I have a book of ghosts and gods

Chapter 590 Passing the Yin Pass (Seeking Subscription Monthly Pass)

Although it was not the day of the Great Competition, the outside of the Gong Yuan was also heavily guarded at this moment.

There are more soldiers around than examinees and students.

All of them wore armor, with sharp knives hanging from their waists, and their eyes were cold, looking closely at every student who passed by.

It seemed that what they saw was not a student who was taking the exam, but a criminal.

These soldiers were originally the garrison directly under the Gong Yuan, and all of them were elite soldiers who had retreated from the battlefield, bloody and bloody.

It is their task to maintain order in the examination room of the Tribute Academy and catch every student who dares to coerce them.

At the same time, it is also a deterrent to the heart.

Faced with these wolves and tigers, some students were already terrified and had the urge to turn around and run, and some even took action.

Some have weak legs, slump on the ground, and even ooze yellowish liquid.

All in all it's ugly.

However, most of the students turned a blind eye to it, and even showed contempt.

The deterrence of these soldiers was originally a hidden checkpoint.

Confucian students should not only read dead books.

If you can't even stand this kind of oppression, and you don't have the slightest tolerance in times of crisis, then you don't even deserve to step into this Gongyuan.

"Brother Guo, for this competition, you and I must try Qingming at the Luming Banquet."

In the long line of students, Xu Wenqing was looking forward to and excited at the same time. Looking at the gate of the Gongyuan in front of him, there was still a faint light of confidence in his eyes that he was determined to win.

But his words didn't get a response, so he couldn't help turning around: "Brother Guo, brother Guo?"

Following him was a thin and very handsome scholar wearing a square scarf.

However, this handsome scholar seemed to be a little distracted at this time, Xu Wenqing called out several times, but it seemed that he didn't hear him.

Xu Wenqing couldn't help but reached out and patted his shoulder, the handsome scholar's body trembled suddenly, almost screaming.

It was only after seeing Xu Wenqing that he came to his senses, swallowing the exclamation.

Somewhat reluctantly squeezed out a smile: "Brother Xu."

Xu Wenqing only thought that he was about to take the exam and was nervous, so he comforted him: "Brother Guo, don't be so worried. With your talents and my studies, you will definitely be able to pass the exam this time."

"scoff~"

Xu Wenqing had just spoken, when suddenly a disdainful sneer came from the side.

Following the sound, I saw several luxuriously dressed students gathered together, looking at the two of them with mocking eyes.

Seeing him, he never dodged, but met his gaze with a provocative look.

One of them seemed to be the leader and said loudly: "Now everyone dares to come to participate in the competition. Where is the Danggong Court?"

"Still admitted to the exam? Why don't you say that the number one scholar won the star at the Longhua Banquet?"

The companion next to him echoed: "If you want me to say, His Majesty is too merciful today. This kind of country pariah should work hard on farming. Why come here to join in the fun?"

"Hey, you don't know about that. I heard that Nanzhou fell into the hands of Chu Ni, and all these country bumpkins in Nanzhou have become homeless dogs. They can only come to our Jiangdu to grab food."

"Simply inappropriate!"

These few people spoke loudly, and many students heard it.

Although some people showed annoyance and embarrassment, most of them still showed approval.

He even spoke out in solidarity with those people, pointing fingers at Xu Wenqing and other Nanzhou students.

This is Jiangdu, after all, there are only a small number of students from Nanzhou who have traveled thousands of miles to take the exam, and those who can abandon the high-ranking officials of the King of Chu are also not in the majority.

Compared with the students from Jiangdu here, there are very few students from Nanzhou, so they are naturally outnumbered.

Xu Wenqing was annoyed in her heart, even though she knew that it was not wise to provoke trouble at this time, she couldn't help but stand up, wanting to reason with the other party.

However, he was held tightly by a Nanzhou student who was traveling with him, glanced at the leader, and whispered in his ear: "Brother Xu, don't be impulsive, this person is the son of Mr. Zhu, the master of Yangzhou Nongcao. It's not easy to provoke."

History of Nongcao?Surname Zhu?
Xu Wenqing frowned slightly.

He is not really a poor family in the countryside, and he has no knowledge.

In Jiang can have such a high position, and the surname is Zhu, probably only the Huaiyou Zhu family.

