at the same time, and then looked at each other in surprise.

Bao Tiantian just gave Chi Tang's roll a score in the first grade, and he wrote, "Respect the monarch and loyalty to the country is a courtesy, and respect the teacher and filial piety is a courtesy." "It's too broad.

The last one is Chi Zhuan's, the eight words he wrote, "Monarchs, Ministers, Fathers, Sons", made Bao Tiantian very puzzled at first, and after thinking for a while, she understood the truth - the monarch is in the throne, the ministers are ministers, the father has a father, and the son is a son. Everyone does their job, it is for courtesy, it is for rules! With such an incisive answer, how could she not approve a Jiashang?