After Yang Ji agreed to Shi Shi, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became much more relaxed.
"Haha, being able to hand over this literary sage's pen and ink entrustment can be regarded as a solution to my worries. As for this literary test, Meng Xun and the others have already planned the rankings in advance. It is the three of you. If there is no accident, you
He is the leader this time."
The historian smiled as he spoke, took out a piece of paper with the imperial stamp from his sleeve, quickly signed his name with a pen, lowered his head and said:
"If there are no problems, the results will be announced tomorrow."
"Teacher, if possible, can you delay the announcement of the results for a while?"
Yang Ji was startled and said suddenly.
"Oh why?"
The historian was startled when he heard this, stopped the brush in his hand, and raised his head in surprise.
The leader of the Tongsheng Examination actually requested to delay the announcement of the examination results. Such a strange thing has never happened before.
"This..., this involves some family matters of the students."
Yang Ji hesitated for a moment and then said
"oh."
The historian smiled and did not ask what happened. He just said:
"There has been no precedent for this matter before. However, as long as it does not violate the imperial court's rules, it doesn't matter. Only the last three candidates will be selected for the Tong Sheng Examination. In fact, it is a matter for the three of you. If you can obtain other
With the consent of the two of you, I can make the decision on this matter and give you some peace."
The liberal arts examination does not stipulate the time for the results to be announced, but there is a common custom. Once the results are determined, the appropriate time must be announced as soon as possible.
Although Yang Ji's request is a bit strange, as long as the results of the entire exam are open, fair and just, then the rest are just minor details and not a big deal.
"Thank you teacher."
Yang Ji bowed and quickly walked out.
In the courtyard, Lu Linsong and Du Wen were also smart people. When they heard Yang Ji's request, they immediately understood that the person in front of them was probably the leader this time.
"Congratulations to Brother Yang!"
The two of them bowed their hands and congratulated in unison: "As for what Brother Yang said, it's just a piece of cake. Naturally, we have no problem."
The two of them have already been confirmed to be on the list, and there is no difference in the announcement time sooner or later. If they can make a good friend with the leader of the literary test, it will naturally be a great deal.
With the two people's approval, the matter was settled.
"I will send someone to send this seal to the city lord in a while. Once the city lord confirms it, I can ask him to send you the reward for the Tongsheng Examination in advance. This should help your performance in the martial arts examination."
The historian stroked his beard and said.
Although the announcement of the literary examination has been postponed, the rewards will still be distributed normally. Although the historian also hopes that Yang Ji will fail in the martial arts examination, so that Yang Ji can smoothly follow him to learn literature. However, in this matter, he still
He doesn't know how to use his hands and feet.
The matter was settled like this. Yang Ji left the historian, but his heart still couldn't calm down for a long time. After eight years of hard work and studying day and night, he finally got what he wanted, but for a while he couldn't express what he felt in his heart.
"Finally it worked!"
Yang Ji looked at the sky, sighed, and took a long breath of relief.
He had been preparing for this day for too long. When he heard the historian say that he was the leader of this literary test, Yang Ji felt an unprecedented sense of relief in his heart, and he felt that all the things he had been burdened with were released.
However, after relaxing, Yang Ji felt an indescribable sadness.
Literary education is destined to be just a passing scenery in his life journey, a product of that difficult situation.
From the very beginning, what Yang Ji wanted was very clear, and that was powerful power. And all of this, the weak literary power was destined to be unable to give him.
After spending eight years just for a fleeting fame, Yang Ji didn't know whether it was worth it or not.
"Yuyu!——"
Just as Yang Ji was thinking secretly, a loud sound of horses suddenly came to his ears, mixed with the chaotic screams of the crowd.
Before Yang Ji could react, he felt strong winds and the sound of horse hooves whistling from the side behind him.
"ah!--"
Suddenly there was a scream, and just diagonally in front of Yang Ji, a six or seven-year-old girl with braids suddenly opened her eyes wide and screamed with a pale face.
Yang Ji saw her whole body trembling with horror.
"not good!"
Yang Ji suddenly woke up. He didn't need to look back to know that the wild horse had probably rushed over. At this critical moment, Yang Ji didn't have time to think too much. He suddenly used the special skill of "flying on the grass", and with a vertical movement of his body, he took a few steps.
The father-in-law directly grabbed the little girl's waist and pounced on her.
"Xiaoji!"
Yang Ji shouted in a low voice.
The wild horse that is off the line is extremely powerful, far beyond ordinary strength. To control such a crazy horse, only "Xiao Ji", who is also a beast, can do it.
