Chapter two hundred and ninety-eight the highlight of the imperial examination (1)
The eight arenas were crowded with people, and each arena was guarded by elite soldiers. Everything looked the same as usual.
"Do you feel like something is a little different today?"
Yang Ji looked forward and suddenly said.
"Oh? What's wrong?"
Yang Ji's remark quickly attracted the attention of brothers Ouyang Zishi and Ouyang Zhuming.
"Brother Yang, have you discovered anything?"
Ouyang Zhuming asked curiously.
"Didn't you notice? Those elite armors guarding the arena today seem to be a little distracted? It seems that their spirits are not here at all."
Yang Ji frowned and said. The closer he got to the Martial Palace, the weirder he felt.
"This, doesn't it?"
Ouyang Zhuming smiled and said:
"The martial arts examination has been going on for so many days, so desertion is inevitable. And the martial arts examination has not started yet. This should be normal, right?"
"Hey, look there! That servant Zhang is here!"
Suddenly, a voice came from their ears. Ouyang Zushi pointed to the distance and shouted. The two of them were moved. They turned around and saw a commotion in the crowd, and a familiar figure slowly walked over.
, wherever I went, the crowds dispersed one after another, with a look of fear on their faces.
Ouyang Zizhen didn't feel anything yet, but Yang Ji and Ouyang Zhuming's expressions instantly darkened. After that incident, Taiyuanzhou returned to normal on the surface.
But for this Zhang Pu, anyone who is well-informed and knows some details is very taboo about him. Yang Ji glanced around and found that some of the descendants of some of the seed players' families and noble families in the crowd saw Zhang.
The servants all backed away slightly, looking apprehensive.
This kind of fear does not refer to Zhang Pu himself. If it were just Zhang Pu, no matter how powerful he was, no one would be afraid of him. Yang Ji knew full well that this was the fear behind the force.
Especially those families that experienced that turbulent night, and whose families were strongly attacked by the evil cult and suffered heavy casualties, became even more arrogant towards Zhang Pu.
Even some forces from outside the continent glanced at Zhang Pu and immediately looked back with the same fearful look.
The wealthy families in Taiyuanzhou were not the only ones who were attacked that night!
"These people still only think that Zhang Pu is related to those people, and they don't know that Zhang Pu is actually the commander. If they knew that there was a powerful evil god clone in Zhang Pu's body, they don't know how scared they would be.
"
Yang Ji shook his head in his heart.
The evil god's clone in Zhang Pu's body was hidden so deeply that it even deceived the Hundred Saints who suppressed the hall. Its true ability is simply astonishing.
If Yang Ji hadn't been upholding the Confucian orthodoxy, and had such an awe-inspiring attitude that he hated evil as much as he hated it. If every detail of it hadn't been revealed, no one else would have been able to spot it.
If there is no conclusive evidence and you rashly accuse him, you will only end up being bitten by the snake instead.
These thoughts flew through his mind, and Yang Ji quickly turned away.
"Hahaha, as expected, the weak will eat the strong, and only those who are strong enough can survive."
On the other side, Zhang Pu looked at the people in the crowd who were cowering and fearful, not even daring to look him in the eyes. He laughed in his heart.
"The spring breeze is so exciting that the horses are so anxious that they can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." This is how Zhang Pu felt at this time. As a child of a small family, there is a huge difference between him and a big family.
Zhang Pu still remembers the first time he followed his family to Taiyuanzhou Mansion. When he saw those children of the aristocratic family, he felt so high above them, looking up to them infinitely, and feeling uncomfortable.
At that time, even if I ran over, knelt on the ground and carried someone's shoes, they probably wouldn't be willing to do it.
Thinking that the children of the aristocratic family who used to be so lofty and unattainable were now cowering in front of him. They didn't even dare to look at him, Zhang Pu felt so happy in his heart.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Zhang Pu waved his hand and without hesitation pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. No need to shrink back or worry about others, this is the privilege of the strong!
Zhang Pu was happy to exercise his power.
…
Not to mention Zhang Pu's thoughts. On the other side, Yang Ji calmed down and waited patiently.
"Buzz!"
I don't know how long it took, but a huge commotion came from the front. Yang Ji's heart was moved, but before he could react, he heard a rumble of the steel door opening.
Bang bang bang!
The examiner from the Imperial Capital took the lead and walked out of the opened steel door with a stern step, dressed in full attire.
Behind him, military generals and deputy examiners at the Wu Zong level formed a battle formation, following each other closely. The rumbling sound accompanied by the huge aura came overwhelming.
Unexpectedly, the footsteps stopped suddenly, and he did not ascend to the highest main stage in the center of the martial arts palace as usual.
"Everyone!"
The high-spirited and fully clothed examiner suddenly stopped. His sharp eyes quickly swept across the audience, like thunder:
"Except for those participating in the competition today, everyone else will retreat and leave the martial arts hall!"
