Someone suffers,

Someone is bad.

The scientific research fraud case shocked the inner court and stirred up the storm.

The time gears go back, the divine light is one hundred and three years, the third day of the lunar month,

At first like catkins, gradually like goose feathers, the snow has been falling all day without stopping.

Different from previous years, Jin'an Mansion lives in the south of the Yangtze River, has never seen such a heavy snow in a hundred years, to the night, the bowl of snowflakes to Jin'an City put on a thick coat, a white expanse, clean.

The red lantern was hung high, adding a bit of chill to this snowy night, and the red mud was a small stove, and the heavy snow was used as wine.

The snow lasted until the second half of the night, and the old man on the watch, with a half-grown child, walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The mouth chatters: Ruixue Zhaofeng year, Ruixue Zhaofeng year.....

The next day, the dawn appeared, the diligent guys on Fushou Street had cleaned the snow in front of the door, the children who had never seen the snow couldn't sleep excitedly, got up early, built snowmen and had a snowball fight, the whole Fushou Street was very lively, the prosperous scene, uneven 100,000 households.

Jin'an is located in the south and east of the Longyuan River, the river breeze blows with water vapor, moistens the entire south bank, the climate here is mild and suitable, and the rice is abundant.

According to the old generation, such a heavy snow has not been seen for a hundred years, speaking of which is still Shenguang Taizu has had such a heavy snow for three years, thousands of miles of snow drifting, the moon lake is frozen, and the Shenxiu Peak outside the city is covered with snow, like a silver spear piercing the sky, and the light is flashing.

Today is the triennial scientific examination of the Shenguang Dynasty, and the flying snow has made students from all over the world suffer.

The cold and freezing make the life of many poor children more unsustainable, the Yunshen Temple outside the city is crowded with the children of the poor who are rushing to take the exam, fortunately, the incense in the Yunshen Temple is prosperous, the host ordered, the incense burner is used as a brazier overnight, more than 100 people sit around the fireplace, and sing poetry.

Life is difficult, and there is only joy in suffering.

Buddhism and the fragrance of books overflowing, the Milky Way is shallow, the beads are colorful, in the city to look at the mountain from afar, but see the fire rushing to the sky, the sound of the book Langlang bell rings bursts, there is the ruins of the dragon light shooting bull fighting weather, a few years later, people recall the weather of the divine light for a hundred and three years, every sigh.

Shenguang Taizu immediately fought the world, dismounted to open the imperial examination, selected talents, and did not distinguish between the poor and the scholars, and the examination room was high.

The triennial big exam is particularly important, but it encounters a heavy snow once in a century, which makes everyone unexpected, and the students are like a tide, and this year's harvest of the Shenguang Dynasty is particularly good.

Cui Hanzhang wrapped his tiger skin jacket tightly and hurried away, leaving a series of deep footprints in the vast snow, and muttered in his mouth,

"Yunshen Temple is worthy of the ancestral court of the South, and its open-mindedness is impressive, if it weren't for the opening of the temple door the night before yesterday to shelter the cold people in the world, I'm afraid they wouldn't have survived the heavy snow last night."

The first time I experienced such a cold winter, the dripping water turned into ice, the students froze their teeth and froze, where was the mood to chant poems, pity the flowers and broken jade, and live up to this good snow scene.

Cui Hanzhang's ancestral home is Langya, which is considered to be an immigrant when the scholars moved south, and now lives in Jianyang, Jin'an, and learned a kiln craft in his grandfather's generation.

Jianyang is known as having three dragon kilns, the people have been supporting their families with kilns for generations, and their ancestors have passed down from generation to generation, but they are famous, Cui Hanzhang's family is not easy to learn the ancestral craft of the kiln people who can be learned by outsiders, and it is still the credit of the grandfather, marrying the daughter of a local craftsman, that is, Cui Hanzhang's grandmother, so that their family can really take root in Xikou Qianyanzhou.

Strange to say, Cui Hanzhang's grandmother didn't let her grandson learn to burn the kiln, and the kiln was unproductive, only the reading was high.

