Li Bai and Du Fu changed the venue and came to the back garden of Duan Qi's house.
There is a West Market between Pingkangfang and Xingqing Palace. The buildings in the West Market are not high, so from the back garden of Duan Qijia, you can clearly see the three-story building of Xingqing Palace's Huacalyxianghui Building.
"Is it my turn now? I'll compose a poem too." Cen Xun pondered for a moment and then chanted loudly, "Two or three hoeing plows, four or five mosquito bites. Seven or eight sunflower plants, scratch the itch, Ninety-nine."
"Pfft." Li Bai, Du Fu and Cui Hao all spurted out the alcohol in their mouths.
Duan Qiniang and several pretty ladies who were accompanying the wine also chuckled.
"Master Cen, you are such a talented poet..." Li Bai suddenly changed his words when he reached his mouth, "You have improved again."
"That's it, that's it." Cen Xun said happily, "It's a pity that I can't go to the Huaxianhui Tower to participate in the grand banquet tonight, otherwise I can come up with another carefully prepared masterpiece."
When Li Bai and others heard this, they all turned their attention to Huacalyx Tower.
No one asked Cen Xun, what is another masterpiece?
Anyway, with Mr. Cen’s poetic talent, he couldn’t write any good poems even if he thought about it.
Du Fu couldn't help but ask everyone: "Do you think Cen Shen and Gao Shi can compose poetry?"
"Then you must compose poems." Cui Hao said, "How can you not compose poems for such a feast?"
"Do you have to participate in the feast to compose poetry? If you don't participate in the feast, you can't compose poetry?" Li Bai suddenly stood up, and his whole body fell into an inexplicable excitement.
"Get the pen and ink quickly!" Duan Qiniang immediately ordered the maid on the side, "There is also hemp paper."
Du Fu, Cui Hao and others also immediately cheered up, knowing that Li Bai was going to compose a poem.
Li Bai drank a bottle of alcohol, his eyes became more and more drunk, and then he chanted: "If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, and rushes to the sea never to return. If you don't see it, the mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and the morning is like a blue silk silk. Snow. If you are happy in life, you must have all the joy, and don’t let the golden bottle stand empty against the moon. I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the gold is gone..."
However, the next moment, Li Bai's chanting suddenly stopped.
"Brother Taibai, keep chanting, don't stop." Cen Xun urged.
Yuan Danqiu and others also urged Li Bai to continue chanting.
However, Li Bai suddenly didn't realize it and just looked straight in the direction of the calyx building.
Du Fu then turned his gaze to the Calyx Xianghui Tower, and was stunned there.
Then Cui Hao, then Chu Guangxi, Xue Ju, and finally even Duan Qiniang and several other invited ladies turned their attention to Huaxianhui Tower.
I didn't know when, but a huge figure appeared in the sky above the calyx building.
This man is an old man, wearing a retro Confucian shirt, with a crown and wide sleeves.
"It seems familiar." Cen Xun said blankly, "It seems like I have seen it somewhere."
Duan Qiniang couldn't help but continued: "It is somewhat similar to the portrait of the Master hanging in the private school."
"A statue of the Master?" When Li Bai, Du Fu, Cui Hao and others heard this, their heartbeats skipped a beat.
The next moment, the statue of the Master suddenly spoke: "The first of my great wishes is that everyone can study and be wise and polite; the second of my great wishes is that all students are qualified to take the imperial examination. Don’t treat him favorably because he is a member of a noble family, nor treat him harshly because he comes from a poor family. Only in this way can the world be united..."
If Li Bai, Du Fu and others were struck by lightning, can all students take part in the imperial examination?
This sentence can be said to hit Li Bai's soul, because what has caused him the most pain in the past few decades is that he is not qualified to participate in the imperial examination, forcing him to join a family of eunuchs to seek the qualifications to participate in the imperial examination.
There is also Du Fu, who was born in the Du family in Jingzhao and was qualified to take the imperial examination since he was born. However, because of his poor family background, he could not get any benefits.
Most of the others, such as Cen Xun, Yuan Danqiu, Chu Guangxi, Xue Ju, etc., were also depressed.
Well, this party is actually a bunch of frustrated people getting together to complain and hug each other for warmth.
But now, a giant statue of Confucius suddenly appeared on the Huaxianghui Tower, and expressed all the anguish hidden in their chests. What does this mean?
Could it be that the imperial court wanted to change the format of the imperial examination?
From now on, not only will everyone be able to participate, but will it be fair?
If this is really the case, this is simply great news, finally letting them wait!
