Liu Yuankai frowned slightly, took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment and said, "What did Brother Li say?"
"Brother Liu, did you forget that you will have a try this year?"
Liu Yuankai suddenly realized and exclaimed, "Brother Li, are you talking about Quanzi and your apprentice?"
Li Chengyou nodded slightly and said, "Exactly."
Liu Yuankai chuckled, glanced at Li Chengyou from the corner of his eye, and said in a pretentious manner, "Brother Li, I'm not just bragging. Quanzi's abilities are quite impressive. You have to think clearly."
Li Chengyou inadvertently smiled mysteriously, and then said, "Hey! I don't know, I don't know, as long as Brother Liu hasn't forgotten."
"It's easy to talk about, but I'm just worried about Brother Li bleeding heavily."
…
Rather than coming here to drink, it is better to say that he came to confirm the bet. When he saw Liu Yuankai's confident look, Li Chengyou's smile deepened.
After confirming the bet and drinking a few more glasses of wine, Li Chengyou left Jingchuan Mansion with satisfaction.
It turns out that without Ling Yun's knowledge, Li Chengyou made a bet with someone, but he just didn't know what this seemingly mysterious bet was.
As soon as he got home, he put some wine on the table and asked Ling Yun with a smile, "Yun'er, I'm happy today. Come and have a few more drinks with me, what do you think?"
Ling Yun had a surprised expression on his face, not knowing what tricks his cheap master was going to play.
But today is a great day, and it’s really a good time to have a few drinks.
But before he had time to respond, Mrs. Li stood up next to her, rolled her eyes at Li Chengyou, and said disgustedly, "You only know how to drink, but you forgot that we, Yun'er, have to prepare for the imperial examination!"
Although Mrs. Li's words were reasonable, Li Chengyou didn't take it seriously. He only saw him saying, "Hey! That's wrong. After working so hard and hard, it's time to relax. Besides, Yun'er is so famous and is the number one scholar.
You can't escape your name."
Then he looked at Ling Yun and asked, "Yun'er, do you think what the master said makes sense?"
Ling Yun: “…”
Ling Yun thought to himself, just drink, why do you still rely on it?
Seeing Li Chengyou's expression, he didn't even dare to refute, otherwise Li Chengyou would definitely lecture him.
However, the decision-making power for the No. 1 Scholarship does not lie with him. It must be satisfied by His Majesty the Emperor. He has never met the Emperor, so how can he be sure.
If they agree this time but fail to pass the exam in the end, wouldn't that disappoint them?
Thinking of this, Ling Yun showed hesitation and said with a wry smile, "Master is right, I will definitely work harder."
Li Chengyou patted his shoulder gently and said earnestly, "Yeah! Not bad, I can teach you a kid, go down and read a book!"
When Ling Yun heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry.
Just now, I thought of letting him relax and have a drink with him, but now I want him to go back to reading. What is fickleness?
In this regard, it really depends on his cheap master, whose mercurial speed is comparable to that of a chameleon.
Although Ling Yun has not yet participated in the palace examination and has not really entered, but based on his ranking, no matter how many variables there are in the palace examination, as long as there are no major problems, as long as he does not encounter a minefield, the changes will not be too big.
big.
But Li Chengyou's goal is to get the top prize, and his own goal is to be among the top three in the first class.
The next day, Li Chengyou began to explain to Ling Yun the etiquette in the palace, what to pay attention to, behavior and speech, Li Chengyou explained to him one by one.
In fact, even if Li Chengyou didn't tell them, there would be special eunuchs to teach them when they entered the palace three days later. This was to prevent the candidates from embarrassing themselves in front of the emperor, or because they were worried that some of the candidates' actions would offend the emperor. This was the reason for this.
Sure enough, on the third day after the rankings were released, the imperial court summoned the Gongsheng students who were on the rankings to enter the palace to learn etiquette.
Logically speaking, it doesn't matter whether someone like Ling Yun is taught by a master, or a child from an aristocratic family is taught by a specialized person, it doesn't matter whether he goes or not, after all, it would be unnecessary.
Despite Li Chengyou's guidance, Ling Yun finally chose to go. In fact, it was to experience the environment of the palace in advance, so that he would not be too nervous during the palace examination.
The etiquette teachings in the palace were explained to them by the eunuchs in the palace. The content was mostly similar to what Li Chengyou taught, but there were not as many details as what Li Chengyou explained.
It seems that my family is different.
To Ling Yun's surprise, the maids in the palace actually measured their bodies. It was said that this was to make them suitable clothes. Li Chengyou didn't mention this, so he was a little surprised.
Everything is ready, waiting for the palace examination to begin.
"Remember, when you enter the palace later, you must be careful with your words and actions, and never offend Long Yan."
Ling Yun thought about the meaning of these words, it was just to tell them not to stare directly at the emperor, otherwise not only the offenders would be punished, but also the eunuchs who taught them or the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette would have to suffer.
The candidates kept saying yes without any intention of offending Long Yan.
The court time of the Daqian Dynasty was at Mao hour, around five o'clock in the morning. Ministers usually waited outside the palace gate in advance, and when the bell upstairs rang, they entered the Jinluan Hall in an orderly manner.
The palace examination is divided into two days. To put it simply, it means taking the exam on the first day, releasing the results on the second day, and then just watching the results.
When Ling Yun and the others entered the palace again, the eunuch took them to a small closed room. They changed their clothes nervously and orderly, and their appearance was tidy. They were just waiting for the eunuch's order.
Liu Boli stood next to Ling Yun, his face a little solemn, not sure whether he was nervous or excited.
Immediately afterwards, Ling Yun also found some acquaintances, who were all the candidates who took the provincial examination together. It must be mentioned that he saw the person he didn't want to see again - Gao Shijing.
He just took a quick look, but unexpectedly he was noticed by Gao Shijing. The other party suddenly looked over and glared at him, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Ling Yun just sneered slightly and turned back to look at him. As for Gao Shijing's reaction, he didn't know.
Because he feels that there is no need to let some people affect his mood. If he is upset and affects his performance in the palace examination, the gain outweighs the loss.
After about a cup of tea, Ling Yun suddenly heard the eunuch shouting loudly, "Xuan, the new tribute minister has come to the palace to see you~"
At this moment, the figures were moving, nervous, or excited. Everyone followed the eunuch into the palace slowly as they had rehearsed before.
When entering the hall, candidates need to keep a certain distance between them. After entering the hall, everyone should lower their heads and remain silent. Even their breathing should be kept as low as possible.
There are only 300 people on the list for the examination. Due to the large number of people, not all of them can enter the palace, so only those with the highest rankings can enter.
Ling Yun was ranked number one, and he was number one now. You can imagine how nervous he felt.
Even though he was standing at the front, he didn't really hear what the people above him were saying until the end.
When the people above stopped, the eunuchs began to put down the desks, paper, ink, pens and inkstones. By the time they sat down, Ling Yun was already sweating profusely.