Zhang Yan did not take any further action against Gongsun Du, everything went naturally, and after Gongsun Du stayed in Pengcheng for two or three days, he returned to Liaodong with a gloomy attitude.

Soon after Gongsun Du left, Zhang Yan sent an envoy to Liaodong and rewarded Gongsun Du in the name of the Son of Heaven. In addition, Zhang Yan even sent Li Cai to secretly infiltrate Liaodong and inquire about the situation in Liaodong for him.

After that, Zhang Yan wholeheartedly focused on the imperial examination system.

After some careful preparations, after entering September, Dahan officially ushered in the palace examination for the first time in history. Since the third year of Jian'an, the imperial examination system has set the basic policy of nine-year compulsory education, but since Zhang Yan pacified Hebei and more than doubled the scope of its shili, the urgent need for talents has made him unable to wait so long.

Therefore, in the past few months, Zhang Yan has accelerated the selection time of the examination, and the county examination and the state examination have basically been completed within a month.

Candidates from all over the world entered Pengcheng one after another, resting in the newly built Literature Museum, Gu Yong was fully responsible for the reception work, and had a basic understanding of the students from all over the country who came to take the exam.

A total of 521 students came to take the exam this time, and these people are all elite students selected from the three links of the county examination, the county examination and the state examination. Because Zhang Yan vigorously promoted the imperial examination system and attached great importance to it, in every previous imperial examination, the imperial examination became the most stringent thing for officials, all examiners. It was necessary to report the imperial examination to the imperial court, and Zhang Yan even sent Jinyi guards to be stationed in the local area to achieve transparency in supervising the imperial examination system.

Therefore, these five hundred and twenty-one people can be said to be one in a million students, and to a certain extent, these people are already considered to be the best.

After Gu Yong arranged the students who rushed to take the exam, he checked them one by one according to the list of candidates reported by each state.

However, one night in Zuihou, who was close to the temple test. Gu Yong only verified five hundred and twenty people. There is another person who does not know what happened and has not come to report it.

For the first time, Zhang Yan replaced the Son of Heaven as the regent to preside over the imperial examination, but he didn't want to have a candidate miss the exam, which would inevitably make people feel that Gu Yong was very useless.

Because of this. Gu Yong also looked very anxious. He glanced at the name of the absentee. It's called "Sima Yi".

Sima Yi, whose name is Zhongda, is a native of Wen County, Hanoi County, Henan Prefecture. First place in Wen County Examination, first place in Hanoi County Examination, and first place in Henan Prefecture State Examination.

Gu Yong looked down at the brief record of the candidate's origin and the situation of the exams at all levels in his hand, and after reading it, his expression showed a little surprise.

In the third year of Jian'an, Zhang Yan formed a new state with Luoyang, Xingyang and Hanoi, which was named Henan Prefecture because Luoyang was dilapidated and Zhang Hong lived in Henan City for a long time, which was the smallest state in the entire Shili range of Zhang Yan.

Although Gu Yong was slightly surprised by Sima Yi's exam, after thinking about it, the population of Henan Prefecture was far inferior to that of other states, and there were not many well-educated people, so it was estimated that there were not many people who took the exam, so he didn't take Sima Yi seriously.

However, Sima Yi has not yet arrived, and if there is one less person when the palace test is held tomorrow, the sin will be completely on Gu Yong.

So, Gu Yong hurriedly sent someone to find Sima Yi, no matter what, he must find it, there was less than a day left, and Gu Yong seemed very anxious.

However, Gu Yong had never seen Sima Yi and didn't know what he looked like, and when his subordinates asked Sima Yi what he looked like, Gu Yong was also staring, he didn't know anything, and he couldn't answer.

The officials under his command could only catch the blind, and at the entrances of the various city gates of Pengcheng, they waited for the rabbits, and asked the people who entered and exited the city one by one, and asked them who Sima Yi was.

However, this is simply too inefficient. At this time, Gu Yong suddenly thought: "Sima Yi is from Wen County, Hanoi, and Sima Lang is also from Wen County, Hanoi, and the Sima family is quite famous in Wen County, Hanoi, since Sima Yi and Sima Lang have the same surname, they may be able to ask something from Sima Lang." ”

said that it was too late, it was too soon, Gu Yong hurriedly went to Sima Lang's mansion.

Sima Lang learned of Gu Yong's arrival, and immediately went out to greet him, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, Sima Lang took Gu Yong to the hall and sat down, and said to his subordinates: "Serve tea to Lord Gu!" ”

Gu Yong waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, Lord Sima, I came here this time to ask for something important, and I ask Lord Sima to help me!" ”

Sima Lang and Gu Yong are both newly promoted young officials, but Gu Yong's career is smoother than Sima Lang's. Sima Lang rose from the locality, just arrived in Pengcheng a month ago, temporarily served as a counselor, usually when he should go to the court, go home, and his ordinary life is also very boring.

There is no intersection with Gu Yong, just an ordinary colleague relationship, but in terms of official position, Gu Yong is much higher than Sima Lang.

is the so-called official level crushing people, not to mention that Gu Yong's official position is a very powerful official position, and he is fully active in front of Zhang Yan, and it also plays a role in connecting the upper and lower levels in the imperial court.

No matter what the relationship is, Sima Lang has no reason to refuse to help Gu Yong.

