The eighth day of the second month.

In the afternoon, there will be a trial entrance.

There are nearly 10,000 candidates who participated in the examination this time, not all of them are lifters, there are also inmates who have passed the examination from Guozijian, plus domestic servants and friends who came together to send the examination, and the two streets outside the Gongyuan are overcrowded.

Because of the large number of people, try to avoid pedestrians in the surrounding area.

Just when a few people on Zhu Hao's side were waiting to enter, an "open-top" carriage came in the distance, that is, an animal that didn't know whether it was a horse or a mule, dragging a cart, on which sat an old man with a pitch-black beard, dressed in rags, but everywhere he went, the people around him were cheering.

"Whew......"

A lot of people followed suit.

Lu Song frowned and looked into the distance, and saw that the carriage was approaching this side, so he couldn't help asking, "Who?" ”

Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head.

I don't know at all, how do you know who it is?

But looking at it like this, this person seems to deliberately ride a carriage to swagger through the city, deliberately perform for the scholars, and enjoy the glory of being cheered upon.

"That's Hu Daring, the gentleman of Nandu, he has returned to Beijing? As a model of literati, don't you shout along? ”

There were officials who maintained order, and when they saw this scene, they actually mobilized the scholars present to cheer together, as if they intended to create a celebratory atmosphere.

"Wow......"

Few people on the side knew who "Hu Daring" was, and they also cheered together.

Lu Song looked at Zhu Hao again: "Who is it?" ”

Zhu Hao stood on tiptoe, looked into the distance, carefully identified the bearded old man who was standing on the cart and waving to everyone at the moment, and explained: "Hu Shining, a Jinshi in the sixth year of Hongzhi, one of the four gentlemen of the Southern Capital, when he was the deputy of the military reserve in Jiangxi, he took the lead in reporting to the imperial court that King Ning had signs of rebellion, and was punished for Liaodong, and it is estimated that he was released back to Beijing." ”

As a martial artist, Lu Song didn't know much about civil affairs, so he nodded first, and then asked curiously: "Didn't Wang Zhongcheng play first?" ”

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "This Hu Daring played the impeachment of King Ning as early as the tenth year of Zhengde, and Yan Shun, the deputy of the Dianbao of the Ning Palace, and Chen Xuan, the Dianshan Zheng, came to Beijing to denounce it in the twelfth year, as for Wang Zhongcheng...... Although he led the troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible after the incident, he did not publicly participate in the impeachment of King Ning, after all, he was in charge of the affairs of southern Jiangnan, and had nothing to do with Nanchang, and his participation was ultra vires. ”

"I see."

Lu Song finally understood, and even Sun Ru and Gongsun Yi on the side probably understood what was going on.

Hu Shining participated in the impeachment of King Ning in the tenth year of Zhengde, but was framed by the court officials who were bought by King Ning, and was imprisoned for the crime.

In prison, he continued to play impeachment, King Ning tried every means to condemn him to death, fortunately, someone in the court came forward to help, and finally conquered Liaodong, now King Ning's rebellion has been confirmed, and he finally has the opportunity to return to the capital after a long absence.

Looking at his big shoulders and round waist, although his face is dark but very round, he doesn't look like he is suffering in Liaodong, and he should have a good meal on weekdays.

"Good...... Good ......"

The cattle were still moving with the cart, but Hu Shining was able to stand up on the cart, but he was not very good at expressing himself, so he could only keep waving his hand.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, it seems polite to evaluate this person in history as "dark complexion, eyes like electricity, and nose like a lion", if you don't know, you still think that he is a black and strong man, where is there a little bit of traditional literati Sven and delicate?

Sun Ru was also looking: "Is this a scholar?" It's a shame for the readers. ”

Gongsun Yi hurriedly stopped: "Don't talk nonsense, be heard, be careful to fight with you." ”

Hu Shining used his nearly five years of imprisonment and border time to set an example for the people of the world, and won the respect of the world with his iron backbone.

Even Zhu Hao felt that Hu Shining deserved the cheers in front of him.

It's just this person......

It doesn't seem to be a person who can speak well, Zhu Haoxin said, no wonder Huguang Governor Xi Shu will say that he "talks about things like a tongue, and the grass plays like a hanging river", the feeling of this Hu Daring is a stammer, he likes to blow his beard and stare at others, he doesn't know how to cater to officialdom, but he is jealous and hateful, and he dares to speak on paper, and it is estimated that he can detect King Ning's rebellion five years in advance, and speak out...... At that time, even if King Ning really had a little rebellion, he would definitely not be able to talk about the opposite.

Courage is commendable.

Zhu Hao was thinking about something, Hu Shining's board car happened to pass in front of him, Zhu Hao beckoned to Hu Shining, and I don't know if Hu Shima saw it, so he actually waved his hand to Zhu Hao.

Probably among the candidates queuing up outside the Gong Academy, there is no young man like Zhu Hao at all, there are a lot of old guys, Hu Shining got Zhu Hao's hand, which is equivalent to gaining prestige among the four generations of the old, young, middle and young, and Zhu Hao's appearance just fills the vacancy in the age group.

"It's ugly."

After Hu Shining passed, Zhu Hao couldn't help but say.

Several people stared at Zhu Hao, and Gongsun Yi was full of blame, as if to say, didn't you hear what I said to your student just now? Dare to slander the literati in front of the literati?

