Peeled the goose feathers with a knife. Dip it in some ink and write it smoothly, much faster than with a brush.

The imperial examination is the most serious of the national reincarnation ceremony. All dynasties have paid great attention to the fraud in the field, and once they are caught, they will abandon the city lightly, and the heavier ones will raid their homes and exterminate their families. In the Qing Dynasty, fraud cases were discovered, and examiners, scribes, and candidates were killed from beginning to end, and thousands of heads were cut off.

Wu Jie felt that it was better to be cautious, if he used Chinese characters to write down the exam questions, if someone found out, his life would be ruined. For insurance, it is better to use pinyin. Hanyu Pinyin seems to have been invented during the Republic of China, and for people in this era, it is almost a book from heaven.

It's February 3rd, and there's still six days left before the county seat test on February 9th. Six days is enough time for me to memorize Fan Wen.

Generally, there are five in the county, each for one day. The first day is the main field, the "Four Books" article, that is, to write an eight-strand essay based on a sentence in the four books. The next one is another eight-strand essay in the second session, and then the five-word and six-rhyme trial poem in the third session......

It took a lot of time, not to mention, and I didn't have any understanding of the trial post poem Wu Festival, and I didn't have any relevant model articles at hand. If you really enter the examination room, you really have to be blind.

However, there is a rule in the prefectural examination, if you can be admitted to the examiner on the first day of the main exam, you will be considered to have passed. As for the next four days, it doesn't matter if you go to the exam or not.

Wu Jie didn't know how to make a test poster, and he was impatient to sit in the examination room for four days, and his body couldn't bear it on such a cold day.

Then, you must get the first place on the first day of the main test.

In this regard, he didn't have any worries, relying on a huge question bank, and he was worried that he couldn't dominate the leader?

Therefore, Wu Jie was not in a hurry to think about the examination at first, but carried a quill pen and used Hanyu Pinyin to record the questions of the imperial examinations in the next few sessions on paper.

Accustomed to using the computer,From the beginning of the spelling to the later intelligent ABC,And then to Sogou Pinyin,It's fast to write。 In a few moments, a table of contents was put together.

At this time, the rich aroma of goose meat came from afar, so that Wu Jie couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so fragrant." ”

"Lunch is ready, young master, are you going to eat it now?"

"Okay, you can put this away for me, and don't show it to anyone else except me."

Seeing that the young master had a solemn face, Mozi hurriedly took it: "Okay, I'll help you put it away, young master, what are you writing here, it doesn't seem to be a word?" ”

Wu Jie: "Tadpole Wen, you don't have to worry about it. ”

I have to say that the moth's cooking skills are very good, and the goose burns fragrantly, but unfortunately Wu Jie only got a goose wing.

Mozi said that the Wu family was also from a wealthy family. Rich and noble people pay attention to health and cherish blessings, son, you are just sick, you can't eat too greasy, you can't eat enough, you have to recuperate slowly.

So, Wu Jie only ate one wing, drank a bowl of porridge, and his head was dizzy, as if he was a sign of low blood sugar. I wanted to eat it again, but I couldn't pass the moth level.

Helplessly resisted his appetite, washed his face indiscriminately, changed into a clean robe, and walked towards the county office.

The county seat of Xinjin in the Ming Dynasty is not big, mainly one horizontal and one vertical two streets, and you can walk through the city in less than ten minutes.

The county yamen is located at the intersection of the very center of the city, and there is a notice on the wall outside the yamen, surrounded by several scholars and people.

Wu Jie walked over and saw that it happened to be the notice of this year's county examination, indicating the examination date and registration location, as well as the location of the examination room.

The examination date is the 9th of this month, and the registration location is the county government room, and the examination room is located in the county government hall.

Wu Jie asked about the location of the ceremonial room, and walked in alone.

Like the institutional setup of the imperial court, because Xinjinjin is a county, it also has six rooms, including rites, officials, soldiers, criminals, workers, and households, corresponding to the six departments of the court, and there are small officials to preside over regular affairs.

When I entered the hall, there were already several people waiting there to sign up, some of them were older and some were younger, the younger was still a yellow-mouthed child, and the older one was fifteen or sixteen years old. The difficulty of the children's test is not high, as long as you send a mask and read for a few years, you can easily pass the test. Therefore, the candidates who came were not very old, and Wu Jie was considered an elderly candidate.

After queuing for a long time, it was finally Wu Jie's turn.

The scribe in charge of the registration was probably also tired of it, so he didn't look up, and threw over something like a form: "Write down the names and places of origin, as well as whether the three generations of father, grandfather, and great-grandfather are still alive, whether they have been and have not been born." By the way, can there be an elder in the clan with insurance, or five candidates in the same subject as a guarantee, or a local student guarantee? ”

"Ahh Only then did Wu Jie realize that he had come in too much hurry and had not prepared anything.

It is precisely because of the importance of the imperial examination that candidates must be innocent and need someone to guarantee in case of impostor, or the children and grandchildren of prostitutes.

The problem is that Wu Jie has just returned to his hometown for a month, and although he has settled down, he has never had any contact with his clan. As for the scholars, the students and the others, they don't have any contacts.

Immediately froze.

"What, no, what are you doing without you?" The scribe finally raised his head and looked at Wu Jie with a suspicious gaze.

