The first examination of Jixia Academy has always been the most important day in the imperial city. This importance surpasses Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and even Spring Festival.
The first examination of the academy lasted for three days in total. These three days were the most lively three days in the imperial city.
Half a month ago, all the inns of all sizes in the imperial city were seized by scholars from other places who came to take the exam. In desperation, those residents with commercial vision changed their idle houses to "temporary inns", which made a fortune in gold and silver.
There are only two thousand scholars participating in the first exam. However, those who can come to the first exam in the academy are often either rich or noble. With such a family background and such important things, how can parents in the world feel at ease to let their children come alone?
Packing up your luggage, packing some packages, and bringing servants and maids. A scholar's examination often affects a whole family. This also explains from the side why inns in the imperial city are full of people.
The Beiyang Empire implemented the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System". Under such a system, those who can participate in the first examination of the academy are often children of aristocratic families and children of ordinary families. Even if they have "genius talents", they often cannot get even a quota.
But this is not very accurate.
In order to ease public opinion, the empire has issued an edict in recent years: In the military and judicial systems of various places, if there are warriors under the age of 30 and who are outstanding in their meritorious achievements, they can also give quotas to participate in the academy's preliminary examination.
For example, the 'General Wei' took this opportunity to his current position.
With such a "role model", those aspiring poor children followed suit and imitated them. For a moment, the threshold of joining the army and martial artists applying for the "judicial system" was squeezing.
The Beiyang royal family was extremely proud of this and said in a secret smile: This is really a clever plan. But what they don’t know is how angry the poor people are about this, and how many people have developed a rebellious mind in their hearts.
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Ye Junlin had excellent mental quality. On the eve of such an important exam, when most scholars were insomnia, he still fell asleep peacefully.
A pleasant cry spread throughout the room, and the servants and maids who were resting in the surrounding rooms even made him unable to sleep.
No words all night, the east is getting whiter.
Ye Junlin, who is still sleeping, was woken up by someone.
What caught my eye was a pretty face and a blue dress. The woman looked at Ye Junlin with a slight anger.
"You have the time to sleep in such an important thing?" The woman in blue taught a lesson: "You know, your senior brother had been tossing for a long time before he fell asleep in my arms."
Ye Junlin rubbed his hazy sleepy eyes and teased, "That can only be said that my senior brother has a bad mental quality."
At this moment, the "General Wei" who was maintaining order in the imperial city sneezes very well.
"Who is scolding me?" Wei Ye said helplessly.
Early in the morning, Wei Ye received an order and rode out on a dark horse.
In the first examination of the academy, the scholars who took the exam, the scholars' families, the scholars' servants, the scholars' carriages, and those who watched the fun, encouraged the cheer, watched the fun and encouraged the cheer, occupied the entire street.
The streets of Beiyang Imperial City are extremely wide and can accommodate ten horses driving side by side. Even so, in today's important environment, they are still crowded with crowded people.
The scene was chaotic, and even the Imperial Guards were dispatched to maintain order.
In the next half hour, two hundred imperial guards, including guidance, persuasion, and finally threatened to use force, barely maintained the order.
When Ye Junlin arrived at the entrance of the academy, there was still a whole hour left to take the exam.
Ye Junlin was wearing a brand new red brocade dress today. This brocade dress was made by Wei Ye's wife overnight. The reason why it was red was to get a good start.
Despite this, Ye Junlin did not have much confidence.
Because of the annoying "Le" subject and the damn "Mathematics" subject.
At the entrance of the academy, two rows of sixteen imperial guards stood proudly. The golden armor and golden swords radiated dazzling light in the sun.
Ye Junlin slowly closed his eyes and quietly felt the spiritual fluctuations emitted by the sixteen imperial guards.
After a few breaths, Ye Junlin slowly opened his eyes. He found that most of the imperial guards' cultivation was in the "high-level Xuanshi", and the two who looked like they were in the "low-level Xuanshi".
"It is worthy of being the Imperial Guard. Even an ordinary soldier has such a high level of cultivation." Ye Junlin secretly exclaimed.
At the entrance of the academy, there were more and more scholars coming to take the exam. Ye Junlin narrowed his eyes and looked at them, and suddenly, he discovered a common point:
That is, most of these scholars are arrogant.
Several scholars gathered together, bowed and greeted each other, probably knowing each other.
The leader was a young man in red. From the fluctuations of spiritual energy emitted by him, it can be seen that his cultivation was in the "middle-level Xuanling", which was among the few people with the highest cultivation level.
The young master in red, named "Huangfu Tenghui", was the eldest son of the "Taiwei" of the dynasty. He was talented and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He was the leader of the "Four Young Masters of the Imperial City".
The more such a pride of heaven is, the more arrogant he has in his bones. He even looks down on the children of ordinary officials, let alone those poor children from the army.
Most of the people who can come to participate in the first exam were very noble families. They naturally knew Huangfu Tenghui, so many people gathered over and greeted Huangfu Tenghui enthusiastically.
Huangfu Tenghui was an extremely powerful person. He agreed with a smile to those whose fathers were above the county magistrate. However, he just nodded.
Ye Junlin glanced at Huangfu Tenghui and shook his head secretly, his eyes full of contempt.
Soon, a large number of children from aristocratic families gathered around Huangfu Tenghui. They chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Ye Junlin had been hiding in a corner and watched coldly.
"Gululu--"
A sound of wheel rotation passed through my ears, and an exquisite carriage parked at the entrance of the academy.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and two young girls walked down.
Huangfu Tenghui's eyes lit up immediately, and then he abandoned his friends and greeted the two girls.
"Sixth-rank 'Yulin Lang' Huangfu Tenghui, pay homage to His Highness the Princess!" Huangfu Tenghui bowed to a girl, and then knelt down heavily.
The others also reacted at this moment and crawled down one after another.
The girl's silver bell-like smile spreads like a lake in a blue pond.
Ye Junlin started talking slightly, his eyes facing the eyes of the "princess"...