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The inns in the vicinity of Gongyuan are all overcrowded. After hundreds of scholars finished the exam, most of them chose to live here and wait for the list to open.

Although the inn here is more expensive, it is mainly close. Staying here, it seems that the chances of high school will be higher. Those who can participate in the Son of Heaven test are basically at the level of "master", and they have long been lifted out of poverty and become a figure at the level of a squire, with a head and a face, and a field and land. saved money for three years and went to Beijing to take the exam, if the inn couldn't afford to live, it would be a joke. Moreover, most of them, their daily expenses are within the normal range.

In contrast, Chen Tang's expenses are abnormal.

He came here, and after asking five or six inns, there was finally one room available, so he hurriedly paid the money and moved in.

Most of the guests who stayed with us were scholars. When we met, it didn't matter if we knew each other before or not, anyway, it was just a round of greetings, and asking for warmth was equivalent to getting acquainted.

The snowstorm that just passed had a far-reaching impact on the capital and the entire northland. The scholars lived in the inn, and their lives were also greatly affected. There was a lack of food and drink, and for several days, there was no meat and vegetables, and money could not buy them, so they had to eat rice.

Fortunately, it finally survived, and after the snow stopped and cleared, the supply of materials recovered during this period of time, and I was able to eat meat occasionally, which was very satisfying.

After staying in the inn, Chen Tang rarely visited the house, except for going out to eat, the rest of the time, he stayed in the room to cultivate his mind and qi. Other scholars are different, although due to the cold weather, they rarely go out, but in the inn, get together, chant poems, the south and the north, often make some activities to come and go, it seems lively.

These are all human favors.

Chen Tang does not refuse favors, but he believes in the old saying: It is better to rely on others than on yourself!

Two or three days passed in a flash.

On this day, it is the big day of the list. The whole capital seems to be moved. There are poems as evidence: my dynasty is the most boastful, and the immortal list is named out of the dawn. The white horse hisses thirty reins, and the Zhumen holds a thousand candles.

Before dawn, one of the scholars was already dressed up, went out early, braved the cold north wind, and went to the tribute courtyard.

Although the time for releasing the list is fixed, no matter whether it is early or late, the list will always be posted at that hour, but people hope to pass early and occupy a favorable position, so that they can see the golden list as soon as possible.

Or, if everyone firmly believes that "sincerity is spirituality", the sooner you go, the more you can show your piety, then God will favor you and make you on the list.

On the first night of the list, many scholars were even more sleepless and unable to sleep, like prisoners waiting for their verdict. If it weren't for the cold, they might have gone directly to the Gongyuan to keep vigil. I couldn't sleep, so I just sat down until dawn and started to clean up. Those who worship God worship God, and those who wear amulets wear each other, anyway, each has its own routine.

After getting through, I began to rush to the tribute courtyard.

People came and went, people were noisy, Chen Tang was woken up early and lost his sleepiness. When he finished washing up and went downstairs, he saw that it was empty and very quiet.

"Shopkeeper, what do you have for breakfast?"

The shopkeeper saw him and asked, "Childe, don't you go to see the list?"

Chen Tang said with a smile: "It's still more than half an hour before the list opens, now go to blow the wind? Even if it blows, you have to fill your stomach first." ”

The shopkeeper also smiled, feeling that this young gentleman was really determined, and his performance was completely different from that of others. I don't know if it's because of my heart or because I'm full of confidence.

It didn't take long for a large bowl of noodles to be placed in front of Chen Tang, steaming, although there was no meat, there was a poached egg, which was considered a dish.

In fact, the inn made people start boiling eight-treasure porridge early in the morning and provided it to the scholars to eat, which has a good omen. But at this point, the porridge had already been eaten, so I had to cook noodles.

Chen Tang didn't care, just eat it. After eating the noodles and resting for a while, he carried the book on his back and walked slowly towards the Gongyuan.

The system and rules of the Son of Heaven Examination are different from the imperial examination in memory, and the biggest point is that there is no such thing as the examination. In addition, there is no process of the temple examination. In other words, all the Jinshi rankings, the first, second, and third, have been determined before the list is released. And the Jinshi who was selected will choose a day to participate in the Qionglin banquet, and at that time, there will be a chance to see the emperor.

