Wang Shouren received the passing talisman given by his grandmother and put it away properly. He did not wonder why Daxinglong Temple still sold the talisman. No matter whether it was useful or not, it was all the wishes of the elders.

A few days before the exam, the Imperial College no longer requires students who live in the capital to return to the prison.

Wang Shouren took the stamped test paper home and waited for the exam.

Only then did Brother Wen know that what the Shuntian Prefecture and the Chief Secretaries of various places call the test paper is to collect the test papers prepared by the students and check them one or two. The paper printing officer will carefully check whether the paper passes the test and whether there is any fraud or substitution.

, stamp it with the original seal and the seal seal after confirming it is correct, and then send it back to the candidate!

As for the test questions, you still have to wait until the exam begins and the examiner will read them out on the spot.

If my hearing is really not that good, I have to wait for the clerk to go around holding a sign with test questions before copying it down quickly.

Wang Shouren is one of those anxious candidates who doesn't panic the closer it gets to the exam. When the exam was about to start, he took Brother Wen for a horse ride, which was a break from the busy schedule to relax and relax.

It was precisely because the provincial examination was approaching that Brother Wen knew that there would be opportunities for business trips after entering the Hanlin Academy.

Because Wang Hao and the others were sent to Yingtian Mansion to serve as examiners.

Brother Wen happily rode on the horse and played for a while, and even lamented to Wang Shouren: "I don't know if Mr. Shouxi has entered the examination room now. They are all named Wang, why can't our father go?"

The examiners in both capitals are all appointed by the imperial court. Most of them are Hanlin officials, and they must be under fifty or over thirty. They are famous and can withstand the hard work of traveling.

Wang Hao met all the requirements and went to Yingtian Mansion to invigilate the exam this year.

Wang Shouren said: "If dad goes, do you still want to go with me?"

Brother Wen nodded repeatedly and said plausibly: "Dad is going to work far away, how can he not have a son by his side to serve him!" He also said with regret: "It's a pity that I am not Mr. Shouxi's student, otherwise I would have been right.

If you can follow me to Yingtian Mansion, you will definitely scare Zhu Zhishan and the others!"

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His eyes were filled with accusations of "Why did you pinch me?"

Wang Shouren said: "Nothing, I just want to estimate how thick-skinned you are."

It's a good thing that Wang Hao didn't get into trouble with him, otherwise he would have to bring a kid with him when he became an examiner. Others might accuse him of neglecting his duties - just bring a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy to serve you.

Okay, what's the point of bringing a five- or six-year-old baby?!

But remembering that this boy was personally authorized by the emperor to observe the last imperial examination, Wang Shouren suddenly fell silent again.

You can't blame this kid for daring to do anything and have any ideas. It's purely because of the habits of these adults. If they hadn't made a bad start, how could Brother Wen have so many bold ideas?!

Why are children becoming more and more bearish? Parents must reflect carefully!

Wang Shouren and Brother Wen chatted for a while and happily went back to review their books.

On the ninth day of August, the first session of the Sunchon Provincial Examination began, and Brother Wen then went to take the examination and ran away to watch the excitement.

When he arrived outside the examination room and peeked inside a few times, Brother Wen was shocked.

This place is really a bit shabby. According to the introduction from people familiar with the situation, this place is the former site of a martial arts school, which has been transformed into the Shuntian Township Examination Site in recent decades.

In the past, the martial arts school had the advantage of having a lot of open space, with a row of dormitories built inside.

These dormitories are called "Xi She", which means they temporarily build a few wooden boards and cover them with some straw thatch, which is the so-called "reed mat".

Generally speaking, during the period of filial piety, scholars go to visit their parents' graves and stay in this kind of mat.

With just such a startling glance, Brother Wen began to worry: Can such a dormitory really be sheltered from wind and rain?

Seeing his own brother carrying the examination basket and entering the examination room with the group of candidates from the Imperial College, Brother Wen felt very emotional: Even the provincial examination examination room in the capital had this condition, and he didn’t know what the other examination rooms in the 13th Road were like.

Condition.

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Fortunately, the autumn weather has been crisp recently, and the weather has long gone away from the heat of the previous summer. Otherwise, the clean eldest brother would walk in, and the sour and smelly eldest brother would walk out!

Of course, it would be even worse if it rained. It would be difficult to prevent leakage in such conditions, right?!

There was not much excitement in such a solemn event as the imperial examination. Brother Wen watched the candidates enter the venue one by one, so he went back to the Hanlin Academy to study peacefully.

When I went back, I bumped into Li Dongyang, and Brother Wen wanted to share something with his third husband: The examination room was so shabby that he almost couldn't help memorizing a song called "The Thatch Was Broken by the Autumn Wind."

Maybe Du Fu's thatched hut is much more elegant than it!

When Li Dongyang heard this, he looked at him and asked: "How is your writing with Mr. Qiu Ge going? Why do I think you haven't written poetry for a long time?"

