Chapter Eighty-Six: Autumn (I)
On the sixth day of the eighth month, when he first came out, before the sky was dark, Zhou Bai had already gotten up early to wash up.
This time, there was no incense stick to ignite the blessings, but he still opened the book of luck as usual and observed his own luck.
Of course, he doesn't have any scruples about himself, first of all, he is born, strong and upright, showing Zhou Bai's fortune of constantly moving forward and rising.
There is a trace of invisible purple qi at the core, which is being chased by a small carp that is gradually growing dragon whiskers, but the pure and flawless white of the natal is a little awkward no matter how you look at it.
Looking at the outside again, the once thin and sparse scattered luck has now become a majestic and thick accumulation of "good luck", and the red county transportation that is connected by wisps is the main body of foreign transportation.
Even because it was too rich, now it almost showed red perfection, and for the county level, his luck had reached its peak.
In addition, there are countless floating ships scattered around, red, white and even yellow, which point to different sources.
After experiencing the accumulation of luck from various events, these can be called the biggest luck in his life, and they have also become his confidence to take the Xie Yuan exam.
Although it is not as proud as those county prestige and even the pride of the family, it is enough for him to enter the lifting sequence, and at this time, as long as his literary dao is enough to crush, Xie Yuan is in the bag.
However, before he could relax a little, the outermost cold and piercing gray qi poured another basin of cold water on him.
Zhou Bai condensed his spirit, blessed and watched with all his might, and finally gave some feedback from the reflection of the figure.
Rise~
A vague dragon groan came, and Zhou Bai's foreign luck was shaken out of the fluctuating cloud pattern, but fortunately, his luck foundation was very solid, and there was no damage such as cutting luck.
Behind this gray calamity is a person with extremely high fortune, and it is very likely that he comes from the heavenly family.
I saw that the originally thin gray qi, because Zhou Bai noticed it, simply showed a posture of luck, and turned into a poisonous Jiao spitting snake letters and staring at him.
This feeling of backstabbing has already made Zhou Bai know which force is eyeing him, it is nothing more than the six princes behind the Zhao family.
Zhao Liangji has been dead for so long, no matter if they have a way to prove that Zhou Bai did it, in short, there will be no problem in getting rid of him.
"This is planning to fail the test, so you have to do it yourself." Zhou Bai shook his head and smiled, and strode out of the room, anyway, you don't dare to do it now.
Seeing Zhou Bai go out, Yao Ping, who was waiting outside, hurriedly greeted him and said, "Childe, Gongzi Qi is waiting for you outside, the carriage is ready, look?" ”
"No, there is a carriage that can't pass through the Gongyuan now, just walk with Qi Hua."
After leaving the hospital again, a two-wheeled carriage with restrained decoration stopped outside, and the eldest prince Qi sat in the front of the carriage a little bored.
He only arrived in the state city in the past few days, after all, the Qi family also has an industry here, so he will not come to settle down in advance like Zhou Bai.
There are also those so-called literary meetings, and the young master of the dignified Qi family does not need to win those reputations, and he will do it if he wants to participate.
"I said why don't you hurry, it's late, and you have to wait in line for half a day." Qi Hua said to Zhou Bai with some complaints.
Zhou Bai pulled him off the carriageway: "Line up outside, you have the heart to rest in the Gongyuan?" ”
"Walking?"
"You can look at how many carriages are blocked on the street in front, and there are nearly 300 shows in the first imperial examination in Dingzhou, guess how many times they came this time?"
Qi Hua glanced at the lanterns on the street that were shaking in the distance, and looked at Zhou Bai quite strangely, how could this guy be so experienced.
So the two walked together, with a few guards hanging behind them, and it was impossible to overprotect such a princess.
At first, the two were just chatting, and as they talked, Qi Hua casually mentioned it; "Have you offended a big guy lately? Why are there so many monks staring at us, they don't dare to target me, it can only be you. ”
At this time, on his chest, a jade pendant was faintly hot.
Zhou Bai also did not squint, and his walking posture was still relaxed, and he replied: "Well, it's big, it can reach the sky." ”
Qi Hua was stunned, and quickly returned to normal, he did not immediately clear up the relationship with Zhou Bai, but said nervously: "Then you have to be admitted this time, and you must have a good ranking, preferably Yayuan or even Xie Yuan, so that Heavenly Court may pay attention to you in advance." ”
Zhou Bai suddenly felt a lot more comfortable, because Qi Hua really regarded him as a friend.
"A little rat, let them see the value of the title of the laurel list."
In the township examination, it was called the B list, and the list was issued in September, when the cinnamon was fragrant, so it was also called "Guibang".
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Because legend has it that there is a new Tianguan Hall in the southeast, the Dingzhou Gongyuan is also located in the southeast corner of the state city, separated by a ring of strict and towering walls.
When the two came to the gate of the Tribute Academy, the gatekeeper was already checking the candidates' documents, and the nervous candidates entered in an orderly manner for the next step of inspection and waiting.
The gate of the Gongyuan is a three-que gate, a wooden structure, and a pedestrian walk.
On the middle door is the black character of the plaque "Dingzhou Tribute Courtyard", the left forehead "open the door", the right forehead "call Jun", which means to open the door to seek talents.
