Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

In the early morning of the second day, the boy's trial in Beizhili began.

The Tongzi Examination is held twice in three years. Candidates have no qualification requirements. As long as they have studied for a few years and have another student as a guarantee, they can participate. They are called Tongsheng.

The county test is the first hurdle of the boy's test, usually on February [-]th of that year, neither hot nor cold, early spring.

After passing this hurdle, there will be the government examination in April and the hospital examination in July. As long as you pass these two hurdles, you will be able to obtain the title of scholar and become a student.Obtain the political privilege of exempting from taxation and corvee, and not kneeling before officials.

If you pass the scholar examination, you will be able to participate in the provincial examination. As long as you pass the examination, you will be a candidate and have the qualifications to be an official.

It's good to be an official, but Su Mu doesn't think he has this fate.Not to mention juren, even if you are a scholar, you may not be able to win.

The reason why he went to participate in the county test this time was that he couldn't force it.

Therefore, in his heart, he didn't take the exam seriously, he should eat and sleep, and went to bed after finishing the sample essay.

Modern people are used to going to bed late. During the day at home, Xiaodie said that the family didn't have much money, so she thought about how to make money in the middle of the night, and didn't fall asleep until about two or three o'clock.

Before he could fall asleep, Xiaodie woke him up, saying that the other candidates in the Su family were up and ready to go.

"I'm not going, I'm not going!" Changing into a young man's body, he was dozing off a lot, and was woken up in the middle of the night, and Su Mu was in so much pain that it was indescribable.

Xiaodie knew that what the young master said was angry, so she didn't talk nonsense, so she directly twisted the hot towel to help him wipe his face, and poured a bowl of hot water into it, which made Su Mu wake up completely.

After drinking water, put on your clothes and went out the gate, you saw Fourth Master Su was lecturing all the Su family disciples, it was nothing more than that you should take the exam hard and try to get a good grade in the exam.My Su family is originally a scholarly family, if you can bring glory to the family, there will be rewards and so on.

Looking at the group of candidates, most of them looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and they were not very old. The youngest one was only eight years old and was carried by adults.

This group of candidates had just scolded Xiao Die during the day, as for Master Su Si, who had completely turned against Da Fang, Su Mu didn't bother to say hello to him, and was about to walk outside.

When Fourth Master Su saw Su Mu, he looked disgusted and said, "Su Mu, what are you doing here? Do you want to make trouble?"

Hearing Master Su Si say that the young man in front of him is Su Mu, all the candidates turned their heads.

But seeing the young man in front of him tall, tall and handsome, he felt jealous in his heart.

Su Mu cupped his hands to Master Su Si, and said indifferently: "Isn't today the county examination, I have also signed up, and I am going to the county government office, don't you know, Fourth Uncle?"

As soon as the words fell, the other Su family children started clamoring: "We don't want to go with this idiot, we don't have to lose face as scholars."

Su Mu smiled slightly: "Did I say that I want to be with you? You go your way, I go mine, the road is open to the sky, each side. This is only two miles away from the yamen, and it is necessary to be so loud? It's just It's just a county test, so what's the problem?"

As soon as the words fell, Master Su Si yelled: "Su Mu, you don't know the heights of the sky and the earth. I don't know where you went. I guess it was the [-] mu of land that you gave away to get the guarantee from the county school. Examination qualifications. But you are a fool, and it would be embarrassing to go. If you still know shame, don't go to make a fool of yourself."

Su Mu shook his head and took a look at all the candidates: "Fourth Uncle, you are too underestimating people. You must not look at people with admiration for three days. This time, I will not only pass the county examination, but also get a good ranking. I also have the confidence .I don’t know what rankings you will get in the future, if you rank behind Su Mu, or lose your name to Sun Shan, wouldn’t you be a fool?”

After finishing speaking, he laughed loudly, leaving behind everyone's shouting and cursing.

The county examination is actually not too strict, and there is no special examination room. It is usually set in the lobby of the county government, and the county magistrate is the examiner.

When we arrived at the gate of the yamen, many candidates were already waiting outside.In spring, the dawn was late, and only two lanterns were lit at the gate of the county government office. In the light and shadow, there was a mass of people's heads, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

Under the lantern is an elderly official in a blue official robe, with white hair and beard, who is estimated to be at least 60 years old. He is the county magistrate of the county.

After a while, a yamen servant shouted: "Line up, line up, roll call." The stick in his hand swung loudly.

This was the first time for Su Mu to take part in the ancient imperial examinations. He was curious and couldn't help but squeeze forward so that he could see the whole process clearly.

But he didn't want to, as soon as he squeezed to the front, he saw Shao Tai's clear face.

He is the instructor of the county school, and he came to help the county magistrate.

Su Mu agreed to go to study with him, but these days he devoted himself to inspecting the market, and now he suddenly met, he was a little embarrassed, so he hid his face in the shadow of the lantern.

The roll call started, and it was interesting to see the candidates trembling in front of the magistrate.

But after observing for a while, Su Mu found that he was different from other candidates in some ways, and he didn't figure out the specific differences for a while.

"Qingyuan Chengguan Town Sumu."

He didn't come back to his senses for a while, and when the yamen servant called out several times, Su Mu realized that it was calling him, and hurried forward.

This time, Shao Tai finally recognized him.

Master Shao glared at Su Mu with an unhappy look on his face.

Zhao Zhixian took a look at Su Mu and said, "You are that Su Mu. The poem is good. Just now Master Shao was praising you, saying that you are going to take this exam. I was still thinking in my heart that I could write a poem about Dongfeng and people thousands of miles away. I'm sorry, what kind of talent do you look like when there are already a lot of catkins flying in the sky? Looking at it now, it's really a good-looking talent. Not bad, not bad."

