"What's that?"

"It's unlucky."

Mao Fei felt as uncomfortable as eating.

There are many people in the capital, but most of them are easy to talk to.

The sons of the nobles are easier to talk to as long as they use money to deal with them.

Who would be like Guo Tianyi to directly curse his name to Sun Shan?

The other side.

Gu Qian took the more than 100 copper coins received by the father and daughter of the vendor, and his life was finally a little better.

At the very least, he doesn't have to live on the streets and sleep in bridges.

After returning to the bridge cave, Gu Qian packed his bags.

There are bound books in it.

The robbers I met on the road were fortunate to have only robbed money and were not interested in books at all.

In my eyes, these books are my lifeblood.

"Is Your Excellency's name Gu Qian?"

Just as Gu Qian was packing up his things, a voice sounded behind him.

Gu Qian looked back and found that they were two tall and mighty men.

"I'm Gu Qian."

"Who are you...?"

"That's right, this is a little bit of the heart of my son-in-law, you can find an inn to stay and wait for Enke to start."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the guards handed over a money bag.

It contains a full two pieces of Wude Tongbao.

"This....?" Gu Qian hesitated, "I don't know your son-in-law's name yet, so I'll come to thank you in the future." ”

Gu Qian knew that he had met a nobleman.

But who would be so kind to help him with this dress?

"My son-in-law said it."

"You just need to show your real skills and take the test."

"We'll see you then."

"Alright, I'll take my leave."

The imperial guard smiled, patted Gu Gan's shoulder, and turned to leave.

"Thank you."

Gu Qian also knew that the other party didn't say that he would ask in vain, so he could only thank him.

The imperial examination is still seven days away.

With this money, you can find an inn and live comfortably every day.

At least you don't have to go hungry.

These days, Gu Qian's whole person has lost a lot of weight.

Guo Tianyi walked around the city and then returned to the Forbidden City.

There are all kinds of students in the world.

After going back.

Guo Tianyi immediately convened the cabinet members and discussed some things.

Because there are many people among these students who think the same way as Mao Fei.

Everyone wants to be an official for the benefit of themselves, their families, relatives and friends.

Such an original intention is human nature, but it is not a good thing for the imperial court.

"I've decided."

"Enko at the beginning."

"Let all students fill out a volunteer first."

"Our major yamen in the capital and the yamen of local governments must be put up."

"After the exam, the papers will be graded according to the type of yamen filled in, and the best will be admitted."

"If it's a yamen that hasn't been filled in, then you can only choose a part of it from other volunteers."

"What do you think?"

Guo Tianyi looked at Prime Minister Yu Wenyuan Zhen and the others, and said loudly.

Volunteer?

Fill in the sub-yamen?

After thinking for a short time, everyone spoke up one after another, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

In this way, many problems can be eliminated.

It's not a perfect solution, but it's better than nothing.

Some powerful and relaxed yamen must be wanted by everyone.

And some yamen that are not very idle and have less real power, no one wants to go.

As for the yamen of the local government, no one will want to go.

Therefore, the birth of volunteers can be forcibly divided according to the proportion of volunteers.

That day.

A notice was posted on the street.

In the notice, in addition to mentioning the need to fill in the volunteers, there are also the number of people required by each yamen.

After the students all over the world saw it, some people applauded, and some people looked ugly.

This is the first year of Enko.

For reference, there are 20,000 people.

But the total number of people in all departments on the notice is only in the thousands.

If you add the local yamen, there is a demand for more than 10,000 people.

That is to say, this time, Enke, except for the pride of heaven like the top three, the rest of the people still have a high probability of entering the official career as long as they volunteer to fill in.

But...

Some yamen, don't look very good?

For example, the Governor's House.

There were more than 300 people.

They don't know what kind of yamen the governor's mansion is.

At first glance, it is a place where things are made.

How did they know that the Governor's Mansion was the direct yamen of the Son of Heaven, and it was also the yamen that was most prone to political achievements.

There are also some local yamen that are more popular, such as the local yamen in the south and Guanzhong.

Like Gu Qian, he is definitely willing to take up a local post.

However, a disciple of a wealthy family like Mao Fei is more willing to go directly to the yamen of various ministries in the capital.

There are also some not-so-good yamen in the capital.

For example, the Yamen of the City Fang, such as the Caoyun Yamen, etc...

Surely not many of these yamen are willing to go.

But as soon as the notice came out, everyone had some thoughts in their hearts.

For example, the yamen of Dali Temple.

There were a thousand people who wanted to go in.

But only a few dozen of them were admitted.

Then the rest of the people naturally have no hope.

They didn't know that the list requested by the yamen of the various ministries of the imperial court had been determined.

Regardless of whether you want to or not, you will be admitted according to the list.

But after having a volunteer, we will be more accurate in recruiting talents.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for Enko to begin.

Today.

Before dawn, the outside of the Gongyuan was full of students.

The crowd looked eagerly at the gate of the Tribute Temple.

The sky was slightly bright, and the gate of the Tribute Courtyard opened, and out came the majestic guards and many civil officials.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and says: Enke this year, select virtuous people...."

After a eunuch read out the decree at the top of his voice, all the students knelt on the ground to receive the decree, and then lined up to enter the tribute courtyard in turn.

Before entering the Tribute Courtyard, there will be guards to check it.

You can't carry anything on your body except pen and ink.

As for food, the temple will provide simple food.

There are also a few big injustices, and they actually wrote a lot of small words on their clothes and thighs.

Obviously, I prepared a lot of classic passages, and I was ready to see if I could use them in the exam.

These people were all dumbfounded.

All of them were disqualified from the exam, and they were for life.

More than 20 people were kicked out of the private possession.

These people were dumbfounded.

There are also people who kneel on the ground and kowtow and cry for mercy, asking the prosecutor to open up the net.

But the state has national laws, and the family has family rules, and there is no mercy to talk about these suspected cheaters.

The examination rooms in Gongyuan are all private rooms.

After each student enters a private room, a guard will come and lock the door.

During this period, the exam is not finished until the paper is handed in, and you are not allowed to leave your examination room except for internal urgency.

Gu Qian followed the number he sent and came to the room with the number 399.

See the Volunteer Form.

Gu Qian did not hesitate at all, and directly filled in the yamen of Liming County.

According to Dafeng's tenure system, the county magistrate of Liming County is also about to retire.

If I can go to high school, I just want to go back to Liming County to benefit the party.

and the lady who sells wontons, and she has to repay herself.

Everyone quickly filled out their volunteers according to the list of the day.

Even the governor's mansion, which people didn't want to go to before, had many people fill it out.