Time flies and it is already October 15th.
On this day, countless shops in Xuanhuang City opened early. Everywhere was dotted with a festive atmosphere. Today was the day for the imperial examination, and the imperial examination and the martial arts examination started at the same time. The imperial examination tested various subjects, and the martial arts examination directly selected top generals and talents through simulated wars.
What the military examination needs are real combat talents, not mediocre people who only know how to talk about military affairs on paper.
This is destined to be a fierce battle of wisdom and strategy.
The ten imperial examinations are: education, agriculture, criminal justice, business, military affairs, construction, medical affairs, civil administration, people's livelihood, and literary examination. The literary examination is the first stage, which is held in the Imperial Examination Hall. After that, the examination is conducted in a special imperial examination space, which requires logging into the star network and using the power of the star network to simulate the examination space and calculate everything. Even the normal literary examination includes the military affairs.
It doesn't mean that you don't need to have a certain understanding of military affairs to govern a place. You even need to know and understand military affairs. If they have excellent results in the imperial examinations, they need to govern a place. To be in charge of a fairy city, they need to have a certain understanding of all aspects. Only then can they better govern people's livelihood and resist foreign enemies.
Of course, the civil examination is not the same as the military examination, which is specially set up for the generals in the world.
In the Book of Changes, there is never any saying that culture is more important than military.
The two paths have always run parallel and are equally matched.
Military generals are never inferior to others. In Dayi, they are highly valued. People are proud to join the army. Dayi has not relaxed the threshold for recruiting soldiers. If it does, it will gather hundreds of millions of soldiers in an instant. The source of soldiers is so wide that it is hard to compare.
The number of people who came to take part in the military examination this time was in no way inferior to that of the civil examination.
There was a lot of noise everywhere on the streets.
Looking at the vast cloud ladder, students and generals who participated in the military examination stepped onto the cloud ladder one after another and headed to the corresponding location to participate in the examination.
Today's cloud ladder leads directly to the fifth level of the cloud world, the blue cloud world. It is also called the blue cloud ladder. Stepping on the cloud ladder, you will rise to the top. It is also a good omen.
Many students already had a reputation in Dayi, and now that they were stepping onto the ladder to success, they immediately attracted waves of attention and discussion.
"Look, that middle-aged scholar is called Fan Jin. It is said that he has participated in the imperial examinations twice in a row. This time is the third time. In the previous two times, he always fell short and failed in the end. However, he kept fighting and never gave up. This spirit is very precious. It is said that he has talent, but his foundation was too poor before. Over the years, he has been catching up and making up for his shortcomings. This time, maybe there will be a good result."
Someone pointed at a middle-aged student and said with emotion, "Fan Jin is already nearly 40 or 50 years old, but he still perseveres in participating in the imperial examination. This kind of mind is still worthy of recognition. It is quite admirable."
Of course, for a student like Fan Jin, being able to live in Dayi is already a great fortune.
Once you pass the imperial examination, you will be able to rise to the top, truly leaping over the dragon gate, and have a brighter future.
"Look, those are the eight great talents. I didn't expect them to be here too."
At this moment, a heated discussion broke out.
It can be clearly seen that there are eight outstanding young brothers-in-law who have stepped onto the ladder of success.
"As expected, they are the eight great talents in our Great Yi. Each of them is charming and talented. Tang Bohu's paintings, Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy, Wen Zhengming's poetry, painting and calligraphy are all well-known in the area, and their talents are amazing."
"Yes, each of them is said to be extremely skilled in literature. Look, that one is Cao Xueqin, one of the Eight Great Scholars. He is not only skilled in literature, but also a novelist. His distorted novels are widely circulated among the people."
The Eight Great Talents of Yi.
The names include Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, Zhou Wenbin, Xu Zhenqing, Zhang Wentao, Cao Xueqin, and Li Xunhuan. Each of them has unique skills and can be called a talented person of their generation, which is well deserved.
In Dayi, his reputation also spread far and wide. With the Star Network, his reputation covered the entire Dayi Dynasty.
As long as you pay attention to literature, there are many people who don’t know their names.
It can be said that everyone knows it.
Now that they are gathered together, there is bound to be a fight between dragons and tigers.
"There are so many talented people in Dayi. We will have another batch of top talents. Any one of these eight talents, with a little training, has the potential to be in charge of a region. In the future, they may stand out and enter the core."
On the Qingyun Tower, watching the huge number of students entering the Imperial Examination Hall, Su Shi said with emotion.
Next to him are Zhuge Liang, Huang Chengyan and others.
