The time of the palace examination is the same as that of the court meeting, and the temple is entered at three o'clock in the morning, that is, at half past six in the morning.

Before dawn, nearly 600 candidates drove into Xuande Gate in more than 100 imperial carriages.

The carriage stopped in front of a row of tall palaces, the scholars jumped out of the carriage, and an official of the Ministry of Rites shouted: "Queue, follow me to bathe and change clothes!" ”

Five hundred and ninety-six scholars immediately lined up in a long line, and fifty of the boy test candidates walked in front, and everyone followed the officials of the Ministry of Rites to the palace.

Although bathing and changing clothes is a ceremonial need, it also has another special role for the imperial examination, that is, to prevent cheating.

After all, they have all been admitted to the provincial examination, and it would be rude to the scholars to search their bodies like before, so bathing and changing clothes is a flexible and elegant way.

The scholars bathed and changed their clothes just a ceremony, not to let them really take a bath, rinse off a little, and then go to the thatched house to deal with the three urgent things.

Nearly half an hour later, the soldiers dressed in new white court clothes began to line up and walk towards Daqingdian Square.

The sky is not yet bright, a bright moon is still hanging in the sky, but a touch of cyan has appeared in the distant sky, in the moonlight, the tall and majestic Daqing Hall stands in front of the candidates, and the black figure looks more majestic.

This is the political center of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is also the main hall of the imperial palace, where the court meeting is held on the first day of the first lunar month every year, and some major political activities such as the canonization of the crown prince and the enthronement of the new emperor will also be arranged here.

Five hundred and ninety-six scholars stood silently in front of the Daqing Palace, waiting for the time to enter the palace.

The sky is getting brighter, and a touch of morning glow has appeared in the distant sky, smearing the sky with a brilliant rosy color.

At this time, there was a crisp cloud board sound in the hall, and an official walked out of the hall and shouted in front of the jade steps: "The hour has come, candidates enter the hall!" ”

Five hundred and ninety-six scholars, dressed in white court clothes, lined up in two long walks and walked along the eighteenth-level dragon head jade steps into the main hall.

The main hall was ready, with six hundred tables neatly arranged, but there were no chairs, which was the tradition of the temple examination, and the standing written examination required the scholars to write calligraphy, and almost all of them had to write with their wrists suspended.

However, this is also the basic skill of calligraphy, the problem is not big, but the physical test of the scholar is more severe, if the body is weak and sickly, plus the inner tension, I am afraid that most of the day of the exam will not be able to support.

Fortunately, even if you quit halfway, it won't have too much serious impact, and the score is at most fifth, and in the end, it is still Citong Jinshi's background, which does not involve moral faults, and the Son of Heaven is still relatively tolerant of scholars.

In the end, the results of the palace examination and the provincial examination were combined and rated as fifth.

The first class is 'excellent knowledge, pure rhetoric, outstanding and unique, and unparalleled.' ’

The second class is 'talented, thorough, and advanced in the group.' ’

The third level is 'art industry can be adopted, and the arts and sciences are combined. ’

The fourth class is 'art industry is slightly inferior, and the arts and sciences are rough. ’

The fifth class is 'the sparse liberal arts and sciences, and there is no doubt about the retreat.' ’

Among them, the first-class and second-class scholars in the examination, and ranked in the top 20, will have the opportunity to be interviewed by the Son of Heaven in person, and the champion, Bangyan and Tanhua will be among them.

The champion, the list eye and the tanhua are on the Jinshi A list, which is called the Jinshi and the first.

Even if the top 20 scholars did not get the top three, they could still be on the top two list and be given a jinshi background.

If the score is third-class, of course, there will be no opportunity for an interview, and the top three list is also a given-jinshi background, but in the future, when competing with colleagues, the ranking is not as good as the second class, and the status is slightly lower.

If the score is the fourth and fifth class, it will be on the second list and given the same Jinshi background.

The largest number of people are the top three and B lists, accounting for more than ninety percent of the total number of scholars.

The papers and exam questions have been sent down and placed on the table, and there are pen and ink on the table, and the papers must also be sealed, that is, the name is blurred.

Although the palace examination was presided over by the emperor, the emperor only sat high on the dragon couch, and the actual presiding officials were several prime ministers.

Wen Yanbo, Song Zhen, Pang Ji, Gao Ruone, Liang Shi and other five prime ministers inspected back and forth in the main hall respectively, and of course, there were also the left and right attendants of the Ministry of Rites as invigilators.

The time starts early in the morning and ends at dusk, and you can submit the paper in advance, but you must wait for the Son of Heaven to leave the palace before you can submit the paper.

