In mid-July, the new academic officer finally arrived in Jiangning City.
As soon as he entered the city, Walrus Qian settled in the examination room, announced that the door would be locked, and all visits would be refused.
In fact, the college examination is not a gathering of children from a province to take the examination in the provincial capital. It is an academic inspection tour. Whichever county you go to, you will take the examination.
However, as the academic administration of the past dynasties became more and more lazy, they basically gathered the children in one place to take the college examination. Sometimes one exam was taken by one prefecture, and sometimes two prefectures were combined together, which was also called the exam.
The reason why Walrus Gan was able to hide away from people as soon as he arrived in Jiangning was because when the academic administration went to various prefectures for college examinations, the local magistrates acted as promotions and undertook all the supplies. All kinds of affairs were also handled by the prefectural government, so there was no need for them. Why should Walrus do it?
When the wealthy public officials in Jiangning City heard about the arrangements for the college examination, they were all filled with hatred.
During the government examination, Shen Du tried every means to obstruct various requests, and even threatened to publish a list of titles. As a result, many children from aristocratic families failed to even pass the government examination and were humiliated at their grandma's house.
When it came to the college examination, not only was Shendu still there, but there was also a walrus-like old man who didn't know how to get into things.
Moreover, Walrus Dry is much more difficult to deal with than Shendu.
The Hai family has a sect of five Hanlins, and it is a Qingliu family with upright roots. The gentlemen of the Hai family have such bad tempers that they dare to stand up to the emperor.
Qingliu is not afraid of the powerful.
For Walrus Gan, impeachment of the imperial relatives in Tokyo City is as common as drinking water and eating, let alone the "second-rate wealthy families" like Jiangning City?
If there were still people who would say weird things when Shen Du demanded strict discipline in the government, then once Walrus came, all the demons and ghosts in Jiangning City were immediately suppressed and did not dare to show up.
Not long after Walrus took office, he cooperated closely with Shen Du to protect Jiangning's wealthy families, leaving no chance to take advantage of any loopholes.
For a time, all the rich and famous families were mourning, and they all lamented that this year's scientific examination in Jiangning was really a ghost!
At the end of July, the Jiangning government office issued an announcement, ordering the children in Jiangning Prefecture to go to the government office to get their exam certificates.
Wei Chen ended his life of ascetic cultivation in the lakeside courtyard, and together with his friend Sheng Changbai and others, came to Jiangning Mansion Yamen to receive the admission ticket for the college examination.
The clerks in front compared the transcripts one by one. The queue to receive the test cards was very long, but Wei Chen and the others were far away from their turn.
Tao Dazhi came to Wei Chen's side and said, "Brother Wei, as a rule, students are required to take the imperial examination in the capital. You can take this examination with your eyes closed."
Wei Chen smiled slightly: "No, Mr. Futai gave me this opportunity for cultivation. If I don't do well in the college examination, wouldn't it mean that I have failed Mr. Futai for all his hard work?"
Chen Jun smiled and joked: "Brother Wei's talent and learning are much higher than ours, and now he has been taught by Mr. Qingteng, who is famous all over the world, it is even more incredible. Looking at Brother Wei like this, he wants to take over the county, government, and The leader of the third trial in the hospital has his sword pointed at Xiao Sanyuan!"
Wei Chen didn't say anything, but the smile on his face was full of confidence. It was obvious that Chen Jun had spoken his mind.
In the imperial examination, in addition to testing the candidates' talents and learning, the candidates' reputation is also a very important off-site factor.
For major national examinations such as the Provincial Examination, the General Examination, and the Imperial Examination, names are not used when grading papers. However, when ranking, examiners will still be affected by the candidates' previous reputations.
This is why some scholars sell their collected works to the capital at all costs before taking the examination.
And Xiao Sanyuan, although not worth mentioning compared to Big Sanyuan, is the easiest way for Wei Chen to become famous now. After all, he is only one hospital trial case leader away from Xiao Sanyuan. It can be said that he is close. So close.
At this time, Tao Dazhi suddenly put his arms around Wei Chen's shoulders and said slyly: "Brother Wei, in my opinion, Xiao Sanyuan and other things are mostly based on luck. You are bound to win the college exam, so there is no need." So you are tense, I heard that a steward came to Yichun Building recently, do you want to go together to relax tomorrow?"
