Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

In the evening, the new cook made dumplings stuffed with meat.

After class, the students gathered around the kitchen door smelling the delicious food, each one shouting that they wanted to eat three or four bowls.

Liu Yunxiang told Yan Mu what he thought, and he raised his eyebrows, "Xie Si is fine, but the others may fail in the first game."

"It's good to gain some knowledge."

Hearing what Liu Yunxiang said, Yan Mu didn't have any objection.Liu Yunxiang asked Zhuzi to call the students who were old enough to take the provincial examination. There were five students in total.

Bamboo, donkey, sweet potato, Xie Si and Fang Wanjin.

Liu Yunxiang glanced at the five people and said, "I plan to ask all five of you to participate in the flower contest tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Bamboo, Donkey and Sweet Potato waved their hands and stepped back, "Just let Xie Si participate, we won't participate."

"Yes, it costs ten taels of silver per person, and we don't have the money."

"Even if we have money, the ink in our stomachs is still in vain."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "The college will get the money you paid for participating in the flower list, so don't worry."

"But..." Zhuzi and the other three were still hesitant.

Fang Wanjin simply said for them, "The subjects tested in the Flower List and the Provincial Examination are the same, Mingjing, Jinshi, and Current Affairs. Mingjing and Jinshi distribute examination papers. After the examination, the names are sealed with paper, and then Examiners mark the papers. These two sessions are relatively fair, but the third session is in the form of a debate. All candidates must speak actively, express their views in a clear and coherent manner, and overpower the other party in terms of momentum and arguments. . Of course, because of this format, the examiner can subjectively consider the identity of the candidate and which college he is a student from."

"What do you mean?"

"The top three in the ranking do not need to participate in the provincial examination, but go directly to the general examination. Some powerful students will inevitably have some opportunistic ideas. This kind of thing happens every year. The so-called ranking in the ranking is not fair. "

"One more thing." Zhuzi scratched his head and said sheepishly: "There is an invisible threshold for winning the flower list."

"Invisible threshold?"

"By the third round, the good-looking ones will have an advantage."

Liu Yunxiang blinked, "What kind of rule is this? You still have to look at your appearance in the exam?"

"Anyway, that's the rule for the flower list, and there's nothing we can do about it." Digua said and compared his own height, "It doesn't matter if you're too short."

Liu Yunxiang was speechless for a long time, but finally decided: "All five of you will participate tomorrow!"

"I won't participate." Fang Wanjin spread his hands, "Although you can participate if you are a businessman, you will not be able to participate in the examination even if you get a quota."

"You also participate." Liu Yunxiang said.

Early the next morning, Liu Yunxiang and Yan Mu took five students down the mountain, and met two teams from Mingyuan Academy and Huiming Academy.

Master Xia was very enthusiastic and stepped forward to ask them if they were also going to participate in the flower contest.

Yan Mu said yes, and Master Xia cheered to Fang Wanjin and the others: "Boys, don't panic, don't be anxious, come on!"

Fang Wanjin raised his chin at Master Xia and said, "Old Xia, we have taken all the places in front of you, and the students in your academy will cry."

Master Xia chuckled and said, "Everyone relies on their abilities, and winning or losing will be fair and square."

"Lao Xia, I admire your character."

"Brat, it's not big or small."

After exchanging a few words, Master Xia went back to lead the team. Yan Mu and the others waited behind. They waited until Mingyuan Academy walked up before they followed.

Mr. Liu from Mingyuan Academy was a little surprised when he saw them bringing five students with them. Then he shook his head and said with a smile: "The ranking is not important. It's time to see the world."

Yan Mu smiled, "Since the ranking is not important, Mr. Liu, please don't cry when the time comes." "Why should I cry?"

"We have taken all the places."

"Haha, you don't even look at the students you have brought with you, yet you still dare to say such big words."

"When I see Zhenzhang, prepare a handkerchief to wipe away your tears."

Fatty Liu was so angry at Yan Mu's words that he hurriedly ran back to cheer up his students, telling them that they must leave the students of Banshan Academy behind today.

Yan Mu was so happy that Fang Wanjin poured a basin of cold water on him.

"You don't really think we have this ability, do you?"

Yan Mu almost rolled his eyes, "Can you be a little more confident?"

“We’re confident, but we’re also self-aware.”

Fang Wanjin said this, and the three Zhuzi nodded, "Sir, you are the one who said the big words yourself. Don't vent your anger on us later."

Yan Mu let out a long sigh, "I, Yan Mu, have never lost in my life, and my lifelong fame will fall on you."

Liu Yunxiang could only comfort him: "It's okay, there will be Enke next year."

The Huabang Festival was held on a beautiful mountain in Zhushui County. They took a boat there. As soon as they landed, they were attracted by the excitement on the mountain. There were opera singers, jugglers, and parade performances.

Tourists rushed up the mountain, and the mountain roads were crowded.

The examination place is a garden, and only candidates can enter.

Liu Yunxiang paid the money, took five waist cards, gave them five, told them not to panic, it didn't matter if they passed the exam or not, and then watched them go in.

Yan Mu looked at the candidates next to him, and then at the five they sent. They were all tall, short, fat, thin and ugly.

"Is it because other academies have uniforms but we don't, so it looks extra... unimpressive?"

"I'm optimistic about Xie Si, but Fang Wanjin is just doing nothing all day long. I don't know what his level is."

"Don't expect too much."

Two exams were completed in the morning. Because there were not many candidates, and the ranking list was not as strict as the real provincial exam, the results were obtained in the afternoon.

Xie Si and Fang Wanjin passed, but Zhuzi and three others failed.

Unexpectedly and unexpectedly, Liu Yunxiang comforted Zhuzi and the others. They didn't care at all and were still thinking about going to the lake to watch the show.

Outsiders can watch the current affairs policy in the afternoon.But there were too many people. Yan Mu and Liu Yunxiang did not push to the front at the beginning, so they could not see the battle. After a group was eliminated and there were fewer onlookers, they squeezed to the front.

To their surprise, Xie Si and Fang Wanjin were both there.

Xie Si lost the shyness he had when he was in the academy and debated his views loudly with his opponents. His words were clear and his momentum was excellent.Fang Wanjin, on the other hand, still looked casual and spoke little, but every sentence hit his opponent's vital points.

Liu Yunxiang also pays attention to a candidate from Huiming Academy. They are a little short, but their ideas are very clear, their entry points are good, and they have their own ideas.After forcing the opponent to have nothing to say, the examiner began to eliminate the student, but in this round, the student was eliminated.

Just when Liu Yunxiang couldn't understand, the student turned around in disappointment. She saw that his face, with his small eyes and big mouth, was really ugly.This time, she believed what Fang Wanjin and the others said. The invisible threshold in the third round was that good-looking people had an advantage over ugly people.

Fortunately, both Xie Si and Fang Wanjin are not ugly. Xie Si is gentle and bright, and Fang Wanjin has a bright smile and will not be eliminated because of it.And they performed extremely well, far beyond her expectations.

"They both might be able to enter the top three." (End of Chapter)