Imperial capital, Bianliang.

The day of the trial release of the list, which is also known as the apricot list.

Apricot list, when the apricot blossoms bloom, will try to release the list, so there is a title of the apricot list for readers.

In the early morning, the east wall of the Gongyuan was crowded with people, and it could be described as a sea of people before the list was posted.

However, it is impossible for Nanshan, Zhu Yuan, and Yuanji to stay here.

Because if they are on the list, there will be special good news personnel to report the good news.

Capital, Wenqu Building.

This is the restaurant where Nanshan and others stayed, and there are not a few readers in the restaurant who are waiting for good news at this time.

The scholars sat in groups of three or five, all of them nervous, looking excited and expectant.

It was a state of fear that could not be asked, hovering back and forth between hope and disappointment, and it was extremely torturous.

Especially when the first gong and drum sounded, all the readers in the restaurant couldn't help but stand up and stretch out their heads to take a look.

However, after a few moments, the readers sat back in their seats, their faces disappointed and lamenting.

Nanshan also stretched out his head just now to look at the sound of gongs and drums, which was the good news of a certain talented man in the restaurant across the street.

"Fifty old Ming Jing, sixty young Jinshi."

"The difficulty of scientific research is difficult to go to the blue sky, gentlemen, encourage together!"

Although Nanshan was young, he was also deeply touched, and couldn't help but raise his wine glass to pay tribute to the familiar readers around him.

The surrounding readers smiled wryly and raised their glasses in return.

Gong...... Clang......

After a while, another sound of gongs and drums came.

When the sound of gongs and drums got closer and closer, after the good news official entered the restaurant where Nanshan and the others were, Nanshan heard the heartbeats of other scholars, and also heard his own heartbeats.

"Congratulations to Master Nanshan of Youzhou Mansion, in the forty-sixth year of Tianhong, he won the seventh place in the entrance examination!"

"Congratulations to Master Nanshan of Youzhou Mansion, in the forty-sixth year of Tianhong, he won the seventh place in the entrance examination!"

“……”

The good news was repeated three times in a row, and there was silence in the restaurant, and even Nanshan couldn't help but hold his breath.

"Hit...... Hit...... Hit ......"

After a few breaths, the hoarse cheers of his cousin Nan Ruyan rang out in the restaurant.

Nanshan also eased up at this time.

Nanshan stood up, walked in front of the officer, and bowed.

"Student Youzhou Mansion Nanshan!"

After saying this, Nanshan handed his seal and the happy money that had been prepared early to the officials by the way.

After Yang verified his identity, got the happy money, and turned to leave, Nanshan's two friends Zhu Yuan and Yuanji reacted.

"South...... South...... Mountain, really hit? ”

"Awesome!"

Zhu Yuan was a little excited, he stammered a little, and he was a little incredulous.

Yuanji's emotions were also very excited, he opened his mouth to say something, and finally turned into a short sentence of 'awesome'.

Nanshan opened the good news, took a closer look, and after confirming that it was him, he raised his head and said to Zhu Yuan and Yuanji.

"I'm in for a treat today!"

When Zhu Yuan and Yuanji heard this, they shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

Nanshan sat down, with a normal face to meet the attention of all the readers in the restaurant, and there were many envy, yearning, jealousy, and many hidden sighs in the stomach.

No one immediately came forward to congratulate Nanshan, and no one made sarcastic sour words, all the readers listened attentively, waiting for the next gong and drum sound, as if the next time they received good news, they might be themselves.

It's a pity that until after noon, there was no good news from this restaurant.

In the restaurant, the eyes of all the readers are dimming, and the spirit of the readers is visibly withering.

What followed was a continuous sigh of sighing.

Until the moment of Shen Shi, a loud voice suddenly sounded in the restaurant. Eight Chinese Net

"Hurry up and go to the Gongyuan to see the list, I just posted a special [Recruitment List], and the readers who are not on the list should go and see it!"

"Recruitment list, anyone on the list can go to the ministry to get an errand."

"Let's go and see the recruitment list......

In the restaurant, after listening to the content clearly, the scholars who failed to make the list got up and rushed to the tribute courtyard.

Nanshan looked at Zhu Yuan and Yuanji, whose faces were full of loneliness, and said comfortingly.

"Let's go and have a look, maybe the two brothers are also on the list!"

When Zhu Yuan and Yuanji heard this, their faces improved slightly.

After a while, Nanshan, Zhu Yuan, and Yuanji, plus Nan Ruyan and Ruan Xiaosi, rushed to the Gongyuan together.

Tribute Courtyard, the east wall of the list.

Next to the gold list, there is also a gold sticker, which reads 'Recruitment List'.

Nanshan, Zhu Yuan, and Yuanji slowly crowded to the front of the list, scanning the unfamiliar names.

There are many names, and after watching all the way, Zhu Yuan and Yuanji's faces fell and gloomy again.

Towards the end, Nanshan finally saw the names of Zhu Yuan and Yuanji.

