Chapter Ninety-Five: The History of the Spring Season (Part 1)

In addition to the major adjustment of officials, there is also a major event that is about to be carried out, that is, the triennial spring festival will be held in early February this year. Chunqiu, also known as the examination, is held every three years, is the central examination of Dayong, and it is also one of the main ways for Dayong to select talents. Only after taking the examination and obtaining the ranking, these students can enter the temple examination. After the palace test, only those who are excellent can be awarded on merit.

Of course, the noble family and some of the children of the shadow can avoid this link. But in general, participating in the Chunfu, obtaining the qualifications of Jinshi and Tongjinshi, and then accumulating seniority to rise step by step, this is the way for most officials in Dayong to advance. Therefore, it is conceivable that the previous Spring Festival has received great attention.

According to the practice of Dayong, the spring festival is held by the abbot of the Ministry of Rites, and the place of the examination is the Tribute Institute of the Ministry of Rites, and the time of the examination is set on the ninth day of the first month of February, one session a day, and the examination is held for nine consecutive days. Therefore, after the Chinese New Year, there are people from all over the country to enter Jingzhao, in order to adapt to the environment in advance, so as to get a good ranking.

Around the Spring Festival, nearly 10,000 candidates from all over the country gathered in Jingzhao, and the inns in Jingzhao were full every day, but there were still some candidates who didn't even have a place to eat and live. There is no way, there are too many lifts, and the inn simply can't accommodate so many people.

Fortunately, Huguo Temple and Bao'en Temple, every spring, will lend the room in the guest hall for the poor people from other places to live, and also provide three meals a day for free. Although the meals provided by these two monasteries are fasting meals, they also make the people grateful, and in a sense, this is the embodiment of my Buddha's compassion.

There are many people who have gone to these two temples after high school to repay their wishes and thanks, in order to thank Huguo Temple and Bao'en Temple for their kindness. In this way, the fame of these two temples is also even more resounding. The incense of Huguo Temple and Bao'en Temple is endless, which is also one of the reasons.

After the Chinese New Year. Emperor Changtai appointed an official to preside over the Spring Witch, this time the Spring Witch. It is still presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and supervised by the Imperial Historical Observatory. Among them, Wei Jindu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Gong Ruxi, the imperial historian, were the main examiners of the Chunqiu, and the deputy chief examiners were Jiang Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Yang Jianrui, the middle of the imperial history.

Because Chunqiu is related to whether the son can embark on the road of becoming an official. If you want to be an official in Dayeong, in addition to Yin Feng, it is a journey to Chunqiu, so the importance and difficulty of Chunqiu. It goes without saying. There are always some people who can't learn, and they cheat and bribe, just to pass the spring. Therefore, in the past spring festivals, there will always be a lot of things happening. There will even be great things happening, not to mention far, let's talk about the Chunfu fraud case in the sixteenth year of Changtai, that year, the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Shi Dafu were beheaded because of the Chunfu fraud case. How many people shed blood that year, and how many people's lives were ruined.

Although it has been nearly 20 years since the Chunqiu fraud case in Changtai's sixteenth year, Wei Jindu and Gong Ruxi both remember the tragic situation at that time. So this time to host the Spring Festival, these two people did not dare to be negligent, and they could even be regarded as unprecedentedly cautious. Together with Jiang Xuan and Yang Jianrui, they led a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites, and the whole process was meticulous from the question to the arrangement of the Ministry of Rites.

Wei Jindu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, participated in the whole process, and he didn't dare to be careless. Spring is too important, maybe it's a shameful thing! Therefore, the spring festival once every three years is the time of suffering of the Ministry of Rites, and it is also the time when the Ministry of Rites is the most important time.

On the sixth day of the second month, Wei Jindu and Gong Ruxi and others came to Ruyifang in the southeast of Jingzhao, which is the location of the Ministry of Rites. Originally, Gongyuan and Ruyifang are two different street names, because the meaning of Ruyifang is excellent, in line with the high school expectations of the lifters, over time, Jingzhao people know that they refer to Gongyuan as soon as they say Ruyifang.

The Tribute Courtyard is closed to the public on weekdays, and the gate is closed. Today, the gates are open, and the thorns around the walls have been replaced, enclosing the temple tightly. Walking into the Gongyuan, I saw that there were officials walking around on the road in the middle, dotting and cleaning up the debris here, and ordering the charge d'affaires to do detailed affairs, which seemed busy and nervous.

The entire Gongyuan is already as clean as new, and in three days, the spring season will begin, and then there will be children who will enter here and start the most important step in their lives. There are already many officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Historical Tower, and they are busy nervously.

Wei Jindu and Gong Ruxi and his entourage went straight north along the Yong Road, passed through Mingyuan Building, went to the public hall, and came to Jukui Hall. Jin Cheng, a relative of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Shu, a member of the Ministry of Rites, introduced the preparations here in the Gongyuan while walking, saying that the origins, ages, and family status of the students who should take the examination and raise the children of the country have been checked clearly, the Mingyuan Building and the number house in the Gongyuan have been cleaned, the large water tank to prevent the fire in the Gongyuan has also been filled, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone have also been prepared, the invigilators, fellow examiners and inspectors have also been in place one by one, and the seat number has been prepared, and it will be posted outside the wall of the Gongyuan tomorrow for the Juzi and the Guozisheng to watch, etc.

The meaning of this report is: the matter is complete, just wait for the spring to begin!

In Jukui Hall, Wei Jindu looked at the officials below him, and he was also quite nervous. He had come to the Gongyuan many times before, and this time, it was to summon the relevant officials of Chunyu to make a reminder before the invigilation, which represented a certain prudence and declaration, and there was silence in this Jukui Hall.

