After lunch, the group continued on their way, but this time there was one more person. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Yu Shaobai naturally raised his hands in favor of the little beggar's joining, but Zuo Yi's expression was not very happy, and the little beggar was not impressed, and insisted on riding with him, Zuo Yi was unwilling to live or die, and then Yu Shaobai and others saw an extremely brutal beating.

In the end, the left nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he had no choice but to accept the gift of God.

Yu Shaobai sat on the back of the horse and smiled at the woman in front of him: "It is said that beating hurts, and scolding is love." Why don't you see Ruyu beating me and scolding me? Yu Shaobai's question is cheap enough.

Ruyu leaned on his back, raised her eyes and said, "I'm not willing to fight, why don't you beat me and scold me?" ”

Hearing this, Yu Shaobai was speechless for a while, but he just smiled, but his heart was a little complicated, God was fair to himself, but not very fair to her.

……

On the 10th day of September, a sudden hailstorm fell in Pujiang County, causing a disaster.

"Ruyu, you hurry into the carriage, the two brothers hurry up the carriage, if you don't find a place to hide, we will be stoned to death!" Yu Shaobai's voice was drowned out by the sound of hail falling to the ground, but the speed of the big guys had already accelerated, and people were afraid of smashing, and so were the horses. The pain in his body naturally followed a lot faster.

"Yu boy, there seems to be a broken temple over there, let's avoid it." Zhang Shide stood on the top of the tree and reminded loudly, and the group hurriedly rushed in the direction he pointed, and soon saw the ruined temple.

"Stop!"

Yu Shaobai turned over and dismounted, and said to everyone: "The broken temple is too small, it is impossible for horses and carriages to enter, and they will definitely be stoned to death if they are tied outside, let's still let them go, whether they are alive or dead, each has its own destiny!" With that, he slapped the horse's buttocks, and the horse ran away in pain.

Although the three people on the left are not used to such a benevolent approach, they are not repulsed, let go of the horses in the carriage, and carefully carry Hei Xuan and Xu Sanjin into the broken temple, Yu Shaobai followed behind with Ruyu in his arms, and Zhang Shide walked at the end.

The group walked into the broken temple, and the five young people dressed as Confucian scholars sitting inside, Zuo Yi and others put the sick number in the open space in the west, intending to live, and Yu Shaobai walked into the broken temple and couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the five Confucian students.

"Jing Ming, don't you think that portrait looks like Shaobai?" Qi Sheng, who was sitting by the fire, said to Li Jingming beside him, Li Jingming and Shu Jin were playing Go, and they didn't go to see the temple at all, but Qian Zehua, who was watching the chess, had a good look, although the sky was dark, he still saw the appearance of the young man.

"Shaobai! Why are you here! Qian Zehua laughed out loud, and the four sons of Lanxi were attracted to the young man standing at the door.

Hearing this, Yu Shaobai also knew that he was recognized, so he turned his head and glanced at Zuo Yi and the others, I am afraid that this matter is a little troublesome, and it seems that he has to make up a reason.

"Why are the brothers here? What a coincidence! Yu Shaobai bowed his hand and bowed, Ruyu followed closely beside him, although he couldn't see his face clearly, but his figure was enough to attract attention.

Shu Jin pointed at the woman and said with a smile: "I heard that Shaobai you came to Pujiang to study, why do you have an extra confidante by your side, it's really enviable!" ”

"Why are you here?" Yu Shaobai is not very interested in this question, this guy is obviously a pair of perverted eyes, and he wants to hit people now.

Li Jingming took the initiative to answer: "Shaobai Mo won't forget." We participated in the township test, and we were about to return to Lanxi not long ago, and we were still thinking about whether you would meet in Pujiang. I didn't expect to really bump into it. ”

Hearing this, Yu Shaobai remembered the township test, he had been in Hangzhou City for so long, and he had forgotten about it, but fortunately they didn't see him in Hangzhou City, otherwise they would have to make up words to fool him through.

"Look at my memory, I actually forgot about me, I don't know how you did in the township exam today?"

"Why did Yu Gongzi become so sour when he spoke?" Zuo Yi muttered quietly, but Yu Shaobai heard it clearly. He can only express his helplessness, can he not be sour with a reader?

Tian Hua waved his hand and sat back by the fire, as did the other four, looking lonely and depressed. Yu Shaobai pondered that the five of them should be wiped out in this township test.

"You don't have to be discouraged, there are many ways to serve the court, there are many ways to be an official for the people, if you fail to pass the imperial examination today, we will have a next time." Qian Zehua is more optimistic, the reason why he sighed just now was mainly because he was worried that the lady in the family would be angry, and he didn't pay attention to this loss, so he comforted him.

On the side, Li Jingming asked for a mouthful of steamed buns, and said slowly: "I must take Yakui in the next township test!" ”??

