It turned out that there were many categories of imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, the main ones being the Ming Jing and the Jinshi. The main test of the Ming Jing is to paste the scriptures, that is, to paste a part of the text of a certain paragraph of the classic work with paper, so that the candidates can answer the content of the original text, similar to filling in the blanks in later generations, and the test is rote memorization. Later, because there were too many students who chose the Ming Jing exam, in order to increase the difficulty, the examiner began to choose some remote and cold chapters and sentences as test questions. It stands to reason that those who began to read the Analects and other classics from the age of four or five were particularly suitable to take the Ming Jing examination, but these people, who appeared to be very intelligent in their youth, often did not take the Ming Jing examination, and in their opinion, the Ming Jing was too unpopular to show Anbang's ability to govern the country. Compared with the Ming Jing, the Jinshi exam is much more difficult. There are three examinations for the Jinshi examination, the first one is a test of poetry, the second is a test of the scriptures, and the third is a test of the text. Poetry is a proposition, a proposition rhyme composition, and a policy essay is a question and answer question, which is the kind of high-level question and answer. Regarding the comparison of the difficulty of the two examinations of the Ming Jing and the Jinshi, people have the saying that "thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi", which means that a thirty-year-old person is already an elderly candidate in the Ming Jing, and a fifty-year-old can be considered a young person who can take the Jinshi examination.

Only then did Li Tao realize that he only knew a rough idea, and there were so many ways in this scientific examination.

"Since the Jinshi exam is so difficult, then you must not be able to endure less hardship!" Li Tao asked Yang Chengyi.

Yang Chengyi sighed and said: "I have been taking the Jinshi exam for more than ten years, which can be described as 'ten or ten years have fallen behind, and half of the family has become dust'." Last year, a serious illness almost killed me, and I finally recovered from my illness in Chang'an. It's been more than half a year, and I'm just waiting here for this year's scientific expedition. It's just that I haven't heard from me for a year, and I don't know what happened to my family. ”

Li Tao was a little sympathetic to these lifters. He said insincerely: "Yang Lang Junji people have their own celestial phenomena, and the family must be fine!" ”

Li Tao's mood was a little heavy, and he was about to get up and leave: "Ladies and gentlemen, you have to review your homework after breakfast, so don't scratch!" ”

Chang Jingzhong had a good impression of Li Tao, and he smiled: "Don't get in the way, we will go to Xishan together later!" ”

"What are you doing in the West Mountains?"

"To touch the willows?"

"Touching the willows?"

"It is said. As long as you touch the golden willow, you will have continuous pen power and endless thoughts in the examination room. High school in one fell swoop. ”

"And that said?"

"Of course, this is what Tanhualang said last year, and we spent the usual money to buy this secret!"

Li Tao had to ask again, these people had already left.

The name of the tanhualang mentioned by those lifters is Kuai Zhengpeng. He finished third in last year's scientific examination. has become a flower tanlang who has attracted the attention of thousands of people.

Seeing that the champion and the two fellow subjects have been released as officials outside the ministry, and the jinshi ranked behind him have also embarked on their official careers, Kuai Zhengpeng, who was waiting for the news, really couldn't sit still. He found Qiao Zhenyi, the secretary of the ministry, and asked, but he didn't expect that Qiao Zhen to roll his eyes and say disdainfully: "There is no vacancy at present, you go back and wait!" ”

Qiao Zhen, the servant of the ministry, has no money to be filial, and wants to ask him to release the official. It's like carrying a ladder up to the sky - there's not even a door!

When Kuai Zhengpeng saw Qiao Zhen prevaricating himself, he was furious. actually scolded Qiao Zhen in person. Because Kuai Zhengpeng is famous, Qiao Zhen didn't dare to really do anything to him. In the end, he was really annoyed by the scolding, so he had to order his subordinates to push Kuai Zhengpeng out of the yamen of the ministry.

Qiao Zhen's son Qiao Weiren is a servant of the ministry, he turned out from behind the screen, and cursed Kuai Zhengpeng for not knowing current affairs.

Qiao Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "This crazy student, I really don't know how thick the sky is, the old man is in office for a day, and he will not let go of the official and him for a day, and ask him to wait in Chang'an for ten or eight years, to see if he is ruthless or I am ruthless!" ”

Qiao Weiren also nodded again and again, you must know who is Tanhualang, His Majesty has the final say, but who is the official is the final say. Even if Kuai Zhengpeng stabs this matter in front of His Majesty, there is no vacancy, let alone the emperor, even if it is an immortal, there is no way.

Kuai Zhengpeng came to the official department every once in a while to make a noise. In the blink of an eye, it was winter, it was cold, Qiao Zhen had an asthma attack, thick phlegm blocked his throat, he didn't come up in one breath, and his braids were curled. Qiao Weiren found a feng shui gentleman and chose a feng shui treasure land in Xishan outside the capital. Qiao Weiren wore linen and filial piety, and after burying his father, he bought more than 20 rare golden willows at a high price and planted them in front of the grave. As soon as the mourning period of Qiqi passed, Qiao Weiren was appointed as the new secretary of the ministry.

Kuai Zhengpeng thought that Qiao Zhen died, and he finally had a bright future, but he never thought that Qiao Weiren was more greedy than his father, and now Kuai Zhengpeng's money is about to run out, not to mention gifts, whether he can live in Chang'an in the future, I'm afraid it will become a problem.

In the spring flowers, Kuai Zhengpeng was depressed, and went to the tavern on the street to drink two taels of soju, and with the strength of the wine, he came to the yamen of the ministry again. The officials already knew him, and knew that he was a former Tanhualang, and they didn't dare to embarrass him very much. Kuai Zhengpeng shook his body and came to Qiao Weiren's inner study, Qiao Weiren still had a bitter face, and opened his mouth to say that there was no vacancy, and told him to continue waiting.

Kuai Zhengpeng pointed at Qiao Weiren's nose and roared: "Kuai someone has been patient with your father and son for a year, and seeing that Enke is going to be opened again this year, there will be a large number of people waiting to be released as officials, if you don't find me a good place again, don't blame someone Kuai for being unkind to you!" ”

Qiao Weiren prevaricated a few words about Kuai Zhengpeng, and ordered his subordinates to set up the half-drunk Kuai Zhengpeng out of the yamen of the ministry again. Qiao Weiren made trouble because Kuai Zhengpeng came every now and then, so he had long regarded his words as wind in his ears. In his eyes, Kuai Zhengpeng is a rotten loach in a small ditch, how much wind and waves can he set off!

Kuai Zhengpeng returned to the inn, fell on the bed, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, seeing that the lifters who went to Enke for the exam this year have already begun to book a room to move in, he is a former Tanhualang who is still stupidly waiting here for the officials to send officials, Kuai Zhengpeng can't sleep over and over again, until the rooster crows all over again, Kuai Zhengpeng got up with a bone, but his head hit the crosswood on the top of the bed with a "bang", this collision, it knocked people over, he clapped his hands and shouted: "There is!" ”

Kuai Zhengpeng found a piece of red paper, wrote the four big words "High School Secrets", and pasted it on his door. Kuai Zhengpeng is a former Tanhualang, this is the invisible appeal, and many people who are rushing to take the exam this year have come to ask for advice. Kuai Zhengpeng didn't hide his secrets, as long as he hung the old money, he told the secret of why he was able to get into Tanhualang. After listening to him, all of them were skeptical, but looking at his words, they had to believe it. (To be continued......)