In the next seven days, the scholars were all studying seriously, preparing for the first year of junior high school exams.
Except for him.
Under the protection of Yue Qianshan and the others, the little guy went out to play every day. He had almost become a frequent visitor to the Eastern and Western Cities of Chang 'an.
Many merchants immediately went forward to promote their goods when they saw the little guy.
Snacks, snacks, and fruits were especially popular.
Peony Restaurant.
Su Qinyin sat in her boudoir, feeling dejected.
Since the last time they parted ways, that child prodigy had not come to Peony Restaurant again.
"What a pity!"
"If I had known earlier, I would have invited the little prodigy to leave some calligraphy or poems.”
"Sigh! What a pity, what a pity!"
Hearing her sigh, Xiao Cui suggested,""Miss, why don't we go to the little prodigy's residence to look for him? If the child prodigy could write another poem for the young miss, then the young miss 'reputation would be unmatched.”
"Miss, you don't know. Today, I heard from Li Si in the building that "Magpie Bridge Immortal" has spread all over Chang 'an. She is the top star of Linjiang Pavilion. She is currently asking around for the residence of the little prodigy and is preparing to ask for a poem for her.”
Hearing this, Su Qinyin smiled bitterly and said,""I want to, but I'm afraid that the child prodigy won't be willing. Moreover, the examination was approaching, and it was somewhat rude to visit without permission.”
Xiao Cui was speechless.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven days had passed.
Year 628. September 1st.
Early in the morning.
There were two long lines at the entrance of Chang 'an Examination Yard.
Several hundred scholars of the Great Tang lined up with bamboo baskets.
The moment the door of the examination hall opened, the Minister of Rites, Zhangsun Wuji, the Secretary of the Book of Books, Fang Xuanling, and the others walked out of the examination hall and came to the door.
At this moment.
The scholars of the Great Tang all bowed.
"Greetings, sirs!"
"Please rise! You are the talents of the country, there is no need to be so polite. Today, we nine ministers are all invigilators. Everyone, check your items properly and prepare to enter the examination hall for the examination!”
"Yes, my lord!"
The scholars checked their belongings again to see if they had missed anything.
Zhangsun Wuji and the others looked at Shizi's team.
Somehow, they seemed to be looking for someone.
At this moment.
Footsteps could be heard on the street. A little fellow was running toward them empty-handed.
Yue Qianshan and the others followed behind him.
Zhangsun Wuji and the others heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the little fellow.
"This little kid is finally here!”
"But why did he come empty-handed?”
"F * ck, do you want us to prepare ink, paper, and food for him?”
The faces of the nine ministers darkened.
The scholars seemed to have noticed the expressions of the nine examiners and immediately turned around.
In the next moment.
"Oh my god, Chen An is here. He's actually here to participate in the general exams!”
"What is it? Chen An, are you talking about the famous Peasant Genius?”
"Of course, who else could it be but him? The release of Ten Anshi caused a sensation in the world. The song "The Immortal of Magpie Bridge" from seven days ago had already been sung in the streets and alleys of Chang 'an. In the path of poetry, this child had already reached the peak and looked down on the world.”
"Oh my god, then we're going to fail the exam this time. In terms of poetry, who could compare to the Peasant Prodigy?”
The scholars were both excited and depressed.
They were excited because they saw the famous "Little Poet Saint", but
they were depressed because with this little guy around, no one would be able to win the "Poem and Fu Volume".
Under everyone's gaze, the little guy ran over with a smile and lined up at the end of the line.
However…
"Genius Peasant, nice to meet you! Come, I'll give you my seat. You can queue first!”
The Youzhou scholar, who was second to last, gave up his seat and asked the little prodigy to line up in front of him.
"Hehe, thank you!"
The little fellow quickly thanked him and happily went to the front of the line.
After all, the baby was still a child!
There was no need to be humble.
At this moment.
"Little prodigy, come to me. I'll give my seat to you. I'll go to the back row!”
"Little prodigy, they are too far behind. Come to me!”
"Little prodigy, come to the front. I'll give my seat to you!"
"Little prodigy…"
Just like that, under the dumbfounded gazes of the nine ministers, the little fellow stood in front of all the scholars and was only three steps away from the entrance of the examination hall.
