At Bianjing Wharf, the carriages from Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and Dongchang Marquis Mansion blocked the wharf.

Ships anchored for unloading can only wait respectfully. In this feudal society, businessmen can only grovel in front of nobles.

Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai did not come. This time it was Xiao Qin who escorted Gu Tingye out. This contemporary Mrs. Gu Yankai had a bodhisattva face. She smiled at everyone she met. She was even more "loving and kind" to Gu Tingye. She gave a warning.

He was far away in Jiangnan and had to take care of himself.

Qin Hao also finally met Gu Tingye, the male protagonist in the original drama. He has a tall and straight figure, eyes like stars, red lips and white teeth. He is such a handsome young man.

Qin Junye said to Qin Hao: "That's your aunt and cousin. Come forward and say goodbye."

Qin Hao secretly laughed in his heart. The relationship between Qin Junye and the Xiao Qin family was not very good. This was largely due to the fact that Qin Junye forcibly married the Xiao Qin family to Gu Yankai. The good Xiao Qin lady, the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, became

As a victim of political marriage, it is no wonder that Xiao Qin later ignored the Dongchang Hou Mansion.

"Aunt, cousin." Qin Hao came to him and bowed slightly to salute.

Xiao Qin glanced at Qin Junye who was standing aside, and did not embarrass Qin Hao, but said in a tone that seemed kind but was actually distant.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Hao? He has grown so big in the blink of an eye. Well, he has also grown up. Study hard and he will shine on the lintel of Dongchanghou Mansion in the future."

Qin Hao slightly cupped his hands: "Remember my aunt's teachings."

Gu Tingye, who was on the side, directly put a hand on Qin Hao's shoulder and said cheerfully: "It's better this time. I have my cousin to accompany me, so I won't be afraid of being lonely when I go to Jiangnan."

Why does this sound a bit weird? Qin Hao smiled awkwardly: "I have to trouble my cousin to take care of me in the future."

"That's natural. If anyone dares to bully you, my cousin will definitely stand up for you." Gu Tingye said, patting his chest.

Seeing Qin Hao boarding the boat, Mrs. Qin Liu waved her hands with tears in her eyes, and kept telling Qin Hao to take good care of himself, and to come back if he really couldn't bear it anymore.

Qin Hao comforted him with a few words, and waved to Qin Liu as the ship sailed out of the dock.

On the pier, it was not until the boats disappeared completely that the carriages of Ningyuan Marquis and Dongchang Marquis slowly left the pier.

Xiao Qin sat in the carriage and sighed: "For some reason, this evil person suddenly wants to go to school."

In order for her son Gu Tingwei to inherit the title, Xiao Qin took great pains to spoil Gu Tingye to the point where he was not afraid of anything. She was about to raise him to death, but the other party suddenly started to seek advancement, catching her off guard.

His mother, Xiang, comforted him: "Madam, don't worry. With his personality, he doesn't seem to be someone who can be called upon by Donghuamen. He probably feels that Bianjing is too boring and wants to go out to relax. He won't be back for a long time."

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There was also a smile on Xiao Qin's face. In fact, she also thought so. Gu Tingye was fine dancing with guns and sticks, but he would definitely not be able to sit still if he even dropped his book bag.

He suddenly reminded his mother: "Madam, after so many years, the relationship with Dongchang Houfu should be eased. I see that Brother Hao is quite stable. Now he is concentrating on studying. In the future, the weak will be able to

Being admitted to the imperial examination will also be a great help to our brother Wei."

The hatred in Xiao Qin's eyes flashed, and he leaned against the carriage and shook his head gently: "Let's take another look, don't just show up, my brother is getting more and more out of character, be a good Dongchang Marquis

He has made the house look like this, even the legitimate son has to benefit from the honor of Ningyuan Houfu to study. If Brother Hao is not good enough, the Dongchang Houfu may only have a name."

.......

On the other side, on the boat, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye gradually became familiar with each other.

