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

Chapter 199
At a quarter of an hour, Gu Chengyu and the others were outside the examination room, waiting for the Gongyuan to open.

The rules of the examination room were similar to those of the previous county examination, but there were thousands of candidates in this examination, and the candidates outside the Gongyuan were crowded together. Although they dared not make loud noises, they could not keep their ears clean.

"Chengyu! There are so many people this time, maybe there are 2000 people? I don't know if I can pass the exam because there are so many people, I don't know if I can pass the exam!" He Shunian felt a little nervous. , he was under a lot of pressure.

"Senior brother, you have a solid foundation. You really don't have to be afraid, just take the exam hard!" Although Gu Chengyu is confident that he can pass, he doesn't know what ranking he can get.

This time the government examination needs to add an endowed student as a guarantor. Master Wen and Master Yang from another private school in the town form mutual guarantors.

He Shunian was waiting to say anything more, but found that the gate of the Tribute Academy was opened, and then thousands of candidates accepted the preliminary examination in turn, and then entered the hall one by one.

Candidates, led by four lamp-holding boys, entered the four examination rooms respectively, and had to be searched again by the guards at the door.It was the same as last time, but this time the inspection was more stringent, and the weather in April was already very warm.So everyone is wearing single clothes, and the inspection speed is faster than the last county test!

Finally, the candidates enter the examination room and find their seats according to the test guide. Except for the test guide, candidates are not allowed to bring anything into the test. Pens, inks, and special paper are all provided by the test room. The exam takes one day, and the third theory session takes two days. On the third day, you can't leave the exam room, you have to stay overnight in the exam room.

The quilts for the night are also provided by the examination room, and even the meals and clean water are provided by the examination room.

Gu Chengyu looked at his seat number, and saw that it was number eight in Xuanzi. The seat numbers were written on the walls of the examination room. Gu Chengyu found his seat according to the order in which they were arranged.It's still in the first row, but it's just leaning inward. The county capitals of each county sit in the first row, and the seat numbers are randomly selected.

Looking from his seat, the examination room is very long, he has good eyesight, and can still see the face of the examiner in front; but the man next to him may only be able to see the color of the examiner's clothes.

The chief examiner this time is Lord Jiang, the prefect of Jingyuan Mansion, and he just sat down at the top right now.Gu Chengyu had seen him before when he sang Bao. This is a middle-aged handsome man, but Jiang Zhifu looked at him a little strangely. When he saw him, he got up from his chair uncontrollably, as if he had something to say , but after all, he only said one word and then closed his mouth.

He couldn't figure it out, and it felt like meeting someone he hadn't seen in years.

In short, those eyes seem to be shocked, but also seem to be nostalgic, and there are some other emotions mixed in it, which is very complicated!This made Gu Chengyu suddenly have a bold association.

After clearing up his mood, Gu Chengyu waited for the exam papers to be issued.

Gu Chengyu is not afraid of the first test. The basic requirement is to have a good knowledge of the three classics, and the "Book of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius" are mandatory; after that, "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan" may be selected. First, as for the other Chinese classics and small classics, I will not repeat them one by one.

They are all written silently according to the specified paragraphs. On the one hand, they can test memory and calligraphy.They can rest three times a day, and someone will bring them over on time during the meal period, and someone will guide and monitor those who need to go to the toilet.

The pen, ink, water, and draft paper were sent out first. Gu Chengyu checked it in detail, and seeing that there was nothing abnormal, he first added the ink ingot to the water, and slowly ground it.The ink ingots in the examination room are good, and they grind smoothly without any sense of stagnation.

While grinding the ink, the examination papers were also handed out, Gu Chengyu didn't rush to read them, but planned to grind the ink ingots for a while, this is his habit!

The examinee on the opposite side hastily picked up the test paper and read it, and spread the draft paper. He had already polished the ink. Seeing Gu Chengyu's slow movements, he twitched the corners of his mouth. It will take a lot of time, this is not the third session, the time at night cannot be used, and the paper must be handed in before dark!

With no distractions, Gu Chengyu finished grinding the ink, and began to pick up the examination paper and read it.He has already read the Thirteen Classics, and other books cover a wide range, so he is not in a hurry!
I scanned the test paper from top to bottom, and I knew it.First copy the questions on the draft paper and start answering the questions!
Jiang Zhifu, who was sitting at the top, looked at the candidates for the exam below, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.Once upon a time, he was one of them. Now, he is the magistrate of Jingyuan County.

His family used to be a merchant, and being admitted to Jinshi, it was like smoke from the ancestral grave.A few years ago, his official career was also prosperous, but now he has been re-elected as the magistrate for three terms, and it was his wife Yu who caused all this.

Looking at the corner of the examination room, it was a child!His thoughts went back to just now, when he saw him for the first time, he was shocked, like ah!Really like it!With such similar eyebrows and eyes, how could he admit his mistake?Looking at his native place, it is that place, could he be the son of that man?
The figure looking back and smiling in the peach blossom forest has been lingering in his mind.Every time I wake up in the morning, the person beside me is not her!Thinking of this, he became a little excited, so he could only take a sip from the tea bowl to calm down!
Pulling back the gaze that was placed there, that child is still the chief of the county case, and he doesn't know how talented he is!Since ancient times, there have been many child prodigies, but most of them have nothing to do afterwards!He simply put down the tea bowl and went down for a walk!

Jiang Zhifu looked at the candidates on both sides, and saw that some candidates were still copying the test questions on the draft paper, and some candidates were thinking hard.He asked the guards to go to the last few rows to inspect, where it is not clear and it is easy to cheat!

His footsteps did not stop, but he came straight to Gu Chengyu not far away, watching Gu Chengyu copying the exam questions and writing the answers.Gu Chengyu seemed to write very easily, without a pause in the middle, he walked closer and saw the words on his draft paper, the words were well written, beyond his expectation!

After only two glances, Jiang Zhifu went elsewhere again. He couldn't let others know that he was abnormal to Gu Chengyu, which was not good for both of them!That part of the past has been deeply buried in the bottom of my heart long before.It's just that when he saw Gu Chengyu today, he seemed unable to calm down for a long time!

Time passed quickly, Gu Chengyu put down the brush and dried the ink on the draft paper.Meals were being distributed ahead, so Gu Chengyu had to put away the examination papers so as not to get stained with vegetable soup.

The food in the examination room is not rich, one loofah scrambled eggs and two white flour steamed buns.The loofah scrambled eggs had very few eggs and it was still cold, and the two steamed buns were even harder.Candidates were not allowed to bring their own meals in the examination room, so Gu Chengyu could only pick up steamed buns and eat them with cold water.He has a good stomach and generally does not have diarrhea!

After eating in a hurry, he rang the bell and said he was going to take a urinate. He had to get up and move around before writing. He had already written all the answers, and the rest was to copy them into the examination paper!
Following the guards through the rows of test booths and opening the door of the latrine, a stench came over his face, making Gu Chengyu so disgusted that he almost spit out the steamed buns he just ate!He really sympathized with the man who was assigned a bad name!I can't even eat after smelling this smell!
Under the full monitoring of the guards, Gu Chengyu returned to his seat after urgency.Gu Chengyu made up his mind, drink less water next time, and don't go to the toilet if he can!
(End of this chapter)