Ask Sword

  Chapter 60 Hometown

   Watch the exam?

  Chai Cuiqiao blinked her eyes. Standing here in Xuanxie Langfang, she could only see the pasture, but could not see the scene inside the examination room at all.

   Besides, what's so good about the exam.

  Chai Cuiqiao looked her up and down. Although the lower part of her face was covered with a light veil, she was undoubtedly a beauty due to her face shape and fair complexion.

   Could it be that he came to see the examination site and choose a future husband-in-law from among the young talents?

  Hmm. It's quite reasonable, at least at the far end of the corridor, those aristocratic ladies chattering quietly and non-stop are talking about these things.

   "Look! The first examinee has left the examination room, and the imperial examination project has started!"

  I don't know who exclaimed first, the family members of the examinees in the corridor immediately squeezed to the window, looking at the pasture in front of them.

   "Has someone already finished answering the test paper?"

  Chai Cuiqiao stood up nervously, leaned over to the window, opened her eyes with her fingers, and looked hard.

   The first ones to rush out of the examination room were a few tall and burly students recommended by the Ministry of Military Affairs, and Hu Ren and Jing Ren, who were equally strong and muscular.

  Along side by side, there is also a short, desolate candidate, and a handsome, handsome young man in white robes and ordinary clothes.

   "Look, that's Pei Jiashiro!"

   "Wow, Mr. Pei Jing!"

   One after another exclamations sounded on the side of the covered bridge,

  Pei Jing, whose father is the Prime Minister of Yu State and Shangshu Zuo Servant She Pei Su, and whose mother is the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family among the five surnames.

  Pei Jing was born noble, handsome and talented. She wrote poems at the age of six and Fu at the age of seven.

The girls in Chang'an on the covered bridge were all amazed at Pei Jing's appearance—Pei Jing was really handsome, even when she was running towards the grass field, there was always a calm smile on her mouth, and her posture and movements had a natural and unrestrained demeanor, unlike those rampant people. The students recommended by the Ministry of War are in stark contrast.

  No one doubts whether Pei Jing can pass the first test, second test and even the third test of the academy.

  There is only one question—whether Pei Jing can beat all the best in the three rounds of exams, win three consecutive prizes, and create one of the few miracles in the history of the academy.

   "My family is less coughing! My Da Lang is also out!"

  Chai Cuiqiao glanced over the many students who ran to the pasture first, and locked on Li Ang, who was wearing a plain shirt, continued to support his eyes with his right hand, and slapped the guardrail of the corridor with his left excitedly.

  Yes. Is it necessary to run so fast?

   Li Ang stepped forward, panting, and ran towards the grassland.

  The act of handing in the papers first was like a clarion call, causing a large number of candidates to make a decision, handing in the papers one after another and running towards the pasture.

   I have to say that the school’s entrance examination rules are very bad, and you must first pass all the required items.

   in order to participate in elective subjects.

   This also means that even if candidates want to pass extra points in subjects such as mathematics, Yu law, and national history, they must first complete riding and shooting.

  The number of horses is limited, and the people who come later have to wait in line,

  Maybe we have to wait for the horses who have finished the race to recover their strength.

  'The entire preliminary exam ended at four o'clock in the afternoon.

   If you delay too long in riding and archery, you will definitely not be able to complete all the elective subjects. '

   Li Ang also knew the reasons for the anxiety of the other candidates in his heart. Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at the expressionless girl with willow eyebrows beside him, and ran silently.

   "Haha, first come, first served!"

A student recommended by the Ministry of Military Affairs with a full face was the first to run to the pasture, he laughed, his eyes swept across the hundreds of horses in the fence like knives, and he pointed to one of the white horses with a lazy expression and lowered his head gnawing grass, "Excuse me Shepherd, I choose this one!"

"good."

  The Shepherd of the Shepherd in the fence pulled the rein, pulled the saddled horse out of the fence, and handed the rein to the student recommended by the Ministry of War.

  As soon as the latter stepped on the ground, his figure rose from the ground, and he rode on the horse's back with a light movement that did not conform to his weight. His legs were slightly clamped in the horse's belly, and his center of gravity shifted forward. The horse galloped forward.