Wu Jie explained: "I used to be in Nanjing, and I only recently returned to Xinjin, and I didn't go out to get a guarantee. However, I have just lost my place of origin, otherwise, you can find it by looking through the yellow register. ”

He was sweating slightly, he was in a hurry to sign up just now, but he forgot about this stubble, mistakes, mistakes.

"Check, go and go, whoever has the time to check, who knows you, go find the guarantor. Next. The scribe waved his hand impatiently, and the young man in front of him was described as shrunken, and he was bored to see it.

Wu Jie was slightly unhappy in his heart, and frowned: "I am Wu Jie, my father is a staff member of the Nanjing Military Department, and he is a native of Xinjin. ”

"It turns out that you are Wu Jie." was bumped into by Wu Jie, and the scribe was also on fire.

In fact, just now I heard Wu Jie explain that he had just come back from Nanjing and reported to his home, and he already knew who Wu Jie was. It stands to reason that it doesn't hurt to fill in the name of Wu Jie.

But this Wu eldest prince in front of you, do you really think that you are the young master of the official family before? The so-called hairy peacock is not as good as a chicken, you came to sign up, and what did you do with a clear and tall appearance, when you saw me, you should have pleaded in a low voice.

Suddenly sneered: "Without a guarantee, neither can the Heavenly King Laozi." Wu Festival Wu Gongzi, your name is very loud in the county these days, I heard that Wu Gongzi is a fool, very stupid. What's the matter, eldest son, are you idle and bored to come to me today? Hehe, you don't have to bother with this, you won't be able to pass the test when you come. ”

Wu Jie suddenly felt anger in his heart, this guy didn't sign up, and it rose to the level of personal attack, which was tolerable, but unbearable.

Since entering this real dream, he has been relatively satisfied with everything around him, but it is because he is born thin that he is very distressed.

The scribe's words just poked at his sore spot, how could he not be angry?

But on the surface, Wu Jie still had a calm face: "How do you know that I won't be able to pass the test, I will judge people by words, and I will lose them; Judging people by their appearance, they lose their sons. ”

"Teng!" With a bang, the scribe stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "You are a fool, and you also want to learn from the imperial examination, quickly retreat!" "It's going to be someone to blast Wu Jie out.

Wu Jie sneered: "Xunzi said: yes, yes, yes and no; No, right and wrong are stupid.

This means that the ability to affirm what is right and negate what is wrong is the manifestation of wisdom. To think that what is wrong is right and what is right is right is a sign of ignorance. I came to take the undergraduate county examination, and I am doing the right way, why is it foolish?

"The Book of Rites" is another cloud: the foolishness of "Poetry", the misrepresentation of "Book", the loss of luxury in "Music", the loss of thieves in "Yi", the annoyance of "Li", and the chaos of "Spring and Autumn". During the Wei and Jin dynasties, Wang Su said: Fool, Dun Hou.

Aren't you complimenting me?

I don't know if you're calling me stupid or not, praising me or scolding me. I see that you have also read the books of the sages for many years, otherwise it would be impossible for you to listen to errands in the ceremonial room. Wu Jie is unknown, please advise. ”

This passage was heard by Wu Jie a while ago when he was watching Qian Wenzhong's program in "Hundred Lectures", and he was very impressed, and he just used it at this time.

This quote was made so that the scribe's face was red and speechless.

"Well said!"

At this time, a chuckle came from the door. A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe walked in, pointed at Wu Jie and said with a smile: "Don't you think it's inappropriate for you to boast of being a saint disciple Ziyu?" Although the clerk of the ceremonial room spoke just now was unpleasant, it was not necessarily without three points of truth. You say that you are generous, but you say such things as freely, and you refute people's faces and ears, and you lose tolerance, which is not the work of a gentle gentleman. Even if you are allowed to enter the examination room, will you be able to pass the exam? ”

Wu Jie replied casually: "If you let me in, I will be able to win." ”

"Bold, in front of the county lord, you can't be presumptuous!" The scribe shouted.

Wu Jie was taken aback, it turned out that the middle-aged literati in front of him turned out to be Xinjin Zhixian.

Seeing Wu Jie confronting the magistrate like this, several boys who came to apply for the exam next to him were so frightened that their faces changed greatly.

"Wu Jie has seen the county lord." Wu Jie bowed his hand.

"I heard that Lord Wu's son-in-law had just returned from Nanjing and had another serious illness. Today, when the official sees that your face is withered, your body is weak, and you speak Nanjing official dialect, there is no doubt that it is that Wu Jie. It seems that you are also a well-read person, why did you take the county exam, and you have never entered the field before? ”

Wu Jie: "Wu Jie had a hidden illness when he was a teenager and has been recuperating at home. Helplessly, my father had a bad thing three years ago, and his family was in the middle of the road, so he thought about the imperial examination. He kept filial piety in Nanjing for another three years, and only returned to his hometown last month. ”

"Hey, Wu Langguan's official also knows a little about it." With a sigh, the magistrate nodded to the secretary's office: "Report his name for him, and the official will be the guarantor." ”

Zhixian's heart moved slightly: To be honest, it is really not interesting to preside over the county exam. Most of the people who came to the exam were children who had just been in the dark for a few years, and the articles they wrote were also bullshit, and they were bored to watch. The culture and education of a county is also one of the achievements of the magistrates.

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