As soon as the Xu Huaiyuan brothers and sisters left Jiangling, Ning Xiu devoted himself to preparing for the exam. It has been less than two months since the township test, and Ning Xiu must ensure that he devotes himself wholeheartedly.

Experience tells Ning Xiu that the period before the exam is the most efficient, and it is not impossible to make good use of this time to perform at a super level in the exam.

He was a top student in his previous life, so he naturally knew how to make good use of the precious time before the exam.

In addition, with the valuable current materials left by Zhang Maoxiu, Ning felt even more handy when he repaired it.

At this stage, there is no need for question sea tactics, and you only need to write one article every day to maintain the feel and heat.

Ning Xiu got up early every day and had breakfast, and after playing the five poultry plays, he began to review the classics on the four book collections.

The whole morning was done in Wenshu. After that, Ning Xiuhui had lunch with his family, and used the lunch time to learn about the cement, soap, glass workshops and the business of the restaurant.

During the time when Ning Xiu was preparing for the exam, his family did give him a lot of help, and it was also able to let him relax and devote himself to studying.

Shichiro and Shiro have gradually grown up, and their originally immature shoulders have the burden that they can resist. As for the business of the restaurant, Ning Xiu is more assured, and the business of having a father in the restaurant will never be bad.

After exchanging feelings with the family, the Ning Sect will take a nap.

It's also a habit he's developed over the years.

In order to race against time, many students will use all the fragmented time before the exam, and as for the sleep time, they will be repeatedly squeezed. In fact, this is a rather undesirable way. It seems that some time has been squeezed out in this way, but the whole person is in a state of sleepiness, and the efficiency is greatly reduced, which is not beautiful.

Moreover, this will make people's nerves in a tense state all the time and not relaxed, which will affect the mental state in the long run, and whether they can perform normally during the exam is a problem.

Ning Xiu can also be described as a veteran of the "Hundred Classics Battlefield", and there will never be problems in the handling of details. Because he firmly believes that the devil is in the details.

During this period, Sun Wufan came to Ning Xiu twice, one was that the first batch of silver coins for the glass vase consigned by the Zhejiang Political Division had been settled and returned, and the accounts were divided according to the previous agreement between the two, and Ning Xiu got 5,800 taels.

Although this amount is not too much, it is also a good start.

Ning Xiu is still very optimistic about the performance of glass vases in the high-end market.

With Sun Wufan here, he can rest assured that he can put out the sales piece. This guy is simply a natural businessman, and cooperating with him is definitely the most correct choice Ning Xiu has made.

Then Sun Wufan told Ning Xiu that after the little grandfather Xu invited him to come to Nanjing after the test, he would personally feast Ning Xiu to express his gratitude.

Ning Xiu smiled noncommittally at this.

It seems that Grandpa Xu is in a good mood, that Gao Sheng, the adopted son of Eunuch Gao, has been taken to justice?

Ning Xiu didn't pay much attention to these details, but since Grandpa Xu sent an invitation, Ning Xiu couldn't refuse.

Sun Wufan naturally wouldn't go back empty-handed when he came to Ning's house, so he slapped his ass and left with a roast chicken after a dinner, and Shilang rolled his eyes angrily.

During this period of preparation, Ning Xiu's physical exertion was extremely high, and although he had arranged his meals and daily life very reasonably, he still felt that his strength was not enough. Therefore, Ning Xiu would ask the servant to make a bowl of poached egg noodles at night to make supper. This is also Ning Xiu's favorite food, as long as he eats a bowl, he will immediately return to blood.

In a blink of an eye, it was the eve of the township test.

The township examination is held in August, and there are three examinations on the ninth, twelfth and fifteenth days of August. Ning Xiu rushed to Wuchang Mansion on the first day of the eighth month, and was accompanied by a classmate from the county school.

The best friend with Ning Xiu is Liu Weining. This guy won the first place in the science examination, and it was when he was in high spirits that he naturally set the township examination list as his goal.

Ning Xiu, Liu Weining and other Jingzhou scholars lived in the Pengju Inn outside the Gongyuan.

The name of this inn is very auspicious. Many scholars and candidates stayed in this inn just to ask for a prize.

Ning Xiu and Liu Weining each asked for a Tianzi No. 1 room, which is also the room with the best conditions in the Pengju Inn.

Their rooms are on the second floor, next to each other. Therefore, Ning Xiu often discussed some academic issues with Liu Weining.

In terms of the imperial examination, Liu Weining is an absolute master, and Ning Xiu naturally will not put on a high posture because of his good face. Besides, Liu Weining has a very good relationship with him, and good brothers care about those ethereal things.

