After Fang Xiaoyue cleaned it, he tried to cover it with white paper. When practicing calligraphy, he was surprised to find that because the desk only had three legs, it was extremely unstable. The desk would tilt with just a little force. Therefore, when he was practicing calligraphy, The mind has to be more concentrated and the body posture has to be more controlled and balanced.
This also makes the experience gained more than three times compared to a normal desk!
Well, in fact, due to the digitization of skills, he was cheating when practicing calligraphy, and his speed was dozens of times faster than others.
But now the three-legged desk lets him cheat!
This practice of calligraphy can improve your skill level hundreds of times.
It only took two days for Fang Xiaoyue's calligraphy level to reach level 7.
You should know that every time the skill level is improved by 1 level, the speed of improvement will slow down a bit.
But even so, to improve one level in two days can be regarded as the work of several years. This speed is really amazing.
Since when practicing calligraphy, Fang Xiaoyue would practice the Four Books and Five Classics, Four Books and Prose, poetry, etc., so while improving her calligraphy, the Four Books and Five Classics and poetry were all upgraded to level 11, while the Four Books and Prose were raised to level 12.
But at this time, the time for the college examination was coming. Fang Xiaoyue hurriedly went to the Xuezheng Yamen, registered the information and signed up, and then when she returned to the inn, she found the boss and asked him to help her prepare some wheat cakes.
To this, the innkeeper agreed without any hesitation.
For many innkeepers, it is an annual ritual to help candidates prepare some wheat cakes.
Because most of the candidates who take exams every year come from outside the provincial capital, they do not have family members to help prepare these things.
In the early morning of the next day, Fang Xiaoyue got up early and gathered with the candidates who were staying in the same inn. Accompanied by the waiter of the inn, they walked towards the examination hall together.
This is the special care of the inn owner. Firstly, the waiter carrying a lantern can help the candidates guide the way. Secondly, there are many people and there is strength. Even if you encounter anything on the road, you will not be afraid. After all, it is still dark at this time.
When we arrived at the examination center, we had the same queues and similar inspections as the previous two exams.
After a lot of work, Fang Xiaoyue walked into the examination hall for the third time.
However, compared to the examination halls for county and prefecture examinations, the examination halls here are not only much more spectacular, but also much cleaner.
This is not surprising.
The county examinations and government examinations are all conducted by local top leaders such as county magistrates and county guards, but the examination hall is usually not within their scope of attention. There is no management at all about whether they are dirty or not.
But the college examination is different. The examination is conducted by the Academic Affairs Master. In addition, places like the college are usually under the management of the Academic Affairs Office, so people are sent to clean it from time to time, so naturally it is much cleaner.
To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than seeking political power in one’s position.
In Fang Xiaoyue's view, the entire examination process is not much different from the previous county examinations and prefecture examinations.
The test questions are just more difficult.
But if there is something different, it is because someone is involved.
Shortly after Fang Xiaoyue entered the examination hall and sat down, the yamen servants shouted loudly from outside: "You are so brave, you dare to entrap me!"
Then came the cry of apology from the candidates.
However, being caught and kidnapped when entering the venue is not a serious matter.
Although this candidate will not be allowed to take the exam and will be directly demoted in this exam, he can still participate in next year's college exam.
Fang Xiaoyue can also understand why this candidate dared to take part in the exam.
Because after passing this exam, you will become a scholar, which is completely different from the previous two qualification exams.
This also leads to the reason why candidates are caught and expelled every year, and candidates are expelled every year.
But what Fang Xiaoyue never expected was that the next day, when he was busy copying the draft of the four essays into the examination paper, suddenly, the academic administrator and several deputy examiners came to him in an aggressive manner. He rushed to a certain place in the examination hall with several government officials.
Fang Xiaoyue looked over from a distance, but she saw that it was a candidate who somehow succeeded in entraining. But today, when he secretly took it out to copy, he was seen by a certain yamen official, and then reported it, but was caught by the academic administrator.
If you are caught cheating in the examination hall, the consequences will be much more serious than when you entered the examination hall.
The Master of Academic Affairs exempted the other party from taking the examination on the spot, and asked the yamen servants to pin him to the ground and beat him ten times with a stick, and then dragged him out of the examination hall.
As for the lifelong ban on taking exams, it goes without saying.
Unless there is a change of government, this candidate may have the opportunity to continue the scientific examination.
