Is there only three places? All the students in the guest seats looked at each other, and 50 people competed for three places, which was really a bit miserable. In fact, the number of officials recruited by the Juncui banquet is different every time, according to the actual shortage of the state capital departments and counties, there are eight or nine people when there is a lot of shortage, and two or three people at the least, but this year it is unfortunate that there are only three.

The official rank recruited this time is not low, two seven-rank and one six-grade. In the general state of Qi, the official rank of the state taishou is the third rank, the official rank of the county order is the fifth rank, the official rank of the chief official of each department is the fourth rank, and the adjutant is the fifth rank, but these official titles are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court official department, and the state government has no right to appoint them.

The state government can only recruit and appoint subordinate officials from various divisions and counties, so the sixth and seventh grades of subordinate officials are not low.

In this state capital recruitment, although the number of places is small, the official rank is high, everyone's eyes suddenly became hot, and they were eager to try, but Chu Yi's next words poured cold water on everyone's hearts and lowered the burning passion to the freezing point.

"The state government has decided to give priority to the top three in this list, and if they pass up the opportunity, the rest of the team will compete. This is very fair, since these three can be at the top of the list, they must be talented, this is also the best commendation for them, please first place Yi Jiuxiao, second place Ji Hai, third place Teng Bu to the front. ”

There are precedents for this practice, but they are all carried out in the case of a large number of places, the top three are selected first, and there are still a few places left for others to compete, of course, the top three give up, it depends on each person's thoughts, although it is good to participate in the national examination, but the pass rate is very low, and the good ranking of the national examination is even more unattainable. So over the years, many of the top three have chosen not to take the national examination and stayed in the Kaeju state capital as officials.

If these three chose to stay in Kaizhou Mansion, there would be no remaining places for the three places, and everyone else would become spectators, so everyone couldn't help but show an angry expression, staring at Yi Jiuxiao and the three of them walked to the front desk, standing in an open space between the main and guest seats, facing Taishou.

Yi Jiuxiao stood in the middle, the slender young man on the left hand was Ji Hai, and the shorter and fat young man on the right hand was Teng Buyue, and the three of them bowed together to salute Taishou and the state officials. Taishou raised his eyes and looked at the three of them, and finally his eyes fell on Yi Jiuxiao's body, a little appreciative and a little curious.

Sixteen-year-old Yi Jiuxiao is more than seven feet tall, on par with ordinary adults, dressed in plain white clothes, although he is not very handsome, but his eyebrows are clean and elegant.

"Is the number one Yi Jiuxiao standing in the middle?" Taishou asked.

"The student is Yi Jiuxiao, who has seen Lord Taishou. Yi Jiuxiao bowed and clasped his fists to salute Taishou, and the etiquette was very thoughtful.

Taishou Chengyuanhua nodded and said, "Did you hear what Dean Chu said just now?" Which of these three positions do you choose?"

"Thank you for your kindness, students still want to go to the national examination to see it, and the opportunity is left to the rest of the students to choose. ”

"Hmm..."Taishou was silent, then looked at the two on Yi Jiuxiao's left and right, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "How do you two choose?"

I saw that this Ji Hai and Teng Buyue also learned from Yi Jiuxiao, bowed down and clenched their fists and said in unison: "Students are like Yi Jiuxiao, they want to go to the national examination to see it, and the opportunity is left to the rest of the students in the field to choose." ”

A trace of gloom flashed from Taishou's face, and the three of them suddenly felt a great pressure coming, only to see Teng Buyue "poof" and kneel, and then Ji Hai also knelt on his knees, Yi Jiuxiao's whole body bones crackled, and he could barely stand, and when he saw that the two people around him were kneeling on the ground, he quickly loosened his body, and knelt down almost at the same time as Ji Hai.

"Uh-huh~ You all want to take the national exam, is the national exam easy? I think you can't do it yourself!"

The hero doesn't suffer the loss in front of him, and when he saw that the Taishou Lord was angry, Yi Jiuxiao hurriedly said: "The adult is angry, it is the student's ignorance." ”

"Yi Jiuxiao, I have read your poems and fu, but I also have some talent, but my Qi country has a vast territory, a total of forty states, among which there are many talents, are you sure that you can still come out on top in the national examination? If not, you don't even have the opportunity to be an official. ”

Taishou's words are actually right, although Yi Jiuxiao won the first place in Kaizhou, but the national examination is for candidates from forty states to participate at the same time, and only thirty people are taken. There are many children of families among the candidates, and there are many older candidates who have studied hard for many years, and it is very difficult for a sixteen-year-old child to pass the national examination, let alone get a good ranking.