The Zhu family of Huaiyou is a high-ranking high-ranking family in the south of Daji, one of the most famous families in the world, and the fifth Zaifu.

Today, the head of the Zhu family's lineage is Situ, the local magistrate of the current court.

It's really not something he, a guest examiner, can afford to provoke.

"Humph!"

"The land is divided into north, south, east, and west, and people rank according to their talents and virtues. I have never heard that the imperial court selects scholars based on the rich and the poor. Otherwise, why did the holy ancestor develop this imperial examination method?"

"You speak like this, but do you think that the Holy Ancestor, my Daji emperors, and His Majesty are not as clear-headed as you?"

Just when Xu Wenqing was about to take a breath, he heard a rough and loud voice.

It caused everyone to be shocked and looked at it one after another.

After seeing the man's appearance clearly, they were all stunned.

This person is also...too ugly.

"Hahaha!"

"Which one do I know? It turned out to be an ugly ghost."

Those people were also furious, but after seeing it clearly, the leader Zhu Jiazi was no longer angry, he laughed and said: "Ugly ghost, you look like this, you also want to be an official?"

"Straight!"

The "ugly ghost" was furious, rolled up his sleeves, revealing a pair of thick hairy hands, clenched his fists and wanted to shake them.

This person has a rough face, even a bit scary, and a tall figure.

This wave of fist is really scary.

That Zhu family's face turned pale, and he was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

"Who dares to make trouble!"

Right here, a few soldiers noticed this, walked over, and opened their mouths to scold.

"Let me go back! If you don't want to take the exam, then leave here! If you want to make noise again, you must wait!"

Even the people from Zhu's family, although shocked and annoyed, did not dare to act presumptuously in front of these soldiers at this time, and retreated resentfully.

After the soldiers left, they gave the ugly man, Xu Wenqing and the others a vicious look: "A group of untouchables, wait for me! I'll have a good time with you when you fail the ranking!"

"Humph!"

The ugly man raised his fist again, scaring Zhu Jiazi back into the crowd.

Then Xu Wenqing clasped his fists at the ugly man and said, "Thank you, brother. I don't know your name, brother Gao?"

"It's easy to say, Zhong Kui!"

The ugly man said in a trembling voice: "This kind of plump man, if he hadn't been in the Gongyuan, Zhong would beat him every time he met him!"

"when--!"

At this time, it was already night, the sky turned dark, and a faint bell sounded in the tribute courtyard, which made people's hearts shake.

The gate of the Gongyuan slowly opened, and it was actually a black hole, which made people feel cold behind.

There are two officials, each holding a flag in their hands, made of red and black, which are inserted on both sides of the gate.

Singing loudly: "Students, be upright, be righteous, pass the Yin Pass, and get your grievances—!"

"Brother Xu, let's go ahead."

The person who was walking with Xu Wenqing looked at Zhong Kui with a look of dodge at first, but now he left quickly and left in a hurry, but he didn't dare to say a word to Zhong Kui.

Xu Wenqing smiled helplessly: "Brother Zhong is laughing."

Zhong Kui waved his hand: "There have always been people in the world who tend to follow others, seek good fortune and avoid harm, it's human nature."

Xu Wenqing sighed, "Brother Zhong is very open-minded."

Zhong Kui waved his hand: "Zhong takes a step ahead."

As he spoke, he strode into the dark doorway.

Xu Wenqing looked at him stepping into the entrance without hesitation, with a look of admiration on his face, he was really a hero.

Turning around, he said, "Brother Guo, it's time to pass the Yin Pass."

Passing the Yin test is a routine before the big competition.

It is the great Confucianism that puts the red and black flags in front of the door to summon ghosts and gods from the underworld.

Scholars should be open and aboveboard, honest and sincere.

This move is to enable the scholars to settle their grievances and enmity before the exam, get their hearts straight, and start the imperial examination with a new attitude.

In front of ghosts and gods of the underworld, there is still the barrier of "asking the heart".

If there is something sneaky in your heart, you can't even pass the torture of ghosts and gods, then your heart is not right, your mind is not sincere, and you don't have any righteousness in your chest, so you don't need to take any exams.

Only this hurdle cannot be passed by those who are not determined.

That "Brother Guo" has always been absent-minded, and he didn't say a word during the noise just now.

At this time, seeing Xu Wenqing pulling him up and walking towards the gate of the Gongyuan, his face turned pale.

(End of this chapter)