Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Su Mu felt uneasy, and did not sleep well this time, and did not get up until the next day when the sun was bright.

After waking up, I looked at the manuscript on the table, but I was bored for no reason, and I was unwilling to touch it.

After sitting in a daze for a long time, it seemed that I had made a lot of determination to pick up the manuscript and read it, but I couldn't take my eyes away after reading it.I just feel that the manuscript that was not pleasing to the eye was very good to read yesterday, and I really have no way to change it.

He was stunned: I just slept all night, yesterday I didn't like things that I didn't like life and death, but today they are so pleasing to my eyes, what's the reason?

After thinking for a long time, Su Mu suddenly realized that he did not do well in this question yesterday.The reason why I did that was mainly because I didn't have self-confidence, and I always felt that something was wrong with me.With a lot of psychological pressure, it is inevitable to be suspicious.

"Su Mu, Su Mu, this is not your style!" Su Mu suddenly laughed and shook his head: "Actually, it's just like what you felt at the end of the first round. Your articles and knowledge have entered the room. The time has come, but what is lacking now is self-confidence."

"This question is over!"

There was joy in my heart.

But Su Mu didn't know that his mind became stronger after passing this exam without cheating at all.

From confusion to a clear awareness of one's true level, to self-doubt, and finally to firm belief.This intermittent seven or eight days is like going back and forth in life.

If you guessed right, it was already noon on the second day of the third match, and there was only one and a half days left for Su Mu.

But he was not in a hurry. After regaining his confidence, he picked up his pen and started the remaining three questions.

I was not in a hurry, and continued to write one question at a time according to my own slow pace. I didn't finish all the manuscripts until midnight.

This time, he didn't modify it, and he didn't think there was any room for modification.

While he was still in good spirits, by the light of the lantern, he took a deep breath and recorded all the articles on the official papers.

It's the last day when everything is settled.

It was dawn, the sky was bright, and all the candidates were still sleeping. The low snoring sound hit like a sea tide, mixed with a few whispers and the faint sound of teeth grinding, mixed with the sound of wind, blowing Su Mu's trouser legs.

Autumn was already very deep, and suddenly Su Mu felt a little cold.

When he finished writing the last word, Su Mu was awakened suddenly by the tranquility. He raised his head in a daze, and suddenly felt an unprecedented strange emotion, emptiness, loneliness, anticipation, longing... He couldn't explain clearly at a time.

There are all kinds of flavors, mixed flavors, but you can't taste them.

Cold, getting colder.

I haven't slept for two days and one night, and I haven't brushed my teeth or washed my face for nine days in a row.

Su Mu looked at his right hand holding the pen, it was already cracked in the autumn wind, and the nails were full of black dirt.

The eyes were terribly red, hot and painful, and full of eye mucus.

An unprecedented feeling of fatigue kept coming up, and his body was light and weightless.

tired.

tired.

tired.

Really tired.

Finally finished the paper, although it is not perfect, although it may not be able to get a high score.But this is the first time that I have put so much effort into one thing, and this is a reminder of my true level.

Even if you don't win, everything you have paid will surely become the biggest wealth in your life, and it will be used for a lifetime.

Compared with the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty, the college entrance examination in modern society is nothing. Even if you can persevere in such difficulties, there are still some hurdles you can't overcome.

Suddenly, Su Mu somewhat understood that the reason why the ancients set up such a high degree of difficulty in the imperial examinations and such a low admission rate was that the only ones who could get in the exams were the elites with a strong mind and an indomitable will.

Under this system, no one who can occupy a place in the bureaucratic groups and basic social organizations of the Ming Dynasty is a fool or a coward.

The Ming Dynasty was always a world ruled by elites!

In fact, isn’t this the case in any age and any country?

His eyes were still hot and uncomfortable, and his hands and feet were almost numb from the cold.

Su Mu opened his mouth to laugh, but a trace of saliva flowed down.

He suddenly threw the pen in his hand out of the test house, wrapped his clothes, lay straight on the ground, and suddenly yelled: "Bull, I'm a fucking cow!"

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Su Mu didn't know when he woke up, and he didn't remember how he got on the kang, so he was woken up by a loud noise.

He opened his eyes and looked, the outside of the test house was full of yamen servants and book offices coming and going.

An examiner shouted: "It's time for the first release of cards. Candidates who have finished their papers need to come out and pat the writing board. Sit in the seat and wait for the sign to be issued."

Then, there were several sounds of writing boards.

"Oh, someone is going to hand in the paper." By this time, Su Mu was still dizzy, murmured, and fell down.

After a long time, it seemed to be very short, and the same sound came.

At this moment, Su Mu was shocked and finally woke up, "It's time to hand in the paper!"

He opened his eyes suddenly, but the pain was so painful that he almost shed tears. It turned out that his eyes had been completely covered with eye feces.

Taking a breath of the colder air, the smell of autumn is thicker, and my head wakes up as if electrified.

