There was movement outside the window. Yu Qing glanced at it and retracted his head, not wanting to recognize it.
For him, he must consider the possibility of Ashheng's comeback, so the fewer people who know him during this trip, the better. It is best if everyone ignores him.
It doesn't matter if the fake 'Ashiheng' is seen by others, as long as it doesn't leave an impression on others, no one will remember it clearly in a few years.
Therefore, Yu Qing knew that his trip would be lonely and he had to keep a low profile.
After a while of silence, footsteps were heard outside the door, and someone said to himself: "Ashiheng?" There was doubt in his tone, and then the footsteps disappeared again.
In the following days, more and more candidates came. Yu Qing also realized that his room might be a good location. There were too many people running outside to see if this room was occupied. He regretted choosing this room.
Later, he didn't even want to leave the door.
For other candidates, there are bookboys who do chores and cleaning, and there are bookboys who do errands, and even for meals, there are bookboys who go to Chenxiangzhai to fetch meals. He does everything by himself, and he feels a bit conspicuous.
There are also other candidates who are not scholarly, but they are relatively calm, while he feels a little guilty.
This was a difficult period in his life.
On the fourteenth day, there were a bunch of footsteps outside the house, and there was also talk.
"Ashiheng? Who do you know?"
"This name is definitely not among the top thirty in the provincial examination."
"I heard that there are only 175 people who passed the current provincial examination and went to Beijing. In the previous year, 143 people registered to take the exam again. A total of 318 people went to Beijing to take the exam. I don't know if this person is from the previous year."
"Who doesn't have a copy of the provincial examination list? Take it out and take a look."
What the hell? Yu Qing, who was sleeping in the dark room, suddenly sat up and wondered what was going on outside.
"Found it, look, Ash Heng, one hundred and six."
"Haha, there are more than a hundred people here to take the test. Why don't you study more?"
There was a low, slightly mocking chuckle.
There is a reason for ridicule. In the forty-one states of the Jin Kingdom, more than ten thousand people take part in each major examination. After the examination, only two to three hundred people are usually selected as Jinshi. Of course, it also depends on the quality of the entire batch of candidates. If there are more high-quality candidates, there are cases where the number of admissions reaches four to five hundred, and there are also times when the number of low-quality candidates is only eighty or ninety.
In other words, those who score below 100 in the provincial examinations in each state have little hope, and have almost no chance of reaching the threshold of Jinshi.
There are no absolutes, but after all, there are very few people who perform poorly in the provincial examination and can shine in the general examination.
Yu Qing raised his hand to smooth his ponytail, but when he found it, he realized that his hair was now in a bun. He folded his arms in front of his chest, snorted and sneered. He didn't know what these scholars were thinking. They only got a few points in the exam. Before he became famous, he already took himself seriously, and I don’t know where he went to study.
Someone booed, "Everyone, it's over."
The snickering stopped, and then there was a knock on the door.
Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk, the knock on the door came again and again.
Yu Qing didn't want to pay attention at first, but thinking that he was now Ashheng, he walked over and opened the door.
Several scholars crowded at the door, all of them high-spirited. When they saw Yu Qing after the door opened, they all raised their hands and saluted, "Brother Shiheng, this is Su Yingtao, this is Wenxian in the next room, this is Zhang Manqu, and this is Pan Wenqing."
Several people ranked relatively high in the provincial examination, and they thought that announcing their names would arouse their admiration.
Unexpectedly, the expected thing did not happen.
Yu Qing didn't know who they were, and he wasn't interested in knowing who these people were. He wasn't even interested in writing down their names. After returning the gift, he said calmly: "What do you want?"
The imagined admiration, flattery and conversation did not appear. The expressions of the four people froze at the same time, and it was difficult to say what they wanted to say for a while.
Because I want Yu Qing to give up this room with a good location. If the other party admires and fawns over me, I will naturally let it take its course. What should I say now?
Seeing that they were silent, Yu Qing saw off the guests and said, "I still want to warm up the book. If nothing happens, I won't send it off."
Several people really didn't know what to say. Could it be that because your ranking is not as high as ours, you are not qualified to live in a room with a good location?
The academy allows candidates to choose their rooms on a first-come, first-served basis, just because they don’t want to give people the impression of favoring one over another, because they know here that those who don’t do well in the provincial examination may not do well in the Beijing examination, and there is no need to be a sinner.
The words in the four people's hearts were stuck in their throats and they really couldn't speak out.
Seeing that several people were still silent, Yu Qing ignored them and closed the door directly.
In the end, Su Yingtao, whose expression was obviously dissatisfied, reached out to push the door open and said, "I would like to ask Brother Shiheng for a favor."
Yu Qing didn't want to get involved in anything anymore, so he could only say perfunctorily: "My abilities are limited, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help."
"For Brother Shi Heng, it's just a piece of cake." Su Yingtao said politely, waving his hand to the people on his left and right to give way. He also stepped aside and pointed downstairs, pointing at a man who was surrounded by a group of scholars and regarded as the center. The gentle scholar said: "That person is Zhan Muchun who is the current Jieyuan. Brother Zhan has just arrived and has not found a room to stay. There are some things that Brother Shiheng must be able to imagine. We live here, and the officials from other states are not here." They will turn a blind eye and some of them will most likely come to visit.
