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

Chapter 227
In the blink of an eye, it has already entered August, because I have to go to Wuchang Prefecture for the exam, and the journey is far away, so I need to start early.

They have already started preparations at the end of July.

King Xing often stays at Qin Shao's place these days. He just goes back for a while, and he doesn't know when he will come to live with him again.

It's like treating Qin Shao's place as his own backyard.

Qin Shao doesn't have to worry so much about him, anyway, he has his own things to do.

The exam is about to come. Although he has memorized those books thoroughly and read all kinds of exercises and articles over and over again, he is still worried that everyone else will go to the academy. He is completely self-taught and has a distance from others.

King Xing took out his favorite inkstone and said it was for him to use during the exam.

Qin Shao knew that his inkstones were expensive, but he used them easily. Many inkstones and the like were hype. Even though they were good, they were not worth the price.

On the day before leaving, Zhu Youzhao also called Zhu Chen over and told him to go with Qin Shao.

Qin Shao was a little speechless. It was just an exam. Is it necessary to let the guards of the palace follow?
And because there is a township examination in Wuchang Prefecture, in order to protect the literati to take the examination, the imperial court also specially set up rest places in each post station, and special soldiers patrolled the official roads to ensure the safety of the students.

Daming's protection of scholars can be said to be quite comprehensive.

Seeing Qin Shao's insistence, King Xing had no choice but to let Zhu Chen remain in his own identity, but he also prepared a two-driver carriage for Qin Shao's convenience.

He also asked the groom of the palace to teach Wang Yin how to tame the two horses. Qin Shao felt that he was a little motivating.

However, Wang Yin was very interested and studied hard. He liked horses, and when he saw a good horse, he couldn't move it, so Qin Shao followed suit.

After packing up their things, Qin Shao and Wang Yin set off.

Township examinations are generally divided into two types, one is regular subjects, which are held every three years, and the examination time is relatively fixed.

The other is "Enke", which is because of major events, such as the imperial court needs a large number of talents, or the temporary increase of examinations is suspended for some reason.

This exam is actually Enke. Because it is relatively close to the previous one, many students are not prepared. They are worried that if they fail, it will affect the mood of the next exam. Therefore, the number of people participating in this exam is smaller than before.

But if there are fewer, it does not mean that there will be less competitiveness.

With fewer people, the proportion of admissions will be lower, so the competitive pressure is the same as before.

Good horses are different. The two of them drove the carriage and arrived at Wuchang Mansion smoothly in just two days.

Because I have been here before and have experience, I quickly found an inn with a better location.

During the few days they arrived, many students arrived one after another, and Wuchang Mansion became more lively.

Because of the experience of the previous backyard exam, many candidates know each other.

While everyone exchanged pleasantries, they all began to discuss who the chief and deputy examiners of this exam are. After all, these two are mainly the people who set the questions. Many people want to know the preferences of the examiners so that they can review the guessing questions temporarily.

The northern and southern Zhili rural examinations were presided over by imperial courts and cabinet bachelors appointed by the imperial court. The chief examiners of each chief secretary were assigned by the imperial court to the chief of the six departments or the Ministry of Rites;

There are familiar gossips that already know the specific officials. Prince Xing wanted to inquire about it at first, but Qin Shao refused. As long as you review the exam well, don’t worry, as long as you know the examiner, the questions are ever-changing, random guessing is not enough Brainy.

There are three township exams, each exam is three days, and the three exams must enter the exam room one day in advance.

That is, enter the examination room on the eighth day of August, August [-]th and August [-]th, and exit the day after the examination.

Fortunately, Huguang is relatively affluent compared to many places. The local government provides food for the rural examination, and candidates only need to pay 200 Wen for food and accommodation for the examination.

200 essays is a lot of money for ordinary poor people, but it is nothing to students who spend so much money on exams.

Only after Qin Shao went to Beijing did he realize that there are differences in different places, and some poor places require students to bring their own food and drink for the exam.

Some students even brought pots and stoves to the exam.

I heard that some cooking almost caused a fire, anyway, it can happen in any situation.

Qin Shao really brought a small casserole just now, mainly because he wanted to boil some hot water for drinking.

People these days, even if they are particular about drinking hot water, it is very common for ordinary people to drink well water.

Qin Shao was worried that if the food served was not to his liking, it would be bad if he drank raw water and had diarrhea.

In addition, he also brought a lot of jerky to replenish his energy when he was hungry.

These dried meats were all made in advance by Mrs. Jin and Lancao for the convenience of carrying them.

The inspection of the rural examination is much stricter than the previous examination, and the inspections are all local battalion soldiers.

Not only the test basket has to be checked upside down, but also the hair has to be untied for inspection. As for the clothes, the coat has to be taken off, leaving only a pair of underwear.

Qin Shao didn't think it mattered. In his previous life, he met naked in the bathhouse, so he didn't care.

It's just that here, the literati have always been self-proclaimed. When many people were inspected, they were in a mess, like a humiliated little daughter-in-law.

Qin Shao couldn't help but hold back his laughter when he saw it.

To tell the truth, even though the Great Ming attached great importance to the literati exams, many of these literati only cared about their studies, and many of them didn't work hard and didn't distinguish between five grains.

Although he reads books every day now, he will exercise and run a few laps in the morning, and then brush his halberd for a while, which has formed a habit for several years.

After the inspection, enter your test room in order.

Qin Shao brought a soft quilt, and the weather in August was already a bit shady, especially at night.

However, the preparations of the imperial court are quite complete. There is a charcoal fire in the examination shed, which is convenient for heating, and you can also boil water by yourself. In addition, there are candles.

The examination content of the township examination is mainly based on the Four Books and Five Classics and policy questions. It mainly examines the candidates' writing and the methods and ideas for dealing with major policies and specific issues.

