Just as Qi Ping and Pei Shaoqing trailed behind and muttered to each other, a conversation was also going on among the few people in front.

"Boss, the young man was recommended by the Eldest Princess, why don't we do this?" a Jin Yi said.

With thick eyebrows and big eyes, Hong Qianhu, who was forbidden to enter by strangers, glanced at him and snorted coldly:

"A guy who goes through the back door, he still has to give him a good face."

"Or, it's not enough respect for me to personally assess him with a thousand households?"

He is very dissatisfied.

On the one hand, in the capital, high-ranking officials and dignitaries go for connections, and I have seen too many things about Cypriots. In the second generation, there are many excellent ones, but there are also a lot of wine bags and rice bags.

Annoying.

Originally thought that the special nature of Zhenfusi Yamen could avoid these things, but he didn't expect that he still couldn't escape.

In addition, it was Qi Ping's disdain.

Just now, he tried to sense Qi Ping's cultivation. As a result, his vitality reacted weakly, which further confirmed his judgment:

This is an incompetent relationship household!

I don't know which family it is.

Going through the normal process, you can't pass the first level of the cultivation base test.

Unexpectedly, for this kind of newcomer, the head of the department actually issued an order ordering him to carry out the assessment in person, how can he not be angry?

"Boss, that's not what we mean." Several Jinyis had no choice but to stop persuading.

……

The Zhenfu Division is very large, and a group of people passed through several courtyard walls, and stopped when they arrived outside a small courtyard.

Qi Ping took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, and tried to adjust his state.

Frankly speaking, he is not in a good condition right now, he came to the Yamen again after driving for a day without resting in the inn, his physical strength, energy, and mental power have all declined seriously.

If possible, he would rather go back and rest for the night before coming back.

At this time, Hong Qianhu stopped, turned around and said:

"The assessment site is in the courtyard. Lord Zhenfu has ordered you to skip the military test and go directly to the literary test."

Qi Ping was shocked, not surprisingly, and was ready to listen to the content of the essay test.

But Hong Qianhu glanced at him indifferently and said, "When you enter the examination room, watch your eyes carefully. If you lose your mind, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Yes." Qi Ping said honestly.

"Let's go." Hong Qianhu took the lead and stepped into the courtyard.

Later, Pei Shaoqing was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, looked at Qiping, hesitated to speak, but did not dare to say anything after all, just followed silently.

The small courtyard is nothing special, the environment is elegant, decorated with rockery and vegetation.

The climate in Kyoto is warm, the courtyard is full of green grass, and there are many brocade clothes gathered in the courtyard, looking at Qi Ping curiously.

It seems... "Is it just to watch the fun?"

Qi Ping frowned, this is different from what he imagined, not to mention the venue similar to the imperial examination, at least it should be more serious.

But what was in front of him clearly looked like a group of bored seniors and seniors gathered to watch the fun scene of the juniors suffering during the military training.

It's not dignified.

However, Qi Ping also discovered that there were actually women's brocade clothes in the yamen, although there were not many of them... This was hard to imagine in ancient dynasties.

However, considering that there is practice in this world, it is not surprising that it can smooth out the gender gap in force.

At the same time, the Jinyis standing in groups of twos and threes were also whispering and pointing:

"This is a newcomer? You are so young, younger than Shaoqing."

"Tsk, who can alert thousands of households to come forward for the assessment, who is sacred, a genius, or the second generation?"

"Hey, what is he doing? He didn't hurry up and remember, but he still has the mood to look at us. What's going on? Just going through the motions?"

Someone frowned and discussed in a low voice.

More and more people have also discovered this, showing doubts on their faces.

Qi Ping is still not capable. He heard the discussion from such a distance, but from the eyes of this group of people, he also noticed that something was wrong.

"Why do you look at me like that?" Qi Ping was at a loss.

At this time, several people also walked to the porch, and the Jinyis who had been discussing before fell silent at the same time. Hong Qianhu stood at the door, frowning and looked at the person inside:

"Mo Xiaoqiong, what are you doing here if you're not staying in the prison?"

Qi Ping looked curiously, and saw that in the small main hall, there were several figures crowded together, they didn't look like ordinary brocade clothes, they should be the first class.

