After Tang Xi left, Lu Yao couldn't help but have mixed feelings when he looked at the various expressions of all living beings. He looked at the two large cloth bags he had brought with him, and said to himself that it was good that he had traveled through time and lived in a place where he had no worries about food and clothing.
Family, and relying on the connections in the family, he can directly participate in the provincial examination. And there are these students around him in front of him, so naturally he is not so lucky.
The Song Dynasty was a dynasty that valued literature over military affairs. Compared with the imperial examinations of previous dynasties, the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty was more open and reasonable. For example, the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty expanded the scope of candidates, and ordinary people could also participate in the imperial examination. According to the time
According to the rules of the imperial examination, after students pass the provincial examination, the next step is to go to the capital to take the provincial examination.
Affected by the imperial examination system, there are many civilian children who have taken the provincial examination and passed it. However, if the student comes from a poor family, even if he has excellent grades, he may not necessarily be able to go to Beijing and take the exam again. Because of the hassle along the way.
A big difficulty faced them, and after arriving in the capital, they needed money for everything including food, clothing, housing and travel. Therefore, many students who had passed the provincial examination at that time had to give up and go to Beijing to take the examination due to their own financial reasons.
At this opportunity, most of the people who gave up taking the exam were from Sichuan and Lingnan areas. The reason was simply that it was far away from the capital, the road was not easy to travel, and it required more travel expenses.
When such a situation occurs among students, the Song Dynasty, which valued literature over martial arts, must find a way to solve this problem. In order to alleviate the problem of insufficient funds for poor students to go to Beijing, Song Taizu once ordered the printing of special "official coupons" to go to Beijing to take exams.
By virtue of this voucher, students could receive food and accommodation from various levels of government officials on their way to Beijing. The emergence of this kind of "official voucher" solved the financial difficulties of a large number of poor students at that time.
However, although this "official certificate" was issued by the royal family, and Lu Yao had heard it mentioned by them before when chatting with Su Shi and Su Che, according to them, in fact, they had been going to Beijing all the way to take the exam and could use this thing.
It can be said that there are very few places. Some inns and restaurants also do not accept students who come to Beijing to take exams to use such things as collateral for consumption. To give the simplest example, if this thing really exists
With such great supernatural powers, why did Su Shi and Su Che find a temple to live in instead of staying in an inn when they arrived in Bianliang City?
When going to Beijing to take the exam, in addition to money problems, there is another big problem, that is, transportation. The transportation at this time was not as good as it is now, with planes, trains, and ships all available. In the past, transportation was not developed, and the speed of horse-drawn carriages was faster than walking.
Moreover, it is impossible to engage in third gear all the way and you have to walk and rest. Under the conditions at that time, travelers tried not to sleep outdoors at night for fear of wild beasts and it was unsafe. They had to find accommodation in time, which further slowed down the travel speed. In addition, the candidates' hometowns were far away from each other.
The distance between Beijing and Beijing is different, and the time required is naturally very different. In addition, although China has centralized power and prohibits civilian private weapons, the public security still cannot be compared with modern times - although it is already a paradise compared to the Middle Ages - the most important thing is
Stories like "Killed on the way to Beijing to take the exam/narrow escape/revenge after high school"
Coupled with many problems such as the sanitary conditions of shops on the road, it is obvious that rushing is extremely harmful to health. In summary, this makes going to Beijing to take the exam a long and dangerous journey. Generally speaking, unless you are in the suburbs of Beijing,
It often takes ten and a half days to arrive within the province; it is even more common to travel outside the province for several months; coupled with personal worries... Therefore, if they fail to pass the exam and go home, they will waste a lot of money on the road.
months; unless he does not take the imperial examination again in this life, he will have to "go to Beijing to take the exam" again soon, so all the time/money is consumed on the road; coupled with the personal risks on the road... this leads to such a
Phenomenon: If candidates who rush to take the exam fail to pass the exam that year, they will definitely not go home; instead, they will stay in the capital and wait for the next opportunity. This waiting may last more than 10 years, and some even die in a foreign country without passing the exam.
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As a native of Bianliang, Lu Yao did not dare to say that he could fully understand the difficulty of the imperial examination. In fact, from the bottom of his heart, he admired these students who traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to take the examination.
Therefore, Lu Yao quietly found his seat and started queuing without making any noise.
