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In early March of the eighth year of Jian'an, Xiangyang City, Jingzhou.

The morning light breaks through the dawn and the morning glow begins to appear. Dewdrops are on the tender leaves on the roadside, and it presents a crystal clear luster and shines in the morning glow, which is very gratifying.

As a harsh sound spread, the four gates of Xiangyang City opened wide, and pedestrians who had already been waiting outside the city gate rushed into the city one after another.

A load of fresh vegetables was regularly up and down on the porter's not strong shoulders, but did not swing left and right; trolleys filled with fresh poultry followed the porter into the city, and many women in their thirties followed behind with bamboo baskets, covered with flower cloth, and contained half a month's livelihood of the family - a basket of eggs.

With these people who arrived in front of the city gate early in the morning, they rushed into the city gate one after another. Xiangyang City, which was still immersed in the silence, suddenly became lively. Many people in the city felt the return of the city and the streets and alleys became noisy.

The plan for the day is in the morning, and a new day has begun.

When hundreds of people were carrying loads and pushing trolleys (wheelbarrows) to the entrance of the Caishikou, Dongcheng, there was an extremely eye-catching bright yellow brocade on the walls where wanted or reward notices were posted, which attracted many people to come forward to watch. In fact, many people had seen such yellow notices when they were waiting to enter the city at the gate of the city. However, because there was a burden on their shoulders, they were not idle in their hands, and they were eager to enter the city, so they didn't have time to watch them. In addition, most of them were illiterate, and if they didn't read the word "sir" who knew the words and read it to everyone, it would be in vain even if they came over.

When people saw this bright yellow brocade, they immediately thought of another reward notice that it was a reward notice that a large reward was paid to report the assassin. It must be that the playboy from a certain aristocratic family or a large family was assassinated, and the government office could not find clues. So they offered a reward to arrest the murderer. Such reward notices for murder are posted every ten days and half a month. The people have long been accustomed to it.

The appearance of the reward notice can be traced back to the assassination of the Southern Dynasty Emperor Liu Biao three years ago. At that time, Liu Biao had not yet proclaimed himself emperor, but was still the governor of Jingzhou. That year, assassins rampantly raged in Xiangyang City, and almost every day the descendants of the official family were assassinated. Even the provincial governor Liu Biao was shot in the left arm by the assassin. The assassination operation was very rampant and had reached the level of pervasiveness. For this reason, the defenders of Xiangyang City blocked the city gates and captured assassins on the streets. As long as they saw a burly young hero, they would arrest them as an assassin. This chaos lasted for a long time.

For a whole year, the wind and cranes and trees in Xiangyang City were full of soldiers, which made the people outside the city dare not enter the city, and the tender green vegetables were rotten in the fields and they dared not take them to the city for sale. This noisy caused the people around them to suffer. Blocking the city gates was equivalent to cutting off their livelihoods. The whole family had to tighten their belts and live a life, and they could not see any oil and water all year round. They were full of bitterness but had nowhere to cry, and they were so miserable!

Since then, the people have had prejudice against such reward notices, believing that neither the murdered nor the murdered ones are good things. So they encounter reward notices again. They usually come forward to join in the fun and see which wealthy family is unlucky and attacked by the assassin, making jokes with each other. Then they disperse and do whatever they should do. They don’t care about the final result of these reward notices. Because this kind of thing is far away from the farmers who dig out from the land, they are poor and useless. Apart from the hundreds of kilograms of meat and bones on their bodies, they have no things to do, so the assassins will not make any decisions. As for reporting the whereabouts of the assassin or providing clues, as long as the idle gangsters in the city will sharpen their heads and earn such unsupported rewards. Real farmers are not enthusiastic about this at all. It is better to do less than to do more. Living a life is a serious matter.

However, today's notice seems to be different from the past. The yellow silk with excellent texture shines in the sun. You can see the black handwriting and red seals on it from afar, especially the seal with a big fist, which was particularly dazzling. The moment he saw the notice, many people couldn't help but curse secretly: "Which family's spoiler is this? Such a large piece of satin is enough to make new clothes for the child's mother, but it was actually used by the government to paint and paint. It was ruined! His mother's baby doesn't feel sorry for selling his father's land, he deserves it!"

Even though he scolded, he couldn't help but be curious. He came up involuntarily, staring at the yellow silk notice with his head straight up, and listened to the contents of the "Sir" standing directly below the notice. Of course, although the handwriting on the yellow silk is very clear, each word has the size of an eyeball. Unfortunately, the words know them, but they don't recognize the words. They just stare at the notice with their heads up and stare at the notice with big eyes, they are really blind and illiterate!

It was not until the curious people came to check it out that the notice on the wall was not pasted with paste, but was nailed to the wall with four iron nails as thick as chopsticks. It was very firm and could not be easily torn off. The nails of this era were not cylindrical, but four-edged iron nails. The nail head was large, as big as fingernails, the tip of the nail was relatively narrow, and the body was about one inch long. This kind of nail was very large with iron, just like they were really made one by one, just like building arrows, so the price was expensive. Ordinary people would use such solid iron nails when building houses. Generally, they could save as much as possible. If they could be replaced by wooden wedges, try not to use iron nails, which could save a lot of money.