However, it has been more than two hundred years since the founding of Daze Country. Although its peak period has passed, the accumulation of more than two hundred years is not stable enough that ordinary dragons and snakes can shake.
Because Fang Xiaoyue knew that the academic master had a very serious character, and he had caught a candidate cheating on the spot before, he did not hand in the paper in advance. Instead, he waited until the evening time came and the government officials stepped forward to collect the paper. Leave.
The reason for this is naturally to prevent the academic leaders from thinking that he is frivolous and unstable.
If the other party thinks so, Fang Xiaoyue may not even be able to keep a scholar, let alone how many places she ranks in the exam.
You must know that the academic administration is the highest official in the education system of a province. He can directly remove scholars and even promote people, so he is revered as a great master.
After handing in the papers and leaving, Fang Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief when she walked out of the examination hall.
Finally the exam is over.
To be honest, these three consecutive exams from the county exam, the government exam, and the college exam are really exhausting.
Fang Xiaoyue is doing well, at least her body has become much stronger since her arrival.
Many other candidates who were relatively thin were miserable. In this college examination alone, three candidates couldn't hold on and fainted, and were eventually carried out of the examination room by the yamen.
But they woke up after being carried out of the examination room, as if they were crazy and wanted to go back to the grid to take the examination.
But after being carried out, it was impossible to go back.
To be honest, Fang Xiaoyue can understand their mood.
I worked so hard to get to the college entrance examination, but it was over before I even finished it. It was really an unbearable shock.
To say that this college examination was relatively good, it is said that during the past college examinations, there were many candidates who could not bear the mental pressure and went crazy during the exam, performing full martial arts in the examination hall.
Not only was he eventually dragged out, but it also seriously affected the exams of other candidates.
Back at the inn, Fang Xiaoyue counted the remaining money in his hand and decided to comfort himself, so he asked the store to prepare a plate of dried tofu and a plate of peanuts, plus a small pot of rice wine.
Back in the woodshed, Fang Xiaoyue sat on the woodpile, eating dried tofu, peanuts, and slowly drinking rice wine, and finally fell asleep half asleep and half drunk.
In the next few days, Fang Xiaoyue temporarily relaxed and went out to enjoy the cultural scenery of the provincial capital. After returning, she simply practiced calligraphy and waited for the day when the results were released.
Three days later, Fang Xiaoyue still didn't look at the list, but fell asleep until there was a noise outside.
There was a loud knock on the woodshed door, and he opened the woodshed door with sleepy eyes, somewhat dissatisfied.
The person who knocked on the door was a waiter with an excited look on his face.
When the two government officials following him saw Fang Xiaoyue coming out, they immediately congratulated loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Fang Mingrui of Kuangluo County for ranking first in the college examination!"
Well, that's right, the first place in the college examination is called the top one, not the top one.
Fang Xiaoyue was so excited that she finally woke up from her sleepiness. She immediately turned back and took out the broken silver she had exchanged earlier from the package, and distributed it to the two government officials who reported the news.
But this time, Fang Xiaoyue was not stingy. Each red envelope contained one tael of silver, which was very generous.
You know, many scholars who receive good news only give 500 Wen at most.
The two government officials are also experienced veterans. Just by pinching the red envelope, they can know how much copper coins and how much silver is inside.
So the two government officials looked at Fang Xiaoyue with happy faces and congratulated her again before leaving.
After all, this good news is not only reported to one person, but all the scholars who have passed the exam are reported separately by more than ten groups of government officials.
Fang Xiaoyue took the good news, looked at it, and threw it on the desk.
This thing is worthless, it was just copied from a list.
What is really valuable is the scholar's diploma issued by the Xuezheng Yamen. This thing is the thing that can truly prove the scholar's identity.
However, at this time, Fang Xiaoyue did not have time to go to the Xuezheng Yamen to receive her diploma, but was busy accepting congratulations from other children.
Even the innkeeper rushed there immediately after hearing the news. Not only did he waive Fang Xiaoyue's firewood fee, but he also changed his room to the best Tianzi No. 1 room.
The owner of this inn also knows that Fang Xiaoyue won the first place in the college entrance examination in his own store, so his inn will become a popular hotel favored by many candidates in the future.
After all, everyone wants a good sign.
So what could be more psychologically comforting for candidates than staying in an inn that ranked first in the college entrance examination?
