The county examination center is located in a market in front of the county government office, with many temporary test sheds set up. Like the county government office, it faces north and south.
Once the orientation is wrong, the candidates will be scolded.
Roadblocks were set up around the huge examination shed to prevent people from rushing into the examination room. To the south of the examination shed were the east and west gates, surrounded by wooden fences, and a large courtyard. To the north of the courtyard was the main entrance, called the dragon gate, and
The carp leaps over the dragon gate.
Behind the dragon gate is a large courtyard for candidates to wait for their names to be called.
In front of the examination booth, there is a "souzi", that is, a government official, with a cold face, a knife on his waist, and a water and fire stick in his hand. These people are used to check whether the candidates are carrying anything.
Checked very carefully.
Generally speaking, there are many ways to cheat in imperial examinations.
One is to hide, that is, to carry cheat sheets. The imperial examination lasted for several days, and you needed to carry food, candles and tableware. Therefore, there was a method of hiding the Four Books and Five Classics in steamed buns, sewing them in the middle of clothes, and some people even stuffed them into candles.
, it is difficult to check when wax is being used.
The second is abbreviations. Although there are no modern abbreviations in ancient times, there are endless ways to cheat. For example, some people use "mouse hairs" made of mouse whiskers, and the writing is also in Guange style. After finishing a collection of chapters and sentences in a book of four books,
Hundreds of thousands of words, only the size of a palm.
The third is to turn the silver salt black. A chemical method is used to write densely written words on the inside of the clothes with salt water. After mixed into the examination room, the words can be revealed when burned with a candle.
There are also many methods such as squid juice, flying pigeon calligraphy, toilet cheating, bribery, and taking exams for others.
In the final substitute examination, Wen Tingyun of the Tang Dynasty was definitely a master. In an imperial examination, he actually helped eight people complete the substitute examination at the same time. He was also a god of his generation.
"We're almost there."
Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, feeling a little excited, but also a little worried and anxious.
"Don't worry. We have consulted with the seniors in the academy. We have done enough homework. There will be no problem."
Bai Gui comforted several people.
He is the oldest among them, has the most stable personality, and does the best homework.
As soon as the words came out, several people became calm.
As Bai Gui said, after entering Bailu Academy, thanks to the love and care of many senior brothers, when asking them what to pay attention to in the imperial examination, each of them took the trouble to teach them. The four of them remembered these points that needed attention, so that they could
It is said that the most basic questions will not arise during the imperial examination.
Zishui County is not a county where literary style thrives. There are nearly a thousand Confucian scholars taking the county examination.
There are young people like Bai Gui and the others. Each of these young people is dressed at a higher level than other Confucian scholars. Most of them are children of wealthy families. As for the young and middle-aged Confucian scholars, their clothes are a bit shabby, and there are a few gray-haired old scholars.
, and his body was covered in patches one after another, from head to toe, with the word desolate written all over it.
Studying costs money. It is difficult to raise a full-time scholar who is not engaged in production!
The inspection of the candidates by the yamen officers was no better than the modern security inspection, but they seemed to be treated somewhat differently. The yamen officers wanted to cut open the first few candidates carefully, cut them into ten pounds of minced meat, ten pounds of fat meat, and ten pounds of meat.
Thin...
Clothes, snacks, preserved fruits, and candles were all chopped into fine pieces.
But when it was their turn, the four of them just searched it briefly and let it go.
He didn't react until the Yamen servant reminded him.
"This is unfair, why did the four of them let it go..."
The next few candidates muttered dissatisfiedly. They thought the government officials were tired, so they relaxed the examination. Just when they were feeling happy, when it was their turn, they repeated the same behavior as before.
Although they did not carry any cheat sheets, the inspection was degrading. Even after taking off their clothes, they had to count the few hairs on the back of their buttocks, not to mention that some items would be broken once cut into pieces with a knife.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am a student of White Deer Academy. Is it possible for me to be copied?"
"Who do you think you are!"
The officer yelled.
The few Confucian scholars who followed were so angry that their faces turned red. Bailu Academy was the county school in the county. It was basically a place where students were admitted, and the teachers were also teachers from the county.
It is equivalent to those who graduated from a prestigious university and directly join the company without an interview.
During this exam, it was impossible for a few people to get angry with the government officials. After being held back, they secretly swore that when they gained fame, they would make these officials who looked down on them look good.
Bai Gui, who had already walked into the main door, shook his head and said nothing more.
White Deer Academy has this ability, but it is not for them. This is just a refusal.
He could clearly see the gratitude in the Yamen servant's eyes.
Since Mr. Zhu joined hands with the gentry of Qin Province to submit a letter, many people have rushed to the academy to express their gratitude to Mr. Zhu. When students of Bailu Academy are walking on the street, people will also send fruits and food...
In ancient times, county magistrates were from other provinces, but the most basic government officials and officials in these county offices were all locals.
Who doesn’t appreciate Mr. Zhu’s affection?
No matter if this happens or not!
Those who work for everyone should not let them freeze in the wind and snow!
The simplest concept.
The strong men who built the tombs could always recruit several relatives. It was not possible that only one county was collecting corvees, but that several strong men in neighboring counties were detained and sent to Ganquan Town, including Zishui County.
Although the yamen servant is evil, his heart is still as bright as a mirror.
Bai Gui and other candidates were first taken to the examination room to wait in front of the court hall. On the side were the county officials who called the roll call. They bowed to the ancient county magistrate one by one and asked the local students who had provided guarantee to pledge their bail.
The ancient county magistrate had no expression on his face and nodded slightly.
Bai Gui bowed his head and saluted the ancient county magistrate. As soon as he leaned forward, a loud voice came out, "Student Wang Ruqin will vouch for Bai Gui!"
There were a lot of students sitting in the hall, and he couldn't tell clearly which one was Senior Brother Wang. He could only salute in the direction of the voice, and then he was taken to the examination room by the clerk to take the exam.
"Is this Master Bai? Please come to me."
The clerk smiled and took Bai Gui to an examination room that was obviously a level better than the ones along the way. Not only was the environment quiet, but it was not exposed to the cold wind. There were several braziers nearby, away from the noisy noise.
"this……"
Bai Gui was surprised. He didn't give money to the clerk, and Mr. Zhu was not that kind of person. The examination room was set up seven days ago and could not be changed at will. The examination paper did not leave the name, only the examination room number. Could it be that these yamen
The officials had already made arrangements for them.
"Mr. Zhu spoke uprightly. We are also grateful. We would like to show our respect and ask Master Bai not to refuse."
After saying this, the clerk left.
There are unspoken rules everywhere, but Bai Gui always thought that unspoken rules were about bribery, but he didn't expect that there are such unique unspoken rules.
The human heart is made of flesh.
Heaven is watching, people are doing, and the "superstitious" ancients were even more particular about loyalty.
