The concubine Xie Anran and Princess Xiang Ling took a carriage, escorted by the brigade guards, to the county capital Wanling City to take up their posts, and gradually went away.

Prince Xiang Tiange cried, and was comforted by Shen Wanbao for a long time before he recovered.

The two of them and a group of gentlemen, big and small, didn't greet Xiao Duhou, so they went to Jinling City to have fun together.

There is the county lord Li Yu here, and they are not good to call Xiao Duhou.

"I hope the princess is safe and sound."

Li Yu looked at the carriage in the distance, feeling slightly melancholy, and a little worried about his best friend Princess Xiang Ling.

As the daughter of King Ping, she has been a family heirloom in the art of war for generations, and she is also well aware of the current situation of the Great Chu Dynasty.

There are Xiongnu in the north, who have been dormant for ten years to find a good opportunity.

There are many princes who cut the land as kings, disobey the control of imperial power, and become more and more arrogant.

The emperor implemented a new policy, and sooner or later he would come into conflict with the princes.

Once the world changes.

Except for the impregnable giant city of Jinling, the imperial capital, there are not many cities that are safe.

"This is 300 miles to Wanling, and it is only a two-day trip. If you really can't bear it, it's easy to come back. Besides, the emperor will not sit idly by. Let's go back. ”

Chu Tianxiu said lightly.

He took Li Yu, Di'er, Zu'er and others, and said goodbye to the gentlemen and scholars outside the city, and wanted to go back to the Pingwang Mansion.

Recently, there have been a lot of things, and he is busy with the county exam papers, and he doesn't want to waste time on the spring outing.

The gentlemen and daughters of the gate lords naturally did not let them, and they all tried hard to persuade the beautiful scenery of the good day, which is a good festival for a spring outing.

"Little Hou Ye, I finally came out for a trip, how can I go back so quickly?!"

"Why don't you take a break and come back in a while?!"

Spring outing, of course, is not their purpose.

The first chief examiner of the Great Chu Imperial Examination, Xiao Duhou, was here, personally responsible for all matters related to the imperial examination.

These top ten gate lords do not have the opportunity to be recommended every year, and they may only be on the turn once in many years.

Now it's okay, don't wait, just take the imperial examination.

Most of them secretly made up their minds to prepare to participate in the first imperial examination and come out as an official.

This is the first imperial examination of the Great Chu Dynasty, and it will definitely have a huge impact, and the candidates who are selected in the imperial examination may be famous in the annals of the Great Chu.

If they don't take advantage of the "spring outing" to inquire about the news of the exam, wouldn't it be a waste of this great opportunity!

"Little Hou Ye, your "Stone Record" was born, but our Great Chu is rising, the most brilliant new generation of literary masters.

We and other noble men take you as an example and learn with an open mind. I don't know what kind of books do you read on weekdays, so you are so outstanding? ”

"Yes, yes, recently we have been studying hard in our own house, but the mountains of books are like a sea, but we are confused and don't know the direction.

I don't know the little marquis, but what are the good books, key recommendations? ”

The men of the gate were extremely respectful and polite.

If you ask what exam questions directly, you will inevitably be suspected of giving and receiving them privately, and if someone complains, everyone will be very troublesome at that time.

However, it is only natural to ask the master of literature for advice on how to do learning.

Ask what books to read, it's always okay!

Even Lord Yin Wangxu of Jinling Mansion pricked up his ears.

The stakes of this imperial examination are very high, and Jinling City is the imperial capital of Great Chu and the place with the most scholars in the world. It is also an important place for the imperial examination.

He, the parent official, is naturally very concerned about this matter.

Chu Tianxiu was tried his best to keep by the scholars, and looking at the expressions of "humbly seeking advice" on everyone's face, he knew what they were planning.

A few days ago, when the imperial examination just came out, it was changed from recommendation to self-promotion. The scholars screamed angrily, angrily wanting to smash the Pingwang Mansion.

However, Xiao Duhou is the first chief examiner of the imperial examination!

What can they do?

