Chapter 414: After the war, the text field is closed
Ever since Mr. Zhang, the chief examiner of this year's rural examination, entered the territory of Nanzhili, every part of his journey has been reported to Nanjing.
Academician Zhang is staying in Gaoyou tonight! Academician Zhang has arrived in Yangzhou! Academician Zhang is crossing the river from Guazhou!
Qin Dewei found it difficult to understand how such intensive message transmission could be achieved under the current technical conditions.
It can only be said that the Nanzhili Provincial Examination is so important and can always inspire the greatest enthusiasm and participation.
But I can only spread the itinerary. No matter how much news there is, there is no news. Zhang Xueshi has been cautious in his words and deeds along the way and has not seen anyone. What else can he spread?
On August 2, when Xueshi Zhang abandoned his boat and landed at Longjiang Pass, and then entered Nanjing City from Yifeng Gate, hundreds of people spontaneously blocked the city gate to greet him.
A certain candidate surnamed Qin, who has always been maverick, unconventional, unconventional, and disdainful of welcoming guests, also went.
The matter was so important that he and others wanted to try their luck here and see if they could get in touch with Bachelor Zhang.
However, Academician Zhang abided by the rules and did not meet anyone. After entering the city, he went straight to the Gongyuan. After moving into the inner courtyard, he locked the door and was completely isolated from the outside world.
Then the promotion officer of the rural examination announced the seat chart, and then waited for the examination to start on August 9.
When Gao Changjiang came to Qingxi House to look for Qin Dewei, he was extremely surprised to see Qin Dewei holding a book and studying hard.
Others who study seriously are those who always work hard, such as Xing Yifeng, who stays at home. Even if there are those who sharpen their skills in the field, they will be at least half a year ahead of schedule.
I have never seen you, Qin Dewei, like you, sharpening your weapons for battle a few days in advance. Some time ago, we were having fun together, and then suddenly you changed your temper. It's really strange.
"Chen Liu from Suzhou invites you back tonight, are you still going?" Gao Changjiang asked.
Qin Dewei sighed and waved his hand: "I'm a little nervous, so I won't go!"
Gao Changjiang was speechless, are you nervous now? What were you doing earlier?
It was hard for Qin Dewei to explain. It turned out that he was relatively relaxed because facing an admission rate of 4%, there was a high probability that he would fail the exam in one try, so it was useless to be nervous.
But after hearing that Bachelor Zhang was taking the exam, he realized that he really had a chance, so of course he became nervous again.
There is another reason. Everything currently is just his unilateral conjecture, and he has not directly communicated and confirmed it with Bachelor Zhang.
Therefore, it was not clear whether Academician Zhang could really take care of himself, so he felt uneasy and had no intention of doing anything else.
According to human conventions, Bachelor Zhang should take care of himself, but what if Bachelor Zhang is selfless?
Or maybe because the papers were all anonymous, Bachelor Zhang couldn't find his paper?
Or is it that Academician Zhang is restricted from all aspects and has no chance to take care of himself?
You must know that since the development of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty, the system design has been very strict, and the examiners cannot do whatever they want.
Gao Changjiang asked again: "Tomorrow the scholars from Huizhou will gather with our local scholars from Nanjing. There is a man named Hu Zongxian who is very arrogant. Why don't you go and deal with him?"
Didn't you say before that it would be easy to attack Hu Zongxian?"
"If you don't go, don't go!" Qin Dewei still refused. Now the only way is to review the Hanlin Lectures! There is a golden house in the book!
Gao Changjiang shook his head and left. It was such an evil imperial examination. Even a mentally strong man like Qin Dewei was tortured to the point of becoming nervous.
Qin Dewei thought for a while and did not call Gao Changjiang to stop. Some things can be said casually, but some things can only be kept in the heart.
He has a box of Hanlin notebooks in his hand, especially those of Zhang Xueshi himself. It is best to read them yourself.
