Chapter 33 Government Examination (4000 words)
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To outsiders, it seems that two little guys, one big and one small, are playing, but in fact, Zhou Xun has already probed Zhou up and down without a trace.
"The root bone is unshaped, and it should make a difference."
When there was no one around, Zhou Xun groaned.
"The rights and wrongs behind this girl are definitely not shallow, and we still have to cover them up."
A finger tapped the center of her eyebrows, and a spirit rune was quickly written, and then disappeared, and the original rich and majestic qi was covered, like a layer of mist, revealing only some white gas like smoke, mixed with a few subtle traces of red gas.
"With my methods, I disguised it a little, and when the idle warlock looked at it, he could only see the number of lives I forged. The white gas is rich, mixed with a few wisps of red gas, and she has a small status among ordinary people, and she can be said to be a young lady from a wealthy family. β
"Since ancient times, the law has not been imposed on nobles, and although my spiritual rune is wonderful, it may not be able to cover it up all the time. It's better to lead her into the Tao and practice my Dharma. β
It was a superficial method of spitting and transporting, lest this girl not understand, Zhou Xun deliberately used his own mana to guide her, comb her body, and kill the three corpses, so as to facilitate her to enter the Tao.
The child's body is clean, there are fewer obstacles to cultivation, and the mind is relatively simple, which is more suitable for practicing the superficial breathing technique, so as to cultivate the Tao nature, dredge the meridians, and prepare for the next step of cultivation.
Ji Xueluo fell into a deep sleep, and naturally opened and vomited in her sleep, Zhou Xun observed for a while more, and was sure that this girl was used to this way of breathing.
For the first time, she still needs to be guided into the realm of gong, and after many times of familiarization, she can practice on her own, and when she really turns it into instinct, she will be able to do gong all night after falling asleep, and over time she will be able to enter the Tao.
"This little girl herself is not bad, she has started refining qi at this time, and she will be eight years old in three years, and she can almost transfer to the next stage of cultivation at that time."
Zhou Xun estimated the progress and prepared to teach students according to their aptitude in the future, intending to accept the first disciple in this life.
"If you can meet me when I am sailing, and save me, and give me a name, isn't it because I am destined for it, and it is a god-given apprentice."
He preaches the Dharma most importantly, so what is the Dependent Dharma? In fact, it is not mysterious, it depends on the behavior of each family. Some only need to close the eye edge, and they can be included in the door wall; Some only look at sincerity, and set up eighteen tests to test people's hearts......
For him, it is the fate of the law, pay attention to nature, meet it, think it is good, so he pushes the boat to accept it...... If you don't meet it, you don't have that fate, and you can't enter the poor road, so please ask elsewhere.
At the end, I was a little worried, and I added a few talismans to this little girl to prevent this little girl from inadvertently attracting foreign demons when she was quiet.
When these things were over, Zhou Xun went out empty-handed.
The sky was just dawning, and there were already a lot of people gathered in front of the Tribute Courtyard, and Zhou Xun was mixed in it, so inconspicuous.
When the hour comes, an errand will come to unlock the lock and let the candidates in.
A nameplate with the name of the seat written on it and information about the candidate's place of origin is also issued on the back.
A group of sword-carrying officials were there to inspect the nameplate, and those who lost the nameplate were not allowed to enter.
Soon it was Zhou Xun's turn, and the people who checked the nameplate saw a lot of Tong Sheng, and they didn't look down on him because of his age, but just glanced twice, drew a tick on the roster, and let him pass.
After entering the Tribute Academy, I couldn't go directly to the exam, and a big curtain was set up next to it.
The children who came in front of them were all searched one by one with their clothes open, and their hats, shoes, hair bands, and clothes were all searched.
Just in order not to humiliate Sven, candidates are still allowed to keep the innermost single clothes.
"No wonder my father sneered at the jokes in those scripts about women pretending to be men and taking the Jinshi exam, just at the moment, it's really a daughter dressed as a man, and she may not even be able to pass the government exam, and she still wants to be admitted to the Jinshi?"
"If a woman is really dressed as a man, she is only wearing a close-fitting single clothes like this, and she is searched, unless she is blind, she can't tell the difference between men and women!"
Just thinking about it, there were a few entrained candidates who were searched out and taken out on the spot, but they were forgiven all the way, and they were inevitably expelled from school and could not take the test again for three years.
What's more, from now on, if you tarnish your reputation, you don't want to be a person in Wu'an Mansion.
Zhou Xun was also concocted in the same way, searched, the hair bun was rudely scattered, to see if there was a note hidden, and was turned over and over to check the coat, after all, in previous years, some candidates embroidered handwriting with needles and threads.
