Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 174 Promotion to the Third Rank
Sun Yanwan had never heard of Han Shi, nor did he know that this poem dedicated to Han Xiangzi was so miraculously in line with the government in this world.

If he knew, he would never dare to write nonsense.
The problem is that he really doesn't know.

After returning to Tiange Temple, Sun Yanwan did not see Lu Shuangfeng. Instead, he went to see Monk Kongchan and briefly talked about today's palace examination. Monk Kongchan was not surprised and said with a smile, "The top scorer is destined to be you."

Sun Yanwan thought to himself, "This number one scholar should be Han Wengong."

In the Tang Dynasty, one had to be recommended by someone to take the imperial examination; not everyone could take it.

Great writers with poor backgrounds often cannot get recommendations from high-ranking officials. Li Bai was not even qualified to take the exam because of his family background. Du Fu even encountered a bastard like Li Linfu, who created the historical case of "no talented people left in the wild" and did not admit any scholars.

There were also some literary masters with distinguished backgrounds, such as He Zhizhang, Wang Wei, Liu Gongquan, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Chen Zi'ang, Zhang Jiuling and others who passed the imperial examinations and became Jinshi, and some of them even ranked first in the imperial examinations.

Sun Yanwan believes that if admission is fair, these literary masters will not lose to anyone.

Monk Kongchan did not keep him, but just chatted with him for a few minutes and then let him go to rest.

After Sun Yanwan left, the Grand Master of Shaochan Temple muttered to himself, "Zhang Yuanqiao is so lucky! We don't have such a talent in Shaochan Temple. Although Senior Brother has accepted a few talented students like Nian Xizhao, none of them are very motivated."

When Monk Kongchan thought of Nian Xizhao, he thought of his disciple and felt extremely depressed.

He was once a runner-up in the imperial examination, a man of both civil and military talents. However, he was later promoted to Grand Master and was unable to continue his official career.

The emperor would never dare to allow a grandmaster to "make a report" in the palace for no reason. What if his words irritated the grandmaster and caused an incident of "beating the yellow robe"?
Therefore, Monk Kongchan could only hold a sinecure and did not stay in Luojing most of the time.

When Kong Chan came to Luojing this time, he vaguely felt that there was going to be a storm in the court. Recently, Yang Wuji challenged the ancestor, and Alanta suddenly appeared and attacked the ancestor. What would happen next was unknown to this monk who was a master of both civil and military affairs.

He has written a letter to his senior brother, hoping that Zen Master Da Ku will decide the matter.

After Sun Yanwan returned, she put everything aside and started her daily studies.

Perhaps it was because he won the first place in the imperial examinations and was the top scorer in the imperial examinations, that he was destined to gain a bit of good fortune from the world.

Sun Yanwan meditated until midnight, and the connection between the mysterious energy between heaven and earth suddenly strengthened several points. The true energy in his body seemed to be boiling, and he actually broke through that level of barrier and quietly advanced to the third level.

He didn't expect that there would be such an unexpected surprise!

There were banquets for several consecutive days. After reading Sun Yanwan's poems and essays, the emperor was not angry at all. Instead, he ordered Han Shi to return to the court. His popularity suddenly soared, and everyone in the same department became his "good friend."

Liu Buzhi, in particular, boasted to others everywhere that Sun Yanwan's poem was written at his suggestion to suit the occasion, and he tied himself tightly to the poem, almost changing the title of the poem to "Written in Response to Liu Buzhi".

Although Sun Yanwan was very annoyed, he never refused. He happily agreed to the invitation. After a few days, he had received three houses in Luojing and countless gifts of various kinds.

Even the emperor couldn't stand it anymore. You know, half of his previous fame came from Fanlou, and a small half came from famous buildings such as Linglong Pavilion.

Everyone in the court and the country knows that although the new top scholar Sun Yanwan is young, he is extremely fond of the world of entertainment.

The emperor quickly issued an order granting Sun Yanwan the unassuming position of editor in the Imperial Academy and tasked him with welcoming Han Shi back to the court. Sun Yanwan was quite pleased to accept the assignment. After all, Luojing was far from peaceful at the moment. Who knew if the Demon Cult and the Longzang Temple would make a comeback, perhaps sending a master assassin to assassinate the current top scholar?

Being able to get away from Luojing is like traveling to Chaozhou.

Sun Yanwan first wrote letters to Songyang Mountain and Taiyi Temple to announce the good news!

It is not suitable to bring Sun Lingdie, Namco, and Shi Si on this long journey, but Wu Zhi can still be brought along. Together with Lu Shuangfeng and a group of people from the Tianma Gang, Sun Yanwan has formed a private team that can be easily deployed.

Then he did not forget to pay a visit to Li Wangyou. After all, he had once given him guidance on writing, so it would be inappropriate not to go.

He wandered around Luojing again, visiting everyone he could.

The only pity is that Sun Yanwan couldn't see his senior brother. He hadn't seen his senior brother for a long time. He had been to Luojing so many times, but he had never seen him once. It wasn't that he didn't want to go and pay a visit, but he really couldn't go.

Monk Kongchan also thought it would be a good idea to leave Luojing temporarily, so he gave him and Lu Shuangfeng some instructions and asked them to set off as soon as possible.

This time, Sun Yanwan represented the imperial court. In addition to his personal team, he also had a set of support and fifty Yulin Guards. The general leading the troops was an old acquaintance, the Tiger Guard General Yuchi Han when he first met the nine sisters of the Nanmeng family!
Although Yuchi Han could occasionally venture into the martial arts world, most of the time he had to serve in the Yulin Guard. This time he was not sent by his superiors, but he felt it was an opportunity, so he used some connections and took the initiative to ask to accompany Sun Yanwan to Chaozhou to welcome Han Shi.

When Sun Yanwan saw Yuchi Han, he was also very surprised. He didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance, even though he was not familiar with this old acquaintance.

There were more than a hundred people in the group, and there were seven or eight horse-drawn carriages. Everyone had a horse, and after leaving Luojing, they made a lot of noise on the official road.

Sun Yanwan entrusted all matters to Yuchi Han, and dragged Lu Shuangfeng in the carriage to practice internal skills, which made this disciple of Shaochan Temple feel extremely excited.

After the convoy left Donghai Pass, Wu Zhi also joined them, and the convoy headed all the way to Chaozhou.

After walking for seven or eight days, Yuchi Han suddenly came to find Sun Yanwan and whispered, "The Nanmeng family's manor is not far away. I wonder if Sun Hanlin would like to go and pay a visit?"

Sun Yanwan replied: "I am busy with official business right now, so it is not convenient for me to make this private trip!" She flatly rejected Yuchi Han's proposal.

The last time Sun Yanwan met the Nanmen family, he didn't feel very good. Although he knew that the delicious food and various utensils that Namco prepared for him every day were secretly supplied by the Nanmen family, he still didn't want to give them this face.

Yuchi Han had no choice but to bow and leave.

After Yuchi Han left, Lu Shuangfeng winked at Sun Yanwan and said, "You've already kept Namco at Taiyi Temple, so why don't you go to the Namco family?"

Sun Yanwan said confidently, "Since I only have Nan Meng, I have to go. Now that I also have Sun Lingdie, Shi Si, and Gu Tuoniang, it's really not convenient for me to go."

"With so many families, where can they get here?"

Wu Zhi's view of the martial arts world had been unstable since it was reshaped. After hearing Sun Yanwan's words, she couldn't help but adjust it slightly. She thought to herself, "So that's how it is. Even if I'm entangled by the chivalrous women, I don't have to give face to those martial arts families. I was really troubled by this."

(End of this chapter)