Bianliang Autumn is in August, and the list is released in October.

After about 10 days of warming temperatures from late autumn to early winter, the temperature began to plummet in early October.

The cold wind from Siberia blew through the Shangjing Dao steppe of the Liao State, caressed the Xingqing Mansion of Yinchuan in Western Xia, passed through the state and province, entered the Fengxiang Road of the Great Song Dynasty, and finally arrived in Hebei and stopped at Bianliang.

Today's sky was overcast, and it seemed to be raining, but it didn't stop the enthusiasm of the students.

Every two years, more than 100,000 or even 200,000 people take the exam, and the acceptance rate is basically between 1% and 3%, that is, thousands of lifters are produced in two years, and then more than 100 jinshi are admitted in these lifters.

There are many people in Bianliang, thousands of people for reference, and the acceptance rate is relatively high, and there may be three or four hundred people on the list at one time, so there are a lot of people who come to see the list.

The people are used to it, and most of them don't pay much attention to it, except for the latest issue of the newspaper.

It is mainly the solution test of the Song Dynasty, that is, the township test of the Ming and Qing dynasties, although they are all examiners, but the lifters of the Song Dynasty are similar to the Xiucai of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only those who are exempt from the power of forced labor and taxation cannot be an official, and only those who have failed more than four times may have a chance to get a special name.

So to a certain extent, the people of the Song Dynasty were actually poor talents in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and only the Jinshi were as gratifying as the Ming and Qing dynasties. Before the Jinshi, there was no difference between lifting people and ordinary people.

But even so, for many students, it is also full of tension and expectation.

After all, for them, the middle examination is the first step of the imperial examination, and only after the middle examination can they set off towards the next goal, Jinshi. Therefore, the middle lift is the threshold, and if they don't cross this threshold, then they don't even have the opportunity to be officials.

Outside the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, the autumn breeze was bleak, and there was a huge team surging on the street where there should have been no one at this time, and the nearby tea shops, restaurants, and inns were almost full of students.

Song Cai also sat in the tea shop, and with him were more than a dozen companions, occupying two tables.

Although the appearance of one of them is not much different from the Song people, his height is quite short, only a little more than five feet, that is, about one meter six, which is very different from the Song people who are basically more than one meter seven next to him.

At this moment, there was already a sea of people outside the courtyard.

"Don't squeeze don't squeeze, tomorrow's newspaper will have your list, what's the hurry."

"Then why are you still squeezing in?"

"I knew earlier, I should be at peace with my heart earlier."

"Brother Wang, with your talent, you must be on the list."

"Where, where, it's not as good as Brother Zhuo!"

"Yo, Brother Zhang, are you going to see the list today?"

"yes, let's take a look."

In addition to the students, there are also some vendors who gather and sell things like food, tea, and sachets.

Occasionally, you can see a few red shadows, or poke your head out from the restaurants on both sides to watch, or stand in the distance, looking at the scholars curiously.

The son-in-law under the list appeared in the Song Dynasty, but it rarely appeared in the exam, and they were all caught during the Jinshi test, so the women standing here either accompanied their families to see the list, or they were curious to watch them.

In the tea shop next to them, Song Cai and the others were not in a hurry to squeeze, after all, only a few people could be lifted, and most people could only leave gloomily when they saw that there was no name on the list, and soon the people would disperse.

"Brother Song, when I saw you on the list the year before last, I was so anxious that I couldn't wait to stretch my neck to see, why did you come out of the list this year, but I wasn't in a hurry."

"The year before last, Brother Song took the "Spring and Autumn Period", and this year he took the "Book of Filial Piety", if there is no accident, he will definitely be on the list, if you want me, I am not in a hurry."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed, and the examination of the "Book of Filial Piety" is indeed not very glorious in the circle of readers.

Song Cai said with a smile: "You don't have to make fun of me, I know my ability, I probably won't be able to pass the Jinshi exam, but I can take the test to make my father and mother feel comforted." ”

"It's still Brother Song."

