The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1240 Before the exam
In the spring in Vienna, there is always a drizzle in the sky, but it does not feel cold, and the flowers on the roadside are still vying for beauty.

Outside the city defense army headquarters, the huge crowds of examinees made the air seem stuffy.

Franz chose the city defense headquarters not because he liked militarism, but because there were enough large and spacious rooms here, and it was also decent enough. After all, the nobles here would not treat him unfairly.

The reality is that the candidates felt an indescribable weird feeling at the gate of the military camp.

"Hey! Hans, long time no see!"

"Hey! Isn't this Paul Pierlot, the number one genius of our Graz Middle School?"

"Hans, you're not bad either. If you weren't a year younger than me, you would be the number one genius in our Graz Middle School!"

Two middle-aged men, who were well-dressed but slightly old, flattered each other unscrupulously. They felt that it had been more than 20 years since they graduated from high school, so no one should be able to recognize them.

According to past experience, the examination had already begun at this time, and examiners from the Austrian Empire had been mixed in with the candidates, secretly examining them.

Leaving a good impression on the examiner will be a crucial step for them to reach the peak of their lives.

As for where these experiences came from? Of course, they came from the best-selling novels and folk tales of the Austrian Empire in the 19th century. In fact, due to the inefficiency of the system of bestowing official positions, many people have been waiting for vacancies to become crazy.

This group of people use their wild imagination to make up for their own shortcomings while injecting some unrealistic fantasies into other people's minds.

Talia read these things and felt that she could impress the examiners with her talent, but she was almost hanged in the street.

"Why are you two uneducated guys here to take the exam? You are wasting the country's resources!
Guilty! Should be sentenced! "

They both looked over and saw an old man with very little hair left, leaning on a cane and cursing with a smile.

"Teacher, why are you here?"

"Why can't I come? His Majesty the Emperor promotes people based on their talents! How can such a grand event be without me?"

"Of course, Master, your knowledge is deeper than the Danube. If you become an official, you will definitely teach the French a lesson as harshly as Prince Metternich did!"

The old man nodded repeatedly after hearing this, obviously enjoying it very much.

"Teacher, you are almost sixty years old this year, right?"

"Fifty-nine! But I also want to do my part for the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor before I die!"

There were sneers and sneering sounds all around.

"He is clearly a fan of power. He is still dreaming at such an old age."

“Your Majesty, why don’t you add an age limit? So many old men, what can they do? What use are a bunch of middle school students?

I am a top student at the Steiermark-Standen Mining School. How come there are little brats here? "

Steiermark-Standen Mining School is one of the schools founded by Archduke Johann. It is more friendly to civilians, but in fact most of the students are children of merchants.

The young man in gorgeous clothes looked at the crowd with contempt. When they saw the young man's gaze, they all lowered their heads. Some people felt inferior to him because of his clothes and aura. Most of the rest thought that he was not easy to deal with and would avoid him.

Only the brat as the young man called him met his gaze.

"A college student? Is that so great? I graduated from the University of Vienna three years ago."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings instantly became quiet. The young man in front of him had red lips and white teeth, was less than 1.6 meters tall, and had a chubby face that was still childish. He looked to be no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.

"You're bragging! Believe it or not, I'll spank you!"

The young man became anxious, and the people around him burst into laughter when they heard this. It didn't matter whether what the young man said was true or false, just laugh.

No matter how talented the boy was, his mind was still immature. Everyone burst into laughter and the boy immediately burst into tears of grievance.

Just a few more sarcastic remarks at this time would make his mood collapse, and his final mood during the exam would be ruined, and he might not be able to perform to his full potential if his mood was ruined by 50%.

Although this young man had no grudges against anyone, no one wanted to have another competitor. The top ten candidates in this exam would be summoned by the emperor himself and granted official positions. No one knew how high the official position would be, but being able to meet the emperor was a supreme honor in the empire.

No one would give up this opportunity, even if the opponent was a child.

As for the silent majority, on the one hand it emboldened the bullies, and on the other hand it made the boy feel even more helpless.

However, how could such a talented young man be left without anyone protecting him?
An officer in the uniform of the Royal Guard pushed through the crowd and picked up the young man who was speaking nonsense.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you cause trouble here? Don't you want to live?"

The young man had obviously never been wronged and immediately struggled hard.

"Let go! Do you know who my father is? I will kill your entire family tomorrow!"

"who is it?"

The officer laughed angrily.

"My father is the mining director at Schwartz!"

This time the officer really let go of his hand, but immediately a group of soldiers armed with live ammunition ran over.

"take away."

The young man asked back when he saw the soldier without fear.

"Why?"

"Disrupting the order of the examination room and attempting to murder the royal family."

"You are making a false accusation!"

"Stop talking nonsense and take it away."

The young man wanted to resist, but how could these royal guards be so easy to deal with? After a few musket butts, he couldn't even speak.

At this time, someone in the crowd recognized the officer's identity. He was one of the illegitimate sons of Grand Duke Louis. The young man just now shouted that he wanted to kill the whole family, and he could indeed be charged with the crime of intending to murder the royal family.

A butler-like man patted the boy on the shoulder.

"Do you see clearly? Master, these people don't deserve sympathy at all.

The reason they dare to humiliate you and bully you today is not because you are too good, but because you are not good enough.

If you are a little bit stronger than others, you will attract jealousy and even hatred, but if you are much stronger than them, they will respect and worship you.

That’s human nature.”

"But that person."

The young man pointed at the young man who was dragged away, and the old man who looked like a butler shook his head.

"That's stupid."

In fact, there are many idiots like this today. In addition to a group of old people who were arrested collectively, there are also many people who were entrusted or provoked to come to the examination hall to cause trouble.

In Franz's opinion, there is no difference between these two types of people, and there is no need to make a special distinction. After all, stupidity is sometimes more terrible than evil, and the Austrian Empire still lacks people in its colonies.

Compared to the normal way of begging for help, it is more convenient this way.

Unruly? Lawless?
It doesn't matter! The colonial government is best at dealing with this kind of people. In fact, there is no need for the colonial government to take special care of them. As long as the environment changes, people's ability to adapt is still very strong.

Thanks to the book friend Ang94 The King Returns for the reward.