In ancient times, the imperial examination system was very prosperous, and during the examination, several subjects were taken in a row, and the examination was conducted for three days and three nights.

The environment of the exam is very poor, the examination shed is very cramped, there are walls on three sides, and the front is blocked by a wooden board, which is used for writing during the day and used as a bed at night.

As for the food in the past three days, there will be a place in charge of the examination room, the food will not be too good, it will be similar to the fast food of later generations, the water to drink, there will be a water tank in front of each row of examination booths, which will be filled with water.

Before entering the examination shed, in addition to pen, ink, paper and inkstone, each candidate also needs to bring candles, water bottles and other things for daily necessities in case of emergency.

The conditions of the examination can be said to be extremely difficult, and the small examination shed has to take the exam and rest, and it lasts for three days in a row.

And during the three days of the exam, the toilet or something was followed by the officials in the examination room, basically staying in the rhythm of the examination room, and most people had to suffocate to death.

Some people will say, I'm a top student, can I submit the paper in advance?

The answer is no, there are many cumbersome regulations for the imperial examination, one of which is about submitting the paper in advance, even if you are talented, you have already finished writing and submitted the paper in advance, you still have to stay in the examination studio honestly, and you can only come out when the third day of the exam is over.

Since ancient times, from this humble examination shed, I don't know how many powerful people have come out, from the cabinet elders, down to the ordinary seven-grade county orders, all of them have come out step by step through this imperial examination.

"Wow, this one is young, and he still comes to the exam, if he dies in the exam shed, who is this?"

Hongzhi eleventh year Beizhili Township Examination finally arrived, on this day, before dawn, Liu Jin was woken up by the servants at home, and after a beautiful breakfast, he came to the Gongyuan with Huang Jinquan and Tong Yuan, ready to participate in this year's imperial examination.

There are many people who come to participate in the township examination, there are more than 3,000 people, some old and some young, Liu Jin is the youngest group, most of them are already in their thirties and forties, and they are all young people in their twenties.

Among them, there were even many people in their fifties and sixties, and Liu Jin even saw an old man with all his hair, trembling when he walked, and relying on his sons to take the township test.

"Forehead ......"

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Huang Jinquan and Tong Yuan couldn't help but look dark, their teacher's brain circuit is always so strange, you must know that for those of them who read, it is normal to read a lifetime of books and take the imperial examination for a lifetime, if they can die in the examination room, it is also a beautiful thing to talk about for the ages.

However, the reason why there are many people who come to participate in the township examination is because the township examination is a very important checkpoint, and you can become a lifter through the township test, and the lifter is a privileged class, you can be exempt from tax exemption, free from forced labor, and you can also have the opportunity to become an official.

In contrast, although Xiucai also has some privileges, but there is no such a big benefit as lifting people, once he becomes a lifter, not to mention anything else, a large number of people will immediately donate their fields to avoid taxes.

There is no age limit for the ancient science and technology exam, this is still very humane, it doesn't matter if you can't pass the test, you can come again next time, anyway, as long as you have the fame of Xiucai, you can come to the exam.

The number of Xiucai is increasing every year, and the township examination is only once every three years, and the quota in each provincial township examination is strictly regulated.

When there are only 1,000 people, when the emperor is in a good mood, he may give one or two hundred more places, and these places will be divided into various provinces, and more than 100 will be admitted to the township examination once every three years in a province.

Beizhili is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the admission quota for the township examination is the largest among the provinces of Daming, but it will not be too much, and it will be about one hundred and fifty if it tops the sky.

More than 3,000 people came to take the examination, and the probability of being able to pass the township examination to obtain the status of a person is only 1 in 20, which is enough to be comparable to the civil service examination of some popular departments in later generations.

"Bell~Bell~"

"Exam Admission~"

A large number of candidates came early, and the time for the exam to start was also early, and some officials began to be busy beating gongs and drums, and the entrance examination needed to go through strict inspection.

This inspection not only includes whether there is entrainment, but more importantly, it is also to check whether there is a substitute test and whether the candidate himself comes to take the test.

In ancient times, the imperial examination was extremely strict, and candidates not only had to have an official certificate to prove their identity, but also had records such as physical characteristics, family situation, etc., which they would ask when they entered, and more importantly, they also needed someone to guarantee them.

The person who is a guarantor must have prestige, he can be his mentor when he was studying, and he is also a person with meritorious fame, and he also needs several candidates who take the exam together to jointly sign a guarantor.

Once there is a phenomenon of substitution, the guarantor will follow him to the big bad luck, and it is still a trivial matter to lose his fame, and if he can't get it right, he will be exiled for 3,000 miles or something.

So in this regard, no one dares to cheat at all, because once someone finds out, the consequences are too serious.

After some strict inspection, Liu Jin finally entered the examination room and found his place according to the seat number he was issued when he entered.

"It's okay~ It's okay, it's not a stinky number, otherwise, it's estimated that I'll vomit jaundice in three days."

Liu Jin carefully observed his seat number, the location was still good, away from the toilet.

The location of the examination room is also very important, some locations are very close to the toilet, these positions are generally called stinky numbers, you can imagine, three days are next to the toilet for the exam, and the ancient toilet just think about it to know the mood of the candidates who drew the stinky number, absolutely properly hit by the negative state.

The people who can still pass the exam in such an environment are definitely people with unimaginable perseverance, at least in Liu Jin's opinion, if Liu Jin draws a stinky number, Liu Jin feels that he wants to die, and most of them will directly choose to give up this township examination exam, anyway, there is a chance once in three years.

With the admission of candidates one after another, the entire Gongyuan also began to become lively, but because of the imperial examination, the environment is very serious, so it is lively, but there is not too much sound coming out.

Everyone was quietly in their positions, preparing the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., quietly waiting for the start of the township examination, even if someone drew a stinky number, very close to the toilet, at this moment can only endure it.

Because everyone knows that only after surviving this hurdle can they really get ahead, just like Fan Jin written in "The History of Confucianism", he was just a show before he was lifted, but after he was lifted, his status was far from the same, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as a carp jumping over the dragon gate.

In layman's terms, once you win, it is a real salted fish turned over.