Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 373 The examination begins

Li An smiled and said nothing. He had a rough guess, otherwise he would not be immune.

In the morning he was Tian Shelang, and in the evening he ascended to the Hall of the Son of Heaven.

Generals have no seeds at all, and men should strive for self-improvement.

In this era where everything is inferior and only education is high, who can be exempt from vulgarity?

In my previous life, there was a saying that the college entrance examination was the best opportunity for poor children to change their destiny.

This sentence is not necessarily true, but facts have proved that since the end of the college entrance examination, the fate of most people has changed.

The ancient imperial examination was more important than any university entrance examination in later generations.

No matter how famous the school is, some students will not do well after graduation.

But what the imperial examination transcends is class. Once a person is named on the gold list, he is still an official even if he is not reused.

"Go." Li An nodded.

The three of them said hello and left.

……

"When the trial is over, no matter what the result is, I will come to propose marriage." Li An said.

"Tell your girl for me that I have received her thoughts and tell her not to worry." Li An said.

……

Xiaotao handed the package to Desheng, bowed and left.

"Zi Qian, let's leave first!"

Moreover, the weather in ancient times got colder earlier than in later generations, and winters were also colder.

"Yes, sir, do you have anything else to say?" Xiao Tao asked.

The fabric of the clothes is thickened.

"Mr. Li, these are new clothes that my girl made for you, as well as a pair of kneepads. My girl said that although the weather is not cold now, it is a bit cold at night, so she asked Mr. Li to pay attention to keeping warm. The girl wishes Mr. Li that he will win the title of Chan Palace and be the best. "Xiao Tao said.

It was already a bit cool during the day, so Minglan specially made thickened clothes for Li An and prepared kneepads, just because he was worried about Li An being cold at night.

This year's examination is in mid-September. In ancient times, the lunar calendar was used, which was almost the same as the end of October in later generations.

Li An felt warm in his heart.

Who can be exempted from vulgarity?

When they were approaching the door, Xiao Tao came over carrying a package and saluted, "Master Li, please wait a moment."

In fact, if you think about it seriously, Li An is betting on the topic, but he is betting on the general direction.

On the carriage, Li An opened the package, which contained a neatly folded set of clothes and a pair of knee pads.

"I have taken note of it. If the master has nothing else to say, I will go back." Xiao Tao said.

Gu Tingye and Wen Yanjing were a little envious, while Qi Heng looked a little sad.

Mucangzhai was the name Minglan gave to her small courtyard after she moved out of Shou'an Hall.

At first glance, this name seems to give people a sense of twilight. In fact, it comes from the poem "Sleeping at Furong Mountain in the Snow" by Liu Changqing, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, in which the poem "the sun sets and the mountains are far away".

It symbolizes the ancestral-grandson bond between her and her grandmother.

At the same time, life is difficult, but it is still full of expectations for a better life in the future.

At this time, Minglan was sitting at the table in the study, holding her chin in her hand, lost in thought.

In fact, she really wanted to send the things herself and congratulate Li An.

But now that she has grown hair, it is no longer convenient for her to meet Li An, so she can only let Xiao Tao send her away.

"Girl, girl!"

Xiao Tao shouted as she trotted into the study.

Minglan came back to her senses, stood up, and asked, "Did you deliver the things?"

"It has been delivered." Xiao Tao nodded.

"What did you say? Did you forget it?" Minglan asked.

"I haven't forgotten, I told you everything," Xiao Tao said. "Then..." Minglan said with a slight blush on her face: "What does Brother Ziqian want you to bring to me?"

"Master Li said that when the examination is over, no matter what the results are, he will come to his home to propose marriage." Xiao Tao said.

"Brother Ziqian, why are you talking about this?" Minglan was both ashamed and happy.

"Maybe Mr. Li knows that the girl is anxious to wait." Xiao Tao joked.

"Stinky Xiaotao, who's waiting in a hurry?" Minglan said angrily.

"The girl has been distracted all this time, and she said there was no rush." ​​Xiao Tao said with an innocent face.

"Stinky Xiaotao, you still dare to talk nonsense, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart!" Minglan rolled up her sleeves in shame.

She was not in a hurry, she was just a little hesitant.

Not only was he worried that Li An would fail the exam, but he also thought that after getting married, he would have a different situation, and his heart was in a mess.

It's not that Minglan cares about fame, it's just that she comes from a family like the Sheng family and understands the significance of the imperial examination for students.

"Girl, I know I was wrong." Xiao Tao quickly begged for mercy.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was the day of the examination.

The venue for the examination was still Gongyuan where the rural examination was held.

The Gongyuan itself was prepared for the examination.

Early in the morning, the entire Li family was mobilized, and even the eldest sister-in-law, who was seven months pregnant, insisted on taking the exam.

Li An knew that there must be a lot of people taking the exam today and didn't want his sister-in-law to go, but Zhang Qing was very insistent.

In the end, Li Ping said, just don't let Zhang Qing get off the bus when the time comes.

The family took two carriages and headed to Gongyuan.

On the way, Mrs. Liu hugged her grandson and told him that he must study hard in the future and participate in the imperial examination gold list like his uncle.

Li Rui didn't know this, but these days he often heard from his grandparents and parents that he knew that the number one scholar was the most powerful, and they clamored to take the exam in the future.

It made Li Nan and Liu laugh.

The carriage was still two streets away from Gongyuan, so it was blocked and unable to move.

Li An and the others could only get off the car and walk, leaving the eldest brother and sister-in-law waiting in the carriage while Liu and Li Nan took Li An to the examination room.

The draw was completed a month in advance, and Li An and Gu Tingye were not in the same area.

On the way, Li An heard the news that the Qi family had hired Fan Lou until the test results came out to celebrate Qi Heng.

It seems that Qi Heng will definitely pass the exam.

Li An shook his head slightly when he heard the news. He knew that Qi Heng didn't pass the exam at all this time. He waited until the new king came to the throne and added Enke to pass the exam.

Although many things have changed because of his existence, Li An feels that the questions in the imperial examination will not change.

There is a high probability that Qi Heng will fail the exam. If Princess Pingning does this, you can imagine the pressure that Qi Heng will feel after he fails the exam.

Li An even suspected that when Qi Heng participated in Enke in the original drama, if he had not held his breath and asked Princess Pingning to go to the Sheng family to propose marriage, he might not have passed the exam that time.

When I arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, the officials were already searching me.

The general examination search is somewhat stricter than the county examination and township examination.

After his parents finished giving instructions, Li An took his things and went to line up.

After about a stick of incense, it was Li An's turn. After checking his identity, he was put into the Gongyuan.

After a search, Li An found his dormitory based on the number plate and packed it up.

Li An packed up and waited for about half an hour when the cry of sealing the courtyard came from outside.

It also heralds the formal start of the examination.

The previous test was about classics and meaning. Although it depends on your own understanding, this thing is actually very simple for people like Li An who have a photographic memory.

Different from the county examination and township examination, the general examination only tests the meaning of classics, poems and poems, and policy theory.

The exams are held for three days each, lasting nine days in total.

(End of this chapter)