"Adults, students are not conceited to excel in the national examination, but as a reader, they still want to take the national examination, even if they have no fame, they can find their own shortcomings and gaps. Yi Jiuxiao's answer was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Okay, since you want to take the national examination, and the official doesn't want to force you to do so, let's agree, if you can't enter the top three in the national examination, how about returning to my Kaizhou as an official. ”

It seems that Lord Taishou is giving himself a step, and he can't force these candidates too much, whether they are willing to be officials in Kaizhou or not is a matter of personal volition, and it is not forced to achieve. Of course, Yi Jiuxiao saw Taishou's thoughts, and he had to give him a face, so he bowed down and said, "Thank you for your love, and follow your orders." ”

Although Yi Jiuxiao, Ji Hai, and Teng Buyue were not interested in the official positions of Kaizhou Mansion, other students were eager to do so. Seeing that the top three people gave up the opportunity, the atmosphere of the field suddenly became hot, and everyone gave it a go, showing their talents, and the competition was almost white-hot.

Yi Jiuxiao returned to his original seat, looking at this group of poor students, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, in Qi country, studying is a way out, but it is a narrow road, how many people are crowded on the single-plank bridge, and how many people can reach the end in the end?

As for the national examination, it must be more cruel, and he is not sure whether he can do well in the exam. Since he participated in the national examination, he didn't want to return to Kaizhou Mansion as an official, so winning the national examination became his helpless choice.

This banquet is still very rewarding, Yi Jiuxiao has seen the power of the Jindan master, the cultivation master he has seen before is the master of the Wan family, Wan Qianhao, in the later stage of foundation building. Although Chengyuanhua is only the early stage of Jindan, Jindan and Zhuji are no different from cloud mud, if Wan Qianhao and Chengyuanhua start, I am afraid that they will not even be able to survive three moves.

For the coercion of Chengyuanhua at that time, Yi Jiuxiao wanted to try how long he could last, but he didn't dare to try, not only for fear of offending Taishou, but also for fear that Chengyuanhua would find something, a scholar without spiritual roots could actually resist the coercion of a strong cultivator, it must be incredible, and it would definitely reveal the big secret on him.

Yi Jiuxiao told Wan Shu crazy about the scene and listened to it, although Wan Shu was a cultivator of the double cultivation of the law body, he had never seen the power of the Jindan realm. Although his father is a master of Jindan, because he grew up in Wanfu since he was a child, he has not seen his father for many years, and even his father's impression is already very vague, let alone the understanding of his father's cultivation.

One thing is certain, the cultivation of the Jindan master is very terrifying, it is not something that can be competed with by the realm of Zhuji and Wuzong, which also stimulates the cultivation enthusiasm of the two teenagers, they both want to become stronger, only strong can overcome fear, only strong can not be persecuted, only strong can only get freedom, but the road of cultivation is long, how can it be achieved overnight.

There is still more than half a year before the national examination, Yi Jiuxiao locked himself in the small courtyard of Wanfu, practicing scriptures and history every day, practicing martial arts, and all his schedules were full, so that he had no time to take care of them. Every few days, he had to learn from Wan Shufang, so Yi Jiuxiao was not only familiar with martial arts cultivation, but also knew the body refining method well.

After the opening of the Heavenly Fist, Yi Jiuxiao could practice ten times a day, and at this time, the auxiliary effect of the Eight Treasures Strengthening Muscle Pill was no longer obvious, and he could only rely on the accumulation of time or other opportunities to break through. The dredging palm is still in the introductory stage, and after each cultivation, I feel that the qi and blood are surging, the blood flow rate in the body is rapidly accelerating, and the pressure on the meridians and blood vessels is increasing sharply.

Yi Jiuxiao likes this feeling very much, and he is also very happy, but he doesn't dare to be greedy for more and faster, although it can be improved by rushing fast, if it is not properly controlled, it will cause blood vessel rupture and meridian damage, which will be counterproductive. The risk of refining the pulse is far greater than refining the body, improper refining will cause fatigue and fainting at most, and improper refining of the pulse will cause disability at least and worry about life at worst.

There are also annotations on refining the veins in the Open Heaven Sutra, and after each cultivation of the dredging palm, although all the meridians are under pressure, the dredging of the meridians must be gradual and gradual, rather than going hand in hand. Because the functions of the various meridians in the body are not the same, according to their location and dominance, this method is like dredging a river, which must first start from the main stream, guide it to return to the sea, and then dredge the various contacts.

There are eight strange meridians in the human body, among which the two pulses of Ren Du and the Chong pulse are the sea of qi and blood. The Yang and Yin veins are connected with the Yang and Yin meridians in the body respectively, and together with the Ren Du two veins, they play the role of overflowing qi and blood, and are the main stream of qi and blood in the body, so we must first dredge the Yang and Yin veins to guide the qi and blood in them to return to the Ren Du two veins.