The second exam of the county exam came as scheduled, because there was no pressure of the exam, Xia Yuanding was much more relaxed and could sleep lazy. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, because of Yuan Jie, Xia Yuanding still got up early and encouraged those who were about to take the exam.

Xia Yuanjie seemed to be in a good mood, and was not affected by the first exam, under the escort of his grandfather, Xia Yuanding watched the carriage slowly walk away.

Xia Yuanding naturally didn't know the specific situation of the exam, so he could only read books in Old Man Wang's study by himself.

A subset of scripture and history, it seems that this study is not big, but there are all kinds of books, and it can be said that the sparrow is small and has all five organs.

Xia Yuanding prefers some books that introduce customs and customs, as well as things that are not serious in the eyes of the elderly, but Xia Yuanding still feels that the process of learning from things is the embodiment of a person's continuous progress.

In the evening, seeing that Xia Yuanjie and his grandfather were returning with a smile, Xia Yuanding also knew that his cousin should have won this exam, so he was relieved.

In fact, for this imperial examination, his enthusiasm is obviously not as high as that of his cousin, probably because his grandfather has always instilled the idea that "everything is inferior, only reading is high", which had a huge impact on his cousin, and he did not resist his grandfather's thinking offensive. Precisely, Xia Yuanding's concept has long been formed, and he can naturally withstand his grandfather's chatter, let you say everything you want, I won't change my heart.

The results of the initial resumption came out, and as expected, Xia Yuanjie still passed, and the ranking was still high.

In the third game, Xia Yuanjie still performed well and had the opportunity to participate in four or five consecutive games.

Xia Jizu was overjoyed, the two grandchildren won the first stop in the exam this time, and they entered the list of fifty people one after another, and all of them were qualified to participate in the government exam. As for the government exam, he hasn't thought about it that much now, because the government exam is still two months away, and he still has plenty of time to prepare.

Of course, the county exam is not over here, there are important and unimportant exams later, and Xia Jizu's requirements are not high, as long as Xia Yuanding or Xia Yuanjie can take the top ten in the county.

After the final test of the county examination, all the 50 students obtained will be opened and sealed. The first name is "county case head", and the top ten names are "county top ten", which is just an honorary title.

The advantage is that during the government examination, these ten people need to be seated, just like good students sit in the front row, which is more likely to be loved by the examiner.

So far, this year's county exam is quite normal, but there are also a lot of jokes, and sometimes people can't help but laugh when they listen to it.

But in comparison, there are still many bitter tears, and those who fail to make the list will naturally be sad.

The Spring Festival is short, Xia Yuanding has been busy with the exam, and he has no distractions, coupled with the blockage of news, there are many shocking things happening in Daning's court.

A Liubu Shangshu, who has always supported the prince on the surface, was dismissed and imprisoned because of a big mistake, and the power of the East Palace has been greatly weakened. Several princes who were already interested in competing for the throne couldn't bear it anymore and began to act secretly.

For a while, the water in the court began to muddy, and the excerpt of the proposal to abolish the crown prince may have been pinched in the hands of a certain adult, and as long as the time is ripe, it will deal a fatal blow to the prince.

Only the eight guards of the military did not move, and most of their leaders were loyal to the current emperor and had a wait-and-see attitude towards the chaos in the court.

The turmoil of the imperial court will not affect Xia Yuanding, who is far away in Zhongzhou, if he is calm and quiet, he may be able to comfort him for a lifetime, even if he encounters a disaster year, with his wisdom and intelligence, he will not be without food.

But history is a huge wheel, and the more unwilling you are, the more it pulls you along. Take the exam as an example, he was also reluctant to do so, but he finally came.

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"Your Highness, the front is the boundary of Zhongzhou!"

"Zhongzhou? There are ten states in Ningguo, how many states are there? A man in his twenties dressed as a Confucian asked.

The entourage who had just spoken next to him replied: "This is not easy to answer, from the perspective of the area under its jurisdiction, Zhongzhou is only in the middle reaches." However, in terms of population taxation, Zhongzhou ranks among the top few, and since ancient times, it has been a battleground for soldiers. If you get Zhongzhou, you don't have to worry about the soldiers' rations! ”

"Well, according to what you said, Zhongzhou is indeed particularly important!"

"Your Highness, should we hurry up, otherwise it will be difficult to enter the city before dark!"

"It's okay, if you can't enter the city, you will camp in the wild!"

This highness is none other than the seventh prince of Beiyan, who dared to come to the hinterland of Daning with more than ten people, so naturally he was not secretly spying on intelligence.

This His Royal Highness came to Daning, naturally with his own important mission, not to visit the mountains and rivers.

After Qingzhou, Youzhou, and then through Zhongzhou, Bianjing is his destination, but this Royal Highness is more special, and he did not choose Daning's officials to escort him all the way, but took some subordinates and rode horses and galloped south, which is not Daning's ethos.

After getting on the horse, a burst of wolf smoke rolled up behind him, and the Seventh Highness seemed to be in a good mood, and asked as he walked: "Ning Guo has always boasted of being prosperous in literature and science, but I can't see it, along the way, we also meet people who are hungry and don't choose to eat, and even go to steal and rob." Some of the readers I have seen are also very dull-minded, and they are speechless when they are asked a few words! ”

"What His Royal Highness said is extremely true, Ning Guoxiang comes from the big situation, speaking of which, my Yan Kingdom is culturally orthodox, and our Confucianism is much stronger than Ning Guo's, but those Ning Guo's scholars don't know it!"

"In this case, when I go to Bianjing this time, I must take a good look at the spirit of these Ningguo scholars, and also show the reputation of my country's scholars."

"Your Highness, please rest assured, we have already prepared these, and when the time comes, we have invited the envoys of various countries, and then the opportunity of the banquet will definitely spread the news!"

Unexpectedly, the Yan people, who have always been ridiculed as barbarians by the people of Ningguo, have already laid out a game, just waiting for these people who laugh at them to make a fool of themselves, such sinister intentions, but unfortunately they didn't realize it, and they will make a big mistake when the time comes.

Nominally, His Royal Highness the Seventh brought the delegation to congratulate Emperor Ningguo on his birthday, but it may not be sincere. Both sides are very clear about this, and Ning Guo will also be on guard, but they never imagined that this Seventh Highness is really different from ordinary people, and they are willing to eat and cry without stopping the comfortable arrangements of Ning Guo's officials. People who live in the South naturally don't understand the way of doing things in the Northland, so let them go in the end!

If Xia Yuanding wasn't preparing for the exam at this time, maybe he would have had the opportunity to meet the Seventh Highness of the Yan Kingdom.

The passing of the two sides could not change the fate of Xia Yuanding who still had to take the exam, and he didn't notice the appearance of the county order in the first game, but this time he was finally able to see it carefully and carefully.

"Yuan Ding, Yuan Jie, the hope of the Xia family depends on you, you must show real skills!"

On this day, the final exam result depends on whether they have real skills, and no one can be negligent!