Dawan imperial examination followed the previous dynasty, opened the branch to take scholars, regardless of the high-ranking family or the poor family, as long as there is real talent and learning, there is a chance to enter the court as an official. It is an important way for the imperial court to take scholars.

Today's emperor attaches great importance to the imperial examination, and during his reign for decades, Guangxing schools have vigorously promoted the imperial examination, so the number of scholars participating in the imperial examination has increased year by year.

There are more than a dozen kinds of permanent subjects in the imperial examination, such as Ming Jing, Jinshi, Junshi, Ming Law, Ming Characters, Ming Calculation, etc., among which the Ming Jing and Jinshi are particularly important.

The Ming scriptures are rewritten and the Moyi are rewritten, and as long as you are familiar with the scriptures and commentaries, you can take the test. In addition to the examination of the scriptures and the theory of righteousness, the Jinshi department also has to test the poetry, which has always been one hundred, known as the saying of "thirty old Ming scriptures, fifty young Jinshi", which shows the difficulty of getting a Jinshi.

Every year in August, the states and counties hold an examination, also known as the autumn festival, select talented people, call it a person, and go to Chang'an together with the students recommended by the academies and schools of the states and counties, and participate in the next spring by the abbot of Shangshu Province, also known as the spring of the year.

After passing the examination, the current emperor will personally come up with the question, open the department on the main hall, and the palace examination will determine the top three in the imperial examination.

Xu Mingyuan thoughtfully put down the "Imperial Examination Essay" in his hand, and had some systematic understanding of the imperial examination. He should take the Jinshi subject, although it is difficult, but the Jinshi background will have more possibilities for improvement above the official career.

Jingyi doesn't matter, Xu Mingyuan has the ability to never forget, he has read so many books over the years, and the little Jingyi is not easy to come by.

As for poetry, although Xu Mingyuan is not good at it, if he really wants to write, he can also write a few neat rhyming poems.

It's just that Xu Mingyuan still didn't understand what this strategy was, so he picked up another "One Hundred Policies". He glanced sideways to the left, Zhou Binjie still looked like he was not giving up, it seemed that Zeng Qingyi's little goblin had indeed left a terrible shadow in his heart.

After Xu Mingyuan turned over half of the strategy, a long bell rang again, and it was already time to end school. The students got up and bowed to Mr., and when Mr. had left the fast, he packed up his things and walked out of the fast.

Xu Mingyuan picked up two books, got up and patted Zhou Binjie, who was still distracted, on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Little fatty, I'm out of school, let's go." ”

Zhou Binjie was excited, looked up at Xu Mingyuan and said with some distress: "Brother Yuan, do you think I should find some excuse not to come to the academy tomorrow, or directly tell my father that I won't use the academy in the future, anyway, I can't get any jinshi, and it's the same to come to the academy for a few more days and a few days less." ”

Xu Mingyuan didn't expect Zhou Binjie to have the idea of dropping out of school, and he couldn't comfort him with a little crying and laughing: "Little fatty, don't be afraid of that girl, if she comes to bully you in the future, I will help you block it." ”

Zhou Binjie got up and nodded with some emotion, thought about it, shook his head again, and said: "Brother Yuan, you are also difficult to protect yourself in front of that female devil, don't say such big words, you should ask for more blessings in the future." ”

"You kid ......" Xu Mingyuan stretched out his foot and kicked Zhou Binjie's ass, reached out and put his arm around his shoulder, and pointed to Zeng Qingyi, who was still sitting and reading a book at the front, and the old god said on the ground: "As long as you follow me well in the future, you will not be bullied by that little goblin." ”

At this time, the students in the teaching hall had almost left, and Xu Mingyuan directly said loudly at Zeng Qingyi's back: "Zeng Qingyi, don't bully Xiaopang in the future, something is coming at me." ”

Bai Molou, who was sitting by the window, hadn't left yet, turned his head to look at Xu Mingyuan, then looked back at Zeng Qingyi, shook his head and sighed lightly.

Zeng Qingyi turned her head, pursed her lips and looked at Xu Mingyuan's mouth with a smile on her face, and said silently to tell her not to dismantle the stage, otherwise she would not teach her the lips of the flying sword. smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll beat you twice in the future." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Binjie subconsciously took half a step back, and looked at Xu Mingyuan with some emotion.

The muscles on Xu Mingyuan's face twitched, Zeng Qingyi didn't dismantle the stage, but with the temperament she said and did, the next shot will definitely be a double portion.

Since the matter has come to this, Xu Mingyuan can only pinch his nose and admit it, patted the shoulder of Zhou Binjie, who admired him, with an unchanged face, and walked outside the sect.

When he walked to Bai Molou's side, he stretched out his foot and gently kicked Bai Molou's desk, snorted outside, and motioned for Bai Molou to go together.

Xu Mingyuan and Zhou Binjie waited outside the teaching hall for a while, and the empty-handed Baimo Building walked out slowly.

Xu Mingyuan saw that the two of them didn't bring anything, and asked: "Didn't the teaching assignment be assigned, don't you both bring some back to do?" ”

Bai Molou glanced at the book in Xu Mingyuan's hand, and asked with a sneer: "You don't even know anything about the imperial examination, right?" What, are you still planning to participate in the autumn festival in two months? ”

Zhou Binjie was also stunned, and asked a little strangely: "Brother Yuan, you don't really plan to participate in the autumn festival in two months, although the academy also has a quota for recommending students, but it is not as simple as solving the exam, there are only two months left, you don't even know what to take the exam, this is too exaggerated." ”

Regarding the suspicion of the two of them, Xu Mingyuan waved his hand disapprerovingly and said: "I don't know today, there is no big problem with this Jingyi and Shifu, I have been looking through it for the past two months, practicing my hands, and I will not be able to catch it by then." As for the policy, the current policy is not a big problem, today I read fifty policies, and the writing is average, I go south and north, and the reason is not to open my mouth to come, and when I go back to study and study, I can frighten the ghosts and gods under the pen. ”

"If you can win first place in the debate, then you don't have to worry about the debate. Of course, you have to be as good as you are to brag before you have a little chance. Bai Molou teased, obviously not believing Xu Mingyuan's wild words.

