Chapter 55 The world's talented people compete in front of the palace
Although there are many assessment items in the literary examination, miscellaneous, each with its own characteristics, and the questions are simply messy, the most important thing is always the article, which accounts for the vast majority of the assessment scores, is the decisive level, and the remaining items or special customs and views are all plus points.
Especially the most important ten lords, the requirements for articles are more strict, and without a good ability to review and write essays, you can't be this official.
Whether the article is well written or not is secondary, if it is off-topic, you basically don't want to get a high score.
The question of the future as the main examination question for the position of the lord of the mansion will inevitably not be as simple as it seems.
Wenchang thought that it was enough to write down his future aspirations, and he wrote 3,000 words freely, expressing his ideals and ambitions, and even all kinds of things loyal to the dynasty, and he was embarrassed to write, and when he handed in the papers, he felt that something was wrong, this is not an exam in the academy, nor is it an ordinary literary exam, how can he come up with such a simple question.
The volume was handed in, and it was too late to regret it, I just hoped that I had not made a mistake, and I came out to ask with a nervous mood, Cao Mengyu, Zhang Chao, and my eldest brother Wenjing all saw the strangeness here.
Remorseful, but helpless!
The future of the future is bilingual, the future has not happened yet, has not yet come, that is, they are also the dynasty, this question should not only write about the future of themselves, but also write about the future of the dynasty, one test people's hearts, one to see whether the future prosperity of the dynasty has made achievements, so as to confirm the topic.
This is the basic requirement, the words of the article, the sentences, and the beliefs expressed are the real places to be examined, and Wenchang has no hope from the beginning.
"I don't know who will be the top in high school this time!"
"It's hard to say, many celebrities are here, Hou Cen from Zhejiang Mansion, Li Jun from Changfeng Mansion, Qi Chongbao from Haiming Mansion, these are rare writers in a thousand years! And the world's students hide the dragon and crouching tiger, who knows that there is no more powerful character! ”
"It's a pity that Brother Liu didn't come to participate, otherwise he is expected to be the first with his talent!"
"By the way, Brother Cao, you said that Brother Liu gave up this opportunity for the sake of the Beiping Palace, is this true?"
Wen Jing: "I don't think so, we have known each other for many years, Brother Liu is not the kind of person who forgets his ambitions for the sake of glory and wealth!" ”
"Brother Cao, what do you think?"
Cao Mengyu seems to have been greatly released, and the taste of tea is very suitable for students who are bitter, so that they will not forget their original intentions.
"Of course Brother Liu is not that kind of person, Brother Liu's talent is far from us, we can not be moved by money, let alone him!"
"Then what does Brother Cao's words mean?"
"I don't know why, Brother Liu gave up this opportunity, I always feel that it has something to do with the Beiping Palace, since Brother Liu entered the Beiping Palace, the number and time to discuss articles with us are getting less and less, I think there are no more than two reasons!"
"What?"
"One is that Brother Liu was coerced by the Beiping Palace, forced to be helpless, and he couldn't help himself. The second is that Brother Liu is really as he said, his ambitions and ambitions have been realized in the Beiping Palace! ”
Wenchang had a simple mind, and without thinking about some things, he asked, "What?" The Beiping Royal Mansion actually threatened others like this, could it be that Long Yun's brute insulted his sister-in-law enough? ”
Cao Mengyu and Wen Jing shook their heads at the same time, and Zhang Chao also said carefully: "As far as I know, even if Long Yun wants to, he can't do it, after all, the Beiping Royal Mansion is still Lord Long Yu's business, I'm afraid this kind of thing will not be allowed!" ”
"That's the second possibility!"
"Realized in the palace of Beiping? Could it be that Long Yu really planned to ............"
"Shhhh Don't talk nonsense! Cao Mengyu interrupted Wen Jing's words and looked around, for fear that others would hear.
"It's good that we know about this matter, no matter what the reason, we can't hurt Brother Liu!"
"Not bad!"
Cao Mengyu and three friends drank tea in the teahouse, expressed their emotions in their hearts, and discussed their exam experiences, and naturally there were others like this.
Huang Daozhang and Wang Chi ate and drank in a restaurant, which was also to vent the pressure caused by the exams these days.
Some people like to drink tea, and some people like to drink wine and eat meat, so they are not happy.
Wang Chi: "I don't know if you can get the first place this time, I heard that this Qi Chongbao is very powerful!" Can write the current text in ancient characters, half a word is not bad! ”
Huang Daozhang: "Although he is proficient in history and familiar with ancient texts, but this time the topic is the future, I am afraid he has no advantage, he and Hou Cen I am still sure, but I am not sure about Li Jun of Changfeng Mansion, there are two other people with what name they are, at most five can pose a threat to me!" ”
"Oh, then congratulations to the Huang Mansion Lord in advance!"
"No need, with Brother Wang's literary talent, this time he must also be the county guard, maybe we can still be officials in the same hall!"
"So good! Ha ha! ”
Being an official in the same dynasty refers to a dynasty, and being an official in the same hall is a matter within a prefecture and county.
"There are ten people in the position of the lord of the mansion, and there are only six people including Brother Huang, this limit is too wide, maybe there are a few lucky people who can win this honor!"
"Liu Wen, who originally took the literary test, is one of my great enemies, but I don't know why he didn't participate in this Wushuang meeting!"
"Don't you say that I'm almost forgetting about this person, since he entered the Beiping Palace, there have been fewer and fewer articles coming out from there, it seems that he doesn't write now, only tries to teach in the literary classics!"
"Strange, strange!"
