Chen Changsheng successfully entered the official admissions examination of Star Reaching Academy. This time, instead of being greeted with banter or indifference in Tiandaoyuan, what awaited him was earnest expectations and gentle and encouraging eyes. For this reason, he felt very warm, determined, and in good condition.
The various academies in Kyoto have different emphasis on recruiting students. Tiandao Academy focuses on the teachings of the national religion and talents in practice, while Zhaixing Academy doesn't pay too much attention to practice. The military of the Great Zhou always thought that practice was something that needed to be paid attention to after being admitted to the hospital. They cared more about the military accomplishment and discipline of those candidates. Therefore, the number of test questions in the Star Reaching Academy was not as large as that in the Heavenly Dao Academy, but they should deal with the format and even the writing method of the name. There are extremely strict requirements, and the content of the test questions basically focuses on battlefield simulation and case analysis.
If Chen Changsheng had any talent, the tens of thousands of books he had memorized fluently since he was a child was his greatest talent. Just like the exam in Tiandao Academy, when he opened the test paper, the first question he saw was very familiar. The Three Thousand Great Ways are all-encompassing. This sentence is not false at all. There are countless contents like star sand in the world. Naturally, it also includes the famous summary of the art of war and the famous battles in history. For the battle between humans and demons The war is described in an extremely detailed way. He remembered those, so he couldn't answer wrongly.
Very smoothly, Chen Changsheng finished the exam, and the rest of his companions came to the military discipline building, waiting for the announcement of the final list. Standing in front of the sacred beast representing the strict military discipline of the Great Zhou army, he recalled the content of the test paper and confirmed that there should be no problem for him to be admitted to the Academy of Reaching the Stars. He relaxed a little, looked at the bitter-faced monster boy, and tiptoed kindly He patted the other person on the shoulder to express his comfort—it was obvious that this young boy from the demon race who was gifted with supernatural power didn't know much about human warfare, and his test was a bit bad.
The setting sun was about to set, and the reddish light shone on the cold iron fence of the Divine Beast and the Junji Building, giving the environment a mysterious and mysterious feeling. Standing in the light and shadow, Chen Changsheng looked at the still empty stone wall and his immature face. Full of happy smiles and expectations for the future.
However, he didn't know that he would still be greeted with bitter disappointment later on.
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"Why?"
The Dazhou military officer who presided over the Mopan Chuhe and another instructor with a solemn expression stood in front of the desk, and watched a middle-aged general behind the desk question him. His face was extremely livid, and he was obviously about to Can't suppress the anger in my heart.
The middle-aged general had no expression on his face, his brows were like black silkworms, and he was not angry but mighty. Hearing the subordinate's angry questioning, he frowned slightly and said, "Are you asking the superior?"
The two instructors were stunned when they heard the words, and one of them pointed to the sunset outside the building and said: "Although we are the only ones who saw that test paper, there are many colleagues who pay attention to the candidate named Chen Changsheng. Not good, but if you let your colleagues know the ending, they will also raise the same questions."
The middle-aged general said: "After all, he is just an ordinary boy who failed to cleanse his marrow. Why do you value him so much?"
The instructor stepped forward angrily, pointed to the test paper that had been crumpled into waste paper behind the case, and said, "You have also read that test paper, and you should be very clear. There has been such a perfect test paper, whether it is the answer specification or the battle case analysis, there are no loopholes, no typos, and even thicker strokes! Yes, that child may not be able to become a heroic and powerful general like you, but He can definitely be the best staff officer!"
The middle-aged general said after a moment of silence: "This is an order from the palace, I don't need to explain it to you."
The instructor was startled when he heard the words, and it took a while to wake up, and said in a low voice: "But... I need to give that child an explanation."
The middle-aged general raised his head, glanced at him, and said, "Then let him come over, and I'll explain to him."
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Walking into the fortified pavilion, looking at the burning candles on the table, Chen Changsheng remained silent, his fists hanging by his sides were gradually clenched, his face was a little pale, he didn't know whether it was because of exhaustion or anger, or both. When he saw that his name was still not on the stone wall, he was really angry, and he was countless times more angry than when he met the cold eyes and contempt yesterday in the God General's Mansion.
Because he had great expectations for entering the Academy of Reaching the Stars, and all his expectations turned into disappointment the moment he saw the list. The efforts he had put in for it now seemed like a joke. What is the reason for all this
He needs an explanation.
After the case, the middle-aged general said that he would be given an explanation, and he wanted to know what it would be.
"Feel sorry."
The middle-aged general stood up and stared at him indifferently like a beast staring at a little white rabbit, but what he said was sorry.
