In the blink of an eye, it is May, and the city of Nanjing has begun to enter the difficult and sultry season. The exam, which has been delayed for several months, has finally arrived.

Although it has changed from spring to summer, it is actually a good thing, and it is much more comfortable to take the exam in the semi-open room at this time than in February.

And for the candidates who have been looking forward to the imperial examination for many years, thank God for the reopening of the examination, when will they choose?

Therefore, the scholars of Daming attach great importance to this competition, and as long as they are qualified to participate, they basically come. Even Ma Junze, Huang Guan, Hu Yan and others, who have been county magistrates in Yunnan for more than a year, also took leave and traveled thousands of miles to come back for the exam.

Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, and the same is true for people, such as Tie Xuan did not return to Beijing to take the exam because he was unwilling to delay his official duties. Although Yang Shiqi was an official in Beijing, he also did not sign up for the examination.

However, on the day of the exam, he still came to the Gongyuan next to the Confucius Temple early and sent a few former classmates into the thorn circle.

Looking at the streets of Gongyuan, full of people carrying a variety of examination baskets, wearing blue round-necked shirts, and college students carrying a unified style of examination boxes and wearing black round-necked robes, Yang Shiqi said with some envy: "Oh, I have to go to Beijing to take the exam once, and my life can be considered complete." ”

"Then why don't you sign up?" Senior Ma didn't understand the brain circuit between him and Tie Xuan, and asked, "Obviously, with your level, as long as you play normally, the fame of the Jinshi is not at your fingertips?" ”

"Hahaha." Hu Yan smiled and said, "Brother Jun Ze still doesn't understand Brother Shiqi? He never did anything useless. ”

"Yes, the purpose of participating in the imperial examination is to be an official, and I have already become a fifth-grade official." Lord Yang, the experience of the Prime Minister Haizheng Yamen, supported the openwork silver belt on his waist and said: "And it has also proved his strength, why do you have to suffer this crime?" ”

said with a smile to Ma Junze: "It's the three brothers, all of whom are already parents and officials, and they can still carry a bookcase into the number room to endure this hardship, which is really admirable." ”

"If you don't go to Beijing to take the exam once, you always feel that your life is not complete." Hu Yan repeated his words directly, and then said with a smile: "Besides, the prince also encourages us to come back for reference, and if we get a good ranking, the prince and the school still have light on their faces." ”

"I'm purely accompanying the exam, and I have to count on you and Brother Lan Bo for a good ranking." Ma Jun was very self-aware and immediately made a disclaimer.

"I'm not stable, but with Lan Bo here, I don't have to run." Hu Yan smiled and hugged Huang Guan's neck and said, "How is it, do you have confidence?" ”

"I can't be busy with things in the county, I haven't read much this year," Huang Guan pushed his glasses and said modestly: "If you don't dare to think about it, strive for the top three." ”

"Hahaha!" Several classmates burst into laughter.

As he spoke, he came to the gate of the Gongyuan Academy, and the examination stopped.

Yang Shiqi stuffed the food prepared for the three of them into their examination boxes, and said, "Since you are here, you must take the test well...... For the sake of this imperial examination, those people have spared no effort to attack the prince. If you do well in the exam, you can help the prince relieve a lot of pressure. ”

"Understood." The three of them hugged Yang Shiqi and said goodbye, and entered the tribute courtyard with confidence.

In their opinion, with the strength of Guozi University, let alone all-inclusive, it is not a problem to occupy seventy or eighty percent of the Jinshi quota.

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Zhu Zhen is also full of confidence in his students.

Although the examiners in charge of admission are all civil officials, everyone will deceive you, only the math questions will not be, right is right, wrong is wrong, no is no, they just want to make trouble and have no way to start.

After the Gongyuan issued the scrolls, the sixth child finally regained his freedom. He hugged the chubby Meng Xuan, walked out of the palace with the princess, took a deep breath of the air outside the palace, and said with relief: "It's over." His grandmother, it's like two months in prison......"

"The prince has worked hard." Wang Run'er said distressedly: "Hurry up and go back to the house to rest." ”

"Actually, I'm not tired. Especially in the last month, I ate and slept, slept and ate, which was similar to Meng Xu's schedule. Zhu Zhen smiled, helped the delicate princess on the golden bridle and said, "It's just suffocating." ”

"I miss Yunnan more and more." Zhu Zhen sat on the golden chariot that walked slowly, looking at the high vermilion wall of the Forbidden City.

This former home can no longer feel like home to me.

Although his father and eldest brother have not changed at all to him, the royal family has never been just a family, it is also a part of the imperial court. And the latter, their resistance and rejection of themselves, are undisguised and even proud. In short, no matter how many relatives there are, this Jinling is not a place to stay for a long time......

He suddenly understood the second, third, and fourth brothers, all of whom had said similar things to themselves. At that time, he naively thought that he was different from them, but in fact, everyone was the same......

Just as he was out of his mind, his arm felt a burst of softness, and it was Wang Run'er who leaned up gently and snuggled up to him. Although there are honor guards around him, making such an intimate gesture on the street still requires courage for the always dignified Princess Dian.

"Miaoqing and Liu Li are about to give birth, the prince told his father, let's go back to Yunnan together." The empathetic Wang Run'er soothed Zhu Zhen's boredom with her gentle whispers. "The concubine, the princess of Dian, has never seen Dianchi, it's really undeserved."

"Isn't this because Meng Xu is too young?" Zhu Zhen fiddled with the big fat doll in his arms, rubbing his cheek against Wang Run'er's forehead gently, and his mood was really calmer. "It's too hot now, it's not a good time to enter Yunnan. You two should wait until autumn is cool, when the calf will be stronger. ”

"Okay." Wang Run'er naturally listened to him: "Then the prince will go back first, and I will arrive later." ”

"Don't be in a hurry at this time, let's talk about it when the list is released." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "No matter what I say, it is still the sacrificial wine of Guozi University, and I have to congratulate the students when the time comes." ”

"That's better." Wang Run'er smiled sweetly, it would be great to be able to have him alone for a while.

While the two were talking, Zhu Zhen suddenly saw King Tan's guard of honor enter You'anmen.

Whether it was the younger brother meeting the elder brother, or the prince meeting the third prince, the eighth honor guard hurriedly avoided the roadside.

Zhu Zhen laughed loudly: "Eighth child, come here." ”

"Hey, I'm here, Sixth Brother." The eighth child got off the elephant wheel, ran over upside down, hugged his fists towards Zhu Zhen and Wang Run'er, and said with a smile: "I was about to say hello to the sixth brother and sister-in-law." ”

"Uncle is well." Wang Run'er hurriedly returned the salute.

Zhu Zhen smiled and asked, "Enter the palace?" ”

"Hey." Zhu Zi smiled bitterly and nodded: "Since I received this errand, I have to go into the palace every day to report, and I am annoyed to death." ”

"What's the matter, now that I see my father, my stomach is still spinning?" Zhu Zhen laughed.

"Not really." Zhu Zi said with a bitter face: "I think this problem can't be changed in this life." ”

"That's up to you." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"I think sooner or later, I'll have to scare our old man to death." Zhu Zi sighed and said in a panic: "Sixth brother, I have to report to the office quickly if I have nothing else, I will be killed by my father again when it is too late." ”

"There's really something." Zhu Zhen asked with a straight face: "During the time I was in the palace, was there anything unusual in the capital?" ”

(End of chapter)