"Dao Yuan!"

In the inn, Ye Rongtong looked up and saw Chen Sanlang walking in, and subconsciously shouted, and a surprised expression appeared on his face. Capstone Novel

"Where have you been?"

Chen Sanlang smiled slightly: "Just go around the capital." ”

Ye Rongtong stomped his feet: "I thought you were missing...... Oops, tell me what to say......"

It is difficult to understand Chen Sanlang's behavior: the scholar stepped on the road of the imperial examination, step by step, not to mention overcoming obstacles, but every level was tested and consumed. When I passed the exam, I became a tribute, and finally got out of it -- and it was just a good idea.

What is the Imperial Examination Institute?

In addition to fame, more is to embark on a career through this.

To put it bluntly, the entrance examination is essentially for the purpose of becoming an official. Because of the constraints of environmental conditions, there is no fame, no official status, and the restriction is very dead. Even though there is a situation of spending money to buy officials, but that is a special case, there is no fame to build a foundation, and what you buy is only a low-level official rank, or simply a "official", and it is not in the stream.

It can be said that wading through the imperial examination road is just a stepping stone, and the road behind is long and difficult.

Compared with the imperial examination, the situation of official career is completely different. Although the exam is depleting of spirit, it is relatively pure, but it can be deceitful, killing people without seeing blood, and the things that are paid attention to are extremely complicated. One of the most important things is to socialize with people and socialize.

If the imperial examination focuses on individual talents, like a clear stream, then the focus of the career is on background connections, like a big dye vat. Especially for some people from thin backgrounds, the accumulation of contacts is indispensable. Otherwise, even if you get the top score. If you don't know how to be a person, you can't make a difference in officialdom at all.

This is an iron law.

Therefore, the vast majority of scholars passed the imperial examination. Whether it is a township test, or a meeting test, etc., they will stand in line. Forming an alliance circle and actively befriending the teacher, classmates, and teachers, are all valuable human assets, and if they are used well, they are like fish in water; on the contrary, if they are out of place and do not fit in, they are easy to be isolated. Lonely and helpless.

In Ye Rongtong's view, Chen Sanlang, who likes to be alone, is the latter, and he wasted such a good opportunity in vain. The reputation of the dignified Huiyuan, the first of the examinations, is unusual, and it can be favored by many forces. Chen Sanlang is good, he didn't know where he went after the exam, and he didn't even show his face on the public list. During this period of time, many people have been inquiring about Chen Sanlang's whereabouts. If you want to invite him to the banquet, the key is that you can't find anyone at all.

As a genius in the south of the Yangtze River, Ye Rongtong has the arrogance of a literati, but the situation is different. But Chen Sanlang is a typical one-size-fits-all approach. Playing missing, too unusual. So at the beginning, Ye Rongtong thought that Chen Sanlang had an accident. But at the moment, it looks good. There was nothing wrong with it, it was like playing in the city.

So he said earnestly: "There is a long way to go." There's a saying I don't know if to say or not?"

"Speak. ”

"It is undeniable that you are a talented man, but according to the foolish brother, you are not a person who is in love with the landscape, nor is you a person who is proud of talents, nor is you a person who is not familiar with the world. In that case, why did you disappear after the exam?"

A big question mark is churning in my heart, and I can't sleep if I don't ask.

Chen Sanlang asked rhetorically: "Aren't I here now?" ”

"It's one thing to take the temple test, it's another thing to take the test. Do you know what others say about you? Besides, people are like food, so you have to do it. ”

The wind comments are like knives, and the human feelings are like rice, which is summarized profoundly.

Ye Rongtong was born in a scholarly family, and this kind of tutoring is not just as simple as cultivating children into nerds.

Chen Sanlang squinted, he knew what the other party meant, and he could understand it. It's just that he has his own reason, even if he is not attacked by the secret method of the Zhengyang Daoist, he has to keep a low profile, and he doesn't want to have too much cause and effect with the situation in the capital.

Because of the general trend, because of certain concerns.

What Chen Sanlang is thinking about now is to finish the palace exam as soon as possible and leave Chang'an. The wind is like a knife, it is superficial, and people are like rice, but what if the rice is rancid?

If you eat such a meal, I am afraid that it will not be beneficial or harmful.

Chang'an seems to be calm, but after seeing Yuan Wenchang's domineering majesty, Chen Sanlang clearly realized that secession and turmoil were inevitable. Under such a trend, it is not wise to spend a lot of energy to drill for favors in the capital. The forces of Chang'an are entrenched and the mountains are numerous, and once they stand on the wrong team, they will immediately become cannon fodder and die faster than anyone else.

However, these words categorically cannot be said to Ye Rongtong, and if they are circulated, it is "a great rebellion". Besides, Ye Rongtong wouldn't believe it.

"Thank you, Brother Ye, for mentioning. ”

Seeing that his expression was indifferent, it was clearly just polite, Ye Rongtong sighed, but he couldn't help it: Okay, many things can't be understood unless they go through it, and if Chen Sanlang has something to do with it, he will probably turn around. It's just a pity that such a splendid talent......

For Chen Sanlang's talent, Ye Rongtong admires it a lot, not to mention the two yuan in the middle, it is the song "Water Tune Song Head", which is enough.

