When Crown Prince Ning was teasing Fei Ge's niece on the streets of Shangrao County, he had a conflict with Xu Jin who stepped forward and even attempted to kill someone with a sword. In the end, he was expelled from the city by Governor Sun and sent back to his fiefdom of Nanchang.

This matter has been widely known in the streets, so it is an indisputable fact that Prince Ning has a grudge against Xu Jin. It is not surprising that he arrested Xu Jin before the college examination.

Moreover, Governor Sun actually sent his own soldiers to escort Xu Jin to attend the college examination, which further proves this point.

Therefore, public opinion quickly reversed. The candidates who had just been mocking and ridiculing Xu Jin for staying in prostitution before the exam turned to criticize Prince Ning for his despicable behavior. Even local candidates in Nanchang Prefecture also criticized him.

Although scholars look down upon each other, it is different if someone harms the interests of scholars. Prince Ning tied up Xu Jin before the exam. This behavior stung the nerves of all the candidates.

What is the purpose of studying hard for ten years? The purpose is to one day pass the imperial examination and change one's own destiny. Prince Ning kidnapped candidates so blatantly and ruined their futures, which naturally aroused the hatred of all scholars. What's more, Prince Ning kidnapped candidates so blatantly and ruined their futures.

Prince Ning can tie up Xu Jin this time, but if he doesn't like the candidate in the future, can he tie him up before the exam so that he can't take the exam?

So for a while, there were voices in front of the Admiral College angrily cursing Prince Ning. Some people even proposed to go to the governor's office to lodge a complaint after the exam, asking the governor to uphold justice and severely punish Prince Ning for his misbehavior.

Prince Ning would be so angry that he would vomit blood if he saw this situation. He finally provoked a fight between the candidates from Nanchang Prefecture and Guangxin Prefecture, and the good impression he had gained among the local candidates was instantly wiped out.

Break the troops!

With three bangs, the noisy crowd finally calmed down. The door to the examination room slowly opened, and entrance to the college examination began.

The academy examination is the last of the three levels of the boy's examination, and it is also the most important. If you pass the academy examination, you will gain the title of scholar and become an official "student." Even if you fail to pass the examination in the future, you will still be able to work decently in the local area.

Even in life, even if you open a private school, you can still earn a living, support your family, and be respected by others.

Because of this, all the candidates take this exam very seriously. With volcanic enthusiasm, they wait solemnly to enter the venue, praying for everything to go well, especially not to get a bad name.

However, most of these candidates are destined to fail. In the Ming Dynasty, the admission quota for scholars in various state capitals was strictly determined, usually based on grain output. Those with a grain output of more than 200,000 shi were admitted to Shangfu.

The number of scholars is about fifty. Those who produce less than 200,000 shi of grain are called Zhongfu, and about 30 scholars are admitted. Those who produce less than 100,000 shi of grain are called Xiafu, and more than ten scholars are admitted.

There are a total of thirteen prefectures in Jiangxi Province, and the total number of scholars admitted is only about 300. However, nearly 2,000 candidates took part in the college examination this time, and the admission rate is less than 20%. Therefore, most candidates are destined to have their dreams shattered.

examination room.

The admission procedure for the hospital examination is similar to that for the prefecture examination and the county examination. First, there is a body search, then a bailout, and a number plate is drawn.

Xu Jin and the Fei brothers arrived late, almost at the end of the queue, and waited for nearly half an hour before it was their turn to enter.

Xu Jin followed Fei Maozhong and showed the test results. The official responsible for the endorsement turned out to be Liu Zhong, the supervisory censor. He was the same examiner for this college examination. He did not need to do such a small thing as the endorsement.

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Liu Zhong took the exam from Xu Jin with a smile and read aloud: "Xu Jin, an examinee from Shangrao County, is fifteen years old, four feet and eight feet tall, with a handsome face and fair skin..."

After the two guarantors nodded in confirmation, Liu Zhong handed the test results back to Xu Jin and said with a smile: "Xu Ziqian, choose your number!"

The exam seat number plates are all placed in a basket as a sign of notarization. Candidates cannot pick and choose. They can only reach in and touch. If they touch the number plate, they will go to the corresponding seat to take the exam.

Xu Jin reached into the sign basket and took out a wooden sign. Liu Zhong glanced at it and saw the words "Bing San Lu" engraved on the sign. He smiled and said, "This location is not bad."

