The official road of the farmer

"That Young Master Cai, who the hell is he, and why is he so unfriendly to us?" Qin Yaoliang said indignantly, "We are new here, and we don't even know them!"

Feng Lisong has returned to normal. He waved his fan and said, "Young Master Cai is the eldest son of the county magistrate of Linfeng County. Students from Linfeng County have always been unfriendly to our students from Fengcheng County. They think that we come here to take the exam. Take their place on the list."

Qin Yaoliang sneered and said: "Isn't this a good thing to get cheap! We came here, but we have our own quota, what right do we have to dislike us?"

A brother even said: "I'm afraid they just want to get a place, and they don't want people from our side to take the exam. In this way, their competition in Linfeng County will be less, and more people will be on the list!"

Feng Lisong's face was not very good-looking. In recent years, the candidates from Fengcheng County were not strong enough, far inferior to the candidates from Linfeng County. There have been several sessions where none of them got a place in the exam. This is no different from giving away places for free.

Ye Junshu listened to them talking, but really didn't know what was going on. It turned out that there were so many things going on here.

However, there is no way around it. Their Fengcheng County is far inferior to Linfeng County in terms of the source of students and the strength of teachers. One is in the sky and the other is on the ground. It is really a difference between clouds and mud.

Mr. alone, how can he have such great ability to teach so many outstanding students, not to mention that there are not so many students to teach Mr., so he can only select the tall ones from among the dwarfs and focus on training some with some qualifications.

The Great Xia Dynasty followed the imperial examination system of the past dynasties. After continuous improvement, it is now such a system. Before the examination of scholars, it is necessary to obtain the qualification of Tongsheng. pass.

After being admitted to Tongsheng, you are eligible to take the three-year college entrance examination, and you will be a scholar if you pass the entrance examination.The number of admissions varies from place to place, roughly [-] for the county, and [-] to [-] for the state.

Ye Junshu and the others have already been admitted to Tongsheng, and they can directly participate in each courtyard examination until they become scholars, and then they can be regarded as a stepping stone to the road to the imperial examination.

As an extremely wealthy county, Linfeng County has many private schools and academies, and even some villages have formal schools, so there are also many scholars. The base accumulated over the years is almost comparable to that of the state capital, so the imperial court specially approved the admission quota of Linfeng County to be equal to that of the state capital. , there should have been eighty places.

And because Fengcheng County is too barren, the area of ​​one county is less than half of that of other counties, not to mention that it is too poor to support a few scholars, the number of people is not large, and there are no places for admission in the county. If there is a test center, basically one pass the test , as it is now, there are only 22 people who take the exam, and they can't even reach the admission quota.

It was the former magistrates of Linfeng County who applied specifically, and the two counties combined the unified examination, and the number of admissions in Linfeng County increased to [-].

This pattern has continued for many years.

Generally speaking, if it weren't for Fengcheng County, Linfeng County wouldn't get so many places.

A brother was filled with righteous indignation: "It's really shameless! We must show some color to them! We are not easy to bully!"

Feng Lisong looked solemn: "Why don't we go to Yaxuan tomorrow and compete with that Yu Maolin, so that Linfeng County can see how good we are!"

Then he solemnly said to Ye Junshu, "Junior Brother Ye, you used to be admitted to Tongsheng at the age of ten, and even the teacher praised you very much. Please save face for us in Fengcheng County!"

Ye Junshu paused, and then said sincerely: "We are in other people's territory, so we should not be too arrogant and cause conflicts. In the end, we are the ones who suffer. Besides, I have self-knowledge, I am not as good as Brother Yu." .

Senior Brother Feng, you are too modest just now, you are the best among us, the great task of winning glory for Fengcheng County is entrusted to you!In the college entrance examination, you must be able to beat the crowd! "

Feng Lisong's face froze, and he almost lost his expression.

Zhou Yangfei said disdainfully: "If you're afraid, just say it, you bastard!"

Qin Yaoliang frowned, and said bluntly: "Zizhou is right again, we are here to take the college entrance examination, not to find someone to compare and show off. Our most important thing is the college entrance examination, don't put the cart before the horse. Really want to do it for us To save face in Fengcheng County, we will all work hard to get good grades in the exam and strive to be on the list, that is the real pride."

As soon as Qin Yaoliang spoke, the others fell silent, but only he knew what they were thinking.

While talking, Ye Junshu and others returned to the resting place.

They left in good spirits and returned in disappointment.

A few people lost interest in talking and went back to their rooms.

Back in the room, Qin Yaoliang said to Ye Junshu, "Zizhou, don't care what they say, what's wrong with them, is it time to show off after getting used to them? It's true to recharge your energy, don't you understand?"

Ye Junshu shook his head, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, don't be angry, I didn't worry about it." He is not a real brat, how could he be provoked to show hatred with just a few words?He's not that heartless yet.

He just hoped that he could take the exam in a safe and sound way, as for other things, he would talk about it after the exam was over.

Qin Yaoliang felt relieved when he saw that Ye Junshu was really worried.

It may be that what happened that day made them lose interest. Feng Lisong and the others never went out again, and they were locked in the room all day, as if they had worked hard.

Ye Junshu didn't go out again. Although it was not very useful to hold Buddha's feet temporarily, he still calmed down and read the book to consolidate his knowledge.

On the contrary, it was Qin Yaoliang who disappeared every two days.

It's just that Mr. Lian didn't say anything, and Ye Junshu naturally didn't care about him. Although the senior brother looked unreliable, he still knew what he wanted to do.