Back at the Inner City Inn, I still stayed in the room before the original test.

The news of Huiyuan's return spread quickly, and many of the same tributes came to visit and gathered together. There is nothing wrong with such normal ceremonial interactions. As for the invitations sent from outside, they didn't accept any of them, and only said that they should concentrate on preparing for the palace exam, and they passed perfunctorily.

In the process of the palace examination, the form is greater than the content, so why do you need to prepare for the examination hard? A discerning person can know at a glance that it is a prevarication, so it will cause some unhappiness. felt that Chen Sanlang was pretending to be a posture, pretending to be tall, and he didn't know how to lift.

Where does Chen Sanlang care?

Compared to the Seven Princes, what are these doors?

Of course, at this moment, the Seven Princes will never easily win over the new Kegongshi.

This is a big no-no.

Even if you have the intention to woo you, you will beat around the bush and entrust others to come forward through other channels. For example, when Chen Sanlang first entered Chang'an, he paid for the inn consumption in advance, etc., all in the name of others.

Now among the people who came to invite Chen Sanlang to the banquet, there are also the clients of the Seven Princes. Before, Chen Sanlang was just a lifter with potential, but the prospects were not clear enough. When you pass the examination in one fell swoop and are Huiyuan, your status has jumped to a higher level, and you have the capital to win over.

Helplessly, no matter who Chen Sanlang was to, he refused very peacefully, and he didn't eat oil and salt. If the visitor did not give up and still persuaded him, he simply picked up a book and read it.

This trick was really clever, and when the lobbyist saw this, he could only leave with a wry smile.

Chen Sanlang's posture is not a secret, and it has been spread out, and the reviews are mixed. Some people think that he is tall and easy to offend people; some people say that he has a character and a good character, and he should be a role model; and there is also an argumentative point of view, that Chen Sanlang is deliberately hanging high to sell, and strange goods can be lived......

In the end, it was the third point of view that prevailed and was recognized by many people.

"Weishui fishing is profitable, Tongjiang fishing is famous", the so-called "celebrity maniacs" are often like this. After all, if you really regard fame and fortune as dung, then what kind of imperial examination do you have to take the examination? Just plant some plum trees and raise some cranes at home, and you will have to live a lifetime.

At this level, many tributes suddenly realized, and they actually learned one after another, became reserved, and no longer casually asked to leave.

When Ye Rongtong and Chen Sanlang talked about it, Chen Sanlang only couldn't laugh and cry, and didn't explain much. Ye Rongtong looked at his face, and when he saw his secretive appearance, he also muttered in his heart: The value is not high, high, this trick is really high!

Looking at Chen Sanlang's eyes, they gradually lit up.

"You don't believe it, do you?"

Ye Rongtong patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Believers, people also say." ”

Chen Sanlang pursed his mouth, noncommittal, and let him think.

A few days passed quickly, and today is the important day of the temple examination.

In the early morning, the morning light is slight, with a coolness. Even though it was April, Chang'an at this time was still surging with cold winds in the morning and at night.

Hundreds of tributes got up early, bathed and changed, changed into the most decent and solemn clothes, dressed up, ceremonial makeup, and did not dare to play with children's play. The older ones just wish to be able to smooth out the wrinkles on their faces and regain their youth, and those who have beards are trimmed into the mainstream three-loop beard style and combed without messing up.

This time, they participated in the end of the imperial examination, the highest level of the palace examination. Although the Holy Lord is not likely to show up to inspect today, the examiner's eyes are also bright. While reviewing the papers and articles, they will also take their seats in the right place, first go through the appearance of the tributes, and then circle the results and divide them into good and bad grades.

Frankly speaking, it is to judge people by their appearance.

Not long after, the time of departure came, and the tributes walked out of the inn in an orderly manner.

Horse-drawn carriages were parked outside the inn early, and a special person arranged for the tributes to get on the bus, and then the carriage drove to the Forbidden City.

If Chang'an is divided into outer and inner cities, then the Forbidden City is a city within a city.

Chen Sanlang and Ye Rongtong were in the same car, sitting in the car, sitting in a precarious position, very quiet. Ye Rongtong's heart was agitated, and he fluctuated with the carriage. He peeked at Chen Sanlang, but saw that he was calm and relaxed, no different from usual, and couldn't help but secretly admire.

Qi is born from the heart, God is born from the air, you can't fake it, you can force it to be calm, and there are always details that are revealed.

"I really don't know how Daoyuan's Qi Nourishing Kung Fu is done......"

Regardless of age or family background, Ye Rongtong asked himself far more than Chen Sanlang, but when it came out, he was quite inferior. Because of this, he wondered. Then in addition to the factor of age and family background, there is only experience left. The question is, isn't experience tied to age?

He didn't know the reason, if he knew Chen Sanlang's experience in the past year, he would probably understand.

Chen Sanlang suddenly smiled at him: "Brother Ye, are you ready?"

Ye Rongtong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "I have been preparing for more than 20 years, and it couldn't be better." ”

This is not an exaggeration, since he read and read, he has set up in his heart the goal of getting the palace examination and the title of the gold list, and he will not move forward in this direction all the time.

Chen Sanlang nodded, his expression tightened.

The Forbidden City has arrived. (To be continued......)