The Ming Dynasty must take the imperial examination, and the imperial examination must be carried out by the school. The children's examination is the entrance qualification examination, and only after that can you have the opportunity to see the real talent selection ceremony later.

Early in the morning of the tenth day of the first lunar month, before dawn, Xu Yuanzuo had already gotten up. Although his big backer Xu Fan was not in the house, Xu Cheng had already helped him take care of it properly, and when Xu Yuanchun came over, he had already eaten breakfast and was checking the pen and ink for admission.

Xu Yuanchun had already gone through a while, and was deeply impressed, so he immediately checked for him, asked him to bring an extra Xinhu pen, half a piece of Hui ink, and checked the box and said: "I asked someone to prepare all the dry and loose pastries for you, don't bring the dumplings, you can't eat them when it's cold." ”

"Thank you, big brother, for bothering."

"You have to be careful when eating these pastries. One is to be careful of staining the roll, and the other is to be careful of choking. Xu Yuanchun said: "It's best to drink less water after entering the venue, so as not to consume three urgents." So I prepared you dry plum glutinous rice juice, you can't drink it in a big gulp, when you are thirsty, you can take a sip, and when you are thirsty, you can quench your thirst. ”

Xu Yuanzuo said secretly: This brother is really careful.

"Thank you, big brother." Xu Yuanzuo said.

"If you're ready, leave early, I'm afraid there will be too many people if it's late." Xu Yuanchun said: "Don't rush to write after entering, you have to think carefully to be lonely." You should also put away your manuscript paper, and don't show it to others. He thought for a while and said in a low voice: "There is a first-class slut, the most unpleasant, after coming out, he will ask someone to write a paper and comment on the article." Relying on his own reputation, he sways public opinion, praises and disparages, and makes people fall behind. ”

The rules of the county examination are not as strict as those of the township examination and the general examination in the later ones, because the county officials are close to the people and are easily influenced by public opinion. So there is this kind of slut, by slandering others, looking for other people's mistakes, to eliminate competitors for their own people.

Xu Yuanchun felt that if he said this, he would pollute his mouth. But I am afraid that Xu Yuanzuo will be framed like this.

Xu Yuanzuo doesn't matter, whose public opinion can change the established decision of the two masters of the county government?

"I see." Xu Yuanzuo said: "I won't let such a slut get his wish." ”

Xu Yuanchun smiled at ease, prepared scattered silver for Xu Yuanzuo, and accompanied him to the county school.

Xu Yuanzuo saw that there was still a black hole outside, and when he went out, he found that the exam was really a major event in life, and the torch was like a dragon. Meander down the long street.

Under the firelight, there were wooden, tangled, and confident faces.

The younger ones are seventeen or eighteen years old, and the older ones are seventy or eighty years old, and they are really yellow-haired and drooping, gathered together.

On the shoulders of Yuanchun and Yuanzuo, six strong men in front of them held lanterns with the words Xu Fu to open the way, and there were healthy servants on both sides carrying wooden sticks to protect them. Although Xu Yuanzuo has a kind of refreshment of looking down on the crowd from above, he is also worried that doing so will really attract envy. Fortunately, the closer you get to the county school, the more such shoulders will be.

Xu Yuanchun is a student. Even in the school of the house, he is a character like a scholar. His appearance is good, his family background is good, his articles are good, his personality is good, and his natural popularity is good. Along the way, there were quite a few people who greeted him, and he also told the truth: send his younger brother to take the exam.

Xu Yuanzuo is just his brother-in-law from the perspective of legal reasoning, but Xu Yuanchun introduced him to the outside world that he is Xu Fan's step-son. Nor is he in a position to correct the rebuttal.

In this way, the students in the government and county schools all know about Xu Yuanzuo. And most of them are very strong, and they all come up to have good karma.

Xu Yuanzuo greeted them one by one, and walked straight to the door, but saw an acquaintance.

"Wanguanren, why are you here?" Xu Yuanzuo lowered his shoulders and hurriedly passed. He was about to call Xu Yuanchun. saw that the elder brother had been surrounded by classmates, and he couldn't get out of it for a while.

This "Wanguanren" is wearing the uniform of an official, and it is Lu Fuzi's classmate of Mengxue, Wan Xinrong, a household scrivener in Huating County. He had two meals with Xu Yuanzuo, and he had the relationship with Lu Fuzi. Tuo called him "nephew" before, but now he stepped forward half-hunched and said angrily: "Xiaoyou is taking the exam today, why don't you tell me in advance?" Fortunately, I caught up, and I didn't miss the big thing. ”

Xu Yuanzuo was surprised: "This matter is troublesome to the officials." ”

Wan Xinrong said secretly in his heart: It seems that it was too big and displeasing before! I'm afraid I'm going to have to spend some money today.

