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Chapter 126 Registration for the Ministry of Rites, System Theory

The streets and alleys of the city are bustling.

Here are the princes and sons above the court, they come and go freely, and they speak out;

"I heard that this year's Chunwei, the number of candidates who came to take the exam may be the most."

"It should be related to the red moon and shooting stars last month. During this period of time, many strange things happened in various places. Someone in my distant cousin's family went crazy."

"Yes, it's a good thing that our Shenjing City is protected by a fairy array, and the red moon can't shine in. On the fifteenth day of this month, I dare not go out of the city to go to the countryside to buy ingredients."

"I guess the imperial court had expected that if there were any abnormal celestial phenomena this month, how could it be possible for scholars from various states to come to take the exam."

Listening to the chatter of a few small vendors on the street, Zhou Bai couldn't help but feel a little unnatural on his face.

Living in Shenjing, the most benevolent place under the foot of the emperor, no matter what class people are, they have a kind of temperament and self-confidence that people in other states and counties do not have.

Even if it's just an old man selling steamed buns on the street, he can hold his head upright and calmly face some foreign nobles who are dressed in strange clothes.

For a long time, Daxu has been far ahead in military, cultural and economic aspects, which has given them a high degree of confidence.

With a bag of candied fruit in his pocket, Zhou Bai ate while shopping, while looking at the scholars who shuttled here.

There are references from the 48 states of Daxu, and there are references from foreign countries from afar. In the long years of change, these places naturally have a culture different from that of the Central Dynasty.

The clothes are the most obvious. The neighboring countries of Daxu are not bad. Most of the famous scholars will go to the countryside to do as the Romans do, and it is not easy to identify them in the crowd.

However, the costumes of other foreign countries that are far away have distinct regional characteristics, and generally follow the principle of rough and atmospheric in the north and bright and bright in the south.

This doesn't mean Zhou Bai is verifying what he has learned. He has been studying scrolls for [-] years, and he has not missed any of the main volumes and miscellaneous books.

"Funan, Jimie, Bagan, Shendu, Zhuyu..."

"Jin, Xianbei, Kang, Yanqi, Gumo, Juli..."

Just when Zhou Bai leaned against a beam and commented in a low voice to the passing scholars from all over the world, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that there were three young men standing beside him, who hadn't left for a long time.

I saw that the three of them were dignified and suave, but they did not wear comfortable and luxurious clothes, but all wore red Jurengong uniforms, and even the bronze half-seal was tied around their waists.

Many people may think that this is because they are afraid that the people in the capital will look down on them and use their fame to cover up their lack of confidence.

However, Zhou Bai recognized these three people at a glance, they were the scholars who participated in the Dragon Palace competition with Zhou Bai not long ago.

To be valued by a dragon god, they are not ordinary people, either Xie Yuan Yayuan or former talents who have become famous and accumulated for a long time.

Looking at the aura, it can be seen that the red and yellow aura above their heads curls up into clouds, and there is even a wisp of green aura that soars upwards.

It is impossible for such characters to have low self-esteem and feel that they are inferior to others.

From Zhou Bai's point of view, this should be purely to avoid trouble, after all, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Shenjing City.

Spring is around the corner, wearing Jurengong uniforms, Shenjing City can come and go freely, and no one dares to harass them.

Seeing that Zhou Bai found them, the leader of the group stepped forward calmly, bowed his hands and said: "So it's Zhou Jieyuan, his knowledge is really profound, no wonder his ability surpassed me and waited two rounds to win the Dragon Palace competition."

Naturally, Zhou Bai would not be rude, he wrapped the candied fruit and stuffed it into his pocket, then bowed his hands and said, "For formal acquaintance, Zhou Bai, a native of Dingzhou, has met three of you."

"Under Sijie, Luozhou Juren; under Pang Lesheng, Liangzhou Juren; under Shixiu, Zhongzhou Juren, I have met Brother Zhou." The three of them also reported their family names and saluted together.

In the Dragon Palace competition, everyone is a rival to each other, and there is no time or opportunity to communicate with each other.

As soon as these names were reported, Zhou Bo immediately recalled their information in his mind. He used to know the names but not the faces.

The three of them are all well-known talents in their respective states, and even Pang Lesheng was Xie Yuan in the last township examination.

Of course, Si Jie and Shi Xiu are not bad either, they are both from the central state, and the competition between Xie Yuan is too fierce.

"I have admired your name for a long time, I have admired your name for a long time, why did you guys come here so fast, I rode a dragon horse day and night, and I will stop today." Zhou Bai asked with some doubts.

Pang Lesheng was also puzzled: "Huh? Didn't Ningjiang Dragon King take you for a ride?"