"Yes, as the Emperor said, the most important thing in the Eternal Era is talent. Talent is the foundation and the backbone that truly allows Dayi to take off. Every time we discover a city lord, we can have another fairy city in Dayi. The more talents like this, the better. Talent reserve is the most important key issue for Dayi now. The more talents we have, the faster we can expand in the future."
Huang Chengyan nodded and said.
Talent is the key to everything and also the biggest problem restricting Dayi's expansion.
Fortunately, Dayi's educational facilities for cultivating talents have been rapidly improved. Schools, colleges, and academies have been upgraded all the way to continuously reserve talents for Dayi.
These are the talents promoted from the academic school. They do not have to pass the imperial examination, but can accept the graduation test in the academy and finally obtain a graduation certificate. These talents with various talents naturally have the qualifications to enter the Dayi talent reserve pool.
As of now, a large number of students stand out every year and enter the talent pool.
Among them, the number of talents for city lords has reached no less than 100,000, and it is increasing every year. Talents for city lords are those who have been assessed by the academy and have the ability to govern a region. Above them, there are talents for government officials. The number of such talents is even smaller. Each one of them is of immeasurable value.
"Uncle, is there any news about Yueying now?"
Zhuge Liang suddenly asked.
There was a sense of intimacy in the look he gave Huang Chengyan.
"Still no news."
Huang Chengyan shook his head and said, "Kong Ming, you should know that the Eternal Era, the fusion of all worlds, and even the previous era, is also a rebirth, a chance to start over. When we are reborn, we also fuse countless selves to finally get our true self. So, now, although our names remain the same, in fact, our inner selves have changed. We are ourselves, and we are not ourselves. Everyone has the opportunity to choose to start over, and everyone has the opportunity to choose a different life. You do this, and so do I. It is a lucky thing to be able to be reborn with your loved ones. If you can't, it is also God's will."
"There is still no news about Yueying. Maybe she has landed in another realm, somewhere far away, and has started a new life, or even a new family. Maybe she has entered reincarnation and chosen to start a new life. She is no longer the same person she was before. Even if we really meet and reunite, our life trajectories may be different. So, Kong Ming, you should stop waiting."
"Finding a good woman, starting a family, and having children is the most important thing. This is good for everyone."
Huang Chengyan sighed in his heart. This was what he had wanted to say to Zhuge Liang a long time ago. As for Huang Yueying, up to now, even he no longer had much hope. He could only let nature take its course. If he could find her, that would be great. If he couldn't find her, that would be fine. Some things still had to be left to fate.
Not everything you do will be rewarded.
No one can say for sure about this. Perhaps Huang Yueying has been reincarnated and has a new family and new parents. No one can say for sure or calculate this clearly. It would be a bit bad to interfere forcefully.
This kind of thing is not uncommon nowadays, for example, Mu Guiying, Cai Yan, etc. are all like this.
"Uncle, you don't need to persuade me. I have decided to wait a little longer. Maybe there will be a turn for the better. If Yueying really has a new life, Naliang will silently bless her. Please rest assured about this. Everyone has the right to choose, just like now, I did not choose Liu Bei, but the emperor. It is the same."
Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
In their eyes, some things can be figured out. They won't dwell on them, as that will do no good to anyone.
"As long as you can figure it out."
Huang Chengyan nodded. He had already said what he wanted to say. It was up to him to decide what to do. No one could influence him, and there was no need to persuade him again and again.
"There should be quite a few talented generals participating in the military examination this time. Perhaps many of them will stand out and add new troops to our Great Yi." Su Shi said with a smile. There are also many powerful people with a little reputation in Great Yi who participated in the military examination this time.
He comes from a family of generals and is a natural general with a keen natural aptitude for commanding troops and fighting.
Moreover, there are also cases where father and son from a general's family participate in the martial arts examination together.
While they were chatting casually, the students of Gongyuan Middle School had already started the examination of the written test. The written test was still about policy essays. This time, the policy essay had only one word - people. The policy essay was based on people. Whether you can write an article and explain its true meaning and make sense is the most important point in the written test. One word can form different articles due to thousands of interpretations.
Both broad and narrow.
The imperial examination process was short, but also very long.
This whole process takes place within the star network.
Just as the imperial examination was underway, suddenly, a star in the void shone brightly without warning, and a ray of divine light burst out, falling from the sky and instantly landing in the examination room.
"The Zodiac divine light has landed in the area where the martial arts exam is held. Someone has touched the Zodiac inheritance and has been recognized by the battle armor. A new Zodiac guardian god has been born."
Zhuge Liang and others witnessed this, looked at each other, and a look of surprise flashed in their eyes.