"Chen An!"
Zhangsun Wuji opened his mouth and shouted in a deep voice,""Why did you come empty-handed? Where's your brush, ink, paper, and inkstone?”
"I woke up early and forgot to bring it!”
Chen An replied embarrassedly. In fact, this was just an excuse. The real reason was that he was too lazy to go through the trouble.
After all, the examination venue was the Imperial Examination Hall. Could it be that there was no brush, ink, paper, and inkstone?
The examiners were speechless.
"Forget it, forget it. Give him my brush, ink, paper, and inkstone!" Fang Xuanling waved his hand.”
Chen An was overjoyed.
"Thank you, sir!"
He had earned two more "literary treasures".
"Clang!"
The gongs and drums sounded. It was time.
Zhangsun Wuji and the others made way for him.
The scholars lined up and entered the examination hall one by one under the inspection of the examination hall scribes.
Chen An was the first to enter and sat in the Emperor's Room No. 1 on the east side.
About half an hour later,
When all the scholars had arrived, there was a loud bang and the gate of Chang 'an Examination Yard was slammed shut.
"The Zhenguan Three Year General Examination is about to begin. The nine of us will be the examiners this time. In addition, His Majesty has also specially sent servants from the palace to supervise. I hope that everyone will not test the law by themselves.”
Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly. Then, he waved his hand and said,"Roll out the scroll now!"
Following this order, the scribes of the Examination Hall walked towards the examinees with their papers in their hands.
"Little prodigy, this is yours. Good luck!"
"Thank you, Lord Scribe!"
Chen An took the test paper with a smile and placed it on the desk.
A moment later.
All the test papers were distributed.
"The countdown begins.”
Zhangsun Wuji shouted loudly, and the hourglass immediately reversed, and grains of sand flowed down from the funnel.
The examinees lowered their heads to check the contents of the test papers.
He took a look.
Everyone was stunned.
"What's going on? Why weren't there any questions for other subjects in this exam? There wasn't even a poetry paper?”
"Oh my god, what kind of exam is this? Why are there only 'policy' questions?”
"Oh my god, isn't this question too difficult? We've studied hard for ten years, but we've never encountered such a policy question.”
"Sir, did you give out the wrong test paper or less?”
The examinees cried out in shock.
"Silence! Silence! If you make any more noise, I'll kick you out!" Zhangsun Wuji shouted, and everyone immediately fell silent."We didn't give out the wrong test papers, and we didn't give out too few. This time, the exam would only test a policy paper. Whoever answered it best would be the top scholar in the third year of Zhenguan!”
Hearing this, the examinees candidates could only accept the truth and began to think hard with furrowed brows.
…
What? Was policy discussion very difficult?
Er, let Baby take a look.
Chen An lowered his head and glanced at the exam paper.
On it were the words,
"Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the northern grasslands have always been a great threat to the Central Plains." In the past dynasties, the grassland forces often invaded the border. He slaughtered the people of the Han family and stole the women of the Han family.】
[During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Central Plains was empty. The descendants of the Han family had already become two-legged lambs. This hatred will never end.]
[At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu raised an army in Taiyuan and obtained the help of the people of the world to establish the Great Tang.】
[However, the steppe Turks bully our Central Plains and invade our borders every year, killing our people. Emperor Gaozu couldn't bear to do this and gave gold, jade, silk, and silk to the Turks, but it still couldn't stop the ambitions of the grasslands.】
[Shi Gong said: Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. Now that the new emperor had ascended the throne, he vowed to avenge the people of the world.】
[Of course, the steppe Turks have 300,000 bowstrings and a powerful army.】
[What's the solution to this question? How to solve this problem???]
The two hundred words on the paper were bright red and terrifying.
It was as if there were billions of Han people crying in the dark. It was as if endless blood and tears were flowing…
giving away gold and silver, giving away princesses, giving away beautiful women, giving away cattle, sheep, and carriages…all of this was a great humiliation for the Great Tang.
It was a tragedy for the Chinese civilization.
However, the Central Plains Empire only had two hundred thousand soldiers, while the Turks had three hundred thousand, and all of them were cavalry.
How could the Great Tang resist? How could the people of the Great Tang not be threatened by the butcher's knife?
…
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