It was another cold morning the next morning, Shen Kang got up early in the morning to pack himself up and came to the back mountain woods to jog and practice martial arts.

Zhang Ge, Wang Lu'an, Sun Zhou, Song Yuan and others came one after another and joined the team.

The crowd first made a set of five bird plays, and then jogged.

Song Yuan slowly ran to Zhang Ge's side, and asked with a smile: "Brother Gaotai, in a few days it will be the college exam, and among us, only Brother Tai has participated in the college exam, can you please Brother Gao Tai tell me about the junior brother and others, the doorway of this college exam?" ”

Zhang Ge smiled and replied: "Brother Song Xian is polite, although I have participated in the hospital examination, but if you talk about experience, you can't talk about it. ”

Shen Kang smiled: "Brother Gaotai, don't be modest. ”

Zhang Ge smiled, and said while running slowly: "As we all know, the so-called college examination is the last pass of the three examinations for children, and it is also the most difficult level. ”

His expression darkened slightly, and then he raised his lips and smiled, "Because it is still a children's exam, the exam will be held in the county or the nearest prefecture." The rest of the provinces will take the exam in installments. One main game, one retest. It was revealed that it was "out of the case". Those who are admitted are students, sent to the government and county school palaces, called "admission", and receive monthly classes and examinations by instructors. ”

He smiled and said, "In this exam, it is actually similar to the county exam and the government exam. He turned his eyes to look at Shen Kang and said, "You don't need to deliberately prepare for the county test and the government test, and you will definitely be able to get into the case." ”

Wang Luan laughed and said: "That is to say, let's just listen to it, you Shen San don't listen to it, hahaha." ”

Everyone laughed, and Zhang Ge continued: "Speaking of the hospital examination, that's all, roughly according to the process of the county and government examinations." However, the township examination after the hospital examination is the real start of the imperial examination. ”

Wang Luan frowned slightly, and said, "I still remember when I first saw Brother Gao Tai that day, I heard you talk about it. ”

Zhang Ge smiled far-fetchedly, his brows were unconsciously locked, and he said slowly: "The township test is different from the children's test, you have to go to the Gongyuan to take the exam." There are tens of thousands of rooms in the Nagong courtyard, five feet long, four feet wide, and eight feet high. There were only three candles for one person to enter the door, and they ate, drank, and slept in this room, especially in the autumn of the previous year, which was the year I took the exam. The weather is getting colder and colder, and at night, even holding the stove is warm in the chest and cool in the back. I... After being ill for a month, after recovering from his illness, he came to visit Mr. Xu, and then came to the academy to study. ”

He said earnestly: "Today, you and I are here in the morning exercise, in order to strengthen the body, if you have the fate to see you at the township test site in the coming year, no one is as poor as I was that day, and I couldn't even hold on to the second game." ”

Hearing this, Song Yuan lowered his head thoughtfully and said: "Yes, in the township examination once every three years, how many students are folded in physical weakness, even if they barely finish the exam, they have not been able to give full play to their original abilities. ”

He turned his eyes to look at Shen Kang and said, "In the past few years, my body has become stronger and stronger, thanks to you who took me to exercise in the morning that day." ”

Shen Kang pursed his lips and smiled: "This sport, it is best to have a team of people to carry it out together, so that it can last for a long time." Brother Song said that he is grateful to me, but I also want to be grateful to you for your companionship in the past few years. ”

The atmosphere was solemn for a while, Sun Zhou looked at them, gasped, and said with a smile: "Why do you seem to be parting with life and death?" are all classmates, so let's not thank the students who come and go. ”

He raised his hand and patted Song Yuan's arm and said, "Look at the foolish brother and me, you are never polite." Hahaha! ”

What Song Yuan wants to say is that thank you Shen Kang for maintaining his face in front of the students that day, his family background is not good, and it is not a day or two for him to be ridiculed, and Shen Kang never cares, nor does he let people laugh at himself, how can he not be grateful?

Shen Kang smiled and replied, "Brother Sun is right, I am indeed leaving the academy for a while. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, it frightened everyone.

"You're leaving?" Wang Luan frowned and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Zhang Ge had long known that Shen Kang and the others were going to go out to study together, so he didn't think it was strange, so he just smiled and didn't say anything.

Sun Zhou smiled dumbly and said, "I really guessed correctly, no wonder you just said ......" He turned his head to look at Song Yuan and said, "Say, did you already know but didn't tell us?" ”

Song Yuan shouted: "Wronged! Then he asked, "Shen San, where are you going?" You say for the time being, that is, soon to be back? ”

Shen Kang nodded and said, "As soon as the hospital examination is over, after the case is discovered, I will go out to study with Brother Jiang and Brother Wang, and see the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty with my own eyes." ”

Study tours have been going on for a long time.

Gongfeng Road in the Southern Song Dynasty: A one-day long trip to study, such as wading through rivers and lakes.

In the pre-Qin period, Confucius first started the style of study tours. Confucius traveled around the vassal states for 14 years, and traveled all over the Wei, Chen, Lu, Song, Zheng, Cai, and Chu kingdoms in his life.

Not only Confucius, but also in that era, the so-called hundred schools of thought contended, and the sages with a "son" in their names were all pioneers of study tours.

This is the source of the rise of study tours, after the establishment of the imperial examination, most of the ancient students left their hometowns for the sake of fame and future, and visited famous teachers. Such as Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Wang Anshi and other "Tang and Song Dynasty Eight Masters", all have rich travel experience.

Of course, there are a few people who swim for the sake of swimming, which is not uncommon.

In short, throughout the ages, countless scholars have traveled down the river in groups or alone, either together or alone, after achieving a certain amount of fame.

People often say: It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and it is better to read countless people than to read 10,000 miles.

The word study tour does not lie in the simple "travel" nor in the simple "learning". "During the study tour, you can visit various places, visit famous mountains and rivers, and you can also visit Confucians in the wilderness to exchange and learn from each other.

For example, at Wang Luan's age, it is already too late, and besides, at this time, they pay more attention to whether the imperial examination is smooth, and they have no time to go on a study tour.

Only Shen Kang and them are still young, and there is time to improve their knowledge, which is the advantage of being young.

Hearing that he was going on a study tour, everyone showed envious eyes.

Song Yuan snorted and said, "Hey, it's really chic." ”

Shen Kang said with a smile: "Where did you travel the world come from so chic, there are many sufferings that no one knows. For example, if you don't walk the right way, you can't get to the city at night, etc., don't you have to sleep in the open? ”

Zhang Ge smiled: "It will be good for you to have this experience, and I wish you a smooth future." ”

Shen Kang arched his hand and replied: "I also wish all my brothers to enter the department as soon as possible, and the title of the gold list!" ”

"Encourage you!"

The crowd was magnificent, sprinkling the young blood and the vision of the future into the forest.