According to the Song system, there are three imperial examinations, the first, the state examination, under the auspices of the state to take the examination, the examination can go to the imperial city of Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion, to participate in the second examination presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and then those who are selected can participate in the examination presided over by the emperor himself, the palace examination.

The palace examination began with Zhao Kuangyin, who reformed the imperial examination a few years after he became emperor, established the imperial examination system, and increased the palace examination, which greatly increased the imperial power, of course, this also brought some good news to the new officials, such as they no longer need to obtain official positions through the department of officials, as long as they pass the imperial examination, they can kick the officials away and become officials directly.

If Yue Fan wants to participate in the imperial examination, he needs to pass the state examination held by the Xiangzhou Prefecture, and then he can get the imperial court to fund the examination in Beijing, which is the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty, very humane, this imperial examination came too suddenly, most people have nothing to prepare, and the time left for the world's scholars is only two months, many scholars who cannot arrive because of the long distance are very frustrated, but the imperial examination of Xuanhe four years will not be canceled, they still have some opportunities.

In this case, more people will feel happy than frustrated.

Almost twenty days later, the state capitals successively held the first state examination of the imperial examination, which was unique in the previous imperial examinations were held quickly, so fast that the candidates almost had no time to prepare, so that everyone complained that it came too quickly, too suddenly, they were not fully prepared, and the official explanation given by Emperor Huizong was to select real talents at such a time, and the ministers did not object.

No one knew what Emperor Huizong's true purpose was.

Yue Flip doesn't care about all this, he even deeply understands why all this is, he doesn't worry about the road, because he has a war horse, the little apple that has been following Yue Flip rain or shine, the little apple is a stallion, not castrated, Zhou Dong doesn't know how to get the northwest war horse for Yue Flip, or not castrated, Yue Flip one, Yue Fei one, Yue Fei's name is very cliché - White Dragon, because it is white, Yue Flip's horse is jujube red, Yue Flip likes it very much, so he calls it a little apple.

Fresh and refined.

Sure enough, the little apple is a fresh and refined war horse, from a very young age than Yue Tuo is shorter, to now two heads taller than Yue Tuo, the little apple has become a group of excellent war horses, you must know that in today's Great Song Dynasty, people with excellent war horses are people with status, and Yue Flip has an excellent war horse with today's white identity, I have to say that it is indeed a beautiful scenery - not only Yue Flip, but also the fourteen guards under his command also have war horses, a group of fifteen people galloped all the way to the north, making many people envious along the way.

At the end of September of the third year of Xuanhe, Yue Chuan returned to his hometown of Xiangzhou with fourteen guards, first went to the Anyang County Prefecture of Xiangzhou to report, reported his name, prepared to take the imperial examination, and only after obtaining the examination qualification did he go home.

Yue's father and Yue's mother are already looking forward to it at the door, as well as Yue Fei's wife and son, Yue's two sons have been recruited to fight in the army, the Yue family is almost like the end of the world, Yue's mother and Liu's are crying, there is no such thing in the world that all two sons have to join the army, not to mention the practice of "good men are not soldiers, good iron is not nailed" in the Great Song Dynasty, obviously they are two sons with a very good reputation, the sons of good families, why did they suddenly suffer this kind of thing? Both sons are going to join the army? That's what happens only to thieves who have committed crimes!

When Yue Fei and Yue Tuo were in the army, Yue's mother and Liu would pray in the ancestral hall at home every day for the ancestors to bless Yue Fei and Yue Tuo's safety, especially Yue Tuo, who had just lost his wife, and now he was going to go to the battlefield alone, Yue Fei had a son, and Yue Tuo had no descendants, when he heard the news that the Great Song Dynasty was victorious, Yue Fei and Yue Tuo were very safe, Yue's mother cried with joy, and immediately wanted to renew Yue Tuo.

When Yue turned back, it was evening, and the horses galloped along the way, which immediately attracted the attention of the people in his hometown, especially when he arrived at the Yuejia Zhuangzi, the Yuejia Zhuang, who was deeply favored by the Yue family, was very surprised by this, and took a closer look, and immediately shouted "Liulang is coming"!

Then they ran to tell each other, in a short period of time, when Yue's war horse had not galloped to the door of the house, the villagers knew the news, when they learned that the two sons of the Yue family were going to join the army, they were very surprised, very angry and puzzled, and collectively went to the county government to appeal, naturally there was no result, but they were very worried, I don't know why the official family named the two sons of the Yue family to fight, in case there is a good one, wouldn't they ......