"Two brothers, this trip is not in vain!"

Nanshan stretched out the folding fan in his hand and tapped the names of Zhu Yuan and Yuanji, and the two of them looked at each other, and a smile gradually bloomed on their faces.

……

It's night, restaurant private room.

Nanshan, Zhu Yuan, and Yuanji pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and they were very relaxed when talking and laughing.

Although Nanshan did not enter the top three in this examination, his results were very high, and the chance of entering the gold list of the palace examination was very great.

Zhu Yuan and Yuanji didn't toss for more than half a year in vain, and it was a great luck that they could go to the ministry to get an errand at their age.

"You've really been right this time, Nanshan!"

Yuanji raised his glass to Nanshan, this time the scientific examination really recruited a group of candidates, and Yuanji was in awe of Nanshan's divine prophecy.

"It's just the state of affairs!"

Nanshan raised his glass and said lightly the reason for this special move.

The imperial court issued a special [recruitment list], indicating that there are capable people in the court, which Nanshan feels fortunate for.

If there is no reaction from the DPRK and China this time, then something really will happen.

Think about it, those scholars who have been running around for more than half a year to participate in the scientific examination and unfortunately fail to make the list, once they return to their respective hometowns, they will definitely face all kinds of ridicule.

Under pressure from many sides, once the turmoil swept over and the scholars fell into rebellion, the consequences were unimaginable.

"Anyway, we've got an errand!"

"It's Nanshan, you will participate in the palace examination next month, but you must prepare well, strive for the title of the gold list, wear a flower feather, and return to the throne."

When Nanshan heard this, he raised his glass and drank it.

For the palace test, especially the top three in the first class, Nanshan has no hope.

In this test, Nanshan's point of view of 'pacifying chaos and people first, and suppressing bandits and corruption first' mentioned in the policy article did not get much recognition, otherwise Nanshan's ranking should be higher.

From this point, Nanshan can conclude that the examiner of this examination is biased towards conservatives.

Nanshan's views are inconsistent with the examiner, which dooms Nanshan to be unable to rank high.

Of course, the next palace examination was conducted by the emperor himself, but Nanshan believed that the results would not be much different.

In this dynasty where the scholars and imperial power were intertwined, the emperor's orientation towards talents was basically the same as that of the ministers in the court.

……

To the south, Youzhou Mansion.

The city was heavily guarded, and the number and degree of interrogation of people entering and leaving the city became more and more strict.

The people of the whole city are panicking, the population of the market is decreasing, the price of goods in the shops is soaring, and a breath of troubled times is permeating Nanping Mansion.

Mansion, secret room.

Two figures sat opposite each other in the dark chamber, with only a volatile charcoal fire looming in the center.

"Any news from the north?"

"The exam has just ended in the past few days, and there is a recruitment list."

The secret room fell silent, and after a while, a more steady voice spoke.

"There are capable ministers in the court, the time has not yet come, and the imperial dynasty is not exhausted!"

The black shadow on the other side thought for a while before he said sonorously.

"The wind that finally blew up can't just stop!"

"Nanping Mansion and Youzhou Mansion are in hand, and we already have enough confidence."

The chamber was quiet for a while, and then the calmer voice sounded again.

"It's not enough! The family is in charge, the people's hearts are not aligned, and if we are slightly impacted, we will be wiped out. ”

"Wait!"

As soon as this sentence was finished, a sonorous and powerful voice directly refuted.

"Can't wait!"

"Those hungry wolves in Nanping Mansion ate fresh meat, it's impossible for them to go back to eating."

"We must burn the fire and burn half the genius!"

This time, the steady voice did not sound again, and the chamber fell silent.

Outside the city.

Qingbei, who was dressed as a refugee, frowned when he listened to the news found out by his subordinates in front of him.

"Chief, most of our brothers can't get in, and the inspection at the city gate is too strict."

"If you look closely, the guards at the head of the city patrol day and night, and the number is three times as many as usual."

"The city gate is also opened every three days, and in most cases, you are allowed to enter but not to leave."

"And there are rows of neat crossbows on the city wall, chief, let's withdraw!"

Qingbei ignored his subordinates who spoke, but looked at the high walls of the mansion city, and his eyes flashed with unwillingness.

"Go east, let's go to Pingyang County!"

"Yes!"

North, capital.

In a blink of an eye, half a month has passed, and Gongshi Nanshan has finally ushered in the palace test.

Nanshan and other students followed the examiner of the Ministry of Rites into the examination room, stood side by side with the court officials, faced the north, and bowed to His Majesty the Emperor according to the usual etiquette.

After a burst of whipping, Nanshan and the others were led to a case table.

His Majesty the Emperor was dressed in regular clothes, sitting far away, looking down on many candidates.

All the candidates did not dare to raise their heads, and all sat down with their heads down.

A moment later, the emperor gave the policy, which was transmitted by the attendants to the plan.

After a while, the chime rang and the palace examination began.

