Chapter 635: Admission to the exam

On the eighth day of August in the sixth year of Jinghe, the first exam of Qiu Wei began.

Sheng Yuan waited in line with her test basket in hand.

The big difference from the previous children's examination is that the provincial examination takes three exams, and candidates have to stay in the examination room for three days and two nights for each exam.

According to the exam schedule, they entered on the eighth day of the lunar month and exited on the tenth day of the lunar month; then they entered on the 11th day of the lunar month, then on the 13th day of the lunar month; then on the 14th day of the lunar month, and then on the 16th day of the lunar month.

The three exams lasted for nine days, one day after another. Before the fatigue of spending the night in the examination room dissipated, we had to face a new high-intensity exam, which was a great test for the candidates' physical fitness and mentality.

Even a healthy and strong girl like Sheng Yuan couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she realized the test she was about to face.

There was no way, according to her original plan, she was going to take the provincial examination in the next term, so that she would have enough time to simulate the examination environment and adapt to the examination atmosphere.

But now that she was chasing the duck, she had no choice but to rush forward.

In Anyu's words, it was good to avoid having to suffer the mock test.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan clenched her fists in her heart and cheered: Come on! Just try and pass it once!

After several times of self-encouragement like this, Sheng Yuan's mood became much calmer, her worries about spending time in the examination room disappeared, and she was in the mood to look around.

Since the founding of Dayan Dynasty, the order of entry for the provincial examination has been insisted on: the examiner enters first, and then the students.

So while Sheng Yuan was asking around, he saw a group of officials lining up to the side door of the examination room and slowly entering.

Sheng Yuan looked at them from a distance. Although he couldn't see clearly, the identities of these officials emerged in his mind.

In this dynasty, the choice of examiners for the rural examinations was mostly those who came from the Hanlin Academy to be lecturers or bachelors from Jinshi, or were ministers of the Sixth Ministry or cabinet bachelors.

After receiving the errand of taking the examination, these officials from the capital were ready to go to various parts of the country to preside over the provincial examination.

Sheng Yuan remembered that Mr. Shuyuan said that most of these errands were temporary and they would have to return to Kyoto after the provincial examination. Therefore, the court paid more travel expenses for such errands.

It is said that the farther the journey is, the more silver there will be. The most tall and tall ones have a thousand taels, and the minimum must be 500 taels.

Shengyuan is tempted by the thought of this kind of fixed-point business trip with travel expenses! Without hesitation, he added it to her work plan.

"Why are there four examiners here? There are two more than the other places?"

Obviously, Sheng Yuan himself was not the only student looking around.

No, when she was having wild thoughts, the candidates behind her also whispered.

Obviously, the other party is much more serious than her.

After hearing the conversation, Sheng Yuan's ears perked up involuntarily.

Although she knew the reason, she was curious about what others said.

"Kyoto is the most beautiful place, so the standards of examiners are naturally higher than those in other places. For example, in the provincial examination, the examiners are all one correct and one deputy. But here in Kyoto, there are one chief and three deputy. This is pomp and circumstance!"

Sheng Yuan heard the pride in this man's words and couldn't help but shrug. He said to himself that while the examinees thought it was grand, the examiners may not think so. They were also the examiners. Since they didn't need to leave Beijing, these examiners had no income from traveling expenses.

This may not be very pleasing to the examiners.

"I heard that the examiners also have to take the exam. After they pass the exam, they look at us. I wonder if they feel relieved!"

Sheng Yuan did not expect that any candidate would make such an association, and couldn't help but look over with admiration.