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I told you to come to the teacher when you have nothing to do, and your homework will come to your door, right?!

Brother Wen and Li Dongyang started arguing: "Sir, writing poems and essays has to come from the heart. You won't be able to write good articles by force."

Li Dongyang glanced at Brother Wen and talked to Brother Wen about Yang Yiqing's student Li Mengyang in a leisurely tone.

Take a look at Li Xiaoyang. He became a disciple late and entered the examination room early. Not only did he have numerous masterpieces this year, but he also took the provincial examination. It’s not like them. They accept a student and want to see his name on the gold medal list. You can’t say for sure.

We still have to wait ten or eight years.

Brother Wen's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "You want me to be named on the gold medal list in ten years?" He will only be fifteen years old in ten years, and he will not be such a pushover!

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The meaning in that look is clear: What? You still don’t want to take the exam in ten years?!

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Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same!

At the same time, Wen Zhengming and others also sent Zhu Yunming into the examination room.

They wanted to enter, but they didn't qualify for the provincial examination, so they could only come to see their friends off.

The examination rooms in Yingtian Mansion are similar to those in the capital. They are all temporary thatched houses, and each dormitory looks the same shabby.

Tang Yin and the others vaguely saw a thatched roof outside the examination room, and couldn't help but sigh: "If it rains heavily, I don't know what it will be like!"

Wen Zhengming said: "Fortunately, the weather looks very good these days."

Compared with the calm and good weather in the examination centers in the two capitals, this year's provincial examination in Zhejiang was not so satisfactory. It started raining heavily since the morning, and the entire examination room was flooded.

The candidates never imagined that they would encounter such a situation, so they ran directly into the government office to hide from the rain. They refused to leave even when the inspector came to drive them away, and they even threw rubble at the inspector.

As violence was about to break out, some people couldn't help but suggest to Liu Daxia, who was serving as Zhejiang's chief envoy, to reschedule the provincial examination.

Liu Daxia vetoed the proposal, sent people out to maintain order, and asked the candidates to think clearly. If they think they can continue taking the exam after the rain stops, they can stay. If they can't, they can leave now.

But once you go out, you can't re-enter.

Many candidates looked at their wet papers and wet clothes and left sadly.

Maomao squatted there and listened quietly as he talked about this person and that person, without urging him to hurry up and pick the lucky bag.

Brother Wen's eyes widened when he heard this.

Brother Wen was not in a hurry to choose, but talked to Maomao about the nightmare he had just had.

Since the examination room had many lights and was made of wooden structure with a thatch-roofed "mat", once the fire started, it would cause a lot of damage.

He woke up quickly.

He had never heard of such a method of death as being burned to death in the examination room.

As for whether to create a self-heating hot pot with ancient characteristics and bring it to Wang Shouren's examination room, it seems that it is not needed at the moment.

Brother Wen was confused: "Why?"

Naturally, no one would mention the fact that the lives of more than ninety candidates could not be changed.

Don’t ask me whether it tastes good or not. What else do you want after I’ve given you enough food?

Li Dongyang once personally experienced the tragedy of the examination room turning into a fire. You still went to talk to people about how shabby and shabby the examination room was. Doesn't that remind people of that bad memory?

Take exams until you die!

It’s time to take the national civil service exam, and it’s so unimpressive to build a thatch roof! Even ordinary people who have some extra money at home will consider building a brick house.

It’s a great talent promotion ceremony, but why is the venue so shabby!

Unfortunately, although Zhejiang has a large quota, there are also many candidates for the examination. The number of candidates in each provincial examination can be as high as 3,000 or 4,000!

During the day, they saw so many candidates leaving the exam one after another. They kept beating their drums in their hearts, fearing that something might go wrong if they presided over the provincial examination this time.

Brother Wen put the self-heating hotpot in his lucky bag for now, and will think about whether he can make it later. Maybe those who have money and leisure will like to buy it for fun in the future.

Now that the heavy rain has suddenly stopped, the admission rate for this year's Zhejiang Provincial Examination will probably change from 40:1 to 9:1!

For those candidates who are lucky enough to wait until the weather clears to continue taking the exam, this is a good opportunity——

Liu Daxia was relieved when he learned that all the candidates had been arranged.

When Wang Hua heard that Brother Wen said that he had gone to chat with Li Dongyang about how bad the examination room was, he was speechless. He said, "Next time, don't talk to your third husband about this."

Before I even got into my mouth, my tongue started to feel numb.

Because the imperial court was quite generous when it came to meals during the imperial examination. They actually prepared meals for the candidates, and they were full of vegetables and meat, not just two big steamed buns!

Brother Wen's mind was filled with the past events of the imperial examination, and he had a nightmare at night. He dreamed that the examination room was on fire, and his brother was trapped inside. It was always dangerous!
To be continued...