If the news spreads on a large scale and everyone knows that he and the examiner have a special relationship, then he will be the only one who feels uncomfortable.
The Jiajing Dynasty was not the rotten Wanli Dynasty, and favors in the imperial examination could not be made public.
The stressful days passed day by day, and the exam time came in a blink of an eye.
There are three rural examinations in the Ming Dynasty, each lasting one day, namely August 9th, 12th and 15th.
The last day is actually the Mid-Autumn Festival, but at this time, who among you is still interested in thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The exam took place in Gongyuan, the process was just like that, and the conditions were still very difficult.
In the first session, the Seven Principles of Classical Meanings, the four books must be answered and the five classics must be answered. The second session is official document writing. The third session is policy analysis.
Of course, according to the established convention, only the first game is the most important, and admissions basically only look at the first game.
After three exams, the tortured candidates walked out of the examination room in a daze, each one feeling empty and suffering.
It was hard during the exam, and even more painful after the exam. The results will be released at the end of August, and there are still about ten days to go. It’s been ten days of waiting.
Originally, Gao Changjiang, the young boss of Taibailou, didn't have high expectations and had been calm before the exam. However, after finishing the exam after so much hard work, he couldn't help but worry about gains and losses.
After all, who doesn’t want to pass the exam? Let alone someone like Wu Chengen who has already failed.
Standing outside the Dragon Gate of Gongyuan, Gao Changjiang and Wu Chengen waited until Qin Dewei came out. Seeing that Qin Prodigy was also a little anxious, they said, "Let's write a poem today during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The pen and ink were all ready-made. Qin Dewei directly wrote on the outer wall of Gongyuan:
“After the war, I put away my writing skills, and I didn’t realize it was the Mid-Autumn Festival when I was on the road.
The moon shines brightly in the Three Thousand Worlds of Yinhan, and the song breaks the golden wind on the twelfth floor.
Bamboo leaves add joy to the ambitions of heroes, and the fragrance of osmanthus sticks to young people's heads.
Chang'e will definitely understand people's wishes and will not let me roam around in the Toad Palace."
"Chang'e will definitely understand people's wishes", which can be regarded as a good blessing for myself.
Besides, at this time, I guess everyone doesn’t want to read something depressing, so let’s write something uplifting.
"Don't you think you are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival on the way?" Someone asked in surprise: "Aren't you that Qin Dewei? You are a local, where did you come from?"
Wucao! Qin Dewei was secretly shocked. He was still confused after taking the exam. He just wanted to write poems to show off, but he forgot to change the inappropriate words!
Don't panic, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed!
Qin Dewei threw away the pen coolly, looked up to the sky and laughed three times, raised his arms and pointed to the sky and said: "In this class of immortals, I am a guest on earth!"
Some candidates who were not yet gray-haired sighed: "Oh, every time there are a few haunted people who get sick, and they get younger and younger."
Another candidate next to him said in surprise: "Isn't it a bit early to get sick before the results are released?"
The veteran examinee lamented: "Today's young people have poor psychological quality and cannot bear it!
It’s not like our old people, so what if we fail the test seven or eight times? I think back then, Wen Zhengming and I went to the hospital together several times.”
Gao Changjiang pulled Qin Dewei and walked back, "Anyway, the exam is over. I'll be the host tonight. I won't come back until I'm drunk!"
Halfway through, a healthy woman from Guzhai suddenly stopped Qin Dewei and saluted, "Have you met my young master? Have you finished the exam?"
Qin Dewei said: "Pay the food later tonight! I'll get together with my friends first!"
The strong woman shook her face and said with a smile: "We are just here to announce the good news. The wife is here, and the young master does not have to pay for the food for the time being!"
Qin Dewei was stunned. He was really surprised and happy! Although he was not particularly looking forward to it, it still came.
He had no choice but to say to Gao Changjiang again: "Forget it, let's get together. I'll go back and take a look first."