The other gentleman was still quite nervous, and looked at it from time to time.

Song Cai smiled: "Brother Zhang, even Brother Su is not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?" ”

The Su brother he said was the Great Health Sanlang, and his Han name was Su Jian.

During the Tang and Song dynasties, foreigners could also take the imperial examination, and there were even many Koreans, Japanese, and Dali who were officials in the Song Dynasty.

For example, in the third year of the Chunhua of Song Taizong, there were as many as 40 Binggong Jinshi in Goryeo. The more famous foreign officials who were admitted to the imperial examination included Abe Zhongmalu, Jin Xingcheng, Kang Jian, etc.

The family of Da Jian Saburo is a Japanese businessman who has lived in Bianliang for a long time, because of their admiration for Han culture, and at the same time in order to integrate into the local Han group, they also took Chinese names, mainly Chao, Su, Su and other surnames.

The surname Chao comes from Abe Zhong Malu, the surname Su comes from the Japanese envoy Ono Meizi during the period of Emperor Yang of Sui, and the surname Su comes from the envoy Awata Zhenren in the Tang Dynasty during the Xuanzong period.

Awata Majin was born in Izumo Province, the hometown of Saburo Dai, so the Japanese who came to the Song Dynasty in Izumo Province were often named Su.

Hearing Song Cai's words, the shorter Su Jian hurriedly said: "You are all great talents, you must be on the list, I know that I can't pass the exam, so I deal with it with a normal heart." ”

"Brother Su, don't be presumptuous, I think you will definitely be on the list."

Song Cai said with a smile.

The people around him are more puzzled that Su Jian has always been a marginal figure in their group.

First, the Japanese were relatively inferior at that time, and after coming to the Tang and Song dynasties, they all kept a low profile, and even some things happened.

Second, he is a foreigner, and the scholars think very highly of themselves and look down on the Japanese people.

Therefore, when Su Jian himself has low self-esteem and is silent, and the people around him look down on him, his status in their group is relatively low.

But I don't know what's going on recently, Song Cai, the central figure of this small group, always talks to Su Jian, and the relationship is getting better and better, does Su Jian really have anything big to Song Cai value?

While a few people were talking, a voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard: "The list is released, the list is released!" ”

In an instant, the crowd in front of him became even more turbulent.

A few officials in green robes came out of the Ministry of Rites and posted the list on the sign at the door.

When the list was posted, the billboards were instantly filled with people and crowded over.

However, there are officials of the Ministry of Rites around the sign to maintain order, they are not allowed to approach, they can only be watched from a zhang away, and there are four doors of the Ministry of Rites on the left and right sides, there are a total of 16 signs, but there will be no phenomenon of people stepping on people.

Just a moment later, the outside of the ceremonial courtyard became another world. Originally, many scholars were either in high spirits, or nervous, or calm, but when the list came down, they changed color in an instant.

Someone wailed and cried, and said, "I didn't hit again." Someone was elated: "I'm in, I'm in." ”。 There are also people whose faces are like ashes, and the whole person seems to have lost their souls.

There was chaos on the field.

The people who watched the excitement on the side were already surprised, and someone said: "It seems that I don't know how many scholars have not passed the exam this year." ”

"There are thousands of candidates in Bianliang, but only a few hundred people are admitted each time, and some people are proud and some are disappointed."

"Yes, even a talent like Liu Sanbian has only been admitted to the Jinshi for decades, and he is only a third-class Jinshi, not to mention others."

"It's just a test."

Someone sighed.

After all, there are only a few people who can be selected, and for the vast majority of people, being on the list means being sentenced to death.

After years of hard work, he fell short compared to failing the college entrance examination and not being admitted to the ideal university.

If you fail in the college entrance examination, even if you don't get into the key points, there are still one or two books, and even junior colleges can be read.

