Lanke Chess Edge

In the Chunhui House of Jizhou, where the Gongyuan Academy of Imperial Examinations was held, a group of candidates who were either confident or anxious were waiting outside.

The Gongyuan is a special place for the imperial examination at all levels, but the scale will vary according to the level. Candidates who have passed the county examination will go to a state capital to participate in the state examination. , Jizhou side is Chunhui House.

The Gongyuan of Chunhui Mansion has high eaves and deep roofs. It is a large closed house with a large area. There are wooden doors, screens and other objects inside. It is divided into simple single rooms. All candidates must complete their essays here.

But this time is just before the exam, and it is also the most nervous time for everyone. Including Yin Zhaoxian, a group of scholars, large and small, have already lined up in two long lines outside the Gongyuan, whispering or flipping through the pages from time to time. books.

Different from Ji Yuan’s previous life, the candidates waiting for the exam here are mostly adults. Although Yin Zhaoxian mocked himself that he was no longer a young scholar, in fact, his age here is not too old, and there are even gray-haired candidates in the queue.

Yin Zhaoxian didn't crawl temporarily, but looked at this tribute courtyard with some emotion.

Thinking back to that year, Yin Shu’s business was booming, he easily won the first place in the county test, and ranked first in the prefectural test, but in the end, he missed the first place in the state test, and he lost the qualification to go to Zhili and Gyeonggi Prefecture.

The failure of the imperial examination made Yin Zhaoxian quite depressed. In addition, an elder in the family died of illness, and his wife and children needed support and care in life, so he settled down in Ning'an County.

Some scholars can rely on their wives to support them and continue to study hard and constantly refer to them, but Yin Zhaoxian is not such a person, and he does not want his wife to suffer too much. With his knowledge, there are many rich families in the county who are invited to be their masters.

Although an easy life is good, it can sometimes wear down his energy. Even if his family life is good, he still has savings. However, Yin Zhaoxian did not have the idea of ​​participating in the imperial examination again, until he left a letter three years ago when Ji Yuan left, so that he can make it clear. .

There will be officials from the state government who will come out of the examination room after inspecting the Gongyuan and nod to the guards who are maintaining order.

The official sighed in his chest and lungs, and shouted:

"This prefectural exam is now starting. All tributes can bring pen, ink, inkstone, table, food box and other items. Paper and water are provided by the Gongyuan. Before entering the tribute, please prepare your own letters, official documents, etc., and be searched by the officers. Now you can enter the venue~ ~~~”

This time, there were hundreds of people, most of them from the various prefectures and counties in Jizhou, who passed the test by virtue of their talent and knowledge.

A number of officers who knew martial arts searched their bodies one by one, checked their belongings, and even used chopsticks to turn over the food in the food boxes of the tributes to see if there was anything hidden.

The four officials sitting beside them checked the official documents of each tribute one by one to confirm the identity of the person who came.

Apart from the lack of cameras and the occasional presence of liaisons, the whole process is actually more rigorous than the modern student reference.

Yin Zhaoxian was carrying his exam preparation box. In addition to the study utensils, he bought the "Gongshi Meal" from the restaurant near the Zigong Courtyard.

"Are you Yin Zhaoxian?"

Yin Zhaoxian was stunned for a moment, and bowed his hands to him.

"Exactly, does this lord recognize him?"

"I don't know it, but when I went to Huafeng Academy, I read the chapters on childhood and night tours in the "On Birds" brought by the students, which are somewhat interesting."

Yin Zhaoxian hurriedly bowed again.

"Xiaosheng's humble work, dare not be praised by adults!"

"Well, let's go in, I hope you can rank first."

"Students should do their best!"

The official raised a pen to tick Yin Zhaoxian's name on the booklet, and handed him the number, indicating that the officer could be released.

Watching Yin Zhaoxian enter the tribute courtyard, the official continued to examine the next tribute after he brushed his beard.

Inside the Gongyuan, the compartments were slightly different from the original ones. Yin Zhaoxian looked at the number and found his own "Ding 27".

After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, after all the students have entered and found their seats, the examiner will check the official documents and grades one by one to ensure that no one is seated by mistake.

At the front of the examination room, there were already examiners standing and shouting.

"Today's exam time is two hours. When the hour is up, you will light up the incense to rewind the papers. Turn in the papers before they burn out, otherwise they will be invalid! Now, show the exam questions!"

As the voice fell, there were officers on all four sides of the examination room hanging up white cloth-backed large plaques with the content of the examination written on them.

There are two questions on the test, namely "Strategies: Drought Control" and "A Poem of Yuqiu".

Different from the county test, the state test no longer focuses too much on basic skills such as dictation, but begins to focus on ability. This year, it is very rare that the state test has a strategy question, which has attracted many candidates to discuss below.

"Silence~~~"

The errand Luck yelled.

"The exam begins, the omission is opened, and the gong is sounded~~~"

On the side, the official clerk clenched the wooden cloth hammer and hit the gong heavily.