"Cousin, this Bailudong Academy is one of the four major academies, and the discipline is very strict. Once you get there, you will have to temper your temper."

Gu Tingye still took good care of Qin Hao, his little cousin. He was afraid that he would be spoiled in the Hou Mansion, so he vaccinated him in advance.

Qin Hao smiled faintly: "Don't worry, cousin, as the Romans do, I'm not that delicate."

"Well, it's best if you think so." Gu Tingye nodded with satisfaction.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient. Bailudong Academy was located in Jiujiang, which belonged to Jiangnan West Road in the Song Dynasty. It would take half a month to travel by water.

In these half a month, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye have become completely familiar with each other. Gu Tingye originally thought that this little cousin was just like those dandy boys in Bianjing City, ignorant and incompetent.

Unexpectedly, Qin Hao's knowledge was far superior to his, and he also had a photographic memory. Not only that, his chess skills put Gu Tingye to shame.

One day, Gu Tingye was really bored on the boat, so he came to Qin Hao to play chess to kill time. As a result, he failed miserably all day long. He was also stubborn. The more he failed to play, the more he pulled Qin Hao to play.

I was tortured for several days and never played chess with Qin Hao again.

Being abused in his knowledge and chess skills one after another, Gu Tingye felt a little unconvinced, so he wanted to teach Qin Hao some self-defense skills under the guise of being a man and not being a weakling.

Gu Tingye did take advantage at the beginning. Gu Tingye's martial arts skills were honed by Gu Yankai since he was a child. Gu Yankai was a real warrior on the battlefield and taught Gu Tingye all real killing skills.

Qin Hao, on the other hand, learned all about fighting skills, so he would inevitably suffer losses in a fight. Moreover, Gu Tingye was also born with divine power, and was stronger than Qin Hao in terms of strength.

However, as Qin Hao gradually got used to Gu Tingye's technical characteristics, he gradually started playing with him back and forth.

"Cousin, you are simply a monster!" Gu Tingye, sweating profusely, fell directly onto the deck and complained.

Gu Tingye can clearly feel Qin Hao's progress these days. Qin Hao can master many moves and power techniques as long as he uses them a few times. With such a terrifying learning ability, what is he not a monster?

Qin Hao is also exhausted. After all, this body has not fully grown up. If it were not for the stacked power of the previous three worlds, he would have been beaten to the ground by Gu Tingye. In fact, Gu Tingye is the monster. He just turned on the plug-in.

That's all.

Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from the bow of the ship. Qin Hao stood up and saw that he had arrived at his destination.

The dock in the distance is already standing impressively, Jiujiang, oh, according to the name of the Song Dynasty, it should be called Jiangzhou, we are finally here!

After the ship docked, Gu Tingye immediately took Qin Hao to the best restaurant in Jiangzhou and ordered a large table of delicious dishes.

After eating and drinking, Gu Tingye and Qin Hao went to Bailudong Academy to report.

Bailudong Academy is located in Bailu Township under the Wulao Peak of Lushan Mountain, hence its name. The environment is very elegant, but it is also a bit remote. It took me two days of riding a carriage to get there.

It was the opening season of Bailudong Academy, and there were so many students coming to report that the carriages at the entrance of the academy were not full, so Qin Hao and Gu Tingye could only get out of the car and walk in.

Gu Tingye took a letter of greeting and met the headmaster of Bailudong Academy, who was equivalent to the principal in later generations. He was an old man with a white beard.

Li Shanchang looked at Gu Tingye and Qin Hao and asked suddenly.

"Both of you are the legitimate sons of the Hou family, and you have endless wealth and splendor. Why do you come all the way here to study?"

Gu Tingye straightened his chest and said proudly: "I should take the glory and wealth for myself. I am honored by my ancestors. It is not something a man can do."

Li Shanchang nodded, then looked at Qin Hao: "What about you?"

