[Comprehensive History] Clothes are all over the world

On the twelfth of March in Hongwu 16, the drizzle that became more lingering after the beginning of spring finally gave the candidates of Ming Dynasty a face, and took a break on the day when the results were released.

Early in the morning, both the candidates and the onlookers surrounded the place where the list was posted in front of the Confucius Temple.

The expressions on their faces divided the group into two groups. Most of the enthusiastic ones were purely watching the fun, and those who were nervous and forced to be calm were the current candidates and their relatives and friends.

At a quarter before the time of Chen, the middle door of the Confucius Temple opened, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple wore Futou and dressed in civil official uniforms, led by a man in scarlet official uniforms, out of it.

Except for the last few people who held the long scroll, the rest of them were all holding wats with both hands, with extremely solemn expressions and postures.

In the past, rites and music were only the patents of princes and nobles, and they were the existence that widened the distance between people.Now being used by these officials in public uniforms, the tremendous pressure it brings doesn't even require wrestlers to clear the field, and the scene naturally turns into a quiet that can be heard when a needle is dropped.

The dark pattern on the head of the official in the scarlet public uniform is a two-inch diameter Sanda pattern without branches and leaves, and the leather belt on his body is also a golden lychee belt, which is the proof of his third-rank court official.

This person is the second-in-command of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Jiayi, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. As a young official who was recommended by the villagers in Hongwu 14 years ago, he is a little nervous for the first time in charge of such a big job.

Fortunately, when some people are nervous, they can't help but tense their faces and pose rigorously, which looks more deterrent.

His eyes swept across the crowd, he turned around and bowed to the statue of Confucius, bowed in the direction of the palace, and finally bowed to the crowd, and he didn't speak until the crowd hurriedly returned the salute.

What he said is more official. The summary is that everyone on the list is good, but don’t be discouraged if you don’t make the list. The country is currently short of people, so even if you don’t pass the exam, you are ready for work. You can choose whether to accept the national arrangement or go home to review and fight again in the coming year.

As for those who are on the list, you should also pay attention, the palace examination is three days later, but the day before the palace examination, everyone has to report to the Imperial College early in the morning to receive the costumes of the candidates and learn the etiquette of meeting.

The specific content is written on the list, candidates please tell each other.As for the specific explanation?Just kidding, they are all high-achieving students, do you still need him to help them analyze each word?

The moment the Minister of Rites turned around, his back immediately exploded. Many candidates rushed forward to read the rankings. From time to time, some candidates and their families cheered excitedly, and some cried with regret, but overall they were mostly happy. .

Because the number of admissions for this exam is the highest ever.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, there were 189 candidates for the Xinhai Section, and 120 were admitted. In the 16th year of Hongwu, there were 673 references, and a full 472 people were admitted, with an astonishing [-]% pass rate.

On the one hand, this is because the country does have a large labor gap, and on the other hand, it is also to encourage these students who come for reference, and at the same time to send a signal to the public that today's scholars are very important.

The remaining 200 or so candidates, as long as their knowledge is passable, will also be assigned to the position of instructor in the future, and will become the instructors and instructors of the official schools in their hometowns and counties in the future.

However, he heard that one of the candidates on the list this time was less than ten years old. It is said that this was discovered when he was transcribing the "Meeting Examination Record". At that time, the list had already been written and stamped, and there was no room for redemption.

As of the announcement of the list, there is no clear statement on how to deal with this little boy. It is not really necessary to arrange for him to join the sixth department, right?

Everyone is so busy that they don't have time to take care of their children.

In fact, Liu Jiayi was quite curious about this little child prodigy, but just now when he looked at Hou Bang at the door, he didn't seem to see the child, but instead, there were a few children watching at the door of Yuegong Temple opposite.

Well, thinking about it, there were a lot of spectators on the day when the rankings were released, so the law and order would not be much better. At this time, the risk of bringing children into danger is really high, and it is enough to watch the excitement from a distance over there.

This Liu Shilang would never have imagined that the person he was talking about just now is very close at hand.

As a candidate who also referred to the list of cultural relics, Mu Bai is of course the one who queues up less to see which one!

Mu Bai has more confidence in martial arts compared to Wenju, who is a bit confused.He passed all the assessment items in the martial arts examination, but he was not sure whether the examiner would not admit him because of his young age.

After all, his age and stature are too disadvantageous compared to other candidates. There is no duel in the martial arts exam, but the candidates who pass the test have some hidden items besides the hard ranking. After all, military officers are also officials, and of course the imperial court selects It can't be a simple warrior.

But what is gratifying is that the martial arts examiners obviously think that Mu Xiaobai has a promising future (after all, he also participated in the Wenju!), although the child has hidden items such as height, weight and arm span, which are really difficult, but he is still excluded. At No.11, it is considered a conservative and low-key position, but also an excellent enough position.

After No. 11 saw his name, Mu Bai's heart suddenly relaxed, thinking that the next living expenses should be no problem.