Ye Junshu was reading a book when Qin Yaoliang ran in excitedly.

"Zizhou, Zizhou, I found out that the student in the college entrance examination this time is Zhang Jitao, Master Zhang!"

Ye Junshu looked puzzled, he was basically not familiar with the officials of the imperial court, and he had never heard of the name Zhang Jitao, Lord Zhang.

Qin Yaoliang went on to say: "Master Zhang, who was born as a Jinshi in the second list, is an honest and fair official, is a pragmatic school, prefers plain and unpretentious articles, and doesn't like flashy rhetoric, Zizhou, this is very beneficial to us!"

After Ye Junshu heard this, he couldn't help showing a smile, "That's really great!" He couldn't write too gorgeous essays, and the examiner was a pragmatist, so it was really beneficial to him. It seems that his Good luck.

And since the chief examiner is a fair and strict person, there will be basically no unfairness when marking the papers, which is also good news for candidates like them.

"There are about 3000 candidates for the college examination this time. Although the pressure is a bit high, but for my manuscript, I must enter the top [-]!" Qin Yaoliang said firmly.

Ye Junshu smiled. I really don't know where the senior brother got the information, but the ratio of one in thirty is not too big. Compared with one in a hundred, their chances this time are much better.

Qin Yaoliang talked a lot about the information he had inquired in the past few days. After Ye Junshu listened to it, he had a bottom line in his heart, and his gratitude to his senior was even deeper.

The brother's family is really kind to him, without reservation, he is very grateful to have the help of Mr. and the others, otherwise, he doesn't know what to do.

The day before the college entrance examination, my husband called everyone out and mobilized everyone before the exam. Ye Junshu was in a good state of mind, and after a night of dreamless sleep, the first day of the college entrance examination was ushered in.

Ye Junshu first carefully checked his own pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then helped Qin Yaoliang to also look at it.

This set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones is much more high-end than the ones he used before, it was specially found by the teacher, and he and his brother have a set.

The quality is different and the feeling is different. Ye Junshu is very easy to use.

Everyone started to gather after breakfast.

Ye Junshu observed, and some senior brothers seemed to be very nervous. They didn't have a good rest last night, and their spirits were a little listless.

The teacher seemed to be afraid that talking too much would affect the state of the students, so he only said a few words and treated them with a normal heart, and then led a group of students with different mental states to the examination room.

There is an examination shed in Linfeng County that can accommodate thousands of candidates. When they arrived, the genius was slightly bright, but the place was already crowded with people.

Martial law has been imposed inside and outside the examination room, and guards with knives and guns are everywhere.

Ye Junshu and others stood in line in front of the examination shed, waiting for inspection and admission.

Ye Junshu paid special attention and found that the candidates who came to take the exam were of different ages, young ones were 50 or [-] years old, and some were older with gray hair and some were [-] or [-] years old. He wondered whether some of them were from three generations of a family.

It can be seen how admirable scientific research was in ancient times.

All things are low-grade, except for high-level studies. For those who are not high-born or poor, if they want to change their family background, the only way is the imperial examination.

At this moment, Ye Junshu is also like all other living beings, struggling to stand out among thousands of students.

Perhaps he should be thankful that he realized it early and didn't waste too much time.

Taking the imperial examination at a young age is always more advantageous than coming at a young age.

In order to guard against cheating by impostors, the entrance inspection before the exam is very strict. Not only do you need to check household registration and other information, but you also need to have a well-known linsheng or a sponsor as a guarantee.

Sir and the two teachers are the guarantors of the students in Fengcheng County. If something happens to the candidates, sir, they will have to bear the responsibility and their honors will be revoked. Cover up behavior.

After confirming that it is the person, the whole body should be searched to prevent cheating.

The team moved fairly fast, and Qin Yaoliang himself was not nervous. Seeing Ye Junshu's calmness, he was afraid that Ye Junshu was just calm on the surface but actually nervous in his heart, so he kept comforting him: "Zi Zhou, don't be nervous, the college exam is very fast. It's simple, it's just two exams, both of which are the Four Books and Five Classics and the essays, poems and arithmetic, which are all things you are good at, you can definitely do it, don't be nervous!"

Ye Junshu nodded and said, "Senior brother, I'm not nervous, let's work hard together!" He was really funny and moved, and thought, could it be that the senior brother himself was nervous?Can stand here, which candidate is not good at these?

While talking, a stern voice suddenly came from the front: "I didn't intend to cheat! It's not mine!"

There was a commotion in the line, and Ye Junshu looked up, and there were two guards in red phosphorous armor, one on the left and one on the right, holding the arm of a candidate.

The adult who looked like the leader of the guards said blankly: "Take it away!"

The examinee's face turned gray immediately, as if he had no love in his life, and was dragged away.

The examinees buzzed and looked at the taken away examinee with disdain. Regardless of whether it was true or not, in the eyes of scholars, cheating in the examination room was the most despicable behavior.

The adult shouted with a straight face: "Quiet!"

The scene was silent for a moment, and order was restored in an instant.

Ye Junshu's heart trembled. This is just the beginning, and there are all these messy things?He didn't know whether that person really wanted to cheat or was framed, but it made him more cautious.

The accident was quickly smoothed out, and it was Ye Junshu's turn to enter the arena soon. After the bookcase was carefully turned over and there was no abnormality, they had to strip down to their underwear and search the body, and they were allowed to enter after there was no problem.

After entering, they didn't take the exam right away. All the students gathered in the large open space, and listened to some exam precautions given by Mr. Xuezheng on the stage, and then went to their respective small rooms under the leadership of the guards.