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At dawn, Yangzhou City was covered with a layer of mist, and it seemed deserted. In some corner, a rooster crowed suddenly, cutting through the silence between the world, and then the second rooster crowed, followed by the third rooster crow...

As the rooster sang the world, the whole Yangzhou city was like a giant beast awakened, and suddenly became lively. Trafficking people from all walks of life got up early, carried goods and left their homes, and went to the streets to grab a good place to set up stalls.

However, today they found that groups of scholars in blue-robed and confucian scarfs got up earlier than them and rushed to the test institute in groups.

Today is the big day for the provincial examination to start.

A person's life, decades of spring and autumn, thousands of days, is undoubtedly extremely important for scholars in this world, and must not be missed.

Longmen Inn was filled with people, and scholars left and went to the test institute.

In the room on the third floor, Chen Sanlang had already gotten up, finished washing up, sat quietly in front of the window, looking at the scene outside the window, and the scholars and candidates who were walking towards the examination institute like a torrent.

The red sandalwood sword box is placed on the table and does not move. The provincial examination is extremely strict. Candidates cannot even bring in the exam basket. The four treasures of the study are also distributed in the examination room. It can be said that every scholar cannot carry any other miscellaneous items except the clothes and clothing they wear.

The examination rules have long been publicly listed, and various disciplinary requirements have been repeatedly cited. If any violators are found during the examination room, even if these miscellaneous items have nothing to do with cheating, they will be considered as illegal and then expelled and disqualified from the examination. They will even be on the blacklist, and it will be difficult to come back to take the exam again in the future.

Therefore, you cannot carry the sword box, so you have to stay in the inn.

Without the company of Xiaojian, I was inexplicably uncomfortable.

Twist!

When the knock on the door, Lao Zhou shouted outside: "The way is long. OK, let's go."

Chen Sanlang replied: "That's good."

He got up and opened the door, and walked out.

There were two scholars who walked with him, one of whom was called "Gu Linchuan", but they were from fellow villagers and classmates, and they also came from Nanyang College.

The four of them came outside the examination hall and saw a large crowd of people standing in full swing.

Outside the square, there were soldiers who maintained order patrol, shouting constantly: "Idle people are not allowed to enter the square."

The so-called "unlucky people" are the attendants of the book boys and their families who followed the scholars. There are many local scholars in Yangzhou, because the place is close, naturally there are family members to take the exam; and some candidates from wealthy families will also have their companions of the book boys around them, following and waiting.

These people can only be sent outside the square.

I found a piece of open space and stood for a while. The hour came. A gong and drum sounded, and finally I started to check and enter the venue.

Due to the rigorous and meticulous inspection, I touched it from head to toe and even my hair had to be untied and loosened, which took a lot of time, so I had to go to the venue as soon as possible.

The entry into the site is planned into six corridors and divided into six teams, which can greatly save time.

Chen Sanlang lined up, and it was his turn for about half an hour to undergo the inspection and passed the test. The test number was issued during the inspection, and you could just take the seat after entering the venue.

The examination institutes in prefectures and counties are twice as large as those in Fucheng examination institutes. The examination houses are built in square shape. They are meticulous and have a large space inside. At least they can make a person sleep while lying and sleeping with both feet straight. Just kidding. Every three days of the exam, they eat, drink, defecate and urinate. If they are as narrow as a cage, the person will have to suffer from illness even if they are not sick.

The candidates entered the examination room according to the number, and immediately a deacon in the examination room pressed the wooden door from outside, and it looked like he was in prison.

No wonder people often say: The exam room is like a prison.

I didn’t eat breakfast in the inn in the morning and my stomach was so hungry that I was rumbling. It was an unwritten practice not to eat outside during the provincial examination. Its origin was unexplained. It was mainly to prevent eating the wrong thing or to prevent being tampered with.

Therefore, most test students hold back and wait until they enter the examination room before accepting their diet.

After all the students were admitted, a special person conducted an inspection and counting, and finally came up with the results, and announced loudly: "There are a total of 368 scholars who have obtained the provincial examination qualification in Yangzhou Prefecture and County, and 326 people have actually reached 326, and forty-two people are absent. The time has arrived and the examination room has fallen. Those who fail to do so will be disqualified."

Chen Sanlang didn't find it strange when he heard this. There were so many people, some of them were unable to enter the exam due to some irresistible factors, and there would be each provincial examination. Or they could not raise money or get sick, and some were harmed halfway...

As soon as Chen Sanlang arrived in Yangzhou, he entered the city by carriage at the dock, and was almost killed. If he had replaced other weak scholars, wouldn’t he betrayed and died unjustly?

After the inventory was completed, the list was checked, and the examiner Su Yanran ordered that food and four treasures of the study could be distributed.

The morning diet is very simple, all meat patties and water. It is said to be meat patties, but in fact, there is less meat and more noodles. Combining some meat mainly comes from nutritional considerations. As for the four treasures of the study, they are standard items, and the things everyone receives are exactly the same and the quantity is the same. However, if there is excessive loss during the exam and there is not enough pen, ink and paper, you can apply for one more copy.

In each game, you can only get one more copy at most. If it is not enough, you won’t have to take the exam.

Therefore, in terms of these requirements, you must be very cautious, lift the pen and put the ink, and do not write it casually.

Get the four treasures of the study and put them carefully aside; then pick up the meat patties and water and eat and drink in big mouthfuls.

Chen Sanlang seems to have a natural attachment to diet. He can do not pay attention to fancy styles or care about ingredients. He must first take care of himself. If conditions permit, delicacies from mountains and seas will be served; if conditions permit, you can fill your stomach with simple food.

After eating and drinking, sit quietly and wait for the exam questions to be announced.

Today is the first provincial examination. The four books are tested according to the examples, one five-character and eight-rhyme poem, and four chapters of the classics. There are eight questions in total, and the number is quite large. The number of words for each of the four books is not less than three hundred, and the meaning of the classics is not less than five hundred. To sum up, there are at least more than three thousand words to write. This is quite considerable in the simple and graceful ancient world.

Of course, compared to the formality, the number of words in the content is not worth mentioning.

Another quarter of an hour passed, a deacon issued test questions, all the questions were printed on paper, and each candidate was given one and looked at it in his hand.

After taking the exam questions, Chen Sanlang looked up and saw eight questions, which were clearly distinguished. The four books and the classics were put aside and ignored them. First, he looked at the five-character and eight-rhyme poem. This poem has very strict requirements on the format and rhythm, and there must be no mistakes in every word or sentence. If it is wrong, the score will be greatly reduced.

Seeing this topic, he immediately remembered an extremely famous test poem: "Farewell to the ancient grass" -
Chapter completed!