The streets and alleys of the market are bustling.

Here there are princes and sons above the court, they come and go arbitrarily, and the export is in chapters; There are also ordinary Qianshou mortals in the countryside, who talk about the broad, which is the major event of the national dynasty, and they also know the peace.

"I heard that this year's spring, the number of people who came to take the exam may be the most."

"It should be related to the red moon and meteors last month, there have been a lot of strange things happening in various places during this time, and someone in my distant cousin's house is crazy."

"Yes, fortunately, our Shenjing City is protected by the Immortal Array, and the red moon can't shine in, and on the fifteenth of this month, I don't dare to go out of the city to the countryside to buy ingredients."

"I guess the imperial court has expected that if there are any abnormal celestial phenomena this month, how can it be possible for the scholars of Zhuzhou to come to take the exam."

Zhou Bai listened to the chatter of a few small traders on the street, and his face couldn't help but feel a little unnatural, he was worthy of being the people of the capital, and the news was really well-informed.

Living in Shenjing, the first good place at the feet of the Son of Heaven, no matter what class of people they are, they have a temperament and self-confidence that the people of other states and counties do not have.

Even if it's just an uncle who sells steamed buns on the street, he can hold his head up and face some fanbang aristocrats in fancy clothes calmly.

This is a long time, Daxu is far ahead in military, cultural and economic aspects, giving them a high degree of self-confidence.

Carrying a bag of candied fruit, Zhou Bai walked around and ate, while looking at the readers shuttling here.

There are 48 states of Daxu, and there are also references from all over the country, and in the long years of change, these places naturally have a different culture from the central dynasty.

The clothing is the most obvious, and the subject countries adjacent to Daxu are fine, and the scholars with meritorious names will mostly follow the local customs, and it is not easy to recognize them in the crowd.

However, in other distant Fanbang countries, their clothing has distinct regional characteristics, and generally follows the principle of rough atmosphere in the north and bright and bright in the south.

This is not Zhou Bai is verifying what he has learned, he has been reading books for 60 years, and the original miscellaneous books are not missing.

"Funan, Jimi, Bagan, Body Poison, Bamboo ......"

"Jin, Xianbei, Kang, Yanqi, Gumo, Juli......"

Just when Zhou Bai leaned against a beam and commented in a low voice to the scholars of all countries passing by, he suddenly found out out from the corner of his eye that there were three people standing next to him, who had not left for a long time.

I saw that the three of them were dignified and dignified, but they were not wearing comfortable and luxurious clothes, but they were all wearing red official uniforms, and they didn't even forget to tie the copper half-seal around their waists.

Many people may think that this is because they are afraid that the people of Beijing will look down on them and cover up their lack of confidence with their fame.

However, Zhou Bai recognized these three people at a glance, and they were the scholars who had participated in the Dragon Palace competition with Zhou Bai not long ago.

can be valued by a dragon god, where are they ordinary lifters, either Xie Yuan Yayuan or a former talent who has been famous for a long time.

Looking at the qi, it can be seen that the red and yellow qi above their heads is swirling into clouds, and there is a wisp of green qi swaying upward, and their luck is high, no less than nobles.

It is impossible for such characters to have low self-esteem and feel inferior to others.

From what Zhou Bai saw, this should be purely to avoid trouble, after all, Shenjing City Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Spring is coming, wearing official uniforms, Shenjing City can come and go freely, and no one dares to harass them.

Seeing that Zhou Bai found them, the first person stepped forward calmly and saluted: "It turned out to be Zhou Jieyuan, this knowledge is really profound, no wonder the ability to suppress me and wait for two games to win the leader of the Dragon Palace competition." ”

Zhou Bai naturally would not be rude, wrapped the candied fruit and stuffed it into his pocket, and then gave up his hand and said: "Under the formal acquaintance, Zhou Bai from Dingzhou has seen three. ”

"In Xia Si Jie, Luozhou lifts people; In the lower Pang Lesheng, Liangzhou raised people; In Xia Shixiu, Zhongzhou raised people, and I waited to see Brother Zhou. When the three of them heard this, they also reported to their homes and saluted together.

In the Dragon Palace competition, everyone is an opponent of each other, and there is no time or opportunity to communicate with each other.

As soon as these names were reported, Zhou Bai suddenly had their information in his mind, he used to know the name, but he didn't know the face.

The three of them are all well-known talents in their respective states, and even Pang Lesheng is the last township test Xie Yuan.

Of course, Si Jie and Shi Xiu are not bad, they are both from the Central Regions, and the competition for Xie Yuan is too fierce.

"I have admired the name for a long time, I have admired the name for a long time, how did a few of them come so quickly, I rode the horse day and night and stopped today." Zhou Bai asked with some confusion.