The officials below were all waiting for Wei Jindu to speak, and the atmosphere in the hall was tense and solemn. Spring is about to start, this is a major event of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial History Tower, if something happens, the officials present are responsible, so Wei Jindu has to knock on the officials again, so that they can once again understand the importance of Spring Fu and avoid any mistakes.

Wei Jindu first affirmed everyone's preparations, and said that he had also seen everything in the Gongyuan, and it was very good. At the end, he said: "The importance of the spring festival is known to everyone present, so I won't say more, just one point: you must be careful about your duties, especially the examiners and invigilators, you must understand your responsibilities!" In the past nine days, everyone has to insist on it again. Entrainment, cheating and other things must not happen, if there is a mistake, you all look at the sixteen years of Changtai. ”

He didn't say much, just said a few words, and sure enough, when it came to the spring of the sixteenth year of Changtai, many of the officials present changed their faces. This is no joke! Many people remember the tragic situation of the Chunqiu fraud case that year!

At the moment, all the officials pledged in unison that they would be absolutely loyal to their duties. The sweet-mouthed invigilator assured that in addition to the exam-taking Juzi and Guozisheng, he promised not to put even a fly in it. Not to mention the pen, ink and paper!

Shen Ning didn't know the seriousness of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and she had been very busy in the past few days. First of all, he instructed Xia Ci to do his best, cook a lot of nourishing but not fatty meals, and send them to Shen Yuhong, Shen Yuxuan and Shen Yuping. Then, he instructed Dong Fu and the people in the sewing room to replace cotton with duck down. According to the figure of Shen Yuhong and the three of them, they were sewn into a velvet coat, and after they were done, they were also sent to Shen Yuhong and the three of them, because Gu Wenlan stayed at the Shen family for a long time to discuss the matter of Chunfu with Shen Yuhong. Therefore, he was also fortunate to get one of such a velvet coat.

Shen Ning knew that the ninth day of spring was not only a test of talent, but also a test of body. She did this precisely to help several people successfully pass the nine-day arduous examination of the Gongyuan.

There are so many candidates who come to take the exam, it is impossible for the Ministry of Rites to provide much good meal, and there can only be a few steamed buns and cold tea for each exam, and the difference in meals in the Gongyuan is notoriously. Xia Ci's meal just made these people sticky to the fat; More importantly, in order to prevent candidates from being entrained, the Ministry of Etiquette also stipulates that candidates can only wear thin cotton clothes, and let the invigilator touch them one by one.

It's the beginning of February, the beginning of February in Jingzhao, it's the coldest time, how can the thin cotton clothes resist the coldness of the Gongyuan? Therefore, every time there will be many exams in the Gongyuan who fall hungry and fall ill, so naturally they will not be on the list.

In a sense, only when you are in good health can you do well in the spring exam!

After all these homework were done, Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, this is what she can do for them, and the rest depends on Shen Yuhong and the others! They all have their own real talents and learning, and Shen Ning is also very confident in them. What's more, according to Shen Ning's recollections, this spring festival in her previous life was spent peacefully, and there would be no major events like the exam, so she was not worried.

Shen Zejing and Shen Zeru are also conducting pre-exam counseling and reminders for these four people, they are all people who have participated in the Spring Festival, and they have all achieved good rankings, and in the later palace examinations, they are all from Jinshi, so their experience is extremely valuable.

Regarding the content of the exam and coping strategies, these two people have already told them before, and this time they are mainly talking about the exam environment. Although Dayong's Chunfu has been slightly adjusted over the years, it is still the same, and the Tribute Court will not change, especially Shen Zeru is still serving in the Guozijian and is very familiar with the situation of the Tribute Academy. For this reason, Shen Zeru also drew a special map to explain the structure of the Tribute Courtyard to these four people, so that they could have a direct understanding of the place they were about to go, and also told the truth about the hardships of the Tribute Courtyard, so that they could be psychologically prepared.

"Now Jingzhao Juzi is speculating about what topics will be in this Spring Festival, there are still so-called secret questions circulating in the streets and alleys, and there are also wealthy people from other places who have spent a lot of money to buy them, and the hearts of this examinee have been instigated by these things. That's not a good thing. According to the news heard by Ruliu, many people are chasing the so-called secret questions, Shen Yuhong reported the situation to Shen Zejing and Shen Zeru, if someone really guesses the test questions, will it evolve into a Chunyu fraud case? That's what worries him.

"The test questions of Chunfu are only known to the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner, and even the emperor doesn't know. The school secretary of the Hongbunkan who is in charge of transcribing the test questions has long been secretly detained in one place, and he will not be able to come out until the end of the spring festival. It is not until the moment before the exam that the invigilator and fellow examiners see what the question is. How can the test questions be leaked so easily?! Unless these four people don't want to die, such a thing will appear before every spring, so don't pay attention to this. Shen Zeru smiled. He has seen too many things like this, but it is just a way for merchants to make money, it is just a gimmick, and no one has won it every time.

Shen Zejing also nodded, saying that Shen Zeru's words were right, and such a situation also occurred when he participated in the Spring Festival. I heard that Ye Zhengchun also appeared when he participated in the Spring Festival, so it can be seen that this is actually the normal state of the Spring Festival, and it is someone who has seized the psychology of jumping over the dragon gate to sell these test questions, just to make money, and to piece together the test questions of the past years, all of which are fake.

"It's good to relax your mind as if you were in the study, and make the most of what you have learned. A few of you are capable, but it's just a different place to make an article, what's there to be nervous about? The more peaceful it is, the more it will be true. In the end, Shen Zeru encouraged them and said that he knew the nervousness before the exam, and he could only see everyone's performance on the spot.

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