Chapter 23 Registration

The capital of the Tianxuan Empire has been particularly lively in recent days.

Not only is the imperial examination held once every three years in this dynasty restarted, but also recently in the tomb of the King of Nianhua in the Qionghua Mountains of Nanzhou, the young men of this dynasty have caused the always arrogant Yuanjian Sect to fall.

Mo Qingkuang came to the capital city and found that the people here were all filled with joyful smiles.

Even the guards at the city gates were not particularly cautious in checking the outsiders. Instead, they felt that they were very happy to have guests from afar.

In fact, this is understandable. The Tianxuan royal family is declining day by day. The decrees are not sent out of Zhongzhou, and the orders are not passed on to the border. Under the squeeze of the four major sects, talents are withering.

The demand for foreign talents is almost to the point of hunger and thirst.

As long as you claim to be a young man who comes to participate in the imperial examination, you will be treated with courtesy by the soldiers and spared from the trouble of checking.

There is a female emperor in Kyoto. I believe that no matter how many people pour in, there will be no trouble. In Mo Fan's setting, the imperial examination of the Tianxuan Empire is divided into two categories, civil and military, and each category selects scholars. The top scorers of the two categories have the opportunity to meet the Empress Tianyan and be awarded the title of the top scholar in civil and military.

After all, the world is conquered by warriors, and the world is ruled by scholars.

Of course, the comprehension of martial arts geniuses is generally good, and they will not be too bad in the literary examination. Therefore, there are also many all-rounders who are good at both civil and military examinations.

However, Tianxuan has been established for thousands of years, and the imperial examination system has been passed down to this day, but no one has ever won the top scholar in both civil and military examinations.

The closest one is Fu Qing, who won the top scholar in martial arts and the second place in civil examinations a hundred years ago.

The world praises the first genius in the history of Tianxuan. He is now the principal of the Imperial College, known as Principal Fu. His cultivation is unknown, but it is said that he is at least in the realm of martial emperor.

The Imperial College is an institution affiliated with the court, mainly training successors for the court. It is divided into two academies, civil and military, which are not subordinate to each other, and are both under the jurisdiction of Principal Fu.

The purpose of Mo Qingkuang's visit to Kyoto this time is to take the entrance exam to the Martial Academy, so as to gain the support of the Tianxuan Imperial Family.

The registration office for this imperial examination is in the government office in the south of the city. The Tianxuan Empire will not pursue the information of the candidates too much, only asking their names and checking their ages.

Any young person under the age of 18 can participate in the imperial examination. Only those who have excellent results in the imperial examination and are selected for the Imperial Academy will be investigated in detail by the court.

"Name?" In the government office, a knife-pen clerk in a blue robe asked expressionlessly. There was also a special painter on the side to draw the portrait of the candidate, and Mo Qingkuang had to take off his hat to reveal his "true face".

The threshold of the Tianxuan imperial examination is extremely low, so there are many people who sign up, and there are also many names to be recorded every day.

How can the knife-pen clerk in charge of recording remember the appearance of every candidate? In order to prevent fake competitions and substitute exams, the portrait of each candidate will be recorded and compared during the exam. If there is any abnormality, the candidate will be disqualified from the exam.

"Kuang Qing." Mo Qingkuang replied.

Hearing the name of Kuang Qing, the clerk suddenly looked up, carefully looked at Mo Qingkuang, and said in surprise: "Is it Kuang Qing from the Nianhua King's Mausoleum?"

The clerk's voice was a little louder due to surprise, and many people in the government office cast their eyes over when they heard it.

"Do you know me?" Mo Qingkuang was a little surprised.

"Today is just the first time we met, but the name of Mr. Kuang is well-known in my capital and even in the Tianxuan Empire!" The clerk said with a smile.

"Since you won a lot in the Nianhua King's Mausoleum and left behind the record of playing tricks on the new senior brother Song Qian of the Yuanjian Sect, the latest Young Unicorn List of the Daqimen has ranked you 49th!" The clerk looked flattering.

"And you helped the Ninth Princess win the Barrier Breaking Pill in the King's Mausoleum, and the Ninth Princess always mentioned you."

This genius is far superior to Song Qian, and he has obtained the inheritance of the Nianhua King, which is even more powerful. Unexpectedly, he actually came to take the martial arts exam!

"Really? It's just a piece of cake." Mo Qingkuang nodded. I think it was Zhong Nian from the big flag gate at the entrance of the palace that day who reported it.

