Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 116
The hospital examination in August was held in Wuchang Prefecture.

Because the distance is far away, they have to start early, and they have prepared things in advance.

Because of the opening of the store, the family cannot do without people.

Qin Shao proposed to let Wang Yin and Han Jinrong take care of the shop at home, and he went with the third son.

Because the distance is not too short this time, there are only two people, it is a waste to drive a carriage, and there is a boat to go there, so why not just take a passenger boat this time.

August [-]nd is the day of the college entrance examination.

They left on July 25.

Because many children in this city also went to the provincial government to take the exam, they met many local people along the way.

Many people are a little curious about Qin Shao, after all, he is the leader of the two trials.

It's just that he doesn't go to private school, and he is still in business, so he doesn't seem to blend in very well with those candidates. Many of them are just curious when they see him, but no one has ever approached him.

Qin Shao was not very good at socializing with these people, so he just happened to be clean.

Because the students from the whole state are rushing to take the exam, and there are many people, the owner of the boat came forward and said that he is willing to send the students there. As for the boat fee, the applicants will share it equally.

This boat is meant to carry passengers. The boat has two floors, and there are many small compartments inside, which is very convenient for every child to live in.

There are also places to eat and bathe inside, and of course there are toilets, but they are hollowed out.

Directly below the urinal is the river water.

Compared with the speed of the horse-drawn carriage, the speed of the boat was still much faster, especially when the boat sailed smoothly for a few days, the speed was even faster. It only took more than two days to arrive at Wuchang Mansion.

The city walls of Wuchang Mansion are indeed magnificent, after all, it is a provincial capital. Compared with Anlu Prefecture, the city walls are taller and larger. Although there are mottled traces of bricks and tiles on the city walls, it makes people feel a sense of vicissitudes and heaviness.

Qin Shao fled all the way, taking a country road, and it was the first time he arrived at the provincial capital, a relatively large city in the Ming Dynasty, looking at the city wall, he felt a sense of strangeness as a countryman entering the city.

After all, in the previous life, even though the cities were large, there were very few city walls, and only some ancient tourist cities still had slightly incomplete walls.

There are also many people in the city. Compared with Jingshan, it is of course much more prosperous.

The price of the inn near the examination room is not cheap. I heard that Fucheng has also carried out regulation. Some rooms cost 450 renminbi a day.

Qin Shao has money now, so he doesn't need to save as much as before, and there are few people, so there is no need to cook by himself when there are many people.

The boss was very enthusiastic, and said that if you are not used to the meals provided by the group for the students, you can also start a small stove, of course, you need to add some extra money.

Anyway, there are only a few days, and the money that needs to be spent still needs to be spent.

Money is the guts of a bear. Compared with the previous calculation of spending money, they don't have to worry about such expenses now.

Looking at some cash-strapped Tong Sheng, he felt that the inn here was too expensive, so he went to find a slightly cheaper and remote inn to stay.

Qin Shao couldn't help sighing, it's better to make more money.

Coming a few days in advance is not just about resting in the inn, there are many things to do.

For example, in the first two days before the exam, the government must go through the formalities, and an artist is required to draw a portrait of himself to prove that the reference is himself, so as to avoid someone taking the exam for him.

And explore the environment of the examination room.

In fact, the time they went there was no longer looking for. Tong Sheng from the inn had already said that he had come to live here half a month ago, just to adapt to the environment.

The next day, there was a discussion meeting held by Tongsheng, which was about discussing exam issues. Qin Shao was not very interested, so he didn't go.

In the next few days, I will read books, sleep, recharge my batteries, and wait for the exam.

Soon it was August [-]nd, the time for the college examination.

The chief examiner this time is Xuezheng, and Luo Qinshun, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, is in charge.

Qin Shao didn't know about this person, he only heard those Tongsheng talking about him as Tanhua, a Jinshi in the sixth year of Hongzhi, and a fifth-rank official in Beijing, just like the governor.

Because of his reputation as Tanhua, he is much more popular than the governor.

It is said that he is a dignified person, even though he does not receive many important tasks in the court, he has a high reputation.

It was already dark at five o'clock in the morning.

The time here is to enter the venue at Maoshi.

Compared with the county examination and the government examination, this inspection is more stringent, not only the items brought by the students for the examination are checked in detail, but also the appearance is strictly checked.

