Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 90 Jinshi Selection
On the day of the exam, it was like going to court. When Xu Qing woke up early in the morning, Xu Qing squinted his eyes. After getting dressed, Xun Xueer came with a basin, and Xiaoyue poured out half a basin of hot water with a copper pot.

Xu Qing put a hot towel in the basin, wrung it dry, and put the towel on his face. After every pore was stretched, he put down the towel and patted his face. The sleepiness in the morning disappeared immediately.

Xu Qing put it on. The feet are lined with a scarf and the head cap is worn, and the yellow soft brocade underwear is worn inside, and a set of pure cotton thick overalls are added, and the crimson official robe is covered outside. It is not only neat, but also cold and windproof. It is majestic and majestic. official appearance.

Xun Xueer and Xiaoyue looked at Xu Qing and said, "You are so energetic!" Xu Qing smiled, let the cattle eat grass and led the carriage, and went straight to Chang'an Gongyuan.

Gong means to select talents through examinations and contribute to the emperor or the country.There was more than one tribute courtyard in the Tang Dynasty, and there are still tribute courtyard sites in Jiangnan and Dingzhou in Beijing.The examination held by the Chang'an Tribute Academy is the final assessment of talents selected by the local Tribute Academy, plus the recommendations of officials at all levels and famous scholars, also known as the first exam.

At this time, the Gongyuan was already bustling with people. When Xu Qing’s carriage arrived, the courtyard door opened, and a few servants came in with lanterns, and said to Xu Qing courteously: “Master Xu, the tea and food have been prepared for you old man. Eat in the house, or eat in the hall."

Xu Qing shook his head in his heart, am I an old man?He didn't care about it, and said: "Let's eat in the hall!"

The night sky has not dissipated.

The cold wind hit, and the face was cut like a knife. The exam in this weather is really harsh.If you come across someone from a poorer family, maybe... well, it's better to take the exam in the dog days, it's always too hot to die.

After eating, the servant led the way with a lantern, and Xu Qing followed behind, walking to the lobby, which was to inspect the examination room.As soon as the cold wind blew, Xu Qing tightened his clothes tightly, and greeted Du Ruhui when he saw Du Ruhui also coming.Xu Qingdao: "Du Shangshu, this weather test will inevitably affect the thoughts of scholars..."

"Master Xu has a magic method?" Du Ruhui also frowned.

"Well, why don't you tell the kitchen to cook some hot food and soup, so that the candidates can get rid of the chill."

Du Ruhui heard this, and immediately asked the staff to call the back kitchen, and made a large basket of steamed cakes and a bucket of freshly cooked egg soup.The cook said, if it is missing, the back kitchen still has it, and it will be brought over immediately.Xu Qing nodded after hearing this, looked at the steamed cakes, and thought that the Gongyuan was not bad, and he didn't make things difficult.

Candidates appeared in the Gong Yuan one after another, seeing the hot soup and food in the Gong Yuan, all of them were happy, but there were a lot of soups, but not many cakes.

But seeing a candidate grabbing a piece of steamed cake with one hand and gnawing there, and eating more than a dozen steamed buns in a blink of an eye, all the candidates couldn't help pointing and shaking their heads.Seeing this, the examinee said with shame on his face: "I have been in Chang'an for three months, and I have never eaten so full. Let me have another bowl of soup..."

Behind the curtain in the hall, Xu Qing looked at it and nodded slightly, thinking that this examinee is also a bit persistent, he is a talent, and he doesn't know how knowledgeable he is, so when he grades the papers, he should pay attention to him first.

Seeing that the examinees were almost coming, Xu Qing got up, walked out of the curtain house, cupped his hands and said: "Gentlemen, there is a saying that you should be the farmer in the morning and go to the Tianzitang in the evening. There is no such thing as a general, and a man should be self-improvement. In this test, I hope everyone Sir, share the name of the Wild Goose Pagoda!"

