the next day
When I woke up, it was still raining. The candidates all got up, rustling, and Pei Ziyun got up. First, he went to the toilet with the official following him.
The next step is to go back to the room and light the fire, hot water, scones, and salted eggs.
Meat pie, hot water, and a bite of oily egg yolk, Pei Ziyun felt comfortable all over: "This is the blood experience of veteran candidates."
"Sleep well, eat well, and don't eat cold food."
After Pei Ziyun finished using it, he opened the paper and read the questions again. He saw the last two questions. Although the status of the latter questions was gradually weakened according to the convention of the first question in the FAQ, in order to get a good ranking, he still had to answer it perfectly.
"Let's write!" Pei Ziyun started writing, and he finished the remaining two major topics in one morning.
At noon, Pei Ziyun continued to eat hot food and soaked the cut ginseng slices in water. This was also the experience of an experienced examinee. After five major questions, it was a lie to say that he was not tired.
"Yu and Tang Dynasties emphasized external emphasis and internal emphasis, while Guan Lu emphasized external emphasis and internal emphasis. Each has its own merits."
"Fang Fang Liang uses his skills without the intention of applying for business, while Mo Shidang uses the facts of applying for business but conceals his reputation."
"Li Du told the prime minister that he should recruit talented people and staff from all over the world and invite them to meet with him in private for discussion."
"On vassal towns, on reforms, on promotion of talents, hehe, it can be said that the first five major questions, I can only write based on Zhang Zhigong's literary thoughts, which is probably at most five or six points of Zhang Zhigong's level."
"Although these five or six points are more than enough for a person who was once the first in the second class to pass the imperial examination, it is still a few points behind."
"But the ancients, after all, are the ancients. How can their knowledge be as insightful as that of modern politics?"
"As long as I control the scale of these three questions and don't violate the taboos, it's possible to write better than Zhang Zhigong." Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun answered the questions and wrote them in a eloquent and smooth manner.
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction and moved on to the next article. It took him two hours to finish the three questions. Looking around, he saw that all the candidates were immersed in writing.
"It's done. The charcoal won't be needed tomorrow, nor the candles."
"But now, let's move around first. There is still a short period of time before dinner." Pei Ziyun saw that his legs and hands were stiff, and he found that he had been doing questions all day and had forgotten to get up and move around. So he walked slowly in the room, and he was almost there Time, use the charcoal directly.
The warm charcoal fire removed some of the humidity in the examination room and even raised the temperature, making Pei Ziyun feel comfortable. After dinner, Pei Ziyun lit a candle.
"Tonight's task is to polish." Check carefully to see if there are any errors in the entire volume. If there are no errors, it is polishing and revising all the articles.
No matter how great a man of God is, it is impossible for him to write every word easily. By the time the entire volume is revised, the candles will be almost used.
"sleep!"
Just when I lay down, I felt that the atmosphere in the examination room was much tighter. There were people tossing and turning everywhere, and I just wanted to sleep. Suddenly there was a little noise, and I heard faintly: "Someone has fainted!"
"No noise!" someone shouted, and the sound suddenly stopped. After a while, soldiers pulled a candidate out, making all the candidates who saw it feel cold: "This person is finished, he will have to wait for another three years."
Pei Ziyun closed his eyes and slept for a while, his head was empty, and he fell asleep.
On the morning of the third day, there was rare sunshine, but it didn't help. Yesterday, some people still insisted. This morning, several people were carried out. They were old or weak, or had no experience with fever.
Pei Ziyun looked on with cold eyes and felt a pang in his heart. In ancient times, the imperial examination could really drive people crazy because the difference between passing and failing was so big.
"Check again to see if there are any mistakes or taboos."
Pei Ziyun finished checking and saw that there were no mistakes, so he copied the main paper and wrote it in library style. The exam time is until the afternoon application time, which is 5 pm. If he has not finished writing, he can give him time to hold a candle. After the candle is lit, he will hold it. go out.
Pei Ziyunyu wrote the main page carefully. After completing each main page, he put it aside to dry. It took half an hour to complete.
After I finished writing, it was already noon on the third day. According to the regulations, I could hand in the paper. I really didn't want to stay in this room any longer. Pei Ziyun knocked on the door and shouted: "Hand in the paper!"
Hearing Pei Ziyun knocking on the door and handing over the papers, the scholars from all sides looked over, all with fierce eyes.
The examiner accepted the test, and Pei Ziyun immediately packed his things into the test box. When he came out of the room, he felt exhausted: "I have practiced all the drawings of beasts, and my foundation is very good. I can withstand it, but the three-day test When I came down, I felt tired."
"I'm afraid those weak scholars will indeed have a hard time."
"It is said that not only in the examination room, some scholars fell down just after leaving the dormitory door. Carrying them to the hospital for treatment was too much mental and physical exertion." Pei Ziyun sighed in his heart: "No wonder many people who read death books can only win the exam. Scholars who fail to pass the exam will be unable to speak for three days. Sitting and answering papers will consume both physical and mental energy, which is a big hurdle."
When I arrived at Longmen, I saw people outside, including the candidates' families, bookboys, servants, and coachmen. They stopped talking and went directly back to Fu Mansion.
The Fu Mansion had been prepared for a long time. When the husband came back, someone shouted: "Serve the ginseng soup."
Pei Ziyun took a sip and felt a little energetic. Someone shouted again: "Shower!"
