Nightfall Chapter 73: That spring, I cut the peach blossoms to a catty (two)

In the spring of Chapter 73, I cut the peach blossoms to one catty (two)

At this time, Ning Que was staring at a man, staring very seriously, staring unscrupulously. He was one of hundreds of candidates, and that man was standing in front of hundreds of candidates and talking. He had to meet hundreds of eyes looking up, awe, and even burning, so he didn’t worry about being spotted by that man. He just stared at him, as if he was going to eat that man into Mo Ru’s eyes in the middle of the night. Mo Ru's memories in the middle of the night.

The man wore a deep robe with red cuffs and hem and neckline, but his big face was black and gold. He had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows, thin lips and straight nose, and a dear smile. There were occasional wrinkles in the corners of his eyes. From the perspective of maturity, it can be said that he is forty years old, and from the perspective of youth, it can be said that he will be thirty. In short, this is a very attractive man.

He is Li Peiyan, the second most powerful man in the Datang Empire, and the only brother of His Majesty the Emperor, and His Royal Highness the wisely known Prince. It was precisely that 13 years ago that he took the opportunity of his Majesty’s trip to Daze to unite Several important ministries, together with the general Xiahou, sent Xuanwei General Lin Guangyuan to jail on charges of treason, and ransacked the general mansion as the culprit.

From the first year of Tianqi, he escaped from Chang'an city and returned from Weicheng this year. For 13 years, Ning Que struggled painfully in the human world for survival. Not only did his hatred not fade, but because of the blood that burst out from the sword. , The physical and mental pain before life and death, the self-blame and guilt hidden deep in the heart, become more and more intense and clear.

There are many people he must kill in the city of Chang'an. Prince Li Peiyan is undoubtedly the first on the list, and today in the academy, he saw his target for the first time, so he Look very seriously, you should brand this handsome and handsome prince in your mind, remember his eyebrows, remember his eyes, remember the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, remember the appearance of his thin lips when he spoke. , And then tear it all up at some point in the future.

Prince Li Peiyan exhorted with a gentle smile, like a spring breeze: "You are all outstanding people in the world. Today, you must use your full capabilities to deal with this admission test, but you must not be too nervous. You must study hard after entering the college. When I graduated, my Datang Empire had countless places to wait, waiting for the kings to add glory to the empire."

Ning Que stared at him, blinking lightly, cutting off the spring breeze of his eyelashes.

Prince Li Peiyan looked to his left hand and looked at the candidates who were dressed differently from the Tang Dynasty. He opened his arms and laughed loudly like sunshine: "Although you are not from the Tang Dynasty, my Datang Academy has always taught me nothing, please don’t I am worried about the fairness of admissions, and if the monarchs are successful in the academy, I will still wait for the emperor's effectiveness."

Ning Que stared at him, her eyes cold, her eyes darkened.

Concentration can be understood as scorching heat, and hatred can be understood as awe only with two touches of other emotions. The students waiting for the exam outside the academy look at His Royal Highness who is doing pre-test speeches, and it is easy to show such eyes I was understood, so no one noticed Ning Que's strangeness. Only Sangsang raised his face and looked at him worriedly, then quietly stretched out his hand, reached into his sleeve and gently held the slightly trembling hand. .

At this time, a Yanguo candidate had the courage to have a few conversations with Prince Datang. I don’t know what jokes the Prince said, which caused the extremely nervous candidates in the room to laugh. Li Peiyan took advantage of the opportunity to laugh and talk about some funny things, with the intention of letting sentient beings relax. All the examinees are also acquainted, no longer standing still and serious. They should rub their hands and rub their waists. Small talk, what should be praised... praise.

"There really is a virtuous king in Datang."

"The sages of His Royal Highness, as the rumors, are like the spring breeze and the clear sun, making people happy."

"Xian."

It’s not like all the candidates are flattering, but listening to the words coming from around is like this, Ning Que can't help but frown slightly, thinking of Li Yu's title as the Great Tang Xian princess, muttering Said mockingly: "Are there any bad guys?"

"Yes, the gruel is not salty."

An examinee next to him replied very seriously. I don’t know when the person standing beside Ning Que was replaced by a young man who wore a mature silk gown with a gold belt on his waist. With a precious jade pendant, one can see whether the family is rich or expensive, and he is an acquaintance.

"Xu Youxian? You actually want to come to the college to take the exam?" Ning Que turned to look at the man, and asked in surprise: "Why didn't you hear you when I went to the building the other day?" /

This young son is the only child of Dongcheng Qiguixun’s most dear son, and it was also the first time Ning Que stepped into the red sleeve move that day and was borrowed by Jane as a coordinate character. This person's surname is Yuxian. , The temperament is sparse and generous, it is best to call friends and call friends. At the beginning of the day, I prepared to invite Ning Que to have a meal of wine, but it was a pity that there was disagreement. Later, when Ning Que went to the red sleeves to accompany Shui Zhuer and other girls to chat, He has met several times and drank a few cups of wine, which is considered familiar.

Xi Youxian looked straight ahead, squinted at Ning Que, and said with a painful face: "The old man at home forced me to come and take the test. If I didn’t pass the admission test in Chang'an, he said When we got married, I had to be more picky about the wife’s family, and the bride price had to be given a bit more. I was really forced by the old man to do it, so I had to come."

