"These days, the ban I put on Brother Luo and Brother Zhou has not reacted at all, and there are not many abnormalities in them, it is really weird and tight, could it be that the person behind it wants to put a long line to catch a big fish?"

Walking on the road, what Qiu Yan thought about in his heart was something that had little to do with the test.

In the past half a month, he sometimes reviewed his books in the inn, and sometimes confirmed what he had learned with Luo Jiayun, Zhou Guan and others, and became more and more aware of the situation of the two, always paying attention to the mastermind behind the book collection inn, but the other party did not move at all.

"After the imperial examination, no matter what the result is, the scholars who live in the inn will leave, and then they should be able to see the difference. ”

Thinking in his heart, Qiu Yan's thoughts followed.

"In addition, they traveled to the Hanlin Academy at night and stole two books, the secret in the book has been discovered by me, but it is separated by a layer of fog, and it is not clear to see. ”

In the past few days, Qiu Yan has put most of his energy on revision, and now that the exam is imminent, he has taken out of his body and mind and summarized and analyzed the information he has collected in the past few days.

"The place where the Hanlin Academy collects books, the bookmark seems to be hiding a person, and the book inn is to pull out a silk thread of the Confucian students and candidates who are stationed in it, and connect them in the dark, if I expect it to be correct, there must be a connection between the two, it is likely to be from the hand of one person, this person can make this arrangement in the Hanlin Academy, and has an inn foundation in the country, obviously not an ordinary person, must have been planning for a long time, and will not ignore the two stolen books because of a moment of negligence, so that the other party is actually lurking. ”

Thinking about it, Qiu Yan and his entourage came to the outside of the Tribute Courtyard.

Far away. I saw that the front of the Gongyuan was crowded, and it was black, and there were people everywhere!

As soon as the cold wind blew, sneezes came from the crowd from time to time.

At this time in the past, most people were still asleep, but now, there are many people who have been blowing the cold wind here for a short time.

Some of this group of people are candidates.

Don't think that the word "candidate" doesn't sound like much weight. Which of the candidates who can come to the capital Gongyuan to participate in the examination has the status of a lifter? When they are put in the place, ordinary people see it, how can they shout master, and they have the capital to be powerful.

But outside this tribute courtyard, they had to listen to the shouts of the lantern soldiers, and let them go east, but not west—

These soldiers were sent to maintain order. It is necessary to divide the crowd into areas according to the different ways to which they belong, and when the number plate is issued, the candidates must enter in batches. The provincial ones are running around in the examination room of the Gongyuan Academy, causing hidden dangers.

As the so-called county officials are not as good as the current management, all the candidates also know how good or bad they are, even if the soldiers have nothing to say. I don't say much, let alone have a desire for revenge, and the relationship in the capital is intertwined. How can you easily offend people? Even if you are a little ghost, you have a way of being a little ghost.

In addition to the candidates, there are also a large number of people who see them off, including servants, scholars, maids, and maids, who really have different identities. From these candidates, we can actually judge the candidates' family backgrounds.

Among this group of people, there are many characters who like foxes and fake tigers, but at this time, they have all restrained their temperament and dare not make the slightest mistake.

"It's a lively ...... here" Dai Guo had just sighed with emotion, and a soldier came over and shouted at him: "Don't come here for the exam, go and stay there." ”

Listening to the shouting, Dai Guo was annoyed, but he didn't have a seizure, he just pulled the rope in his hand fiercely, lifted the earth dog at his feet, and stuck out his tongue in the air!

"Woo......"

"Childe, I'll wait over there. Hu Qi looked at the crowd in front of him, said a word, and pulled Dai Guo away.

Seeing off Hu Qi and Dai Guo, Qiu Yan gathered his thoughts, walked a few steps forward, and stepped into the crowd of candidates, and immediately felt all kinds of strong and cohesive emotional fluctuations.

These fluctuations are emitted by everyone, even if they are calm on the surface, their emotions will not be faked, and they can reveal a person's general state.

With a sweep of his eyes, many figures fell into view, and Qiu Yan estimated in his heart that there were six or seven thousand people gathered here.

"These people are of different ages, different origins, gathered from all over the world, I don't know how many springs and autumns for learning, after layers of screening, in order to stand here, success is famous in the world, defeat is gloomy return, success or failure of people will meet in the future, identity and status are very different, no wonder everyone is not calm. ”

Da Rui will take the exam, and those who can be named on the gold list, no matter how many they are, have the status of a jinshi, and they will be officials in the future, and they will be born to be higher than those who become officials through other means.

Among the thousands of people in front of Qiu Yan, the most successful ones can get this honor, but two or three hundred, if you count the number of candidates at the township examination and other levels, it will be more objective, and being able to stand out among so many people is extraordinary in itself.

Will try to become a carp leap dragon gate!

Thinking like this, Qiu Yan was taken by the soldier, and when he arrived in the area of the Jiannan Dao candidates, he saw Luo Jiayun and others from a distance.

"Prudence, you're here. A few people greeted him.

