Chapter 117 The examination room outside the examination room
Fang Jie was still a little stupid when he walked out of the examination room. In the eyes of all the candidates who were either envious or jealous, he tried his best not to bow his head in timidity, but walked out with a smile on his face with his chin raised slightly. After leaving the school grounds, he couldn't help but rub his face and found that his smile was a little stiff.
Finding a tree with thick branches and leaves, Fang Jie sat down under the shade and carefully recalled the previous scene. His Majesty the Emperor's sudden decree did not bring him any simple happiness. He had a headache when he thought about his pseudo-excellent results in these five subjects. Who knows if this will cause him any trouble in the future?
He is the kind of person who worries about his happiness before his happiness. His first reaction is not that it is safe for him to enter the martial arts academy, but whether it will be difficult to deal with the unnecessary troubles that this false reputation may bring in the future. Fang Jie knew that he was a person who was afraid of trouble, even though he had been in trouble since he was born.
After sitting for a while, his mood gradually calmed down. He simply lay down in the cool shade of a tree and closed his eyes to rest. Speaking of which, he can go home today. The martial arts exam will have to wait until tomorrow according to regulations. But this morning, His Majesty's murder took a lot of time, and it's hard to say whether tomorrow's martial arts exam will be postponed. Lying here is a waste of time. But Fang Jie had no intention of leaving just yet, at least he didn't think it was time for him to leave yet.
Lying on the grass, Fang Jie plucked a piece of hairy grass and held it in his mouth. Looking at the lush leaves, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a rather charming arc.
Before he walked into the martial arts academy, he never imagined that his exam would be like this.
He had thought countless times about what kind of difficult situation he would face today. What I even thought about the most was if I really didn't do well in the exam, the next step would be to shamelessly go to the little fat Taoist Xiang Qingniu for support. After all, he seems to have many overt and covert opponents in Chang'an. If he cannot enter the Yanwu Academy, he may not be able to live in peace for three years. Although he could choose to enter Wenyuan Pavilion or Shuhua Pavilion and become a civil servant, Fang Jie, who was self-aware, knew that once his stomach was empty, his road would come to an end.
The key is that there are not many useful things in his stomach.
He could survive for a few days or a few months relying on his little knowledge of pinyin and arithmetic, but that was not profound knowledge at all. Entering Wenyuan Pavilion or Shuhua Pavilion, within half a month, one's rough and unlearned nature will be completely exposed. And he deeply remembered Zhuo Buyi's words, the fight between civilian officials in secret was always more brutal than the fight between generals on the battlefield. Because on the battlefield, you fight with open swords and guns, but in the officialdom, the knife in your opponent's hand will always stab you in unexpected places and at unexpected times. If you are not careful, you will be bloody and bloody.
In this case, Wu Yiyi also told him.
Fang Jie, who has experienced two lives, naturally understands that it is difficult to survive in the officialdom without great wisdom and the ability to be humble. If you want to achieve great success, you need to learn more things. Relatively speaking, if given the choice, he would rather join the army than enter the court. With his understanding of officialdom and his style of dealing with things, I'm afraid it won't take long for him to be tricked to death.
He lacks experience in this area.
He still needs to grow.
????????????? In comparison, if you enter a court where the main job is intrigues and the side job is learning, or if you enter the Qingle Mountain Yiqi Temple and be a little Taoist boy who sprinkles water and sweeps the floor, the latter is far more attractive to the opponent than the former. Although the former has the potential to soar into the sky, it is too dangerous. How many stunningly beautiful young men from humble families entered the court, but within two or three years they were played with by the big shots and turned into scumbags? Although the latter has no future, it is stable and peaceful.
People who pursue stability and peace are often old people, while young people are more determined. Fang Jie is not lacking in determination, but he is also willing to live a peaceful and happy life. People who have had his experience may also have such thoughts. If you really can¡¯t fight anymore, just find a place to be a nobody.
"Congratulations"
Just as he was lying on the grass and thinking wildly, someone suddenly said these two words to him not far away. The voice was very gentle and soft, and Fang Jie had heard it once not long ago.