Pang Lesheng was also puzzled: "Huh? Didn't the Dragon King of Ningjiang take you for a ride? ”

He still has a good impression of Zhou Bai, because the two are from the north, and they are both Xie Yuan, and they cherish each other.

Zhou Bai was suddenly embarrassed, he didn't expect this stubble, and the pit of the Dragon King of Ningjiang did not take the initiative.

If the Dragon King of Ningjiang takes him for a ride, he can let the post station be responsible for sending it to Shenjing, and he can ride the Jiaoma and reward money, I don't know how many post guards rush to do it.

Fortunately, they all had a heart-to-heart relationship, and the awkward atmosphere was quickly broken, and before they knew it, the four of them came to a private room in a teahouse, where they could talk more freely.

Si Jie still can't forget the scene he saw on the street just now, and praised loudly: "Brother Zhou can actually recognize which country he is from from his appearance and clothing, it's really amazing!" ”

Shi Xiu nodded and said: "Yes, since the establishment of the feudal expansion system by the Humanist Dynasty, I don't know how many subject states have risen and fallen in this world, except for the countries that have been divided into feudal countries in recent dynasties, I have paid a little attention to them, and I don't know any other countries." ”

He is a talent that Zhou Bai wants to take a few more looks, the core of Zhongyu is Zhongzhou, and the core of Zhongzhou is Shenjing, I don't know how many children of the prince's family will be suppressed in this test.

Zhou Baiguang is trying to imagine that if he starts in Zhongzhou, the first child will not know how long he will toss, and it will be too difficult to accumulate luck.

"If it weren't for the turmoil in the Jin country in the past few years, I would have been unable to distinguish the typical grassland characteristics of the Jin people with flat faces and low nose bridges." Pang Lesheng also said with some emotion.

Zhou Bai hurriedly stretched out his hand to make a gesture of false pressing, and said with a smile: "Let's not praise each other, let's talk about the current imperial examination, the 20th will be examined, and the 25th will be examined, I don't know what the goal of the three is?" ”

The meaning is obvious, that is, to ask them whether they want to become heavenly people and seek immortality, or take Tongjinshi to serve the imperial court, and finally take the route of gods.

The three of them glanced at each other and said in unison: "I am seeking to be a jinshi and a first!" ”

Pang Lesheng's expression was complicated, he took a sip of hot tea before he said slowly: "If there is no Red Moon and a trip to the Dragon Palace, for the sake of insurance, it is really possible for me to strive for the top ten of the same Jinshi." ”

Si Huang is no more than a county hao, and his luck has only been accumulated for ten years, so he echoed: "Well, according to past experience, it is not bad for us to serve the imperial court with the strength and luck of the second grade." ”

"Mainly, every Jinshi, the list of heavenly books is just the beginning, if you can't make leaps and bounds in the Taoist industry after becoming a celestial, and you can't establish meritorious services for the heavenly court, then it will be difficult to obtain the heavenly vocation."

Shi Xiu's family has the best conditions, and it is a county in Zhongzhou, but the county in Gyeonggi is not enough, and a large part of the reason for being able to win the promotion also lies in itself.

He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and a little confidence appeared on his face: "Yes, according to our talents, if you enter the court as an official in the future, you will definitely be able to reach the third rank or above, and you may be knighted, so you will definitely be able to enter the Dragon Court after a hundred years." ”

"But ......"

"With a lifetime of merit, it's good to exchange for the edict of a human god, isn't this also immortal?" Zhou Bai pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"Today, the one who hasn't been in court for a long time, and now he is about to enter the Dragon Court to sit on a chair, do you think this time Daxu is just a different person in charge? No, I think the change of dynasty is just around the corner, and this should be the humane god of which dynasty. ”

"When a leaf falls, we know that the world is autumn, and the red moon and meteors tell us that the sky is about to change! Except for the big tree of Heavenly Court, which can hold on, the other trees can only be reduced to firewood! ”

"Brother Zhou is a VIP in the Dragon Palace, he must know the inside information, why hide it."

The three of you say a word to me, I want Zhou Bai to tell the truth.

"I can only say that you are all people with outstanding vision, and you must grab one of the celestial places in this session!" Zhou Bai said in a solemn tone.

He did not analyze the core of the Dragon Court and the humane gods, but told them bluntly that they wanted to be human.

"Okay, just Chong Brother Zhou's words, even if it is the last place in the second class, I have to fight!"

Si Jie's personality is more cheerful and outgoing, and at this time, he actually bowed to Zhou Bai, with a posture that I woke up after listening to your persuasion.

The private room was full of laughter, but after hearing Zhou Bai say this, the three of them did silently strengthen their belief in the bottom of their hearts that they wanted to get the second grade.