Ning Que turned his head and looked at His Royal Highness, who was talking to the candidates one by one, and said in a low voice: "The time has passed since the primary nuclear examination. How did you pass?"

Xin Youxian raised his hand and compared it in front of him. He looked ahead and said, "The military department road."

Ning Que knew that the military department recommended many more candidates for candidates this year than in previous years. He originally thought it was because the court was worried that the young and strong generals in the army would not be able to pick up. How could I think that there were so many inside stories inside? Killing the enemy, working hard to chop firewood, and accumulating military merits to pass the primary core, inevitably feel very unfair, cursed a few words in a low voice, and said with emotion: "Two thousand taels of silver...half of the quilt is covered, and it can be bought. Academy!"

Listening to these words, Sangsang, who has been standing quietly on the other side of him, couldn't help but raise his head and glance at him, thinking that Master, you are not happy, why bother to keep talking about that matter?

"Two thousand taels? The concierge of the college is not successful! My old man begged and cried and cried out for twenty thousand taels... and it is just a qualification for the admission test, there is no guarantee that you can enter!"

Xi Youxian glanced at him with disdain, and said: "There is no branch in our Datang that dared to accept the money and guarantee that you can be admitted to the academy, because this matter don't talk about the scholars, even your majesty said It doesn’t count anymore. So you don’t despise me, my old man said, today is to take a test of gilding, in the future, I will say that the marriage is more confident."

The two were chattering like this. Prince Li Peiyan walked over accompanied by officials and teachers. His eyes directly ignored Ning Que and Xi Youxian. They fell on Sangsang, looking at this small and thin The little girl smiled and turned her head and said to the teacher: "I can't imagine that there are still female candidates as young as years old. This is only two years younger than the Linzhou Wang Ying I saw earlier, right?"

Linzhou Wang Ying is the young candidate who was brought back to Chang'an by the academy's teaching from the village school. He is under fourteen this year. He was previously introduced to the Prince by the officials. But everyone did not expect to be here. I can see a little black-faced girl who is more childish, just looking at her dress, it is really...

"This is my maid." Ning Que explained gently, politely.

Prince Li Peiyan knew that he had admitted the wrong person, and his face was a little embarrassed. Seeing the opportunity very quickly, the officials behind them suddenly stared their eyes and looked at the academy teachers and said: "How can the maids flow into the opening ceremony?"

The middle-aged teacher in the college seemed to not feel the irritation of the officials at all, and replied indifferently: "The maid and maid have no restrictions on entering the college. This is for attending the ceremony, not the examination room. I will not let her in later. That's it."

I was smitten by this teaching, and the official couldn't get angry. After all, no matter how high his status and power he is, he has no effect in a place like academy. His Royal Highness smiled self-deprecatingly, reached out and patted Ning Que's shoulder, no longer said anything, and led the ministers to move forward.

Ning Que lightly bumped Yu Yuxian with his shoulder, looked at the teacher next to Li Peiyan, and exclaimed in a low voice: "Xin, this is not salty and not salty. I like the college more and more. Place."

The second time the bell rang, it was the last call.

The college teacher gave an expressionless expression on the examination room discipline, but the candidates nervously did not remember, because the examination room discipline for the admission examination was so loose that they did not abstain from chatting or asking questions, but they were not allowed to tell each other answers.

Stepping on the bell, stepping over the scattered peach petals on the bluestone slab, the students in fluttering gowns climbed up the steps and entered the classrooms to prepare for the exam. Only Sang Sang Gulingling stood alone On the stone flat outside, just at this moment, the spring rain floated a few more drops. She raised her face and squinted at it, and opened the **** umbrella behind her back.

The content of the college examination is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty imperial examination. It is divided into six subjects: ritual, music, archery, royal, calligraphy, and mathematics. The scores are calculated separately, and then students are enrolled based on the total score. The admission test in the morning is the literary test, which is the three subjects of rituals, books, and counts. The first one is the mathematics that the Tang people are least good at or least willing to pay attention to.

The exam was quiet. The window frame on the wall framed the outdoor white wall pink plum, like a quiet and beautiful pastel painting, creating a very suitable environment for heart and mind, but after getting the digital ink After the volume, the students who had been sitting at the table suddenly became confused and sighed in a low voice.

"How could it be a comprehensive question?" A student pulled his hair painfully.

"Our luck is too bad, right?" A student's face was pale.

Because there is no loud noise in the examination room discipline, the students cannot help expressing their dissatisfaction and sorrow in various ways. Mathematics professors set the questions together, and sometimes the examinees don't even understand what the questions really want to test.

Ning Que put the brush on the inkstone, took a deep breath of the cool air, and then opened the ink scroll. There was only one title on the ink scroll, about dozens of words, and it said:

"In that spring, the master went to the country to travel and met Taoshan wine, so he went hiking and tasting peaches, picking flowers and drinking wine all the way, first cut a catty of peach blossoms, drank a pot of wine, and later the master cherished wine, so cut again One catty of peach blossoms, drink only half a pot of wine, then cut a catty of peach blossoms, drink half and a half pot of wine, and go like this... At the top of the mountain, the master’s pouch was exhausted, and he looked around in a daze, asking the students: I cut a few catties of peach blossoms. How many pots did you drink?"