You see, the candidates who came early have already occupied the room at the front, so Brother Zhan can only find a room at the back. This is nothing, but Brother Zhan is Jieyuan after all. When the state officials come, they must see him. It is really inappropriate to live so far away. Whether it is keeping the officials from other states waiting for a long time or letting Brother Zhan run around, it is both unreasonable and unreasonable. We are candidates in the same class, and we are in the same class. Shouldn't we help each other when encountering this kind of thing? "
This was a good reason, and the other three people all smiled and nodded.
Fang Wenxian said: "Brother Su is right."
Zhang Manqu: "Yes, that's the truth."
Pan Wenqing: "Brother Shiheng, since we are classmates, we should understand each other."
What bullshit? Yu Qing is not stupid. These guys obviously want to flatter Xie Yuan, but they insist on giving a bunch of docile reasons to cover it up. As expected, there are many hypocrites among scholars. Yu Qing really wants to kick them downstairs. Go, but on the surface he still nodded and said, "Okay."
Without further words, he immediately turned around and packed his luggage, which was just a package and a sword. He picked it up and left, taking off the sign at the door.
Su Yingtao and the other three were delighted with Yu Qing's talkativeness. When they entered the room, they were a little dumbfounded. They didn't know what was going on with this candidate. He didn't even bring a bedding. It was too convenient for him because he had so little belongings.
Shabby! Because of this, several people looked down upon Yu Qing even more.
"I'm going to see Brother Shiheng off, you guys clean up the house." Su Yingtao gave the order twice, and immediately hurried out after receiving a response.
In fact, there was nothing to clean up in the house. He only needed to rearrange the messed items. Fang Wenxian picked up the paperweight on the desk and laughed, "Brother Shiheng is quite easy to talk to. He answered as soon as he opened his mouth." If you are stubborn, I am afraid that I will be embarrassed."
Pan Wenqing snorted, "Do you think it's really easy to talk? That's called self-awareness. Try it on someone with a lower score than him. I'm afraid he may not be so easy to talk to."
Zhang Manqu said humbly: "After passing the 100th place, he really doesn't have the confidence to face people like us. He should also know in his heart that he just went to the capital to try his luck. He will give up after hitting the wall. From now on, he will understand that he is honest and honest. It is only right to seek an official position in the states."
On the stairs outside the house, Su Yingtao caught up with Yu Qing and went downstairs together, shouting: "Brother Shiheng, let me go and find a suitable room with you."
Yu Qing could feel that the other party's heart was not with him at all, so he declined: "No need to bother, you are busy with your business."
Su Yingtao had already seen that this was an unsociable person, and knew that he would not let him accompany him. He immediately walked down the slope and said with a smile: "Okay, then I will listen to you. See you later. After you have found a room, you can come and meet with us. Let's get together." When the people reached the bottom of the stairs, their words ended and they hurriedly said goodbye.
He went straight to a group of people gathered together, broke into them, smiled at the top student in the provincial examination who was surrounded by them, and said: "Brother Zhan, I have made room for you. It should be regarded as the best location in Chaoxi Garden." It’s a room, you might as well go and see if it suits you.”
"Brother Su is really polite, so it's better to be respectful than to obey." Zhan Muchun thanked him. He was as gentle and gentle as jade, but being surrounded by such a group of people and flattering him, he could not help but live up to his name, like a spring breeze, and the proud look on his face could be seen in the spring breeze. , has accepted the fact that he is the best person here.
A group of people gathered around Xie Yuanlang while chatting and laughing, and went to see the room together. Birds of a feather flock together, and they are all a group of happy people.
Yu Qing, who was walking deeper into Chaoxi Garden, also looked back at Jie Yuanlang.
He used to occasionally go out for a walk. He heard from plays about the romantic stories he had with young women on his way to Beijing to take the scholar exams, about secretly promising to live forever, about never regretting that his clothes became wider and wider, about each other vowing to marry each other after he got the top prize in the exam and came back to marry him. of.
He, Yu Qing, was quite interested in this, but Ashheng laughed loudly after hearing this.
After Ashi Heng explained it, he realized that people who passed the state and township examinations were already candidates for half of the official status. It was like letting a weak scholar who was a candidate official to trek over mountains and ridges or spend the night alone on the way. It's impossible, it's too dangerous.
Those who went to Beijing to take the exam had already entered the ranks of the imperial court. The imperial court wanted to select talents from these people through the examination. How could this group of people be easily put in danger? Each state will send troops to transport these candidates to the capital. This is where the title "Jie Yuan" comes from. Therefore, there is almost no possibility of having an affair like the one mentioned in the play on the way.
Where to live?
Being kicked out of the room by a group of people who spoke of benevolence, justice and morality, Yu Qing had to walk around Chaoxi Garden again and find another room.
By this time, candidates had arrived in droves, and all the rooms in suitable locations were occupied.
Fortunately, there are only more than 300 people to refer to, and there are enough vacant rooms here. As long as you are not afraid of trouble, there is still a lot of room for selection.