Or honestly bow your head, think of pleasing Xiao Duhou, and get a little useful news in advance.

"This little marquis has been looking at the collection of books in the study of the Ping Wangfu recently, flipping through them casually, and reading a lot of miscellaneous things.

To do learning, this scholar must first be extensive and erudite, astronomy and geography, three teachings and nine streams, all of which are learning. When you get the lift, it's not too late to slowly deepen it in the future. ”

Chu Tianxiu swept over everyone and said with a faint smile.

The gentlemen looked at each other.

Although the study room of the Ping Wangfu is less than the collection of books in the Xie Mansion and the Wang Mansion, it also has a collection of thousands of books.

Even if it's less, there will always be hundreds of copies.

Xiao Duhou's words were clearly hinting to them that they should read as many books as possible. Exam questions are not limited to Confucianism, and all three religions and nine streams may have exam questions.

The scholars of the gate lords did not mind whether the imperial examination was only for Confucianism, and they would also read the books of other schools.

It's just that the scope of this reading is too wide, and they have a headache!

"The first round of the county examination is imminent, and the first scientific examination is in the spring, which is estimated to be within a month. Hurry up and go back and read more! ”

Chu Tianxiu smiled, and said to King Yin of Jinling Mansion, "That's right, Lord Wang." The scientific research site of Jinling City is named 'Jinling Gongyuan', and it is necessary to start construction as soon as possible. It is not only used in the county, county and national examinations. ”

"This is natural."

Wang Xu nodded.

Chu Tianxiu didn't say anything more, and drove back to Jinling City with Li Yu and the others.

"The county test is so fast?"

The gentlemen were astonished.

I thought that there would be a year and a half, and they still had time to study hard, but they didn't expect that they would have to take the county exam in a month.

I can't read many books this month!

But anyone who wants to enter the official career must participate in this county examination and get the child qualification first. Only then can we have the qualifications to take the next step to test talents, lift people, and enter the scholars.

I can't get the qualifications for children, and there will be no drama in the future.

The nobles and gentlemen of the gate valve have no intention of going on a spring outing at the moment, so they hurried back to Jinling City and studied hard behind closed doors.

It's always good to be able to read a few more books.

Those official ladies also hurried back to Jinling City to bring the news to the students in various mansions, so that they could prepare early.

Their future husbands still have to choose from among these movers, and of course they are also concerned about this imperial examination.

...

The news of the first round of the county examination "all subjects" spread quickly in Jinling City.

Prime Minister Kong Hanyou and Imperial Historian Wang Su have all seen the county examination papers of Xiao Duhou with their own eyes, although they will not leak the exam questions, but they have also revealed some information about the first round of county examinations.

Thousands of Confucian scholars in Jinling were shocked and even panicked.

It's not just Confucianism!

Exam for all subjects?

This... Isn't that killing them?

Most of the Confucian scholars read dozens of Confucianism, and they also read miscellaneous books of other genres, but there are really not many.

After all, before this year, books were all bamboo slips, not very popular paper books... If you want to read a lot of books, you have to go to the big families to borrow books to read, which is very difficult for ordinary Confucian students.

They originally thought that self-recommendation for the imperial examination would be greatly beneficial to the emergence of Confucian scholars in the world.

But I never expected that Xiao Duhou would have to rely on general practice.

Many Confucian scholars gathered at the Hongmen Inn and hurriedly discussed countermeasures.

"We strongly protest to the imperial court!"

"Yes, it's not fair to write an article and publish it in the "Da Chu Di Daily"! We don't read as many books as the gate lords, how can we win the test?! ”

"This is too beneficial to the Jinling Gate Lord!"

For a time, the people in Jinling City were all in turmoil, and they strongly protested in the Di newspaper, and all kinds of noisy farces.

However, all this could not resist the arbitrariness of the little dusk marquis.

Even Prime Minister Kong Hanyou had no way to make Xiao Duhou change his mind.

In a blink of an eye, nearly a month has passed, and the first round of the national county examination in Dachu is about to start.