In the blink of an eye, it was spring and March, and more than a month had passed since Shangyuan Eve. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

During this period, the government and the opposition were not stable, and since the flood in Dingjiang at the end of last year, the flood control has continued in the past three months. Although the big flood peak has passed, the water situation along the Dingjiang River has not receded. Just in time for spring ploughing, the impact of the flooding of the Dingjiang River has become more and more extensive.

The emperor, his cabinet, and his ministers have discussed the matter of controlling the water many times.

There are also many young officials who can ask in a letter to follow the recital presented by the Seven Princes and control the Dingjiang River in accordance with the water blocking law. But this time, the emperor also changed his attitude, saying: "The water blocking project involves a lot of money, and it is not suitable to be held for the time being, and then mobilize again when the current round of floods is over." ”

It was the morning, and although the spring of Bai Yujing was different from that of Jiangnan, it was also very vibrant.

In the small courtyard of the Seven Princes' Mansion, flowers and plants are beginning to appear, and birds are singing constantly. In the hall, there were two people sitting.

On the main seat, the young and dignified Seventh Prince spoke with a smile: "You don't have to be nervous tomorrow, with your talent, you will definitely be able to pass this round of exams." ”

This prince has been in a good mood recently, first of all, the matter of water control in charge of the eldest prince is stalemate, and even the emperor has privately revealed to himself that when the water level is temporarily lowered, in May, he will rush to the new strategy of blocking and controlling the river before the flood season of the Dingjiang River.

Now the "suspended" statement from the government and the opposition is actually a smoke bomb released by the emperor. Since the emperor learned the way of man and god from Fang Haoze, he immediately learned and used it.

"Students must listen to the teachings of the Seventh Prince and play well from tomorrow. Fang Haoze also smiled.

At this time, this meeting was actually about the imperial examination that Fang Haoze was about to face. Before the exam, Fang Haoze specially came to the prince's mansion to pay a visit.

For him, tomorrow's examination is almost equivalent to the last journey, and those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, and he must not relax on the last part of the road, so he deliberately came to meet with the Seven Princes in advance.

In the world of Daxin, the imperial examination starts from the township examination to the palace examination, and the middle examination is actually the role of connecting the previous and the next. The acceptance rate is extremely high, and the difficulty is much less than that of the township exam.

Because the time of the examination is set in March, it is spring, so it is also called "spring skull", and the township test is called "autumn skull" is the same meaning.

The reason why I came to the Seven Princes' Mansion on purpose is because Chunyu is the abbot of the Ministry of Rites, and the chief examiner is the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites has always been the traditional sphere of influence of the Seven Princes. The two attendants of the Ministry of Rites are also frequent guests of the Seven Princes.

The exam is approaching, and the waiters of the Ministry of Rites are all closed to avoid suspicion. Fang Haoze went to the Seven Princes' Mansion at this time to sit down, no matter which squire presided over this Spring Festival, he knew that the other party Haoze should relax a little.

This is also Fang Haoze's cautious character, in fact, the two servants of the Ministry of Rites, Fang Haoze have also seen it in the Seven Princes' Mansion, and now I will pay a visit, just feel at ease.

After chatting for a while in the Seven Princes' Mansion, Fang Haoze retired. Because of the big exam the next day, many things had to be prepared back, and the Seven Princes did not stay as guests, and when they left, they asked their close attendant Qi Huangxiang to send them out.

Walking outside the street, Fang Haoze found his own carriage, and Mingyun was also a coachman.

"Childe, is today's visit so short?"

"I retired early, now let's go to the Gongyuan to go through the formalities. Fang Haoze got into the carriage, and then didn't say anything all the way, still thinking about tomorrow's test.

The venue of the examination was held in Bai Yujing's Ministry of Rites Tribute Academy, and the various rules and regulations were slightly the same as the township examination, with a total of three examinations, each of which lasted for three days.

It is said that it is three days, and the actual time for the full calculation is more than a day.

Although the time is not long, there are many contents in the three examinations: the first test is four books and three ways, and the scriptures and meanings are four; the second test is one for the first and fifth courses, one for the edict, one for the edict, one for the chapter, and one for the internal department; and the third is the fifth test for the scriptures, history, and strategy.

If you can do this series of questions, it will still test people's physical and mental strength.

However, basically after passing the township test and arriving at the meeting, the candidates don't say that they are one in a thousand, and there is always one in a thousand, because most of them are calm.

The day of the test list is in April a few days after the exam, and the apricot blossoms are in full bloom at this time, so it is called the apricot list, and the person who will take the test is called "Gongshi", and the first name is "Huiyuan".

Fang Haoze has learned from the Seven Princes that there are more than 2,000 candidates for this examination. In the end, the tributes will be selected about a hundred, that is, twenty to one, which is already a high percentage.

Especially once you pass the exam, it is equivalent to passing the temple exam.

As long as you can pass the "Gongshi" examination, the subsequent palace examination will not depose the Gongshi, but just rearrange the ranking.

Bai Yujing's road was wide, and the carriage was not slow, and after a while, he came from the first ring of the prince's mansion to the vicinity of the third ring.

I saw a house door deep, a high-walled compound, beams interspersed, bucket arches out of the eaves, it is the Ministry of Rites Tribute Courtyard.

Many people look relaxed, in fact, this is also a matter of course, after all, the acceptance rate is high.

Because thousands of people are required to take the exam every few years, in addition to the examination room used for the exam, there are post houses, shops, restaurants and other supporting facilities around the Gongyuan.

Fang Haoze entered the Gongfang, and then entered the report office of the Gongsheng Institute of the Ministry of Rites, where there was a lot of people, dozens of officials of the Ministry of Rites were busy, and the lifters lined up in a line, waiting for verification.

However, Fang Haoze naturally went in by himself, and there was no need to queue up. He and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites are acquainted, and the waiter is equivalent to the deputy minister of the Ministry of Rites, and naturally there are already people in the Ministry of Rites who have greeted him.

All the way in, a scribe from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward: "Did Fang Gongzi come to handle the formalities in person, we are about to send someone to your apartment, so you can save a trip." ”

The scholar's face was terrified: "Please don't blame the son." ”

"Where, I just came out of the first ring, and I also stopped by to go through the formalities. Fang Haoze smiled.

When the scribe heard Fang Haoze come out of the first ring, his face became a little more respectful, he knew that only the royal family and other big officials were close to the palace and lived in the first ring.

At the moment, he was no longer verbose, and hurriedly went through the formalities for Fang Haoze.

First of all, Fang Haoze handed in a paperwork. After the scribe took it, he registered it on a file and gave Fang Haoze a nameplate.

The sign was made of bronze, with a name on it, and a personal number A, B, C, D. During the examination, you can use this bronze medal to enter and leave the Tribute Academy.

Because of the privilege, it only takes a few minutes to get everything done.

Fang Haoze was polite in his mouth, and went out directly. At this time, the people in line in front of them all looked at Fang Haoze, who had completed the formalities quickly, and their eyes were full of curiosity.

Someone asked the fellow villagers around him, "Who is this young man?"

Naturally, no one knew about Fang Haoze's situation, he had participated in a literary meeting since he arrived in Bai Yujing, that is, the time of the Shangyuan Festival, but he didn't even reveal his name.

He smiled in his heart, and after those moves, he went home happily, leaving only a back.