At last it rained during the night, and it didn't stop until it was gray.

Zhang Mu lay on the bed tossing and turning all night, and in the early morning, he washed up, changed his clothes, and prepared to go.

Today is the big day of the college examination, the so-called college examination, is the last examination of the children's examination, this examination, is the show of talent, but also the first step to officially become a scholar class.

If you become a showman, you are a student, and you have the qualification to participate in the township examination.

Zhang Mu stayed awake all night not because he was nervous, but because it was too hot, listening to the rain outside the window and hitting the plantain all night, thinking about dealing with Haikou and bandits.

Later, I inexplicably remembered my parents and friends in the distant future, and I completely lost sleep.

Yan Su also got up early and sent Zhang Mu to the door, reluctant to give up.

After all, the college examination is a formal examination, unlike the county examination and the government examination, which are taken on the same day and finished on the same day, but have to be tested for two to three days in a row, and the specific time depends on the content of the exam.

Candidates should bring their own bedding and be prepared to spend the night in the examination booth.

waited until the last exam was completed before he could get out of the dragon gate.

Yan Su saw that Zhang Mu's eyes were dark, and the injuries on his face were not all healed, and he was in a state of malaise, so he asked distressedly, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"It was too hot and I didn't sleep well." Zhang Mu yawned and said.

Yan Su sneered faintly: "I often hear that the heart is calm and naturally cool, it's not that it's too hot, but you are worried about the little county lord in your heart, and you can't sleep at night!" ”

"Do I care about her design? Besides, people are golden branches and jade leaves, and the sky is noble, where do I climb high? Besides, where does she have my Su'er gentle and moving, Mingyan and cute? Not to mention that she is the county lord, even if she is my princess, I am not uncommon. Zhang Mu hurriedly smiled.

"Really?" Yan Su asked shyly.

"What are you lying to do? The horse is the most official in the world, and he even has to look at other people's eyes when he touches his wife's hand. I can't stand that humiliation! Zhang Mu said with a smile.

Yan Su smiled at this time: "Even if your mouth is sweet, you come with your ears, I'll tell you a secret." ”

Zhang Mu went over, Yan Su looked around, Han Fangshan and the others were still busy, so he quietly kissed Zhang Mu on the face and said, "Take the test well." I'm here waiting for you to come back. ”

Zhang Mu saw that her face was like a peach blossom, shy and charming, so he took advantage of her inattention, kissed her and turned to get into the car.

A moment later, the carriage arrived outside the Fuwen Academy, and as soon as Zhang Mu got off the car, he saw a group of candidates in Wuyang.

At this moment, the Dragon Gate has not yet opened, everyone is waiting outside, Zhang Mu is a little surprised and said: "Why are there so many people in the college examination this year?" ”

Han Fangshan said with a smile: "My lord, you don't know yet, because of the great trouble in eastern Zhejiang, the original college examination in Taizhou was canceled, and all the exams were taken in Hangzhou." These candidates came from all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and in the past five or six days, the entire Hangzhou City Inn was full. ”

Zhang Mu suddenly realized that the college examination will generally be divided into two or three tests, and some provinces even divide it into five or six times, which is all considering that it is not easy for candidates to climb mountains and wade through waters.

Now that the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Japanese robbers are here, the hospital test in Taizhou has been canceled, which is why so many people have appeared.

Zhang Mu couldn't help but sigh lightly, the candidates are like this, it can be seen that the people of eastern Zhejiang have been terrified?

In good conscience, the Haikou in Hongwu Nian are far less rampant than the Haikou in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and compared with the Haikou in the Zhengde period, they can be regarded as a small trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang closed the sea at the beginning, firstly, because he considered that Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang's old ministry were lonely overseas and could not be involved, and Meng Yuan was the main enemy, so he had no extra energy to pay attention to overseas, and secondly, he felt that the Ming Dynasty was rich in products and could be self-sufficient.

So he recruited generals along the coast, built fortresses and cities, and built warships to drive out the Japanese and keep the interior safe.

However, since the Tang and Song dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty, the sea has never been forbidden, and coastal residents rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea, especially in densely populated places, and they use the sea as their fields, and the fishery is also their food.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the emperor of Song Huizong Jingkang was ashamed, and King Kang Zhao Gou could not escape, and established the Southern Song Dynasty in the south, which led to a large-scale migration of the population from northern China to the south.

Secondly, maritime trade has been around for thousands of years, and now that this road has been cut off, how many people have gone bankrupt because of it?

Closing the sea is not a long-term solution.

After there is no trade, the Japanese can only come to guns, burn and plunder, and do all kinds of evil, ordinary people just need to think about the precariousness? Who can live in peace?

So it makes sense that this scene appeared.

Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of encircling the sea to build a city and hoarding soldiers and horses is also good, after all, the Japanese in the Hongwu period are all real Japanese people, just a small force, and the Ming Dynasty has just been founded, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and they are not afraid of the Japanese invaders.

However, no matter how powerful the defense system is, it cannot withstand the corrosion of huge interests, and the people's hearts are already greedy. Under the trend of a huge chain of interests, coastal defense is becoming more and more corroded, and under the influence of one another, the Japanese are becoming more and more rampant, and the people are even more afraid.

This is a big trouble after all, although it is still stubborn at the moment, and with his eyes closed, he can foresee the scene that the Japanese will not be able to clean up in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Mu felt a little tricky, and thought in his heart that if he could have a chance to improve this matter, he could give it a try, even if it didn't work, he would do his best.

At this time, Zhang Mu looked up by chance and saw Chen Ying and other people, who obviously didn't see Zhang Mu, and they were all discussing the content of the exam for a while.

Zhang Mu walked over at the moment, and gently patted Chen Ying's shoulder, Chen Ying was talking, and suddenly turned around and saw Zhang Mu, and suddenly looked embarrassed, and the little friends who followed him turned around and prepared to leave.

"Ahem, everyone, we're meeting, what's wrong? Ready to run? Have you forgotten our bet? Zhang Mu sneered.

Chen Ying wanted to die at the moment, so she stubbornly said: "Brother Muzhi, you also try it in the old courtyard." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, is your name Brother Muzhi?" Zhang Mu reprimanded angrily.

Chen Ying cried with a sad face, then knelt on the ground, hugged her fists and said, "Father." ”

When his friends saw Chen Ying kneeling, they hurriedly knelt down and said, "Father." ”

As soon as he shouted like this, all the eyes around him were immediately gathered, and Zhang Mu smiled proudly: "Good sons, you have to take the test well today." ”

Chen Ying got up and left angrily.

Zhang Mu looked at his back and couldn't help but show a sneer: "Chen Ying, Chen Ying, to be honest, I don't want to embarrass you." But who made the world not peaceful? I don't make trouble, how do those people know that I'm still alive? I'll just grieve you. ”