Although now he has an adoptive father and a very kind adoptive father's family, Mu Bai still wants to be self-reliant as much as possible if possible.

He also has an idea of ​​working hard to save money to find a way to take over his husband.Although he didn't say it all the time, in fact, both he and his senior brother were worried about Mr.'s secret injury.But now that he knew that the medical craftsman's medical skills were quite superb, although this worry disappeared a lot, Mu Bai felt that he still had to try his best.

Although Fu Youde adopted him as an adopted son, the responsibilities and obligations of an adopted son are simpler than those of a stepson, who have a closer patriarchal relationship.

For example, he can open a separate account to buy property, instead of giving all his income to the family like Fu Zhong and the others, he can only get pocket money.

Of course, there are fewer responsibilities and less treatment. Generally speaking, as adopted sons, although they usually get pocket money like parents and children, the family wealth they can get in the end is even less than that of bastards.

After all, bringing you up these years, allowing you to borrow the resources of your adoptive father's family to live and find a job is already the greatest favor.

But the Fu family is obviously not such a stingy family. After all, adopting a child is a kind of investment and a pleasure to see, so there is no need to make it so that it turns into a feud.

The attitude of the family determines the attitude of the family. Since the Mubai brothers arrived in Yingtian Mansion, the Fu family has taken care of and cared for them in every possible way. Brothers are nothing more than that. Mu Bai and Mu Wen are very grateful for this.

A relationship like theirs is a traditional and standard family relationship. Of course, it is also a surprise for the Fu family to meet someone like Mu Bai with low investment and high returns.

His level is hard to come by. Brother Fu, who helped to read the list, was really happy. Fu Zhong, who squeezed out of the crowd with his strong figure, hugged the younger brother's shoulders: "Xiao Liu, you are on the list!" "Good guy, do you know where you are?" Fu Zhong pointed out three fingers to him: "230 six, there are 230 six behind you!"

Mubai's eyes lit up immediately, and he felt that he did well in the exam!It seems that his strategy topic is still very appetizing to the examiner.But wait, he counted the number of people, and was shocked to find that he was actually stuck in the middle of the middle.

Fu Zhong patted him: "I'll tell you another piece of good news, all your roommates are on the list!"

This is the real good news. The probability of a small group passing the exam is like the ending of a comedy. You can enjoy your joy without restraint.

However, considering that everyone will have to learn etiquette in two days, as well as the palace examination, in order to prevent making a fool of themselves, everyone has restrained themselves a lot in eating and drinking.

Alcohol is absolutely not allowed, and food that is too greasy cannot be eaten, so when they returned to Xiangshan Bookstore, they still had something to say.However, Qianli Road has already reached 99 steps, and everyone knows that they need to show the last sliver of willpower at this moment.

Compared with them, the candidates in other warehouses were much more noisy.

Most of the candidates living in the warehouse have no relatives and friends, and their carnival can only be with other candidates, and since everyone is an adult, it is inevitable to have more fun.

The group quarreled until late into the night.Mr. Dorm Supervisor, who has always been serious, didn't stop them. He just picked up all the candidates who were either hungover or late at night early the next morning to wake them up. By the way, let's take a look at this time. What is the status of the only Xiangshan Shushe on the list?

Mu Bai and the others were of course studying early in the morning. When the two of them looked at each other, they were still a little confused, and they were going to have a palace exam soon, dear, face saint!At this time, when do you not hug Buddha's feet?

The delirious candidates suddenly came to a sudden realization, washed their faces with well water to refresh their minds, and re-entered the intense review.

There are a total of 14 people in the dormitory area of ​​the warehouse here. Nearly [-]% of them are on the list, and [-]% of them are either poor in foundation or have not performed well. Prepare to come back next time.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they all stayed quietly in the dormitory to copy and proofread the books. The whole warehouse was only excited for one night, but returned to the previous state the next day. This strange atmosphere hit those who came to congratulate The meritorious children were caught off guard.

The dormitory area here is basically run by these meritorious children with money. These days, they have not been less appreciated by their father and family for this. Met a few candidates.

These children from Xungui's family don't have to take the scientific examination, but they also know what the imperial examination means to the students, and rushed to congratulate them as soon as they got the news.

Generally speaking, a candidate who passed the general examination basically means victory. After Song Taizu set the rule of not being dismissed in the palace examination, except for the first few, they had to compete for the number one spot, and the other students were considered to accompany them.

So they didn't expect that when they arrived at the dormitory, they would see candidates sitting quietly in the sun, or reading books with lights on by the seats in the warehouse, as if they didn't know or care about their test scores. , but when they asked a few words, they realized that they were naive.

These students already know their grades, but they are still reading here!

Why!I can't understand it at all!

"Since you have already passed the exam, let's find a way to get the best grades." Realizing that the problem was serious, Mubai memorized two dark circles under his eyes, and he slowly passed by the crowd, picking up the food and drinks they brought After that, he floated in again with a thank you gesture.

