Wei Xian's remarks surprised the scholars in Zuixianlou, and then they soon started to talk about it. Many scholars were so angry that they jumped and scolded "indulgently". However, when they went to read the classics, the classics clearly recorded the relevant deeds.

Some Confucian scholars even dug out the allusion of "Confucius kills Shao Zhengmao" and have a new interpretation. Confucius personally killed Shao Zhengmao with his strong martial arts skills.

The debate about whether Confucius was powerful and brave, as time fermented, more and more people discussed it. Unfortunately, Wei Xian didn't know all this. After enjoying the delicious wine and food, Wei Xian basically stayed in his courtyard, practicing dancing and reading books every day, which was so leisurely.

Before we knew it, it was time for the exam, and Wei Xian had to end his leisure time.

The imperial examination is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and the process is similar to the provincial examination. You first register your identity and then take the examination. After all, the imperial examination is concentrated in the national juren to take the examination. If you don’t register, you don’t know how many people will participate.

After registering my identity, it will soon be the day of the exam.

The procedures of the Imperial Examination are similar to those of the provincial examination. The Imperial Examination is held in three games, each with three days, the first game on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second game on the twelfth day, and the third game on the fifteenth day, and the first day of the lunar month, and the next day of the lunar month. The questions of the three-game test are nothing more than eight-part essays and strategy questions.

The location of the examination is the Gongyuan in the southeast of the capital, which is very close to Wei Xian’s courtyard, just a few minutes away.

Wei Xian received the exam card the day before yesterday. This was issued by the Ministry of Rites based on the registration personnel. The exam card contains the personal information of the candidates.

The specifications of the imperial examination are much higher than those of the provincial examination. The chief examiner of the imperial examination is a senior official who is from a Jinshi, a senior secretary, a deputy chief censor and above who is a first or second rank, with the first chief and third deputy chief. The examiner is 18, and he is known as the "Eighteenth Room".

The chief examiner of this examination was Li Dongyang, the Prince Shaobao, the Minister of Rites and the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Wei Xian finished washing up when he was ugly, and carried his packed bag for the exam alone and embarked on the journey to the imperial examination. Originally, Wei Xian thought he had gained a advantage and should have arrived at the earliest, but when Wei Xian came to the tribute courtyard with his bag on his back, he found that he was wrong.

At this time, there were crowds of people in front of the Gongyuan. Although the officials had already prepared sufficient staff, the order was still a little chaotic for a while.

Wei Xian was secretly surprised and pricked up his ears to listen to the discussions of the juren. He realized that according to statistics from the Ministry of Rites, in this examination, more than 5,000 candidates came to participate in the examination in the entire Ming Dynasty, north and south Zhili and 13 provinces.

More than 5,000 candidates were all Juren. Most of the Juren masters had three or five entourages to take care of their lives so that they could prepare for the exam wholeheartedly. In other words, there were about 20,000 people gathered here. Although some officials sent soldiers and yamen runners to set up fences, only Juren candidates were allowed to enter, but there were more than 10,000 people waiting outside the fence.

Wei Xian kept moving forward and finally squeezed to the fence. After the outer door officer verified Wei Xian's identity, he let Wei Xian go inside and waited for the exam.

The examination was divided into fifteen brigades based on the 13 provinces in the north and south Zhili Provinces. Each candidate lined up according to the administrative divisions they were in. After Wei Xian asked a servant, he went to the place where the candidates in Shaanxi to line up according to the instructions of the servant.

When we arrived here, although Wei Xian did not know everyone, the same juren knew each other and greeted each other.

All the juren have experienced the county, government, college, and provincial examinations all the way, and they are all very familiar with the procedures of queuing, so everyone is queuing step by step for the exam.

When chatting with other juren, Wei Xian realized that the capital has been particularly lively in recent times. In addition to the controversy that Wei Xian said that Confucius was a peerless man, the most lively people in the capital were Wang Shouren and Tang Yin, who were regarded as the most likely candidates to win the top scorer.

This is Wang Shouren's third time participating in the exam. He was originally known for his talent in the world. His father was even more famous as the top scorer. Li Dongyang said a long time ago that Wang Shouren would win the top scorer as long as he participated in the exam. Tang Yin, also known as Tang Bohu, from Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, was the first in Suzhou at the age of 16 and became a scholar. He was good at poetry and painting and was very talented in Jiangnan. Last year, he won the championship in the Nanjing exam and was praised by the examiner Liang Chu. His reputation and talent spread throughout Jiangnan.

Wei Xian didn't expect that in addition to Wang Shouren, there were Tang Yin, the celebrities who participated in the exam this time, which was interesting.

Wei Xian looked at the various postures of the candidates queuing up, and felt extremely calm. Because he had not wasted any time, I lived up to my time, and my time naturally would not treat me badly.

Unlike others, the biggest expectation of others is to be the Golden List, which is the peak of his life. In fact, Wei Xian didn't care too much about whether he would be the Golden List, and he could not be the Golden List. He could also be a hero who was a hero who was a hero who was good at justice and was willing to be revenge. He participated in the exam, first, to realize his parents' dream, and second, to agree to Zhu Wanrong, and to be fame with the Jinshi, so that he could ask the King of Qin to marry Zhu Wanrong.

The waiting time was long, surrounded by soldiers holding torches, and braziers were burning everywhere, and the entire venue was filled with light.

In the 13 provinces of Zhili in the north and south, more than 5,000 candidates gathered outside the gate, carrying test baskets and carrying beddings. They lined up like migrant workers squeezing trains during the Chinese New Year, waiting to enter.

Just after waiting for a long time, the two supervisors began to read out the order of the examination room, and if they cheated, they would be severely punished. After some more, they began to search. As a result, some juren were found by cheating and suddenly collapsed. They were dragged directly by soldiers to leave the examination room. This not only meant that they could not participate in this examination, but also that the juren's fame and honor would be cancelled and they would never be able to take the examination again.

Wei Xian shook his head. The cheating methods of this era can only be said to be too low-level and can be easily found. Of course, Wei Xian also believes that among so many candidates, there must be those who have not been found by cheating. Don’t underestimate some of the superb methods of cheating.

Officials monitored the matter, and the specific search and inspection work was under the responsibility of Dabing.

The ceremonies and supplies they carry were similar to those in the provincial examination. Clothes, robes, insoles, socks, etc. were all searched. The clothes were not inside, the cushion could only be one layer, the inkstone was not thick, the brush had to be hollowed out, and the food had to be cut open, etc., which was similar to the provincial examination.

Candidates were subject to the search one after another, from dark to red sun.

Wei Xian successfully passed the search and entered the tribute court.
Chapter completed!