Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 254 Red Luan Tribulation

The much-anticipated national examination was finally not held as scheduled five days later. Instead, it was postponed again and again until half a month later. In the Liang Kingdom, Huainan Kingdom, Qi Kingdom, Zhao Kingdom and Linjiang Kingdom, massive publicity was launched, causing a large number of poor students to flock to Jiangdong.

On the day of the first exam, more than 1 students took the exam, which is unprecedented.

Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo, Bai Lixian, Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other civil and military ministers were accompanying Xiang Zhuang to proctor the examination on the temporary watchtower.

Watching the students entering the examination room in an endless stream, Wu She stroked the willow beard, and said excitedly: "My lord, in the past Confucius had three thousand disciples, and he could produce 72 sages. The occasion is even more grand than in the past, how could three or four hundred talents be selected out of these more than 1 students?"

If three or four hundred talented people can be selected, then the purpose of the national examination will be fully achieved. Next, even if the Jiangdong gentry rebel against the land tax law, it is not a concern.

Xiang Zhuang was a little out of his mind, and said, "I hope so."

Bai Lixian knew what Xiang Zhuang was thinking, so he leaned forward and leaned into Xiang Zhuang's ear and whispered, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, that Bi Shu has already entered the examination room, and was assigned to the examination room in Tianzijia." Due to the large number of candidates for the second national examination, Bai Lixian divided the examination room into three major areas: "Heaven", "Earth" and "People". Each area was further divided into twelve areas, and then numbered.

"Very good." Xiang Zhuang's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said happily, "I'm looking forward to it, ha ha."

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Outside the examination room, Qingfeng Chess House.

Since the examination room was set up, students from various counties and counties and even countries in the Central Plains have come to take the examination one after another. Most of these students come from poor backgrounds and cannot afford to live in an inn in the city, so they can only live in the dormitories provided by the examination room. Huts are actually huts with poor conditions, which can barely shelter from the wind and rain.

Most of these students were born in poverty, but they still brought some money when they went out. You must know that the Huaxia people have always had a traditional custom of poor families and rich roads. You can eat whatever you want at home, but when you go out, the folks in the village will help Some, and there are many scholars who came to take the exam, but their spending power should not be underestimated.

What's more, these students are not all students from poor families, there are also many children from wealthy families who spend a lot of money.

As a result, a large number of wine shops, teahouses, chess houses, music halls and even prostitution villages soon appeared around the examination room, and the business of each of them was booming.

But today, the national examination officially started, and a large number of students flooded into the examination room, and the business of Qingfeng Chess House has slowed down. There are only a few chess players, and there is no chess game, just drinking tea and chatting.

Sitting in front of the chess table facing the street and the window were two slim young ladies, which attracted the attention of several chess players, but it was a pity that the two young ladies wore bamboo hats on their heads. The green gauze hanging from the hat covered their faces, so they couldn't see their real faces clearly, but they didn't know what they looked like?
These two people are Xu negative and her maid Xiaoqing who came to Jiangdong to respond to the "Red Luan Tribulation".

As a master of yin and yang, Xu negative certainly knows what the movement of his red luan star means. Even ordinary quack magicians dare not easily resolve their disasters. With profound attainments, she knows more clearly about the dangers involved, so how dare she change her fate against the sky?

Holding the teacup and smelling the aroma of the tea, Xu Negative seemed a little out of sorts.

On the way to Jiangdong, Xu Negative made a divination about her marriage, but the divination turned out to be chaotic and unclear, even in her current world, no one could figure it out, but there was a faint feeling in her heartbeat, her Red Luan Tribulation was probably It will be on the emperor star or general star that just appeared, and she can't tell which one it is.

Xiaoqing's attention was attracted by the continuous stream of scholars rushing to the examination room outside the window, and she couldn't help but admire: "My lord, why are there so many students in Jiangdong? At least there should be thousands of them?! "

"Thousands of people? I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of people." Xu Negative finally withdrew his thoughts from the confusion, and said softly, "The king of Chu ordered the national examination, and those who passed the eight subjects could be awarded the title of Duke. This is an unprecedented move. It needs to be known that the soldiers beheading armored soldiers on the battlefield are nothing more than getting the title of duke. Can you not be tempted?"

"That's true." Xiaoqing thought deeply, "If these students really become officials, wouldn't it be a carp jumping on the dragon gate and becoming a master in no time? If the maidservant were a man, she would also like to try her luck."

Xu negative smiled, looked away from the endless stream of students outside the window, and began to sip tea. The tea art of this era is far less refined than that of later generations. The real tea art did not become popular until the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It's just brewing a few coarsely roasted tea leaves with boiling water to quench your thirst.

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But Xu negative didn't know that in the opposite restaurant, two soldiers were carefully looking at her.

