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A little drizzle fell from the sky in Yanjing City. This was not a very good weather, but from the moment the first white light appeared on the horizon, countless talented people wearing gorgeous clothes and brocade clothes appeared on the streets. ⊥,
Oil paper umbrellas were held up one by one.
There are various graphics printed on it, including ink mountains and rivers, rushing rivers, and flowers of various colors like red, white, and green flowers.
It's like a moving picture scroll.
Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu were walking side by side in the crowd. Yan Xiu was wearing a set of Chinese ink-and-wash landscape clothes today, while Fang Zhengzheng was still wearing a blue gown.
The two of them each held an oil-paper umbrella and walked slowly in the rain.
The imperial examination has always been held in the Imperial Academy. As the largest academy in the Great Xia Dynasty, the classical architecture of the Imperial Academy has a sense of history.
It is said that the history of this imperial academy is even older than the imperial palace of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It was the site of the previous dynasty. Later, after the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, the original site was renovated, but the basic buildings were preserved.
When Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu arrived at the entrance of the Royal Academy, they found that the entrance was already surrounded by young talents wearing various colorful clothes.
Of course, there were also some girls in green skirts and pink shirts standing around to watch, and some elegantly dressed middle school girls participated in the imperial examination.
Compared with the Xinhe Mansion examination, the arrival of Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu did not attract too many people's attention this time.
After all, there are too many dazzling figures in the huge city of Yanjing, such as Xing Qingsui of the Zhenguo Mansion, and Su Donglin, the legitimate son of the Su family, a first-class courtier.
I heard that even people from the reclusive Nangong family came to participate.
Fang Zhengzheng believed in the authenticity of these messages, because Yan Xiu told him this.
At that time, Fang Zhengzheng once asked Yan Xiu what the strength of these people was, and Yan Xiu's reaction was a relatively vague response: "Very strong!"
Fang Zhengzheng didn't ask any more questions.
Because he can be called very strong by Yan Xiu. That means these people are really strong.
"What do you think will happen if I get another double ranking?" Fang Zhengzheng looked at the crowd surrounding the Royal Academy and asked Yan Xiu casually.
Yan Xiu glanced at Fang Zhengyi.
The expression on his face seemed slightly surprised, but. The look of surprise was fleeting, and then he quickly returned to indifference.
"It's difficult!" Yan Xiu said.
It is an answer, but there is no clear answer.
Fang Zhengzheng understood that even though he had already experienced Amaterasu. However, the imperial examination and the imperial examination are not the same. After passing the imperial examination, you can become an official in the imperial court.
This also represents the height of this threshold.
How many young talents who have passed the government examination are stuck in the court examination, and then they continue to review and practice hard day after day, year after year.
This also led to a phenomenon.
It's a backlog phenomenon. For example, only fifty people were admitted to the first-generation imperial examination, and then all the fifty-one people from that generation were backlogged to the second-generation imperial examination.
But in the second generation of the imperial examination, new people joined. After passing more brutal competition than the first round, there was a backlog of people who reached the third generation imperial examination.
And so on.
It has been nearly a thousand years since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty. There are imperial examinations every two years. This backlog has now reached a level of difficulty that is truly more difficult than climbing to the sky.
The restrictions on the number of people admitted to each imperial examination made the imperial examination like a hundred crucian carp crossing a river, so spectacular that it almost looked like a massacre.
Amaterasu
Perhaps, there were only two Amaterasu realms under the age of eighteen in the Great Xia Dynasty, but. What about Amaterasu who are under twenty-eight years old? But there are at least fifty or sixty of them.
If this age is extended to thirty-eight, forty-eight, fifty-eight...
Fang Zhengzheng didn't know how many people were Amaterasu in this imperial examination, but. At a glance, he saw various middle-aged men in their 30s and 40s and old men in their 40s and 50s at the entrance of the Royal Academy. It was like a hundred flowers blooming.
"Has Chi Guyan ever participated in the imperial examination?" Fang Zhengzheng suddenly thought of a question.
"Well, last time." Yan Xiu nodded.
"Where did she get at that time?"
"Double ranking list!" Yan Xiu had a strange expression on his face when he heard Fang Zhengzheng ask where he was.
Fang Zhengzheng was slightly surprised. He soon felt relieved. Chi Guyan was already at the peak of Amaterasu realm a year ago, so he must have been strong enough two years ago.
Winning the double ranking is not a surprise.
However, if Chi Guyan got a double ranking, then it would be quite shameful for him not to get a double ranking, right
Will he be looked down upon
"It seems that I have to reluctantly get a double ranking!" Fang Zhengzheng sighed helplessly.
This sound is not loud.
It's just a very ordinary conversation between two people, especially in the drizzle. Generally speaking, no one should hear it.
But…
This is the Royal Academy, where all the candidates taking the imperial examination gather. The lethality of these four words "Double Ranking" at this moment is absolutely terrifying.
Therefore, when Fang Zhengzheng just said the words "Shuangbangbang".
A pair of eyes shot over at once.
