Ask Sword

"The results of this year's re-examination are out."

Late at night, Chang'an Imperial City, Honglu Temple.

The tall teacher held a thick stack of papers, walked into the hall quickly with a smile.

"Has the score been calculated?"

In the main hall, the instructors of the academy, who were yawning and drinking alcohol after correcting the exam papers all afternoon, got up instantly and asked, "How many people are qualified?"

"Seventeen hundred people."

Instructor Gao put the paper on which the candidates' scores were recorded on the table, and said casually, "There are another 800 people who have successfully destroyed the test papers to the extent we prescribed in advance."

A teacher clicked his tongue, "Eight hundred people? It's a little less than expected."

"After all, it is paper made of fourth-class monster leather."

The tall instructor waved his hands casually, and suddenly said to his colleagues with a mysterious face: "By the way, guess what is the highest score in this year's retest?"

"top score"

A group of teachers murmured, "Could it be two hundred and eighty points?"

The full score of the school re-examination paper is 300 points, and the points are different for different questions.

Scores such as famous quotes from philosophers are relatively low, while topics on laws and moral concepts are relatively high.

"No,"

The tall teacher shook his head pretending to be mysterious, and waited until his colleagues cast contemptuous glances before announcing the answer with a smile, "Full marks."

"Full score?"

The other instructors were astonished and said, "Isn't one of the questions wrong?"

"One question is correct."

The tall teacher smacked his lips and said, "And that student from Weizhou named Li Ang handed in the test in advance."

"Li Ang. I have the impression that he was the second in the first exam, right? Dr. Chao Wenyuan almost praised him to the sky a while ago. If it wasn't for fear of bad influence, he would probably block his house now and accept him as a disciple in advance. .”

"Haha, I remember that too. When he was in the imperial examination for the first time, he was dragged by a horse to pass the finish line, and he even got a first class."

"Speaking of which, the student who got the first place in the first exam seems to be called He Fanshuang? I don't think I've heard this name before."

The instructors chatted casually, waiting for the personnel from the Ministry of Rites to come and post the list that had been counted all over Chang'an City.

"what's the topic?"

Tap, tap, the sound of footsteps from far to near.

Xi Yangyu Shi Shiran, who was wearing a long robe, walked into the main hall, and beside him were six three-layer food boxes made of bamboo and exuding a strong fragrance.

"The cook at home just made the dishes. The beef head stew, Guoting sheep, sliced ​​carp, and okra soup, everyone, eat them while they are hot."

Xi Yangyu flicked his right hand, and the lid of the food box suspended in the air opened automatically, and it fell gently on the table.

The dishes, dishes, chopsticks and spoons inside all flew out under the influence of thoughts, and the whole table was filled in the blink of an eye.

"Thank you Xi Siye."

All the teachers were hungry, so they picked up their bowls and chopsticks one after another.

Xi Yangyu's house in Shengyefang, Chang'an is magnificent, and the food and clothing are not as extravagant as a school teacher. The cook at home is even hired from Suhang restaurant with a lot of money, and the annual salary is as high as a thousand guan.

The other three directors of the Academy, and some highly respected doctors, sneered at this,

But among other doctors and professors, Xi Yangyu's popularity is not bad - after all, he invites his colleagues to drink and eat every few days, and gives gifts on festivals.

"By the way, speaking of retesting"

Xi Yangyu paused for a moment, picked up the paper with the grades registered with his right hand, and raised his eyebrows, "First place, Li Ang of Weizhou?"

"Hmm. That student is indeed excellent. I heard that he came from a medical family."

"Yuzhou?"

Xi Yangyu muttered to himself, squeezed the paper slightly with his right hand, narrowed his eyes subconsciously, and a familiar and elegant man's face flashed in his mind.

In his exaggeratedly long left sleeve, a breeze blew inexplicably,

With the help of the candlelight in the main hall, it seems that through the cuffs, something twisted and twisted inside can be seen.

"Xi Siye?"

The doubtful voice of his colleagues rang in his ears, Xi Yangyu came back to his senses, and the shadow under his left sleeve instantly died down.

"It's a pity, it's a pity."

Xi Yangyu shook his head and put down the paper, sighing softly.

The tall Siye asked doubtfully, "What's the pity?"

"It's a pity, this student."

Xi Yangyu let out a long sigh, took out two simple books from his pocket and put them on the table, and said flatly, "His hexagram is a sword in the skull."

The teachers looked at the books subconsciously, but they saw the titles of the covers, "Taixu Miaolin Sutra" and "Lingbao Wisdom Contemplation of the Body Sutra".

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"Drunk and singing, how much life is!"

"To be happy in life is to have fun, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon!"

In Yanshoufang restaurant, students from several prefectures such as Weizhou, Xuanzhou, and Xiangzhou, who are familiar with each other, are sitting in the boxes on the top floor of the restaurant, drinking with wine glasses.

Yang Yu chanted poems loudly, accompanied by Zhai Yiming knocking on the table and Ji Linglang knocking bowls with chopsticks. Song Shaoyuan leaned against the window sill with his eyes closed and flushed as if he was drunk.

'There is a ktv inside flavor. '

Li Ang shook his head helplessly, hid in the corner, and continued drinking juice with Chai Cuiqiao.

It can only be said that no matter how the times change, the essence of entertainment remains unchanged.

In fact, Li Ang can also understand the reason why other people are so unrestrained at this moment-the retest is 5,000 and 2,500 is taken, and the probability is still half.

If you can pass, then you are only one step away from the academy.

If you fail to pass a whole year of hard work, all will be in vain.

For example, some students whose age is close to the upper limit of admission to the academy have lost their chances in this life.

The mental pressure is huge, not much better than the imperial examination candidates the night before the imperial examination results are released, or even worse-new Jinshi can only start from the secretary of the ninth grade, the secretary of the provincial school,

After graduation, if a school disciple wants to become an official, he can choose his starting point from among the three provinces and six ministries.

For example, Cheng Juxiu mentioned before that the elder brother went directly to the Prince's East Palace to serve as Zuo Chunfang Zhongyun, the prince's assistant official under the fifth rank. The whole family can be under its shade.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the nervousness, fear, anticipation, and anxiety of the students here are all understandable.

Clang, clang!

Haotian bell rang,

A guy wearing the uniform of Jinshituan (a non-governmental business organization that provides services for newly promoted Jinshi) hurriedly knocked open the door of the box room, and shouted to Yang Yu: "Yang Qilang! The school re-examination has released the rankings!"

The noise in the box stopped abruptly.

Yang Yu put down his wine glass nervously, his lips turned white,

Zhai Yiming suddenly stood up from his seat, and Song Shaoyuan also opened his eyes suddenly.

"Everyone, let's go."

Yang Yu took a deep breath, smoothed his turned up collar silently, and walked out of the restaurant.

A group of candidates followed and filed out. Almost at the same time, a large number of students also came out from other squares. Everyone looked at each other, silently, and gathered towards Suzaku Gate and other places.

"Master."

"It's fine."

Li Ang patted Chai Cuiqiao's subconsciously clenched palm lightly, and said lightly, "Xuegong, I've passed the exam."