In the early morning, the east is slightly white and bright.

The early birds, chirping, landed in the quiet courtyard, pecked and jumped on the white stone paved ground.

Lin Zhengyang had already woken up and pushed open the window.

Suddenly, the chill peculiar to early spring greeted us.

"Whew-"

Between breaths, a puff of white air came out.

Outside the window is a yellow plum tree, and the air is full of elegant fragrance at this time.

A little servant in Tsing Yi, looking at the age is not very old, about eight or nine years old, the age is red from the cold, standing not far from the courtyard gate, under the corner of the wall, walking back and forth quietly, hearing the sound of the wooden window opening, turned around, relieved, hurriedly walked over, and said:

"Young Master Yang, the head of the family invites you over."

Looking at the way he looked, he had obviously been waiting for a while.

It's just that because of the rules at home, I didn't dare to trespass, so as not to disturb the candidates for the substitute exam, so I had to wait bitterly outside.

The imperial examination is a major event, which is related to the rise and fall of a family, and it is because every time there is an entrance examination, no one in the family dares to offend easily.

At this time, the head of the house will really beat people to death!

Even if he is killed if he is not allowed to do so, it is best to be expelled and rushed to live in a remote Zhuangzi, which is equivalent to exile.

Most of those who can get an errand in the Lord's family are not stupid people, and naturally know the severity.

I'd rather wait a little longer than rush in and fall into someone's hands.

"yes, I see."

Lin Zhengyang noticed that his nose, cheeks, and hands all had obvious chilblains.

Probably a person with no background.

The sons of those families, for generations, are quite trustworthy, and generally speaking, they will not be so miserable.

However, this is also the norm at this time, all over the county, there are many people who are worse than him, and even among the thousands of families in the Lin family, there are many poor.

He just needs to take care of himself.

I just don't know, how are some of the other brothers doing now?

After a pause, he asked again:

"Is everyone else up?"

"There are two of them, Ying Shao and Xuan Shao have been up for a while, Yun Shao and Ming Shao haven't yet."

Luckily, it wasn't late.

Lin Zhengyang went back to the house to wash, using the toothbrush at this time, and after washing with salt, a servant brought hot water and dry towels.

The servants are all honest men, and there is no such thing as a maid with red sleeves and incense.

Before the start of the exam, the family could be said to be strictly guarded, forcing the children of the clan to study wholeheartedly.

The so-called red-sleeved fragrance night reading is just a little delusion of down-and-out scholars.

The bigger the clan, the more detailed the rules, and the more they pay attention to these ······ Still want a maid? There are no doors!

Over the years, Lin Zhengyang has become more and more aware of the difference between the so-called century-old clan and the nouveau riche.

In addition to the so-called ancestral virtue remnants, it is a set of family rules that have been verified for more than 100 years and have been effective, and the thick family culture atmosphere that has been precipitated for more than 100 years, of course, there are also those connections and wealth of the older generation.

For example, the Lin family has a tradition of closing doors and concentrating on studies in the three months before the imperial examination.

For some outstanding children who are particularly fond of it, this kind of single-door and single-family "retreat" courtyard is specially divided to give excellent conditions for studying.

Of course, this requirement is not low, at least it is expected to raise people, in order to have the opportunity to be recommended by the home teacher, after a long period of examination, the head of the family and several family elders recognized people, only this treatment.

After Lin Zhengyang finished washing, he dressed neatly and went to the head of the house.

Along the way, there were many servants carrying buckets of water to the rooms.

This is a place in charge of hot water at home, and there is a special person responsible for boiling hot water before dawn, and it is ready to be delivered.

The head of the house is a small courtyard planted with a bamboo forest.

There is a long corridor in the courtyard, a few feet above the ground, and there are wooden steps on the east and west sides.

Go up the stairs and walk through the promenade.

A gentle breeze blows, and bamboo leaves rustle.

When I arrived at the door, I raised my hand to knock, and I heard a kind middle-aged male voice behind the door:

"The door isn't closed, come in by yourself."

"Yes!"

Push it straight and close the door after entering.

Lin Zhengyang saw several people eating around a round table.

Soy milk, rice crackers, gruel, and side dishes all exude a fragrance that makes people feel good and have a great appetite.

The head of the house was dressed in civilian clothes, sitting on the main seat facing the door, eating the same thing.

At this time, I didn't pay any attention to dining etiquette.

"Zhengyang, you're hungry, sit down and eat some first, let's talk while eating today."

Lin Zhengyang did not shirk, sat down generously, took a pair of dishes and chopsticks, filled a bowl of hot porridge, and ate the side dishes.

