The hairpin flower ceremony originated in the Tang Dynasty, in the "Qujiang banquet" to celebrate the new science and technology scholars, the hairpin flower ceremony is the most important procedure, the new science and technology Jinshi everyone hairpin flowers to show glory, and to select the youngest person as the flower Lang, ride a horse to travel all over the capital garden, the so-called "spring breeze proud horseshoe disease, one day to see all the Chang'an flowers".

The Song royal family inherited the Tang royal family's love for hairpins, and the emperor presided over the hairpin ceremony when Taizong became customized.

In the Ming Dynasty, the folk have not recovered the grand occasion of the Tang and Song Dynasty men's hairpins, although the hairpin ceremony at this time is more refined, the hairpin is more exquisite, but the etiquette program is like the hairpin made of silver, stiff and rigid, has long lost the hairpin flower gift blessing vitality, the future of the smart vitality, just a form.

The college exam has ended, although Zhao Yan passed successfully, he did not continue his previous good luck, and finally won a third place, but even so he was already very content.

After the hairpin ceremony, you have to worship the Confucian Temple, after a set of fixed procedures, it is the hairpin banquet, which is a welcome banquet, welcome the students who have passed the college examination, and officially become a member of the great Ming scholars, which is much simpler than the deer banquet after the township test, and the grace banquet after the palace test.

Although Zhao Yan did not win the honor of 'Little Sanyuan', Shen Tixue still looked at him differently, in addition to the influence of the poem on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhao Yan's humility and not arrogance also made Shen Tixue quite appreciative, after all, children who are both smart and studious, and sensible and know how to advance and retreat are always more endearing.

On the second day after the hairpin banquet, sitting in the carriage back to Shenzhou, listening to the coachman shouting one by one Zhao Xiucai and one by one Zhang Xiucai, Zhao Yan was still a little proud in his heart, but then he thought that although he had become a Xiucai, he had just stepped into the class of 'shi', and he still belonged to the bottom of it, so this pride faded a lot.

Zhang Wenyuan also successfully passed the hospital examination, ranked sixth, ten years of hard work, and finally got today's gratifying achievements, and he was even happy dreaming along the way.

At noon on the third day of the ninth lunar month, the carriage carrying the two finally arrived outside the west gate of Shenzhou, and after putting down Zhao Yan, they drove Zhang Wenyuan to Zaoke Village in the southeast of the city.

The closeness of the hometown is more timid does not apply to Zhao Yan at this time, and Jiuzhou Town is not his hometown, strictly speaking, it is not even Taocun, his hometown is more than five hundred years later.

"Senior brother?"

Before he reached the entrance of the village, Wang Lin's loud voice came, and then he saw a burst of smoke and dust, and a high-headed horse with a red date rushed to Zhao Yan at a gallop, and then was pulled by someone to pull the reins, his front hooves were in the air, and he stopped after screaming twice.

"Ahem...... Zhao Yan covered his mouth and coughed twice, and before he could speak, he felt that his body was in the air and was put on horseback.

Wang Lin's height at this time was nearly 1.9 meters, his muscles were knotted, and he looked like a powerful mess.

"Senior brother, sit down, I'll take you home."

Take your sister...... Are you a dog when I can't? Zhao Yan couldn't help this stunned, and he didn't bother to reprimand him, seeing that there was still a short way from home, he asked, "You are waiting for me at the entrance of the village?" ”

"What's the ...... Today, my father finally went out, and Master Li also rested, and no one cared about me at home, so I ran out to walk my horse, and when I walked to the entrance of the village, I happened to see my senior brother. After Wang Lin finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Zhao Yan, with a strange look on his face.

When Zhao Yan saw him like this, he didn't know what happened to him, so he had to kick him and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Wang Lin smiled and said stupidly: "My father said that you are a talent now, and your identity is different, so I am not allowed to be commensurate with your senior brother in the future." ”

Zhao Yan's first friend after coming to this world was Wang Lin, and after getting along with him for more than a year, he already regarded him as half a relative in his heart.

"It's okay, Xiucai also has two eyes and one nose, isn't Li Fuzi also Xiucai, it's not that he wants to go to your house to teach, how to call it before and how to call it in the future, if your father says you, you say it's what I said."

Wang Lin nodded stunnedly, and said, "Senior brother, after the news of your talent spread from the state government, many people went to your house every day. When I went to the master to practice boxing that day, a fat woman went to the master, as if she wanted to tell you about her daughter-in-law. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yan hurriedly asked, "Then my father didn't agree, right?" ”

The marriage of this era pays attention to the words of the parents' matchmaker, in the words of a term in later generations, it is a lottery, the moment the red hijab is lifted, it is the moment when the final mystery is revealed, whether your wife is as beautiful as a fairy, or ugly is better than no salt, you can't help it at all.

"I don't know this, after the fat woman came, I was sent away by the master." Wang Lin scratched his head and said.

