Chapter 1452: On the List

There is a reason why Jiang Hao wants to do this scene today. This house was a famous haunted house before. When Jiang Hao and his friends move in, even if nothing happens to them, others will be afraid of them, which will be detrimental to their future lives.

Doing this ritual can completely eliminate people's fear of this place.

Another reason is to make Zhiqiu Yiye famous. With fame, not only can you make more money, but it will also be easier to deal with many problems. For example, if there are ghosts and monsters making trouble, an unknown wizard will stand up and point it out. Others may not believe it, but if it is a famous wizard, others will believe him.

Finally, it is for the safety of the house, indicating that the owner of this house knows a skilled wizard, and no one will dare to provoke him casually in the future, such as the Ma family who are dissatisfied with the sale of the house. It is a precautionary move.

It can be regarded as killing three birds with one stone.

The crowd finally dispersed, and Zhiqiu Yiye walked into the courtyard, his face unconsciously showing a smug look. Jiang Hao looked at this guy and said, "Don't forget, you are now a mage who can summon thunder. If you can't use it at that time, you will be embarrassed. Speed ​​up your practice."

When Zhiqiu Yiye heard this, the smug look on his face disappeared instantly, and he felt more pressured, "I know, I will practice well."

Jiang Hao laughed in his heart, this is also one of the benefits, it can urge Zhiqiu Yiye to practice.

In the movie, Zhiqiu Yiye is kind-hearted and helps to eliminate the national teacher, but in the end his soul can't return and his soul is scattered, which is a pity.

This time, Jiang Hao didn't want him to die, so he always forced him to practice, let him learn more skills, so that he can deal with more troublesome things in the future.

From now on, they will live here. There are several independent courtyards outside the backyard, let Zhiqiu Yiye choose one by himself.

Looking at the old turtle next to him, he said, "Do you know the situation in Jinhua Prefecture?"

"I know. I often go to the city when I have nothing to do. I eat some delicious food occasionally and drink some wine when I am hungry, haha." The old turtle said with a smile.

"There are too few people in this mansion now. We need doormen, cooks, grooms, and maids. You can hire or buy them." Jiang Hao ordered.

After speaking, he waved his hand, and a box of silver appeared on the ground: "These silvers are for you. You will be responsible for the expenses of the mansion in the future."

"I will take care of it." The old turtle bowed.

"Come to me when the silver is spent."

The old turtle smiled, "You don't have to worry about money. In fact, there are a lot of silver coins dropped by sunken ships at the bottom of the Wujiang River outside. I can also fish out some clams for money. Originally, when I wanted to drink, I would ask the turtles to find some. When I have time, I will ask them to get more."

Jiang Hao thought to himself that this time he not only got a servant, but also the kind that helped to make money, but he made a lot of money.

Jiang Hao nodded, "It's up to you, go ahead."

The old turtle held up the box of silver with one hand and went to the backyard. The box of silver weighed three hundred kilograms. Although the old turtle was not strong in combat, his qi was really strong.

He looked at Zhu Guang again and ordered, "Go to the courtyard and pick up Mr. Zhuge. From now on, we will live here."

"Yes, sir."

Everyone else left, leaving only Litchi. Litchi looked at Jiang Hao, "Sir, what do I do?"

"Go and choose a place to sleep at night." Jiang Hao said.

"Okay." Litchi ran away briskly.

Not long after, Zhu Guang picked up Zhuge Wulong. The old man looked at the house and nodded with satisfaction, "This house is already very luxurious, and it is by the Wujiang River, full of water vapor, just right for health preservation."

"Then you can write books here with peace of mind." Jiang Hao said with a smile.

In the evening, Laogui brought back a group of people, a total of more than a dozen people, including doormen, servants, and maids. Laogui picked a pretty girl to serve old man Zhuge, and the rest performed their duties. They had dinner at the new house that night, and everyone drank to celebrate moving into the new house.

