Because Shuntian Prefecture is a capital city, the Shuntian Prefecture's Prefectural Examination and the Nanzhili Academy Examination are located in the same place, both in Gongyuan of the capital.
This time, candidates do not need to bring their own desks and chairs. However, Shuntian Prefecture governs five states and twenty-two counties. Not only the Confucian students who passed the county examination this year have to take the examination, but also many Confucian students who failed to take the college examination in previous years apply. The number of candidates is the same as the county examination.
Several times, there were seven or eight hundred people.
The corresponding examination procedure is similar to that of the county examination, which also requires "presentation" and "display of cards", but there are only three examinations.
Although the capital was already hot in April, it was not yet the summer heat, but when hundreds of people gathered together, the smell was not good.
Fortunately, due to the "teaching", Shen Rui only suffered a little in the first game, and the remaining two games were very pleasant.
It is a coincidence that although Zhang Xian, the current Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, has no personal relationship with the Daxing County Magistrate, they both come from poor families and have the friendship of fellow villagers.
Since the Daxing County Examination was completed at the end of February, rumors emerged that the Daxing County Magistrate was "playing favoritism" and Zhang Xian reported it to the Daxing County Magistrate. After all, he was under his rule. If trouble really occurred, he, a Shangguan, would have to bear the consequences.
Responsibility for oversight.
However, Zhang Xian doesn't believe it if the Shen family will cultivate connections for the "county examination".
The magistrate of Daxing County did have some selfish motives in selecting Shen Rui, but in the end it was also because of Shen Rui's talent.
Therefore, when responding to the Shangguan's questioning, the Daxing County Magistrate was confident and silently silenced two articles written by Shen Rui on the spot.
After Zhang Jingyin read this article, although he felt that Shen Rui deserved to be the "head of the case", he still felt that the Daxing County Magistrate was acting recklessly. If he had taken the second place, how could these right and wrongs have arisen? Although there is no evidence, it is a shame.
It's really annoying to call them.
Although it seems to be no problem now, when someone in the court picks him up to talk about it, the Shen family tree has deep roots, so it may not happen, and the Daxing County Magistrate cannot escape.
When it came to the government examination, the first session was so crowded that I couldn't tell who was who.
When the second and third exams were held, there were only ten candidates in total. Mr. Jingyin paid attention to these.
Shen Ruiyin came here for ranking, and he did not hide his strength in the first competition. Not only did he write the article smoothly, but he also submitted the paper early, and he was the first to submit the paper.
The surface of the scroll is clean, the writing is beautiful, and the words are meaningful. It is not just a pile of rhetoric. Whether Mr. Jingyin has a preconceived idea, or he thinks that this volume really deserves to be the first. Anyway, after the first scene, Shen Rui's name is
Ranked first on the red list.
When the results came out, in addition to hiding the name, Jingyin knew that Shen Rui was ranked first, and he hesitated, thinking about pushing him to second place, but after hesitation, he still did not move.
Although there are all his subordinates in the yamen, the government examination is not a trivial matter after all, and many people are watching. He has changed his ranking here, and in the eyes of others, he has both ghosts and ghosts in his heart, and he still wants to offend others.
Now that the first round of this case can save the Daxing County magistrate, it can also be a good way to sell out the Shen family, so why not do it?
It is not easy to be the governor of Shuntian. It is not that a person with a mellow temper cannot hold this position. Zhang Xian went from the 10th to the 14th year of Hongzhi. He was not promoted to the "Beijing Inspector" last year. It was not because of poor performance, but because of lack of qualifications.
arrive.
Now that there is an opportunity to sell a good person to the Shen family, and the heir of the Shen family is indeed a talented person, selling a favor is just a matter of raising one's hand. The "head of the case" in the district government examination is not the number one scholar in the Yuan Dynasty. There is one every year, and it is not
A noble title.
After the second game, Shen Rui was still number one on the red list.
On April 21st, the Shuntian Prefecture released the test results, and Shen Rui won the "head of the case".
