Yang Cong really didn't expect that the imperial examination room would be this scene, although he had been mentally prepared for a long time, knowing that this examination room would smell a little, but he never expected that it would stink to this extent.

Nima, it's really terrible, he took the fan and fanned it vigorously for a while, feeling a little used to it, and then picked up the pen and hurriedly wrote the test post poem that he had already thought of on the exam paper.

As soon as this trial poem was written, even if the answer was completed, Yang Cong only felt that it was smelly and hot, it was really difficult, and in desperation, he had to find something to distract himself.

What should I do at this time?

Check the exam papers?

There's no need, he's already done his best writing, and it's definitely no problem for the county to pass the test, and he's sweating all over his body at this time, if he accidentally drips on the exam paper and blurs the words on it, it will be troublesome.

He secretly raised his head to take a look, and was immediately attracted by the candidates in the examination booth opposite.

How do you describe the candidates in the examination booth opposite?

To put it mildly, that's really ugly!

Some people, sweating profusely, but they don't care about wiping it, just hold the pen and frown and think hard, the whole person is like being fished out of the water;

Some people are pale, covering their noses and retching, as if they are about to lose their breath;

Some people have dull eyes, shaky, and seem to be about to faint;

Some people don't even have a fan, so they just fan themselves with their sleeves, but the more they fan, the hotter it gets, so it's not funny.

There are also people who disregard their image, open their robes, hold fans, and fan the wind into their robes, which seems to be very comfortable.

Hey, will that work?

Yang Cong secretly glanced at the inspector who looked back on the inspection, as if people didn't see it.

He couldn't help but tear open his robe and fan it a few times, it was really cooler, this method is good, fan hard!

After observing those candidates, he began to secretly observe the inspectors and county magistrates Liu Shouliang who took turns to inspect.

These two people, the performance is really weird, in such a foul-smelling environment, they have never frowned, and even, sometimes, they have a nostalgic expression on their faces, as if this smell is worthy of their nostalgia.

, these two guys, it can't be that they have taken too many exams in the imperial examination and smoked their brains.

Also, no matter how painful the examinees' expressions were, and even though they looked like they were about to faint, they did not show any pity, as if everything was normal and that the imperial examination should be like this.

What's going on here?

Are they all hard-hearted?

It shouldn't be, at least the county magistrate Liu Shouliang is not like this, he has dealt with others, although this county magistrate can't say that he loves the people like a son, but he definitely can't be a cold-blooded animal with a heart of stone.

Looking at the air in front of him that was a little distorted by the sun, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought, why did these two people have such expressions?

Thinking about it, he suddenly thought of the time of the imperial examination.

The time schedule for this imperial examination is really fucked, the county exam is June, the government exam is August, the hospital exam is August, and the township exam is still August, all of which are hot days.

Will try to fuck up, it's February, how cold is February in the capital, don't these officials who organized the imperial examination know, don't the emperor know?

Why is it not April when spring flowers are blooming, and it is not October when the autumn breeze is cool, why does this imperial examination pick this relatively bad weather?

He gradually understood that, in fact, this is also a kind of test, a test of people's willpower or physical endurance.

If the willpower is not good, and the influence of the weather will be groggy and dizzy, such a person will definitely not be an official.

If the body can't bear it, it can't be cold or hot, and it will fall down as soon as it smells of feces and urine, such a person will definitely not be an official.

Also, the arrangement of this exam seems to be a gradual process.

At the beginning, there were only a few dozen people in the county exam, and the examination room was not too crowded.

Immediately afterwards, the government examination became hundreds of people, and the environment in the examination room must be even worse.

Then, when it came to the college examination, there were at least thousands of people, and the harsh environment in the examination room doubled.

Later, when it came to the township examination and the general examination, there were at least thousands or even tens of thousands of people, and the environment in the examination room was unimaginable.

In this way, it is slowly eliminated, not to mention anything else, those who can pass the gold list of examinations at all levels are definitely strong-willed and physically qualified.

It can be seen from the performance of the inspector and the county magistrate Liu Shouliang that these two people have no adverse reactions at all in this harsh environment, and I have to say that in terms of willpower and physical fitness, these two people are definitely talents.

I don't know which guy who lacks virtue and smokes came up with this hidden examination method, and those scholars trained in the greenhouse can be tossed miserably by this trick.

However, if you think about it carefully, this method also has merits, the so-called "only those who suffer hardships can become superiors", those "sick men" who can't endure hardships should be eliminated, otherwise, what can you expect them to do?

Thinking of this, Yang Cong couldn't help but be afraid for a while, if he let himself enjoy a pampered and wealthy life for a few more years, he would definitely not be able to stand this harsh environment, like now, although he was very hungry, he just couldn't eat a little bit.

How can this work, the township test and the meeting test are three days, don't you eat for three days and three nights, then you still take the test, you are starving to death.

Nima, squatting in the pit to eat, I really haven't tried it myself.

But this thing must be eaten!

He endured his nausea, took the porcelain bowl containing food to his side, and then pinched a baked cake strip and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation.

This feeling is indescribable!

He chewed a few bites stiffly, then picked up the teapot and swallowed it.

Fortunately, it's a little disgusting, but it doesn't squirt out yet.

He just picked up the baked cake strips and chewed them one by one, ignoring the taste, just to exercise himself, after getting used to it for a while, he picked up the spiced dried pork shreds and ate them slowly.

As he ate it, he actually ate the delicious food, and the stench in the air didn't seem so unbearable.

This proves that I have fully adapted to this environment.

It seems that it is not so difficult to eat in a squatting pit.

Involuntarily, a smile of victory slowly appeared on his face.

He laughed, this guy can disgust the candidates in the examination booth opposite.

At first, no one noticed that he was eating, and although a few candidates noticed it later, they just endured the nausea and secretly glanced at it a few times.

His smile was like opening the floodgates.

This guy is so disgusting, he is still laughing when he eats in such a foul-smelling environment!

"Vomit", two more candidates vomited.

Liu Shouliang, who was on patrol, glanced at it quietly, and still didn't show any expression on his face, but when he saw Yang Cong from the eyes of the two candidates, he also showed a smile on his face.

This Yang Cong is really a genius, he can adapt to this environment in such a short time.

After eating, Yang Cong felt much more comfortable, he comfortably opened his robe, took the fan, and fanned it wantonly, and the time passed unconsciously.

When the sun was sinking in the west, and the time came, the inspector and examiner suddenly stood on the steps of the county hall and shouted: "All candidates, stop writing, pack up things, manuscript paper, and examination paper, and you are not allowed to take them away."

When Yang Cong heard this, he hurriedly put away the things he brought, separated the manuscript paper from the exam paper, and placed them neatly on the examination table.

Immediately afterwards, the examiner shouted: "All candidates stand up, leave the examination room immediately, and do not linger." ”

Finally finished the exam, Yang Cong picked up his things, slowly stood up, and walked out with a sigh of relief.