"Mother, don't worry about going to the exam, wait for me to enter the palace with my aunt, and then ask the emperor's grandfather to let him give you the champion." Xiao Rui's eldest son, Xiao Lan, took the hand of his biological mother Wei Yanran and said seriously.

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Xiao Ping'an, the second son of the cute milk next to him, also echoed: "That's right, grandpa loves us the most." ”

Wei Yanran stretched out her hand and rubbed the brains of her two sons, although she was relieved in her heart, she was not ambiguous in educating her children, and criticized seriously: "Don't talk nonsense." Whether you can take the top prize depends on your own ability, how can you rely on relationships and rewards for the imperial examination? That's unfair to other people, and it's also a bad habit of being lazy and unmotivated. ”

"You are the son of the champion Hou Xiaorui, your father has always pursued fairness and justice, you must learn from your father hard, and don't let him down."

The two cute babies patted their asses on the horse's hooves and lowered their heads in embarrassment.

On the contrary, Xiao Xi, the girl who came together, said crisply: "Don't be afraid, if Erniang fails to pass the exam, I will help you take the exam in the future." ”

Wei Yanran couldn't help but hug Xiao Xi and pinched her daughter's face affectionately, "Okay, it's still our Xi'er ambition." ”

"Sister Yan'er, you can go in for the exam with peace of mind, Sister Xiangcheng and I will take the children to play in Chang'an for a few days, and we will pick you up when you finish the exam." Li Shengnan encouraged.

Xiangcheng and the others sent Wei Yanran into the examination room with a smile, then turned around and got into the Xiao family's exclusive four-wheeled carriage and slowly walked towards the palace.

At the same time, outside the examination room, various test delivery scenes are being staged. Of course, most of these are candidates who live in Chang'an, and those who come from other places are basically alone, such as Li Jingren, the second son of Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia.

He has been following Xue Rengui to learn art for three years, and Xue Li originally wanted him to go back to Chang'an to reunite with his family when he was first examined, but Li Jingren valued his affection and righteousness, and he must represent Liangzhou scholars to participate in the imperial examination. No, even if he came to Chang'an to try, he didn't go home to visit his relatives. There is quite a kind of heroism that passes through the door three times without entering.

But what he didn't expect was that his father, Jiangxia Wang, served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and his father was responsible for the imperial examination, so the general list of the examination was placed on Li Daozong's desk.

Although Li Daozong didn't have the time to look through them one by one, it was a coincidence that he was sitting in the examination room that day, and the governor was in charge of everything, and he was bored and actually looked at the thick list twice.

"Huh...... If all these students who come to take the exam can be admitted, then why will I worry about the shortage of talents? ”

Kong Yingda, the priest of the country next to him, said with a smile: "Yes." It's a pity that the imperial examination has the meaning of selection, and it is impossible to become an official by knowing a few words and a few poems. If they have empty ambitions, but they are ambitious and talented, and they can't handle the problem well, then giving him an official position will also harm the people and will not benefit the country. ”

Li Daozong nodded and said, "Yes, although everyone should know a few words, not everyone is suitable for being an official." The imperial court wants capable people who can take on great responsibilities, not mediocre people who can only dance and write. ”

Kong Yingda said with emotion: "But now people in the world are all here for fame...... They only saw the scenery of those who won the list, but they did not see the misery of those who fell off the list, some people wanted to be admitted to the official examination all their lives, and never considered whether they were suitable for studying and being an official. ”

"We all know that teaching students according to their aptitude, but in the face of the fact that everyone in the world is chasing fame and fortune, teaching students according to their aptitude is simply an illusion."

Li Daozong sighed and said comfortingly: "Yes, it is not easy for Brother Chongyuan to serve as the priest of the country. ”

Kong Yingda suddenly smiled and said: "I am dissatisfied with the prince, you said, the outside world has been rumored that the Hou Ye wants to build a unique academy, surpassing the Guozijian and all the academies in the world, and truly teaching students according to their aptitude." If he could do this, the old man would be willing to go to his academy as a porter. ”

Li Daozong laughed and said, "Let you be the porter? Hou Ye is afraid that he will not dare...... Well? It's ......"

As he was talking, a familiar name on the roster came into view, Li Jingren?

Kong Yingda was puzzled: "What's the matter, Lord Wang?" Is there something wrong? ”

Take a closer look and say, "Oh? Lee Kyung-in? Could it be that Ling Lang? It's not that Ling Lang was ...... back then."

Li Daozong glanced at his hometown, "People from Liangzhou, children of the poor family." Alas...... I guess it's the same name. The dog was suddenly killed, and it has been three years since then, and his life and death are uncertain. It is as strong as His Majesty and the Hou Ye, and he can't find the slightest trace, and the enemy's methods are so strict that it is amazing. Alas, people should have been gone a long time ago. ”

"It's hateful, but to this day, I don't even know who the enemy is."

Kong Yingda saw Li Daozong's sadness, so he took the initiative to persuade him: "Jiren has his own natural appearance, didn't he say that he didn't find it?" That is, there is hope, and no news is not necessarily good news. The prince doesn't have to be like this. In this way, today is just the first game, there will be nothing to do, why don't you go back and rest first, and the lower officials are here to help you take a look. ”

Li Daozong nodded, closed the book, and quietly left the examination room in a carriage escorted by his entourage.

Maybe it's fate, Li Jingren, who had just entered the examination room, recognized his carriage and thought that it was his father. Although it was just a hurried pass, it was hard to hide the excitement in my heart. Resisting the urge to speak, Li Jingren watched the carriage leave, then walked to his place, gritted his teeth and secretly swore in his heart that he must get a good score in the exam, otherwise he will be sorry for his parents' longing in the past few years.

In Dali Temple, Di Renjie, who has been obsessed with reading the dossier, is still reading hard with relish, while flipping the book, while nibbling on the fragrant flax cake, and not forgetting to say hello to the scribe who transcribed the dossier, "Fourth uncle, the flax cake in Dali Temple is better than the Yushitai, hehe, I don't eat this cake now, and I'm not in the mood to read." ”

The scribe smiled and said, "You boy, this is not a good habit. There is no shortage of you for three meals a day on weekdays, but you prefer flax cakes as snacks, and you have only been in Dali Temple for two months, and you have gained no less than ten pounds, right? ”

"Hi...... Only the food is not negative! It's a big deal to practice martial arts to lose weight in the future. Di Renjie said nonchalantly.

At this moment, he met Zhao Shenxing, the director of the six departments of the Yushitai who came to Dali Temple to retrieve the file, "Huh? Xiao Di? Why are you still here? Today's imperial examination will be held, if you don't go to the exam, what are you doing in Dali Temple? ”

What??

The flax cake in Di Renjie's hand fell to the ground, "Lord Zhao? Will the exam start today? No, I remember two more days to ......."

"It must be that your kid forgot to read and forgot to eat, and got the wrong day. It's today, why don't you go soon? It's late, but you can't get into the exam room. Zhao Shenxing reminded.

Di Renjie dropped the scroll in his hand, "Fourth uncle, help me pack this up, I'll come back after the exam......"

As he spoke, he rushed out of the door, but as soon as he ran two steps, he suddenly turned back. In the surprised eyes of Zhao Shenxing and the others, Di Renjie actually picked up the half of the cake on the ground, put it in his arms, and turned around and ran wildly again.

"Hehe, this kid, he's gained so much weight, can he run?" Zhao Shenxing smiled bitterly. Then he hurriedly chased out and shouted: "Hey, ride my horse, I will have a permit for emergency riding approval immediately......"