Time flies, more than ten days have passed in a blink of an eye, and the day of the county test has finally arrived.

Early in the morning, before the time came, Yang Cong got up.

Not only did he get up, but Yu Dayou, Deng Cheng, and Tang Kekuan all got up, and even his grandfather Yang Rong didn't take long to come to his yard.

People are really a little bored these days!

Before dawn, the people were tossed.

cao egg, you have to gather at the gate of the county government at three o'clock, is there any mistake!

It is said that this was modeled after the rules of the early dynasty, because the officials of the early dynasty also gathered outside the palace at about three o'clock in the morning.

Yang Cong yawned and cursed in his heart, he had to get up before three o'clock, it was terrible!

He washed up under Xiaofeng's service in a daze, and when his head was clearer, he began to sort out the things to be used in the exam.

Brushes, inkstones, and ink sticks are definitely necessary, and the imperial court will not provide them because the cost is too high.

It is said that every time the county test, at least forty or fifty thousand people from all over the Ming Dynasty participated, if one person prepared a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, not to mention tens of thousands of taels of silver, the silver of the imperial court was not blown by the wind, and it cost so much money to conduct a county test, so it was necessary.

However, this paper can't be brought, because it's too easy to cheat with paper, what "invisible words", "wordless books", there are a lot of people who can play at this time, but it's not easy to check out,

Besides, this paper is also cheap, the average hundred or so sheets only cost a few pennies, and it doesn't cost a few dollars for each person to match a few pieces of scratch paper.

Therefore, no paper is allowed to be brought to the imperial examination, regardless of white paper or straw paper.

To participate in the imperial examination, there are not many examination supplies to bring, just pen and ink inkstones plus a small paperweight, but there are a lot of other things, such as eating, drinking, pulling and so on.

The county test, the government test, and the hospital test are pretty good, just one day of the test, and three days of the township test and the meeting test, that guy, eating, drinking, and Lazar are all between square inches, and there are thousands or even tens of thousands of people eating and drinking Lazar together, I really can't imagine what the scene is.

Yang Cong prepared everything with the assistance of Xiaoxiong and Xiaofeng, and it was almost a moment in the morning, and if he didn't set off, he was afraid that he would be late.

He hurriedly said goodbye to his grandfather, Tang Kekuan, Deng Cheng and others, and then took Yu Dayou, Peng Fu and Hou Zhitan, took a carriage, and went straight to the county office.

There were not many people on the road early in the morning, and within a quarter of an hour, the group came to the gate of the county government.

Yang Cong thought that he should have come early, because there was still about a quarter of an hour before the meeting time, but he didn't expect that the gate of the county government at this time was already crowded with people, and he couldn't even pass the carriage.

When he got out of the carriage and saw it, he was really startled, this guy, there are at least hundreds of people crowded at the entrance of the county government, and it will be difficult for him to squeeze in.

He didn't know what to do, but Yu Dayou took the basket and toilet from Hou Zhitan's hand, stuffed it in his hand, and then urged: "Qingfeng, don't look at it, I'll take you in, and I'll have a roll call in a while." ”

After that, he took Yang Cong's arm with one hand, and leaned forward with the other, pushing away the crowd in front of him, and said loudly: "Trouble let me, those who are in a hurry to take the exam, those who are in a hurry to take the exam." ”

This Yu Dayou is worthy of being the number one master in the world, and the dense crowd in front of him is like sparse weeds, and they will open as soon as they pluck it, and soon, the two of them will come to the gate of the county government.

At this time, there were already more than 30 candidates standing at the door carrying all kinds of baskets and buckets, and they all looked at the closed county government gate with nervous faces.

At this point, Yu Dayou couldn't follow forward anymore, he gently pushed Yang Cong's back, and said with relief: "Go over, just step forward when someone calls your name, don't be nervous, it's just a small scene." ”

Alas, it's not you who take the test, of course you're not nervous.

After all, Yang Cong participated in the imperial examination for the first time, and there were so many people around him at this time, saying that he was not nervous, it was fake.

He nodded mechanically, waved his hand lightly, and then took out the spirit of going to the execution ground, and walked forward with a majestic spirit.

Groove, groove, groove.

Almost all the candidates who saw him almost subconsciously flashed to the side, and then looked at him with surprise on their faces.

Yang Cong's name, that's not covered, there are a few people in Hui'an County who don't recognize him, and these scholars are also quite knowledgeable, so they naturally recognize him as a famous loser in Hui'an.

This guy actually came to participate in the county exam, this is full of food, or boring egg pain!

Yang Cong's appearance really caused quite a stir, but the onlookers obediently closed their mouths before they could start talking, because at this moment the gate of the county government suddenly opened, and the two teams of officials held killing sticks and poured out with serious faces.

Immediately afterwards, the county commander Liu Shouliang accompanied an old man with a frosty face and walked out slowly.

This old man should be the inspector sent by Master Tixue, looking at his posture, it is really a bit terrifying, not to mention the candidates and the candidates' families, even the excitement is frightened.

It was almost three o'clock at this time, and the old man turned his head and said a few words to Liu Shouliang, the county commander, and then took out the list in his arms, and said loudly: "Hui'an County student, Yang Cong." ”

it, the first!

Perhaps, this is the county order Liu Shouliang to let him go to rest first, after all, just the roll call verification has to last for nearly half an hour, and it is indeed a bit tiring to stand outside all the time.

Yang Cong was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and bent down and bowed, "Student Yang Cong has seen adults. ”

The examiner just nodded slightly, then waved his hand back, and said coldly: "Start checking." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, two middle-aged officials with shrewd faces rushed out from behind him and hurried to Yang Cong.

One of them stretched out his hand and signaled to pass the basket and toilet in Yang Cong's hand, and when he brought it to the side, he turned it over, and the other said coldly to Yang Cong: "Untie your belt." ”

fainted, untie his belt in front of so many people, really cao egg, however, this is the rule, Yang Cong can't either, he can only quickly untie his belt, and then open his arms to show cooperation.

The servant skillfully lifted his clothes and pinched them for a while, then ripped open his crotch and looked at it carefully, then stepped aside and said loudly: "There is no entrainment." ”

Immediately afterwards, the official who checked the basket and toilet also handed back the things and said loudly: "Check the undoubted things." ”

When the examiner saw it, he took a sign from the official on the side and handed it to him, and then said loudly: "Pass, Tianyi Jiazi." ”

This means that Yang Cong has passed the inspection and can enter the examination room, and "Tianyi Jiazi" is his examination shed number.

This is the convention of the imperial examination room numbering, the front "Tianyi" indicates the first row of Tianzi, and the back "Jiazi" indicates the first examination shed.

Of course, there are less than 60 people in this county test, and it is impossible to be as dense as the college test, the township test and the general test.

Yang Cong saw that he had passed, so he hurriedly wrapped his trouser belt around, then respectfully took the sign and walked quickly to the county office.

The first imperial examination in his life has finally begun, what will be the result of the examination, and let's see the next breakdown.