These two soldiers are none other than Gaochu's pro-military school Wei Pojun and his attendant Qingpi. Qingpi was originally Ge Sheng's attendant, but Pojun begged for it half a month ago.

Three days ago, Po Jun was ordered by Gao Chu to escort [-] students to Wuzhong to take the exam. After they were sent to the land, they went home and spent a few days with their beautiful wives and concubines. Today, they sent [-] students to the examination room to prepare I'm back in Fanyi, and I don't want to be drinking, but this kid Qingpi said that he found a beautiful woman of national beauty!
Po Jun is good at everything else, but he is a bit lecherous.

Hearing that Qing Pi found a beautiful woman with a beautiful country, Po Jun suddenly became sexy, don't look at this guy who has already married a beautiful wife and two beautiful concubines, but this extravagance has not been restrained in the slightest. When he was in Fanyi, due to Gao Chu's strict military regulations, he didn't dare to do anything wrong, but when he returned to Wuzhong, he became a wild horse without so many scruples.

But looking in the direction of Qingpi's finger, Po Jun was very disappointed: "Qingpi, are you blindfolding me? These two girls are covering their faces, you can see that they are beautiful?"

Qing Pi swears: "General, this villain's eyes are fixed on a woman, and she has never made a mistake!"

"Okay." Po Jun stroked his unshaven chin, and said suddenly, "Take a chance to lift up their green veils and have a look, if they are really beauties, hehe, hehehe..."

Qingpi whispered: "General, are you going back to Fanyi today?"

"Go back!" Po Jun scolded, "If you delay for two days, you will die? Hmph!"

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In the examination room, there is an examination shed in Tianzijia.

The invigilator passed by the test booth twice and found that the examinee inside was still sleeping soundly. He thought that the candidate was too excited last night and did not sleep well. This would cause a sleep bug attack, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and knocked on the test booth. The guardrail in front reminded in a low voice: "Hey, don't sleep, answer the paper quickly, the time has passed almost half an hour."

The examinee didn't look up, just raised his right hand and shook it, lazily said: "It's okay, it's okay."

The invigilator smiled wryly and shook his head. There was nothing he could do about the examinee being so entrusted to him. Besides, he was not the examinee's father or elder brother, so why bother with him?Turned around and walked away.

Three hours passed in a flash, and when the invigilator turned back to the first test room, he found that the examinee was still sleeping soundly. It was not until the test paper was about to be collected that the examinee finally got up and began to answer the questions sleepily, but he answered within two minutes. The bell rang, and the melodious bell rang, but it was the time limit and it was time to close the scroll.

The invigilator was a kind-hearted person, so he specially adjusted the order of collecting papers, and gave Candidate A about half an hour more time, but unfortunately, when the invigilator collected the examinee's paper, he found that the entire test paper had Only a few hundred words were written, and it was written on the back of the test paper, and the content was even more incomprehensible.

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Bi Shu took back the ancestral Jade Blood Sword from the invigilator, raised the sword and stretched his waist long, and then stretched out of the examination room. Not far behind was the observation tower built by the examination room. Bi Shu could feel it without turning his head. A few pairs of eyes fell on him, and Bi Shu's mouth burst into a smile. I'm afraid he will disappoint that person this time, right?

Bi Shu lazily walked out of the gate of the examination room, and walked across the long street to Qingfeng Qishe.

Bi Shu has good wine and better chess skills. It's just a pity that after playing a few games with Kuai Che in Luyi, he hasn't met an opponent who can barely compete with him in chess, but he still comes every day. Qingfeng Qishe sits and sits, maybe one day he will meet an opponent with equal chess and drums?That's one of life's great pleasures.

As soon as he approached the gate of the chess house, a figure snatched up from behind Bi Shu, and stretched out his hand domineeringly, as if he wanted to push Bi Shu aside. He leaned heavily on Bi Shu's shoulder, but instead of pushing Bi Shu away, the man flicked away with an ouch.

Bi Shu shook his head, and calmly entered the gate of the chess house with the Jade Blood Sword in his arms.

"Hey, you fucking stop for me! Stop! Stop for me!"

It was Qingpi who grabbed the road just now, since when Qingpi had suffered such a loss since he became Ge Sheng's pro-army?At that time, he was about to attack, but Po Jun held down the right hand that drew the sword.

Po Jun shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Qingpi, don't act foolishly, this kid is a master of hidden secrets, you are definitely not his opponent, rashly doing it is just asking for fun."

Qing Pi let go of the hand holding the sword, and said bitterly: "General, let's forget it then?"

"Forget it? It's not so easy." Po Jun shook his head, his eyes showed a grim look, and said, "Don't forget that we are the Chu Army. When did the Chu Army suffer? Huh?! Let's go and check there first. Let's talk about the bottom of the kid!"

(End of this chapter)