Chapter 5

　Ever since the conflict in West Market, the three members of Songshan Sect greeted Pang Jun with a smile every time they saw him. Of course, Pang Jun also smiled back. But when they learned that Pang Jun came to the capital to take part in both the civil and military examinations, the looks in their eyes became more complicated. Yu Lingfeng was jealous, Meng Bai was mocking, and Yue Siwan was admiring.

　　Pang Jun didn't care about their thoughts and continued to live his life according to his own plan. He practiced martial arts every morning, took a half-hour nap at noon, started reading in the afternoon, and went out for a stroll in the West Market after dinner. After coming back, he rested. Every now and then, when his sexual desire was high, he would change into black clothes, put on a mask, sneak into Yue Siwan's room, and fuck her hard.

　　Yue Siwan, on the other hand, seemed to have accepted her fate. During the day, she could look at the handsome young man in plain clothes, holding a long sword and wearing a smile. But at night, she would think about the man she had during the day while being raped by her senior brother and the terrifying man in black. Even Meng Bai could not bear it and secretly asked her to go to a remote place and fucked her hard twice, leaving her physically and mentally exhausted.

　　The days passed like this, and soon, the imperial examination came. The imperial examination of the Jin Dynasty was divided into three parts: the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination. Pang Jun passed the provincial examination at the age of fourteen and became a juren. At that time, he did not take the exam seriously because he did not want to show his talent, so he only ranked in the top ten and was satisfied with the status of a juren.

　　Only scholars with the status of Juren were allowed to participate in the joint examination. If they passed, they would become Jinshi and be qualified to become an official. Jinshi were admitted in three rounds, with 24 people selected in each round. Those admitted in the first round were eligible to participate in the palace examination.

　　Only those who were admitted to the first round of the joint examination were allowed to participate in the palace examination. The 24 first-round Jinshi candidates were interviewed by the emperor in the main hall. The six ministers set the questions for the examination. The Jinshi candidates only needed to enter the main hall alone and answer questions from seven people in turn. The emperor and the six ministers gave scores. The emperor could give a maximum of 40 points, and each of the six ministers could give a maximum of 10 points. The candidate with the highest score was named the top scorer, the second was the second place, and the third was the third place. The rest were ranked according to their scores. If the scores were equal, the ranking would be determined by the joint examination ranking.

　　Today is the day of the palace examination. Early in the morning, after Pang Jun finished his practice, he walked out of the room with the four treasures of the study he had prepared. He happened to meet Yue Siwan, who smiled and said to Pang Jun: "Mr. Liu, today is the day of the palace examination. I wish you success and success on the list of successful candidates."

　　Pang Jun was a little surprised, but he still smiled and said, "Thank you for your advice, Miss Yue. I will try my best."

　　Yue Siwan then took out a sachet and handed it to Pang Jun, her face flushed as she said, "This... this is my personal sachet, it has a refreshing effect, I hope you can accept it." Yue Siwan didn't dare to imagine what she would look like at this time. Although she was usually very dissolute, Pang Jun was the person she loved now. She gave away the sachet to leave a way out. In case Pang Jun passed the exam and was still obsessed with her, that would be a different story.

　　But she was very nervous because her current behavior was considered as a girl pursuing a boy. Although the customs of the people in Dajin were relatively open, the family education in the major martial arts sects was still very strict. She didn't know how Pang Jun would view her.

　　To her surprise, Pang Jun took the sachet from Yue Siwan's hand, put it in front of him, and took a deep breath. The fragrance was fragrant, which was the body fragrance he smelled every time he had sex with Yue Siwan. He smiled and said, "Miss Yue's affection, Ziye will remember it in his heart. Thank you, Miss Yue." After that, he bowed to Yue Siwan and said, "Then Ziye will go."

　　"Well, have a safe trip." After the two of them said goodbye, Pang Jun left the inn. Yue Siwan watched Pang Jun leave and then returned to her room. Since she came to the capital, she has never felt as good as today.

　　The Jin Dynasty had high requirements for selecting candidates. In addition to the traditional knowledge of classics, candidates were also required to be proficient in arithmetic, laws and regulations, and policy essays. When it came to the palace examination, the emperor and the six ministers would test the candidates' on-the-spot adaptability and affairs handling capabilities, and they would have only a cup of tea to think.

　　The Mingjing and statutes, which require rote memorization, are too easy for Pang Jun, who can remember a book after reading it three times. Arithmetic is also okay, but the policy essays are difficult because it is difficult to figure out the examiner's preferences. If he answers according to his own nature and meets an examiner who is decisive and tough, then it will naturally be to his taste. But if he meets an old scholar who is stubborn, the result will not be so good.

　　This year's imperial examination still has only one essay question: (roughly) Since ancient times, the imperial dynasties in the Central Plains have treated their vassal states with both kindness and power. But was it kindness as the main approach, with power as a supplement, or power as the main approach, with kindness as a supplement?

　　For ordinary officials and weak scholars, the basic idea is deeply rooted: show them great kindness and support them with a little power, and then the overseas vassal states will be grateful and the four barbarians will submit.

