Qin Mo and his classmates stayed in an inn not far from the examination room, waiting for tomorrow's government exam.

He had basically forgotten all the unhappiness that happened in the restaurant at noon, and after dinner, he calmly began to practice calligraphy.

Seeing this scene, Gu Meng was completely relieved.

In his opinion, Qin Mo has a maturity beyond his peers, especially in terms of mind, which can be described as Mount Tai collapsing on top without changing his face.

When I think back to when I was eighteen years old, in addition to being naïve, I only have the impression of being irritable.

Gu Meng believes that if he is replaced by himself, in the face of the arrogant words of the children of the Zhang family, he will definitely rush to reason with him, and may even have a big fight, which will seriously affect the next government test.

Private fights are not allowed, and if a similar situation occurs before taking the exam, the person involved will be disqualified from the exam.

It would be false to say that he was not worried, after all, the Zhang family had already begun to target Qin Mo, although he firmly believed that the other party was bragging, but whether Lord Fu Yin would really participate in it or not, it was not a good thing for Qin Mo.

An hour later, Qin Mo stripped off his clothes and went to sleep, and soon fell asleep.

Gu Meng couldn't fall asleep over and over, but was more nervous than Qin Mo.

There was no word all night, and after the rooster reported the dawn the next day, the children got up one after another, washed and eaten, and went to the examination room under the leadership of He Chang and the teachers.

Qin Mo saw Gu Meng with two dark circles under his eyes, so he came to his side and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, didn't you sleep well?"

Gu Meng nodded and said bitterly: "I heard the rooster crow as soon as I fell asleep, basically I didn't sleep all night, but fortunately, I don't have to take the exam, just with my current state, it's strange to be able to pass the exam." ”

Qin Mo smiled and said, "Your biggest advantage is that you have no quarrel with the world, and your biggest disadvantage is that you can't hide things in your heart, don't worry, I will definitely get good results." ”

Gu Meng nodded, and said with a straight face: "I believe that you will definitely not let us down." ”

The team soon arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan, where thousands of children from the seven prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the Nanjing Prefecture had gathered.

At the end of the day, the gate of the Gongyuan was opened left and right.

He Chang said to the students in a deep voice: "Remember, you must maintain a peaceful state of mind during the exam, remember not to be impatient when encountering problems, and don't force everything, do you understand?"

"Understood!" dozens of children responded in unison.

He Chang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's enter." ”

Everyone walked to the gate of the Gongyuan, and after inspection, they lined up in a neat queue to enter the second gate.

This is a large courtyard, divided into a main hall and four side halls, the main hall sits in the north and faces south, there are twelve steps at the door, two side halls face east, two face west, and the steps at the door are nine steps.

Thousands of people stood in the middle of the five halls, and there was not the slightest crowd.

Shen Cheng, the chief examiner, stood on the steps of the main hall, and there were two children holding lanterns on the left and right, and the words "piano", "chess", "calligraphy" and "painting" were written on the lanterns.

At the bottom of the stairs were two deputy examiners and twelve invigilators, all with solemn expressions on their faces.

Shen Chengren is middle-aged, giving people the feeling of being a white-faced scholar, exuding the air of a book all over his body, and his eyes are shining with wisdom, indicating that he is a person who likes to be more serious, and his pursed lips indicate that he is upright.

In the distance, the sound of drums came from the drum tower, and it was now two o'clock.

Shen Cheng's lips moved, and he said in a voice full of energy: "The first item of the government test, all the children worship the three saints!"

Squeak!

The door of the main hall was opened at the same time, and the three saints of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism sat in the hall, namely Confucius, Lao Tzu and the six ancestors Huineng.

The three statues are more than two feet high, and in front of them are long incense sticks with candlesticks, and a huge bronze incense burner with cigarette smoke curling from the furnace.

Shen Cheng turned around and led everyone to bow to the Three Saints.

Then there is the second item of the first house test, the child visits the saint of the Tao, and everyone continues to bow down to different side halls.

The west side hall is dedicated to the saint of Qindao, the statue of Le Zu Linglun is located in the middle, on the left is Le Shengboya and Shi Kuang, and on the right is the Han Dynasty Qin Saint Li Yannian and the Tang Dynasty Qin Saint Qian Jing.

The west second side hall is dedicated to the chess ancestor Tang Yao, and the chess saints Yiqiu, Yan Ziqing, Ma Sui and Wang Cang are on both sides.

The east side hall is dedicated to the word ancestor Cangjie, and the two sides are the seal saint Li Si, the Kai saint Zhong Xuan, the book saint Wang Xizhi and the grass saint Zhang Xu.

The east two partial halls enshrine the ancestors and the statues of the saints Gu Kaizhi, Wu Daozi, Wang Wei and Yan Liben.

After three bows and nine knocks, the four children with lanterns walked down the steps and led the four children to the examination room.

Qin Mo left with the calligraphy candidates, and after just a few steps, he found himself isolated, and several people in front of him kept pointing at him.

He quickly found a familiar face from that group of people, it was Zhang Wenqi, who had been defeated in his hands twice before.

Zhang Wenqi had a smug look on his face, all around him were the children of the Zhang family, in order to stop Qin Mo in this government test, several children of the Zhang family branch came from thousands of miles away, which can be described as painstaking.

Qin Mo didn't even frown, and walked straight inside with the crowd.

The roots of Zhang Wenqi's hateful teeth itched, he thought that he would scare Qin Mo's fart, but who would have thought that he would be so calm.

