After bidding farewell to Mr. Yu, Qi Yu rushed home happily and informed his family about the matter.
Kai Enke?
Zhou and Liu Quan looked at each other, not sure whether this news was a happy event, let alone whether they should be happy.
The only feeling is that it is too sudden.
Not only his family, but even Qi Yu himself didn't expect it.
It can be said that this sudden imperial examination directly disrupted the original plan and rhythm, making people suddenly nervous.
Mainly due to time constraints.
I have passed the provincial examination, and the next thing I will take is the competency examination.
The examination, also known as the Spring Examination or Chunwei, as the name suggests, is held in early spring at the Gongyuan of the capital.
Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, if you are taking the exam, you will have to consider leaving in the near future.
If winter comes and there is heavy snow, you won’t be able to go even if you want to.
Therefore, there is an old saying when going to Beijing to take the exam, it is better to leave sooner rather than later. If you can, leave as early as possible and don’t delay.
As for the teaching position in the government school, it is better to take a long vacation first and wait until the examination is over before making further calculations.
That is: suspension of employment without pay.
…
After hearing his idea, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law expressed their support.
necessary!
However, after only a moment, Mrs. Zhou began to worry: How far is it from the capital? Even strong animals will lose weight during this trip, right?
However, despite feeling distressed, the old lady still encouraged her son: Don’t worry and take the exam!
Although Liu Quan was also very reluctant to leave, she also knew that she could not hold her husband back at this time and could only hide her worries and concerns in her heart.
Starting from the next day, the family started taking action.
Zhou has restarted the long-lost pattern of worshiping Buddha, burning three sticks of incense a day, and then eating one meal after another of first-class chicken.
Studying late at night? How much brain power does that take? Well, let's simmer a big fat elbow in the pot and give it to Ah Man as a midnight snack.
Qi Yu was startled: Okay, Bubu?
Liu Quan rushed to the cloth store, bought some fine fabrics, and worked overnight to make some cotton coats for her husband to wear on the road.
Yes, it's a cotton coat.
When entering Beijing, you have to go north. I heard from the old people that the winter there is very cold, and water turns into ice. When children pee, they must prepare a small stick in advance, otherwise the urine will be instantly frozen into ice. Pillar, then...
Nonsense, if you can freeze a small bird, what's the point?
Qi Yu smiled and said: "It's not as scary as you imagined. If that's the case, how can you still drink water?"
Liu Quan was also amused by her own thoughts. She gave him a look and said: "No matter what, you should make as many preparations as possible. In case of a cold weather, you can take whatever you need to wear for your convenience. "
Qi Yu nodded and said, "Well, in addition to cotton-padded clothes, please prepare some unlined clothes for me."
"Singles?" Liu Quan was startled and confused.
"Well, when you go to the Tribute Academy, you are not allowed to wear clothes with layers, so you can't wear cotton-padded clothes. The exam is in early spring. At that time, the spring breeze is not yet warm and the winter cold is still there. It is best not to wear more than a few layers of single clothes to resist the cold. Don’t go there.”
Qi Yu sighed quietly and couldn't help but think of the scene when he was taking the county examination.
Liu Quan felt sad when he heard this, but he didn't say much and just went to prepare silently.
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A few days later, government offices at all levels issued an announcement: Next year will coincide with the Seventieth Thousand Autumn Festival of the Empress Dowager. In order to fulfill his filial piety, the Emperor specially ordered the Ministry of Rites to open an Enke to benefit students from all over the world.
In an instant, the students were jubilant.
Everyone shouted: The emperor's grace is so great!
Kaienke is comprehensive, and all different levels of imperial examinations will be held at the same time.
Of course, Qi Yu only focused on things related to him.
The National Examination is a major national examination. Compared with the regional provincial examination, it is many times larger in scale.
Moreover, the reputation is also high.
Common people often say that Juzi went to Beijing to take the exam, which specifically refers to the general examination.
As long as you pass this level, you will be a tribute person from now on.
So, what level is Gongshi?
According to the terms of cultivating immortals in later generations, it belongs to the realm of Dzogchen in the late Mahayana period. As long as he successfully survives another calamity later, he can ascend to immortality.
As for this calamity, it refers to the final imperial examination that follows after the joint examination: the palace examination.
Of course, there are also many people who fail to overcome the tribulation, and there are many more.
Back to business.
Now that it was decided, Qi Yu also started to make plans.
Yongchuan Mansion is about three thousand miles away from the capital. Although it is not a thousand miles away, it is still a long journey to go there.
In terms of routes, there are two options: water route and land route.
Generally speaking, after the severe winter, few people go to the waterway because the water surface easily freezes. To be prudent, it is best to choose the land route.
If you take the land route, the direction is all the way north, out of Huguang, into Henan, into Shuntianfu, and then through Tongzhou before entering the capital.
A closer look shows that there is an unstable factor in the middle of this journey. That is, on the way, we have to pass through some areas bordering Shandong Prefecture, and the Emperor Worship Sect is still entrenched in that area.
Maybe someone asked, does the governor of Shandong have nothing to do with him?
He really wanted to take care of it, but he couldn't!
Even the emperor couldn't do it, let alone him?
It is said that since the incident of the Emperor Worship Cult, the governor of Shandong has been living in the Liaodong area, observing the people's sentiments there every day, but paying no attention to the affairs of Qilu.
The current Liaodong Peninsula is under the jurisdiction of Shandong Prefecture.
It makes sense for people to do this. The governor is paying attention to the public sentiment in his own jurisdiction. How has he failed in his duty?
They are all old fritters!
From this we can also imagine what it would be like in Shandong without a governor.
Even if they knew this, they could not stop the students from going north.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by Kai Enke?
Naturally, Qi Yu would not flinch.
Since there are uncertainties, choose a good day and change your fortune.
superstitious? Can’t say yes!
Even if it is self-comfort!
So, he bought an old almanac from a roadside stall to see which days were suitable for a long trip.
The sixth day of November is a good day to travel.
Just choose this day.
As long as the old and young candidates from the previous calendar years of Yongchuan Prefecture still refused to give up, they all took action at this time.
They are in contact with each other and looking for companions to go on the road together.
Traveling together is reasonable, and saving money is only one of them. In addition, there are also safety considerations.
As the saying goes, the more people you have, the more courage you will have.
Of course, there were also people who came to Qi Yu, and he agreed immediately.
By coincidence, the day is also the sixth day of November.
Has everyone read the Almanac?
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The north wind is getting colder, and it’s finally time to leave home.
Early that morning, the white color of fish belly had just begun to appear in the east, so Qi Yu quickly packed it away.
Liu Quan hid her reluctance and concern deeply, and handed the luggage into her husband's hands with a smile.
It's heavy and filled with money.
The road to richness from a poor family!
When you go out, you can't be short of money.
Mrs. Zhou also wiped her tears and kept telling her.
Liu Quan looked strong, but when she turned her head, she was in tears.
Qi Yu gently kissed his daughter and son's foreheads, then turned around and left.
gone!
well……
Whether you can be named on the gold medal list and return home in glory depends on this subject!
