A few days later, the ship arrived at Tongzhou unknowingly. Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian said goodbye to the ship's crew and landed ashore.
Liu Anjiang paid the shipping fee, but Zhang Jian insisted that the two of them should share it equally. Liu Anjiang was not willing to pay, and he smiled and said: It is my luck to meet my dear friend on the road. The meager shipping fee should be borne by my younger brother. If I hadn't met my dear friend, the shipping fee would have been borne by him.
Isn’t it just my business? What’s more, getting along with my dear brother has benefited me a lot, which is priceless.
Zhang Jian couldn't defeat Liu Anjiang, so he had no choice but to give up.
They calculated the time and took two "buses" to go straight to the "Dragon Gate" of Chang'an Street.
"Longmen" is located on the east side of Chang'an Street in front of Tiananmen. It is one of the passages from the Imperial City to the eastern part of the inner city. Chang'an Street, known as the "First Street" in China, is due to the two gates of Chang'an, the left gate and the right gate.
The name comes from the meaning of long-lasting peace and stability. The left and right gates of Chang'an were built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420). The two gates have the same specifications and construction, with three towers, a coupon gate, a white marble threshold, and a single-layer Xieshan yellow glazed tile.
It has a red wall on the top and a base of white marble xumizuo. After the "scientific examination" in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the names of candidates who passed the imperial examination would be written on a long yellow list. Under the guidance of the drummer's royal stick, they would be picked up from the Meridian Gate.
, go south through Tiananmen, then east to the left gate of Chang'an, come out, and hang it in a temporary dragon shed. Since the nomination for the ancient gold list is like "a carp jumping over the Dragon Gate", once you climb onto the "Dragon Gate", your worth will be a hundred times higher, and your life will immediately become "
"The blue clouds go straight up". Therefore, in ancient times, people also called the left gate of Chang'an "Dragon Gate".
At the door, they were not allowed in until the guards verified their identities, and they were not allowed to enter until they reported to the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites. After entering the Gongyuan, the real examination began.
The examinations in the Qing Dynasty lasted for several days, so during this period, the Gongyuan was the temporary home of the candidates. Generally speaking, the standard of a candidate's dormitory is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 6 feet high, converted according to today's units
, the per capita area is probably less than 2 square meters, and food, accommodation, and writing are all integrated, so it is really a bit crowded.
Before entering the room, they were searched and each person was given three candles. After entering, the door was immediately sealed. The candidates answered questions inside and rested there at night. It was in this environment that the candidates wrote each article.
Wonderful writing
After the dormitory was properly arranged, Liu Anjiang hung up the curtains he brought to block the sun and prevent rain. Then he laid out the bedding and waited for meals and bedtime to recuperate for the next day's exam.
The so-called joint examinations are held in the Gongyuan in the southeast of the inner city of Beijing. The four examiners (two in the Ming Dynasty) are called presidents.
, great scholars with Jinshi background, officials below the level of Shangshu and above the level of Deputy Capital Censor, are appointed by the Ministry of Finance.
The examination is held in three sessions, one on every three days. The first session is on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second session is on the twelfth day, and the third session is on the fifteenth day. The entrance is on the first day and the exit is on the next day. Three sessions
The test items, four calligraphy essays, five-character and eight-rhyme poems, five scriptures and policy questions, are the same as those in the provincial examination.
The area around the examination room was hung with labels such as "Seeking talents for the country", "Abide by the rules of the venue", "Strictly carrying folders".
There are also 18 co-examiners, mostly Hanlin. The procedures for sealing, transcribing, proofreading, grading, and filling out the exam are the same as those for the provincial examination.
After nearly half a month of life that was almost like a "prison", it finally came to an end. Liu Anjiang felt relieved and walked out of the examination room with a smile.
Liu Anjiang found Zhang Jian immediately and asked with a smile: My dear friend, how do you feel?
Zhang Jian smiled and said: So-so. What about you?
Liu Anjiang also smiled and said: "Both each other. It's over anyway, and it's useless to think about it anymore. It's better to have a drink and relax."
Zhang Jian smiled and said, "That's right."
At Quanjude Restaurant, they ordered half a roast duck and several plates of side dishes, and sat across from each other.
Zhang Jian smiled and said: I have been asking my wise brother to spend money recently, I am really embarrassed.
