The Road to the Imperial Examinations of Farmers in Ancient Times

"Boom boom boom——"

The drumbeat sounded, and the exam started.

"Quiet One"

"Start distributing test papers, everyone stops talking aloud, and those who do not abide by the rules of the examination room will be treated as violations and cheating

! "

The examination room suddenly fell silent, no one dared to speak, and the examinees sat upright, waiting for the clerk to hand out the papers

Papers were handed out one by one, and Li Wen quickly got his exam papers.The guards walked up and down the corridor holding the question cards, so that the examinees could read the questions by themselves. Li Wen hurriedly copied the questions for the exam.

Like the county exam, the first round of the prefectural exam is the main round, the second round is the first round, the third round is the second round, and the fourth and fifth rounds are consecutive rounds.After each exam, the rankings will be released, which is called "posting the case".Therefore, it is equivalent to publishing the shortlisted transcripts for each exam, and those who pass can continue to the next exam, and those who fail can wait for the next year to take the exam.

The examination content of the prefectural examination is the same as that of the county examination, which is the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, but the questions of the prefectural examination must be more difficult than the county examination, and the number of questions is also larger.

This is also one of the harshest aspects of the imperial examinations in this era. The difficulty doubles with each level up, and the number of people who can pass the exam is getting smaller and smaller.Each round of exams is like washing the sand in the big waves. Only the outstanding ones can pass, and the number of people who pass each time is limited. You have the opportunity to continue only if you do better than others in the exam.

The first round is the main field, and the four essays in the "Four Books" are tested, and the most basic things are tested.Li Wen had long memorized the chapters in the "Four Books". After getting the topic, he went through it in his head before starting to write.

Compared with the weather in February, the weather of the exam is much better now. At least sitting here for the exam will not be shivered by the wind, and the fingers holding the pen to write are also very flexible.The weather is neither cold nor hot, and I won't feel uncomfortable taking the exam in the exam room. It would be great if the days in the future are so good.

Li Wen concentrated on silently writing the article. First, he made a draft on the draft paper, and finished the first draft very easily.After typing out a manuscript, his stomach growled with hunger. Using the brain is a very exhausting task. Taking advantage of the break in the middle, Li Wen took out some dry food to fill his stomach.

I went out early in the morning, and I didn't eat much in the rush to go out. The little food I ate was gone after urinating.

The sun in the east has just risen, it is the morning of the day.

Seeing that it was still early, Li Wen copied the answers on the paper without haste. He took the ruler and pressed the paper, and began to take out dry food to eat.People are iron and rice is steel, how can strength test come from if you don't have a full stomach?So eating is the first priority.

The candidate on the opposite side saw that the person on the opposite side had put down his pen and was eating, and he was a little surprised, "This yellow-haired boy is also a candidate for the exam?"

He ate there before the exam started, did this yellow-haired boy treat the exam room as a canteen?I don't know how the county exam was passed. It seems that there is no chance to pass the government exam. Knowing that I have lost a competitor, the examinee answered his questions with his head down.

Li Wen didn't know that the man on the opposite side was hating him in his heart. He took advantage of the moment of eating to observe the few men on the opposite side who were answering the questions seriously, and they all looked serious.

This tense atmosphere infected him, Li Wen hurriedly stuffed the last bite of cake into his mouth, took two sips of water and swallowed it.He didn't dare to drink too much water, for fear that he would go to the toilet constantly.

Then I packed up my things, sat upright and continued to answer questions.

He carefully checked the manuscript he had typed just now, and corrected a typo he found in it.After checking again that there were no problems, Li Wen began to transcribe the answers on the paper. At this time, he was required to be very attentive and not allow any mistakes.

The only thing that was quiet in the examination room was the sound of the flipping of papers. Mr. Wang led two clerks to patrol the examination room.

Master Wang looked at the candidates who answered the papers and nodded.

Li Wen didn't know that Mr. Wang stood in front of him and watched him for a long time. Mr. Wang walked over with the yamen servants and continued to patrol below.

The sun in the east was slowly rising, and it was noon.

Li Wen finished answering the first two questions, and there were two remaining questions to be done in the afternoon. He calculated the time in his mind, and there should be no problem.After eating lunch, he squinted his eyes on the table for a while, and after recharging his energy, he continued to answer questions.

Time passed little by little, and at the end of the day, many candidates in the examination room became nervous

With the experience of the previous exam, Li Wen also arranged the time reasonably for this exam.While others were still rushing to answer the question, Li Wen had already written the last word, finished writing and collected the pen. He glanced at his own paper, the paper was clean and there was no problem, it was perfect!

If you want him to say that the ancient exam is the most abnormal, it is not allowed to have a little dirt on the paper, and if the paper is not clean, it means that the exam is over.If you want to write a wrong word in a modern composition, at most you will deduct a 〇. 5 points, where is the plot so serious.

