In August, there were several consecutive rains, and the autumn wind became stronger.
It is said that there are still seven days to mark the papers after the state examination. Thousands of scholars taking the examination are not interested in studying at this time. A large group of people gathered together to chat, talk and drink. The consumption was much stronger than before the examination.
In the early morning, all the scholars got up, because they had to "measure their future." So they all pretended to be calm and did not rush to see the list early. Instead, they all waited in the shop, waiting for the impatient ones to order drinks and food.
All the shopkeepers were smiling brightly, directing the waiters to come and go, and bringing out plates of dishes and wine, paired with longans and grapes.
Everyone drank and tasted it, and talked about it from time to time.
In the private room on the third floor, Xiang Duo, He Mao, Taoist, and Ye Qing were all drinking.
"This third question, did Fellow Daoist Ye really write like this? It's so concise!" the Taoist priest said with a sigh while reading an examination paper.
In the past seven days, Ye Qing could not leave the inn, and these two soldiers and a group of people took turns to protect him. Ye Qing got along with him peacefully and participated in chats in his spare time.
Even when the candidates asked about the composition, Ye Qing calmly wrote it down silently, which attracted the attention of the candidates - there were hundreds of people in the examination room who witnessed Ye Qing's early writing. These scholars were very well-informed and had already known Ye Qing for several lifetimes.
Turn them all out.
Long Jun personally promised to be "Tong Jinshi." It was originally limited to Nancang County, but after spreading, now the whole state knows about it. If you don't win the exam, or become a laughing stock, if you win, you will be worthy of the name, and the reputation will spread throughout the state.
Ye Qing couldn't help but smile after hearing the Taoist's question: "This is my little experience, is there anything wrong with it?"
Having said this, he is confident but does not hide it. At this time, it can be seen that the texture is white, and it is a perfect body without dirt. It is also excellent among the real candidates.
The Taoist said: "This article is full of gold and jade. Ye Daoyou is really born to be one of our generation. Why should he be detained by the imperial court..."
Immediately, Xiang Duo was dissatisfied and glared: "You thief, how can you talk nonsense? We read the books of sages just to serve the imperial court..."
He Mao laughed when he heard this, and felt envious in his heart.
When we met in the past, Ye Qing was just a child student, but in the blink of an eye, he might be a successful candidate.
The treatment that the Immortal Sect is eager to recruit is only available to Juren, but Ye Qing enjoys it in advance. Even if he fails to win the Juren this time, he already has a good way out.
"We have been together for many days, why should we hurt our harmony?" Ye Qing interrupted the argument with a smile, stood up and bowed to the scholars around him: "The results will be announced in the morning, why don't you guys get started?
"Waiting to be together with fellow Jinshi also makes us tainted with some nobility." The scholars all laughed, but dispersed from the crowd. After all, they were about to be admitted and were more concerned about their own future.
"But I'm not going. I'm going to disappoint my brother." Ye Qing didn't take it seriously. He said goodbye to these people with a few words and went back upstairs.
Seeing that the scholars finally couldn't bear it anymore and swarmed away, the Taoist priest smiled and said: "It's true that you don't have to be anxious when it comes to elevating people, but if you don't do it, you do it in a hurry."
After saying that, he laughed.
Ye Qing looked at the people pouring out from upstairs, and said jokingly: "Have you met each other?"
After hearing this, the Taoist priest turned around and smiled: "After you are promoted, you can learn the art of qi. Although not everyone can learn it, there is one out of ten people."
"But it doesn't mean that after learning this, you can understand everything in the world. Qi and phase refer to each other and influence each other!"
Ye Qing smiled and said: "In that case, please look at the faces of the three people at the table just now!"
The Taoist priest was about to show off his magical powers to impress Ye Qing. After hearing this, he pondered for a moment and said, "Xiang Duo just now was a bit lucky. Not only did he fail to win this list, but he also has no chance of winning in the future. He only ended up as a rich man.