"Is that a debate a debate?" Xu Mingyuan was not annoyed, but he got some information from Bai Molou's words and asked.

"Debates are generally about current affairs, and what the dean said is to exercise everyone's ability to write current affairs policies." Zhou Binjie nodded and said, then smiled and pulled Xu Mingyuan's arm and said, "Brother Yuan, don't talk about this, you were really righteous just now." In the future, I, Zhou Binjie, will identify you as a big brother, let's go, let's drink. ”

Xu Mingyuan nodded, didn't think about it anymore, turned his head and pulled Bai Molou's hand and said with a smile: "Xiaobai, let's go together, anyway, Xiaopang has a treat, it's a fool not to drink wine." ”

Bai Molou frowned, and subconsciously wanted to stop, but he was grabbed tightly by Xu Mingyuan, and he couldn't get rid of it, so he was pulled forward by Xu Mingyuan.

A smiling fat man pulled a young Taoist priest and dragged a cold-faced scholar, and this weird combination walked towards the outside of the academy in such a conspicuous manner.

Bai Molou's jade fan covered his face, Zhou Binjie smiled, and Xu Mingyuan was complacent, which made those college students look sideways.

The students who knew the three of them couldn't understand how the smiling tiger and the cold-faced scholar who were obviously very bad in the past could hook up with Xu Mingyuan, a heart-to-heart who had aroused everyone's anger, today, and in the end they could only be blamed on the gathering of likes.

Anyway, after today, the news that a lewd freshman came to the academy, wearing an old Taoist robe, hooking up with the smiling tiger, and pulling and pulling with the cold-faced poisonous tongue Bai Molou, quickly spread throughout the academy, and even some teachings were heard.

Xu Mingyuan didn't know that it only took him one day to make Chongzhou Academy remember him, let alone that he was already notorious among the academy's students.

Out of the academy, Bai Molou shook off Xu Mingyuan's hand, and then the three of them noisily entered a restaurant called Sanyuanlou not very far from the academy.

From the words of the two of them, Xu Mingyuan almost figured out the identities of the two.

The chubby Zhou Binjie's family runs a brothel, Fengming Street in the north of Shuzhou City is the Zhou family, there are twelve brothels on that street, and the bosses behind them are all the Zhou family, it can be said that eighty percent of the skin and meat business in Shuzhou City is in the hands of the Zhou family. And listening to the meaning of Bai Molou's words, the Zhou family still has a lot of industries in other states and counties in Jiannan Province, of course, most of them are related to brothels.

The brothel is a sought-after business, and there is no strong backer behind it, where can the hospital and the Oiran be guaranteed, it can be seen that there must be people behind the Zhou family who are able to suppress those family forces that are ready to move.

And Bai Molou is even more amazing, after the gate, it is a first-class family in Shuzhou, and it is not at all comparable to the Wang family, which only has a few petty officials who have no real power. Although Zhou Binjie didn't say what the official position of the Bai family was, he could also hear between the lines that at least moving his feet in Jiannan Road could cause a big earthquake. It can be seen that Bai Molou's identity is so noble, it is indeed enough to make Wang Ziqi jealous and dare to ignore the rules of Wang Humpback.

However, Xu Mingyuan has never been very sensitive to the dignity of status, after all, he has followed his master all these years, and those people with noble status who have been abducted and deceived all the way can't be counted with one pair of hands. In Annan Province, even the king of Annan County opened the middle door to greet them in person, and invited their master and apprentice as guests.

Therefore, Xu Mingyuan still treats these two first-class sons and brothers who can be regarded as first-class in Shuzhou City as equals, without the slightest flattery and attachment.

The three of them entered the restaurant, and the little maid who had already had a spirit went to call the shopkeeper, entertained them personally, and led them to the private room on the second floor.

Zhou Binjie asked Xu Mingyuan to order first, and Xu Mingyuan casually ordered a few dishes he wanted to eat, which was to let the two of them continue to order. Zhou Binjie ordered a few more, and then asked the shopkeeper to serve a few more jars of good wine.

The wine and food came up after a while, after all, they were all young people, and after a few glasses of wine, the conversation box was also opened, and they talked about it with a high sense of wine. From the few nerds who think highly of themselves in the academy, to the beautiful Oiran in the courtyard of Xiaopang's house, and then Zhou Binjie and Bai Molou began to expose each other, and they didn't even let go of the troubles of bedwetting when they were children.

Of course, when young people speak, they always come down to the hope for the future, or their dreams, in the end.

Zhou Binjie wants to do business in the future, but he is unwilling to inherit the great business of fat powder that his father gave him that envy many men, thinking that he will do something big, and he will go further and earn more than his father.

Bai Molou was born as a general, but he was reluctant to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he actually wanted to be a civil official, fighting for the position of prime minister above 10,000 people under that person, saying that he should be a man of death.

Xu Mingyuan thought that in the future, Bai Molou would stand at the head of the hundred officials in the court, and expose the shortcomings of the hundred officials with a cold face, but no one dared to refute it, what an interesting picture it was, and couldn't help grinning.

"Brother Yuan, what do you want to do in the future?" Zhou Binjie looked at Xu Mingyuan drunkenly and asked.

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