Chapter 15 County Examination
On the third day of February, Kaohua County. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In the early morning in the county seat, before the sky was fully bright, it had already begun.
Every household was lit up, and the small county town came alive.
The cries of hawkers, the gurgling of horse-drawn carriages, and the barking of donkeys are heard endlessly.
Everyone is working hard and struggling for their own livelihood, and they have already gotten up early.
The same is true for Zhou Xun, who has lived in Xunshi's house for a month, and now it is February. Daxia's county exam is the third day of the second month, and just today, it's time for him to take the exam.
His wife prepared his bags for him very intimately, and he had all the food, pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and it was not easy to get to the examination room.
Before leaving, Xun or specially called his own disciples and instructed.
"Mingcheng's knowledge, the old man is not worried, the county exam is extremely simple, and he must be able to do it. What the old man is worried about is the selfishness of the examination room! Be cautious! Caution! Don't be overlooked! ”
"Fraud in the examination room has always been prohibited, and there were major cases of fraud in the previous dynasty, so more than 10,000 people were implicated. There are even fanatics, who have repeatedly failed to succeed, and have deliberately hurt and dirty people・・・・・・"
That is to say, there are people who deliberately destroy other people's test papers in the examination room, either out of jealousy or at the instigation of ・・・・・・ are hired there are always several similar rumors every year, and many young talents who are too outstanding are not ranked because of this.
"Mingcheng knows!"
The young man was dressed in a royal blue Confucian shirt, and he was generous, standing there like a hermit in the forest, with a noble atmosphere of a scholar.
It's a pity that he is too young, and his immature face is like a delicate porcelain doll.
"There are people in front of the entrance of the examination room to search their bodies to prevent entrainment, including the meat of the food box has to be torn apart, and the clothes have to be untied to see the handwriting・・・・・ this move is really insulting to the sages! However, fraud is rampant! Had to do it! Alas! ”
The old master sighed and shook his head, he also came here like this back then, so he naturally knew how embarrassing the scene was.
"In short, it's good to pass this level, come back and wash and sleep, no one will make any noise to you."
This is indeed an old saying, the examination consumes too much mental energy, many students are tired, and they fall asleep when they leave the door of the examination room, which has always been the case.
Then Xun Or talked about what he saw and heard in the examination room back then, and said some precautions, which are all experiences and can save a lot of trouble.
In many cases, this test-taking experience is easily passed on to outsiders.
The children of the family have been officials for generations, and there are often special people in the family to teach this kind of test-taking experience, which is regarded as the foundation, so that the children of the family are ahead step by step.
Poor people from humble backgrounds, and even children of ordinary people, have to go through several failures before they can accumulate lessons.
If you're unlucky, you'll be ruined for two or three years, or even more.
One step first, one step at a time; Step after step, step after step.
Although the Zhou family is known as a literary name, in this regard, Zhou Gui may not really have Xun or clear.
Zhou Xun listened to them one by one and remembered them one by one.
Walking out of the door, carrying a bag, followed by a few subordinates, all of whom were brought from the Zhou family at the beginning, and nothing else, just big shoulders and round waists, strong and powerful, not afraid of pushing and crowding.
Under their strong opening, Zhou Xun wandered leisurely, followed forward, and opened up a smooth road in the flow of people.
The crowd around has gradually gathered, and they are all flocking in the direction of the examination room.
Kaohua County is not big, and the Gongjian Courtyard is also small, which can accommodate 500 people at a time.
Those who came to see them off, those who sold breakfast, those who brought their servants, and the officials and county soldiers who maintained order were all crowded on the small streets, and the black pressure was full of people as far as the eye could see.
People crowded with people, foot to foot, the smell of green onions, the smell of cooking cakes, floating in the air everywhere.
Many students were stepped on their shoes, squeezed their scarves, touched their bags, scolded and scolded, and lost their demeanor.
Zhou Xun was not much embarrassed in the small space that people crowded.
Squeeze through the flow of people, then find the line and line up.
Then there were the officials with sticks and sticks in a line to block the idlers and so on.
Zhou Xun saw a group of teenagers about the same age as him, carrying large bags and small bags, and reluctantly came over and waited.
Then the previous paragraph was empty, and only the students who referred to it this time walked.
Most of them are young men, and occasionally a few young people, Zhou Xun even saw a gray-haired old man.
Mixed in the middle of a group of young people, these people all covered their faces with their sleeves and walked quickly.
"Why is this necessary・・・・・・
is a lot older, and he has to pass the children's life test with the young man, and he suffers a lot of white eyes.
With a move in his mind, Zhou Xun secretly pinched himself, opened his spiritual eyes, and looked ahead.
The white gas lingers, has the shape of a book, covers more than a dozen acres, and is about three feet from the ground.
After staring at it, he felt a faint stinging pain in his eyes, and Zhou Xun dispersed the spell and returned to normal vision.
"This spiritual eye is still quite useful, it can see what ordinary people can't see, and it can see all kinds of invisible things, which is the most valuable spell in this Taoist book."
"However, it seems that my spiritual eyes are different from those of my predecessors?"
In the past month, Zhou Xun has completed the introductory chapter of the Taoist book, and now he can use several simple Taoist techniques, and this spiritual eye technique is one of them.
Cultivating the spiritual eye can view ghosts, which is the only way for practitioners, and the difference lies in the level of the method and the depth of the path.
"When a Taoist cultivates his spiritual eye, he can see different kinds, and at the same time, he will be hurt by different kinds. After cultivating the spiritual eye, it means that he is no longer a mortal and has stepped into a new world...... There will be no more shelter! In fact, this is to lose the protection of humanity and turn into the immortal path. ”
Zhou Xun knew this, he would not be soft, he would kill the demon when he saw it, and he would destroy every ghost.
Relying on the True Water Method, I have eliminated a lot of essence in the past month, but in the end, the practice is shallow and cannot be supported for too long.
"What this tribute courtyard can't go to must be the literary atmosphere, the essence is similar to incense, but it is combined with the Confucian law, and it is formed by condensation."
"It must be incense, and this tone is much purer. If someone can control the spirit of this tribute temple and cast spells, he should not be weaker than the monk who formed the inner dan. ”
"If I get it, I can purify it with the Shinto method, and it will also benefit my cultivation...... It's no wonder that it's easy to practice in the public gate! ”
Zhou Xun was secretly speechless, he had already found a clue, this tone was obviously mastered.
He's not the only smart man.
"There is such a cultural accumulation in just one county town tribute courtyard, what if it is in the whole territory of Great Xia? I'm afraid it's enough to supply the consumption of thousands of Dao people to cultivate the Inner Dan...... And that's just the tip of the iceberg. ”
Just thinking about it, Zhou Xun had already been inspected, his appearance and name brand had been repeatedly checked, his bags had been turned over, the food had been chopped, and his clothes had been pulled open and looked up and down...... After this meeting, there is no literati demeanor left, no wonder it is said that it is insulting Sven and insulting the sages......
There are five consecutive county exams, each one day, each one at dawn and ends in the evening, and it is locked in the middle and you are not allowed to go out.
After completing the five exams, he was qualified to participate in the government examination, and he was also called a child.
There are seat numbers on the number plates, and each is a small cubicle.
There is a bed, a table, and four treasures in the study.
Because the evening is over, there are no candles.
Zhou Xun found his place, brushed away the dust, found the brazier, lit herbs, drove away mosquitoes, and then waited quietly.
Close your eyes and recuperate, exhale and breathe, dive around the sky, and polish your mana.