When the team from the government office came to announce the good news, Shen Rui was relieved. In his entire life, he had never worked as hard as in the past two months. This kind of obsessive-compulsive reading made him a little tired. He didn't know what he could do.
How long to hold on.
However, in order to suppress the turmoil of suppressing the "head of the case" in the county examination, he could only use his strength.
Now that he has become the leader of the government examination case, the previous right and wrong has finally been put to rest; as for his ranking in the college examination, no matter how low it is, it is enough to look at compared to his age.
Mrs. Xu and the elder here also breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Shen Rui studying so hard, the couple felt uneasy. Because Shen Rui had such a strong temper and had great ideas, it was difficult for the couple to stop him.
Now that they had passed the government examination and the results were gratifying, the couple spontaneously chatted with Shen Rui about the relationship between reading and health care.
Shen Rui had been stretched for two months and was really exhausted physically and mentally. He knew that continuing like this would not be a long-term solution, so he happily listened to Mrs. Xu and the elder's advice and adjusted his study time.
Seeing that Shen Rui didn't return to Chunshan Academy, why not take it easy?
He passed the government examination last year but stopped taking the college examination. This year he is still hesitating whether to take the college examination.
He had been waiting for Shen Rui to come to the academy ever since the examination results were released. According to Shen Rui's current results, he would be in Class C when he returned to the academy, which happened to be He Taizhi's classmate.
Not wanting to wait for several days without seeing any movement from Shen Rui, He Taizhi rushed to Shen's house during the May first holiday.
He Taizhi went to see Mrs. Xu first, and then went to the study room in the front yard to talk with Shen Rui.
He Taizhi asked directly: "Why doesn't Cousin Rui go to the academy? Are you anxious to make people wait?"
"I'm afraid of trouble. The last time I asked for leave, I asked for leave until the end of June..." Shen Rui said.
He Taizhi said: "Being at home may not be as good as being in college... Last year, like my cousin Rui, I also took several months of leave, thinking of passing the college exam in one breath and then going back to college, but ended up working behind closed doors.
The more I write the article, the worse it gets, and my brain becomes a mess after reading every day. After all, the college exam is no better than the government and county exams. Thousands of candidates attend the exam, and the exam questions are also set by the academic leaders, and there is no such thing as the provincial exam. Ruibiao
Although I don’t have to worry about failure here, ranking is also very important..." At the end of the sentence, there was a heavy tone in his tone.
Although Chunshan Academy is well-known in the capital and its students are very successful, the academy examination is after all the first hurdle on the road to the imperial examination, and not everyone can pass it.
In Chunshan Academy, it is easy for teenagers to pass the county and government examinations and get a reputation as a child; but when it comes to the academy examinations, there are many people who fail year after year.
Therefore, the age gap among the students in Class C is the largest. The younger ones include He Taizhi who is eleven or two years old, the older ones like Shen Quan who are eighteen or nineteen years old, and the less qualified ones who have not passed the college entrance examination in their junior years.
There is no shortage of them.
Someone like Shen Rui who is lucky enough to be the "head of the case" makes everyone envious and jealous when he mentions it.
In the capital city, the people were well educated and there were more Confucian students taking part in the academic examinations, so the competition in the academic examinations became more intense, no less than in the rural examinations.
Seeing the difference in He Taizhi's expression, Shen Rui thought of Shen Quan, who had lost his confidence after being hit by successive failures, and said, "My cousin is going to take the college entrance examination this year? What did my uncle say?"
He Taizhi frowned and said: "My father asked me to make my own decision, but I still want to give it a try... After studying for these years, if I don't even have the courage to end my life, doesn't it mean that I don't even know where I'm lacking?"
Shen Rui raised his eyebrows and said: "You have been in Class C for nearly a year. You have already studied the Four Books and the Five Classics in depth, but you are still worried that you are not good enough? What about someone like me who only stayed in Class V and the teacher only gave a rough introduction to the Four Books?
