Guo Xuexue and Guo Lin stayed at Tianxin Temple in the southeast of the city. It was not far from Huanghua Hall and was completely within walking distance.
But Zhang Shi didn't feel that there was a detour at all, so he drove on anyway, which cost him a lot of distance. This made Zhang Yue vomit in his heart for a while, but he still accepted it on the face of his face.
Tianxin Temple was built in the 8th year of Kaibao's reign, and Guo Xuexuan lived here when he came to the county.
The Taiping Car stopped in front of the temple, but Guo Xueguo and Guo Lin were waiting for it. Many good men and women came to the temple early in the morning to worship, and there must have been many family members of candidates during this period.
With the addition of Guo Xuexu and Guo Lin, the car became a lot more crowded.
Guo Lin picked up the book and wanted to read it again. Guo Xuexue said: "You have memorized Guo Lin's book very well. Let me say a few words to you."
Guo Lin and Zhang Yue both looked at Guo Xuexue.
Guo Xuejun stroked his beard and said, "You can take the exam with peace of mind. I have already found a supporter for you two in advance."
Zhang Shi's ears stood up when he heard this while driving in front of him. He slapped his legs and laughed loudly: "Mr. Guo is such a master!"
Zhang Qiu asked with a confused look on his face: "Dad, third uncle, what is a backer?"
Zhang Shi smiled and said: "The backer is a very powerful expert."
Guo Lin and Zhang Yue looked at each other and thought, our senior brothers finally have someone to back them up?
Guo Xuexiu handed two talisman stickers to the two of them and said in a low voice: "I asked for this for you a few days ago. Be sure to keep it close to your body. It will definitely protect you."
As expected.
Zhang Shi stopped talking and continued to drive. Zhang Yue and Guo Lin took it and said together: "Thank you, sir."
Guo Xuexiu stroked his beard and said: "I have been teaching and discipling for nearly twenty years. I have only been blessed with you two good disciples since I was born. I have no real support, but I can only remember that it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself, and listen to the best of others."
Destiny,.”
"Sir, you have learned a lesson!" Zhang Yue and Guo Lin said at the same time.
Soon Zhang Shi drove the two of them to the county school. The county school was located on Huanghua Mountain in the east of the city, and there was a Qianyuan Temple next to it.
There are many temples in Pucheng, with 84 temples and temples, which can be said to be a connection between the Buddhist temple and the market.
This Qianyuan Temple was originally the palace of Yu Shanxing, King of Dongyue. It was rebuilt several times during the Tang Dynasty and is now a 300-year-old temple.
During the Yuanhe period, it was said that phoenixes gathered in Qianyuan Temple, and the scriptures said, "There are phoenixes coming to the temple", so later generations dug a half-acre square pond here and named it Fengchi. In order to add the words of phoenixes coming to the temple, later generations added
Plane trees were planted all over the pond, and now they are tall.
When Zhang Yue and his entourage arrived in front of the academy, the sun was rising, white clouds were rolling over the mountain peaks, and the half-acre wind pond reflected the layers of temple towers, vines and branches, and the fading clouds covering the sky.
Behind the Fengchi is the Academy. From a distance, you can see the veranda gate, the dormitories, the halls, and the ponds and pavilions. There are a lot of people in front of the Academy right now, and most of them are candidates and their families.
The Taiping Car could no longer move at this point, and the group got off the carriage.
Several officials were maintaining order.
Zhang Shi squeezed the people away and asked, "May I ask Mr. Duan, where do you come in?"
The gentleman ignored him, but raised his voice and said to the scholars who were rushing towards the academy: "Only candidates are allowed to enter, the rest will stay here!"
Zhang Shi squeezed back from the crowd and said to Zhang Yue and Guo Lin: "The gate is there, you can go there! Mr. Guo and I are waiting here. Why are you stepping on my shoes?"
Seeing his brother looking for shoes all over the floor, Zhang Yue was both amused and moved. He let go of Zhang Qiu's hand and warned, "You and the old man are here, don't run around."
Zhang Qiu nodded sensibly and said: "Third uncle, I'll wait for you here. You're ready to take the exam. Don't worry about me! I'll endorse it to you when you get back."
Zhang Yue nodded.
On the side, Guo Xuexue also gave some instructions to Guo Lin, but he couldn't hear them clearly due to the clutter of people.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin each carried a book box and moved forward step by step. They heard Guo Xuexu and Zhang Shi shouting from behind: "Hold on to the book box, don't lose it in the crowd."
The two of them had no time to look back and take a look, they were just carried forward by others. When they felt a little more relaxed, they could no longer see Zhang Shi and Guo Xuexue when they looked back.
Zhang Yue was still sharp-eyed and saw Zhang Qiu standing on Zhang Shi's shoulders and waving to him from a distance.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue handed the book box to Guo Lin to carry, while he jumped up and waved vigorously towards Zhang Qiu.
"Dad, I saw my third uncle entering the examination room." Zhang Qiu climbed down from Zhang Shi's shoulder and said.
"good."
On the side, Guo Xuexuan looked at Zhang Qiu and said smartly: "Da Langjun, I think your master is very talented and has a good bone structure. He is really a good material for studying! Why don't you leave it to me to cultivate him, and he will definitely be able to cultivate him..."
Zhang Shi smiled when he heard this and said, "Let's see how our third brother does with this subject first."
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin walked into the academy through the gate together.
"Junior brother, if you are a good student in the exam, don't worry if you can't remember it at the moment. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to think about it."
"Junior brother, are you still hungry? I still have pancakes here. Remember to carefully review the message and don't write in a hurry."
"Remember to study ink first when the exam starts soon."
Behind the palace gate is the dining room. After the clerk read Guo Linbao's book, he gave him a sign saying: "Sit according to the instructions above."