Zhao Yan slapped his forehead helplessly, hoping that the cheap dad didn't make a decision easily.

"Did Master Li go home after taking a bath, or did he study in your small courtyard?"

Wang Lin replied: "Master Li moved his family here a few days ago, and he has been living in that small courtyard ever since. ”

Zhao Yan nodded and said, "Then go to your house to meet Master Li first." ”

Zhao Yan had previously told Li Fuzi that he was willing to emulate the story of Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty, which was not a casual story. If it weren't for Master Li's earnest teaching, Zhao Yan might not have achieved what he is today, so it is only right to go to see Master Li at this time.

Li Fuzi still had that faint expression, and only after Zhao Yan respectfully told him what happened when he took the entrance examination, he said: "You can have today's achievements, it all depends on your diligence in the past, and the old man has only done a little bit of work." Now that you have achieved the fame of a student, you must be attached to the state school before you can continue to take the exam, and after a few days, when you are free, the old man will accompany you to the state school to handle the enrollment matters. ”

Zhao Yan respected this old master from the bottom of his heart, and when he heard this, he bowed his head again and said, "Thank you, master." ”

Those who have passed the examinations at all levels in the province and entered the prefecture, prefecture and county schools are commonly known as students, commonly known as Xiucai, and if they want to continue to take the examination after being selected, they must go to the prefecture, prefecture and county schools where they are originally located to enroll in the school.

At this time, the students in the government school were only temporarily divided into two classes, namely the students of the school and the students of the enlargement.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there was a quota for students, all of whom were eaten, that is, six buckets of meals were provided by the government every month.

The number of students in these two classes is rated, of which there are 40 students in the prefectural school, 40 in the increment, 30 in the state school, 30 in the county, and 20 in the county.

It will not be until the twelfth year of orthodoxy, that is, next year, that the imperial court will set the number of additional students as an unlimited number, and add additional attached students, which are also unlimited numbers, referred to as attached students, and there will be third-class students in the official school.

On the one hand, students can be selected as tribute students, and then enter the Guozijian to become a supervisor, similar to 'recommendation', on the other hand, they can also participate in the annual examination and scientific examination held by the provincial school officials, and then they are divided into six classes according to their results, and those who are listed as first and second class can obtain the qualification to participate in the township examination and are called imperial examination students.

At this time, the quota of students in Shenzhou State School is only sixty, and all of them are full, and the number of students in the state is at least nearly two hundred, which is embarrassing, in addition to these sixty students who have already been enrolled, and then remove some wild Xiucai who do not want to participate in the township examination, there are at least one hundred people who are eyeing the birth and growth seats in the state school, and it is not an exaggeration to call it a wolf with more meat and less meat.

If Zhao Yan is an ordinary student, it will naturally be more difficult to attach to the state school, but as the head of the county test, the head of the government test, and the third in the hospital test, this aura is enough to push him into the state school, not to mention that he still has a letter written by the Han prefect to Li Zhizhou in his hand, with this killer feature, the matter of Zhao Yan and Zhang Wenyuan's enrollment is not too simple.

Li Fuzi said that he would wait for Zhao Yan to be free in a few days before going to handle the enrollment matters, Zhao Yan originally thought that Li Fuzi just said it casually, the purpose was to let him rest for a few days, who knew that Li Fuzi really didn't talk casually.

Becoming a showman, in the eyes of the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, is a glorious ancestor, enough to be recorded in the family tree, is to open an ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, so the next day Zhao Yan was pulled back to Tao Village by the cheap father, and when he saw the outline of Tao Village from a distance, Zhao Yan also saw the group of people who were already waiting at the entrance of the village.

The first is the old patriarch who is getting older, the old patriarch is the eldest uncle Zhao Zhuang and the third uncle Zhao Quan, behind are several elders in the clan, and then the male clansmen in the clan, and finally a group of women led by the eldest mother Wang and the third aunt Liu.

Seeing such a big battle, Zhao Yan couldn't believe that it was prepared for himself, and it wasn't until the old patriarch grabbed his hand and said a few good words one after another that Zhao Yan came back to his senses.

Next, after talking to everyone at the entrance of the village, Zhao Yan supported the old patriarch to walk in the front, followed by a mighty group of people towards the ancestral hall.

An hour later, Zhao Yan sat in the old house and didn't want to move, it was quite simple to worship the ancestors, it was nothing more than kowtowing a few times according to the words of the singer, but the enthusiasm of the people in the clan after worshipping the ancestors made him really unbearable.

Not to mention the 'greetings' of the seven aunts and eight aunts, only to say that on the way from the ancestral hall to the old house, Zhao Yan will meet a few 'accidentally' and his 'chance' big girls from time to time, after the two meet in a narrow way, Zhao Yan in the spirit of lady first to make way for each other, those big girls must first raise their heads shyly and throw him a few flattering eyes, and then shy to take small steps to leave, that posture and look, Zhao Yan felt that he was also drunk.