"His!"
There was a hiss, and an indescribable sense of coldness and terror spread out like a tide. The crowd in the surrounding area suddenly felt like they were falling into an ice cellar, feeling a terrifying panic without any warning.
"Xi Yuyu!——"
The unbridled wild horse was reined up. It was originally a man and a horse. The iron hooves raised high suddenly retracted. Eyes wide open, it stood there blankly, motionless. There was even sweat in the dense mane, as if scared.
Like a sudden death.
The aura of "Xiao Ji" came and went just as quickly. People around him didn't even realize what was going on before he disappeared. It was so fast that people thought it was their own hallucination.
"Little smoke!——"
There was a scream of fear from the crowd, and a woman rushed out and hugged the little girl, her face turned pale, and she shed tears of worry.
The crowd around him also reacted and burst into warm applause. The girl's mother also reacted and thanked Yang Ji.
"It's just a small thing, nothing to mention. Just take good care of your children."
Yang Ji smiled and said.
For him, this kind of thing is just a piece of cake. This sudden commotion has attracted more and more people to come and watch. Yang Ji glanced at it and found a fat businessman behind the crowd, stumbling and sweating profusely.
He hurried over and knew he was the owner of the horse, so he pushed through the crowd and walked out.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way..."
Amidst the bursts of shouting, Yang Ji saw that more and more patrolling soldiers were attracted by the commotion and rushed over outside the crowd.
During the special period of imperial examinations, any disturbance may attract the attention of these powerful imperial soldiers.
Yang Ji was about to return to the inn. Suddenly, his eyes glanced at two figures rushing over among the crowd, and his brows jumped suddenly.
"It's them!"
Seeing the figures of the two people clearly, Yang Ji's pupils shrank. They were enemies on a narrow road, and the person Yang Ji least wanted to meet before taking the martial arts examination became a prophecy at this time.
"I hope they don't notice me."
Yang Ji thought to himself. He knew that he had just saved the little girl and was too pushy, attracting the attention of these two people.
The more you worry about something, the more it will come.
"Haha, Yang Ji?——"
A sneer came from afar, and then footsteps approached quickly.
"I thought I was wrong, Yang Ji, you are so courageous, you actually dare to show up here! Why, are you trying to escape in such a hurry?"
Another joking voice said.
Hearing these two familiar voices, Yang Ji knew that he couldn't leave, so he simply stopped and looked coldly at the two familiar figures on the opposite side walking through the crowd and approaching quickly.
These were two young men in their twenties and forties. They were tall and powerful, but they looked like they had a knife-like aura about them, as if they were about to stab someone in the back at any time.
The two of them were dressed in black and red outfits, but on their chests were the Chinese character Pingchuan and the strong character "Li".
In the Han Dynasty, only one type of person could wear this kind of clothing. That was the "martial officials". The military officials had always selected the best disciples from major local clans to participate, as a local force to assist the court.
The army affiliated to the imperial court is mainly responsible for counties and counties that require the use of force to stabilize events.
"Martial officials" are not selected through formal imperial examinations, so no matter how high their achievements are, they cannot hold a full-time position at the level of general.
But if you perform outstandingly, you can be drafted into the army from major cities and serve as captain or captain.
For many "warriors" who don't like to write and write, this is tantamount to a second good way to stand out.
Civil and military officials complemented each other and were indispensable in any city of the Han Dynasty.
But for Yang Ji, the two people in front of him had another identity.
"Yang Wen, Yang Wu, you may be too lenient. It's not up to you to ask what I want to do."
Yang Ji raised his head, not hiding the disgust in his eyes.
If there is anyone among the descendants of the Yang family that Yang Ji hates the most, besides Yang Yong, it is Yang Wen and Yang Wu in front of him.
They were the ones who drove Yang Ji away from his first teacher before he was eight years old. Moreover, when Yang Ji was young, he also encountered difficulties from them.
Unlike Yang Yong, Yang Wen and Yang Wu never do anything because of the eldest lady's orders. They naturally like to bully people weaker than themselves to show off their strength.
When Yang Ji's mother was still alive, these two people used different methods to deal with Yang Ji simply because Yang Ji was the youngest and also the weakest.
Although other children of the Yang family were also bullied by them, they still teased Yang Ji the most. This situation continued until they were selected by the family and recommended to become the "military officials" of Pingchuan City.
However, Yang Ji heard privately that Yang Wen and Yang Wu actually took the initiative to serve as "military officials" in Pingchuan City because of their close relationship with the eldest son Yang Xuanlan.