In May and June, the fields were extremely busy. Li Xiaonan and Li Xuedong had their heads buried in books, but they were also too busy to look up.
In the blink of an eye, it’s July.
Mr. Li Jiawang, whose surname was Fangkuan, quietly went to Gaojiaji twice to discuss with Mr. Gao about going to Hangzhou Chengyuan for an examination.
This is not a complicated matter, and it was discussed quickly:
Li Xuedong was still accompanied by his eldest sister Li Jinzhu. Mr. Kuan's nephew Li Wenhua arrived in Hangzhou two days in advance to take care of him.
On this trip, Mr. Kuan asked Mr. Gao to hand over fifteen silver coins to Li Jinzhu.
Li Jinzhu left six silver dimes for Li Yuzhu and Li Yinzhu to rent cattle and people when they were too busy.
The night before departure, Li Jinzhu asked Li Yuzhu to cut a suit of clothes for Li Xuedong and take them with him on the way.
It takes two full days to get to Hangzhou by boat, so we can’t afford to be idle.
The meeting place was scheduled to be at the entrance of the Hangcheng Academy. Li Wenhua waited for Li Xuedong and his party. He first saw Li Xiaonan who was timidly hiding behind Li Jinzhu. He immediately frowned and asked, "What are you doing with her?"
"The eldest sister is afraid that she won't be able to take care of her. Besides, grandma is literate. The eldest sister said that grandma can help her read notices and other things." Li Xuedong explained quickly.
Although Li Wenhua's brows were still knitted together, he stopped talking.
With him taking care of her, how could she not be able to take care of her? This little girl is so old and half a laborer, but she is not allowed to work in the fields, but instead he is brought here to eat and drink for free!
Alas, what a waste!
Forget it, forget it, it’s here now. Besides, his uncle told him that he must listen to Xuedong in everything and not act like an elder.
Li Wenhua frowned and took Li Xuedong and the others to the foot shop he had booked.
He came two days early and spent a day and a half comparing options. By this afternoon, he finally settled on the most cost-effective footwear shop and made a deposit.
As for the first two nights, it wasn't cold in July. He was a grown man and could spend the night anywhere without spending extra money on staying in a hotel.
Early the next morning, a notice was posted at the gate of Gongyuan: All children taking the examination must go to the rite gate of Gongyuan before the end of the day to receive the ancient test questions and submit the papers within two days.
This trip was made by Li Xiaonan. Among the Jing Jie, Historical Commentary, Poetry and Ge Zhi Ti, she chose Jing Jie.
She is best at Gezhi, and she is 100% sure to get a perfect score on this level of Gezhi. However, her brother is at best above average in Gezhi, and she dare not show off his talent.
As for historical theory, she is very good at historical theory, but history requires stance and viewpoint. Her stance and viewpoint are most likely not in line with the current orthodoxy and mainstream. It is not appropriate to be unconventional and unconventional when considering fame. Besides, she is a Li Daitao Zong.
Xibei goods should keep a low profile and follow the crowd.
Li Xiaonan's writing on an ancient classics essay was quite satisfactory. She submitted it two hours before the submission deadline. A day later, the results of the ancient classics exam were posted. In this classic classics exam, one-third were eliminated.
Candidates.
This made all the candidates extremely shocked and surprised, and there was an uproar at the gate of Gongyuan.
It’s just a job and it’s too much to eliminate so many people!
The ancient examinations of their predecessors in Zhejiang Province and the previous academic administration were all based on voluntariness. It didn’t matter whether they took the examination or not. They had never used the ancient examination to exclude candidates!
But according to the rules of the imperial court, whether candidates should be dismissed from the ancient classics examination depends entirely on the academic administration.
This academic administrator has gone too far!
The eliminated candidates were in groups, angry and dissatisfied, but they did not even dare to complain loudly.
The Wei Xuezheng who just took office a few years later was a direct descendant of the Yuzhang Wei family. He was born second in the imperial examination. He became famous in his teens and was one of the best talents in the world.
Although it was extremely surprising that such an academic, whose family background and talents were admired, dismissed candidates based on their past experience, no one dared to voice their dissatisfaction.