She is the female professor who checks the identity of candidates by the bridge. She has an amazing memory and a pair of crystal white eyes.
Fang Jie remembered that her name was Qiu Yu, which was not a very feminine name. The first impression is that he sounds more like a man. Surplus Speaking of it, this is a word that means you can be content with a small amount of wealth. There is no big pursuit, just a slight surplus. No loss, no shortage, quite a lot, and a surplus is enough.
Fang Jie quickly sat up and turned to look to one side.
Only then did he discover, it turns out that the female professor has been sitting on the other side of this big tree. It's just that she is behind a bush of roses, so it's hard to spot her without looking carefully. She was sitting on a stone bench reading a book, and Fang Jie could see her profile. It was not the kind of soul-stirring beauty, but it was very comfortable to look at.
She said congratulations, but did not look at Fang Jie.
"Thank you, sir"
Fang Jie stood up and bent down to salute.
"What can you thank me for?"
Qiu Yu put down the book in his hand, turned around and looked at Fang Jie and said, "I have already read the pinyin annotation method and the small calligraphy method you presented to His Majesty. To be honest, what His Majesty just said in the decree is not exaggerated at all." , I did not deliberately exaggerate your contribution. It is unimaginable how many children have benefited from these two ideas.¡±
She stood up, raised her head and looked at the sky and asked, "Why don't you go back? Today's liberal arts exam is over, and it will be sunset at the earliest."
Fang Jie was silent for a while and replied truthfully: "The students are waiting to see if anyone is still looking for me."
When Qiu Yu heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Fang Jie, then nodded and turned away. When she was about to disappear deep into the woods, she suddenly stopped and turned around to ask for an explanation: "Sometimes thinking too much is not necessarily a good thing, at least it will make you very tired."
Fang Jie leaned forward slightly and said: "Students are not yet ready to be tired and enjoy comfort, so they have to think more. When you open your eyes, thinking more is better than not wanting anything at all. When you close your eyes, I have plenty of time to think about nothing.¡±
"Very goodyou are not pretentious."
Qiu Yu nodded and walked into the forest.
Fang Jie smiled helplessly, knowing that his previous answer must have displeased the female professor. But he really can't leave like this, he lacks a lot of things now. For example, opportunities, who knows if I stay in this martial arts academy for a while, I will wait for some big opportunities? Maybe the female professor didn't like him because he was too scheming, so she left. She couldn't help but ask herself again, she was just curious about herself.
Fang Jie was not afraid of misunderstanding, not to mention Qiu Yu did not misunderstand him.
Your Majesty¡¯s decree opened the door to the Martial Arts Academy for him, and perhaps opened many more doors.
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After Qiu Yu left, Fang Jie suddenly found that the book she had read before was left on the stone table not far away. Fang Jie is also a little bored waiting here to see if there is a chance to come over by himself. Since he had a book to read to relieve his boredom, he would definitely not waste it. So he walked over, ready to see what kind of book Qiu Yu could read quietly like that.
But when Fang Jie got closer and saw the handwriting on the book clearly, he couldn't help but pause.
Martial Arts Examination Questions
These four words, although not big, are extremely eye-catching.
Fang Jie looked at the thin book, and an impulse quickly jumped up in his heart. He almost couldn't help but want to reach out to pick up the book and read it. His fingers moved several times as if he was about to reach out the next second. After standing there stiffly and staring at the book for a while, Fang Jie finally suppressed the urge, took a deep breath, and told himself that opportunities could wait, but not all opportunities may come.
He slowly stepped back and sat cross-legged on the grass.
About a hundred meters away from Fang Jie, there were several pairs of eyes staring at him through the holes in the flower wall. Seeing Fang Jie sitting cross-legged on the grass, the corners of the mouths of those people couldn't help but raise slightly.
Zong Lianghu, the Minister of War, looked at the young frontier soldier, smiled and said in a low voice: "You can be called a gentleman."
Huai Qiugong, the Minister of Rites, stroked his snow-white beard, smiled and nodded without saying anything.
