A few days later, before the ship knew it, the ship had arrived in Tongzhou, and Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian said goodbye to the boat's home and went ashore.

Liu Anjiang paid the boat fare, and Zhang Jian insisted that the two share it equally. Where is Liu Anjiang willing to ask, and said with a smile: It is my luck to meet Brother Ren on the road. The meager boat fare should be borne by the younger brother. If I don't meet my brother, this boat fare is not my business alone? What's more, getting along with the benevolent brother and benefiting the younger brother a lot is priceless.

Zhang Jian couldn't resist Liu Anjiang, so he had to give up.

They calculated the time and asked for two "buses" to go straight to the "Dragon Gate" on Chang'an Avenue.

The "Dragon Gate" is located on the east side of Chang'an Avenue in front of Tiananmen Square. It is one of the passages leading from the Imperial City to the eastern part of the inner city. Chang'an Avenue, known as China's "first street", is named after the two gates of Chang'an's left gate and right gate, which means long-term peace and stability. The left and right gates of Chang'an were built in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), the two doors have the same specifications, they are all three que, coupon doors, white marble thresholds, single-layer mountain yellow glazed tile roofs, red walls, and the foundation is the white marble Sumeru. After the Ming and Qing dynasties of the "scientific examination" palace examination, the name of the candidate in the examination will be written on a long yellow list, under the guidance of the drum music staff, from the noon gate, to the south through Tiananmen, and then to the east to the left gate of Chang'an, Zhang hung in the temporary dragon shed. Because the nomination of the ancient gold list is like "a carp jumping over the dragon gate", once he climbs the "dragon gate", he is worth a hundred times, and his life will immediately "rise to the top". Therefore, in ancient times, people also called the left gate of Chang'an as "Dragon Gate".

At the door, they were allowed to enter after the guards had verified their identities until they reported to the Tribute Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites. After entering the Gongyuan, the real exam begins.

In the Qing Dynasty, the examination lasted for several days, so during this time, the Gongyuan was the temporary home of the candidates. Generally speaking, the standard of the candidate's number room is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 6 feet high, according to today's unit conversion, the average per capita area is less than 2 square meters, and it is really a little crowded with food, housing, and writing.

Before entering the house, three candles were issued to each person, and the door was immediately blocked after entering, and the candidates answered the questions inside, and rested in it at night. It is also in this environment that candidates write brilliant writings

After the house was arranged, Liu Anjiang hung up his own curtain to block the sun and prevent rain. Then lay out the futon and wait for dinner and bedtime to recharge for the next day's exams.

The so-called test takers will have a total of one place to test science and art. Conducted by the Ministry of Rites, the examination was held in Kyoto. The test was held at the Gongyuan in the southeast of Beijing's inner city. The chief examiner of the examination 4 people (2 in the Ming Dynasty) is called the president, and the bachelor who was born in Jinshi, and the officials above the deputy capital of the imperial history below the Shangshu are invited to be filled by the ministry.

The examination will be held in three sessions, one on three days, the first on the 9th of the first month, the second on the 12th, and the third on the 15th. The three test items, four books, five words and eight rhymes, five scriptures and questions, are the same as the township test.

The area around the examination room is full of labels: "Seeking talents for the country", "Abide by the rules of the field", "It is strictly forbidden to carry clips" and so on.

In addition, there are 18 examiners in the same place, and most of them are served by Hanlin. The procedures for sealing, transcription, proofreading, marking, and filling in the list during the examination are the same as those for the township examination.

After nearly half a month of life almost like a "prison", I finally got through it. Liu Anjiang was relieved and walked out of the examination room with a smile.

Liu Anjiang found Zhang Jian for the first time, and asked with a smile: Brother Ren, how do you feel?

Zhang Jian smiled: So-so. What about you?

Liu Anjiang also smiled: Each other. It's already in the past anyway, and no matter how much you think about it, it won't help. Why not have a drink and relax.

Zhang Jian smiled and said: Nai also makes.

At Quanjude Restaurant, they asked for half a roast duck and a few side dishes, and sat opposite each other.

Zhang Jian said with a smile: I've been asking my virtuous brother to spend money recently, I'm really embarrassed.

