In addition to those who live in seclusion in the mountains and wilderness like Wang Taifu and the others, many scholars whose parents were originally Huainan officials also became interested after hearing about the opening of the imperial examination. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In Yin Wengui's mansion, his son Yin Chongyi was a little excited to inquire about the details of this imperial examination, and heard that his father was one of the people who made the question, so he said with a bitter face: "If I participate in the imperial examination, won't everyone say that my father cheated?" So should I attend again in a few years? ”

Luzhou, Yang Yan's house, a young man about twenty years old is holding a copy of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and studying carefully, this person is Yang Wu's brother Yang Xin, he loves to learn since he was a child, and he also has some dabbling in mathematics, but after all, it is only as an interest, so after hearing about the content of the Huainan imperial examination at this time, when he found this book and began to review.

"Xin'er, I said, why are you so stubborn? Shizi is your brother, not an outsider, and it is not a big deal for you to go to him, and he will not lose your face. How much is face worth compared to those affordable? Seeing that Yang Xin would rather hold on to Buddha feet temporarily than go to Guangling to beg Yang Wu, Yang Yan couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Father, it's not a matter of face, it's a matter of standing!" Yang Xin said firmly: "Even if the child loses the imperial examination this time because of his lack of talent, at least he relies on his own efforts. If a child wants to be a good official, he must first stand upright, right? At the beginning, the method of becoming a leader was not right, and in the future, he will definitely go down the wrong path! ”

"You ......" Yang Yan was so angry with him that he choked, but this was not the first time, and in the end he had no choice but to go, but secretly began to think about how to say hello to Luzhou Thorn History.

Haozhou, hearing the news of the imperial examination, even if Liu Jindang was ready to let his son participate, but Liu Rengui was naturally unwilling, he still wanted to directly take over as the assassin of Haozhou, how could he participate in the imperial examination? Moreover, there are so many high-ranking officials in Huainan, their sons are afraid that they will not choose the path of the imperial examination, and if he goes to participate alone, he will definitely be laughed to death.

However, Liu Jin was determined to let him participate this time, and under his strict requirements, Liu Rengui could only agree in the end.

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In various places outside Huainan, the news of King Wu's holding of the imperial examination also brought a huge shock, and many scholars also moved their minds to take the exam.

For these people, Huainan is now in full swing, although it is not as powerful as Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang, but compared to other feudal towns, whether it is Li Maozhen and Li Keyong, who have been beaten to a great decline, or Wang Jian, who has seized Shuzhong, Yang Xingmi's momentum is now the strongest; Not to mention the other feudal towns, the power is even worse.

In terms of reputation, Yang Xingmi, the king of Wu, is known all over the world for his generosity and love for the people, and he also attaches more importance to scholars, while Zhu Quanzhong, Li Keyong, and Li Maozhen are just vulgar martial artists in the eyes of scholars in the world, and naturally they are not as prestigious as Yang Xingmi.

What's more, now Huainan has completely suppressed Qian Biao in the south, and forced Zhong Chuan to take the initiative to come to marry, and Zhao Kuangning and Lei Yangong even took the initiative to send envoys to attach. With the current prestige of Huainan, perhaps it is not far off to unify the south in the future. For many scholars in the south, joining the Huainan Group as soon as possible is naturally the best choice.

In Hongzhou, a seventeen-year-old boy is listening to a thin middle-aged man.

"Qi Qiu, this Huainan imperial examination, although you are still young, you can also take the exam, with your talent, you should be able to pass the exam!"

"Father, hasn't our Song family been officials in Jiangxi for generations? Why did you suddenly remember to let your child go to Guangling to participate in the imperial examination? The young man was a little puzzled, although he was extremely smart, but after all, he was young, and he couldn't see through many problems, so he naturally didn't understand why his father wanted him to go to other feudal towns to participate in the imperial examination.

"Yes, I have been an official in Jiangxi for generations, but if there is chaos today, our king is already old, and the two sons are fighting for power and profit, civil strife is endless, and the military equipment is relaxed, I am afraid that it will be destroyed by Huainan in the future. So there's no need for you to stay in Jiangxi, it's better to find a way out as soon as possible! The middle-aged man sighed.

Jiangxi's decline, as long as people with a little insight can see it, many people naturally think of finding another way out, this Huainan imperial examination, for them is an important opportunity.

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In general, after the news of the Huainan imperial examination spread, scholars from all over the country began to prepare for the examination for various reasons. However, in addition to scholars such as Wang Taifu, who have a wide range of knowledge and have an understanding of mathematics, law, history and geography, more scholars who are interested in the imperial examination have questioned the content of the Huainan imperial examination.

In this era, the most important Jinshi examination of the imperial examination is poetry and songs, and the Ming Jing is the Confucian scriptures, even if they have the idea of taking the road of the imperial examination, what they usually learn are poetry and songs and the Four Books and Five Classics, for those who study mathematics, law and other content diligently, they will be regarded as not doing their job.

Yang Wu ignored these doubts, for him, it was precisely those who were considered by them to be unscrupulous in governing the place.

Now that the war in the south has stopped temporarily, Wang Maozhang's side will need a while to wait for the four states that have just been defeated to prepare before they can draw out their forces to continue the attack, and Qin Pei is even more unable to launch a siege war, so he can only continue to stay in Hangzhou to contain Qian Biao's main force.