The old man's insight and idea is the first among the local kiln burners.

The names are all specially run to the city of Jianyang Mansion and spent 200 yuan to ask Mr. to get it, and Mr. only has one sentence: "Hanzhang Kezhen" is divided into men and women.

Two hundred yuan is really a lot of money, the kiln burners live hard, and the annual income is only seven or eight taels of silver, and two hundred yuan can be enough for their family's expenses for a month.

On the night of delivery, the old lady prayed sincerely that her daughter-in-law could give birth to a belt for the Cui family, which shows that this next-generation parent, the same has been the case in all dynasties, and the kiss is endless.

Cui Hanzhang's tiger skin spotted jacket is also quite related, and his grandmother had two dowries back then, one was the kiln craftsmanship, and the other was this tiger skin jacket.

The tiger skin jacket is my grandmother's favorite, and I have to put it on him before I leave.

No matter how you look at this tiger skin jacket, it looks like a mountain king, soft and smooth, and colorful. All along, Cui Hanzhang felt that it was strange to wear on his body, Yunshen fireside night, Hanzhang's spotted tiger skin jacket is famous, I don't know which one is quick to speak, the name of the spotted tiger Cui Hanzhang is far and wide, and the snowy night is contrasting, like fine silk and fine satin, its light is also scorching, and its color is also bright. This cheeky Hanzhang blushed to the root of his ears, and begged all the brothers to let it go.

Yunshen around the hearth, Shenxiu machine hidden.

The host stood in front of the Huayan Patriarch Palace, watching the group of students poetry and harmony from a distance, and unconsciously accumulated a layer of snow on their bodies, and some birds stopped on their shoulders without noticing.

The book says that winter should be dense with snow, and there is the sound of broken jade.

Who would have thought that such a big snowfall, the tiger skin spotted jacket is a meritorious service, Cui Hanzhang was busy in the early morning, his whole body was warm, his belly and back were like a furnace open, and the heat was steaming.

I thought about speeding up my journey a little more, but I didn't dare to miss the time, the triennial big exam is an extremely cherished opportunity for every student of the Shenguang Dynasty. Passing five levels in front and cutting six generals is very important.

After a hundred years of war, Shenguang Taizu was born as a martial artist, self-deprecating and coarse, but he likes to be with literati and scholars.

In the southern and northern wars, there are always a few literati and clear guests around him, and there are countless staff members of the master.

After setting the capital Taikang, he was especially kind to the literati of the previous dynasty, and personally came to the door and invited the literary leaders who did not worship the new dynasty for three days on a hunger strike to open the imperial examination.

After many years, there are many literati, and the splendid articles are like a galaxy, and they are praised all over the world for a time.

A hundred years later, the Shenguang Dynasty has formed an unwritten rule: do not worship officials when you are famous.

When Cui Hanzhang rushed to the Jiangnan Gongyuan in Jin'an Mansion, he was really taken aback.

I saw a huge fire burning out of a flame several zhang high, and the top and bottom of the baking tribute courtyard were steaming, and it was said that Xu Futai temporarily found someone to burn it for today's big exam. The weather is so cold that the students can't be sluggish, and frankly speaking, if this ghost weather doesn't rise to the fire, I'm afraid the invigilators will also be frozen.

Jiangnan Gongyuan is located at the end of Fushou Street, southeast of the foot of Shenxiu Peak, the mountain shape is beautiful, the mountain behind the Gongyuan and the south slope of Shenxiu Peak are connected together, the cultural context is connected with the mountain root, it can be regarded as a blessed land for scientific research, attracting the world's celebrities to linger.

At this time, there were candidates from all walks of life gathered in front of the Gongyuan Academy, and throughout this big examination, the entire Shenguang Dynasty had 15 state capitals, a total of two regions set up examination rooms, and there were still 3,121 candidates screened down layer by layer, and there were no less than 1,000 people who gathered in Jin'an Mansion to participate in the imperial examination.

