However, he said that Mu Tong's move to close the court without authorization had ruined the industries in the royal capital that were ready to make a fortune by relying on the imperial examination.

Among them, there are the Wang family, who bribed the examiner to buy and sell the exam questions, and the Dongfang family, who planned to open a gambling market.

Not to mention those candidates from all over the world who want to speculate.

In previous years, half a month before the scientific examination, candidates from all over the country had to visit the examiner and other invigilators. Ask for a little "Mobao", and then leave the pen fee.

And in the process of seeking "Mobao", it is common for the two sides to secretly communicate about the scope of the exam.

Some people even buy exam papers full of answers from examiners with a lot of money.

This kind of thing is not uncommon, otherwise there are only so many people who hang their heads because of fraud every year.

But for the sake of a great future and money, there are always people who take risks.

But this year, there are less than three days to prepare for the scientific examination, and no one has received any news about the exam questions.

Although I know who the officials are, I can't see them even if I break through the door, because they don't go home at all!

"Bastard, who came up with the idea. Actually eating, drinking, and Lazar are all in the tribute courtyard, aren't these officials afraid of suffocation!"

In a restaurant full of candidates, a candidate who had taken the exam for many years cursed resentfully.

He is already in his thirties, and if it weren't for the fact that his family was quite wealthy, he wouldn't have been able to support him for so many years of scientific research. Originally, when he first heard about Liu Xun as the deputy examiner, he secretly came to the door to promise countless benefits, and got the promise of the other party, this time he will definitely have a chance to go to high school.

But who knew that the next day, Liu Xun would live directly in the Gongyuan and not go home.

If he wasn't still a little sane, he would have thought that the other party had absconded with the money.

As soon as this person's words came out, the candidates in the restaurant also responded to accuse the examiners of this session of being unkind. Don't give them a chance at all.

But is that really the case?

Those candidates who are really talented and diligent say that they are still studying.

As for the group in the restaurant, they are just past losers, does anyone care about the complaints of the losers?

Anyway, that group of smart candidates have seized the time to revise.

Because I don't know what the examiners like to mark this year.

This is a good thing for them who are poor scholars.

Whether it is successful or not depends on the strength, everyone is together at the starting line, and in the end, it depends on the strength to decide the winner.

And what are the examiners who are "obsessed" by that candidate doing?

It had already taken three days to sort out the examination papers, and then divided the examination area, and then spent two more days discussing the examination time and the number of examinations, and finally Mu Tong also made an atmospheric decision that the Gongyuan would be responsible for the candidates' meals, so as not to be carried by anyone in the food! As for the cost, ask the household department for reimbursement! Anyway, even if he doesn't report him, Mu Tong will not lack these thousands of taels.

It was only seven days before and after, and under Mu Tong's supervision, everyone ended their preparations for the exam.

Now I was really right by that candidate, everyone is bored!

Because there are still more than 20 years to go to the scientific examination, and this short time can not be in and out.

This can suffocate this group of well-educated people.

The first two days were okay, it was rare to be idle, those who rested rested, and those who did not rest gathered in the garden to chant poems against each other. What's more, there is still the champion Lang 20 years ago, and poetry is indispensable.

But by the tenth day, the guys couldn't make it up.

Not to mention that there is not so much ink in the stomach to recite poetry, even if there is, it is very boring to do the same thing every day.

As a result, in addition to the forbidden army standing guard, even the subordinates in the entire tribute courtyard began to get bored, even if they changed the variety of food every day, they couldn't attract their attention.

In the end, it was Mu Tong who waved his hand and summoned everyone. It was announced that the rule that internal officials and servants should not associate with each other. Then he ordered a contest.

Give the servants a chance to rise above the officials. And the stakes are a bit big, that is, the loser has to prepare a banquet for the winner on the last day before the imperial examination, and wait for the winner to drink the banquet!

It's going to irritate the guys. The next people think that this thief is exciting, the only time in his life to enjoy the service of the official master, he can blow more than ten generations of cowhide with his children and grandchildren!

And the officials, although they feel that this bet is a bit of a loss for them, after all, they are used to it. As a result, he was provoked by Mu Tong: Are you still afraid that you will lose to a group of subordinates who don't know a single word?

So under the influence of self-esteem and boredom, who cares about the embarrassment bet after losing!

So, Mu Tong and Liu and Zeng were together, and the three of them served as referees.

