Zhou Zheng was busy preparing for the imperial examination, and those who had to take the examination were naturally more busy.
I don’t know if it is the recent resumption of the news agency, which has shown unprecedented optimism.
The'Four Talents' banquets in the capital, and various gatherings continue, it seems that high school is about to win, and the winning ticket is in hand!
The night before the exam.
Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang were sitting in a restaurant drinking, both of them were Jiangnan talents, and Meiji was by their side. They had to take the test tomorrow. Naturally, they were extremely excited and filled with poetry and wine.
In the middle of the night, Mao Pijiang suddenly looked at Hou Fangyu and said, "Brother Hou, I know that your family has an old relationship with Ruan Dacheng, please help me find Xiaowan."
The Hou family is the home of dignitaries. Hou Xun, the father of Hou Fangyu, used to serve as the right servant of the Ministry of War. He has a deep relationship with the Donglin Party and has a long-standing reputation in the south of the Yangtze River.
Hou Fangyu's expression moved, and said: "I have asked, and the Ruan family said that they were given to a nobleman, but the specifics are unknown."
Brave Pijiang looked worried and resentful, and said: "The imperial court is full of such villains, robbing civilian girls, what else is there to do!"
Mao Pijiang is entangled with Dong Xiaowan, and the family does not agree with him to marry a prostitute. The same is true for Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun.
The two pity each other with the same illness, and Hou Fangyu sighed lightly: "It is nothing more than the few people who can send Shilang Ruan to each other. After the imperial examination, I asked people to ask them from house to house."
Although Bao Pijiang was worried about Dong Xiaowan, he was more concerned about his career, and immediately asked: "I heard that Zhou Yanru and Qian Qianyi had an ambiguous attitude towards my reintegration, and the reform was done by Zheng Xibo. Will it..."
Both Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang were leaders of the reintegration society. While confident in their talents, they were also worried about cheating by the court and deliberately refused to admit them.
Hou Fangyu also had some worries in his heart. After all, their relationship with the court was extremely stiff during this period of time, and for a time there was a voice that the court wanted to ban Fushe.
Hou Fangyu looked calm and smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about these. If the court deliberately refuses to admit us, it will lose the heart of the world's scholars. Besides, the examination paper will be made public. If someone cheats, there will be no good results."
Only then did Mao Pijiang nod his head lightly, thinking of Dong Xiaowan again, and couldn't help but sip and get bored.
In the south of the city, in a small courtyard not far from Zhou Ji, Dong Xiaowan sat in front of the stairs, quietly watching the moonlight.
A maid beside him whispered: "Girl, tomorrow, the impersonator should give it a try, right?"
Dong Xiaowan wrapped her clothes and whispered softly: "I just hope that the impersonator will not be distracted because of me."
At this moment, the door opened, and a guard who had been guarding came in and said indifferently: "From tomorrow, you can go out. It is your business where you go and whether you return. Remember, no matter when , Don’t mention the word Zheng Xibo, otherwise, you and your imposter will not be able to bear it."
Dong Xiaowan was startled, and just about to ask, the guard waved and led the people away.
The maid was stunned and said, "Girl, what does this mean?"
Dong Xiaowan also frowned. She is a famous prostitute from the south of the Yangtze River. She has a reputation and good looks. Then Zheng Xibo really let her go like this
Whether it is true or not, the guardian really leaves.
Early the next morning, the gate of the Gongyuan was full of people, all for examinations. They dragged the family with their mouths, and they didn't know many things.
How many people greeted them diligently and urged them, and the scene was mixed.
Zhou Zheng, Li Juesi, and Sun Chuanting stood not far from the door, watching these people come in after being checked one by one.
"Students have seen Zheng Xibo."
"Students have seen Zheng Xibo."
"Students have seen Zheng Xibo."
Everyone hurriedly salutes Zhou Zheng. Whether they prefer it or not, Zhou Zheng will be the examiner for this time. If they are in the first place, they are regarded as Zhou Zheng's pupils. Even if they don't meet each other in the future, it is indispensable to meet with a teacher.
