The group slowly advanced on the winding mountain road. Since leaving the sea boat and walking onto the land, everyone felt a little uncomfortable. After all, when the wind and waves were bumpy on the sea, everyone got used to vomiting and vomiting. Suddenly, their feet became firmer and they walked a little lightly.

The team led by Qin Fei was a bit large. Thousands of East China Sea Fleet and countless Anzhou officials and soldiers followed him to evacuate the familiar places. Because there were too many people, they almost ate all the food they carried when they were on the ship. When they arrived at the port, the people who were not too full of stomachs were busy with the masters of the port canteen for a whole day. After eating, they had enough stomachs and brought enough dry food. They continued to head towards the east.

In order to avoid harassing the place and trampling on fertile fields, Qin Fei and his subordinates took some roads, crossing mountains and ridges, and it was very hard to walk.

The prince changed his loss at sea, but when he went to land, he gave advice and talked freely, and his mood seemed to be very good.

Qin Fei and the prince were walking in the middle of the team, and they were also a very few people with horses. The soldiers who were exploring the way forward ran back quickly, saluted Qin Fei in a regular manner, and reported loudly: "Master Qibing, we have arrived at Xiangsi Cliff. After passing through this cliff, we can go to Guandao. It will only take two days to get to Dongdu."

Qin Fei looked up at the sky. The sun had not yet risen to the highest point. The clear sky was cloudless. The faint breeze made people feel very comfortable walking on the road. He ordered: "Continue to open the road and strive for before darkness, a large group of people crossed the Acacia Cliff and set up camp beside the official road at night."

The prince turned around and looked at the Ninth Princess and the girls behind him, pointing to the cliff in front of him that seemed to be wrapped in water mist, and said leisurely: "When I came, I kept walking on the main road, but I didn't go to this place. Do you know the origin of this place?"

Dai'er has read a lot of books and knows this allusion. But Princess Nine, Xiao Yu'er and others don't know at all.

The prince smiled and said, "Acacia Cliff was a very famous waterfall hundreds of years ago, with flowing down and silver flowers and jade liquid. Although the location was a little remote, there were still many literati and poets who came to see it from afar. At that time, the world was still unified, and the Wei State was in its prosperous time. Even the princes in the palace would occasionally come to this place for fun."

When Qin Fei heard what he said was interesting, he pressed the horse's head and gave the prince a little step.

The prince continued: "About five hundred years ago, there was a small town not far from here. There were not many people in the town and there were not so many rules. There was a young man who was very smart. Although his family was poor, he passed the Tongsheng exam at the age of twelve and passed the Juren at the age of 18. At that time, it was a sensation. He was determined to get fame and honor and glorify his ancestors."

"What's the difficulty of getting a fame and fortune in such a genius?" Princess Ninth smiled.

Qin Fei shook his head, "Ninth Princess, this is a bit too big. There are mountains outside the mountain and people outside the people. Every three years, he only wins more than 200 people. In a small place, he can be regarded as a genius. If he is placed in a province, he may also be a figure. But if the country compares, I don't know how many powerful people there are. What's more, there are still differences in education in each place. The top name here may not even be seen in the top 100 places."

The prince seemed to appreciate Qin Fei's remarks, and nodded, "Sister, the place under our feet is not far from Dongdu. The scholars in this place are far inferior to those of several other provinces. Although the boy passed the imperial examination at the age of 18, it was quite good, but Qin Fei was right. In the unified Wei State at that time, do you know how many powerful people there are in various provinces in the country?"

"Brother, you continue to tell me! I haven't heard of this story yet." The Ninth Princess quickly pulled the prince's sleeve.

"Okay, that boy participated in the first imperial examination at the age of nineteen, but he returned home in a great defeat. The people in the town were full of hope, and thought that this town might have a personal figure, but unexpectedly, he was defeated. People were so terrifying. For a moment, all rumors came out. Some people said that he was just lucky and was the young man who passed the examination. Some people said that he was complacent when he passed the examination, and didn't know how much he was. The young man was very distressed, but at this moment, a girl encouraged him very much, secretly sent a maid to give him his embroidery and wrote a few words of encouragement."

"They just met. More than a year later, the young man's parents mustered up the courage to propose marriage to the girl's house, but were closed to the door by the small landlord, and told them not to think about it."

Xiao Yu'er sighed quietly: "The concept of family members should be focused on the same family. She also thinks that getting married with this family is a low point, and that family is a high-level family. In fact, the life of two people is a matter of two people. As long as you are happy, you can't care about that much."

