In Lin'an City in September, the clouds are still high and the wind is light, the osmanthus jasmine is fragrant, and the admission test of Helan Courtyard will start in the middle of this month.

For this test, the court of the Great Song Dynasty also attaches great importance to it, you must know that the people who can enter the Helan Academy, they must not be ordinary people, even if they can't become a great cultivator in the first world, there will be a large number of people who are invited by the court to use and entrusted with important tasks, which is an excellent place for the court to select talents.

Therefore, entering Helan Courtyard indicates that you are no longer an ordinary person, but an existence that ordinary beings look up to.

Such an opportunity, as long as anyone with a little ability, will not rush to fight for it.

What's more, on that day, His Majesty the Emperor will also take some ministers of the court and the central government to visit the admission test, such a grand treatment, try to ask where there are such honors.

Therefore, this incident that was enough to shake the whole Song Dynasty naturally aroused people's curiosity, and they vowed to see this uncommon excitement on that day.

After the completion of the preliminary examination, the thousands of candidates who were lucky enough to be selected after the preliminary examination were even more during this time, reciting hard and practicing martial arts to ensure that they could achieve a proud result on the day of the admission examination and ascend to the sky in one step.

Among the many bustling streets in Lin'an City, there is one street that is the closest to the imperial city and the most prosperous, but few pedestrians can walk into that wide street.

Because it's not that I don't want to enter, but I can't get in at all.

On this street, called Fenghua Street, sits a majestic mansion, King Xun's Mansion.

Xun Wang Shi Luankai, one of the most powerful kings with different surnames in the Great Song Dynasty, a person who would not take the emperor on the throne in his eyes at all, he has so much wealth, and the number of people under him has reached an unimaginable level.

King Xun knew that in this world, there have always been people who are afraid of him, and even hate him, hoping that he will die as soon as possible, and even has been secretly attacked several times, but all the dangers have been eliminated by the masters of the world raised by him.

Wanting his life is tantamount to a fool's dream!

In the main hall, King Xun sat crookedly on the throne in the middle, leaning on the wide back arm of the seat, and slanted a few glances at the few cronies standing under the hall.

He said in a deep voice: "The admission test of Helan Academy is about to begin, and the young talents from all over the Song Kingdom, and even the surrounding countries, will emerge, and every three years to this time, it is the time for our Xunwang Mansion to select and recruit talents. ”

All the cronies nodded their heads and said yes again and again, praising His Royal Highness King Xun for his foresight.

King Xun waved his hand to stop it, looked in the direction of the imperial city and said coldly: "Hmph! The one on the dragon chair will encourage and cheer me up every time he is admitted to the hospital, so it seems that all the talents in the world are in his hands, and he doesn't want to think about it, in the Helan Courtyard, there are also people from my Shiluankai, and all the talents in the world will be sincerely loyal to me in the future!"

Speaking of this, King Xun suddenly straightened up and said solemnly: "Go and tell Kong Sheng of Helan Academy, this year, you must receive all the outstanding candidates into your hands, so that those acid thieves who still want to be loyal to the weak emperor will not be able to receive an outstanding apprentice!"

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Xun, I will go to Helan Courtyard to find that Kong Sheng, and explain your meaning to him clearly!"

After watching the man go out and go to Helan Courtyard to spread his words, King Xun leaned again, looked at the loyal general Xie Qian in the hall and said: "The defense outside the imperial city, because of a moment of carelessness, was replaced by the emperor with a heartfelt person, this is a bad move for us, we must not be so careless in the future!"

"It's His Royal Highness King Xun, I must be careful in the future!"

"Well, there is also the hateful Qianlong Gang...... the look on King Xun's face was gloomy: "After the three were eliminated by us, the Qianlong Gang seems to have not moved, you all still have to be vigilant, and my distant relative Wu Shan, who has died inexplicably in the past few days, although it is rumored that it is my distant wife's family who led someone to death, but I have some suspicions, go, check carefully, to see if it is the hands and feet of the Qianlong Gang secretly done, you must check carefully!"

When the people below heard this, they quickly agreed and immediately set about it.

......

On the seventh day of the first month of September, this is the day of the world-famous Helan Courtyard, the day of the admission test, with the advent of this day, the whole Lin'an City is like a festival, and it becomes extremely lively and noisy.

