Watch the exam?
Chai Cuiqiao blinked her eyes. Standing here in Xuanxie Langfang, she could only see the grass field and could not see the scene inside the examination room at all.
Besides, what’s so interesting about the exam?
Chai Cuiqiao looked her up and down. Although the lower half of her face was covered with gauze, judging from her facial contours and fair complexion, she was undoubtedly a beauty.
Could it be that he came to see the examination site and select his future husband from among the young talents?
Hmm... It's quite reasonable. At least at the far end of the corridor, those noble ladies who were chatting in low voices were talking about these things.
"Look! The first candidate has already left the examination room and the imperial examination project has begun!"
I don't know who exclaimed first, and the families of the candidates in the corridor immediately crowded to the window and looked out at the grassland ahead.
"Has someone finished answering the test paper?"
Chai Cuiqiao stood up nervously, moved to the window, opened her eyes with her fingers, and looked hard.
The first ones to rush out of the examination room were several tall and powerful candidates recommended by the Ministry of War, as well as Hu and Jing people who were equally strong and muscular.
Going hand in hand, there was a short Huangren examinee, and a young man who was handsome, handsome, and wearing white robes.
"Look, that's Pei Jia Si Lang!"
"Wow, Mr. Pei Jing!"
One after another, exclamations sounded from one side of the covered bridge,
Pei Jing's father was the prime minister of the Yu State, Shangshu Zuopu She Pei Su, and her mother was the legitimate daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the five surnames.
Pei Jing was born into a noble family, with handsome appearance and outstanding literary talent. She composed poems at the age of six and Fu at the age of seven. She became famous in Chang'an early. She was supposed to be admitted to the palace last year, but she was delayed for a year because she had to pay filial piety to her grandfather.
The Chang'an girls in the covered bridge all marveled at Pei Jing's appearance - Pei Jing was really handsome. Even when she was running towards the pasture, she always had a calm smile on her lips, and her posture and movements had a chic demeanor, which was different from those who were running rampant.
The students recommended by the Ministry of War are in sharp contrast.
No one doubts whether Pei Jing can pass the first, second and third exams of the academy.
There is only one question - whether Pei Jing can beat the crowd in the three rounds of exams, win three points in a row, and create one of the few miracles in the history of the academy.
"My young master...cough! My elder brother is also out!"
Chai Cuiqiao's eyes passed over the many students who rushed to the grassland, and locked on Li Ang, who was wearing a plain sweatshirt. He continued to support his eyes with his right hand, and excitedly slapped the guardrail of the corridor with his left hand.
Is...is it necessary to run so fast?
Li Ang stepped forward, panting, and ran towards the pasture.
The act of being the first to hand in the paper was like a clarion call, causing a large number of candidates to make a decision and hand in their papers one after another and run towards the grassland.
I have to say that the entrance examination rules of the Academy are very funny. You must first pass all the required examinations.
Only then can you take the elective subjects.
This means that even if candidates want to gain extra points by passing subjects such as arithmetic, Yu law, and national history, they must first complete riding and archery.
The number of horses is limited, and those who come after you have to wait in line.
Maybe we have to wait for the horses that have finished the distance to regain their strength.
‘The entire preliminary exam ended at midnight, that is, at four o’clock in the afternoon.
If you delay for too long in the riding and shooting subjects, you will definitely not be able to take all the elective subjects.’
Li Ang was also very aware of the reason for the anxiety of the other candidates. With the corner of his eye, he glanced at the expressionless girl with willow eyebrows beside him, and silently ran away.
"Haha, first come first served!"
A recommender from the Ministry of War with a sinister face took the lead and ran to the pasture. He laughed and swept his gaze across the hundreds of horses in the fence like a knife. He pointed at one of the white horses with a lazy look and his head lowered and gnawing grass. "Excuse me, please."
Shepherd, I choose this one!"
"good."
The shepherd, the supervisor in the fence, pulled the reins, pulled the horse that had been saddled and saddled from the fence, and handed the reins to the recommended student of the Ministry of War.
