I became famous for writing ridiculous stories in ancient times

After returning from the Confucius Temple, an excited Sheng Wen told his parents that he wanted to go to school.

In the world of "Imperial Examination and Immortality", everyone needs to read and be literate, and everyone wants to obtain fame.

But fame is not something you can take if you want.

When everyone can read, the difficulty of obtaining academic fame will increase exponentially.

After nearly ten thousand years of development, the imperial examination no longer only tests the Four Books and Five Classics, but tests the three arts of the gentleman. All three subjects, calligraphy, law and writing, must be tested.

‘Book’ refers to reading, such as poems, songs, articles, etc. ‘Dharma’ refers to fighting skills, which is the ability to fight with others. The "companion" refers to a series of auxiliary skills such as alchemy, drawing talismans, planting, raising pets, musical instruments, dancing, etc. It is the ability that allows a person to gain a foothold in society and make a living.

Sheng Wen's parents saw that he really wanted to study early, and that he didn't have to study hard before passing the exam to become a scholar, so they found a school closer to home and sent him there. It happened that Erniu's family had the same plan, and the two children officially started studying.

The first lesson in the school is about history and common sense.

The lady on the stage talked about the history of the previous dynasty and then the history of this dynasty. Then, while she was talking, she mentioned the matter of becoming an immortal that everyone was most concerned about, and then she looked around.

"Does any of you know how to become an immortal?"

The children in the audience raised their hands one after another, "I know, I know."

The lady ordered one casually, "Then Chen Twelve, tell me."

The one chosen was a chubby little boy. He stood up and said loudly: "You want to study for the imperial examination, then become an official and help the people, accumulate merit and become an immortal. Or you can become an immortal by writing books, teaching, and studying various skills. ”

"Chen Twelve is right."

The female master nodded and said: "The Jinshi exam is held once every three years. When we pass the Jinshi exam, our lifespan can be extended for two hundred years. Master, I was the Jinshi in the same subject a hundred and twenty years ago."

"So you don't think I look like I'm only in my thirties now, but in fact I'm already two hundred and twelve years old."

All the children, including Sheng Wen and Er Niu, exclaimed.

"Wow, Master is a Jinshi."

"My parents are just promoting people, not Jinshi."

"Master is already two hundred years old, so amazing."

"But the master is so old, my ancestor

My mother is only eighty years old this year, and my husband is already over two hundred years old. Then should we call her old lady or wife in the future? She is even older than my grandmother. "

The lady with good hearing and vision: "..."

The lady took a deep breath and said, "These are just children." Then she coughed twice and said, "Quiet, you all listen carefully. This is also a sentence that all newly enlightened children must remember. "

"That is, those who cannot become Jinshi are just ants."

"Almost everyone's path to immortality begins after they become a Jinshi."

The children immediately became quiet and listened attentively.

Seeing their serious expressions, the lady nodded with satisfaction, "Why do you say that for most people, your path to immortality will really begin after you pass the Jinshi exam?"

"Shouyuan is just one of them."

"The second is that only by passing the Jinshi examination can you truly come into contact with the path to becoming an immortal. There are two most common paths to becoming an immortal. One is to slaughter for officials and accumulate merit to become an immortal."

She said with a serious expression: "When I say serving as an official, I don't just mean being in court, but referring to people like me and countless others who have chosen to join the world."

"Our realm is divided by official positions in the imperial court, divided into real titles and fictitious titles. Real titles refer to the ministers in the court and local areas. For example, county magistrate is the real title. Void titles refer to people like me. , Those who have reached the corresponding level through secular experience will also be awarded official positions and ranks."

"For example, I am now in the fourth rank."

"As for the other one, it's 'born into the world'." The lady said with a somewhat envious tone: "born into the world refers to some talented geniuses. They don't even need to take the imperial examination, and they don't need to consider their age, as long as they write something that can be handed down to the world. , Poems, songs, articles, storybooks, novels, etc. that can be recognized by Wenquxing will make rapid progress."

"For example, Cao Zhi of the previous dynasty, 'we are born from the same roots, so why rush each other' The day soared overnight.”

"So depending on your cultivation level, your official position will be similar. And if you are a first-grade or a second-grade official, it does not mean that you are an important person in the court, but that your cultivation has reached a certain level."

"Even an old farmer can be a first-class farmer."

"So you understand?"

Sheng Wen and the other children nodded in unison and said crisply: "I understand!"

So next, they began to study.

Spring passed and autumn came, and five years passed. Sheng Wen and Er Niu have also grown from three-year-old children to eight-year-old boys. They have recognized the common words taught by the Master and can start further learning.

The teacher of the new class is a man.

He looks to be in his forties and is stern.

"A gentleman has three skills: one is writing, the other is Dharma, and the third is companionship. Writing is the foundation of your life, Dharma is your ability to protect yourself, and companionship is your help in improving yourself."

"What I want to teach you is the Dharma."

Then he waved his hand expressionlessly, and rows of weapons flew out of his storage bag, and then fell on both sides of the spacious martial arts training ground, causing the children to exclaim in unison.

So the male teacher curled his lips slightly, "Choose one."

Another year, an old grandmother, a teenager with his head held high, a farmer with a peaceful expression, a woman holding a pipa... and more than ten people slowly walked in.