After a while, he let Zhou Xun go, and he was already very embarrassed at this time.
Zhou Xun tidied up his appearance before looking for the seat number and finding his cubicle.
Very good location, far away from the latrine, and far away from the room, so as not to be affected by the smell.
The cubicle was small, with room for a table and a chair, and was surrounded by walls on three sides, one facing the middle hallway, with a layer of wooden planks added to protect it from the elements.
Zhou Xun inspected the exam compartment inside and out, and found no problems.
He sat down and waited for the exam to start, and from this side, he could see the candidate opposite.
The compartments of this tribute courtyard are like this, one by one, they are next to each other, and they can be seen on the opposite side, if you have good eyesight, it is not difficult to see the candidates' test papers on the opposite side.
After waiting for a while, an errand officer sent a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the four treasures of the study room were prepared by the examination room during the examination, in order to prevent cheating.
Zhou Xun knows some interesting facts.
There have been candidates who dig out their minds, make hollow brushes, and hide articles; There are also efforts on the inkstone, and the palm-sized inkstone is carved with tens of thousands of words; Of course, the ink strips of the grinding ink are needless to say......
In short, they showed their powers, and later the examination room simply did not allow things to be brought in by the exam.
You are not allowed to bring food, and you are choking to death while gnawing on the cake and looking for words.
"Eat, Qing Shui, it seems that someone is going to do something here?"
Zhou Xun remembered the omen not long ago.
"This room serves the lunch of all the candidates, and it is inevitable to accidentally injure the rest of the candidates by doing it directly in the room, and the movement is too big."
"It's nothing more than a servant who buys one or two to deliver food, and the special addition to me is all a rotten trick."
"The government exam is not a one-time test, and the paper will be collected in the evening, even if you don't eat or drink, it will only take a few hours, but it depends on what tricks you play!"
After making up his mind, Zhou Xun decided not to touch the food provided in the examination room, anyway, for him, it was just an idle matter if he didn't drink or eat for a few days.
"Bang Bang Bangβ"
There was a knocking sound.
"The Gong courtyard is locked!"
From this point on, no one was allowed to enter or leave the Tribute Courtyard, and the same was true for the examiners, who had a group of men and horses, dressed in armor and swords, to maintain order.
Then, in the distance, a shrill voice was heard.
"Please test Godβ"
This is the voice of the eunuch, and the eunuch has the responsibility of supervision.
In the Tribute Courtyard, there were five examiners in front of the statue and a eunuch, leading a group of miscellaneous servants, bowing down.
The idol emitted a layer of white light, spreading to the entire Tribute Courtyard, and in a short time, it enveloped the entire Tribute Courtyard inside and outside.
"I don't want to have this kind of priesthood."
"It's just limited to the examination room, and the role is nothing more than to check for fraud in the department, which I didn't seem to have seen in the previous county exam. Is it because there are too many people taking the county exam, so it's not worth it? β
"This god has little power, but he has the most authority in the examination room. Cheating with Taoism can be easily detected. β
"I just don't know if this test god is available in every house, or is there only one test god?"
After worshipping the god of the examination here, the examiner asked with a smile.
"Father-in-law Liu, it's time to open the book!"
The eunuch pinched his orchid finger and laughed pretentiously.
"The miscellaneous family is a seven-grade servant, but I don't dare to call myself a father-in-law. Mr. Wang is the main exam, so he naturally listens to you, so why bother asking the miscellaneous family? β
The king relieved his heart, this eunuch didn't seem to be trying to embarrass him.
So he respectfully asked for a box of test papers, signed and signed them, stamped them with a large seal, uncovered the fire paint, and distributed the sealed test papers.
The exam papers are all blank, and the exam questions will not be released until a while.
Lord Wang is the main examiner, but it is not his business alone.
Several examiners took out the sample questions, which were sealed in another box, and the printed test questions were all here.
The errand officer will send the exam questions separately, no one will have one, and the page can be replaced by those who are damaged and notched.
Zhou Xun was sitting precariously and looked at the exam questions when he received them.
"The first question is counting? This is the question of chickens and rabbits in the same cage on the "Counting Book". β
"Chickens and rabbits are in the same cage, there are seventy-two heads, and there are two hundred and twenty-two feet, ask how many chickens and rabbits there are."
This question is not difficult, Zhou Xun did the math, and wrote down the answer on the answer sheet next to him.
The second question, which is about 20 sentences, is a passage excerpted from "Yafeng", asking what this paragraph is talking about and the allusions involved. The main test is the familiarity with the scriptures, and candidates who are not familiar with memorizing the classic books will not be able to answer this question.
