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Like every dynasty in Chinese history, the official career has always been the most crowded.

Of course, this is also what the rulers most want to see - to form the most efficient team with the best talents, as public administrators. To this end, the Great Xia Dynasty introduced countless policies to encourage people to read and participate in Imperial examination.

The most direct one, apart from being an official, is tax exemption and exemption from service.

"With the title of being a member of the imperial examination, one is exempted from conscription" and not serving as a minor official in the government. For many civilian families, this in itself is enough to motivate them to strive for it. For aristocratic families, the imperial examination is also the only way to go. Those who want to become officials without fame are rarely able to become high-level civil servants. As for the palaces and political halls, those who are not allowed to be Jinshi should not even think about it - in fact, Except for the second-class Jinshi, no matter how much His Majesty the Emperor likes him, he will be nothing more than a jester at most, and at least he will have to use the name of Xingjin.

The crowded official career was revealed from the beginning of the examination.

In front of the gate of the Liyuan of Beijing, there was a sea of ​​people.

Cheng Jinzhou was sitting in a one-man carriage and was blocked two streets away. This was the first time he encountered a "traffic jam" after coming to this world. Different from the environment in the 21st century, carriages do not have a closed system, and the horses themselves can produce all kinds of strange smells. The bearers are not much better. The working people are worthy of pride, but they still have to work. the taste of.

Shi Yan had never been to the capital, so he didn't know that a street with four parallel carriages could actually be filled to the brim. He was unprepared for a moment, his palms were sweating, and he looked around anxiously. If he cannot take the provincial examination because he is late, then his sin will be great.

The turbid air made Cheng Jinzhou dizzy. After waiting for a moment, he poked his head out and said, "Meng Er, go ahead and check. If you can pass, we will ride over."

At this time, he regretted a little. When he was at the Royal Astromancer's residence, whoever he found was a perfect air service helicopter. How could it be like this? Who said the air was fresh in ancient times, now it smells like a well-ventilated toilet.

Meng Er said "Yeah", turned his horse's head and rushed forward. The carriage blocking the road could not avoid it, so he whipped it down directly. It was the style of the soldiers from the North. Shi Yan was dumbfounded. .

People with carriages and horses always have some confidence. Suddenly someone started yelling. Meng Er whipped him two more times and ran him straight through the street. There were government officials on duty not far away, pushing and trying to stop him, but unfortunately failed in the crowd.

"You should change it next time." Cheng Jinzhou pinched his nose and looked at Meng Avenue in front of him.

"yes."

Shi Yan took two steps forward and heard someone shouting: "Is that the third brother of the Cheng family over there?"

He immediately replied: "Who are you?"

"I am Cheng Qian, the housekeeper of the second room of Chengjia Qingzhi." As the other party said, he kept saying "Excuse me" and squeezed over as hard as he could.

Cheng Qian looked like a pampered little old man. Although his face was thin, he had well-maintained skin and tender flesh. He also wore a small hat on his head. At this moment, it was squeezed crookedly.

"What do you want?" Shi Yan said politely, but with some resistance. He stayed by Cheng Jinzhou's side, so he naturally knew that his master didn't like this second uncle from the capital.

Cheng Qian looked back and made sure that the small flag on the carriage belonged to the Cheng family. He then said, "My family was worried that the third brother would be late, so they asked me to pick him up. Let's cross over there. There are other ways."

Every year, the provincial examination is jammed for half a day, but there are very few people who are really late. However, the surrounding is smelly and messy, and it is really uncomfortable to stay there. Shi Yan can't decide and said: "You wait here, I will report to the master." "

"Excuse me."

Shi Yan turned around and started talking even when he was in front of Cheng Jinzhou's car, holding the shaft of the car.

He originally thought that Cheng Jinzhou might drive the other party away, and he even simulated how to move to see if he could imitate Meng Er's style - he was particularly unhappy when he saw the other party's silk hat. It was also the only silk cloth that the servants could wear.

Unexpectedly, when Cheng Jinzhou heard that there was a way that was not smelly or dirty, he opened the curtain and ran out regardless of whether the person was the second uncle or the second dog. Modern people don't care much about doctrines and spirituality. Focusing on material quality and life is more like modern people's survival philosophy. Getting angry for an unfamiliar person and then enjoying the influence of horse dung for 3 hours is what ancient people did. It can't even be called moral integrity, and it's basically tantamount to self-abuse for modern people.

Cheng Qian was also a little surprised. When he went out, the head of the family devised several ways for him just to invite Cheng Jinzhou out. It seemed that they were no longer useful.

"Where are we going from?" Cheng Jinzhou rolled up his clothes and rushed out with the clothes inside open. He felt comfortable, but the look of his robe was gone. But the students around him would rather be sweaty below than disheveled above - the same outlook on life as the mistress.

In an atmosphere of mutual contempt between the two parties, Cheng Jinzhou followed Cheng Qian and squeezed through the side street, then went directly into a shop, and then went out from the backyard of the house to a street outside. Cheng Qian explained while walking in front: "Several families in the imperial court with many children have bought courtyards near the Liyuan. Let's go in and drink some soup. When the courtyard door is about to open, we will go out from his side. We are only three to five hundred steps away from the door. If you recruit a few family members, you can get ahead."

"Then it's best. Everyone who sweats and smells the same as one who grew up eating dog meat."

"This weather is perfect for eating dog meat." Cheng Qian was also steaming all over.