'So fast! '

   Out of the corner of his eye, Li Ang glanced at the dust raised by the student recommended by the Ministry of Military Affairs galloping on horseback, and he was amazed in his heart.

   This is nothing to envy. The other party spends much longer time on horseback than himself, and his horse riding skills are far superior to ordinary people.

  Unlike the north, students from the southern states do not have rich experience in riding horses, especially war horses.

   It would be good if you can barely run the whole distance, but you have to worry about the bad temper of the horse and throw yourself down.

   You must find a balance in terms of horse speed, character, stability and handling, and choose a horse that suits you.

  Li Ang quickly scanned all the horses in the ranch, his eyes suddenly lit up, and shouted: "Excuse me, shepherd, I will choose this one!"

   "Excuse me, shepherd, I will choose this one!"

   "Excuse me, shepherd, I will choose this one!"

  Three voices sounded almost at the same time,

  The girl with willow eyebrows at the next table, Li Ang, and a gentleman in white robes and ordinary clothes rushed to the fence of the pasture together, raised their arms, and pointed at a tall maroon horse.

"this"

  The sudden situation made the foreign shepherd holding the rein dumbfounded,

  He is not from Chang'an, and he doesn't know Pei Jing, but it is obvious from his demeanor that the handsome young man in white robe and regular clothes is a nobleman.

  But here is the first exam in the academy, and the emphasis is on fairness and justice.

  The fact that the three of them appointed the same military horse was somewhat eye-catching even in the chaotic and noisy pasture.

  Yang Yu, who hastily filled out the test paper and rushed over, took a breath, and abruptly stopped going up to talk to Li Ang.

"Who is that?"

  Song Shaoyuan, who ran over with Yang Yu, noticed the expression on Yang Yu's face and asked subconsciously.

   "I don't know the woman,"

  Yang Yu sucked his teeth with a strange expression, "The man is the son of Shang Shu Zuo Servant Shejia, Pei Jing."

"this"

  Song Shaoyuan paused. Although this was the first exam in the academy, it was not a good thing for those who wanted to live in Chang'an for a long time to bump into the son of Shangshu Zuopu Shejia.

   Outside the fence of the pasture, Pei Jing frowned slightly, and said lightly: "I arrived first."

   "I pointed first."

  The girl with willow leaf eyebrows did not give an inch, her expression was calm.

   "I called first."

  Li Ang shook his head, and said very fast: "Why don't you let the shepherd bring the horse and let him choose who? Everyone is in a hurry and has to take other exams."

  Pei Jing narrowed her eyes slightly. As the proud son of heaven, he didn't know the other two, but this proposal seemed to be okay, "Okay."

"Can."

  The girl with Liu Yemei also nodded in agreement.

"That's good."

   Li Ang nodded with his usual expression, signaling the shepherd to let go of the rein.

  The shepherd didn't want to interfere in this kind of thing at all. Seeing that Li Ang and the three had reached an agreement, he hastily led the maroon horse forward and let go of the reins.

  Pei Jing stood with a smile, patted the fence of the ranch with her palm, and made regular noises—this is the horse-lure movement taught by a professional horse trainer.

  The expressionless girl with willow eyebrows spread her palms, holding a ball of delicious pasture in her palms, attracting the other party's attention.

   And Li Ang raised his right hand with a smile, using his thumb, index finger, and middle finger,

  He made an injection gesture towards the war horse.

   "Xi Lv-"

  The maroon war horse, which was originally lazy, neighed suddenly, pulled itself together, ignored Pei Jing and the girl with Liu Yemei, trotted over affectionately, bowed its head and arched Li Ang's chest.

   "Hey, sorry, it's mine."

   Li Ang grinned at the other two, and asked the shepherd to open the fence door,

  Under Pei Jing's unbelievable gaze, the squinting stare of the girl with Liu Yemei, and the attention of the candidates around her, she joyfully led the horse to the runway.

   "When I see my fellow countrymen, my eyes are full of tears."

  Li Ang took the reins of the bay red army horse, put it close to its ear, and muttered: "I didn't expect you to be selected to come to Chang'an. Are your eyes better?"

  (end of this chapter)