The ninth day of August is the first day of the provincial examination.
Some strange things have happened in Jinling City these days.
It was as if all the ministers and ministers had been kidnapped overnight, and none of them were at home or in the office.
There was already a thick stack of documents that needed to be signed by the chief official, but no one was handling them.
Just when everyone thought something was going on, the Bookstore of the School of Rites was ransacked by Jin Yiwei.
Just when everyone was panicking, a 800-mile man from Beijing rushed to deliver to the assistant officials of various ministries and monasteries. He said that the chief officials had temporary assignments and told them to temporarily assign ministry duties and not to slack off.
What temporary assignment?
Do you need so many big guys to join forces?
There are different opinions, and smart people have guessed that it is probably related to this provincial examination.
What do you think the Libu School Bookstore does?
Everyone connected the matter here...and suddenly realized that something went wrong in the provincial examination.
But if something goes wrong in the provincial examination, what does it have to do with their Nanjing boss?
"I can't figure it out!"
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. Since the court has made arrangements, it means it's not appropriate to say more about this matter!"
"That's right. When you go home, please tell your family members to be tight-lipped and don't go out and yell!"
…
At the third watch of the ninth day of the lunar month, the middle door of Jiwei opened wide. It wasn't like something happened again.
Instead, there was an imperial edict from the emperor sent urgently from 800 miles away from Beijing.
After Gu Shouyuan received the imperial edict anxiously, the gate of Gongyuan was locked again.
The soldiers of the guard station who stood on both sides of the line and witnessed the whole process of the middle door being opened thought they were dazzled.
For more than a hundred years, the country has never heard of the gate being left open on the day when the provincial examination begins.
Gu Shouyuan and a group of Fei Pao officials stood in the courtyard where the examiners were resting.
Open the imperial edict and read it in public.
Everyone was curious about what the capital meant, and felt uneasy in their hearts.
After Gu Shouyuan looked at it, he handed it to Wang Liangchen silently.
Wang Liangchen took it and took a look, and his face was overjoyed.
It turned out that this was the emperor's special order for Gu Shouyuan.
The imperial edict was very dissatisfied with the leaked questions in the rural examination, and ordered the criminals, servants and their families to be arrested and immediately imprisoned in the Nanjing Penal Department Prison. The Three Law Departments and Jinyiwei would jointly review the case.
Gu Shouyuan, the examiner, and Wang Liangchen, who promoted Wang Liangchen, handled the matter appropriately, and their merits and demerits were balanced.
The rest of the people have entered the Gongyuan and are not allowed to move around at will. They will not be released until the provincial examination is completed.
The inspector who was originally in charge of the Southern Zhili Township Examination was dismissed from his post by the Zhenjiang Guard Commander for questioning.
Xue Yongzhi, the commander of the Longhu Guard, was promoted to serve as the inspector of the rural examination.
The imperial edict has been passed down, and a group of Nanjing officials have completely lost their thoughts.
Good guys, that is to say, for more than half a month from the provincial examination until the results are released, they can't do anything. They all have to be tied to Gu Shouyuan and the others to eat, drink and have sex!
What the hell is this?
The concubine at home, the lover outside, the delicious food in the restaurant and the guests who come to give gifts, who will take care of these important things?
Gu Shouyuan looked at the group of officials who were mourning for their heirs, with an unmoved expression on his face. He walked straight to Wang Liangchen and said, "Sir Wang, the provincial examination is about to start. We must not make any mistakes again. The honor and disgrace of both of us will be ruined." Is it in your hand?"
Wang Liangchen is the internal and external promotion officer, in charge of all trivial matters both internal and external.
The examiner has the final say.
Everything outside the exam and the examination room rested on Wang Liangchen's shoulders.
Wang Liangchen nodded and said: "Don't worry, there will never be any problems in this provincial examination!"
Gu Shouyuan held Wang Liangchen's hand and solemnly nodded: "Please!"
