According to Li Shui's understanding of Xiangli Zhu, she shouldn't leave.
Shangjun Courtyard has countless craftsmen, the best research conditions, and himself, the omnipotent banished immortal. She should be diligent in research and eager to learn scientific and cultural knowledge. Why is she leaving?
Li Shui asked the aunt: "In which direction did she go?"
The aunt thought for a while and said, "It seems to have gone all the way to the south."
Li Shui nodded slowly: "South..."
Suddenly, Li Shui's heart skipped a beat: Why the south? Is someone threatening her? Forced her to go to the south? Chu Di, that is Xiang Liang’s lair.
The aunt continued: "She took Wujiao with her. When they left, the two of them seemed to be discussing something. They looked very happy. It didn't seem like something was wrong. Don't worry, sir."
Li Shui became even more confused: elated? That's not being threatened. Bringing a blackbird? That's not running away either. What on earth does she want to do?
Li Shui asked his aunt: "How long has she been gone?"
The aunt thought for a while and said, "It's been three to five days."
Li Shui was stunned for a moment: Has it been so long?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that I haven't seen Xiangli Zhu for a while. I have been busy with the imperial examinations recently and am really exhausted.
Then Li Shui inquired carefully and found that Xiangli Zhu not only brought Wujiao with him, but also brought several smart guards, so nothing should happen to him.
In the end, Li Shui deduced that Xiangli Zhu was probably bored at Shangjun Courtyard and went out to relax.
After thinking about it this way, I felt much more at ease.
Li Shui lowered his head all the way to his bedroom, and then began to think about how to prove that the earth was round.
Fortunately, he lived in the Qin Dynasty and the atmosphere was relatively open. Fortunately, he had the reputation of being an immortal. Otherwise, just because of his remarks, he might be labeled as a heretic and be killed.
Li Shui lay on the bed and fell into deep thought. If you can't score the general knowledge questions, you will have some trouble.
If you lose so many points on the general knowledge questions, it may be difficult for your own people to pass the imperial examination. If they fail, it will first affect their influence in the court. None of the newly promoted officials are interested in Shangjun Courtyard. Why is this? become?
Secondly, it will make people lose confidence in Shangjun Courtyard. Once they lose confidence, more people will turn to other places, and finally a vicious circle will cause a lot of trouble.
Li Shui thought like this and finally fell asleep in a daze. In his sleep, he seemed to have turned into an ancient Greek sage, demonstrating whether the earth was round...
When Li Shui woke up, it was already dawn. Unknowingly, he slept with his clothes on all night.
He was confused for a while before he was sure that he had returned to reality from his dream.
He sat on the low platform and wondered for a while, then suddenly jumped up: There is a way to get hungry.
Li Shui immediately called a craftsman and asked him, "Is there any news about Xu Fu?"
The craftsman said: "Not yet."
Li Shui was not surprised and asked again: "Last time we recruited hundreds of sailors, Xu Fu took half of them away. There should be half left, right?"
The craftsman said: "Yes, they are all at Shangjun Courtyard and are training. As soon as the news of Xu Fu arrives, they will immediately go overseas as the second batch."
Li Shui said: "Bring them to see me, immediately."
The craftsman hurried out, and after Li Shui washed up, he began to prepare to enter the palace to see Ying Zheng.
While Li Shui was having breakfast, the sailors came.
Li Shui asked them several questions and received satisfactory answers. Then he selected a few smart ones from them and rushed to the palace.
When these sailors heard that they were going to the palace, they were almost scared to death. But soon they discovered that this was something they could brag about for a lifetime, so they became excited again.
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In the palace, Hu Hai was having breakfast. He was eating a little absentmindedly.
Hu Hai has been in a bad mood these past few days because he can feel that he failed in the imperial examination. Everything else was fine, but the key was the first subject, which was really screwed up by Ji Ming.
Originally, according to Hu Hai's learning progress, even if he couldn't answer some questions in the end, he would still be able to answer most of them. As a result, Ji Ming believed him and spent all his time memorizing the so-called key points.
As a result, I focused on avoiding all the test questions, resulting in a mess in my exam.
Hu Ji next to her sighed, comforted Hu Hai and said, "It's just that you failed in the exam once. You are still young, so you may not have other opportunities."
Hu Hai shook his head slowly: "If I were Fu Yao, there would indeed be other opportunities. It's a pity that I'm not him. I can't make a mistake."
Hu Ji was silent for a while, then stretched out her hand, patted Hu Hai's shoulder gently, and said softly: "If it can't be done, forget it. With this destiny, how can a mortal fight against God? Fortunately, Your Majesty has already We have decided to implement the parallel system of prefectures and states. If you cannot become a prince, you can still be a prince. It is the same if you close your door and call yourself a loner."
