When Fang Jie walked out of the examination room, he was still a little silly. Under the eyes of all the candidates who were either envious or jealous, he tried his best not to bow his head timidly, but walked out with a smile on his chin slightly raised. After leaving the school field, he couldn't help rubbing his face, and found that he was a little stiff from laughing.
Finding a tree with dense branches and leaves, Fang Xie sat down under the shade and carefully recalled the previous scene. His Majesty's sudden decree did not bring him pure happiness. Thinking of his excellent results in the five subjects gave him some headaches. Who knows if this will cause any trouble in the future
He was originally the kind of person who worried about worries before happiness, and his first reaction was not that it would be considered safe for him to enter the Martial Arts Academy, but whether it would be difficult to deal with the unnecessary troubles that may be caused by this false name in the future. Fang Xie knew that he was afraid of trouble, even though he had been in trouble ever since he was born.
After sitting for a while, his mood gradually calmed down, and he simply lay down in the cool shade of a tree with his eyes closed to rest. Speaking of which, he can go home today, and the martial arts exam will have to wait until tomorrow according to the regulations. But this morning, because of His Majesty's murder, it took a lot of time, so it's hard to say whether tomorrow's martial arts exam will be postponed. Lying here is a bit of a waste of time. But Fang Jie didn't plan to leave just yet, at least he didn't think it was time for him to leave.
Lying on the grass, Fang Jie plucked a fluffy grass and held it in his mouth. Looking at the lush leaves, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a charming arc.
Before he walked into the gate of Yanwu Academy, he never imagined that his exam would be such a process.
He had imagined countless times what kind of difficult situation he would face today. What he even thought about the most was that if he really didn't pass the exam, the next step is to go to the little fat Taoist Xiang Qingniu for help. After all, he seems to have a lot of opponents both openly and secretly in Chang'an. If he can't enter the Yanwu Academy, he might not be able to survive for three years. Although he can choose to enter Wenyuan Pavilion or Shuhua Pavilion to be a civil servant, Fang Xie, who is self-aware, knows that once the little thing in his stomach is emptied, his road will come to an end.
The point is that there are not many useful things in his stomach.
He can hang around for a few days or a few months relying on his pinyin and arithmetic skills, but that is not profound knowledge at all. After entering Wenyuan Pavilion or Shuhua Pavilion, it took less than half a month for him to completely expose his rough and uneducated nature. And he deeply remembered Zhuo Buyi's words, the secret fighting of civilian officials is always more tragic than the fighting of generals on the battlefield. Because on the battlefield, you fight with sharp swords and sharp guns, but in the officialdom, the knife in the opponent's hand will always stab you in unexpected places when you don't expect it. If you are not careful, you will be covered with blood and blood.
In this case, Wu Yiyi also told him.
Fang Xie, who has two lifetimes of experience, naturally understands that it is difficult to survive in the officialdom if he does not have great wisdom and cannot be humble. If you want to achieve great success, you need to learn more. Relatively speaking, if he chooses, he would rather enter the army than enter the imperial court. With his understanding of the officialdom and his style of dealing with things, I'm afraid he will be killed by someone in a short time.
He lacks experience in this area.
He still needs to grow.
In comparison, the main job of entering the court is intrigue and the side job is learning, or entering the Qingle Mountain Yiqi Temple to be a small road boy who sprinkles water and sweeps the floor. The latter is far more attractive to Fang Jie than the former. Although the former may soar into the sky, it is too dangerous. How many stunningly beautiful children from poor families entered the court, and within two or three years there were no bones and dregs left by those big shots? Although the latter is not promising, it is stable and peaceful.
Those who have a heart to pursue stability and peace are often old people, and young people are more determined. Fang Jie is not lacking in determination, but he is also willing to live a peaceful and happy life. People who have experienced him may also have such thoughts. If you really can't compete, you can find a place to be a small person with peace of mind.
"Congratulations."
Just as he was lying on the grass and thinking wildly, someone suddenly said these two words to him not far away. The voice is very gentle and soft, Fang Jie heard it once not long ago.
