Chapter 132

It's dawn, it's time for the exam.

The official imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty were divided into three levels: the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.

Then, the rural examination is a local examination held by the southern and northern Zhili and the chief ministers.The location is in the South, Beijing, and the chief envoy's resident.The Yongping Mansion where Yang Ling lives includes the current Luan County, Leting, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao and many other places. It is in the northeast of the capital, and it was under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhili at that time. The earthquake turned to Changping.

The township examination is held every three years, and it is held every year of Zi, Mao, Wu, and You, and it is also called Xiangwei.

The exam is divided into three sessions, and each session takes three days. All three sessions need to enter the exam room one day in advance, that is, the eighth day, the tenth day, and the fourteenth day of the first day, and the day after the exam.

The test site for the exam is called Gongyuan.The examination period is in August in autumn, so it is also called Qiu Wei.All the imperial examination students and supervisors in this province can take the exam.There are two chief examiners, four co-examiners, one promotion and several other officials who preside over the rural examination.

The exam will be divided into three sessions, which will be held on August 1th, [-]th and [-]th.The person in the township examination is called Juren, commonly known as Xiaolian, and No.[-] is called Jieyuan.Tang Yin ranked first in the provincial examination, so he was called Tang Jieyuan.The provincial examination is called Yibang, also known as Yike.

When the list was released, it was just when the sweet-scented osmanthus was fragrant, so it was also called Guibang.After the announcement, the governor presided over the Luming Banquet.During the banquet, they sang the poem "Deer Ming" and danced the Kuixing dance.

It is said that in the early morning of the next day, Yang Ling rushed to the Gongyuan with his capable men and horses.

This day is also the busiest day in Changping County. The streets and alleys are really crowded. The most indispensable thing is the "Little Xianggong" brought by Eguanbo. This is a kind of respectful title, but the title of "Master" in Guan's examination can be seen from this.

There is a particularly interesting case "Fan Jin Zhongju" recorded in "The Scholars". Fan Jin was originally a poor scholar, and his old father-in-law was a butcher who slaughtered pigs and sold meat on the street. That guy usually bullied Mr. Fan Xiao. , the scholar is called "Xiao Xianggong" and Fan Jin is almost 60, and he is still called Xiao Xianggong. You can imagine the pressure on him. Finally, one day he passed the exam. His mother was about to starve to death. An old hen!
Others say "you passed the exam"!Hearing this, Fan Jin let out a "crack" and pumped it away. People rescued him. Someone invited his father-in-law, saying that his son-in-law would have to be slapped in the face to save someone. The key words "Smoking the master is guilty"!
Being a Juren means that it is possible to become an official!

Of course, others care about it, but Yang Ling now feels that this imperial examination does not matter at all, he is just taking the exam for fun!

But no matter how you come here, as a candidate, you must at least have basic respect for the exam and the examiner.

So he tried his best to keep a low profile, just took the two little bookboys, Qingfeng and Mingyue, and got off that luxurious horse from a distance, and didn't let the people around him follow, the little prince, Xue Yingying, Yang Ling let them go back.

Anyway, today is the time to take the exam, there is no need for any other flashy elements, any anti-Mongolian heroes or people who have made great contributions to saving the prince are all in the past, and the emperor himself said that he would help him pass the exam, that is not important.

When we arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan, it was still early, and the big red vermilion lacquer gate of the Gongyuan had not yet been opened. The two stone lions were majestic and tall. The tiles on the courtyard wall reveal the majesty of this place. For Juzi, this is the place where the fate of a lifetime is determined, and Yang Ling can't help being awed when he comes here.

The word "Gongyuan" is particularly clearly written.