A group of people crowded into the entrance, Hanzhang stood in the crowd and looked very different, after all, no scholar was dressed like the king of the mountain, after this fire Cui Hanzhang began to sweat, so he simply took off his tiger skin jacket and hung it on his arm, because he was in a hurry, his body was warm, his face was ruddy, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he was a little bit of a scholar's grace.

Cui Hanzhang looked around and found that all kinds of people were uneven, he was young, many old brothers looked a little vicissitudes, it was not easy to study, it was not easy to take scientific examinations, and the statement of a poor man was just a dream that could not be illuminated in reality.

Since I was a child, I saw the hard work of the kiln burners, and my grandmother often said that "thousands of small Hanzhang are the same as the mud embryos pulled by your Taigong, all of which have to be calcined by fierce fire, and the burned clay embryos are not made into vessels, and those that are boiled down are all good porcelain, and the good luck is to enter the kiln and get out of the kiln with all colors, and the world will appreciate it." ”

The nagging of the old woman in the countryside is the truth of the world that cannot be broken.

Shenguang Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, reading and scientific research is the right way, the vicissitudes of the right way, both sides of this road are the broken mud embryos in the grandmother's mouth, and in the end they go back to their hometowns and book sideburns.

The old brother in front of him is bearded, skinny, wearing a tiger skin jacket, and he is a well-off cottage master, and the role of the dog-headed master can't run.

"Where is Brother Tai?" The old brother took the initiative to set closely, and his slightly cloudy eyes were shrewd,

Hanzhang hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "Little brother Cui Hanzhang, a person from Jianyang Mansion, what do you call your brother?"

"Brother, how old are you, my surname is Feng, my name is Ruomin, my single name is Yu, I am from Qingyuan Mansion, I have studied hard for many years, and I am aiming to become a branch this year!"

Feng Yu waved away the paper fan in a dashing manner, shaking his head, and the people who watched it were dizzy.

"I wish Brother Feng a victory, and the title of the gold list."

Cui Hanzhang didn't dare to slack off, his friends in the same year were all valuable resources on the road of life, and he was busy hugging his fists to congratulate.

Speaking of the lucky ones are only a few, the vast majority of students have studied hard for ten years, and they have been tested all the way, and their temples are white........

Although the age difference between the two is quite large, they also talk speculatively, and Cui Hanzhang is naturally accepting, so he mainly listens.

Chatting, waiting for the people in front of him to pass through the gate and enter the gate, Feng Yu is very eloquent and knowledgeable, and he talks about the Beidi River, Nanling Siam is like a few treasures. Speaking of the highlights, the foaming at the mouth, especially for the cultural context festival where the two Huai students gathered a while ago, the words are highly respected, and the poetry and fighting methods are discussed in the general trend of the world.

A wonderful description aroused Cui Hanzhang's yearning, he naturally knew that the two Huai talents were doubled, and the cultural context Dharma would be operated by people with hearts for many years, just like a rehearsal for the big exam, and students from all over the world were proud to be fortunate to participate.

But on both sides of this tribute courtyard, dozens of mighty and strong men are lined up in turn, wearing lacquered purple armor, green silk tuanhua narrow sleeves jacket, red silk wrapped belly, green suede threaded sea beast war skirt, four sewn legs and black boots under the feet, holding an axe in one hand, holding a torch in one hand, hanging a goose feather knife on the waist, carrying a three-eyed eye gun on his back, and an arrow inserted into the carved feather, his eyes are fierce and cold, and the people at the end are like tigers, and the flying dragon of Marseille. There are platoons on both sides of the entrance, each seven feet long, and three stops wide at the waist.

Looking into the courtyard, there are still a few people wearing golden phoenix winged helmets scattered in the central area, wearing green brocade clothes, and embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists.

Further inside is the lobby of the Tribute Academy, where heaven and earth respect the teacher, the most central one is dedicated to the holy teacher, the two saints of Wenli are left and right, the incense and candles are all on the desk, and there are Xu Futai and other invigilators sitting below.

To the east of the dawn, all the students passed through the gate, the crowd gathered in the courtyard square, from Xu Futai to invite out the chief examiner three, leading everyone to worship the saint.

