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Chapter 16 County Examination, Township

Ordinary scientific research sheds are all large and small, facing south, with east and west gates in the south, surrounded by wooden fences, and a large courtyard.

The north of the courtyard is the main entrance, called Longmen, and behind the Longmen is a large courtyard for candidates to wait for their names.

Pingcang County's cultural luck is not at its peak, but the examination room is a must. Compared with the surrounding counties, it is quite spacious and spacious.

Candidates are arranged in the order of their number plates in the spacious compound, and the officials in front of the dragon gate call them in one by one.

The guards who went through the door search were all able-bodied, and they entered very quickly, so Zhou Bai didn't have to wait long.

When it was Zhou Rui's turn and Zhou Baishi's turn, the search officer happened to recognize Zhou Rui, and even the search was just to pretend to save the two young masters from "embarrassment".

The county guards standing on both sides turned a blind eye to this. They were transferred by the county lieutenant just to prove that the court attached importance to it and suppress any unrest.

Anyone who really dares to carry a cheat sheet can only seek death by himself. Of course, every year there are always a few people who don't know what is good or bad, trying to hide the truth.

They don't know that officials sit in the town and gods inspect, how can ordinary mortals engage in crooked ways.

When you really step into the examination hall, all the hustle and bustle disappears, and there is silence around you.

No examinee dared to make any unnecessary moves, and they acted cautiously for fear of causing trouble.

Zhou Bai and Zhou Rui separated, found the location of their respective test number representatives, then sat down quietly and waited.

The other candidates were more or less nervous and did not dare to look around, but Zhou Bai was confident and looked around calmly.

All the examiners in the hall have already taken their seats, the county magistrate in the middle, the county magistrate on the left and right, and the Jiaoyu as the invigilator, and in the corner not far behind are the two Taoist officials that Zhou Bai had seen.

Just like the previous life, in recent years, the imperial court has attached great importance to the imperial examination, and the county magistrate personally presides over the county examination.

Otherwise, the usual practice in the past was that the county magistrate presided over it on his behalf, and it was enough for the county magistrate to visit occasionally.

Ji Hongzhe has been working here for a year from a foreign county, and he usually keeps a low profile, often relying on the rich families in the county to govern and calm the people.

Soon, all kinds of information emerged from the depths of my mind. At first glance, this county grandpa is easy to deal with?
In fact, it is not the case. According to the practice of the next few years, this person is not a peaceful person. The one-year dormancy is just to gain a firm foothold.

To attract refugees and issue land reclamation orders; to support materials and repair the city walls of bitter passes; to recruit powerful servants to clean up Cangshan thieves...

Although there are many missteps in various government orders, it can be seen that he is a man of action, so he has to find a way to win over him, Zhou Bai thought to himself.

As for the county magistrate and Jiaoyu, they both came from the Bei'an County family with deep roots, so they don't need to cooperate with his Zhou family.

clap clap~
While Zhou Bai was thinking, three crisp whips sounded from outside. It was the end of the admission time and the dragon gate was closed.

The examinees were all in their seats, and the two clerks took out two stacks of thick test papers from the back hall and put them on the desk. The test papers were not opened, but were wrapped in butter paper with runes on them. Seal seal.

That's right, even the county exams are uniformly issued by the higher-level county government to avoid insufficient levels of children selected by each county.

Ji Hongzhe stood up and nodded slightly towards the Taoist officials in the corners on both sides. The two Taoist officials also understood and walked to the table immediately.

"Xianzun, please show your big seal."

The official seal of the Qipin county magistrate represents the ruling authority of the Daxu court in Pingcang County, and is a hub of luck.

Ji Hongzhe held up the simple and heavy big seal, and imprinted it on the hundreds of candidates left and right in the hall.

Nothing strange happened, and Zhou Bai didn't dare to use his entry-level qi-watching technique, but he suddenly felt a sense of oppression enveloping his whole body, which made him sit upright.

The fate of the country suppresses the luck of the candidates, so that everyone can show their literary talents at the same level, so that those with deep luck will not gain much advantage.

This is the reason why there are always scholars from poor families and even peasant families who stand out on the road of every imperial examination. Even if there are few, there are still some.

When your literary talent and talent are amazing enough, even the biggest fortune-teller in the world, the imperial court, is willing to subsidize luck to train you.

Just ask how those who can still write golden and green essays under the suppression of official seals will be released in the wild.

The Qipin Great Seal was then placed in the middle of the desk, which was also the central axis of the examination shed for the entire county.

Once the official seal is issued, it is a reminder that the supervisory god is in place, and the Taoist official can open the test paper with confidence.

I saw them each take out a palm-sized small mahogany sword, then cut through the wax paint, and put away all the yellow paper with runes on the scroll.

The magic power of the two Taoist officials is not weak, and the sealing Taoism has not escaped the power, and all the hidden fluctuations have been cut off by the peach wood sword.

The unsealed test papers were handed out one by one by the civil servants. During this time, the examinees were either grinding ink or trying pens on blank rice paper.

Finally, when the county magistrate gave the order to answer, Zhou Bai and other examinees began to write.

From the day when the Heavenly Court abolished the position of the Daomen and regarded the imperial examination as the only way, the various procedures related to the imperial examination have been extremely perfect.

As for the subjects of the children's examination, the dictation of the classics of the sages is the first test. It is not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics. As long as it is a great Confucian who is clearly recorded in the ascension to heaven, excerpts of his articles may appear.

In this way, even if the first subject is pure memory, many people with weak foundations will be screened out.

Literacy and sentence making, enlightenment is enough, and you cannot be a child.

Of course, if you write the classics silently, you can write more than half of them as long as you work hard.

Zhou Bai was no exception, but he didn't need to stop and ponder like other examinees, and he quickly finished writing a paper silently.

Not only did he write fast, but the words polished by the two generations are also vigorous and powerful, giving a sense of grandeur at a glance.

The second subject is to test post poems, with spring as the theme, and free play.

Zhou Bai didn't plan to go all out and copy the poems from memory, but did it on the spot.

... I also know that I feel that the clouds are not rolling, and the white shirt comes to the world in spring.

It was also finished very quickly, but even if it was so casual, after a test post poem was written, there was still a hint of redness oozing out.

This is Wen Qi, ordinary people can see it without the Qi Wang technique.

However, only places like this kind of imperial examination room, where literati gather and are full of literary spirit, can appear out of thin air.

Zhou Bai didn't write a red text for himself, but continued to answer and write a policy essay for the third subject.

However, the redness here surfaced on the paper, but it aroused discussion among the invigilators in the classroom.

"Who is this kid? He just finished the second subject, and he is still red." Jiaoyu obviously paid more attention to the candidates, so he asked in a low voice immediately.

"It should be Zhou's family. I remember his father was a 26-year-old student in Xiangxing. He is not bad. He can write poems of redness under the pressure of official seals." The county magistrate responded immediately. Since he became the magistrate of Pingcang County, Has not been touched for 20 years, and is very familiar with the family in the county.

As for Ji Hongzhe, he was a top-ranking Jinshi after all, so he said calmly, "It's nothing to be popular in the test post poems, the key is to read the articles."

Afterwards, he lifted the official seal lightly, Zhou Bai's answer sheet went back to normal, and it seemed like nothing had happened before.

(End of this chapter)