It seems that the students lined up in front of and behind Lu Yao are all from poor families, and their family conditions are basically not very good. Everyone is not dressed as brightly as Lu Yao. Speaking of Lu Yao's clothes
, my mother, Yan, had it tailor-made by a famous tailor in Bianliang City half a month ago, just so that Lu Yao could wear it today. In contrast, the other students lining up together
The clothes he wore made him look very shabby.
Lu Yao just felt a little out of place among these people. Naturally, these poor people also felt a little displeased with Lu Yao. Especially, Lu Yao was carrying a very full bag on his left and right shoulders.
Look, he is well-dressed and carries so much luggage, so he must be from a wealthy family. The lemon essence of these poor people was instantly aroused, and Lu Yao looked awkward.
Lu Yao didn't take these people's strange looks seriously at all. At this time, the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were relatively fair and impartial. No matter what your family background is, the examiners and Zhao Zhen, what they value more is naturally your grades.
and performance, that is to say, everyone is equal when it comes to exams.
"Brother Lu!"
Suddenly, Lu Yao heard a very familiar voice coming from the group behind him. Lu Yao turned around and saw that it was the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe.
When the two of them saw Lu Yao, they were very happy. They came out of the queue and walked to Lu Yao. Lu Yao was also very sensible and took two steps back. The meaning was obvious, let Su Shi and Su
Zhe stood in front of him.
These two are not polite. After all, they are so familiar with Lu Yao, so it shouldn't matter if they join the team. However, others were very surprised by the arrival of Su Shi and Su Che. What surprised them was not that these two were going to take the imperial examination.
, the reputation of these two people can be said to be a household name in Bianliang. They were surprised that even if these two people were really talented, after all, their family conditions were not very well-off, and they would actually call Lu Yao brothers. This
It was something they didn't expect at all.
Seeing these two coming, Lu Yao said, "Why, you guys came a little later than me."
Su Che said: "We started from the temple
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But since you came here on foot, I guess your family must have brought it here for you in a carriage."
Lu Yao nodded, and Su Shi on the other side said: "Just now in the team, I saw the back of that person who looked very much like you, so I wanted to say hello to confirm, but I didn't expect it was really you."
Lu Yao smiled, and then looked at the two people's clothes. Sure enough, although their family conditions were not very good, Su Shi and Su Che were both great talents, so Su Xun also knew that this exam was different from ordinary life in the city.
, so the clothes the two brothers wore today were brand new, which made Lu Yao a little uncomfortable.
"It's rare to see you dressed so well. This is in line with your status as a talented person." Lu Yao said.
Su Che looked reluctant. He looked at the clothes he was wearing and said, "Really, but I feel uncomfortable in my clothes."
Su Shi said: "Well, our clothes are only worth a few dollars. Look at what we brought, it's basically the same as nothing."
After saying that, Su Shi and Su Che looked at Lu Yao. Indeed, the luggage they were going to take to the Gongyuan, each of them had a cloth bag, and the combined weight was not as heavy as their own bag.
Like other children from poor families, Su Shi and Su Che were a little surprised by what Lu Yao was going to bring in, but naturally they were not as surprised as the people queuing up before and after them. Moreover, based on their understanding of Lu Yao, Su Shi seemed to have guessed it.
What is contained in this.
Then, Su Shi came forward and whispered a few words into Lu Yao's ear.
Lu Yao nodded repeatedly and said, "You are right, but I don't know if there is a small kitchen there."
Su Shi said: "This should be available, and with your reputation for cooking, as long as you make a request, I should be able to satisfy you."
"Fortunately, we are close to each other. If nothing happens, we should be able to share a dormitory." Su Zhe thought for a while and said. Obviously, he was more concerned about the delicious food Lu Yao made and whether he could have it.
Chance to eat.
Because of the large number of people, basically in the accommodation during the provincial examination, about ten people will live in a room in the end. As for who shares a room with whom, there are no special regulations. After all, there is no need to make decisions in this regard.
The decision was made by drawing lots, which would only increase the workload of the invigilators invisibly, so in the end they simply let the people who were next to each other when entering Gongyuan be automatically assigned to the same room when they arrived, which also saved a lot of trouble.
"Having said that, I just don't know if you can take these things of yours to the Gongyuan later?" Su Shi thought for a while and asked.
Su Shi naturally had a basis for asking this question. As I said before, in order to prevent someone from taking the exam for you, in ancient times there was such a thing as an admission ticket, that is, a floating ticket.
