Dusk has thickened, and the golden light has turned the mountain behind the academy into a very high altar. There seems to be a warmth in the seams between the bluestones on the stone flat, urging people to go back, but they already know that the admission test
The test-takers who had passed the test did not leave. They gathered around a corner of the stone ping, looking at the young candidate who looked extremely ordinary. Occasionally they would pay attention to the little maid next to him, and from time to time they would turn their heads and whisper something.
The eyes of the examinees were very complicated. Some were confused and shocked. Some candidates were able to pass the top three subjects in the admission examination, surpassing the third son Xie of the Southern Jin Dynasty. And no one had heard of it beforehand, and he was completely unknown.
His abilities in archery and archery were nothing more than that. The young candidate was recommended by the military, or he had honed his skills on the frontier grassland. However, he was also top-notch in mathematics. You must know that Xie Chengyun
, Zhong Dajun, and Wang Ying, three candidates with high hopes, only got an A grade in this subject.
The fast-talking candidate couldn't help but raise his doubts, and immediately got a response from some people. Situ Yilan straightened the front robe that had been wrinkled by herself, frowned at Ning Que and said, "You are a math major?"
How did you take the exam?"
This sentence was full of doubts and incomprehension, and the tone was a bit tough and dissatisfied. Ning Que felt a little unhappy when he heard it, but looking at the girl's expression, he was sure that she had no ill intentions and was just a typical person who was overwhelmed by unexpected news.
It was a sign of confusion at the back of his mind, so he spread his hands and smiled innocently, without answering.
The military department selected more than seventy candidates this year, which had already made many people in Chang'an City unhappy. At this time, Ning Que overshadowed most people. Seeing that he did not answer, those in Chang'an City
The boys and girls began to discuss and make a fuss in response to Situ Yilan's question.
As candidates recommended by the military department, they actually took the first place in three subjects. Those candidates who came from the border military villages and major camps of the Tang Empire certainly felt a great sense of honor, but their average age was older than other candidates, so
He acted calmly and spoke calmly. Although his heart was towards Ning Que, he was not in a hurry to say anything at this time.
But there was a young man from Chang'an who couldn't stand it anymore.
Chu Youxian waved his fan and walked up to Ning Que, stretched out his hand to grab his shoulders, stared at the candidates and said, "What's so objectionable? Ning Que is my friend, you know who he is.
?He is the master who goes to Hong Xiu Zhao to drink wine and call girls without paying any money! Is there anything in this world that he can't do?"
It is said that among the young people in Chang'an City, the most effective thing is not to compare whose father has a greater official position or whose family earns more money. For an open and active society like the Tang Dynasty, social status and
The accumulation of wealth will change dramatically at any time, and it seems too vulgar and tasteless. What they value more is the individual's talent, reputation, strength, and who is the most successful in Chang'an City.
Of course, if you want to get along well in Chang'an City, you cannot completely ignore the role of family background, but there are always places that are not very concerned about family background, such as Hong Xiu Zhao, such as the canteens of various ministries, so who can
Traveling across these places has become a place for competition with each other.
Chu Youxian said that Ning Que didn't have to spend money to drink wine and call girls at Hongxiu. It was not humiliating, but actually cheering for him and helping him build a reputation. As expected, when he heard that Ning Que could go all out, no one dared to offend him.
No one dared to use the red-sleeved move for free. The expressions of the young men and women in Chang'an suddenly changed, and they looked at Ning Que with a sense of awe.
Not everyone will be shocked by Chu Youxian's shout. For example, Sangsang raised his little black face and frowned, staring at Mr. Chu's shaking hand on the young master's shoulder, listening to what he said about the young master.
It was okay to go to a brothel, the mood was not too high, and the way Situ Yilan looked at Ning Que was a little weird.
"I'm still not convinced. It's a big question in the math exam. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Master, you can't have a few answers after drinking a few pots of wine and cutting a few kilograms of plums. So why are you the A?
Come on, is Mr. Xie just top of the list?"
Situ Yilan held Jin Wucai's little hand and shouted, very unwillingly.
She was not an unruly and unreasonable character on weekdays, but she knew that her female companion Jin Wucai admired the third young master of the Southern Jin Dynasty. At this time, the third young master was completely overshadowed by Ning Que. Wu Cai's expression was a little gloomy, so she endured it.
She couldn't help but ask a few more questions, but there was another more important reason that she probably didn't even realize.
In the imperial examination room, she was thrown to the ground by the big black horse and was almost trampled by the Arrancar. As the daughter of General Yunhui, she couldn't even take care of a horse. It can be said that she was extremely embarrassed. Immediately afterwards, Ning
Que could tame that big black horse so easily and get the only A-level score in Yukeli. This really made her incomprehensible. These A-level results in several subjects were even more incomprehensible to her. She couldn't understand nature.
It's hard to give up.
At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.
"Because he was the first person to hand in the paper in the mathematics exam. For such a question that idiots are given points for, the guy who can't answer it is worse than an idiot, so the grading has to be based on speed. The cinnabar of my grade at the time had not yet melted.
He answered it right away, so he is the one on top... This classmate, please give way."
An old woman wearing a blue cloth coat and holding a bamboo broom appeared in the corner of Shipping at some point. She hunched her body and slowly swept away the dust from the feet of the crowd, and the people slowly walked out.