Today is the day of the exam. Outside there are teams of guards with red cherry spears, wearing black clothes, standing there neatly to maintain order, which adds a bit of heaviness to the atmosphere. After a while, the two main examiners Zheng rode a tall horse, followed by spear guards and entered the gate under protection!
There are already countless students, candidates, queuing up outside waiting for the exam, some are cramming while endorsing, and some are directly setting up incense tables and praying!
Among them, some have rich families, who come on horseback, or by car, and naturally they are not the only ones waiting outside the venue for the exam to start.As a scholar, naturally there will not be only one or two pens, inks, papers and inkstones. No matter what you do, you have to pack a big suitcase. It is best to have a book boy to help carry it.

In addition, after a period of time away from the exam, there are still many candidates who are endorsing their books and grinding their guns before the battle!So you have to bring a lot of books, so you must have a servant around this kind of exam.

But rich people naturally don’t care. Those who come to accompany the exam will know that the family has a lot of money, but many of them can’t even afford servants. To give tips to the doorman, the errand runners and other small people, these are all places where money is spent, and there is absolutely no way to save it, so the accompanying servants have to save it.

Once he finds that he is dressed in shabby and shabby clothes, and then walks alone, then he must have a bad family.

Yang Ling is not short of money, but unintentionally keeps a low profile. There are still two 15-year-old children to help him run errands, buy some food and drink, etc. He doesn't need to carry books with him, let alone endorse before the battle. Walking and swaying three times, it seemed extremely inconsistent with the atmosphere of trembling and reciting books around.

It was a quarter to the door to open.

Yang Ling looked around and suddenly felt bored.

What a familiar scene. Wasn't he just as nervous as they were when he took the college entrance examination?It is true that people have a moderate sense of tension, which will make people perform at a super level...Looking at that man, holding a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" in his hand, Yang Ling walked over, poked him and said:

"Brother Nian invited you, it's too late for you to read "The Analects of Confucius" at this time."

"I just really like the sentences in it. You see, my book has only the cover and no words. I'm actually reciting the whole book!"

"Ah, talent!" Yang Ling took down the man's "book" and took a look. It wasn't a book, it was really a book. He could not help but look up and down at the person opposite him. He didn't look like he had eaten, and his clothes were so tattered, he was afraid that if the wind was strong, he would have to "tear" him!

"Acceptance." That guy was a little embarrassed.

"Dare to ask Brother Nian's name?"

"My surname is Xu, people from Luanzhou, please laugh at me."

Seeing that he didn't even ask her name, Yang Ling must have felt that it hurts her self-esteem because of the difference between rich and poor with her servants?Thinking of this, a large number of people came suddenly on the street, one of them was obviously a rich man, and he looked like he was rushing for an exam, and the clothes were made of high-grade satin.

Of course, it is much worse than Yang Ling's clothes. Yang Ling's clothes are so good that ordinary people can't tell whether they are good or bad. They only feel that their temperament is different, but where is the difference? It is found that every detail of people's body is luxurious, low-key luxury, luxury is low-key.

But this young man is really imposing, the servant next to him is also eating and drinking, even with a whip in his hand, he drove the ordinary people all the way to the gate of the Gongyuan!

"Ouch!"

Obviously coming late, he had to ask others to make way for him, he had to walk in the front, and wanted to grab the first one to enter the tribute courtyard, no matter whether others were willing or not, there were evil servants with whips to open the way, they all got out of the way, and the poor scholar One didn't dodge and let out a quick ouch, and bumped into a servant!

What Yang Ling was worried about finally happened. The poor scholar's clothes, "Chi..." were torn apart by the impact. It's so good, the white inside, the black, and the black, you can see it all!
I really have no money. It turns out that there is a layer of cloth on the outside, and the inside is "dangling" and it is a vacuum!
How poor is this guy!

"Boom!" Everyone burst into laughter!
However, this rich man, who came to rush for the exam, is not happy:
"Do you have eyes? Didn't you see that I was in a hurry to enter the arena? The poor man just stay and go! Hit him!"

"Stop!" Yang Ling hurried up, he was so bored, he wanted to mind his own business!
(End of this chapter)

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