My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 49 49. Jinshi imperial examination, sword test today

On this day, the Jinshi examination came.

In this year, Zhao Xuanqi reached the age of 21. A light beard had grown on his lips and he looked much more mature and steady.

He woke up from bed, washed his face, and put everything he needed to prepare into the package.

The scientific examination for Jinshi is relatively strict. You only need to bring your own identity certificate and proof of merit. Pens, inks, paper, inkstones, food and other items are all provided by the court, which saves you some trouble.

North City, Wutong Lane.

Zhao Xuanqi walked out of the house.

There is no need to go to Qingyun Library today.

The scientific examination has come, and Zhao Xuanqi no longer needs to study in the library.

However, he still came to the bottom of Qingyun Library and stood silently.

Not long after, Wang Shilin, the bamboo pole man, and Fatty Ouyang Fugui slowly appeared here, and the three of them walked together.

Ouyang Fugui sniffed and said excitedly: "Han Chuang has been studying hard for so long, just waiting for this day to come!"

"That's right, this day has finally arrived, and then it depends on our level." Wang Shilin replied.

"It's time to take the exam. The exam is in the inner city and we still have to walk some distance."

The capital is called Chang'an City.

Chang'an City is very large, divided into an inner city and an outer city.
The outer city is large and the inner city is small.

The outer city is inhabited by ordinary civilians, as well as some petty officials, and the buildings are relatively ordinary.

The inner city is inhabited by high-ranking officials and nobles. Most of them are in Nuo Da's courtyard, water pavilion orchid pavilion, and Yonghua grandeur. They occupy a relatively small area. After all, there are only so many high-ranking officials and nobles.

At the very center of the inner city is the Royal Palace.

Since the Jinshi examination was more important, the Jinshi examination was set up in an attic in front of the palace.

"Go to Wenqu Street!"

Zhao Xuanqi and others followed Wenqu Street and headed towards the examination center in the inner city.

Wenqu Street is six meters wide and leads straight to the examination center in the inner city. It will not be opened all year round and will only be opened on the day of the Jinshi examination.

This is a path that only those who participated in the Jinshi imperial examination can take. Ordinary people who take this path will be severely punished by the court.

Therefore, as long as a person walks on Wenqu Street, it symbolizes that he is a reference candidate. He has a noble status, is surrounded by culture, has great luck, and will be respected by everyone around him.

Residents could only stand on both sides of the road.

At this moment, both sides of the road were crowded with residents, enthusiastically cheering the candidates who were taking exams.

Some people will take the initiative to take out paper and pen, shout loudly, and plead endlessly, begging the readers to give them words.

This kind of character has extraordinary meaning and is called the character "福".

It can be pasted on the window or door curtain, symbolizing happiness all year round and the blessings of Wenquxing.

Many people will ask for words, and even want to spend money to ask for words.

There are also women who have just given birth to a baby. They hold the baby and shout loudly, asking the candidates to name the baby and give the baby a name.

This kind of naming activity is called "giving literary spirit". The people referred are those with great luck and extraordinary literary spirit. As long as they are named by the candidates, it means that the child has gained a bit of literary spirit and will be absolutely smart when he grows up. You will receive blessings in reading.

What's more, he was so crazy that he was dressed in white, knelt on the ground and kept crying, begging the candidates to go over and beat him.

Such people are generally those who are plagued by bad luck, are in poverty, or have done something wrong and have an unfortunate family background.

The day for the Jinshi examination is sacred. The candidates on this day have the strongest literary spirit. Wenquxing covets the candidates, which is the most sacred day of the year.

They believe that being beaten by the scholars on Wenqu Street on this day can drive away or disperse bad luck and misfortune.

The harder the candidates hit them, the harder they hit them. Not only will these people not be unhappy, but they will be sincerely grateful.After being beaten, those who were from poor families would even kneel down and kowtow, smash their heads, and solemnly thank the scholars for their help.

Those who are better off will prepare a large basket full of copper coins, and ask the reader to put their hands into the coins to wash their hands. This means that if I hit you, your hands will be dirty, and you can use the copper coins to clean your dirty hands. Clean and remove bad luck.

If this money is contaminated with bad luck and bad luck, it cannot be circulated back to the market. It will be thrown into the merit box of the temple, or simply donated to the government, which will re-cast new money for use, or simply thrown into the river. Here, let the bad luck copper coins disappear.

Thanks to the fact that the candidates are all extraordinary scholars, they are scholars with the reputation of being a scholar. Now they are taking the Jinshi examination, which is the pinnacle of scholars. If they pass the exam, they will truly rise to the top. No wonder they are sought after by so many people. .

Zhao Xuanqi and the others walked on Wenqu Street and inevitably encountered these customs.

Many people shouted and begged for words, and some asked for names. There were many unlucky people kneeling on the ground, looking closely at the three of them.

This situation is deeply rooted and has become a custom that must be done. The ordinary people around them looked at the three people with eyes like a pack of hungry wolves staring at fat meat.

"It's too feudal and superstitious. I really don't know how to describe this habit..." Zhao Xuanqi said with deep emotion.

Everything is inferior, only reading is high. From these customs, it can be seen that the status of scholars in this era is really sacred and high, as if they were deified.

The word given is called the word "blessing".

Being named is called giving Wen Qi.

Being beaten can even be said to be like licking a dog to drive away bad luck, which is really outrageous.

Everyone puts the status of scholars on a high platform and gives them great respect and benefits. Common people can't help but feel inferior in front of scholars.

Zhao Xuanqi and the other two people naturally have to follow this custom, otherwise the words will inevitably fall into practice.

After spending some time, Zhao Xuanqi named several newly born little ones, and wrote many blessing characters for others.

The same was true for Ouyang Fugui and Wang Shilin. After spending some time on this road, the three finally arrived at the test center.

The test center is located in an attic in front of the palace.

This attic is extremely spacious and huge. There are small rooms in it. The rooms have numbers on them. Candidates can use the numbers to find the room they are in.

Each room is equivalent to an examination booth, which contains pens, inks, paper, and inkstones, as well as food for the exams in the past few days. You can eat, drink, and defecate in the room.

A group of soldiers stood in front of the courtyard, wearing sharp swords and elite armor. They were powerful and majestic to ensure that there would be no accidents during the exam.

Someone stopped me at the door to check the candidate's identity and whether he had any cheat sheets with him.

"Let's go to the exam quickly!"

"Han Chuang has studied hard for more than ten years, and practiced in seclusion in Qingyun Library for a year. Now is the time for us to test our knowledge!"

"After ten years of sharpening a sword, it will eventually be useful. Today is the time for the sword to come out. Let's see if our sword is sharp enough!"

"I hope all three of us can pass the Jinshi examination and gain a good reputation!"

The three said goodbye to each other.

They each walked to the door and were successfully released after some inspections. Another clerk took the three of them separately and went to their respective rooms for exams.

"Ziyun County, Shixi County, Zhaojiacun, Zhao Xuanqi, right?"

"Correct!"

"This is your room. For the next three days, you can only stay in this room to take exams. There are food, pens, ink, paper and inkstones in it. You can only eat, drink and relieve yourself in it."

"clear."

"One more thing, this is the imperial examination. You must not cheat. The door cannot be closed. There will be people patrolling the door for twelve hours. Once cheating is discovered, they will be killed on the spot!"

Zhao Xuanqi looked solemn: "Students will absolutely abide by the rules!"

With that, he walked into the room.

　There are no tickets left, please fill me up with tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)