"Okay, sooner rather than later, you get in the car and set off, passing through the state and the province. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info "Jiang Yi is a scholar in the end, and he refuses to be conventional when he talks about auspicious words.

Li Bai was full of entanglement, and couldn't help but say to the two "famous people": "I'll go with you, if there is something that is not thoughtful, it is good to have more pairs of eyes." ”

Li Ang smiled bitterly: "Didn't you say it a long time ago?" Dad went to Tokyo four times for the provincial test that year, who sent it? ”

Jiang Yi also persuaded from the side: "Senior brother, the children are not young, can parents still protect them for a lifetime?" Let them go. ”

Li Bai couldn't insist anymore when he heard this, but he was obviously worried and couldn't rest assured.

The two little ones got into the car and were forced to count their luggage again before leaving. Meng and Jiang's mother, Shen, chased after the car and told them that they were all well fed and clothed, and they would return as soon as possible.

The donkey cart turned out of the alley, Jiang Zhen poked his head out and looked back, and saw that the two parents were standing still, and his mother even wiped away tears......

He retracted his head, sat down for a while, and sighed: "Now I understand the state of mind of Meng Dongye's "The Wanderer's Yin", which is really heartbreaking." ”

Li Ang rarely saw him sentimental, and quipped: "Fortunately, you and I haven't married yet, otherwise my parents will be sad and my wife will mourn, and I won't be able to go this time?" ”

Jiang Zhen is a big heart, and when he heard this, he laughed: "That's right, and don't be a child, go to Luzhou, I hope to pass the province smoothly." When the temple tried to pass the word, it was said that there was no hairpin and a rich family competing for gold and silver, and they wanted to marry the delicate little lady to me. ”

"My father said that although you are not in shape for laughter and banter, your knowledge is very solid, and it is very likely that you will pass the province in one fell swoop." Li Ang said seriously.

Jiang Jin didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and said depressedly: "It's not as good as the first half of the sentence, alas, no one is perfect, it seems that I also have shortcomings." ”

The brothers laughed and went out of the city, and when they arrived at the Changting on the outskirts of the city, there were already three people who were willing to go together early and waited here in the car, and everyone encouraged each other and set off for Luzhou.

The road was cold and bumpy, not to mention the hard work.

Fortunately, the imperial court gave preferential treatment to scholars, and all those who went to the province were given "post coupons", with which they could stay and eat at the post station. However, in some places that are too remote and there is not even an official road at the post station, people who take the test can only figure out their own way.

Just stayed overnight without delaying a day, but when I arrived at Hefei County, the seat of Luzhou Governance, it was already the afternoon of the tenth day of the first month.

I think that because of the chaotic situation, the place is not very peaceful, and it is just when the class test will be held here, Hefei City is extremely strict, plus they arrived early, and they were interrogated at the city gate for a long time before they were released.

After entering the city, the group asked where the Minggong Temple was located and found an inn nearby to stay.

Although he had been mentally prepared to be slaughtered, when he heard that it cost 300 yuan a day to bring food to the room, not to mention Jiang Jin, even Li Ang wanted to scold his mother. You must know that at that time, the income of the county-level shogunate officials was only seven or eight thousand per month.

Five people in total, no one is a wealthy family, the other three endured the pain and asked for an upper room to share, and Li Jiang and the others asked for a relatively narrow ordinary room. After paying 10 days' rent at one time, the problem of room and board was solved.

When the luggage was put away, it was already dark, and it was impossible to do anything else that day, so everyone had dinner together, gossiped for a while, and then rested.

Early the next morning, after washing and eating, the five of them went straight to the tribute courtyard with relevant documents.

Along the way, I saw that the merchants on both sides of the street had already prepared to borrow classes to test the east wind, books, stationery, inkstones, tables and chairs...... All kinds of utensils, all-encompassing.

And no matter what the industry does, it is temporarily selling examination tools. There is even a butcher shop, this end of the curtain is written "take the province", the other end is "slaughtered", there is a stack of test baskets in front of the meat case, so I ask who dares to buy it?

Whenever the vendors saw the priests dressed up, they took the initiative to solicit business, and even raised their eyebrows and asked, do you want that? This reminds Li Ang of a classic line, master, do you want a plate?

This is nothing, when you are about to arrive at the Gongyuan, there are more idlers on the street, and those who look like scholars will follow you all the way. In addition to saying that they can handle the formalities on their behalf, these people will also imply that as long as they are willing to spend money, there is nothing they can't do.

At this time, Li Ang noticed that in addition to the five of them, there were also many scholars who were going in groups in the direction of Gongyuan, so he reminded his companions to get rid of the entanglement and do business.

When I arrived at the Gongyuan, I saw that the archway was no different from Shouchun, but the gate was closed, and there were heavily armed soldiers guarding it.

In the imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty, as soon as an official appointed as an examiner received an appointment, he had to immediately go to the Gongyuan to "lock up", and he was not allowed to contact the outside world during the period to prevent asking for help. Come to think of it, the officials of the Huaixi Criminal Division have been locked inside.

On the left side of the gate, a temporary grass hut was set up, and many people had gathered at this time. Li Ang and the others looked over to see that there were cabinets, tables, chairs and other utensils in the straw shed, each headed by a green-robed official, assisted by several yamen officials, all of them were so cold that their noses were red, and they were going through the relevant procedures for the Ying Juren.

In order to finish as soon as possible, five people lined up separately. Because the registration process is quite complicated, in addition to checking various supporting documents, you also need to glue and stamp your home certificate and your own blank test paper, and issue a floating ticket.

Li Ang waited in line for a while, but he didn't see anyone leave, and the progress can be imagined. But fortunately, there are not too many taxis on the scene, and it is estimated that no matter how slow it is, it should be able to do it before lunch. After a while, people came one after another, and they should have been locals to greet them warmly with the first arrival.

"Hey, what are you doing?" As he was looking, he heard someone shouting. Looking for prestige, I saw that it was Han Saburo who came with him, and he was pulling a stranger and didn't let go.

"What? Naturally, you are here to sign up, are you here to burn incense? The gentleman lifted his hand and stood directly in front of him.

There was a snicker in the three queues, Han Saburo blushed, and after careful consideration, he patted the man's shoulder: "This benevolent brother, there is a first come and then come ...... everything."

"First come, first served? Since my great-grandfather, my family has lived in Hefei, can you arrive before me? The gentleman chuckled sideways.

When Han Saburo heard this, he didn't know how to deal with it for a while, and in such a trance, two more people were inserted in front of him.

Li Ang looked at the soldiers who were maintaining order, but saw that although they could see clearly, they had no intention of going up to stop them. This undoubtedly boosted the courage of the local scholars in Hefei, and soon, Jiang Zhen and others were trapped.

"Excuse me, there is still an urgent matter at home, can it be convenient?"

Just as Li Ang was thinking about countermeasures, this voice sounded behind him. Looking back, the other party is estimated to be seventeen or eighteen, don't look at the polite words in his mouth, but his face is full of indifference.