As the most important examination, the chief and deputy examiners of the rural examination were appointed by the imperial court and a temporary organization was formed by local government officials to preside over the examination.
On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, when the examiners enter the palace, a banquet will be held first, and all the officials inside and outside the curtain will attend the banquet.
After the banquet, the inner curtain officer entered the inner curtain room in the back hall, and the examiner sealed the door. The inner curtain officers did not interact with each other, and the inner curtain officer could not interact with or hear anything other than reviewing the examination papers.
As for the provincial examination, there are three sessions, each lasting three days. For all three sessions, you need to enter the examination room one day in advance, that is, enter on the eighth, eleventh, and fourteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and exit the day after the examination.
As the examination room for the provincial examination, a large plaque with the word "Gongyuan" hangs in the middle of the door of the examination room.
The place where candidates take exams is called the exam booth.
As for the examination booths, they are also called "numbered rooms", which are one by one and are specially used for examinees in Gongyuan.
The "examination room" doubles as the "dormitory" for answering papers, eating, and staying.
For the imperial examination, each candidate has a private room.
For other state capitals with underdeveloped imperial examinations, they may have entered the examination booth for the first time during the provincial examination.
But for places where the imperial examination is developed, in order to adapt, the provincial examination is simulated.
In the previous exams, some scholars had entered the examination booth to take the exam.
After all, there is also the saying of "mock examinations" in later generations. State governments with developed imperial examinations attach great importance to talent cultivation. In order for candidates to perform normally, many aspects will naturally be taken into consideration.
You must know that the performance of local officials is inseparable from education.
If the number one scholar can be awarded here, it will be a very honorable thing for the local magistrates.
Of course, compared to the county examination, government examination and college examination.
The provincial examination seems to be too formal.
There are more formalities, and naturally they are much stricter.
In addition to strict body searches to prevent "entrainment" hidden on candidates' bodies.
When candidates enter the examination room, they must lock the door.
During the examination period, the candidates will "eat, drink, have sex, and sleep" in the "room" and are not allowed to come out until the end of the examination.
You must know that in the first few exams, candidates were still able to go out to use the toilet.
However, in the provincial examination, this is not possible.
As for the examination room, it was very narrow, with only two wooden boards at the top and bottom. The upper board was used as a table for writing answer sheets, and the lower board was used as a chair. When sleeping at night, the two boards were put together as a bed.
A basin of charcoal fire and a candle are also prepared for the candidates in the examination booth. The charcoal fire can be used for both heating and cooking.
Candidates are isolated from the outside world during the exam and have to solve their own food problems.
The invigilator only cares about cheating in the exam. As for the other actions of the candidates in the room, the invigilator does not ask at all.
There is only one principle: no examination number is allowed.
After a rigorous search, few people were entrained into the examination room.
Coupled with such strict restrictions on personal freedom, the possibility of cheating is extremely small.
Of course, these are things that the makers of the imperial examination system need to consider.
For Huang Tinghui, what he couldn't stand the most was having to eat, drink, and have sex in a small space.
You must know that the examinees eat, drink and have diarrhea in it for nine days and six nights, and the area is only 1.33 square meters.
Therefore, the rural examination is not only a test of talent, but also a test of will. This is also the origin of the saying that "three tests in the rural examination will make you a ghost."
But then I thought about it, what if Fatty Gong came to take the provincial examination?
The "bad word" he was thinking about was gone!
Thinking like this, Huang Tinghui actually laughed out loud.
This scene left other candidates stunned for a moment.
When other people come to take the imperial examination, they look serious, reserved and serious, and many even feel extremely nervous.
The guy in front of me is really good, he can actually laugh out loud.
What a big heart!
"Who is this guy? There's an exam coming soon, and he can actually laugh!"
One candidate asked very puzzledly.
Over the years, Huang Tinghui has become a well-known person.
Many candidates are also familiar with Huang Tinghui.
Therefore, after the candidate who did not know Huang Tinghui asked this question, other candidates answered on the spot, "Doesn't he know him either?"
"He's the head of the court examination case!"
"He is a strong contender for Jieyuan in this provincial examination!"
After hearing this explanation from the candidates around him, the candidate suddenly realized what he was doing.
"oh!"
"Is this person's name Huang Tinghui?"
"No wonder, no wonder!"
"No wonder he is so confident, if I were at his level!"
"You can also laugh out loud!"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Huang Tinghui was also very speechless.
I just thought of some interesting things.
Can this make them think so much?
Huang Tinghui soon came to his examination number.
After putting down the food box and other things, Huang Tinghui also took a deep breath.
Since the founding of the Dasheng Kingdom, since the first imperial examination was held.
The results are held every three years, and 300 Jinshi are admitted out of 3,000 candidates.
As for each state capital, there is also a provincial examination competition every three years.
In this rural examination, 90 candidates were selected from 3,000 students.
The difficulty can be imagined.
Some people even say that the provincial examination is more difficult than the general examination.
After all, one is one out of ten.
One is three out of one hundred!
Anyone who can count will know how difficult the provincial examination is.
Therefore, after entering the examination room, even Huang Tinghui, who was as calm as an old dog, did not dare to be careless.
This is also the first time Huang Tinghui has attached so much importance to an exam since he took the imperial examination.
After all, this is the most critical step in the carp leaping over the dragon gate.
If you win the imperial examination, it is equivalent to entering another level.
If there were no successful candidates, even butchers like Fan Jin's father-in-law would dare to mock Fan Jin as a scholar.
Isn’t this kind of treatment like one in heaven and one on earth?
After studying hard for several years, I finally reached a fork in my destiny.
Once inside the examination room, candidates are not eligible to leave the examination room.
As for other things, naturally someone will deliver them.
These experts are all caring people appointed by the examiners, so it is impossible for them to have any contact with the candidates.
From this point of view, the provincial examination is worthy of being an extremely important examination.
Almost every aspect has been done to the extreme.
It is to ensure absolute fairness and justice so that talented scholars can pass the examination.
To a certain extent, this is one of the few times in the life of a poor scholar that he can experience extreme fairness.
It cannot be experienced before or after the imperial examination.
This is like before the college entrance examination and entering society after the college entrance examination.
It is a truth that students cannot face absolute fairness.
Huang Tinghui took two candles and some charcoal from the Prime Minister's hand, and said thank you.
Then he sat quietly in the examination booth.
It wasn't until the test papers were distributed that the cloud was struck.
The rural examination, which determines the fate of thousands of scholars, finally kicked off at this moment.
And this exam also determined the future fate of Huang Tinghui and the little girl.
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Chapter completed!