Looking at the back of the old woman who disappeared deep into the academy, the candidates were stunned and speechless. In fact, at least four out of five people failed to answer the math test this time, but the old woman said she was an idiot.
Questions that can be answered, some people couldn't help but angrily said: "Who does she think she is?"
A famous teacher outside the crowd replied coldly: "She is the only female honorary professor in the academy. Those of you who are admitted to the academy will have all your mathematics in the next few years in her hands."
"Could this be...the second professor?" Ning Que looked at the hunched old woman in the distance and suppressed a smile in his heart.
Xie Chengyun, the third son of the Southern Jin Dynasty, has completely calmed down at this time. Although he also has a young and energetic side, after all, he still ranks first in the total score of today's admission examination. Moreover, his goals and vision are not exactly the same as those of ordinary candidates.
Not exactly the same. What he valued more was how to enter the second floor of the academy. The young candidate in front of him should be an ordinary person, so it would be very pointless to argue with him on these matters.
On the contrary, after hearing what the old woman said, he knew that Ning Que had actually used such a short time to come up with the answer. He couldn't help but secretly admire him and asked for advice seriously: "For the question in Mathematics, I will first use an exhaustive list.
method, and then come up with infinite numbers, and finally figured out the reason, I don’t know this person..."
Situ Yilan leaned into his ear and announced Ning Que's name. Xie Chengyun nodded in thanks, looked at Ning Que and continued: "I wonder how Brother Ning calculated it? Did he use another algorithm to make it so fast?
?”
"If you can tell at a glance that it is an infinite number, why bother to list it all before? If I want to say the last answer, I am actually too lazy to push it further, so I just wrote down the number."
Ning Que's answer was quite Mr. Qian's and seemed extremely irresponsible, but in fact he was not talking nonsense. The so-called conversion between infinite concepts and precise numerical values was nothing more than irresponsible vagueness.
Many people couldn't understand. Some people thought that Ning Que had just gotten lucky, and some thought that Ning Que was hiding something. Only Xie Chengyun had any idea, but when he was about to ask more questions, there was a sound from the academy in the distance.
Teach roll call sounds.
"Xie Chengyun, Wang Ying, Ning Que, Chen Simiao, He Yingqin... report to the surgical department."
When Ning Que heard his name, he was stunned. Reporting to the surgical department... What did that mean? Why did he always feel like he was going to report to the medical department and feel a chill between his legs? But it didn't seem convenient.
He wanted to ask someone, so he confessed a few words to Sangsang, and then followed Xie Chengyun and others towards the depths of the academy. When he found out that there was also a girl candidate reporting to the surgery department, he felt a little relieved.
None of the candidates on the stone platform showed any surprise. In fact, it was already dark and they did not go home. The main reason was that they wanted to hear whether their names would be called by the surgery department. They looked at those few people.
He walked towards the depths of the academy with an envious look on his face. Situ Yilan kicked the cracks in the bluestone in disappointment, looked at Ning Que's back and muttered in a low voice: "Why did this guy take away all the good things?"
It didn't take long for the seven or eight candidates to come back from the depths of the academy, as if they just went to hang out for a while. Xie Chengyun's expression was calm, while Wang Ying and other candidates could not hide their joy. Only Ning Que had no expression at all.
.
In addition to the six subjects, the academy has set up a special art department in order to cultivate students with spiritual potential. In future studies, those students will be exposed to the art of swords and talismans, so it is called the art department. Several students who were named previously
It was those whom the instructors thought had potential who underwent a telekinesis test.
The reason why Ning Que was selected was related to the hairpin pattern he left on the ink scroll today and his quick response to the math test questions. The academy believed that he should have the potential to practice, but the teacher responsible for examining the body did not
It was rare that he lost his hand, and he was disappointed to find that he didn't understand anything in the sea of qi and snowy mountains.
It was just another transition between hope and disappointment. If there was no hope, there would be no disappointment. Ning Que was very aware of his physical condition, so he could treat it calmly.
Xie Chengyun had already embarked on the path of spiritual practice in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and of course there was nothing exciting about it. However, Wang Ying and others just found out today that they might step into the legendary mystical door, but they could not suppress their excitement.
"I can't do it." Ning Que spread his hands and explained to everyone: "Oh... I can't say no... my teacher said that my willpower is fine, but the snow-capped mountains and seas are a bit weak, and my body is not suitable for practice."
The academy called seven people by name, but he was the only one who failed to pass the test. The looks at him on the stone flat became complicated. The vague hostility in some eyes turned into sympathy. Of course, there were also a few who had full eyes.
ridicule.
People in the Tang Dynasty respected the strong, but did not discriminate against the weak. Thousands of years of romance had fostered their tolerance and magnanimity. Situ Yilan, who had always disliked Ning Que, looked at him and sighed, sympathizing and comforting her: "Don't be too disappointed.
After all, there are only a few people who can practice cultivation. You can’t help it because we are different.”
"That makes sense, and being unable to practice does not necessarily mean you are useless." Ning Que took the kettle from Sang Sang and took a sip. He looked at her and said with a smile, "I am a professional woodcutter."
After saying this, the master and servant walked outside the academy in the dusk.