It was the female professor who verified the identity of the candidates by the bridge, with an amazing memory and a pair of crystal white eyes.
Fang Jie remembered that her name was Qiu Yu, which was not a very feminine name. At first impression, it sounded more like a man. Yu... Speaking of it, this is a word that means being rich when you are very small. There is no big pursuit, just a little surplus, no loss, no shortage, a lot, and a surplus is enough.
Fang Jie quickly sat up, turned and looked to one side.
Only then did he discover that the female professor had been sitting on the other side of the big tree. It's just that she is behind a clump of roses, so it's hard to find if you don't look carefully. She was sitting on a stone bench reading a book, Fang Xie could see her profile, it was not the kind of breathtaking beauty, but it was very comfortable to look at.
She said congratulations, but didn't look at Fang Jie.
"Thank you, sir."
Fang Jie stood up, bent down to salute.
"Thank me for what?"
Qiu Yu put down the book in his hand, turned to look at Fang Xie and said, "I have read the pinyin notation method and the small lettering method that you dedicated to your majesty. To be honest, what your majesty just said in the decree is not exaggerated at all." , did not deliberately exaggerate your contribution. These two ideas of yours are indeed meritorious. Since then, it is unimaginable how many children have benefited from it."
She got up, looked up at the sky and asked, "Why don't you go back? The liberal arts exam is over today, and it will be sunset at the earliest."
Fang Jie was silent for a while and replied truthfully: "The students are waiting, is there someone still looking for me?"
Hearing this, Qiu Yu couldn't help but glance at Fang Jie, then nodded and turned to leave. When she was about to disappear into the depths of the woods, she suddenly stopped and turned to Fang Xie: "Sometimes thinking too much may not be a good thing, at least it will be very tiring."
Fang Jie leaned slightly and said: "Students are not yet at the time to be afraid of being tired and enjoy the comfort, so they have to think more. When you open your eyes, it is better to think more than nothing. When you close your eyes, I have plenty of time to think about nothing.”
"Very well...you don't pretend."
Qiu Yu nodded and walked into the woods.
Fang Jie smiled helplessly, knowing that his previous answer must have displeased the female professor. But he really can't just leave like this, he lacks a lot of things now. For example, opportunity, who knows if staying in this Martial Arts Academy for a while longer, will there be some big opportunity? Maybe the female professor didn't like it because she didn't like his scheming, so she left. She couldn't help asking herself one more question, but she was just curious about herself.
Fang Jie was not afraid of being misunderstood, let alone Qiu Yu did not misunderstand him.
His Majesty's decree opened the door of the Martial Arts Academy for him, and there may be many more doors opened.
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After Qiu Yu left, Fang Jie suddenly found that the book she was reading was left on the stone table not far away. Waiting here for a chance to come over by himself, Fang Jie was a little bored. Since there is a book to read to relieve boredom, he will definitely not waste it. So he walked over to see what books Qiu Yu could read quietly.
But when Fang Jie got closer, he saw the handwriting on the book clearly, and he couldn't help but pause.
Martial arts exam questions.
Although these four characters are small, they are extremely eye-catching.
Fang Xie looked at the thin book, and a kind of impulse jumped up in his heart. He couldn't help but want to stretch out his hand to pick up the book and read it. He moved his fingers several times, as if he was going to reach out the next second. Standing there stiffly staring at the book for a while, Fang Jie finally suppressed the urge, took a deep breath, and told himself that opportunities can wait, but not all opportunities come.
He took a few steps back slowly, and sat down cross-legged on the grass.
About 100 meters away from Fang Xie, there were several pairs of eyes watching him through the holes in the flower wall. Seeing Fang Jie sitting cross-legged on the grass, the corners of the mouths of those people couldn't help but raise slightly.
Military Minister Zong Lianghu looked at the young Bianjun, smiled and said in a low voice, "You can be called a gentleman."
Huai Qiugong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, caressed his snow-white beard, smiled and nodded without saying a word.
