The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 225 The Township Examination at the Turning Point of Life
People are inert, and the more comfortable and comfortable the environment, the more people can relax and slack off.

As the saying goes, Wenrou Township is a tomb of heroes, and this is what it means.

As a scholar who is determined to pursue a career, he naturally needs to demand himself with strict standards, at least before he becomes famous.

Therefore, Xie Shen basically spent the month before the exam in reviewing books. In the face of Wang Shouwen's kind invitation, Xie Shen said the most words: "Scholars of our generation should have high aspirations, how can we think about those songs all day long?" Ji Lingren!At this time, Wang Shouwen would often roll his eyes, and then go out to have fun.

This is determined by the origin of the two.Wang Shouwen was born with a golden spoon in his mouth. Even if he fails the Jinshi or Juren examination, he can live a prosperous life. The worst thing is to eat and wait to die.

But Xie Shen came from a poor family, so naturally he had to work hard, there was only one ladder left for him to advance, if he didn't work hard, he would be like Fang Zhongyong's generation.

Of course, he also went to Ning Yuanwai once, and explained his thoughts to Ning Yi clearly.Ning Yi also expressed that he would respect Xie Shen's choice, and everyone was happy with the result.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the day of the township examination.

Xie Shen had already stepped on the tribute courtyard before the exam, so he woke up early in the morning to wash up in a leisurely manner, and then filled his hunger with some dry pancakes.

The reason why I didn't drink porridge is because the test of the township examination is very intensive, and each test takes a whole day.

Although according to Xie Shen's strength, it is possible to finish the essay ahead of time, but according to the regulations, he can't hand in the papers ahead of time, and he has to wait until the exam is over and the officials sound the gong before leaving the dormitory.

This is of course unreasonable, but it is not something Xie Shen can change, he can only choose to accept the rules of the game.

After staying in the dormitory for a day, the problem of convenience becomes a big problem, so Xie Shen chooses to only eat pancakes to satisfy his hunger, and try not to eat porridge.

Accompanied by the little book boy Chen Hu'er, Xie Shen and his good friends Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi left the house in Ping'anfang and headed for the Gongyuan where Qingyun Street was located.

In terms of the scale of Hangzhou Gongyuan, it can be considered grand.

Although Xie Shen hadn't been inside before, but from a distance, he felt that the venue was much bigger than the prefectural and county examinations.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand.

After all, the venues for the prefectural and county exams are all temporarily built, and only need to accommodate candidates from the county and prefecture, no more than a few hundred to a thousand people at most.

But the rural examination is different. It needs to accommodate nearly [-] students from the same province, and it is difficult to temporarily set up a venue.

Therefore, the establishment of the Gongyuan is to solve this problem. In other words, the only function of the Gongyuan is to serve as an examination room for the rural examination.

The township examination takes place every three years, which means that most of the time the Gongyuan is empty.And because of the humid climate in Hangzhou Prefecture, the Gongyuan is often covered with moss and weeds, which looks very desolate at first glance.

This is not bad, but the most frightening thing is that the Gongyuan is not only deserted, but also infested with poisonous snakes. This is a matter that endangers the lives of candidates. It is to repair some leaky roofs of the dormitories, and one is to weed and catch snakes.

This may sound funny, but it is a big show that must be performed before every township examination.

Xie Shen, Wang Shouwen, and Xie Pi came to the front of the tribute courtyard, and they were quite moved when they saw the crowds.

He once read a historical material, which said that during the Wanli period, Hangzhou Gongyuan could accommodate tens of thousands of people to take exams at the same time. At that time, he thought it was a bit exaggerated, but now it seems that he has little knowledge.

Wang Shouwen let out a hey and said: "Brother Shenxian, I have never seen such a spectacular scene before. I heard that the provincial examination is one in a hundred. I don't know if Brother Yu can pass it this time."

Xie Shen rolled his eyes, thinking that you spent all your time drinking flowers and wine before the exam instead of studying, and now you are worrying about the exam again.

"Brother Shouwen, don't worry. I think you have been lucky recently. You should be able to pass the exam."

Now it was Wang Shouwen's turn to roll his eyes.

"Brother Shenxian, what are you talking about, can you believe the nonsense of luck?"

Xie Shen said indifferently: "Why can't you believe it. Brother Shouwen, do you still remember the Taoist fortune-teller next to the West Lake Su Causeway that day?"

Wang Shouwen was taken aback for a moment, then nodded subconsciously.

Xie Shen went on to say: "He said that I would have a peach blossom calamity in my fate, and then I met Xu Shilang's daughter."

Wang Shouwen: "."

Xie Pi on the side coughed in embarrassment and said, "The two elder brothers don't want to chat, the front has started to line up to pay the tribute."

Xie Shen nodded his head and said yes.

Due to the large number of candidates participating in the rural examination, it is necessary to start queuing up to enter the venue very early.

Xie Shen took the test basket from Chen Hu'er, a young book boy, and joined Hou Kao's army with Wang and Xie.

I heard that the chief examiner of this rural examination is Ji An, Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple in the current dynasty, and he is the candidate hand-picked by His Majesty.

Although this Ji Shaoqing is only in his forties, he is knowledgeable, and he is most suitable to be the chief examiner in Zhejiang Province.

The deputy chief examiner is naturally Mr. Chen Fangyin, the academic officer of Zhejiang Province.

There is no way to do this. After all, the academic officer supervises the academic administration of a province, and it is likely to have a special connection with the locality.If an academic officer is appointed as the main examiner of the rural examination, it will inevitably make people wonder whether there will be fraud in the examination room.

However, if the chief examiner was temporarily dispatched from Beijing before the exam, and Xuezheng served as the deputy chief examiner, then the rumors would be self-defeating, and the appointment of Xuezheng Chen Fangyin was also a kind of protection.

After all, for an official, especially a relatively clean official like an academic official, reputation is the biggest capital for promotion.If the reputation is rotten, it is almost impossible to climb up.

As for the same examiners, they were directly drawn from the instructors of the states and counties.These co-examiners are also commonly known as graders, and they do coolies. The article examination papers they review will also be submitted to the main examiner and deputy examiner for review and decision, commonly known as patting the head.

They can only decide which candidate can be on the list, but as for the specific ranking, it can only be negotiated by the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner.

If you encounter a strong and unreasonable examiner, you can even directly remove the candidates listed by the same examiner. Similarly, you can also directly list the missed candidates.

However, under normal circumstances, there will be a tacit understanding between the chief examiner and the fellow examiners, and both parties will fulfill their duties to select talents for the imperial court.

The same examiners are all the best among the instructors in each state and county, and they are all academic experts. Naturally, there is no problem with their professional level, and because they are averagely selected by each state and county, it will be relatively fair.

The township examination has guaranteed the fairness of the examination to the greatest extent, and the next step is to see the performance of the candidates themselves.

In a blink of an eye, it was Xie Shen's turn to pay tribute to the courtyard.

The rural examination is the most difficult of the imperial examinations in terms of its rigor and difficulty, and it will be a smooth journey after passing it.

(End of this chapter)