Hu Hai chuckled: "How can it be the same? How can the new emperor not be suspicious of these princes? By then, he will be blamed at every turn, and he will be beheaded for a small mistake. What kind of human relations and brotherhood, compared with the world, It’s so trivial.”
Hu Ji did not speak, but looked at Hu Hai with a look of relief and some sadness: My son has grown up, but unfortunately...his luck is bad. If Zhao Gao was still alive, why would he be like this?
The mother and son were lamenting when a young eunuch announced recently: "Ji Ming is here."
When Hu Hai heard this, he became furious. He stood up suddenly, gritted his teeth and said, "Let him wait for me."
Hu Ji pulled him back: "Don't be impulsive. Even if you beat him to death, it won't help."
Hu Hai said: "My child understands."
Afterwards, Hu Hai left with his fists clenched.
He didn't intend to beat Ji Ming to death, but it was still necessary to give him a good beating to vent his anger.
From a distance, Hu Hai had already seen Ji Ming. Ji Ming had a disgusting smile on his face.
Hu Hai walked over quickly and raised his hand, intending to punch him hard in the face.
However, Ji Ming suddenly bowed and said, "My congratulations to the young master."
Hu Hai was stunned for a moment and asked, "Congratulations?"
Ji Ming said: "Exactly, I am working in His Majesty's study today and saw with my own eyes that the results of the imperial examination have come out. The young master is the thirteenth. Although he is not among the top, it is still very good. Among all the young masters, this score is It’s only a little worse than Fusu.”
Hu Hai couldn't believe his ears: "How is this possible?"
Hu Hai is relatively self-aware, and his answers were messy. Can you still be ranked 13th? Are the level of scholars in Da Qin so low?
For a moment, Hu Hai was in a daze.
Ji Ming chuckled and said, "This is mainly due to the group of people from Shang Jun's Courtyard. They don't know what they are doing, and they talk nonsense in the general knowledge subject."
"Some people write that the world is round like a ball. It's really ridiculous. Who doesn't know that the earth is flat? If it were a round ball and the stone was placed on the ground, wouldn't it roll down?"
Hu Hai found it even more difficult to believe: Is there such a fool in the world? He actually said that the world is perfect?
Ji Ming chuckled: "Not only that, that group of people also said that the world is constantly rotating around the sun. It's really ridiculous. Who doesn't know that our Daqin is in the middle of the sky and the earth, with the sun, the moon, the stars, the rivers, the lakes and the sea? , are all centered around Da Qin, around Xianyang, and around His Majesty? These words are simply treasonous."
Hu Hai nodded: "It is indeed treason."
He originally wanted to use this opportunity to accuse Li Shui of treason. But after thinking about it seriously, Li Shui was an expert in this game, so he decided to forget it, as he would not be sued, and he would accidentally turn into a rebel.
Ji Ming said with a smile: "These two questions are worth a lot of points, and they also involve several small questions that follow. So those people in Shangjun Courtyard answered these two questions wrong, and many of the following questions were wrong." Wrong again. Forty points in total, and they lost them all."
Hu Hai's eyes lit up: "In the imperial examination, every subject must score above sixty points. So, aren't those people in Shangjun Courtyard disqualified because of common sense?"
Ji Ming said with a smile: "That's right. Almost all of them were wiped out. Only Mr. Fu Yao and Jing Gao are really good. They answered all the remaining questions correctly."
"However, after all, these forty points are missing, which will be greatly affected. They are all outside the dozen."
Hu Hai nodded, feeling a little scared. Fortunately, Shangjun Courtyard made a mistake. Otherwise, Fu Yao would be the one who stole the show this time.
Ji Ming congratulated Hu Hai again, and then left with a smile.
This good news was brought to Hu Hai by myself. Regardless of whether Hu Hai won the imperial examination, it was because of himself or not. When he thinks about it in the future, he will always have a good impression of himself.
Now Ji Ming feels that he has learned wisely and started to invest in multiple ways. Befriended Hu Hai and got in touch with the heir to the throne. Being on good terms with the Gu family is like having friendship with the powerful people in Xianyang City. Because of the good relationship with the Jing family, he became friends with a strong man in Guandong.
Ji Ming thought about it and found that he had a wide circle of friends and was quite powerful. He immediately straightened his waist.
At this time, a young eunuch hurriedly came over and said, "Ji Ming, why are you here? His Majesty is looking for you everywhere."
Ji Ming said oh and hurriedly walked towards the study.