Li Bai suddenly had a strong urge to cry, and then he really burst into tears. Then Du Fu also burst into tears, and then Cen Xun and the others cried for a while. There was a sound.
Duan Qiniang and several other girls also cried, and they were so sad that they cried miserably.
…
Early the next morning, even more shocking news came.
Right Prime Minister Yang Guozhong has been imprisoned for questioning, and the new Right Prime Minister Wei Jiansu has issued a decree that a grand enke ceremony will be held in Chang'an Imperial College in four months. All Tang Dynasty scholars, whether they are the sons of Guizhou leaders, the sons of merchants or the sons of lowly servants, can participate. , no one may interfere or obstruct it in any way.
Shengshi Enke will admit 400 new scholars.
Once these four hundred new scholars were admitted, they were immediately conferred the title of Xuande Lang, the seventh rank, and were assigned to serve as assistant officers of various states or magistrates of counties.
As soon as this edict was issued, the whole of Chang'an was boiling.
Suddenly, all the scholars rushed to tell each other.
By noon, another exciting news came out.
This Shengshi Enke will adopt the anonymous system plus the written system.
"What is the anonymous system? What is the transcription system?" Some students were confused.
When someone who knew the inside story explained: "It means that all candidates' test papers are anonymous, the entry clerk who writes the papers cannot see the candidates' names, and the examiner who corrects the papers cannot even see the candidates' actual papers. But you can only correct the test papers written by the entry clerks, so even if you want to cheat, you won't be able to do it."
"This is a good idea." All the talented students looked excited.
Those students with empty stomachs but rich financial resources were disappointed.
In the evening, another piece of good news reached Duan Qijia in Pingkangfang.
Li Bai has taken over Duan Qi's family and will be living here during this period.
A large group of friends such as Cen Xun also followed him around Duan Qi's house all day long.
As for where Li Bai's money came from? Given to him by his fourth wife.
"Everyone, everyone!" Du Fu rushed into the lobby and said excitedly, "Guess what news I got? You must not have imagined it, haha!"
At this time, Li Bai was already very drunk, and Cen Xun and others were also drunk.
Only Cui Hao remained awake and said immediately: "Didn't you go to inquire about the candidate for the examiner? Could it be that the examiner is an acquaintance?"
"Mr. Cui hit the nail on the head." Du Fu praised, "It's just an acquaintance."
"Is he really an acquaintance? I wonder who he is?" Cui Hao immediately became interested. Although he had already won the ceremony and had reached the rank of Si Xun Yuan Wai Lang, hadn't he been dismissed from his post now?
So if there is a chance, Cui Hao would also like to try to take the imperial examination for the second time.
Anyway, the court didn't say that if you pass the imperial examination once, you can't take it a second time.
Du Fu lowered his voice and said, "The chief examiner is Wei Jiansu, the right minister. There are three deputy examiners. One is Li Mi, a former imperial edict, and then there are Gao Shi and Cen Shen."
"Gao Shi and Cen Shen?" Li Bai next to him suddenly sat up.
"Yes, Gao Shicencan." Du Fu said with a smile, "The two of them are Enke's deputy examiners."
"Then what are you waiting for?" Cen Xun suddenly sat up and clapped his hands and said, "Hurry up and find them. With our relationship with Gao Cen, we are sure to win this time, haha, hehe."
"Let's go, let's go find them." Li Bai jumped up and walked out.
When he reached the door, Li Bai suddenly asked Du Fu: "Where do they live?"
Du Fu said with some regret: "They live in the Imperial College in Wubenfang."
"Wubenfang? Isn't it just opposite Pingkangfang? That's great." Li Bai said happily.
But Du Fu's next sentence made Li Bai unhappy. Du Fu went on to say: "It's just that the Imperial College has been locked up by Jinwu Guards. No one is allowed to enter or leave unless there is a saint's will."
"Ah? Doesn't that mean we can't see Gao Cen anymore?" Li Bai couldn't help being disappointed when he heard this.
But soon, Li Bai became happy again, and it didn't matter if he couldn't see Gao Cen.
With his poetic talent, as long as the examination is fair and impartial, he will definitely win.
This time I was finally able to take the official examination in a serious manner without having to bow down to Cui Mei in the Hanlin Academy.
PS: There is still only one update today. Let’s talk about the plot. Interested readers must have noticed that the pace of this book is very fast. The main plot has been advanced to about half way. The next step is the Anshi Rebellion. After the Anshi Rebellion is settled, the main plot will also It's over. If the results are good, I will continue to write additional chapters. But with the current results, I don't plan to put it on the shelves. I will just write the free chapter to the end.