Brao Pijiang, Hou Fangyu, Fang Yizhi, Chen Zhenhui and others came together, and the "Er Zhang" and others outside the door laughed and said something.
Li Juesi looked at them, frowned, and snorted coldly: "This hasn't been tested yet, so it's so public, and you can see the character!"
Zhou Zheng didn't know how true or false Li Juesi's words were. He smiled and said, "Young people just want to show up, and just look at their answer sheets."
Li Juesi nodded coldly, as if he was really angry.
Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "There are a few candidates in this session. There were more than 40,000 in the Jiajing period, and 15,000 in the 20th year of Wanli, but now there are only 6,000 or 7,000."
Li Juesi frowned and sighed: "It's all caused by the chaos in the Northwest. If it were during the Taiping period, there would be less than 40,000 people."
Zhou Zheng said: "There is one aspect, but it is not the root. The fundamental lies in the wealth disparity."
In fact, this problem is a bit big, even if it is a'normal' dynasty change, it can be attributed to this reason.
Li Juesi looked thoughtful, but he secretly shook his head and said nothing.
Not long after, a doctor came to report: "Zheng Xibo, two adults, it's time."
Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Tear off the seal, distribute the test papers, inspect the examination rooms crosswise, and collect the papers as soon as the hour arrives."
Li Juesi, Sun Chuanting quickly raised his hand and said, "Yes."
After speaking, the two hurriedly left.
The test papers need to be opened by both of them to ensure that they are correct before they can be distributed.
The test papers were sent out slowly, and all the candidates were gearing up to show their skills.
This is the Enke in the first year of Anhe, and it is the first imperial examination in the new dynasty. If you can get the first place in one fell swoop, your future will be limitless!
The four great talents, including Mao Pijiang and Hou Fangyu, got the test papers, all smiling and confidently writing.
Zhou Zheng was sitting under the eaves of the main house, drinking tea and reading slowly.
Occasionally, he would go out for a circle, and would not find anything, so he would continue to come back to drink tea and read books.
Two hours is a relatively long time.
Within a short while, there were successive clamors in the Gongyuan.
From time to time, there are doctors and foreigners who come to report.
"Report to Siber, someone cheated and arrested."
"Thanks to Sibo, someone passed it on to each other, and it has been discovered."
"Reported to Sibo, someone fell ill."
"Reported Sibo, someone tried to set fire."
"Report to Sibo..."
Regarding these, Zhou Zheng was not surprised at all, just waved his hand to show that he already knew.
Li Juesi, Sun Chuanting did not, with a fierce expression, wandering around the examination rooms, strengthening the surveillance of the examination rooms.
Some people are uneasy, but the people who rehabilitate the society such as Pijiang are calm, calm and free, and still sway.
Two hours later, after collecting the papers, these scholars came out of the examination room one after another.
"Brother Li, what do you think of the test questions?"
"Hey, I think it's easier than in previous years. Chongzhen's ten-year examination papers are simply too scary. I don't want to think about..."
"Today is just Mo Yi, and it is naturally easy to post the scriptures, but tomorrow is the question!"
"I think it's easy to ask questions, it's nothing more than this kind of thing..."
A group of people talked in twos and threes. Some are happy, some are depressed.
The so-called ink meaning can be understood as reciting, giving you a sentence, writing a context, or some comments, but it is not unpopular, remote, and basically no problem.
Posting scriptures can be understood as filling in the blanks, giving you a few sentences, and writing one sentence or a few words in the middle.
The policy question, also called the current affairs policy, is to examine some current things and ask your thoughts.
The policy question, accounted for the largest proportion in the imperial examination, the examiner also paid the most attention to this point.
On the third day, the exams are poems, songs, essays, etc. The overall talent of the exam is equivalent to the composition of later generations.
Presumptuously, Hou Fangyu and others were all smiling, not mentioning the exam just now, but discussing where to drink.
Zhou Zheng, Li Juesi and Sun Chuanting sealed the test papers and went to the Hanlin Academy together.
Before and after the exam, you can't be sloppy at all. (End of this chapter)