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The next day, the first day of the seventh month, today is the day of the entrance examination, the three of them got up early in the morning, had breakfast, prepared the utensils, and set off to the Gongyuan together. Today, Zhang Xuan deliberately put on the moon-white robe that his mother sewed for him before parting.

Along the way, the flow of people continues, and on both sides of the street are the four treasures of the study room such as pen, ink, paper, inkstone, etc., and all kinds of food stalls, these days, this situation in Yangzhou city is not uncommon.

The triennial college examination is not only a major event for scholars, but also a good time for Yangzhou residents to make money.

Today, it is the most important day for the entire Yangzhou scholars, success is to leap to the scholar class, failure is a waste of three years of time.

Therefore, no matter how old or young, as long as they have the qualifications for the college examination, basically they all come, the old ones are fifty or sixty years old, the young ones are only fourteen or fifteen years old, and there are almost 12,000 people!

It is said that there are more than 10,000 people, and there is no boundary, and now Zhang Xuan has found that this is really not wrong. It is said that there were more people during the township test, and I can't imagine what kind of spectacular scene it would have been at that time. Fortunately, the imperial court has a special tribute court, otherwise there would be no place to find a place to take the exam!

Zhang Xuan and the three of them came relatively early, but when they first arrived at the Tribute Courtyard, they found that there were already thousands of people standing in front of the door. After another half an hour, more than 10,000 candidates had basically arrived, and the large square and the entire street in front of the Gongyuan were crowded, and many people's shoes were squeezed out! Although Sun and Li were protected by Zhang Xuan, they were also a little embarrassed.

After another quarter of an hour, the gate of the tribute courtyard was finally opened, and two soldiers lined up, one standing in front of the door and the other behind the door.

At this time, a middle-aged door supervisor and two clerks walked out, one holding a scroll and the other holding a gong, and then the supervisor said loudly: "All candidates must not make noise, according to the seat number on the nameplate to line up to enter in turn, shouting three times less than the next one, the next one will be automatically filled, and those who do not arrive at the end can have half an hour to make up, and those who disturb the order are not allowed to enter." “

It's a matter of personal future, no one dares to be careless, after listening to the words of the officials, everyone calmed down, and there was a top ranking, and at this time they were desperately squeezing forward. Zhang Xuan looked at the nameplate in his hand, and saw that it was written on the front of Wei County Zhang Xuan, and on the back was Tianzi No. 606, and then looked at Li Sirui and Sun Zichu, which were Tianzi No. 607 and Tianzi No. 608 respectively. "Next, let me read out the rules of the examination room, although everyone must be familiar with these rules, but I still want to warn everyone, don't be stupid!" said that, the prison officer looked around, and then he continued to say in a loud voice, "Anyone who cheats on the subject, peeks, speaks loudly, and takes the exam on behalf of others will be severely punished, and the minor ones will be disqualified from the examination, and the heavier ones will be banned from the examination for life and even face prison sentences." Well, the time has come, and all the candidates have entered. ”

After the prison officer finished speaking, the little official holding the gong behind him rang the gong in his hand with a "bang", and then the little official holding the document scroll also spread out the name of the scroll in his hand and read aloud: "Tianzi No. 1, Fengming County Gaojin." ”

Then I saw a middle-aged Confucian student in his thirties squeezing forward and shouting "arrive" loudly.

Then he saw five soldiers come forward, told him to take off his clothes, only his underwear, and carefully checked all the belongings he had with him, and finally even the inside of his underwear was looked through. After the examination, the man, Gao Jin, ran inside with a blushing face, and was then led in by a scribe.

"Tianzi No. 2, Zhu Xiaotian of Shou County. ”

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The front was called in one by one, looking at the three officials at the door who sang loudly, Zhang Xuan really felt that it was a pity not to sing tenors with their talents!

As more and more candidates were called in, scenes of life were also vividly staged, some candidates fainted as soon as they arrived at the door because of nervousness, and then were carried and thrown out; some candidates were found to be entrained, and after being escorted out of the Tribute Academy, they hissed to the bottom; there were also candidates who looked above the top and dragged the literati arrogantly, as a result, not only the items were turned into a mess, but even the underwear was stripped by the soldiers, and one was even stripped of his ass/eye, Sven swept the floor, shouted "insulting Sven", and then was directly escorted out of the Tribute Academy.

These soldiers are usually looked down upon, and now they are still proud of them, isn't this looking for guilt?

"Tianzi No. 606, Zhang Xuan of Wei County!"

Soon, it was Zhang Xuan's turn. Zhang Xuan and Sun Li confessed their crimes, stepped forward, first saluted the three officials, and then bowed to the soldiers who were inspecting: "Big brother has worked hard!"

And they also reciprocated, without too much embarrassment of Zhang Xuan, only carefully checked the belongings they were carrying, and then let Zhang Xuan in, Zhang Xuan packed up his belongings and saluted them, and then Shi Shiran walked into the tribute courtyard.

These soldiers are all big and coarse, and their minds are very simple, and whoever is good to them, they will be good to them.

Walking into the Gongyuan, under the guidance of the little official, Zhang Xuan came to a large courtyard with the word Tianzi written on the door, and then found his No. 606 examination room.

This room is very small, about five square meters, there is a table, a chair, a couch and a small wooden barrel, these things are full, and there is an oil lamp on the left and right walls, and it is difficult to even turn around.

After Zhang Xuan sat down, the little official glanced around and found that there was nothing abnormal, so he closed the door and locked it from the outside, and only after four days, when all the exams were over, would it be reopened.

On the first day, candidates enter the exam, and on the second day, the exam officially begins, one test per day, for a total of three days. During these four days and three nights, all the eating, drinking, and sleeping of the candidates had to be solved in this small room. Eating and drinking every day, there will be a small official through the small door on the door to bring you in, if you want to be convenient, that small wooden bucket is your four-day toilet.

This is similar to modern confinement! Therefore, the imperial examination is not only about your literary talent, but also about your body and perseverance!

Zhang Xuan meditated and practiced for a day, and when he heard a gong outside, he knew that all the candidates had entered the hall, and the gate of the Gongyuan would be closed, and it would not be reopened until the test was completed three days later.

In the evening, Zhang Xuan took the basket of food from the little official, which contained a pot of tea, six steamed buns, three eggs, a pot of kerosene and a flint.

Food is used to satisfy the candidates' hunger, and kerosene and flint are used to light lamps. The basket is delivered once a day, and the Dayong Dynasty stipulates that no matter whether rich or poor, it is this standard.

It's not that the court is stingy and reluctant to give meat, but that eating meat may affect the exam! Giving three eggs a day is the best proof!

And in such a confined space, candidates don't even have the opportunity to peek at other candidates, let alone cheat.

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