Play Kemari!

First, the servants and officials formed their own teams, and a knockout tournament was held every day. Decide the strongest team of servants against the strongest team of officials.

The rules of the game are also simple, considering the number of people and the field, the team is a team of five, kicking the dragon goal to score, the game is an hour, divided into up and down the field, and you can rest for half an hour halfway. The first five points scored within the allotted time wins. If the match is less than five points at the end of the game, the player with the most points wins.

Of course, the gantry here is not the same as the gantry we use to play football in modern times.

In the middle of a frame erected with bamboo poles, there is a hole slightly larger than Kemari, about two meters above the ground, and it requires a lot of skill to kick in.

But fortunately, even if he is a civil official, he has more or less martial arts.

There are even several yellow-level martial artists with good backgrounds.

And because of the menial work all year round, the subordinates don't have to be poor officials who are physically proficient in martial arts. And there are some subordinates who have the conditions to practice martial arts when they are young, and they also have the strength of the yellow level martial artists.

Therefore, although this is tricky, for them, after a little practice, there is still no difficulty in shooting.

At first, although there was the excitement of betting, everyone was still not interested.

After all, they haven't touched this game, and they can't experience the passion inside.

It wasn't until the first knockout match between the servants began that the subordinates and officials who watched the battle were immediately attracted by the fierce battle on the field.

In the days that followed, Zeng Xian, a sanctimonious old man, actually started a gambling game! Bet on winning and losing every day!

Evolved to the present, it has created a market for buying champions and runners-up.

There are still three days before the imperial examination, tomorrow is the final day, and today is the semi-finals, and everyone is extremely excited.

Originally, the event could not have lasted for this day in terms of number and time.

But I can't stand the forbidden army and come to the competition!

What was supposed to be a duel between the two sides turned into a three-way scuffle.

However, due to the large number of forbidden soldiers, and whether it is martial arts or physical fitness, the forbidden army is too much better than the other two parties, so the referee restricts the use of cultivation. Only physical fitness is allowed.

And today's semi-finals are two, from Shen Shi to Youshi.

The last seeded team of the Servants is played against a team of the Praetorian Army, and the opponent of the Officers team is also a team made up of the Forbidden Army.

It can be seen that the strength of the forbidden army is strong.

After a fierce competition, the last two decisive teams were finally selected.

The official team unfortunately lost the first team of the forbidden army, and the servant team narrowly defeated the second team of the forbidden army.

Therefore, no matter who the winner of tomorrow's final is, the officials will cook for the winner the day after tomorrow!

There was a wail from the officials at the scene.

Fortunately, these days have been enjoyable, and no one feels that there is any shame in cooking for the winner, even if the winner is the Servants in the end!

And Zeng Ma Ye, who made a lot of money, couldn't close his mouth when he looked for the silver.

Mu Tong himself lost dozens of taels, and couldn't help but look at the triumphant Zeng Xian faintly, and said a little burily: "It seems that the third prince is in charge strictly, how long has it been since I saw silver." Isn't it just a few hundred taels of silver, you need to be so proud? It's not that I haven't seen silver. ”

Zeng Xian didn't care when he heard this, and let Mu Tong be sarcastic.

"Lord Shaojun, this is a full man who doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry, and my annual income is only more than 1,000 taels, if it weren't for the princess who has an imperial village, she has a considerable income every year, and the lower official can't afford to raise a large family in the Horse Mansion. These few hundred taels are enough for the horse to drink a year's worth of wine. ”

Looking at the beautiful concubine, Mu Tong couldn't help but think in his heart: Hmph, if you drink a few hundred taels of wine alone, I'm afraid it's not a flower bar!

Fortunately, he is not too entangled in this, everyone is just a small bet to relieve the boredom.

Most of these silver taels were contributed by officials and the forbidden army, and those subordinates only put down a little copper coin, but there was a ruthless man, who was a member of the servant team, and directly put down more than one or two silver, half a month's salary.

However, he also earned a lot, at least winning more than ten taels.

These are all off-topic remarks, and we don't need to pay attention to them.

I saw Mu Tong standing beside Zeng Xian and whispered something to him.

"Master Horse, there are still three days to go to the scientific examination, can you see some clues?"

The horse Zeng Xian's heart froze, and he recovered in an instant. looked at Mu Tong.

"What do you mean by this?"