Outside the Donghua Gate, it was crowded with Confucian scholars, and Zhou Duwen was even more eagerly awaited. In this Tokyo city, the younger generation of scholars know more about this Zhou Duwen, and most of them know that Zhou Duwen High School should be no problem.

The emperor list has not yet come out to post it, and everyone has come to congratulate Zhou Duwen.

"Brother Zhou should have entered high school three years ago, but because Zhou Xuezheng avoided suspicion, he dragged it out until now, today is high school, congratulations!"

"Brother Zhou, we are all worried in our hearts, Brother Zhou must be confident, and there must be a place for Brother Zhou on the list."

"Brother Zhou is full of red light today, and his fortune is at the head, I don't know if Brother Zhou wants to stay in Tokyo or prepare to go out of Beijing after high school?"

Zhou Bangyan has always maintained a polite smile on his face, and frequently bowed his hands, but he didn't answer much, only said: "Brother Tai's words were said too early, the world's scholars gathered, and there were many talented people, and it was normal for him to not be on the emperor's list." ”

Although Zhou Bangyan said this, it was only to express his modesty, but in his heart, he felt that he was bound to win. Whether it is poetry, scriptures, or strategies. Zhou Duwen is, as people say, he has a bamboo in his chest. is a stroke of handwriting, and Zhou Duwen is also more confident than most people.

A genius naturally has the pride of a genius.

Several officials of the Ministry of Rites smiled and led a few officials out of the Donghua Gate, and the long scrolls were slowly spread out and pasted on the notice board.

Everyone squeezed through, constantly searching for their names in the list.

The name is right, and the place of origin is also matched. Everyone's eyes are panicked and longing, and the heart at this moment is really difficult to describe in words.

Suddenly, the crowd erupted in cheers: "Ah... I'm in, I'm in... It's really me, Suzhou Chen Dezhang. ”

It was one person cheering, there was no congratulatory sound left and right, everyone was still looking on the list, looking for their names.

One by one, they cheered and cheered one by one.

Some people are happy and some are worried, and some people are looking for it over and over again, for fear that they will miss it, for fear that they will see it wrong, and they will not find it once, and then look for it a second time.

Zhou Duwen's face turned pale, and he slowly withdrew from the crowd, only feeling that his face was hot, and he was shameless to face the scholars around him, so he just wanted to leave the crowd quickly.

Fortunately, everyone's attention is still on the list, and they are all looking for their own names.

Zhou Duwen had already walked out of the crowd, and a small guy next to him had been waiting for a long time, and he stepped forward with a smile on his face and was about to congratulate him, seeing the expression of his master, he already understood, and quickly held back his words.

Zhou Duwen walked quickly, and the little guy followed behind him, and his face was not good-looking. But no one expected that Zhou Duwen, who has always been full of confidence, fell off the list.

is Zhou Duwen's usual time, he drank a few glasses of wine, and he himself said the words that must be successful. When I met Zhao Huan, who was still the prince, in Yuxian Tower, Zhou Duwen also said such confident words.

Zhou Duwen was already on his way home, and the roll call began to shout in his loudest voice. Some people didn't leave for a long time, standing in front of their heads with a smile on their faces, and some people left the scene gloomily, sad.

But some people finally found out that Zhou Duwen was not on the list, and they were already looking for Zhou Duwen's figure left and right, and said: "I didn't expect that Tokyo Zhou Duwen didn't make the list... ”

"Huh... Brother Zhou really didn't make the list, what about Brother Zhou? ”

"I heard that Zhou Duwen was mostly confident and swore an oath before, but now he has fallen off the list, but it is also a joke...

In some people's words, it was really surprising that Zhou Duwen was not on the list. Of course, there are also people who think it's ridiculous in their hearts and are about to see the joke.

"It's okay, after a few days of the Luming banquet, I will invite Brother Zhou to go with me, without Brother Zhou, this Luming Poetry Club will also be a little worse."

The Luming Banquet is a literati gathering after the exam, and there are also officials from the Ministry of Etiquette who attend, and of course, there is also a poetry meeting on top of the banquet. Zhou Duwen's literary talent is naturally obvious to everyone. Even this poetry club is going to find Zhou Duwen to go with him.

But these high school scholars still don't know that this year's Luming Banquet is extraordinarily grand, and most of the officials of the Ministry of Rites attended before, but this year, it is the court scholar and the servant Geng Nanzhong who will be present.

It's just that in this Tokyo, there is no more Zhou Duwen.

Zhou Duwen had just walked to the door of the house, but he was stopped by a vicious man, who was covered with blue-black birthmarks on most of his face. stepped forward and said, "Gongzi Zhou is polite." ”

Zhou Duwen naturally recognized this evil man, it was the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi, and he knew that this Yang Zhi was Zheng Zhi's confidant, so he stepped forward and hurriedly grabbed Yang Zhi, and then went into the gate, just because he didn't want people to recognize Yang Zhi, and said urgently: "Why did General Yang come to Tokyo, it is very risky." ”

Even Zhou Duwen still understands many things in his heart, where can Zheng Zhi's henchmen be accommodated in this Tokyo City. It was Zheng Zhi who crowned the King of Yan, and the ministers of Tokyo City also regarded him as a thief. can't take Zheng Zhi, and taking Yang Zhi is also a great achievement.