And the grannies who sponsored them and the five people who were paired with each other had to recognize each other one by one, telling each other their names, hometowns, and detailed places of residence.

In order to avoid impostors from happening.

For this exam, 4 taels of silver should be given to the guarantor, because they ran such a long distance.

In addition, the board, lodging and travel expenses of the lin students should be shared equally among the five people.

Thinking about people taking such a big risk and following along, it is right to make some money.

And these people are all tested with real swords and guns.

Food can be brought in during the county examination and government examination. This time the provincial government stipulates that no food can be brought in. It seems that there was a problem with the food brought in last time, which implicated many people.

This time, the catering is served directly in the government office, and the yamen servants will deliver the food and water.

After strict inspection, it is to pay homage to Confucius, and then to study politics and give speeches.

Finally, after Xuezheng finished his speech, he could enter the numbered room.

There are two exams in the college, the first is the main exam, and the second is called the re-examination, which takes three days.

For these three days, I could only stay in the examination room and was not allowed to go out.

Because it is August, the weather is still slightly hot, and there are mosquitoes and flies.

The examination room was equipped with anti-mosquito pills, and Qin Shao directly brought a large cotton breathable gown, which was custom-made by Han Jinrong.

He was worried that there would be too many mosquitoes at night, making it difficult to rest, so he could set it up and use it as a small mosquito net.

There are thin bedding in the examination room, but the smell is a bit bad.

The number room is very narrow, and there are bed stools inside, which makes it even more crowded.

This condition is really too difficult!
Qin Shao finally felt the difficulty of this ancient candidate.

In addition to the ability to study hard for exams, there is also the ability to overcome difficult conditions.

After waiting for a while, the exam papers were finally issued.

Qin Shao is still like the previous two times, first check whether the test paper is complete or if there are any errors or omissions.

When you find that there is no problem, start the body.

The amount of questions is not small.

However, the papers will be handed in at noon tomorrow, so there will be no delay.

Neither the previous Tie Jing nor Mo Yi is a problem for Qin Shao.

He has memorized those books by heart, and has written them silently N times.

There is no problem filling in any word.

It's just that the amount of these two types of questions has decreased this time.

The volume of questions in Jingyi is very large, several pages.

Qin Shao looked at it, and he was familiar with it.

Qin Shao did the previous questions very quickly and quite easily, but he started to slow down when he got to the classics and meanings.

In fact, these classic and meaning questions are a bit biased. Not only should the understanding of it be written, but also the analysis of allusions should be added, so that the examiner can like it more.

It was already noon when I wrote more than half of it.

The yamen servants come for lunch, a simple vegetarian dish with some meat in it, and then rice or pancakes.

The taste of the food is half, but it is still ok to fill the stomach.

After all, you can't pay too much attention here.

Qin Shao looked clean and fresh, and felt satisfied, as long as he didn't have diarrhea after eating.

He heard that during the exams in previous years, some candidates had diarrhea and almost died of dehydration.

In fact, during the exam, due to the large number of people and various situations, it is not uncommon for people to die every day because of the scientific exam.

This ancient scientific examination not only tests your test-taking ability, but also your physical ability and inner endurance.

Qin Shao had some prejudices against this ancient scientific research in his previous life, but now that he is deeply involved in it, it is actually the most fair thing to do.

It really depends on strength!

And the people selected are not all nerds, and those who can insist on winning in the end are basically elites.

Those who don't have a little endurance may fail the county test because it is too torturous.

After eating, Qin Shao didn't answer the question directly.

He saw that some candidates started answering questions hastily after eating, worrying that there was not enough time.

Qin Shao stood up and moved around first, sitting there just after eating was easy to accumulate food.

And the test time is still very long, if you sit all the time, it will be too difficult.

After doing activities for a while, Qin Shao felt a lot calmer and began to sit down to answer questions.

The answers to this ancient examination were first written on papyrus and then transcribed onto scrolls.

After answering the questions on the straw paper, only the poems are left.

The title of the poem is not difficult this time, I wish the old man had given it to him before.

He used his little collection of poems to adapt it, and I wish the old man thought it was very good.

He simply wrote that song directly.

The completion of the poem is equivalent to the completion of the part on the straw paper.

Next is the transcription.

In order to prevent the scroll surface from being dirty, he carefully copied each word, so as not to stain the scroll surface when making mistakes.

He was writing earnestly, when suddenly there was a shrill scream, which frightened him.

(End of this chapter)