Xiu Xian: I can reincarnate in the heavens

Chapter 22 County Examination One (for further reading)

Copy world.

Guangxu 24 years, early February.

It's the day of the annual county examination in Jingyang County.

The county test site was not set in the county government office, but in a market in front of the county government office.After New Year's Day, the market began to build the test shed, and it was not finally completed until five days before the test.

The test shed faces south, and there are roadblocks around it to prevent people from colliding with the test room.On the south side of the examination room is the east and west gate, surrounded by a wooden fence, there is a large courtyard, and the north of the courtyard is the main gate, commonly known as the Dragon Gate.

This gate has the meaning of carp jumping over the dragon gate.

"Press it down."

"This person hid a cheat sheet in the valley road..."

While Xu Xing and other students from Weijing Academy were waiting in front of the examination room, two government servants with water and fire sticks in their hands and knives on their waists brought a poor scholar with a wooden collar out of the examination room.

The braids on the back of the poor scholar were untied, and the gown was disheveled. He muttered to himself, as if he had lost his soul, and kept shouting "disgraceful to the gentleman" in a low voice.

Candidates waiting in front of the test booth consciously made way for the yamen servants to pass through.

A yamen servant held a tray with a book two or three inches in size on it.The words on the booklet are as thin as mosquitoes.

"Brother Xu, have you seen..."

Chen Jian'an patted Xu Xing's shoulder, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice, "This candidate's clothes are shabby, and there are at least seven or eight patches on his clothes. This kind of person is the key target of the search."

"It doesn't matter whether it is entrained or not, it is also an embarrassing thing to be stripped... in the examination room."

"However, that person just thought he was smart and hid the cheat sheet in the valley."

"This word is probably written with mouse hair..."

Speaking of this, Chen Jian'an's eyes showed contempt.

The "Souzi" in the examination shed acts as a yamen servant, who specially checks whether the candidates have carried them.

As for the mouse hair (also called the mouse beard), it is a brush made from the beard of a mouse.The characters written with mouse hair are as thin as mosquitoes and flies, extremely small, and are specially used for cheating.

After finishing a collection of chapters and sentences in the Four Books, with hundreds of thousands of words, it is only the size of a palm in the end.

What Chen Jian'an despised was not that the candidate cheated, but that the candidate thought he was clever and hid the "rat man" in the valley.Gudao is basically a place where searchers must check.

Xu Xing nodded after listening.

Souzi's examination of candidates is even worse than that of later generations' college entrance examinations.

After entering the examination room, they were searched first, their braids were messed up, their clothes were taken off, and they were completely naked...

Moreover, the food that they carry with them will be finely chopped with a knife, just to prevent the occurrence of cheating cases.

But nothing is absolute.

Rich people are always a little privileged.

For candidates who have greeted them, the yamen servants will be more lenient.

"But the students of our Weijing Academy, they don't dare to embarrass them."

Chen Jian'an smiled complacently.

Weijing Academy is one of the four major academies in Guanzhong, with a great reputation.

Those who give lectures to these students are all great Confucians and high-ranking officials.

Even the teachers in the academy are all from Juren's background.

It is common for the subordinate officials of the county government to order food from the dishes, and it is also an old fritter for the government servants who act as searchers.Candidates who can enter Weijing Academy and take the exam in this county are all wealthy.

Selling face is commonplace.

"The exam is about to start, you go quickly."

Chen Jian'an glanced at the long queue and urged Xu Xing.

He is from Huxian County, and the county test is also taken in Huxian County.The county examination time is different in each county. The county examination in Hu County is in late February, which is nearly a month away from the county examination in Jingyang County.

"it is good……"

Xu Xing withdrew his mind and walked straight towards the gate.

Just now, outside the test booth, there were a huge crowd of relatives and friends who came to see the candidates off, two to 3000 people. He didn't observe the candidates in the same room too much.But when he waited in line at Yuanmen, he suddenly felt a lot of confidence in his heart.

There are not many young people like him, there are only more than 300 people, most of whom are rich and well-dressed children.

There are about 600 other older middle-aged and middle-aged candidates. Most of these people look poor, revealing a shabby look, with patches on their bodies next to each other, and the word desolation written all over their faces.

Although the imperial examination does not pay attention to "sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat", but reading has always paid attention to talent, and memory and understanding are indispensable.No memory, can't memorize Confucian classics, sages and righteousness, no comprehension, rigid stereotyped writing, no spirituality at all.

These middle-aged and middle-aged candidates have not made the rankings after taking the exam for so many years, so they are basically destined to accompany the exam.

Therefore, Xu Xing's real competitors are only these 300 young people.

The county tried to take 50 people.

Basically choose six into one.

In addition, based on the education he received at Weijing Academy, coupled with the talent of [extensive knowledge and strong knowledge], etc.

This time the county test was basically stable.

……

Things were exactly as Chen Jianan said.

After checking Xu Xing's document and textual research, the searcher in the examination room found that he was a student of Weijing Academy, so he was very polite to him. He just searched briefly and then opened the gate to let him go.

Before Xu Xing could react, the search was over.

"Why?"

"He is a candidate, and we are also candidates?"

The first few candidates who had just passed the search almost had their lungs exploded, and muttered in dissatisfaction.

When they were at the Jingyuan Gate, the yamen servants wished they could count the hairs on the back of their buttocks, but when it was Xu Xing's turn, they just searched casually without being serious at all.

Don't worry about widows, only worry about unevenness.

"What are you shouting for?"

"He is a student of Weijing Academy? Do you need to cheat?"

The yamen servant frowned and roared.

Several candidates suddenly blushed and trembled with anger.

Ajijing Academy is equivalent to graduates of prestigious universities, who can directly enter the job without an interview.And they are not educated enough, so they have to face these harsh difficulties.doomed thing.

After stomping their feet, they hummed a few times, then shook their sleeves and went to the courtroom of the examination room.

They didn't dare to get angry with the yamen servants during the parting exam.

Otherwise, offend the villain, don't say this year's exam, I'm afraid the exam will not go well in the next few years.

The officials of the county government are basically hereditary.

Xu Xing also followed these people into the courtroom.

Not only the county magistrate of Jingyang County was sitting in the examination hall, but also a group of grannies who were guaranteeing the candidates.Candidates saluted the county magistrate one by one, and asked the guarantors to pledge their insurance.

"Student Qin Huaigu is Xu Xing's guarantor."

After a while, Qin Xiucai stood up, bowed to County Magistrate Wu, and said loudly.

Qin Xiucai is also a student of Weijing Academy.

He has a good relationship with Xu Xing.

In Anran Residence, spending time with classmates like Xu Xing all day long.

After acknowledging the guarantee, the petty official waiting at the gate of the court led Xu Xing to the examination room.

It seems that the county government is also tricky about the distribution of examination rooms.

The examination room assigned to Xu Xing not only has a quiet environment, no cold wind, but also is far away from stinky people.

The most important thing is that there are two braziers in the house for heating.

In February, the weather is still a bit cold.

"It's the norm."

"Magistrate Wu and your mountain chief are good friends, so he specially ordered us to do so."

The little official seemed to see Xu Xing's doubts, and smiled.

(End of this chapter)