Xiangye

Chapter 181
Generally speaking, the so-called year of Dabi refers to the four years of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, when the country holds the Zhengke Township Examination.These four years are simply a year of great prosperity for scholars who want to progress in their studies and hope to enter official careers.

This year is not the year of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, but because it is the first year of Emperor Jingtai's enthronement and the change of Yuan Yi Chi, Jia Enke is required as usual.This happens only once in several decades, so for everyone, it is simply a big red happy year in a big red happy year.

In the Ming Dynasty, Gansu, Ningxia, and Qinghai were not separate provinces, but were all combined in Shaanxi.Therefore, the autumn season in this province also opened early, and the state capitals had been notified as early as before the Spring Festival, asking candidates to rush to Xi'an early.

There were [-] candidates who came to Gongyuan to take the provincial examination this time, and only [-] were selected in the end.Selecting one out of a hundred, the cruelty of the competition even surpasses the general examination of the Jinshi Department, and this is the so-called "Golden Juren, Silver Jinshi".

Shaanxi is an area with underdeveloped culture and education, that's all. If you change it to places like Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, there are more than 5000 people in each township examination.The final quota is only a dozen or so more than that of the northern provinces.I don't know the scale of the situation where more than 5000 people flooded into the examination room at the same time.

These days, the family who can study is at least passable.Early in the morning, many candidates were sent by book boys and servants.This virtually increases the traffic pressure in Xi'an.

Gao Wen sat in the car, and after a long time, he was too crowded to walk.Looking up, the front is full of chariots and horses fighting each other.There were two bullock carts colliding with each other. The two carts were not convinced by each other, and they scolded into a group.In ancient times, there were no traffic policemen, and it seemed that they couldn't help them for a while.

He had no choice but to get out of the car and squeeze forward with the test basket.

There are people everywhere, especially the narrow street in front of the Xi'an Gongyuan, and everyone scrambling to be the first, it is even more crowded.

The scholars were all weak, and among the people who came, there were quite a few old scholars who were over half white, and they were crowded and screamed.

One candidate was crushed and fell to the ground, and the items in the test paper fell to the ground.He knelt down to pick it up, but couldn't pick it up, so he couldn't stop crying, "Who will save me, who will save me!"

Gao Wen couldn't bear it in his heart, he roared, and with all his strength, he pushed away the surrounding scholars, pulled the man up, and asked, "How?"

The scholar was full of tears and couldn't help shaking his head.

Gao Wen: "Have you picked up the things?"

The scholar cried and shouted: "I can't find it, I can't find it!"

"How does this Xuezheng Yamen do things? It's so chaotic. Don't look for it. If you look for it again, you will be trampled to death. As long as you have the certificate." Gao Wen hurriedly pulled him, and rushed forward.

The so-called certificate is the ancient examination admission ticket. This thing is really important, and it is usually kept close to the body, so it will not be lost if you think about it.

He has been working his muscles and bones on weekdays, his body is strong, and his strength is also great. After a while, he loosened his front and rushed to the square in front of the Gongyuan.

Gao Wen wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Oh my god, can you figure it out?"

The scholar who was pulled out by himself was still crying: "What should I do, what should I do?"

This man is empty-handed.

Gao Wen couldn't bear it even more, he couldn't help thinking of the situation when he took the college entrance examination in Pingliang Mansion, so he opened his examination basket and handed over a piece of ink and a pen: "Brother, I can only help you It’s here. As for the inkstone and other things, there’s nothing I can do.”

The scholar wiped away his tears, hurriedly bowed to express his thanks, choked up and said: "Thank you, brother, it doesn't matter if you don't have an inkstone, I have a solution."

Gao Wen asked again: "But you are going to stay in the examination room for three days, are you still hungry?"

The scholar said, "My family is poor. I used to be hungry and full. I couldn't die without eating for three days."

Seeing how pitiful he was, Gao Wen shook his head, and handed him a pancake.

The gentleman did not intend to repay his kindness, and without waiting for the scholar to thank him, he carried the examination basket and walked forward, shouting loudly as he walked, "Are the examinees from Pingliang Fuzhuang here?"