In addition to the floating tickets, before entering the Gongyuan, the candidates' luggage must be checked and even searched. Naturally, this is to ensure that the candidates have not brought anything related to the exam into the Gongyuan.
In the beginning, the body searches were not that serious. However, as the imperial examination system continued to improve, the body searches became more and more strict. At one time, there were situations where people had to take off their clothes, spread their hair, and conduct strict searches all over the body. At that time, there were many
Scholars expressed that they couldn’t accept it. This was simply an insult to our character. Why are you looking at me completely?
Later, the imperial court also felt that this was not polite, so it changed it to "giving benefits." To put it bluntly, you should take a bath before the exam to show your piety. The imperial court provided you with a place to bathe, and then searched the candidates while they were taking a bath.
Ichiban.
Needless to say, Lu Yao felt that this method of searching the candidates while they were taking a shower was a good idea. After all, most of the students from poor families had not taken a shower for a long time, so this method was still more preferable.
It's just that Lu Yao didn't know what kind of body search method he would use in the imperial examination he was going through now.
Originally, the time spent queuing alone was indeed a bit long and unbearable. I always felt that the queue had no end in sight. However, the appearance of the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe broke Lu Yao's depressed mood. After all, no matter who was standing in the queue,
, being stared at by people around you makes you feel a little uncomfortable.
Now, with Su Shi and Su Che accompanying them, Lu Yao felt that the team was moving faster and faster.
"Brother Lu, you have been in seclusion since we were separated last time. Are you sure about this imperial examination?" After some small talk, Su Shi also asked.
Lu Yao shook his head. He always remembered to show weakness to everyone, even Su Shi. After all, Su Shi valued this imperial examination very highly. Secondly, he should be full of confidence.
Lu Yao said: "It's okay, after all, it's only a week, and on the first day of retreat, I was interrupted by someone and I went to work on some things about the new Cuju competition."
When Su Zhe heard this, he said, "Isn't everything about the competition already arranged, but what happened?"
Lu Yao quickly said that it has nothing to do with the two commentators they have decided on. However, as a commentator, sooner or later, he must be familiar with the coaches of each team. They are not like referees. Referees only need to know who the coaches are.
Those who can't get off the field to participate in the game are fine. As for commentators, in the process of explaining the game, part of the focus must be on the coaches, and they must also explain and analyze the tactics made by the coaches. Originally,
Lu Yao wanted to wait until after the imperial examination was over, find an opportunity to call Su Shi and Su Zhe to Jiuzhongxian, and then talk to them about the coach. But now that they asked about it, Lu Yao felt that,
It would be better to take this opportunity to tell them, and also make them feel that Lu Yao does not have much time to prepare for the imperial examination.
However, in order not to affect the examination status of Su Shi and Su Che, Lu Yao naturally did not tell them all the twenty-page manuscript about coaches. He selected some of the more important knowledge about coaches and told them to them.
Su Shi and Su Che naturally tried their best to make them understand as much as possible. In the end, Lu Yao also said that he had compiled a comprehensive coach's manuscript of twenty pages.
When Su Shi and Su Che heard this, Su Shi quickly said: "This matter happened in a hurry, alas.
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, this is true for Chen Chen and Pan Wen, why are they rushing to find you while you are in seclusion."
Lu Yao sighed and said superficially: "That's true. It did delay my review of my homework."
However, Lu Yao was very grateful that Chen Chen and Pan Wen came to the Lu Mansion to discuss with him. Otherwise, not only the matter of the coach, he might not have known about the Han family's substitution until now.
Su Shi and Su Che believed it to be true, and felt that no matter how talented Lu Yao was, he would not get a good ranking in this exam. After all, he had already devoted a lot of energy to the new Cuju competition.
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"Where are you two, are you nervous about this exam?" Lu Yao looked at the two of them and asked.
Su Shi and Su Che waved their hands quickly, trying to cover up their inner nervousness with smiles. Lu Yao saw all this, and he didn't say much when he said he saw through it but didn't tell it off. As expected, even someone as strong as Su Dongpo, in the face of
During such an important exam, I can't help but feel nervous, Lu Yao thought to himself.
The three of them chatted and finally could see the gate of Gongyuan. When the three of them arrived, the government invigilator who checked the floating tickets was also stunned. After all, someone like Lu Yao came in carrying two big bags on his back.
