"The emperor asked me to come in. If you don't want me to come in, just go and tell the emperor. If he doesn't let me in, I'll go home." Bai Shan was nervous all the way, being talked about by various people.
He wanted to be patient, and he knew he had to be patient, but now that Lian Yucheng was looking at him, his anger could not be suppressed.
Bai Shan gave him a cold look and then looked at the academic officer behind him and asked, "Can we do it?"
Bai Dalang hurriedly pulled him and whispered: "Didn't I tell you to be patient when you were at home?"
Bai Shan opened his mouth to speak, but Man Bao on the side reached out and grabbed his hand. He pursed his lips tightly, suppressed the anger in his chest with great willpower, and remained silent without speaking.
Seeing how aggressive this young man was, the academic officer quickly stood up to smooth things over and said with a smile: "It has been recorded. There are only two students left to be recruited by Enzhi. It is estimated that these two days are coming, and the prison has set a date for the first day of July.
When the exam starts, you have to take the exam for three days in a row. After the results are released, you will be admitted to the sixth school according to your ranking."
He smiled and said: "So that Mr. Bai will know that this time His Majesty's decree has been granted to a total of twenty-four schools, each with two places. If there is no accident, forty-eight students will enroll. Among the six schools, Guozixue only takes
For the top three, twelve people will be selected from Taixue, twelve people will be selected from the four schools, and the remaining twenty-one people will be scattered among the other three schools. As for which school they are assigned to, it will depend on their expertise."
Man Bao asked curiously, "What if you're not good at any of them?"
The academic officer smiled stiffly and said: "There will always be something you are good at."
If you really don't have anything good at it, you can only draw lots. Among the three colleges, whoever draws such a student will be unlucky.
Bai Dalang, Bai Shan and Man Bao all turned to look at Bai Erlang.
Bai Erlang met their eyes and said angrily: "Look at what I do, I will definitely be chosen."
Man Bao nodded and reached out to pat his shoulder.
The group of people and the academic officer took a reference plate and left, ignoring Lian Yucheng who was standing aside the whole time.
Lian Yucheng watched them turn around and leave. He couldn't help but frown and looked at the academic officer, "Who are they after such a meritorious figure, and they are so arrogant?"
The academic officer smiled and said: "Speaking of which, his father's official position is not very high, so he is the lowest-ranking among the heroes named this time. The son of Bai Qi, the sixth-rank former magistrate of Shu County, he served the country loyally by suppressing bandits. His Majesty back then
I even praised him."
Lian Yucheng's eyes widened, "Bai Qi's son?"
"What, you know him?"
Lian Yucheng frowned and said, "He was a Jinshi before me. I've heard of him, but I didn't expect that he died early. No wonder I haven't heard of him in these years. He was very famous in Imperial College back then."
The academic officer then said thoughtfully: "It seems that what Bai Shan relies on is not his family background, but his talent."
Lian Yucheng hummed and said: "This is the Imperial College. A place to study naturally depends on talent. Those who rely on family background should be discussed among the powerful."
Lian Yucheng's face looked better and he said: "It won't be long before you know what he relies on. It's best to be talented. Only in this way can he live up to his father."
The academic officer curled his lips inwardly, but responded with a smile on his face.
A group of five people left the Imperial College.
Man Bao was still holding Bai Shan's hand. She turned to look at him and asked, "Why are you so angry all of a sudden?"
Bai Dalang was also about to say something about him. Just as he was about to speak, Mr. Zhuang on the side smiled and stretched out his hand to pat Bai Shan's head gently and said, "It's okay. There is nothing wrong with what Shanbao said. I just said it."
Everyone looked at Mr. Zhuang with their mouths wide open.
Mr. Zhuang looked around and asked, "Dalang, where is a good restaurant nearby? How about I treat you to a meal from the capital? See if it suits your taste. You want to eat something?"
What?"
Man Bao lowered his head and started thinking about the menu. Bai Shan looked at Mr. Zhuang and asked, "Don't you blame me, sir?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled at him and said, "No wonder."
He paused and then said: "But don't be so reckless in the future."
He thought for a moment and then said: "How about my master taking you to Xuandu to see the flowers tomorrow?"
Manbao asked, "Where is Xuandu Temple?"
"In Chongyefang," Mr. Zhuang said, "let's go up high and look far. This is a good time to climb high and look far."
A young man, two young men, and a young girl all looked up at the bright sun hanging in the sky. At the same time, they felt that their husband was telling lies.
In the hot summer, shouldn't this be a good time to take shelter in the shade at home, eat some cheese, and listen to some stories?
Mr. Zhuang didn't give them much time to think. He turned around and got in the car, then waved to them: "Get in the car quickly. Be careful of heatstroke if you stand in the sun for a long time."
The four of them then got into their respective carriages.
Only then did Man Bao realize that she had been holding Bai Shan's hand. She quickly let go and climbed onto the carriage to take a good position.
Bai Erlang walked behind Bai Shan and asked him curiously, "Why are the tips of your ears red? Are you suffering from heat stroke?"
Bai Shan climbed onto the carriage, turned around, glanced at him and said, "No, please stop talking."
Daji watched the three people from the side and waited until they all got on the carriage before jumping into the carriage.
Mr. Zhuang was very generous today and treated them to a very expensive meal outside. The next day, he did not force them to read or write. Instead, he led them to Chongyefang and climbed all the way to Xuandu Temple.
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It is said that you can see far from the top, but Xuandu Temple is not very high. Looking down from its highest position, you can only see Chongye Fang, and you cannot see places further away.
Bai Dalang knew their hobbies, because when he went home, Mr. Bai complained more than once that his second brother always liked to go hiking, and his second brother often invited him to go hiking together.
Bai Dalang didn't like it.
At this time, he was sweating and leaned aside and said: "If you want to climb a high mountain, you have to go out of the city. There are no particularly high mountains in the city."
He didn't understand why when they came to the Taoist temple, they couldn't just walk slowly and rest comfortably. They had to climb up to the top in one breath. Would they be sweating, embarrassed, or rude?
Bai Shan also sweated a lot, but he felt very refreshed. He exhaled a big breath and simply put his palms to his mouth and screamed.
When Manbao and Bai Erlang saw it, they also made trumpet-flower shapes and shouted at the foot of the mountain. Bai Dalang almost jumped up in fright...
He stared at the three people with wide eyes, completely confused as to why they were shouting like this. He looked around nervously and saw that the people nearby were also startled and turned to look at them.
But when he saw three lively boys and girls, he turned his head back and said helplessly in his heart: Forget it, they are still young.
Mr. Zhuang was not surprised and found a stone to sit on. When they shouted enough, he waved them over and handed them the kettle.
After they all drank the water, they asked, "Has the anger in your heart dissipated?"
Man Bao nodded sheepishly, Bai Shan also nodded with a blushing face, "It's gone."
Bai Erlang chuckled and said, "I'm not angry."
Mr. Zhuang praised him and said, "Well, you are better than the two of them this time."
Bai Erlang became proud and looked at the two of them happily.