Entering the new sour jujube gate, Sun Lei and the others went all the way through Fan Lou and along Huangjianyuan Street to Pan Lou, and saw Daxiangguo Temple after crossing the temple bridge.

People who come to Tokyo for the first time are dazzled by this bustling road, and they know how prosperous Tokyo is.

"This Daxiangguo Temple is still in the peak of incense, it's almost dark this day, and there are still so many pilgrims."

Sun Lei looked at the pilgrims who were lining up to enter the Daxiangguo Temple and sighed, what kind of world and season, there are many people who burn incense and worship Buddha.

"Brother, it's almost the New Year, there are a lot of people who burn incense, and it happens to be just in time for the triennial imperial examination, so there are naturally many people who burn incense."

Lin Chong explained that because it was getting dark, no one recognized him after walking all the way, and he was finally not so nervous.

Lin Chong is a native of Tokyo, and at this time in previous years, he and his wife also burned incense and made wishes everywhere, so they naturally knew about Daxiangguo Temple.

"As soon as I get to the exam, I burn incense and worship the Buddha, which is really since ancient times, and this can be regarded as inheriting culture!"

Sun Lei laughed, he remembered that his roommate, who had never believed in Buddhism, had pious incense to the Buddha during the final exam of the university, and said that as long as he did not fail the course, he would definitely repay his vows, but the result was obviously that the Buddha did not know how to solve calculus.

"There are too many of them!"

Wu Song sighed.

"In the early years of the Great Song Dynasty, there were nearly 100,000 candidates for each examination, and the style of writing has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and it is normal to have hundreds of thousands of candidates in each subject. In the second year of Renzong Jiayou, Ouyang Xiu served as the chief examiner, and Wang Jue, Mei Zhi, Han Jiang, Mei Yaochen and others served as escorts, and there were more than 400,000 candidates that year, and the entire Tokyo Nancheng was a candidate! ”

"From the sixth day of the first month of the examination to the end of the fifth day of the first month of March, a total of 899 people were admitted to each subject, of which 388 were Jinshi, and the admission rate of Jinshi was less than one in 1,000!"

"That subject alone is a Jinshi, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong and other famous masters, as well as Zhang Zai, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, and later there were nine people who became prime ministers, namely: Wang Shao, Zheng Yong, Liang Tao, Lu Huiqing, Su Zhe, Lin Xi, Zeng Bu, Zhang Qi, Zhang Di."

Wen Huanzhang looked at the Daxiangguo Temple where people came and went, he also participated in the imperial examination back then, but unfortunately he was not on the list after taking the exam several times, and finally had no choice but to give up, but when he thought about Su Shi, he could only enter the Jinshi, and he was relieved that he did not enter the top three.

"400,000?"

Sun Lei was a little surprised, this is not modern, in this kind of inconvenient transportation, news in ancient times, 400,000 people into Beijing to catch the exam is really unimaginable, the Central Plains is good to say, how to get to Tokyo Bianliang in a month, but the candidates in Guangnan and Southwest China, I am afraid that they will have to go for half a year, and it is not easy to walk on this road of thieves and tigers.

"No wonder it has been changed from once a year to once every three years, if it is every year, time is wasted on the road."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"I'm afraid there are more than 300,000 this year!"

Xiao Jiasui shook his head with a smile and said, the Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature over martial arts, and the status of literati was very high, and everyone was keen on scientific research.

This first three, given the title of "Jinshi and first", the first name champion, can generally get a seven-grade official position, as long as the quality is good, a few years can be promoted to four or five grades, a generation of famous minister Lu Mengzheng 12 years from the Hanmen champion to become the prime minister.

the second name is Bangyan, and the third name is Tanhua; A number of second-class names are given the title of "Jinshi Origin"; A number of top three names were given the title of "born with Jinshi". Generally, you can get the official position of the eighth or ninth rank, and you have a great chance to enter the Hanlin Academy to participate in political affairs.

"Brother, where are we going! It's all going out of the inner city. ”

Hua Rong looked at Sun Lei and asked, they had already crossed most of Tokyo.