Qin Fei looked at Xiao Yu'er in shock. It seemed that after being with him for a long time, this little girl who was not afraid of heaven and earth was actually transformed by herself in her views on love and marriage. In time, this girl really hopes to become the initiator of the women's movement in this world...

The prince didn't think so much. He smiled and said, "The story is a bit cliché, but this is the case in the world. It used to be, now there are, and there will be still in the future. The boy's family was rejected and felt that he could not afford to lose the person, so he simply stopped mentioning it. The girl secretly told the boy that he would never change his mind or marry. Let him study with peace of mind, and must come back from the exam, so that his snobbish parents would look at him with admiration."

"The boy was so inspired and studied hard. He was a very smart person. When he was twenty-two years old, he participated in the imperial examination and finally reached the palace examination. The Emperor of Wei was also a young man at that time. What's interesting is that most of the people admitted to that class were not young, usually around thirty or forty years old. He liked this young man very much. When the palace examination, the answers were fluent. When the Emperor of Wei was happy, he ordered him to be the top scorer."

"The top scholar... is so amazing!" The Ninth Princess stuck out her tongue. It only took a thousand years from the founding of the imperial examination in Wei State to the present day, and once every three years. Even if it was split in the next three hundred years, it was only more than 600 top scholars. There are only these top scholars for thousands of years, which of course they are considered powerful.

"The problem lies here..." the prince sighed: "He won the top scorer and sent the good news home. The officials in the town all came to congratulate him. His parents were originally poor families, but suddenly his son became arrogant and felt a little arrogant. He felt more and more unbearable about the insults he had suffered when he proposed marriage."

"Also, the young man really looked at the Emperor of Wei. According to the rules, after winning the top scorer, he should go to the Hanlin Academy to report first. He set off home within half a month to comfort his ancestors' blessings, settled down the family affairs, and then returned to the Hanlin Academy to serve. However, the emperor was very happy to chat with him, and he was reluctant to leave the capital for a while, so he kept him for an extra month. He announced that he would enter the palace every day, talk about his literary talent, and talk about national affairs."

Dai'er smiled slightly and explained to the somewhat puzzled Ninth Princess and Xiao Yu'er, "This Majesty has worked hard. He is very young, and the top scholar in front of him is also very young, and it is even more rare to be a fond of him. If nothing unexpected happens, this Majesty will die. This Majesty can accompany him for the rest of his life, and can be regarded as his own direct confidant. No matter how powerful a person is when he is studying and discussing strategies, he is just a castle in the air. He needs experience to be an official. The Emperor of Wei was reluctant to leave him, and was afraid that he would lose his direction after entering the Hanlin Academy. He took the initiative to teach him how to be an official and if he was in politics."

"So that's it..." Princess Ninth nodded.

The prince smiled and said, "Sister, you don't know a lot. I remember when I was a child, my father told me that there are several types of officials. One is that he is good at talking and pen, but he can't do things. The other is that he can do things but can't be a human being. He has ideals and talents, but he stays in a small government office for the rest of his life and cannot be promoted. In the era of a wise ruler, those who really climb to a high position are those who can do things and be a human being. However, this kind of person is no longer so simple."

"That's right, the good news was sent to the town, but he didn't go back for a long time. Back then, an unmarried young man was the top scholar. I don't know how many officials and families were staring at him, trying hard to find his daughter who had not yet been married, and wanted to pull him into his camp. Especially, he was highly appreciated by His Majesty. In the capital alone, there were nearly twenty officials and families of all sizes who had mentioned marriage, but he refused them all."

"He already has a sweetheart, so he naturally would not marry other women casually. Even if the Grand Secretary at that time wanted him to be his son-in-law, he politely refused to be a lie. Unfortunately, it was not the case when his parents said... This couple might have been jealous of the grievances of the past, so they spread the word around the town, saying that whoever wanted to propose marriage to their own family again. What a big official, what a powerful and majestic person... they wanted to stand at the door of the girl's house and say!"

The prince sighed, "It's a pity that he has never been able to go home. The girl's parents also felt that they had miscalculated. If they had known that he would win the top scorer, it would be great to marry his daughter to him. But now, seeing that the two families have turned against each other, they have to whisper to beg each other, and they can't hold their faces off, so they simply told their daughter that the boy had already negotiated with people in the capital. He told her to cut off this idea and find another good family."

"This is the wrong thing between those two pairs of parents!" Dai'er sighed: "For the happiness of her children, what is the point of bowing her head occasionally?"

"If everyone thinks this way, the world will be peaceful!" Qin Fei said.
Chapter completed!