He still has a good impression of Zhou Bai, because the two are from the northern border, and they both know each other and cherish each other.

Zhou Bo was immediately embarrassed. He didn't expect that the Dragon King of Ningjiang would not take the initiative himself.

If the Dragon King of Ningjiang took him for a ride, Xingjing could let the post station be responsible for sending him to Shenjing, and he would be rewarded for riding a jiao horse. I don’t know how many postmen rushed to do it.

Fortunately, they both wanted to make friends, and the embarrassing atmosphere was quickly broken. Before they knew it, the four of them came to a private room in a teahouse, where they could talk more freely.

At this time, Si Jie still couldn't forget the scene he saw on the street just now, and he praised: "Brother Zhou can actually recognize the country he is from from his appearance and clothing, which is really amazing!"

Shi Xiu nodded and said: "Yes, since the Humane Dynasty established the system of enfeoffment and expansion, I don't know how many vassal states have risen and fallen in this world. Except for the countries that have been enfeoffed in recent dynasties, I have paid a little attention to them. I don't care about other countries. know."

He is a talent that Zhou Bai wants to pay more attention to. The core of Zhongzhou is Zhongzhou, and the core of Zhongzhou is Shenjing. It is unknown how many princes and noble families will be crushed in this exam.

Zhou Baiguang just imagined that if he started in Zhongzhou, the first step, Tongsheng, would not know how long he would have to toss, and it would be too difficult to accumulate luck.

"If it wasn't for the turmoil in the Kingdom of Jin in the past few years, I wouldn't even be able to distinguish the typical prairie features of a Jin man with a flat face and a low nose bridge." Pang Lesheng also said with emotion.

Zhou Bai hastily stretched out his hand and made a virtual pressing gesture, and said with a smile: "Let's not flatter each other, let's talk about the current imperial examination, the examination will be held on the 25th, and the imperial examination will be held on the [-]th. I wonder what the goals of the three of you are?"

The meaning is obvious, it is to ask them whether they want to live forever, or serve the imperial court with fellow Jinshi, and finally follow the route of gods.

The three of them looked at each other and said in unison: "I want to be a scholar!"

Pang Lesheng looked complicated, took a sip of hot tea, and then slowly said: "If there is no Red Moon and a trip to the Dragon Palace, just to be on the safe side, I might really strive to be among the top ten fellow Jinshi."

Si Jie was not born as a county tycoon, and his luck has only accumulated for ten years. He echoed: "Well, according to past experience, we are the ones with the most strength and luck at the bottom of the second class, and we will serve the court. Not bad."

"Mainly, for every Jinshi, the list of heavenly records is just the beginning. After becoming a heavenly man, if you can't make rapid progress in your Taoism, and you can't make meritorious deeds for the heavenly court, then it will be difficult to obtain the heavenly title."

Shi Xiu's family had the best conditions, a county prefect in Zhongzhou, but the county prestige in Gyeonggi was not enough, and a large part of the reason for being selected was also due to himself.

He stood up, with his hands behind his back, with a bit of confidence on his face: "Yes, according to my talents, I will definitely be able to reach the third rank or above in the future as an official in the court, and maybe even a noble. Then you have to enter the Dragon Court."

"But……"

"With a lifetime's worth of achievements, it would be nice to exchange for the edict of a human being. Isn't that also longevity?" Zhou Bai pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"The current one has not been in court for a long time, and he is about to enter the Dragon Court to take the top spot. Do you think that Daxu just changed his head this time? No, I think the change of dynasty is just around the corner. How can this be considered humane?" God."

"When a leaf falls, we know the autumn of the world. The red moon and shooting stars tell us that the sky is about to change! Except for the big tree in the sky, the other trees can only be reduced to firewood!"

"Brother Zhou is already a distinguished guest of the Dragon Palace, so he must know the inside information, so why hide it."

The three of them wanted Zhou Bai to tell the truth every time they said anything to each other.

"I can only say that you are all people with outstanding vision, and this year's quota of heavenly beings must be grabbed!" Zhou Bai said solemnly.

The words are shallow and deep, he did not analyze the core of Longting and the God of Humanity, but told them directly that they want to be people of heaven.

"Okay, just like Brother Zhou's words, even if I'm the last one in the second class, I will fight for it!"

Si Jie has a more cheerful and outgoing personality, and at this time he actually bowed to Zhou Bai, as if I had only come to my senses after listening to your persuasion.

The private room was full of laughter, but after hearing what Zhou Bai said, the three of them did silently strengthen their belief in wanting to pass the second-class exam.