　　But for Pang Jun, this is different. In his bones, power is the most important thing. Only authority and strength can make the four barbarians submit. After they submit, he will help them with education, make them identify with the Central Plains culture, and control them with the economy. He will use methods to control the economic lifelines of these countries and ethnic minorities and make it impossible for them to resist. In the long run, the country will hardly have wars. Even if it encounters an enemy country and makes a desperate bet, as long as there are no major problems within the Jin Dynasty, it will be able to easily defeat the enemy.

　　The examination lasted for 3 days. During the 3 days, the scholars were searched before entering and each of them was given three candles. After entering, the door was immediately locked. The candidates answered the questions inside and rested inside at night. Therefore, Pang Jun's policy essays were certainly not that simple. Each of his points required quotations from classics and support from the classics, history, and miscellaneous works. His policy essays were a full ten thousand words long and his points of view could easily fall into the abyss if he was not careful, but if he was lucky, he would stand out. After re-reading his answers, he handed in the paper and left.

　　Pang Jun believed that he had already done everything perfect in terms of the topic, introduction, sentence structure and handwriting. The only problem lay in the theme. As long as the examiner agreed with most of the theme, he would definitely pass. However, since he had already taken the civil examination, the only thing left was to prepare for the military examination ten days later.

　　The military examination of the Jin Dynasty was divided into three tests. The first was a written test, which mainly focused on military strategies. The content was "The Art of War", "Wu Zi", "Six Secret Teachings" and "Wei Liaozi", supplemented by two battlefield strategies (one for the front battlefield, and the other for rear support including reconnaissance, counterintelligence, military rations, etc.) to distinguish between command talents and practical talents.

　　The second is the horseback archery test. Candidates must ride the war horses provided by the examination venue and use the selected bows and arrows to conduct fixed target shooting tests. There are a total of 30 targets. Candidates must hit more than 15 targets within the limited time. The one with the highest number of rings will get the highest score. If the time is exceeded or 15 targets are not reached, the candidate will be judged as 0 points in the horseback archery event.

　　The third round is a martial arts competition, which is a real martial arts fight. The principle is very simple. Defeat the opponent you are facing when you are at the right time, and make your way through all the levels until you get first place. This exam is also the most intense one, because even if you don't do well in the first two rounds, as long as you perform well in the last round, even if you cannot pass the exam to become a military officer, you may be noticed by people from major forces who come to watch and be recruited with a large sum of money.

　　After the three examinations, the court will announce the results according to the performance of the candidates. The candidate with the highest total score will be the top martial arts champion. When two candidates have the same score, the candidate with better written test scores will be given priority. The destination of the top three martial arts candidates will be decided by the emperor himself. The remaining successful candidates have two options. The first is to be noticed and recruited by the major forces that come to watch the battle and become specially summoned military officers. The other is to follow the arrangements of the court.

　　The so-called following the court's arrangements means that the court will decide their affiliation according to the scores of the three examinations of the successful candidates. For example, those with higher scores in the martial arts competition may be assigned to the "Shenbumen" or the Guards. If they have a prominent family background, they are more likely to become a member of the Imperial Guards. If they perform particularly well in the written test, they may be transferred to the staff department "Cess House"; if they are good at riding and shooting, they may become a captain of the border army or the city defense army.

　　Of course, there are also people who are good at all three. Pang Yun, the "number one scholar with great strategies" in those days, is such a person. He was entrusted with the task in a time of crisis and became the military advisor and chief strategist of the emperor, assisting the emperor in conquering the world. Pang Jun's goal is to make a stunning debut like his father did and thereby fulfill his long-cherished wish.

　　After returning to the inn, Pang Jun discovered that the three people from Songshan had left the inn yesterday morning. It was said that their master had come and asked them to move to another place. Pang Jun felt sorry for Yue Siwan's departure. There was no one for him to vent his sexual desire, and he didn't like going to brothels, so he asked Sun Chenggao: "Captain Sun, there should be 'yaju' (human traffickers) in Tianjing, right? Where are they?"

　　Sun Chenggao said, "Does the Dharma Protector want to buy someone? There is a pawnshop near the south of the city in the West Market. They have all kinds of goods. If you want to buy a Kunlun slave, it will cost about 100 taels of silver, a Japanese maid, about 150 taels, and the rest, bitter, may be only 10 taels."

　　Following Sun Chenggao's instructions, I came to the pawnshop, intending to buy two maids and see if I could find a capable slave from a foreign race. Although the Kunlun slaves are extremely powerful, they are too stupid. Buying two maids is purely to vent my sexual desire. If I can't find anyone suitable, it doesn't matter. Anyway, this is how I have been living all these years, so a little time doesn't matter.

　　The brokers in the brokerage shop were constantly shouting to solicit business. Pang Jun walked around for a long time but found nothing. He was about to leave, but then he saw a group of people gathered in front of him, pointing and talking. Curious, he walked over, took a closer look, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: Found it!

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　　Character introduction:

　　Yanling and Yanlong: twin sisters, the loli sisters bought back by Pang Jun from the auction of the dental shop, they have connected thoughts and body reactions, as well as tender bodies and voices, and are loyal to their master.