In the following days, Jiang Hao was not in a hurry to go to Hangzhou. He kept discussing his new Neo-Confucianism with old man Zhuge in the other courtyard. The old man absorbed a lot of new concepts and ideas from Jiang Hao, and benefited a lot.

These days, Zhiqiu Yiye also became busy. People often asked him to perform rituals. Master Zhiqiu's name gradually became famous in Jinhua Prefecture.

There was still a month before the college entrance examination. Jiang Hao knew that he could not delay any longer. That day, he said goodbye to old man Zhuge, took Zhu Guang and Lizhi, chartered a passenger ship, and went to Hangzhou along the river.

Their boat first came to Lanxi. Yes, they came back again, because Jinhua must pass through Lanxi by water. Lanxi is the confluence of three rivers. Here, their boat entered Lanjiang from Wujiang River and went down the river.

It was already May, and the scenery on both sides was very beautiful. The distant mountains and the nearby scenery were as vast as in a painting.

This waterway is very developed, and there are endless navigation along the river. From time to time, you can see ships passing by, and there are countless ships parked on the shore.

Jiang Hao remembered a poem by Li Qingzhao, "Water connects the southern country for three thousand miles, and the air pressure in Jiangcheng is fourteen states", which is about the scene of this waterway.

After a few days of sailing, they came to Fuchun River, which meets Qiandao Lake. Continuing from Fuchun River, Jiang Hao and his team finally arrived in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, for a few more days.

Looking for an inn near Gongyuan, they found that many were already full. They asked the boss if there was any place left. The boss said that there was a small courtyard with a private door. What else can we say? Jiang Hao is rich and is not afraid of the price, so he asked for a small courtyard.

To be honest, there are still many poor scholars, and not many scholars can afford to rent such a small courtyard that costs two taels of silver a day. After settling down, Jiang Hao called Zhu Guang.

"Go and find out who is taking the academic administration exam this time, what he is like, and whether he is prepared to sell his fame. If this person's fraud is too serious, we may have to think of something else," Jiang Hao said.

"I'll go right away." Zhu Guang disappeared after saying that.

At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and Li Zhi went to open it. The innkeeper came in with a food box and brought them the meals they asked for. Four dishes and one soup were neither rich nor simple.

It wasn't until the second watch in the evening that Zhu Guang came back and respectfully reported to Jiang Haohui: "Young Master, I have inquired clearly."

"explain!"

"The name of the person who is taking the exam this time is Zhou Yucheng. He is a censor. It is said that he is low-key and fair in his affairs. He is a rare honest and good official. I went to see his house in person. The house is very simple. During this period, someone went to Zhou's house. When visiting, Zhou Yucheng simply refused to see the guests," Zhu Guang said.

Jiang Hao nodded and said to himself that although rituals and music have collapsed and people are obsessed with money, it is not completely rotten. There are still bright, honest and capable ministers in the officialdom, and there are still people like Yan Chixia and Zhiqiu Yiye in the monk world. There are still kind-hearted and good people among the monks who work hard to eradicate demons and eliminate demons without caring about their own lives.

This world is not hopeless, it just depends on how to save it.

The next day,

Jiang Hao went to the Gongyuan to sign up, which was regarded as recognizing the place. After signing up, he went to the inn to meet Lan Xi, Feng Fangzhou and others, and they all had a drink together.

In the days that followed, Jiang Hao stayed at home and studied in the small courtyard. Time flew by and it was the day of the academy examination. Jiang Hao got up early that day, and Zhu Guang sent him to take the examination.

When the time came, Gongyuan began to release people. It was still the same process as before, checking, taking numbers, and entering. When the cloud sign sounded, and after receiving the examination papers, Jiang Hao began to answer questions seriously.

The college examination is divided into two parts. The first main examination consists of two eight-legged essays, one strategy essay, and one poem. The second review examination consists of one eight-part essay, one poem, and the silent writing of "Holy Edict Guangxun".