Yang Zhi saw Zhou Duwen's movements, and he didn't resist, so he followed Zhou Duwen straight into the door, and said with a smile: "Zhou Gongzi, this time King Yan sent me to take Gongzi to Hebei." ”

Zhou Duwen was so smart, and asked in a blink of an eye: "Could it be that your Yan King knows that I can't be a Jinshi?" ”

Yang Zhi also said with a smile on his face: "My Yan King is like a god. ”

The two of them had already entered the door while talking, and the little guy behind them was closing.

Zhou Duwen's miserable face actually laughed when he heard this, but the smile was not good-looking, and the smile was sad, and he only said: "The gentleman is frank and open, and he can communicate with each other freely, but under the miasma, this Tokyo can't tolerate me as a white-bodied scholar." Ridiculous and pathetic. ”

Yang Zhi replied when he heard this: "Gongzi Zhou, isn't this also a good thing, under the palace, it is the time when there is a shortage of people, Yanyun Hebei, the world is vast, and His Royal Highness King Yan will definitely treat him well." ”

Zhou Duwen shook his head and said, "Two years ago, I said that after high school, I would go to Hebei to work. Now that I have fallen off the list, I don't know how many people are laughing. ”

Zhou Duwen's words are revealed, which is the sorrow in his heart. even has some feelings of inferiority, feeling that he has no high school and has not proved his talent, and when facing Zheng Zhi, it is inevitable that he will feel disgraced, and even worry about being looked down upon.

When Yang Zhi heard this, he said: "Childe, rest assured, His Royal Highness King Yan can have a good relationship with Gongzi, that is, he already knows the gap in Gongzi's chest and the noble character." When I was sent here this time, I knew that the emperor was narrow-minded and could not allow his son to gain fame. This time, the frame is ready, so I ask the son to decide. ”

Zhou Duwen suddenly stopped, looked around the mansion, and said, "Let's go, I'll go north today." There is nothing else in the house, only a collection of thousands of books. Take my father's tablet with me, and go out of town by this evening. ”

Yang Zhi was overjoyed when he heard this, the errand went so smoothly, and said: "Childe is at home to prepare a little, and when you go out to call the men under your command, you will definitely help Childe clean up within a few hours." ”

Zhou Duwen nodded, he had already made up his mind.

It was Yang Zhi who said: "His Royal Highness King Yan still has something to entrust to the prince." ”

"Say." Zhou Duwen didn't say much, and didn't say some words.

After Yang Zhi took out a letter from his arms, he said: "This news, please also ask Gongzi to send someone to Tokyo to disperse." ”

Zhou Duwen took the letter, opened it and looked at it for a moment, and then said: "Small matter, when I send a few letters, this matter will spread all over Tokyo in less than two days." ”

"Thank you, Childe! In the next place, I went to call someone to help the son pack his luggage. Yang Zhi thanked him, saw that Zhou Duwen nodded, and then turned his head to the gate.

Zhou Duwen also hurried back to the study, Rong Xiaorong also followed, and saw Zhou Duwen lifting the pen, and Rong Xiaorong hurriedly went to polish the ink. But there is also a guess in his heart, and after seeing Zhou Duwen's appearance, he probably knows what happened today. There was only a sad face.

Zhou Duwen wrote hard, looked up at Rong Xiaorong, and said: "Lady don't need to worry, Tokyo can't tolerate me, and I don't want to mess around in Tokyo, so I will go to see the vastness of the world and do something big for men." ”

Rong Xiaorong listened to Zhou Duwen's words, his face changed slightly, he thought that he would not be in high school, Zhou Duwen should be in an extremely sad mood, but he didn't want Zhou Duwen to show a little more perseverance. It's that the mood is also a lot better, and the hand of grinding ink is also a little faster. He only said: "If the son can be comfortable, the slave family will also be comfortable." ”

Looking at the words of the weekly letter, that is, under the Yanwang Mansion, officials must also be selected, and the method of selection does not test poetry or scriptures. Only the examination of policy theory, and a new subject, administrative ability test. After passing the exam, participate in the interview, according to the results, it is not a problem to be a magistrate, and it is possible to stay in the palace to serve.

Although Zhou Duwen didn't quite understand what the administrative aptitude test was, he didn't care about it, just wrote a few letters and asked someone to send them.

This method of examination is the method of examination for future generations of civil servants. The questions in the administrative aptitude test are not simple, and most of them are objective. It also includes all aspects, such as general knowledge, law, economics, agriculture, humanities, geography, history, politics, language expression and understanding, logical ability, and mathematical problems.

This kind of news was spread by Zhou Duwen, which is just right. It didn't take a few days for the news to spread throughout Tokyo. When many scholars return to their hometowns, they will be able to spread all over the world.

Zheng Zhi's subordinates lack talents, so it is to select more pragmatic talents, just after the release of the Tokyo imperial examination, it is the time when countless scholars are heartbroken, hundreds of miles north into Hebei, there is still a chance, I believe that many people will also have the mentality of giving it a try.

I went to Beijing to take the exam to be an official, and I went north to take the exam, but it was also to be an official. In essence, there is no difference, and the ten-year cold window is just to be an official.

When the five or six small servants of the Zhou Mansion walked out of the door with letters, it brought countless scholars another opportunity to become officials.