Su Yu didn't know what the Gu family's grandfather and grandson were planning.
He took the 300 yuan subsidy he had just received from the marriage certificate and went back to the inn, thinking about what he wanted to do to make money.
I have to improve my food when I get back, and then think about studying for the imperial examination later.
Return to the inn soon.
The atmosphere in the hotel lobby is very good, much livelier than usual.
Those who were selected were all surrounded by people happily, listening to everyone's congratulations.
Su Yu walked through the crowd and wanted to go back to Datongbu where he slept and take out his four treasures of the study.
"Su Yu, you're back."
When I passed one of the tables, I was stopped by someone.
They were all from the same county as Su Yu, who had sponsored each other to participate in the government examination.
Candidates who take part in the imperial examination must ensure that their financial status is clean and prevent cheating.
therefore.
Before taking the exam, candidates must first fill in the detailed information of three generations of their ancestors.
At the same time, five scholars participating in the imperial examination protected each other.
Once cheating or other illegal links are discovered, everyone else will have to sit down.
In addition to five scholars mutually sponsoring each other, for the first county examination, five families in the village must jointly sponsor each other, and a local village student must be the sponsor.
These layers of relationships come down.
Those who were selected by taking the imperial examination were basically people of good character.
Su Yu sat down first after his classmates invited him.
After learning that two of them had passed the imperial examination, Su Yu also raised his hands and said congratulations.
A person who also failed the exam complimented: "Brother Zhang, that's great. It's your first time taking the Tongsheng Examination and you passed it twice in a row."
Zhang Wenyuan is not very old, and his family background is the best among several people.
When he went out for the exam, he was the only one who took care of the book boy.
My family is well off and I read more books.
He passed the Tongsheng test twice in a row this time and is about to take the hospital test.
Listening to the compliments from others, Zhang Wenyuan's face turned into a happy expression.
Song Youming also participated for the first time, but his ranking was much lower than Zhang Wenyuan's, but he also had excitement on his face.
Another person who failed the exam twice said with some hope: "After the college exam, you two will be the scholar."
"At that time, Mr. Futai will personally host a banquet for those who are on the college examination list."
"The academic administrator who will invigilate the exam will also be present."
"I heard that the Master of Academic Affairs who is proctoring the college examination was just appointed to the post of Academic Supervisor this year and does not have any disciples under his command."
"If you perform well, you might be able to be favored by an adult and be accepted as a disciple."
Academic and political officials are all officials sent from the capital for training.
Those who can preside over the imperial examination are basically not ordinary officials.
After the examiner has finished the exam, he will often strike first.
Select one or two promising ones among these students and accept them as apprentices.
It is indeed a good choice for some candidates whose families are not very good.
Song Youming shook his head and said, "I know how to write articles and nothing else."
"Master Xuezheng probably doesn't like me anymore."
"But I heard that Brother Wen Yuan has been studying poetry with Mr. Qi Meng since he was a child. I think he will be able to perform well in the future."
Zhang Wenyuan was a little overwhelmed by the compliments, waved his hands and said: "Thank you for your congratulations."
"But unfortunately, my poetry is not very good either."
"The academic master who presides over the college examination is all a second-ranked scholar. Ordinary poems really cannot catch his eye."
"I have to think about it carefully when I go back this time."
"Brother Song, so are you. You have to write it in advance and polish it carefully."
"Maybe it will just hit the center of the Central Government?"
The two chosen people complimented each other.
As he spoke, it was as if he had already passed the college examination.
Su Yu, who was sitting aside and drinking tea silently, couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart after hearing the topics mentioned by several people.
Are you planning to compose a poem at the prefect’s banquet?
Isn't this what he is thinking about?
I planned to set up a stall in front of the restaurant, but now it seems that the time of setting up the stall can be saved.
After the two people finished their compliments, they remembered Su Yu who had just sat down.
Su Yu is not the oldest among them.
But the number of times he has participated in the childbirth examination is definitely the most.
Zhang Wenyuan asked: "Brother Su, I just saw you smiling and you seemed to be in a good mood."
"I still don't know how your results are this time?"
Although Zhang Wenyuan and Su Yu have a mutually beneficial relationship, he and Su Yu are from different colleges.
Because not all of his classmates who were co-insured with him passed the county examination, his husband found people from other schools to help him co-insert in the government examination.
Before he came, he had already learned that Su Yu had passed the Children's Student Examination four times.
This is the fifth time I have participated.
When the topic was brought to him, Su Yu raised his eyebrows.
Then he smiled and replied honestly: "I failed again this time."
"Failed again?"
After hearing the news, everyone looked at Su Yu with some sympathy.
Why are you still smiling?
He must be forcing a smile...
"This...is already the fifth time you have participated in the Tongsheng Examination."
"Next year, it will be the sixth time..."
Zhang Wenyuan said somewhat sarcastically: "Will you still participate next year?"
Song Youming on the side said, "Su Yu is not very young either, so he will definitely participate next year."
"When we signed up, didn't we see some people in their fifties who were still taking exams for children?"
When registering in the ceremony room, Confucian students from all over the city who had passed the county examination gathered together.
They all saw the white-haired old Confucian scholar.
At this age, I am still taking the Tongsheng test. I can’t even count how many times I have taken the test.
Su Yu's fifth time, and the sixth time he was about to usher in, were really insignificant in comparison.
If you fail the government examination, you have to start over again and face failure again and again.
When I think of failing the exam several times until my hair turns gray...
Song Youming's words caused the smiles on the faces of everyone at the table to freeze.
After all, no one wants their road to the imperial examination to be so bumpy.
Zhang Wenyuan patted Su Yu on the shoulder, broke the silence, and said comfortingly: "I heard from my husband that Brother Su, your articles are of sufficient quality."
"I'll definitely win next year."
"When I get back, if you need it, I can lend you my Tongsheng Examination books for next year."
Zhang Wenyuan is still a little complacent because he passed the exam on his first try.
But others are not bad.
Just like in modern exams, someone pays a high price to buy the notes of a top student.
The books of those who have passed the exam once and achieved good results have many notes written on them, which are still of great reference value.
Basically it will be passed down from generation to generation.
When I finished using it, I gave it to my son.
Therefore, in response to Zhang Wenyuan's generosity, Su Yu quickly handed over his hand and said, "Thank you very much."
Although he didn't know if it would be helpful, Su Yu accepted the offer.
Return a favor in return.
Su Yu smiled and said, "Thanks to your kindness, I should return the favor."
"Just now you said you were going back to prepare a poem to be used at the banquet hosted by the prefect after the college examination..."
"It just so happened that I had prepared a poem of gratitude before, but unfortunately I failed the examination and cannot use it for the time being."
"If you don't mind, I would like to give this poem to Brother Zhang."
