The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 176

Gu Chengyu walked out of the gate of the examination room, and the waiting father Gu and the others hurried forward.

"How is it? Is this exam difficult?" Uncle He was a little worried. After all, he was facing the magistrate directly. He was afraid that his son would be nervous when he saw the magistrate, and it would be bad if he made a mistake.This is the last match, so we can't give up all our efforts!
"Uncle He! Don't worry! The county magistrate is approachable, and the exam questions this time are not difficult! In fact, after the first four rounds, the county exam is not guaranteed, but the chance of being passed is much smaller. You just wait. News!"

He Shunian performed well in the private school on weekdays, although not as dazzling as Ye Zhiqiu, but not bad.

"That's good! That's good! Tomorrow should be the last case, right? I'm just waiting for your good news!" Uncle He asked Gu Chengyu to comfort him, and then he felt relieved.

"This exam is really difficult! Just one county exam, you have to take five exams, and there are two more exams after that to be a scholar. This is really what I told others, pass five passes and kill six generals!" It's really not easy to be a scholar!"

Seeing that Gu Chengyu's face looked good, Gu's father thought that his son should be able to pass the exam, so he was relieved and lamented that the exam was not easy.

"Who says it's not? I used to force Brother Hua to read and never let him be idle for a moment. Now, it's really hard to think about it. After the county test this time, let him rest for two days."

Uncle Gu also lamented how difficult it was for the candidates. He had never been off the stage before, so he didn't know that the exam was so difficult.They accompanied the exams for the past few days, and only then did they deeply feel the difficulty of the imperial examinations.

"Since ancient times, tens of thousands of people have passed the single-plank bridge in the imperial examination. If they cannot stand firmly, they will be squeezed down." It's just that Gu Chengyu didn't expect that one day, he would become one of these candidates and experience the imperial examination of this era.

This time, they waited for a long time, after all, they had to wait for the last Gu Wanhua.

Gu Wanhua came out last, with a confused expression on his face.

Uncle Gu couldn't bear it anymore, "How is it? Can you make it through?" Although Gu Chengyu said that he shouldn't stalk people again, he was still worried.

He still knew how much his grandson weighed, and he narrowly passed the first two times.If you go in, the adults will see that Brother Hua's foundation is not solid, and he will be approved, but what should I do?

"I don't know either! The magistrate only asked me a question. I just read it in a book before, and I was quite impressed. After I finished answering, the lord didn't say anything. I don't know if I can pass it." .”

"Should be able to pass, don't think too much. After the exam today, the long case will be issued tomorrow. Let's go back and rest more!" The other candidates have already left, and only Gu Chengyu and the others are left at the entrance of the examination room.

The candidates at the inn got up very early the next day, and everyone quickly took care of themselves and rushed to the crime scene.

"Chengyu! Hurry up, everyone else is gone." By this time, Sun Xian couldn't calm down either.

"Okay!" Gu Chengyu wiped his face, and then followed Sun Xian and the others out of the inn a little soberly.

It was just dawn, and there were still a few residual stars in the light blue sky.Is this too early?
"Quick! Let's take a good seat first, otherwise we won't be able to squeeze in the front."

Don't think that there are only [-] or so candidates waiting for the test results, and the family members of these candidates must be added.Although some candidates failed the rankings, they had to wait for familiar candidates to go back together, so there were still a lot of people watching the rankings.

After waiting for nearly an hour, the guards came to post the long list.This is the last exam of the county, and there is no seat number, so they are all ranked by the names of the candidates, so it is called a long exam.

Gu Chengyu followed Ye Zhiqiu and squeezed forward. Fortunately, there were not too many people, otherwise Ye Zhiqiu's small body would have pushed him out without even stepping forward.

"Chengyu! Look, you are the chief of the county case! You are the chief of the case again!" Gu Chengyu had just stood still in front of the long case when he heard He Shunian, who had already crowded in front, shout.

Gu Chengyu looked at the posted red paper, and sure enough, his name was listed first, with his hometown next to it, so he must be right.

Gu Chengyu is very calm at the moment, and it can be said that he was expected to be the first to win the case. He has indeed performed well in these few games.Of course, it is not absolute. He never dared to underestimate the ancients, and it is not uncommon for him to have better literary talent than him.

Seeing his own name, he continued to look down. No.2 is called "Chen Zhou". This name is not unfamiliar. He has been in the top ten in the previous few games, and he seems to be quite capable.

Ye Zhiqiu's position at No.4 is considered to be near the front.Looking down, Sun Xian is No. 13, and He Shunian is No. 20.Gu Chengyu thought of something, turned his attention to the last one, looked at the name, raised his hand to caress his forehead, Brother Hua, is it against the last one?

No matter what, it's all over, and you can go back and reward yourself with a good meal.It seems that he hasn't eaten breakfast yet?I feel a little hungry now!
"Master! I've passed! I can take the government test!" Gu Wanhua has already seen his ranking, he knows his result, and he definitely won't rank well, so he wants to look from the back to the front, who knows , the last one is his name.

When he saw the name on the long case, he became happy. Anyway, as long as he passed, how could he care about the ranking? Doesn't No.1 and the last one still have to take the government test?
But he didn't know that No. 1 in the county examination, in the government examination, as long as the writing is not ugly, you can usually get it.If the writing is a little better, the ranking will be higher. This is a customary rule in the officialdom. After all, it is impossible for the county chief recommended by the county magistrate to fail the government examination, right?Doesn't that mean that the examiner didn't give face to the county magistrate?

"Congratulations, brothers! Congratulations, Brother Hua! We can participate in the government test together again!" Gu Chengyu sincerely congratulated several people.

The rest of the people also responded one after another, "Congratulations, Junior Brother, for winning the first case in the county!"

On such a happy day, Gu Wanhua must of course choose to be obedient. "Congratulations to my uncle for winning the first place!"

"What? He actually won the county case?" The candidate who quarreled with Gu Chengyu at the inn also passed this time. He saw his name on the long case. Before he had time to be happy, he heard someone next to him I'm talking about the county case.When he looked back, he found that it was the little boy who quarreled with him at the inn, or Gu Chengyu who had been occupying the first place in the five rounds!

"Hmph! I don't know if your knowledge can convince the public!" The examinee was especially unconvinced, and thought to himself, later on, he will post the test paper of the county's chief, and see how long you can continue to be rampant!
In fact, some people are so strange that they always think that what they can't do, others can't do.

Gu Chengyu and the others are still happily discussing the matter of the government examination. The government examination is in April, and it is not far away.

"The test papers from the chief of the county are here!" At this time, the crowd became even more commotion. Every time the test papers from the chief of the county were posted, it caused controversy or praise.The remaining students will talk about it, or compare their own test papers to see where the difference is.

Several guards held the test papers in their hands, brushed a layer of paste on the wall, and then pasted the test papers next to the long case.

(End of this chapter)