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As the saying goes, Gentle Township is a hero's mound, and this is what it says.

And as an aspiring scholar, you naturally need to hold yourself to a high standard, at least until you become famous.

Therefore, Xie Shen basically spent the month before the exam in Wen Shu, and in the face of Wang Shouwen's warm invitation, Xie Shen said the most is that my generation of scholars should be ambitious, how can we think about those singers all day long! At this time, Wang Shouwen often rolls his eyes, and then goes out to have fun.

This is determined by the origins of the two. Wang Shouwen was born with a golden spoon, even if he can't pass the Jinshi or lift people, he can live a good life, and the worst is to eat and wait for death.

But Xie Shen was born in a poor family, so he naturally had to work hard, and there was only one promotion ladder left for him, if he didn't work hard, everyone would be like Fang Zhongyong's generation.

Of course, during this time, he also went to Ning Yuanwai once and made his thoughts clear to Ning Yi. Ning Yi also said that he would respect Xie Shen's choice, and the result was very happy.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the day of the township test.

Xie Shen had already stepped on the Gongyuan before the exam, so he got up early in the morning to wash up unhurriedly, and then used some dry cakes to satisfy his hunger.

The reason why I didn't drink porridge was because the township exam was very intense, and each exam took a whole day.

Although according to Xie Shen's strength, it is likely that he will finish the article in advance, but according to the regulations, he cannot hand in the paper in advance, and he must wait until the end of the exam before the official can leave the house.

Of course, this is a bit unreasonable, but it is not something that Xie Shen can change, so he can only choose to accept the rules of the game.

After staying in the dormitory for a day, the problem of convenience became a big problem, so Xie Shen chose to eat only cakes to satisfy his hunger, and try not to eat porridge.

Accompanied by the little scholar Chen Hu'er, Xie Shen and his friends Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi left the house of Ping'an Fang and headed towards the Gongyuan where Qingyun Street was located.

If you want to talk about the scale of Hangzhou Gongyuan, it can be regarded as grand.

Although Xie Shen hadn't been in before, he felt that from a distance, he felt that the venue was much larger than the prefectural and county exams.

Actually, this is not difficult to understand.

After all, the venues for the prefectural and county exams are all temporarily erected, and they only need to accommodate candidates from the county and the prefecture, and there are only a few hundred or thousands of people at most.

But the township examination is different, it needs to accommodate students from a province to take the same examination, with nearly 10,000 people, and it is difficult to set up a temporary venue.

Therefore, the establishment of the Gongyuan is to solve this problem, in other words, the only function of the Gongyuan is to serve as an examination room for the township examination.

The township examination is once every three years, which means that most of the time the Gongyuan is deserted. And because of the humid climate of Hangzhou, the Gongyuan is often covered with moss and weeds, which looks very desolate at first glance.

This is not bad, the most terrible thing is that the Tribute Courtyard is not only barren, but also infested with poisonous snakes, which is a matter that endangers the lives of the candidates, the examiner in charge of the township examination does not dare to be careless and often renovates the Tribute Courtyard in April of the year of the Township Examination, one is to repair some leaky sheds, one is to weed and catch snakes.

It sounds a bit funny, but it's a must-play before every township exam.

Xie Shen, Wang Shouwen, and Xie Pi came to the front of the tribute courtyard, and they sighed when they saw the crowd.

He once read a historical document, saying that the Hangzhou Gongyuan could accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time during the Wanli period, and he thought it was a bit exaggerated at the time, but now it seems that he is shallow.

Wang Shouwen said with a sigh: "Brother Shenxian, I have never seen such a spectacular scene before. I heard that the township test is one out of a hundred, but I don't know if the foolish brother can win this time. ”

Xie Shen rolled his eyes, and said in his heart You spent all your time drinking flower wine before the exam and didn't go to Wen Shu, and now you are worried about the exam again.

"Brother Shouwen, don't worry, I see that you have had good luck recently, you should be able to win."

This time it was Wang Shouwen's turn to roll his eyes.

"Brother Shenxian, what are you talking about, and you can believe the nonsense of luck?"

Xie Shen said lightly: "How can you not believe it." Brother Shouwen, do you still remember the fortune teller next to the Su Causeway of West Lake that day? ”

Wang Shouwen was slightly stunned, and nodded subconsciously.

Xie Shen continued: "He said that I would have a peach blossom catastrophe in my fate, and then I met Xu Shilang's daughter. ”

Wang Shouwen: "......"

Xie Pi on the side coughed awkwardly and said, "The two elder brothers don't have to gossip, the front has begun to line up to the tribute court." ”

Xie Shen nodded and said yes.

Due to the large number of candidates taking the township examination, it is necessary to start queuing up early to enter the venue.

Xie Shen took over the test basket from the little scholar Chen Hu'er, and joined the Hou Kao army with Wang and Xie.

I heard that the chief examiner of this township examination is Ji An, the young secretary of Honglu Temple in the current dynasty, and he is a candidate appointed by His Majesty.

Although this Ji Shaoqing is only a young man, he is knowledgeable, and it is most suitable to serve as the chief examiner in Zhejiang Province.

And the deputy chief examiner is naturally Chen Fangyin, a scholar in Zhejiang Province, and Mr. Chen.

There is no way to do this, after all, the academic officials supervise the academic administration of a province, and it is likely to have a special connection with the local government. If the student officer is allowed to serve as the chief examiner of the township examination, it will inevitably make people wonder whether there will be fraud in the subject field.

But if the examiner is temporarily sent from Beijing before the exam, and Xuezheng serves as the deputy examiner, then the rumors will be self-defeating, and Chen Fangyin, the student official of Yuti, is also a kind of protection.

After all, for an official, especially a relatively clean official like a scholar, reputation is the greatest capital on which promotion depends. If the reputation is stinky, then it is almost impossible to climb up again.

As for the same examiners, they are directly drawn from the instructors of each state and county. These fellow examiners, commonly known as markers, are coolies, and the articles and examination papers they review will also be submitted to the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner for review, commonly known as patting the head.

They can only decide which candidate can be on the list, but as for the specific ranking, it can only be negotiated by the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner.

If you encounter a strong and unreasonable examiner, you can even directly remove the candidates from the same examiner's report, and you can also directly point the missing candidates on the list.

However, under normal circumstances, the examiner and the same examiner will have a tacit understanding, and both parties will fulfill their duties to select talents for the imperial court.

The same examiners are all the best instructors in various states and counties, and they are all academic masters, so the professional level is naturally fine, and because it is an average selection of states and counties, then it will be relatively fair.

The township test has ensured the fairness of the examination to the greatest extent, and the next step is to see the candidate's own performance.

In the blink of an eye, it was Xie Shen's turn to pay tribute.

The township examination is the most difficult of the imperial examinations, both in terms of rigor and difficulty, and it will be smooth all the way after passing it.

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...... (To be continued.) )