August 15th is the festival for reunion in the world, but Xu Ping is tortured in Baoxiang Temple all day long.

I don’t know what kind of mentality, Kaifeng Prefecture’s trial was scheduled for this day. Whether it is the invigilator or the student who took the exam, they probably scolded their mother hundreds of times. Anyway, Xu Ping had already scolded her many times, and just hoped to hand over the papers early and go home for the holiday.

The Jinshi exams for the military in other places and prefectures were all subject to the General Prize, and the various subjects were responsible for the recorders. Unlike other places, Kaifeng Prefecture was not allowed to take time for busy official duties, so the imperial court had to send examiners.

At this time, there were basically no tribute courts everywhere. The trials were either held in the government office, or more in larger temples. Kaifeng was set to be in Baoxiang Temple this year. The place is vast and close to the Fengfu Palace, so it is convenient to take care of all aspects.

In the evening, Xu Ping finally handed over the paper and left the temple gate. Liu Xiaoyi was well-behaved and came out from the nearby Zhouxi Wazi early, leading a horse to wait on the side of the road.

Seeing Xu Ping, Liu Xiaoyi hurriedly saluted: "Officials are high school!"

Xu Ping had no expression on his face: "Let me lend you auspicious words."

Although Xu Ping was fully prepared, he still had no idea. He thought he performed well, but he didn't dare to say that he would definitely win.

Seriously speaking, the Kaifeng Prefecture test is not difficult. Of course, purely in terms of admission ratio, Kaifeng Prefecture can only rank in the middle in the country, and about three or four out of ten people will be selected. Compared with the remote prefecture army with few scholars, it is obviously difficult to win two out of ten people in some places. In some places, it is not enough to win two out of ten people. But compared with areas with slightly more developed cultures, Kaifeng Prefecture is a paradise, and many places in Jiangnan, Zhejiang and Fujian can get one or two out of a hundred out of a hundred out of a hundred. The key is that Kaifeng Prefecture has absolutely many out of one or two out of one or two in some small provinces.

These are not a problem for Xu Ping. This ratio is almost up to the proportion after his previous university enrollment expansion. He has prepared carefully for so long, and there is no reason not to win.

But the key is that this is not purely a matter of grades, so no matter how good he is in the exam, he is not sure. At this time, the imperial examination, provincial examination and post-examination test are still popular in public paper, and it is not based on a piece of paper to speak. This is a tradition inherited from the Tang Dynasty. Before the exam, he first divided his usual poems and essays into one volume and submitted them to the examiner. It is considered a normal score. When it comes to the exam, he is not confused or copied, so how can he talk about fairness? The key is the examiner's attitude.

After entering the Song Dynasty, the public recommendation system of the Tang Dynasty had been abolished, and the abbreviation and transcription system during the Ministry of Rites had been established at this time, which at least showed the emperor's attitude, so the last two levels were still fair. But at least at this time, the trial was still not much different from that of the Tang Dynasty, and the key was to rely on popularity. It would take this emperor until the fairness of the entire imperial examination would be established.

Xu Ping suffered a loss in his family, but he wrote it clearly on the test paper. The merchant's origin was a stain, and I don't know what the examiner's attitude towards this. If it was said that during the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, officials were not prohibited from doing business, but at this time, although there were no explicit regulations, prohibiting officials from doing business became an unspoken rule and could be used to impeach people. If the rules were in 20 or 30 years, the rules would become popular and at least the imperial examination would not discriminate against the children of the merchants. It would be the most uncomfortable to be stuck at this critical moment.

Putting aside the factors of being a merchant, the public papers are actually beneficial to Xu Ping. He can use the poems and essays of later generations to copy them, and his level is definitely first-class. He also knew a few people in the court, and at least the second prime minister Zhang Zhibai had a good impression of him. In addition, in the past two years, he has promoted agricultural knowledge in Kaifeng, and several officials have appreciated him. The original Quanzhi Wang Zhen of Kaifeng Prefecture had been appointed as the chief censor, and Pang Ji was transferred to the central government to work, which is considered a good word. You must know that the children of powerful people do not take the exam with them, such as the common people. This relationship network is already very good among the people who take the exam together.

After waiting for half an hour, Sang Yi came out of Baoxiang Temple, looked at Xu Ping and smiled bitterly, and was speechless.

Xu Ping has gone through many exams in his previous life. He has long passed the time when he was young and ignorant. He no longer asks for answers with his peers when he leaves the exam room and makes him feel uncomfortable. He has already developed a lot of skills. He forgets everything about the exam room and concentrates on waiting for the results to be released.

Silently holding the horse, Sang Yi turned around and looked at Baoxiang Temple, and cursed: "These bald donkeys donkeys don't have a meal!"

After hearing this, Xu Ping stayed there. Sang Yi has always been honest, honest and taciturn. When did he see him speaking so mean? It seems that he did not do well in the exam today.

Later Zhou Shizong destroyed Buddhism and destroyed many temples, and ordered Kaifeng Prefecture not to build new temples. Emperor Taizu seized the throne of the orphan and widowed mother of Later Zhou, so he broke the precept and built the temple. However, he grew up with Zhou Shizong since childhood. Taizu had no feelings for the monk. It is said that he had thought of completely erasing Buddhism from the Central Plains, and was pretending to be a ghost and avoided the disaster. The saying "When the Buddha is in the Buddha, he did not worship the Buddha in the past" was what the monk flattered Taizu, which was considered to set the rule that the emperor would not worship Buddha. Only when Taizong changed his attitude changed drastically, and he was also dissuaded.