"As a Dazhou soldier, I want to violate my own principles of conduct, I'm sorry."
"My behavior may damage the reputation of the Star Reaching Academy, I'm sorry."
"You are talented and promising. You are just a child, but I have to temporarily suspend your future. I'm sorry."
"I can't tell you why, sorry."
"But I think you'll soon find out why, so I hope you'll give me a chance to correct my mistake."
After hearing these words, Chen Changsheng was silent for a while, then turned and left.
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At 5 o'clock in the morning of the next day, Chen Changsheng woke up on time just like yesterday and every day for the past fourteen years, washed and dressed, meditated and cleared his mind, and then left the inn to continue his study.
He went to the other two colleges in the order on the list. What happened at Tiandao Academy and Zhaixing Academy naturally made him unhappy, but he is the person who cherishes time the most in the world. He does not want to waste time on unnecessary anger and regret, but only wants to spend time on valuable things. In some places, this kind of performance sometimes gives people the feeling that they are indomitable.
Yesterday's encounter didn't seem to have affected him in any way. He prepared carefully, took the exam carefully, and used the knowledge reserve and tenacity in his mind to successfully pass the entrance exams of the two colleges. Judging from the contents of the exam papers, he himself Think you should be able to pass - and then fail without any surprises.
With the previous two experiences, Chen Changsheng was no longer so disappointed, or he was already numb.
He knew very well that someone must be secretly targeting him. As for who... the answer was also very clear.
In the evening, he walked out of the fourth academy, and finally saw the carriage of the Divine General's Mansion for the first time, and saw the somewhat old but clear blood-phoenix emblem on the shaft. Of course, that was because The other party specially parked the carriage in front of the courtyard, just to let him see it.
Chen Changsheng looked at the carriage and knew that the answer would be revealed soon.
Although he had already guessed the answer, he felt a little different when he saw the test paper.
The middle-aged woman got out of the carriage.
"You're just a child... You don't have any qualifications to let the Palace of the Divine General do so many things."
The middle-aged woman walked up to him and said with a blank expression: "But we still did so many things, because we were worried that you would not have a clear understanding of the situation because you were too young, so we showed our strength very seriously to let you You see. You should be very clear now, as long as we don't agree, you will never have a bright future in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Chen Changsheng remembered her. She was the first person he saw in the Divine General's Mansion. He saluted, then straightened up without saying a word.
A strange look flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged woman. She never thought that even in such a situation, the boy could be so calm, and he didn't even forget to salute himself. Disturbing, but she had to get this done.
"What we want, you know very well... If you agree, everything we have taken away from you can come back to you, Tiandao Academy, Star Picking Academy, Zongsi Institute... take your pick; what you want to learn You can choose whatever you want; you can choose which gentleman you want to follow; after you finish your studies, whether you want to join the army, enter the state religion, or become an official in the court... all of them are up to you to choose."
The middle-aged woman looked at him and said with a serious expression: "And if you don't agree, the experience of the past two days will be a picture that keeps repeating in your life."
Chen Changsheng remained silent and did not speak.
The middle-aged woman said: "You are a smart person, you should know how to choose."
Chen Changsheng looked at her, and finally said the first sentence: "Brother wrote in his notes that smart people will live unhappy lives, so it's rare to be confused."
The middle-aged woman smiled and said: "But you are really good and smart, and you didn't tell anyone about the marriage contract... otherwise you would be a dead person now."
Chen Changsheng finally confirmed that the East Imperial General's Mansion had been sending people to follow him for the past two days.
The middle-aged woman said: "Of course, don't get me wrong... I was just talking about a possibility. The Holy Queen is above. The Divine General's Mansion has always obeyed the law and never bullied others. It is only willing to help others. It just needs you." Give something... what you're prepared to give, and we can help you get a lot."
The thing that was ready to pay was naturally the marriage letter.
Help you get a lot, but those are things that you can get.
Chen Changsheng suddenly felt that compared with the bustling capital, the mountain forest full of beasts behind the old temple was so beautiful.
He looked at the middle-aged woman, and suddenly said, "Mother-in-law, did I do anything wrong?"
The middle-aged woman was stunned, speechless for a moment.
She has lived in the capital for more than a hundred years, watching the young lady marry into Xu's mansion, watching the uncle fight for a better and better future, getting used to seeing high-ranking officials in the court and powerful people outside the world, getting used to intrigues, intrigues and tricks, but she never I never thought that I would hear such words, such... seemingly naive, but extremely difficult to answer.
So she couldn't answer.