Liu Jin is reading a book. In this era, there are not many entertainment projects. Apart from reading books, he also listens to music. However, Liu Jin is the chief minister of the cabinet and needs to pay attention to his image a lot.
Therefore, Liu Jin lives in seclusion most of the time, preferring to stay at home and read books and newspapers.
Before time travel, Liu Jin could not calm down and read a book. That era was an impetuous era, and it was also an era of developed information. There were too many things to occupy his time. He could calm down and read a book.
Those who enter the book are all great people.
This time around, due to the lack of entertainment programs, I gradually developed the habit of reading. Sometimes it only took me an afternoon to read, and the books Liu Jin had read at home were already piled up in the entire study room.
"Hache~"
Watching, watching, Liu Jin suddenly felt a little cold and yawned.
"It's already autumn, and winter is about to begin. Just read a book and turn on the electric fan."
At this time, Xu Waner and Li Zhen walked in and quickly turned off the electric fan.
"Get used to it, get used to it."
Liu Jin smiled and put down the book in his hand.
"Here, drink this bowl of ginseng soup."
Xu Waner took a bowl of ginseng soup from the maid's hand, and then said: "I'm going to be a grandpa soon, so I don't pay attention to my body. Don't turn on the electric fan after autumn. I heard people say
Well, now many people in the hospital have caught colds from turning on electric fans."
"I know, I know~"
"Thank you ma'am."
Liu Jin smiled and drank the ginseng soup in one gulp. This pure wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain was different. Liu Jin also drank it every few days. He was about to run away, but he was still as strong as a young man.
Ye pulled Xu Waner and Li Zhen to do some happy things.
"Today is the day when the results are released. Why don't you go and see the excitement, sir?"
Xu Waner was very happy to see Liu Jin finish the drink in one gulp. He specially cooked this by watching the kitchen and making ginseng soup every few days.
"Ah, the results will be released today?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly startled, and then he remembered that today seemed to be the day when the results were released.
This time in the imperial examination, the examiner was Han Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so Liu Jin had not paid much attention to this aspect. In addition, he had been living in seclusion. For the large number of students who poured into the capital, the lively poetry gatherings and the like
I didn’t join in the fun either.
"I'll go take a look~"
After thinking about it, Liu Jin also changed into a student uniform, preparing to pretend to be an ordinary student and join in the fun.
The imperial examination ceremony held every three years is a very lively event, especially when the results are released. The high school Jinshi students will take their money bags and keep throwing money away. Countless people grab money at the gate of Gongyuan, which is very lively.
Gongyuan, because today is the day when results are released, Gongyuan is already crowded with people early in the morning. There are students coming in groups of three or five, all of them feeling anxious and restless.
This year's imperial examination had too many people. More than 21,000 people came to take the imperial examination, setting a record for the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.
Because there were so many candidates taking the examination, the original examination sheds in Gongyuan were not enough, so a piece of land in the north of Gongyuan had to be temporarily expanded, which could barely meet the needs of this examination.
More than 21,000 people participated in the imperial examination, but there were only less than 550 places. Calculated, the admission rate is frighteningly low, only 2.6%, which means that out of 100 students, not even 3 can reach high school.
It can be said that this is the lowest admission rate in Ming Dynasty in history.
This also means that the vast majority of students will be devastated, and only a very small number of students will be able to succeed in high school.
In addition to the students who came in groups, there were also a large number of people who came to watch the fun.
The old and young men in the capital know very well that today is the day when the results are released. Adults and children who have nothing to do will come to the gate of Gongyuan if they can, just to grab some lucky money for no other reason.
In the past, some people robbed more than ten taels of silver in one day.
Many children prepare for this in advance. Whether they have pocket money to buy delicious food depends on whether they can grab the wedding money later.
This poor Gongshi master scattered copper coins casually into a big bag, handful after handful. There were so many copper coins on the ground that he couldn't pick them up.
When you meet a rich Gongshi master, he will just throw away silver or silver coins, hundreds of taels, thousands of taels, and even tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is really to attract people who come to grab the wedding money.
Extremely happy.
In every imperial examination, everyone has two opportunities to grab wedding money. This first time is when the examination results are released. Here in Gongyuan, hundreds of high school seniors scatter money. The scene is really spectacular, with copper coins and broken silver.