Early in the morning, before dawn, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on the streets of Lin'an City. It's almost filling up the streets.

The noise, shouting, and even the neighing of the horses came in bursts, making an already prosperous capital even more lively.

Zhang Xiaoxian knew that there would be a lot of people traveling on this day, so he ordered a carriage early, picked up the two of them, and headed towards Nahelan Courtyard for the second time in his life.

Only this time, it was not as smooth as last time, the carriages along the way were one by one, almost unable to walk, there was no way, and in the end, the government dispatched people and horses, and the carriages on the street were selected first, then the officials, and finally there were many crowds of people watching the excitement, marching in turn, and the two of them were able to arrive outside Helan Courtyard before the admission test began.

Seeing Helan Courtyard again, Zhang Xiaoxian's feelings in his heart were a little more eager than before, looking at the spacious black and white buildings spread out in a flat green grass, looking at the rows of towering ancient trees in the distance, and the towering mountains against his back.

was so drunk that he cheered at himself and Zhang Linzi loudly: "Helan Courtyard, we must go in!"

"Hmph! That's a good idea, but I don't know how you two are preparing for your homework?" suddenly came a woman's crisp voice behind her.

The voice sounded so familiar.

"Yun'er!" Zhang Linzi, who was in a wheelchair, first exclaimed, and then quickly spun the wheelchair he was sitting in, facing the direction from which the voice came.

Zhang Xiaoxian was also stunned, turned his head to look, but saw Zhang Yun'er in pink and white clothes, smiling in their eyes.

"Sister Yun'er, why are you here too?" Zhang Xiaoxian was surprised and delighted, and greeted with a smile.

Zhang Yun'er looked at the two brothers who hadn't seen him for a long time, smiled brightly, and said: "Entering Helan Courtyard is also a place I have always dreamed of entering, is it only allowed for you to come, and I can't?"

"But, Yun'er, aren't you locked up in the mansion......" Zhang Linzi's face had become extremely happy at this time, and a pair of dark eyes were staring at the pretty round face, not wanting to move away at all.

"Yes, my father is locked up and I won't let you see you, but he didn't say that he wouldn't let me come to Kaohelan Academy!"

"Great, if we can all pass the admission test, wouldn't we be able to meet every day......" Zhang Linzi said in a trembling voice with excitement.

"Well, of course, but ......" Zhang Yun'er turned her head to look at Zhang Xiaoxian: "As far as I know, Lin Zi's knowledge doesn't have to worry about taking the admission test, but you ......" Zhang Yun'er pouted and said: "I heard that someone is not only not good at studying well these days, but also nostalgic for the Qinglou in Lin'an City, let me ask this young man, how sure are you about the admission test?"

Zhang Xiaoxian listened, and knew that this was Zhang Yun'er squeezing himself with words, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I think I'm okay, what about you, Sister Yun'er?"

"Okay?" Zhang Yun'er didn't seem to expect Zhang Xiaoxian to say such a bold and unashamed thing, and when she heard him ask herself, she couldn't help but have a dark look on her face, although she was locked up in the house for a while, and she didn't do anything else, so she was ready to be admitted to the hospital to try, but the previous defeat still made her feel palpitations.

Seeing that Zhang Yun'er's mood became sluggish, Zhang Linzi next to him couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, and hurriedly stepped forward to divert the conversation.

At this time, the wide lawn in front of the hospital was already full of candidates who had come to take the exam, and there were more than a dozen elderly masters and deacons from Helan Academy.

It looks like a large piece of black pressing, and it's very magnificent.

With the arrival of a pair of imperial forest troops, surrounded by palace guards and officials of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Yu, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, also came to Helan Courtyard from the palace.

The entrance examination of an academy actually alarmed the emperor and his old man, as well as many officials in the court, which shows the supremacy of Helan Academy in the Great Song Kingdom.

However, even with such a grand scene, the emperor and his old man still failed to see the person who was really in charge of Helan Courtyard, and as a soul-like figure in this courtyard, he respected Qin Yuanyang.

"Elder his old man, still in retreat?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Master, he has been in retreat for three years and has not yet come out of ......" It was a deacon from Helan Monastery who came forward to bow down and speak.

