It has been two years since he concentrated on studying at home, and Li Zhongming followed Zhu Fuzi's advice and began to prepare for the exam to be held in the state middle school this year. In this test, senior brother Zhu Xu also participated with Li Zhongming.

In this test, Li Zhongming just wanted to try the results of his reading over the years, and wanted to test it through the test. Besides, the age is not young, if you are really in the imperial examination, you have no talent. Then, Li Zhongming can also find another way to make a living as soon as possible to support his mother's family.

Therefore, Li Zhongming has recently begun to prepare documents, writing utensils and other exams. Moreover, the test needs to go to the state center, so Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu need to leave in advance, and they have to find a place to eat and stay when they arrive in the state city. These are a series of questions to consider and prepare for in advance.

When it was time to discuss a good day, Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu bid farewell to their families, put on their bookcases, took their belongings, and got into the carriage to the state city. "Senior brother, you have been in the state city for a long time, we need to worry more about this business!" , Zhu Xu said.

"Senior brother, you're welcome. On weekdays, I still have to discuss with you and me", Li Zhongming said modestly.

"Senior brother, do you say that when we go to the state city, do you rent a hospital, or live in a Buddhist temple, or an inn near the school palace?" , Zhu Xu continued to ask.

"Senior brother, in my opinion, we don't have to be afraid of spending money, let's live in the inn near the test, during the stay in the hotel, let the innkeeper also provide daily meals, let's close the door and study hard, it's best not to go out and wander around. After all, the exam is about to be held, and the state must be full of students who come here to take the exam, and there are many people coming and going, and there will be a lot of people who steal chickens and dogs, in order to prevent accidents, we had better avoid going out, so as not to suddenly change and delay the exam date. Li Zhongming thought carefully and said.

"Senior brother, you are very thoughtful, it should be so." , Zhu Xu agreed.

With the shaking of the carriage, the state city also came to the front. Because the test was to be held, the flow of people at the city gate also increased. Looking at the crowded crowd, Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu had to get out of the carriage and walk into the city.

I saw that the streets were full of hawkers, the shops were a little more lively than before, and the stalls were more than in the past, and there were many new things that were not common than before. In short, this colorful and lively scene made Zhu Xu, who does not often come to Zhoucheng and reads all day, be dazzled, and even Li Zhongming, who has stayed in Zhoucheng, never gets tired of watching it.

This lively scene did not slow down the two brothers, and the two looked for an inn close to the test site, and told the owner of the inn about their request, and the owner agreed on the spot. They asked for two ordinary rooms next to each other, and put the money on the boss's cabinet, and the two went back and waited for the food to be brought into the room.

Even though I was staying in the room, I could still feel that there were more and more guests staying at the inn, and the noise could be heard clearly through the door. However, Li Zhongming didn't care, picked up the teapot and poured himself a glass of water, and after taking a sip, he picked up the book and continued to read.

And senior brother Zhu Xu is also the same as Li Zhongming, all day long, the door is closed, except for reading, nothing else.

On the day of the exam, Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu went out of the room early, carrying the bookcases and dry food prepared in advance, and the two walked towards the examination room at a steady pace.

Although the two of them set off very early, when they arrived at the school palace, they found that the entrance was already crowded with people at this time. Squeezed out of the crowd with difficulty, the two entered the entrance of the examination room, looking at the soldiers guarding the examination room and the officials who checked the documents and identity information, Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu waited in line honestly.

When they arrived, he handed over the paperwork that had been prepared. After the review was completed, I got the number plate in the examination room. Unfortunately, the two are not close to each other, and they are still in different courtyards. Following their respective leading errands, the two of them didn't say much, so they had to look at each other and then go their separate ways.

Li Zhongming quietly found his position, and saw that it was still early to leave, so he first cleaned up the inside. Then the study utensils were silently laid out, and then they carefully added water, grinded slowly, and after some movements, the preparation work was already done. Since then, Li Zhongming has been sitting quietly in his position and waiting to open the book.

In the examination, the Jinshi section is generally presided over by the state judge, while the Zhuke is responsible for recording the affairs and joining the army. In the three days of the exam, Li Zhongming will spend time in this examination room.

From the lit candle, he took a sip of the warm water he carried, and took a big bite of the dry food he carried, and at this time, an examiner handed in the exam papers.

Seeing the exam question paper sticking to his home, Li Zhongming carefully checked the paper from the beginning to the end, and saw that there were no mistakes or omissions, so he was completely relieved.

This family is a major event in the examination room, and the first thing Li Zhongming and Zhu Xu did when they entered the city was to go to the bookstore to make a family report, so after getting the papers, Li Zhongming would be so careful. Otherwise, if there is a slight mistake or omission, this exam will be a failure.

There are many contents in the Nine Classics, and there are 120 stickers and 60 ink meanings to be tested. For Li Zhongming, time is still very urgent. In fact, if the exam is to have so many questions in one scripture, but it involves the Nine Classics, you need to think carefully and recall it carefully. Otherwise, if there is a slight negligence, it will be full of mistakes and omissions, which is also the difficulty of the Nine Classics Examination.

