Luoyang.
The time for one is coming soon, and the imperial examination that will take one month to prepare for is also coming soon.
Unfortunately, due to time constraints, only people from Si, Yong, and Bing prefectures as well as some from Yanzhou and Henan prefectures came to participate.
However, despite being like this, it can't resist the enthusiasm of the poor scholars from these states. Nowadays, all the inns in Luoyang are full, but the number of people is still increasing.
In fact, although only scholars from the five states of Si, Yong, Bing, Yan, and Yu were able to take part in this imperial examination, there were scholars from all over the world on their way to Luoyang, but the number varied from state to state. If you can’t catch up this time, there will be a next time!
They can't catch up this time, but for them, it's enough to catch up next time.
Although the princes in various states are secretly anxious and don't want these talents to leave in vain, this kind of thing cannot be blocked unless they also open the imperial examination.
Otherwise, forcibly blocking will only arouse the resentment of these talented people, and may end up with a loss that outweighs the gain.
Although the current standard for being an official is not the same as in the period of the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, the upper-ranked people did not have poor families and the lower-ranked people did not have aristocratic families, but in fact, the opportunity to become an official is still in the hands of the large and small aristocratic families.
A mediocre child from a big family can easily achieve an official position that even a child from a poor family who is ten times better cannot achieve even ten times the effort.
This is true for a child from a poor family, let alone a civilian talent. Of course, there are not many real talents among the common people.
Out of the importance he attached to this imperial examination, Li Xiang was generous and issued an order directly. Anyone who registered to participate in this imperial examination would have their travel expenses, food and accommodation in Luoyang all covered by the imperial court.
It was said to be the imperial court, but Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had no money. Li Xiang still had to pay the final bill himself.
Moreover, in the past few days, city guards have been patrolling the streets of Luoyang City every day. The leader is the peerless peak level Kuafu, and there are also Mo Li Qing, Mo Li Hong, Mo Li Hai, Mo Li Hai, etc. Li Shou is assisted by four peerless warriors.
This time, not only the liberal arts were held, but martial arts were also held at the same time.
If those warriors were really drunk or had a quarrel, it would be normal for them to have a fight on the spot. Therefore, during this period, it was necessary to send a large number of city guards to maintain order in the city.
This is the first imperial examination. If the order in Luoyang City cannot be maintained well and some chaos occurs, it will really become a joke.
"Brother Ying Xiang, the registration period ends in three days, why are you running?" A young man in blue said helplessly to a young man in black in front of him. Beside the young man in blue, there were two other young men who looked slightly younger.
These four people were all dressed like warriors and riding tall horses. If a knowledgeable person saw it, he would definitely be able to tell that the four young men were riding war horses, and they were all very fine war horses.
Even if this kind of war horse is placed in the army, only the most elite troops can equip it, such as Meng Tian's Golden Fire Cavalry, or Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army.
Ordinary people can't get a war horse like this, let alone give a war horse of this level to their juniors to ride.
"Brother Qingjie, I heard that this imperial examination has attracted a lot of talents from several nearby states. I think it must be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!" The young man in black said excitedly.
Looking at this young man in black, he is only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he is strong and strong. On the back of his horse, a pair of sledgehammers are quietly placed there. They are probably the weapons of this young man in black.
At such a young age, he can wield such a sledgehammer, which shows that this young man is definitely not weak in martial arts.
Although this young man in black is still unknown, his father's name is well known to the world. He is also a famous general of the Jin army, Yue Fei, one of the six governors. At this point, you must know who this young man is without having to say it clearly, right?
The remaining three young men are three brothers. Like the father of the young man in black, their father's name is also resounding throughout the world, even more famous than the father of the young man in black.
Similarly, their father was also one of the six major governors of the Jin army, and their father was Su Liesu Dingfang, the major governor of Liangzhou.
These boys are all about the same age, they are basically fifteen or sixteen years old. This is the time when young people have grown up and are high-spirited. It is time to go to the military to experience and practice. It just so happens that a martial arts competition is going to be held this time, so , Su Lie and Yue Fei simply wrote a letter, telling these boys in Luoyang to remember to register for martial arts exams in these days.
And it just so happened that the mansions of these two families in Luoyang City were very close to each other. The two groups of people just walked out of the street and met each other.
At this time, looking at the other party's posture, you can already guess what the other party is going to do, even before you ask!
"I heard from Uncle Xingtian that even the generals of the royal family have signed up for this martial arts competition!" Su Qingjie said lazily.
"Oh, really?" After hearing these words, Yue Yun became energetic and asked again with high spirits.
"I told you, this is what Uncle Xingtian told me, so it can't be wrong!" Su Qingjie waved his hand and said, in order to get this information, he pestered Uncle Xingtian for quite a while.
"Okay, it seems that this martial arts competition is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I can have a good fight!" Yue Yun said excitedly.
If the generals in Prince Jin's Mansion were not strong enough, how could Prince Jin easily release him to participate in this martial arts competition. Otherwise, if this person fails to get a good grade, he will still lose face to the palace.
"I say, you kid, you should be careful. Uncle Xingtian said that that person is not weak! The one who can make Uncle Xingtian say he is not weak is not something we can deal with now!" Su Qingjie's younger brother, Su Baotong, interrupted. road.
Among the three brothers of the Su family, the strongest one is not the eldest Su Qingjie, but the youngest Su Baotong, whose sword skills are quite classy.
Xingtian, Su Lie, and Yue Fei all came from the Bingzhou faction. Su Lie was the son of Bingzhou veteran Su Yong and had known Xingtian since childhood. Although Yue Fei joined the Jin army later, he joined after the attack on Hetao. Therefore, the relationship between these people has always been good.
Xingtian also accidentally heard that these juniors were going to participate in martial arts. In addition, he had watched these boys grow up, so he did not violate his principles anyway, so he gave them a few more words.
