From the opening of the army to the triumphant return. The Tibetan expeditionary force only lasted more than five months to destroy the mountain kingdom of Tubo, and it has to be said that the religious invasion arranged by Xu Yang before was very successful.

When Li Ji, Xue Rengui and others led the army back to Chang'an, it happened that Chang'an's New Year had just ended, although the New Year was over, but the lively atmosphere of Chang'an New Year did not dissipate at all.

But in Chang'an, which is full of laughter and laughter, there is a group of people who are restless recently, they seem to be looking forward to something, but it seems that they are a little afraid of what they are looking forward to, in short, the mood of this group of people at this time is very suitable to describe with a "tangled", they are the scholars who participated in the fourth imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty......

"Brother Yun! Brother Yun! The imperial examination list is released! At the notice at the gate of the South Imperial Palace, the ranking of the students of Nanshan Academy and Guozijian was promulgated, so let's go and see it together! In a small room at the post house, a black-faced young man was sweating profusely, panting and saying to a young man in blue in the room.

"What?! Is the imperial examination released? Didn't you say that the list would be released tomorrow? The young man in blue was originally reading a book in the wing, but when he heard the news, he immediately stood up with an excited expression and asked in an eager tone.

"Hey, the release time is early! It has been reported in the "Datang News" for a long time, but we don't know, today I went to Dingwenfang to find Brother Chen, and I learned from him that the imperial examination list was released, so I ran back and called you to go to see the list together. ”

The blue-clothed young man showed a grateful look on his face, but he soon became very anxious, and he also said to the black-faced young man in a hurry: "Then let's go to the palace and have a look now!" ”

"Great goodness!" ……

A large notice board in front of the palace was already crowded with people at this time. Many young men dressed in scholar's costumes poked their heads out to look at the sign in front of the palace.

At this time, the sign was also crowded with people. There are those who sigh and sigh. There are people who like to call, in short, the sign at this time has become a place of great sorrow and joy in the world.

"Let's go, let's go," a black-faced young man squeezed his head into the sign as he made his way through the crowd.

"Brother Liu, how is it? What are the results? Behind the forehead of the black-faced young man, there was also a young man in a blue scholar's uniform, because the crowd was too crowded. He couldn't squeeze in at all, so he had to shout at the black-faced youth.

"Yiwu County, Wuzhou, Luo Bin Wang, champion

Nanshan County, Chang'an, Niu Shizan, Bangyan

Lantian County, Chang'an, Yunyi, Tanhua" The black-faced young man stared at the words on the sign, chanting silently.

"Brother Liu, how is it? What exactly am I in? The young man in blue seemed very anxious. He is very confident in this imperial examination, so he is full of expectations for this result.

And at this time. The black-faced young man was stunned, just staring blankly at the sign, unable to say a word.

"How is it, Brother Liu!" Seeing the look of the black-faced young man, the young man in blue became more and more anxious.

The black-faced young man grew his mouth, and only turned his head halfway through, and said stumblingly: "Brother Yunyun, you are in the position of Tanhua"

"What?" The young man in blue also stared at the black-faced youth in disbelief.

At this time, the black-faced young man eased up a little, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said excitedly: "Brother Yun! Lantian County, Chang'an, Yunyi, this notice list says that it is the third place to explore flowers! ”

The black-faced young man's voice was very loud, and all the people around him heard his voice, and everyone moved their eyes to the blue-clothed young man for a while, and their eyes were full of envy and worship.

And the young man in blue was already speechless with excitement, he had been in the academy for so long, but he didn't expect to be able to win such a high ranking in Tanhua in one fell swoop in the final imperial examination.

"Your Excellency is Yunyi of Lantian County, Chang'an? Your Excellency is outstanding, you can win the position of Tanhua in this thousand-person examination, the younger brother really admires, the younger brother is the son of the Chen family in Chang'an County, I don't know if Brother Yun can have time to go to the younger brother's house for a few drinks, and make a friend. The young man in blue was surrounded by a lot of people at some point, and one of them, a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe, hurriedly approached Yun Yi.