Fan Ning quickly glanced at the depths of the hall, the light was very dim, and he saw several eunuchs standing on His Majesty Dan, and there was a faint person sitting on the top, unable to see the appearance and clothing, it was estimated that it was Zhao Zhen, the Son of Heaven.

He took his mind back and opened the question paper, and there were indeed only three questions, the first was the policy of enriching the people, the second was the policy of reassuring the people, and the third was the policy of governing the people.

The questions are very large, I am afraid that millions of words can not be written, but there are detailed descriptions under the questions, each question is very detailed directions, candidates can choose one or two directions for detailed elaboration, requiring each question not less than 500 words, no more than 1,000 words.

Fanning calmed his mind down, he wrote a summary of the content of each question on a piece of straw paper, and then when he played, he didn't have to write a draft anymore, and time was more tolerant.

The first topic is the policy of enriching the people, and the following is a summary of more than a dozen directions, such as tax reduction, persuasion of agriculture, development of commerce, trade, etc., in the final analysis, it is nothing more than to open up sources and reduce expenditures, so as to benefit the people, Fanning wrote down the direction he chose on straw paper, to enrich the people through trade.

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Time passed little by little, there was only a rustling sound in the hall, and Zhao Zhen, the son of heaven, sat on a high dragon couch, drinking tea while looking at nearly six hundred scholars.

Looking at the young and energetic faces, Zhao Zhen also felt quite a lot in his heart, only young people have the determination to reform and have great ambitions, maybe there will be the backbone of the reform of the Great Song Dynasty among them.

At this time, Zhao Zhen's eyes fell on the first three rows of scholars, these are all young scholars, and they should be candidates for the children's examination.

Zhao Zhen is in the dark, the candidates are in the light, the candidates can't see him clearly, but Zhao Zhen can see every candidate clearly.

His gaze finally fell on Fan Ning, and Zhao Zhen laughed, if he hadn't known in advance, he really wouldn't have recognized this young man who had impressed him three years ago.

The childishness on Fan Ning's face has gradually subsided, although he is still a teenager, the outline of a young man has vaguely appeared on his face, especially the calmness and calmness on his face, which Zhao Zhen especially appreciates.

"Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine!" A eunuch cautiously reminded Zhao Zhen beside him.

Zhao Zhen had been sitting for more than an hour, and he was indeed a little tired, so he ordered: "Let the Xiangguo entertain the virtuous people for lunch, and I will retire for the time being." ”

Zhao Zhen got up and left, and the scholars in the hall didn't pay attention, they were all immersed in the thoughts of expressing their ambitions.

These three questions are very easy to start with, and everyone can elaborate from their own perspective and express their aspirations.

This is also the original intention of the questioner, to understand the mind and ambition of each scholar through the temple examination.

Soon, when noon came, dozens of palace maids moved into the main hall and gave each scholar a hot meal, this treatment was different from the provincial test, everyone was already a quasi-jinshi, and the court would naturally treat them well.

And most of the scholars have already reached the end, and there is not much point in cheating at this time.

The palace maid serves a random meal, and even if someone wants to send a note to someone, the note may not reach the target person's table.

Soon, the eunuch sent chairs and gave the scholars the opportunity to sit and eat and rest, so that many scholars who stood with back pain were grateful.

After resting for half an hour, the scholar continued to hang his wrist and write hard, in the afternoon, as the bell rang, the scholar could hand in the volume, and began to hand in the paper in twos and threes and walked out of the main hall, drinking tea and resting in a designated place.

After another half an hour, more and more scholars handed in their papers, and before dusk came, the last scholar also left the main hall.

Hundreds of scholars sat in the side hall, drinking tea and whispering.

"Fanning, how did you do on the exam?" While people were not paying attention, Su Liang whispered to Fan Ning next to him.

"That's it!"

Fanning took a sip of hot tea and said lightly: "Just write down what you think and think, it's a big deal to be fifth." ”

"Me too, I figured it out but played well, at least three questions were made."

Su Liang glanced at Liu Ran, who was sitting in front, and whispered to Fan Ning: "That Liu Ran heard that he was the third place in the provincial examination for children, and he was very arrogant!" ”

"Maybe he'll do well in the end!" Fanning smiled, he didn't take Liu Ran to heart.

"I heard that only the top three in the Tongzi Department have an interview opportunity, so don't lose in the hands of Liu Ran in the end."

"It's okay, I just want to get a fifth-class grade, and I'll be satisfied with a fellow Jinshi background."

Su Liang rolled his eyes when he heard this, how insincere this guy was.

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[To explain, it's Xiangguo Song Zhen, pronounced xiang, not Song itch, Lao Gao made a mistake in front.] 】

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