my grandmother

Chapter 11
While Li Xiaonan was sitting in the beehive-like number room and racking her brains to make up the rhyme, the fleet of Prince Rui's son Gu Yan moored into the private dock of Prince Rui's Mansion outside Hangzhou.

Outside Hangzhou City and Pingjiang City, there is a villa left by the ancestors of Prince Rui's Mansion.

The pier in Hangzhou Bieye is connected to the sea, and it is deep enough to park warships.

In the villa in Hangzhou, there is also a cemetery that is no different from the cemetery of ordinary people.Every year when the imperial court offers sacrifices to the meritorious officials of Lingyan Pavilion, it will select servants to come here to offer grand sacrifices.

There are even more sacrifices in Prince Rui's Mansion, and every prince who inherits the title must come here to offer sacrifices and pay respects before it is considered a ceremony.

In the past, Gu Yan was very tired of these old rules and felt that they were stale. Now, he is full of respect and gratitude for that mausoleum and these two other properties.

The iron anchor was thrown into the water, the anchor chain fell with a clatter, and the boatman was busy setting up the springboard.

Gu Yan wore a gold crown on his head and a black-bottomed python-pattern gown. He stood upright with a solemn expression. He strode off the boat and followed the old steward who was guarding the other business, walking all the way to the cemetery to pay homage.

Kneeling down to pay homage to more than a hundred cemeteries one by one, and burning two sacrificial rites written by the emperor and his father, the time has come.

Gu Yan ate his meal in a hurry, and ordered all the stewards to get ready, and when he came back, he immediately set off for Pingjiang Mansion.

Gu Yan came out and mounted his horse, and went straight to Hangzhou Gongyuan from Bieye.

During his trip to the south of the Yangtze River, he was on a mission to watch the wind and supervise the government affairs and people's conditions in the south of the Yangtze River. He had to write a booklet in ten days.

Liangzhe Road Children's College Examination is such an important event, he must go to see it as an observer, but that's all he has to do - the Wei School class who is in charge of the exam is his own uncle.

The term of the Liangzhe Road Xuezheng was not over half, and he died of a serious illness in the twelfth lunar month last year. His sixth uncle, Wei Yuming, was appointed as the Liangzhe Road Xuezheng. .

The sixth uncle is Gu Yan's enlightenment teacher. He has nothing to say about his knowledge and character. The only thing he can criticize in the exam he presides over is that the exam is too difficult.

However, this is Jiangnan, where the literary style is at its peak, and there are many talented people, so it's no big deal if the exam questions are difficult.

Gu Yan thought of his sixth uncle, a warm smile appeared on his stern face.

Around Shenzheng three quarters, Gu Yan rushed to the Gongyuan,

There were many people standing outside the gate of the Gongyuan, all of them stretching their necks, waiting for their family members to pass the exam and appear.

Chang followed the lead, Gu Yan and others bypassed the crowd and went to the side entrance of the Gongyuan.

In front of the narrow alley leading to the side door, when Gu Yan stepped on the stirrup and got off the horse, his gaze swept across the crowd, and he saw Li Xiaonan who was rushing towards Li Jinzhu from the steps of the Yimen Gate of the Gongyuan.

Gu Yan seemed to be struck by lightning, his eyes widened and his whole body went stiff.

"Master?" Shi Gun, the servant in charge, stepped forward hurriedly, stretching out his arms to prepare, if his grandson fell, he had to catch it!

Alas, since the serious illness of his family's son in the twelfth lunar month, he has had fits from time to time. For example, at this moment, he is fine, why does he look like he saw a ghost?
The sound of Shi Gun woke up Gu Yan, Gu Yan lowered his eyes, concealed the expression in them, got off his horse, and said coldly: "Let's go."

Gu Yan strode forward.

Chang Sui used Gu Yan's imperial envoy Guan Fang to call open the side door of the Gong Yuan.

Wei Yuming and Wei Xuezheng were standing on the steps of the main hall with their hands behind their backs. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Gu Yan, with a smile all over his face.

"I guess it's time for you to arrive, how is it? Did the journey go well?" Wei Xuezheng looked at his only nephew and student lovingly.

"Fortunately, I didn't catch up with Qionghua in Yangzhou, but fortunately I didn't miss Jingui in Hangzhou. Huh? There don't seem to be many candidates for this subject." Gu Yan scanned around.

"According to the ancient times, [-]% of them have been deposed." Wei Xuezheng snorted, raised his chin, and looked proud, "Nearly [-]% of the people didn't even take the questions, it is too indulgent."

"Which prefectures and counties are taking the exam today? Are there any prefectures and counties that have been kicked out by you after a long history?" Gu Yan asked with a smile.

"Today is Pingjiang Mansion. Hmph! Even if there are prefectures and counties that have all been demolished, they are not up to date. I am unselfish." Wei Xuezheng raised his chin.

"Is that the ink scroll that just came in? I'll go and have a look." Gu Yan said, then turned to go to the long table where the roster and ink scroll were placed in the hall.

The staff came up to meet him, Gu Yan waved his hand and signaled to leave him alone, walked to the long case, picked up an ink scroll, looked at it carefully, took another one, put it down, took another one, and slowly moved forward while reading , walked to the stack of rosters, picked up the top one, and slowly flipped through it.

Turning to the second book, Gu Yan saw Li Xuedong's name, and the note at the back was Kunshan County.

Gu Yan's eyes flickered slightly, but his hands didn't stop at all. He continued to flip through, read this roster, and then another book, put it down, and walked back to Wei Xuezheng's side.

There was already twilight outside, and there were only a dozen or so rooms that hadn't handed in the papers.

"I'll put it on the list tomorrow? Can you finish reading so many articles?" Gu Yan shook his folding fan, his expression and tone were very casual.