The emperor's expression was a little regretful, but he soon became excited again, looking at the many young talents and scholars who flocked to the venue, as if he saw a more promising future for this country.

Zhang Xiaoxian, like most of the candidates here, was the first time he had seen the true face of His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Kingdom.

Remembering the last time he entered the palace and strayed into the side hall, he only heard the voice of the emperor's old man, but he didn't see him, Zhang Xiaoxian couldn't help but feel a little regretful, now it's okay, he can carefully see what this person admired by thousands of people looks like.

Dressed in a bright yellow robe, with a jade belt around his waist, a square and fair face, there are already a few deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and at first glance he looks very gentle, but there is a compelling majesty between his eyebrows and eyes.

When he saw His Majesty the Emperor's face clearly, Zhang Xiaoxian didn't seem to be satisfied, perhaps the people here were most curious about His Majesty the Emperor.

There may only be Zhang Xiaoxian who is different from this, because he not only wants to see the emperor and see his prestige, but he also wants to see someone else in his heart.

The person who has made Zhang Xiaoxian extremely concerned since he learned the truth about the Lin family's murder.

"Who is the person standing on the left side of His Majesty the Emperor?" Zhang Xiaoxian stood in the middle of the green lawn, looked at the side where everyone in front of him was looking, and asked the slightly fat young candidate standing beside him.

"You don't know this person, it can be seen how lonely and unheard of you are!" The chubby candidate next to him looked at Zhang Xiaoxian in surprise and said with some disapproval.

Zhang Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment, being disgusted and ignorant, it was not a good word, and because he was a little self-righteous and gifted since he was a child, he always felt that he was a little smart and good compared to ordinary people.

How could anyone have belittled him so much, he couldn't help but be a little sneering, and said in his heart: I came in the deep mountains, came in the border city, of course, I don't know much about some big people in this imperial city, but you have a lot of knowledge, but you know how to kill the enemy on horseback the fastest and most effective?

Zhang Xiaoxian's intensive mental activities, the fat candidate next to him naturally did not know, he was looking at it proudly at this time, the noble man who stood in front of everyone, who looked like he was in his forties, and his face was extremely kind, said: "He is the famous king with a different surname in our Great Song Kingdom, His Royal Highness King Xun!"

"It turns out that he is King Xun......" Zhang Xiaoxian repeated slowly, his expression gradually becoming cold.

King Xun Shiluankai, who was wearing a gold-inlaid brocade robe at the moment, with an amiable smile on his round and plump face, stood beside Emperor Zhao Yu, looking up at the many young candidates in this room.

He also nodded and smiled at everyone from time to time, and he couldn't see at all that he was the tyrannical Great Song Dynasty, and even the emperor was afraid of His Royal Highness King Xun.

Zhang Xiaoxian looked at the two top men in the Great Song Dynasty, and in front of everyone, they each showed their intimacy with each other and had no mustard intimacy.

In his mind, he remembered the tragic death of the two princes and the picture of the swords and swords on Seventeenth Street, and couldn't help but sigh.

As the saying goes, the face is like a brother, and the belly is black and yellow.

......

As the bell rang for the first time in Helan Hospital, the hearts of many candidates became nervous at the same time, which indicated that the admission test, which made them look forward to it and made most of the candidates nervous, was about to officially begin.

If the initial examination held in the early stage of Helan Academy focused on finding out whether all candidates had cultivation potential, then after eliminating most of them, the thousands of people left behind are their comprehensive skills in all aspects to be considered in the entrance examination, so as to select the best talents and enter Helan Academy.

This layer of selection is not at all less difficult than the Great Song National Examination.

It is even much higher, so as long as the candidate enters the Helan Academy, he will be impressed by the world.

The admission test is divided into five subjects: etiquette, music, royalty, mathematics, and technology.

The first thing to do is Like and Leke, for these two subjects, Zhang Xiaoxian didn't plan to achieve any good results at the beginning, killing robbers on the battlefield all day long, catching wild beasts in the mountains and forests, where can he get these things, even if he can barely know some of them after being influenced by Zhang Linzi all day long, but this level of knowledge is definitely not something that can cope with the consideration of admission to the hospital.

Therefore, after Zhang Xiaoxian got the question paper sent to him by Mr. Zhang, he didn't even think about it, and then handed in the errand.