Liu Anjiang said with a smile: It is God's will that you and I meet. We are brothers now, so why waste money? If my dear brother goes to high school this time, my younger brother will have to rely on me in the future.
Zhang Jian smiled and said: Everything is left to fate.
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There was still some time before the results were released on April 15th, so Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian could only spend a few days relaxing in the capital. They visited Xiangshan Mountain, the Ancient Great Wall and other places together. It seemed leisurely.
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On the day the results are released, it can be said that the yellow list wall on the east side of the "Dragon Gate" affects the hearts of millions of people. Candidates, family members, relatives and friends... Once the results are released, some people will be happy and some will be worried.
The list carries too much bitterness of ten years of hard times.
The same is true for Jin Xiaoying and Yu Yaqing. My husband has been away from home for more than a month. I don’t know whether he respects his food and daily life, and whether he is warm and well-fed. It’s true: there are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and your heart is happy, but you don’t know it. You are lonely in the deep boudoir, and every inch of your heart is full of sorrow.
.They hope that their husbands will succeed in high school, return to their hometown with honor, and honor their ancestors, so that they will have a halo around their heads; but they are also afraid of their husbands who will become officials in the court.
Is your husband still the same husband as he is now? Are there still very few "Chen Shimei" people in this world?
Jiangnan is already full of pink and willows. Yu Yaqing is in the yard, watching the peach blossom petals being blown away by the breeze, and her mood is extremely complicated. After all, she is young, and she misses the warmth of getting along with Liu Anjiang day and night, and misses sleeping with Liu Anjiang.
Fortunately, Chengben looked cute, which added to her fun and distracted her thoughts a lot.
Jin Xiaoying was fine, although her belly was gradually swollen, and she was not far away from giving birth. Anyway, men mate with each other, so it doesn't matter if there is one more person and one less person. Anyway, although she is already old and golden, she is the boss in the family after all.
This position cannot be shaken by anyone. What's more, Chengye has grown up gradually. In the future, there will be two children and there will be a lot of trivial matters to take care of at home. How can there be so much free time to think about the relationship between men and women.
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On April 15, when the results were announced, the hour had not yet arrived. At dawn, students stood outside the big wall of the South Campus of the Ministry of Rites, waiting for the results to be released. There were already crowds of people under the wall. Finally, at the hour of the hour, the band of the honor guard sounded,
At this time, the waiting crowd held their breaths and their hearts beat faster, knowing that their fate was decided at this moment.
The two invigilators carried the yellow list between them and were escorted by the guards to the big wall and hung the yellow list high. At this time, the wall was boiling, some jumped up happily, and some were depressed. Liu Anjiang also pulled Zhang Jian
Squeezing into the crowd, I saw the top of the list: Huiyuan, Zhang Jian of Tongzhou Prefecture; Liu Jinzao (Liu Anjiang) of Huzhou Prefecture was also on the list.
Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian were admitted at the same time. Liu Anjiang was so happy that he jumped up in his arms.
Being able to pass the imperial examination means that you will be successful and you will be called a "tribute scholar" and you will be eligible to participate in the palace examination.
Liu Anjiang took the opportunity to send a telegram to his family. The telegram read: He has been released from office and is waiting for the imperial examination. Six words.
When the Liu family received the telegram, everyone in the family was overjoyed. Liu Yong was even more delighted. He said: It is the virtue accumulated by the ancestors. He also discussed with Tang Xuanxuan, Xiaoying and Yu Yaqing. He said: Anjiang is at least a "tribute scholar".
In the future, there will be reports. My hometown is Huzhou Prefecture, so there is no doubt that the reports will be reported to my hometown. Why don't we all go back to our hometowns and wait. By the way, we can go back to our hometowns to see the progress of the company and home projects.
Everyone agreed: That's right.
Yao Qinfang was very excited when she heard that the whole family was going back to Nanxun. Although she was also pregnant, she was used to walking on asphalt roads and seeing thousands of lights. This was a new thing for the countryside. What's more, listening to
It is said that the Liu family is still building a compound and a family temple. After all, I am the third wife of the Liu family. Isn’t it a pity that I don’t even know this?
Yanyan and Xiaoying were even more excited. They could also go back to their parents' home to visit.
So, Liu Yong summoned a larger ship, a family of young people and nearly twenty servants, and returned to Nanxun in a mighty manner. This chapter has been completed!