Idle courtiers

Chapter 398 Accidental Quite Accidental

Why are you crowded like this? Could it be that the examiner of the Tribute Court will not allow you to enter the venue if you are late?Even if you squeezed to the front, don't you have to roll your name and enter the examination booth in order, I really don't understand!
Inferior nature must be the root hunting nature of the Chinese people. Zhou Nan couldn't help shaking his head, but he was still pushed forward by the wave of people involuntarily.There are many people and strength is great, all he can do now is to protect his own test blue, so as not to be crowded into the examination room empty-handed.If that's the case, I can only hit the wall.

This is not the first time Zhou Nan has entered the Shuntianfu Gongyuan, but today he is in a different mood. Looking at the scenery in front of him, he has a special taste.

The gate of the Gongyuan is a stone archway, and the four characters Tiankai Wenyun are written in the letter. I don't know if it is Shui's handwriting, but the words are well written.After passing the archway, the word Gongyuan is written on the gate.

After entering, there is a main hall with the words "Zhigongtang" written on the lacquered plaque.

This is the office of the supervisor and outer curtain officer.

Between Longmen and Zhigong Hall, there is a towering floor with a large vertical plaque of "Mingyuan Tower" hanging on it, condescending, and the upper floor is full of soldiers holding spears.

Standing there, you can see the situation inside and outside the whole room at a glance.

Jianlin and other officials went up to the building and set up a pergola to look out. The leader was Zhou Nan's sympathetic brother Duan Tixue, a school official in Shuntian Prefecture.

The old man's eyes were sharp, and he recognized Zhou Nan from the crowd at a glance, and nodded slightly.

Behind Zhigongtang is a stone bridge named Feihong.

Behind the Feihong Bridge is the office of the chief and deputy examiners.

As for the test shed that Zhou Nan is most concerned about, it is on both sides of Mingyuan Building.

There are several rows of test sheds from the north, with dozens or even hundreds of rooms in each row, with a large scale.

Looking around, the entire wall of the tribute courtyard was covered with thorns from nowhere, and the turret was also full of soldiers holding bows.Once the exam officially starts, if anyone outside dares to cross the wall and enter, they will be shot and killed.

After all the candidates have entered the Tribute Academy, the next step is the physical examination.

No roll call, first come, first served, no wonder everyone was so crowded just now.

The so-called physical examination is to check whether the candidate is entrained and whether it is himself.

Soon, something went wrong. A candidate was found to have written a cheat sheet on his thigh. He was pulled naked, pressed to the ground and beaten until he was dying. It is the severe punishment of the law.

This bloody scene happened right in front of our eyes. Scholars had never seen such a battle before, and the timid ones were all pale with shock and shuddered.

No one dared to speak anymore, and the order finally improved.

Zhou Nan waited for a long time and finally it was his turn. He went forward to search his body. An official borrowed the paper he had bought in advance, dipped a silver mold in cinnabar and cinnabar, stamped the seam seal on the paper, and threw it away. Back to him: "Go down and wait."

The so-called papers are the papers used for answering questions and writing essays, which are not provided by the Tribute Academy, and candidates need to buy them by themselves.It is admirable that the Shuntian Mansion Tribute Court of the Ming Dynasty was so stingy.

As for the exam questions, they will not be distributed until after entering the exam room.

After going through this procedure, Zhou Nan returned to the team in Miyun County, looked up at the lipstick lantern on the flagpole in front of Mingyuan Building and waited quietly.

Place names are written on the lanterns, such as "Miyun", "Tongzhou", and "Changping." Candidates can enter the venue after they see the lanterns of their native places raised.

After waiting for a long time, Zhou Nan stood until his legs were weak before entering the arena.

His examination number was Room C No. [-].

It is said to be a room, but it is about the same size as a squatting seat in a toilet.There are writing boards and chairs inside, and people can only sit inside and cannot sleep at all.

The conditions were so difficult, Zhou Nan felt apprehensive, it would be fatal to stay here for nine days in such a hot day!

All the examinees sat in the examination room waiting for the questions, and the whole Gongyuan seemed to be dead.

Soon, a group of mighty officials came from Mingyuan Building.It turned out that the grand master Gu Yan had officially taken his place.

The examiners also came forward to meet.

From far away, the voice of the roll call of the ceremony came.

"The inspector is in place. Bye, get up!"

"The transcription officer is in place. Bye, get up!"

"The examiner is in place. Bye, get up!"

"Officer Mi Feng is in place. Bye, get up!"

"The reader is in place. Bye, get up!"

……

Zhou Nan was eye-opening after hearing this, and couldn't help but think that there are special officials responsible for inspections, sealing papers, transcriptions, and checks, and when they are implemented on the head, the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty is really perfect. It is really open, fair and just, at least This is the case above the rural examination.

"The proctor Shun Tian Fu Yin saluted."

"Promote the official Shuntian Mansion to salute!" This is Duan Tixue.

Both of them are high officials of the imperial court, so naturally they don't need to bow down.

Suddenly, three whips sounded, crisp and crisp, as if exploding in people's ears: "Open the book!"

Zhou Nan's body tightened, and cold sweat broke out in an instant. Finally, it was time for the exam, but...can I pass?

The questions of this subject are all from "The Analects of Confucius". Candidates all over the capital have worked hard on this book. If you take a step back, what if your teacher guesses the question correctly?People can also guess, in fact, everyone is now on the same starting line.

When it comes to real skills, he is just an ordinary person, how can he compete with the elites of this era?
If you fail, the consequences are quite serious.

Without a Jinshi degree, even with backgrounds like Xu Jie and Concubine Li of Prince Yu's Mansion, I can only be a miscellaneous official for the rest of my life, and my future is limited.The most troublesome thing is that there is a great possibility that Jiajing will make him his son-in-law.

Thinking about the appearance of Princess Jiashan, Zhou Nan felt terrified.

This mud horse was really cornered.

Soon, the topic paper was handed out, and there was a "squeaky" sound of flipping the paper in the whole tribute courtyard, and then the ink ingots and inkstones were rubbing against each other.

Zhou Nan also received the papers, which were seven essays.Among them, three questions of the Four Classics are required to answer, and they are also the key to the key points of this exam.If you do it well, it is directly related to whether you can win the exam.For example, if calculated according to [-] points, the points of the Four Classics questions are at least [-]%.As for other subjects, as long as you don't have any problems with the format, you will basically pass.

Each of the Five Classics has four questions.Candidates are required to choose one of the classics they have studied, which is called the classic.

Zhou Nan suddenly felt guilty, so he went to read "Spring and Autumn" which he had chosen in the "Five Classics".

After reading the title of "Spring and Autumn", he just gritted his teeth and picked up the title paper of the Four Books. After reading it, he almost cursed out loud: Why am I so stupid, next door to Mala?
The three titles are suddenly "The Way of a Gentleman without Concealment", "Mountain of Today's Husband" and "It's Too Stupid".Except for the last question from "The Analects", the first two questions are selected from "University" and "Doctrine of the Mean".

Who said that Gu Yan must draw the title from "The Analects"?Come out, I will never hit you.

Moreover, the first two questions were exactly the same as those that Chen Ju bought.

Chen Ju's question turned out to be true.

And I just happened to do it again.

Surprise, quite a surprise!

(End of this chapter)