The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 415
On the ninth day of March, today is the first day of the examination.

The examination will be held in three sessions, one session on three days. The first session will be on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second session will be on the twelfth day, and the third session will be on the fifteenth day.

The examination was presided over by the Ministry of Rites, and the two examiners were Zuodu Yushi Deng Chenghong and Youdu Yushi Song Shujing.The 18 examiners were all from the Hanlin Academy.

It was naturally cold in the early morning of early spring, and everyone was shivering outside the Gongyuan, wearing a few layers of thin single clothes.

Today's wind is particularly strong, Gu Chengyu straddled the exam basket, holding a number plate, and lined up at the gate of the Gongyuan.

There are more than 4000 candidates, but only 300 are admitted, which shows that the imperial examination is difficult and difficult to reach the sky.

Gu Chengyu had to stay in the palace for nine days before he could appear. Gu Chengyu made all the preparations, including a lot of steamed buns, snacks and jerky.It's not that he is reluctant to buy the food, but the food in the examination room is really hard to swallow.

Looking at the examinee in front of him who was undressing for examination, Gu Chengyu looked a little unnatural.Soon it was Gu Chengyu's turn, and he first gave the test basket in his hand to the guard waiting beside him.

An officer held the portrait in his hand and compared it with Gu Chengyu.After carefully looking at it several times, he asked Gu Chengyu to go to Wei Bu to take off his clothes.

Although a little uncomfortable, Gu Chengyu quickly took off his clothes completely.After the two guards finished checking Gu Chengyu's clothes, shoes and socks, Gu Chengyu hurriedly continued to put them on.

Among them, two candidates with cheat sheets were caught, and they were dragged out of the examination room by the guards.

Seeing this, Gu Chengyu shook his head, he couldn't figure out why he wanted to cheat.It is already a juren, if you are caught cheating, you will only fall short, and you will be exiled for thousands of miles, and your fame will be removed. It is really not worth it.If you are worried about failing the exam, then wait until the next exam, why take chances?

Gu Chengyu took the number plate and looked for his number among the many number houses.When looking for it, I saw Min Feng standing not far from him. He seemed to have just come out of the team next to him.

Of course Min Feng saw Gu Chengyu, straightened his clothes, and smiled at Gu Chengyu.It wasn't until Gu Chengyu responded that he went to find his own house.

Gu Chengyu remembered that Min Feng's reputation in the capital in the past two years was no less than him.The large and small poetry gatherings that Min Feng participated in can't be counted on his hands, but Gu Chengyu never participated in poetry gatherings.

At that time, he felt that it would be better to learn more about the six arts of a gentleman. The poetry meeting is full of boring people who praise each other.

After Gu Chengyu returned to the capital two years ago, the concierge received posts from the poetry club every day.Gu Chengyu didn't want these poems to take up a lot of his time. If he went to one, he would be invited by other people in the future.

Just like that, some bad rumors spread in the capital, saying that Gu Chengyu was not worthy of his name, or that he was arrogant and conceited, and he didn't bother to be with ordinary people like them.

Later, Gu Chengyu asked Ming Mo to inquire about the matter, and it was nothing more than rumors released by those Jiangnan candidates. The purpose of these people is self-evident.

Gu Chengyu didn't pay attention to it. The Imperial College has a monthly exam every month, and the rumors will be self-defeating by then.

However, Gu Chengyu didn't know whether these rumors were due to the contributions of the three great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, but he always felt that this matter had something to do with Min Feng and Huang Junheng.As for Liu Haonan, that should be impossible.

It's not that Liu Haonan disdains to do this, but because he doesn't have that strength.Who is standing behind Huang Junheng?That has something to do with Xia Qing, the chief assistant of the dynasty.

As for Min Feng, I heard that in the past two years, he and Huang Junheng have gotten very close.However, they were originally candidates from Jiangnan, so it is not unusual for them to get close.

Gu Chengyu took a few steps forward, and saw with sharp eyes that his dormitory was in the fourth row, and Gu Chengyu walked quickly to the dormitory with the test basket.

As soon as he arrived at the dormitory, he couldn't help but want to swear.This time he seemed to have used up all the good things he had done before, and he saw that there was a latrine next to this room, which seemed to be a stinky room.

Gu Chengyu entered the dormitory with a bitter face.I checked the dormitory according to the habit, and looked at the table and bed boards, and found that there was no problem.He spread out the quilt on the bed, smelled it, and found that it was a little damp and cold.

The quilt can't be taken out to bask in the sun, so he can only spread it out. Anyway, when the door of the dormitory is closed at night, he can use the quilt in the space to cover it.

After regulating the items in the test basket one by one, Gu Chengyu looked at the examinee opposite.

At this time, candidates had already entered the opposite row of dormitories one after another. Gu Chengyu paid special attention to the person opposite, and saw that it was a man in his forties.

Candidates who came for reference this time are generally older. After all, candidates who can pass the provincial examination and become Juren have to go through multiple examinations. After all, there are still fewer candidates who can pass every test.

Gu Chengyu thought of Ye Zhiqiu and Sun Xian. Sun Xian was focused on participating in this exam, and just came to experience it.Gu Chengyu felt that Sun Xian had a solid foundation, but the article lacked a bit of aura and lacked some of his own opinions, which may require a test of experience.

Anyway, even if you don't pass it, it's still a Juren, and you just have to take the exam again after three years.

After a while, the candidates should have arrived.It was getting brighter now, and Gu Chengyu was waiting for the exam papers to be distributed.

Along with the exam papers, there were three candles, and Gu Chengyu put the candles in the exam basket.The dormitory has been locked, and Gu Chengyu looked at the exam questions in his hand under the light outside.

The first test was on history theory. Gu Chengyu took a look and found that there were five questions. After reading it, he found it not difficult.

Gu Chengyu just stayed in the dormitory for a day. He was writing vigorously, but was sobered up by the toilet next to him.

At the end of the day, of course many people went to the toilet, Gu Chengyu smelled the smell getting worse and worse, and felt nausea in his heart.

As a result, he didn't even eat much dinner that night, so he was ready to rest early.In the latrine on the side, candidates kept coming in and out, and those candidates all looked at Gu Chengyu's dormitory with great sympathy.

This examinee is also quite unlucky, he has to stay in this dormitory for nine days, while they sympathize with him, they can't help feeling rejoicing.

Gu Chengyu has already done two historical essays, but they haven't written them on the test paper yet.He planned to rest early and get up early for the exam tomorrow.Find an air freshener in the space at night, and when you really can't stand it, spray it twice secretly.

It was getting dark soon, and Gu Chengyu looked at the light of the lantern above and saw that the candles were already lit in the dormitory on the opposite side, presumably he was still writing the exam paper.

He shook his head, five historical theory, three days is ample time, there is no need to race against time, right?

Gu Chengyu secretly took out the thin quilt in the space, covered it next to her body, and covered it with the quilt from the original house.Even if someone suddenly looked at him, they would not be able to see the quilt inside.

In the middle of the night, Gu Chengyu was awakened by a loud noise.

"Let go of me, I didn't cheat." A man's voice came from the opposite building.

(End of this chapter)