But the imperial examination is a real sense of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, and there is no middle is no middle school, and there is no reason at all.

From a certain point of view, some people say that the ancient imperial examination system broke the monopoly of the family gate valve and gave the children of the poor family a way to rise.

But at least in the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination was only an upward channel for a few children of the poor family.

Even though more than 95% of the high-ranking officials in the court at that time were Jinshi, they were all scholars in the Southern Song Dynasty and even the Manchu Dynasty, and 100% were born as Jinshi.

But it can't change the millions of students at that time, but there are very few who can really be admitted, and most of them are just a waste of their lives.

Soon, as the minutes passed, fewer and fewer people watched under the bulletin board outside the courtyard, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

The rich people sitting nearby had already spent money to buy people to go in and copy the list, Song Cai They had this money, but they didn't want to spend it, and after nearly half an hour, there were fewer people, and they finally got up and approached the past.

Along the way, some people were depressed, some were crying, some were expressionless, and only a few people showed joy.

Just to solve the test, more than 100,000 people will be brushed off every year, and when the spring is in March of the next year, counting the people raised in previous years, tens of thousands of people will be brushed off, and more than 100 jinshi will be selected.

Song Cai and the others came to the card and immediately stretched their necks to look for it. Several people were very self-aware that they did not look down from the top for the first time, but started to look up from the bottom of the list.

Seeing the third from the bottom of the list, Song Cai's name was in his eyes, and he immediately became excited and said, "I actually won it." ”

The friend next to him said sourly: "The Book of Filial Piety is really easy, and I knew that I would also treat the Book of Filial Piety first." ”

"Brother Zhang was also hit."

"Brother Wang has won, congratulations."

At the moment, several people saw the name one after another, and they were all overjoyed.

There were twelve of them, and three of them were hit, and even though there were only three, they were already remarkable.

There is a culture of association in Bianliang, and many scholars have also formed poetry clubs and article clubs among themselves, and many scholar clubs have been wiped out, which is miserable.

Their small club won three, and they are afraid that their fame will rise in Bianliang.

Although it is still useless to lift people.

But in the spring of March next year, in case of a jinshi, it will be different.

As a classmate, maybe you can also ascend to heaven and get a certain amount of care, even if you go to the county government to be a clerk, the money is bright.

"Brother Song, congratulations to high school, let's go, let's go have a drink."

Su Jian couldn't help but feel lost in his heart.

However, he was originally a Japanese person, and he was not immersed in it for decades like a scholar of the Great Song Dynasty, so the probability of winning the move is not large, but he can also be happy, so it doesn't matter.

Song Cai did not leave immediately, but continued to look for something on the list.

Everyone was curious: "What is Brother Song looking for?" ”

"Nothing."

Song Cai said while searching: "A friend I met before, ask me to help him take a look." ”

Knowing Zhao Jun is his biggest gain in this imperial examination, but he doesn't dare to spread it.

He searched the list, from the tail to the head, but he never found Zhao Jun's name, and he couldn't help but wonder.

Could it be that the prefect is not a high school?

Come to think of it.

Zhao Zhiyuan is already in charge of the Political Yuan, and he is also the Imperial City Governor, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and there is no need to take the imperial examination again.

I think it was boring to participate in the game at that time, and there was no need to appear on the list.

Song Cai thought to herself.

Just as he was about to turn his head away, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the names below the top of the list.

In the seventh position on the list, a name comes into view.

Zhao Jun!

Seventh?

I went to the hospital this morning for a check-up, and recently my throat is a little sore, and my waist is sore, and the update is late, and there is a chapter later.

Another book: "Three Kingdoms: The Rebel Son of the Guan Family, Longyou Jingxiang": In order to change Guan Yu's own tragedy caused by his arrogant personality, the protagonist turned into a rebel and worked hard to change Guan Yu's character, and at the same time used his own prophet to try to change the disadvantages of Liu Bei's group.

(End of chapter)