In the Ming Dynasty, there was a curfew at night, that is, after nightfall, the city gate was closed, and pedestrians were also prohibited from haunting the streets, so as to prevent the perpetrators from committing crimes.

Generally speaking, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the governance of the local government has paid attention to the word "blocking", which is the best to nip unstable factors in the bud, and as for the inconvenience caused to the people, it is not within the scope of consideration of the magistrates.

But the Ming Dynasty passed through the wisdom of Ren Xuan, and during the Jiajing period, the national strength was prosperous and was at its peak. Therefore, in prosperous areas, curfews are not so strict.

For the people who live overnight, the government often turns a blind eye. Of course, oxen, horse-drawn carts and sedan chairs are not allowed to appear in the middle of the night, so that a special industry --- porter appeared in Chengdu City.

Ordinary people go to the casino or the Qinglou too late at night, and if they want to go home and don't want to walk, naturally a group of porters come up and ask: "Where to go?" "Luoma City, good, ten cents." Then, on your back you are a fierce run, because you can take a shortcut, the speed is a few points faster than the sedan chair.

The half-time affairs of the government and the imperial examination were set at the time of Mao in accordance with the rules of the early dynasty of the imperial court.

But in this part of the year, there are 365 days in Sichuan, and at least 200 days are cloudy and rainy, and the dawn is late. In the middle of winter, it often doesn't fully open until 9 a.m.

As a result, many people choose this convenient and cheap way to travel. It's just that the dignitaries and nobles have their own sedan chair drivers, and they don't have to be carried on their backs, which is not a system.

In ancient times, scholars were weak, and many people were panting after walking a few steps.

Many of the candidates who came to take the government examination today have hired porters, but Wu Jie did not attract the attention of others.

In addition to a Chengdu city in Chengdu Prefecture, there are also several counties such as Xinjin, Xindu, Qionglai, and Huayang, and there are many times more candidates than Xinjin County. For a while, in addition to people in the small square in front of the school, there were still people, and people were panicking.

It was also at this time that there was a taste of entering the big examination room. In contrast, the county test is simply a child's play.

Everyone was panicked and expectant, and some of them turned pale and their lips trembled slightly.

Several officials stood at the gate of the school and shouted loudly, kept pushing the boy's door in front of them, and shouted: "Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, the prefect will come over for a roll call later, and those who get the names will come forward to be checked, and then find your own examination house according to the test number." ”

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, all have a part in it."

"You're crammed here, when will it be okay? When the hour comes, close the door immediately. ”

The officials shouted hoarsely, but there were too many people who came to the exam, and many of them experienced such a big scene for the first time

But it's okay if they don't say this, as soon as they say that they will close the door when they are young, no matter where you are sacred, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu come, they will not let it in, and the candidates will panic. They didn't care about that much, and they all rushed forward desperately.

Soon, it was a big tickle. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people are shouting loudly.

Some drooping children cried loudly, looking for their parents who came to accompany them to the exam.

Wu Jie came late, but fortunately he was not caught in the crowd. But when he saw the black pressed human head, he still felt that his scalp was numb. There are too many people, and the real army has crossed the single-plank bridge. This is the second session of the children's exam, even if you pass the test, there is no fame, if it is replaced by the last hospital exam, or even the township exam, I don't know what the situation is.

However, the imperial examination is a pyramid from the beginning, and a single child examination can brush 90% of the candidates. In the next few scenes, I don't think it's so messy, so many people.

People were constantly squeezed to the ground, the test basket in their hands was also lost, and the four treasures of the study room were scattered on the ground.

There was even an old boy with white hair and beard who didn't know when he was squeezed out, with blood dripping on his forehead, and the whole person seemed to be stunned, standing on the side with saliva at the corner of his mouth.

Wu Jie couldn't help but shake his head, this Lin Governor didn't know how it was organized, his management ability was low, and this scene was too chaotic. For this kind of test, candidates should be familiar with the test room in advance and familiarize them with the admission procedure.

However, after thinking about it, Wu Jie couldn't help laughing: I don't even have a reputation now, but when I think of this kind of thing, it's important to find a way to squeeze in first.

In fact, the reason why candidates were not allowed to familiarize themselves with the examination room in advance in ancient times was probably to avoid suspicion. Otherwise, if the candidates are let into the examination room first, and those who cheat leave something among the candidates, the officials of Chengdu Prefecture will have to eat and hang.

More is better than less.

Wu Jie jumped down from Xiao Er, probably because he drank too much wine yesterday and didn't wake up, only feeling a little empty under his feet.

He turned around and said thank you to Xiao Er, and then said to Mozi: "Mozi, you better go back first, this exam will take three days." ”

Moth shook his head: "No, I'll be waiting for you here." He pushed him again: "Come in quickly, if you are late, you will be in trouble." ”

"Okay." Time is pressing, Wu Jie is not nonsense, his goal is to only win the government test in one day, so he struggles to squeeze into the crowd.

As soon as I rushed into the crowd, I felt a huge pressure, there were too many people, the air was full of the smell of sweat on the scholars' bodies, the smell of ink was interspersed, and I didn't know whose four treasures of the study were squeezed to the ground.

In addition to the scholars, there were also many people who looked like slaves in the crowd, screaming and scolding, probably to clear the way for their young master.

"It's messy, it's really messy!" Wu Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he had no choice but to follow the crowd step by step.

Fortunately, he is used to squeezing buses in modern society, and he has a lot of experience, so he didn't suffer anything.

Can this congestion be compared with the bus during the morning rush hour in later generations?

At this time, he suddenly heard "Ah! A scream, a woman's voice.

When I looked back, it was the moth that followed. The inn's junior second also followed, struggling to push the people who squeezed over with his arms, panting in his mouth: "Mr. Shizhen, I'm here to help you!" ”

Wu Jie was taken aback: "Moth, get out quickly, be careful of squeezing you." ”

Moth said loudly: "If you don't enter the examination room with your own eyes, the young master, Moth is not at ease." ”

"What did you say?" It was so noisy that Wu Jie didn't hear it clearly.

At this time, two scholars suddenly appeared in front of Wu Jie and laughed: "It turned out to be Wu Da Fool, you also came to the exam today?" ”

When Wu Jie saw it, it turned out to be two scholars from Xinjin County, Jiang and Huang.

The two of them also brought a few servants with them.

Wu Jie wondered in his heart, these two people are usually coaxed and coaxed, and they look like talented people, why did they come to participate in the government examination? He also thought that both of them were famous, but it turned out that this was not the case.

As soon as he saw the smiling faces on their faces, Wu Jie felt a sigh in his heart and felt a little bad.

Sure enough, Jiang Sheng turned his head to Huang Sheng and smiled: "Brother Huang, seeing that Wu Jie is squeezing so hard, we are all fellow countrymen, should we help him?" ”

Huang Sheng said with a smile: "That's natural, Wujie is my county, no, it should be the first talent in our Chengdu Mansion, if you can't even enter the examination room, then it's a joke!" ”

Huang Sheng handed over a look to his subordinates: "A few of you guys help Wu Da fool and fork him out to my son." ”

"Yes." A few servants came over and pushed Wu Jie out of the crowd.

"What are you going to do?" The moth screamed.

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