The young eunuch said: "You don't have to go. His Majesty has an order saying that if you leave your post without authorization during your duty, you will be held responsible for eighty years."
Ji Ming said lightly and walked towards the executioner without changing his expression.
The young eunuch looked at it and was secretly speechless: "It's a heavy responsibility, why doesn't he seem to care at all? This determination is really admirable..."
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Ying Zheng was reading the imperial examination list in the study. At the top of the list is Fusu.
I have to say that Confucian scholars are very good at teaching students. Fusu has studied with Chun Yuyue for so long and has very solid basic skills.
Ying Zheng looked over one by one and found that there were dignitaries from Xianyang and powerful people from Guandong below. There are no people from Shangjun Courtyard.
It was not until thirteen years later that Fu Yao and Jing Gao appeared.
Ying Zheng was slightly disappointed, but he also knew that it was the common sense questions that held back Shangjun Villa.
He looked at it for a while, and then said to the young eunuch beside him: "Let's make a list and announce it. In addition, call Huai Guzi and Chunyu Yue. Call all the young masters as well."
The young eunuch responded and immediately sent two groups of people. One group of people went outside the palace to announce the results of the imperial examination, and the other group of people went to inform the important officials in the court.
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The news that the imperial examination results had come out quickly spread throughout Xianyang City. Jing Gao didn't want to go, but he couldn't help but go.
He knew that this time he was going to take a dangerous exam and wrote some outrageous answers. These answers are all taught by the Exalted Immortals. They sound unreasonable at first, but after careful consideration, they feel quite reasonable.
Jing Gao was only worried that if the reviewers didn't understand this and the emperor didn't recognize it, then everything would be wasted.
With this in mind, he took two servants and hurried outside the palace to see his ranking.
A lot of people had gathered around the palace wall, all looking at the list.
Jing Gao first looked at the first place and found that it was Fusu. He wasn't too surprised, so he continued to look down.
Among the top ten, there is no self at all.
Jing Gao's legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.
It's over.
When Mr. Fu Yao made a bet with Xiong Pei, he made it clear that among the top ten, there would be people from Shang Jun's other courtyard.
Well now, everything is over.
Jing Gao struggled to walk to the little eunuch next to the list, and said feebly: "Could it be a mistake? Maybe I did very well in the exam, but the person who wrote the list remembered it wrong."
The young eunuch looked Jing Gao up and down and said, "Are you from Shang Jun's Courtyard?"
Jing Gao nodded.
The young eunuch took out a few more pieces of paper from his body, pasted them on the wall, and then said: "Shangjun Courtyard, there are some parts in the general knowledge subject that are quite controversial. Because neither side can produce evidence, your majesty decided , follow the old routine.”
Jing Gao looked up and saw that the problem was indeed the round sky and the square place. He sighed immediately. Holding on to the wall, he slowly sat on a stone.
Suddenly, the originally lively and chatting crowd fell silent.
Jing Gao looked up and saw Xiong Pei holding a knife and standing in front of him with a smile.
Jing Gao stood up and wanted to leave, but someone staggered over and bumped into him.
Jing Gao turned around and saw that the man was Wei Tong.
Wei Tong looked sad and said to Jing, "Brother Jing."
Jing Gao also had a sore nose: "Brother Wei."
Xiong Pei said calmly: "If you lose, you will have your heads cut off. As for using money to redeem your life, that goes without saying. Since you betrayed us, took refuge in the banished immortal, helped him amass wealth, and became a powerful man, You should think of this day."
Jing Gao shouted at the top of his lungs: "You dare to kill me? Aren't you afraid that the banished immortal will be angry and deal with you?"
Xiong Pi chuckled and said, "I've figured it out a long time ago. The banished immortal is eager to see us rebel, so he won't be angry because of little characters like you. Today, with the help of Brother Jing's revelation, I want to establish prestige for my Xiong clan, It’s time for the powerful people in Guandong to have a leader.”
Xiong Pei raised his weapon and was about to fulfill his promise on the spot. Suddenly his arm was grabbed.
Xiong Pi asked angrily: "Who is it?"
The man said with a smile: "I am a craftsman from Shangjun Courtyard."
Xiong Pei's heart sank and he asked, "Is Banished Immortal going to intervene?"
The craftsman said with a smile: "I'm afraid the banished immortal doesn't know what's going on here. But... Miss Zhu asked the villain to stop you."
Xiong Pei turned his head and found a stunning beauty standing behind him.
Xiang Lizhu looked tired. She did not look at Xiong Pi, but stared at the test paper posted on the wall: "The question about the round sky and the square place is wrong. The world is indeed round. So the two of them bet. Appointment, no loss.”
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