Liu Anjiang said with a smile: It is really the will of God that you and I meet, and we are like brothers and sisters nowadays, so how can we talk about breaking the cost. If Brother Ren goes to high school this time, the younger brother will have to rely on Brother Ren in the future.

Zhang Jian smiled: Everything is left to fate.

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There is still some time before the release of the list on April 15, and Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian can only relax in the capital for a few days. They traveled together to Xiangshan, the ancient Great Wall and other places. It also looks leisurely.

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On the day of the list, it can be described as the yellow list wall east of the "Dragon Gate", which affects the hearts of thousands of people. Candidates, family members, relatives and friends...... Once the list is released, some people are happy and some are worried, and a narrow list carries too much bitterness in the cold window of ten years.

Jin Xiaoying and Yu Yaqing are the same, her husband has been away from home for more than a month, I don't know if his diet and daily life, whether he is self-respecting? It's true: the mountains have trees and branches, and the heart is happy. Lonely and deep, soft intestines are sorrowful. They look forward to their husband's high school ambitions, return to their hometown, glorify their ancestors, and have an extra halo on their heads; But they are also afraid of Fujun High School, once Fujun High School is an official in the imperial court, there are people who stammer, and there are people who are flattering, is Fujun still the current husband? In the world, are there still few people who are "Chen Shimei"?

Gangnam that is already pink and willow green. Yu Yaqing was in the courtyard, watching the peach blossom petals blown off by the breeze, and her mood was extremely complicated. After all, she is young, she has less warmth with Liu Anjiang day and night, and less murmuring with Liu Anjiang to sleep together, but fortunately, Chengben looks cute, which also adds to her fun, and her mind is also scattered a lot.

Jin Xiaoying is okay, although her belly is gradually bulging, and she is not far from childbirth. Anyway, if a man is in harmony with others, it doesn't matter if there is one more person or one less person, anyway, although he is already an old man, after all, he is the boss of the family, and no one can shake this status. What's more, Chengye is also growing up, and in the future, the two children will have a lot of trivial things to take care of at home, so how can there be so much spare time to think about the relationship between men and women.

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On April 15th, when it was the day of the release of the lists, the time had not yet arrived, and at dawn, the students who were standing outside the big wall of the South Courtyard of the Ministry of Rites waiting for the release of the results were already crowded under the wall. Finally, when the hour came, the band of the honor guard sounded, and at this time, the waiting crowd held their breath, their hearts beat faster, and their fate was at this moment.

The two invigilators sandwiched the yellow list, escorted by the guards to the big wall, and hung the yellow list high, at this time, under the wall, there was a boil, some jumped up happily, and some were depressed. Liu Anjiang also pulled Zhang Jian into the crowd. I saw the top of the list: Huiyuan, Zhang Jian of Tongzhou Mansion; Huzhou Governor Liu Jinzao (Liu Anjiang) is also on the list.

Liu Anjiang and Zhang Jian were enrolled at the same time. Liu Anjiang was so happy that he picked it up and jumped up.

It means that he will be selected, called "Gongshi", and he is eligible to participate in the palace examination.

Liu Anjiang found an opportunity to send a telegram to his family, the message: It has been released, waiting for the palace test. Six words.

When the Liu family received the telegram, everyone rejoiced. Liu Yong smiled even more. Dao: It is the accumulation of virtue by the ancestors. He discussed with Tang Xuanxuan, Xiao Ying, and Yu Yaqing again. Dao: An Jiang is out of the country, at least a "tribute", which has become the overall situation. In the future, there will be a report to report. Huzhou Mansion, so there must be no doubt about reporting to your hometown. It's better for everyone to go back to their hometown together and wait. By the way, I went back to my hometown to see the progress of the enterprise and the project at home.

Everyone agreed: pour also make.

Hearing that the whole family was going back to Nanxun, Yao Qinfang was very excited, although she was also pregnant, but after all, she was used to walking on the asphalt road and seeing the lights of thousands of homes. It's a novelty for the countryside. What's more, I heard that the Liu family is still building a compound and a family temple, after all, she is the third-room wife of the Liu family, and she doesn't even know this, isn't it a pity?

Yanyan and Xiaoying are even more excited, and they can go back to their parents' house by the way.

So, Liu Yong called a larger ship, a family of nearly 20 people, and returned to Nanxun.