Shamanism kills the god

Boom, boom, boom...

After three melodious bells, all the scholars rushing to the examination room were seated, and the examination officially began. .

At the entrance of the examination room, which can accommodate more than 8000 people, stood a large group of guards in armor, with their heads held high and their chests held high, without squinting.Once the exam starts, no one is allowed to approach, otherwise, they will be shot to kill.

These are the school guards from the Xiangshan Academy in Jiangling Prefecture. Each of them is wearing black heavy armor. They have nothing to do with the Jianning County Magistrate or the Jianning Captain.The latter is an official of the third rank, and is fully responsible for the selection of students in Jianning City. In the antique Shangshutai, he represents the law and majesty of the Tongtian Dynasty.

Although it is located on the border, Jianning City has a strong cultural atmosphere, and the history of Shangshutai can even be traced back to more than 5000 years ago.

The ancient stone walls in the examination room, the thick and vicissitudes of sandalwood tables and chairs... all have a history of more than 5000 years.On the hard stone walls, there are relief sculptures of ancient sages and sages. Some light up the lamp to read at night, some sit under a big tree and ponder the philosophy of life, and some stand on a high platform and explain to thousands of disciples... , Legalism, Mohism, Neo Confucianism..., all schools of thought are all-encompassing.

Once stepping in here, every scholar can feel the majesty and solemnity coming to his face, as well as a deep sacred atmosphere.This is sacred only for literati, with a lingering scholarly atmosphere, broad, open to all rivers, and strong bones, with the demeanor that a literati should have, only true scholars can experience and feel with their hearts.Some people, as soon as they entered here, could not help but have red eyes, and crawled down to the reliefs on the wall.

Following the order of the scholar-bureaucrat on the high platform, rows of government servants in gray clothes bowed their heads and filed out, bent over to present the examination papers to the scholars, and then left quickly.Except for the rustling of the examination papers being opened and the footsteps of the yamen servants, there was almost no sound in the magnificent examination room.Looking down from the high platform, there are rows of neat heads, more than 8000 scholars from all over the world, holding pens and opening the examination papers together.

Outside the Shangshutai, there was an uproar. The news of the two villains, one disabled and the other disabled, quickly spread to every corner of Jianning City, and people flocked here. .The personal guards of the two villains are in a hurry to save people and report the news.Noise, cries for help, the sound of horseshoes in a hurry...all mixed together.

There was a lot of voices outside, but inside the Shangshutai, there was no sound.Yes, it's just the nervous heartbeat of the scholars.

Ten years of hard study, only looking at the present!

For scholars, today is a moment that determines their destiny in life.Especially for the children of humble families who have no power, no power, and no way to cultivate, this is their only chance to jump into the dragon's gate.The annual selection quota is limited, only a mere [-], which means that out of the ten scholars present, nine must be ruthlessly eliminated.

If you successfully pass the examination, you will be able to transform yourself into a well-known scholar. You can go to the Xiangshan Academy in Jiangling City for meditation and take the rural examination two years later.Unfortunately, being eliminated means that they have come to an end on the road of learning essays. For most weak scholars, this is undoubtedly a heavy blow.Many people have given up on themselves since then, and have been devastated.

"what……"

After opening the examination paper, many scholars screamed in unison.

"Writing can lead to the sky, and eclectic talents can be reduced"

The big characters on the test paper surprised people.Originally, I thought that this exam would be the same as the previous ones, to test the knowledge of the four books and five classics of the scholars, and to write a stereotyped essay.Unexpectedly, the exam questions this time are not limited to subject matter, format, or number of words, allowing people to play freely.

"There is no limit to the form, no limit to the number of words, how could this happen?"

"That's right, could it be that I took the wrong test paper?"

……

Unprepared scholars talked a lot, even filled with righteous indignation.They are used to writing stereotyped essays, and suddenly they are allowed to freely play, but they are extremely uncomfortable.As they talked, several scholars even tore the examination papers in their hands into pieces in a rage, protesting strongly.