Otherwise, the Ninth Classics undergraduate and the first will not be equivalent to the sixth place in the first department of Jinshi, which is a second-class background. Moreover, the Nine Classics and the First Ones were born together with those who were in the Jinshi Jiake, and they could be awarded the title of Prisoner, Dali, and even the states. It can be said that the Nine Classics and the first, in addition to not being as good as the Jinshi scenery of the same or above, the rest of the treatment is the same.

Throwing all these selfish distractions out of his mind, Li Zhongming had only one thought at this time, that is, to answer the test paper in front of him wholeheartedly. Li Zhongming answered very slowly, not only carefully, but also carefully. Looking at the questions on the test paper, combined with the content in memory, compare and confirm before and after, and then fill it in.

In the past three days, Li Zhongming planned to fill out the sticker on the first day, and attack Moyi on the second two days. According to the plan, as the candles burned, Li Zhongming ate the dry food he carried when he was hungry, and drank the tea he carried when he was thirsty. In this way, he barely survived the day, and at night, because he had already spent a lot of energy, Li Zhongming spread the bedding he brought, blew out the candles, and rested peacefully.

After a night's rest, Li Zhongming got up and heard the fresh air and chirping birds outside the room, at this time, in this morning light, there was a quiet. Unfolding the test paper collected last night, Li Zhongming continued to write yesterday.

After a while, there was a sound in the nearby examination room, and with everyone, Li Zhongming also asked for money, asked for a bamboo tube of hot water, and slowly swallowed the dry food that had been cooled. Li Zhongming quickly finished the meal and continued to write.

Compared with the scratching of the ears and cheeks of the Jinshi department, although the exams of various subjects will also be sorrowful, but at this time, knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. If you are a little sloppy, there will be a mistake and a half now, then when you mark the paper, you will make a mistake and miss, and you really can't tolerate a trace of sloppiness.

Therefore, although some people in the world sometimes criticize candidates for all subjects for only memorizing by rote, it is not as broad as the candidates for the Jinshi subject who have a broad vision and think far-sightedly. However, if you are proficient in the scriptures, you must not have candidates in all subjects. After all, for the inheritance of the classics, the students play a greater role.

On this day, Li Zhongming had already begun to write Moyi. Moyi is generally best answered according to the commentary and interpretation of the scriptures, of course, you can also explain it in your own words, but whether it is right or wrong depends on the mood of the examiner, and there is no such worry when answering with the commentary and interpretation.

Therefore, Li Zhongming also tried his best to answer according to the annotations on the scriptures, fortunately, Li Zhongming remembered all the notes he met today, so he wrote them down silently according to the annotations.

Soon it was dark again, and Li Zhongming bought hot water from the examiner twice in the middle, and also bought a bowl of rice soup soaked in dry food to deal with dinner. There is still one day tomorrow, Li Zhongming put away the test papers, put out the candles, and prepared to recuperate enough and make the last game tomorrow.

A peaceful night's sleep, perhaps because it took a lot of effort and spirit for two days to take the exam, and you can even hear the snoring next door. However, Li Zhongming relaxed his mentality, was not affected by it, and slowly fell asleep.

After a good night's sleep, the dawn of the next day arrived. Today is the last day. Li Zhongming first took advantage of the quiet environment and was sober-minded, and first answered the question. Then as everyone asked for a noodle soup, they ate it to their heart's content. Then it's a matter of concentrating and moving on.

The rest of Moyi, Li Zhongming answered quickly, because he was in good spirits today, and also because there were not many test questions left. Regardless of what others answer? In short, Li Zhongming feels that he has done his best in the past few days.

After checking the test paper again, he put the test paper in order, put away the writing utensils one by one, and asked the public for a somen noodle again. After eating, Li Zhongming continued to sleep in his clothes and waited for the end of the second day of the exam.

Lying on the bed, Li Zhongming thought to himself that there would be some strange and chaotic things in the previous exams, but he had not encountered it so far, and he was also very satisfied with the answers to this subject, and this subject would not be on the list.

Thinking about it, Li Zhongming actually fell into a deep sleep, but in his sleep, Li Zhongming actually dreamed that he seemed to have come to the heavenly palace, and the clouds were fluttering everywhere, and he was wearing a brocade robe, a jade belt around his waist, a jade pen hanging, holding a book in his hand, and looking through a vast library. He flipped through it slowly, but seriously. But when I was about to finish reading, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "The time is coming, there is still an hour, and the examination room will be cleared, please wake up." ”

This sound shattered the dream, Li Zhongming also woke up, opened his eyes, cleaned up the things in the examination room again, and sat down at the desk and waited.

Soon after, I heard the sound of unlocking outside the room, and then an examiner came in, Li Zhongming hurriedly saluted, the examiner nodded, and then asked the name and surname, checked Li Zhongming's question and answer, and waved his hand to let him hand in the exam paper, and after carefully studying it, the portable paper left, and Li Zhongming also went out of the examination room.

Li Zhongming walked outside the school palace with the flow of people, and watched back and forth along the way, looking for his senior brother Zhu Xu. When he got out of the entrance, he realized that the senior brother was already waiting for him outside.