Xu Futai described it as majestic, tall and tall, and his voice was rich: "The ugly words of this official are said in front first, you should cherish the future, and if anyone dares to enter the gate with words, transcripts and other things that should not be brought, once it is found, it will be immediately sent to the soldiers and horses for questioning, and after a month of flail, it will be sent back to its hometown for service, and the fame of the person will be revoked." In the future, you will never participate in scientific examinations again, and you will not be promoted! In addition, the officials and sergeants who are responsible for the search and inspection should also be strictly responsible, and the search shall be repeated twice, and if the problem is found in the later search, the former shall be punished, and if the problem is found in the government, both shall be punished. The sergeant was transferred to the northern border, and the officer was fined for one year and kept in the file. ”

All those who take the examination on the day are to wear dismantled clothes, single-layer cedar, hats, shoes and socks, shoes with thin soles, leather clothes to go to the face, felt clothes to go to the inside, baskets, small stools, food, pens and inkstones; There are also detailed regulations on the candidates' examination tools, such as the roll bag is not allowed to be filled, the inkstone is not allowed to be too thick, the pen barrel should be hollowed out, the water used to inject water into the inkstone should be porcelain, the charcoal is only allowed to be two inches, and the wax table should be made of tin. As for the food brought by the candidates, cakes and dumplings, they must be cut to prevent paper slips from being entrained.

In addition, supplies such as stoves and windproof lamps can also be carried, but they must be strictly checked. The test basket or bamboo or willow carried by the candidate should be woven into a delicate grid eye according to the Jin'an style test blue, and the bottom surface should be the same, so as to facilitate search.

The high-ranking family naturally feels sorry for the child, and the glorious lintel is the top priority of the family.

Even with such a rigorous search, there are still a lot of fish that have slipped through the net, who does not have a fluke mentality, who does not want a bright future, in the past past big tests, there are countless cheaters who were pulled out halfway, and some people do not give up, lying on the wall and wailing and begging, which is very insulting.

The huge tribute courtyard is temporarily separated from thousands of examination houses, also called the examination number, the examination number is five feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet high, that is, the height can make people stand up and not touch their heads, and the width can allow you to stretch out an arm to touch the opposite wall, and the deep size is larger. According to the "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang" numbering, Hanzhang did not coincidentally draw a "No. 1 room".

Cui Hanzhang found his own house according to the examination card, in addition to the number of days and the number of rooms was taken away by some unspeakable circumstances, it is the location of the number of the house, the left side of the Gongyuan leans on the Moon Lake, backed by Shenxiu Peak, the advantage of the two numbers of heaven and earth is that the day and the earth listen to the mountains and lakes, and enjoy the moon and the spring at night.

Hanzhang's luck is not bad, but unfortunately the No. 1 room of the word is facing the lobby, and the invigilator in the hall has an unobstructed view, which is very bad for some candidates who have a small ninety-nine in their hearts.

How can there be so much attention to being born in poverty, so he simply walked in and simply packed up his things. Set up a simple stand, make a fire to bake steamed buns, go down the mountain from Yunshen Temple in the morning and rush to the examination room of the Gongyuan to pass through the gate, half a pole on the first half of the day, most of the candidates did not enter the drip, Cui Hanzhang lined up that stomach was already singing empty city plan, no matter what else, first sacrifice the five visceral temples.

The weather is cold, the snow does not melt, the three-day and two-night uninterrupted exam is a double test of mental and physical strength, eating, drinking and Lazar basically solve itself, it is especially difficult to fall asleep at night in winter, the exam number does not come with a door, naturally it can't stop the north wind blowing, especially this year it is still snowing with goose feathers, many invigilators are around the fire to keep warm, and they will naturally pay more attention to the surrounding room.

Although the grandmother insisted on letting Hanzhang read, but since childhood, there is no less work in the kiln, and the villagers go up the mountain and water to exercise a good physique in ordinary times, the body at this stage is mainly hungry fast, the steamed bun baked by Hanzhang is made by the grandmother's hand, the outside is crispy, and there are pickles inside, the weather can be stored for more than a month without rotting, and the hot water can be eaten with a little steaming and baking.

