The eighth day of the second month is the day when the entrance examination will begin

This day is also the day when foreign countries begin to enter the capital, starting from the eighth day of the second month, the envoys of some of the surrounding states of the Dayong Dynasty will enter the capital to pay tribute, the emperor in order to highlight the situation of the tide from all over the world, will also hold some activities in the near future, and these activities are very similar to the time of the examination, many people are also speculating that the candidates who can perform well in this examination will definitely come out to test their intelligence or poetry and riddles with those people in the state after being admitted.

Because of the lessons of the past, these speculations are not unfounded.

On the way to Gongyuan, Ji Ning could also see the envoy procession of Fanbang entering the capital.

The envoy team of Fanbang stayed in the Tongwen Hall and the Protocol House, which was not far from the main venue of the examination, the Gongyuan, which made the Fanbang envoy team overlap with the candidates' cars, making the road slightly congested.

The candidates who came to Beijing to participate in the examination have already obtained the literary name of the people, and the literary name is relatively high in the local area, and the social status is also there, even if it is not too rich, the imperial court will also give the people a certain amount of silver every month to support the family, and there are some gentry gifts and income from the acres of land, the conditions of these candidates are not very bad, there are very few people who really walk to the Gongyuan to take the exam, basically they take a carriage, and those with good conditions also go by sedan chair, and they will also bring one or two scholars or small houses around them, which makes the Gongyuan very lively outside the Gongyuan.

Fortunately, the venue of the Beijing Meeting, the open space around the Gongyuan is also relatively large, before Ji Ning came to the Gongyuan to participate in a Beijing poetry meeting, the surrounding environment is not very unfamiliar, although the middle and rear sections of the road will be more congested, but the direction can be roughly identified.

"Master, the villain has heard of it before, there are a lot of people who will try this Jingshi, but whenever there is a test in the past, a few streets and alleys around him dare not come over, so as not to spoil the big things of these old men, this time the villain is also fortunate to follow the master to come and see the excitement here!" Chen Qi said with some pride.

Lin Yi scolded: "Kid who has no interest, it's a fuss to follow the master to a tribute courtyard?" In the future, the master will be a big official, learn to be smart! ”

Ji Ning didn't pay attention to the few entourages around him, maybe in the eyes of Lin Yi and others, being able to follow Ji Ning to the Gongyuan for a trip was a blessing that he had cultivated in eight lifetimes, but his purpose was not just to be a spectator, he wanted to strive for a rank in the Jinshi.

In Ji Ning's imagination, only if he wins the Jinshi, can he get enough literary name, trying to use the internal way of the court to bring down Zhang Hong, if he is not even a Jinshi, then Zhang Hong still puts a lot of pressure on him, with Zhang Hong's identity, although it is already a little troublesome to deal with a person, but if you really want to fabricate charges, the court will still favor Zhang Hong's side.

This is the status quo of the Great Yong Dynasty, whoever has the most authority will be more supported by the imperial court.

As for the side of the Confucian Temple, it will be relatively fair, but the Confucian Temple has always emphasized that the left and right sides of the source watch the fire, and in major and small matters, the Confucian Temple generally does not come forward.

All the way to the outside of the Tribute Academy, Ji Ning knew that he was not coming early, on the contrary, it was still a little late, and at this time, there were thousands of candidates outside the Tribute Academy, not to mention the little guys, parents, friends, etc. who came to send the exam.

Because the Gongyuan has not yet entered, these people can only wait outside, and each candidate has a carriage and a sedan chair to bring over, which makes the outside of the Gongyuan crowded into a pot of porridge.

"This isn't Ji Ning? actually came so early, do you want to come early to become a sergeant, or do you want to come early to be embarrassed? ”

Far away, Ji Ning heard a familiar and disgusting voice, this time it was not Qin Feng, but Wu Bei.

At this time, Wu Bei's scars on his face were a little hideous, and those who were beside Wu Bei were no longer Qin Feng's people, but two candidates that Ji Ning didn't know, and it seemed that Wu Bei had just met outside the examination room.

Ji Ning ignored Wu Bei, but a son next to Wu Bei said, "It turns out that this is the famous Ji Jieyuan?" Look up for a long time, look up for a long time! ”

said that it was a long admiration, but in fact, it was a provocation at all, Lin Yi, Chen Qi and Li 6 stood in front of Ji Ning, and their appearance was full of defense. Wu Bei said: "Don't bother with this Ji Jieyuan, he is from Yin Xiucai, many people thought that he could win the Huiyuan before, in fact, to put it bluntly, he is a good teacher, not his teacher, just his father's husband, he is in Jinling City, at most he is a down-and-out son of the Wang family!" ”

"I see, I thought this Ji Jieyuan had a lot of ability!" A son beside Wu Bei said sarcastically, forgetting to say "Jiuyang" before, and his tone also became sharp, "There are too many talented people in the world, just say that Gu Yuming, everyone thinks he is a talent, but as a result, in the end, he became a street rat, which is really emotional, Gu Yuming should also leave the capital as soon as possible, so as not to end up on the list and be ashamed!" ”

Ji Ning knew that these people were a bit referring to Sang scolding Huai, saying that they were scolding Gu Yuming, but in fact, they were satirizing him as Xie Yuan.

"Gone!" Ji Ning didn't bother to argue with Wu Bei and the others, it was a coincidence that they could have met, but now these people are still coming up to provoke, in Ji Ning's opinion, it is also the result of these people's incompetence, why do you have the ability to play tricks before the exam? Wouldn't it be better to wait until the end of the exam to see the real chapter in the results?

Ji Ning looked for Tang Xie and the others at the gate of the Tribute Courtyard, because the area outside the Tribute Courtyard was too large, and there was no agreement to come together before, so Ji Ning couldn't find it, so he didn't look for it anymore.

"Go back!" Ji Ning saw that the front had already begun to enter, and explained to Lin Yi and the others, "Give me everything, you do your own things when you go back, Lin Er remember to take care of your business, and I will test your results when you come out!" ”

Lin Yi scratched his head with a smile and said, "Master, please be good, the villain will not live up to the expectations of the master." ”

The other two don't work in the Giant Whale Gang on weekdays, so Ji Ning just asked them to go back and wait, and made an appointment to come out to pick him up after the exam.

After the explanation, Ji Ning carried the examination basket and walked in the direction of the main gate of the Gongyuan.

The main entrance of the Gongyuan, there are four places to enter, and there are two checks at each entrance place, which is equivalent to having eight entrances to enter, each person needs to get their own number house card at the position of the sentry, and then enter their own specific number house according to the number card, after passing the security check, all the entrances will gather at a very spacious gate, which is also known as the "Dragon Gate" of the Gongyuan.

All the candidates who came to participate in the examination also hope that one day they will be able to "carp leap over the dragon gate", and from then on, they will be famous and famous.