Although they live very closely, they dare not relax in the slightest in the major events of the imperial examination, and they are checking and filling in the gaps along the way, whether it is what they have learned in their chests or all kinds of objects in the examination basket, they must always remember it, how can they be distracted to call friends and companions?

Yes, Luo Jiayun and the others all came separately.

Cao Hanqi and the others also came up to meet each other, said a few words, and then dispersed their own areas, and then Qiu Yan heard someone calling for himself, and when he looked back, he saw several familiar faces, the person who was the leader, Qiu Yan still remembered the name.

"It turned out to be Brother Gao. He greeted him.

This person has an ordinary appearance, simple clothes, and is named Gao Jing, who is the second place in the Jiannan Dao Township Examination, with an extraordinary background and profound knowledge, and has been regarded by many people as the best candidate for Xie Yuan.

Following Gao Jing is also a member of Jiannan Dao, all of whom are now famous.

This will try to raise the identity of the child, but it does not have to be the middle of the current department, there are also other years of lifting people over, and they are invisibly divided into small groups, which is commonly known as the same year.

For example, Gao Jing and them, as soon as they came to the place, they approached each other, and when they saw Xie Yuan this time, they immediately surrounded them.

After saying a few words, Qiu Yan captured the breath of Shilin from Gao Jing, and knew that the other party was also in the Xingtan Dao Soul into Shilin, and there should be a harvest, however, as far as Qiu Yan knew, Gao Jing did not worship the most famous Quanyou Academy in Jiannan Road, but entered a academy in Guanzhong, which one it was, Qiu Yan did not know.

After a moment of reminiscence, someone on the side called out the names of the two people, and they looked at the sound, but the goal was a gentle scholar and an acquaintance.

"Brother Gu, it's been a long time. The two of them went over to say hello.

This person is the third place in the Jiannan Dao Township Test, Gu Yanzhi.

This person and Qiu Yan got acquainted in Wuxin City, but Qiu Yan was unknown at that time, but Gu Yanzhi and Fang Ziyan, Prince Swamp, etc., were called the people of the year in the city.

The world has changed, and now it is seen again, Qiu Yan's reputation has gradually spread, although it is hindered by the distance, it has not yet been completely transmitted from the eastern capital, but the aftermath has risen in the city, Gao Jing, Gu Yanzhi and others have also heard of it.

It's really not what it used to be.

"Long time no see. Gu Yanzhi walked over and smiled at Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan did not find the breath of Shilin from Gu Yanzhi's body, which means that he has not entered Shilin, so it seems that not every talented person has such an opportunity.

After a few breaths, Gu Yanzhi remembered something: "By the way, Brother Fang Ziyan Fang, this time I didn't come to catch the exam, but studied at home, these days, his human nature has changed greatly, this time I went to Beijing to catch up, and he also asked me to bring a message to Brother Qiu, saying that in the future, I want to have an honest competition with you." ”

"An upright competition?" Qiu Yan smiled, "I'm waiting for you at any time." ”

There is a story hidden in these words, and everyone can hear it, but no one really asks.

For a while, the top three of Jiannan Dao gathered together, but in the eyes of outsiders, the few people gathered here were no different from other places, they were just a few of the many candidates.

In this matter, in front of the entire Gongyuan, similar scenes are constantly being staged.

At the same time, more scholars were gathering here from all over the city.

"I finally arrived in time, I don't know if Mr. Qiu has also arrived. At the edge of the crowd, Yang Zhong, a scholar who was not low in height and had a thin body, looked at the black crowd, sighed, and then shook his head, "Mr. must be inside, in a while, the test will start, I am already late." ”

This Yang Zhong is the skinny scholar that Qiu Yan saw in the demon cave in the forest not long ago.

However, as soon as his thoughts fell, two people came behind him, one tall and one short, both of them were dignified and extraordinary, and they were from wealthy families, and one of them was laughing and said: "Di Ai, you and I will definitely decide the winner of this imperial examination." ”

The other looked helpless: "Qiao Qing, do you think you can win?"

As they spoke, they took the test basket from the servant's hand, walked past Yang Zhong, and handed the identity document to the soldier in charge of guiding the way in front.

"Who are these two people? Such a big tone, as if they will definitely be able to be named on the gold list, but they are too big to take others in their eyes. Yang Zhong was thinking about it, when there was a coughing sound next to him, and he saw a tall man with a handsome face and curly hair walking over.

Although he was tall, his face was pale, he coughed from time to time, and he also walked past Yang Zhong, bringing a strange aura.

Looking at his back, Yang Zhong shook his head, didn't think about it anymore, and walked forward like a soldier, leading the soldiers towards his area.

Walking and looking at a famous candidate along the way, Yang Zhong couldn't help but feel a little nervous in his heart.

At this moment, there was a sudden noise not far away, and many discussions came, which attracted Yang Zhong to look at it curiously, but what caught his eye was a familiar figure, which was Qiu Yan.

In front of Qiu Yan, there was also a famous and suave young man, who was smiling and talking. (To be continued......)

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