In the first round, there are three essays on calligraphy and meaning, each question is limited to more than 200 characters, and four scriptures and meanings are tested, each question is limited to more than 300 words;
This scene is Qin Shao's strong point, and he has memorized those contents by heart.

After checking the roll paper, there is nothing wrong with it. After reading the questions, they are familiar with each other. Only one question seems to be a bit off. It seems that the examiner is showing off on purpose.

After laying out the roll paper, took out the pen and ink, and began to answer the questions seriously.

Among them, some officials brought meals, and he just ate a few mouthfuls, and the matter was hasty. The meals were tasteless and could fill his stomach.

Putting the bowl and chopsticks aside, he continued to answer questions.

At sunset, there are still two scripture questions. Thinking about the day tomorrow, I am tired now, and it is not convenient to write questions after dark.

Meals are also delivered at this moment.

Qin Shao simply ate the food, and went to put water after eating, then put the wooden planks together, spread the bedding on it, and began to rest.

The weather in August is not bad, not as hot as in other months, but now it is dark and it is a bit shady.

Wrapped in a quilt, it was neither hot nor cold.

From where he lay, he could still see the sky outside, the moon was round, and there were scattered stars in the sky.

There was the sound of rustling writing next door, and some people exclaimed in a low voice that they had written wrong words.

Qin Shao fell asleep in a daze.

This sleep was very heavy, and he didn't wake up until breakfast was served in the morning.

It was only in the mist that I felt that I was taking the exam.

These days, he always has a feeling of trance. The scenes of the past life and the present are constantly switching, and many times there is an unreal feeling.

He got up to wash up, ate something briefly, ate some jerky, boiled a pot of hot water, drank some, and started answering questions again.

After answering, start copying.

If you don't understand this ancient scientific examination, many people think that there are not too many questions, so why do you have to take the test for so many days.

In fact, the amount of questions in this ancient scientific examination is really quite a lot. Although it is said to be more than 200 words, if you really write more than [-] points, you are definitely here to play.

In many cases, you need to quote the classics to talk about the greatness of the ancients, and talk about your own views. Sometimes you write more and it is easier to show yourself.

There is also this ancient exam, which needs to be written on the parsley first, and then copied to the real scroll.

Both the acting paper and the rolling paper have to be handed in.

In the process of transcribing, if there are changes, they also need to be marked on the draft paper, which takes a lot of time.

Unlike the previous life, you have made sure, just write it on the roll of paper.

After transcribing, I stayed in the No. [-] room for another night, and checked the test papers the next morning.

When the bell rang for the paper, Qin Shao handed in the paper, and the first round was over!

Qin Shao heard many people say that one of the questions was too biased.

In the second session, there will be one essay, with a limit of more than 300 characters, one imperial edict, one edict, and one table, and five judgments;

This is the main part of Qin Shao's study for more than a year. He did a lot of exercises and found that he missed a few. Even if there are changes, they remain the same.

It did well.

In the third session, there are five essays on classics, history, and current affairs policy, and each essay is limited to more than 300 words.

There are a lot of questions in this question. I heard that there are students who can't finish it every year, and there is no mandatory requirement to finish it. You can reduce two questions according to your ability.

That is to say, some students have answered the previous questions quite well, and if there are two questions that are not written, they may be admitted.

This exam is not only to express comments and opinions on Confucian classics theory, but also to express one's own solutions sometimes.

In fact, it is equivalent to the discussion of current affairs and politics in the previous life, which most tests the candidate's on-the-spot resilience.

Qin Shao looked at the questions and found that he had mastered most of the questions himself, and it was relatively easy to do.

In order to finish answering all the questions within the stipulated time, he only ate dried meat for lunch in the middle, and kept answering the questions.

It was late in the day before stopping to eat and rest.

The light is not good at night, and it is inconvenient to light up the wax to do the questions. Sometimes it is more dangerous to accidentally burn the roll paper.

Therefore, when Qin Shao came here, he thought about it, insisted on taking the time to do it well during the day, and used it to sleep and rest at night.

On the morning of August [-]th, when Qin Shao finished transcribing the last question, he let out a long breath.

Grandma's!This is finally done.

He stopped to eat something, boiled some water, drank some, then stood up and moved his body.

Sitting all the time makes my body stiff and my neck feels uncomfortable.

Last night, I heard that some candidates fainted in the examination room and were carried out.

He was still asleep at the time, and when he heard the noise, he turned over and didn't pay attention.

Anyway, it's those things, and it doesn't help if you look at it yourself, anyway, you don't want to join in the fun.

After drinking and playing with the water, he checked the roll paper twice, and Qin Shao felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

In fact, he wanted to hand in the paper, but he didn't want to be too ostentatious.

No matter where he is in Shangjing or wherever, his current principle is to keep a low profile as much as possible, shoot the first bird, and never do things too low-key!
When he stayed in the hotel earlier, he heard someone inquiring about him. After all, he was the head of the hospital examination, and many people were very curious.

I heard that a gambling house began to bet on Xie Yuan in this provincial examination, and I heard that his voice was very high.

In the past, to avoid being too annoying, many students staying in the hotel would report their names in order to gain benefits. Qin Shao didn't want to attract attention, so he registered in the hotel with Wang Yin's name.

Therefore, not many people know him!
Not being too impatient to wait, Qin Shao squinted for a while, and after a long while, he heard a voice calling for handing in the paper, and he got up to hand in the paper.

When I got out of the exam, I felt relaxed and happy instantly. The small cell was like being in a prison. One or two days was okay, but now it was nine days, which was really tormenting.

"Father!"

As soon as he walked out of the exam, Wang Yin came up.

Take his test basket and bedding.

Qin Shao stretched his waist, but saw a familiar figure walking over.

(End of this chapter)