Zhou Xun memorized the classics like a stream, this question is not difficult, after a little consideration, he finished answering.
Then, there are more than a dozen questions, taking geography, astronomy, history, naturalism, all kinds of them, some of which are tricky and weird, and Zhou Xun has to think for a while before he can write.
The examiner patrolled back and forth in the tribute courtyard, corrected one or two candidates from time to time, and ordered the messenger to fork out and wait for disposal.
The disqualified candidates cried on the spot, causing upset.
Then he was locked up in a black room on the edge of the Gongyuan and couldn't be released for the time being.
The candidate opposite Zhou Xun, in his twenties, was irritable at this time, so he scratched his scalp, his dandruff flew to the ground, and his eyes kept looking this way.
Zhou Xun quietly dried the several sheets with the answers written, put them upside down on the left hand side, and then continued to answer the questions.
Before I knew it, it was noon, and the servants brought the lunch prepared by the tribute court.
With one meat and one vegetable, plus rice, many candidates suspended answering questions and used lunch.
Zhou Xun also got a share, but he didn't move a chopstick.
"Humph!"
"What a fool of me! Just like this, who will put down chopsticks? β
Zhou Xun's face was unhappy.
His lunch, which was oily green and sour, looked rancid.
"I thought it was some great trick, but it turned out to be so disgusting that I came!"
"It's not dough! Not a son of man! β
This is the method of the next three indiscriminate, not very clever, and the intention is just to disgust people.
Indeed, if you change someone else, you will inevitably be furious at this time, and even roar in the examination room...... Even though I was able to change the food in the end, my mood was all ruined.
"That's it, it's just a child's vindictive trick, and I don't care about you."
Zhou Xun simply didn't touch the food and continued to answer the questions.
After a while, the errand officer came again, and when he saw the untouched dishes and chopsticks, he smiled defiantly, and gave a look of omission to him.
ββ¦β¦β
Zhou Xun ignored him, just answered the question, and just secretly watched his every move.
The kid wasn't fooled before the officer met, and he was helpless.
"How can you bear it so much?"
The officer was also a little surprised by the boy's patience.
He is the most impulsive young man who has tried a hundred tricks in the past, and he will lose his mind if he provokes a little, as long as he makes a big move in this examination room, whether it is reasonable or not, this exam is yellow.
If you are bad with the examiner, you will inevitably fall off the list.
I thought it would be the same this time, but I didn't expect it to happen.
"This can't be done, I've already taken the benefits, if it can't be done, the hundred taels of silver will have to be spit back!"
It's just that Kaoshen is monitoring the Gongyuan, and he can't be too obvious, so he has to pack up the dishes and chopsticks and leave.
When he arrived at the quarter, the servant winked at one of them.
Here, there has been a test of the gods, so I can say something.
"What's wrong? Not? β
The man was dressed as an errand servant, and he looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old, but he was born white and his hands were clean, and he looked like a rich young master.
"Little Master Jia, the person you are talking about, he doesn't eat oil and salt!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the untouched food.
"Look, this rancid dish didn't move at all, didn't make a sound, and just took care of answering the question."
Young Master Jia was anxious.
"What then? I'm betting with someone, I must make him ugly, it's better to cheat, and get rid of his reputation!
No matter how bad it is, he has to let his name fall to Sun Mountain this time! β
"Little master, why do you have to keep an eye on this person? I look, otherwise forget it, anyway, there is no deep hatred. β
The messenger asked tentatively.
"That won't do! This person actually wants to marry my sister Lin! I want him to fail the test! β
"Sister Lin can only be my sister! Don't get married! β
"I want Sister Lin to stay at my house, this guy can't stay!"
Young Master Jia asked:
"Hey, is there a way for him to stop bothering my sister Lin?"
The errand officer listened to it with relish, and made up all kinds of market jokes in his head, and felt that the gossip of the big people was more interesting than any storytelling.
"Young Master Jia, is this really embarrassing for a villain? The villain has only been an errand boy for a few years, but he doesn't dare to break the rules. Besides, after the house test, there is also a hospital test, and the hospital has tried, and it is a student! β
"As far as your Guogong Mansion is concerned, it's not a small student, so why worry!"
"In the examination room, there are special people everywhere who pay attention, and there are gods in charge, and it is even more difficult to do anything."
The errand officer complimented a few words, but he didn't want to get involved further.
"What you say makes sense, then it's cheap!"
Young Master Jia took off a purse from his waist and threw it to this person.
"I've got it for you!"
The messenger took the purse, weighed it, and was afraid that there would not be a dozen taels of broken silver, knowing that this was a purse specially prepared to reward the next person, he thanked him and withdrew.