A teenager who was only about ten years old tilted his head and pulled his elder brother's finger: "Brother, he, his feet seem to have missed the ground! He looks like he is about to ascend to heaven! Do you want to hire a doctor for him? "

"Zengshou, keep silent." His elder brother hurriedly held him down: "He's fine, it's just..."

"It's like this if you memorize too many books." A young man in a brocade robe and jade belt said sadly: "Don't say that my feet are not touching the ground, when my father asked me to memorize my neck, my neck was going to the sky."

Is this why you memorized "The Analects of Confucius" and ended up hanging yourself?All the friends looked sideways.

"But if I remember correctly, Junior Brother Xiaobai did well in the exam, right?" The magical title of Junior Brother Xiaobai has become synonymous with Mu Bai, and several meritorious disciples have learned it after hearing the candidates call it a few times. Get up: "And he seems to have good grades in civil and martial arts, as for that?"

As for?Of course as for ah!

Mu Bai took the martial arts exam in order to put insurance on Wenju. To put it bluntly, Wenju is Bai Yueguang, and Wuju is a backup.

But the current situation is that the spare tire obviously loves him more, so this question is very serious. Could it be that he returned to Yunnan after a tour of the capital and told his husband: "Excuse me, sir, I have been studying with you for two years for nothing Yes, my martial arts scores are much better than those of the civil examination, so I will become a military officer"?

At that time, Mu Bai couldn't even think about his husband's reaction!

I can only hurry up and take advantage of the last two days to find a way to tutor, at least not to let the grades when the rankings are released are too ridiculously poor, if there is really an emergency, he can also tell his husband that he has really worked hard and passed QAQ

It's all about age.

That's right, the ranking of the palace examination is not like the blind selection in the general examination. During the palace examination, the emperor and the examiner (reader) can see the appearance of the candidates. The ranking of the palace examination should actually be regarded as the selection of comprehensive quality.

Good-looking young candidates who answer fluently and have good psychological quality will get extra points. Those who are not good-looking, have an accent or are physically uncoordinated will be ranked downwards. These candidates will be ranked in the Work locally.

After all, the emperor's work pressure is already very high, he can accept talented people to be officials, but he doesn't want a crooked melon to be a close minister of the emperor, which is also understandable.

Although Mu Bai has a pretty face, he can be regarded as a modest gentleman if he can meet the future, but that is the future.

No one wants to bring their children while going to work, and neither does the emperor. Mu Bai thinks that he will be treated coldly in the palace examination. He just hopes that Emperor Hongwu will not pressure him because he came from around the frontier and studied hard. Too many grades.

On March [-]th, the most sacred place for Daming students was opened to them.

Guozijian, formerly known as Daming Taixue, the highest institution of official education, Guozijian Jiancheng personally greeted them at the gate.

As the highest institution of learning, Guozijian certainly has its special status. For example, there is a statue of Confucius in their courtyard.

Jian Cheng led many students to pay homage to the statue of the saint, and explained the rules when meeting the saint. By the way, he let everyone try on Jinshi scarves. This time they wore more formal clothes than last time. On-site measurement of shrinkage fit.

However, because Mu Bai has a special body shape, he did a relatively standard measure for him last time. He was the first to confirm that there was no problem with the clothes, and then his clothes were taken off.

This set of Jinshi scarves is used to wear at the Chuanlu Ceremony after the palace examination. You have to wait for the palace examination and get it back here, and then you have to return it after all the ceremonies are held, and then it will be used by the next group of people.

Ahem, on this point, Emperor Hongwu really knocked the door down.There is no need to return the academic uniforms of modern humans... although the students have to pay for this.

But Mu Bai thinks that such commemorative clothes, the students should really want to take them home, right?He raised his head and glanced at the students who didn't care about returning their clothes, and immediately ==.

Well, these candidates today are not the same as modern graduates, most of them are still in Jinshi uniforms and official uniforms.

In this way, the official uniform must be more handsome, but Mu Bai, he may have to wear the student uniform after returning to the Jinshi uniform.

Thinking of this, I feel inexplicably not so enthusiastic.After Mu Bai handed over the clothes to the tailor, he sat aside and looked at the Imperial College.

The building style of Guozijian is majestic. The plants are mainly evergreen trees such as pines and cypresses. Clusters of winter jasmine and roses are sometimes planted in bamboo forests. In this season, only late plums and winter jasmine are still in bloom. The fragrance is faint, and the breeze seems to send With the fragrance of ink, there is a school atmosphere.

This kind of quiet environment seems to be able to infect people at once. Mu Bai was more than half settled. He raised his head and looked at the portrait of Confucius. This old gentleman and he used to live under the same sky, but it was a pity that he set off to travel around the world. At that time, the state of Yue was in great decline, and the leader of the state of Yue was held hostage in the state of Wu, so he would not come to the state of Yue, and the two of them had no chance to meet.

I didn't expect that this fate would be followed in the millennium, so as long as I live a long time, nothing is impossible.

Thinking of this, Mu Bai's last trace of apprehension about going to the examination room disappeared, and he took a deep breath to cheer himself up.