Yu State, Longmen County.
"Name?"
"Dai Tu."
"Age?"
"23."
"Where are you from?"
"Yan State..."
Before Dai Tu could finish speaking, the official in charge of registration at the Government Office looked up at Dai Tu, then put down his pig bristle pen, and said, "You, a southerner, why not register nearby, why do you come to Yu State to take the exam?"
Dai Tu was taken aback and said, "Sir, doesn't the announcement say that we scholars can take the exam in any of the Four States?"
"It has changed." The clerk withdrew his gaze from Dai Tu and immediately said, "The latest order from above is that southern scholars can only go to Huai and Lin States to take the exam, while northern scholars can only take it in Qing and Yu States."
Having said that, the clerk no longer paid attention to Dai Tu and said, "Next."
Feeling somewhat dejected, Dai Tu walked out of the Government Office, with a look of disappointment he couldn't hide.
