The fourth day of September is obviously not a good day.

The autumn rain turned sunny at dusk, and a brilliant sunset appeared in the northwest corner, reflecting the roof of Mingyuan Building. However, there was no figure of the chief examiner on the building, and only some low-ranking officials were invigilating the exam.

In front of the No. 8 House No. 8 in Laizixiang, a young man was peeling a silver ring snake, removing the internal organs, and then cutting off the snake's head. Although the silver ring snake is a poisonous snake, it is also a precious medicinal material that nourishes yin.

The effect of replenishing yang.

Lin Qingran swallowed his saliva. Judging from his food, although Silver Ring Snake has many ways to make it, it is undoubtedly the best to stew the soup. This way, you can drink delicious broth, which is a treasure that you can't exchange for.

Fortunately, this time he prepared well. After putting some ingredients in the pot, he put the snake meat cut into pieces, added some clean water, and then cooked it on charcoal fire.

Since the candidates in No. 9 have been disqualified from the exam, he took the black charcoal in no way, so he didn't have to worry about the charcoal fire.

Not long after, the alley of Laizi had an attractive smell of meat, but it also brought a pair of hatred eyes. This foodie really dared to do anything, but actually started to eat poisonous snakes.

Pooh!

A noble candidate who was swallowing pickles, but he didn't know whether he was angry about the pickles or he couldn't stand the fierce style of the snake-eating boy, so he sniffed heavily on the ground.

But no matter that, no one can stop the pace of yearning for the innocent food.

Huh...

Lin Weiran happily drank the fragrant snake soup. The hot snake soup was so delicious that it made him look intoxicated.

After drinking a few sips of the soup, he picked up another piece of snow-white snake meat. He bit it gently and found that it was fresher and tenderer than fish, more delicious than chicken, and very chewy. He found that the snake meat was not easy to break.

, can be used to make hot pot.

While drinking snake soup and eating snake meat, he noticed the amulet on the ground. He picked it up and placed it in front of his nose, and there was a pungent smell, which made his nose wrinkle, which looked like a snake-yellow smell.

After hesitating for a moment, he put the amulet back in his arms.

The sergeant watched all this from the side, his mouth twitching slightly. He was also a good soldier who had invigilated several classes of candidates. I'm afraid this is the only one who eats snake soup in the provincial examination!

Each candidate is assigned three candles, which can be used for lighting and overnight answers.

However, Lin Qingran heard that some candidates accidentally burned the papers and eventually became "blue papers". They were sentenced to be sentenced to never see them. This is why he did not plan to work hard all night, so he went to bed early.

Due to an autumn rain during the day, the weather suddenly turned cold. Lin Weiran wrapped the skin felt on his body and slept very comfortably.

However, some people are going to suffer. Especially the noble man from Tongkaoxiang came in lightly, but he didn't expect the weather to deteriorate suddenly. He was trembling with cold at night and even sneezing sounds.

The next morning, the sky was still gloomy and there was a hint of cold wind.

Lin Qingran pulled away the warm skin felt and simply made breakfast, but did not extinguish the charcoal fire. The weather was a little cold today, so he wanted to burn the charcoal fire to keep warm.

There are many candidates who think the same as him. Many of them have thin clothes and can't even take care of answering questions at this time. They crouch in the number house like a frozen dog to keep warm.

Lin Qingran ate full and slept soundly, and was naturally energetic. After breakfast, he continued his career that he had not completed yesterday and soon achieved the Five Classics.

The so-called Five Classics refer to: "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Rites", "The Book of Changes", and "The Spring and Autumn Annals". Candidates only need to select one of these Five Classics to complete it.

Of course, this is determined in advance. Before the candidates come to the provincial examination, they have to submit your options to the governor’s office. However, five questions will be issued for each of the documents. You can choose the selected one to complete.

Lin Qingran chose "Shangshu", "Shangshu", which means ancient books.

This is the most difficult classic among the Five Classics, because the texts and allusions in the Book of Documents are all ancient pre-Qin allusions. It is a compilation of ancient Chinese historical documents and some works recounting ancient deeds, which is equivalent to a historical subject.

"King Wen is humble and obedient and will be a good deed!"

This topic comes from the "Wuyi" chapter of Shangshu. This sentence means "King Wen wore humble clothes and finally achieved his achievements in peace and land management."

Not to mention the logic of this, it is obvious that the emperor has ignored it. The dragon robe of the Ming Dynasty emperor often costs nearly 100,000 taels of silver per piece. Even the entire Jiajing Emperor wearing Taoist robe, his dragon robe is also

Twenty thousand taels per piece.

I can only say that Confucian ideals are beautiful, but reality is often skinny.

It was noon on the third day, and the sun was shining.

The gate of the Gongyuan opened, and two doves foraging at the door spread their wings and headed towards the attic in the distance. A young man walked out of it, squinted his eyes and breathed the smell of freedom.

"elder brother!"

With a crisp cry, a little girl ran from a distance, and he also showed a bright smile.

The first exam is undoubtedly the most important. According to the practice of previous years, whether to win or not depends almost on this game. Therefore, many candidates who came out are happy, while others are depressed.

The candidate who was infected with evil has also become a topic of relish. Many candidates are keen on the theory of ghosts and gods. They say that the candidate had a bad character before, and must have beaten people to death because of his power and power at home. Now

People are back looking for revenge.

Lin Qingran ignored these things. After having a good meal, he followed Hu Niu and talked about his experiences at the tribute court, and then went to bed early because he had to continue the exam tomorrow morning.

At around four o'clock the next day, a large number of candidates gathered in front of the Guangzhou Gongyuan.

The same entry process, but the search and verification of identity has been significantly relaxed. Candidates can go straight back to their previous residence number, and someone will send the test papers there.

Lin Weiran noticed that there were no more examiners on the Mingyuan Tower.

The second scene is about one way, five judgments, edicts, expressions, internal and subjects.

This test is the official application writing. The information in this era is mainly written transmission. If something big happens and you end up saying it is wrong, then this kind of talent is not enough.

Of course, candidates who can enter the provincial examination are not ordinary people, so this kind of application writing is naturally difficult for candidates. It is just that the difficulty is not high, so the importance is self-evident.

The third game is a little more difficult, and the assessment is the Five Ways of Shi Ce.

Strategy theory is undoubtedly a test of the candidate's true abilities, and in the palace examination, it only tests strategy theory. However, in the provincial examination, the practice is still based on the Four Books and Five Classics, so the countermeasures theory will not be taken too seriously.

The five policy theory covers agriculture, water conservancy, customs, etc. One of them is the hottest Japanese pirate problem today.

When Lin Qingran saw this question, he couldn't help but laugh. He wrote down the Japanese strategy in his belly. This exam failed to stump him, and he also answered it very well.
Chapter completed!