The Great Court Examination is coming as scheduled.
Still in the palace.
There are still huge crowds of people outside the palace.
The major gambling houses have already made preparations, and Mr. Storyteller rinsed his mouth with the best hair tip.
But after all, there are still some differences. For example, the expressions and visions of the people watching the excitement are no longer as hot and excited as last year. Many people kept yawning, and the tourists who came from other states and counties obviously Much less than last year.
The reason for this is that last year's Grand Examination was a big year, and many young talents who were at the top of the Qingyun Ranking came to participate. Compared with last year, this year's Grand Examination is really lackluster, and few of them are famous. Xu Yourong, who was once expected by many people, has completely lost hope as she takes over as the saint.
In fact, no matter Qiu Shanjun or Xu Yourong, it is impossible to participate in the Great Court Examination now. They didn't need the big court test to affirm themselves, and the few people who are qualified to compete with them on an equal footing had already come last year, such as Chen Changsheng.
Of course, Chen Changsheng still came to the Li Palace, which attracted enthusiastic cheers from the people, and of course, there were discussions that had not abated these days.
Could Dean Chen really be the queen of the royal family? Is he really Prince Zhaoming? Well, this kind of statement is too absurd, so is he really trying to renew the marriage contract? Is it true that he waited all night outside the Temple of the Holy Maiden? Wasn't there a lot of snow that night
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Tang Thirty-six and Su Moyu brought three freshmen from the Orthodox Academy who had passed the preparatory examination with difficulty into the examination room of the palace.
Under the guidance of a cardinal, Chen Changsheng walked to the farthest point of the deep palace. It wasn't that he was unwilling to take on the responsibility of the dean, but it was because the Orthodox Academy was recruiting new students for the first year, and the new students had a solid foundation. Too bad, it was a surprise to be able to pass the preparatory course, and there is really no way to give them much hope for their performance in the imperial examination, and now that the Li Palace is the home court of the Orthodox Academy, he doesn't have to worry about meeting them like last year. The problem.
He has more important things to do.
Seeing the seemingly endless clear water pouring into the basin of green leaves from the wooden ladle, he once again had the doubts he had in the past.
The Green Leaf World is the same as the Zhou Garden. Since it can't grow bigger, why should it be taken care of so carefully to keep it growing
The Pope put down the wooden ladle, took a soft towel and wiped the drops of water on his hands, motioned him to sit down, and said: "Some rules may indeed be too old-fashioned and need to be changed, but you must also be clear that there is no rule, no circle, Living under the starry sky, how can you not be in awe? We all live like Su Li, so we are naturally happy, but don't forget that rules are constraints for the strong, but sometimes they are protection for the weak. We need more Think more about how the world works than what you think."
Earlier, Chen Changsheng raised the question of the Black Dragon and the Monument Attendant. The Pope gave a clear answer to the latter question, but he didn't even mention the word "earlier". His attitude was already obvious.
"Uncle, your view of the world is different from that of the Holy Empress, that's why you have these problems?"
"You can think so."
"But..." Chen Changsheng still wanted to fight for it.
The Pope raised his hand to signal him not to say any more, looked at him and said, "Even if you want to practice your own views on the world, don't be in a hurry."
Chen Changsheng thought about the shadow lying in front of him, and thought that he had to be anxious.
"When you become Pope, you can do whatever you want, and you don't have to ask me again."
"Master Uncle..."
"After hearing this sentence, do you really want me to die as soon as possible like Merisa?" The Pope looked at him and said with a smile.
Chen Changsheng didn't know how to answer this sentence at all.
"Don't worry, it won't be long."
The Pope walked to the potted plant and carefully wiped off the water droplets on the green leaves with a handkerchief.
In that secluded palace, Chen Changsheng didn't get any good news. Not long after he left, he heard unexpected good news—the grand imperial examination was officially over, and the good news came that two students from the Orthodox Academy had entered the top three Well, Chu Wenbin, who transferred from Tiandao Academy, even ranked seventeenth in the second class.
That night, the restaurant in Baihua Lane was brightly lit, and the teachers and students of the Orthodox Academy celebrated happily.
As for who is the first place in this big imperial examination, no one really cares except those gamblers who are addicted to gambling.
What people in the world are most concerned about right now is the confluence of the north and the south. Not long after the end of the Great Court Examination, the negotiations between the two sides finally achieved a perfect result. In autumn, the North-South Confluence will formally sign an agreement, and the sects and families in the south, which have countless cultivators and wealth, will finally be merged into the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although the merger is largely in name, but After all, this was something that Emperor Taizong failed to do back then. For a while, the entire continent was promoting the reputation of the Holy Empress.