When Yu Shaobai heard this, he turned his head to look at Hei Xuan and the others, and suddenly sighed. Li Jingming said suspiciously: "We didn't do well in the exam, what are you sighing about?" ”

"Alas~ I'm sighing for the name of the scene. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it next year. ”

Li Jingming was a little unhappy: "Shaobai, I am a little unhappy about what you said, you don't believe in my strength like this?" ”

"Of course, I believe in Brother Jing Ming's strength, but before the end of the year, the imperial court will issue an edict announcing the temporary suspension of the imperial examination, even if Jing Ming, no matter how strong your strength is, Yakui, you have no chance."

As soon as Yu Shaobai's voice fell, Li Jingming and the others looked shocked. "Shaobai, you can't talk nonsense, the emperor reopened the imperial examination in the third year of Hongwu, and it is only the third year, how can you temporarily suspend the imperial examination?"

"Brother Zehua also has a point. However, the imperial examination is to select talents for the imperial court, share the worries of the imperial court, and solve the difficulties of the people. If the imperial examination is a group of nerds who only know the sub-title, then the imperial examination will lose its meaning of existence. To be honest, if the imperial examination becomes the main way for scholars to enter the ranks, it will be unfair to some scholars. ”

"What's unfair?"

Yu Shaobai said with a smile: "You all have a solid family background, you are all children of rich families in Lanxi, reading is just a matter of words for you, and those children from poor families have not even done food and clothing, even if they have great ambitions, no matter how good their quality, as long as they have no money, they have no money to study, no examination entanglement, there is no way to go to the scientific examination, and the imperial examination is temporary, it is to give them new hope, that is to be virtuous." ”

"Step~"

Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the door was pushed open, and a housekeeper pushed the door open, followed by a gray-haired old man. When Zhang Shide saw the old man, his face changed slightly, and he hurriedly turned around and sat by the fire.

The old man didn't notice Zhang Shide's abnormality, and just cast his eyes on the young man in white. "Young man, I happened to hear your words outside the door just now, I don't know how you knew that the imperial court would temporarily suspend the imperial examination?"

When Yu Shaobai heard this, he hesitated. He just wanted to show his hand and suppress Hei Xuan and the others, once his prediction was successful, maybe they would admire him, and if they asked them to make a move in the future, they would be more sure, otherwise they would not be able to help them kill their adults for no reason, unless Yu Shaobai's image was almost like a god in their hearts, then his words would be convincing.

However, he didn't expect to hear that there were many people, and the old man asked the point in one sentence, and he thought about it and replied: "I don't dare to speculate about the holy will in my later life, if I really want to say why." The emperor reopened the imperial examination that year, and it was clear that it was to fill the vacancies of officials and seek welfare for the people. But the result was that in the past three years, the performance of the officials from the imperial examination was unremarkable, and they did not meet the emperor's requirements at all. Many of the civil officials in the imperial court are powerful people, and even the late students can see the problem, and they may have seen it long ago, even if the emperor doesn't say it, they will say it, and if they don't say it, the officials will also say that in the end, the emperor will definitely temporarily abolish the imperial examination. ”

The old man nodded slightly after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Looking at your young age, your knowledge is not shallow. Those young descendants did disappoint the emperor, but do you know why the imperial examination did not do anything? ”

Yu Shaobai thought about it, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him, he replied: "Wansheng thinks there are three reasons in his heart. First, there is a problem with the rules of the imperial examination. ”

"Tell me what the problem is."

In order to fill the ranks of bureaucrats, the emperor ordered all provinces to take the examination for three consecutive years, and people could go directly to Beijing to listen to the election. According to the original rules of the imperial examination in the Tang and Song dynasties, there is still a long way to go to Beijing to become an official. As soon as this order came out, it was a position that could only be obtained after fierce competition and layers of screening. Now that it is readily available, people naturally rejoice, especially those who are not able to pass the exam. ”

In this way, it is very likely that the group of people who have been awarded official positions do not live up to their names. Our dynasty is still in the initial period, and it is extremely important to use people to govern the world, even on the grounds of "too many officials and lack of personnel", we have to say that such measures are too urgent; It will bury hidden dangers in the future. ”

"Good!"

The old man could not help but applaud, if these words had come from the mouth of the elder sage, he might have felt normal. But this young man analyzed the court problem so thoroughly at a young age, which couldn't help but surprise people.

However, Hei Xuan and the others didn't know what was good at all, they listened in a daze, and Li Jingming and the others on the other side looked pensive, these words didn't sound very profound, but the problem was that they only knew how to read, and never thought about these things. Is it possible that you are the nerd who Shaobai said?

"Young man, keep talking."

"The move to exempt from the examination is tantamount to lowering the boundaries of the imperial court's selection of talents, and in a sense, it is unfair. If the young people in the future want to become a leader, they are all selected by the imperial examination. It should not be difficult for a truly talented person to act as a citizen based on what he has learned. And how are these young people with insufficient talent selected by the imperial court now? Here's reason two. ”

Hearing this, Li Jingming and others were puzzled, Yu Shaobai's words had no beginning or end, what was the second reason? Why are you still selling off.

But if they can't understand it, it doesn't mean that the old man can't understand it. He looked at the young man appreciatively: "You little guy seems to be a human spirit, and those words are really not good for you." But you can see that there are still people in the court who are ignorant and ignorant, which is really ridiculous. (To be continued.) )