But it doesn't matter. The more famous you are, the easier it is to be valued by Zhongzhou.

Seeing Mo Qingkuang admit it, the whole audience immediately talked about it.

"So he is Kuang Qing, the one who played tricks on Song Qian and eventually inherited the King of Flowers!"

"It is said that he is a handsome man. Why is his face so dark? He looks like a farm boy."

"What do you know? Is it more important to be able to fight or to look good?"

"With his talent, if he goes to a sect, he will be a leader of the new generation. Why would he come to participate in the imperial examination?"

"Shh - be careful! This is Kyoto, you should be careful when you speak."

"Yes, yes... Thank you for your reminder. But if he comes to participate in the imperial examination, wouldn't the position of martial arts champion be in his pocket?"

"Yes, the 49th place on the Young Unicorn List. You know, there were only more than 70 martial arts champions in the last session!"

Most of the talents from all over the country who come to participate in the imperial examination have no hope of entering the sect, or even if they barely enter, they are the last disciples of the four major sects.

Therefore, they come to Zhongzhou to participate in the imperial examination.

The treatment of the Imperial Academy by the royal family is no worse than that of the four major sects. Moreover, when you come here, you can become a key training target, which is much better than being unknown in the four major sects.

Unfortunately, a big fish like Kuang Qing appeared in this imperial examination, and everyone was under great pressure.

Seeing everyone pointing fingers at him, Mo Qingkuang, who had been a playboy for many years, had already gotten used to it. However, the discussions about him before were all curses, but today they were all praises.

He felt a lot in his heart. It was great to be a genius.

"You are Kuang Qing?" Just when Mo Qingkuang was secretly happy, a hostile voice came.

Mo Qingkuang turned his head and saw a nobleman with gorgeous clothes and powdered eyebrows, looking at him with scrutiny.

"That's right, I wonder if you have any advice?" Mo Qingkuang didn't know who the other party was, and he arched his hands vigilantly.

"I am Li Ang, the son of Li Jie, the Minister of War. I heard that you showed your power in the tomb of the King of Nianhua. I have heard of you for a long time." Li Ang returned a perfunctory greeting, smiling.

"So it's Li Ang, he is a genius in our Kyoto who is no less than the Ninth Princess. He is also going to participate in the imperial examination this year. It is said that he also has the cultivation of a first-class martial artist and ranks 87th on the Young Unicorn List."

"It's exciting to watch. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, not to mention the hatred of stealing a wife."

"What hatred of stealing a wife?" Someone asked puzzledly.

"What else could it be? Young Master Li has always admired the Ninth Princess and asked Minister Li to propose to her many times, but His Majesty rejected him because the Ninth Princess was still young."

"But Young Master Li was persistent. Just two days ago, when the Ninth Princess came back from Nanzhou, Young Master Li expressed his love again. But the Ninth Princess said that her husband must be at least a genius like Kuang Qing to be worthy of her."

"That night, Young Master Li went home and I heard that he was so angry that he smashed a lot of things."

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"Boy, how does it feel to be a shield for the first time?" Mo Fan's teasing voice sounded from Mo Qingkuang's heart.

Mo Qingkuang couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't believe that this one encounter would make the famous Ninth Princess feel anything about him.

In the past, he was the one who harassed women, a famous shield harvester in Tiannan City.

Unexpectedly, one day, he would become someone else's shield. Han Yan'er might not have thought that Kuang Qing, whom she casually mentioned, would actually come to Kyoto to participate in the imperial examination.

I really got myself into a big trouble.

"Grandfather, please stop making fun of me. The arrows have come to my door."

Mo Fan smiled indifferently: "So what if they come to my door? Beat him up! I tell you, based on my many years of experience, generally, a powerful shield will most likely get a beautiful woman. Look at Lin Yang?"

"..."

"I'll tell you a secret, Han Yan'er is really beautiful, even more beautiful than Chu Yanran." Mo Fan continued to encourage.

If Mo Qingkuang can really snatch Han Yan'er as his wife, it can be considered a good match. After all, Han Yan'er's ancestor, the Empress, is his designated wife.

Grandfather matches grandfather, grandson matches grandson, it's perfect.

Mo Qingkuang rolled his eyes and bowed to Li Ang: "So it's Mr. Li."

Li Ang smiled solemnly: "Mr. Kuang, I heard that you are extraordinary, even Song Qian was played by you, I really admire you, why don't you take the time to give me some pointers?"