Wei Chen was stunned when he heard this.
You are such a thick-browed Tao Dazhi.
The thoughts are really vicious!
This is to mess up my mind before the exam!
No, we must be severely criticized!
Wei Chen was about to criticize Jiangning City's romantic career with Tao Dazhi, but he saw Sheng Changbai step forward and glare at Tao Dazhi.
"The college examination is about to come, but you are still thinking about going to Goulan Washe to have fun. If word spreads, will your reputation as a good brother be lost? Go ahead and do it yourself. Don't teach me bad things to my good brother!"
After Sheng Changbai's righteous words, Tao Dazhi immediately shrank, with a submissive look on his face, aggrieved.
He also had good intentions. He couldn't stand the ascetic life of Wei Chen and Sheng Changbai, and wanted to take them to experience the beauty of Qinhuai. Who would have expected that Sheng Changbai would react so strongly?
However, looking at Chen Jun's expression next to him, he seemed to be quite interested in this matter, and we could discuss it with him in private later.
In fact, Wei Chen was somewhat interested in Tao Dazhi's proposal. Even if he was too young and weak-minded, it would be fine to follow him to see the world and open his eyes.
Unfortunately, with the upright gentleman Sheng Changbai still here, Wei Chen couldn't leave him alone.
That's not enough of a friend.
I can only wait until I have the opportunity to talk about the world.
Wei Chen noticed that the atmosphere was a little awkward. He coughed slightly and changed the subject: "Everyone, it's boring to wait here. Let me tell you a joke!"
Tao Dazhi and Chen Jun looked at each other in a dignified manner, and Sheng Changbai, who was less angry, also turned his attention.
"A tiger came out of the mountain and came back depressed. The tigers came up and asked why they found nothing. The hungry tiger met a man on the road, but he didn't want to eat.
The group of tigers asked the reason, and the hungry tiger said that when he met a scholar, he refused to eat because it was too sour. The tigers laughed.
The hungry tiger said again, later he met a boy who also refused to eat. All the tigers are puzzled, why does the child not eat? Hungry Tiger said, afraid of hurting his teeth.
The tigers asked why they were afraid of hurting their teeth. The hungry tiger replied, Tong Sheng is too old to bite! "
After Wei Chen finished speaking, Tao Dazhi and Chen Jun both laughed.
Sheng Changbai couldn't help but laugh. He suppressed his laughter and lowered his voice: "It's better to tell our joke in private. If it gets too loud and some old boy hears it, I'll give you a beating!"
Wei Chen smiled lightly, but said in his heart, I heard this joke from the respected Mr. Futai. If anyone has any grievances, just send it to him!
After telling the joke, the atmosphere in the room finally became lively again, and Tao Dazhi had the good sense not to mention visiting a brothel in front of Sheng Changbai.
After a lot of effort, the team finally reached them. Wei Chen stepped forward to answer the questions and receive the test card.
Many scribes in the government office knew Wei Chen, the clerk who made a big splash during the government examination. They knew that his status as a boy student was just a formality and that his enrollment as a student member was a certainty, so they couldn't help but congratulate him in advance.
Wei Chen smiled in return and did not look down upon these scribes because of their low status.
The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. A prefect like Shen Du may change every few years, but these subordinate officials have been rooted here for generations, and their influence in the yamen is intertwined and deep-rooted.
Jiangning is Wei Chen's hometown, and these local snakes will inevitably have to take care of him in the future.
The other children who came to register nearby saw Wei Chen talking and laughing with the yamen clerk, and they felt mixed emotions in their hearts.
They were all still anxious about the upcoming college examination, but Wei Chen had reserved a spot early and was firmly seated in Diaoyutai.
But they had nothing to say. Who let him be the leader of the government trial? You should also enjoy some special treatment.
At this time, someone suddenly thought that Wei Chen was not only the head of the case in the government examination, but also the head of the case in the county examination. So, if he gets the first place in the college examination this time, wouldn't he be the top three in the elementary and middle schools?
Speaking of which, it seems that Jiangning Mansion has not issued a small three yuan in more than fifty years, right?
