Ma Zhou, who wanted to make some measures to suppress it first, canceled the decision in an instant.

Instead, in the name of the Zhenzhou government, a notice was posted in the north of the town.

"This ......" Huang Yun's eyes widened, unable to believe the contents of the notice.

Like many students, when they saw this notice, their hearts were filled not with hope, but with despair.

This notice completely cut off their way to study at Zhenbei Academy.

At least for now, it's impossible.

"Why?" Someone shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Just, why? Everyone is given a chance in the imperial examination, why doesn't Zhenbei Academy give us a chance? ”

"I didn't even give a chance, so I just refused it, I didn't bully people like this."

"It is strongly required to open the examination and be admitted on the basis of merit!"

Some people questioned it, some people made suggestions, and the students, who had been suppressed by the sergeants' residual power, once again burst out with excited enthusiasm.

Some people have some family backgrounds, but studying is a big expense, and they can't afford to toss so much.

The last imperial examination had proved that the classics they had read were no longer within the scope of the examination, and that they had to learn new knowledge.

So, they came here, to the north of the town.

There are also some people whose families are not wealthy at all, and they spend all their savings when they study, and they want to make a splash.

Now they have come to Zhenbei, hoping to become a protégé of the Son of Heaven, but their hopes have been quietly dashed.

If Zhenbei Academy is like Guozijian, it only recruits the children of nobles and high-ranking officials, and they will never have any dissatisfaction, because it is fate.

But the students in Zhenbei Academy are not much better than them.

They don't have the luxury of being able to enter directly, but at least they have to give people a chance to participate, just like the imperial examination.

If they don't even give a chance, they directly interrupt people's dreams, and they can't accept such a fact.

But no matter how dissatisfied they were, the notice was there, and there was no room for change.

Huang Yun quietly withdrew from the crowd, and his family background can only be described as poverty, and he has completely lost confidence in the examination.

That's not a path that ordinary people can walk at all.

I thought that Zhenbei Academy would be the step of my success, but the fact is so confusing?

smashed the pot and sold iron by himself, and his family borrowed money everywhere, and finally made up enough money for himself, and now he wants to go back like this?

Unwilling, but useless.

Perhaps realizing that the outcome could not change, Huang Yun did not hold out any hope, the problem in front of him was that he had to go back quickly, and then work hard to make money, earn money for the passage home, and earn money to pay off the debts of his family.

"Why? You have to give an explanation, if you don't recruit people, why didn't you put up the notice earlier? We've come all the way here, and we're living an inhuman life here, and now you're telling us not to recruit people? Someone angrily pointed to the official who posted the notice, and roared indignantly.

"It's just, I have to give an explanation." Seeing that someone was up, the rest of the students followed suit.

No one can accept such an outcome, no one can.

"What do you want?" Qin Yuan, who had been hiding nearby, saw that the situation was expanding, and hurriedly led a team of soldiers to forcibly squeeze through the crowd, walked to the front, and asked the students who were shouting for explanations: "Has the imperial court ever issued a notice for you to come to Zhenbei?" Or has Zhenbei ever sent an ambiguous notice saying that he wants to accept you and others? You went to the official's house to ask for money, but the official didn't give it, is it the official's fault? ”

"It's not your fault, but why didn't you tell us earlier? That way we can go back as soon as possible, so that we don't end up in debt by staying here, and now we can't leave even if we want to. Someone said to Qin Yuan, anyway, no matter whether it's right or wrong, you just ignore it.

"Joke! It's a big person like you, and you can't even understand this little thing, so the official advises you not to take the exam, and farm at home safely. Qin Yuan laughed and said sarcastically to the man.

If you are not satisfied, you will only complain about the heavens and others, such a person is a taxi, and where can you go in the end?

As for borrowing, one by one they are all guys with low eyes.

It doesn't matter if you have a good eye or a low hand, you are still so blind, you deserve to take on debt.

"It's all gone, where did you come from, where did you go back, and then dare to gather privately, don't blame the official for not being emotional." Qin Yuan turned around and said to the thousands of students, whether they could hear it or not, anyway, he said it.

"Let's go? Where to go? You nasty dog officer! ”

Qin Yuan's face changed, he didn't expect that someone would directly lose his mind and scold himself for being a dog official?

If ordinary people scold, they will be scolded, they have no culture, and they may scold themselves because they really did something wrong.

But you, a scholar, and not a citizen of Zhenzhou, have done nothing wrong with the official, and you dare to insult the official in the street?

With a wave of his hand, he pointed at the person who had just scolded him.

Maybe it was because he felt that the law was not responsible, or maybe it was some other reason, but the student did not have a frightened expression on his face, but continued to insult as if he had no fear.

"Grab it!"

There were some small episodes in the process of arresting, but it did not affect the overall situation, and under the threat of the sergeant's sword and gun, the riot was quickly rehabilitated.

Dealing with such a thing is not at all stressful for the soldiers who have fought a lot of tough battles.

Caught a few guys who didn't have long eyes, and the others didn't need to be greeted at all, all of them were honest like a local dog raised at home, and they didn't even dare to bark.

