Time flies, a few years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Xiao Wang Chen has also become a young man, with a handsome face, which made the matchmaker step through the threshold, but Wang Chen is not in a hurry, because he has his dream in his heart.

That night, he piled up the books he had accumulated over the years and set them on fire......

He memorized the contents of these books backwards, so he didn't need to, looking at the rising flames, scorching his cheeks, slightly hot, like that restless heart, beating.

He's leaving.

At night, he took out the wooden board that had been prepared for several years, and hung it outside the door of the teahouse with determination in his eyes.

The words "permanently closed" on the wooden board have long been yellowed, making people look at it with an indescribable feeling.

"In this world, I am alone, without any worries......"

With a soft groan, Wang Chen took out the package, packed the silver taels, walked out of the teahouse, and took advantage of the bright moon to drill out along a small hole under the city wall.

Maybe no one paid attention to his departure, and maybe no one cared.

He really left, going to the world outside the ancient city, he wants to use his knowledge to change the world, even if it is to take his life, he doesn't care.

In this world, there is a Tang City, which is the gathering place of the most powerful people in the mortal world, and is in charge of the vast ten thousand domains.

The surname of the lord of Tang City is Li, so the world respects the surname Li.

There is a system for selecting talents, called scientific examination, as long as you have talent, you can come and give it a try, even if you are born in a rich family, or in a poor country, you are not afraid.

For this reason, every year during the scientific expedition, countless talents will come to Tang City, hoping to prove the value of their existence in the scientific expedition.

On this day, outside Tang City, a young man in rags staggered to the city wall, looking at the majestic city wall, and his cloudy eyes showed a bit of clarity.

"Tang Cheng, my Wang Chen has finally arrived. ”

He is Wang Chen, since leaving the ancient city, he has gone all the way north, through the inaccessible mountains, experienced life and death, and finally came here.

Along the way, what happened to him, if written, is enough to write a hot biography.

Bandits, robbers, beasts, rainstorms......

It was the belief he had always insisted on in his heart that made him come here step by step.

The guards guarding the city looked at Wang Chen, who looked like he was asking for food, and considering the recent scientific expeditions, in order not to disgrace the prestige of Tang City, they stopped Wang Chen.

"This little brother, the scientific expedition is about to start, here are a few taels of silver, you take it, go to other towns first. ”

The guard said with a pleasant face, and he did not discriminate because of Wang Chen's appearance, which is enough to see that King Tang governs the world.

Wang Chen paused, looked down at himself, tattered clothes, dusty and dusty, smiled awkwardly, bowed to the guards with fists, and turned his head to leave.

The guards looked at Wang Chen with some curiosity, how could they feel that this beggar seemed to be different.

Leaving Tang City, Wang Chen found a small stream, and a fierce man plunged into the water, like a cheerful fish, swimming in the water.

In the water, after washing for a long time, Wang Chen got out of the water, took out the only piece of clothing in the package that made sense, put it on, lay on the water's edge, and looked at himself in the water.

That self, I don't know when it began, has been edged and cornered, the youthful spirit has quietly receded, and the heroic spirit has begun to appear.

Refracted back, this time the guards did not stop Wang Chen, after all, just now and now, it seems that he can't recognize a person at all.

Even if Wang Chen's clothes show people, they are from the countryside, burlap clothes, but they are much better than the beggar's clothes that do not cover the body.

Walking to the Tang City, Wang Chen was surrounded by attics, carved railings and jade buildings, and the flow of people was surging, and there was an indescribable nervousness in his heart.

After walking around the street for a whole day, looking at the sky that was about to end, Wang Chen reluctantly found a wall root, carefully poured it in the soles of his shoes, and found a silver ticket.

This silver ticket is the money to save his life, and he was robbed by robbers along the way, and he went through hardships, but this money was saved.

After buying a few meat buns, Wang Chen swallowed them deliciously, and fell asleep in a corner.

On the street, there are also many people like Wang Chen, who are from poor families and come to Tangcheng for scientific research, but they can't afford to live in a restaurant, and they can sleep comfortably in the corner.

The sky is the quilt, and the earth is the bed.

While sleeping, Wang Chen had a dream.

In the dream, he was named on the gold list, and was entrusted with an important task by the Tang King, and became an official of the parents of the people, who was honest all his life, established his heart for heaven and earth, and established his life for the people, even after his death, he also left a lot of good stories.

When he woke up from the dream, Wang Chen smiled innocently, if it was really as he said in the dream, he felt that his life was worthwhile.

The next day, the scientific examination began, Wang Chen came to the examination room, looked at the test paper in his hand, pondered for a long time, and had a good understanding in his heart.

Handing in the test papers, he walked out of the examination room with apprehension, as for the results three days later, the results will be released, and success or failure will be in one fell swoop.

However, Wang Chen was also prepared in his heart, even if it didn't work, he decided to stay, look for a short-term job, as long as there is a place to eat and sleep, and continue to participate in the scientific expedition in the next year.

In the past three days, Wang Chen had a steamed bun at every meal, and when he was thirsty, he ran to the stream to drink water.

Three days arrived in a flash, and in front of the gate of the imperial examination early, there were countless people crowded, waiting for the release of the list.

Reading hard in the cold window, the title of the gold list, and achieving fame, this is the expectation in everyone's hearts.

Wang Chen was crowded in the crowd, with apprehension in his heart, but time was going to be against him, and it seemed that less than a second had passed, and it was a long wait.

Finally, the door of the imperial examination venue opened, and out came several adults in official robes, their eyes scanning the crowd and coughing dryly.

"Release!"

Followed by a few subordinates, he took out a piece of red paper, which was full of names, and pasted it on the notice board on the side.

The crowd flocked away.

"Bang, Zhang Shouye. Champion"

"Bangyan, Li Tiancheng. ”

"Tanhua, Liu Youcai. ”

......

Listening to the few startled names in the crowd, Wang Chen sighed in his heart, and it was cold for a while, but he didn't give up, got into the crowd, and squeezed until he reached the front of the notice board.

Sure enough, the top three, not him.

Along the rows of names, looking at it, finally he was in the thirtieth and saw his name, although it was not as majestic as the top three, but it was finally famous.

For Wang Chen, no matter how big or small the official is, as long as it can benefit the people of Li.

Soon, with the commotion in the crowd, the three young men were proudly greeted by everyone, wearing red flowers on their heads, and riding horses through the streets.

Wang Chen smiled and walked into the gate of the scientific expedition, waiting for his fate.

(End of chapter)