Before the fifth watch, Wei Chen and everyone from Jingxi Society arrived at the Great Zhou Gongyuan in a carriage.
People gathered from all over the Zhou Dynasty to pass the third-level child examination, then the preparatory examinations such as the age examination, the subject examination, and the general examination, and then passed the most difficult provincial examination. Today, they have the opportunity to take a look at the gate of the examination room.
What.
Of course, since the exam can be repeated, the actual elimination rate of the imperial examination is much lower, but it is never too much to say that one in ten thousand is the best.
Youdao is a general who has achieved great success, and the same is true in the battle in the examination room. The more than 3,000 people standing in front of the Gongyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty are the best ones who have broken out of the siege.
If you pass the Jinshi exam, you will have the opportunity to find an official position and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life. However, if you really want to leap over the dragon gate and live a life of masters, it is impossible not to take the Jinshi exam.
Therefore, these successful candidates traveled thousands of miles to gather in Bianjing and resolutely faced the last hurdle of the imperial examination and launched a new round of impact.
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Just when we saw the gate of Gongyuan from a distance, the carriages chartered by Jingxi Society could not move any further. Chang Sui and the book boy helped to unload the luggage from the carriages. Wei Chen and the others had to walk the rest of the way.
At this time, the sky was dimly lit, but it was still covered with dark clouds, which made people feel a bit depressed and breathless.
Of course, what is very depressing is the dozens of long queues of three thousand people standing at the gate of Gongyuan.
Listening to the dialects spoken from all over the world, everyone in Jingxi Society who was traveling with Wei Chen breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
On the surface, the admission rate for the general examination is higher than that of the provincial examination, and it seems to be easier. However, the competitors in the examination have changed from scholar to scholar.
Since you are a candidate for education, which one of you is not the one who has gone through the waves and gone through the previous exams?
The more than three thousand candidates standing at the gate of Gongyuan were all the leading talents in a certain county or government in their respective hometowns. How could they not have real talents and learning?
Moreover, this is not the first time for most of these three thousand people to attend the meeting.
Wei Chen had long heard Zhuang Jun say that a scholar would have to take an average of three or four exams in his or her lifetime, and it would take more than thirty years to pass the Jinshi exam.
Facing so many competitors who are well-read in poetry and have rich examination experience, let alone Tao Dazhi and Chen Jun, even Wei Chen feels a lot of pressure.
The candidates from Jiangnan Province were assigned to one place, and Wei Chen also met Xu Shizheng, Xiao Zhong, and other old acquaintances from the provincial examinations. Everyone clasped their fists and stood up, without saying much.
Next to the team from Jiangnan Province was the team from Fujian Province. Several scholars from Fujian Province who had met Xu Shizheng at the cultural conference saw Wei Chen and his entourage with their majestic appearance and majestic appearance, so they couldn't help but ask a few questions.<
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Although Xu Shizheng was unwilling to do so, he still lowered his voice and explained: "This is Jieyuan who is on the same list as me."
These scholars from Fujian Province were all stunned after hearing this: "So this is the famous Wei Xingyun!"
"Fourteen-year-old Jie Yuan! I don't know what Jiangnan Province is like. Anyway, we have never heard of Fujian Province."
"Gao Hanhai, wasn't the song "Over the Sea" engraved on your eucalyptus written by Wei Xingyun?"
"I also have a volume of Xingyun's collected works beside my pillow. Unfortunately, it is not the latest version. Many recent articles are not included."
Hearing that the scholars from Fujian Province were full of praise and admiration for Wei Chen, Xu Shizheng corrected him by mistake: "He is not fourteen years old, he is already fifteen years old this year."
However, to Xu Shizheng's disappointment, those people just smiled at him and then looked at Wei Chen on their own, and even excitedly introduced him to the familiar Ju Ren in a low voice.
Not long after, the team in Fujian Province became slightly commotion. Everyone looked at Wei Chen, their eyes full of curiosity, trying to connect the handsome young man in front of them with the rumored Wei Xingyun, and occasionally uttered a few words. A sentiment about admiring the famous name for a long time.
When Wei Chen heard the noise, he raised his head and glanced at the team from Fujian Province, only to see a few people arching their hands towards him and smiling kindly.
Wei Chen was startled for a moment, then smiled and returned the favor generously.
Seeing this situation, Xu Shizheng, who was left alone, was quite unhappy: "I didn't expect this kid to be so famous!"
At this time, bang bang bang, three cannons were fired at the gantry, and people began to enter.
This time, Jiangnan Academician Walrus Gan was lucky enough to be admitted first.
As soon as the gate of the camp was opened, under the envious eyes of others, the officials from Jiangnan Province rushed in with their examination boxes, preparing to be inspected.
Wei Chen walked towards the dragon gate of the Gongyuan and looked up. This was the most noble Gongyuan in the whole Zhou Dynasty. But in the middle of the gate hung a plaque with the words "Gongyuan of the Great Zhou Dynasty" written in ink. On the east and west sides, there were "Scrutinizing Scholars from the Ming Dynasty" and "Seeking talents for the country". "Two plaques.
Except that it is larger than the one in Jiangnan, the rest of the regulations are exactly the same.
Wei Chen followed the flow of people into Longmen and waited in the corridor between Longmen and Yimen for inspection.
The inspections in the general examination are more stringent than those in the provincial examination, but there are only a few things to say. Wei Chen has been familiar with this process since he took the county examination all the way. He has no intention of cheating. He closed his eyes. As soon as I opened it, I passed smoothly.
Of course, there were also those who were ignorant and were dragged out by the prosecutor on the spot and deprived of their qualifications to take the exam, as a warning to others.
All the candidates, including Wei Chen, only felt that this kind of person deserved it, and did not feel any sympathy at all.
In order to prevent candidates who knew each other from colluding to cheat, candidates from the same province were separated into dormitories.
After everyone in Jingxi Club passed the inspection and received the papers with the order of the houses, they wished each other and left.
There are nine thousand dormitories in the Dazhou Gongyuan, all of which are made of bricks and tiles, and are relatively solidly built. This is much better than the Jiangnan Gongyuan. At least Wei Chen will not be assigned to the "Yuhao" that leaks air and rain this time.
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Wei Chen found his dormitory according to the number on the paper. The first step was to roll up his sleeves and start cleaning.
This Gongyuan opens every three years, and although it will be cleaned in advance, even though it is bright outside, inside the dormitory, it is still covered with cobwebs and dusty. The candidates must clean it by themselves, otherwise they will not be able to stay at all.
Wei Chen got into the dormitory, and while cleaning, he admired the calligraphy on the wall left by his predecessors in the scientific examination.
It's probably like writing a crooked poem about so-and-so visiting here, and then adding your name to prove that your trip was not in vain.
Wei Chen scanned it and saw five or six names, most of which were unknown. Until he saw a name in the west corner, he was stunned.
"In the second year of Jiahe, Youyang was prosperous and Huaiyuan, and three examinations were held here."
Sheng Huairen?
Isn’t this the name of Dad Sheng Hong?
Wei Chen was speechless. Among the nine thousand dormitories in the Gongyuan, he was assigned to the place where Sheng Hong's damn father had stayed.
What bad luck!
However, if you think about it from another angle, although Sheng Huairen is a scumbag and a short-lived ghost, he is still the most beautiful girl in the second year of Jiahe, and his luck in the examination is definitely not bad.
So maybe being assigned to the same dormitory as him is a good sign?