Early in the morning, Ye Qian said goodbye to the Zhao family, Tu Huo Tianzhang and Lingding.
He took Liu Mingshan and Tong Xuenu away from Donghe Village and went to Zhouxue University.
Wang Chengcai did not tamper with the records of the second entrance examination. When the village guard of Nanhe Village admitted that Donghe Village won the results, he asked Ye Qian to mark the records and report them to the state school.
On the eighth day, someone from Zhou Xue came to inform him that Ye Qian could take his two servants to Zhou Xue to study.
Everything in the state school is free, and everything from clothing to food and accommodation is provided by the state school.
Moreover, students are prohibited from bringing extra space.
Once admitted, everyone is treated equally.
This regulation is actually aimed at aristocratic students.
So the three of them didn't bring much with them when they went out this time.
Donghe Village is right next to the state capital, so it is not far from the state school, and it only takes a day to walk.
Yes, it can be reached in one day. It is already very close to the Xian Qin Empire.
The three of them went out very early and hit the road before dawn. Not long after leaving the village, they saw the first ray of dawn breaking free from the shackles of darkness and blooming with brilliant brilliance.
Passing through three sentry booths all the way, we arrived at the fourth one, which was also the last sentry booth leaving the county.
"He's a young man from Donghe Village. Why did you leave the county this time?" The sentry in the sentry booth limped away from the wooden horse across the path and asked Zhao Kai, who was walking in front of the team, with a smile.
"It turns out that Uncle Tong is on duty. My junior brother has been admitted to the state school. The two of us are going to study with him. Please check with Uncle Tong." Liu Mingshan said hello to the sentry guarding the sentry booth very naturally.
And, Liu Mingshan handed the admission documents to the sentry.
You can leave the county from here. Even if you know someone, you still have to go through the necessary procedures.
Liu Mingshan had been out of the county several times with his father Liu Haotian, so he naturally knew the rules.
"It's no trouble. This is the last sentry box in the county. We are not as easy to talk to in other counties. Please pay more attention and be careful when you go out." The sentry surnamed Tong took the document and checked it, and then checked it again.
Ye Qian and Tong Xuenu, who were speaking, gave instructions to Liu Mingshan.
Liu Mingshan smiled and said, "My nephew, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Tong. It takes ten days to guard the sentry every time, and there is only one person, so it is not easy."
The sentry surnamed Tong returned the document to Liu Mingshan and waved his hands repeatedly, "You can't say that, it's a bit lonely, but it's not hard at all. A useless person like me is very satisfied to have such a leisurely job.
It depends on the imperial court’s care.”
Liu Mingshan looked serious, "Brother Tong injured his leg while fighting with the barbarian cavalry in Xiongguan in the Northeast. He is a hero. Who dares to say that you are a useless person? I, Liu Mingshan, will not let him go..."
"Pah..." The sentinel surnamed Tong casually patted the melon rind on the top of Liu Ming Mountain and cursed with a smile: "You are slippery-tongued, hurry up and go to the state school, study hard, you can have a good future in the future, and honor your ancestors..."
Liu Mingshan scratched his head, "What I said is true. Uncle Tong, let's go first..."
The sentry surnamed Tong waved his hand and said: "Go, go."
Farewell to the sentry named Tong, Ye Qian, Liu Mingshan and Tong Xuenu passed through the sentry pavilion and continued moving forward.
We passed four more sentry booths in the middle, and towards the end of the afternoon we finally arrived at the last sentry booth in front of the Zhouxue Academy.
This sentry pavilion is located at the entrance of the canyon. The road is not a rugged rocky road. Instead, it is the same road as the previous one. It is a flat and fine stone road that can accommodate two ordinary carriages.
Liu Mingshan stamped his feet, looked at the towering canyon walls on both sides of the road, and sighed: "It's full of mountains. I started to wonder if it was a state school. How could a state school be placed in the mountains? Moreover, the mountains are full of mountains.
This kind of gravel road is not ordinary long, and the amount of work is unimaginable."
He had only been out of the county town before, and originally thought that the state school was in the big city of the state capital. Although the road would be better for whoever got there first, the surroundings would become more and more deserted.
Ye Qian put his hands behind his back and said: "It is said that this kind of stone road was built when the state school was established. Until now, it was only used by criminals or barbarian prisoners of war. Because there were many ferocious beasts in the mountains, there was only one through it.
The road construction throughout the mountain range is actually not large, it just takes a long time.
Our territory is originally in the mountains, and even the state capital is built on the mountains, let alone the state school that is not in the state capital."
"Uh, that's it..." Liu Mingshan was startled when he heard this, coughed twice, and said, "Then we don't have to live in the mountains for the past few years of our studies. That would be boring..."
He originally thought he could study in the capital city and enjoy the prosperity at the same time.
Ye Qian took a deep look at Liu Mingshan and gave a special reminder: "You already have the opportunity. If you can't seize it, there is nothing anyone can do."
Ye Qian already knew from Wei Junzi that once he entered the state school, he would first select the laws and orders, and then the state school would assign teachers to teachers based on the selected laws and orders.
Individuals can only choose laws and orders, not teachers.
