There are only two examinations in the college examination, which are divided into "main field" and "re-examination", and the list will be officially released within three or five days after the examination

The Shuntianfu Courtyard Examination is actually a courtyard examination in Zhili, with a total of eight prefectures, two Zhili Prefectures, seventeen prefectures, and more than 100 children from counties gathered in the capital.

The number of participants is more than the number of people who participated in the Shuntianfu Township Examination.

The examination room of the college examination is the place of the government examination, but compared with the previous time, the layout of the examination room this time is closer than the last time, and the candidates' seats are shrunk to two feet one, and if the two fat people are next to each other, they will not be able to stretch out their arms.

Fortunately, the top 10 candidates in the prefectural and county examinations have to be "raised" for the exam, and they do not have to be in the examination booth outside.

The disadvantage is that the academic magistrate is different from the county and the prefect, and the chief examiner in the county and government examinations mostly shows his face, and arranges for people to stare at the examination hall and go down, but the academic magistrate can sit still and stare at the students in the hall from beginning to end.

Now Shuntianfu Xuezheng is a Hanlin official who came out of the Hanlin Academy last year, and he is the second-class jinshi of Hongzhi for three years, and he stayed in the Hanlin Academy after the Shuji Shi dispersed.

This is the first college exam he has presided over, and Shen Rui does not have any tactfulness to cast in the exam. However, Master He once sorted out two copies of this person's article and showed it to Shen Rui and He Taizhi.

This person has been a Hanlin official for more than ten years, and his writing style is already a standard pavilion model, and the current writing he makes is also a routine.

Such an article is not difficult for Shen Rui.

In addition, this person has a mediocre temperament, is old-fashioned and low-key, and is a person who does not like to be public.

Shen Rui thought about it, and did not hand in the first paper, but waited for the three of them to hand in the paper before getting up, and still came out of the examination room as the "top card".

There are many candidates who take the college exam, and the results of the "main field" will not come out until five days later. The "retest" means that after the results of the "main field" come out, the children who are selected in the "main field" can participate in the "re-examination".

Unless the performance is not good during the "retest", it will almost pass, and the ranking that comes out is the ranking of students in the province.

When the results of the "main field" came out, it was not a bad news, but a literate idler on the street trotting to report the good news

Shen Rui here, because he is the "head of the case" in the county government test, is not worried about falling off the list, and there is nothing to be excited about the good news of the "main scene".

It wasn't until June 22, the third day of the "retest", that when the red-clad messenger knocked on the gong and came to Shen's house with a big red report, Shen Rui's face showed a smile.

The emperor lived up to his wishes, he couldn't release the paper for two months, and his weight was reduced by ten pounds, and the "head of the case" of the hospital examination was finally in hand.

The chief butler had already prepared two baskets of firecrackers, and as soon as the report came, he lit the firecrackers.

The Xu family had already ordered the needlework to prepare a new cluster of Confucian shirts and hats and official boots and sent them to Jiuruju.

After receiving the good news, Dongxi, Liu Ya and others served Shen Rui to change his clothes.

The housekeeper had already sent the housekeeper and the little servant to the relatives' house to report the good news, Shen Rui from the inside out, a new look, Xiucai dressed up, accompanied by the third master, first went to the upper room to kowtow to Xu's to report the good news.

Xu's face was full of relief, and the third wife and Sister Yu were also overjoyed.

Although Shen Rui is only fourteen years old and is not yet a mature man, he will no longer be regarded as a child if he has gained fame today.

Since the end of the county test in February, Xu's family, the third master and others have known that Xiucai has achieved fame, but they didn't expect him to be so competitive, study hard for two months, and really fight for the "head" of the hospital exam.

After all, what Shen Rui usually reveals is that he is down-to-earth and diligent, which cannot be compared with the talented Shen Luo back then.

Unexpectedly, after following Shen Luo, Shen Rui also got the "head" of the hospital examination and came back, together with the county examination and the government examination, it was a "small three yuan".

Judging from Shen Rui's time and age of studying, it is really rare.

"It's solid now, but you have to rest for a few days, or I won't follow" Xu Shi helped Shen Rui up, looked at his dark circles, and said with a little distress.

