In a mountain stream, a man dressed in black, wearing a cloak and a veil, stood facing a waterfall, with his hands behind his back, full of energy.

Three meters away from him, a man also dressed in black was half-kneeling on the ground, silent for a long time.

This is a scenic place in Qingcheng Mountain and a famous tourist destination in Sichuan.

The wind picked up and the water splashed. The waterfall swooped down with great momentum. Suddenly a sharp bird song sounded, and the man facing the waterfall finally spoke: "How are things going?"

The man who was half-kneeling on the ground was startled when he heard what the man said, and immediately said: "Lord Qi, the matter is almost done. They will only take action when the conference reaches its climax, when everyone is most relaxed.

At that time, it was also the time when the old guy returned to the West."

When the man heard this, he did not show any satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and continued: "When the thing is done, there will be a reward, so go on."

"Yes!" After saying that, the man who was half-kneeling on the grass immediately stood up, turned around and left, leaving only the mysterious man whose expression and face could not be seen.

"Hmph! If you want to go against Father, I want you to never come back! Hahaha!" The arrogant voice swirled back and forth in the wind, coupled with the noise brought by the waterfall and the echo of the mountain stream, for a moment,

The entire mountain stream was in turmoil and screamed.

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After King Jing shouted "Okay", there was a burst of cheers all around. King Jing waved his sleeves and said again: "I am holding this conference only to select potential talents for the court, regardless of his birth or status.

Anyway, as long as he is talented and ends up in the imperial court, he will get a letter of recommendation from me to go to Beijing to take the exam."

After saying that, there was another round of applause from the audience. Most of the people who came here were talents from all over the country who failed to pass the provincial examination in previous years or did not go to participate in the provincial examination due to special reasons. Now that the prince has given such an opportunity, everyone is naturally overjoyed.

After all, opportunities are rare.

"Your Majesty is wise!" A middle-aged man standing next to Prince Jing, who must be Prince Jing's entourage, shouted in encouragement after Prince Jing finished speaking.

Everyone in the audience was very cooperative, and they all responded in an instant, shouting "Your Majesty is wise".

"Okay!" King Jing raised his hand, and the scene suddenly became quiet, and then said: "First of all, what I want to tell you is that this conference is different from the past. This time it is divided into three stages! The first

The first stage is running. As we all know, the body is the foundation of human beings. Without a healthy body, even if you become an official in the future, you will often be unable to do things. Therefore, the health of officials is directly related to

The Country and the Country of the Ming Dynasty."

"Running?" There was an uproar in the audience. I had never heard of a running competition at the Poetry Contest. Prince Jing's idea was really different.

Many people think this is really funny. Which dynasty and generation of civil servants had these requirements? They simply don’t know what it means. They just think so, but they dare not say it out.

Zhengyao and Liu Yan are in some trouble. They are both recovering from serious illnesses, and their physical fitness is definitely not as good as ordinary people. If the journey is too long, they may not be able to hold on.

"With your sickly figure like ribs, I advise you to go back quickly, otherwise you will be unable to run halfway, which will be embarrassing enough." Ning An will never let go if he has the opportunity to attack Zheng Yao.

Passed, he whispered teasingly into Zhengyao's ear.

"Isn't it just running? Don't look down on me here. You'd better worry about that one of yours. He should be a troublemaker, hehe." Zhengyao said and immediately moved away. As expected, he had just stopped talking.

, Ning'an's pink fist was about to come, but luckily Zheng Yao was able to dodge in time.

"I say you two should stop fighting for a while, and let the prince continue to speak first." Yuan Haiyun looked helpless, why is this Ning An like a little baby who has not grown up, and has no priorities in doing things.

"Hey!" Ning An saw that Liu Yan didn't react at all, so he also made a face at Yuan Haiyun, which was very naughty.

"Uh..." Yuan Haiyun was even more speechless, but it made Liu Yan, Zhang Cheng and others laugh for a while.

"The running distance is not too far, ten miles. Start from here, follow the route, go through the mountain forest ahead, and run to the designated place on the opposite mountain within half an hour to complete the first competition event. At the same time, during this period,

You must follow the designated route, otherwise you will be disqualified. Next is the second stage - literary battle. The so-called literary battle is the real test of the talents of each talent. The specific details will be known when they arrive. As for the

Finally, there is the brave battle, which is the time to test everyone's courage. If you pass all three projects, you will naturally get a letter of recommendation from me! Well, to make a long story short, the basic rules have been explained clearly. If there is no doubt, then

Gentlemen, please prepare." King Jing said a lot. If it is still unclear, it only means that his understanding is flawed and he cannot blame others.

"Sounds interesting, but it's not mine." Ning An also wanted to come over and disguise himself as a man, but if he was discovered, he would be recognized by Prince Jing, and he would not only be scolded by his uncle Prince Jing.

, it is very likely that after Liu Yan knew his identity, he would no longer care about him.

"Miss, please don't mess around..." Xiao Xi was afraid of Ning An. This princess has always been willful. If she messed around in the crowd, the scene would be unimaginable.

"Okay, don't worry, I still have a sense of proportion." Ning An looked a little disappointed, but that was all she could do, she didn't want to expose her identity and be recognized by Prince Jing.

"I said, what are you mumbling about? Don't say bad things about me behind my back again!" Zhengyao saw Ning'an and Xiaoxi whispering, and didn't know what they were talking about, but based on his own experience and his own understanding of Ning'an

"Understanding", knowing that it is definitely not a good thing, the first feeling is that you are talking bad about yourself.

"You idiot, what does it have to do with you! Don't say that we didn't talk about you, we just talked about you, so what? Besides, I am too lazy to pay attention to you!"

"You..." Zhengyao didn't want Leng Huaye to be scolded by Ning An like this, and was immediately speechless.

"Don't say anything inappropriate and don't listen to anything inappropriate. Third brother and Miss Ning'an, please say less to each other. As the saying goes: It's better to dissolve enemies than to make them. As the saying goes: Take a step back and the world will be brighter. The old saying also says: Too many words will lead to misfortune.

Come on, I think you two should stop arguing!" Seeing the two of them starting to argue again, Zhang Cheng immediately stopped him, but his stoppage made others feel even more speechless.

But Liu Yan on the side remained silent and very deep.

Ning An innocently pouted helplessly and looked at Liu Yan, who was like a piece of wood. He didn't respond for a long time and didn't know what he was thinking. Did he know that he was interested in him?

"Well, don't worry, my third brother and I will definitely do our best, believe us!" Liu Yan suddenly glanced at Ning An and said, and his eyes were full of expectation and confidence.

"Oh." Ning An responded in a daze, and stepped aside obediently, as if Liu Yan's eyes just now were magical, and even Ning An couldn't explain why.

"That's very good, that's very good! So I'm looking forward to participating in this fall's exam with my two brothers!" Zhang Cheng also said with excitement.

And as soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted strange looks from the people around them. This hasn't even started yet, and you are thinking of trying it out at this year's autumn meeting, which is too much.

Everyone was ready at this moment, just waiting for King Jing on the stage to give the order.

"when!"

"start--"

The gong rang loudly, and all the participating talents stepped forward and headed straight for the mountain opposite.

When Zhengyao and Liu Yan saw the crowd setting off, they naturally did not want to lag behind, so they immediately took steps and followed the crowd. Naturally, Zhang Cheng, Ning'an and others also followed and set off for the mountains.
Chapter completed!