"When~~~"

When the voice fell, it was like a knock on the hearts of all the tributes. Everyone hurriedly sat down, some thinking hard and others starting to write...

Poetry is believed to be difficult for most talented people, but it is difficult to discuss strategies, but Yin Zhaoxian has a clear idea. Maybe a hundred people write the same thing about drought, but there are not many scholars who can really write something useful. Yin Zhao One of the exceptions first.

"Drought is not a disaster of a single disaster. The so-called people take food as the sky. When drought occurs, man-made disasters come. Man-made disasters lead to epidemics. If governance is not good, resentment will arise.

The brush strokes are like a spirit, and the ink does not stop. Yin Zhaoxian writes coherently from the beginning. Not only is his thinking clear, but his calligraphy has also greatly improved because he copied Jiyuan copybooks from time to time.

. . .

After the exam, it was naturally time for a tight review, and many officials from the state government participated in it.

In the end, Yin Zhaoxian's article "Treatment of Drought" was even read by the prefect and the prefect. Although Jizhou has good weather every year, officials are not certain to die. Many have experienced droughts in other prefectures. Consider the weight of the article in all aspects.

Zhizhou Li Hou even said: "Although there are some empty fantasies in the text, it is more comprehensive and meticulous, and officials who are shallow and weak can already use this to control droughts!"

It is a very high evaluation.

. . .

Because Dazhen's state test is often held in autumn, when the osmanthus is in full bloom, it is also called "Gui Bang".

Half a month later, the list of laurels outside the Gongyuan Courtyard of Chunhui House was announced.

Yin Zhaoxian didn't try to squeeze to the front like the others to see, but the result has been decided, you can't change it by squeezing your head here.

However, there are some positions on the list that can be clearly seen from the periphery without being too crowded.

Jizhou Guibang has the largest name at the top, and the first column is written in big characters:

One Armor's Solution: Yin Zhaoxian

"Who is Yin Zhaoxian?" "Is he Xie Yuan?"

"Who knows Yin Zhaoxian?" "I don't know..."

……

The voices of discussion from the front gradually spread to the rear. Although Yin Zhaoxian had long expected that he would get the first-class, he never expected to Jie Yuan. At this moment, his heart twitched, and he quickly rubbed it.

At the beginning of the state examination, until the meeting and the palace examination, the first place took the character "Yuan", namely Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and Zhuangyuan, which are the achievements of honorable ancestors.

In the future, when others call Yin Zhaoxian, they will probably be called "Yin Jieyuan".

With the announcement of the identity of the final list, it is customary to congratulate those on the list, no matter whether it is sincere or not, and Yin Zhaoxian is naturally the focus of attention.

When the Yezhou government officially held a Luming Banquet to celebrate the honorees and the officials of the inner and outer curtains, even if Yin Zhaoxian believed that he was incapable of drinking, it was impossible not to drink on that occasion.

In the end, the one who was escorted to the inn by the officers was almost unconscious.

In the middle of the night, there was a red shadow looming from outside the city of Chunhui Mansion, and when it came to the edge of the city, it was like walking up the city wall and stepping into it.

There were not many places in the city where the lights were still lit. The red shadow was walking on the street like a dream, and suddenly I saw a parade of Yin Si parade passing by~www.NovelMTL.com~ and flashed across a street corner with a smile.

"Uh heh heh..."

When the two parades passed by with the gloomy wind, Hong Ying smiled and continued to move forward.

The speed of crossing the street was extremely fast, as if it had its own purpose, and soon came to the Guixiang Inn near the Gongyuan.

Looking up at the inn, the red shadow slipped into the second floor of the inn like a red ribbon.

Occasionally, there were hoarse and painful sounds in the throat from the inn.

"Ho..." "Uh ho..."...

After a while, Hong Ying finally found Yin Zhaoxian's room.

"Crack~squeak~"

The door was automatically unlocked and opened, Hong Ying walked into the house, and the door behind him closed automatically.

He glanced over the table, and there was an official letter of Jia Jieyuan on it.

"Hehehe...Yin Jieyuan..."

The red shadow slid to the side of the bed, and a slender white hand with long red nails stroked Yin Zhaoxian's chest.

Hong Ying's body was shocked, and her arm was bounced away, and Yin Zhaoxian immediately woke up at this time.

Looking at the sudden appearance of a woman in the room, Master Yin shrank back, looking a little panicked.

"You, you... Who are you? Entering a man's room at night, what a formality!"

"Hehehe...Yin Jieyuan, you can call me Madam Hong. I haven't seen a scholar like you for many years. Do you think I am beautiful~~"

The woman sat on the head of the bed, wrapped in a veil, and turned her face towards Yin Zhaoxian.

Originally, I just wanted to inhale some Yang Qi and Shou Yuan, but now, the depths of my eyes are full of sternness.

It's just that Yin Zhaoxian's scalp is numb and his hands and feet are cold now. Under the stress of Haoran's righteousness, for a moment, he seems to see a red skeleton...

'This is a monster...! ’