According to the rules of the examination room, if you wait a little longer, candidates will enter the room in order of their household registration.Generally speaking, fellow villagers will get together after the candidates enter the high tribute college.One is convenient and orderly, and the other is peace of mind when seeing acquaintances.

Candidates are everywhere in the square, so how to find candidates from Pingliang Prefecture?

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted: "I'm here, the old man is here, come quickly!"

Looking for the sound, Gao Wen looked intently, and saw Yu Xingyan was gathering with a group of scholars, waving at him constantly, and standing beside him was Shi Linsheng.

Gao Wen was overjoyed, and hurried over, cupping his hands together: "So it's Mr. Yu and Mr. Shi. Gao Wen has met you brothers!"

The scholars around Yu and Shi are naturally candidates for Hancheng, and Gao Wen knows many of them.

Everyone returned their salutes, and one of the county students laughed and said, "Gao Erzhi, your reputation is now in our Hancheng, no, the Shilin in Xi'an is already famous! You have three things that people can't think of."

Gao Wen asked with a smile: "Which three points are you unexpected?"

The scholar said: "The first thing that people don't expect is that Gao Erzhi, you used to raise people as the descendants of the plan, but you are the descendants of Zhongliang!"

Gao Wen: "My ancestors were just ordinary people. Because they were neighbors with Mr. Fang Xiaoru, they were implicated and exiled to the Northwest. They had no fame, and they had never been an official, so they were not considered loyal descendants."

Scholar: "The second thing I didn't expect was that you were framed by that villain Mei Liang. The third thing I didn't expect was that you were so talented. You even passed three tests in one breath in the Pingliang Mansion Children's Examination. , and two of them are the first case, which is really shocking and admirable! Let alone your life experience and strange encounters, it is simply a legend in the storybook!"

"Yes!" All the scholars nodded at the same time.

The scholar said again: "Your words, this novel is also very good. If you can win the exam this time, you might as well write a story based on your experience."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Everyone was good, and then burst out laughing.

Gao Wen kept being modest, and after talking for a long time, he said: "Dare to ask, brothers, do you know where the candidates in Pingliang Mansion are?"

"Who knows, there are too many people to see clearly. Besides, we don't know the scholars in Pingliang Mansion!"

"By the way, isn't Mr. Shi familiar with the scholars of Pingliang Mansion, Mr. Shi, do you know?"

Hearing what everyone said, Gao Wen turned his attention to Shi Linsheng, but found something wrong.

Ever since he came here, Shi Linsheng has not spoken.His face was pale, and his body trembled from time to time.

Gao Wen was concerned, and asked in a low voice: "The old man is not in good health, is it important?"

Shi Linsheng shook his head: "It doesn't matter, I haven't taken the exam for so many years. This time I came back to the exam room, but I feel a little uneasy."

It turned out that he became nervous.

Yu Xingyan said with a smile: "Mr. Shi Lin, don't be nervous. It's nothing serious. Even if you want to be nervous, you should stop. It's none of your business. To be honest, among the nine students in Hancheng, I'm afraid that in the end it will be No one can make the list in Chinese style. You and I came here this time to fulfill a wish and not give up. There are more than 4000 candidates, and only 50 people made the list in the end. Can you and I make it? Maybe it’s only you There is a chance."

"That's right!" Several candidates in Hancheng nodded.

Two of them said: "I'm still young, this time I'm just here to see what the rural examination is like, just give it a try."

Shi Lin said, "Nervous...Gao Wen, you can't be nervous!"

Gao Wen: "Thank you sir for your warning, this junior understands!" Nervous, no wonder I was nervous.

Speaking of this, someone suddenly shouted: "By the way, we have nine outstanding talents in Hancheng this time. Why are there only eight people, and there is one more!"

"I forgot, Huang Wei hasn't arrived yet." One person replied.

Hearing the name Huang Wei, Gao Wen's heart shuddered, and he clenched his teeth.

(End of this chapter)