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Chapter 766 The Last Killer (Fifth Watch)
Liu Rushi didn't show up until Mrs. Zhang was dragged away by the soldiers, and each family member who came to visit him only had half an hour for a short time.

"Did you come to see my joke?" Chen Zilong saw Liu Rushi appearing in front of him. She was still so beautiful, but now her hair was disheveled, and she has become a prisoner of the ranks, and the image of a high-spirited scholar Very different.

"I want to see you for the last time, that's all." Liu Rushi said.

"Heh, actors are ruthless, and men have no intentions, as expected." Chen Zilong smiled coldly.

"You have a wife who loves you very much, and I'm just a geisha, a low-level person. I once had a little fantasy, but you and I both know that we are impossible..." Liu Rushi said helplessly.

"What do you want to do in the future? Can you wait for me to come back?" Chen Zilong asked sharply.

Liu Rushi shook her head slightly: "I am very unfortunate, but also very lucky, because I have a new goal."

"Which man is it? That Chu Yun of the Nine Provinces Army?! Do you think he is rich and powerful?!" Chen Zilong suddenly became irritable.

"No, I also thought about living for someone before, but thinking about it now is too superficial. From now on, I want to live for myself. I want to enter the Academy of Sciences, which is the current imperial examination." Liu Rushi firmly Said.

"Examination, imperial examination...? Women can also participate in the imperial examination?" Chen Zilong couldn't understand.

"We low-class people have learned talents all our lives to pretend to be elegant, so as to please men. But now that the New Deal has been opened, I want to have my own pursuit. If I miss this era, I may regret it for the rest of my life." Liu Rushi said , "When you arrive in Yizhou, you might as well try to accept the new learning, maybe it's not as difficult as you imagined."

When Liu Rushi saw Chen Zilong for the last time, it was actually to break his last thoughts, and then left without looking back.

Chen Zilong looked at Liu Rushi's slender back when he left, feeling rather disappointed.

"Why don't my former classmates come to see me, just you two? Could it be that they are afraid of the Kyushu Army?" Some prisoners who were detained in the prison van noticed something was wrong.

Not only family members can come to "visit the prison", but also some friends. These scholars call friends on weekdays, and travel with ten or eight people, but at this time when it may be parting for life and death, the former classmates and friends are gone. There were people, but only a few people came.

"Some people are afraid of being implicated by the Kyushu Army, but more people are queuing up to apply for the entrance examination of the Academy of Sciences in various government offices. This quota will only release [-] every few days in each government. It is very cherished. Registration requires personal presence, so These people line up day and night. There are also some who have signed up, received new learning textbooks, and studied day and night. Preparatory class for officials." said the scholar who came to visit the prison.

"Science Academy Entrance Examination? Is it the failed exam that only 300 people took last year?" Someone remembered.

"Today is different from the past. We were still experimenting last year. Many new policies have been introduced this year, and the assessment content is more specific."

These scholars told the people on the prison car about the measures and propaganda of the Kyushu Army outside these days, which made the people in the prison car stunned.

"A preparatory class for officials? How can you be so explicit? How is this different from buying an official with money?" Qian Qianyi said.

"Old Qian, times have changed. Being admitted to the preparatory class for officials is similar to being a Jinshi, but only one examination is enough. Even if you fail the examination, you are still likely to enter the Academy of Sciences. The hope of becoming an official is still much higher than the imperial examination. It is said that Kyushu In the three provinces established by the army in Nanyang, there were vacancies for two civil affairs officials, dozens of prefects, hundreds of county magistrates, and countless magistrates, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, water transportation, water conservancy, agricultural officials, and urban construction officials. Do you think there are many opportunities?" said a scholar who came to "visit the prison".

"But the three provinces of Nanyang are poor and remote." Qian Qianyi frowned.

"No matter how remote it is, it is still a province. It is at the same level as other provinces. In the past, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places were not remote. Even the prisoners were sent to Yunnan Province. As long as you make some achievements in these difficult places, you will be transferred back later. Definitely promoted," said the scholar.

"It's no wonder I can't see them. I didn't expect them to be looking for their own great future. The friendship of classmates in the past is not as important as the entrance examination of a science academy. It is really disappointing." Said another prisoner who was caught .

The scholars who came to "visit the prison" did not answer, but they had already told them the answer, and it was true that fame was more important to them.

"That's all, let me wait to wander in Nanyang, wait until I see the late emperor under the Nine Springs, and then make atonement to him." Qian Qianyi's mood is waning, he is just an ordinary old man now, leaving the tea to cool down.

Zuo Liangyu and Liu Liangzuo looked at each other when they heard the conversation between Qian Qianyi and other scholars.

"The Kyushu Army is really ruthless. Look at their methods. They used this trick to divide the scholars. Those scholars outside were busy chasing fame and completely forgot about us." Zuo Liangyu said.

"Isn't that right? These scholars are more powerful than anyone else when they compare each other. In order to compete for places, maybe the friendship between classmates will be broken. If they don't unite, how can they fight against Chu Yun?" Liu Liangzuo agreed with Zuo Liangyu's point of view.

"You said that we were exiled to a deserted island in the South China Sea to dig for oil. Will we come back alive in 20 years?" Zuo Liangyu asked.

"I'm afraid it's hard to survive in such a harsh environment. Even 20 years is enough time for things to change. My young wife doesn't know if she will recognize me by then. It would be great if she could return to Jiangnan in advance." .” Liu Liangzuo was lying in the prison car with a straw in the corner of his mouth.

Zuo Liangyu leaned on the wooden pillar of the prison cart and said in a low voice: "Actually, we still have one last trump card, which may cause the disintegration of the Kyushu Army."

"You're already trapped in the prison van, what else can you do?" Liu Liangzuo stood up.

"Before I asked you to find a few dead men to assassinate Chu Yun, did you make any arrangements?" Zuo Liangyu asked.

"I did look for the dead man, but after I was caught, they saw that they couldn't make trouble, so they probably dispersed." Liu Liangzuo said.

"This shows that what you are looking for is not a real dead man, but what I am looking for is a real dead man. Even if I die, they will complete their mission without compromise." Zuo Liangyu showed a cold expression smile.

(End of this chapter)