"We teach 'lover', which is the ability to make money."

"Have you thought about what you want to do in the future? If you haven't thought about it, you can try to learn for a year and then choose a specialty, but people's time is limited. If you don't become a Jinshi, you will end up being an ant. Remember not to be greedy."

All the children answered "yes" in unison.

A year later, Sheng Wen, who was already ten years old, came out of the school and walked towards home.

Next to him was his friend Gou Erniu.

Erniu looked distressed today, without the lively spirit of the past. "Shengwen, the teacher said that tomorrow we have to choose whether to make alchemy, farm, or raise spirit beasts. From now on, we can only learn which one until we pass the exam. Don't be distracted."

"But I don't know what I want to do in the future."

"What do you want to choose?"

Shengwen had already thought about it and said without hesitation: "I choose alchemy."

Because his father is a farmer and can often grow good medicinal materials. And his mother is an alchemist. The miasma-breaking pills she made are very popular. Shengwen is very interested in alchemy under the subtle influence of his parents.

Erniu scratched his head, "...Alchemy, but I can't. When I was in the alchemy class, I almost blew up the teacher's alchemy furnace. This is not suitable for me."

Shengwen thought about it and gave a suggestion, "How about raising spirit beasts?"

Raising spirit beasts is also a very promising job. Good spirit beasts can be trained into battle pets, such as spirit horses and spirit lions, and some inferior ones, such as spirit rabbits, can also be sold to supplement the family income.

Moreover, Erniu was named ‘Erniu’ because he had been with the spirit cow at home since he was a child, and he could vaguely understand the other party’s intentions, and knew whether it wanted to drink water or eat grass. In the usual courses, his performance in this subject was indeed very good.

Erniu nodded seriously, "I will think about it carefully."

After returning home, Sheng Wen told his parents about his choice, and they were both very happy.

"That's perfect. The spiritual rice I just planted is ripe. I'll leave some for you to make Qi-boosting pills this time." Sheng Wen's father said, and then looked at his wife, "My dear, I remember that the first lesson of your alchemy was to make Qi-boosting pills?"

Sheng Wen's mother nodded, "Yes, it's Qi-boosting pills."

"Wen'er, the spiritual rice your father planted is very good, and many people are scrambling for it. With your father's spiritual rice, you will definitely be able to make the best Qi-boosting pills. By the way, there are also the jade slips I left when I was studying in the academy. I will find them all for you later."

Sheng Wen nodded happily, "Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom."

After the family finished eating dinner cooked with spiritual rice, spiritual vegetables and spiritual meat, Sheng Wen's father took out a can of tea he planted from his storage bag and brewed three cups, and then the family chatted in the slowly wafting tea fragrance.

Sheng Wen looked at his father's storage bag with envy.

Sheng Wen's father laughed and touched his head, saying, "You are still young. A child like you has unstable internal energy. You have to wait until you pass the exam to become a scholar before you can use the storage bag."

"When you pass the exam to become a scholar, Dad will go to the Baigongfang in the city to buy you a storage bag."

Sheng Wen clenched his fist and said with shining eyes, "I will definitely pass the exam. Not only will I pass the exam to become a scholar, I will also pass the exam to become a juren, pass the exam to become a jinshi, and become a first-rank official in the future!"

After passing the exam to become a juren, Sheng Wen's father did not continue to study in the academy, but chose to enter the world to experience life. He gave a thumbs up, "Good, you are worthy of being my son, you have ambition!"

At this time, Sheng Wen's mother, who had already found the jade slips about the alchemy course that she had used when she was studying before, stuffed the jade slips into her son's hands, and then slapped her head.

"I almost forgot, I still have homework to do."

She was also a juren, but unlike Sheng Wen's father, she did not choose to give up studying after passing the exam to become a juren, but instead joined a higher-level academy. Now she needs to go to school just like Sheng Wen, but people like her don't need to go to the academy every day, but just finish the homework assigned by the teacher on time.

So she hurriedly said "I will do my homework" and went back to her room.

Sheng Wen and his father, who were left behind, smiled at each other, and they were used to such a situation.

After Fu Wenyu finished writing the first three chapters of the storybook "Imperial Examination and Immortality", he sent it to Zhang, the shopkeeper, and asked him to help deal with the follow-up matters, and then he didn't care about it anymore.

After all, this storybook was just written casually in his spare time while reading, and the world view was just casually set, without very rigorous scrutiny and perfection.

After "Give You Five Thousand Taels, Leave My Son" sold 10,000 copies and broke the storybook sales record, he no longer needed to consider anyone or any factors when writing a storybook, except that he could not make irresponsible comments on the royal family and the court.

So he put it aside after he finished writing it, and his main energy was still on reading.

Readers who habitually bought Liuzhou tabloids saw that Fu Wenyu had written a new storybook and immediately started to read it curiously. Those who didn't buy it also took out their wallets when they heard that Fu Wenyu had written a new storybook.

Then their expressions became strange.

"Imperial examination to cultivate immortality, what a weird thing?"

"So weird, let me take another look."

"Interesting, reading can prolong life and make you ascend to immortality?"

Finally, when they saw Sheng Wen say, "I also want to study for the imperial examination and ascend to heaven.", they all thought, "Why is he gone? Fu Wenyu, how dare you stay here!"