Qin Hao thought, this is equivalent to the entrance exam. After thinking for a moment, he bowed slightly.

"When you are born as a human being, you must learn some principles of life, so come here."

Li Shanchang was a little surprised by Qin Hao's answer. He was slightly startled, and then looked at him with a smile.

"That's it?"

"That's all!"

Li Shanchang laughed loudly: "Okay, in that case, you two will be admitted to Bailudong Academy. Remember, even if you arrive at Bailudong Academy, you are ordinary students. You cannot rely on the Hou Mansion to bully your classmates, otherwise you two will be expelled."

Leave the academy."

"I sincerely follow the teachings of the mountain chief."

Afterwards, Qin Hao and Gu Tingye started living in the Ancient Academy. At first, Qin Hao was a little novel, but as time went by, the novelty gradually dissipated, and the days became a bit boring.

In two years, Qin Hao was directly promoted from the Bingshe to the Ashe, which was equivalent to jumping from elementary school to high school, and won the title of little prodigy.

It's not that Qin Hao is blind, it's mainly because the Song Dynasty respected prodigies, and Qin Hao also needed the title of prodigy to support his hopes.

Zhang Ailing once said: You must become famous as early as possible.

In this feudal society, personal will must be subordinated to family interests. If Qin Hao wants to control his own destiny, he must obtain enough voice.

In the past two years, Qin Hao has obtained the title of scholar and is about to take part in the provincial examination. As long as he passes the provincial examination, he will be promoted to an official. Although the upper limit of promoting a person to an official is very low, an official is an official.

separated from the class of ordinary people.

In the Song Dynasty, a dynasty where the emperor and scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the world, scholars had a transcendent status. Fairy tales such as serving as farmhouse ministers in the court and ascending to the emperor's hall in the evening were constantly being performed.

"Cousin, you are determined to get Jieyuan from Jiangnan West Road this time, right?"

In the carriage heading to the provincial examination, Gu Tingye said with a smile.

Qin Hao smiled faintly: "The literary style in Jiangnan is at its peak, hidden dragons and crouching tigers, there is only one Jieyuan, it depends on luck."

"Haha, if Chief Li Shan hears this, I'm afraid he will give you a lesson." Gu Tingye gloated.

Qin Hao shook his head. Ever since he showed his talent as a child prodigy, Li Shanchang took him under his tutelage. It is very important to have a good teacher in this era. Li Shan has peaches and plums all over the world. In the future, Qin Hao will become an official.

His nominal senior brother will also take care of him.

However, this old man, Li Shanchang, was a typical old feudal scholar. He was strict in doing things and would nag him for a long time if he did something wrong even a little bit. Qin Hao was also worn out by him.

The location of the rural examination is in Jiangzhou City. Gu Tingye had already sent a boy to book a room. Otherwise, he would have to sleep on the street at this time. There were too many people coming to take the examination.

Tens of thousands of people took part in the Jiangzhou area alone, and the provincial examination was only held once every three years, so the admission rate was extremely low. Qin Hao saw many gray-haired old scholars coming to take the exam.

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty mainly focused on policy theory. In fact, it was similar to writing a paper, analyzing the test questions, expounding one's own opinions, and then making arguments. This was also Qin Hao's strength. As a modern person, he had a broader vision and saw

The angle of the question was also more novel. Li Shanchang decided to accept him as his disciple only after reading his article.

In addition to policy theory, there are also exam questions on poetry, the Four Books and the Five Classics. Poetry is Qin Hao's weak point, which can only be regarded as quite satisfactory. The Four Books and the Five Classics are relatively simple. His memory is easy to grasp for this kind of reading comprehension.

After checking one side, Qin Hao chose to hand in the paper in advance. This was not to show off, but mainly to leave a deep impression on the examiner.

Qin Hao was the first to hand in the paper. The examiners were sitting bored, so naturally they couldn't help but glance at him.

"Hey, this policy is quite interesting!"
To be continued...