Xu Jin cupped his hands in front of Liu Zhong and took the number plate to find the seat numbered "Bingsanlu". He found that the location was really good, with plenty of light and quite far from the toilet.

Xu Jin was about to sit down when a head popped up from behind the partition next door. It turned out to be Yuan Cheng, the head of the case in Nanchang Mansion. The two had had a tit-for-tat calligraphy fight in the Tengwang Pavilion before.

Yuan Cheng couldn't help being surprised when he saw Xu Jin, and then he raised his hands and said, "It turns out it's Xu Jin, the head of the case, and we're sitting next to each other."

Xu Jin smiled and said: "It's quite a coincidence!"

Although the two sides have fought, it is not a deep hatred, let alone a competition, there is no need to be bitter and bitter.

Yuan Cheng also smiled when he saw this, cupped his hands and said: "Chief Xu, I have a merciless request!"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Xu Jin said calmly.

Yuan Cheng said with a bit of embarrassment: "I'm quite tall, so it's inconvenient to sit here. Your seat is wider, can we swap it?"

There are nearly 2,000 seats in the examination room here. Although they are arranged in rows, due to differences in location or due to the layout, the size of each seat is different. Some seats are narrower, while others are a little looser.

It happened that Yuan Cheng's seat was relatively narrow, and he was a bit obese, making it difficult for him to move around, so he was naturally very uncomfortable, so he asked Xu Jin to change seats.

Xu Jin naturally didn't care. Anyway, the conditions of the two seats were almost the same. It was easy to do, so why not do it? So he nodded readily and said: "It's all right!"

Yuan Cheng was overjoyed and said gratefully: "Yuan thanked Brother Xu!"

Xu Jin waved his hand and said: "Brother Yuan, you're welcome, it's just a little effort!"

As a result, Xu Jin and Yuan Cheng exchanged number plates and switched positions. This practice did not violate the regulations, as long as they remembered to fill in the corresponding seat numbers when filling out the examination paper.

Xu Jin sat down at Bing 35, and soon there were guards taking pens and ink and other examination items and distributing them according to the order of seats. Xu Jin was more thoughtful now and carefully checked that there was no problem with the pen and ink before accepting it.

At five-thirty, the sky was already dark, and all the candidates had already entered the venue. The examiner, Xu Kui, the great master of learning, and a group of invigilators began to inspect the examination room.

Xu Kui walked to Xu Jin's seat and subconsciously stopped. Seeing this, Xu Jin stood up and saluted: "Student Xu Jin pays homage to the great master!"

Xu Kui nodded and asked casually: "Xu Ziqian, did you have a good rest last night?"

Xu Jin nodded: "Not bad!"

"Yeah!" Xu Kui said yes and drove off to continue his inspection.

The candidates nearby all looked at Xu Jin with envy. The great master Xu Kui always had a straight face and a serious look. He did not stop all the way around, but stopped in front of Xu Jin's seat and asked Xu Jin Did you sleep well last night?

Grandmaster Xu's "special" care for Xu Jin naturally made people think about it. Yuan Cheng, who was sitting behind Xu Jin, rolled his eyes around as if he was thinking about something.

Little did they know that Xu Kui's "special care" for Xu Jin was because he participated in rescuing Xu Jin last night and knew that Xu Jin went to bed very late, so he casually asked if Xu Jin had rested. In fact, he had no other meaning and nothing special.

Thoughts of care.

After the chief examiner inspected the examination room, manuscript papers and examination papers were distributed one after another. With the sound of the clapper, the examination officially began.

Xu Jin was always a competitive test taker, not to mention this was the third time he had taken the exam based on ancient times, so he was very calm. After getting the exam paper, he browsed through the questions and suddenly wanted to laugh out loud.

It is said that there are two tests in the college examination. The first test is two eight-part essays and a policy theory. The second test is two eight-part essays, and then the silent writing of "Holy Edict Guangxun". The reason why Xu Jin wanted to laugh out loud was because of the two eight-part essays in front of him.

All the questions in the eight-part essay were asked before. Fei Ge was so awesome that he won the question again. With such a father, it’s no wonder that Fei Maozhong won the title of scholar at the age of fifteen.

Of course, what surprised Xu Jin the most was that the topic of the policy discussion actually discussed the pros and cons of our current health system.

It is said that after winning the Tengwang Pavilion Cultural Conference, the candidates in Guangxin Prefecture discussed this issue at the celebration banquet. Xu Jin proposed to replace the hereditary military service with a recruitment system, which also caused widespread controversy.
Chapter completed!