After eating, I still don't feel full, so I turned out the Yunying noodles in the bottom box and boiled them, speaking of this Yunying noodles, the key is Yunying, its method is quite alternative: lotus root, lotus, water chestnut, taro, chicken head, water chestnut, aunt, lily and net meat are mixed together and steamed, and after blowing and drying, they are pounded finely in a stone mortar, plus local sugar and soil honey, and then steamed. After that, you need to put in a mortar to pound the sugar, honey and various raw materials, and take it out to make a ball. Cool and harden, easy to carry and store, when eating, cut it with a clean knife and put it into the noodle soup casually, people with good knife skills, cut thin and even, like snow-white petals are beautiful. A bowl of steaming Yunying noodles, just looking at the Yunying condiments in the bowl is a big opening for the taste buds, not to mention the moistened soup.......

Snow falls in the sky, take a pot of snow to boil, the water is boiling, Cui Hanzhang sprinkles a handful of tea foam, boils until three rolls, pours it into the cup, takes the tea whisk to quickly blow the tea soup, makes it foam, the foam floats on the soup noodles, the surface is simply lifted to become the texture of the mountains and rivers, delicate and picturesque but disillusioned in a moment, it looks quite magical. Local materials, coarse tea and light rice, and enjoy themselves are not only small meanings, but also small interests.

Cui Hanzhang's black cup is a specialty of the hometown dragon kiln, the tire wall is particularly thick, the shape is simple, the high temperature resistance is slow, the tea fragrance is lingering in the cup for a long time and does not disperse, Cui Hanzhang's set of tea kung fu is taught by his grandmother hand in hand, every time he reads until late at night, his grandmother will order tea for him to refresh.

Boiling tea in the previous dynasty, the Taizu of this dynasty said that it was not elegant enough, and preferred to order tea, so that up to the scholars, to the literati and elegant guests, down to the ordinary people, from the palace tea ceremony to the folk tea fight, tea, can be described as the entertainment of the whole people.

None of them are iron-beaten bronze people, speaking of which for most of the day the entire examination room is hungry, one person bakes steamed buns, the fragrance of tea overflows, the whole audience is drooling, and even the saber adults who have been vigilant and solemn are also hungry and unbearable, for a time the entire examination room is also ready to eat, and the candidates who have passed the test are naturally very hands-on, there are Huaiyang snacks, Sichuan spicy flavor, as well as soup stew, roasted yellow chestnuts, fried white sesame seeds, Jiangnan with core and meat, shelled walnuts in the north and so on, The Enke University Examination is really a gathering of skills and talents, if you don't have some ability to eat and drink, you can't enter the door of the Son of Heaven.

Hunger is a disease that can be contagious, and the coldest Shenguang three-year exam in history has also become a soup and rice book that will be talked about in the mouths of future generations.

After the meal is full, order tea, scrape oil to help digestion, Jiangnan Gongyuan Zhusheng tea fight, self-cultivation, and the six arts of the gentleman have become a trend.

The big exam has its own noble son, I saw someone open the food box, there are tea strips as slender as bee legs, curled into a snail, silver and green hidden green, full of hair but not very thick, just looking at the examiner who has let the passing by greatly admire: "It's really a superb Biluochun, it's hard for this master to bring it into the examination room, will enjoy, good Yaxing." ”

Burning incense and ordering tea, hanging pictures and arranging flowers, these are the tastes of the inner courtyard, but the old men of this dynasty are quite preferred, a cup of tea, the fragrance lingers on the desk, and the red sleeves add incense to read at night. It is rumored that the tea samadhi hand in Jin'an Mansion is none other than Xu Futai, as for whether he can write poems and paintings on the tea soup, Cui Hanzhang does not dare to imagine, it is really a god.

Eating color is also a great desire of people.

The Jiangnan Gongyuan was in full swing, and all the examiners and officials were changing shifts in turn to find food.

No one would have thought that the 20-year imperial examination of Shenguang Dynasty Jialong would kick off with a feast of eating and drinking......