"It's time to be eleven or twelve years old." Wei Xingzhen replied.

"So early?" Feng Yan was a little surprised, "But Si Tiantai, didn't he only accept students over fifteen years old?"

"Fifteen years old is the minimum age to participate in the official examination, but Sitiantai usually hires nearby mountaineers to do some errands. The most common thing I did in the first few years in Sitiantai was to go to various observatory platforms on Daizong Mountain to inspect the star-stages on Daizong Mountain with lanterns at night."

Wei Xingzhen paused, "It was not until the seventh year of Tianfu that I passed the official examination that I officially joined the Sitiantai."

"It's been seven years since heaven's comfort." Feng Yan whispered.

Sitiantai's official examination is an independent selection mechanism outside the imperial examination. Because of Sitiantai's unique conditions, it is known as the Big Zhou Xiaolongmen.

Anyone who is a native of the Great Zhou Dynasty who is over fifteen years old can sign up for the exam until he is twenty-eight years old.

There are seven subjects in the official examination. In addition to articles and strategies, there are many other items such as geometrical numerology, calendar mythology, astrological surveying and mapping.

Because of the wide variety of assessments and the content is difficult, candidates are not required to pass in one go.

Candidates can choose to specialize in different subjects every year, and after passing each subject, their scores can be retained in Sitiantai for five years. In other words, as long as they pass seven subjects within five years, they will pass the Sitiantai official examination.

Most people have to spend three or four years completing this exam, and there are also outstanding people who jumped over the Dragon Gate in two or three years. The only exception that Feng Yan knew was in the autumn of the 13th year of Tianfu. Yin Shiyun, who had just passed the official examination for the first time, passed all seven examinations. At that time, the Beijing was praised for a while.

Feng Yan made up in her mind.

Wei Xingzhen was born in the eighth year of Chengping, and His Majesty changed the reign of the emperor in the fifteenth year of Chengping.

Then in the seventh year of Tianfu, Wei Xingzhen was also fifteen years old.

Feng Yan was slightly stunned.

——This means that Wei Xingzhen passed all seven exams for selecting officials in Sitiantai.

For some reason, Feng Yan suddenly felt a lot of sympathy for the person in front of her.

Perhaps it is indeed rare to pass seven subjects in a year, but when it happens to the adopted son of a woodcutter in the mountains, no one cares...

Feng Yan turned her head and looked at Wei Xingzhen not far away.

"What official position did Lord Wei do when he was in Sitiantai?"

“Well… there are a lot.”

“What about?”

Wei Xingzhen didn't notice Feng Yan's mood fluctuations at all. He looked at the top of the sky and whispered, "The first appointment I received was Dr. Kelu."

"Dr. Kelu..." Feng Yan thought for a while, "Is he specifically responsible for astronomical calendar conversion?"

"Yeah." Wei Xingzhen nodded, "Further later, the Hou of the Winter Office resigned due to illness, so I was transferred to take over the post. At that time, the main task was to cooperate with the Winter Officer to do some star-watching and mapping in the mid-winter, twelfth lunar month and January, which was much more interesting.

"Later, he was promoted to Lingtai Lang, but what he actually did was to organize Sitiantai's documents... but by chance, in Tianfu, he had the opportunity to be selected to be a school manager in Wenyuan Pavilion."

In summary, in five years, Wei Xingzhen entered Fengge as a mere school manager.

...No wonder no one in the court was willing to interact with him.

His promotion was too fast and his background was so weak that it was inevitable that people would be worried about whether making friends with such people would secretly commit crimes on other Qingliu.

Feng Yan suddenly realized at this moment that Wei Xingzhen was a chess piece in the Feng family, and the same was true for the Tian family.

This thought quickly strangled her throat, causing a bitterness to appear in her heart - Wei Xingzhen, a weird man like duckweed, walked into the mud in the hinterland of the Great Zhou in ignorance, and even took the initiative to put shackles on himself.

"... Thank you for your hard work, Lord Wei." Feng Yan whispered.

Wei Xingzhen glanced at Feng Yan, and he felt that Feng Yan's "Thank you for your hard work" was very sincere.

But is it hard?

So far, everything has been quite easy.

In the darkness, Feng Yan slowly sat up.

In the room without lighting, only a little starlight shone from the windowsill. Feng Yan couldn't see Wei Xingzhen's face clearly, but he could see Feng Yan's.

Feng Yan looked a little confused, "Can I ask Lord Wei another question?"

Wei Xingzhen also sat on the ground, "You said."

"Mr. Wei, what do you like me?"

"..." Wei Xingzhen frowned.

For a while, he seemed to be a little... unable to answer this question.

In silence, Feng Yan whispered again, "Sir... don't you think it's a pity?"

Wei Xingzhen was stunned for a moment, "What a pity?"

"It's a pity that you have managed for half your life, and it's a pity that your future life is coming from Sitiantai to Fengge step by step, but you still lack some protection from my Feng family."

Feng Yan whispered, "...I am not a person from Yishi and IKEA. Do Lord Wei understand?"

Wei Xingzhen stood up slowly.

He walked to Feng Yan and reached out to touch her cheek, which was slightly wet.

"Don't cry." He whispered.

"If I were Lord Wei, I wouldn't have come here." Feng Yan raised her head, "Isn't it good to live a free and secluded life in Sitiantai?"

"...Don't cry." Wei Xingzhen's hand passed through Feng Yan's hair and gently pressed her on her chest, "It's also very good here."

Feng Yan frowned, "What's the best here?"

There are many people who are hypocritical but have evil intentions in the court and the country.

Besides, the closer you get to the Holy Driving, the more you walk on thin ice, you are trembling. Don’t you know that the emperor’s heart is impermanent, today’s high position and power are strong and powerful, tomorrow the tall buildings collapse, and the trees fall and the money scatters scatter...

"If you want to cling to the powerful, you should come to your house when you saved me last year and receive your thanks from my family, but you don't. If you want to win the holy family, then when you catch He Kui, you should immediately present him to Your Majesty, but you don't. Lord Wei...

Feng Yan took a deep breath, "Do you know what you are doing? You waste your time here and waste your talents on something meaningless, you—"

"A Yan." Wei Xingzhen suddenly called her.

He leaned over and squatted down, "I know."

Wei Xingzhen's voice was low and calm.

At this moment, he was very close. Feng Yan felt that Wei Xingzhen was like a moth flying into a fire. Feng Yan couldn't tell her mood at the moment, and just wanted to sigh that good fortune was arousing.

"Is this also a besieged city?" she whispered, "I want to go without a walk. Lord Wei is obviously outside the city, but he has tried his best to squeeze in..."

"Where does Ayan want to go?"

Feng Yan laughed and shook her head gently.

Such thoughts never happened after the age of seventeen.

She has her own responsibilities to bear, and she cannot refuse, nor can she refuse.

Feng Yan whispered, "Tomorrow... before going to Daizong Mountain, I want to go home first."
Chapter completed!