"My younger brother has been admitted as a scholar."

Hong Kang had received letters from Zhou Xun and others before.

It not only contains the good news that Zhou Xun passed the college examination, but Pang Xinyao also talked about the problems encountered by [Heishui Tower] during this period and how she and others solved them.

Hong Kang couldn't help but sigh: "My younger siblings have grown up!!"

The boatman immediately congratulated: "Congratulations! Congratulations! It turns out you have been admitted as a scholar!"

"I see you are not very old, sir. Your brother must be even younger. He is already a scholar at such a young age, and his future prospects are limitless!"

The boatman's tone was full of envy.

You must know that a scholar can be exempted from corvee service, exempted from paying public food, not kneeling before officials, and other privileges. Moreover, if he breaks the law, he cannot be punished as long as it is not a capital crime.

Let’s not talk about other things. The first two items alone are enough to make ordinary people envious.

Hong Kang smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your good words, brother."

Feeling happy, Hong Kangduo gave the boatman two taels of silver when he got off the boat.

Let the boatman thank you profusely.

The boatman thought to himself: "It seems that the mother-in-law is right. It's good to say more nice things. Hehehehe..."

Naturally, Hong Kang didn’t really come to the West Lake for fun.

In terms of time.

Dongfang Bubai has come to power, so the former teaching director, Wo Xing, should be imprisoned in "Meizhuang".

And "Meizhuang" is located on the edge of the West Lake.

Ren Woxing is currently imprisoned in the basement of Meizhuang. Hong Kang is not here to save him. On the contrary, Hong Kang is here to extract the value of Ren Woxing.

Regardless of Woxing's character, his martial arts skills are unfathomable and he is one of the best in the world.

Hong Kang came here just to talk about martial arts and Taoism with him.

Of course, Hong Kang did not forget that Dongfang Invincible sent the "Four Friends of Jiangnan" to guard Ren Woxing. The martial arts of these four people are unknown, but they are definitely top-notch figures.

Just in case, Hong Kang planned to practice quietly by the West Lake for a year before looking for him.

Hong Kang is now almost sixteen years old, and his martial arts is making rapid progress.

Both physical strength and Qi capacity are making great strides forward.

Moreover, Hong Kang counted the time with his fingers.

"There are still three years to go."

Because three years later it will be time for Zhou Xun to take the provincial examination, and Hong Kang must go back by then.

The rural examination is a province-wide examination, and those who pass the examination are eligible for promotion.

There are many benefits to raising people.

You can choose to be an official, and you can also be actively recruited by major landowners, because you can be exempted from taxes. Therefore, as long as you pass the exam, it doesn't matter even if you are not good at management, someone will take the initiative to put the land in your name.

Therefore, people have only heard of "poor scholars", but there is no such thing as "poor scholars".

Hong Kang thought: "With Tong Yang's ability, if he wants to win the election, he will have to work hard in the past three years."

After Zhou Xun chose the imperial examination route, Hong Kang learned about the examination system of the Ming Dynasty. There were tens of thousands of scholars in a province who participated in the provincial examination, but in the end only more than a hundred were selected as candidates.

There are thousands of people in the country, but only a hundred people will be selected as Jinshi. Among these more than a hundred Jinshi, only a dozen will be able to enter the Imperial Academy.

This shows how difficult the scientific examination is!!

Really thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge!!

Hong Kang once analyzed this with Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun did have some waverings, after all, he knew it was difficult after hearing this.

In addition, he is just an orphan, unlike other children from aristocratic families who have connections and teachers, so he can only rely on himself to fight for everything.

but,

It is precisely because of his status as an orphan and his constant practice of martial arts that Zhou Xun has a very tough temperament.

He said: "Brother, I still want to continue on this path. Walking in the world will ultimately mean living in the shadow of swords and swords, and running around in the world will eventually lead to instability. If I can become a chief officer, it will be easier for my brothers and sisters in the future.

They shelter.”

"not to mention……"

Zhou Xun raised his head and said with a confident smile: "Brother, didn't you encourage me? You should know that young Ling Yunzhi once promised to be the best in the world!"

…………

Time flies, the tide ebbs and flows.

A year passed quickly.

Zhou Xun has already begun to make a name for himself at [Shigu Academy].

Because every time there is a topic in the academy, Zhou Xun always interprets it from a unique perspective, and Zhou Xun always has many strange ideas.

He had learned all this by following Hong Kang for five or six years.

When Hong Kang teaches the six of them, he will naturally teach from his own habits. What he values ​​​​more is the six people's perspective and perspective on looking at problems and understanding the world.

Therefore, Zhou Xun's way of thinking is a little different from those traditional classmates in the academy.

In addition, [Heishui Building] is prospering under the management of Pang Xinyao and others. Zhou Xun is not short of money on weekdays. He has invited his classmates to eat, drink and talk with each other many times. After this back and forth, everyone's relationship will be improved!

After all, not all scholars have so much money.

Although the rich student could not be impressed by this food, at least he felt that Zhou Xun was quite good at life.

Even when he was in the academy, Zhou Xun showed off his fluent swordsmanship.

I don’t know if it can be beaten, but at least it looks pleasing to the eye.

They originally thought that Zhou Xun wore the sword just for decoration, but they didn't expect that they could actually dance twice.

Although the students disdained vulgar martial artists, they admired their classmates who were good at swordsmanship.

After all, it is an elegant pleasure for a scholar to dance with a sword.

Even the head of the mountain, Ye Zhao, stroked his beard and praised: "Tong Yang is quite like an ancient gentleman!!"

But at the same time, he also warned: "It's okay to dance sword occasionally, but don't neglect your studies. You need to know that the imperial examination is the right way."

Zhou Xun told several people at [Heishui Tower] about this matter.

Pang Qingyang was unhappy when he didn't speak on Wednesday or Thursday.

"Oh, if a scholar dances with a sword, it's elegant, but if a charlatan practices a sword, that's vulgar?! What kind of person is he?"

The sword is unsheathed.

"Keng~"

With two swish of sword lights, the room was filled with light.

Pang Qingyang sheathed the sword and said proudly: "If this Ye Zhao were not your teacher, I would have to let him see what a martial artist's sword is!!"

"That's right, that's right." Pang Juan tilted her head and said, "Isn't this the double standard that big brother said?"

Zhou Xun wiped the cold sweat that had not broken out yet.

With a "fearful" look on his face, he complimented: "Qingyang's swordsmanship is getting better and better."

Seeing Zhou Xun's appearance, Pang Qingyang felt better.

…………

As for Hong Kang.

After a year, his physical strength increased by eight to nine hundred kilograms, and his true energy more than doubled.

The most important thing is that it may be because I often go to Qiantang River.

He has completely mastered the changes in the song "Blue Sea Tide".

When the tide comes, the sound is like thunder, overwhelming the sea, and it is a spectacular melody that makes people excited and excited when played.

Because he often plays the flute in the face of the tide, Hong Kang also attracted some people's attention.

However, in order to avoid hurting innocent people, Hong Kang always found a secluded place in the mountains to practice.

As time passed, some hermit legends began to spread.
Chapter completed!