Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Only two groups entered the sixth round, and the donkeys pulling the mill behind these two groups were whipped even harder, causing the target pole to shake violently, and it was difficult to find the movement trajectory of the apples hanging on it.

The young general in Liang Jingcheng's group and Liang Jingcheng were both preparing to compete for the last qualifying spot.

Whoever can defeat the opponent and hit the apple outside the 100-step line will get this precious qualifying spot.

Liang Jingcheng held the bow in his left hand and pulled the bowstring with his right hand. He looked back at Ye Changyan and saw Ye Changyan gave him a determined look. Liang Jingcheng then turned around, took a deep breath, and looked for the opportunity to shoot the arrow.

At this time, another group has also competed for a place in the finals. Now everyone in the audience holds their breath and stares at Liang Jingcheng's movements.

"This boy has good concentration, uncle, what do you think?"

The second prince saw that the King of England did not react, as if he did not hear his question. The second prince quietly looked at the King of England beside him, and saw that the King of England was staring at the two students who were competing on the field.

Ever since the archery competition entered its second round, the King of England's eyes have been firmly fixed on a student on the field.

Because the stands were too far away from the students on the field, the King of England could not see the students' faces very clearly, but the expression of the student on the field and his appearance from afar gave the King of England an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

There were only two students left in the competition who had not yet qualified for the finals. When the King of England saw the student who gave him an inexplicably familiar feeling and drew his bow, his heart, which had been frozen due to the student's death, seemed to be filled with hot blood and he felt a hint of warmth.

Just when the Second Prince was curious about why the King of England had lost his mind, he heard the King of England ask.

"Whose children are these two on the field?"

It seems that the King of England is also very interested in the two students who are engaged in the final fierce battle on the field. When the Second Prince was about to answer, he heard the Third Prince next to the King of England speak first.

"Uncle, the student who is half a head shorter than me seems to be Zhu Guangmao, the grandson of the late Huaiyuan General Zhu Shuo. Zhu Guangmao's father, Zhu Shaokang, currently serves in the Cavalry Battalion. He is an expert in riding and shooting, and has even been commended by my father."

The King of England nodded thoughtfully. As soon as Zhu Shuo was mentioned, he naturally knew who the Third Prince was talking about. How could that rough man Zhu Shuo give birth to such a handsome grandson? From a distance, the shorter student really looked somewhat like that rough man Zhu Shuo.

When the Third Prince saw the King of England nod thoughtfully, and then look at him expectantly, he smiled awkwardly.

"The student next to him looks a little unfamiliar to me. Since my second brother mentioned him just now, I think he must know something about him."

The Third Prince knew all the officials above the third rank like the back of his hand, and he also had a detailed understanding of the fourth and fifth rank officials in Beijing. But he had no impression of the outstanding student next to Zhu Guangmao.

The Third Prince thought that the Second Prince might not know about the person he had no impression of. Although everyone was trying to place their own people in the Imperial College, this was already a tacit matter. However, there were so many students in the Imperial College, and he was in a high position, so he might not be able to examine so many students one by one.

The second prince saw the third prince kick the ball in front of him with a smug look on his face. It seemed that he was unaware of the situation of this student and seemed to be planning to embarrass himself in front of his uncle. But the second prince was happy in his heart, because he actually knew a little about the other student on the field.

This was the student who stood up for the foreign student and had a head-on conflict with Jin Wenshao when the Imperial College registered last year. Later, after Jin Wenshao was poisoned, his own people also investigated this student carefully, but did not find any clues pointing to this student. However, through previous investigations, the Second Prince naturally knew Liang Jingcheng's identity.

The reason why the princes behaved so humbly in front of the King of England was not only because the King of England was the legitimate son of the late Emperor and the only living brother of the current Majesty, nor were these superficial reasons.

Although the King of England has rarely appeared in public in recent years, several princes, as core members of the royal family, all know the King of England's transcendent status and huge influence in the royal family. If they can get the support of the King of England, it will be of great help to their fight for the throne.

Hearing the third prince say this, the King of England turned his head to look at the second prince on his right.

"Uncle, I know something about the student next to Zhu Guangmao."

The third prince was a little surprised to hear the second prince's words. He originally wanted to pass the buck to him, but he didn't expect that he actually knew it.

The King of England raised his eyebrows at the Second Prince with interest and motioned him to continue.

"If my nephew remembers correctly, this student should be called Liang Jingcheng, the former Imperial College chief priest who has retired, and the sixth disciple of Cai Zhengqing."

"Oh, a disciple of Cai Zhengqing, he must have some background. I heard that Cai Zhengqing's five disciples who entered the government were all talented. No wonder this boy has such a high level and determination."

The Second Prince and the Third Prince both heard that the King of England seemed to have some interest in Liang Jingcheng. Even the First Prince, who was sitting on the Second Prince's left, heard what the King of England said, but there was the Third Prince's wife sitting next to him, so it was inconvenient for him to go over her and come closer. So the First Prince winked at the personal attendant standing behind him.

"It's strange to say that the first five disciples of Cai Zhengqing all had prominent family backgrounds. Even Zhu Yuchun, whose family was destroyed by a mountain flood, was from a wealthy family in Zhangzhou. But Liang Jingcheng seems to be an orphan without a father or a mother. He has been raised by Cai Zhengqing since he was a child. Cai Zhengqing also accepted a last disciple two years ago, who turned out to be a peasant."

The third prince was a little surprised that the second prince knew so much about Cai Zhengqing, a fourth-rank official who had retired for many years. It seemed that the efforts he had put in were far from enough!

Seeing that the King of England and the Third Prince seemed to be interested in his words, the Second Prince chuckled inwardly and continued.

"This Cai Zhengqing is indeed worthy of being called a great scholar of our dynasty. These two disciples, who had no family background, were both admitted to the Imperial College in the spring examination and were both accepted as inner class students."

He saw the King of England staring at him, as if waiting for him to continue speaking.

"I'm sure my uncle and my third brother have heard that a mysterious person has placed a huge bet of 20,000 taels on the Guozi Tiangang team that will be playing polo in a short while. And Cai Zhengqing's two young disciples happen to be members of the Guozi Tiangang team."

The third prince seemed a little surprised. This Cai Zhengqing really had some skills, and his disciples were all really outstanding!

When the King of England heard what the Second Prince said, he fell into his own thoughts for a moment.