Where does this come from?

But it was Lu Fuzi who introduced this Wan Xinrong to Xu Yuanzuo a few years ago.

Wan Xinrong has been in the house for many years and has a fat difference. The annual summer tax and autumn grain are handled by him, and the marriage, life and death of the people in the county are approved by him, and the most important thing is that he is in charge of the fish scale yellow book of Huating County, which can determine the level of the household, and holds real power in his hands.

Such a character is still arrogant when he sees his classmates, and for the students of his classmates, he puts himself in the position of a teacher.

Although there is no call for envoys, it can definitely be regarded as a commanding force. And at that time, Xu Yuanzuo was only Xu Fan's righteous son, and this righteous son also had three, six, nine, and so on, but Xu Fan was high above and couldn't control a scribe, so Wanguan didn't care about that layer of relationship.

Xu Yuanzuo is a person who has seen the world, of course he understands this truth, and he will not be surprised by him, but he will only go to him when he needs to use it in the future, and he will definitely not be close.

Today, it's a different story.

Wan Xinrong knew two days ago that Li Wenming, the owner of the county, personally ran errands for Xu Yuanzuo to run an exam card, and he was already chuckling in his heart.

Although the subordinates can control the county officials, the county officials can also decide the future of the subordinates in a word—especially since he has been walking recently, hoping that the officials can turn him into a bureaucracy, that is, a high-ranking official who eats the emperor's grain.

If you offend the beloved apprentice of the county lord, won't you make trouble for yourself? What's more, he also knew that Xu Yuanzuo had written a book, which seemed to be quite well received in Shilin, and if he passed the boy's test and became a student, it would be even more offensive.

"Little friends don't know, this entry is also exquisite." Wan Xinrong said mysteriously: "Come with me." ”

Xu Yuanzuo was stunned for a moment, and then turned around: he is a student, I am uncrowned, and I can't afford the title of "little friend". Now he has overdrawn the title of "Tongsheng" to me in advance, which is clearly to show goodwill.

Xu Yuanzuo didn't go with him, but said, "My brother is still over there." ”

Wan Xinrong looked over and saw that it was Xu Yuanchun, and secretly said in his heart: This is another embarrassment! At that time, he only said that he was the righteous son of Xu Fan and Xu Daguan, but now he has become a stepson?

He hurriedly said, "I was about to go over to pay a visit." After that, he squeezed over to Xu Yuanchun's side, reported to his home, and said, "I am going to bring Yuanzuo Xiaoyou into the field." ”

Seeing that he was dressed as an official, Xu Yuanchun pulled Xu Yuanzuo aside and said in a low voice: "You have a lot of old friends, and it is best to have someone from the yamen take you in." ”

"Then I'll go in first?" Xu Yuanzuo is still a little worried, the time has not come, the dragon gate has not been opened, so he went first?

"It doesn't matter. If you save three or five taels of silver. Xu Yuanchun said: "Later, there will be officials to sell this entry quota." ”

Xu Yuanzuo understood.

There are 2,879 children in Huating County who will participate in the county examination this year, and the school palace naturally cannot accommodate such a large number of people, so it has to be built into an examination shed. Although this examination shed can shelter from the sun and rain, it is already inferior after all. However, there are even worse seats, that is, outside the examination shed, scattered seats in the sun and rain, and even stinking seats next to the latrine.

Who doesn't want to have a comfortable and comfortable position after ten years of hard study, so as to give full play to their strengths?

Since there is inequality in resources, there will naturally be inequality in people.

Everyone is equal, and if you have money, you can be more equal than others.

In a power society, if you have power, you can be more equal than silver.

Xu Yuanzuo enjoyed this admirable and gnashing of teeth.

Wan Xinrong naturally didn't dare to accept Xu Yuanzuo's silver, otherwise it would not be a show of goodwill, but a solicitation. He took Xu Yuanzuo all the way inside, and the official guarding the door only symbolically checked Xu Yuanzuo's hair and test basket, and let him go without even opening the box. This is Wan Xinrong's big face, and the other is that the county test itself is not very strict.

Xu Yuanzuo entered the examination room all the way, and said in his heart: Just find a place to sit like this?

Wan Xinrong is very familiar with it, and chose a good location for Xu Yuanzuo: "It is ventilated and bright here, and it is far away from the toilet, so it is just right to sit here." ”

"Don't you need to be seated?" Xu Yuanzuo hesitated.

"It doesn't matter." Wan Xinrong helped Xu Yuanzuo put down the things, glanced at the number plate on the seat, and then walked to the clerk in the ceremonial room, said a few words, asked for the answer paper, and came back leisurely and said, "Now it's your seat." ”

There is a seat number on the answer sheet, which is indeed a matching seat, but you can also take a seat first and then check the number. (To be continued......)

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