One of them had the same style of robe as Hong Qianhu.

But he was much younger, about 27, with a fair complexion, a smile on his face, and he was sitting on a big pear chair with his legs crossed.

Hearing this, he got up, and said with a smile: "I heard that a newcomer has come to the department, and you have troubled you, Lao Hong, to come forward for the assessment. Such an interesting story, why don't you come and see it?"

Hong Qianhu didn't seem to deal with it, and said coldly: "If you are curious, how about you come to the assessment."

Mo Xiaoqiong laughed and waved his hands: "No, no, I won't rob you."

After that, he looked at Qi Ping again, and said with a smile:

"I heard that you came in through the back door. You will suffer if you fall into the hands of Hong. After the exam, you can come to me. I like people with backgrounds."

Qi Ping pursed his lips and remained silent.

For some reason, it was clear that Mo Xiaoqiong had a warm smile, but he instinctively felt that this person was colder than Hong Qianhu.

Cold in the bones.

"Okay," Hong Qianhu snorted coldly, ignored him, turned his head to look at Qi Ping, and said indifferently: "Now the essay test is going on, are you ready?"

What am I preparing... Qi Ping was about to ask a question.

Then I saw someone brought a small table, on it, a piece of paper, a pen, and a burner of incense.

Hong Qianhu said: "You are limited to a stick of incense to draw the layout of this courtyard.

Buildings, distribution of roads, rocks, types of vegetation, locations, numbers, positions of people under the corridor, where men and women are, mark them one by one, the more detailed, the higher the assessment score.In addition, there is a special place in this courtyard, find it out, extra points. "

After the words fell, Qianhu with thick eyebrows and big eyes looked at him quietly with a smile on his face.

Qi Ping's expression froze a little bit.

There is an instant blank in the brain, drawing?Draw the location and quantity of all objects in the courtyard?Including those people?

What the hell is this?

So, in the so-called essay test, the school tests observation and memory skills?This survey topic is fine, but...

Qi Ping didn't even know to take this test!

He didn't remember at all!

In other words, it is impossible for a normal person to remember this, at most he has a vague impression.

But at this time, he realized later, why there were so many brocade clothes coming over from the corridor, not just to watch the newcomers, these people were themselves part of the topic.

Looking back now, during the whole process of entering the courtyard just now, none of the brocade clothes in the corridor moved their positions.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. You are not allowed to turn around when the assessment begins. So, don't try to turn your head to re-observe, otherwise the score will be zero." Hong Qianhu said with a half-smile.

Qi Ping looked at him and said, "Your Excellency never mentioned to me that I need to memorize these things. Could it be that every newcomer is like this? I don't think anyone will memorize the layout without preparation."

Hearing this, the nearby Jinyis were all surprised, they all looked at Hong Qianhu, and understood why the young man looked around after entering the hospital, but didn't remember.

Hong Qianhu said indifferently: "Why didn't I say anything? Before you were admitted to the hospital, did you warn you to watch carefully?"

Qi Ping's heart sank.

He didn't try to argue, at this moment, he finally understood why Pei Shaoqing said he was miserable.

This Hong Qianhu, who hated going through the back door, was simply playing with words.

Of course the other party knows that the assessment is just a formality, and Qi Ping will definitely be able to join the job, but in his heart he deeply despises this kind of "second generation" who has no ability and only relies on connections.

So, just made this one.

Qi Ping sighed in his heart, he really wanted to explain that he was not a "second generation", nor did he have a so-called "background".

I am just a poor boy from a small remote county in the northwest, bringing a younger sister who has also never seen the world, and a dutiful son who dreams of becoming a great businessman, a poor boy who came to Kyoto for the first time in his life.

And the eldest princess recommended him to come here only because he got a score that surprised everyone on the test paper in Heyan.

However, it's too late.

"You only have one stick of incense, so don't waste my time if you can't answer." Seeing the young man's silence, Hong Qianhu became more and more angry.

Originally, he still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that at least it was recommended by His Highness, so he wouldn't even have the courage to write.

But Qi Ping really didn't move.

He stood there, shaking his head calmly: "I give up."

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