The first examination of Jixia Academy has always been the most important day in the imperial city, and this is more important than the Qingming Festival, more than the Dragon Boat Festival, more than the Mid-Autumn Festival, and even more than the Spring Festival.

The preliminary examination of the college lasts for three days. These three days are the most lively in the imperial city.

As early as half a month ago, the inns of all sizes in the imperial city were snatched up by those scholars who came from other places to catch the exam. In desperation, those residents with a business vision turned their idle houses into 'temporary inns', and they also made a lot of money.

The number of scholars who took part in the preliminary examination was only 2,000. However, those who can come to participate in the preliminary examination of the college are often either rich or expensive. With such a family background, coupled with such an important matter, how can those parents in the world rest assured that their children will come alone?

Packing up, packing some packages, bringing servants and maids, a scholar's rush to the exam often affects an entire family. This also explains from the side why the inns in the imperial city are full.

The Beiyang Empire implemented the 'Nine Grades Zhongzheng System'. Under such a system, those who can participate in the preliminary examination of the academy are often those children of families, children of ordinary families, even if they have 'natural talents', but often they can't even get a place.

But that's not exactly what to say.

Because in order to ease public opinion, the empire has issued such an edict in recent years: if there are meritorious warriors under the age of 30 in the military and judicial systems in various places, they can also be given places to participate in the preliminary examination of the academy.

For example, the 'General Wei' sat in his current position through this way.

With such an 'example', those aspiring children of the poor have followed suit. All of a sudden, the military and the martial artists who applied for the 'judicial system' crowded the threshold.

The Beiyang royal family was extremely proud of this, and said with a secret smile: This is really a clever plan. But what they don't know is how resentful the scholars of the poor family are, and how many people have rebellious thoughts in their hearts

Ye Junlin's mental quality is excellent, on the eve of such an important exam, when most of the scholars are insomnia, he still sleeps peacefully.

The cry of pleasure spread throughout the room, and the servants and maids who were resting in the surrounding rooms even made him so noisy that he couldn't sleep.

There was no word all night, and the east gradually turned white.

Ye Junlin, who was still asleep, was woken up by a shout.

What caught my eye was a delicate face and a blue dress. The woman looked at Ye Junlin and was slightly angry.

"For such an important matter, you still have the leisure to sleep?" The woman in blue said, "You know, your senior brother tossed for more than half the night before he fell asleep in my arms. ”

Ye Junlin rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes and said with a smile: "That can only say that my senior brother's mental quality is not good. ”

At this moment, the 'General Wei', who was maintaining order in the imperial city, sneezed very well.

"Who is scolding me?" Wei Ye said helplessly.

Early in the morning, Wei Ye received an edict and rode out on a black horse.

The first examination of the academy, the scholars who rushed to take the exam, the families of the scholars, the servants of the scholars, the carriages of the scholars, and those who watched the excitement and encouraged the cheers, and those who watched the excitement and encouraged the cheers, occupied the entire street with a full place.

The streets of Beiyang Imperial City are extremely wide, allowing ten horse-drawn carriages to travel side by side. Even so, in today's important environment, it is still crowded with crowds.

The scene was chaotic, and even the Imperial Guards were dispatched to maintain order.

In the next half hour, the two hundred Imperial Forest Army, even with guidance, persuasion, and finally even the threat of force, barely maintained order.

When Ye Junlin arrived at the gate of the academy, there was still a full hour before the exam time.

Ye Junlin is wearing a brand-new red brocade robe today, this brocade robe is Wei Ye's wife, who rushed to make it for him overnight, and the reason why it is red is to win a good fortune.

Despite this, Ye Junlin did not have much confidence.

Because of that nasty 'music' department, and that damn 'math' department.

At the entrance of the academy, two rows of sixteen Imperial Forest soldiers stood proudly. Golden armor, golden long sword, in the sun, exudes dazzling brilliance.

Ye Junlin slowly closed his eyes, quietly feeling the aura fluctuations emanating from the sixteen Imperial Forest Soldiers.

After a few breaths, Ye Junlin slowly opened his eyes. He found that most of the cultivators of these Imperial Forest Soldiers were 'high-level Xuanshi', and the two who looked like each other were 'low-level Xuanling'.

"It's worthy of the Royal Forest Army, even an ordinary soldier has such a high level of cultivation. Ye Junlin secretly admired.

At the entrance of the academy, the number of scholars who came to take the examination gradually increased. Ye Junlin squinted his eyes and looked at them, and suddenly, he found a common denominator:

That is, most of these scholars have no one in their eyes.

Several scholars gathered together, greeted each other, and knew each other.

The leader was a young man dressed in red, and from the fluctuations of the aura emanating from his body, it could be seen that his cultivation was in the 'Intermediate Xuan Ling', which was the highest among several people.

The son in red, named 'Huangfu Tenghui', was the eldest son of the 'Taiwei' of the dynasty. Gifted, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he is the first of the 'Four Youths of the Imperial City'.

The more arrogant the sky, the more indelible arrogance there is in his bones. The children of ordinary officials, he still looks down on them, let alone those children of poor families who were born in the army.

Most of the people who can come to participate in the preliminary examination are the children of the very Xuanhe family. Naturally, they all knew Huangfu Tenghui, so many people gathered over and greeted Huangfu Tenghui warmly.

Huangfu Tenghui is an extremely powerful person, and those whose father's official positions are above the county guard, he agrees with a smile. And below the county guard, he just nodded.

Ye Junlin glanced at Huangfu Tenghui and shook his head secretly, his eyes were full of contempt.

Not long after, Huangfu Tenghui's side has gathered a large number of children of the family. They talked and laughed and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Ye Junlin has been hiding in a corner, watching coldly.

"Gollum-"

The sound of wheels turning passed through my ears, and a delicate carriage stopped at the entrance of the academy.

The curtain of the carriage opened, and two young girls walked down.

Huangfu Tenghui's eyes lit up suddenly, and then he abandoned his friends and walked towards the two girls.

"Liupin 'Yulin Lang' Huangfu Tenghui, meet Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Huangfu Tenghui shook at a young girl, and then knelt down heavily.

The others also reacted at this moment and crawled down one after another.

The girl's silver bell-like smile rippled out, like a lake in Bitan.

Ye Junlin talked slightly, his eyes were met with the 'princess'