Pei Ziyun took off his clothes, took a shower, served meat porridge, went to bed, and fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already the next morning.
Pei Ziyun opened his eyes and felt comfortable all over. Thinking about the past three days, he felt like he was in a dream, but the whole building was quiet. At noon, he saw Yu Guangmao, who looked tired, but his face had mostly recovered and he was smiling. Said: "Brother Pei, you should have passed this exam."
Pei Ziyun smiled and said nothing.
When Yu Guangmao saw Pei Ziyun smiling without saying a word or entangled, he smiled and said: "After washing up and eating some food yesterday, I just lay down to rest. I'm pretty good. Look, the whole small building is quiet, and I'm still sleeping. Not only In this building alone, after the exam yesterday and today, all the inns in the city where scholars live are quiet, and they are all resting in their home inns. These three days have consumed a lot of energy."
"This is not bad. It is said that one-third of the scholars are sick with fever, and the more serious ones even suffer from vomiting and diarrhea as soon as they come back. For example, Brother Yi, fortunately the Fu family was prepared and the doctor immediately treated him."
Pei Ziyun was startled, but considering the environment and pressure of the examination room, as well as Yi Zhiquan's body, he felt that it was not surprising at all that this happened.
"Shall we visit?" Pei Ziyun said.
"No, I woke up in the morning and took some medicine, drank some porridge and then went back to sleep. He looks very tired, so I'd better wait until he has rested before going."
Yu Guangmao said: "The autumn rain was very heavy during this exam. On the morning of the third day, someone carried it out intermittently. Hey, it's hard in the exam room, so I won't disturb your rest."
He said and walked away.
Don't worry, two days passed. On the early morning of the third day, when Pei Ziyun got up, there was a knock on the door, asking Yu Guangmao to come in.
Yu Guangmao stepped forward and pulled Pei Ziyun: "Brother Pei, there is a cultural meeting today. We need to relax properly. These three days have been really hard for us."
Pei Ziyun also had some feelings about these three days. He had never felt that before. Apart from anything else, many people couldn't stand the state exam where no words were allowed for three days and only articles were allowed.
Secretly making a plan, Pei Ziyun smiled: "Brother Yi, I haven't changed my clothes yet, wait a moment."
After saying that, he entered the room, changed his clothes, and prepared to have a cultural gathering together. When he went downstairs, Li Xiucai and three others were already waiting downstairs, waiting for the two of them to come down.
Although it is a state city, the gathering of scholars is not in one place, but in one place for scholars from each prefecture. The scholars of Ping'an Prefecture booked the Zuixian Tower in this state city. Several people arrived at the Zuixian Tower and inquired about it. It turns out that the banquet at Zui Xian Tower was arranged by several wealthy scholars from the city.
There were many tables set up for the banquet, and the host scholar and the scholar gathered in the center. This scene couldn't help but remind me of the previous life. The banquet in the shopping mall was the same. The sponsor provided money, people and efforts. It was nothing more than a network. This is how it is in business and government. .
Although these scholars were doing it for connections, it was still a good thing. Pei Ziyun twisted a few peanuts from the plate on the table with his hands, threw them into his mouth, and took a big sip of wine.
After Yu Guangmao came to the second term, he had some familiar people. After drinking, he went to find his old friends. Pei Ziyun didn't care and ate his wine peacefully. He knew some people from the last cultural banquet. Someone came over while he was drinking. Invited to drink.
Pei Ziyun didn't want to drink at first, but he couldn't stand the crowd, so he had to drink. Since he came to this world, there are some disasters that he can't avoid, and he feels a little depressed in his heart, and he can't stop drinking.
The dishes at Zuixianlou are good, especially in autumn. There are crabs. The big crabs are just steamed and placed on the table. It was refreshing. Maybe the past three days had been too suppressed. Everyone drank from noon to afternoon, and almost everyone was drunk.
"Help the gentlemen to the rooms." This situation had been expected, and several inns around Zuixian Tower were booked to accommodate the scholars.
Pei Ziyun was a little drunk, so he gave a penny of silver and sent the waiter to Fu's house to explain the situation. He would stay in an inn that night. After saying that, Pei Ziyun went up and closed the door.
At this time, the sky was dark and dark, and it had already turned overcast without realizing it. Inside, I could see where Pei Ziyun was sleeping. He looked by the window and walked slowly for a while. For a long time, he said with a cold smile: "It's almost time."
After thinking about it like this, he picked up the sword and drew it out. The sword flashed with cold light: "I attended a cultural gathering, got very drunk, and went to an inn to rest. Everyone knows this."
"Who would have thought that I would attack decisively and kill Li Wenjing before the results were released?"
"Killing Li Wenjing will severely defeat Zhang Jieyu's gang. When I have mastered Taoism, I will also send you to meet me. This is called a gentleman's revenge, from morning to night!"
Pei Ziyun had made up his mind. When he saw that the sky was getting darker and the raindrops were getting heavier, he jumped out of the window and went straight to the pier. At this time, it was raining heavily at night and there were fewer people on the pier.
"Found it, it's this ship!" Pei Ziyun left at the dock last time and asked about the ship. At this time, he saw a ship owner preparing to sail. Pei Ziyun looked around and saw no one, so he sprinted and jumped silently. After getting on the boat, the boat moved slightly. It was just a rainy day. The boss of the boat didn't take it seriously and shouted: "The boat is sailing. Guest officers, we will return to Ping'an Mansion overnight."
(End of chapter)