Three Kingdoms Swept the World II

Chapter 762 No Name on the List
"How much?" Pang Tong had no intention of buying the test questions, but if the test questions were true, the matter would be serious, so he changed his mind.

When the Taoist saw the business coming, he smiled and said, "One hundred guan."

One hundred guan is enough for a family of five to settle down and buy land.Seeing Pang Tong's appearance, the Taoist priest hurriedly said, "Don't think it's too expensive, my son. What's a hundred guans worth when you get the title on the gold list?"

Pang Tong said to Wei Yan, "Brother?"

Although Wei Yan had been a horse thief for a long time, his heroic spirit remained undiminished, and he immediately took out a bag of gold and silver from his bosom.

After the Taoist took it away, he waved the whisk and said loudly: "It's noisy here, cut to a secluded place..."

So, in the private room, Pang Tong got a red envelope.The Taoist gave a slight salute, turned around and left.

Wei Yan smiled and said: "Wen Wu is the first, Wu Wu is the second, my brother should also be prepared."

Unexpectedly, Pang Tong didn't open it to read it, handed it to Wei Yan, and said: "Elder brother put it away for the younger brother. This seal is tightly sealed and has never been opened. I will be a witness for the younger brother. The one hundred seals..."

Wei Yan signaled not to mention a hundred guan, and he understood Pang Tong's intentions, put away the exam questions, and said solemnly: "My virtuous brother is strong and upright, and I have already seen that my virtuous brother is extraordinary. This time I will be wrong. , forgive the sin and forgive the sin."

In the blink of an eye, it was August [-]st, the big competition day.

Early in the morning, Yedu City became lively.

Thousands of civil and military candidates came to wait outside the tribute courtyard early.

In the Gongyuan, Kong Rong presided over the ceremony of worshiping Confucius.

"Everyone, prepare to salute."

Kong Rong was in front, and Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Xun You, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and a group of invigilators were behind them. Facing the portrait of Confucius in the temple, they kowtowed three times and bowed nine times.

Kong Rong was very excited. The imperial examination was about to usher in a new era, the era of Confucianism, and the grand gathering of Confucianism.

After kneeling down, Kong Rong personally offered incense to his ancestor Confucius, turned around and bowed his hands to his colleagues, saying: "This time, we will select real talents for the country and society. Please, don’t accept bribes, if you fail to do so, both humans and gods will be punished.”

"If you have this intention, you will be punished by both men and gods!" Everyone swore together, Xun Yu and the others knew in their hearts that the selection of officials in the previous dynasty was all recommended, and many of them accepted bribes for personal gain, and the recommended officials were a mixed bag.And Qin Feng set up a course to select scholars, to test them with questions, and to select talents and scholars, which is actually the basis for the prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the nation.

When Qin Feng proposed this system, everyone was shocked.In fact, it is the most important measure after Confucius educated the world.

The opening of a department and appointment as an official this time is of great importance, in fact it is for Qin Naxian, which can be said to be related to the process of the Qin family's unification of the world.Even without such a grand ceremony, Xun Yu and the others would still work hard.

"Open~dragon~door~."

With the resounding voice, a new era has come to an end.

Candidates from all over the country who went to Beijing to rush for the exam entered the arena in order according to the numbers of Tiandi Xuanwu, Universe Hongguang, etc., and entered the dormitories in an orderly manner.

The No. [-] house is specially used for boarding and lodging for the exam. The left and right brick walls of the No. [-] house are one or two feet above the ground, and two upper and lower brick brackets are built to place the upper and lower wooden boards on it.

The number house fully reflects the fairness of the imperial examination, because candidates can participate in the imperial examination regardless of their high or low, and regardless of their family economic status. The scientific examination is not only an assessment of their grades, but also an assessment of their character.Candidates are not allowed to bring any other things into the venue except their clothes.

There is a test basket in the dormitory, which is brought in by the candidates when they enter the examination room. It contains some dry food and test utensils such as pens, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., but the dry food brought by the candidates must be cut open to prevent the candidates from cheating.

When all the students entered the dormitory, there was a dense sound of locking the door, and then everything was quiet, only the sound of writing and writing.The atmosphere of Confucianism gathers between the heaven and the earth, and even famous people like Xun Yu and Jia Xu, who have already become famous, have been cleansed once in it.

This is a grand gathering of civil and military sages from all over the world. The decadent gentry selection system that fettered China's progress was thus wiped out in the long river of history, and the wheel of China's power, which had not been moved for a long time, began to roll again.

"It is the people who are promoting it, and it is the sages among the people who are promoting it. I am nothing at all." Qin Feng always said this.

However, everyone knows that it is a person who, with his firm belief, enthusiasm for China, and love for the people, broke the barriers of thousands of years and created a new era.

One day later, when the exam was over, the examinees were a little tired and left the venue one after another.

Pang Tong also returned to the inn, and he saw Wei Yan.

Wei Yan came out much earlier, and asked concerned: "My dear brother, how did you do in the exam?"

Pang Tong was confident, "Even if it's not first-class, second-class is absolutely fine."

There is no first in literature, and no second in martial arts.The general meaning of this sentence is: there is no No. 1 in the true sense of the word. When the article is written, it is appreciated from different perspectives and personal concepts. It is difficult to distinguish who is superior and who is inferior.But the competition of force is simple, whoever is beaten down will definitely lose, and there is no personal concept and appreciation angle to be mixed in it.

Wei Yan said with admiration: "There are only three people in the first class, the number one scholar, the second place, and the first flower, and they are awarded as Jinshi and the first. I believe that the ability of a brother, let alone a second-class Jinshi."