After Liu Weining passed the scientific examination, his whole spirit was excellent, and he was full of sharpness in both reading and writing. Ning Xiu couldn't help but secretly sigh that self-confidence is really extremely important, and in the same way, if a person has confidence and is not confident, the difference between playing is really a world of difference.

Seeing that the exam was about to start, many scholars from Jingzhou Mansion delved into some side ways. When they heard that there were people working in the Gongyuan and that they could help them bury their books and articles in advance under the Gongyuan dormitory, and assign them to that dormitory before the exam, they decided to spend a lot of money to buy this service.

Ning Xiu naturally scoffed at this.

Fraud in imperial examinations has existed since ancient times, but almost none of them end well. If you are caught cheating and your reputation is small, you may even lose your life.

What's more, Ning Xiu firmly believes that he will definitely be able to win the promotion with his strength, so what does it matter if he ranks high or low?

This is just a township test, not a palace test, if you can't pass the exam, Xie Yuan's rest of the rankings are similar.

The real ranking is useful for the palace examination, the first and second class jinshi have the qualification to confer the official Hanlin or confer the Shu Jishi, and if you rank in the top three, you can only end up with the identity of the same jinshi, and at most the state and county officials can not be the same.

So what Ning Xiu has to do now is to make a steady move, and what will happen after that anyway, what's the hurry in the coming year?

As for the behavior of going to meet the great master Qiu Ying before the exam, it is even more undesirable. The great master is not a fool, in order to avoid suspicion, he must not go out of the door. At this time, the examinee went to see him, and the Grand Master would definitely not see him.

Not only will they not see it, but these candidates who go to meet will also provoke the great grandmaster to look disgusted. If the great grandmaster is small-minded, he may take a small notebook and write down the names of these people, then these people will also be excluded from the township test list.

You must know that the township examination is different from the general examination, and the student officer has great personal power, although there are officials temporarily sent by the imperial court to serve as the chief examiner, but the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and he has to give the student officer some face.

What's more, the chief examiner who came from the capital division had a black eye when he first came, that is, he sat there to symbolize, and most of the matters were presided over by the school officials.

Of course, the chief examiner from Jingshi has a lot of say when the final ranking is determined, but in terms of the comprehensive influence in the township examination, it is obvious that the student officer is better.

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What is the most important thing before the test? Low profile!

Thinking that Tang Bohu is full of literary talent, he will say before the test that I will win the champion! As a result, he was involved in the imperial examination fraud case, and even his fame was removed.

Therefore, you must be low-key, especially at this juncture before the big exam.

To a certain extent, the difficulty of getting on the list of the township test is even greater than that of the general exam.

Because about 300 people can be admitted after the general examination and the palace examination, while only about 100 people can be admitted to the township examination, the cruelty is far worse than the former.

A large province like Huguang can admit more than 100 people, and the competitive pressure is relatively small, but it is also a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops.

With such fierce competition, it's natural for someone to be jealous.

Peers are enemies, since there are more monks and less meat, all kinds of off-the-board tricks must have been used.

After all, a radish and a pit, you can get on the throne if you are torn down, who would not do this kind of thing?

The scholar is really ruthless, he doesn't even recognize his mother.

Therefore, on the eve of the township exam, Ning Xiu and Liu Weining stayed in the Pengju Inn to warm the book, and only went to the Gongyuan two days before the exam to step on the point.

In fact, there is nothing to see, after all, the Gongyuan cannot be entered, and can only look at the periphery.

For Ning Xiu, exams were really a sparse and ordinary thing. In his previous life, he studied for a doctorate, and he didn't know how many exams he had taken. Therefore, in the face of the upcoming township test, it can be more calm.

In comparison, Liu Weining is much more nervous. Although he is far older than Ning Xiu, he is an old talent. But because he has been suppressed by the county school teachings, he has not been able to pass the scientific examination, which means that this is the first time Liu Weining has participated in the township examination.

It was also the first time to take the township exam, but the total number of Liu Weining who took the exam was far less than that of Ning Xiu, so it is understandable that he was more nervous than Ning Xiu.

For this reason, Ning Xiu also enlightened Liu Weining, if this pre-examination syndrome is not resolved, it will affect the performance.

Why else is it that some people usually have excellent grades, but they are blind when they get to the big exam?

Psychological quality is also part of hard power.

Of course, Liu Weining's ability to adjust is still okay, and he soon returned to a relatively peaceful state of mind.

In a blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of the eighth month, and Ning Xiu and Liu Weining took the examination basket early in the morning and came to wait outside the Gongyuan Academy.

Although the sky has just dawned, the Silk Street in front of the Gongyuan is already full of candidates, and Wuyang is crowded.