, the silver dollars are like rain falling on your head, the feeling of money falling from the sky, but this is a grand event that only happens once every three years.
The second time to grab wedding money is when the royal list is released after the palace examination. At that time, it is usually at the entrance of major hotels and inns.
This is because the general examination selects those who have won the tribute award, and the palace examination determines the ranking of these people, who is the top scholar, who is the first, second, third and so on.
In other words, if you take the high school entrance examination, you will definitely appear on the imperial list. It’s just about the rankings. Those in the first place are Jinshi, those in the second place are Jinshi, and those in the third place are from the same Jinshi. The ranking is very important, the higher it is.
The future will be brighter.
But regardless of ranking, as long as you can pass the high school examination, you can basically get someone with the same background as Jinshi, and you can smoothly become an official.
Therefore, when the examination results are released, these students are the most nervous. Whether they can enter high school and whether the three years of hard work will bear fruit all depends on this day.
As for the palace examination, everyone's mentality was much better, because they no longer had to worry about failing, that is, the matter of ranking.
By the time Liu Jin arrived at Gongyuan, the place was already crowded. A large number of students gathered in small groups. Although they were chatting with each other, they looked at their watches from time to time, anxiously waiting for the results to be released.
As for the people who wanted to grab the wedding money, they had already chosen what they thought was a good spot early on, and were looking forward to the moment when the high school seniors would throw their money away.
Liu Jin, who was dressed as a student, was holding a fan in his hand, smiling and looking extremely confident as he walked over. He found a random place and observed the people around him.
Beside Liu Jin, there were many students waiting anxiously.
It can be seen that each of these people are actually quite old. They are basically in their thirties or forties. Some even have long beards and gray hair. They are already five or six years old, but they are
I still came here to take the exam, and I didn’t give up on being an official.
There are only a very small number of students in their twenties. These people are considered rare. Those who can pass the national examination in their 20s and take the examination can be regarded as geniuses.
Most people have to endure the long road to the imperial examination. It takes a long time. For example, Wen Zhengming took the provincial examination twelve times in his life, but failed in all of them. Once every three years, it took a long time.
In thirty-six years, from a boy of 17 or 18 to an old man in his fifties, they all failed to pass the examination. It can be said to be the best microcosm of the imperial examination.
There is also Zhu Zhishan. He was admitted relatively early. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of nineteen. He took the provincial examination five times before passing the examination. He was already 34 years old when he passed the examination.
It is considered good to be successful at this age, and it is relatively normal.
Then he began the long road to the imperial examination. He took part in the examination seven times and failed in all of them. It was not until his son took the high school entrance examination that he gave up and finally found connections to become a county magistrate. However,
He was already fifty-five years old at that time.
After all, Zhu Zhishan passed the Juren examination, and filled the vacancy by becoming an official, becoming a seventh-grade county magistrate. Wen Zhengming really had never passed the Juren examination in his life, and was just a scholar.
When he was in his fifties, he relied on his connections to participate in the civil service examination as a senior Gongsheng student, and was awarded a post in the Hanlin Academy waiting for an imperial edict.
Obviously, in a place like the Hanlin Academy, what matters is family background. At the very least, one must be among the top two people to get in, and it is best to be in the first class.
This Wen Zhengming was not even a civil servant. He relied on his connections to take the civil service examination and got a position waiting for an imperial edict. Naturally, he was looked down upon by others. He resigned after only a few years and never wanted to work again.
It's an official matter.
Liu Jin looked at the students around him. They were all quite old. Many were the same age as himself, and there were many who were much older than him.
Although Liu Jin was about to run away for four years, he still looked young, and his appearance was extremely good. Therefore, when he arrived, he stood out from the crowd and was quickly noticed by people around him.
"This brother is from Liang Chaozong in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. I don't know your surname."
A student who looked to be in his thirties saluted Liu Jin and said.
"Liang Chaozong?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he thought it was Tony Leung, but he smiled and replied: "Liu Jin has met Brother Liang and all of you."
"Hello, Brother Liu~"
More than a dozen students around Liang Chaozong also paid tribute to Liu Jin. Making friends between scholars is so simple. Seeing that you are also a scholar, you will take the initiative to come up and talk, introduce each other, and chat.
By reciting poems and making fun of the moon, we can soon become brothers. If there are people who know each other or are from the same hometown, then the relationship will naturally become closer.