Of the candidates, he is the first one since early this morning.
However, the invigilator was only checking the tickets at the door, and he was not in charge of the carry-on luggage. Moreover, when he took Lu Yao's ticket and took a look, he understood why the person in front of him brought so many.
Things have entered the Gongyuan. Now in Bianliang City, the impression of Lu Yao is no longer just as simple as the second son of the Lu family. Their impression of Lu Yao has already included a new wealthy man.
Such an image of a young man.
However, this is true if you think about it carefully. Compared with his peers, Lu Yao is indeed considered a rich man. The most important thing is that his money has nothing to do with his identity and family background. It is real money.
He earned money by developing industries and building factories, so even if others were jealous, there was nothing they could do against Lu Yao.
Therefore, when the invigilator looked at Lu Yao, he knew why he brought so many things in. Naturally, he didn't know what was in these two big bags, but since he was so rich, he should have brought five bags of luggage.
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After passing the ticket inspection, Lu Yao followed Su Shi and Su Che to the next step, which was the body search.
Lu Yao was very fortunate that this time the body search did not require them to take off all their clothes in the cold weather. Moreover, this time the body search was conducted outdoors. More importantly, it was to check the candidates' luggage.
There's nothing there, but I didn't check the close-fitting clothing and sleeves much.
Su Shi and Su Che quickly passed the body search, but they did not leave in a hurry, but waited for Lu Yao to finish the body search.
So, Lu Yao stepped forward. The examiner saw that the candidate had brought so many things, so he asked Lu Yao his name. When he heard the word "Lu Yao", the examiner's face showed surprise.
It has weakened a lot. In fact, every one of these examiners in Gongyuan participated in the collective meeting that Zhao Zhen called them to determine the time for the palace examination. Even if they did not know Lu Yao before that meeting, after that meeting,
I also had a preliminary impression of Lu Yao. Since it was Lu Yao, the invigilator thought it would not be too difficult for him, but these two bags of luggage still had to be checked. It just so happened that the invigilator next to him had just finished checking another
Regarding the candidate's luggage, the examiner here called him over, and the two of them worked together to check Lu Yao's luggage.
The first bag was opened, and most of it contained clothes. Naturally, these were the things that mother Yan had prepared for Lu Yao for three days.
When the second bag was opened, red, yellow, and green things appeared in front of them. Naturally, these three things were tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers.
If this were someone who had eaten Lu Yao's cooking, he wouldn't be too surprised. However, these two invigilators had never seen these things before, so they quickly asked Lu Yao what they were.
Su Shi came over at this time and explained to the two examiners that these three things were edible ingredients.
One of the examiners saw that since Su Shi was explaining to Lu Yao, Su Shi's words should be trusted. However, the other examiner picked up a green pepper and said that he had never seen such an ingredient.
"This is easy to handle." Lu Yao said as he took out another small green pepper from the bag and bit into it.
The color of Lu Yao's noodles did not change. This was naturally because, as a master chef, he had basically been able to judge that the green pepper he took out should be not too spicy, and the appropriate spiciness could improve his own taste.
The concentration is better able to cope with the exam for a while.
When the examiner saw Lu Yao take a green pepper and eat it, he was relieved that the thing was for food and not poisonous, so he let Lu Yao pass.
"You don't have to give this back to me, I'll give it to you." Lu Yao walked forward and said to the examiner just now.
The examiner nodded and looked at the green pepper in his hand. He was a little curious about what this thing tasted like. And from Lu Yao's expression just now, he couldn't tell what this thing tasted like. So he took the green pepper and put it in his hand.
Divide it into two and give it to the examiner who just helped check Lu Yao's luggage.
The two looked at each other and then ate the green peppers.
This was an incredible meal. They felt their throats were burning, as if they had drunk 70 or 80% white wine. Both of them couldn't eat spicy food, so eating half a green pepper would kill them.
He was dying and his face turned red. They both paused the body search and went to find some water to drink.
As for Lu Yao, he continued to walk forward with Su Shi and Su Zhe. Su Shi and Su Zhe had actually seen tomatoes and potatoes, but this was their first time seeing peppers, so Lu Yao just
I explained it to them.
After passing the body search, the three of them followed the large army and the examiner to find the dormitory where they wanted to live.
Sure enough, Datongpu, including the three of them, had a total of ten people living in one room, which was indeed a bit crowded.
