Departing from Xiannan City, go to the official road to King Chechi City.
There were actually not many officers and soldiers leading the people back to the royal city.
Most of the nearly a hundred officers and soldiers gathered in Chenjiacun were actually borrowed from Xiannancheng.
After all, there is more than one village, and it is impossible for them to use all their troops to guard one village.
Nowadays, there are hundreds of strong men in Chenjia Village, and only a dozen officers and soldiers are responsible for guiding them, including the guy who had the most arrogant attitude when talking to Chen Jinlan before.
"Wait faster? You are so slow. How long will it take for us to reach the royal city? If we delay the monk's affairs, can you afford it?"
As he said this, he was about to whip up a whip and beat one of the young men.
A strong man behind him couldn't stand it, so he stood up and grabbed the whip tightly.
"Hey! We all serve voluntarily, what do you mean by doing anything?!"
The officers and soldiers mocked arrogantly and domineeringly: "So what if you volunteer? If you volunteer, you have to listen to me along the way! Otherwise, whether you can go back alive is another matter!!"
The words of the officers and soldiers seemed to hit everyone's pain point.
This made the strong man who stood up couldn't help but loosen his whip.
The officer and soldier snorted coldly, pulled back his whip, and said nothing more. After all, it was his own side that was weak, but he already had a grudge against these two people in his heart.
Interlude ends.
Everyone continued on their way.
But while walking, a sound of rushing and killing suddenly came from the distance: "Kill~~~~!!"
Before everyone could react, a group of members of the Renyi Society, including some villagers from Chenjia Village, rushed toward them with weapons in hand.
"Brother Lan...?"
"Everyone……?"
Chenjiacun was stunned by the scene in front of him.
What's going on everyone?
The officers and soldiers were even more confused.
Didn’t you voluntarily let people go back with us?
What's going on now?
But the members of the Renyi Society sprinted too fast. Without even giving them a chance to react, he had already rushed in front of them, slashing down anyone in official uniform!
"Ah~~~!"
In an instant, screams came one after another!
At this time, Chen Jinlan also came to the officers and soldiers who were leading them before.
"Chen... Gang Leader Chen! If you have anything to say, please tell me! You want to take them back, so just take them..." Before he could finish his words, he was greeted with a chop on the head!
"Go to hell!"
"ah--!"
He slashed his neck with the big knife.
The heads of officers and soldiers fell to the ground.
Almost in a moment, the dozen officers and soldiers were wiped out by Chen Jinlan and others.
"Lan...Brother Lan, what's going on?"
Chen Jinlan directly ordered: "Don't say anything, we have to evacuate Chenjia Village before the officers and soldiers react!"
Immediately, a group of people rushed back to Chenjiacun without stopping.
The speed was much faster than when they rushed to the royal city just now.
And the forcible arrest of everyone to build Jiyuan Temple became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the common people...
In addition, it was not just Chenjiacun and the Benevolence and Righteous Association that were crushed to death...
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Chechi King City.
The picture came to Li Jincheng.
Time went back to the moment before Li Jincheng was about to enter the examination room.
To be honest, this is not the first time Li Jincheng has taken the exam, but he is very excited today! Because this time he felt more confident than ever before!
With the knowledge he learned from the king, he was confident that he could crush everyone present!
As time went by, the time to take the exam finally arrived.
However, the candidates present had a tacit understanding and did not enter the venue first.
Because there is an unwritten rule here, that is, everyone will let those second-generation officials and second-generation rich people enter the examination room.
They come from major academies, have backgrounds, connections, and outstanding knowledge.
No one dares to provoke him.
These people never look at other people.
In the past, Li Jincheng would have been a little envious of this group.
But today, he felt it didn't matter.
Again, he is confident about taking the imperial examination this time!
Soon, the imperial examination began.
The moment he saw the test questions, Li Jincheng was extremely excited! Because of the content of the test questions, he once asked the king for advice! Now, he was even more energetic!
Writing is like a god!
Swish, swish, start writing.
The entire imperial examination lasted for three days.
At the end of the day, Li Jincheng was still in high spirits! He seems to be full of confidence, and the title on the gold list is like something in his pocket!
Soon, it was time to collect the test papers.
The process went very smoothly.
But when Li Jincheng walked out of the examination room, he accidentally collided with the examiner, causing the test papers to scatter on the ground.
"Sorry! Sorry..."
Li Jincheng quickly bent down to help the examiner pack the test papers.
But when he saw the test paper, his expression suddenly stopped.
Because he found that as long as it was a test paper for officials' children, there was a small red dot on the upper right corner of their test paper.
This made him feel vaguely uneasy.
Seeing that he looked strange, the examiner quickly snatched the test paper back, then scolded him before leaving.
over the next few days.
While Li Jincheng was waiting for the results to be released.
Li Jincheng's whole body was numb, and his uneasy feeling became stronger and stronger.
Soon, the day for the results finally came.
Li Jincheng went to see the list with a complicated and heavy heart.
The moment he saw the list, his whole person instantly became empty. It was as if all three souls and seven souls were lost.
Because not only was there no one on the list, but all the people on the list were the children of officials! The person who marked the batch of test papers!
At this moment, he completely realized it.
He finally understood why for so many years, there had not been a single high school student from a poor family.
He finally understood why the list was filled with people from official families every year.
I finally understood why the king said this to him in the first place.
"Scholar, you'd better get up. Don't say that I don't know the content of your imperial examination. Even if you do, you won't be able to pass the imperial examination after I teach you."
"Why...why? Do you, my lord, also think that it is a piece of rotten wood that cannot be carved?"
"You don't understand even if I tell you. Even if you understand, you won't believe it. Anyway, if you have any academic questions you want to ask, just ask me. I will, and I will try my best to teach you. No, you asked. There’s nothing I can do.”
This conversation, from this moment on, has been lingering in Li Jincheng's mind.
For a long time to come.
Li Jincheng has always been in the process of being a walking dead.
Eat when you are hungry, sleep when you are sleepy, and eat again when you wake up.
Everything around him seemed to be passing by.
He had no idea what he was doing.
Until one day, he was sitting in the teahouse cooking as usual.
Really just dry rice and no other dishes.
And once it's done, it's a big bucket.
The crowd around him pointed at him.
And he stuffed the white rice into his mouth until he couldn't swallow it. Two lines of tears suddenly flowed from the corners of his eyes: "I studied hard for ten years...for what purpose?"