The Tianjiao in the capital they just heard that it is very powerful, and there are rumors such as hundreds of chapters and luck.

And Zhou Bai's performance in the Dragon Palace, they have indeed witnessed it, and they are excellent people who can give them guidance.

After drinking a pot of tea and exchanging other information, it was almost noon outside, so Pang Lesheng proposed to go to a good place to eat.

The food flavor of the capital is inclusive, and many famous restaurants in various states have headquarters in the city.

However, the careful Shi Xiu seemed to remember something, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Zhou hasn't settled down yet, and he hasn't gone to the Ministry of Rites to sign up?" ”

Zhou Bai nodded and patted the burden behind the chair.

"Then you have to sign up quickly, there are not many good rooms to go to the examination hall, and if you are two days late, you may only be able to live in a temporary expansion place."

"And you don't have to think about the inn in Shenjing City, those candidates from Fanbang are all rich people, and they have already won the best room."

"In the past few days, there are people working in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, even at noon......"

"I see, then I'll come back another day, I'll sign up first!" After listening to the explanations of the three people, Zhou Bai decisively said goodbye and left first.

However, he didn't panic in a hurry, because Qi Hua's kid had a mansion even in the capital, so it was a big deal to bother him.

After all, the ancestor is an earl, and Qi's father has also been a Beijing official, so there is still some background.

However, as long as he can solve it himself, he still adheres to the purpose of not causing trouble to others.

When the smell of food wafted out from the streets and alleys, Zhou Bai rushed towards the inner city regardless of it, and he could only temporarily stay in the Taifu Temple Horse Farm, and there was no place to raise horses when he went to the examination institute.

As the name suggests, the examination institute is a place to provide accommodation for candidates from other places.

At the level of the general examination and the palace examination, generally speaking, as long as you are a candidate who comes to participate in the imperial examination, the imperial court will arrange food and accommodation for you.

Even for the special circumstances of this year's Spring Festival, the Daxu Imperial Court still allows the examination institute to be accommodated, which is enough to accommodate all the candidates who want to live in.

Of course, only one month in advance is accepted, and wool does not exist.

The Daxu Imperial Court can surpass the general law of the three-hundred-year cycle, there must be a reason for it, and it will be mentioned in the history books of later generations that the transportation is developed.

For example, the long straight road leading to the prefecture and county can ensure that the central government's troops can be delivered to the localities in a timely manner.

And now Zhou Bai is sitting in a carriage, driving straight into the inner city, and he is not stopped all the way.

Because under Zhou Bai, there is a unique carriage gallop in Shenjing City, pedestrians are not allowed to break in for no reason, and there are guards on duty at all major intersections.

Even if there are only a few main roads, which cannot form the urban transportation network in Zhou Bai's memory, it is still an epoch-making progress and can save a lot of time.

Perhaps this is also a step that the Ministry of Industry officials have to make.

There is no way, Shenjing City is too big, and it will take at least half a day to walk from the outer city to the inner city.

In front of the inner city gate, there is a station where carriages gather, which may not be luxurious, but it is certainly large and complete.

In addition to the spacious front lawn for horse-drawn carriages, there are toilets, tea houses, restaurants and other buildings that can be repaired at the station for both drivers and passengers.

"If you don't want to waste money, you can eat here, it's affordable and full, and the things in the inner city are very valuable."

This is the final station, and only Zhou Bai is left to get off the train, and he is not wearing a public uniform, so the coachman thinks he is going to the city to do errands, and kindly reminds him.

"Thank you, this is the car money, you are busy first." Zhou Bai thanked him and got out of the car, and at the same time took out the little copper money left to pay the bill.

When he saw the city flags of wine, tea and other places erected behind the station, he was stunned for a moment, isn't this equivalent to a service area?

Sure enough, there are commonalities in social development.

Shenjing City is divided into the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city, needless to say, the imperial city, and the inner city and the outer city are different functional divisions.

In addition to a large number of residential markets in the inner city, there are also offices of six ministries and offices, each of which occupies a large area.

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Because Daxu is too big and has too many things to deal with, just looking at the liaison offices set up by the other 47 states and countries, it is a continuous complex of buildings as far as the eye can see.

In addition, the general department of many special yamen is also here, such as the Daolu Division, which governs the Taoist officials of the world, and the Wind News Division, which investigates the news of the world, and so on.

Ordinary people generally don't come here, and even if they come, they do business or something, and they can't bear it if they offend any nobleman.

The inner city is not shorter than the outer city, it is also as high as a hundred zhang, and there may be fewer city defense facilities, but the more mysterious road patterns are clearly visible on each section of the city wall, which is much denser than the outer city.

