Bao Cheng didn't care about the eyes of others. He just felt that this pole was particularly suitable for him. It was an invincible path-opening tool.
There are three provincial exams, and each exam lasts for three days. During these three days, you have to eat, drink, sleep, and sleep in the tribute courtyard. You have to prepare your own daily necessities for these three days. There are enough bedding and coverings for food and drink, but a little less. They all have to suffer.
Bao Cheng looked around and saw that most of the scholars rushing to take the exam were carrying large and small bags in both hands, and carrying an exam box half a person's height on their backs. How could he free his hands so easily.
The more he thought about it, the more proud he became. He pushed the boy's hand away and walked forward as if no one was around.
With him as the center, the people around him retreated one after another, and the dim yellow light flickered on the ground.
He raised his eyebrows, enjoying it, and walked out even more arrogantly.
Gongyuan, which faces north and south, is located to the east of the Imperial City, across an imperial street and across the street from the Jiafu Gate that enters the palace city.
This tribute courtyard has a history of hundreds of years. After several wars and wars, it has been repaired and expanded several times, and finally reached its current scale.
There is no upper limit on the number of people in the Spring Palace of the Jing Dynasty, and anyone can sign up.
And this Gongyuan, which has more than 20,000 dormitories, can accommodate more than 20,000 scholars taking the examination at the same time, which is enough to satisfy the numerous scholars who come to Beijing to take the examination every year.
At dawn, the street in front of Gongyuan Gate was already crowded with people. The three-door and four-column stone archway in front of the three-column gate was particularly majestic, and the word "Gongyuan" on it was very powerful.
Bao Cheng rushed to the Gongyuan with a pole and saw the dark back of his head. The noisy people seemed to quiet down in an instant. He looked around and felt that tens of thousands of people were standing together in silence. This was A very strange thing.
After the gate of the Gongyuan creaked open, two groups of soldiers ran out of the Gongyuan neatly. As they ran, the bright red armor on their bodies made a soft clang.
After the soldiers lined up in front of the black iron fence in front of the Gongyuan, a solemn and melodious horn sounded from the tallest Mingyuan Tower in the Gongyuan.
Bao Cheng had never seen such a scene before. No, he should say he had seen it in a TV series before. But after experiencing it in person this time, he was inevitably shocked. His calves became weak, and it took all his strength to stand firm and not fall down. Down.
In silence, a group of examiners walked out of the gate of Gongyuan. Yi Shui'er's purple and red robes were particularly eye-catching.
The leaders, Jiang Shen and Jiang Ge Lao, were dressed in purple robes and jade belts, and spoke with great energy.
Bao Cheng was confused after hearing this. He curled his lips and cursed secretly. This was not only a pre-exam mobilization, but also a threat and intimidation to prevent cheating.
This long speech fell into Bao Cheng's ears, and it was nothing short of a hypnotic artifact. He felt drowsy after listening to it. It was not until he heard Jiang Shen say "roll call to enter" that he shuddered and came back to his senses. Come.
The black iron fence was moved away, and the flow of people was like the tide opening a floodgate, rushing towards the Gongyuan.
Outside the curtain door of the Gongyuan, there is a clear pool of more than three feet. The water in the pool is extremely deep. When entering the Gongyuan, the scholars have to pass through the Feihong Bridge erected on the clear pool.
In the past, scholars fought to enter the Gongyuan first and refused to give in to each other. It was so crowded that they were squeezed off the Feihong Bridge and fell into a clear pool and drowned. Since then, when the provincial examination started, there was an additional roll call for admission. system.
Before the exam starts, notices will be posted outside the Gongyuan to announce the points of each Taoist scholar.
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At the time of entry, just call your names and enter in the corresponding order.
It is precisely because of this that the tragedy of drowning before the start of the battle has never happened again in the provincial examination.
Bao Cheng watched the flow of people move forward little by little, but he retreated against the flow of people to the base of the wall.
He had read the announcement in advance, and the students from the Imperial College were the last to be called in.
He looked up at the dark sky and sighed, fearing that he wouldn't be able to enter the venue until noon.
It was approaching noon, the sun was high, and there was a bright sunshine in front of the Gongyuan gate. All the Taoist priests had entered the Gongyuan, leaving only some people who were taking exams, and they were still wandering outside the Gongyuan in twos and threes, looking up eagerly.
In fact, nothing can be seen.
After the Taoist scholars entered the Gongyuan, they went to the Imperial College to take attendance.
The body searches at the Tribute Academy are notoriously harsh and inhumane, and Bao Cheng was also very knowledgeable. He consciously and proactively opened the examination basket, removed his bun, untied his coat, took off his shoes and socks, and stood barefoot under the sun. On the green brick floor warmed by the sun.
The warm spring breeze blew over the clear pool, stirring up a burst of refreshing water vapor.
He raised his arms high, as if he was ready to be searched. The soldiers who searched him also showed special respect, and said gently with a wooden face: "Well, this is decent."
Bao Cheng sighed secretly in his heart, how can it be done if he is not decent? He just saw with his own eyes an unseemly scholar, saying that they were degrading to the gentlemen, deliberately humiliating them, and refused to let the soldiers search them, and then they were kicked in. The water in the clear pool made me feel chilled. In the end, I was charged with disturbing the Gongyuan and was thrown out.
