Wu Lang packed up his things and said goodbye to Mrs. Lu.
Their child is still young and it is not easy to follow him around, and the reason why he wants to go home is because the collected medicinal materials will be dried and processed before being sent to the capital. Therefore, he has to go to Beijing after winter, which does not take long, but it is not necessary.
You must bring your wife and children with you.
As soon as Wu Lang and Zui Lang left, the house became even more deserted, but silence also had its benefits. Bai Shan and the others read more and more seriously after taking a bath, and the time they spent became longer and longer.
In August, Bai Dalang began to write poems and essays for submission. Bai Shan and Bai Erlang thought about it. Although they did not need to submit poems, they also wrote two poems and essays for Kong Jijiu.
There is no way, they are now accompanying the prince to read, so it would be a bad idea to submit this poem to anyone, they might as well vote for Kong Jiejiu.
Kong Jijiu received their poems from the concierge and couldn't help but twitch his forehead. Then he put the poems of the two of them among the three good poems he selected, while drinking and eating with his colleagues.
Take it out and appreciate it together.
Posting is something that every student who wants to take the Jinshi examination must go through. The purpose is to gain some fame before taking the exam, so that when the examiners see their name when they mark the paper, they will have a certain impression.
Of course, it would be better if you could meet an official who appreciates you and shares your interests. He would recommend you to other officials. Even if you don't do very well in the exam, if an official recommends you, his chances of being selected will be higher than others.
Yes, the imperial examinations in this dynasty are not anonymous.
Therefore, the examiner’s impression score is very important.
It was even more important to have the emperor's impression points. Kong Jijiu didn't think that Bai Shan and Bai Cheng would fail.
Although they are not obvious, they are really valued by the emperor and the prince, and regardless of their character and talents, they are recognized by the civil and military ministers of the dynasty;
The other one is also considered to be very affectionate and righteous, and is the future consort of the princess. Even if the ranking is not high, they will not fail.
Besides, do they still need to be famous?
But after all, they were his students, and the two of them were quite talented, so Kong Jijiu mixed their poems with those he liked and showed them to everyone.
As the Imperial Academy's Jijiu, the Crown Prince's Tutor, Kong Jijiu's daily submissions are calculated in baskets.
Every day the concierge would bring baskets of submissions to his study.
Of course, he couldn't have read them all, because many people were afraid that they would not be able to see if they submitted to Kong Jijiu once, so they submitted articles to his home almost every day, and the repetition rate was extremely high.
He could only ask his disciples to sort them out, put aside those that they had seen before, put aside those that were obviously nonsense, put aside those with ugly writing, and throw away those with unclean rolls. He only put aside the rest.
I will look at it myself, and then select the ones I think are good or really admire, meet people, chat with them, and then decide whether to recommend them.
Because of the imperial examination, the somewhat sluggish economy of the capital after the imperial filial piety became active again, and it became busier day by day. Many students came from other places to fill most of the vacant houses in the capital, so restaurants, bookstores, and teahouses opened
, restaurants, and even businesses with various small items displayed outside are becoming more and more prosperous.
Liu Zhoulang felt that the business of his restaurant was getting better, even though he had already hired a chef and two helpers, he was still a little busy.
Xiao Qian went to help, and the restaurant's business became even better.
It's not that the food she cooks is exquisite, but that "it's very appetizing, just like the food you eat at home, but it's better than what you cook at home."
Moreover, the dishes at Zhouji Restaurant are large, unlike some restaurants that are full of color, flavor and flavor. They are just so small that one person at the table can finish them with just two chopsticks.
Here, the three or five fellow villagers can get together and order three or two dishes, which is much cheaper than hiring a cook to cook for themselves. Therefore, the candidates who live nearby like to eat at Zhoujie Restaurant.
Especially students from Sichuan and Sichuan, they are more convinced of Zhouji Restaurant.
I can't help it, the taste is just right. The food in other restaurants and restaurants is fresh at first, but I can't eat it later.
In this bustling atmosphere, time suddenly entered October, and the Jinshi Examination began.
Manbao followed Mrs. Liu and sent the three brothers of the Bai family to the door of the examination room. Mr. Zhuang had never experienced the imperial examination, so he was a little nervous. He could only tell them, "Don't write wrong words. Write what you know first and check carefully.
The rolled noodles should be clean…”
This was a warning from all colleagues in the Chongwen Hall who had participated in the imperial examination and served as reviewers. Kong Jijiu even said bluntly, "The paper is not clean and the handwriting is sloppy. I will fail immediately."
There are so many papers and the time is short. How can I find the time to identify your handwriting word by word?
The Imperial College has long stipulated that all examinations must be written in regular script, regular script!
So Mr. Zhuang only warned these three things at this time.
Bai Shan, Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang agreed obediently, and then entered the examination room carrying the examination basket.
This is the second time Mrs. Liu has sent her child to the examination room. Needless to say, she is still very nervous, even more nervous than she was when she sent her son to the examination room.
So she helped Zheng and Manbao's hands and said, "Let's sit and wait in the teahouse next to them."
Her hands and feet are a little weak now and she doesn't want to take the car home for the time being.
Mr. Zhuang thought that they would come to pick him up in the evening, so he nodded in agreement.
So the group went to a teahouse not far away and sat drinking tea and waiting.
Man Bao poured tea for all the elders and asked Mr. Zhuang: "How many people will be admitted to the Jinshi this year?"
Mr. Zhuang said: "The meaning of Ting Kong's offering of wine is that we only intend to take thirty-two people."
Man Bao was surprised, "So few?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said: "It's not that small. We only took twenty-seven people last time."
Man Bao couldn't help but feel worried, "Can Senior Brother Bai pass the exam?"
Mr. Zhuang said nonchalantly: "If he fails the exam this year, he will take the exam again next time. He is still young and is not in a hurry."
Mr. Zhuang paused and then said: "As for Bai Shan and Bai Cheng, if they pass the exam, it is not appropriate for them to become officials at this time. They should still go out to study for a while."
Man Bao nodded and looked at each other with Mr. Zhuang. The master and the disciple were laughing happily.
Mrs. Liu only glanced at the two of them. They had been teasing and planning a study tour in the next year or two, but she hadn't made up her mind yet whether to let them go or not. After all, it wasn't that safe outside.
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But it may not be a good thing to keep your children in the capital all the time. Eagles are soaring in the sky, how can they stay in their nests to avoid the wind and rain?
Mrs. Liu's heart felt like it was being roasted by fire. She wanted them to stay in the capital safely and healthily, but she didn't want to restrict their wings, so she had always avoided participating in this topic.
But the Jinshi exam ends in three days, and then the results are released, so she will have to face this problem by then.
The first day of the Jinshi Examination was about poems and essays. Bai Shan and the other three had no problems and came out happily in the evening.
But it was difficult at the beginning of the second day. The exam was Confucian classics. The three of them went in with smiles, but they all came out with frowns.