In the early autumn, a thin layer of yellowing leaves had been laid on the bleak official road, and the carriage rolled on it, and there was a burst of rustling sounds.

"Lin Nuo, you seem to value the Lin family's father and son?"

In front of outsiders, Xue Xiuer will give face to Lin Nuo and call him Xianggong, but when there is no one around, he will call him by his name and call Lin Nuo directly.

"Sort of, my main fancy is that Lin Pingzhi!"

In the future, after cultivating the sword spectrum to ward off evil spirits, Lin Pingzhi, who has become a first-class master in the rivers and lakes in a short period of time, is indeed a talent, if it is possible, Lin Nuo does have plans to include the other party under his command.

However, it is still too early to say this, and the most important thing now is the imperial examination.

The imperial examination is related to whether you are an official or a citizen in the future, and whether your fortune is deep or money, this is a major event, and it cannot be delayed!

Rushing for several days in a row, it was peaceful along the way, and he did not encounter bandits who robbed the road, which made Lin Nuo a little surprised, when did the security in ancient times become so good?

"Autumn is coming, many talents from various prefectures and counties, the prefects of all places will treat this matter as a top priority, the official road leading to various places in Nanchang Mansion has been cleaned up several times as early as a month ago, and ordinary little thieves really dare not do it against the government at this critical time!"

Lin Nuo nodded, not surprised.

This is also an unspoken rule between the government and bandits, the government generally does not suppress bandits at other times, but in the spring and autumn seasons, the government will vigorously rectify local security, and bandits from all walks of life will also lurk in these two periods, do not interfere with each other, and each is fine!

This kind of situation is not uncommon even in later generations, for example, during the two sessions.

As a talent who participated in the imperial examination, when Lin Nuo and his party entered Nanchang Fucheng, they did not encounter any exploitation and search, and it was very easy to enter the city to find an inn, and then settled down.

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The ninth day of the eighth month is the beginning of autumn.

Early in the morning, before dawn and the entire inn was still silent, Lin Nuo and Xue Xiu'er got up separately and began to pack up all the things they needed for the exam.

After everything was ready, Lin Nuo held the exam box in one hand and the burden in the other, said hello to Xue Xiu'er, and got up and walked out.

The two walked out of the inn, and the middle-aged coachman who was driving the car had been waiting in place with a lantern for a long time, and after the two got into the car, they drove the carriage towards the tribute courtyard in the east of the city.

Along the way, Lin Nuo also saw a lot of carriages leaving from the inns everywhere, and in front of each carriage, there were lanterns of 'Nanchang Township Test'.

The imperial examination is a major event of the country, at this time the entire Nanchang city has been martial law, from time to time you can see a team of city guards patrolling by from both sides of the street, all vehicles that do not hang the lanterns of the township test in front of the carriage, are forbidden to drive, so as not to cause the street blockage, delay the entrance of the candidates.

The speed of the carriage was not fast, but the Gongyuan was not far from the inn where Lin Nuo lived, and when he came to the square in front of the Gongyuan, he found that the candidates around him were sparse and not many.

On the opposite street, there is a row of snack streets, at this time the pots and pans jingle, the smell of mutton soup, beef noodles, fried fritters, meat buns, gruel and other foods is transmitted, and many talents gather there to eat breakfast and then talk about it.

Lin Nuo also walked over, ordered a bowl of mutton soup, and ate it unhurriedly, until the people in the square gradually became scarce, he got up leisurely, packed two servings of breakfast, and brought them back to Xiu'er and the coachman.

In today's Ming Dynasty, etiquette and religion prevailed, even if Xiu'er was an informal chivalrous woman, she did not show up at such a moment of imperial examination, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble to Lin Nuo.

Served breakfast for the two of them, and told the other party not to wait, and then Lin Nuo got up and walked towards the gate of the Gongyuan.

His unhurried and confident appearance attracted the attention of many talents and soldiers along the way, and even the officials who presided over the body search at the door looked at him with a slight hint of approval.

In the face of the imperial examination that determines the fate of a lifetime, he can still be calm and unflustered, this kind of bearing is indeed far from being comparable to those talents who are in a hurry.

Looking up at the huge plaque of "Nanchang Tribute Academy", and then glancing at the plaques engraved with 'Ming Jing Scholars' and 'Seeking Talents for the Country' on the left and right sides of the Tribute Academy, Lin Nuo calmly walked into the Xiucai team and waited in line for admission.

"This benevolent brother, I saw that you were not in a hurry and calm just now, you must be confident, right?"

In front of Lin Nuo was a round-faced young man with a slightly plump figure, who was slightly sideways at this time, whispering hello to him.

Lin Nuo smiled slightly, and didn't say anything, although he had memorized all the books needed for the imperial examination, but after all, it was the first scientific examination, and he didn't dare to guarantee 100% whether he could win the examination.

Seeing that Lin Nuo didn't speak, the round-faced young man was no longer bored with himself, shrugged his shoulders, and then turned around and quietly waited for the entrance.

The imperial examination is a very cumbersome matter, and everyone waits until the hour, and only after three cannons are fired, the gate of the tribute courtyard is slowly opened.

The first to come out was not the examiner who presided over the township examination, but two teams of soldiers holding flags, one holding a red flag and the other holding a black flag.

Although the distance was a little far, Lin Nuo was a martial artist after all, and his facial features were sharp, and he could still vaguely hear what some soldiers were saying.

This group of people seems to be summoning spirits!

Lin Nuo watched it with relish, and he didn't have any superstition or superstition, after all, he was all from the soul crossing, and it was nothing if someone summoned a soul in front of the Tribute Courtyard.

After the end of a group of soldiers who danced the gods, a team of examiners walked out of the Gongyuan, and the chief examiner first explained some of the examination room systems with a serious expression, and then when everyone was a little impatient, he threw his sleeves that were still unfinished.

"Open the door!"

As this voice fell, Lin Nuo heard it clearly, and the surrounding candidates couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they lifted the exam box one by one, ready to enter the door.

"Alas, this brother benevolent, you have to remember my name, my name is Xu Wei, this imperial examination will definitely be on the list, I don't know what to call brother benevolent?"

Before entering the door, the round-faced young man in front of him suddenly turned his head, he seemed to be very interested in Lin Nuo and wanted to make friends with the other party.

"Linno!"

Taking a deep look at this extremely famous capable minister in the Jiajing period, Lin Nuo spit out the word lightly, and then stepped into the tribute courtyard under the urging of the candidates behind him.

The first official imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty is finally about to begin!