I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 227 The Township Exam Begins!
Chenzheng, the examination talents gathered outside the examination institute are already a bit crowded.

Not only that, as the sun rose high and the city was bright, many people in the city had already come here.

In this era, the day of the imperial examination is an auspicious day for everyone.

The common people flocked to see the talents, and they looked forward to seeing the visions soaring to the sky.

They are also more eager for a certain student in the examination room to write poems and articles handed down from generation to generation, which will attract the grace of heaven and bless all things.

The legend of the white hair turning into blue silk is still in my ears, making everyone look forward to it.

The wide Kaoyuan Street was already crowded with people, and the officials sent by the government were not enough to maintain order, and then they even sent soldiers from the city to guard the Kaoyuan.

The shop facing the street of the examination institute has already rolled out rows of bamboo shelves, so that the people who come to watch can sit on them, and sell all kinds of food and playthings in them, which is the best of both worlds.

From time to time, there were people outside the examination hall raising their arms and shouting, causing the crowd to cheer, but most of them were green-skinned hooligans making noise, they were pulled out by the officials and beat them up on the spot, but they didn't drive them away.

The spectators were like stacks, and Song Mu's heart was also surging when he saw this scene.

This kind of scene is like watching a football game in the previous life. Forty to fifty thousand people gathered in the field, cheering bursts of players following the wonderful performance of the players on the field.

Here, all talented players are players, and when visions soar into the sky, it means a goal is scored, which deserves everyone's applause and cheers.

Any scholar who saw this scene would unconsciously breathe a little rough.

Soon as more city guards came to maintain order, the examination institute seemed to have woken up, and many scholars had already looked towards the gate of the examination institute,

Song Mu was also in the queue, everyone was chatting and laughing, and they were all looking around at the moment, and they were very happy about the scene around them.

Not long after, the tall and heavy gate of the examination institute opened slightly, and a group of old men in gorgeous sacrificial attire walked out from it. At the same time, the bronze bell hanging above the examination institute building also rang.

The buzzing sound was melodious for hundreds of miles, and everyone immediately became serious.

"Heaven and earth monarchs..."

An old sacrificial officer stood at the head of the line, saluted towards the north and then began to recite the prayer. When he was chanting, the other sacrificial officials behind him began to bow down.

One by one, facing north and facing the sky, I wish all the best for this rural examination.

The scholars also lowered their hands and bowed their heads towards the north, and the common people also closed their eyes and listened to the prayer.

When the sacrificial officer finished reciting the prayer in a thunderous voice, he closed the document and bowed towards the sky.

"In the 28th year of Chongwen, Jiangnan Xidao Township Examination! Exams open!"

"Open the examination institute, welcome talents!"

The old man's long and far-reaching voice continued to spread, only to see that the heavy gate of the examination institute was slowly pushed open by two teams of soldiers, and the gate made a rumbling sound, like a lion opening its mouth and roaring.

The people were looking forward to it, and the students had automatically formed two rows at the north gate of the examination institute and slowly entered the venue.

Here, you can first see a strange sight.

No matter how dignified a rich son or a poor boy with an embarrassing face, they all have to carry their examination baskets and line up in the queue at this moment, waiting to be admitted to the examination institute.

At the entrance of the examination institute, ferocious soldiers were watching every student present, methodically checking every candidate who entered.

And this kind of verification can even be described as humiliating.

If the talented man cooperated, he would just take off his clothes and search carefully. If he didn't cooperate, the three or five soldiers would press him against the gate forcibly, put his legs aside, and search with his fingers from head to bottom.

Many people howled in embarrassment and anger, but they did not dare to make any resistance. The inspector was nearby. If something bad was found out, the officials with shackles would come up immediately. Then go straight to the shackles.

Song Mu felt a little uncomfortable watching this situation in the team, but this is the responsibility of the examination room, no one can show off their power here and cover up.

"Mentals, listen clearly. If there is something in it, throw it away now. Your lord said that you should treat it as if you didn't see it. If you bring the exam questions into the examination hall, it's also a sign of instability of writing, and it's hard to be a man!"

A Wei Wuzi in armor stood at the entrance of the examination institute and shouted loudly to the group of scholars. There was a bit of commotion in the team, and there were already six or seven paper balls clenched into a small ball in the corner.

Seeing the flustered expressions of the scholars, the man was very proud, so he turned around and continued to search the candidates.

Finally it was Song Mu's turn, and he handed over his title badge, guarantor, and his own textual research, and the registered soldier was the first to read it.

"Song Mu, Shiyang County, Jizhou Prefecture, has a white face and beardless, wide eyebrows and deep eyes, a straight nose and thin lips, and is eight feet tall."

When the other party said this, someone came up and compared them one by one. After careful comparison with the portrait on the textual research, after confirming that it was the real owner, they searched the whole body.Song Mu's food was all chopped into fine pieces.

Fortunately, the other party's movements were extremely fast, and Song Mu's robe was still untied. It was not very embarrassing, and the other party had already let Song Mu inside.

"No. [-], Wuhuan."

Song Mu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Kaoshe signboard given to him by the other party.

This time it was not bad, the exam room was located in the middle circle of the exam room, so it was considered a blessed place.

Song Mu walked in, and he really saw the magnificence of this examination room right now.

If the examination room of the college examination was spacious, then the scene here is vast.

In the huge examination hall, it is fully paved with blue bricks, and the circles of examination buildings extend, and the number of columns is already shocking. The diameter of the examination circle may have reached hundreds of meters.

In the middle of the examination room, there is also a huge white marble altar, but it is obviously more exquisite and grand, and the patterns and carvings on it are also more magnificent.

Song Mu looked up and saw that the top of the altar, which was three or four stories high, was the place where Wenxing would be carried.

This altar is like a pyramid, perhaps overlooked from a high altitude, it is also a magnificent landmark in the entire provincial capital,

Song Mu marveled for a moment, then lowered his head and began to look for his own position.

There were students walking around in the examination room, but they didn't dare to whisper to each other, because there were soldiers standing in front of each examination room, and all the soldiers had burning eyes, as if they wanted to eat people.

The solemn atmosphere always oppressed everyone's heart, and everyone who was forced became cautious.

It took Song Mu a lot of effort before he finally found his place. This test house is made of brick and wood, and there is almost no difference between the test house and the one he saw in Fucheng Examination Institute.

If you really want to say something different, it is that the two boards in the test house are newer and look like they have just been built.

Seeing this situation, Song Mu pursed his lips, put down his things, and cleaned the inside carefully.

After all, I have to take the exam here for three days and two nights.

Song Muzai cleaned carefully, and during the period, more scholars entered the examination institute. The examination institute opened eight entrances, and each entrance was searched by two teams to ensure that all candidates' entrances were completed before midnight. field.

The sun is gradually rising, but Song Mu has only discovered the disadvantages of his position at this moment.

Because it seems to be facing south, the sun can shine in all day long, making people feel hotter.

Song Mu took a sip of the water he had just picked up in the examination house, looked at the tidied up test room, then at the venomous sun, and hung a piece of linen on the top of the test room.

This is the method Senior Brother Ge told himself. Besides this, he also brought an umbrella and tarpaulin to deal with possible bad situations in the examination room at any time.

After finishing this, a bell rang from the examination building, and the soldiers who were originally on duty in the examination room began to urge the students to enter the examination room immediately.

Those candidates who came late also complained secretly, so they could only get into the test room, and then sighed secretly as they looked at the messy test room.

Song Mu also sat down in it at the moment, the heat in the cramped space became even hotter, but he could only endure it.

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(End of this chapter)