, it’s also a blessing to have longevity.”
The Taoist priest continued: "He Mao has some ancestral virtues, but the time is far away. I'm afraid he won't win this term, but within the next two terms, he will definitely be successful."
Seeing the Taoist priest talking, Ye Qing secretly laughed in his heart. It was not that the Taoist's words were inaccurate, but that the great catastrophe was approaching and all arithmetic lost its responsiveness. This was a secret of heaven. Of course, he couldn't explain it. He just asked again: "Then I
Woolen cloth?"
The Taoist priest walked forward, looked at it carefully, and said: "I tell the truth, the young master's appearance is blurred. At first sight, there is an engraved bó appearance, but if you look closely, there are also the remains of a prince.
"When this master's son was born, he had the aura of a prince, but after he was born, the middle road was cut off and the road was far away. Therefore, he became increasingly poor and showed this appearance."
"But now that the young master's Qi is far and strong, the yellow and green Qi is faint, and he is making up for his shortcomings. I am afraid that he can regain his original position, but there is another gray and black Qi that hinders him. I am afraid that there will be some disaster. There are many variables here, and the path cannot be seen through.
"
Ye Qing originally had an intention, but he didn't want to change, but he was told this. He was a little surprised, and after a moment he sighed: "This is all fate..."
The Taoist priest just bowed his head and said: "What I said is based on numerology. Whether it is verified or not, it can be proved in the future. However, this is just a small path of immortality. Only long-term vision is the way to the great road."
In response to these words, Ye Qing responded and smiled. At this time, the sun came out. Under the golden sunshine, the weeping willows on the riverside were green, and the streets were deep and deep. There was nothing unusual about it.
From the distance, most of the gray and black air that originally appeared had dissipated, while the gray and black air rushing from outside was very calm, and it seemed that the list could be viewed as usual.
But instinctively he knew something was wrong, so Ye Qing pulled down the thin bamboo curtains and smiled coldly.
Qi is far from omnipotent. After hundreds of thousands of years of exploration, as long as you are willing, there are many ways to conceal it.
There is also a possibility that the Yu family will give up on their own accord at this time.
But Ye Qing thought to himself that he was not successful in his life, but he still had one advantage, which was that when facing reality, he never considered it from the perspective of luck.
"Even if you guess wrong, it's no big deal. Everyone who can be on the list will be notified by the government, but they will know sooner or later."
So I calmly sat down, ate wine and food, and read the essay - this was the outstanding essay among the candidates this time. Someone collected and copied it during the exchange between the candidates. Several fellow villagers copied an extra copy and specially sent it to me last night.
It's a good relationship, so I accept it with a smile.
I didn't have time to read it carefully a few days ago, but now I'm reading it and I find that there are indeed a dozen articles that are good - think about it, among the eight million people in the state, there are always some outstanding ones who are selected once every three years.
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In particular, the first few articles are either heroic or colorful, and they are all highly praised, among which are works by Yu Fan.
After carefully reading Yu Fan's work, Ye Qing secretly thought to himself that his level before was quite different, but now after seven years of training, his level is really similar to it.
But if I use the Hua Pian in my memory and revise it, I can overcome it with confidence at this time.
The breeze slowly passed through the curtain, and the only sound was the rustling of paper.
I don't know how long it had passed, but there was a sudden noise from the street in the distance, and it was carried into the room along the breeze.
Hearing this voice, Ye Qing's body trembled. He looked instinctively and saw a golden light falling. The light turned around, revealing a rich hidden black energy and black stripes, which turned into a venomous snake and opened its mouth to devour.
At this time, Hiss raised his head to resist, but retreated step by step, and had to disappear after a moment.
"Is this really a way to deceive Qi Yuan? It's a pity that you are not Dragon Lord and you can't confuse me!" Ye Qing exhaled a breath of turbid air. At this time, he felt refreshed and his mind was clear.