"How many of these are there, the list will be announced tomorrow, so I will reply immediately.

"Your mother said that you have been clamoring to go south since the twelfth lunar month of last year, and she doesn't know what you are going to do. What are your plans?" Wei Xuezheng looked at Gu Yan from top to bottom.

"Uncle came here to study politics, I just want to come and learn a thing or two from him." Gu Yan looked serious.

"Talking with uncle again!" Wei Xuezheng didn't believe it at all.

"Tonight, I will follow my uncle to mark the papers. I will rush over tomorrow morning, and then I will study with my uncle."

Wei Xuezheng raised his eyebrows, and looked Gu Yan up and down again, "Your mother said that you have become sensible since you were ill in the twelfth lunar month. Is this really sensible?"

Gu Yan gave Wei Xuezheng a sideways look, but didn't answer.

Wei Xuezheng stroked his beard, looking at his precious nephew fondly.

There is nothing wrong with his nephew, and there is nothing not beautiful in it. In the future, I don't know which girl is cheaper!
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Whether or not to ask for a re-interview after the examination results are released, the imperial court has no rules, and it is up to Xuezheng to decide.

In the past two Xuezhengs, dozens of people were randomly selected to submit a reply, and it was over after a face-to-face question or two of scriptures and laws. No one knows what will happen to this Wei Xuezheng this year.

Li Xiaonan didn't dare to be careless, and together with her eldest sister, they rushed to the entrance of the Gongyuan before Chenzheng, hid in a corner, and waited for the draft list to be posted.

Several scribes beat the gong, and pasted a large sheet of mulberry paper on the screen wall outside the gate of the Gongyuan.

The waiting crowd swarmed up.

Li Xiaonan was next to Li Jinzhu, following the crowd, standing on the periphery of the crowd, listening intently to the chaotic loud singing.

"37 Shangzi tables..."

This draft list is listed by table number, and Shang is Li Xiaonan's table number.

Li Xiaonan pulled Li Jinzhu down hard, and Li Jinzhu hurriedly looked at Li Xiaonan. Li Xiaonan looked up at Li Jinzhu, with a smile overflowing from her curved eyes, and her face turned into a blooming flower.

Five or six steps away from the two of them, Li Wenhua put his arms on his chest, listening in a daze.

"I'll talk to him after the exam." Li Xiaonan glanced at Li Wenhua and said something in a low voice.

"Yeah!" Li Jinzhu thought the same way, and the two of them took advantage of Li Wenhua's inattention, squeezed into the crowd, and waited behind the screen wall to be called back into the arena.

Two clerks came out of Yimen, shook out a register, and shouted the table number.

Li Xiaonan let go of Li Jinzhu's hand and walked towards Yimen.

A thick roster, a full two hundred people, entered the Dacheng Gate.

Li Xiaonan walked in the middle of the huge recovery team, breathing slowly, thinking about Mr. Gao's confession:

If there are a lot of people on the draft and they are all mentioned back, then this mention is used to dismiss people, so you must be careful.

This time I didn't enter the numbered room, and there were rows of tables in front of the Dacheng Hall, and the tables were still numbered with the Three Character Classic.

Li Xiaonan sat behind the table of the shop.

After a while, after a clear and clear copper chime sounded, Wei Xuezheng's voice sounded: "The test questions have been placed on your desks, you can choose one question, with a limit of one stick of incense, all right, let's break it down."

Li Xiaonan hurriedly opened the lacquer seal, and there were three inscription papers in total: Confucianism, Historical Theory, and Poems.

Li Xiaonan chose the scriptures without hesitation, and immediately began to conceive.

The clerk walked past the table and put away the other two papers.

Ever since Li Xiaonan entered the arena, Gu Yan squinted at her slightly.

He was dressed in rough black and gray clothes, with a slender neck and thin arms, with his head down, very careful, but not shy, um.This little girl is so courageous that she even dared to impersonate her name for the exam, it's really incredible!

After Wei Xuezheng announced the opening of the exam, Gu Yan went down the steps, walked slowly in the exam room and watched, and walked towards Li Xiaonan step by step.

　Talk about the specific process of the children's test:

　　The process of the county examination, the government examination and the hospital examination is roughly the same, and there are five examinations.

　　The first test is called the main test, and it is the most important test. Only this test is compulsory. For the remaining four tests, how to take the test and whether the results count or not are all determined by the examiner.

　　The main field is to enter the field at dawn, and the test starts at dawn, and the test is over until dark, and no lights are allowed. The details are as written in the article.

　　The second session is called the reply, which can be understood as an interview. The examiner calls the candidates over, takes a look and asks them, and the examiner has the final say on how it is going to be.

　　The third game is called Zaifu, also called Dafu, and it is also a relatively important game. It is also the same as the main game at dawn, but it is generally easier than the main game, but you may also encounter people like Wen Zhongwei Xuezheng. , No way, the examiner has the final say on this matter.

　　The fourth and fifth rounds are consecutive exams, usually in the morning and afternoon of the day, and sometimes in half a day. The content of the exam is relatively random, and it depends on the examiner.

　　Before the last round of college exams, there is another round of classics, that is, Xuezheng has a bunch of questions, and the students who take the exam choose a topic. Usually, they are given two days to write it out and hand it in. It can be understood as a pre-examination homework. Next, if you want to do it, if you don't want to do it, you don't want to do it, but there are also people like Wei Xuezheng, who are not allowed to take the exam if they fail the homework, and do not violate the rules. Xuezheng has this power.

　　Another: Shiyun is a reference book.This book is the only one that is allowed to be brought into the examination room. Most of them bring their own, and some are handed out on the spot. It can be compared to the fact that dictionaries or calculators are allowed in the exam.

　　Specific details in the exam, as in the text.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)