The Tianjiao in the capital just heard rumors that they are very powerful, have a lot of chapters, and have great luck.

As for Zhou Bai's performance in Dragon Palace, they have indeed witnessed it, and he is an outstanding person who can give them advice.

After drinking a pot of tea and exchanging other information, it was almost noon outside, so Pang Lesheng proposed to go to a good place to have a big meal.

The food flavor of the capital city is tolerant to all rivers and rivers, and many famous restaurants in various states have their headquarters in the city.

However, Shi Xiu, who was careful, seemed to think of something, so he hurriedly said, "Brother Zhou hasn't settled down yet, and hasn't registered at the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhou Bai nodded, and patted the burden behind the chair.

"Then you have to sign up quickly. There are not many good rooms for the examination institute. Two days later, you may only be able to live in a temporarily expanded place."

"And you don't have to think about the inns in Shenjing City. Those candidates from foreign countries are all rich people, and they have already taken the best rooms."

"In the past few days, there are people working in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, even at noon..."

"I see. I'll come back another day. I'll sign up first!" After hearing the three people's explanations, Zhou Bai resolutely said goodbye and left.

But he was not in a hurry, because that kid Qi Hua had a house even in the capital, so it was a big deal to bother him.

After all, his ancestor was an earl, and Qi's father was also an official in the capital, so there is still some background.

But as long as he can solve it by himself, he still adheres to the purpose of not causing trouble to others.

Therefore, when the smell of food was wafting from the streets and alleys, Zhou Bai rushed towards the inner city without hesitation, and Xiao Jing could only be fostered at the Taipu Temple horse farm temporarily, and there was no place to raise horses when he went to the examination institute.

Going to the examination institute, as the name suggests, is a place to provide accommodation for foreign candidates.

At the level of general examination and palace examination, generally speaking, as long as you are a candidate for the imperial examination, the imperial court will arrange room and board for you no matter what.

Even for the special circumstances of this year's Chunwei, the Daxu court still allowed them to go to the examination institute, which was enough to accommodate all candidates who wanted to live in it.

Of course, it is only accepted to move in one month in advance, there is no such thing as wool.

There must be a reason for the Daxu court to exceed the general 300-year cycle law. The development of transportation will definitely be mentioned in later history books.

For example, the long straight road leading to Dazhou County can ensure that the central troops can be deployed in time.

And now Zhou Bai was sitting in the carriage, driving straight into the inner city, running all the way without being stopped.

Because under Zhou Bai, there is the unique carriage of Shenjing City, no pedestrians are allowed to break in without reason, and there are guards on duty at every intersection.

Even if there are only a few main roads, which cannot form the urban transportation network in Zhou Bai's memory, it is an epoch-making progress that can save a lot of time.

Perhaps this is also the progress that officials of the Ministry of Industry have to make.

There is no way, the city of Shenjing is too big, and it will take at least half a day to walk from the outer city to the inner city.

In front of the gate of the inner city, there is a station where carriages gather. The construction may not be luxurious, but it must be large and complete.

In addition to the spacious front flat used to park horse-drawn carriages, there are toilets, teahouses, restaurants and other buildings inwards. Both drivers and passengers can temporarily repair at the station.

"If you don't want to waste money, you can eat here. It's affordable and you can still fill your stomach. The things in the inner city are very expensive."

This is the final stop, Zhou Bai was the only one who got off the bus, and he was not wearing a public official uniform, so the driver thought he was going to the city on business, so he kindly reminded him.

"Thank you, this is the fare for the car, please do your work first." Zhou Bai thanked him and got out of the car, while taking out the few copper coins left to pay the bill.

When he saw the banners erected behind the station, such as noodle wine and tea, he was stunned. Isn't this equivalent to the service area?

Sure enough, social development has something in common.

Shenjing City is divided into Outer City, Inner City, and Imperial City. Needless to say, the Imperial City, the inner city and the outer city are divided into different functional areas.

In addition to a large number of residential quarters and cities in the inner city, there are also offices of six departments, each of which occupies a huge area.

Because Daxu is too big, there are too many things to deal with. Just looking at the liaison offices set up by the other 47 states and various countries, they are all continuous buildings.

In addition, the chief divisions of many special yamen are also here, such as the Daolu Division that governs the world's Taoist officials, the Rumor Division that investigates news from all over the world, and so on.

Ordinary people generally don't come here, even if they come, they are doing business or something, and they can't bear it if they offend some noble person.

The inner city is not shorter than the outer city, and it is also as high as a hundred feet. Perhaps the city defense facilities are less, but the more mysterious Dao pattern can be clearly seen on every section of the city wall, which is much denser than the outer city.