"Cousin, that kid is Qin Mo, right?" asked a Zhang disciple.

Zhang Wenqi gritted his teeth and nodded, and said: "It's him, he knows his next task, no matter what, he wants to prevent the surnamed Qin from passing the exam, even if he loses his exam qualifications, it's a big deal to take the exam next year." ”

"Cousin, rest assured, we know what to do. ”

Several people had sinister smiles on their faces, and they followed the team forward without hurry.

At the gate of the Gongyuan, He Chang's eyes suddenly widened, and he said, "Why did the chief examiner come out with the deputy chief examiner, is it to greet someone?"

Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and saw Shen Cheng and the two deputy examiners standing in front of the gate with respectful faces.

Gu Meng frowned and said: "I can let the examiner personally come out to greet him, the identity of the person who came is definitely not low, it should not be Lord Fu Yin, he only has the qualifications to mark and mark the papers, and he has no right to invigilate." ”

At this moment, a crisp copper bell sounded in the sky.

Everyone followed the sound and looked, only to see a luxurious four-horse flying horse appear in the sky, galloping towards this side.

"Four horses!" He Chang was taken aback.

According to the etiquette system of the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor traveled on six horses, the vassal king and the prince could take five horses, the prince and the prince could take four horses, and the minister could only take three horses and two horses.

As a symbol of the royal family, Feiyu has dragon-shaped ornaments on the carriage, and ordinary people abuse it to be overstepped and will be razed by the three clans.

"Could it be that a prince is coming?" Gu Meng also felt strange, although the imperial court attached great importance to the Wendao imperial examination, but this was only a government examination for children, and there was no need to send such a heavyweight figure to appear.

In a moment, the four horses have begun to land, and the four white horses with incomparable horses take rhythmic steps, and the flying horses land steadily in front of the gate of the Gongyuan dozens of zhang away, the wheels touch the ground, and they are heading towards the gate.

Before Feiyu stopped, Shen Cheng slammed to the ground, and said in a respectful tone: "Chen Yingtian Academy's sacrificial wine, politics and eight-year Nanjing Mansion Examination Shen Cheng, welcome the emperor's order to inspect His Royal Highness King Jia." ”

Everyone gasped, it was really a prince, and it was the emperor's favorite third son, Jiawang Zhao Kai.

It's not over yet, because Shen Cheng didn't raise his head.

He continued: "Greetings to the deputy envoy of the inspection, Lord Zimu, the lower officials have missed the welcome, please forgive the two nobles." ”

Everyone can be surprised, a Jiawang Zhao Kai is already incomprehensible, plus a Zimu county lord, a small government test, is so valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

Zhao Feiyan, the lord of Zimu County, is the only woman with a literary position in the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor Zhao Ji once issued a holy decree to allow her to participate in the Wendao imperial examination, which is a strange woman.

Strictly speaking, the scribe level of the two is not high, Zhao Kai is a tribute to the second way of calligraphy and painting, and Zhao Feiyan is also proficient in the second way of painting and calligraphy, and he is a scholar.

The carriage stopped a kilometer away from him, and the golden-armored warrior who was driving it jumped down from the wheels and reached out to lift the curtain of the carriage.

Zhao Kai said with a pleasant face: "Shen Daren doesn't need to be polite, this king and the county lord Zimu are uninvited, and the troublesome place is also invited to the lord Haihan." ”

Shen Cheng hurriedly said: "The lower officials don't dare! The government examination has officially begun, so please follow the lower officials inside." ”

"Good. Zhao Kai nodded, and then got out of the car.

Zhao Feiyan also got out of the car, the two of them were dressed in brocade clothes, and they showed their royal demeanor everywhere.

He Chang couldn't help but get excited, so that his legs trembled.

Gu Meng glanced at him and whispered, "Master Xuezheng, no, you are a person who has seen the world." ”

He Chang had participated in the palace examination more than 20 years ago and was appointed as a jinshi by the emperor, and it stands to reason that he should not be like this when he sees a prince.

"King Jia and Lord Zimu serve as inspection envoys, so we don't have to worry that Lord Fu Yin will get in the way, how can Ben Xuezheng not be excited. He Chang explained the reason.

Gu Meng's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Yes, why didn't I think of this! His Royal Highness King Jia is a fair person, and the county lord Zimu is even more smart and clever. ”

He Chang stroked his beard and said, "God open your eyes, our students in Xiayi County have been saved." ”

In the examination room, 260 calligraphy children lined up in a neat line, about three feet apart from each other.

The examiner stood on the high platform in front of him, took the official seal handed by the entourage, put it in his right hand and held it high, and said with full of energy: "The first item of the exam - the pen power test, write on the top-grade Shu brocade with the Zizhu Spring and Autumn Pen, and take the filament as the requirement to raise the partition wall!"

As his words fell, the official seal emitted a white light, and then the candidates felt a slight shaking under their feet, and the half-foot-thick blue brick walls rose from the ground, forming small compartments to separate the candidates.

A three-foot-high stone platform was then raised in the compartment for the candidates to use as a bookcase.

"Send pen, ink, paper, inkstone. ”

"Try the pen, time is a stick of incense. ”

"Now the content of the exam questions is announced, and candidates need to write fourteen characters to express their feelings, and those who write other content will be directly judged to fall into the paper. ”

With the issuance of one order after another, the government examination officially kicked off.

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