Shen Rui is so strong, and Xu is both relieved and distressed. If it weren't for Shen Rui's insistence on practicing boxing, and he could control his work and rest while working diligently, the Xu family would have stopped him a long time ago.

Although she was anxious because the eldest man was not in good health, she didn't want Shen Rui to damage her body due to hard study. Several masters in the second room of the Shen family have had enough of the hardships of poor health, and it is rare for Shen Rui and Shen Jue to be strong, if they hurt their bodies because of studying, the gains outweigh the losses.

Shen Rui said with a smile: "It's because my son is not focused enough, and he suffers from gains and losses, otherwise he should put it down after leaving the examination room." ”

Xu shook his head and said: "You study so hard, if you are indifferent when the results come out, it is not called concentration, and you will become a wooden man." ”

The third master also smiled: "This time I finally told the truth, it looks like you have been light and breezy for the past two days, and you don't care." This is normal, and you are not an old man, how can you be like water? ”

With fame, even if it is the lowest level of talent, it is also a matter of glory to the ancestors. Just because he has entered the official status since then, he is not a citizen, and he can see the official without kneeling.

Therefore, after Shen Rui saw the elders, he was surrounded by everyone and went to the ancestral hall to offer incense and comfort his ancestors.

At the same time, the residence of Master He was also a similar scene.

It's just that compared with Shen Rui's calmness, He Taizhi is dancing happily, inevitably with a little complacency

Although the "retest" is mostly no problem when the "main field" is over, it is suspenseful in the end, and it is not until today's release that it really makes people feel down-to-earth.

Xiao Xu is also overjoyed, she is an inner house woman, her son has always been handed over to her husband to discipline, and she doesn't know much about her young son's homework, but she also heard her husband mention her son's article is still not hot, most of this year's college exams are not playful, and it will be about the same for another year and next year.

Unexpectedly, the young son worked hard for two months, and he actually passed the hospital exam.

Here she was about to send Jean to Shen Mansion to report the good news, when she saw the person from Shen Mansion coming over.

Hearing that Shen Rui won the "first case" in the hospital examination, Xiao Xu was not surprised, but felt that it should have been so.

Remembering that her husband said that her son's article was still owed, Xiao Xu's heart was full of gratitude to Shen Rui. In the past two months, the youngest son has talked about "Cousin Rui", and he has also mentioned Shen Rui's guidance on the exam, and he has also mentioned it to his parents and brothers.

Those test-taking skills are not original to Shen Rui, and some are the inheritance of the Shen family.

The scholarly families all have similar inheritances.

The He family has only been born for two generations, and the ancestors are poor, and the difference is inheritance.

Shen Ruineng did not hide his selfishness and taught He Taizhi, which was enough to make Xiao Xu grateful.

Even Bachelor He once praised his wife: "Those who have great perseverance have great ambitions, and if there is a second daughter in the Shen family, it is a pity to snatch it to be a son-in-law."

Xiao Xu can see Shen Rui's help to He Taizhi, not to mention He Taizhi himself.

"If there is no Cousin Rui's guidance in the past two months, my son will definitely not be able to pass, this time Cousin Rui is three yuan, my mother will prepare a generous gift to congratulate and thank you" He Taizhi wore a small version of the Confucian costume and came to Xiao Xu's front.

Xiao Xu smiled: "I still need you to explain, I have already prepared." Another day, the old man will take a break from the house, and we will invite your aunt's family to come over for dinner. ”

He Taizhi helped his Confucian scarf, and said with a little impatience: "I don't know what Cousin Rui looks like in Confucian clothes, my son will go over and take a look first, and ask about the hairpin banquet."

Looking at his happy face, Xiao Xu didn't want to ruin his son's interest, so he said, "Go, by the way, ask your aunt which day to set the wine." The two families are staggered, and the provincial ones meet. ”

He Taizhi nodded in response and called the two servants to go to the Shen family.

Seeing He Taizhi coming in a Confucian shirt, Xu only felt overjoyed, and the third master and the third wife couldn't help but compare him with Shen Rui in their hearts.