Niu Huilun, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, praised softly: "Compared with those who left the examination room before, this young man can indeed be regarded as a gentleman. As long as there is a trace of uncleanness in his heart, he will not make such a choice. In my opinion, It seems that if other exams enter today's small roundsomeone will look through the test questions, put them back in their original positions after reading them, and pretend not to have seen them before. Some people will pick them up and quickly run out to find the female professor and hand them back. , It¡¯s hard to guarantee that some people won¡¯t look at it secretly while on the road, and they will immediately turn around and leave, lest they stay here for a long time and be misunderstood.¡±
Zhuang Chuyu, a scholar of Shuhuage University, believed deeply: "Those who put the books back after reading are really villains. Those who pick them up and chase the professor to return the books are hypocrites. Those who turn around and leave for fear of being misunderstood are cowards who encounter crisis." It's hard to be loyal at all times, and he's probably a traitor."
Mou Liangbi, Minister of War, pointed to where the young man was sitting and said, "My lords, have you seen how many steps he took back?"
"Seven steps"
Zong Lianghu replied.
Mou Liangbi nodded and said: "Seven steps this distance is very subtle. It's not far but not close. It happens to be a place without any obstruction. No matter which direction you come from, you can see him at a glance. . And this distance will not make people misunderstand that he just sat back after reading the test questions, and it will not make people think that he left the stone table in a hurry because he was discovered. , absolutely can¡¯t go out for seven steps.¡±
Niu Huilun was slightly startled and couldn't help but ask: "Master Mou, do you mean that he has carefully calculated even these few steps back?"
"80% yes"
Mou Liangbi replied: "He didn't leave because he wanted to take care of the exam questions and wait for the professor to come back to get it. He sat where he could be seen from all sides to show that he was aboveboard. If he were just a gentleman It¡¯s really not worth it for us to look at him secretly here.¡±
When Huai Qiugong heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He turned his head and looked at the man who had been sitting on the stone without saying a word.
"Old guy, what do you think?"
The old guy leaning on the stone and resting with his eyes closed was none other than Zhou Banchuan, who was supposed to be sitting on the general stage today. He squinted his eyes and glanced at Huai Qiugong, curled his lips and said: "Your Majesty asked you to come and see what you asked me to do. I'm not here to see that young man. Prince Yi said that human nature has its roots of greed, but it can be difficult to hide it. Except, you just planned this game and waited for that little guy to get out of it, and you also used my professor from the acting academy to help with the acting I'm too lazy to watch it, and I don't want to watch it either."
"mean!"
Huai Qiugong glared back at him, turned around and walked towards the school grounds: "I think we can tell your Majesty that Fang Jie is indeed a gentleman, and a very smart gentleman, okay?"
Everyone nodded and followed Huai Qiugong back.
"A group of high-ranking officials of level four or above came here to test a small person in such a boring and shameless way. I really don't know if they are feeling uncomfortable."
Zhou Banchuan cursed in a low voice and simply leaned against the stone and continued to rest with his eyes closed. Thinking of the young man's performance before, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
A gentleman? If that little guy were a gentleman, I would be a saint I obviously wanted to see it but I was worried about being discovered, so I deliberately acted upright. In all likelihood, he saw through someone's deliberate attempt to make him laugh, so he restrained his hand from reaching out to get the test questions. A true villain, a hypocrite, a coward, a gentleman He does not belong to any of these four categories.
When thinking of this, Zhou Banchuan frowned slightly and asked himself what kind of boy did he belong to?
After thinking for a long time, he didn't find the answer. Or maybe he has the answer but he is unwilling to accept it.
And in the distance, Fang Jie, who was sitting cross-legged, also raised the corners of his mouth. Because he heard footsteps approaching him from far away, he knew that he had made the right bet again this time.
"Deputy Fang Jie of the Border Army Scouting Team, Your Majesty has an order to declare your presence before you!"
Hearing the eunuch¡¯s drake voice, the smile on Fang Jie¡¯s lips grew thicker.
Not far away, Qiu Yu, who was standing behind the rockery, breathed a sigh of relief, not knowing what he was thankful for. But it feels good. You can laugh if you want.