Guo Lin nodded to Zhang Yue and went to find a seat first.
The clerk looked at Zhang Yue's letter of guarantee again, but it was actually the county magistrate who confirmed it: "Are you Zhang Yue?"
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "Yes."
At this time, an official walking by looked at the bookkeeper and whispered a few words to the bookkeeper.
The scribe shook his head, and immediately handed a sign to Zhang Yue: "Jingshi Ke will leave from now on."
After Zhang Yue left, the man said: "Okay, you don't even listen to the commander's orders?"
The man said: "How dare I disobey A Si's orders? That's on your recognizance. How dare I do anything? How come Lu Tie Si didn't see it before?"
Zhang Yue passed by the crowd and heard someone arguing in front of him: "Why can Jinshi students sit in the hall, but we and other Jingshi students can only sit in the gallery on the white ground?"
Several soldiers said: "This is arranged by the academic officer, how do we know?"
A group of scholars said: "The spring breeze is very cold. How can I write an article when I am freezing?"
"This is not the courtesy of the court. Even if there is no such courtesy, at least lay a felt mat underneath. How can you sit on such a thin straw mat?"
Zhang Yue watched with admiration for a while. Scholars in the Song Dynasty were really tough. He was taught in later generations not to make noise in the examination room, otherwise he would be disqualified. These people were not afraid at all!
In the midst of a commotion, an academic officer came over and shouted, "Why is there such a noise? You know this is an important place for the examination."
Subordinate candidates may not look down upon them, but they still respect academic officials.
A scholar in brocade robes greeted his face and said, "Students don't understand why all those who have passed the imperial examination can sit in the hall, but we and other scholars who have passed the imperial examination can only sit outside the hall, suffering from the cold wind."
The academic officer sneered and said: "What am I talking about? Don't you just burn incense and pay homage to the Jinshi?"
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that there was a record in "Mengxi Bi Tan" that during the provincial examination, there was an incense table in the examination room, and the examiner would even come out to bow to the candidates, and tea, soup and syrup would be provided.
But this is only the treatment for Jinshi subjects, and when it comes to all subjects, all benefits are revoked.
Even wind shelters, seats and felt mats are not provided. The purpose is to prevent the providers of the felt curtains and suppliers from privately transmitting the meaning of the scriptures and avoid fraud.
Therefore, Ouyang Xiu said, "burning incense to pay homage to the Jinshi, and waiting for students to learn from the scriptures."
The difference between Jinshi and Jingshi subjects is huge.
Zhang Yue was right when he thought about it. How could there be fraud in the Jinshi examination? Have you ever seen someone copying someone else’s essay during the exam?
But the Economics Department is different.
Because the examination contents were different, there was a huge disparity in treatment, which also caused dissatisfaction among the economics candidates present.
The candidates argued for a while, and the academic officer immediately gave in and agreed to provide each of the candidates with a bowl of hot ginger tea.
Zhang Yue looked at the examination card and found his seat number. Fortunately, it was not in the open air, but close to the corridor of the lobby. The wind here was not strong. When he turned around, he saw a scholar sitting by the door, enjoying the breeze.
The ravages of cold wind.
Zhang Yue opened the book box and took out all the pens, inks and inkstones. There was also a bamboo tube of water. This water could quench his thirst and also be used to drip inkstones.
Zhang Yue felt a little hungry, so before all the candidates had arrived, he ate a few eggs given by his sister-in-law.
These are all-natural free-range eggs, which are large and delicious.
Then Zhang Yue felt that he was not full enough, so he opened the bookcase, picked up a piece of pancake and started to eat it.
Don't dare to drink too much water from the bamboo tube, otherwise you will be in trouble soon.
After finishing one pancake, he still felt hungry. Zhang Yue thought to himself that at his age, his stomach was really a bottomless pit.
But I thought that if I was full, I would not be able to perform well in the exam, so I resisted the urge to eat another piece of cake.
Soon the county magistrate arrived, but he didn't show much enthusiasm. When he saw the candidates outside the hall, they even gave a group salute and said in a very pro-people manner: "I'm tired of you all being exposed here."
The candidates didn't have much good looks, and they tended to ignore me.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue sighed again, why is it not unreasonable to say that the Song Dynasty was the era of the most generous scholars, at least they would not be servile to officials, and even the examiners who decided their future could be scornful.
When entering the examination hall, the examiner and the candidates bowed to each other. This was a etiquette handed down from the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty, which showed that the examiners valued the wise men. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, candidates who entered the examination hall, let alone bowing to each other, were searched before entering.
You won't even let go of your pants.
But first you have to become one of the best readers.
The county magistrate did not stay outside, but went directly to the hall. It seemed that he wanted to personally supervise the Jinshi examination.
Among the examinations, the state magistrates tested Jinshi, recorded affairs and participated in the military examinations of various subjects.
During the county academic entrance examination, it seemed that the county magistrate alone was in charge of the exams for Jinshi, while outside the hall it was the academic officers and all the soldiers who were supervising.
As the county magistrate arrived, an incense table was placed in front of the hall, and waves of incense were also heard inside the hall. Zhang Yue took a sniff, but felt that the incense had a calming effect.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, he really burned incense to honor the Jinshi, and he also benefited a lot from sitting beside him.
At this time, no one was walking around in the examination room, and all the candidates had almost arrived.
Zhang Yue remembered Guo Lin's advice, so he poured water and studied ink. The candidates on the side also followed suit.
Soon several officials handed out questions to the candidates.
When the papers were handed to him, the ink just melted in the inkstone, and the fragrance of ink and incense gradually mixed together. Zhang Yue suddenly felt extremely peaceful in his heart at this moment.
