The bluestone avenue outside the palace gate was full of officials' cars and sedans. Thanks to Fu Xuechen's choice to ride a horse, it was easy to squeeze through the narrow gap in the road to the front. He was able to dismount very close to the palace gate and throw away the reins.

Give it to Fu An and let him take the horse to find a place to rest and wait for her to come out.

All young people who are preparing to participate in the selection of the prince's companions are registered in the palace. After checking with the guards guarding the palace gate, they can be led in by the little eunuch on the side and directly arrive at the assessment site.

Fu Xuechen had just walked a few steps with a young eunuch when a call suddenly came from behind: "Yuchen! Yuchen! Wait for me!"

It's a bit bad! Now she met an acquaintance of Fu Yuchen, and Fu An was not around, so she couldn't remind her in time who was coming.

Fu Xuechen calmed down and looked back, only to see a masculine young man with a strong build and dark skin chasing after him. He looked at Fu Xuechen with a joyful look and bright eyes, showing that he was very familiar with Fu Yuchen.

"It's you!" Fu Xuechen smiled politely in return. What Fu An once mentioned on the way flashed through his mind, describing the names, backgrounds, and descriptions of several classmates and friends that Fu Yuchen often interacted with, and he roughly identified two people who were similar.

One is Zhang Chuyang, the youngest son of Zhang Huo, the Minister of War, and the other is Guan Enming, the proud second son of Zhenxihouguan, who is also a noble son.

These two people are also candidates to accompany the prince, but their chances of winning are smaller. Unless a miracle happens, these two people are candidates to accompany him.

Leading one person is leading, and leading two people is also leading. The little eunuch had the foresight to stop and wait until the arrival was side by side with Fu Xuechen before continuing to lead. Unfortunately, the people in the palace were very particular about keeping their mouths shut, and they would not make mistakes if they spoke less.

Fu Xuechen didn't give any hint as to who the visitor was.

Fu Xuechen had no choice but to walk forward silently, pretending to be a little nervous and not speaking easily.

"Is Yuchen nervous?" The young man was a little careless. He glanced at Fu Xuechen and comforted him: "Don't worry! I said I would help you, and I will fight to the end to ensure that no one else can pass you."

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Fu Xuechen felt strange: "How do you want to help me?"

The young man looked around and whispered in a low voice: "My father told me last night that my distant uncle Zhang Ying, the commander of the imperial guards in the palace, has already greeted our friends for us and will give him a message then.

Let's let it go, and we guarantee that we will definitely improve in the martial arts examination!"

So brave! Fu Xuechen waterfall sweats, this is cheating by the emperor!

At the same time, she also knew who this young man was, Zhang Chuyang, the youngest son of the Minister of War. No wonder he knew the inside information about the riding and archery assessment in advance.

But Fu Xuechen did nothing to stop him from cheating. From what she knew about Fu Yuchen's character, he would never consider the consequences of doing so. Knowing that someone could help him cheat, it was too late to be happy.

After struggling for a while, Fu Xuechen could only frown and whispered: "Just passing the test on horseback and shooting is not enough! My opponent is also Xie Yucheng, the Xie family who has studied writing since he was a child. I am afraid I will not be his opponent in the previous literary test.

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"He!" Zhang Chuyang did not regard Xie Yucheng as a big threat. He waved his hand and said: "He is just a scholar who can read but is not good at martial arts. Today's sage is a figure like a god of war. How can he conquer the world immediately?

Choose this kind of literary weakling as a companion for the princes!"

Fu Xuechen shook his head: "Brother Zhang, don't be careless! As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer the world but difficult to defend it. Now that the world has been settled, it is time to recuperate and recuperate with the people. It is a great opportunity for the civil servants to use their knowledge to govern the world. The Holy Emperor will pay more attention to the martial arts.

, otherwise the children of civil servants will not be eligible for selection."

Zhang Chuyang was stunned and looked at Fu Xuechen several times: "That makes sense! Yuchen, you actually thought so far today."

Ouch! What you are saying... Could it be that that guy Fu Yuchen usually behaves like a stupid idiot in front of his friends?

Fu Xuechen was speechless: "I listened to what my father said."

"Oh!" Zhang Chuyang believed it immediately: "Uncle Fu said it, no wonder! My father said that the Holy Father often praised Uncle Fu as a wise general."

Xie Yucheng also studied at Guozixue, and his grades in his class were ranked very high. Although he was not as good as some civil servants from Jiangnan, he was still considered to be a small talent, and his writing skills were much better than those of the nobles.

Zhang Chuyang thought about it but couldn't think of a way to defeat the opponent in Wenshi, so he couldn't help but frowned.

In fact, Fu Xuechen is not worried about this. The time and space where the Darong Empire is located has a territory and geography similar to that of China in the original time and space, but there are many differences. For example, the location and naming of the city and county offices are very different, including the location of the capital city of Shangjing.

It was neither Jinling nor Yanjing, but closer to the southwest than Yanjing, and further to the northwest than Jinling, exactly in the center of the empire's territory.

