On this day, outside the examination room of Changzi County, countless Confucian students gathered, or full of confidence, or nervous, or expectant, but the day of the county examination has finally arrived. (This book is reproduced from the Pick-up Literature Network) ()

When Xiao Mo came to the examination room, there was already a bustle in front of him, countless Confucian students gathered here, or three or two people buried their heads in discussing something, or walking around nervously outside the examination room, or holding a book in his hand and muttering in his mouth to sharpen the gun, Xiao Mo looked up, the black pressure was overwhelming, roughly calculated, there were more than 2,000 people, even if you put aside the scholars, family members and the like of the students taking the exam, there are nearly a thousand of them.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Mo couldn't help but be secretly shocked in his heart, although he had long known that there were a lot of scholars in the Chu Dynasty, but he didn't expect that there would be so many people, and this is just the land of three counties, and the number of readers who participated in the county examination within a year, so if it was a nationwide range, how many people would have the same readers?

At this moment, Xiao Mo finally truly understood the cultural prosperity of the Chu Dynasty.

But with the insight of later generations, Xiao Mo knew that if this "cultural prosperity" continued, the scourge to the Chu Dynasty would be ruinous.

History has proven countless times that when the privileges or numbers of the privileged class reach a certain level, what it represents is the reshuffling of class power, and ...... The demise of the country.

And the scholar is undoubtedly the most privileged class of this era.

When too many scholars poured into the officialdom, the officials were flooded and the officialdom was bloated and not mentioned, and the resulting emphasis on literature and light on military force was generated, and a large number of young and middle-aged laborers did not work and caused a large amount of land to be wasted, and too many scholars had all kinds of privileges for the people and businesses after gaining fame, so that all the taxes of the Chu Dynasty were concentrated on the smaller and smaller number of ordinary people, and the damage to the Chu Dynasty's politics, economy and other aspects would be fatal.

It can be said that the reason why the Chu Dynasty seems to be strong and prosperous now is only because it has been stable for a hundred years and has never had external troubles, covering up all the drawbacks, so that the people and the country can bear the limit of these drawbacks, and all kinds of contradictions are still in the accumulation stage at this time.

However, this hidden danger, which no one is aware of, is truly terrifying. Once these hidden internal troubles have accumulated to a certain extent, or this dangerous balance of stability and anxiety is broken by some external factor, the danger that arises after a sudden explosion is more destructive than ever.

It's like a virus that is spreading and raging in a giant's body, constantly devouring the giant's power, and the giant itself is unaware of it, and the giant looks strong on the outside, but in fact, as long as it is a light punch, the giant will fall to the ground with a surprising bang.

For example, the "Anshi Rebellion" during the Tang Xuanzong period.

Before the "Anshi Rebellion", it was the most prosperous period in the Tang Dynasty and even the entire Chinese history, it seemed that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the country was extremely stable, and the nobles and officials were drunk and dreamed of death, but this false prosperity was completely shattered in just half a year, and finally the "Anshi Rebellion" was barely quelled, but since then the Tang Dynasty has inevitably begun to gradually weaken, and finally ushered in the extremely dark period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

And the reason why the incomparably powerful Tang Dynasty will irretrievably turn from prosperity to decline just because of a "Anshi Rebellion" is precisely because the previous false prosperity deceived everyone, so that everyone turned a blind eye to the ills of the country, never thought of reforming these ills, and did not have the slightest defense against the dangers caused by these ills, so when these ills suddenly exploded, the dangers caused by surprise will also be infinitely magnified.

And how similar is the scene of the Chu Dynasty at this time to the prosperous Tang Dynasty of that year? All of them have begun to gradually grow to the point that the country can not bear them, and everyone is blind to all kinds of evils under the false prosperity, and the Di people on the grassland may also play the role of An Lushan in the future, which is even worse than the prosperous Tang Dynasty of the year, and the Chu Dynasty taxed the commoners much heavier, and the class contradictions were more strict.

In fact, for the danger of the current situation of the Chu Dynasty, there were warning signs not long ago, "Li San's Rebellion" is an example, but a drought after the uprising of more than 100 villagers, can spread throughout the entire Hejian Province in just ten days, although the rebellion has been quelled, but to this day, the entire Hejian Province is still a wasteland.

What if the scope of this drought was not just in Hajian Province, but also in six or seven states? Can the Chu Dynasty still put down this rebellion lightly?

Thinking about it, Xiao Mo suddenly couldn't help laughing at himself.

First of all, no matter how lazy and indifferent he is, he has no ability and ambition to change the ills of this generation, and with his current power and status, it is difficult to protect himself, and these things are not what he should think.

What's more, Xiao Mo himself is a member of the scholars, he doesn't work all day, and after gaining fame in the future, he will enjoy all kinds of privileges of scholars, and he will harm the stability of the Chu Dynasty with all the scholars, so he is really not qualified to say anything about it.

Just as Xiao Mo was thinking about it, Deng Shangquan's voice suddenly sounded.

"Young master, we came just in time, in about a quarter of an hour, the county test will begin."

Xiao Mo nodded, expressing his appreciation for Deng Shangquan.

Under Deng Shangquan's arrangement, the three of them came to the school at just the right time, neither delaying nor causing psychological imbalance due to the long wait.

"It's finally begun."

Xiao Mo smiled and muttered to himself.

Turning his head and just about to say something to Wang Jirui, he saw that Wang Jirui's expression was full of nervousness, and his face was even a little pale because of this, so he couldn't help laughing, patted Wang Jirui's shoulder, and said: "Ji Rui, don't be nervous, just talk about solid studies, I think although there are nearly 1,000 candidates here, no one can compare to you, and most of the county exams are basic knowledge, you don't have to think about anything, just treat it as the homework assigned to you by the fourth grandfather on weekdays." ”

Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Wang Jirui nodded reluctantly, although his expression was still a little nervous, but at least his pale face was a little ruddy.

At this moment, the door of the examination room suddenly opened, and an old man dressed in a formal costume walked in front of the students.

Suddenly, the commotion from a moment ago instantly subsided, and the needle drop could be heard outside the examination room, and everyone looked at the old man nervously and expectantly.

I saw that the old man first looked around at the group of students in front of him with majesty, and then raised his voice: "The county examination begins, candidates must not be crowded, line up to enter the venue, accept inspection, and then sit down according to the tablet." ”

With that, the old man turned around and returned to the examination room.

"Let's go."

Xiao Mo took the box containing the four treasures of the study in Deng Shangquan's hand, and said with a smile to Wang Jirui.

The queue took about a stick of incense, and after being searched outside the examination room, Xiao Mo came to his seat according to his brand.

After sitting down, Xiao Mo silently waited for the examiner's paper.

Looking at the candidates with different expressions around him, Xiao Mo couldn't help but think in his heart, in this era of virtualization, will this county exam be the first step in his own rise?

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