However, in order to prevent Qian Biao from suddenly going out of the city to attack, Yang Wu still sent people to remind Qin Pei many times and asked him to be more vigilant.

In January, shortly after the Chinese New Year, the afterglow of the New Year in Guangling City has not yet dissipated, and it is once again in the busyness of lights.

However, unlike the kind of festival of the New Year, the people in the city cheered today, just for one person's wedding - Yang Wu, the son of King Wu and the heir of Huainan, will marry Zhou Mengjie, a girl from the Zhou family, on this day.

Since Yang Xingmi occupied Jianghuai, he has been committed to recuperating and accumulating people's strength, so that the war-torn Jianghuai gradually recovers its former scene, so the people here support Yang Xingmi from the bottom of their hearts and regard him as the master of Huainan, as for the emperor, after all, it is too far away.

Now that it is the heir of King Wu to marry, the officials of Guangling have long been mobilized, and they have been preparing since the beginning of the year, and there are still many officials who feel that time is pressed and anxious.

In addition, in order to ensure the safety of the wedding, Yang Xingmi ordered the mobilization of nearly 10,000 troops into the city to be responsible for maintaining law and order. Fan Yu's long sword was even more attacking, doing his best to ensure safety.

There is no way, Yang Wu's status is too high, he is married, and there are too many people who come to congratulate him, so he has to be cautious.

Inside Huainan alone, in the twenty-seven states, except for Wenzhou, Chuzhou, Ezhou and other places that had just been pacified, the assassins did not come in person, and only sent envoys, and the rest of the prefectures rushed to Guangling in person; Only the two governors, Tao Ya and Liu Wei, were also present in person.

In terms of generals, in addition to Li Chengsi, Wang Maozhang, Tai Meng and others who were on the front line, other generals also tried their best to be present; As for the officials from all walks of life in Guangling, they did not dare to be absent.

In addition to the interior of Huainan, there were also envoys sent to congratulate the surrounding feudal towns, mainly Zhong Chuan from Jiangxi, Zhao Kuangning from Shannan Province, and Lei Yangong from Langzhou.

With so many guests, if you add the wealthy businessmen from all over the country who are a little unfortunate compared to the previous high-ranking officials and generals, the number of people who came to the wedding this time is a total of more than 600 people, and with their entourage, there are three or four thousand people.

The most surprising thing was that among the many guests, there were also some foreigners who spoke various languages, including Japanese people in Tang costumes who could speak fluent Chinese, and merchants from Champang, Chenla, Boni and other places, who were talking to each other in a language they did not understand at all; Of course, there are also some big cannibals from further west.

Yang Wuzhen didn't know how these people knew the news of his wedding, maybe they were just merchants who came to Guangling to do trade, and then they were temporarily favored by the ceremonial official in charge of the wedding, and they were brought over to join in the fun.

But no matter what, this wedding is definitely the most extravagant banquet since Yang Xingmi became the envoy of the Huainan Festival, if he hadn't said in advance that he would pay from the private treasury, I am afraid that the cost alone can make Luo Zhixiang, the steward of the property, feel distressed to death.

There is no way, Yang Xingmi is not a luxury person, and he can even be said to be a very thrifty person, but Yang Wu's son really satisfies him, and this happiness is rare for a time.

After the banquet officially began, Yang Wu, the groom official, had to start from the main table to toast, fortunately, he was the prince after all, his status was noble, and everyone did not dare to let him drink more, plus he was qualified to enter the main hall of the banquet, and there were not many people who let him toast, so this round of wine could be drunk, but it could also be supported.

Next, he was going to Zhou's house to greet his relatives. The Zhou family also lives in Yacheng, not far from the Jiedu Embassy, and there were no accidents along the way, but after arriving at the Zhou family, Yang Wu was able to enter the door after being made amenable by some difficulties.

These people who dare to make things difficult for Yang Wu are, of course, the sons of those Huainan generals headed by Li Chengding, these people are reluctant to go there because there are too many high-ranking officials and nobles in the Jiedu Embassy Mansion, so they all gather in the Zhou family and mix with Zhou Ye.

They rarely have the opportunity to make things difficult for Yang Wu, so they naturally won't let go of the opportunity. Fortunately, these people also know how to be proportionate and did not embarrass Yang Wu.

After successfully receiving the bride, Yang Wu hurriedly returned to the Jiedu Embassy, and then the most important ceremony of the wedding, that is, one worship the ancestors of heaven and earth, two worship the high hall, and then the husband and wife worship each other, so far, the wedding is completed.

After the whole ceremony, Yang Wu, who was not drunk, was a little groggy, and he couldn't tell the difference between southeast and northwest.

After sending the bride into the cave room, Yang Wu just sat down for a while, and was kicked out by a group of mothers-in-law, and he also had to toast the guests outside.

Gao Mian, Yan Keqiu, Li Shenfu, Zhu Jin, Zhou Yin, etc., at this time, everyone gathers only to celebrate, but regardless of dignity or humility. Fortunately, everyone also knew that tonight was Yang Wu's big day, so they just had a drink with him and let him go to the cave room......