When he received the notice, Zhai Liang didn't realize anything, he just felt that it was an ordinary conversation.

But after letting Zhai Liang go to the prescribed office, he suddenly found that things didn't seem to be as simple as he imagined.

There are not many people, and there are only seven students myself, and because these seven students all belong to the same class, even if they are not familiar with each other, at least everyone has met each other, at least not like strangers.

And what puzzled Zhai Liang the most was that six of the seven people were not qualified for the imperial examination.

That is to say, after the last examination, these people are already different from those who have obtained the qualification for the imperial examination, although they may all be officials in the future, but a local official, a court official, the starting point of the two is different, and the future experience and achievements are also different.

If you have to say one, two, three, four, it is that you can get closer to the emperor more easily, and if you behave well, you can get the emperor's approval, trust, and entrust you with important tasks.

Ma Zhou is their best example, and others, if they want to get ahead, the first hurdle they have to go through is to gain power, and then show their talents, and then hope that the supervisor or the upper official can report these things.

But even so, they may not really be able to get the emperor's approval.

Throughout the ages, there have been countless officials in the central court who have risen to high positions, while local officials have risen to high positions, not that there are none, but after comparing the two, this proportion is almost negligible.

But these two types of people with completely different fates in the future are now standing together, and sitting in front of them are still the presidents and vice-presidents of the academy, as well as an unfamiliar general.

"It is my pleasure to inform you that after four years of study, your achievements, as well as other achievements, have been recognized, and now that you have been successfully selected, you will be on a special mission." It was Jin Yu who was in charge of informing, originally he didn't have to use this way to scare people, but when he thought of what the general said before, he had to do it, and at the same time, this was the last test.

Of course, this is only the last test in the academy, as for whether there will be other tests in Chang'an, this is another matter, that is not something he can manage.

"I can't tell you the time, place, and purpose of the mission, because I don't know where you're going. And what will be done? ”

"You all have a very good future, a very good future, some of you have the qualifications to participate in the scientific examination, and some of you will enter the local government, you will become one of the officials of the Tang Dynasty, in the field you are familiar with, for this country, for Your Majesty to do your duty."

"And once you accept this task, I can't guarantee whether you will be able to get an official position, let alone your future, so this is not an easy decision."

"What is different from the past is that the current Datang is no longer the Datang of the past, you should be glad that the soldiers of Datang have been on the front line for countless days and nights, it is because of their efforts that you have a stable learning opportunity, and it is their dedication that you have the right to choose."

"No matter what decision you choose, whether you accept it or reject it, it will not affect your future fate, and the quota for the scientific expedition is still yours, and it will not have any impact on your future. Of course, those who choose to accept it will not have the opportunity to go to the scientific expedition, because you will have to carry out this unknown mission. ”

"So, now please tell me your options! Accept? Or refuse? ”

Jin Yu's words made everyone stunned, in fact, in the face of such a choice, almost no one would be willing to choose to accept that unknown mission.

And to accept this task means that they give up everything they have now.

After four years of hard work, I entered these four academies and studied and discussed day and night, in order to participate in the imperial examination and become famous once?

But now they are being told to give up all these years of hard work on the eve of their imminent success.

If they could put the whole thing in front of them, they could have made a better choice.

But not now, on the one hand, there is a bright future, and things that can glorify the ancestors, but on the other hand, it is full of uncertainty.

And Jin Yu's words deliberately guided them to the side of the battlefield.

Therefore, some people began to secretly speculate in their hearts, this unknown mission, could it be to send them to Gaoshan County? It has just been reconquest, and there is still too much uncertainty, coupled with the bad environment, there are not many officials willing to go there.

And these students who have received orthodox education, although they lack experience, if they go there, it is inevitably not a perfect choice for the imperial court.

And if they choose to accept, they may immediately obtain the status of an official, which can save the difficult road of the imperial examination.

But the problem is that no one wants to go to that place in Takayama County.

In particular, Jin Yu has made it clear that even if they refuse, the power they have now obtained will still not be revoked, and the scientific examination of the scientific examination and the examination of local officials will still continue.