Even though we know that Jinshi is not so easy, but everyone likes to hear auspicious words.Seeing that the number one talented scholar in Chang'an is taking the exam here, the examinees all stood up and cupped their hands, and said to Xu Qing with an almost fanatical expression: "It is enough to get Master Xu to think a little bit!"

At this time Du Ruhui came in with a lantern and said, "You can leave now."

Around eight o'clock in the later generations, everyone arrived at the official examination room of the Gongyuan. They didn't know it before, but now they saw it. Wow, there are more than [-] Gongshi from each Gongyuan. All gathered here.Many porters in the yamen gathered here one by one, wanting to help people carry things to earn some extra money, and they were crowded into a ball at the entrance of the Gongyuan.

Of the [-] students, which one is not a generation who has read poetry and books, and who has experienced the big waves and washed the sand here, all of them have real talents and real learning.

The students did not go directly to the tribute courtyard, but went to the supply center first to receive charcoal and firewood. The supply for the exam was provided by the Chang'an mansion.

When Xu Qing came to the supply station, he saw the supply of charcoal fire, including firewood, coal, charcoal, and reeds, as well as charcoal basins and candles, which were quite complete.But after Xu Qing heard about it for a while, it turned out that many of these things were to be bought.Only the charcoal basin, candles and a catty of firewood do not need to pay, and if you want more, you have to pay for it.Those extra supplies were bought by a few small officials in the Gongyuan themselves, so that they can make a lot of money here.Seeing that the price was fair, Xu Qing didn't say anything, although it was a bit more expensive, but it wasn't considered a "killer".

There were more than 5000 candidates in the audience, and more than 200 people participated in the Jinshi section. Xu Qing looked at the roster in his hand and touched his nose. This is going to wipe out more than 1000 people, how can he do it.Seeing this, Du Ruhui sued Xu Qing, "Does Master Xu know what to do with the remaining 1000 people?"

"Um, I don't know, I dare to ask Mr. Du..."

"The top [-] people are naturally honored and rich. After passing the official examination, they will become officials in the future, so there is no need to elaborate."

"The second top [-] will be sent to Guozixue in the future. The school system will be three years, and then it will be assessed again. It will be distributed to local officials. After a few years, it will be evaluated well. It will be a low-level official. After a few decades, luck If you are very capable, you can become a county official or a scholar. Even if you don’t, you can live comfortably all your life, and you can also set up a family business and leave it to your children and grandchildren.”

"The third one hundred, it's a bit short, but it's okay, he will be put in the homes of major officials to serve as waiters and staff, if he can get a chance, the major officials will give him a position, and it will be a life of glory and wealth. If... um, whisper it, if you and I have someone we like, we can put him in here and take it away..."

"After three hundred, it will be useless..."

Xu Qing looked at Du Ruhui's leisurely and contented expression, and secretly clicked his tongue: "I never thought that this first scientific examination could balance all kinds of interests to such an extent."Said: "Little brother has been taught..."

Du Ruhui smiled cunningly, picked up the boiled tea soup and drank it himself.

As the main examiner, naturally he will not invigilate the examination in person and let the questions go.Xu Qing sat in the room of the tribute courtyard, warmed himself by the fire, and read a book on the shelf, which was "The Analects of Confucius".

It is said that after he arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he really didn’t read books very well. Now when he reads, many traditional characters have to be recalled to understand the meaning, and he is punctuated and read from left to right. After a while, he becomes dizzy , point your head straight on the table.

Seeing this, Du Ruhui couldn't help but smile.He didn't know why this famous and talented man was so careless when he read the book. Maybe the talented person has a good eye for ten lines, a photographic memory, and looks boring?Seeing clearly that Xu Qing took the Analects of Confucius, he had a few questions about reading, and wanted to confirm with Xu Qing, so he said:
"Master Xu, you are the number one talented scholar in Chang'an, but I have a few questions about reading "The Analects of Confucius" and I would like to ask you for advice?"

(End of this chapter)