"It must be..." He was about to get up and go downstairs, but he held it back and got the paper to read again, but he couldn't really read it at this time.
After waiting for a while, I heard the noise below, and there was the sound of stairs. The next moment, several messengers were dressed in red, beating gongs and drums, holding clothes and hats. At this time, they all looked happy. They arrived on the third floor and saw Ye Ye
Qing, he bowed down and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Ye for graduating from high school and ranking first on the list!"
"Jie Yuan?" A little unexpectedly, a kind of joy came over him, making Ye Qing feel dazed for a moment. The figures in front of him were shaking. The complicated and unspeakable feeling seemed familiar, as if he had experienced it before...
"Have you experienced it? Yes, you have experienced it, but it's only twenty-four!" Ye Qing finally came to his senses, but smiled bitterly in his heart: "It's a waste that I laughed at others before, it's my turn too!"
Immediately he bowed to his surroundings, took out the silver and copper coins he had prepared earlier, and sprinkled them.
The people around were even more joyful, saying repeatedly: "Young master, put on new clothes!"
Ye Qing did not refuse, took off his coat, and put on the official uniform of the Juren. The clothing of this Juren was exactly the same as the official uniform, with a red robe all over his body and official boots on his feet. However, there were no colors or patterns on the official uniform, which was similar to that of a real official.
The difference.
Putting on the official robe, girdling the belt, and wearing the bronze seal for lifting people up, he suddenly looked heroic and made everyone cheer, saying: "What a good official."
The Taoist priest looked over and saw that the moment he put on his clothes, he was enveloped by a rich yellow gas. Ye Qing's original red cloud changed again, and there was something faintly hanging.
I secretly sighed in my heart: "I originally wanted to win over this boy, but I learned about Yuan. At least I will have a fellow Jinshi in the future. I'm afraid that the real person's idea of wanting to win over the immortal family was in vain - but, I still forged a good relationship."
Unable to hold back his joy, Ye Qing's face was filled with a smile, and he couldn't understand the feeling in his heart: "Maybe I can still calm down just because of my ranking in the imperial examination, but this has a different meaning! This time I know clearly that not only my own life, but also Qianqian's and others' lives are at stake.
The lives of relatives, as well as the crisis of the Ye family, even more people place their hopes on..."
Thinking of this, he felt heavy in his heart. When the guests had left, Ye Qing went back to the room to tidy up, and suddenly looked back as if he felt something.
Looking past the bustling crowd, he saw an ordinary-looking guest standing up and leaving in the corner of the teahouse awning across the street. Ye Qing frowned as the murderous aura he had felt in the past few days surged up.
"Fellow Daoist Ye?" The Taoist rushed forward to protect the front.
The two soldiers immediately grasped the hilts of their swords and were about to investigate, when they heard Ye Qing smile: "This time I deliberately showed my signs. No matter what my intention is, it can't change the reality. I don't think you two have to work hard in the future."
"The order has not been withdrawn. As long as Ye Juren is still in the city, we will protect him to the end!" The soldier said solemnly, and he was the commander of the Taoist priest and had no intention of resigning.
Ye Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly. Compared with himself, Ye Qing was more worried about his safety thousands of miles away, so he couldn't help but plan: "Now that my eyes are darkened, I have to figure out the situation quickly...~ I am now a Juren or a Jie Yuan, and the resources I can mobilize are very different.
, whether it’s the Governor’s Mansion or this Immortal Sect, if they want to win over me, they have to increase their bargaining chip, and they even have to give me a favor no matter whether they succeed or not.”
"Then once or twice the Dao Dharma flying information is transmitted, you can't push back and forth, right?" Thinking like this, I couldn't help but look back at the Taoist behind me.
At this moment, the Taoist suddenly felt that his scalp was tight, and he couldn't help but ask: "Why does Fellow Daoist Ye look like this?"
"Oh? How could it be possible?" Ye Qing chuckled, showing his shining white teeth: "Fellow Taoist, let's have a discussion..."