The power of the whip was indeed strong enough, and the tragic situation of the students was shocking. After the injured were carried away to the hospital, the scene finally calmed down; a clearing was cleared within a radius of twenty steps from the entrance of Gongyuan.
The three examiners nodded with satisfaction. The two on both sides seemed to be deputies. They asked the examiner with Chinese characters and thick eyebrows in the middle to come forward and speak. The examiner did not hesitate. He took two steps forward and coughed, and scanned the whole room with majestic eyes.
, the students immediately shut up automatically, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
"Dear students, I, Pan Guangqi, the transfer envoy for the East-West Road in Beijing, have been entrusted by the Ministry of Rites to preside over the scientific examination for my Jingdong Juzi this year. One of the two adults is the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, Zhonglu Lu, who is sent by the Ministry of Rites to supervise my exam preparation on the East-West Road in Beijing.
Sir, the other one is Sun Tixue, the Department of Tixue of Beijing East and West Road, and the three of us will jointly preside over the undergraduate exam..."
All the disciples raised their hands and said: "Hello, three adults!"
Pan Guangqi and the two officials responded with their hands raised.[
Pan Guangqi said: "According to the arrangement of the imperial court, there are three undergraduate exams in three days. The first day is to test poetry, the second day is to test the meaning of classics and ink, and the third day is to test policy theory. Special explanation is required.
Lord Yan Shu proposed that, with the Emperor's permission, one can also substitute words for poems in the poems and poems, so as to show that the essence of our long and short sentences in the Song Dynasty is comparable to that of the previous dynasties. You can make your own choice; in view of the large number of undergraduates, the title of Gongyuan is practical
It is difficult to accommodate all the students, so I asked the court for permission to hold the test in two batches. The questions to be tested are also divided into two sets. The first batch is completely different from the second batch, so all students must worry about fairness."
The candidates were whispering, and they couldn't say whether the former set of questions or the latter set was better, but most people wanted to be assigned to the latter group to take the exam, so that at least they could get clues from those who had passed the exam first, and maybe they could
Try to figure out how to get there; but there are also people who are willing to take the exam first. Many students from poor families have borrowed money to travel here and there. They have to carefully calculate their daily expenses in the capital. It is really annoying for them to delay for three days.
burden.
"Everyone, without further ado, I will ask Deputy Examiner Sun Tixue to announce the names of the two batches of personnel later. I would like to wish all the students in the world to bring their full knowledge into play. After ten years of hard work, today is the time to see the real chapter, honor our ancestors, and serve the imperial court.
, break the cauldron and sink the boat in one fell swoop!”
Pan Guangqi's provocative words immediately ignited the enthusiasm of the students. This is indeed the case. After more than ten years of hard work, whether he can become famous in one fell swoop depends on today.
Next, Mr. Sun, the deputy examiner, began to announce two batches of candidates. For the sake of fairness, the names of the eight prefectures of Yingtianfu, Jeju, Yunzhou, Caozhou, Xuzhou, Shanzhou, Puzhou, and Gunzhou were written on a slip of paper.
After entering the urn, four prefectures were randomly selected and divided into two groups. The Kaifeng Prefecture with the largest number of remaining candidates was evenly divided into two groups.
This was very easy, and in just a few moments, two batches of state capitals had been created one after another.
Just as Su Jin expected, Yingtian Mansion was assigned to the first batch, together with the 800 students from Ji, Cao, Puzhou and Kaifeng Mansion.
Then came the roll call, taking the names of the dormitories, and other trivial matters. The busy work lasted until nearly noon, when more than 4,000 students filed into the Gongyuan one after another.
The number Su Jin received was No. 88, No. 6, which added up to exactly 886, which was an auspicious number. The number Wu Hengxin received was the saddest one, which was the legendary No. 21.
Shed No. 3, the total number is 213. Su Jin laughed and leaned back and forth, while Wang Anshi, Wu Hengxin and others blinked and didn't understand. Su Jinxin said: You don't understand even after I told you, isn't 213 just 2b? Such fun
But people shared it, and I felt very depressed.
Xiao Sui'er, Rou Niang, Huan Niang and others could not come near. They could only watch Su Jin walking into the Gongyuan with the flow of people. Xiao Sui'er clasped her hands together and said: "God bless my young master to be able to go to high school in one fell swoop. It's not in vain."
I worked hard."
Rou Niang chuckled and said, "When did the young master get so excited? We haven't been studying together for more than three months, but with the young master's intelligence, the slave family is not worried about him at all."
Xiao Sui'er said: "Yes, even though that is the case, I feel very frightened when I see such a big scene. I don't know why, but when I see this heavily guarded posture, I feel panicked; Miss Yan
It’s true, she didn’t come to see the young master off for such a big matter..."
Huan Niang stretched out her hand and pointed to a jujube tree in the distance: "Sister Yan has been here a long time ago, but she just didn't come over."
Xiao Sui'er quickly looked around and saw a purple carriage parked under the jujube tree. Beside the carriage were two women standing on a large blue stone, looking intently towards them. It was Yan Biyun and the maid Xiao Xian'er.
