Xun Mou had little idea of the Holy Sage's intentions, but he knew that every move the Holy Sage made must have his intentions. Hearing what his father said, he nodded. The result his father said may be one of the reasons, or it may be just a symptom.
Prince Liu Yan said with a smile: "No matter what, this time we can win the game. Seeing the expressions of King Wei and King Ning today, I almost couldn't help but laugh."
Seeing that there are only a few days left for this year's regular exams to start, Wei Wang Liu Xu is already very busy, and during this period, the examiners must enter the Gongyuan at the same time in advance. Gongyuan is located in the southeast of Kyoto. Since there are nearly 2,000 more candidates taking the exam than in previous years, in the past few days, people from the Ministry of Industry have expanded hundreds of exam booths overnight.
The King of Wei Liu Xu was leading several fellow examiners to make a final inspection in the Gongyuan. Looking at the towering walls and rows of examination booths, Liu Xu thought that the exam results in the next few days would be his. I can't help but feel some emotions in my heart.
Liu Xu took everyone around and made sure that there were no problems in the government hall, examination room, watchtower, garrison office and other places. Then Liu Xu went to the northwest corner of the room and asked his men to take the exam. Take out the list of children and read it again. The names and birthplaces of the candidates were written on the long list. There were more than 10,000 candidates taking the exam, and the list was arranged according to each province and county. After Liu Xu was sure that he saw the names he wanted, he put the list back with satisfaction.
The day of the exam was the sixth day of February. On this day, Liu Xu stood proudly on the observation tower, looking up at the sky, enjoying the roll call of the officials at the door.
Candidates entering the Gongyuan had to roll their names first. When Liu Xu heard the official call out Lu Zuo's name, he lowered his head and glanced at the situation below. It was like a long queue. The first person was Lu Zuo. King Wei looked at it. There was another burst of joy in my heart.
The candidates were called and entered. After the arrangements were made, it was almost night. Fortunately, the weather had warmed up since the day before yesterday, so some cash-strapped candidates would not be frozen in this small examination room. Liu Xu also knew how these candidates were doing. Life was not easy, so a few days ago I had applied to my father to add a pot of charcoal fire and two extra candles to each examination booth. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty saw that Liu Xu was so careful. Although it cost a little money, it was worth it, so he approved the application.
After the candidates entered the palace, it was already the seventh day of the lunar month, and it was almost midnight when the test questions began to be distributed. The examination is divided into three sessions, each lasting three days, so the first session cannot be completed until the ninth day of the lunar month.
The nine-day examination is coming to an end, and it is almost midnight when all the candidates receive their licenses and appear. All the candidates gathered in front of Gongyuan. Some were relieved; some sighed; some bowed their heads and remained silent; some cried bitterly; some looked up to the sky and roared. Each candidate's expression was different.
When Lu Zuo left the Gongyuan, he looked nonchalant. When he saw Lu Renxiang shaking his head and walking towards him, Lu Zuo, who had always been calm, turned around and grabbed Lu Renxiang excitedly and asked, "Renxiang, how did you do in the exam?"
Lu Renxiang lowered his head and sighed, "Not sure yet, I hope I can get good grades! Brother, what about you?"
Lu Zuo felt relieved. Seeing Lu Renxiang's expression just now, he thought that he had performed abnormally in the scientific examination this time. After asking, the nervous mood relieved a lot, and then said calmly: "I'm fine!"
"Brother, do you know? When the guy in the booth next to me was doing the questions yesterday, he was so nervous that he peeed and fainted. It almost affected my performance."
"Okay, let's go back to Gaosheng Inn quickly. Ji'er will probably go crazy staying alone in the inn these days!"
When the Lu brothers were about to leave in a hurry, someone suddenly stopped them from behind, "Is this Mr. Lu, Brother Lu?"
When Lu Zuo turned around and looked back, he saw two tall men standing in front of him. One of them, a tall and tall man, had eyebrows spread like an eagle's wings, sweeping across his deep eyes, which was extremely eye-catching. The other one is also very good-looking, with fine features, thick lips and a square face. The two of them bowed to Lu Zuo politely, and Lu Zuo quickly returned the greeting.
"Two brothers, who are..." Lu Zuo asked curiously.
The handsome man replied: "I am Gao Han, a native of Puzhou, and a student taking the exam in this department. I have heard of Brother Lu's name for a long time..."
Then the rugged man next to Gao Han cupped his fists and said, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you... He is my brother, my name is Gao Jun, and he is also a candidate for the exam, but the exam I am taking is the martial arts exam. When a brother introduced you as Brother Lu just now, I didn’t believe it. I didn’t expect it was really Brother Lu! It’s better to see you than to see you after hearing for a long time..."
Gao Yun's attitude was more respectful and sincere than his brother's, and it was obvious that he really admired Lu Zuo. I guess Gao Yun and the others had already heard about Lu Zuo's affairs!
Lu Zuo also smiled slightly and returned the greeting, "Nice to meet you! You two brothers are going to take the exam together. If you can get into high school, you will definitely achieve great success in this department!"
"Brother Lu is joking." Gao Han smiled and looked at Lu Renxiang next to Lu Zuo, "Who is this?"
"Oh! This is my younger brother, Lu Renxiang!"
Lu Renxiang bowed and saluted, and brother Gao Han quickly returned the salute. Gao Han looked at Lu Renxiang and thought he was a talented person. He smiled and said, "I think it would be a legend for the ages if the two brothers can be on the imperial list together this year!"
Lu Zuo smiled heartily, "I hope all four of us can be on the list!" After saying this, the four of them laughed.
Gao Yun was extremely excited at this time, "Brother Lu, if you don't mind, let's go have a drink together. How about it?"
"Okay!" Seeing Gao Jun's refreshing energy, Lu Zuo felt like an old friend at first sight, and he liked her so much that he agreed.
"Haha! Brother Lu is really happy!" Gao Yun bowed respectfully again.
There are many restaurants in Kyoto. The exams have just ended today and it is very lively at this time. Almost all the guests in the restaurants are candidates from all over the country who are taking the exams. Most of what everyone talked about during the banquet was about the difficulty of the test questions, who would be nominated on the list, and who would be missed!
The Lu brothers and the Gao brothers also found a restaurant with a small number of people. The waiter led the four of them to a private room on the second floor near the river.
Gao Jun saw that the elegant room was very unique and could see the scenery along the river. He liked it very much and praised it repeatedly.
The four of them drank for a few rounds, and gradually the conversation became more and more interesting. I don't know how long they had been drinking, but Lu Renxiang and Gao Han were so drunk that they had already laid down on the table. Only Lu Zuo and Gao Yun were still thinking about each other. Lu Zuo is usually a very restrained person, but after meeting Gao Jun today, he actually acted like this for the first time in his life. Sometimes he and Gao Jun drank and recited poems, sometimes they hugged each other and sang loudly, and he almost drank himself to the point of forgetfulness!
While Lu Zuo was drinking, he suddenly thought of his mother in his hometown, so he put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up unsteadily, walked to the window, lay down in front of the window lattice, and looked out at the river, his heart suddenly surged.