After believing in the illusory thing about Buddha, the monk started to shake again in the Song Dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty inherited the rules of the Five Dynasties, and all the affairs of Buddhism and Taoism were managed by the court. From the ordained monks to the titles of great monks, they all had to obey the imperial decrees. At this time, to be a monk, you must take the official examination. If you pass the examination, you have to wait for the official arrangements. You will only allow the ordained ones when the time comes, otherwise you will be a wild monk. Of course, the Song Dynasty always opens money online, and spends a lot of money to buy a certificate without going through these cumbersome procedures.

In this context, monks are not arrogant and always surround the government. Their status is lower in the eyes of scholars. Sang Yi is in a bad mood and is normal to curse him and say "Bald".

Xu Ping's new home is big, so Sang Yi stayed here, so he didn't want to find a hotel.

When he returned home, he had already prepared a banquet, and Xu Zheng also put on his official uniform seriously.

Seeing Xu Ping enter the door, Zhang Sanniang asked nervously: "Da Lang, how did you do in the exam?"

Xu Ping shook his head calmly: "Who knows? Just wait for the results to be released."

How could Zhang Sanniang be satisfied with this kind of answer? She immediately grabbed it and asked endlessly.

At this time, Xu Ping's results in participating in the trial examination were the most important thing in the family. Lin Wensi's family was also in Dali. When he saw Zhang Sanniang's appearance, Lin Wensi said: "The thing most feared for students is that they are asked how they are when they leave the exam. Of course, they have tried their best to do their best. The exam is all about whether they are successful or not. What will happen if they ask him? He said that the exam is of course not related to whether they are successful or not!"

After hearing this, Zhang Sanniang let go of Xu Ping, but she still looked suspicious. She wondered if Lin Wensi was lying to her for this. She had been hoping that her son would make a name for herself and gain a face for herself, and she was nervous than anyone else.

Xu Zhengben also wanted to ask his son, but after hearing these two sentences, he put down his mind and said with a straight face: "Women, what do you know? Don't ask questions quickly, just wait for the results to be released! It's getting late, so we arranged a family banquet, just watch the moon and drink."

Xu Ping had no taste at this family banquet. He had no idea. He had no idea about it all day long. After drinking two glasses of wine, he said goodbye with Sang Yi and returned to his yard to rest.

Xiuxiu served Xu Ping and washed her feet, and asked him carefully: "Official, have you not done well in the exam?"

Xu Ping patted her head: "Talking nonsense! When did I say it?"

Xiuxiu said, "I think you look unhappy when you come back."

Xu Ping sighed: "Xiuxiu, I went to Baoxiang Temple early in the morning and buried my head in writing the papers for a whole day. How can I be happy? Which one of them knows whether it is good or not? If I can know that it is not good, I will change it early, so where can I regret it after I come out?"

Xiuxiu muttered: "That's right--"

When Xu Ping was about to rest, Xiuxiu didn't go out and stood there and said, "Official, you're going to rest? Look at how good the moon is outside, it's big and round, why don't you go and worship?"

Xu Ping said angrily: "What am I doing to worship the moon?"

"I heard that a man worships the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival, he can get an official position. A woman worships the moon. I heard that the Queen of Chang'e will make her more and more beautiful. You are taking the exam today, wouldn't you worship the moon?"

Seeing Xiuxiu speaking seriously, Xu Ping made a sense of his heart. No wonder he had to take the exam on the Mid-Autumn Festival. It turned out that it meant that the Toad Palace was a winner, and there was a saying.

Not bad, Xu Ping put on his shoes and came to the yard.

Xiuxiu set up an incense table and lit a good incense. Xu Ping bowed. He naturally knew that this was nonsense, but it was considered respect for tradition.

After Xu Ping finished worshiping, Xiuxiu didn't do anything and continued to worship there. Xu Ping was too lazy to listen to what she worshiped. It was probably just a little girl's trick, praying that she would become more and more beautiful.

In the next few days, Xu Ping stayed in his room, completely relaxing his nervousness these days and ignoring everything. Everyone in his family thought he was nervous and did not bother him. Only Xiuxiu knew that Xu Ping could eat and drink these days and had fun.

Sang Yi was obviously much nervous and often ran out without any trouble. Even though he knew that the results were not yet released, he still couldn't help but go outside Kaifeng Mansion every day to check out.

Xu Ping almost forgot how many days he had finished the exam. He had been so fat these days that even Xiuxiu couldn't stand it. He sued Zhang Sanniang several times. Zhang Sanniang felt sorry for her son, but when Xu Ping was nervous, she used these tricks to relax and couldn't bear to talk about him.

Suddenly one day, Sang Yi ran back to Xu's house from outside with a spring breeze, ran into Xu Zheng head-on, and grabbed him and said loudly: "I'm hit!"

Xu Zheng was confused. Seeing Sang Yi's excited and crazy look, he woke up and asked hurriedly: "You've been beaten? Where is my Dalang?"

Sang Yi nodded vigorously: "I've been beaten! We've all been beaten!"

Xu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and when he understood the words Sang Yi said, he almost fainted and shouted: "I've won! There is also a scholar in my Xu family!"

This howl of ghosts and wolves shocked everyone in the family.

Zhang Sanniang went up and grabbed Xu Zheng and asked endlessly, asking how he won the French? Who is the first place on the list? When will he be able to return from a Jinshi? When will he wear an official robe like Xu Zheng?

Xu Zheng didn't know this, he was stunned in Zhang Sanniang's hands.

Xu Ping came out of the courtyard and looked calm. He said joy to Sang Yi and asked him: "There are always many people in Kaifeng Prefecture, but I wonder which one they won?"

Sang Yi said: "I am one hundred and seventeenth. You are much better, ranking thirty-sixth!"

Xu Ping couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he heard this: "Thirty-six? Still high!"
Chapter completed!