He hurriedly walked to the door of the test house, patted the writing pad, sat upright on the stool and waited.

After a while, a book office came to collect the volumes, registered the signature number, issued the signature, and said, "You can go out, follow me."

At this time, Su Mu asked: "Dare to ask, what time is it?"

The book office responded in a low voice: "It's afternoon, you are the second batch."

It turned out that when the last day of the township examination appeared, the papers were handed in in three batches, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening.The cursive official issues a signature for each volume collected, and the signatures match.Examination papers were dubiously named, and a copyist used a red pen to transcribe the papers before they were graded, and then they were handed over to the examiners for review.

As for candidates, they can leave after handing in their papers.

"Oh, so it's the second batch." Su Mu rubbed his chin, and found a short beard, and his face looked very rough.

He was also a little annoyed, he knew that the previous group should be on stage, at this time, he might have already slept in a warm bed, wouldn't it be better to curl up in a small test room?

Su Mu shook his head, carried the test basket on his back, and strode towards the outside of the test room.

It is still the same as when I came here, and the scenery is still the same, but the weather was still hot when I came, and when I came out, the leaves of the unnamed big tree outside the Gongyuan had turned golden yellow, but it was full of autumn light .

This long exam is finally over, finally relieved.

Many candidates gathered outside the gate, all of whom were the second batch of talents.

In fact, this batch of people came out the most.The first batch of papers submitted were either great figures or those who had given up; the third batch were either slow to write or unable to make a title.

Therefore, this group of people appeared the most in the afternoon.

More than a thousand people gathered in the small square outside, discussing the exam in whispers, facing the answer, just like the end of the college entrance examination in later generations.

This situation made Su Mu feel suddenly in a trance.

He originally planned to find a hotel to have a good night's sleep, but after thinking about it, there must be many people who have the same thoughts as him. The room in Tongzhou has been booked by someone, and it is estimated that they can't find it now.If you let him go back to the place where he lived before, but he doesn't want it in his heart, that place is really filthy, one more look will dirty his eyes.

Forget it, let's just hire a boat and go back to Beijing.

Just as he was thinking, he saw Mu Sheng and several other Baoding scholars who came to Tongzhou from Beijing to take the exam together in the crowd.

Seeing the acquaintance, Su Mu was very happy, hurried up and asked: "Brother Mu, everyone, you have also come out, how did you do in the exam?"

Everyone fell silent when they saw Su Mu, but they didn't speak, and only looked at Mu Sheng.

His eyes were full of strangeness.

Mu Sheng chuckled, his expression very polite: "It's okay."

The problem is, he and Su Mu are good friends, there is no need to be so polite, and this smile is full of rejection.

But Su Mu didn't think of anything else, and said again: "Brothers, are you going back to Beijing today? Let's get together later, let's hire a boat together! What about Zixiang, why didn't you see anyone?"

Hearing Su Mu's proposal to go back to Beijing together, everyone hesitated for a long time, neither agreed nor said no.

Su Mu was confused by everyone's weird expressions, and asked suspiciously: "What's the matter, are you going back to the capital?"

Mu Sheng: "Zi Qiao, we... we plan... to go back to Baoding first and wait for the announcement of the list, and then we won't go to the capital..." He is not good at rejecting people, so he feels a little embarrassed.

But Su Mu didn't think there was anything wrong. When he thought of going back to Beijing alone, there were few people and it was not easy to hire a boat, he felt a little disappointed: "Well, then I can only go back alone. Zixiang, Why haven't you come out yet?"

As far as he knew, Sun Chen's kaoshe was located in Maozi kaopeng area, some distance away from Su Mu, and he was with Mu Sheng.

Mu Sheng: "When I handed in the paper, he was still working on the questions. He probably won't come out until evening. I won't wait for him. I'll go first."

Su Mu was a little dissatisfied: "Zixiang is still ill, how can you leave him alone?"

There was already a questioning tone in his tone, and Mu Sheng's face turned red.

At this time, a candidate who came to Tongzhou suddenly asked: "Su Mu, tell the truth, whether the song "Long Lovesickness" is a plagiarism or not, I have doubts in my heart, and you are not telling the truth. You really did it all the way. Sun Chen wanted to yell again, saying that he believes in you, but it makes us look like villains. Zi Qiao, why don't you tell us?"

Su Mu finally understood, and couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that you don't believe me, Su Mu, and I'm in vain waiting for my classmates. Would you rather believe in Long Zai, an outsider? What's wrong, you're ashamed to be with me, Su Mu , In order to avoid me, even Zixiang didn’t care about it? The one who cleans himself is cleared, and Su Mu doesn’t even bother to defend himself.”

Everyone lowered their heads, and Mu Sheng's face turned even redder.

The atmosphere in the field seemed very awkward.

At this time, a large group of people came out from the tribute courtyard, and the leader was Mr. Long.

He had obviously seen the scene just now, and he smiled smugly.