So, Sima Lang asked: "If there is anything that Lord Gu needs to help with, the lower officials will definitely help!" ”

Gu Yong hurriedly asked Sima Lang about Sima Yi, and after Sima Lang heard this, his face was suspicious, and he hurriedly asked, "Master Gu, what are you looking for Sima Yi for?" Did he break some law? ”

Seeing that Sima Lang was so nervous, Gu Yong could immediately guess that there must be an inextricable connection between Sima Lang and Sima Yi, otherwise, Sima Lang would not have shown such an expression.

So, Gu Yong hurriedly asked, "Master Sima, do you know Sima Yi?" ”

"It's not just acquaintance, it can be said that it's very familiar!" Sima Lang said, "Master Gu, you haven't answered me yet, what is the matter with your lord looking for Sima Yi?" ”

Gu Yong hurriedly told Sima Lang about Sima Yi's absence, and said that Sima Lang won the first place in the county, county, and state exams three times in a row. The palace test will start tomorrow, and Sima Yi has not yet arrived at this time, is there something wrong.

After Sima Lang heard Gu Yong's words, he hahadaxiao and said to Gu Yong: "So that's the case, I thought Zhong Da had committed a crime." This kid has participated in the imperial examination, and he didn't even tell me. ”

After listening to this, Gu Yong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Please also ask Master Sima to give me advice and tell me Sima Yi's traces." ”

Sima Lang said, "Master Gu." You don't have to look for it. Sima Yi is in my house. ”

"Oh?" Gu Yong boldly guessed, "Dare to ask what is the relationship between Lord Sima and Sima Yi?" ”

"It's not a secret, Sima Yi is the younger brother of a compatriot from Xiaguan." Sima Lang said.

As soon as Sima Lang's words were finished, Gu Yong suddenly realized. Because of the word Beda of Sima Lang. Sima Yi word Zhongda. According to Uncle Ji, Sima Yi is Sima Lang's second brother!

Gu Yong said: "I see! I wonder if Lord Sima can call Sima Yi to see him? ”

"Well, since the adults want to see him. The lower official sent someone to call him. Sima Lang turned around and said a word to a family member beside him, who turned around and left.

After a long time, Sima Yi came to the hall lazily, his eyes were slightly hazy, as if he had just woken up from a big dream, but he looked like he hadn't woken up yet.

"Brother, I slept just now, is there anything wrong with you calling me in such a hurry?" Sima Yi yawned and said slowly.

"Zhongda! This is Lord Gu Yonggu, come and pay homage! Seeing Sima Yi like this, Sima Lang was annoyed and angry in his heart, but he couldn't express it in front of Gu Yong, so he hurriedly reminded.

Only then did Sima Yi settle down, and hurriedly said to Gu Yong: "The student lost his temper just now, I didn't know that Master Gu was here, and I ask Lord Gu to forgive me." ”

Gu Yong saw that Sima Yi was eight feet long, with a long aura and a handsome appearance, so he liked it for three points, and he was not very old, only about seventeen or eighteen years old, and his face was still a little immature.

Gu Yong said: "Sure enough, it's a talent!" Sima Yi, let me ask you, since you have arrived in Pengcheng, why don't you go to the Literature Museum to report? ”

"Back to adults, Zhong Da and his brother have been separated for a long time, and they have a lot to say, so when they came to Pengcheng, they first went to his brother's house to stay for a few days, and prepared to report to the Literature Museum tonight."

"I see. Now that you've arrived in Pengcheng, I don't have to worry so much. In this way, you go to the Literature Museum to report first, and after the report, it's not too late to come back and catch up with your brother! In this way, I also saved a lot of things. ”

"Yes, then Zhongda will go to the Literature Museum to report."

Since Sima Yi has come to Pengcheng, Gu Yong is no longer anxious, after leaving Sima Lang's mansion, he went to the Literature Museum with Sima Yi, along the way, the two of them were silent, but Gu Yong was secretly observing Sima Yi's every move.

Sima Yi arrived at the Literature Museum, and after the report was completed, he did not plan to return to Sima Lang's home, so he stayed in the Literature Museum and waited for the palace examination to be held tomorrow.

The next day, the palace examination was held as scheduled, Gu Yong first went to the Literature Museum to issue the exam number to all the candidates, from the first to the fifth hundred and twenty-one, in accordance with the order of reporting to the Literature Museum, Sima Yi because of the latest, so it was zuihou a number.

These five hundred and twenty-one people, according to the candidates' numbers, were neatly arranged into three long lines, and under the leadership of Gu Yong, they slowly walked from the Literature Museum to the Yanwang Mansion where the palace examination was held.

Since today's son was less than a year old and could not govern in person, the affairs of the court were all managed by the regent King Yan. In other words, King Yan has become the controller of the actual power of the Han Dynasty.

The candidates entered the Yanwang Mansion within the specified time, and five hundred and twenty-one tables were placed in the square of the Yanwang Mansion, and the examination number was pasted on one corner of the table, and the candidates were seated according to the number.

After a while, about a thousand heavily armed tiger warriors walked out of the Yanwang Mansion, and then surrounded the examination room, standing there straight, their eyes staring directly at the examination room, for fear that there would be cheating by candidates, or cheating by inspection and invigilator officials.

However, these 1,000 Tiger Ben Armor Warriors had caused a lot of pressure on these five hundred and twenty-one candidates, and they had already begun to get nervous in their hearts before the exam......

(PS: Some readers reacted, the previous chapter 367 made a little mistake in the time details of the imperial examination, and now it has been corrected, but it does not affect the reading of the entire plot, and readers are welcome to continue to point out some bugs or mistakes in the article, the author is grateful.) (To be continued......)