Dao fruit.

at dawn.

On the edge of the Wumao dense forest, on a small mound.

Fat Xin pulled the reins and stopped the horse.

Fat believed that this person was tall, with a hulking back, a protruding forehead, and a beard that hung straight down to his chest. Looking around, he gave people a sense of wolfishness and sturdyness.

The horse under him was not tall, and was a few heads shorter than grassland horses, so it was called a pony.However, this kind of horse has tight skin, broken flesh, full of strength and excellent endurance.

"Ahead is the first goal of this trip, Jiarong County."

Fat Xin's eyes passed through the dense forest branches and leaves, and fell on the distant city wall, with a smirk on his face.

"Most of the guards in the city have been dispatched, and the guards are lax. My people have sneaked into the city three days ago. As long as they charge, they can enter the city. By then, all the money and food in the city will be ours. !"

Behind him, a voice suddenly came——

"It's nice to say, but how do you divide it after you get it?"

After hearing this, Fat Xin reined in his horse and looked behind him.

Behind him stood five or six mountain horses, all of whom were seated immediately, with extraordinary momentum.

These people are the patriarchs of the most powerful tribes in the five marshes, including Da Ying and his father and son of the Saluo tribe.

Looking at a few people, Fat Xin sneered: "I initiated this incident, so I should take the lead!"

As soon as he said this, the expressions of the others changed immediately, and one or two impatient ones were about to step forward, but then they heard that Fat Xin continue: "However, you are willing to join forces to give me Fat Xin's face, let us I have been fighting for many years, and I have some hatred, but the opportunity is rare now, and I have to fight against the enemy, so I am willing to give up some of the things in this city, whoever snatches it, it is who! My tribe will open the way for you!"

"Are you so kind?" Someone questioned directly.

Fat Xin grinned, and said: "My ambition is different from yours. In the words of the Central Plains people, it is that the sparrow knows the ambition of the great concubine! However, there are some things I need to make clear to you. You can grab the money and food in this city. You can dispose of any girls who are attractive to you, but you can't touch any skilled craftsmen! Those people belong to me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone laughed and said, "What do we want to rob without your consent? You take yourself too seriously!"

However, just after this person finished speaking, there was a strong wind in the air, and a big "卍" symbol appeared out of thin air, spinning and flying, and with a "swish", it passed over this person's neck, and the big head rolled down. The scar blood that was as big as the mouth of a bowl poured out like a injection, and the horse "Herod" on his crotch screamed in shock!

Whoa!

Blood fell to the ground, and the soil congealed.Mango Live Network

Only then did the people around come to their senses, Deying and the others changed their complexions, drew their swords from their waists, and faced Fat Xin with solemn expressions.

"Don't panic." Fat Xin's complexion was as usual, the light and shadow around him were distorted, and a dozen figures emerged out of thin air. These people were all half-armed, with bald heads, a string of Buddhist beads hanging around their necks, and their eyes closed. His blood is strong.

A solemn and solemn atmosphere suddenly enveloped the surroundings. The patriarchs who drew out their swords felt their bodies sink and their limbs stiffened.

In the jungle not far away, there was movement immediately, a stream of smoke, poisonous insects, and skeletons flew straight over. This was the action of the elders and shamans who were responsible for protecting the safety of the patriarch.

suddenly!

A beam of golden light fell from the sky, covering the forest with a radius of thirty feet. Wherever the light covered, there was no life and no death. The leaders of many tribes, together with the elders and witches of their tribes, felt in a trance. Vaguely saw a huge Buddha!

"Humans and laws are both empty, and all sentient beings are saved! Take refuge! Take refuge! Take refuge!"

It roared like thunder, resounding through everyone's minds!It makes them nervous and difficult to hold on to themselves.

Among the crowd, only a few people around Fat Xin can maintain their resolve.

"It seems that the marsh god is really gone, and he still hasn't responded to this kind of violation."

Squinting his eyes, Fat Xin shook his head, turned his head to look at the city in the distance, and then waved his hand: "Go! Send the order out! March immediately! There is such a big commotion, the city must have discovered it, it's not too late, my sons and daughters !Rob!"

His words were taken out by the messenger, and the next moment, there was a chaotic sound in the forest under the mound, and a figure in rattan armor rushed out.

Excited, ferocious, shouting and killing like thunder, roaring away.

Crowds of people rushed to the gate of the county seat like a sea wave. The gate was supposed to be closed, but only halfway through, there was no movement.

Then, the crowd came through the door.

In the city, the aura of humanity rose up, but was immediately shattered by a golden light.

Soon, screams came from the city, and there was a lot of people.

………………

"The two heavens of ice and fire."

Qiu Yan sighed while comprehending the pictures sent by the deity.

At this moment, he was carrying the roasted basket, standing in the crowd waiting for the exam, beside him were Zhang Zhen, Zhou Guan, Luo Jiayun and other acquaintances, surrounded by people, those who sent the exam, those who rushed to the exam, chatting with each other, the same voice was full of people.

"This is the ups and downs of the fortunes of the Humane Dynasty. One side suffers from military disasters, the other side has cultural gatherings, the fire cooks the oil, and the splendid articles have different fortunes. I just don't know if the one that emits golden light is really a Buddhist sect. scruples."

"Brother Qiu, it's up to you to answer this sutra."

