Liaozhai Great Sage

"Since my mother is sick, I should go back to visit her. I don't think there is anything worth hesitating about. I should do it. Scholars can take the exam every year, but there is only one mother." Li Xiuyuan said.

In his opinion, relatives are much more important than fame.

The others nodded slightly when they heard the words, expressing their agreement.

Zhong Qingxu looked at Li Xiuyuan gratefully and said: "I was still hesitant before, but now I suddenly understand what Brother Li said. Thank you Brother Li for your enlightenment. I will go back to visit my mother. I can't step into the Gongyuan with you today. It's a pity, but before I leave, I can only wish you all the best of luck in passing the college exam and being a scholar in the exam, everyone, take my leave, and see you in the future."

After he finished speaking, he gave a salute, and everyone saluted in return, wishing him a smooth journey and his mother at home.

Seeing Zhong Qingxu turn around and leave quickly without turning his head, he couldn't help thinking in his heart: "Although he is greedy for beauty and is deceived by female ghosts, he is still worthy of praise in matters of right and wrong. At least he is a filial son. Mother can give up this hospital exam."

The same is true for Wang Ping. Although Wang Ping is greedy for money and lustful, he is still moral to his friends, and he will not abandon his friends and run for his life when he is in trouble.

After all, no one is perfect, you can't expect a person to be so noble and complete, if there is such a person, then he is not a person, but a sage, no, even a sage will have some shortcomings The place.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, the gong outside the Gong Yuan rang.

"The door is open, the Gongyuan is open."

A group of children suddenly said excitedly.

"Brother Li, let's go, the Gongyuan is open, let's go in quickly." Zhu Yu was also a little excited, and it was his first time to take the courtyard examination.

Li Xiuyuan nodded, then to Xiaodie beside him, Du Chunhua said: "Just give me the things, you go back first, don't go out these few days when I'm not around, if you need something, ask Lu Bo."

"Yes, sir."

The two maidservants nodded and responded obediently.

After Li Xiuyuan took the things, he walked into the Gongyuan together with other scholars.

Before entering the Tribute Court, there are special police officers who check your floating ticket, which is the so-called textual research. The textual research records your name, birth, place of origin, and appearance, etc., to ensure that no one is fooling you.

But because it is difficult to really determine a person's identity through textual research, there have always been loopholes that can be exploited since ancient times, so it has led to the occurrence of impostors and substitute exams.

"Li Xiuyuan from Guobei County?"

The little official looked at Li Xiuyuan: "It said that you are eight feet tall, handsome, and tall and straight. I think it is a bit exaggerated. It is obvious that your appearance and posture are ordinary. The adult who issued the floating ticket for you seems to have missed it." .”

Li Xiuyuan looked at this thin and black official, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth slightly, it was so ordinary again, who influenced you?

"Let me ask you, who is the current magistrate of Guobei County?" asked the little official.

"The former magistrate of Guobei County was Liu Shimin, Mr. Liu." Li Xiuyuan said.

In fact, the little official didn't know whether the county magistrate Liu of Guobei County or Wang County magistrate was just asking casually. Then he looked at Li Xiuyuan's expression and saw that Li Xiuyuan was calm and unmoved, so he nodded and said, "Go in. .”

After entering the Gongyuan, another guard stopped Li Xiuyuan and checked his belongings.

This is to prevent cheating.

After passing this level, there will be a special policeman who will take the examinee to the examination room.

In short, the process is a bit cumbersome.

To inspect these hundreds of children, I am afraid that it will not be possible without more than half a day's work.

In addition to the time of the exam, the time spent in the Gongyuan was actually much longer than expected.

After Li Xiuyuan came to his own examination room, he saw that it was full of dust and overgrown with weeds in the corners, so he knew that no one took care of it for a while.

But my room is pretty good, and there are other exam rooms with broken roofs, rotten seats, and crumbling seats. I don’t know how to write papers and answer questions when candidates come in.

He shook his head, and took advantage of the waiting time to tidy up the examination room.

But when he was taking care of it, he saw a red poisonous snake crawling out of the grass in the corner.

When the poisonous snake saw Li Xiuyuan, it swished away, not knowing where it went.

"If you get bitten, you will probably die." Li Xiuyuan frowned.

I am really worried about the environment here.

It's no wonder that since ancient times, many candidates for the imperial examinations have died in the examination room. In this ghost place, it is God's blessing that a few people don't die every year.

Chapter 154

"Guan Gong Yuan."

With a loud shout, the gate of the Gongyuan was slammed shut.

The test has started.

Until the end, all the students will not step out of the Gongyuan.

The test on the first day was posting scriptures.

It sounds a bit complicated, but it is actually very simple. It is to select a sentence from the Four Books and Five Classics, and then leave a blank space for the candidates to continue writing.

To put it bluntly, it is to fill in the blanks.

The test is the candidates' memory of the Four Books and Five Classics.

In addition, there is also the question of asking candidates to silently write a passage in the Four Books and Five Classics, where it starts and where it ends.

This level is very important. If you make a wrong question, you may miss the chance to be a scholar.

After all, there are so many examinees, and each admission is limited, and you haven't even read the Four Books and Five Classics, how could it be possible for you to pass the college examination and be admitted as a scholar?As for the essays and politicians that will be tested later, it all depends on the mood and preferences of the examiners. There are certain loopholes that can be exploited.

Li Xiuyuan has a very good memory, so the previous exams will not trouble him. Although he has spent a lot of time practicing martial arts these years, he is still familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics.

It can't be regarded as fluent in reverse, but it can still be done by reciting normally.

Immediately, I rubbed the pen and dyed the ink, and wrote it on the draft next to me, and only copied it into the examination paper after confirming that it was correct.

However, various situations are happening in the Gongyuan at this moment.

A candidate with white temples, squatting in his examination room at this time, looking at the rotten stool, frowned, sighed, instead of taking the test with a pen, he repaired the seat first, After all, how do you answer the paper test without a seat?

There are also candidates who dare not enter the examination room for a long time, and call the guards, saying that there are poisonous snakes infested there, and begging the guards to remove the snakes.

The guards are also timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so they just perfunctory and don't care about it anymore.

In the end, the examinee dared not enter the examination room because he was afraid of snakes, so he had to wander around outside the examination room in a hurry.

Exams are long and protracted.