Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 18 The county examination has begun, and the candidates are confused!

Chapter 18 The county examination has begun, and the candidates are confused!

Hu Weiyong and Mr. Hu closed the door and lived their own lives, but this time the vigorous Enke did not stop.

The county examination, government examination, and hospital examination collectively constitute the children's examination.

Only after passing these three exams can one become a scholar.

Round after round of examinations are constantly screening the scholars of the Ming Dynasty. Only those who are truly smart and talented can stand out in the imperial examinations of this era.

After three examinations, the boy examination was finally completed, and the scholars who had obtained the boy student qualification were finally qualified to say that they were scholars.

Without fame, no matter how good you are in reading, you still don’t have a diploma. You can only say that you are “proficient in writing” to your death!

However, before they could enjoy the sense of accomplishment of defeating thousands of troops, a new round of exams had to begin again.

Township test!

Despite the crude name, it doesn't even sound as prestigious as the county exam.

You have to go to a special Gongyuan, which is specially organized by the academic administration of a province, and you can be locked in there and slowly take the professional examinations.

It can be said that from this time onwards, scholars truly embarked on the road to the imperial examination.

The ones before?

Just consider it a warm-up!
Otherwise, how can we ask the boy to try it?

To put it bluntly, it’s just something to fool children!

After the provincial examination, there will be the general examination and the palace examination, which are even more difficult to reach.

Therefore, the difficulty of being named on the Golden List of Scholars in ancient times was far greater than imagined.

But even so, scholars still poured into the rugged road of the imperial examination one after another.

After all, all things are inferior, only reading is superior.

If you want to change your destiny, you can only study and take the imperial examination.

Moreover, the reason why Enke was suddenly fired this year is not unclear to all the scholars.

Everyone understands that this year's Enke exam may have more people than previous science exams. With so many people waiting, who is willing to give up?
As a result, no matter how young or old, all the scholars who still have the slightest idea about the path to the imperial examination have emerged this year.

There are so many official positions and there is an urgent need for personnel to be supplemented.

Not to mention the skill test and palace examination, even in the provincial examination, if you win the title of Juren, the probability of becoming an official is very high.

In the early Ming Dynasty, scholars were particularly popular in Jiangnan.

After all, products are abundant and commerce is developed. After people have some spare money, they naturally hope that their children can break through the original restrictions and squeeze into the upper class.

For the current Ming Dynasty, there is no better and safer way than the imperial examination.

Therefore, when the day of the exam started at the Jiangnan Examination Center, the entrance to the examination room was completely blocked.

The scholars of Wuyang Wuyang, carrying small bags, passed the inspection at the entrance of the examination room and lined up to enter.

As for fraud, something has to be discovered every year.

Because this matter involves so much, the inspection at the entrance of the examination room is particularly strict.

Steamed bun?Break it open and take a look!

A writing brush?Unscrew the pen tip and take a look!
bedding?Take it apart and take a look!

It can be said that wherever there is a slight possibility of hiding something, the scholars have to wait patiently for inspection by the gatekeepers.

Even though some of them were unconvinced, looking up at the honest faces of everyone, they naturally knew what would happen if they acted out or lost their temper at this moment.

It would be a light thing to be kicked out of the examination room directly. If it ruins the future of the imperial examination, you may even think of throwing yourself into the river on the spot.After finally entering the examination room with a bunch of scattered things, I still had to try my luck, the semicolon room!
This room was nothing more than a simple small room, with two empty wooden boards inside.

When you first entered, you had to wipe the wooden boards clean, then take one of the pieces and stick it into a falcon's mouth in the middle of the wall.

In this way, a piece of wood becomes a seat and a piece of wood becomes a table.

At night, the wooden boards are put back together, and the two wooden boards become beds. You can put on the thick clothes or bedding you brought in and spend the night there.

Thousands of people spent several days eating, drinking, and eating inside, so you can imagine what the toilet looked like.

And being assigned to a room next to the toilet means getting a bad number.

This is a sign of bad luck.

This is not even the worst, at least it is nothing more than a stench. If you grit your teeth and endure it, you can still pass the exam.

But some people are not in good health and cannot eat well or sleep well for a few days. Then when the cold wind blows, they become dizzy or seriously ill.

You know, once the exam starts in this examination room, the door will be closed.

Without the arrival of the imperial edict, no one is allowed to open the door to enter or exit. This is an iron rule.

Therefore, once you get sick in the inner room, you can only wait for death.

This is the biggest risk in the examination room.

Fortunately, for those who come to take exams nowadays, basically the teachers will repeatedly tell them what to pay attention to during the exam, and help prepare some necessary items for the exam.

For example, fried rice is obviously not a popular staple food in Jiangnan, but because it is easy to store and can be eaten dry or soaked, many experienced scholars will bring a bag of it.

Those who have better conditions will also bring a small stove, which can not only keep warm but also cook hot food to keep themselves alive.

However, the small stove that can be brought into the examination room is not something ordinary families can afford. It must be made by specialized craftsmen in accordance with the rules, otherwise it will be confiscated!

When a group of scholars finally entered the examination room, and after counting the number of candidates, the door of the examination room was finally closed.

However, the exam has not started yet.

You also have to wait for the "auspicious time" to hand out test papers!
In fact, this is also to ensure that candidates in each province have the same exam time.

At the same time, it is also convenient for the inspectors to go around the examination room to see how the candidates are doing. They should pay more attention to those who are frightened and pale.

After all, if a scholar dies in this examination room, it will be a big trouble for them.

The smart scholar has already fallen asleep at this moment.

After all, it is not an easy task to queue up at the entrance of the examination room early in the morning. Instead of sitting around and waiting, it is better to recharge your batteries and wait for the exam later.

And when there is a bang, the exam really begins.

The chief examiner took out the test papers and showed them to an examiner, then broke the seal and started distributing them.

The candidates also became excited at this time and immediately took the test papers and checked them.

After all, they are all time-tested and have taken countless mock exams.

Whether this exam is difficult or not, they can probably tell at a glance.

No, when everyone got the test paper in their hands, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw it.

That’s it, behave yourself and be on an even keel!
It doesn't seem to be very difficult. After all, it is a county examination, just a level of the imperial examination.

But when everyone turned to the last question, they were instantly stunned!

Damn, what the hell is this?

What kind of subject is this?
To be more precise, can this also be considered an exam question?

(End of this chapter)