It goes without saying that Chang'an is prosperous.
Although it has gone through the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and hundreds of years of wars in the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is no longer there, but it is still a city with millions of people.
On the main street, there are students carrying book boxes on their backs. Some are walking alone, and some are accompanied by their families. They all hold books in their hands and read as they walk.
The painting boy drove the carriage to the city gate, said goodbye and went back.
After checking his identity and documents, Yu Tiance entered Chang'an City with Shen Jing.
Because of the government examination, the horse-drawn carriage could not be summoned at all. Yu Tiance could only ask around quietly and walked to the gate of Gongyuan on two legs.
Shen Jing's petite body was a little exhausted.
Chang'an is so big that it's hard to imagine.
The streets are crowded with people, people are rubbing shoulders one after another, and there is an endless stream of hawkers.
Ordinary people may go to the streets to work as coolies or visit relatives and friends.
Restaurants and teahouses are packed with seats...
It is estimated that the prosperity depicted in the Qingming River Scene in the Song Dynasty was not as prosperous as Chang'an at that time!
After registering, it was already noon.
Yu Tiance and Shen Jing were tired and exhausted, so they entered an inn, ordered a table of dishes, and inquired about the room. They planned to have a good night's rest and give their full endorsement tomorrow.
But the waiter's answer was not very satisfactory.
There are no good ingredients left, now only salt water noodles are left.
"Master, judging from the food you ordered, you should be someone who is not short of money. If you are willing to spare the money, you might as well go to Yuelai Inn. It costs a lot of money there and students are not willing to go. There should be rooms available. It’s not far from here, just two streets away.”
On the second day of September, there is no room...
It's no wonder that those who have not passed the college examination can only retake the government examination.
Only by passing the government examination can you be qualified to participate in the college examination.
If you pass the provincial examination but fail the college examination, you will have to retake the provincial examination next year.
This also resulted in more and more scholars piling up.
With no other choice, Yu Tiance could only find Yuelai Inn with Shen Jing and strong tired body.
The name of Yuelai Inn comes from a saying by Confucius: It is a joy to have friends come from far away.
Over the years, people who drink, gamble, date, fall in love, inquire about right and wrong, and want to cause trouble have all stepped through the iron-wood threshold of the inn.
There are much fewer people here than in private inns, probably because of the price.
An ordinary room costs fifty coppers a night.
Tianzifang is especially designed for those who have been taken advantage of. It is said that most of the scholars are poor because of the price of 200 yuan a night. If they are not from a well-off family, who would choose this place?
When the waiter saw Yu Tiance carrying a bookcase, he stepped forward and said, "Brother, it's not easy to come here to take the exam. Leave some money. Yuelai Inn may not be suitable..."
Yu Tiance didn't want to talk nonsense, so he took out ten taels of silver and stuffed it into the store clerk's pocket.
"Get a Tianzi room, and have three meals delivered to the room. With the money, I will live in the house and try it out after the results are released."
"okay!"
The shop waiter took the silver and his face instantly blossomed.
In ten days, no matter how much food and accommodation he spent, he still had some trivial money left.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Yu Tiance and Shen Jing came to the third floor and opened a Tianzi room.
Indeed, as the rumors say, two hundred cents a day.
The room is very spacious, with large windows facing the street. It is fully furnished and the bed is very soft. It not only has a wooden basin for washing, a dressing mirror, but also a toilet bucket for guests, which is changed by a servant every day.
After a long journey, the two of them didn't talk much.
After dinner, I had a good sleep.
At dusk, Yu Tiance was awakened by a knock on the door, got up and walked to the door.
It turned out to be the waiter who brought dinner upstairs.
Dinner was four or two steamed buns, two bowls of rice porridge, a plate of fried celery, and a roast goose. It was steaming hot and fragrant.
If you have money, the service is attentive!
After eating, Yu Tiance lit the candle and sat in front of the window to review.
For several days, the young couple did not go out.
Yu Tiance endorsed it and Shen Jing fanned him.
After being a homebody and homegirl for a few days, the day of the government examination has arrived.
The government examination is held once a year.
It is divided into three sessions, and the first two sessions only last one day.
The most critical thing is the strategy in the third session, which requires two consecutive days of testing, and candidates have to stay in the examination room overnight.
Most people didn't sleep all night.
The same was true for Yu Tiance. On the day of the exam, he got up early before dawn, freshened up, had breakfast, and went to the exam room to line up with his test blue.
As soon as the door of Gongyuan opened, it was a familiar process.
A group of government officials stood neatly in two rows, holding signs saying "Be quiet and stay away", looking intently.
Because Chang'an Prefecture is a companion capital, it has a large population.
A total of 1,150 children signed up, all of whom had passed the county examination this year, as well as those who had failed the government examination and the college examination in the past, the gate of Gongyuan was packed with people.
Yu Tiance also understood. No wonder a group of people had to be eliminated through the government examination. Otherwise, even if Gongyuan could fit in, the examiners would not be able to review the papers.
The first round is a verification test and identity verification.
The second round was a body search, with no clothes on.
The third round is to save...
The government examination is more stringent than the county examination. It requires two local students to be guarantors. It will cost two thousand dollars just to apply for the insurance premium.
No wonder it is easy for scholars to make money.
If you are a scholar, let alone go back to your hometown to open a private school, you can live comfortably just by being a guarantor for others.
Yu Tiance waited in line for a long time and finally passed all the inspections and entered the examination studio.
The location is arranged on a temporary basis and cannot be disclosed in advance.
Not long after, the examiner began to hand out pens, ink, paper and inkstones.
The first session of the government examination, the classics test, has two papers.
The first paper tests four books, namely "The Analects", "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean" and "Mencius", and intercepts passages from them.
Each question has one word in front and one word in the back. There is a large blank space in the middle. It is estimated that more than a thousand words will be written.
The second volume examines the Five Classics, namely the Book of Songs, the Book of Documents, the Book of Rites, the Book of Changes and the Spring and Autumn Annals.
It is divided into several small questions, and each question requires about a hundred words.
The person who asked this question is your sister. She is really cheating!
Fortunately, the original owner memorized the Four Books and Five Classics well, otherwise, he would probably be eliminated today.
After answering the two papers, it was already noon.
During lunch, Yu Tiance opened the brown paper.
Inside the brown paper was a loving breakfast prepared by Shen Jing for him, including a few large meat buns and two tea eggs.
However, when he entered the examination room for inspection, the yamen servant had already broken the buns into fine pieces, squashed the eggs, and had not washed his hands.
It was very hot at noon and already had a smell.
But he couldn't be so hungry. Yu Tiance held the paper in his hands and swallowed it in three mouthfuls.
The prefecture examination is different from the county examination. There is a "paper sealing fee", which is to affix a piece of paper to your name on the paper to prevent the examiner from being distracted when judging the paper.
Each session costs 300 yuan, including a steamed bun and a bowl of water for lunch.
No wonder it is said that it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.
If your family is poor, why should you take exams?
After three exams, not counting the registration fee, but also the insurance premium, sealing fee, room and board, and travel expenses, it is enough to put an ordinary family in debt.