"quiet!"

The scholar-bureaucrat on the high platform seemed to have expected it long ago, clapped the gavel in his hand vigorously, pointed at the few scholars who had torn up the test papers and ordered in a low voice, "Come on, push them out for me, cut them off!"

"Here!"

A team of palace guards bowed to accept the order, and entered the examination room under the order. They couldn't help but push out a few scholars who had torn up their examination papers.Soon, there were several shrill screams from outside the door, and several bloody heads rolled to the ground, causing all the scholars in the examination room to gasp, and the hairs all over their bodies exploded.Even Mu Feng, who had been sitting silently at the back of the examination room, couldn't help being surprised. He didn't expect that the old and thin scholar-bureaucrat on the high platform would be so vigorous and resolute!

On the high platform, the condescending scholar-officials looked at the reactions of the scholars and nodded with satisfaction, "Following the order of Emperor Tongtian, starting from this year, we will start to reform the assessment and selection of officials at all levels. The number of recruits in the palace has doubled, and all the ills of the past have been abolished. Anyone who disobeys orders will be beheaded!"

Double the quota and reform the assessment and selection of officials at all levels?

The eyes of the scholars in the audience lit up, and they instinctively saw greater hope than before from this sentence, Qiqi left their seats and crawled down, "Thank you, my emperor Long En, may my emperor live long, long live, long live! "

The Tongtian Dynasty established its country with military force, fought south and north, and conquered an unprecedented territory.From south to north, if you ride a fast horse day and night for ten years, you will not be able to reach it.But after the founding of the country, the status of the literati rose when the country was governed by literature.Although many generals who have made great military exploits are still high and powerful, the situation is not good, and the contradiction with the imperial power is getting bigger and bigger.At this time, Emperor Tongtian ordered to reform the assessment and selection of officials and expand the recruitment of a large number of literati. What does this mean?

Looking at the examination papers in their hands, people no longer complained this time. On the contrary, they were ecstatic and excited.Seeing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from this simple blank examination paper, they all started to write with rustling pens, scolding Fang Qiu.

"Writing can reach the sky, and the literati can reach the sky..."

Others have been writing for a long time, nervous and focused, fearing that there is not enough time; Mu Feng, who is sitting in the last row of the examination room, has not written for a long time and is silent.

Other scholars only saw a higher chance of being admitted and high-ranking officials and high salaries, but he saw the arrival of a magnificent new era from the words of the scholar-bureaucrats.This is destined to be a vigorous era, with heroes emerging in large numbers.But in the end, the huge empire fell apart and the local regimes were separated; or the world was unified, and the whole world was under the control of Emperor Tongtian, no one could predict.

Great era, great turmoil, great opportunity!

Those who conform to the changes of the times are expected to reach the heavens and become an immortal legend; those who go against the times, no matter how powerful and brilliant they are, will eventually be abandoned by this era!Emperors, generals and ministers are all exceptions!

yu yu yu...

Just as he was pondering, the neighing of war horses suddenly came from afar.Then, the heavy and rapid sound of horseshoes sounded, getting closer and louder.In the end, the ground shook, and the heavy wooden tables used for exams in front of people shook accordingly, shaking the ground and mountains.

People stood up in amazement and looked through the large bright windows, and saw a mass of black cavalry rushing over.Behind them, followed by heavy infantry who could not see the end of the tide, and surrounded the antique Shangshutai heavily with shining spears in their hands.

Jianning Frontier Army!

The frontier army stationed in Jianning City, which was specially used to defend against the barbarians in southern Xinjiang, came aggressively.Those with sharp eyes could even see the leader of a group of particularly fierce frontier soldiers, carrying on their shoulders the evil Shaolin Zhengde who had turned into a cripple and could not move.In an instant, they quickly understood what was going on, and turned their heads to look at Mu Feng who was sitting in the last row.