I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 55

The little things in the mountain village came to an end. When the sun came again in the morning, Song Mu and others repacked their luggage and continued on the road to Fucheng.

It took Song Mu and others nearly three days to travel a hundred miles to Fucheng, and finally saw the appearance of Fucheng from afar on the afternoon of the third day.

"Finally arrived at Fucheng!"

A boy got off the carriage and saw the tall city wall of Jizhou Prefecture. He shouted immediately, and the children around him were also full of interest.

Song Mu also opened the curtain and looked outside.

Although it is the capital city of Jizhou Prefecture, there are still muddy dirt roads outside the city, but now that we have come here, we can already see a bit of prosperity along the way.

The passers-by were in a hurry, but there were far fewer yellow and emaciated people. From time to time, people in rich and noble clothes could even be seen walking towards the city surrounded by a few servants.

The wheels of the carriage turned, and Song Mu came to the city gate in a blink of an eye.

There are soldiers guarding the city gate, and all people entering the city need to be checked. Song Mu also saw a dog led by a soldier. This slender dog was sniffing around on everyone under the command of the soldier. Everyone who has been sniffed has a look of palpitation on their faces.

"This specially trained fine dog, I heard that it can smell the smell of magic, but I haven't seen it before."

Kong Zong was standing beside Song Mu, seeing Song Mu looking at him, he also spoke immediately.

"Maybe it's the incident that happened in our Shiyang County not long ago, which made the mansion nervous." Kong Zong said lightly, and Song Mu also nodded, looking up at the high city wall.

The city wall of this prefecture has reached a height of ten meters, and the turrets built on it are also different. They are covered with arrow stacks, and each section of the city wall will protrude a little to prevent dead ends.

There are also soldiers guarding the city wall all the time, and the armor they wear also has patterns on their bodies. They are all bright and solemn, and they are obviously elite soldiers who have fought a hundred battles.

These soldiers are the real soldiers of the imperial court. They are different from the regiment training troops in the county. Not only do they wear armor with text patterns, but each of them has the strength of a child.

That is a method developed by the frontier school of poetry, which can elevate ordinary people to the status of Tongsheng, but it will stop here in this life, but with the status of Tongsheng and good armor and weapons, it can also compete with monsters Soldiers contend.

Looking at these people, Song Mu thought of the one-hundred-man team sent by Fucheng to Shiyang County not long ago. Although the number of people was small, they led the teams from all counties to clean up the monsters in the mountains, forests and rivers around Shiyang County in just a few days. .

Its strength is evident.

Song Mu just watched for a while, Master Xun had already handed over the paperwork, knowing that it was the students from Shiyang County who had come to take the college and yearly exams, and immediately bowed their hands again and again, the officer immediately opened a way for Song Mu and others go ahead.

Seeing these scholars walking forward, the surrounding people didn't say anything, but they looked over with envy. Some women even pulled their children who were still eating their fingers, and then pointed at Song Mu. Waiting for someone to teach something.

In this world, powerful literati are the privileged class, and everyone yearns for and respects scholars.

But even so, Song Mu and others can only enter the city first. When entering the city, the dog still has to sniff and prick his finger at the entrance of the city to verify whether there is a magic factor in the body.

Entering the city, it is the North Street of Jizhou Mansion, which is also the central axis of the city. There are row upon row of shops on both sides of the wide street, and the sound of shouting and selling is endless. Such scenes made Song Mu unconsciously admiring.

Such scenes are the true portrayal of the prosperity of ancient times.

The other students who also entered the city also gave out bursts of admiration at this moment. Although everyone had been to Fucheng once before, they were in a hurry at that time and disembarked from the waterway pier. They had never seen such a scene, but some of them had come Tong Sheng, who had been there several times, was busy talking about some anecdotes and strange things he had seen here before, which immediately attracted the attention of others.

As for the scholars, they behaved very calmly, and at the moment they just followed the path forward.

Master Xun didn't care about the performance of the children, and led everyone to the mansion where the students were raised in the city.

This is a scholar's rule. When you go to Fucheng for the exam, you must meet the adult supervisor. Even if you can't meet, you must hand over the card plate as soon as possible.

The Dawen Dynasty ruled the world with literature, so the education system was very perfect. It was under the leadership of the Ministry of Rites. Each province set up a school administration, each government set up a school, and each county set up a teaching edict. , the province set up academies, and diligently encouraged talented people from all over the country to study.