This order came out of the blue, and the originally noisy hall was suddenly as silent as death. Thousands of pairs of eyes looked in the direction of the examiners, with astonishment in their eyes.
Sudden!
It was so sudden! Even Yang Ji was stunned.
"What's happening here?"
Yang Ji was stunned. This order was too strange. It was completely unreasonable to suddenly dismiss all the candidates who were watching the competition from the beginning. Martial arts examinations have always allowed spectators to let other candidates see the way forward. With those
Successful candidates inspire others to forge ahead.
If spectators are not allowed, they should not be allowed in the first place,
But this strange order still lingered in his mind, and Yang Ji was still wondering what this inexplicable order was. The next moment, something even stranger happened.
"Buzz!"
The crowd was buzzing with excitement. Under Yang Ji's surprised gaze, the candidates around him seemed to have understood what had happened. They lowered their heads one by one, discussed and whispered, and began to pour in with tacit understanding from the various opened doors of the martial arts hall.
Got out.
"!!!"
Seeing how they all knew what was going on, Yang Ji felt indescribably weird, unable to relate to their stunned expressions before.
For a moment, Yang Ji suddenly had an illusion in his heart. It seemed that everyone in the entire hall knew what was going on except him.
"The literary test, hahaha, I understand, the literary test is a literary test!"
A shout of surprise suddenly came from the side, it was Ouyang Zushi.
Yang Ji turned around, frowned, and looked at him in surprise:
"Zi Shi, do you know what's going on?"
He, a person who participated in the martial arts examination, didn't know, but Ouyang Zishi, a person who didn't even register, seemed to know.
"The literary test, Senior Brother Yang, you forgot that every martial arts examination has a literary test part! Senior Brother Yang, congratulations, you successfully broke into the literary test part!"
Ouyang Zushi looked happy. Although he was not the one participating in the competition, Ouyang Zushi looked even happier than if he had participated.
"How is that possible? Doesn't the literary test part notify you in advance? Why didn't I get any notice before? Moreover, the place of the literary test shouldn't be here, right?"
Yang Jidao.
"Haha, senior brother, what you are talking about is the Tongsheng Examination and the Scholar Examination. The Juren Examination is different. Moreover, there is no liberal arts examination at the Juren level. Have you forgotten that there is no Wen Palace in Zhoufu?"
Ouyang Zishi said. As soon as Yang Ji said it, he knew what was going on. Senior Brother Yang obviously confused the Juren Examination with the Tongsheng Examination and the Scholarship Examination.
Moreover, the time between his participation in the Scholarship Examination and the Juren Examination was too short. It is estimated that no one told him about the Juren Examination at all. There are very few people in the Iron Crown Sect who are qualified to participate in this level of martial arts examination and can enter the literary examination part.
few.
It is estimated that many people do not even know what the literary test part of the martial arts examination is about, let alone tell Yang Ji. Perhaps, even Yang Ji himself has never thought about taking part in the civil service examination before.
"The elders must have forgotten to tell you!"
Ouyang Zushi smiled. Although he is not as powerful as Yang Ji, he is qualified to compete for the position of martial arts examiner. However, as a child of a wealthy family, he is born with access to all kinds of upper-level information:
"The Juren Examination is completely different from the martial arts examinations at other levels. The biggest feature of the literary test is that it is uncertain. Not to mention you, even the examiners themselves probably don't know when the literary test will be held. In this regard,
Just ask my ninth brother."
Yang Ji turned around and looked over. Ouyang Zhuming seemed to have known that Ouyang Zizhi had this question for a long time and nodded:
"What Sixth Brother said is true. The literary test part of the Juren Examination does not have a fixed time."
"The martial arts examination is such a big event, wouldn't it be chaotic if it is rushed like this?"
Yang Ji didn't believe it. He only thought that the Juren Examination was similar to the Scholar Examination and the Tongsheng Examination, so he didn't pay attention to it before.
"not like this."
Ouyang Zhuming smiled and shook his head:
"There is a rule for the examination, which is that when the number of people reaches a certain level, the literary examination part of the martial arts examination will be held immediately. This number is rated, and it will be revised and corrected at some point. But it is very rare."
"People are eliminated from the martial arts examination every day, and the number of eliminations varies every day. So even the examiners don't know how many candidates will be left today. Often after the competition, the examiners count the number of remaining candidates.
If it is found that the number of people has reached that number, the literary test will be held immediately."
"So, the time when the literary part of the examination will be held is uncertain. Even the examiners don't know. This is absolutely correct."
"Judging from today's situation, it is estimated that several examiners also found that the number exceeded that number today. That's why there was that order."
Ouyang Zhuming smiled bitterly and said:
"Actually, I don't know much about this thing. It's also my first time to take an exam of this level. Although some elder brothers in my family who passed the exam gave me some advice, they were all in the dark and I have never really seen them.
, I have experienced it myself, and I can’t understand what they are talking about.” (To be continued.)