Dao fruit.

"In that group of people, there are scholars who failed the rankings, and scholars who have lost their souls. Warriors are also trapped in building foundations. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to achieve success. But they have listened to the young master's lectures now, and there may be some changes in the future." Dai Guo shook his head. Among them, a group of three people walked slowly and disappeared into the distance.

The way forward, pointing directly at Xingjing.

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The next day.

Darui's political center, Xingjing City, is undergoing changes just because of the upcoming examination.

It is not accurate to say that it is because of the exam. It is mainly because of the candidates gathered from all over the country, as well as their subordinates and family members, that opened up the hidden dangers of Xingjing.

The most obvious manifestation is the skyrocketing prices of grain and rice, which cost forty or fifty cents per bucket, have now risen to nearly a hundred cents!

Double it right away!

This means that if you buy grain with the same money, you will only get half of the original amount.

The huge contrast affects even powerful and wealthy families. After all, it takes a lot of daily expenses to maintain a large family. Coupled with interpersonal communication and management, the money is not too much.

As for ordinary people, let alone living a tight life, once the price of goods rises, the wealth of the family shrinks rapidly, and the impact can be described as far-reaching.

In ancient society, food was the most important thing for the people, and it didn't just refer to food. When the price of food rose, the prices of other commodities would also rise accordingly, which doubled the cost of living and made life difficult.

Living in the capital of the country, although every inch of land is expensive, it is difficult to liquidate the house and is restricted by household registration. Residents cannot move to places with low living costs, so the people here are not living well.

However, since ancient times, no matter who it is, if something goes wrong, they always have to find a target of hatred, not to mention, the price is not something that small people and small households can control.It is also difficult for others to understand the mystery, so the people in the capital naturally want to find a specific target to transfer their hatred to.

This is not a bad nature. Faced with a difficult situation, people will always resist it. It is impossible to be content with it. It’s just that it will make others suffer.

The current target of hatred of the people of Xingjing is that famous scholar who came from afar.

The most direct manifestation is every person entering the city.Everyone will enjoy the "attention ceremony" along the way.

"Brother Luo, why are these people from Xingjing so strange? Their eyes seem to be full of malice when they look at us? Can't wait to eat us up?"

At the south gate of Xingjing City, two candidates who passed the interrogation were walking slowly. They could see the obvious age gap, the younger one.While walking, feeling the gazes of the people along the way, I couldn't help but say something.

"To be honest, I feel the same way as a brother." The older scholar looked around a few times, with an unnatural expression on his face, "Perhaps Xingjing people are like this, we are in Jiannan Road. Master Juren. He is respected by others, but in this capital city, there are high-ranking officials and rich people everywhere. The people here are well-informed, so how can they care about the little Juren? Let’s not talk about this, let’s find a room quickly Stay at the inn."

"That's the reason." The young scholar nodded.

The two of them were dressed in simplicity, without any bookboys or servants, but each carried a book case, and walked the streets with unfriendly eyes. After asking several times, they finally came to an inn.

"This inn looks a little run-down, I must have some ideas." The young scholar muttered, and entered it with another person, but after asking the price, he was immediately taken aback.

"Why is it so expensive? For the price of this night, you can live in other places for ten days and half a month."

"Can this be the same as other places?" The shopkeeper behind the counter didn't take it seriously, and he didn't coax anyone. He had seen too much. He looked at the two scholars in front of him with a look of contempt, "This is the capital! Our The price is already low, if you two walk a few more steps into the city, any one will be higher than this price!"

The older scholar couldn't help but said, "I've asked the price in the villages and towns outside the city, and it's only one or two times more expensive than other places. How can you just increase it by ten times?"

"Can the outside of the city be the same as the inside of the city?" The shopkeeper looked at the two of them contemptuously, then raised his hand and pointed to the lobby, "We have a lot of candidates rushing for the exam, and you live here, so you can communicate with them and understand the situation. If you live outside the city, you don’t have this convenience, and it’s not far from the inner city, so you’re well-informed, and you can get any news as soon as possible.”

While the three of them were talking, another Confucian scholar entered the door. He was not tall, had a hooked nose, and had a gloomy face. He came to the cabinet, took out some Jiaozi from his arms, and took pictures on the case.

"Shopkeeper, open a room! Hurry up!"

"Hey, the young master is back? How about it, the old man didn't lie to you, the inn inside can only be more expensive. You see, there are only three rooms left, if you come a little later, they will be gone." While speaking, The shopkeeper deliberately glanced at the two scholars next to him.

When the hooked-nosed scholar went upstairs with Xiao Er, the first two scholars discussed it and walked over, saying that they wanted a room.

"The two of you, just live in one room?" The shopkeeper showed contempt, and the two looked ashamed, but didn't say much, took a pen to write a few words in the notebook, and then asked, "Please tell me your name." .”

