In Haojing City, thousands of candidates who came from the provincial capital were waiting for the date of the examination of the Ministry of Rites.
Inside and outside the imperial city, Emperor Jingwu also determined the candidates for this time's chief examiner and three deputy examiners after discussing with Jiu Qing.
The examination questions for this session of the Ceremony Department have been drafted at the same time!
The fellow examiners selected fifteen people from the School of Culture and Sports.
Each of these fifteen people must have a clean background, and they must be young Jinshi.
The task of these fellow examiner officials is to help with sealing, transcribing, proofreading... and a series of other tasks, that is, as assistants to the four examiners.
However, these nineteen people will be strictly monitored by the Daqian court after the imperial examination questions are released, so as not to do anything during this period that will affect the fairness of the court's selection of talents.
At this time, all the attention inside and outside Haojing was temporarily withdrawn from the festering battlefield in the south, and fell back on the Spring Trial.
Many experienced people are preparing in a hurry.
It is still extremely cold in early spring, and staying in a closed examination room for nine days and six nights in such cold nights requires not only perseverance but also some preparation, otherwise it is easy to collapse in the middle.
Every year, there are such unlucky people who faint in the examination room and have to miss the imperial examination which is held every three years.
The duration of the Rites Examination is similar to that of the Provincial Examination. It is also held in three sessions, one session every three days. The examination items in the three sessions are different, including four calligraphy essays, five-character and eight-rhyme poems, six scriptures, and policy questions.
This is physical work.
Whether it is the provincial examination or the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette, you have to enter the venue the night before. You have to stay in a small and cramped place all night, eating, drinking and having sex in there.
But this is no problem for Zhang Jian.
Immortal cultivators must completely defeat others in this aspect.
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The eighth day of February finally arrived quietly despite many calls for it.
The cold night is dark, but the torch is like a dragon!
In front of the Gongyuan of the Imperial Academy, the dragon gate is slowly opening.
In front of the dragon gate, thousands of people were crowded outside. Many of them were wearing velvet cloaks and holding a small heater in their hands. There were also close servants beside them carrying examination baskets. Inside the examination baskets were pen and ink, or Some dry food, try to be neat and concise.
The simpler it is, the less procedures will be required later.
Zhang Jian was no exception. He was wearing a satin-blue velvet robe, and a hair crown was tied with a jade hairpin. Although there was no formal crown ceremony, who could question this at this time.
"Brother Zhang, how do you feel?"
Beside him were Shi Lun, Zhan Xiong and several other officials from the southern counties. Shi Lunyan smiled at Yan Yan.
Several people around him also looked at him.
During this time together, everyone knew that although the young man in front of them was younger than them, he was full of knowledge and talents.
If we were to talk about who among the people present had the best chance of passing the rites examination and entering the palace examination, the young man in front of him would definitely rank high.
Facing the gazes of everyone, Zhang Jian just smiled.
"The lights are on at three and the chicken is on at five. After ten years of studying hard in a cold window, look at the present!"
"Yes, today!"
Shi Lun and others are also encouraged.
Many people nearby also smiled when they heard this.
At this moment, there was the sound of several gongs and drums beside the dragon gate, and the voice of a Yamen servant came loudly.
"The dragon gate has opened. Please line up to enter. Please prepare all your belongings in advance. Please be sure not to bring any personal belongings with you. Otherwise, once detected, you will be sent to the Haojing government office, and the imperial court will remove your title and never be employed. !”
At this time, nearby, groups of elite city defense soldiers were continuously mobilized from the surrounding area and began to settle in Gongyuan.
Zhang Jian also vaguely felt the fluctuations of the gods' power from around him.
In front of the dragon gate, the gatekeepers were already in place and began to inspect the belongings carried by the people.
In fact, every juren has experienced this kind of thing.
This kind of inspection is extremely strict. Even dry food will be broken open and inspected one by one. Rice grains will also be checked to see if there are any writings.
Zhang Jian noticed that there were several Taoists and warriors from the Cave God Temple in front of the dragon gate, each holding several magic weapons, as if they were screening for something.
Seeing this, Zhang Jian didn't care at all. He could sense that the thousands of people present were actually internal martial artists, and some were cultivators of immortality with spiritual energy flowing through their bodies.
Obviously, Daqian Chaotang does not reject existences like them, but is in a state of thirsty for talents.
That's a special skill.
If you take the initiative to expose yourself, you will actually get bonus points for special recruitment. You do not need to go through the imperial examination and you can directly hold some special official positions.
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There was a long queue, with thousands of candidates taking the exam together. This scene was spectacular, but also very difficult. Many candidates stood in the cold wind in front of the dragon gate for several hours, but there was still a long way to go. The distance is really hard.
The only thing that can relieve the boring situation may be the increasing number of hawkers gathering around, as well as the family papers of many wealthy families.
It is not difficult to understand that there are some vendors around. At this time, vendors in Haojing will find business opportunities and will sell pens, inks, paper and inkstones around, followed by various dry foods and exquisite snacks.
There is also a temporary queuing service, which is provided for those who can't stand queuing for too long and need to go to a larger size. You can't really pee your pants just because of queuing.
The weather is so cold and there are so many people watching. That's a very polite thing to do.
But even if there were substitutes queuing up, the first thing many people did after entering the Gongyuan was to sprint 100 meters to seize the few rights to use the Gongtong.
When Zhang Jian entered, the sky was already slightly bright.
He first went to the red list of Gongyuan to find his own examination hall and examination number. After making sure that there were no problems, he went to the Imperial Palace to queue up.
According to the rules, before the exam starts in the spring, the examiner will bring many people to pay homage to the sages enshrined by the Imperial College.
Above the saints and gods in the Imperial Academy, Zhang Jian clearly felt the divine power fluctuations of strong incense, in addition to the pure and incomparable awe-inspiring righteousness.
Under the leadership of four officials in purple robes, thousands of people gathered in a large area to begin the final step before the Spring Examination.
Then the dragon gate was officially closed.
The exam, which lasted nine days and six nights, officially began at this time.
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Zhang Lu had been standing outside the dragon gate, watching Zhang Jian enter it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief when the dragon gate was closed.
Zhang Lu was still a little complacent in his eyes.
He has quite a lot of confidence in Zhang Jian. He has seen with his own eyes how his husband has come along the way.
The next step is to wait quietly for the news.
He planned to take advantage of the opportunity to go back and write a letter to report the situation to the patriarch Zhang Yi to report that he was safe.
Just when I was about to go back, I saw a beautiful woman walking towards me. This woman had a dignified manner. It looked like she came from a wealthy family. She also had a delicate hairpin on her head. She was smiling. He stepped forward and asked.
"This little brother, your husband's surname is Zhang, and he is the famous young scholar in Fengyang County??"
