Yang Hao stood outside Chongxian Lane with his hands hanging by his side. He watched as more and more examinees walked out, some dejected, some happy. His sharp eyes spotted his father's figure in the crowd and waved at him.
Yang Jingming smiled and nodded.
"How did you do?" Yang Hao asked curiously.
Yang Jingming lowered his head and raised his hand to touch his beard. He couldn't hide the little pride in his eyes and said,
" The essay for the county examination is indeed as you said. Father wrote a large essay according to what you said,'It is best to negotiate peace, not to delay, and not to war'. Moreover, there is a poem for the examination post this time. Yang Hao, do you know that the poem for the examination post this time is actually..."
"You actually wrote 'peace talks'?" Before Yang Jingming could finish his sentence, a surprised voice suddenly sounded not far away,""No wonder you couldn't even pass the county examination at your age. It's not without reason.”
Yang Hao looked in the direction of the voice.
Cui Chen, Young Master Zheng, and Young Master Lu walked together, especially Cui Chen, who was wearing a white robe and waving a paper fan with famous calligraphy in his hand. He was looking at Yang Jingming in amazement and said,
"Old man, didn't you hear anything? The imperial court is now mobilizing troops to Puzhou, Youzhou, and Jingzhou. All the prefectures and counties have heard the news. It is obvious that they want to start a war with the Turks. Even if you ask around in Chang 'an, you should be able to get some information about this. So, isn't it suicidal to say that you should negotiate peace?”
What? The Imperial Court had begun to mobilize troops to three different places? Then wouldn't he fail the county examination? Yang Jingming was dumbfounded at that time. He looked at Yang Hao with a confused face. Seeing his calm face, he suddenly had confidence in his heart and said,""You don't need to use words to provoke me. The county examination results haven't been revealed yet, so how is this seeking death? When the results were released in the future, who knew who would fall behind!”
"If you have ambition, then we'll wait and see.”Cui Chen was delighted, he waved his fan and nodded with a smile, then walked past the Yang father and son.
"Do your words still count?”
Suddenly, Cui Chen hadn't gone far when Yang Hao's voice rang in his ears. He turned around and saw a young man in cotton clothes, looking at him with his arms crossed. He nodded and smiled, then closed the paper fan and said in a clear voice,"You just want to say that if your father takes the lead in the county examination, will I still take my previous words seriously?”
Yang Hao nodded.
Cui Chen smiled." If your father really gets the title of the county examination chief, I'll serve you and your father like a slave every day. This price is not just any ordinary high. But then again, if your father doesn't get the title of county examination chief, what will you do?”
"Then I'll give you all 300 Ferghana Horses."”
Cui Chen was stunned, then pointed at him with the fan handle, not knowing whether to laugh or cry,
"This young master is actually speechless at your words. The prerequisite for you to have 300 Ferghana Horses is that your father can become the chief examiner of the county examination. Now, you are saying that if you lose, you will give these 300 Ferghana Horses to me.”
"This Young Master likes people who can pretend to know the Dao!”Cui Chen looked at Yang Hao with admiration and tapped his palm with the fan handle for a while before continuing,"
"I, Cui, have always been a man of my word. Since I've made a promise, I'll naturally keep it. A gentleman keeps his word, and the results will be released in a few days. If you lose, I'll take your Ferghana Horse!”
With that, he turned around and chased after Young Master Zheng and Young Master Lu who were waiting for him in the distance. The three of them laughed and left the east gate of Chongxian Lane.
" Yang Hao, that Ferghana Horse belongs to my father, and I feel that it's a little unreliable this time, not to mention the case head..." Yang Jingming said with a panicked face,""I'll be content if I don't fall behind.”
"Father, don't worry. The one who fell behind this time is definitely not you.”
Yang Hao laughed as he watched Cui Chen leave. He was thinking about how to deal with this pretentious guy.
This time, it was the county examination.
If it had been any other matter, Yang Hao really wouldn't have been able to say for sure, but it just so happened that the question was 'Should the relationship between the Imperial Court and the Turks be eased or war'. This was no different from a case head falling from the sky and smashing onto his father's head.
There was a drought in the east of the river and locust plagues were everywhere. These were all things that could be matched in the annals of history. Yang Hao smiled indifferently. In other words, this year's county examination would not be marked by the chief examiner based on his preferences. This was because there would only be one answer for this year's county examination, and that was his answer!
Yang Jingming was still a little worried, but when he saw that Yang Hao could still smile at this time, he was suddenly happy. The worry in his heart instantly disappeared. He stroked his beard and revealed a smile. Who cares? Just believe Yang Hao!
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Night fell.
Chongxian Lane was brightly lit.
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui sat in the hall of the government office where the imperial court had specially arranged for examiners to review the papers. They lowered their heads and kept reviewing the papers.
In the huge hall.
Not only them, there were also six examiners, an examiner from Wannian County, and five examiners. They were marking the papers. On every paper, the names of the examinees were clearly visible to everyone.
The imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty were different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. When answering questions and marking papers, one would not get a bad name. This was also why before the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty, there would be examinees who asked celebrities to send their works to the examiner to brush their faces. This could increase the chances of them getting a good name on the golden list.
" Chang 'an County has such a talent."
Fang Xuanling was halfway through marking the papers when he suddenly exclaimed. He stood up and walked to Du Ruhui's side with the papers in his hand. Pointing at the name on the paper, he praised,"
" Keming, look at this candidate called Cui Chen. His paper is so clean and neat, and the details are so precise.'All the land under the sky is the land of the king, and all the shores of the land are the subjects of the king'. He explained the reason why he called himself a subject despite being a commoner, and then he expressed his attitude,' It is better to fight than to delay.'The last part of the paper is even more wonderful. It seems that the top of the county examination in Chang' an County will fall to him!”
"That might not be the case." Du Ruhui chuckled and pointed at the two exam papers on his desk. He shook his head and said,"This old man has just reviewed the questions of two examinees from Chang 'an County. One is called Zheng Yang, and the other is called Lu Xiu. Both of them wrote about the main battle.”
"It seems that Chang 'an County has a lot of talents.”Fang Xuanling laughed heartily." Then let's have another round of review. We'll choose the first case after we've read all of them. However, I feel that this candidate called Cui Chen is worthy of being the first case…"
"What a bastard!" Suddenly, before Fang Xuanling could finish his sentence, an invigilator who was marking the papers suddenly slammed the table and stood up angrily, giving Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui a fright.
"What happened?" Fang Xuanling asked with a straight face.”
"Brother Xuan Ling, come and take a look!" Everyone present knew each other. The middle-aged invigilator with a big beard was so angry that his face turned red. He stood up and copied the test paper. He walked to Fang Xuanling's side and said angrily,"Look at what this examinee named Yang Jingming wrote!!”
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