Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun rushed to Zhongnan Academy, surrounded by the same crowd as them, everyone was discussing Li Shimin's going to Zhongnan Academy while walking, and they were all excited, after all, being able to see Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was also an extremely rare opportunity for ordinary people.

Zhou Xing and the others are very young, and their legs and feet are fast enough, but when they came to Zhongnan Academy, they found that the entire academy had become a sea of people, after all, there were already many people here, and the arrival of Li Shimin attracted countless people, and as a result, the hill where the academy was located was also overcrowded.

However, to Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun's surprise, when they came to the gate of Zhongnan Academy, they found that the gate of the academy was open, and anyone could enter and exit at will.

Speaking of so many people coming today, not all of them want to enter the academy to study, and many people are rushing to join in the fun, after all, the academy is a new thing, no one has seen it before, and it is also related to scholars, so many people want to come and see the world, but they didn't expect Nanshan Academy to not let them enter at all, and now Zhongnan Academy has finally satisfied their curiosity.

Zhou Xing and the others entered the gate of Zhongnan Academy, and found that although there were many people inside, there were special people on both sides of the road, that is to say, people who entered could only move in specific areas, and others were not allowed to trespass in other places, but this was enough, at least to let people understand the general structure of the academy.

What everyone didn't expect was that the location at the entrance of the academy actually provided free tea to visitors, Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun were also a little thirsty at this time, so they went up with others to drink a cup of tea, and then they went into the academy to take a tour, and found that the entire academy covers a large area, and there are dozens of teaching houses for students to take classes alone, and there is a larger living area in the back.

What surprised Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun even more was that there was also a library in Zhongnan Academy, and the collection of books in it was not less than the library on Guozijian's side, but there were too many people here today, so although the library was open, it was not possible to flip through the books, but there was only one passage in and out, which allowed people to take a rough look at the number of books inside.

After taking a turn in the academy, Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun also had a sense of unfinished, especially thinking that if they could pass the assessment and enter the academy, then they could study and live here for a long time, which made the two of them yearn for it.

However, at this time, it was already afternoon, and the enrollment of the academy was about to start, although many people followed Li Shimin's car to Zhongnan Academy, but some people still felt that Nanshan Academy was more suitable for them, so some people left quietly at this time, but Zhongnan Academy was still crowded with people, and all the people who wanted to sign up were concentrated in the small square in front of the academy, because there were people from the academy to explain the enrollment process to them.

"The imperial examination class goes to the right to register, and the ordinary class goes to the left to register!" In the small square in front of Zhongnan Academy, a person who looked like a steward shouted at the people around him who were about to sign up, and at the same time directed people to divert to both sides, after all, there were too many people, and it was not a way to crowd them all in the square.

"Brother Hao, I'm afraid we're going to separate, I'll go and take a look on the left!" In the crowd, Zhou Xing said to Hao Chujun, they already knew in advance that there were two kinds of enrollment in Zhongnan Academy, one was a person like Hao Chujun who would participate in the imperial examination next year, and the other was an ordinary scholar like Zhou Xing who was young and had a certain foundation.

Hao Chujun also nodded at the moment, and then the two of them went to the registration place, among which Zhou Xing came to the registration office of the ordinary class on the left, and found that there were also a lot of people crowded here, at first everyone was desperately squeezing forward, but then someone from the academy came out to maintain order and let everyone line up in several lines to sign up, which accelerated the speed.

Soon it was Hao Chujun's turn to sign up, and he found that the registration process was very simple, nothing more than asking his name, place of origin, address, etc., and then let him enter a room in the academy, where there were already many people who had registered behind the table and waiting, and Zhou Xing found a table to sit down by himself under the guidance of others.

After a few more moments, when the rows of tables in the room were finally filled, a gentleman with a serious face entered, and handed each of them a paper, asking them to finish the questions in an hour.

Zhou Xing was also very nervous at first, but when he saw the questions on the paper, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because the questions on the paper were not very difficult, and they could even be said to be some very basic questions, at least Zhou Xing felt that he answered very smoothly.

Only half an hour later, Zhou Xing had already finished answering the question, but no one had handed in the paper at this time, which made Zhou Xing also a little apprehensive, and then carefully checked the paper again, and after making sure that there were no mistakes, he mustered up the courage to stand up and hand in the paper, after all, he wanted to go out early to see how Hao Chujun was doing?

However, what Zhou Xing didn't expect was that after he handed over the paper to the invigilator, the other party didn't let him leave, and read his paper on the spot, and then wrote a big "pass" on it, and then someone immediately came to guide him to another room, but there were only a few gentlemen waiting here, and there were no other students.

Zhou Xing sat on the chair in front of several gentlemen nervously, and then several gentlemen took turns to ask him some questions, including some of his personal situations and some questions related to Confucianism, but these topics were a little difficult, and Zhou Xing did not have any confidence when answering, so he could only tell his understanding of the topic.

Waited until Zhou Xing finished answering Mr.'s question, and then he was invited outside the academy again, and was told that the results would be available tomorrow, and then the selected students would be announced in front of the academy, which made Zhou Xing nervous and expectant, and then he found Hao Chujun, who had just come out, and asked about the other party's exam, and when he learned that the other party also did well, he couldn't help but be happy for the other party.

"Your Majesty is out!" Just when Zhou Xing and Hao Chujun were discussing how to go back, they suddenly heard someone shouting, which made everyone focus their attention on the gate of the academy, after all, they only knew that Li Shimin was here just now, but they never saw the shadow of the other party.

However, to everyone's surprise, it was not Li Shimin who came out first, but a big gift prepared by Li Shimin for these students!