Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 366
Eight days later, on April [-]th, the Daoist Exam began.In the previous three days, Li Yuantai, the school inspector, had come to Kaifeng Mansion.The so-called "according to the appointment" means that in accordance with the regulations of the imperial court, the promotion of academic officials must pass the annual examination and scientific examination to examine the school's students. , only one term in one place), went to various prefectures in the province and Zhili Prefecture twice to hold examinations, called "Yanlin", where "Yan" means test.

However, the annual examination and the scientific examination are different from the Taoist examination. They are examinations for students who have become students. They are similar to the final examinations for later generations of students. The difference is that this is a qualification examination to ensure that students will not be abandoned Academics - if you fail the exam, you will be downgraded.

Before or after the examination of the students, the last examination is held for the children who have passed the county examination and the prefectural examination in each county to take the Taoist examination, which is called the Taoist examination.

Gao Yushi has passed the Xinzheng County Examination and the Kaifeng Government Examination, and now he finally has the status of the most junior scholar: Tongsheng.

Now he is going to take the final exam of this year. After passing the Dao exam, he will have a serious reputation: a student, also known as a scholar.

The inspectors will take the temporary examination in installments, which is called going out of the shed.At the level of the Daoist Examination, it is much stricter and more formal than the county examination and the government examination. During the examination, strict guards will be imposed.According to the local prefectures and counties passing along the way to escort imperial seals and accompanying official documents, it is allowed to use postmen, horses, ships, examination sheds, official equipment, and book service workers and food set up according to regulations to be reimbursed at public expense.

After the inspector came, he lived in the examination shed and used it as a temporary government office, so it is sometimes called the examination shed as the Xuedao Yamen.According to the regulations, the accompanying scribes brought by the inspectors should also live in the examination room and are not allowed to go out, so as to avoid such disadvantages as bluffing, asking for bribes and red envelopes, and buying and selling the admission indicators of students.

There are even more severe regulations. For example, after the examination, the inspector is not allowed to visit relatives and friends, visit local gentry, and so on.

Of course, the situation in Kaifeng Prefecture is different. This is the provincial capital of Henan Province, and the inspector usually stays in Kaifeng, so the situation has to be reversed: the candidates for the Kaifeng Road Examination are the candidates from Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture. After the examination in Kaifeng Mansion, the inspector will immediately leave for Weihui Mansion, where another round of Taoist examinations will be held. Candidates come from Weihui Mansion, Zhangde Mansion, and Huaiqing Mansion; and then go to Henan Mansion ( Luoyang County), the candidates are from Henan and Ruzhou; the last is Nanyang, the candidates are from Nanyang and Runing.

In a word: strict rules.

The date of the Daoist Examination has arrived. Gao Wushi and Lin Bao, escorted by the accompanying servants, rushed to the examination shed in the gate of the examination shed maintenance—commonly known as the Dragon Gate—at five watch days.

This place is really full of people right now, there are people rushing for exams, people sending exams, people selling all kinds of food, and even people watching the fun.If there are candidates who have not had breakfast in time, they have to hurry up and eat breakfast at the food stall.

Gao Yushi didn't have time to eat breakfast, but he was different from ordinary candidates after all, because he was rich, and he was very rich, so he had already had the exquisite food brought by Gao Yu and others from the inn, no matter the amount or the style, he could eat whatever he wanted. he eats.

However, Gao Yushi always eats on time, and it's actually not time for breakfast yet. His appetite is relatively average, so he can eat as much as he wants.

Not long after, the test booth fired the first shot, and everyone went to the roll call at the gate to wait for the roll call to enter the venue.When candidates from a certain county are selected, a large paper card will be erected in the courtyard. The card is rectangular and empty around it, with candles lit in the middle.The names of ten people are written on each board, held by someone, in the dark night, they can be clearly seen from a long distance.Candidates follow the sign with their name on it and follow the person holding the sign to the examination room.

There is a distance of several tens of feet from Longmen to the place where the gate is called. A bamboo shed has been built here, with railings on both sides, and two or three people can be accommodated in the middle, similar to the entrance of a railway station during the peak period of Spring Festival travel in later generations.

The difference is that there are nine twists and turns in the shed road of the examination room, which is called "Kowloon Factory".Candidates carry bamboo baskets with long ears and walk slowly on the zigzag passage, where the roll call is done, which is much more orderly than during the Spring Festival travel season.

The Daoist Examination was called by the inspector himself, and the admiral Henan Xuezheng Li Yuantai sat in the west room of the north hall.As soon as the gate was opened, as usual, the transfer officer who was the prefect, the instructors of the prefecture, each school, and the guarantor all came in to see.

The master of ceremonies shouted "Promote officials to enter", the magistrate bowed without courtesy, and the supervisor stood up to answer the salute, and then called the instructors of Shou County and the school to enter. The etiquette was the same as that of the magistrate.In the end, it was passed on to Baojin, and the inspector sat still this time and let him see.

At this time, they began to name candidates. Xinzheng County ranked relatively low.It took a long time to hear his name being called at the front, and Gao Wushi quickly replied loudly: "Yes!"

There is a roster declared by the instructors of each school on the school inspector's case. In the roster, each person's name is filled with birthplace, age, face, beard or not, black and white face, whether there are pits or scars, and the three-generation resume. Personally draw a bet.

These practices are much stricter than the county and government examinations, and the purpose is to strictly prevent impostors from taking the exams.The purpose of calling the security guards to the inspector is also the same. If the candidates who come forward for the roll call have the above-mentioned disadvantages, they must point it out immediately.

If it is confirmed that the person is correct, sing: "So-and-so person guarantees", and the clerk responds: "So-and-so person guarantees", the examinee submits the "Tao test paper settlement ticket" for verification, and picks up the test paper and draft paper at the paper issuing place.

If it is an impostor, and the linbao does not find out or deliberately conceals it, once discovered, the linbao will depose and punish him, and the hot hand will wear a shackle and kneel in front of the gate to show the public, and then punish him.

Gao Wushi went through this process, and after receiving the paperwork, he went to the inspection office to wait for inspection.Candidates are only allowed to bring long-eared bamboo baskets, also known as examination baskets, with pens, inks and food in the baskets, and even inkstones are not allowed in some places in the south of the Yangtze River.As for the pieces of paper, no words are allowed to be brought in to prevent cheating.

In this way, the inspection is strict and relatively slow. Even if multiple inspection openings are arranged, the speed cannot be increased-not only the items in the basket must be inspected one by one, but even food such as steamed buns and buns must be inspected. Take a look at it to prevent the copied stereotyped articles from being entrained.

This is not over yet, after checking the objects, people need to be checked. Candidates have to undress, shoes and socks, and wear only a pair of shorts for inspection.The clothes that were taken off were also inspected by special personnel to prevent any words being copied on them, and even lanterns were held in the ear holes to see if there was any entrainment.

Gao Wushi looked at the situation and couldn't help muttering in his heart: In some novels, how did the goddesses and immortals who disguised themselves as men in the Ming Dynasty to take the imperial examination pass this inspection?You're all dressed up like this, even if you're an airport, you won't be able to hide it, right?

　Hey hey, I really kicked out of today's Chapter 2, but I'm so proud^_^No debts and no debts! ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)