There are many differences in history. Apart from the inescapable primitive society - slave society - the development process of civilization in the feudal era, and the repeated changes in the cycle of chaos, other things, from the historical celebrities to the writings left behind, have been since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Everything is different!

In such an almost new world, Fu Xuechen, who is more talented than words and has the support of ancient Chinese prose and poetry from the entire earth, is not afraid of any test questions she has to face, even though she actually has a lot of ancient Chinese prose that she has learned before.

I have completely forgotten all the ancient poems.

Of course, he is not afraid of returning. If possible, Fu Xuechen does not want to use those big waves to wash away the sand. He can still shock others by publishing famous poems that have been passed down from ancient times to the present. This is not in line with the education level of Fu Yuchen's disciples after he was a nobleman. It is too

Going out of line will only cause trouble in the future.

After thinking about it, we have reached the place. This is a side hall. Dozens of seats have been arranged in the hall, and each seat has been assigned pen and ink. As the candidates arrive one after another and take their seats, the number of empty seats is rapidly decreasing, and there is a lot of noise.

The sound gradually rose.

Ignoring the surrounding environment and furnishings, as well as the antique costumes of the young people, it gives the impression of a large classroom from later generations.

As soon as Fu Xuechen and Zhang Chuyang arrived, they saw another tall boy with the same dark skin color turning back from his seat, waving vigorously towards the two of them, and saying hello: "Yuchen! Chuyang! This way!

I’ve reserved seats for you all!”

Another friend of Fu Yuchen! This one should be Guan Enming.

Fu Xuechen reluctantly approached Zhang Chuyang and nodded in response: "Brother Guan turned out to be here early!"

Zhang Chuyang took Guan Enming, and the three of them occupied a corner, and began to discuss and speculate with great interest on what the literary test would be. Unfortunately, there were very few children of civil servants in the circle of the three of them, and even if there were one or two, they would not be qualified.

Candidates, not to mention that they are all scumbags who only skip classes and play around, so they cannot help the three of them in this regard.

Fu Xuechen made up his mind to listen more and talk less. He seemed to be participating in the discussion, but in fact he was looking in all directions and carefully observing the surrounding environment.

The sky has just started to get bright, and it is not yet strong enough to write without any hindrance. In addition to the guards guarding the palace, there are only young eunuchs who are busy guiding people, checking the examination equipment placed, taking care of the surrounding charcoal basins, and starting from the invigilator.

When it comes to the princes, it's far from time to show up.

Apart from the teenagers who were whispering to each other in a circle, the most eye-catching thing in the scene was probably the girls in the corner at the back who seemed to be a country of their own. Their average age was also the youngest.

All of them were dressed up in pink and looked indescribably soft and cute.

While observing, Fu Xuechen suddenly felt a line of sight focused on her. Following this line of sight, he saw sitting diagonally to the left a young man who looked thin and seemed to have a bit of ruthlessness.

He looked at the three people here with disdain. When his eyes met Fu Xuechen, he did not flinch. Instead, his eyes showed a bit of provocation. He made mouth shapes, raised his thumbs upside down, and spit out three words clearly and quietly towards Fu Xuechen.

The word "dead sissy"!

Who is this! How dare you be so arrogant in the palace.

Fu Xuechen's face darkened, and she subconsciously began to reflect on whether there was any flaw in her. Zhang Chuyang and Guan Enming next to her noticed it. They followed her gaze to the thin young man and immediately stared back with wide eyes.

"It's Cheng Defang, that skinny monkey again!" Guan Enming muttered unhappily: "I am ugly, so I like to arrange Yu Chen, so don't pay attention to him for now."

Zhang Chuyang said: "It seems that this kid is itchy. If you find an opportunity later, I will help Yuchen find an opportunity to beat him up!"

It turned out that the skinny boy was one of the powerful competitors mentioned by his father, Cheng Defang, the concubine of Yiguo! Fu Xuechen understood, and at the same time he glanced sideways at Fu Yuchen and his two friends, and started to beat them up.

, not a good thing either.

However, judging from the reactions of the two friends, she has not shown any flaws in any way. The reason why Cheng Defang cursed her as a sissy is probably because she and Fu Yuchen, two siblings, are too handsome and fair in appearance and lack the rough masculinity of general disciples.

Because of the breath.

But at this moment, it was too late to find fault with Cheng Defang. As the eunuch on duty outside the palace gate cracked his whip twice, the surroundings became silent. Several teenagers and a girl were seen following the two old men. A group of people walked straight away.

Entered the side hall.

The prince, princess, and two teachers from Mingde Hall have arrived!

Everyone in the hall quickly returned to their seats, and stood beside their seats, watching quietly as this group of people walked to the front of the crowd.

"Greetings, master! Greetings, your highnesses!" Everyone bowed their heads and saluted loudly.

The Darong Empire does not like kneeling down and respects teachers. Even the princes and princesses do not have any privileges in front of the master. They all have to perform discipleship rituals. Therefore, everyone must greet the master first before coming down to the prince and princess. This

The etiquette has been taught in advance, so no one can make mistakes.

"No courtesy! Everyone sit down."
Chapter completed!