And gifted scholars are their teachers all the way through imperial examinations, teaching, learning, and studying politics. They respect teachers and respect morality, so naturally they must be courteous.

Song Mu and the others naturally understood this truth, so not long after the excitement of entering the city, they all looked serious again, straightened their robes, got off the carriage one after another, divided into two rows and walked forward with Master Xun.

Many people on the road saw this group of students walking forward, and immediately gave way one after another, some bustling areas, and government servants came to clear the way.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, when everyone felt their backs were soaked, they finally saw a mansion not far in front of them.

The mansion of Fan Zhengxiong, Tixue of Jizhou Mansion, is here, the gate is opened at this moment, and there are several servants at the gate to welcome him.

And those who arrived here were not only the students from Shiyang County like Song Mu and others, but also the students from the nearby Taihe County.

Taihe County has always had a strong literary style, and the number of students who came to visit should be higher.

The two teams formed a mighty team, and they were all queuing up at the gate of the mansion at the moment. The atmosphere of a group of scholars standing with their hands down made the people around them look sideways. Song Mu also stood there calmly.

The ancient etiquette is complicated, and many things have to be adapted slowly.

Not long after, an old man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out of the mansion, looked at the two groups of students under the steps in front of the door, and cupped his hands, and said respectfully.

"Master Tixue, please come to the mansion to see me, and encourage you students to pass the exam this time."

"Thank you sir!"

Everyone clasped their hands in response, and a few servants came to lead the way. Master Xun and a county student from Taihe County were going up the steps first. They looked at each other and smiled, and they seemed to know each other.

Then came the scholar ascending the steps, and then Tong Sheng, everyone stepped forward in an orderly manner, slowly passed through the gate of the mansion, and walked into it.

Passing through the screen wall, a wide courtyard appeared in front of everyone, and at this moment, facing east, a man in a red official robe was sitting upright. Master Xun and others had already stood in front of him, and Song Mu also walked in. Unconsciously looked around.

This courtyard is not large, but it is an official residence after all, and some decorations were built with funds allocated by the prefecture, which looks a bit elegant.

Sitting on the chair in front of him was a middle-aged man with a square face, with a gentle face, and he was also looking at everyone at the moment.

This person is Fan Zhengxiong, a student of Jizhou Prefecture.

"Master Tixue, there are a total of 77 talented scholars in Shiyang County who took the test this time, including 21 scholars and 56 children."

"Master Tixue, there are a total of 88 talented scholars in Taihe County who took the test this time, including 29 scholars and 59 children."

"Come to visit Tixue today, and wish the Wenchao a prosperous Wen Dynasty and the world prosperity."

Master Xun and the students from Taihe County were all talking at the moment, and all the students also bowed and saluted immediately, and said loudly.

"Students have met Mr. Xuezheng, and wish the Wenchao Wendao prosperity and the world prosperity!"

"Okay, okay, this is the scene of prosperity, get up and get up!"

Fan Zhengxiong glanced over the crowd, and then he stroked his beard and laughed a few times, as if he was very happy, and there was still a faint coercion swaying from the opponent's body.

The coercion is not as breathless as the others, but it makes people feel the breeze blowing on their faces, and they feel a lot more relaxed.

This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, the person in front of him was a Jinshi, and everyone had to be respectful and cautious. Seeing this, they felt a lot more relaxed.

At this moment, Fan Tixue glanced at everyone's faces, and chatted with Master Xun for a few words, and saw Sun Xiucai who was standing in the front row come out and cupped his hands, and Fan Xuezheng also nodded.

"That's good, that's right. Jizhou Prefecture is becoming more and more prosperous now, and the people are willing to let their children study, and there are many good seedlings appearing every year."

"I have seen everyone's hard work in these years. This year, two people in our Jizhou Prefecture have won Jinshi. This has been three years in a row that there has been a context."

"Presumably in the future, our Jizhou Prefecture will also be a treasured place for literati."

Fan Tixue seemed to be very happy at the moment, and he also smiled and chatted with several people at the moment.

"Seeing hundreds of you students today, I am very moved. Speaking of which, it is true that there are talented people from generation to generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years!" Fan Tixue suddenly sighed, but his eyes blinked, Seemingly remembering something, he said to Master Xun immediately.

"Yiyi, if I remember correctly, this poem was written by your student from Shiyang County, right? That student named Song Mu is here now?"

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