There were turnips, pickles, dried fish, and the cook at home did a good job.

It didn't take long for two more to come.

Take a closer look, several people in the family who participated in the county test this time have arrived.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the middle-aged head of the family smiled, looked at the few teenagers who were chewing slowly, and slowly began to speak:

"The exam is coming, I won't say anything, presumably for the county exam, you should always have a number, I'll talk about the county exam."

Two of them paused and listened, and Lin Zhengyang inadvertently filled the eating speed.

"The county exam is nothing more than a question, familiar with the classics, you will get nine out of ten, even if you have no talent, the chance of passing by rote memorization is very great, but when you get to the county exam, it is not the case."

"The county examination is just a child, and the Taoist method taught by the government is just a small technique for spitting out health preservation, and practicing it is just building a foundation, which is nothing to the big family."

"This county test is actually an open side to the cold door, so that people in the cold door can have a promotion level, so the requirements are not high."

"During the county examination, the one who came out of the examination was Xiucai, and the Xiucai who came out of the Taoist Department could be registered in the Curse Forbidden Division and the Daolu Division in the future, and there was a chance to make up for the lack of Taoist officials······· My family still has some influence in the county, as long as you can pass the exam, you will also have a place in the county. ”

Just because you're eligible to fill a vacancy doesn't mean you can fill it.

Don't look at it as just an unpopular official, it is also a real formal establishment, eating public meals, and holding a lot of authority in his hands.

If you don't have a network background, the gift-giving is not in place, and you just wait to fill the gap according to the rules, even if you die, you won't be able to get a position.

There are many monks and few porridges, within a county, within a radius of 100 miles, there are not 1,000 children, but there are hundreds, and there are only a few locations?

The Lin family is also in the local clan, and there are Tongjinshi, and there are five-grade Taoist officials in the clan, so they have this kind of influence in the county.

Tongsheng is actually nothing, only when it comes to Xiucai, it is beneficial to the family.

In fact, among the thousands of households in the entire Lin family, the real grassroots team is basically these who have taken the fame of showing talents.

Of course, only in the Taoist Section.

The Jinshi Branch and the Ming Jing Section, that is, ordinary officials who cannot revise the Fa, are far inferior to Taoist officials in terms of status.

Taoist officials are all able to cultivate the Dao Law, and even have supernatural powers, so ordinary officials naturally have to be lowered.

Lin Zhengyang continued to listen to the head of the family below, and gradually understood.

The benefits of children to the whole family are limited, and only Xiucai can effectively give back to the family.

Because Xiucai can fill the vacancy, and the officials of this era are lowly and powerful, they are superior people in the county, and they can feed the family in all aspects.

It's just a show of fame, and there is still an upper limit in the end, unless you make great achievements and make an exceptional promotion, you will stop at the warden for the rest of your life, probably from the ninth grade.

As for lifting people, it is even more rare, only a few people can be taken in a province, and the gold content has been greatly improved, and they are qualified to fill the vacancies.

Raising people to participate in the career will be more difficult than the promotion of Jinshi, the ceiling is the fifth grade, and the limit is so.

Even so, it's a rarity.

Again, it is the state test, with the Jinshi and the Jinshi.

A list of Jinshi, only three people, the champion gives the official is seven products, and the list of eyes and tanhua are from the seven products.

The first place on the second list, it takes a little to start, and you can get the official body of the eighth grade.

The rest of the fellow jinshi all started from the eighth grade, or even the ninth grade.

During this period, the speed of promotion varies, and there is an upper limit after that.

Overall, if you don't have a Tongjinshi background, you don't want to be a positive third product at all.

And only the three products, after death, there is a court edict and a glorious court.

Zheng Sanpin Member, the honor of the extreme, there will be a posthumous gift after death, the Ministry of Rites will draw up a nickname, as long as the emperor Zhu pen circle reads, you can add the number of gas, in the underworld to seal the gods.

This is a reward for loyal ministers, and it also means that you can openly enjoy the incense, and it can also expand the family's influence in the yin and yang worlds.

This was originally a secret, if it weren't for the head of the family at this time, Lin Zhengyang would still be almost kept in the dark.

"It's really funny, I actually underestimated the imperial court system before."

"This is already a fairly complete national Shinto system, and it seems that there are also masters behind the imperial court!"

"I need to re-evaluate the relationship between the court and the Dao vein, I thought that the court was just a puppet to deal with general affairs, but now it seems that it may not be so simple, this water is becoming more and more muddy!"

The imperial court and the Taoist lineage, the Shinto and the immortal way, are intertwined, and when you think about it, you feel as if you have a lot of inside information.