Li Xuedong's name ranked in the middle among the students who had passed the exam. Li Xiaonan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was somewhat sure of her level of writing.
Li Xiaonan crossed her arms and was full of confidence.
I, a former top student, can still be considered a top student now!
Come on, Mr. Li! Become a scholar after taking the exam!
At the same time that the Jinggu results were posted, the official exam schedule was released, and Pingjiang Prefecture was on the last day.
The college examination is much more rigorous than the government examination. Just before Yinzheng, the students who took the exam that day were lined up neatly at the gate of Gongyuan according to their ranking in the classics examination.
At the beginning of Yinchu, the gate of Gongyuan was opened on time. Wei Xuezheng, dressed in a brand-new official uniform, came out of the gate, stood on the steps, took the roster from the boy's hand, and began to call in.
The student who was called carried the test basket and walked towards the dragon gate.
The clerk standing next to Wei Xuezheng announced the student's place of origin, age, and facial features loudly and clearly. After Wei Xuezheng looked at it carefully, he nodded, and then raised his voice and chanted so-and-so's plea. A group of people stood under the steps of Gongyuan.
In the middle of the ceremony, someone stood up, raised his voice and said, "So and so, pledge your bail," and then stepped forward to have his fingerprints pressed.
Li Xiaonan watched and listened carefully with her heart raised.
The order of calling in was the same as the order in which they stood in line. After the person in front of Li Xiaonan called in, Wei Xuezheng called out the word Li Xuedong. Li Xiaonan's heart was in her throat, and she held the test basket and stood in front of Wei Xuezheng.<
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Wei Xuezheng looked at the resumes of three generations of the Li family listed on the roster. He was a poor orphan. Then he looked at Li Xuedong in front of him. He was dark and thin, wearing home-woven clothes and trousers, and a black cloth headband. He was carrying a very old examination basket and a pair of
The dark and smart eyes were full of panic, like a frightened little animal, looking at him nervously.
"Don't be nervous, take the exam well, and go." Wei Xuezheng smiled and comforted him in a gentle voice.
Li Xiaonan exhaled subconsciously.
Turning around the screen wall, one of the two search clerks looked at the test basket, the other quickly ran through Li Xiaonan from top to bottom, and the other clerk handed Li Xiaonan a beautifully printed book of rhymes, indicating that she could go in. p>
Li Xiaonan had a thin layer of cold sweat on her back. She took a few steps and slowly let out a breath of surprise.
OK! The most difficult level is over!
The rooms in the Gongyuan were also arranged in the order they lined up at the entrance of the Gongyuan. Li Xiaonan stood in front of her own room, which was the size of a pigeonhole, and looked around carefully.
Her position, in the middle of a large number of rooms, is neither forward nor backward, neither good nor bad, which is very consistent with her moderation and following the crowd.
The questions in the college examination are the same as those in the county and government examinations. They are two essays on classics, one poem in five characters and six rhymes, and one style essay.
The titles of the two sutras are pretty consistent, which is not surprising.
Li Xiaonan breathed a sigh of relief again and made the Gezhijuan first. This Gezhijuan can be done correctly.
Li Xiaonan carefully finished the Gezhi Paper and when she picked up the essay questions, the invigilator walked past each room and put a red seal in the middle of each written paper. p>
It’s the character Chen.
Does this Chen mean Chen time? This is probably a method to prevent cheating. What is the principle?
Now is not the time to think about this!
Li Xiaonan quickly recovered her mind and began to write a draft of the scripture.
Shen Zheng, the gantry opened and the first batch of candidates who submitted their papers were released. A quarter of an hour later, the gantry opened again and the second batch was released.
Li Xiaonan checked it carefully again, and found that half of the rooms on the left and right were already vacant, so papers could be handed in.
Li Xiaonan handed in the paper, held the test basket, hunched her shoulders and lowered her head, looking cold. After waiting for a while, the dragon gate opened for the fourth time, and Li Xiaonan followed the candidates who appeared this time and walked out of the dragon gate.