When Nanshan looked at the topic of 'how to get rid of thieves', a smile appeared on his face.

Nanshan didn't think much about it, and directly threw out his own view and concept of 'pacifying the chaos before leveling the people, and suppressing the bandits and corruption first', and insisted on himself.

However, in this policy, Nanshan added some practical operations, and took the Youzhou Mansion he was familiar with as an example, using many examples and measures to support his views.

The palace examination lasted for one day, and after thinking about the ideas and writing the essay, the time flew by, and it came to the afternoon in a blink of an eye.

After the answer sheet is finished, the candidates are escorted out of the palace by the guards after handing in the examination papers at the East Point Gate.

Nanshan walked in the flow of people, and glanced at the scenery of the palace all the way, and had some strange thoughts in his heart.

Outside the palace, Zhu Yuan, Yuanji, Nan Ruyan and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Let's go, let's drink!"

Zhu Yuan and Yuanji's faces were very good, a few days ago they went to report to the Ministry of Officials, and they were promised by the Ministry that they would arrange an errand for them, which made them extremely satisfied.

Zhu Yuan didn't ask Nanshan about the palace test, but dragged Nanshan to the restaurant.

Nanshan is also quite relaxed, the palace test is over today, and tomorrow the ministers of the DPRK and China will read the papers, at least the day after tomorrow.

During the palace test, Nanshan also carried a heart.

Now that the palace test is over, his mood is relaxed, and Nanshan lets Zhu Yuan and Yuanji pull him to spend time and drink.

The next day, the Imperial Palace, the marking office.

The officials in charge of this review have all been approved by His Majesty the Emperor in advance.

Before reading the papers, His Majesty the Emperor has already handed down a decree that the officials used must read the papers in line with the requirements of integrity, truth-seeking, strictness, and pragmatism, in order to screen out real talents.

However, the ministers who read the file looked at each other tacitly, and silently recounted everything.

On the third day, the gold list was not released on time.

The reason is very simple, His Majesty the Emperor summoned the top ten candidates and conducted a pre-imperial question.

Nanshan was not summoned, which means that Nanshan and the champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua of the first class have no chance at all.

"You are already great to be able to enter the palace test!"

"Yes! Better than all of us! ”

Zhu Yuan and Yuanji came to Nanshan's side and comforted Nanshan loudly.

Zhu Yuan and Yuanji felt that Nanshan should be satisfied, Nanshan was so young, he was a Jinshi, this was already a young man's fame, and the world knew it.

On the fourth day, the gold list was released.

There is no surprise, the gold list was released, and Nanshan Dengke was the ninth in the second class.

When Nanshan received the good news, his mood was sublimated a lot, and he was a little unwavering.

The ninth place in the second class, born as a Jinshi, is a successful teenager in Nanshan.

Next, it is time to go to the imperial banquet given by His Majesty the Emperor.

Early the next morning, Nanshan followed a group of new scholars to dress neatly, entered the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor together, and then attended the imperial banquet in a restrained manner.

After the royal banquet, there were various gatherings of the new science and technology jinshi, and many of these gatherings were attended by princes and magnates, and some even decided on lifelong events at the banquet and became the son-in-law of a certain magnate.

This scene can really be described as "the spring breeze is proud, and you can see the flowers of the capital at one time".

However, none of this has anything to do with Nanshan, because Nanshan is already married and has a wife.

After another half a month, Nanshan came to the Ministry of Officials alone, and after passing the interview of the officials of the Ministry of Officials, he was officially appointed to the official position.

It is very strange that the results of the Nanshan Hall examination were good, and the interview was passed, but he was not selected as a Shujishi in the Hanlin Academy.

Nanshan, was arranged to serve in other places, and his official position was the governor of Youzhou Prefecture, from Liupin.

How so?

From the sixth grade, it is the treatment of the champion, but this official position is not a Beijing official, it is sent out, at least two levels lower.

What's worse is that the place where Nanshan was sent abroad is Youzhou Mansion, which is about to be swept away by the disaster.

Nanshan was awarded the official title, received the official seal, turned around and left the ministry.

"My lord, isn't it inappropriate for this Nanshan to be awarded the Sixth Rank Officer at a young age?"

"What's wrong, what's wrong?"

"Uh...... He's still young, and you're ...... in Youzhou Mansion."

"What? Are you trying to teach me how to do things? ”

"My lord, the lower officials don't dare!"

The officials, the officials Shangshu looked at Nanshan's distant back, and a trace of inexplicable meaning flashed between his eyebrows.

In the restaurant, when Zhu Yuan and Yuanji heard that Nanshan had been awarded the governor of Youzhou Mansion, envy and excitement flashed in their eyes.

Zhu Yuan and Yuanji also received errands in the Ministry of Officials not long ago, but they returned to the counties under the jurisdiction of Youzhou Prefecture to serve as civil servants and staff.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Nanshan's official position is also a beautiful difference.

However, in the context of the turmoil in the South, the term "beauty difference" is debatable.

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.