In addition to a few officials on the high platform, there were hundreds of officials standing still in the passage formed by low tables.

As soon as Zhang Zhongjun stepped into this courtyard, a servant immediately stepped forward to ask for the brand, and after checking it, he led Zhang Zhongjun to his position.

The more the students sat down, the more they sit, and after a while, they were already densely packed with people. But in this scene about the fate of his life, no matter how much people escaped, they suppressed themselves all life, thousands of people were present, and they could still hear the whispers of those officials on the high platform, so you can imagine how quiet everyone was.

Zhang Zhongjun blinked his eyes, didn't Yang Zhaofei say that he would take the exam at any time? Why is everyone waiting now? Didn't you see that many students were already restless?

Zhang Zhongjun, who can still settle down, but does not dare to move, can only look at the luck of the students in front of him. However, what made Zhang Zhongjun a little strange was that there was no special person among the children gathered in so many counties in the whole prefecture. At a glance, there is white luck in the vast gray and white.

The only thing that surprised Zhang Zhongjun was the official in the center of the high platform.

Zhang Zhongjun looked towards the high platform, although the distance was far enough that he could only vaguely see the color of luck, but the officials on the left and right sides could see the luck of red and orange, but the official who sat in the center and the officials on the side were vaguely stammering had no luck on the top of his head.

Zhang Zhongjun was stunned for a moment, but soon his mind moved, and he changed to look at the natal line mode, which shocked him, in this mode, the officials on the left and right sides of the high platform have only gray natal lines, but the natal line of the officials in the middle is red!

Zhang Zhongjun couldn't determine the identity of the other party, but he just needed to know that the other party was very good.

But Zhang Zhongjun was also a little puzzled, Yang Zhaofei's natal line was invisible, and it was blocked by the golden light of merit. But because Mao, the official's luck line, can't be seen, but can he see the natal line?

Zhang Zhongjun also knew that now was not the time to explore these, and he could only sigh that he was not familiar with the golden finger!

Time passed, and when the day began to rise, the tables in this courtyard were almost full, but the exams had not yet begun, and the students were already restless. At this time, suddenly a gong sounded, and then I saw that the official directly blocked the way.

The officials who were chatting immediately afterwards did not speak, so the official whose natal line was red got up and stepped forward: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Xiucai test in Heyuan Prefecture, Guangnan Province in the twenty-fifth year of Yongqi is about to start, I hope you don't cheat, this imperial examination has a different invigilation method, and if you are caught, you will be banned from taking the examination three times, that is, you will not be able to participate in the imperial examination for nine years." ”

Everyone heard this, but it was not loud and felt as if they were talking face-to-face. Those who don't know how to do it don't know why, but those who know how to do it are much more restrained. Because they know that this is what the best people can do.

After saying that, the official ignored the reaction of the crowd, waved his hand directly, and then the official began to walk slowly in the examination room with dozens of big signs with big characters written on them.

There were papers on the table, and everyone didn't dare to move before, but now they naturally hurriedly took out the four treasures of the study from the book basket, while dripping water and grinding ink, while memorizing the test questions on the plaque, and thinking about the answers in their hearts.

Of course, some people indifferently sharpen the ink, and begin to copy the question and then do the question, some people can't grind the ink well, and some people dye the paper on the table with ink, anyway, it's a rush.

Of course, these unreliable guys are all stared at by the officials, and even some excessively, they are directly circled with curtains, and there are two officials staring at them.

After a period of commotion, the examination room was completely silent, except for the sound of brushing and writing, turning paper, and grinding ink.

Zhang Zhongjun was very calm, because the exam questions did not exceed the content of the ten basic books, and he did not hesitate at all when he had memorized the content backwards, the only thing he needed to control was his writing speed, and the words written at a slower speed would look better.

Of course, the lunch was to be solved by themselves, not only the students, but also the officials on the high platform and the officials who patrolled the courtyard, all took out their own dry food and ate it.

Maybe this is the most suitable time for cheating, but I really don't know how the officials above found out, maybe it's really a special monitoring method? Anyway, those who dare to cheat are all caught by the officials directly pointing out the number plates. The students who were caught were kicked out crying.

Of course, there are also officials who were bought by students and were caught by officials, but this kind of officials did not have the treatment of students, and they were directly knocked out and dragged away, and as a result, I believe that no students will be good. Because any organization hates traitors inside and out.

When the courtyard was illuminated by the dusk sun, the gong sounded again, and some students breathed a sigh of relief and began to pack up their bookbaskets with relaxed faces, and Zhang Zhongjun was one of them. But apparently more panicked, either looking at the exam papers, or hurrying to write.

Zhang Zhongjun and the other officials took away the number plate and test papers, stretched their waists, carried the book basket on their backs, and left the government office along the reopened curtain passage with a relaxed face.

Outside the mansion, Yang Zhaofei was already waiting, and he didn't ask how he did in the exam, so he directly dragged Zhang Zhongjun to a nearby inn to freshen up and have a light dinner, and then didn't chat with Zhang Zhongjun, and directly drove him to rest.

The next day, Zhang Zhongjun got up, and was waited by Yide Palace with the boy who lived in the inn to freshen up, and then had breakfast, and came to the outside of the mansion under the pull of Yang Zhaofei, who was even more excited than Zhang Zhongjun.

At this moment, there are already four or five pillars high in the four gates outside the palace, and Yang Zhaofei explained with great interest: "At that time, the names of the seven Xiucai in the six counties of Heyuan Mansion will be written on a wide red cloth with a large pen and hung high above the four gates of the government for a whole day!"

Zhang Zhongjun was looking around, because there were many fewer ordinary people who came to the government office to do business today, and almost all the students he saw were students dressed as scribes and looking anxious. Of course, it's more about the ordinary people who are watching the excitement and joy.

Hearing Yang Zhaofei's words, Zhang Zhongjun was stunned for a moment: "Seven talents? Brother Yang, isn't there only six counties in this Heyuan Mansion?"

"Haha, Brother Zhang, don't forget that there is also a talent quota in Heyuan Mansion City. Yang Zhaofei said with a smile.

Zhang Zhongjun nodded suddenly, and then asked again: "Is it true that Xiucai is admitted according to his origin?"

"Yes, so the Xiucai test is not a competition for students in the whole province, but a competition for students in the whole county, you don't know, Zijin County reported one hundred and thirty-five children this time, plus the children who were willing to sign up for reference in previous years, the total number of places is three hundred and sixty-four, but only three hundred and twenty-three people actually arrived in Fucheng to participate in the exam, and the other forty-one people either encountered various accidents and could not come, or disappeared directly and inexplicably. Yang Zhaofei said this, his tone was a little weird.