After the first round of the college examination, you have to wait four days for the results to be announced. Only if you pass the exam will you be eligible to enter the re-examination. After the re-examination, the two papers will be considered together to determine the ranking.

Jiang Hao answered in a leisurely manner, his handwriting was clean and beautiful, and he had to get enough marks on the paper. As for the content, it sometimes depends on the examiner's preference. Jiang Hao took the exam mainly for the convenience of going out in the future, so there was no The flowers are in full bloom, and there is no wildness. Instead, there is a sense of stability.

After he finished answering, he read it again and judged it for himself, "Well, a good show is stable."

He has two case leaders. As long as he doesn't make big mistakes, the scholar can be said to be a sure shot. Jiang Hao doesn't wait for the exam time to come, and directly hands in the paper.

After filling in his name, Jiang Hao stood up and left the examination room.

There are very few candidates submitting the paper now. In order to save the workload in the future, I took the sub-exam and read the paper directly. I read the words first. I was very satisfied with Jiang Hao's handwriting. As for the content of the eight-part essay, I am mature and cautious. Can I go up? Yes, I can't. In order to make sure there were no mistakes, he gave me an "above average" rating.

The paper soon arrived in front of the examiner Zhou Yucheng. At this time, he had approved more than a dozen papers. After reading the paper, Zhou Yucheng said that this was the best paper he had ever seen. He was very satisfied with the calligraphy in particular. The score of the exam is very recognized. It is indeed above average. According to past practice, this candidate will definitely be selected as a scholar.

It's just that his ink pen stayed on the examination paper for a long time. Thinking of the recent disputes in the court and the beatings against him, he knew that what he needed now was the word 'stable'. He looked at the paper again, and finally There was a mark of "Shang Shang" on the paper.

A few days later,

On the day when results were released for the first round of the college examination, the outside of Gongyuan was crowded with people.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are major provinces in the imperial examination. There are no less than three to four thousand candidates taking the imperial examination every year. In addition to their family members and servants, there are also spectators and even hawkers selling things, making the outside of Gongyuan like a big market. .

According to the annual admission ratio, among the three to four thousand candidates, the number that can be admitted is no more than three hundred, less than one in ten. Most people are destined to lament that Jiang Hao did not come at all this time to see the results, but sent Zhu Guang here.

After Zhu Guang read it, he went back and reported, "Sir, your name is on the list."

Jiang Hao nodded, he had already guessed it, "Since we have a name, let's take another test tomorrow. Once we get the title of scholar, we can travel all over the world."

Provincial examinations are held once every three years, and they are all held in the provincial capital Gongyuan, so the sequence is two years for the college examination and one for the township examination. If there is a college examination this year, there will be no township examination. Jiang Hao did the math and found that there was also a college examination last year, but the township examination will have to wait until August next year. In the middle of the year, there is still more than a year to go.

In one year, Jiang Hao would never stay at home and study. He had already planned to travel around the world to see if he could have the opportunity to join an immortal sect and systematically learn Taoist magic.

The next day.

Jiang Hao got up and went to take the retest. It was still the same as before, but this time the number of people participating was much smaller. There were less than 600 people who could enter the retest, and about half of these people had to pass.

Think about how difficult the imperial examination is. A small scholar has to go through so many disasters, but the scholar is just the first step in the race to become an official.

The re-examination was to test an eight-legged essay and a poem, silently writing "The Holy Edict". Jiang Hao still pursued a stable character in this eight-legged essay. The poem could not stump Jiang Hao, but what he wrote was a little more spiritual. As for the silent writing of "" "Holy Edict and Guangxun" is the simplest thing for Jiang Hao, who has a photographic memory.

After finishing the paper, it was still a long time. Jiang Hao read it again, thinking that this time it was stable, so he could just hand it in and go home, waiting for his name on the list.