Yue turned back home, at the door of the house, saw Yue's mother and sister-in-law Liu who were supporting each other, and Yue's father who was standing aside, his eyes were bright, Yue turned off the horse far away from home, and walked to the family on foot, Yue's mother and Liu were just about to step forward, but they were stopped by Yue's father, Yue's father changed his serious face, and said to Yue Dou: "My son goes out for the country, but it is insulting to the national body and family law?" “

Yue Fan was stunned for a moment, and then saluted to Yue's father: "My son went out for the country, fortunately, he did not disgrace his mission!" The elder brother has made many military exploits, received official positions, and will be able to return home in a few days! ”

Father Yue nodded, stretched out a slightly trembling hand, pressed it on Yue Tuo's shoulder, pursed his mouth, and seemed to be a little excited, but soon, he controlled his emotions: "It is worthy of my son-in-law, Tuo'er, I am proud of your brother for my father!" ”

Yue Chu's heart trembled a few times, smiled slightly, and then followed the family slowly into the house, behind him, is the warm and blessed eyes of the Yue family, that night, Yue's Zhuang lanterns, just like the New Year's Festival, Yue's feast, banquet for the entire Yue's village, thank them for praying for the two sons of the Yue family day and night, so that they have today.

And the Yue family's own way of celebrating, is still very low-key and ordinary, Yue's mother cooked herself, made a few side dishes, a bowl of soup, a table, a few chairs, a few people in the family to eat together, Yue turned the more than one-year-old Xiao Yue Yun in his arms and teased, Xiao Yue Yun's limbs are very powerful, keep kicking around in Yue Fan's arms, Liu kept turning over the vegetables for Yue, kept asking about Yue Fei, Yue's mother kept saying that Yue turned over a lot of weight and so on, Only Yue's father didn't say a word, just ate, and then looked at Yue Tuo, that kind of gaze, so that Yue Tuo will never forget.

A father's love is always deep and unspeakable.

Then, Yue's mother said her thoughts to Yue Fan: "Fan'er, when you go to the battlefield this time, my mother is so scared that I can't sleep all night, for fear that your brother will have a good one, our Yue's family is thin, only you two children, if something happens to you, how can you and your father live?" Flip, my mother knows that you can't forget Cuicui, Cuicui is a good girl, but, but she, alas...... Flip, my mother still hopes that you can find a family and continue the string! ”

As soon as these words came out, Yue's father and Liu's eyes also looked at Yue Fan, Yue Fan didn't look at them, just lowered his head and teased Xiao Yueyun, and said slowly: "Mother, I don't want to talk about this for the time being, I'm going to take the exam soon, after the imperial examination, if I am admitted, I will go to be an official, at least for two years, I will not consider the matter of continuation, my brother has a son at the age of eighteen, and two years later, I am only eighteen years old." ”

Father Yue sighed deeply, and said to Mother Yue, who was about to continue to persuade: "On the day of great joy, don't talk about these things, turn over, you are about to go to Anyang for the exam, tomorrow, go to see Zhou Lao and Cuicui, as an official, the chance to come back in the future will become less and less, now take a look at it and leave a thought." ”

Father Yue is the well-deserved head of the Yue family, as soon as he spoke, he set the matter down, there is no other possibility, Mother Yue didn't say anything, Liu lowered his head and didn't speak, only Xiao Yueyun was still screaming, as if he was hungry.

The next day, Yue Chuan accompanied by Yue's father went to the mountain where he had lived for three years to worship Zhou Dong, and also swept the tomb for Cuicui, I haven't seen it for a while, their cemetery is still very clean, Yue's father said, after Yue Flip left, someone guards here every day, cleans the tombstones of Zhou Tong and Cuicui, and ensures that this place is clean, they all know that Yue Flip likes to be clean, Zhou Tong likes to be clean, and Cuicui also likes to be clean.

In the afternoon of early autumn, with a hint of cool wind blowing through the land of Hebei, the golden wheat danced with the direction of the wind, gathered into a golden wheat wave, the heavy harvest season is coming, this year, I don't know how other places, but Xiangzhou Tangyin Yuejiazhuang, is definitely a rare harvest year, maybe other places are also like this, Jiangnan suffered a military disaster, Jiangbei is a song and dance, everyone is still living their own life step by step, such days have passed more than 160 years, Everyone is used to it.

Yue Chuan misses his hometown very much, he misses this land that left him too many memories and reluctance, with this memory, Yue Flip sorted out his luggage, took a dozen guards, and once again embarked on the steps of leaving his hometown, this time, I don't know when I will be able to come back