As early as before the Tang Dynasty, the official position was promoted by local gentry and the promotion of officials: this way of serving as an official was particularly old-fashioned and clichéd, and there were serious personal flaws, which led to the fact that the way of joining the official position was almost monopolized by the big family members. It was not until the emergence of the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty that poor scholars were given room for promotion, allowing more talented people to show their ambitions.

However, the second generation of the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, and the imperial examination system also had many loopholes and was not perfect. Especially at that time, there were many gentry members, and the imperial examination system did not achieve much effect. Until the Tang Dynasty was perfected, the court opened a convenient door to attract poor talents, and the status of the imperial examination became more and more important.

In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examinations were almost every year, with a total of three steps: decomposition, provincial examination, and re-examination of the Ministry of Personnel. Among them, the answer is the first step. Only by obtaining the qualification to answer the exam can you enter Chang'an to participate in the next exam.

The time for the examination to be released varies from state to state, and Youzhou is set as October!

October 1, the first year of Yanhe is the day when the test starts.

Pei Min rarely went to bed late and got up early, but went to bed early and woke up naturally, and welcomed today's exam in the best condition.

Old Butler Yi prepared lotus root noodles for them early in the morning and wished them all good results.

Pei Min ate the fragrant lotus noodles and said, "With Mr. Yuan, I will be back after taking the exam."

Old Butler Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. Pei has this confidence, I think the tribute will definitely win."

Yan Gaoqing also praised him, "I didn't expect that Mr. Yuan's skills were so amazing. Brother Pei, you didn't take me and Brother Yuan seriously."

"How could it be?" Pei Min said: "We friends are there, I don't know what you are capable of. Anyway, the three of us are the first three, and whoever is, each relying on our abilities, and everyone else stands aside."

Yan Gaoqing praised: "This is a great good word!"

Yuan Luqian suddenly remembered the incident and said, "Oh, it's a pity that Brother Xin and I don't count the quota. Otherwise, today, we can help Brother Pei teach Pei a good lesson."

Pei Yu?

Pei Min didn't remember the name of this person when he was in vain. He thought about it carefully, but suddenly realized: It was before he left Yanyun Academy, because he didn't know that he had broken off relations with the Pei family, and he was jealous of him for robbing the opportunity to study at Jishan School. The villain who had beaten him up with rude words, couldn't help but say, "What's wrong with him? Didn't you go to Chengjishan School?"

Yuan Luqian shook his head and said, "Not only did he not go, he also removed the Pei family." Seeing Pei Min's confusion, he smiled and said, "It was because of Brother Pei. The qualification of Jishan School was originally a competition for you. Brother Pei left the Pei family and he was the only choice. But he was just a villain, thinking that Brother Pei had robbed his qualification and intended to force Brother Pei to give up. As a result, Brother Pei publicly saw through his intentions and humiliated him, which was despised by the academy people.

Pei Yu and Brother Pei are not in the same lineage, but everyone in the world knows that there are no other people in the world. Pei is also your cousin. The Pei family has a strict tutoring. He uses despicable means to deal with people in the clan in front of outsiders. Pei Yu has also lost his qualifications and was severely punished. Now the Pei family has given up Pei Yu and chose another person. This time, Pei Yu is among the tribute scholars. He should have chosen to enter the officialdom by taking the imperial examination like Brother Pei."

After hearing this, Pei Min said that the Pei family has been passed down for thousands of years, and has produced dozens of prime ministers, nearly a hundred senior officials of the third rank or above, and countless local officials. They are indeed strict in family style and family precepts.

Thinking of Yuan Luqian's previous words, Pei Min also felt a little regretful: the imperial examinations were not randomly selected, and each state has a limit on the quota of tribute scholars: three people in Shangzhou, two people in Zhongzhou, and two people in Xiazhou. Youzhou, as one of the ancient nine states, naturally belongs to Shangzhou, and has three quotas. Of course, there are additional provisions in the law that "those who are indeed talented are not limited", that is, as long as they are really talented, the number is not limited. However, if you are sure to be a sensational person, you will be implicated. Therefore, each state will be subject to the limited quota every year, and there will be almost no extra quota.

Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian already have a place to go. Even if they get good grades and get the title of tribute scholars, they will not go to Chang'an to take the next exam. The two places they occupy will be postponed.

If it weren't for the three places in Youzhou, they would have had to drink the northwest wind.

They said that it seemed that the tribute soldiers were ready to take action.

Not pride, but self-confidence.

Pei Min smiled and said, "It's okay, the clown jumping, if Brother Yuan doesn't mention it, I will forget him." He looked at the time and said, "It's still a long way from the examination room, so we can set off."

The three of them prepared their pens and ink and headed towards Youzhou Prefecture.

When they arrived at the government office, more than 80 students who participated in the imperial examination had gathered in front of the door. They gathered together in three or five years. Some were holding their guns and holding books in the face of the battle, making their last efforts; some were nervous and clasped their hands together, as if they were asking for blessings from the gods and Buddhas in the sky; some were full of confidence, chatting and laughing, and some were even more sneaky, as if they were doing some small moves.

All kinds of strange things are at the entrance of the government office.

Pei Min, Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian are both confident people. They are not just preparing for this test, but their biggest advantage is that they have laid a solid foundation since childhood. Since the children are ignorant, they have begun to read and write. The entire enlightenment period has been done with books. The test test is the understanding and understanding of classics and history. In this regard, they have accumulated too many advantages over real poor students. This advantage cannot be easily caught up.

Pei Min accidentally saw Pei Yu in the crowd.

Pei Yu was completely different from his original aura at this moment. He held his head down and stayed quietly in an inconspicuous place, just like a poor scholar.

Pei Min couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and suddenly changed his mind a little bit: this person may not be a clown. After the warmth of lovers, he seemed to have grown a lot.

As the saying goes, only if a dog who can barks does not bite people, and a dog who can barks must be careful.

This country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change. Pei Yu is cold and jealous, and he is terrified and has little heart. He has made his future uncertain, so he can't hold a grudge.

Yuan Luqian has a straight and upright personality. He dislikes Pei Yu's character and hums: "I deserve it!"

"Beware of him!" Yan Gaoqing also saw Pei Yu. He knew about the passing from Yuan Luqian and also saw the two.

Pei Min smiled lightly and nodded, "I know!"
Chapter completed!