"Do you still want to announce your name?" The two scholars were stunned for a moment.

"Naturally, you are here to take part in the general examination, right? When you pass the Jinshi exam and get on the big list, someone will come to announce the good news. I don't know the name, how can I announce the good news?" the shopkeeper said to himself. He said, "Not only your names, but also your identity documents, you must also give them to me, let me identify them and report them to Yousi."

"I also need the identity document?" The two scholars hesitated. This document is their identity certificate. Ordinary people travel around the world and enter the city to pass the customs.

As for scholars with fame and reputation, as long as they have identity documents, they can travel freely and study freely. This is a very important thing, and they cannot be separated easily.

"What? Are you afraid that the old man will lie to you? What am I going to do with your documents? Can't I use them myself?" The shopkeeper stopped writing, "If you don't believe me, you can leave and ask other inns, but when the time comes, Our place is full, you will regret it later."

"This..." The two scholars looked at the shopkeeper for a moment, and finally lost the battle, "I believe it." Then they reported their names.

"Luo Jiayun, Zhou Guan... Oh? From Jiannan Road? Coincidentally, the cook of our inn is also from Sichuan. He cooks good dishes, but he worships a strange god."

The elder scholar Luo Jiayun said: "It should be worshiping Zaogong. Almost every inn and teahouse in Jiannan Road worships Zaogong. Even ordinary people, there are more and more people worshiping Zaogong. It can keep the family safe. .”

"Stove Lord?" The shopkeeper frowned and didn't answer, then asked for their documents and urged them to go up to see the house.

After the two left, the hook-nosed scholar came out calmly, exchanged a glance with the shopkeeper, showed a tacit smile, and left the inn.

"I have cheated two more. Just by looking at their spirits, I can tell that these two scholars are pure-minded, and they are rare seeds for reading." The shopkeeper looked at the document in his hand, lowered his head and sniffed it vigorously, showing a fascinated look, " Even though Xingjing has many restrictions such as dragon aura and official aura, you can still smell the kind of wishes and thoughts that have been entrusted to you for ten years, which is really delicious."

After thinking about it, he greeted a young servant, handed over the paperwork, told him "go and come back quickly", and sent the young servant away.

A quarter of an hour later, Luo Jiayun and Zhou Guan came down from upstairs, returned to the lobby, found a table and sat down, did not order food, just sat there, focused their ears, listening to the conversations in the lobby, wanting to understand Beijing situation.

However, after listening and listening, there are not many things related to the imperial examination. Most of the people around are talking about topics such as "reform", "grain price" and "beijing".

"What happened to the battle in the north..."

"It is heard that the Market Exchange Law will be promulgated soon..."

"The Market Change Law is to revive the lives of businessmen in Beijing, and it has attracted them to put all their eggs in one basket, raise food prices, and want to help each other. This has led to the current situation, but it has made me and others who are rushing to take the exam a scapegoat."

……

"I heard that this imperial examination was personally conducted by Wang Xianggong. I don't know what will be tested? Is it the same as before, mainly based on classics, or will it involve new learning advocated by Xianggong? I am not familiar with the new learning."

After listening to Luo Jiayun and Zhou Guan for a long time, they finally came across something related to the imperial examination, and immediately pricked up their ears.

Not only them, but the people at the other tables also stopped talking and cast their gazes over.

That person's companion lived up to expectations, and replied: "It's hard to say. The new learning has been advocated for several years. Even if Xianggong is impatient, he probably won't directly replace the scriptures with the new learning. He just looks at the current situation and the new law is in power. This time, we will try the strategy. The question may have something to do with the situation in the country.”

"The situation in the country? Could it be that the food price has suddenly risen? Let me tell you, the increase in food price is not a bad thing. Cheaper grain hurts farmers, and it is good to be more expensive..."

"**, your family is in business and sells grain, of course you say that."

"Actually, it makes sense..."

……

Everyone discussed again.

"The price of grain?"

Luo Jiayun chewed these few words, glanced over a person inadvertently, and found that the person was showing disdain, as if he looked down on the candidates in the room.

Next to him, Zhou Guan said: "The black-faced gentleman will take the test in person? Then you have to figure it out carefully. The new law has also been implemented in Jiannan Road. I have personal experience, so I might as well study it."

"That should be the case." Luo Jiayun nodded, looked away, and his mind fell on the imperial examination again, but suddenly said, "I don't know if Shenzhi has also arrived in Xingjing, and I still have to ask."

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at the same time.

In the inner city of Xingjing, in the imperial city, in the political affairs hall, a famous old man slapped the table and roared.

"I think Wang Heimian is crazy! Selecting scholars through the imperial examination is a major national event, how can it be changed day and night!" (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and updated faster!

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