Huang Daozhang bit the beef in his mouth hard, and pondered: "I have also read this person's article, not to mention anything else, his mind is above me, why is it so sinking now!" ”
"Haha, I think most of them were frightened by the glory and wealth of the Beiping Palace, and they were willing to be a lackey!"
Huang Daozhang didn't make a sound, and secretly said in his heart: "This person shouldn't be like this!" ”
The examination and approval of the paper is also as long as half a month, which really stumped some officials in the DPRK and China, and many people have difficulty understanding the thoughts of the current students, and keep up with their ideas.
In a blink of an eye, the day of the release of the list has arrived, and the two-month-long Destiny Warriors will come to an end, and the princes from all over the world have gathered in front of the forbidden military camp to wait for the release of the list.
Cao Mengyu, Huang Daozhang, and Wang Chi were all waiting at the door, wanting to know the result as soon as possible.
"Look, the list is out!" I don't know who shouted, but I saw several Xuanwu heavy armor soldiers carrying thick examples and posting them on the barracks barriers.
Nearly 10,000 people surrounded the gate of the barracks, and everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the big red list.
"Big brother, Brother Zhang, Brother Cao, look at who this name is?"
"Li Zheng? Who is this? I haven't heard of it! Zhang Chao said blankly.
The first place of the Mandate of Heaven is Li Zheng, the second is Wang Xuewen, and the third is Zhou Hao.
Seeing that the top three did not have him, Cao Mengyu was very nervous, and hurriedly looked down, but was horrified to find that not only was he not in the top three, but also not in the top ten, and those who exceeded ten would not be able to get the position of the lord of the mansion.
Cao Mengyu clenched his fists tightly, the sweat in his palms had fallen to the ground, and he quickly looked down, he had an ominous premonition.
Sure enough, there were a hundred students, but there was no name of him Cao Mengyu.
I fell off the list, and 100,000 candidates chose 100 talents to enter the court as officials, and such a good opportunity slipped away from hand!
The other stumbled and almost fell to the ground, thanks to the Wenchang Wenjing brothers who hurriedly helped Cao Mengyu, otherwise they would have made a fool of themselves.
"Brother Cao, be careful, this list is really difficult, I didn't expect all four of us to fall off the list!"
Like Cao Mengyu, there are no names of Zhang Chao and Wenjing on the list.
"How so?"
"Oh my God, it's my name!" Wenchang didn't have much hope, but after a casual glance, he found that he was ranked fiftieth.
The three of them carefully looked at the list, and sure enough, Wenchang was on the list, and the strangest thing was that the three talented people in Kyushu, Hou Cen, Li Jun, and Qi Chongbao were not on the list, and even some well-known students were not on the list.
This exploded, and some students who were determined to win couldn't believe that they hadn't even scored a hundred.
A few people who wanted to step forward to make trouble didn't take a few steps before they were pushed to the ground by the forbidden army, after all, it was the military camp of the Xuanwu Heavy Armor Army, and not everyone could make trouble here.
"Brother Huang, what's going on? Not only is there no my name, but even your name is not there, neither are Li Jun and the others! Wang Chi was surprised.
Huang Daozhang was very calm, without any expression, his thumb and forefinger gently rubbed his chin, and he came to a conclusion in a moment.
Pulling Wang Chi to leave quickly, "Hurry up, this is not the place to talk!" ”
In the sea of people, a young man dressed in white tilted his head for a while and found that his name was not, and then tilted his head to the other side, swaying out of the crowd.
As soon as he left the crowd, he met Huang Daozhang and Wang Chi, who were about to leave, the two looked at each other, and the young man raised his head and said, "Huang Daozhang?? ”
"Isn't this Li Jun and Li Dacai? Why did you come to the Destiny Matchless Society? ”
"Brother Huang is here, how dare the younger brother not come?"
"I won last time, how can I call myself a little brother, Brother Li has won the prize!"
Some famous students in the Qi Dynasty often take some private proposition exams, not for anything else, just to improve their level and knowledge, and open their eyes by the way.
Li Jun, Huang Daozhang, Qi Chongbao, and Hou Cen are all people who wander around all year round, Huang Daozhang was once the first place in the list of literary classics, and the Wushuang Club has already passed the exam, but he has not been ranked in the official position.
Several people often meet together and chant poems against each other, although they have never had deep friendships, but they have some understanding of each other's personalities.
Just as the two were about to say something, a horn sounded in front of the barracks.
A general shouted: "The Mandate of Heaven Peerless will be over, and the top ten will compete in front of the palace tomorrow, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will personally test the results to show fairness!" ”
Soldiers are already imposing, and those who have been on the battlefield for a long time are full of blood, and ordinary warriors will act carefully, not to mention those weak scholars, a flat thunder directly shook the few scholars in front of them and fell!
For a while, everyone knew that the matter had been decided, and the students gathered in front of the barracks gradually retreated.
Huang Daozhang turned his head and looked at Li Jun, but he didn't expect his neck to be crooked to the side again, and said with a smile: "Brother Li, can you change this problem, be more calm, always dangling like a child!" ”
Not to mention it, it's good to say that it shook even more, "Life is rare when you are young, why not?" ”
Huang Daozhang was stunned for a moment, and said helplessly for a while: "Okay, okay, I can't talk about you, my fault, my fault!" ”
"Brother Huang, don't worry about it like Brother Li, I'm afraid Brother Li's habit won't be able to change since he was a child!"
The crowd slowly dissipated, and two more people approached them.
Huang Daozhang looked back, and it turned out that Qi Chongbao and Hou Cen were also here.
Without waiting for Huang Daozhang to speak, Li Jun suddenly said: "You are all here, it must be exactly as I guessed, so, very good!" I'm leaving. ”
After that, Li Jun shook his head and was about to leave, but was stopped by Hou Cen who came from behind.