They said they were going to Wude Palace, but they wouldn't be setting off right away.
Great Shun's Wude Palace held examinations, but not many people actually got in through them.
Not only did the children of various nobles take up spots directly, but the descendants of the Old Five Battalions also had a special quota, with candidates selected and recommended from within the battalions.
Even students who got in through the remaining examination spots needed a guarantee from an official of a certain rank or higher in Great Shun before they could sit the exam.
In short, the army could directly spark a rebellion. It was an institution Great Shun kept under the strictest watch.
By contrast, since warships couldn't come ashore, the navy was naturally seen as more reliable in the eyes of Great Shun's imperial family, so its oversight wasn't as strict. Sea-Pacifying Palace recruited from all across Great Shun, and anyone who passed the exam could enter. As a result, many commoners' children applied.
This time, the Commoner Faction in Wude Palace had allied with the Yongjiu School. The school would provide the candidates, while people from Wude Palace would act as their guarantors, allowing them to sit the Wude Palace entrance exam.
The people from Wude Palace were actually playing a little trick. After all, the Yongjiu School had only secured the right to take the exam. If its candidates failed, they could only blame themselves.
Still, the opportunity was rare, so the Yongjiu School had no choice but to grasp it with both hands.
When Chen Wu heard this bit of inside information, his teeth began to ache. Why did there have to be an exam?
"Has anyone ever gotten in?" Chen Wu asked.
"We selected ten people for the first batch, and only