Lu Xingchuan, Che Lang, Fan Jin and others couldn't help but laugh when they saw that this general named Zhu Shou was very different in his words and deeds, and he was very playful. It's no wonder that Zhu Houzhao is only a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child now, and a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child is when his character is gradually formed. He can have such a performance, maybe it is in the past.

What is even more surprising to everyone is that Zhou Zhi is studying in the face of the national character, and he has been a prince for a period of time, and the contact should be a scholar, but he is familiar with such a young general, and the relationship between them is very unusual, and Zhou Zhi's communication skills are too great.

Hehe! If they knew that the young general just now was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know how they would feel?

Zhou Zhi naturally won't say it, the identity of the prince must be kept secret. Of course, this is not Zhou Zhixin, but Fan Jin, Che Lang and others, after all, the matter is very important.

A group of them continued to walk along the main street of Tongzhou City, and after about a stick of incense, they came to the examination room.

The examination room is now closed and guarded by soldiers. Obviously, the examination room of the township examination is too strict and standardized with the previous county examination and the government examination.

Walking around the examination room, which covers an area of almost 100 acres, several people were in a state of excitement. A few days later, it is to leap over the dragon gate, pass the township test, and pass the examination, and the status will be greatly improved in this Ming era.

Yes, it is possible to be an official. Although the official position is too small, and it is even said that those officials who were born in Jinshi look down on them, they are also officials after all.

It was dusk when they returned to the inn, and after eating and drinking at the inn, they went back to their rooms to rest. You must recharge your energy these days, and you must know that from the ninth day of the first month of August, you have to stay in the examination room for nine days in a row.

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Starting from the ninth day of August, the township examination in Shuntianfu officially began, from entering the examination room, searching, to ascertaining identity, etc., the procedures of the township examination are more complex and strictly standardized.

If you have cheating thoughts and want to plagiarize or something like that, you can't do it.

The chief examiner, Yang Tinghe, is a very delicate person, not to mention, the current imperial court has very strict requirements for the imperial examination. If anyone makes a fuss about this and takes advantage of the opportunistic shortcuts, the responsibility is not light.

For nine consecutive days, all the candidates' eating, drinking, and lazing were completed in the examination room.

It is worth mentioning that the sleeping place of the candidates is very narrow, and for every candidate, sleeping is an extraordinarily hard thing. Zhou Zhi is better, he was born poor, and he has worked hard in the fields since he was a child, this hardship is really nothing to him. But for those candidates who are usually pampered at home, have no grains, and have wealthy families, the food and accommodation in the examination room is simply unbearable.

On August 18, the township test released the first card, and Zhou Zhi came out of the examination room.

For this township test, Zhou Zhi almost didn't feel anything, the exam questions were not weird, and Zhou Zhi's answer was very smooth.

Anyway, the exam is over, and in Zhou Zhi's thinking, it should be reasonable to raise people in the exam.

Yes, Zhou Zhi's articles written in Guozijian have long had no opponents, and the most important thing is that when Zhou Zhi was the prince's companion, he was instructed by Li Dongyang and other great Confucians, and his level has made greater progress. If Zhou Zhi can't even pass the exam, isn't it a joke? Unless Zhou Zhi plays abnormally in the examination room. But a person like Zhou Zhi is psychologically mature, how can he not perform at a normal level in the examination room?

When Fan Jin and Che Lang and the others came out of the examination room, they all gathered together to discuss the exam questions, and they were worried in their hearts.

The next day is to wait for the exam results to be announced.

Because there are especially many candidates in Beizhili to participate in the township examination this year, the day of the announcement will naturally be later, until the beginning of September.

The eight of them simply stayed at the Yuelongmen Inn in Tongzhou.

Zhou Zhi's mood was not as nervous as Fan Jin and the others, and he had nothing to do all day, so he simply went out with Qi Yanwu every day.

There is nothing interesting in the boundary of Tongzhou, and in later generations, Zhou Zhi is actually very familiar with Tongzhou, but Qi Yanwu is the same. When he first came here, he felt fresh everywhere, and Zhou Zhi thought that he would accompany Qi Yanwu to play these days.

As for Lu Xingchuan, Fan Jin, Che Lang and others, they are not in the mood to play.

Several of them nestled in the inn every day, nervous and irritable. simply get together to drink and drown out their sorrows, as if every day is muddy. For their performance, Zhou Zhi naturally couldn't look at it. But when you think about it, it's actually normal. I remember that in the days of my later life, when I was waiting for my college admission letter, why wasn't this the case? It may be even worse than their performance.

Fortunately, such days passed quickly, and the time was the third day of the ninth month in a blink of an eye. This day was the day of the release of the township test results, and they all got up early and walked towards the examination room. The place where the results were released was in an open field outside the examination room.

The morning dawn is shining, and the list will naturally have to wait for two or three hours. However, at this time, this empty venue has already been crowded, and it is not too much to describe it as rubbing shoulders and overcrowding.

This is a beautiful era, and the national talent selection ceremony is not allowed to be an official unless the imperial examination. And the current Hongzhi Emperor is also very clear, under his governance, the Ming Dynasty has appeared in the past prosperity. Being an official in this era is the time for scholars to take revenge.

A few people obviously couldn't squeeze into the crowd, and could only circle around the periphery of the crowd.

After a few back and forth, Zhou Zhi said goodbye to Fan Jin and the others, and took Qi Yanwu back to the inn. Anyway, the results will be revealed today, and as for the outcome, it is by no means changeable. It's just that I knew it earlier and knew it later.

Zhou Zhi's mood was unusually calm, and even Zhou Zhi wondered if he had changed? Are you not keen on scientific research, and have you given up your great ideals in Daming? However, Qi Yanwu looked very anxious at this time, and said, "Brother Zhou Zhi, Xiao Wu can't wait, Brother Zhou Zhi is simply waiting at the inn, Xiao Wu must go to see the list." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhou Zhi to agree or not, he hurriedly ran out of the inn again. The huge Yuelongmen Inn seems to be the only one left in Zhou Zhi.

The corners of Zhou Zhi's mouth raised slightly, revealing a wry smile.

Hehe! Regardless of the wind and rain outside, I stood still.

This may also be a sign of maturity!

Sitting at the table, he picked up a book and simply read it.

By noon, the list was finally released.

Fan Jin, Lu Xingchuan and others also crowded to the front, and after reading it in a hurry, everyone's mood became extremely excited. Although Qi Yanwu didn't know how to read, under the words of Fan Jin and others, his heart suddenly burst out and he was excited.