Under the reflection of the sun, the Dao pattern faintly showed a golden light, outlining a mysterious giant array of Weihe, but it was not activated, and Zhou Bai could not get a glimpse of its full picture.

In fact, Zhou Bai has always wondered why the imperial court has a strong power of Taoist officials, but it does not need to improve the bottlenecks faced by the development of the dynasty.

Maybe it's because the Taoist class is unwilling to serve mortals, or maybe there are too few transcendent resources such as spirit stones, or maybe it's the heavenly court above......

But now Zhou Bai really saw it, the traces of transcendent integration into the dynasty, using the formation to protect the city, how to attack by ordinary means?

Of course, the guards at the inner city gate are stricter, and after checking the identity documents, they don't dare to embarrass Zhou Bai, who is a candidate for the exam.

Smoothly enter the city, as if the outer city and the inner city are two worlds, the outside is noisy, and the inside is peaceful and peaceful.

Any pedestrian, there is no worry about firewood, rice, oil and salt on his face.

Even if some people are sad, they are worried about the development of themselves or their descendants, who has been promoted and released from the family, and their own family is backward and so on.

In short, on the way to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, he had seen too much, and Zhou Bai had only one feeling, and the society seemed to have completed the leap here.

If the people in the outer city and even the world are still pursuing physical and safety needs, then the people in the inner city are already pursuing social and respectful needs.

Standing in front of the gate of the magnificent Ministry of Rites, Zhou Bai smiled bitterly and shook his head, of course it is true to support such a small part of the world.

Now that he is looking at the great success of Qi Technique, he can roughly see how far the Daxu Dynasty has developed.

Shenjing City is the gathering place of the dynasty's legal network, and he tried not to arouse the vigilance of the dragon qi, and he glimpsed that the core was Huang, which represented that the Daxu system had been perfected and developed to a very high level.

After the completion of the Qi Technique, the magic of luck has gradually opened the door to Zhou Bai.

In an area, a city, the degree of development of the local area can be judged by the color of the luck of the legal network.

Gray gas is dense and white gas is scarce, which means that the system has not been established and the legal net has not been distributed.

In the current context, it is in a state of disorder and anarchy, and the people here must not be living well, and generally only in times of great chaos can such a situation occur.

The white gas is strong, and most of it is pure white, which means that there is a system to manage the local area, but the legal net is not very perfect.

The people's hearts have not yet been attached, the undercurrents are surging, the crisis is lurking, and a rebellion and uprising may break out at any time.

And the boundary of judging the qualification of a system is the red legal net,

As long as the legal open shows popularity, it means that the system has a certain prestige and the people's will is still stable.

The darker the red, the heavier the authority of the system, the deeper the degree of attachment of the people, and the unshakable from top to bottom.

Red is the color of the general dynasty in peacetime, and now even if all parts of Daxu have experienced various hardships some time ago, most areas are still red to crimson.

Red further up, it will be difficult, the people live and work in peace and contentment, do not worry about food and clothing, that is the basic requirement.

Only in places like the inner city of Shenjing, with the development of the power of the dynasty, can it be possible to show the yellow.

Well, maybe some state cities in Jiangnan and Central Regions can also be reached in some areas.

People in these places are no longer only looking for material things, but also spiritual pleasures.

Zhou Bai's own system and legal network have not yet been seen, and he no longer thinks deeper, but after the inspection of the door, he was brought into the yamen of the Ministry of Rites by a scribe.

The oncoming tone is steady, this is the Ministry of Etiquette, the most well-behaved place.

Zhou Bai doesn't look left and right, and is cautious, but looking at it, it still makes him feel what cultural heritage is.

The tall Xuanhe gatehouse, the long hand-copying verandah, and the water system that runs through the whole Ya make every place see a hundred flowers competing for glory and green trees.

After walking for about half a pillar of incense, Zhou Bai walked through the layers of painting pavilions and Zhu Lou and arrived at the place where the child signed up.

Sure enough, even when it was dinner time, there were still officials on duty here.

Zhou Bai hurriedly handed over all kinds of documents and materials, including the semi-bronze seal of the lifter, and took it out for inspection.

I saw that the official of the Ministry of Rites asked while asking the scribe next to him to wipe the gold lacquer Pixiu on the eucalyptus table with a red cloth.

An invisible wave rippled out, and Zhou Bai suddenly felt that there was a way to look at this place, and it was the gods who were sitting on the government to check it.

"I started the imperial examination at the age of fifteen, and I came to participate in the Spring Festival at the age of sixteen, even if there is no state examination in Dingzhou, you are considered to be three yuan in a row."

"I don't know if you're lucky enough, otherwise you can really fight for Dingzhou, the last time Dingzhou Shizi Gold List was titled, it was thirty years ago......"