One of the imperial examinations is a road to heaven for the ruling class to promote the status of all the people in the country, and in the mirror country, all the registered people, as long as they can read poetry and books, and their family background is clean, they can participate.

The imperial examination is divided into three levels: the children's examination, the township examination, and the general examination.

Among them, the children's test is held by each city itself in February every year, and the scholars who take the middle can be called Tongsheng, and the people of the mirror country are commonly known as Xiucai.

The township test, held once every three years, is organized by the state capital, and the people who participate in the township test are all those who have passed the children's test.

The examination is held in the Imperial City of the Mirror Kingdom, and one of the six departments is responsible for the preparation of the Ministry of Rites for the national talents, and the time is in February of the second year after the township examination, which is divided into two lists.

Time came to August in a blink of an eye, and in the courtyard where Wang Ye and others lived, there was a surge of people, vaguely surrounding Wang Wen and Li Mubai.

"Don't be nervous, I've participated in it a few times, and I know very well about the township test." Wang Wen said with a relaxed face, his words full of confidence.

He took the children's examination when he was more than ten years old, and successfully passed the first time, obtaining the qualification of the child and the opportunity to participate in the township examination.

Now he is in his thirties, and in the past ten years, he has participated in a total of four township examinations, but unfortunately he has not been selected.

Although I didn't get it, I was very proficient in the rules of the examination room for the process of the township test, so I don't have to worry about anything about this test.

"Xiaobai, don't be nervous, you are taking the township test for the first time this year, it is naturally good to be able to pass the exam, and it doesn't matter if you can't pass the exam, just take it as accumulating experience, anyway, you are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future." Second Master Li patted his nephew's shoulder and comforted.

Since the assassination of Zhongxingguan, in order to ensure safety, Li Mubai found Wang Ye and Zhou Xingyu under the reminder of his second uncle and explained his current situation to them. and said frankly that if he was afraid of trouble, he could not move over and live with the two, and advised the two of them not to feel guilty if they were killed outside, after all, these things had nothing to do with the two of them, and everything was to blame for his own bad life.

At that time, Zhou Xingyu and Wang Ye glanced at each other, and they both smiled bitterly, Li Mubai's words were all said here, and it was really too unkind for them to refuse.

So on the same day, Li Mubai moved the luggage left on Li Erye's house and lived with a few people.

Seeing that her cousin actually moved to the place where Wang Ye lived, Li Xiaowan wanted to move over together at that time, and when she told her father Li Erye about it, Li Erye was almost angry, and she was grounded at home on the spot and not allowed to go out.

After all, what is it for a girl's family to live with a large number of men before leaving the cabinet, Li Xiaowan can not care about how he, a father, can watch his daughter do such a thing that damages her reputation.

spread out, and the Li family's family style and face were gone.

After being cleaned up by Li Erye, Li Xiaowan finally stopped, which also allowed Wang Ye and the others to have a leisurely time.

Hearing his second uncle's words, Li Mubai's face turned pale, and his body trembled slightly and said, "Second uncle, don't worry, I can save it." ”

It's a pity that his physical condition truly reflects his current situation.

In fact, I don't blame him for being nervous, it's really that the first two assassinations were too exciting for him, and he didn't feel anything at the time, but then he thought about it carefully, every time he sweated on his back, the fear in his heart slowly emerged, and he always felt that no matter where he went, there was a pair of eyes staring at him.

Even with Zhou Xingyu and others by his side, the effect is still very slight.

During this time, he thought about it carefully, to solve this matter, first, the Li family can find out the real culprit, and then solve the other party, without the person who issued the task, the dark dragon will naturally not stick to the capital to assassinate him.

The second is to be able to obtain sufficient self-protection ability in a short period of time, such as the improvement of force, or the improvement of status.

The first one doesn't seem to work now, after all, although the Li family has mobilized the power of the family, so far, nothing has been found, as if there is no enemy at all.

Now there is only the second path in front of him, which is to improve his self-protection ability in a short period of time.

Don't think about the improvement of martial arts, he has now missed the best age to practice martial arts, and it is too late to practice martial arts, at most he can only strengthen his body, and if he wants to reach the realm of Wang Ye and others, he doesn't even think about it, after all, practicing martial arts is not an overnight thing, Wang Ye has been practicing martial arts for seven or eight years, and he has today's achievements with his extraordinary talent.

What about him?

If you practice martial arts, how long will it take to reach Wang Ye's realm?

It seems that there are many ways to solve his dilemma, but in fact, there is only one, that is, to improve his status in a short time, as long as his status is high, even if the dark dragon wants to do it, he must weigh the forces behind him.

And now there is such a path in front of him, as long as he can pass the imperial examination this time, he has the status of lifting people, and he can be an official in other places, with this identity, he will naturally be able to get the protection of the court of the mirror country, even if the dark dragon wants to move him, he must also consider the face of the court.

This is also why Li Mubai is so nervous.