……

Huang Yun didn't meet the rest of the matter, and he left the crowd long before reading the notice.

Returned to work in the store alone.

With a poor family, he couldn't even afford the cost of a ferry ticket.

Alone, it took more than a month, and on the way, he even helped a caravan to barely support himself to the north of the town, and then worked as a buddy in the shop where the caravan delivered to make a living.

Huang Yun, who is at the bottom of society, has no qualifications to waste time at all.

Without the opportunity to enter the academy, the rest can only make money desperately, and then go home to pay off the debt.

On the way back to the store, Huang Yun has completely dispelled the idea of taking the exam, it is really not something that ordinary people can play, a book costs five hundred yuan, and it is even more expensive to buy it in the Guanzhong area, and he can't afford it, and his family can't afford it.

The examination is a dead end for yourself.

One hundred and ten catties of goods, Huang Yun struggled a little to resist on his shoulders, and then carried them to the place where they should have existed, and the bitterness in his heart also dispersed after the huge physical expenditure.

There is nothing to complain about, this is fate, and if your own fate is not good, you can't blame others.

"Yo, when did Xiao Huang come back?" The grocery store shopkeeper came back from outside the store and saw Huang Yun who was carrying the goods, and immediately stepped forward to ask.

"Shopkeeper, I didn't come back for a while just now, don't worry, I won't eat if I can't finish this work today." Huang Yun put down the goods, and carefully said to the shopkeeper, the imperial examination is gone, the job can no longer be gone, although he is tired, but the salary of three yuan a day, and the food and shelter, such a job can not be found in Guanzhong, do it for two or three years, if you are lucky, you can almost go home.

"Okay, don't do this job, hurry up and clean up!" The shopkeeper waved his hand and urged, obviously Huang Yun was very out of state.

"Is the shopkeeper trying to drive me away?" Huang Yun was stunned for a moment, and instantly wanted to cry with grievances in his heart.

"Let's go?" The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, realized that Huang Yun might have misunderstood, and hurriedly added: "The government just looked for me, and learned about your recent situation, they plan to find you a job with a higher salary, and I can't stop you, so you hurry up now, and then take this and go to the governor's mansion to report, after today, this will be invalidated, hurry up!" ”

The shopkeeper took out a letter, and he didn't know the content of the letter, and he sealed it, and he specially explained that it was not allowed to be opened.

Although I didn't know what it was, I also realized that it might be a good thing, and it was a good thing for Huang Yun.

And the shopkeeper also asked himself if he had never treated Huang Yun harshly before, if he had a good thing, he would have a little old love on his side, although he didn't plan to count on this old love.

Huang Yun, who was depressed and puzzled, was almost kicked out of the grocery store with the letter from the shopkeeper in his hand.

Along the way, I came to the Governor's Mansion in a daze, and I didn't even know how I came here.

When he arrived at the door, he reported his name, handed over the unopened letter, opened the letter and checked it, and then led Huang Yun to a hall in the governor's mansion.

There were already more than a dozen people waiting here, and after about half an hour, a few more people came one after another, and about twenty or so people were waiting here without any communication.

The people were almost all together, and Ma Zhou also walked out from behind the screen.

From the time the first person came, Ma Zhou was waiting in the back, and until now, the hall was still silent and terrible, there was no communication, no mutual acquaintance, nothing, and the loss was pitiful.

"Although you don't have any special characteristics that can attract this official, I still want to congratulate you on passing this test!" As soon as he appeared, Ma Zhou said such puzzling words with a smile.

"Quiz?" Huang Yun subconsciously said loudly, seeing that he had attracted Ma Zhou's attention, he could only explain stubbornly: "Xiaomin is puzzled! If there is any offense, I hope the official will understand! ”

Listening to Huang Yun's explanation, Ma Zhou continued to smile, although these people don't have any big highlights, but at least one point, they are down-to-earth and can endure hardships.

"Do you know why the results of the last imperial examination have not been announced until now?" Ma Zhou asked.

Everyone shook their heads, this matter is also a hot topic in the Tang Dynasty, the last imperial examination has been over for more than half a year, but the final result has not been announced, this is a mystery, a big mystery.

"Your Majesty will never close all the doors for you, and if they do, they will definitely leave a window for you.

What they are doing, the formal test you have passed, although the two are different, but this is the rule, and when you participate in the scientific examination in the future, and after passing, you will also have to go through such a test, whether you are selected or not, will be announced one year after the imperial examination. Before entering the school, Ma Zhou explained the rules of the imperial examination to the twenty newly admitted students, but after entering the college in detail, there will be a teacher to explain it, and continued:

"You are not like those people out there, you have stayed here by your own efforts, you are willing to put down your body, you let go of the pride of being a scholar, that's why you passed the test.

Now, you can choose to enter Zhenbei Academy, or leave.

The power of choice is in your hands, no matter what outcome you choose, please remember that this is not a good experience, what the court needs is officials who can put down their bodies and devote themselves to the grassroots, not those who only know how to enjoy themselves, but never appreciate the suffering......"