Gongyuan in Bianliang, Tokyo, although it is early in the morning, is already bustling with people.
Almost all the children of Bianliang officials of fifth rank and above were present, chattering outside the Gongyuan, accompanied by their relatives or followers.
Naturally, Gao Zhang rushed over. Since today was not a holiday, his biological father Gao Qiu had no choice but to send Gao Zhang here and then go to the government office for business.
As for my mother, she originally wanted to come together. Fortunately, after Gao Zhang's persuasion, there was no one in the family to take charge of the overall situation, so she persuaded her mother, Huang, to stay in the house.
Here, Gao Zhang saw a lot of high-ranking officials and nobles, most of whom were relatively normal. One or two were very ambitious, and they were quick to look at people with their nostrils when they spoke.
In all likelihood, this is a son of an official who has already memorized the entire Thousand Character Essay.
Of course, there are also those officials and officials who look worried or shed tears. Generally speaking, they are poor academics.
Of course, there must be those who just don't know how to do it, but they are generally not within the scope of observation.
Soon, Gao Zhang saw an acquaintance squeezing toward Gongyuan from a distance. He immediately felt happy and went to greet him.
"Ouch, Junior Brother, Junior Brother Cai, hey, don't pretend you can't see, I saw you Cai Laoliu."
The title Cai Laoliu immediately made the arrogant Cai Yao's face darken when he saw Gao Zhang who was squeezing closer.
"Junior brother, why don't you say hello to me when you see me?"
"Could it be that you feel that you are not happy at all when your father asks you to become a disciple?"
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Cai Laoliu dismounted his horse with a look on his face and reluctantly saluted Gao Zhang, who was shorter than himself.
"That's right. Come on, tell me, senior brother, are you confident that you can pass the examination?"
These words directly aroused Cai Laoliu's arrogance, and he snorted with a proud look on his face.
"Hmph, just try it first, how can you defeat me?"
It seemed as if this was all the result of his hard work and had nothing to do with his father's ruler that frequently landed on his big butt.
It was after experiencing repeated friction from his own father that Cai Laoliu worked hard and finally managed to memorize the entire "Thousand-Character Classic".
Hearing this, Gao Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up and he patted Cai Laoliu's shoulder affectionately.
"That's good. In this way, our senior brothers will pass the special examination together, and then we will be admitted to the Jinshi Department."
Cai Laoliu looked at Gao Zhang with a proud expression before he took a few breaths. He looked at Gao Zhang as if he had seen a ghost.
"Haha...wait a minute, what are you talking about? Take the Jinshi exam?!"
Gao Zhang spread his hands with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Why, is it possible that you are a talented person with a sharp mind, rich knowledge, and beautiful writing like you, junior brother?
Since you can pass the other exams, shouldn't you try to pass the Jinshi exam? What if you get the Jinshi exam? "
"I..." Cai Laoliu was a little stunned, but he had to admit that the words of Gao Zhang, this annoying guy, did make some sense.
After all, during this time, in addition to playing with the ruler, my father often praised himself for his good memorization and his brain was much better than that of the fourth and fifth brothers.
The steward of the Cai Mansion looked at Gao Zhang, who was chatting with his sixth son, with a sly look on his face. He always felt that the boy had evil intentions.
But I couldn't tell what the bad intentions were, but then again, Gao Zhang was only eleven years old, and he dared to take the imperial examination after passing the other examinations.
That's all, I'll go back and wait until the Sixth Young Master can pass the other examination. After returning home, I must report the news to the master and ask the master to make a decision.
"You, you...are actually going to take the entrance examination for the bachelor's degree?"
"Of course, junior brother, don't you think that difficult challenges are suitable for young talents like you and me?"
Gao Zhang showed a warm smile towards Cai Laoliu.
After all, this guy is a bit stupid and cute, and he is not good at studying. If he and I both go to the bachelor's degree.
Apart from anything else, at least he had someone to back him up. When the time came, Master Hunjun heard that he had failed the exam and took a look at it.
Ouch? There is actually another person with worse grades, Liu Lang from the Prime Minister Cai Jing's family. Doesn't this make him more outstanding?
Cai Laoliu looked at Gao Zhang, who was younger than him, not as tall as him, and not as strong as him, with disbelief on his face.
I heard from my father that this boy started his education at the age of eight and is now only eleven years old. At such a young age, he still wants to take the Jinshi exam?
Could it be that his father, who played ball and became a lieutenant, is crazy? What do you think a Jinshi is, a street vendor?
"I told you, Gao Dalang, to be more sober and rational. Being a Jinshi is nothing special. Just like..."
Cai Laoliu raised his fingers to find a suitable metaphorical object. At this moment, he happened to see a beautiful young lady on the second floor next to the Gongyuan, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Just like in Bianliang, Tokyo, there are many palaces and pavilions, but there are only a few top-notch courtesans."
Gao Zhang couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. Is this a child? Even the metaphor is used in such an inappropriate way. The oiran is a metaphor for the Jinshi admission rate...
But I have to say that although the metaphor is a bit inappropriate, it is still very appropriate.
"It seems that junior brother is really talented..." Gao Zhang patted this junior brother on the shoulder and raised his thumb.
Seeing Gao Zhang's expression, he also saw the sly face of the steward next to him who was escorted by his father to take the exam.
Cai Laoliu immediately became anxious and declared quickly with a pale face.
"I, I'm just a metaphor, I don't, I'm not that kind of person..."
Fortunately, at this time, there was movement from the gate of Gongyuan, so Gao Zhang simply took Cai Laoliu, his fun-loving junior brother, over to line up.
I happened to have an in-depth exchange with him. After all, such a good back support tool should not be used in vain.
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Just when the queue was about to arrive at the gate of Nagongyuan, Gao Zhang saw an extremely tall and burly man in front of him, like a door god.
He was still wearing the robe of a scholar, looking around as if no one else was around.
Several officials and officials around them could not help but murmur.
"Ouch, who is this? He looks like a vulgar martial artist, and he actually jumped here to take the imperial examination."
"That's right, he should take the martial arts exam."
"Why is he here too?" Cai Laoliu beside him couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.
"you know?"
Seeing that Gao Zhang didn't recognize him, Cai Laoliu couldn't help but raise his chin in a showy manner.
"He is a great eunuch. Xiangzhou Observer made Tong Guan's nephew Tong outsmart him."
"Tong's family was poor, so he was asked to become a monk as a child until Tong Guan started to become rich a few years ago.
This allowed him to return to the secular world and recognize his ancestors. Tong Guan saw that he was gifted with supernatural powers and adopted him as his stepson. "
Gao Zhang looked at his sturdy back and couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"That's right. Look at his body and muscular body. He is more than capable of being a warrior who can kill generals and seize flags."
These words fell in Cai Laoliu's ears, and he couldn't help but nodded with deep sympathy, which stirred something in his heart.
It's obvious that this kid from the Gao family doesn't want to deal with him, but why do he always feel that what he says makes sense?
