Yueying picked up a book and said, "Don't talk about your grandmother, I'll tell you about the general content of these books......" Pointing to a few words on the book, she said: "The name of this book is "History of the Oriental Cat Clan", which is about some major events that occurred after the cat clan came to the land of China. The book is first written: The cat god Best. Best is worshiped by humans in the human world, and it is because of the blessing of the cat god Best that our cat clan has had such a high status among all living beings for thousands of years. After that, many years later, a group of ordinary people came to the land of China, and in this land, generations have been living. So the Eastern Empire was created, and a man of great prestige was elected as the Emperor, and he was the first Emperor of the Eastern Empire...... "The other children heard their mother telling a story to Twelve, and they all came over and sat there and listened.

Yueying said: "There are too many things written in this book, and I can't finish telling you for a while." There are four subjects to be tested in the exam, namely 'History', 'Classics', 'Folk Classics' and 'Poetry'. She put down the "History of the Oriental Cat Clan", picked up another book, and continued: "This book is the "Tongtian Jingfa", and the "Jingfa" is the content of this book, which is the governing policy of the imperial rulers. She picked up another book and said, "This book is the "Civil Code of the Cat Clan", and the "Civil Code" should test the content of this book. And to learn to write poetry, that is, to take the 'poetry endowment' ......"

Twelve sighed deeply when he heard this, and instantly became very lost, Yueying said, "What's wrong?" ”

Twelve: "I don't think it's possible for me to pass the exam, A-Niang, you know, I don't know a word, and I have to test so much knowledge, how can I remember to come......"

Yueying knew that he couldn't pass the exam, but she couldn't dispel Twelve's thoughts yet, so she had to encourage him anyway. Yueying said: "In the past few days, A-Niang has only taught you literacy, don't go anywhere in the past three days, and study seriously at home." Twelve nodded.

However, three days is indeed too short, these three days, in addition to the time for eating, the rest of the time is used to learn literacy, twelve is a more intelligent child, in three days he has learned nearly a hundred words, but a hundred words are not worth mentioning in practice.

When the time for the "Candidates' Conference" arrived, Twelve arrived at the People's Academy early. There was an open space in the academy, and the floor was neatly arranged with straw cushions, and in front of it was a one-foot-high, but very wide platform. Twelve found a place in the corner and sat down, and one after another all the candidates arrived at the academy, and Twelve saw that most of them were much older than himself, and at a glance he knew that they were very knowledgeable. Twelve thoughts: "These candidates must be more literate than themselves, it seems that they can't pass the exam, it is impossible to leave Shizhu City with the method of exams, it seems that there is another way to leave Shizhu City." Knowing that I can't pass the exam, there's no need to listen to the city lord holding a candidate meeting here, so I'd better leave quickly. ”

Twelve was just about to get up and leave, but he heard someone shouting from behind him: "Twelve." Twelve looked back and saw that it was his next-door neighbor, Onishi. Onishi and Twelve were born in the same year and month, and they have been playing together since they were children, but Onishi is a person who does not learn and does not know how to do it, so how can he come to the exam?

Twelve asked, puzzled, "Are you here...... Are you preparing to take the exam? ”

Daxi said: "Yes, my grandfather and aunt are forcing me to take the exam, what do you say this can do, you are also preparing for the exam this time?" ”

Twelve: "Yes, I'm also going to take this exam." By the way, Onishi, when did you learn to read and write? ”

Onishi said: "We grew up together, you are familiar with me, I don't know a single word." I said I didn't want to take this test, guess what my grandfather said, he said that if I don't come to take the test, I will never be able to enter the house. I can't help it, I can only follow his wishes, and then I come to the exam, if I don't come, I leave home, and I have nowhere to go, so I can only wander......"

Twelve said: "If I were you, I wouldn't come to the test, I wanted to leave home, so I came to take the test." ”

Ohnishi: "What? Did you choose to take the test because you wanted to leave home? It's the opposite of me, I'm afraid to leave home before I go. You say it'......"

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a man dressed as an officer on the stage, and said loudly: "All the candidates who have signed up have arrived, now let's invite the city lord to come to the stage and say a few words to everyone." Twelve and Onishi hurriedly sat down and looked at the stage intently.

I saw an old man walking to the stage, the old man glanced at the candidates in the audience, and said in a low voice: "Candidates, we have to take the exam here every year, and this exam is about to start again, how are you prepared?" ”

Twelve thought to himself: "It turns out that most of the candidates here have taken the test many times, and it seems that there is little hope of taking the first place in the exam." ”

The city lord continued: "Since the beginning of the previous emperor, our Eastern Empire has stipulated that an examination will be held once a year, and the outstanding talents of the country will be selected by means of examinations. However, there are tens of thousands of candidates who take the exam every time in the country, and only the first place can be received by the emperor and can be promoted to the rank of knight. There are so many candidates, not all of them will enter Beijing for the exam, they need to take the selection exam in their own city first, and only the first place in each city can go to the capital to take the exam. ”

At this time, one of the candidates in the audience said: "I have heard this three times. ”

The city lord looked at him, and then said, "I know all these words, and I mean them for the candidates who took the exam for the first time. This examination is still divided into a literary test and a martial arts test, the literary test is a liberal arts test, and the martial arts test is a martial arts test. However, our Shizhu City is heavy on liberal arts, and Shizhu City has not applied for the martial arts examination for more than three years. So, let's just talk about liberal arts exams. You all know that there is one question in each of the four subjects of history, law, classics, and poetry? ”

These have long been clear to those who have taken the test, and they have answered: "I know, I know......" but for new candidates like Twelve, they only know a little about it. Daxi on the side said in a low voice: "Twelve, do you know that you have to take these?" ”

Twelve replied in a low voice, "I know, I heard my aunt say it." ”

Onishi nodded and said, "I just found out." ”

The city lord continued: "After the meeting for you today, early tomorrow morning, the exam will be held in the academy, and the first place will be held on the first day of the new year next month, and Vice General Miao Qi will personally send you to the capital to take the final exam." Go back today, get a good rest at home, and don't forget to come to the exam tomorrow. After speaking, he left, and the candidates in the audience also left their seats.

Twelve thought to himself: "I will definitely not be able to take the first place in this exam, it is better to go to the city lord now, cancel the name I have reported, save myself from not taking the test, and ...... shame" Just thinking about it, Daxi said: "Twelve, then let's go back together." ”

Twelve: "I ...... There are still some things, you can go first. ”

Ohnishi said: "Something? What else is going on here? ”

Twelve: "You go back first, and I'll tell you later." ”

Onishi saw that he was mysterious, but he didn't continue to ask, and left first. Twelve hurried to chase the city lord, who had not left the academy at this time. Twelve ran to the city lord and shouted twice: "City lord, city lord, please stay!" The lord of the city and his retinue heard the voice and stopped to look at the twelve in front of them. Twelve was about to take another step forward, but was stopped by a retinue on the side. The lord of the city asked Twelve, "What is the matter with you?" ”