For the sake of safety, and to avoid the same dangerous incidents as last night, the coachmen avoided the sheep intestine trail and chose the national highway. Everyone is still a little apprehensive, after all, they were just going to participate in the Beijing exam, who would have thought that this was another fire and a sudden attack. But everyone didn't leave the pair of siblings behind in the end, after all, they were just innocent victims.

Lin Zicong and Lin Meili were sitting in the same carriage today out of guilt, and the two of them were chatting without a word in the carriage.

"Big brother, why do you want to go directly to the capital to take the exam, shouldn't you take the township exam in the provincial capital first?" Lin Meili has always been a little puzzled by this.

After hearing this, Lin Zicong first looked at Lin Meili with some surprise, and then smiled with relief: "Do you know, this dynasty has been using the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty since the founding of the country, but later the phenomenon of examination fraud in various provinces and localities occurred frequently, resulting in the fact that as long as you spend money, you can buy the fame of lifting people, and the phenomenon of corruption and bribery is also intensifying, so the first emperor abolished the township examination system in a fit of anger, and issued an edict stipulating that all students with talent and fame want to be one step closer to achieving fame. You can only go to the foot of the Son of Heaven in the capital to take the lifting exam. ”

"Then what if the capital is overcrowded and there is a riot?" Lin Meili felt that the method of the first emperor was too extreme, even if you put everyone under your nose, there would not necessarily be no fraud in the exam, which dynasty and which generation did not lack the most corrupt officials.

"The first emperor also thought of this at that time, so he also made corresponding adjustments in the time of the imperial examination, and changed it to once every two years, but anyone who did not pass the examination for the first time could not participate in the next session, and could only wait for the next examination." Lin Zicong explained.

"Big sister, I haven't been far away since I'm so old, and many things are usually told to me by my teachers, so I thought about going to Beijing early this time and making adequate preparations. And last night's incident......" Lin Zicong wanted to explain again.

Lin Meili was noncommittal after hearing this, but hurriedly interrupted: "Big brother, you really don't feel guilty about yesterday's events anymore, it's an instinct for people to protect themselves in dangerous situations, just like I thought of your safety after I was out of danger last night, we haven't experienced this kind of life and death experience, you don't need to take it to heart, you just need to put your mind on the books, in case you miss this exam, you have to wait until the next exam." ”

After listening to Lin Zicong's explanation, Lin Meili didn't expect that the imperial examination system of the new dynasty completely subverted her cognition, but she suddenly remembered an important thing in her mind and asked, "Big brother, is your Danqing level high?" ”

"Okay." Lin Zicong said modestly.

"Can you draw a portrait of Fu Zhan for me?" Lin Meili asked directly.

"Big sister, didn't you say last time that you had let him go? If you want to start a new life, why do you still have to collect his portraits. Lin Zicong was a little puzzled.

"You draw it first, I can't remember what he looks like." Lin Meili didn't bother to explain more to him.

"Isn't that better." Lin Zicong was glad to hear that his sister couldn't remember the other party's appearance.

"Little craftsman, pen and ink are waiting." Lin Meili impatiently gave any more explanation.

It was the first time for Lin Zicong to paint on a carriage, but fortunately, he usually had a good calligraphy foundation, so he was able to paint a painting that could barely be seen by himself in this rickety and harsh environment.

"Big brother, are you sure you're painting Fu Zhan?" Lin Meili asked cautiously this time.

"I haven't seen him in years, and this is a memory I remember when I last saw him three years ago." Lin Zicong suddenly remembered with some sadness.

Looking at the portrait in his hand, it was actually somewhat similar to the man he met in the inn that morning, "Big brother, when we had breakfast in the inn that day, did you notice a pair of men and women behind you?" ”

"My silly sister, you said it was behind me, can I still have eyes behind me? What's wrong? ”

Lin Meili shook her head, she didn't know where to start, she always felt that this thing was weird, but she didn't have any real evidence, all this was just her own suspicion and speculation, and she was afraid that others would misunderstand that she was thinking of her fiancé and was guilty of lovesickness.

In the hut, I saw a man dressed in black kneeling and reporting, "Master, this mission has failed. ”

When the leader heard this, he angrily rebuked: "It's all rubbish. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Don't take any more action recently, it's already startled, just send more people to keep an eye on it." ”