Chapter 009: Wake up early to go to the exam room

In Kaifeng Mansion, there are a total of three martial arts halls, among which the largest one is the Zhenwei martial arts hall. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Zhenwei Martial Arts Museum is opened in the city, the old owner is named Zhang He, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called "Zhang Erye". However, Zhang He's disciples have many disciples, and now they are no longer teaching apprentices in person, and the affairs of the martial arts hall are handed over to the adopted son to take care of.

Zhang He's wife originally gave birth to a boy and a girl, but the son died early, and now he has only one daughter.

The Zhang family owns a lot of industries, in addition to the accident of the martial arts hall, there are also car dealers, boat dealers, mule and horse dealers and other industries, and also control the tooth shop business in Kaifeng.

The city fox society rats and scoundrels on the ground in Kaifeng are all the only ones in the Zhang family. It can be said that except for the government, no one dares to provoke the Zhang family at all, and the name of the second master is a big gold-lettered signboard.

On weekdays, Zhang He rarely comes to Fucheng, and most of the time, he lives in the Zhangjia Manor, ten miles outside the south of Kaifeng. As for the business, his nephews took care of it.

Today, though, things seem to be a little different.

Zhang Jun finished drinking from the restaurant, and as soon as he returned to the martial arts hall, he ran into his eldest brother Zhang Chengzhi.

As soon as Zhang Chengzhi saw him, he glared at him, making him inexplicable for a while, and before he could speak, a majestic voice came from his ears: "Crazy girl, where did you go back again?" ”

Zhang Jun's actual name is Zhang Zijun, Zhang He's only daughter, who used to live in the manor, and it happened that Zhang He went out to visit friends in the past few days, so she got a gap and slipped into the city to play.

After Zhang He came back from outside, he found that his daughter was missing, so he chased after him in a hurry.

How can there be a lively and fun city in the manor, Zhang Zijun is not willing to go back so soon, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Dad, when will you come back?" ”

"You go ahead of your business."

Zhang He waved his hand and let Zhang Chengzhi leave, then he frowned and asked, "You went to drink again?" ”

Zhang Zijun saw that his father smelled it, so he had to nod honestly, and when he saw his father's face gloomy, he quickly emphasized: "Actually...... I didn't drink much, just a few glasses, really just a few glasses. ”

Zhang He glared at her fiercely, and reprimanded her sternly: "You crazy girl, you are also a little bolder, you are not allowed to drink outside in the future, do you hear?" ”

"Oh......"

Zhang He's face softened, and he continued: "Let's stay here for a night today, and you will go back with me tomorrow." ”

"Huh?"

Zhang Zijun's face immediately fell, and he begged pitifully: "Don't want Dad, you just let me stay a few more days, right?" I'll play for a few more days and will definitely go back. ”

"No way!" Zhang He pulled his face again.

"Daddy......"

Seeing that he refused to agree, Zhang Zijun grabbed one of his arms and shook it, and said coquettishly: "Dad, please, just let me play for a few more days." ”

Sure enough, this trick worked very well, Zhang He's face quickly relaxed, and he couldn't help but shake his head and smile: "How old are you, and you still come to this set with your father?" ”

"Hee-hee-hee......"

Zhang Zijun laughed and asked, "So did your father agree?" ”

"No, you have to go back with me tomorrow!"

"Oh, don't do it, Dad, let my daughter play for a few more days."

Zhang Zijun grabbed his arm again and shook it, quite a posture of vowing not to give up until the goal was achieved.

Zhang He was finally tempered by her, so he had to say: "Okay, okay, let you shake it like this again, your father and I will fall apart." ”

Zhang Zijun let go of his arm with a smile, but saw him and said with a serious face: "It's okay to play for a few days, don't drink, do you hear?" ”

"Oh......"

Zhang Zijun reluctantly responded, but he was thinking in his heart: "Anyway, you can't see me drinking outside." ”

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The next day, before dawn, Lu Cheng had already left the inn with the examination basket and rushed in the direction of the examination room.

In addition to the examination utensils such as pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., there are also some cans for eating and filling with water, because the college examination takes one day, and the meals are solved by the candidates themselves.

Lu Cheng knocked on someone's bamboo pole yesterday, of course he would not treat himself badly in terms of food, in addition to the flatbread prepared by his mother when he came, he also bought two rice balls and a few eggs. He doesn't have too high requirements for eating, as long as he can swallow and fill his stomach.

Kaifeng Mansion is a big house, with 4 states and 28 counties under its jurisdiction, although the peak of the essay style is not as good as Jiangnan, but it is also stronger than other regions, there are naturally a lot of candidates, along the way, Lu Cheng can see people hurrying in the direction of the examination room.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the number of students in each prefecture and county, that is, the number of talents, was 40 for government schools, 30 for state schools, and 20 for county schools.

The Confucian Education Bureaus of various prefectures and counties, collectively referred to as official schools, as long as they are admitted as students, can enjoy special privileges, can not perform military service, conscription, not flogging, not torture to extract confessions, eat imperial grain, that is, raised by the imperial court, and give you six buckets of rice every month and four taels of silver every year, which is called "Liao Sheng".

Later, with the development of the economy, there were more and more readers, and such a small number of places were naturally not enough. As a result, the number of places in Xuande was increased again, and the number of students in the two capitals increased by 60, and the number of places in the rest of the prefectures and counties also doubled. These additional students are called "proliferation".

After that, the number of students increased again and again, and the number of places had to be increased again, so they were admitted again and attached to the end of all beings, which was called "episthetics".

But so many Xiucai are enrolled, if they all have to be supported by the imperial court, it will definitely be a huge expense.

The people in power are not stupid, stipulating that only the students are provided with meals by the government, and the other two additional students do not enjoy this privilege. Later, as long as those who have just been admitted to Xiucai, they will all be admitted as epistudents, and there is no quota limit.

If you want to become a child and eat the imperial grain, you have to pass the annual exam to have a chance to "advance".

This is the origin of the Tongsheng Examination, which is only once in three years, and the other is the annual examination, which is only for those who have become students, not externally.

Therefore, the number of attached students admitted now is not clearly specified, but it is difficult to be admitted, and the total number of people admitted in Kaifeng Mansion in previous years was about two or three hundred, and if it was changed to other small houses, there would naturally not be so many people.

The number of people who passed the first exam was about five or six hundred, and if these people brushed down about half, they would be the students of this year. Of course, this is not a fixed number of admissions, if your essay does not satisfy the examiner, you will not be admitted, and it is normal to have fewer people and more people.

The hospital examination is also known as the "Taoist examination", the chief examiner is to mention the school, generally to supervise the imperial history, the Jinshi in the various ministries of the squire to fill the position, a term of three years, the township test year to go to various places, the south of the river 1 to learn the Taoist Yamen stationed in Kaifeng Mansion.

When Lu Cheng arrived at the gate of the Tribute Academy, the sky was still very dark, only two torches were lit in front of the Tribute Courtyard, and there were many officials who maintained order on the side, and many candidates came early and had already lined up at the gate of the Tribute Academy.

Lu Cheng didn't see anyone in the village, and he didn't know if anyone could pass the first test, so he lined up alone at the back of the long line, patiently waiting for the examination room to open, but at this time, a voice came from behind him: "Lu Cheng? ”