It was still very cold outside, but the people blocked inside felt like they were being passively heated, and it felt a bit like being abused at a concert.

There were several cars parked on the back street. When Cheng Jinzhou got on the car, he looked around and saw other people coming out of it. He couldn't help but ask, "I came to Xia Jing and I didn't know there would be a queue. So do they?"

Cheng Qian bowed and sent Cheng Jinzhou to the car. He sat next to the driver's seat and said through the curtain: "Some people don't know, and some people think about it after getting in, but most of these carriages and horses are used to pull people." Go to a restaurant further away, wait until it really starts, and then bring it in to earn some money for tea."

"I'm afraid the tea at this time is not cheap." Cheng Jinzhou laughed with a very economical mind.

Cheng Qian saw that he was in a good mood, so he chatted with interest. He welcomed the butler and sent him off. He had many strange and strange things, which sounded interesting and it was not easy to say the wrong thing. Shi Yan was staring at his silk melon-skin hat, dissatisfied and thinking: There is something really special about the butler in the capital.

He himself has never made his master so happy. Seeing Cheng Jinzhou become a two-star warlock, his thoughts became vivid.

In fact, human psychology is very strange. When Cheng Jinzhou was a one-star warlock and could not become a first-level star warlock, everyone only regarded him as a half-star warlock. Although everyone knew that he would definitely become a two-star warlock, they did not include this future expectation in their evaluation of him. When Cheng Jinzhou really became a two-star warlock, people suddenly regarded him as a star warlock.

Of course, from a one-star warlock to a two-star warlock, it is not surprising for ordinary people to struggle for thirty to fifty years. It is understandable that Cheng Jinzhou's second uncle, including Cheng Jinzhou's second uncle, does not want to invest prematurely. But as a relative, Cheng Jinzhou felt a little unhappy, although he would not really extend his unhappiness.

In his opinion, he just needs to treat this second uncle as an ordinary relative. The aristocratic family is inherently ruthless, but political demands will unite them more closely. In other words, a cheap second uncle who is unwilling to help can only be regarded as not making any money.

The carriage didn't go far and arrived in front of a small courtyard. The exterior wall looked inconspicuous, but when you walked inside, you saw that it was carefully decorated and decorated with countless giant potted plants. Not only were there complicated things like winding pine trees, There was even a cactus-like plant. Cheng Jinzhou resisted asking, but Cheng Qian showed off: "This is something from the desert. I heard it can live without water. The thorns on it are very sharp."

"Really?" Cheng Jinzhou pretended to be novel.

There was a laugh from the front, and Weng Xilian stood in front of him. She covered her mouth with her pink fingers and said, "Good morning, Mr. Cheng."

"Oh, how did you..."

"Does Mr. Cheng like these potted plants?"

"Very good, very interesting, very beautiful." Cheng Jinzhou said about the potted plant, but he looked at Weng Xilian from bottom to top. Not to mention the beautiful face, the waist and thin legs were really a scarce resource in this era. Compared to the girls he had seen before, there was more of a charm in her, which made her forget to pity her.

"Mr. Cheng..." The tone was both charming and angry, which made Cheng Jinzhou a little impulsive. Unfortunately, he was only 13 years old.

"I want to take a test." He found the reason instantly.

Two more soft coughs from Shi Yan came from behind, and then a violent cough. Cheng Jinzhou turned his head and was stunned for a moment. But Liu Qingshuang stood behind her and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Cheng, I boiled two red eggs and brought them to you."

They all came together. Cheng Jinzhou patted his forehead, then thought of the snobbishness of the old man of the Liu family, and thought how proud he was, so his tone turned cold and said: "Thank you very much."

They were both little girls, but Liu Qingshuang looked more pure and sweet, and was less good at hiding her emotions. Hearing Cheng Jinzhou's stiffness, and thinking of the arguments she had made in the past few days, tears almost came to her eyes.

It's a pity that Cheng Jinzhou didn't see it.

Regarding arranged marriage, he couldn't call it rejection, but Liu Bin made his own decision, and then his father opposed it, playing games with each other and sandwiching him in the middle, which was not interesting. It is absolutely impossible for him to have feelings of responsibility towards Liu Qingshuang at this time.

The master didn't say hello, so Shi Yan quickly went up and took the food box that Liu Qingshuang brought, and called Cheng Qian again. He said, "What did you do? Find a quieter house and let the third brother rest for a while. "

After being outside for a long time, a few people inside also walked out, including Zhao Quanhui. The number of families here is limited, and there are many noble students, so they will inevitably bump into each other. When Lu Anping saw Cheng Jinzhou's face, he hid directly. His master Deng Zhu lost his temper when discussing friendship with Cheng Jinzhou's peers.

Zhao Quanfu was a little reluctant. When he saw Liu Qingshuang, he was like a hungry wolf seeing meat. Seeing that he couldn't get into trouble, he glared at Cheng Jinzhou with a fierce look. I thought: It’s not too late to take revenge after the results come out.

Even if aristocratic children who have achieved fame leave their names in the national finance, in his opinion, at least the star warlocks cannot kill them casually.

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Other than the word count: It seems that it entered the top 30 at a certain moment, and then quickly fell back. I should be able to make up 1,000 words tomorrow. The average update word count last month was about 3,000. At the same time, continue to summon monthly tickets. The monthly tickets for seven days are doubled. Everyone must throw away all the tickets...

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