Just as Qiu Yan was thinking, a voice came from the side, but it was Luo Jiayun holding the book and pointing to a sentence on it.

The rural examination is different from the Taoist examination. Candidates from the entire Jiannan Road must gather in Jiannan City Gongyuan to take the exam here. Luo Jiayun was originally from Rongzhou, but he is also from Jiannan Road, so he reunited with Qiu Yan.

However, Luo Jiayun was studious and tireless, and even before the exam started, he couldn't let go of the paper, so he and Qiu Yan checked each other's classics, and after Zhou Guan, Zhang Zhen and others arrived, Qiu Yan introduced them, and they got acquainted with each other. They started to study together.

After explaining the meaning of this scripture, several people were still waiting to explain it, when there was a sudden silence, and then a group of Confucian scholars gathered around, the leader was Fang Ziyan.

"Brother Qiu." Fang Ziyan came up and saluted first, "Today's provincial examination is the time for me to show off my strengths. This time, Fang wants to compare with you."

"Compare to what?" Qiu Yan was a little suspicious, and then shook his head, "Just write out what's in your mind for the test, so why use comparing?"

In Qiu Yan's heart, there is still a faint sense of humanity, so there is no time to talk to Fang Ziyan.

Fang Ziyan didn't feel annoyed, just smiled and left.

On the contrary, those Confucian scholars who came with him stepped forward to greet Qiu Yan one after another. These people had contact with Qiu Yan in Wuxin City, and they came here this time to reminisce about the past.

Not long after, Gu Yanzhi also walked over through the crowd. This talented man who was as famous as Fang Ziyan, dressed in plain clothes, followed by a book boy, also came to meet Qiu Yan for a long time.

However, after he said a few words, he suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Brother Qiu, there is one thing I want to remind you. Brother Fang has been in contact with Li Yushi and Commander Pan Du these days, and he aims to solve the problem."

After saying this sentence, the Gu Yanzhi retreated.

Such an endless sentence fell into Qiu Yan's ears, but it made him realize in his heart that he has surrounded Pan's residence with his spiritual thoughts these days, and he knows some things in Pan's residence to some extent, but he is unwilling to be distracted.

"So it turns out that Fang Ziyan wants to follow the path of the new party. Because of my friendship with Ma Laoxiangguo, he regards me as an old party and wants to submit a vote. It's just that these intrigues are really annoying, but I don't have to Go mix it up."

Just as he was thinking, there was a sudden sound of people in front of him. It turned out that it was the transfer officer who came. The status of the transfer officer was extraordinary. He was an observer of Jiannan Dao, equivalent to the governor of Qiu Yan's previous life, so he paid attention to it.

Behind this person stood the school officials from several prefectures in Jiannan.

The academic officer read the names and called the examinees from each prefecture over, and after identifying them in turn, they could enter the gate of the Gongyuan.

There are soldiers standing at the door, who are responsible for body searches. This is also a normal thing. There is nothing to say, but from time to time, people can be seen being found out of cheat sheets and other things, and then crying endlessly, but they will eventually be forked out.

After Qiu Yan was inspected and got his test number, he walked into the test room.

As soon as he entered the examination room, the air of literary thinking spread from all around, blocking the spirit of heaven.

Qiu Yan didn't take it seriously, and found the room according to the test number.

The No. room of the Gong Yuan is more spacious than that of the Fu Xue. As soon as Qiu Yan sat in, he was about to pack the exam basket, but saw two candles on the table.

"This country test is really thoughtful."

After expressing emotion, Qiu Yan called an inspector to come over and light the candles. At this time, the sky had just turned white and the light was dim, so candles were needed.

After he had arranged the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, polished and moistened the pen, the inspector came over again and handed out the examination papers.

Qiu Yan picked up the examination paper, glanced at it for a while, then picked up a pen, and wrote his name and hometown on the corresponding places. After collecting the paper, these places must be sealed, which is what is often called vague name.

After finishing all this, Qiu Yan put down his pen, took a deep breath, and began to recall his memory. Although with the help of divine thoughts, his memory was better than before. To correct attitude, down-to-earth.

At this time, the examiner, the assistant examiner, and many fellow examiners will go to various places in the examination room to conduct inspections, and solemnly explain the examination matters as a warning.

The inspector who came to Qiu Yan's side was Na Kong Tixue. He was a Tixue of Jiannan Dao.

When Kong Tixue passed by Qiu Yan, he nodded and smiled, but he didn't stop in his greeting to avoid suspicion.

After a while, the inspection came again, and this time they handed out test papers.

The exam questions were temporarily decided one or two hours before the exam, and then copied and distributed, so the inspections had just been received.

After getting the test paper, he opened it and Qiu Yan browsed it roughly.

Compared with the Taoist examination, the rural examination is more formal. In addition to the scriptures and Mo Yi, two essays and policy questions are added. Practical writing mainly depends on the candidate's literary talent.

Then, there is policy questioning.

Policies are countermeasures and strategies; questions are inquiries and inquiries.

In short, it is to ask candidates about countermeasures, which are generally related to current affairs.

When Qiu Yan saw the topic of this policy question, his eyes lit up suddenly, and a flash of understanding flashed in his heart.

I saw four words written on the paper——

Southwest strategy. rs! .