But he can't help it. Who told this to be an unwritten rule here!

After checking that there was no problem with the roll, Li Wen put the roll in a bag and sealed it, waiting for the yamen to collect the roll.

"Boom boom boom-"

The drums sounded, and the first exam was over.

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After staying in the examination room for a whole day, my buttocks left the stool and my legs shook a little, and my legs were numb when I was sitting. I almost didn't leave my buttocks on the bench this day, so I finally finished the exam.If you want to pass the exam smoothly, there are still four exams to take. At this point, Li Wen still has a little confidence in himself.

The gate was opened, and the gate guard let the examinees out.

Li Wen was one of the candidates who came out of the first batch. He walked in front, and when he came out, he saw Dad waiting outside, "Daddy."

His father was tall, so he was easily spotted in the crowd.

"Is the exam over? Are you tired, why don't you carry you back?" Li Shanshan took the things from his son with one hand, put his arm around his shoulders, and asked.Li Wen shook his head and said, "No, Father, I can go by myself.

"Are we going back now?"

"Let's wait, Zhishu should be coming out soon."

Li Wen saw the steward and the house slave waiting for Lu Zhishu to come out at the door, and walked over to the steward.At this time, the candidates who had finished the exam came out one by one. They stood at the door and stared at the gate, and naturally saw Lu Zhishu who followed the crowd.

"Zhishu, here." Li Wen called out and waved to Lu Zhishu.

Lu Zhishu raised his eyes and saw them.

After reuniting, everyone went back together.

Meals were already prepared in the kitchen, and they would have something to eat as soon as they got back.After eating, Lu Zhishu was going back to the house to read the book, Li Wen went for a walk outside to digest his food, went back to the house to read for a while, and went to bed after taking a shower.

The days of the exam are boring and tense. After the first exam, at noon the next day, the official sent out the list with the numbers of the shortlisted candidates.Candidates only have the opportunity to enter the second test by finding their own number to determine whether they have passed the previous test.

"It's announced, it's announced—"

As soon as the list outside was released, someone shouted.

The students waiting outside rushed up one after another, pushing to the front to see the list.

"Haha... I passed, I passed..."

"Why don't I have my number, it's impossible, how could I not pass?"

"It's passed..."

The person who found his candidate number on it knew that he had passed, so he laughed.Candidates who don't have their own number have a look of disbelief. They can't believe that they were rejected in the first round, and they look for the list again and again.

The people watching the list kept pushing and shoving, the people behind wanted to get in, but the people in front couldn't get out.

Lu Zhishu sent his slave to read the list, and by the way, he also asked his slave to help him read it together. They just wait at home.The clothes and hat on the back of the slave were messed up, and he shouted happily, "Master, it's over...

"Mr. Li's has also passed."

The two of them were not surprised that they had passed, as if they knew the answer would be one way or another, and they were more confident in themselves.

The number of people passing the main field is relatively large, and only those who pass can enter the initial review.However, the number of people who passed the initial resumption was less than that of the main field, and decreased in turn. When it came to continuous resumption, there were not many candidates left, but the reality is so cruel.

After the main game is over, it is time to prepare for the first round of the next game.

Every exam starts at dawn, and they can come out after handing in the papers on the same day, and then wait for the government to release the results.They passed the next three exams smoothly, and the further they went, the fewer people passed.

In the intense exam, both he and Lu Zhishu passed the first four exams.

What Li Wen didn't expect was that in the list announced in the previous four exams, he himself got the first place on the list every time, which was beyond his expectation.And Lu Zhishu followed closely behind him, and was able to get into the top five.

As long as there are no accidents in the fifth exam, they must be able to pass the government exam this time.

After that, Li Wen never met Shen Zijing and Su Yuan, so he didn't know if they had.But with the results of the two of them, if nothing else happens, they can pass the exam.Since I haven't seen them coming over, there are nine out of ten people who have passed the exam and are preparing for the exam.

Soon it will be the last exam.

The fifth test is a continuous test, which is the most important test in the main test. This test determines whether they can pass the government test this time.This last test is about essay writing. The examiner gives a topic, and writing an article within the scope of the given topic has a certain format and word count requirements.

After Li Wen got the exam questions, he was seriously reviewing them. The master said: "Government with virtue, this sentence comes from the "Four Books", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Wei Zhengpian"? Do you want to say this? The topic is easy to write, and it is also very easy to write, but it is difficult to write well and make the examiner's eyes shine.

The last test is the students' ability to review, solve and solve problems.

After reviewing the questions, Li Wen gradually had a general direction in his mind.Holding a brush in his hand, he began to write a draft on the manuscript paper, first writing down the steps of thinking clearly, and then writing the article.

From dawn to sunset, the drums of "Dong Dong" sounded, and the last exam was over.