The third wife's family rules have always been the same, even if they are cultivating and reading heirlooms, but the children end up relatively late, and they only think that it is rare to show talent at the age of fourteen, and twelve-year-old people like He Taizhi can be called "little talents". He Taizhi passed the county exam at the age of nine, and although his ranking is not as good as Shen Rui, he is two years younger, but he can't be divided into high and low, and he is the son of a bachelor.

The third master didn't think so, in the past two months, he had instructed Shen Rui and He Taizhi more on their homework, and he kept in mind the progress of the two.

If there is no Shen Rui to share notes with He Taizhi, there will be two strong training articles a day丨He Taizhi wants to pass the hospital test, I am afraid that it will be too late.

Now although He Tai's ranking is low, he has passed the hospital examination in the end, and he has achieved fame for a show.

As for the annual examination, He Taizhi is here, but there is no need to worry, and it is not too late to take the township examination in a few years.

He Taizhi hurried over, in fact, he wanted to ask Shen Rui about the arrangements after the exam.

In the name of Shen Rui, he is not only ranked at the "head of the case" in the hospital examination, but he is not afraid of the annual examination in a few days, and he must be a first- or second-class, a student of Shuntian Mansion. As for He Taizhi here, he has no bottom in his heart, whether he enters the government school or the county school, it is estimated that he is an epiphysis. If you want to go further, there is no hope for a year or two.

Instead of being a nominal epiphyte in the government school and the county school, it is better to continue to study in Chunshan Academy. Many students of Chunshan Academy have done just that. This is true not only for epiphytes, but also for most of them.

Compared with the professors and teachings of the county school and the government school, the masters of Class B of Chunshan Academy are all Zhishi Hanlin.

"Cousin Rui, don't you go to Fuxue, or return to Chunshan Academy, right? Classes C, D, and E in the academy are all free-range, and there are more teachers in class B who teach them. It would be a pity if I went outside. He Taizhi said with some anticipation.

Shen Rui did not deny that the gentleman of Chunshan Academy had a high level of teaching, but he also found a drawback. That is, the students of Chunshan Academy are too xenophobic, and the disciples of Hanlin Academy become a family by themselves.

Although the "Chunshan Academy" party has not been formed now, when the students in Chunshan Academy enter the officialdom, ten or twenty years later, it cannot be said that it will be an invisible party.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty ruled the country, and these people in the Hanlin Academy were the top group of civil officials, and the children of these people were much higher than ordinary scholars in the imperial examination.

No one may be paying attention now, but when people get noticed, it's when Chunshan Academy is closed.

Shen Rui has his own plan for his career, and has no intention of forming a party or marking a party.

"There is a three-yuan, the name is in, and when you are old, you must be stared at, if you really fail the test, what do you have to say if you can't keep it outside? If you pass the first or second class and don't go to the official school, you will inevitably look arrogant, and most of you will still have to go there. Shen Rui thought for a while and said.

When He Taizhi heard this, his brows were squeezed: "What will I do in the future?" Why don't I also want to go to the Shuntian Mansion official school? I don't want to leave Cousin Ray......"

"Classmates", "same year", and "fellow villagers" are one of the indispensable connections in officialdom. Compared with the Shuntianfu official school, the quality of the students of Chunshan Academy, which gathers the children of Hanlin Academy, is higher. In this way, there are pros and cons to staying there.

Shen Rui refused to make up his mind for He Taizhi, and only said: "This is not a trivial matter, and listen to what my uncle has to say."

Although He Taizhi has a fame, he is different from Shen Rui.

Shen Rui is old and serious, and the eldest master and the Xu family will regard Shen Rui as an adult, and they can respect his decisions in everything. He Taizhi is a young son, protected by his father and brother, and doted on by Xiao Xu, even if he wears Confucian clothes, he may not be able to be his own master.

He Taizhi also thought of this, sighed and said: "If only I had studied hard earlier, if the ranking was also in the front, I would naturally be in the same place as Cousin Rui, so there would be no need to be so difficult to decide......"

Imperial City, the main hall of Qingning Palace.

Brother Shou looked at the paper scroll in his hand and said to himself: "I didn't expect Shen Rui to really get the first place in the hospital exam, and I didn't let Gu praise it in front of my father in vain, and He Taizhi is also on the list, which is unexpected......