Although the latter may have the possibility of falling off the list, but some things can not be seen as such, the imperial examination is not completely without a chance after coming back, they can first enter the local government to work, and wait for the next year to take the exam, if they pass, they will be officially admitted, and the advantage is that the government has thoroughly understood your ability, and the probability of general admission is 99%.

For those who are directly admitted, the acceptance rate is also above 80%.

After all, there are about 2670 of the 320 students, excluding those who participated in the scientific examination, which is enough for a state.

Of course, there will also be officials from other state capitals who come here to poach people, after all, they are from the four major academies.

Therefore, for them, even if they fail in the two exams, they can go to other state capitals to find a way out, after all, there are only these four awesome academies, but there are many states in Datang.

There is no shortage of people in this place, it does not mean that there is no shortage of people in other states, and with the name of the four major academies, it may not be better to stay in other states.

"I refuse!" It didn't take much effort for someone to refuse.

Jin Yu nodded, without any waves on his face, and then turned to look at the other six people, waiting for their answers.

"I also refuse, the student thinks, hard study for four years, although I dare not understand every word, but should be learned to apply, the student does not dare to choose to take this risk, because that will make the imperial court lose the due effect of the training of students, that will make the imperial court suffer a certain loss, unless the student can know the specific task to be performed, if it is indeed with what the student has learned, then the student will choose again, otherwise, the student can only refuse." The refusal was named Chen Du, the only student among the seven who had a place in the imperial examination.

His refusal does not seem to be surprising, because he has a much bigger future, and there is no reason to give up the future that is already in front of him for an unknown future.

And people with high learning generally have one thing in common, conceit.

Chen Du is also this kind of person, he is worried that he will encounter danger, and he is also worried about the future that he can't see, so he chose a more secure way, because he has the confidence to go down this road and get out of some fame.

"I accept the task! The imperial court has supported students for four years, and in the past four years, not only have students not worried about food, clothing, housing and transportation, but they can even subsidize their families with subsidies issued by the imperial court. Zhai Liang's choice was different from the two of them.

As he said, in the past four years, he has eaten the court, lived in the court, worn the court, and taken the court, not only to support himself, but also to learn knowledge, and to subsidize his family.

At this time, he has no qualifications to refuse, no such power.

Of course, Zhai Liang did not hide his fear, his fear, but he still made his position clear.

"Students are also willing to accept ......"

With Zhai Liang's statement, the remaining four people also chose to accept it, and the previous statements of the two of them did have a certain impact on others, but this impact was not deep.

And Zhai Liang's statement woke them up from their trance.

Even the student who was the first to refuse, his face already showed a little regret, just like Zhai Liang said, the refusal is for himself, for the future, and as Chen Du said, he can't accept unknown tasks, because he has to apply what he has learned.

But this is the conscription of the imperial court, they rejected the imperial court, even if they can embark on a career and a high position in the future, at this moment they have lost a fundamental foundation.

The man snorted, but never uttered a word of remorse.

Jin Yu has also been waiting for him to regret it, but in the end he was disappointed, so he could only nod: "Today's incident will not have any impact on the two of you, do whatever you need to do after you go back, if someone asks, just say that this is just an ordinary conversation, about leaks, I won't say much about this, you have all learned, and the consequences are clear, no matter what happens in the end, don't do anything that you regret and make your relatives suffer." ”

Chen Du and the others nodded, and then left the office, leaving only the five students who had agreed to accept the task.

The young generals put two crosses on the seven documents in their hands, which means that they have already left this plan? Or does it mean something else? Who knows?

I sorted out the seven documents, and then stuffed them into my personal bag, including the two students who refused.

stood up and looked at the five people carefully, and then took out five taels of silver from his pocket, and one person sent one tael, which made people even more puzzled, the secret way is really going to die? Otherwise, why give money? Or a tael of silver? That's the equivalent of four dollars! They don't have a consistent amount of money for a year's subsidy, which is equivalent to giving four more subsidies at once?

"Take it to settle down, you have three days, and in the morning after three days, it will be here, and I will wait for you." The young general said, in order not to let these people really think that they were going to die, so he added: "Don't worry, the purpose of this trip is Chang'an, and it is not a task of birth and death, as soon as a year, or as late as three or five years, you can take your family together." But until then, this matter is to be kept strictly confidential and not to be mentioned to anyone, including your family......"