"Get out of Baokang Gate and go to the Champion Building!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Champion Building?"

The first time I came to Tokyo was full of surprise.

"I'm a candidate who entered Beijing to take the exam this time, so naturally I have to live in the Champion Building."

Sun Lei said with a smile, the reason why the champion building dares to be called like this, in addition to the number of champions, but also because of its geographical location, the champion building is next to the Cai River, across the river is Taixue and Guozijian, the tower in the champion building can even overlook the Guozijian, and the examination room for the examination is in the Guozijian.

Out of the Baokang Gate, you will see a magnificent building, pavilions and pavilions are all over it.

"Champion Building!"

Sun Lei pointed to the huge gold-lettered signboard and said with a smile, there were still many young students coming in and out of the door, and there was laughter and laughter inside and outside the building.

"This boy is going to stay in a hotel?"

The little guy at the door saw that Sun Lei was dressed luxuriously and brought a large team of entourage, and immediately greeted him.

"Tianzi No. 5 Courtyard!"

Shi Qian smiled and took out a sign and threw it over, Zhuangyuan Building is an inn that candidates all over the world want to live in during the examination, and this room will start to be decided a few months in advance.

"It turned out to be the son of Tianzihao, please come in!"

As soon as the little guy saw the sign of Tianzi No. 5, he immediately bowed down and led the way.

"I said where the guy robbed the fifth courtyard of Tianzi! If you know each other, let the yard out, otherwise you will be good-looking. ”

Just as Sun Lei was about to enter the inn, a piercing voice sounded.

Sun Lei looked up and saw a frivolous young man with a drunken face blocking the door with someone.

"Where did the flies dare to be Uncle Ben's way?"

Sun Lei raised his eyebrows, looked at the young man, and said disdainfully.

"It's so daring, it's the first time someone dares to talk to me Ruzhou Li Cong in such a big breath!"

The young man said with a hideous face on the paper fan in his hand.

"Ruzhou Li Cong? What is it? ”

Sun Lei plucked out his ears and asked the people around him.

The people around him naturally shook their heads, they were all in Liangshanbo, who would know what Ruzhou Li Cong was.

"This son, the Li family in Ruzhou specializes in burning official kilns, and the Ru kilns that have been paid tribute in recent years are all from their hands!"

The little guy hurriedly whispered.

"Ru kiln?"

Sun Lei sounds a little familiar.

"Brother, Ru kiln is the first of the five famous porcelain heads, and the ranking order is Henan Ru kiln, Henan Jun kiln, Hebei Ding kiln, Jiangsu Guan kiln, and Zhejiang Ge kiln."

Wen Huanzhang said beside Sun Lei.

"It turned out to be a kiln, how can a kiln be burned?"

Sun Lei looked at Li Cong and asked.

"You dare to insult my Runan Li family! Call me! ”

Li Cong was furious, and with a wave of his hand, he was about to let several strong men behind him step forward to attack.

"Fighting? I like it! ”

Sun Lei laughed, and behind him, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Sun An took two steps forward, one in each hand, and picked up the six strong men sent by Li Cong like chickens, and threw them into the street with a casual throw, rolling around several times before stopping, wailing and unable to stand up.

"That's it?"

Sun Lei looked at Li Cong and said.

"There are no more powerful guards, you kiln burners can't do it!"

Sun Lei took two steps forward and said, so frightened that Li Cong retreated again and again, and didn't dare to say a word, his six guards were martial artists raised at home, and they all claimed to have the courage of ten thousand people on weekdays, who knew that they couldn't get over a single move.

"I don't have any skills and still want to learn to pretend to be forced? Do you know what it means to pretend to be forced to be struck by lightning? ”

Sun Lei slapped Li Cong on the shoulder, he was also practicing martial arts on weekdays, and he had a lot of strength in this hand, and he slapped Li Cong into a scream and sat on the ground.

"Help! Help me! ”

Li Cong looked at the inn in horror and begged for help.

(End of chapter)