It is obvious that when these vegetable farmers who came to sell vegetables early in the morning saw the iron nails nailed to the wall, they couldn't help but feel pain again: "It's so spoiled! The yellow silk notice and the iron nails are posted. How rich is this to make such a big deal? No wonder the assassin came to the door on his own initiative?"

As more and more people gathered, the well-dressed "Mr." standing directly under the notice was finally willing to speak out and began to show off his knowledge: "The State of Jin ordered the will of heaven to be the will of heaven. The emperor issued an edict: All the world is the king's land, the shores of the earth, and the ministers of the king. Now, I am grateful for the suffering of the people in the world and the difficulty of the Confucian students to become officials. I specially issued this edict. At the beginning of April 8, the eighth year of Jian'an, the first imperial examination was held in Chang'an. All the descendants of Yan and Huang, who are over 16 years old, think that they have learned talents or have a skill, are not limited to the region or the region.

Race, no matter whether you are born, you can take the exam. The imperial examination is divided into a hundred schools of thought, including literary examination, martial examination, mathematics and Huangzhi. The subjects are not limited, and it is mainly practical, and it is aimed at benefiting the people. Any elder with a skill is included in the exam. Those who pass the exam will be recruited and become officials to obtain fame. Those with outstanding talents will be promoted and their wives and children will be placed in the best way. After this imperial edict is promulgated, the imperial examination will be held every two years, and the exam will be announced three months in advance. Impress this! Emperor Li Li of Jin, February 25, the eighth year of Jian'an."

After reading the edict, the well-dressed "Mr.", who was well-dressed, pointed to the cinnabar seal with a fist at the bottom of the notice and added: "My fellow villagers have read it carefully. This is the unique jade seal of the Western Jin emperor. Therefore, this edict is not a false statement, but was written by the Emperor of Jin himself, and is truly credible!"

After reading the edict, the learned and talented "Mr." explained in detail line by line. Until all the people watching understood, he stopped the sound and retreated aside, and disappeared without a trace in a short while.

"Imperial Examination? This is quite new. Anyone can take the exam. As long as you pass the exam, you can become an official?" An old man over 50 years old murmured half-believingly.

"Yes, I have never heard of such a good thing from ancient times to the present!" Zhang, who was in the same village, continued, obviously, she was also suspicious and did not believe that there was such a good thing in the world. Because she had a son who had loved to play guns and sticks since childhood, she was as big as a cow, but she didn't farm well. She thought about fighting and killing all day long, and dreamed of making achievements on the battlefield. Unfortunately, the child's father died early, and the mother and son depended on each other for their own lives. Zhang was reluctant to let his son join the army, for fear that his son would never return. Therefore, the son was still doing nothing all day long, and he was about to become an idle gangster.

After seeing this notice, Zhang felt that if the imperial edict said the real thing, it would be an opportunity for her children. Because she felt that her son was very powerful, and no one in the village could beat him. The most important thing was that his son was willing to use his brain when doing things. As long as he was prepared, even if more than one hundred young men and women were on the same page, he would not be his opponent, and he would still beat them to pieces.

While Zhang was thinking secretly, a noble lady next to him spoke: "My son studied hard in Lushan Academy for ten years, but he had no chance to go to officialdom. This time he must let him go to Chang'an to try it. Once he passed the exam, the days for my old Wang family to make a name for himself!" Obviously, this is a landlord's wife, that is, a local rich man. Although his family is rich, his status is not high and he is incompatible with a wealthy family.

The words of the rich man from the Wang family fell into the ears of the vegetable farmers like a bomb, which made everyone's hearts rush and their blood boil. They couldn't help but think that the rich man's son was willing to rush to Chang'an, and that his own boy could go too. The imperial edict said that it was not limited to the region or whether it was born, and as long as he had the ability, he could take the exam.

What's more, the "Mr." just now said that as long as the person who went to take the exam this time, he would not have to worry about not having enough money as long as he entered the Western Jin Dynasty. The Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty had ordered all counties along the way to escort the people who took the exam to Chang'an, including food and accommodation. This is a great thing that has never been seen. Anyway, his children are idle and they are really capable, so it's not impossible to try their luck.

"Sister-in-law Zhang, please check the stall for me. I'll go home and come back later."

"This, Brother Li, let's go. I'm going to go back to cook for my child, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

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Situations like Caishikou in Dongcheng are not an isolated case. Almost at the same time, the same scene was staged in every street and alley in Xiangyang City. There were more than fifty places where the well-dressed "Mr." were specially interpreting the imperial edicts of the Western Jin emperor. In less than half an hour, more than half of the people in the entire Xiangyang City who were used to getting up early heard about the imperial examinations and the eternal storm swept across the entire Xiangyang City like an unprecedented tornado.

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