…
On the carriage taking the exam, Xie Daozhi said to Xu He, Ouyang Jun, and Gao Guoguang: "The Gongyuan of Yingtian Mansion is one hundred and sixty feet wide. There are two walls with thorns on the outside. An ink plaque with the word "Gongyuan" hangs in the middle of the gate. There are two buildings on the east and west sides. The first one is [recruiting scholars for the Ming Dynasty] and [seeking talents for the country]."
"Outside the gate of Gongyuan is the east and west gates. The gate is divided into three gates on the left, middle and right. After entering the gate, there is a dragon gate. There are four gates in parallel inside the gate, which means [Yu Shupi's four gates]!"
"Go all the way into the Zhigong Hall. The words on the plaque are about three feet long and were written by Qin Yan, the chief minister. The couplets on both sides were written by Yang Zhide, a great scholar of the Yingzong Dynasty."
Numbers lined up east and west, two volleys of literary light were fired at each other;
The curtains are divided into inside and outside, and there is no ventilation at all joints!
Hearing this, Gao Guoguang, who was in the dark, was still nodding his head, but the other three people felt that this couplet was really ironic.
After clearing up their mood, Xie Liangcai, who had experienced the rural examination once, taught them another lesson: "The Zhigongtang is where officials outside the curtains such as supervisors, promotions, and examinations work. There is the Feihong Bridge behind the Zigongtang, and across the bridge is the inner curtain door. You are not allowed to enter the official gate without incident."
"What if someone comes in and out?" Gao Guoguang asked curiously.
Xie Liangcai said seriously: "Below the seventh rank, kill them on the spot with a stick!"
Gao Guoguang shut up.
Xie Liangcai continued: "There is a Mingyuan Tower between Longmen and Zhigong Hall. This tower is condescending and has an unobstructed view of the whole palace inside and outside. Supervisors, test supervisors, and inspectors should go up to the tower to take a look!"
"There are also corner towers around. At night, trumpets and drums are blown to replace the watch. When the trumpets are blown, someone shouts "Revenge when there is a grudge, revenge when there is a grudge". It's scary to hear it."
Xu He heard this and asked puzzledly: "What does this mean? We are going to take the exam, and we are not worshiping at the temple. What are we doing all this?"
Xie Liangcai said cheerfully: "You will know in a moment."
At this time, Ouyang Jun asked: "Brother Defu, how will the exam environment be like after we go in?"
Speaking of this, Xie Liangcai's face wrinkled.
"The residence where the students sit is called the hall room, and a man and an army guard it, which is called the hall army. The hall halls are arranged inside the dragon gate and on the east and west sides of Mingyuan Tower. The outer wall of each hall house is eight feet, and the hall door is six feet high. , three feet wide, with a row of several hundred to dozens of cells. Each row of cells is in the shape of a long alley, and the alley can only accommodate two people walking side by side. There are lights and water tanks in the cells.”
"Ah, you're only so young? What should I do for lunch? There's no place to light a fire!" Ouyang Jun said with a bitter face.
Xie Liangcai chuckled and said: "When writing articles and answering questions, you can put a board on the brick wall and use it as a table. There is also a board at the back and use it as a stool. When sleeping, put down the front board and it will become a couch. When cooking, You can only put down the two boards after telling the bugler, and you can make a fire and cook in the alley, with the bugler watching!"
"Everyone, it's better to stop asking questions now. It's best to pray and don't be assigned to the end of the alley!"
Ouyang Jun asked curiously: "Brother Defu, what happened inside?"
Xie Liangcai smiled and said: "There is a hut at the end, and the hut near the hut is called shit hut. This shit hut is not the shit hut of our Taoist examination. Hundreds of people share a hut. Just think about the smell!"
Before he finished speaking, Xu He beside him suddenly retched.
Xie Liangcai was surprised and said: "Liangsheng, your reaction is too much. I'm just talking, making it seem like you have been in a shit house!"
Xu He retched again when he heard these two words.
What the hell, Xie Defu...