Then, someone quickly recognized Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu. After all, the news about Fang Zhengzheng and Amaterasu had spread too widely some time ago.
"Fang Zhengzheng?!"
"Is that the young genius who has reached the Amaterasu realm at the age of fifteen?"
"He is indeed a genius, but... this is the imperial examination, not a place where a young genius who has just stepped into the Amaterasu realm can show off his power. Double ranking list, haha..."
"Typical newborn cows are not afraid of tigers, they are still young!"
Each of the candidates looked at Fang Zhengzheng and shook their heads. Then, the rain in front of several candidates suddenly stopped, as if they were completely controlled.
Amaterasu!
The Amaterasu realm can be seen casually at the entrance of Royal Academy.
"It seems really difficult, but I still have to get the double ranking!" Fang Zhengzheng looked at the candidates who were controlling the rain, and the expression on his face became serious for the first time.
"Do you really want to get the double ranking?" Yan Xiu's expression became a little serious.
"Yes!" Fang Zhengzheng nodded.
"Then, the first thing you have to do is win the literary test!" Yan Xiu also nodded at this time. He didn't think Fang Zhengyi could really win the double list, but he chose to believe in Fang Zhengyi.
This kind of trust comes from the heart, unknown, but pure.
"Boom!" The gong sounded at this time, representing the entrance.
All the candidates began to enter the venue one by one, and no one cared about the conversation between Fang Zhengyi and Yan Xiu. In their eyes, this was just a sign of arrogance.
A person who has just entered the Amaterasu realm wants to win the double ranking in the imperial examination
Just a frog in the well.
Fang Zhengzheng ignored the looks from around him. He felt that it was almost time for him to enter the venue, but at this moment, a scholar wearing a light yellow scholar's uniform suddenly stopped in front of him.
The scholar held an oil-paper umbrella, which was held very low.
You can't see the appearance on his face, but he seems a bit petite from his body shape.
Fang Zhengzheng was a little confused. He had already beaten the gong to enter the venue. Why was there still someone blocking his way? Isn't he afraid of beating him
While I was thinking about it, the oil-paper umbrella was slowly raised.
Revealing a fair face, extraordinary beauty, the most special thing is that a pair of clear eyes, as crystal clear as a puddle of autumn water.
"It's you?!" Fang Zhengzheng knew almost without guessing that there was only one person with such eyes, and that was Princess Pingyang of Pingyang Mansion.
"Yes, it's me! Are you happy to see me?" Pingyang blinked and looked at Fang Zhengzheng, his face not anxious at all.
"I'm so happy! I have to take the exam now, so I don't have time to talk to you for the time being." Fang Zhengzheng made his position clear.
"Fang Zhengyi, you know that I am Princess Pingyang, but you still dare to do this to me?!" Pingyang seemed to be in disbelief when he heard Fang Zhengyi's words.
"Are you unhappy? Anyway, we agreed that you won't be able to send anyone to assassinate me within two years. What do I have to fear?" Fang Zhengzheng glanced at Pingyang with disdain.
"Humph, you forced me to do that!" Pingyang immediately pouted.
"But you've already sworn an oath? You can't go back on it. Is it useful to say this now?" Fang Zhengzheng felt that now was not the time to settle old scores.
"It's really useless, let's talk about something useful? For example... I have the answers to the literary test. Do you want to take a look?" Pingyang approached Fang Zhengzheng very carefully, and then took out one from his arms. envelope.
"Answer?" Fang Zhengzheng glanced at the envelope in Pingyang's hand, feeling that this scene seemed a bit familiar.
The last time he was in Xinhe Mansion, Li Zhuangshi seemed to have used this method to guide himself, but he ended up in a big trouble.
However, the person in front of me is Pingyang.
The most beloved princess of the current emperor, and after several contacts, Fang Zhengzheng did not think that Pingyang's IQ was on the same level as Li Zhuangzhi's.
So…
The answer in Pingyang's hand is very likely to be true.
Yan Xiu also noticed the envelope in Pingyang's hand at this time, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He had been standing next to the two of them since Pingyang appeared, and Fang Zhengzheng and Pingyang's conversation had not been deliberately hidden from him, so Yan Xiu naturally knew the identity of Pingyang in front of him.
"I can swear that my answer is absolutely true. Last night I sent someone to secretly enter the Royal Academy. Then, I stole a test paper and asked several courtiers to write it out overnight." Pingyang Yi He said with sincerity.
"Why did you steal the test paper? It can't be just to get me the answer, right?" Fang Zhengzheng no longer doubted the authenticity of the answer in Pingyang's hand.
Using Pingyang's methods to steal the test papers from the Royal Academy was not too surprising.
However, he didn't understand. What was Pingyang's purpose in stealing the test papers
(Please give me a monthly pass. Please give me a monthly pass at the beginning of the month. Please give me a guaranteed monthly pass!) (To be continued.)
ps: Thanks to Can Cao Bai Zhu~ for the reward of 10,000 starting coins!
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