As soon as the latter stepped on the ground, he stood up from the ground, mounted the horse's back with a light movement that was not consistent with his weight, put his legs slightly under the horse's belly, shifted his center of gravity forward, and galloped forward on the horse.
'So fast!'
From the corner of Li Ang's eyes, he glanced at the dust raised by the military officer recommended by the Ministry of War as he galloped on horseback, and he was amazed in his heart.
This is nothing to envy. The other person has been on horseback for much longer than himself, and his riding skills are far superior to ordinary people.
Unlike the north, students from southern states do not have rich experience in riding horses, especially riding war horses.
It would be good if you can barely finish the whole distance, but you still have to worry about the bad temper of the horse and knocking you off.
You must find a balance between the horse's speed, character, stability and control, etc., and choose a horse that suits you...
Li Ang quickly scanned all the horses in the pasture, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted: "Excuse me, shepherd officer, I choose this one!"
"Excuse me, shepherd officer, I choose this one!"
"Excuse me, shepherd officer, I choose this one!"
Three voices sounded almost at the same time,
The girl with willow eyebrows at the next table, Li Ang, and a noble man in white robes rushed to the pasture fence together, raised their arms and pointed at a tall maroon military horse.
"this..."
The unexpected situation made the foreign pastoral officer who was holding the reins dumbfounded.
He was not from Chang'an and did not know Pei Jing, but it was obvious from his demeanor that the handsome young man in white robes was a noble son.
But this is the first exam of the academy, and what matters is fairness and justice...
The fact that three people designated the same military horse was somewhat eye-catching even in the chaotic and noisy pasture.
Yang Yu, who had rushed over to fill out the test paper, took a breath of cold air and stopped abruptly from going up to talk to Li Ang.
"Who is that?"
Song Shaoyuan, who ran over with Yang Yu, noticed the expression on Yang Yu's face and asked subconsciously.
"I don't know the woman,"
Yang Yu smacked his teeth with a strange expression, "The man... is the young master of Shangshu Zuopushe's family, Pei Jing."
"this..."
Song Shaoyuan paused in his steps. Although this was the first test of the Academy, bumping head-on into the young master of Shangshu Zuopushe's family... It was not a good thing for someone who wanted to live in Chang'an for a long time.
Outside the pasture fence, Pei Jing frowned slightly and said calmly: "I got there first."
"I pointed it out first."
The girl with willow eyebrows refused to give in, her expression was calm.
"I called first."
Li Ang shook his head and said very fast: "Why don't you let the pastor bring the war horse and let it choose who it is? Everyone is in a hurry and has to take other exams."
Pei Jing narrowed his eyes slightly. As a proud man, he did not know the other two people, but there seemed to be no problem with this proposal, "Okay."
"Can."
The girl with willow eyebrows also nodded in agreement.
"That's good."
Li Ang nodded as usual and signaled the pastoral officer to loosen the reins.
The pastoral officer didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing at all. Seeing that Li Ang and the others had reached an agreement, he hurriedly led the maroon war horse forward and loosened the reins.
Pei Jing stood with a smile and patted the pasture fence with her palms, making regular noises - this was a horse luring movement taught by a professional horse trainer.
The expressionless girl with willow eyebrows spread her palms and held a bunch of delicious grass in her palms to attract the other party's attention.
And Li Ang...he raised his right hand with a smile, using his thumb, index finger, and middle finger,
He gestured towards the war horse... as if to give an injection.
"Xilulu——"
The originally lazy maroon war horse suddenly neighed, cheered up, ignored Pei Jing and the girl with eyebrows, and trotted over affectionately, lowering its head and cupping Li Ang's chest.
"Hey, I'm sorry, it's mine."
Li Ang grinned at the other two people and asked the pastor to open the fence door.
Under the incredible gaze of Pei Jing, the squinting gaze of the girl with eyebrows, and the attention of the surrounding candidates, she happily led the horse to the track.
"When I see a fellow villager, my eyes well up with tears..."
Li Ang held the reins of the maroon army horse, leaned close to its ear, and murmured: "I didn't expect you were chosen to come to Chang'an. Are your eyes feeling better?"
This chapter has been completed!