"Brother Yun is from Lantian in Chang'an? Could it be that you are a child of the Yun family in Lantian County? , Xiaosheng has admired the Yun family for a long time, but he didn't expect to see the children of the Yun family win the position of Tanhua in one fell swoop today, it is really a blessing for Sansheng, I don't know if Brother Yun can have a teahouse next to the empty road? ”

"Brother Yun, what's the point of drinking tea, in Liu Dashang, Chang'an, there is a restaurant next to my house, you can prepare a grand banquet for Brother Yun to celebrate, I don't know if you can appreciate your face?"

After learning that the young man in blue was the flower of the imperial examination, a bunch of people wanted to be close to him beside him, and for a while, this change also made the young man in blue a little flattered, and kept prevaricating in the crowd.

The young man who was not cared about just now has become a sweet spot in front of the notice list, and everyone wants to get acquainted, and this huge contrast is the change brought about by the Tang Imperial Examination......

"Chao is Tian Shelang, and the twilight is in Tianzi Hall." This widely circulated poem in China can be said to be the truest portrayal of the imperial examination.

With the growing strength of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er's demand for talents is also more and more desired, Nanshan Academy should ask Li Er's call, but also encourage the academy students to participate in the annual imperial examination, unexpectedly, Nanshan Academy has since become the number one enemy of the students of Guozijian, every year Guozijian will Mu Jin secretly compete with Nanshan Academy for the students' achievements, but what makes the students of Guozijian heartbroken, in the face of the strong strength of the students of Nanshan Academy, Guozijian has almost no power to resist, The ranking has been declining year by year, and now the top ten are rare after the annual imperial examination list......

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are those who graduated from Guozijian and those who graduated from Nanshan Academy, I know that Guozijian and Nanshan Academy have always been incompatible, and the disciples are secretly competing, but I hope that when you enter the court and hold important positions in the court, you will eliminate this estrangement and work hard for the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty, instead of spending your energy on the party!"

In March, when the spring flowers were beginning to bloom, and after the fifth day of the imperial examination, Li Er, according to the custom, hosted a banquet at the Qujiang Pavilion next to Qujiang Pond for the students who had obtained good rankings in the imperial examination this year.

"Your Ministers must remember the Word!" The soldiers replied in unison.

After the banquet in Qujiangchi, Li Er rewarded the top three of the 4th Imperial Examination Competition, Luo Bin Wang of Yiwu County, Wuzhou, Niu Shizan of Nanshan County, Chang'an, and Yun Yi of Lantian County, Chang'an.

The four happy events of Chinese's life: "A long drought and a rainy day, a foreign country meets the old know, the cave house flowers candle night, and the gold list is inscribed." Among them, there is also the title of the gold list, which is the most popular, so you can imagine the excitement of these young scholars.

Luo Bingwang has always been called a prodigy by many people in Nanshan Academy, and he is indeed enough to match the identity of a prodigy, he is only sixteen years old this year, and he was awarded the top prize of Jinshi, like him, in the Tang Dynasty of "thirty old famous scriptures, fifty young jinshi", it is like a miracle, which is impressive.

Li Er was naturally also very curious about the entire boy known as a prodigy, and ordered him to compose a poem on the bank of Qujiang Pond, and as a result, King Luo Bin wrote a poem, "Mountains and rivers are thousands of miles away, and the city is nine-fold gate." Don't see the emperor's palace, and know the son of heaven. attracted full praise and won Li Er's satisfaction.

After the canonization of Qujiangchi, Li Er took the jade to return to the palace first, and the scholars of Zhongduode went on a spring outing together, and finally arrived at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the newly built Great Grace Temple to engrave their names......

"Master, why don't you let your husband go to the imperial examination, and let me say that if your husband goes, you can still let Luo Binwang's sixteen-year-old boy get the champion?" Xiao Wu muttered and said coquettishly to Xu Yang, she was still complaining that Xu Yang did not let Di Renjie participate in the imperial examination.

"Xiao Di's official position is arranged by the teacher, where do you still have to take the road of the imperial examination." Xu Yang picked a peach blossom in the courtyard and said with a smile...... (To be continued......)