For Ye Qian, choosing to play with the law is the time when he leaves. Liu Mingshan and Tong Xuenu will not be able to count on him in the future. What future they have depends on how they study in the state school.
As the exit of the canyon was approaching, Ye Qian smiled strangely and said: "Liu Mingshan, be mentally prepared. No matter what you see when you get out of the canyon, don't scream, otherwise you will be very embarrassed..."
When the words fell, he reached the exit of the canyon.
Liu Mingshan replied disdainfully, "What are you talking about? I'm so..."
Stepping out of the canyon with his feet, in his pupils, two places were relatively low, as if the top had been cut off, leaving a flat waist. The two majestic military cities on the rocky mountain made Wei Junzi speechless for a moment.
"ah……"
Staring blankly at the continuous building complex, especially the huge building in the middle, Liu Mingshan lost his voice for an instant, and then let out a scream, which echoed in the canyon in a shocking and continuous manner, and gradually disappeared after a long time.
Ye Qian covered his ears and laughed heartlessly when he saw Liu Mingshan's sudden high-pitched scream.
"How could it be possible, how could it be..." After screaming, Liu Mingshan's eyes widened, his mouth trembled, still looking in disbelief, and muttering to himself.
"This is a group of bastions!" Liu Mingshan murmured to himself: "We are deep inside the empire, how can there be a group of bastions? Aren't these buildings only found in the three northeastern states?
I thought that in my lifetime, I would only have the chance to see it if I went to stay in the three states of Dongzhou!"
Ye Qian smiled and looked carefully at the majestic military fortress composed of bastions. It was very similar to the famous military fortress in Ye Qian's hometown, except that it was not a five-pointed star, but a six-pointed star.
Because the distance is a bit unfair, Ye Qian doesn't know how high it is, but looking from a distance, he can only feel that it is very majestic and majestic.
If you want to build such a large building complex in the mountains, the amount of work required is huge and unimaginable.
Were Wuxian directly used for construction in the first place?
Ye Qian felt that his imagination was a bit big, he chuckled, and explained to Liu Mingshan in amazement: "This is the Prefectural Academy. I heard from Wei Junzi that all the Prefectural Academy in the empire are bastions."
Wangshan is a dead horse, not to mention they are still walking.
After another two hours of driving, with the setting sun filling the sky with red clouds, Ye Qian and the others finally arrived at the gate of Zhouxue Academy.
The gate is located between two blue rock mountains. Each of the two rock mountains has a small bastion, which is three to four feet high and is blood red. It is connected by a sky bridge in the middle. Under the reflection of the setting sun, it is majestic and thrilling.
The door in the middle is completely sealed by an unknown rock. If you want to open it, you can only lift it and cannot open or close it.
Generally speaking, the door will not be opened unless there is a war or the emperor's personal visit.
Students enter school through the small gates opened by the bastions on the stone mountains on both sides.
Following the narrow path set up for outsiders, Ye Qian and the others arrived at the bastion door on the left.
The whole body of the bastion was blood red, and blood red cones as thick as a finger were densely scattered on the wall. Under the reflection of the sun, the tips of the cones emitted a little cold light.
The closed city gate is about two feet long and one and a half feet wide. There is no side door.
In the center of the city gate are carved the heads of strange beasts in the form of yang carvings, which exude a ferocious atmosphere in their majesty.
On both sides of the bastion gate, there are two burly sergeants. They are wearing a full set of armor, holding fine iron spears, and hanging swords on their waists. They have a heroic demeanor.
This is not like a state school for students to study, but more like a military camp.
This time, Liu Mingshan could not submit the admission documents. Ye Qian stepped forward and handed a stack of admission documents to the sergeant on the left, so that he could enter the bastion.
"Hold on!"
The sergeant spoke politely, and without even looking at the document, he stuffed it directly into a window of the bastion.
Not long after, a one-meter square hole appeared in the bastion, and a cold voice came from the hole:
"Approved, welcome to enroll, come in!"
"Enter from here?" Ye Qian had a black line on his face, looking at the hole that appeared, drilling the hole into the school, who is so talented to make such a crazy rule.
"Yes, the main entrance is not often open, and the same goes for the bastion door. Generally, you have to drill a hole in and out. Just get used to it!"
The sergeant nodded expressionlessly and explained.
"Okay!" Ye Qian was speechless, and Liu Mingshan and Tong Xuenu behind him didn't even dare to have any objections.
Without any nonsense, Ye Qian took Liu Mingshan and Tong Xuenu directly and got in.
After crawling for three meters, it suddenly became clear that there were more than ten people in a circle, looking at the three people who came out with a half-smile. One of them returned the document to Ye Qian, pointed to a door and said: "Take it out from there.
, your military strategist is already waiting behind, he will take you to the Law Order Hall to choose the Law Order."
"Thank you!" Ye Qian took the admission documents and walked out of the bastion. Sure enough, he found a young man waiting by the door.
"Soldier Zhao Kai?" The young man looked at Ye Qian who was walking out first and asked.
"It's me!" Ye Qian nodded.
"Congratulations on your admission!" A smile appeared on the young man's face, "Based on your entrance examination, the state school has designated you as a first-class student. This qualification will last for one year and will be reclassified next year."