A pair of stone lions in front of the door stared at the bronze bell-like eyes, vivid, majestic, and imposing, making people dare not look directly.
In addition, the whole armored soldiers who surrounded the three layers inside and the three layers outside were all around, exuding the aura of slaughter one by one, and they were ready to fight.
In this case, if there are really talented candidates who dare to entrain, it is really unimaginable how bold and stupid they are.
I didn't see that the inspection was just a formality, because the imperial court was not worried about not being able to check it out at all.
Zhou Bai stepped into the gate, and his soul sensed the gaze of the gods above the Gongyuan, and the power of this person was not comparable to that of the Emperor of Pingcang City.
The golden light that represents the golden god is not covered in the slightest, and the panic god is unscrupulously irradiating the Gongyuan, which is to tell the outside that there are other people with different intentions, you can try it.
In addition, there is a row of Taoist officials standing on the inside of the gate, holding all kinds of magic weapons, and it seems very simple for the candidates to walk by.
However, Zhou Bai knew that it must be equivalent to a full-body scan, and when he walked over, he was actually a little nervous, and his soul was extremely silent.
Fortunately, the soul realm is a difficult place to reach, even among monks, and as long as you don't cheat, it won't be targeted at you.
But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, a tall building in the center of the Gongyuan swept straight over with a huge divine sense, which almost saw through their group of candidates.
Some sons in law of big families noticed the abnormality and felt quite angry, but their arms couldn't twist their thighs, so they pretended that nothing happened.
Zhou Bai is the same, even if his heart is turned upside down, his face is still unsettling, this is a real Yin God, what can he do.
The soul realm was not exposed, and the divine sense swept just now, and the Heavenly Book of Qi Luck seemed to cover it up for him.
Next, even if he really entered the examination room, Zhou Bai received his own number plate, Suzi No. 7, which was his examination room.
The structure of the state city tribute institute is stricter than that of the county, and each candidate must stay in a separate examination room, and there is no one before and after the left and right examinations.
Therefore, there are thousands of examination houses in the whole Gongyuan, according to the heaven and earth, the universe is desolate, the sun and the moon are bright, and the Chensu is listed...... and other thousand-word texts to divide.
Following the direction, Zhou Bai found his own test house, which is not luxurious, but the conditions are already good.
The inside is clean and bright, the examination desk and bed are made of pen, ink, paper, inkstone, even the lamp oil is the best whale oil, and everything is brand new.
This is different from the poverty of the ancient dynasty of Blue Star, the service of the Daxu Dynasty is obviously more in place, and the Dao method is extraordinary to join the upper level of productivity, and the imperial court will not treat these future transcendent monks harshly at all.
Because Zhou Bai didn't arrive early, he checked the examination equipment, and it didn't take long for him to sit and meditate inside, and the candidates arrived almost completely.
However, it was not until the outside was completely bright, and the sun and yang energy covered the Gongyuan, that Hanlin, as the chief examiner, announced the opening of the exam.
The autumn ceremony is a real national ceremony, and the chief examination of each state cannot be held by a magistrate, but the minister of the Son of Heaven sends a minister to invigilate the examination, and there is a team of guards with him.
Right now, a Praetorian Guard officer was shouting an order outside: "When the hour comes, the dragon gate will be locked, and all laws will be forbidden!" ”
Then the chief examiner took out the gold medal representing the identity of the envoy and placed it in the middle of the table, and asked the governor of Dingzhou to invite the governor to put the official seal of the governor side by side, and a strong atmosphere of town luck instantly enveloped the audience, and the fluctuations of luck in the entire Gongyuan will be suppressed to a certain extent.
"Please unseal the exam papers!" The governor of Dingzhou stood up and bowed to the back hall.
Even this Sanpin Prefecture Governor is a Taoist official with respect, but it is not easy to imagine, Zhou Bai immediately thought of the Yin God True Person who had been investigated by his divine sense.
The breath of the comer was indeed the same, and I saw an old Taoist with a crane hair and a childish face, and two middle-aged Taoist officials holding test papers calmly stepped out of the back hall.
There are three stacks of high-level test papers, representing three exam questions in nine days and six nights.
Zhou Bai could naturally see the aura of Taoism on the lacquer seal, and this lacquer seal must be one of the six seals of the Son of Heaven to be stamped, and the domineering dragon aura made him dare not take a closer look.
Lao Dao held the Taoist official seal in one hand, and the fingers of the other hand were slightly hooked, and the peach wood bun on the top of his head suddenly flew out, setting off a cold red light.
Looking at the tightly sealed lacquer seal, I don't know when it turned into nothingness.
The examinees below were silent, who didn't understand how there were people who could perform the Dao in such a place.
Even with the help of the Dao official seal, this old Dao is at least the pinnacle of the Yin God, and he may not be able to take that half a step.
"The deputy examination overseers issue papers!"
"Don't be in a hurry to answer, read the exam questions clearly, especially the interpretation of the Taoist scriptures, be sure to be calm, don't hurt your spirit, and delay other subjects......"
With the gentle words of the Hanlin examiner, this nine-day and six-night cattle ploughing test officially began.