Wear ancient times with a house

Chapter 300 Palace Exam
The palace examination is scheduled for the beginning of May, and it looks like there are still more than ten days left, but there is still a lot of preparations to be done before the palace examination, and you even have to be trained in etiquette in advance, so time is tight, Song Nian almost does not go out every day, I bury my head down and study hard.

However, once in the middle, I had to go out because Zhou Yu and another Juren who hadn't passed the exam were determined to return to their hometown, otherwise it would be embarrassing to stay in the capital and wait to see other people's titles on the gold list.

Under such circumstances, if Song Nian didn't show up, it would look like he looked down on others after gaining power. If he was a broad-minded person, he might be able to understand him, but Zhou's uncle and nephew did not belong to this category.

A few days after sending them off, officials from the Ministry of Rituals sent two sets of clothes, the tribute uniforms that were required to be worn when participating in the palace examination, and the Jinshi uniforms that represented their recognition of their identities.

In fact, in the past few years, these two sets of clothes had to be ordered by themselves at designated shops. Later, probably to show that they valued scholars, they were distributed by the imperial court.

I have to say that although they are the same clothes, ordering them yourself and giving them as a gift from the court are different concepts.

Looking at the two complete sets of clothes, towels, gowns, leather belts, and boots, Song Nian couldn't help feeling overwhelmed, wishing to put them on immediately.

It is indeed necessary to wear.

Because the imperial court has not been considerate about tailoring clothes, they distribute one-size-fits-all sizes.

Fortunately, these days clothes are usually loose and loose, so being fat or thin doesn't have a big impact, at most it doesn't look good enough to wear.

But the height does matter. If the length is not suitable, you need to find a clothes shop to modify it yourself.

Song Nian tried on these two outfits, and they were just right, he had a relatively standard body shape, no belly, not too thin, and not slippery in height.

Everything fits well except the boots are a little too big.But this is also easy to solve, just put two more layers of insoles, and it will look more upright.

On April 28, the clerk from the Ministry of Rites came again and told Song Nian to report to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow morning to learn how to pay homage to the emperor, how to salute high-ranking officials, and how to perform correctly.

Song Yun is still very curious about this kind of etiquette. In the costume dramas she watched in her previous life, the ministers always seemed to kneel down, so is this also the case in this dynasty?

When Song Nian came back, Song Yun couldn't help asking.

In fact, Song Jun might not be able to use such etiquette in his whole life. First, men and women salute in different ways. Secondly, different identities also have different etiquette.

However, Song Nian was thinking that there are still two sons in the family, maybe in another ten or twenty years, this will happen again, so it is better to tell them in advance to get acquainted.

Song Nian also demonstrated one by one in the room, it can be seen that when he went to the Ministry of Rites, he really studied hard.

For these tribute students, it is enough to master the most basic etiquette. After they pass the palace examination, they get the status of Jinshi and become reserve officials waiting for assignments, and they have to receive a training.

This training is much more complicated. There are subtle differences in different official positions, different systems, and etiquette.

If you make a mistake, even if no one cares about it right now, when you encounter difficulties in the future, there is no guarantee that someone with a heart will turn it up and make a big fuss.

This is a Qingyun road, but also a single-plank bridge and a road of no return.

Song Nian is just a novice who has just embarked on this road, and he has glimpsed the undercurrents of this road under the prosperity of these cumbersome etiquettes and intricate network of contacts.

The third day of May is the day of the palace examination.

The palace examination is in the palace. It can be said that this will be the only chance for many scholars to step into the palace once in this life.

After all, if you are a seventh-rank official in this life, it will be over, and there is a high probability that you will not have the opportunity to step into the palace again.

Even so, Song Nian didn't put his mind on it, because what was more important at this time was how to answer the test papers with a stable mentality under the watchful eyes of the emperor and other high-ranking officials.

People who have not lived in a feudal society may find it difficult to understand the fear of imperial power in this era.

On the day they participated in etiquette training, officials from the Ministry of Etiquette reminded them that every year, Gongsheng students trembled because of seeing the sky, made ugly appearances, and even fainted in the palace examination.

Song Nian felt that he would not be so embarrassed, but he was also afraid that he would think of Gong when he was nervous.

So, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, after Song Nian got up in the early morning, he didn't dare to drink water, dare not eat greasy food, even dared not touch porridge, and he didn't even plan to eat enough. He only ate a white flour steamed bun the size of a fist. .

I almost want the doctor to prescribe some medicine for him, so that he can stay away from such urgent matters for the time being.

That is of course impossible, and the doctor is also afraid that something will happen to him.

Busy early in the morning, the whole family became nervous along with Song Nian. Finally, Mrs. Shen personally put on Song Nian the neatly ironed tribute uniform and hair crown. Zhuo Wan asked Huber to wait for Song Nian to come out at a conspicuous place near the palace before sending them away.

The two candidates left, and everyone else was tired.At this time, it was just after Mao Shi, which was about five or six o'clock in the morning in terms of modern time.

Usually, more than half of the family members are still asleep, like Song Yun, although he got up because of the unsightly tossing in the yard, but his head is still shaking, and he is extremely sleepy.

But after Song Nian left, Shen asked Song Yun to go back to catch up on sleep, but Song Yun couldn't sleep again.

There is no way, it has been more than half a year since the capital city, and it can be said that it depends on the result of this day. At this time, Song Yun really has no heart and lungs to go back to sleep, and she can't sleep.

Alas, there was a cup of strong tea in front of each of them, and they were not in the mood to chat, they just sat there, drinking tea when they were sleepy, and eating snacks when they were hungry. Although they didn't take the exam, their nervousness was exactly the same.

The main reason is that Song Nian's test results are not so safe. If he enters the top [-] and performs normally this time, he will be at the top of the list, otherwise he will slap the examiners in the face.

But his grades belong to the middle and lower reaches, and he may fall into the top three if he is not careful.

The difference between the first place in the second class and the last place in the second class is actually not that big, and even the last place in the second class may get more happiness.

After all, for the first name, he was almost the No. [-] Tanhualang of the prestigious No. [-] pick, and it was inevitable that he would be unwilling.And the last one, that is "Information is not as good as others, but luck is really good."

As for the last place in the second class and the first place in the top three, it can be said that the results are similar but the status is very different.

At this time, Song Yun could only pray, even if his father was "Sun Shan" in the second class.

As for Song Nian at this time, he and Wang Qi just got off the carriage. He thought he had arrived early, after all, the side door for them to enter the palace hadn't been opened yet, but he didn't expect that many people were already messing around. Queued up everywhere, and some people are calling friends to find fellow villagers.

(End of this chapter)