Chen Zheng, the examination scholars gathered outside the examination hall are already a little crowded.
Not only that, as the sun rises high and the city is bright, many people in the city have already come this way.
In this era, the day of the imperial examination is an auspicious day for everyone.
The common people flocked to see the scholar, and they waited eagerly to see the visions soaring into the sky.
They are also more eager for a certain student in the examination room to write poems and articles that will be handed down from generation to generation, so as to attract the grace of heaven and bring blessings to all things.
The legend of white hair turning into blue hair is still in our ears, and everyone is looking forward to it.
The broad Kao Yuan Street was already crowded with people, and the officials sent by the government were not enough to maintain order. Later, soldiers from the city were mobilized to guard the Kao Yuan.
The shops facing the street of the Examination Institute have already put out rows of bamboo shelves, allowing people who come to watch to sit on them, and they also sell various food, food and playthings, which is the best of both worlds.
From time to time, there were people outside the examination hall raising their arms and shouting, causing the crowd to cheer and cheer. However, most of them were green-skinned hooligans who made a lot of noise. They were pulled out by the officers and beaten on the spot, but they did not drive them away.
The audience was like a pile of people, and Song Mu's heart was filled with excitement when he saw this scene.
Scenes like this are just like when I went to watch a football match in my previous life. Forty to fifty thousand people gathered around the field, cheering loudly as the players performed wonderfully.
Here, all the talents are players, and when the strange phenomenon rises to the sky, it means that the ball is scored, which is worthy of everyone's applause and cheers.
Any scholar who sees this scene will unconsciously breathe a little heavier.
Soon, as more city guards came to maintain order, the Examination Academy seemed to have woken up. Many scholars were already looking towards the entrance of the Examination Academy.
Song Mu was also lined up in the queue. Everyone was talking and laughing. They were looking everywhere at the moment. They were very happy about the scene around them.
Not long after, the tall and heavy door of the examination institute opened slightly, and a group of old men in gorgeous sacrificial robes walked out. At the same time, the copper bell hanging above the examination institute building also rang a bell.
The buzzing sound could be heard for hundreds of miles, and everyone immediately became serious.
"The kings and ministers of heaven and earth..."
An old sacrificial officer stood at the head of the team, saluted towards the north, and then began to recite prayers. While he was reciting, the other sacrificial officers behind him began to kneel down.
Everyone faces north and towards the sky, wishing this provincial examination all the best.
The scholars also lowered their hands and bowed their heads towards the north, and the common people closed their eyes and listened to these prayers.
After the priest finished reciting the prayer with a thunderous voice, he closed the document and bowed to the sky.
"In the 28th year of Chongwen, Jiangnan West Road Rural Examination! The examination begins!"
"Open the examination hall to welcome talented students!"
The old man's long and profound voice continued to spread, and the heavy door of the examination hall was slowly pushed open by two teams of soldiers. The door made a roaring sound, like a lion opening its mouth and roaring.
The people were looking forward to it, and the students had already automatically lined up in two rows at the north gate of the examination center and slowly entered.
Here, you can first see a strange scene.
No matter how dignified the young master from a rich family is, or how embarrassed a poor boy looks, they all have to hold the examination basket and line up in the queue at this moment, waiting to enter the examination hall.
At the entrance of the examination hall, fierce-looking soldiers were watching every student present and methodically checking every candidate who entered.
And this kind of verification can even be described as humiliating.
If the talented man cooperates, he will just take off his clothes and search carefully. If he does not cooperate, three or five soldiers will force him to the door, put his legs aside, and search with their fingers from head to toe.
Many people wailed in shame and indignation, but did not dare to make any resistance. The inspector was right next to them. If someone found out something was wrong, the shackled official next to them would immediately come up and strip off their papers and uniforms.
Then go straight to the shackles.
Song Mu in the team felt a little uncomfortable seeing this situation, but this was the responsibility of the examination room, and no one could show off or be secretive here.
"You talented men, please listen clearly. If there is any entanglement, just throw it away now. Your Excellency said, just treat it as if you haven't seen it now. If you enter the exam hall with exam questions, it is also because your literary mind is unstable and it is difficult to succeed in the examination!"
A mighty man in armor stood at the entrance of the examination hall and shouted loudly to a group of scholars. There was a bit of commotion in the team, and there were already six or seven paper balls clenched into small balls in the corner.
Seeing the flustered expressions on the scholar's faces, the man was very proud and turned around to continue searching the candidates.
Finally it was Song Mu's turn, and he handed over his title badge, guarantor, and his own research certificate. The registered soldier read it first.
"Song Mu, Shiyang County, Jizhou Prefecture, has a white face and no beard, broad eyebrows and deep eyes, a straight nose and thin lips, and is eight feet tall."
As the other party said this, someone immediately came up to compare them one by one. After carefully comparing them with the portrait on the certificate, they confirmed that it was the real owner and then searched the whole body. The clothes, robes and umbrellas in the examination basket were also carefully fiddled with by the other party. Song
Mu's food was all cut into fine pieces.
Fortunately, the other party's movements were very fast. Song Mu's robe was still untied and he was not embarrassed. The other party had already let Song Mu go inside.
"No. 101, Wuquan."
Seeing that the other party had given him his examination room sign, Song Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
This time it was not bad. The examination room was located in the middle circle of the examination room, which was considered a blessed place.
Song Mu walked inside, and now he could really see the grandeur of this examination room.
If the examination room for the college examination was spacious back then, then the scene here is even more vast.
The huge examination hall is completely paved with blue bricks, and the examination rooms extend in circles. It is shocking to count the examination rooms in series. The diameter of the examination circles may have reached hundreds of meters.
In the middle of the examination room, there is also a huge white marble altar, but it is obviously more exquisite and grand, and the patterns and carvings on it are also more magnificent.
Song Mu looked up and saw that the top of the altar, which was three or four stories high, was where Wenxing would be held.
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Song Mu marveled for a moment, then lowered his head and began to search for his position.
Students were everywhere in the examination room, but they didn't dare to whisper to each other, because there were already soldiers standing in front of each examination room, and the soldiers' eyes were glaring, and they seemed to be eating people.
The solemn atmosphere always oppressed everyone's heart, forcing everyone to become cautious.
Song Mu also spent a lot of effort to finally find his location. This examination building is a brick and wood structure. The examination room is almost the same as what he saw in the Fucheng Examination Academy.
If there is anything really different, it would be that the two boards in the examination room are newer and look like they were just made.
When Song Mu saw this situation, he pursed his lips, put down his things, and cleaned them carefully.
After all, I have to study here for three days and two nights.
Song Muzai was cleaning carefully, and during this period, more scholars entered the examination room. The examination room opened eight entrances, and there were two lines of search teams at each entrance to ensure that all candidates were admitted before noon in the morning.
field.
The sun was gradually rising, and it was only now that Song Mu discovered the shortcomings of his position.
Because it seems to be facing south, the sun can shine in all day long, making people feel even more hot.
Song Mu took a sip of the water he had just received in the examination room. He looked at the neatly packed examination room, then looked at the scorching sun, and hung a piece of linen cloth on the top of the examination room.
This is the method that Brother Ge told him. In addition to this, he also brought an umbrella and an oilcloth to deal with any bad situations that may arise in the examination room at any time.
After doing this, the bells also sounded from the examination building, and the soldiers who were originally on duty in the examination room began to urge the students to enter the examination room immediately.
Those candidates who came late also complained secretly, and could only get into the exam rooms, and then sighed secretly when they looked at the messy exam rooms.
Song Mu also sat down in it. The heat in the cramped space became even more intense, but he could only endure it.