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The Gongyuan inspected the students very strictly. Apart from pens and ink, everything they brought was immediately confiscated if they saw a piece of paper. Su Jin saw with his own eyes that several brothers had cheat sheets filled with small regular scripts pinched out from the corners of their clothes.
, he was taken out by the soldiers on the spot and tied to a wooden pillar in front of the tribute courtyard. Immediately, someone wrote a long white note and pasted it on his face, just like a zombie with a talisman on it.
"Fan Dajin, the son of Caozhou, has lost his moral integrity, betrayed his holy grace, and humiliated his gentleness. He has been exposed to the public for three days and will never be allowed to participate in scientific examinations..."
"Wu Jingzi, the son of Puzhou, has lost his moral integrity, failed to live up to the grace of God, and humiliated his gentleness. He will be exposed to the public for three days and will never be allowed to participate in scientific examinations..."
"..."[
The slips of paper fluttered in the wind, much like the soul-calling flags on the tombs. The students were pointing and talking in fear. The ghosts on their bodies took advantage of others and quickly threw the things they carried aside to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
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The long queue moved slowly. It took nearly half an hour for Su Jin to arrive in front of the gate of Gongyuan. While the soldiers were rifling through the examination baskets, Su Jin raised his head and looked at this sacred place for the imperial examination. He was standing outside.
I can't see the layout clearly from a distance, but when I get closer, I realize that the one-foot-high fence of the Gongyuan is covered with thorns, and there are actually two fences.
There is a gap of more than ten feet wide between the two walls, forming a circle of passages surrounding the Gongyuan. Four watchtowers more than two feet high are built at the four corners of the wall. A warning line is obviously circled with white marble ground white powder around the periphery of the wall.
Within the cordon, no one dared to wander around, and there were no private houses built by ordinary people.
Su Jin understood that all this was to prevent cheating, and at the same time, it also showed that the court attached great importance to the imperial examination and was serious about it.
"What is this?" the inspecting soldier suddenly shouted.
Su Jin was startled. When he looked down quickly, he saw a soldier holding a piece of pastry and staring at him.
"Isn't this a pastry? What's so strange?" Su Jin said.
The soldier wrinkled his nose and said, "No, you have words on it. You must be trying to cheat in some way. Come on! Fork it out!"
Su Jin said in astonishment: "This is a pastry. The words on it are carved on the pastry mold. What does it have to do with me?"
"I don't care, just get out."
Su Jin glared and said, "How dare you!"
The soldier squinted and cursed: "You're still shouting, but you're so bold!"
Su Jin said: "It is necessary to check to prevent cheating, but you have gone too far. This is overkill."
"Bah! No one cares whether you are upright or not. The superiors have given orders. If you find anything with writing on it, you will be punished!" the soldier shouted.
The students before and after gave up and pointed and said: "How can this be unreasonable? Isn't this a deception?"
"That's right, the writing on the cake is considered cheating, so wouldn't it be considered cheating if the words Yongchang and Longevity are engraved on the gold lock around my neck?"
"Yes, it's too unreasonable. This brother is right. This is overkill."
"..."
The noise attracted the attention of Mr. Sun, the deputy examiner sitting on the side of the door. He walked up and asked, "What are you making all the noise about? It's past noon, don't you want to finish your work and have lunch?"
The soldier hurriedly explained the situation. Mr. Sun picked up a cake and looked at it. He put it to his nose and smelled it and said, "You don't know shit. This is the authentic lotus paste from Bianliang Xufuji Pastry Shop." Osmanthus cakes were bought by the students as dry food, but how could they be mixed with them? The words on them were also printed on them when Xu Fuji was making the cakes, and they are the four characters 'aftertaste poor' in seal script."
The soldier scratched his head and said, "Isn't it said that anything with writing on it is considered cheating?"
Mr. Sun scolded: "You have such a brain, what can I explain to you? Just step aside and let someone with a bright brain check it. You really don't know what to say." [
Su Jin hurriedly said: "Master Sun, this brother is just doing his duty. You don't have to blame him. I shouldn't have brought these cakes with words on them to cause misunderstanding. It's my fault. Let's do this. These seven Eight cakes with words on them were taken out and given to a few adults to satisfy their hunger. There are thousands of people behind, and it will take at least an hour to finish. I just want to thank you for your hard work and filial piety."
Seeing that Su Jin spoke appropriately, Chief Sun couldn't help but look at him and waved his hand: "No need, you can bring the cakes yourself. Don't think of any other ideas. The imperial examination is a serious matter. Don't think it's just a few dollars." What benefits can a small cake bring to you? If you can afford Xu Fuji's lotus seed cake, you are probably from a rich family, but in the scientific examination room, the rich and the poor are treated equally, and everything depends on your own ability."
After saying that, he waved his hands, turned around, walked back to the chair next to the door, sat down, closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Su Jin bowed and said, "I've learned a lesson!" He picked up the messy kaolan and walked inside.