Chen Tang remembered that the temple examination in his impression was to face the saint directly, which was equivalent to an interview. It is not an exaggeration to say that "people are judged by their appearance". If you look crooked and cracked, and you are not decent enough, no matter how well the article is written, it is impossible to be among the best. If you are sad, you will be thrown directly from the first class to the third class, and such an example is not uncommon.

In the Yin Kingdom, there is no palace examination, but when the child applies for the examination, the registration information, including the physical appearance, etc., has been depicted and recorded by a special person, and there are portraits as evidence. This information can be used as a reference when the final ranking is determined.

And the final ranking is also to be presented to the emperor for inspection, and the decision is made with a red pen.

Although it is not face-to-face, it is not much different, after all, at the Qionglin banquet, the emperor will still meet with a group of new scholars. If something goes wrong, the person responsible for reviewing the scholar's information will inevitably be involved, and will be condemned as "defrauding the king" and falling to the ground.

Such rules and regulations, with their advantages and disadvantages, are ultimately different products of different historical developments, and naturally have their rationality.

The Son of Heaven admitted Jinshi in the examination, which was divided into three grades, three people in the first class, who were the first and first, dozens of people in the second grade, who were born as jinshi, and more than 300 people in the third grade, who were born in the same jinshi. Generally speaking, if you are ranked third, you basically start as an idle petty official such as a clerk. After all, there are many official hats, but the popular official positions with real power are always very sought-after.

The process of the Tianzi trial list is similar to that of the lifting test. The number of people admitted to the examination in each province is only a few dozen people, and there are as few as ten or eight, and the names of all the people who have passed the examination can be read out aloud by the small officials.

However, the Son of Heaven is different, there are as many as three or four hundred people in the third class alone, and if they read it one by one, it is estimated that it will not be enough to go through this process in one day. It also seemed cumbersome and verbose, so the reading was canceled, and the list was directly posted and made public, just a look.

However, when it comes to the second and first grades, they will still be read aloud to show their solemnity. After the reading, the gold list is posted.

There are three lists in total, from low to high, in a clear order.

At this time, outside the list wall of the Gongyuan, there is already a sea of people, and the black pressure is a large area, which is very spectacular, and there is almost no place to stand.

That's the advantage of coming early in line and taking a seat. Those who arrive late can't squeeze in at all.

Seeing this scene, Chen Tang couldn't help but gasp, turned around, and finally gave up and simply ran to the side of the street.

There are a few stalls selling food. One of the stalls is actually selling roasted sweet potatoes, which are fragrant.

Chen Tang also couldn't understand why there were sweet potatoes in this different time and space, it was estimated that it was only planted and produced on a small scale, and Panzhou had never seen it. But it was delicious, so I immediately bought a large one, peeled it, and ate it hot.

After a while, several people came, and they were acquaintances, it was Fan Xuan and his gang, Wang Ziyu and others were there, and there were two or three unfamiliar faces among them, who had never seen them.

It can be seen that a relatively stable small circle has been formed between them.

Seeing Chen Tang eating roasted sweet potatoes here, everyone was also surprised, Fan Xuan smiled and asked, "Why didn't Brother Chen go to the list?"

Chen Tang replied: "It's almost the same as looking at people, where can I see where the gold list is?"

Guo Xiangheng snorted and said, "Who told you to sleep lazy, you got up late." ”

Chen Tang said: "Aren't you the same?"

Wang Ziyu laughed: "I'm waiting for someone, I have someone guarding under the wall." ”

Hearing this, Chen Tang understood. The climate is harsh, and the scholars from rich and noble backgrounds are willing to come and squat early to guard and suffer from the cold? They will send their subordinates to line up to see the list, and if there is news, they can come and tell them as soon as possible.

Fan Xuan said: "Or, I will ask someone to help Brother Chen look at the list?"

Chen Tang said: "No need, anyway, whether you look at it or not, as long as you win, you will be there, it's just a little later." ”

Fan Yuan muttered: "The tone is quite big, and it looks like you will be hit." ”

Chen Tang didn't fight with him and continued to eat sweet potatoes.

At this moment, I heard the sound of "dang", the gong sounded, and the time to open the list arrived!

The crowd was in an uproar......