"Okay, it's almost time, Brother Zhou and I will escort you to the examination room first." Wang Ye estimated the time and spoke.

Regarding the performance of the two, Zhou Xingyu has been alchemy for a while, so he doesn't know, but he sees it all.

Although Wang Wen is also nervous, his daily schedule is very stable, and his state has been good.

Li Mubai was frantically reading all kinds of books during this time because of excessive pressure, completely ignoring his body, which also led to his poor physical condition.

In this regard, Wang Ye and Wang Wen both persuaded him, but unfortunately he just didn't listen, the two of them had no choice, and at the same time, they could understand the reason why he did this, the two couldn't solve his dilemma, and in the end they had to follow him.

In Wang Ye's opinion, if one of the two can pass the exam, it must be Wang Wen, not Li Mubai.

Of course, he won't say these things explicitly.

After checking the tools to be carried for the last time, Wang Wen nodded and said, "Next is Brother Lao Wang." ”

Li Mubai also nodded and said: "I have no problem here, thank you Wang Shaoxia for this trip." ”

"Since there is no problem, let's go."

Wang Wen walked in front first, Li Mubai followed closely, and Wang Ye carried a sword to guard the bodies of the two, in addition to him, the Li family also sent a few guards dressed in cyan cloth.

Under the escort of Wang Ye and others, everyone soon came to the front of a compound in the southeast of Xuanzhou City.

Directly above the gate of the compound is a golden plaque, on which the words 'Xuanzhou Tribute Courtyard' are written.

On the left and right pillars there is a couplet:

Shanglian is: ten years of cold windows, reciting four books, saying five classics, learning six arts, just for the dragon gate jump;

The next link is: three field of ambition, official seven products, eight sides of the might, nine respects, all because of the rebirth of the river carp.

There were people surging in front of the Gongyuan Courtyard, both young people of one or twenty years old, and some of them looked relaxed, as if the position of the person was already in the bag, and some of them had solemn faces, as if what was in front of them was not a tribute court, not a place to select talents for the country, but an execution ground. Others ......

There are many kinds of beings, and so on.

Looking at the crowded crowd, Wang Ye and the others did not rush forward and squeeze into the crowd, but stood quietly on a relatively loose stone step next to them.

Time passed slowly, and about a quarter of an hour later, the roar of gongs and drums came from inside the closed gate of the Tribute Courtyard.

Dozens of messengers dressed in official uniforms walked out of the door, loudly announcing the rules for entering the Tribute Courtyard, and after the announcement, an old man in the official uniform of the Mirror Country nodded to the messenger, and the messenger arranged all the soldiers after receiving the order, and then began to search and enter the Tribute Academy.

After seeing Wang Wen and Li Mubai enter the courtyard safely, Wang Ye returned to the courtyard alone.

After all, the township exam takes three days, and he can't wait for them here all the time.

Although Wang Ye left temporarily, the Li family left some servants, and as soon as the two of them left the tribute courtyard, they would notify Second Master Li and him as soon as possible.

Walking alone on the bustling streets of Xuanzhou City, looking at the family members of the candidates who were anxiously waiting on the side, Wang Ye was in a trance, and he remembered that when he first participated in the selection of Xuanzhou City, his father also sent him away like this.

At that time, I was full of joy and did not have the heart to look at the situation around me, but now that I think about it, my father and mother must have been as worried as the families of these scholars.

"I've been busy doing various tasks all these years, and I don't have time to go home, I don't know what happened to my father and mother, whether the business of the dart game is still the same as before, and whether any of the disciples my father has accepted are among the top ten."

There were chaotic thoughts in his heart, and he walked all the way like this, and before he knew it, Wang Ye came to the courtyard alone.

Looking at Zhou Xingyu's courtyard not far away, he couldn't help but show a worried look on his face.

Zhou Xingyu has almost never been out of the house since he received the medicinal herbs that day, and he has put the daily meals at the door on time, waiting for Zhou Xingyu to have time to take it himself.

For such a long time, no news came, and the worry in his heart increased as time passed.

Among them, there were not only worries about Zhou Xingyu's health, but also worries about whether he would be able to successfully refine the elixir.

"I hope Ah Xing can succeed, otherwise I don't know when I will be able to raise a pair of medicinal materials for alchemy."

Wang Ye sighed in his heart, and was about to step away.

Behind him, there was a loud knock in the door.

Chirping!

Hearing the sound, he turned his head to look behind him, only to see a purple-robed man with dry and messy hair, a beard on his face, and sunken cheeks slowly opening the door.

"Brother Ye."

A jerky smile came out of the purple-robed man's hard face, and he said to Wang Ye, his voice was hoarse, as if metal rubbing, his lips were cracked, there were faint traces of blood flowing out, his body was thin, and he stood at the gate of the courtyard, as if a gust of wind could blow him down.

Looking at the familiar man in front of him, Wang Ye sniffed, and said in a somewhat choked voice: "Ah Xing." ”