Fang Xiaoyue set up a table in the lobby of the inn to entertain more than a dozen children who occasionally met in the inn.
Although those students failed the exam, they were not discouraged. Instead, they participated enthusiastically.
The reason is very simple. If Fang Xiaoyue tops the list in the college examination, she is very likely to win.
Of course, the chances of being ranked first in the college examination are much lower than the chances of being ranked first in the county or government examinations.
But this does not affect the children's envy and worship of the strong.
During this banquet, Fang Xiaoyue fully demonstrated her profound knowledge in the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry and even calligraphy and painting!
A dozen children turned into Fang Chui unknowingly.
So much so that in the following period, they were keen to spread Fang Xiaoyue's reputation.
Of course, this kind of thing is not surprising, because among the children, there are many people who simply admire Fang Xiaoyue's strength and demeanor, and there are also many utilitarian people.
Especially these utilitarian people are more enthusiastic than others when they praise Fang Xiaoyue.
This is because they are optimistic about Fang Xiaoyue's future, so the more they praise Fang Xiaoyue, the more benefits they will get from Fang Xiaoyue after Fang Xiaoyue becomes an official.
After all, many times in the officialdom, you don't look at the monks but the Buddhas. When everyone thinks you are Fang Xiaoyue's good friend, won't the benefits come? And as Fang Xiaoyue's official position rises, who won't give you some face?
In the afternoon, Fang Xiaoyue went to Xuezheng Yamen to receive her diploma as a scholar and met her mentor.
That's right, the academic master is the examiner who admits them, and in the officialdom, he is their mentor who promotes them.
Of course, if Fang Xiaoyue passes the examination, the examiner of the provincial examination will also become his mentor, but the weight will be heavier.
This is the origin of officials protecting each other.
The scholar-official was not too young. He had white hair and even his beard was gray, but he was in good spirits.
The scholars went in to meet them in groups of ten, and he was able to give a few words to each of them.
However, even Fang Xiaoyue, who ranked first in the college examination, only got a few words in front of the academic master.
This is not surprising. As an academic administrator, I have presided over too many college examinations. I have seen many college examination toppers, not to mention countless.
No matter how powerful you are at the top of the college examination, you are just a scholar, and there is a huge difference from Xie Yuan, who is the first in the examination.
After leaving Xuezheng Yamen, Fang Xiaoyue went back to the inn to stay for one night, and rented an oxcart to return home early the next morning.
By the time he returned to Kuangluo County, the news that he had passed the scholar examination and ranked first in the college examination had been sent back to Kuangluo County through good news.
To put it simply, the first place in his county examination, the first place in the prefectural examination, and the first place in the hospital examination are the three yuan.
Throughout the history of scientific research in Shannan Province, there are still many small Sanyuan.
But in Kuangluo County, because culture and education are generally inferior to other places, Fang Xiaoyue, this little Sanyuan, can be said to have made history.
So after Fang Xiaoyue came to stay at Tufu Zhang's house, while the whole family was rejoicing, not long after, the county magistrate sent a yamen servant to summon him.
This was an expression of intimacy from the county magistrate, and Fang Xiaoyue naturally couldn't refuse. Besides, last time the county magistrate gave him 5 taels of silver as payment, he had to repay this kindness.
Of course, the county magistrate's summons was just that, in order not to appear too conspicuous on certain issues.
The county magistrate also summoned those scholars who were admitted in the same batch and even held a banquet to entertain them.
At this banquet, the county magistrate took advantage of the drunkenness and asked everyone to write poems, promising that good poems would be rewarded.
Fang Xiaoyue took this opportunity to make a name for herself in front of many talents.
He copied the most famous poem from "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" by the poet Li Bai.
You must know that "Drinking Alone under the Moon" by the poet Li Bai is actually a set of poems, with a total of four poems.
When Fang Xiaoyue wrote on the paper: A pot of wine among the flowers, drinking alone without any blind date. Raise a glass to invite the bright moon, face each other as three people...
The county magistrate Cui Changshou, who came to him while drunk, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
You must know that this song "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" can be regarded as an eternal masterpiece among drinking poems.
When Fang Xiaoyue finished writing the poem, Cui Changshou couldn't help but sigh: "The wonder of drinking love!" Cui Changshou then personally recited the poem "Drinking Alone Under the Moon" aloud, which aroused the admiration of many scholars who attended the banquet.