, wouldn’t it be even more shameful to end up? At your age, what are you afraid of if you are a year earlier or a year later? Do you really feel that your brain is stupid and stupid, so you are so worried about gains and losses? "
He Taizhi rolled his eyes at Shen Rui and complained: "I didn't have to worry about anything earlier, but if I compare myself to cousin Yourui, I'll turn into a fool..."
Others don't know Shen Rui's details, but the He family knows it clearly.
Shen Rui succeeded in the county examinations one after another, and was the first in the government examinations. Others heard that they did not find it strange. After all, the Shen family was well-known for their scholarship, and their children had outstanding achievements in the imperial examinations. The little boy did not show much in the examinations.
But here in the He family, we know that Shen Rui was enlightened at the age of nine and has only been studying for four or five years.
Since the second master and second wife left the capital, the He family and the Shen family moved around more frequently.
Several sisters of the Xu family and the younger Xu family have passed away one after another. Now there are only three sisters left, one of whom is still in her hometown in Suzhou, and there are only two sisters in the capital.
Xiao Xu's eldest daughter-in-law has moved in and her daughter has been married off. It is a relaxing time and the sisters see each other more often.
Women and Taoists gather together and talk about children.
Here in the Xu family, even though Sister Yu was raised by her side, Shen Rui was the one who cared most about her. Because of Shen Rui's hard work in studying, the Xu family sighed with her sister several times.
Little Xu is happy for her sister, but compared with her own son, she can't help but feel a little sour.
Although He Taizhi is young, he started school at the age of four and has been studying for twice as long as Shen Rui.
After returning home, Mrs. Xu recited it several times in front of her husband and son.
He Taizhi has grown up smoothly. Although he failed in the college examination last year, no one criticized him because of his young age. Regarding this year's college examination, he originally had the idea of participating or not.
Now that Shen Rui is in comparison, the pressure is doubled.
Shen Rui has no plans to return to Chunshan Academy. Even if he intends to slow down his study pace, he has already made plans for his academic schedule for the next two months and does not intend to change it.
In fact, he had already taken advantage of the situation before the government examination.
The magistrate of Daxing County, Sesame Mung Bean Official, is not easy to inquire about, but the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture is a high-ranking official of the third rank, who can be promoted to the cabinet, and can be promoted to a person who can seal the territory.
There are traces of who Zhang Xian, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, was from, who he studied under, and what kind of articles he liked.
In addition, there are government examinations every year. In Zhang Xian's four years in office, he has already presided over two college examinations. Comparing the previous question-setting style, we can also see which aspect of the time and literature this Master Jingyin focuses on.
There are only a few common types of articles at that time, such as discussing politics, discussing people's livelihood, discussing moral conduct, etc.
During the boy's test, the questions were mostly simple and conservative, with few discussing politics.
Zhang Xianneng has been in the position of Yin of Shuntian Prefecture for several years, and he is still very average and very cautious. The questions he asks are all average at Zhongda. Shen Rui answered many questions in advance, and although he did not answer any of them, he got two articles.
Even if you scratch the edges, you can still use it after modification, so you can write smoothly and quickly in the examination room.
Shen Rui also planned to do the same after getting benefits during the government examination and here at the college examination.
Seeing that He Taizhi was worried about the college exam, Shen Rui thought about how close he was to her and said: "My third uncle is here at home and I can ask for advice at any time, which is no worse than in the academy. How about my cousin also take leave from the academy and come over to prepare for the exam together? Now
Zhili Academic Affairs is a member of the Hanlin Academy who came from the Hanlin Academy. We asked my uncle to help us find his old articles so that we could ponder his preferences..."
After hearing this, He Taizhi's eyes immediately lit up, and he nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, then I'll go ask for leave tomorrow..."
Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.
The little boy in red uniform had a well-behaved face, and said with a bit of expectation: "Father, please allow me to go out for half a day. Shen Rui has long promised to return the invitation, but he has never been free. Finally, he has finished the government examination... "