The Red Mansion Is Like a Jade Gentleman

It was another winter, and there was less laughter this winter. Everyone worked hard to study hard. Fortunately, in the county examination in February next year, they won the first prize in one fell swoop and became a child student.

Although the county test only tests stereotyped essays, posting poems, classics and rhymes, and rhymes, basically anyone who is not on strike and who is serious about studying can pass the test.But don't underestimate the county examination, this is the first step in the imperial examination field, it is "everything is difficult at the beginning".

You must know that it can be called a child student, which refers to those who have passed the county examination and then failed to be a scholar. Don’t think it is very simple, just take the exam. In fact, at that time, being able to take the county examination represented the three generations before you. No man who breaks the law, no more remarried daughter.Moreover, the county examination requires 4 people from the village and 1 scholar to recommend to take the examination.

Not to mention other things, even the Six Arts Academy, the top academy in the Feng Dynasty, also values ​​this county exam very much.Because only those who have become children can be regarded as real students, and those who were before can only be called scholars.

Moreover, because the ancient imperial examinations were objective questions, in addition to talent and learning, it also depended on luck!The most famous one is a prime minister of the previous dynasty. He failed the exam six times, but was ranked second in high school for the seventh time. Could it be that he only made rapid progress in the seventh time? It was nothing more than luck!

Therefore, luck is also a major factor in the imperial examinations, and it is no wonder that ancient temples are so prosperous!

The county examination lasted for four days and four sessions. Stereotyped essays, test post poems, scriptures, and rhymes were all things that Lin Hai had been studying since he traveled. In addition, he was in the capital, and the Gongyuan could be regarded as the best in the country. .Therefore, Lin Hai passed the exam in four days, and apart from being a little tired, he didn't have any major problems.

After waking up, Lin Hai ate a chicken leg fiercely. There are really many ancient imperial examinations that ordinary people can take.After four days, even if he had been exercising since he was a child, he still couldn't take it anymore.It seems that the rumors and gossips that have been heard vertically and horizontally from the Tribute Academy are not all false, the township examination and the general examination are both nine days!

"Young master, eat slowly, and buy the ones that are not small enough." Shi Mo was frightened by Lin Hai's gobbling, and quickly put a bowl of soup on Lin Hai's right hand.

"Snap!" rewarding Shi Mo with a chicken bone, Lin Hai wiped his hands with unsatisfied enthusiasm, and gave Shi Mo a hard look, "You are a young master, I am a pig!"

"Hey!" Shi Mo smirked twice.

"Is everything ready? If there is one less portion at that time, I can't afford to lose this person." With a piece of tofu in his hands, Lin Hai ate it gracefully.

Shi Mo put away his smirking face, and said seriously: "Young master, don't worry, Nong Shu and I counted back and forth twice, and we kept only the more and not the less."

Three days later, the results of the county examination came out, and as Lin Hai expected, several people who went to the Six Arts Academy passed the examination without a doubt!

Apart from being busy with socializing and giving gifts, Lin Hai is also busy preparing for the government examination in April.

The content of the government examination is also the same old four types of stereotyped essays, test post poems, classics, and rhyme, but the content is much more difficult than the county examination.

The prefectural examination is held in the prefecture that governs the county, presided over by the magistrate, and there are three consecutive examinations.Lin Hai couldn't help complaining in his heart: After many exams, everyone is exhausted, no wonder others call scholars nerds, aren't they all stupid in the exams?

Although the government examination questions are more difficult than the county examination questions, there are only a few, and Lin Hai does it very quickly!

Although one exam was missed, the announcement of the results was delayed a lot, but it still came out on the fifth day!

It is an honor for Lin Hai to be on the list, and the three of Li Xin are also on the list, but the rankings are different.The four of them quietly fought for money in private, went to the kitchen to start a small stove, had a small celebration, and then devoted themselves to the intense study life!

The children's test is divided into three sessions, the county test, the government test, and the hospital test.

Only those who have passed all three games can be called a scholar.

Lin Hai is lucky. The college examination is held twice every three years. Next year, the college exam will be held. If the college exam goes well, next year Lin Hai will become a scholar!

Xuezheng, who was appointed by the emperor, went to various places to examine the college exams. There was one main exam and one re-examination. There were two exams in total.Therefore, the years of Chen, Xu, Chou, and Wei are called the year examinations; the years of Yin, Shen, Si, and Hai are called scientific examinations.Those who get No.1 in the court examination are called the first.Tongsheng who passed the hospital examination were called students, commonly known as scholars, who had achieved fame and entered the class of scholar-bureaucrats.

At that time, there were not many people who could read and write, and there were even fewer scholars.Becoming a scholar means having fame and fame, being respected locally, and having various privileges.For example, exempting from corvée, no need to kneel down when meeting the magistrate, the magistrate is not allowed to torture him at will, and he can report to the magistrate for official business, etc.

However, scholars are also divided into three classes. Those with the best grades are called "Bisheng", and the government will distribute food on a monthly basis; the second is called "Zengsheng", and no food is provided. It is an "attached student", that is, an attached student who has just entered school.

Scholars are one of the pillars of the local gentry class, because they have privileges before local officials, so they often serve as a channel for communication between ordinary people and the government.When encountering local disputes, or when civilians want to deal with the government, they often have to go through a scholar.Ordinary civilians also have the habit of asking village scholars to help write couplets and sacrificial accounts when there are weddings and funerals, or during the New Year.

Although in the capital city, a scholar is not worth much, but in some remote areas, a scholar can be regarded as an uncle!

In the spring of the next year, Lin Hai lived up to the expectations of being selected as a scholar, so happy that Jiang almost burned his hair when he received the news, and became a joke of Master Lin making fun of her for a while.

However, Master Lin and Lin Hai didn't take seriously the quota that was sent to the prefectural and county schools after the college examination, and even Lin Hai took the initiative to give it to others.

The current Guozijian is no longer the Guozijian in the Sui and Tang Dynasties!There are so many Yinsheng and Ensheng in the current Guozijian. Few of these people are willing to study hard.

The gentlemen of the Guozijian are not willing to take too much care. After all, having a quota of Yinsheng means that there is at least one official with a rank of three or more in the family, or someone in the family has a title, and the wine offered by the Guozijian is only from the fourth rank. !So in the end, going to the Imperial College to study is no longer an honor, but for those who really want to study, it is something to avoid.

Now Guozijian, a school that claims to have concentrated almost the most high-end teachers in the country, can't even pass the exam for a few candidates.The emperor thought that sending the gang of dandies in the capital to the Imperial College would save them from causing trouble, so he simply turned the Imperial College into a money-gathering institution for the imperial court. There are no quota restrictions.

Therefore, for scholars now, if they want to make progress, Six Arts Academy, Yuelu Academy, Junbi Academy, and Qunying Academy are their first choices.