Su Mu bowed: "Late-born Sumu, I met the county magistrate."

The attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, calm and calm.

The children of the Su family lined up with Su Muben, and when they heard the county magistrate's praise, they all looked surprised: Isn't this Su Mu a fool? How do you look at the appearance of the county magistrate, and appreciate him so much? Also, this poem It seems to be very good.

The county magistrate nodded, and said to Shao Tai: "A person is like a poem, with a personable demeanor. Master Shao's words are true."

The body is the appearance, the imperial examination is to obtain scholars for the country, and in the future, after winning the Juren, you will become an official.If the appearance is too ugly, such as five short stature, or even a disability, if you become an official, the people will be disrespectful, and it will also damage the face of the court.Therefore, if the candidate is ugly, no matter how good his grades are, he will be eliminated at the interview stage.

Of course, it is too ugly to look like this, and if you want to be an official, you can only be an emperor.For example, Zhu Yuanzhang is full of sky, high cheekbones, protruding forehead, extremely ugly, a typical five-sacred fate.But he is the emperor, and no one dared to brush him down because of his appearance.

Speech is conversation, stuttering is not enough. The reason why Deng Ai was a high-ranking official during the Three Kingdoms period was because he was an aristocrat;

Books are calligraphy, articles, and talents;

Judgment is administrative capacity.

Book, you will know when you enter the examination room and read his papers.As for the sentence, Tongzishi didn't pay much attention to it.

Judging by Su Mu's temperament and conversation, he has a bit of style, and he really has the demeanor of a member of my famous teacher.

Zhao Zhixian is very satisfied with Su Mu.

Unexpectedly, Shaotai suddenly became angry, pointed at Su Mu and shouted in a low voice: "This guy is indeed talented, but unfortunately he is a bit arrogant, and he didn't bring a pen, ink and inkstone when he came to take the exam."

Su Mu was stunned, and then he realized that he left in a hurry, but he was empty-handed, not even bringing a pen.Isn't this a soldier who went to the front line, but didn't bring a gun?

"Haha, I'm quite confused!" The other candidates all laughed softly, and the Su family's children were gloating all over their faces.

Su Mu knew that if he didn't hold his breath at this time, he would really become a laughing stock, so he apologized: "Mr. Shao, Mr. Wansheng, the late student was preparing for the exam until midnight last night. He got up so busy today that he forgot, so I'll go back now." Take it." Anyway, it was only four miles back and forth, not far away, and there is still time to go back now.

Zhao Zhixian also laughed loudly: "Who is the insurance for Su Mu?"

Mr. Shao: "It's me."

Magistrate: "Then you can help Su Mu find a set of the Four Treasures of the Study later. Although Su Mu has done absurd things, as a scholar, it is unavoidable. If you can succeed in the science, it is also an elegant thing."

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart moved. It seemed that Zhao Zhixian was a typical literati. The Chinese biography is a good talk.

If this is the case, I am afraid that I will win today, as long as the article does not make any major mistakes.

The county test, or even the government test, is not too strict.There is no need to confuse names, transcribe, etc., and the superiors will not send someone over to be an invigilator.If the examiner finds the paper pleasing to the eye, he can take you on the spot.

Only when it comes to the examination room after the college examination, which is directly related to the scholar's fame and official qualifications, will it be very strict.

Therefore, things like favors are very important in the county and the government.

In fact, in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, these two exams were mostly used by local officials to give favors, or to encourage culture and education. As long as the writing is not too bad, and you are a local gentry, it is easy to pass.

Of course, if the examiner intends to take you, even if you are talented, you will not be able to pass.

Sure enough, everything that followed confirmed Su Mu's conjecture.

After Shao Tai handed the Four Treasures of the Study to Su Mu, and led him into the hall, then with a dark face that was about to drip, he said in a low voice: "Tomorrow is the day for my county school to teach and inspect students. There is a class to be held, come and listen to me. Give me a good test this time, write neatly, pay attention to the format, at least you are a student of my Shaotai, if you fail, I must not look good."

After finishing speaking, he snorted and ignored him.

Hearing this, Su Mu was both worried and happy.

Fortunately, it seems that Mr. Shao has already called the magistrate in advance and asked him to take him.

The worry is that he will owe him a favor from now on, and it is difficult not to go to the county school to attend.

Originally, Su Mu never planned to take part in the imperial examination.The old master is also a strict person, going to his place to attend lectures would waste time, and wouldn't it be unnecessary?

"This old father and son are really troublesome. The county exam is not difficult at all. Without you, I would pass by my real skills. Now I am going to be caught by you as a student. Well, I am unlucky." Su Mu said for a while. depressed.

He quickly got the paper. The paper was printed by the ceremonial house and the county school. There were fourteen pages in total. Each page was marked with fourteen lines with red lines, and each line had eighteen spaces to limit the number of words.

In ancient times, there was no seat number or test number in the examination room, and everyone could sit wherever they wanted.

Su Mu found the most front position.

I got up too early today. Anyway, I don’t need to write too many words on this paper. I’d better finish it early and go home to sleep.

The county test only takes one test, and you can leave after finishing the test, unlike the rural test where people are locked up in the test room like prisoners, and each test lasts for six or seven days.

Soon, all the candidates entered the arena. There were about [-] people in total, and the hall was packed to the brim, and only ten people were admitted.

The elimination rate is 80.00%.

This is still in the north where culture and education are not well developed. If it is in a place where humanities flourish like Jiangnan, I don't know what it will be like.

It's just a small county examination and the competition is so fierce, it can be seen that the imperial examination is not a good way out.

Who cares, just deal with this one first, isn't it just a stereotyped essay topic, a few hundred words, drizzle!

When the test paper was delivered to his hand, Su Mu realized that it was not that simple to deal with it.