Niu Huilun, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, praised softly: "Compared with those who quit the examination room before, this young man is indeed a gentleman. As long as there is a trace of uncleanness in his heart, he will not make such a choice. In my opinion It seems that if other exams get into today's small game...someone will flip through the exam questions, put them back to the original position after reading them, and pretend they haven't read them before. Someone will pick them up and run out quickly to find the female professor to return them, It’s hard to guarantee that you won’t sneak a few glances on the road. Some people will immediately turn around and leave, lest they stay here for a long time and be misunderstood by others.”
Zhuang Chuyu, a scholar of the Shuhuage University, deeply agrees: "The one who reads it and puts it back is a real villain. The one who picks it up and chases after the professor to return the book is a hypocrite. The one who turns around and leaves for fear of being misunderstood... is a coward. In times of crisis It's hard to guarantee loyalty, most likely a traitor."
Mou Liangbi, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, pointed to the seat where the young man was sitting and said, "My lords, can you see how many steps he took back?"
"Seven steps."
Zong Lianghu replied.
Mou Liangbi nodded and said: "Seven steps... This distance is very delicate. It is neither far nor close, and it happens to be in a place where there is no shelter. No matter which direction you come from, you can see him at a glance. And this distance will never make people misunderstand that he just read the exam questions and sat back. It will not make people think that he was found to leave the stone table in a hurry. Because he left the stone table after being discovered, Absolutely cannot go seven steps."
Niu Huilun was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help asking: "Master Mou means that he has carefully calculated even these few steps back?"
"Eighty percent."
Mou Liangbi replied: "He didn't leave because he wanted to take care of the exam questions and wait for the professor to come back to pick them up. He sat where he could be seen from all sides to show that he was upright. If he was just a gentleman... it would be It's really not worth our sneaking eyes on him here."
Huai Qiugong couldn't help bursting out laughing when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the person who had been sitting on the stone beside him without saying a word.
"Old man, what do you think?"
The old guy leaning on the rock and closing his eyes to rest was Zhou Banchuan who was supposed to be sitting on the general platform today. He squinted his eyes and glanced at Huai Qiugong, curled his lips and said: "Your Majesty asked you to come and see what you asked me to do. I didn't come to see that young man. Prince Yi said that human nature has greed, its roots can be concealed, but it is hard to hide it." Except, you just designed this game and waited for that little guy to get into it, and you also need to use my professors from the Martial Arts Academy to help you act... I am too lazy to watch, and I don’t want to watch.”
"mean!"
Huai Qiugong glared back at him, turned around and walked towards the school grounds: "I think I can tell His Majesty that Fang Jie is indeed a gentleman, and a very smart gentleman, okay?"
Everyone nodded and walked back behind Huai Qiugong.
"A group of high-ranking members above the fourth rank came here to test such a small person so boringly and shamelessly. I really don't know if they feel uncomfortable."
Zhou Banchuan cursed in a low voice, then simply leaned on the stone and continued to rest with his eyes closed. Thinking of the boy's performance before, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Gentleman? If that little guy was a gentleman, I would be a saint... I wanted to see it but I was worried about being discovered, so I deliberately acted upright. Nine times out of ten, he saw through someone deliberately designing to see his jokes, so he held back that hand and didn't reach out to take the exam questions. A villain, a hypocrite, a coward, a gentleman... he does not belong to these four types of people.
Zhou Banchuan frowned slightly when thinking of this, and asked himself what kind of boy does he belong to
After thinking for a long time, he did not find the answer. Or he had an answer, but he was unwilling to accept it.
And in the distance, Fang Jie, who was sitting cross-legged, twitched his lips. Because he heard footsteps coming towards him from far and near, he knew that he had made the right bet again this time.
"Deputy Fang Jie of the Frontier Scout Team, His Majesty has an order to announce your audience!"
Hearing the eunuch's drake voice, Fang Jie's smile grew stronger.
Not far away, Qiu Yu who was standing behind the rockery slowly let out a sigh of relief, not knowing what he was thankful for. But this feeling is good, want to laugh, can also laugh.