Pang Tong asked, "How is brother's martial arts?"

Wei Yan laughed, and said: "It's going well. I'm not talented for my brother, but I've read military books well, so I won't have a problem passing the literature test. Three days later, I will have the actual combat test. Watch me get off the horse with a knife in my hand, and I'll show you a piece of armor." look."

Three days later, the list was released.

Early in the morning, the candidates gathered outside the tribute courtyard, and a huge list had already been posted on the long list wall opposite the gate of the tribute courtyard.The disciples crowded past, looking for their names.

Some of the winners were elated, while some who couldn't find their names shook their heads and sighed.

"I won, I won! I won the number one prize!" A scream shocked everyone.

I saw a fat-headed and big-eared man screaming and jumping excitedly, then knelt down, tears streaming down his face, and shouted to the sky: "Heaven has eyes, ancestors have virtue, sages bless you, disciples!" Thank you here."

"Come on, come on!" He grabbed the servant who was running over, and said again and again: "Hurry up, come back to the hometown to announce the good news to my father and mother. Let them worship the heavens and ancestors, wear red and colorful, and pour clean water on the street. Huang Sha stepped forward, welcome me, the new champion!"

"Yes Yes!"

"Ahhh~." He was about to cry, and grabbed the servant who was about to leave again, and said, "Also, take my aunt from Dongjun, uncle from Chenliu, aunt from Qiaoxian County, and cousin from Xuzhou. , tell them all to come to the mansion to welcome me, the number one scholar."

Seeing this situation, the judges around were stunned, while the people watching around saw the champion's incoherent speech in such agitation, they all snickered.

"Yes Yes……."

The servant was about to leave, but he was stopped again.

"There are more..." The champion yelled again, and everyone shook their heads, thinking that this new champion was too unstable.

The number one scholar held back the servant, and said: "You must remember, don't forget, there are also my beautiful cousins, all of whom are indispensable, and they are all called to welcome me, the new number one scholar."

"Aww~, son, don't worry." The servant finally ran out of the crowd.

"God has eyes!" The champion kowtowed for a while, then suddenly took out a roast duck from his arms, gnawed it hard, and burst into tears again.

When everyone around saw it, there was an uproar.This is the new champion, the first champion in Chinese history after the imperial examination!Many candidates who did not find their names on the imperial list were angry, because the champion was like this. After winning the champion, they didn't say thank you for the prime minister's kindness, but they went to find their cousin at the first time, and they were still crying and eating roast duck to vent!

Those who didn't win the list couldn't bear it at that time.

But there are also many people who are smiling.

"How is it? There is no white flower in a hundred strings!"

"Ha~, although I'm not as lucky as this No. [-] scholar, I still won the No. [-] title."

"Brother is lucky, I am a top three."

"It's good if you win, let's go and drink."

Ever since, the people on the list were all smiling, calling friends and making friends with the same year, and went to play together.By the way, a group of people pulled the champion away, "Lord champion, don't eat roast duck here, let's go, I invite you to drink in Yecheng Tower!"

Pang Tong and Wei Yan saw the whole process. They knew the number one scholar. He was Mr. Zhang Kui Zhang who lived in the same inn, nicknamed Zhuang Yuan.

"Shiyuan, did you win?" Wei Yan searched for a long time, but did not see Pang Tong's name.But I saw his nominated name on the martial arts list, and after being nominated, he still needs to fight in practice, so there is nothing to be happy about at the moment.

"Congratulations to my elder brother for being shortlisted, and my younger brother is not named on the list, which is also expected." Pang Tong said lightly.

Wei Yan remembered the exam questions in his arms, and nodded, "As expected, it was expected."

Pang Tong gradually became angry, and said: "I thought I met a liar, but I didn't expect it was really an exam question."

The two were silent for a while.

At this time, a voice came from the side, "The three of us came thousands of miles away, but I never thought that this imperial examination competition was just a joke. Brother Ji Chang, brother Gong Yan, and younger brother Fei Yi went one step ahead and returned to Jingnan. "

Pang Tong moved his ears and hurried over to stop Fei Yi who was about to leave.He looked Fei Yi and his companions up and down, and found that they all had extraordinary manners, at least, they would definitely not be able to do something like eating roast duck among them.Pang Tong hurriedly said, "Aren't you Jiang Wan from Lingling, Fei Yi from Jiangxia, and Ma Liang from Yicheng in Xiangyang?"

The three of them looked over, and Ma Liang with white eyebrows cupped his hands and saluted, "I don't know this brother?"

"Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan."

"Oh!" The three of them were taken aback, and the thin Jiang Wan said, "Could it be Pang Chiu Pang Shiyuan from Pang De's residence?"

"Feng Chu doesn't dare to be her, it's my servant."

Although the four of them met for the first time, they had been friends for a long time.

At this time, two more people came over, one of them had a delicate face and said, "I'm in Lu Su, I've seen you gentlemen."

Another person said: "Shi Yuan, do you still remember me."

Pang Tong took a closer look and said politely, "So it's brother Ziyu." This person is Zhuge Liang's brother Zhuge Jin.

At this moment, it can be said that the great sages in the south of the Yangtze River gathered together. They felt Qin Feng's benevolence and virtue for the people, and they launched a new policy of imperial examinations, which really created a prosperous civil and military era.They have come from thousands of miles away, and they are all disheartened at the moment.

The young Fei Yi said again: "Brothers, I will take a step away from this sad place first, and I will talk to you brothers when I get back to Jiangnan."

"My dear brother, go slowly, I will be with you as a brother." Ma Liang said.

Ever since, everyone made an appointment to return together and leave here together.

(End of this chapter)