Bao Cheng didn't know how others felt about it. Anyway, it was quite a pity for Bao Cheng. After ten years of hard work, all his previous efforts were wasted just because of this little bit of face.
The two soldiers searched very carefully and did not miss any items that might be included.
Just as the scholars were entering with serious and nervous expressions, on the third floor of the Mingyuan Building, the tallest building in the Gongyuan, the long window was half open, and there were several people standing behind the windows. When the scholars entered the Feihong Bridge, The situation was clearly seen in the eyes of these people.
Until the last scholar walked across the Feihong Bridge and entered the east-west dormitory, the person behind the window raised his hand and closed the long window, turned around and said in a deep voice: "Sir, no abnormalities have been found yet."
A man in a purple robe, who was drinking tea peacefully with his side facing the long window, turned around and said softly: "All the internal guards put on the red armor of soldiers and patrol the east and west dormitories closely."
This purple-robed high-ranking official was very young, with an unparalleled handsome face, but his eyes seemed to be covered with ice and autumn frost, adding endless majesty. He was none other than Han Changmu, the envoy of the Department of Internal Security.
Although Meng Suige's face was young, he had been practicing in the army for many years and had gone through a lot of hard work on Longyou Road. His mood was no longer as simple as before. When he heard Han Changmu's words, he said yes in a deep voice. I went downstairs to make arrangements.
Yao Yao watched Bao Cheng enter the venue smoothly and breathed a sigh of relief quietly. He turned to ask Han Changmu: "Sir, will your subordinates be guarding the Gongyuan for these three days?"
Han Changmu took a sip of tea and glanced at Yao Yao: "The door to the Gongyuan has been closed. Yao Canjun's qinggong is pretty good. I think he can successfully climb over the several-foot-high wall outside."
Yao Yao curled his lips and said: "Who are you trying to fool? They are two walls of two feet high. There are densely packed iron caltrops on the top of the walls. There are four watchtowers of more than two feet on the four corners of the wall. I can't fly." , also translated
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Once the wall is out, are you tired of living a crooked life? "
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his lips, and smiled faintly.
Yao Yao snorted, leaning on the bed in boredom, holding her chin and sighing: "I don't know which dormitory Bao Cheng is assigned to." Suddenly her eyes lit up, she became energetic, and she smiled mischievously, as if The rat who stole the oil: "Don't be assigned to the shit number."
Han Changmu saw Yao Yao's smile, like the precious transparency at dawn, illuminating the gloomy place in his heart. He also grinned and said lightly: "Why don't we change our clothes and go take a look together. "
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows: "Okay."
The place where Han Changmu and Han Changmu are located is on the third floor of Mingyuan Building, which is the highest place in the entire Gongyuan. With all the long windows open on all four sides, they are far away from the four watchtowers at the four corners of the high wall, and several on the east and west sides of Mingyuan Building. Wanhao House can be seen at a glance.
The first and second floors of Mingyuan Building are completely separated from the third floor, and the stairs are not shared. Every year when the provincial examination is held, the first and second floors of Mingyuan Building are used for sealing, reading, transcribing, and receiving papers. , and the third floor is used by the internal guards to monitor everyone in Gongyuan.
This monitoring of everyone does not only refer to the scholars who monitor the entrance examination, but also includes all examiners and soldiers.
On weekdays, the entire Mingyuan Building is closed, and the officials in charge of Gongyuan work in the official office behind Mingyuan Building.
There are 20,600 dormitories on the east and west sides of Mingyuan Tower. These dormitories are densely packed, low and simple, and are the places where scholars enter the exam room and board.
During the nine-day provincial examination, the scholars ate, drank, and slept in the cramped dormitory. Only when having diarrhea, they needed to obtain the consent of the soldiers outside the dormitory before they could leave the dormitory and go to the toilet at the end of the alley.
There are walls on three sides of the residence. The door is facing the walkway, and there is a half-person-high wooden fence. After the scholar enters the residence, soldiers will lock the fence and cannot open it except to go to the toilet.
Han Changmu and Yao Yao changed into the red armor of the soldiers, walked out of Mingyuan Tower, and went to the dormitory on the east side first.
After the scholars walked through Feihong Bridge, they would get a number plate corresponding to the corresponding number house. This number plate was randomly distributed after being scrambled, basically eliminating the connection between acquaintances.
When Han Changmu and Han Changmu walked to the east dormitory, most of the scholars had found the corresponding dormitory and had already begun to sort out their belongings.
Walking through the alley, Yao Yao raised his eyebrows.
This was the first time she entered the Gongyuan, and when she saw the place where thousands of scholars jumped from the Dragon Gate, she couldn't help but sigh.
This place is too simple.
It's simply abusing college entrance examination students.
The low dormitory can only accommodate a person standing up straight, and the walls on both sides are built with two brick supports one or two feet above the ground, on which two layers of wooden boards can be placed.
During the day, the lower wooden planks serve as chairs and the higher wooden planks serve as tables.
At night, the taller board can be put down and put together with the lower board, so that you can barely curl up and lie on your side.
Yao Yao lamented that the conditions were too difficult.
Han Changmu seemed to see Yao Yao's inner feelings, and said calmly: "Although it is difficult, it lacks fairness."
Yao Yao smiled in disapproval: "There is no fairness."
Han Changmu made a soft sound with a very high pitched voice, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "How is it unfair?"
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