I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Early in the morning, the continuous winter rain made the already frozen capital look colder and colder. The coldness carried the rain into the bones of the people, and even the festivities and excitement of the New Year disappeared.

Under the cloister, Zhan Feiyu wrapped himself tightly in the fox fur. The cold wind whipped up the rain and slapped the yellow leaves on the roof and walls of the test shed in the yard. Fortunately, it was early in the morning. If it was night, it would be A proper haunted house.

"Miss, why don't you wait for the weather to clear?" He Nuan was holding the exam basket in his hand, which contained not only pens, ink, paper and inkstones but also candles, dry food and other items needed for the exam.

For a moment, Zhan Feiyu really wanted to turn around and go back to the bedroom in the inner courtyard. The room was dyed with charcoal basins, so warm that he couldn't feel the cold outside, but when he thought that Chun Wei was on the ninth day of February, it was probably the same at that time It's cold, and if you're unlucky, it might snow heavily.

Thinking of having to take a pen to answer the paper, if his hand shakes and ruins the paper, then he will have to wait for Chun Wei three years later, Zhan Feiyu gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand to He Nuan, "Give me the test basket."

Zhan Feiyu walked directly into the examination room with bold and high-spirited steps. As soon as he put down the test basket, he shivered from the cold.

Fortunately, after standing under the corridor for half a quarter of an hour to get used to it, Zhan Feiyu lit the charcoal basin first after wiping off the rain on his face.

Rubbing his hands in the cold, Zhan Feiyu filled a small copper pot with half a pot of water and put it on a charcoal basin to boil. At noon, he poured hot water into a bowl, and a bowl of special rice noodles was considered lunch.

While waiting for Zhan Feiyu to start answering the paper, He Nuan has been standing in the corridor without leaving, and his frown has never been loosened.

"No way, Xiaoyu is so cruel to him? Chongguang is a martial arts practitioner, but he still doesn't want to wear a thick winter coat in this weather, looking at Zhan Feiyu in the examination room from a distance, and can't help but lower his voice down.

He Sheng, who came with him, also had a heavy expression on his face. Although the young lady has been insisting on practicing boxing, it may be that she has studied too hard these years, and her body is stronger than that of ordinary girls. She is still afraid of the cold. It is very likely that there will be wind and cold in the test shed.

"Miss chose today on purpose." He Nuan's voice was so flat that no emotion could be heard, but both He Sheng and Chong Guang could feel her suppressed anger.

As the only disciple of the cabinet scholar, if there is no other way, Zhan Feiyu would not need to be so cruel to himself. In the final analysis, it is just that the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die.

Chongguang nodded knowingly, not only because it was raining today, but also because Qi Ye went to the palace since yesterday.

The barbarian tribes who came to pay tribute will leave the capital in a few days, so the Holy Majesty hosted a banquet for these barbarian tribes to practice.

There were a lot of people in the palace, Yin Wuyan, as the commander of the Forbidden Dragon Guard, and also the Holy Majesty's nephew, naturally had to protect the safety of the Holy Majesty with him.

Day by day, Zhan Feiyu was wrapped in fox fur and huddled on a narrow and thin wooden board. The charcoal basin was still burning, bringing warmth and a little light to the cramped test shed.

"The son of heaven values ​​heroes, and the articles teach you... In the morning, he is a farmer, and in the evening, he goes to the hall of the emperor... Although he is young, there are more and more articles. When he is fifteen or sixteen, he will enter the imperial examination at one stroke..." Zhan Feiyu looked at the charcoal basin and recited Reading the prodigy's poems, I remembered the people and things in Jinlin Village back then.

Back then, if I hadn’t managed to study in a private school, I might have made an appointment two years earlier, and I might have gotten married after this year’s age, guarding a few houses and a few acres of land, working from sunrise to sunset.

Of course, no matter what, relying on the memory of his previous life and this invisible golden finger, Zhan Feiyu knew that he could live a good life. Two silvers are estimated to be able to live comfortably.

A chill hit, and Zhan Feiyu looked up at the pitch-black roof. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could clearly feel that there was a leak in the roof, and his body huddled in the fox fur shrank inward.

These one hundred steps have reached 99, and after passing through the spring, they will be ranked among the top three, even if they are top three with the title of Jinshi, they are still disciples of the emperor, scholars, and a model of scholarly women in the world.

Whether it is the Holy Majesty or the princes who want to compete for the crown prince, any plan to blackmail the teacher through calculations must be carefully considered.

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Zhan Feiyu, who was resting early in the examination shed here, was still thinking wildly. On the other side, Zhe General's Mansion, Zhe Sanlang returned from the camp in the suburbs of Beijing today, and after having a reunion dinner with Mrs. Will have returned to their own yard.

"Is your news accurate?" Zhesaburo was not afraid of the cold, and there was a charcoal basin burning in the room, but he was only wearing single clothes, and he looked at the subordinate who reported the news with a shocked expression.

"Back to the third master, this is because Liu Wang drank too much at the wine table and said that he slipped his mouth." The young man who answered seemed to be about the same age as Zhesaburo, but he was different from the aggressive and domineering Zhesaburo. Li Debao looked loyal and honest.

Liu Wang is not a big shot, but has a little relationship with the Li family.

Li Debao is in Daying on the outskirts of Beijing, and he can be regarded as the talkative younger generation of the Li family. The Li family gathered together.

"Liu Wang doesn't have a regular job, but his elder sister is well married, and her husband's family opened a grocery store. The cook from Jin Longwei occasionally comes to the store to buy some sundries. This can be regarded as a relationship with the official family."

Years later, Liu Wang's brother-in-law invited the cook of Jinlongwei to entertain him. Liu Wang happened to come to pay a New Year's greeting, but he didn't dare to disturb him, so he secretly listened to him, not expecting to hear Lu Jia's name.

Li Debao subconsciously looked around, lowered his voice and continued to Zhe Sanlang: "You know, third master, that Liu Wang is wandering around the street when he has nothing to do. He has seen Lu Jia."

After all, Lu Jie is a member of the Wucheng Bingma Division, and he often leads his men to patrol the streets. In addition, the incident in Yufeng Building was a commotion a few years ago, and the medical clinic where Lu Jia disappeared happened to be in Liu Wang's brother-in-law's grocery store. Not far away, when Liu Wang and his friends were drinking, they even guessed whether Lu Jia was alive or dead.

Originally thought it was a bizarre disappearance case, who would have thought that he would accidentally hear the whereabouts of Lu Jia? Liu Wang was terrified. After all, it involved the Forbidden Dragon Guard. As a result, he drank too much alcohol at noon today, and when he slacked off, he bald and said Out.