Under the sunlight, the dao pattern showed a faint golden light, outlining a majestic and mysterious giant formation, but Zhou Bai couldn't see its whole picture if it was not activated.

In fact, Zhou Bai has always wondered why the imperial court has a strong power of Taoist officials, but it does not use extraordinary powers to improve the bottlenecks faced by the dynasty's development.

Maybe it's because Taoist priests are unwilling to serve mortals, or there are too few extraordinary resources such as spirit stones, or the heaven above...

But now Zhou Bai really saw the traces of Chaofan's integration into the dynasty, using formations to protect the city, how to attack with ordinary means?
Of course, the guards at the gates of the inner city were even stricter, but after checking the identity documents, they didn't dare to embarrass Zhou Bai, who was a candidate for the exam.

Entering the city smoothly, it seems that the outer city and the inner city are two worlds, the outside is noisy, and the inside is peaceful and peaceful.

A random pedestrian doesn't have any worries about daily necessities on his face.

Even if some people look sad, it is because they are worried about the development of themselves or their descendants. Some people in so-and-so's family are promoted and released, and their own family is falling behind.

In short, during the journey to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Bo has seen too much, and Zhou Bai only has one feeling, that society seems to have completed a leap here.

If the people in the outer city and even the world are still pursuing physical and safety needs, then the people in the inner city are already pursuing social and respect needs.

Standing in front of the grand gate of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Bai smiled wryly and shook his head, of course it was so small to support such a small part of the world.

Now that he has achieved great success in his qi technique, he can roughly see how far the Daxu Dynasty has developed.

Shenjing City is the gathering place of the dynasty's law net. While trying not to arouse the vigilance of the Dragon Qi, he saw that the core is light yellow, which means that the Daxu system has been perfected and developed to a very high level.

After the completion of the Qi Wang technique, the magic of luck has gradually opened the door to Zhou Bai.

In an area, a city, the degree of local development can be judged according to the luck color of the French Open.

The gray air is dense and the white air is scarce, which means that the system has not been established, and the legal net has not been laid.

Under the current background, it is in a state of disorder and anarchy. The people here must live in a bad way. Generally, such situations are only possible in times of great chaos.

The white gas is strong, and most of them are pure white, which means that there is a system to manage the local area, but the French Open is not very perfect.

The people's hearts have not yet returned, the undercurrent is raging, the crisis is hidden, and a rebellion may break out at any time.

And the limit for judging whether a system is qualified is the red French Open,
As long as the French Open is pale red, it means that the system has a certain prestige and the people's hearts are still stable.

The darker the red, the heavier the authority of the system, the deeper the attachment of people's hearts, and the unshakable up and down.

Red is the color of most dynasties when they are in peace. Now even though all parts of Daxu have experienced various hardships some time ago, most areas are still ranging from light red to deep red.

If red is higher, it will be difficult. People live and work in peace and contentment, without worrying about food and clothing. Those are the basic requirements.

Only places like the inner city of Shenjing, developed with the power of the dynasty, can appear yellowish.

Uh, maybe some states and cities in the south of the Yangtze River and the central region can also be reached in some areas.

People in these places no longer only pursue material things, but also spiritual pleasure.

Zhou Bai's own system has not yet been brought to justice, and he no longer thinks deeper. Instead, after being checked by the door, he was brought into the yamen of the Ministry of Rites by a civil official.

The oncoming style is all steady, this is the Ministry of Rites, the most well-mannered place.

Zhou Bai didn't look left and right, and kept his manners, but looking inside, he still felt what cultural heritage is.

The tall and magnificent gate tower, the long winding verandah, and the water system running through the entire Yamen make it possible to see flowers blooming everywhere and trees lined with shade.

After walking for about half a stick of incense, Zhou Bai passed through the endless layers of painting pavilions and vermilion towers, and arrived at the place where the applicants registered.

Sure enough, even during meal time, there are still officials on duty here.

Zhou Bai hastily handed in various documents and materials, including Juren's half-bronze seal, and took them out for inspection.

I saw the official from the Ministry of Rites asked the clerk next to him to wipe the golden lacquered Pixiu on the desk with a red cloth.

A wave of invisible fluctuations spread out, and Zhou Bo suddenly felt that there was a gaze cast here, that it was the God of the Yamen who was checking.

"I started the imperial examination at the age of 15, and came to take part in Chunwei at the age of 16. Even if there is no state examination in Dingzhou, you can count as three yuan in a row."

"I don't know if you are lucky enough, otherwise you can really win for Dingzhou. The last time Dingzhou Scholars Gold List was nominated was 30 years ago..."

(End of this chapter)