After the three-day mourning period was over, classes resumed in the academies in the county.

As soon as Hang Shuheng arrived at the county school early, he was called away by someone sent by the principal, Mr. Shen. Xie Yuxi was also called away.

The two met outside the headmaster's yard and then went in together.

They could probably guess why the headmaster wanted to see them at this time, it was nothing more than about the imperial examination.

After all, one of them was a top three scorer in the previous year's examination, and the other was the top scorer in this year's college examination. If they were to take part in the imperial examination, they would be the ones with the least suspense.

The facts were exactly as they had guessed. When they arrived at the yard and met each other, the headmaster explained his intentions to them straight away.

"The previous emperor passed away, and the new emperor will ascend the throne soon. According to the past practice of our dynasty, the new emperor will hold a special examination when he ascends the throne. I wonder what your plans are next?"

After saying this, without waiting for their reply, the headmaster continued, "With your knowledge and experience, I think it is no problem for you to take part in the provincial examination. Therefore, I think you should take part in the special examination in the near future."

"With the new emperor taking the throne, the court will certainly be in turmoil as the old is replaced by the new. This may be an opportunity for you. Of course, everything is relative. It may not be easy to gain a foothold in this turbulent court. Opportunities may also be accompanied by many unknown dangers..."

The two men watched their noses and listened attentively to the detailed analysis given by the old man in the leading position.

Finally, the two looked at each other, bowed to the elder at the head, and said in unison: "We are willing to follow your opinion, sir."

"In my opinion, I want you to prepare for the upcoming provincial examination starting today. Do you have any objection?"

“The students had no objection.”

That morning, the two of them stayed in the headmaster's yard for the entire morning. Even at the classroom, the headmaster asked someone to ask for leave for them.

It was not until lunchtime that the two of them came out of the headmaster's yard.

When they arrived at the county school cafeteria, Zhang Ziming and a few other classmates who got along relatively well with them came over.

"What did the headmaster talk to you about?"

"Is it because of the imperial examination?"

"The teacher mentioned this this morning, saying that the new emperor will probably hold an imperial examination soon."

Several people were talking to each other, without Hang Shuheng and Xie Yuxi even needing to reply, they just started asking and answering their own questions.

However, when it comes to the imperial examination, it is a major event that everyone is concerned about, so everyone started talking about their own plans.

Classmate 1: "I don't think I'm sure, I may not participate in this year's Enke."

Classmate 2: "Why? It doesn't matter if you are not sure. Why not give it a try? Just in case you are lucky enough to pass the exam? Besides, even if you fail this year's exam, you can still take part in the autumn exam next year."

Classmate 3: "That's right, this is a rare opportunity anyway. It would be a shame not to try it, don't you think? Brother Zhang."

Zhang Ziming, who was called out by name, just smiled and said that he hadn't thought about it yet. Then, he turned around and asked Hang Shuheng and the others about their plans, "Brother Hang, Brother Xie, what are your plans?"

After a while of talking, several people finally remembered the two real people.

"Yeah! What are you two planning?"

Hang Shuheng glanced at Xie Yuxi and saw that he only had his signature smile on his face and had no intention of explaining, so he had to explain it himself.

"The headmaster suggested that we take the Enke exam, and we decided to respect his opinion."

The classmate who had spoken first heard what he said and said, "If you ask me, there is no doubt about Brother Hang and Brother Xie."

Everyone was studying in the same classroom, but they could still see the difference between these two people and the others.

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