Many people were worried about the hidden current that might appear, and it was strictly controlled by the court. I don’t know how many fingers were broken and how many strands of ghosts were added in the Beibing Masi Hutong. I don't know how many evil things I have done in the book.
As for the southern invasion of the demons that I was most worried about, fortunately, it did not become a reality. It is said that this year, the snowfields of the Demon Realm have been blizzarded continuously. In terms of machine annexation and attack, he didn't bother to look south.
Like all ordinary people, Chen Changsheng is also very happy, because this means that the human world will be more united, stronger and less likely to be defeated when facing the demons. It also means that Xu Yourong's status can be more detached, At the same time, it is said that Bai Di and his wife will come to attend the signing ceremony at that time, so Luoluo will come back with them, right
The southern missions gradually left the capital, and Nanxizhai's convoy was the last to leave, but they were going to leave after all.
For Xu Yourong, Kyoto is her hometown, and the Holy Maiden Peak will be the place where she will spend her long years of cultivation in the future.
The wind and snow fell on the Naihe Bridge, as if returning to that day.
"See you at the Boiling Stone Conference."
"goodbye."
Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong stood on the snow bridge, said goodbye to each other, and said goodbye.
Holding a yellow paper umbrella, he watched her gradually disappear in the wind and snow, without much sorrow for parting.
The Stone Boiling Conference is in the summer, and they will meet again soon, and he will always go to Nanxi Zhai.
On the contrary, his mind became calmer and calmer.
Not only to her, but also to himself.
He firmly believes that he will be able to change his fate against the sky and succeed, and he will be able to live past the age of twenty, and then live past the age of two hundred, every year.
Because now, he is no longer alone, he wants to live with her for a long time.
He used to think that he must live, but he seldom thought about it, and of course he didn't experience too much that living itself is a beautiful thing.
It wasn't until that day when the white gauze fell on the Naihe Bridge and he saw her eyes that he understood something.
Since that day, he has changed a lot, and he still lives peacefully and focusedly, but his life is much more natural and casual.
In other words, the current Chen Changsheng lived a more vivid life, and was no longer as dull or dull as before.
This change in the spiritual world has in turn affected his efforts to live.
He still continued to study, study, meditate and practice. Although the five stone beads on his wrist did not release even the faintest breath, they were more useful than the most precious spar. He continued to study Su Li taught himself the sword and all the swords in the world, and he did not forget to learn the one hundred and eight swords.
His realm is becoming more and more stable, getting closer and closer to the peak of Tongyou, the starlight that falls every night slowly accumulates in the meridians and apertures of his body, waiting for the moment when it will shine brightly in the future, and he The future will be bright.
It has been almost two years since he came to Kyoto.
It has been a year since I entered Lingyan Pavilion and saw Wang Zhice's notes.
He has three more years.
In this year, he never once thought of changing his fate against the sky according to Wang Zhice's notes. Although he is now the next generation pope recognized by the whole world, logically speaking, he has the best chance to be the Pope. The best conditions to make the whole world dance, thus changing the appearance of Xinghai.
But he wouldn't do that because too many people would die that way.
He believed that he could use three years to cultivate to the state of consecration, step into the sacred realm, and try to renew his meridians.
This sounds unbelievable and impossible, but since it took him only two years to change from a young country Taoist who knows nothing to the current candidate Pope, he has already seen the way of the Star Gathering Realm. A young and strong man on the threshold, so what else can he not do
The word impossible didn't mean anything to him.
Because he can't be impossible.
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Chen Changsheng was making progress, and so was the whole world.
As expected of the era when wild flowers bloomed, more geniuses emerged after Wang Po, Xiao Zhang, Xun Mei, and Liang Wangsun's generation of geniuses.
Many lists released by Tianji Pavilion were officially updated in the spring of this year.
This time the list has changed a lot.
First of all, the Hundred Devices List, which has not changed for many years, has finally ushered in a change.
Frost Remnant Sharpshooter still ranks first.
Two broken knives are ranked second.
Wooden Sword Xiaofeng was third.
The re-emerged Zhetian Sword ranked fourth!
Everyone knows that this is because the person with the sword is too powerful.
The fact is also the same, no matter how powerful the magic weapon is, it must be in the hands of stronger people to exert its true power.
The Zangfeng, the state religious instrument that was painted gray because of being lost, once again appeared on the stage of the practice world, and the newly written ink characters were extremely clear. The sword named Wugou was ranked ninety-fifth, ahead of the Six Royal God Armor, but it was still far behind the sixty-ninth dragon scale sword, or it was also because of this reason.
Of course, the sharp weapons on the Hundred Weapons List attract attention, but what people really care about is people themselves.
The three rankings of Xiaoyao, Dianjin, and Qingyun have also changed.
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