As spring approaches in the seventh year of Jinghe, Kyoto suddenly becomes lively.
Looking from a distance, one can't help but sigh: This is indeed the capital of Chu, at the feet of the emperor, and a cultural gathering place where talents from all over the world gather!
In fact, most of these students who came to Beijing to take the exams arrived in Kyoto before last winter. They either rented a courtyard to prepare for the exams, or boarded at official schools, or stayed with relatives and friends, or lived in their own properties, or stayed in temples and Taoist temples.
I came here in a hurry this spring, either because I was delayed on the way or because I was so close to Kyoto that I was in no hurry to start.
Students from all over the world come to Beijing to take the exam, which invisibly boosts the economy of the cultural industry. For example, the profits of the three bookstores in Shengyuan and the shops selling stationery have increased several times.
"I asked the shopkeeper to prepare a test basket, which contains all the materials needed for the test. It can be said that with our test basket in hand, students will have no worries in taking the test! Is this the fool-like service you mentioned before?" An Yuxian I couldn't help but, when I got tired of reading the textbook, I started thinking about the exam questions.
Unlike Sheng Yuan, he does not have much pursuit of examination rankings. As long as he can enter the palace examination, he will not be ashamed even if he is a fellow Jinshi.
Sheng Yuan knew his ambition, so she let him go. As long as he wasn't lazy too much, she didn't bother to supervise him.
Her focus is now on her studies.
Although she was not overly strong, she was watching step by step to get to the position where she was only one Hui Yuan away from being remembered in history. It was impossible not to miss her.
Of course, she wouldn't let this expectation overwhelm her.
Hehe, who asked her to bring her own decompression program.
Whenever the tension approaches the critical value, she can automatically think about it: "No! No! All roads lead to the first assistant!"
Isn’t it just six yuan and the first prize? It just sounds nice! If you really want to pass the exam, you will have to attract all the attention! Don’t you know that Citron, who is at the forefront, will die first?
When you become the chief assistant, are you worried that you won't be able to leave your name in history? The good-sounding ranking is just a cloud, but how can there be any actual benefits at hand? ! "
look! As long as these three paragraphs are needed, Sheng Yuan's heart can be at peace.
Of course, it doesn't matter if the effects of these three inner confessions fluctuate.
All it takes is a gourmet meal to stabilize the situation immediately.
Sheng Yuan is such a child who is easily satisfied.
Even her system is convinced by this.
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The time for review always fluctuates between "fleeting by in the blink of an eye" and "living slowly", but no matter how students prove the theory of relativity in suffering, the time for the exam will still come with everyone's expectations and anxiety.
The ninth day of March is the start time of the first exam.
Of course, there will be three exams, and each exam must be entered the day before, which means that candidates must enter on the eighth day of March.
Before entering the venue, inspections are still essential.
[This person has come with the song and the roar of the deer, how can he be treated like a thief! 】
As Sheng Yuan waited in line for inspection, she heard her system shake its head and let out a sigh.
"???" She didn't know when her system had become too formal? !
[What are you looking at? ! This is not what I said, this is what the Ming Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in your original time and space said! ] System pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose and raised his head proudly.
Sheng Yuan: "..."
It's not what it said, so why is it so arrogant? !
"Rather than treating him like a thief, it's more like clearing mines in advance. Since I have no intention of being a thief, this move for me is to help rather than treat him indifferently."
As far as Sheng Yuan is concerned, as long as it does not delay her exam, she has no objection to checking her hair one hair at a time.
For students who take the exam based on their ability, all those who cheat are their enemies!
Of course, I think so. Since all the scholars who are referred for the examination have the honorary title, the examination still takes care of the candidates' face. There is no need to take off clothes and expose the skin for this examination. It only needs to confirm that there are no clothes, examination baskets, etc. Just carry it.
The entrance inspection for the examination started at Chou hour, but by the time Sheng Yuan passed the inspection and went to find the dormitory with the examination number as usual, it was already almost Yin hour.
Fortunately, the examination requires entry one day in advance, so even if the inspection takes a long time, students still have sufficient preparation time after entering the venue. This is very friendly to picky candidates like Sheng Yuan.
The examination room was very busy, but the examiners were a little leisurely. Because the examiners need to arrive three days in advance, even though they need to prepare a lot of things, most of them have been sorted out since entering the venue.
Speaking of which, there are three examiners for Chunwei this time, including President Gu Yuncheng, and Vice Presidents An Suiyun and He Benchu.
Different from the selection of examiners for the rural examinations, the examiners for the joint examinations directly appointed the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites, which shows that the imperial court attached great importance to the joint examinations.
"The number of questions in this general examination is still thirty-seven, with twenty-three in the first session, three from the Four Books, and four from each of the Five Classics; the second session has nine questions, including one thesis, five judgments, and one each. The imperial edict, the imperial edict, and the imperial edict; in the third and final exam, only five strategies are tested."
Towards evening, the examination room became quiet, and the patrol officer led a team to patrol while loudly informing the examinees about the examination questions.
Sheng Yuan was sitting in the examination room. Instead of reciting articles and classics softly with her eyes closed like most candidates, she was thinking about how to better arrange the examination time.
After all, the National Examination is more accustomed to looking at the candidates' scores in the three tests comprehensively, which is commonly known as "equal emphasis on the three tests."
Because the examiner will weigh the quality of three results at most when admitting and ranking, so if she wants to win the first place, she cannot give up on a question.
This requires completing all the questions with quality and quantity. The difficulty is so high that even Shengyuan must treat it with caution.
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When Sheng Yuan took part in the examination for the first time, she seemed to be like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. However, after taking each test, she suddenly discovered that the intensity of the examination and the psychological and physical tests of the candidates were far beyond what the provincial examination could achieve.
After three exams, she saw a young scholar faint suddenly and a white-haired old man suddenly go crazy.
In the examination room near her alone, more than ten people were sent away during three examinations.
Until the last exam was handed in, Sheng Yuan suddenly felt that such an exam was actually an experience for the candidates, a test that would change their psychological qualities.
Let’s not talk about others, let’s talk about her. At the beginning, her hands would tremble when she heard a startled sound. By the third scene, she could proudly pat her chest and say that she could make the mountain collapse in front of her. Don’t change your color anymore.
Of course, Shengyuan Shengjuren, who had a good mentality, still went home and fell asleep like he did in the provincial examination after the third exam.
When she woke up in the morning on the third day, Shengyuan, who had slept for one day and two nights, was alive and kicking again.
After taking the exam, Sheng Yuan and her classmates began to wait for more than half a month.