Zhu Hao flattened his mouth and asked, "What are you looking at me?" Saying that he is ugly has nothing to do with his knowledge and morality, isn't it true that people are ugly? ”

After speaking, Zhu Hao pulled a young man in his early twenties who was about to enter and asked, "Your Excellency, what do you think of Hu Daring's appearance?" Isn't it ugly? ”

The man smiled bitterly and quickly avoided Zhu Hao's gaze, but nodded with an "um".

Only then did Zhu Hao let go of his hand and shrugged: "Look, this is a consensus, right?" ”

At this time, even Lu Song was a little speechless when he heard it.

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Hu Shining entered the city and passed through the Tribute Courtyard, but it was just a little episode before trying to enter the venue.

Zhu Hao can understand that arranging such a play before the exam can be regarded as a kind of stimulation and encouragement for these candidates to prepare for the exam...... Look, as long as the literati have straight waists, even if they were wronged at the beginning, there will always be a day when they will be able to win the respect of the world, and you should take this as an example.

Will try to enter the field, no waves, no obstacles.

Even the daily searches are sloppy.

The people who searched and inspected knew that most of the people waiting in line to enter the examination room in front of them were masters, and their social status was not ordinarily high.

What's a cheat?

Bring the Four Books and Five Classics and the Collection of Annotations into the examination room?

Or write an article in advance and take it with you, and wait to copy it after entering the venue?

Even if you find a Hanlin to write an article, I'm afraid you may not be able to pass the exam again, right?

Do you really think of the test as a child's play?

Zhu Hao found that although the imperial examinations he participated in became bigger and bigger each time, and the seriousness increased, the intensity of the search became smaller and smaller.

This fully illustrates a problem, that is, the imperial examination has reached the level of the township examination, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people, let alone the examination, this kind of examination is almost close to standing on the moral high ground for judgment, and the literati can rush all the way to the examination, and if they do not die, they will take off a layer of skin, and finally obtain social status, and the world will not think that such a proud son of heaven will use the means of the next work to take the examination and make himself discredited.

Zhu Hao thought to himself that since ancient times, fraud has abounded in the scientific field, which shows that the dynasty is harsh on literati, and it is not as tolerant as the Song Dynasty is to scholars, and it seems that this is not necessarily the case.

Until the Qing Dynasty, the literati were not yet slaves and servants, and they were completely the masters of this society.

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After entering the venue, the seats were demarcated, and Zhu Hao's position was close to the door.

This is already a very good seat, only one room away from the fence gate, after sitting down, Zhu Hao tidied up his things a little, and many people had already lit the brazier for the first time.

In the winter, I went to the Gongyuan to participate in the examination, and the temperature in the capital in February was as high as zero degrees, even if I wore a heavy winter coat, it was extremely cold in this kind of place, which was the opposite of the stuffy environment during the township examination.

Zhu Hao's situation is okay.

After arriving in the capital, a modified version of the "down jacket" has been worn on the body, and even Zhu Si and Tang Yin have each sent one, for people who are accustomed to the southern weather, if there is no Zhu Hao's "down jacket" after arriving in Beijing, it is estimated that they will not be able to stand the wind and frost on their faces.

There is one good thing about Jingshi, that is, "dry cold", even if it is zero degrees, as long as there is no wind, you will not feel the biting cold.

It was sunset.

There was also a routine tour before the night, and the candidates looked much more lively than they did during the township exam.

The exam will only be held on the next day, and the sound of talking is constantly in the ears, whether you know it or not, you must say hello first, although these people are opponents, they are colleagues after they can't enter the court...... After all, there are 60 people in an examination shed, in terms of probability, with the proportion of 450 jinshi at a time in the last year of Zhengde, more than 20 people can take one, and two or three jinshi in an examination shed are average, and taking four or five is a burst of luck.

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Before nightfall, it was quite good, each candidate was hot in his heart, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

But when night falls......

Candidates from the south were the first to take it and couldn't stand it.

The temperature plummeted to below zero at night, even if the building was separated by a tarpaulin, but the cold wind would still pour in, and someone coughed from time to time in the examination booth at night, and complaining abounded, after all, many southern lifters came to the north for the first time to take the exam.

The environment of the examination shed is almost "open-air", and this kind of house without even a door is really a ruthless torment for the usually pampered Confucian students.

Zhu Hao sat in it and didn't go to bed early, after all, he didn't have the habit of going to bed early.

"Next door, seeing how old you are, where did you come from?"

A candidate with an accent like that of Shandong, broke the silence and asked.

It was the candidate in the house next to the fence gate.

He wanted to talk to someone, so he could only talk to Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao replied: "Huguang's." ”

"Huguang is a good place, with abundant products, and I heard that your carp over there is very delicious." The man continued to pick up stubble.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I rarely eat fish, it's not good for that...... You said it in such detail, have you been there? ”

"I've never been to that tuddle......" the man said.

At this time, the examinee in Zhu Hao's side room said: "Haven't you been to you and say an egg?" ”

The man from before said, "Hey, who are you?" Speak politely...... Are you also from Huguang? ”

"I'm from Jiangxi."

"Jiangxi is also a good place, and the porcelain is very famous......

A group of people are chatting nonsense, because they are not familiar with each other, and they can't say anything else except to talk about the region.

It's just an awkward chat.

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