Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

After passing the checkpoint, the scene ahead was even more spectacular. More than 7000 people stood in the small square, divided into squares one after another according to the region, and waited for the roll call to enter.

It's really rare to see so many masters squeezed together.

Some of these candidates were old and young, their hair and beard were all white, and I don't know how many years they took the exam.The young ones, such as Sumu, have a thin layer of fluff on their lips.Especially the juvenile juren who are the first to take part in the examination, they all have a look of arrogance, full of ambition, and the posture of becoming famous all over the world in one fell swoop.

Like all Gongyuan in the world, Beijing Gongyuan also has a small square, and there is a small stone bridge in front of the square, also called Feihong Bridge.As for Mingyuan Building, Zhigongtang and other buildings, it is the same as other places.

In a daze, Su Mu seemed to return to the examination room of the rural examination.

Su Mu was not in a hurry to go to the phalanx where the Beizhili candidates belonged, but went to find Mr. Wu first.

He, the future father-in-law, was already confused, and he had just taken the medicine, and was confused by the sleepy bug, so he must be prevented from getting lost.

But in front of me are all scholars in the same attire, and it is dark, but how can I find them.

At this time, a red lantern was hoisted up on the flagpole in front of Mingyuan Building, and someone shouted that the Gongsheng students in Shanxi could be present.

Another mess.

The admission rules for the general examination and the rural examination are exactly the same, and admission is based on the roll call of the region.Each time the examination room puts candidates from a province into the Longmen, for example, if you go to Sichuan, and it is your turn, a lantern with the word "Sichuan" written on it will be raised on the flagpole for people to see.

He didn't know when Beizhili would enter the arena, and because he couldn't see Mr. Wu, Su Mu began to panic.

At this moment, someone tugged at his sleeve: "Zi Qiao, this way, this way."

Turning around, it was Governor Li.

I saw that on the edge of the Feihong bridge, several former governors of the Tongzheng Secretary formed a circle.Mr. Wu happened to be standing among them.He was sleeping soundly on the divine beast whose name he didn't know at the bridgehead.

Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief, walked over and stood beside Wu Shiqi, and asked everyone with a smile, "Why don't you go to the candidates in your own province?"

"Don't worry, I'm from Hubei. According to the practice in previous years, I should be in the back. It's better for everyone to chat here and pass the time." Governor Li replied.

Su Mu nodded: "That's right."

For example, he was a candidate in Beizhili. When he took the provincial examination last time, he waited outside the Tongzhou Gongyuan for a whole day, and only entered the examination room at night, which made him very depressed.

Immediately, I chatted with Governor Li.

After this chat, I realized something was wrong.I saw him and Governor Li talking, while the others remained strangely silent.

He was surprised, but after thinking about it, he was relieved.Old Mr. Wu dozed off tightly, and Duan Jiong and himself were at odds with each other. Zhi Niu was so angry with the soldiers when he entered the customs earlier that he didn't have the desire to speak.

But it would be boring to just stand there all day.

Su Mu said: "Brother Li, how are you preparing for this exam? In fact, this exam is nothing, all the articles in the world are like that. There are only a few books in the Four Books, and the questions must be solved within the scope of Zhu Zi's annotations. From ancient times to the present, every sentence in the book has been thoroughly read by scholars, followed by many model essays. You only need to memorize these articles, and take them into the examination room to rewrite one according to your intentions. Definitely not bad."

Talking unintentionally, but listening intentionally.

Everyone got the topic from Mr. Wu in advance, and they already had ghosts in their hearts. When they saw Su Mu talking about this matter, they suddenly turned their heads and looked at Su Mu with piercing eyes.

Su Mu was a little puzzled by everyone: "What's wrong?"

Governor Niu has the straightest temper. He lowered his head first: "No...it's nothing...Zi Qiao, I want to ask one thing..."

Several people trembled, and Duan Jiong took a drink: "Niu Deshui, what time is it now, and you can't talk nonsense if you have something?"

Niu Deshui also shivered and closed his mouth.

Su Mu was even more puzzled: "Brother Niu, what happened?"

Governor Niu murmured: "Zi Qiao, I suddenly have a thought, if...if all of us in the experience department pass this exam...wouldn't it make people feel strange?"

Hearing what he said, other people also felt bad. If he really wanted to do that, wouldn't it arouse others' suspicion.Then, everyone's face changed.

Su Mu didn't think of anything else, so he laughed: "What's strange about this? To be honest, you brothers and sisters admire Su Mu quite a lot. With your talents, it's not surprising that you are a Jinshi. It just shows that we have experienced a lot of talents in the company, which is a good story, and it is too late for others to sigh and envy!"

"That's it, that's it." Everyone else echoed, but their smiles seemed forced.

What Niu Deshui said just now reminded everyone, to be honest, with everyone's talents, if you know the exam questions in advance, if you can't win the Jinshi again, that would be a strange thing.In fact, all day yesterday, everyone had sorted out the model essays and memorized them by heart, and they just transcribed them on the papers as soon as they entered the examination room.

But if everyone is a Jinshi, the east meridian is too big, and it will inevitably attract the attention of others.

Of course, it would be great if one or two people could be named Luosun Shan.

Thinking together, everyone sighed in their hearts: Looking at this situation, it is harder to fail than to be a Jinshi.With everyone's talent and learning, can you miss it?

Seeing the strange atmosphere, Niu Deshui forced Su Mu to be suspicious, and said with a forced smile, "I said, if everyone wins Jinshi, I'll be fine. Mr. Wu is our boss, and also our son." Joe, your future father-in-law. When we meet in the future, I don’t know how to call him. Tongnian or classmate? At that time, Ziqiao, you will meet Mr. Wu, father-in-law for a while, and brother Wu for a while, but it will be troublesome.”

Everyone was stunned, then looked at Su Mu narrowly, and laughed at the same time, which made Su Mu a little embarrassed: "Brothers are joking."

Wu Shiqi was woken up by everyone's laughter, and said solemnly: "It depends on the occasion to call this kind of thing. Su Mu and I can be matched in official positions; in the literati collection, we should be in the same year; as for returning home, we should be in accordance with seniority."

Just as he was smiling, Governor Niu suddenly opened his mouth wide and pointed at the flagpole in front of him, and he shouted after a long time: "It's strange, Beizhili entered the venue so early for today's test, Mr. Wu and Su Mu, it's time for you to enter. "

Su Mu looked up, and suddenly there were three large characters of "Beizhili" written on the red lantern hanging on the flagpole in front.

It was still dark, and those three words were particularly eye-catching.

According to the previous rules, candidates from Beizhili and Shuntianfu were the closest to the capital and should be the last to enter, but today they were ranked first.

Su Mu hurriedly called Wu Shiqi: "Mr., let's go!"

"Wait a minute." Governor Li stopped them.