Ning Xiu saw such a magnificent scene, and naturally sighed in his heart.

So many candidates are top students in various state capitals and counties, but in the end, only more than 100 people can be selected.

Alternatively, how can you say that the township examination is a watershed in the imperial examination? Those who can be lifted are all hard power and real kung fu, and their luck is not bad.

The right time, place and people are indispensable.

Ning Xiu now understands why Fan Jin went crazy after the middle move, it's really not easy......

With so many people huddled together and silent, the atmosphere was really a bit oppressive.

Ning Xiu only felt that there was a feeling of going to the execution ground.

Damn, sticking out his head is a knife and shrinking his head is also a knife, that's still afraid of an egg.

Just as Ning Xiu was slandering, the gate of the Gongyuan suddenly opened, and a clerk came out and whispered to the officer and soldier who was guarding, and the officer and soldier nodded and shouted at the top of his voice.

"Now the candidates are ready to be inspected and enter the Tribute Academy, take off their outer robes, and put the examination basket on their right forearm! Lined up, don't be crowded! ”

All the candidates exploded when they heard this.

What the? It is simply unreasonable to ask them to remove their coats and be examined!

Thinking that they are all Confucian disciples, it is really infuriating to be humiliated by Qiu Ba like this.

But they all dare to be angry but dare not speak.

There is no way to take the exam, it matters, if you offend these Qiu Ba and can't refer to it on time, the loss will be great.

These candidates greeted the female relatives of the officers and soldiers on duty in front of the gate of the Gongyuan in their hearts, but they were helpless to untie their clothes.

The sight of thousands of people taking off their coats at the same time was spectacular.

Ning Xiu couldn't laugh or cry when he saw such a scene.

The Ming court really attached great importance to the imperial examination, and even the routine search before the township examination was so strict.

He and Liu Weining glanced at each other and began to untie their belts. There's no way, since it's a rule, you naturally have to follow it, but fortunately, it's not all off......

After Ning Xiu and Liu Weining took off their Confucian shirts, they learned from the other candidates to put it on their left arm and moved forward.

The inspection is carried out very carefully, so it is very slow.

It took about a stick of incense before it was Ning Xiu's turn to be examined.

The officer and soldier didn't raise his eyelids when he saw Ning Xiu coming, and scolded: "Stick your head over." ”

Ning Xiu knew that he was going to check whether there was any entrainment in his bun, so he forced his anger and leaned his body out, and his head hung down slightly.

The officer and soldier rudely tore off the net towel that bound Ning Xiu's hair, and stabbed Ning Xiu's hair in a bun with a wooden stick in his hand, and then he refused to stop.

After he checked it like this, Ning Xiu's hair bun was completely messed up. But he was helpless, there was no way for the county officials to be in charge now, who asked someone to guard the gate of the Gongyuan.

After that, the officers and soldiers let Ning Xiu turn around in front of him, and a pair of big hands full of calluses groped all over Ning Xiu's body, well, it was still a little itchy......

After confirming that Ning Xiu had no entrainment, the officers and soldiers checked the examination basket as usual, and after the work was done, they waved their heads impatiently and motioned for Ning Xiu to go in.

Ning Xiu didn't get angry with him, and stepped over the threshold and walked into the Tribute Courtyard.

He didn't care to put on his coat, so a bookstore urged him to go with him without delay.

Ning Xiu had no choice but to step forward.

Not long after he left, he saw a bookstore handing out wooden signs. The wooden plaque said that the candidates should take the exam, and Ning Xiu was assigned to the first column of Wuwei, which was almost in the middle. The flow of people in the Gongyuan courtyard was relatively dispersed, and Ning Xiu quickly walked to his house.

He looked up, confirmed that this was his house, and stepped inside.

But he was stupid as soon as he stepped on his legs.

The house looked good on the outside, but it was muddy inside.

In the past few days, the rain has continued, and the Gongyuan has naturally become a big mud pit, and the road outside will be cleaned and cleaned, but no one will take care of it in the house.

Ning Xiuzhi wants to jump to scold his mother, Nima, this is completely different from what is described on the Internet, okay!

Why are the rooms on the network so spacious and bright? Why is this one in front of him so cramped, short, and muddy?

After hesitating for a moment, Ning Xiu still closed his eyes and stepped in.

has come to this point, he can still give up halfway, and the conditions are worse.

But the thought of having to take three exams in such a difficult environment, Ning Xiu wanted to vomit blood.

The space in the building is indeed very cramped, and there is nothing to put except a table and a bench.

Ning Xiu had no choice but to put the exam basket on the table, and then carefully moved his legs under the table. Fortunately, he is not an adult now, and his legs are not too long, otherwise he would have to be half-nested?

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