The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

In order to welcome the announcer, they didn't go back to the room this time, but found a place to sit in the lobby, and the waiter next to him added hot tea and some melon seeds with a wink.

Lu Xiuyuan thanked him, took the teacup and blew on the heat, and took a sip.

After confirming that he won the lift, his heart has also returned to his stomach. As for waiting for the good news, it will only be a matter of time, and he is not in a hurry.

But some people didn't think so. Shi Yunchen who was next to him saw that he was still here leisurely peeling melon seeds, so he couldn't hold back anymore and couldn't help complaining.

"How long has it been? Why hasn't the person who announced the good news come?"

Lu Xiuyuan handed over the melon seeds on the plate, and comforted him: "We just came back, so it's probably coming soon, there's nothing to worry about."

The other party pinched a melon seed and threw it into his mouth, and his eyes flicked out from time to time: "This year's annunciators are not fast enough."

Hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, the good news is usually announced from the back to the front. I am the last one, but the good news must be the first to come here, so don't worry."

Nan Xing who was next to him couldn't help sighing after hearing this: "I never thought that my uncle's last place would have this benefit."

As soon as the words fell, there were bursts of gongs from the street outside, accompanied by the loud shouts of the announcers.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Happy news! Happy news!"

The sound is getting closer and closer, and the sound of the gong is getting louder and louder.

But at the moment when the gong sounded, the young master instead looked around, greeted Nan Xing, and sat firmly on the chair.

Lu Xiuyuan heard the movement and stopped at the door of the inn. He just stood up when he was stopped by the other party.

"You just wait here to continue drinking tea and wait for them to come in, otherwise it will appear that we are in a hurry."

Aren't we in a hurry?

He couldn't help laughing at the young master's reaction, and simply followed the opponent's strength and sat back down.

At this time, the beating of the gong had stopped, and Xiao Er, who was standing at the door of the store to greet the customers, saw the announcer stopped at the door of his store, and asked excitedly.

"Is there a master in the small shop?"

The two people who announced the good news smiled and said: "Is your store Zhegui Inn? There is a master Lu."

"Hey, hey! It's Master Lu, please come inside, I'll show you the way."

Guided the two announcers into the lobby, the waiter rushed to their table and introduced, "This is Mr. Lu! Congratulations!"

The announcer behind him saw Lu Xiuyuan's position and hurried over.

"You are Master Lu Xiuyuan from Ping'an County, Dongshi Prefecture?"

He stood up: "Exactly."

The person who announced the good news unfolded the good news in his hand, and read aloud: "Good news! Good news! Master Lu Xiuyuan of Ping'an County, Dongshi Prefecture, took the current township examination and won the middle name!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, several waiters around came over and congratulated in unison: "Congratulations, Master Lu! Congratulations, Master Lu!"

Surrounded by Lu Xiuyuan, he stepped forward to receive the good news with both hands, and Shi Yunchen on the other side happily gave rewards to the person who announced the good news, even the waiter who surrounded him just now didn't leave behind.

After receiving the reward, the two announcers weighed the weight, and the smiles on the corners of their mouths almost reached behind their ears.

I didn't expect that the first master that Announcement met would be so generous!

The waiters next to them were also very excited when they touched their rewards. This Master Lu's family is too generous!

After being happy, the person who announces the good news will not waste any time. There are still many things to be announced later.

"Master Lu, that villain won't bother you anymore, so I'll take my leave first."

After sending off the announcer, they returned upstairs with a series of congratulations in the waiting room.

Lu Xiuyuan closed the door of the room, and the world was instantly clean.

Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Shi Yunchen was already hanging on his body, and he punched his shoulder with his fist: "You are really here! You passed the exam in one go!"

You have to know that there are so many candidates in the province, how difficult it is to rank among the top fifty.

Especially when compared with his intelligent elder brother, the other party only passed the exam after three times, so after seeing Lu Xiuyuan succeeding in the first attempt, the young master was really impressed.

Lu Xiuyuan turned his head to the side, and seeing the smile in the other's eyes, he couldn't help rubbing his head.

"I was lucky enough to get it. The township test is at the end of the crane. It is estimated that there may be no test this year."

After hearing this, the young master rubbed back twice to comfort him and said, "Even if it is the last time you have passed the provincial examination, your success is already remarkable!"

"You're right." He smiled: "You can't be too negative, if you can try once, try twice more."

Think about the famous people in history who are 50 and [-] years old, let alone try, he is only eighteen now, and he still has enough time to polish himself.

"That's right." The young master agreed, "Don't forget that this year is so busy, you haven't studied much, so you can win the exam, which shows that you are very suitable for this path."

"Okay, okay, stop blowing, if you blow it again, I will float away." Lu Xiuyuan quickly put down the person on his back.

I have to say that after the other party's call, his heart was fluttering. This kind of mood is not good. After all, it is just a small rural examination now, and there will be bigger challenges waiting for him in the future. He must guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

Jumping off his body, Shi Yunchen leaned in front of him and asked, "Then what are your plans next?"

Next plan?Lu Xiuyuan thought for a while: "After the Luming Banquet is over tomorrow, shall we go directly to the capital?"

It is now September, and the test will be held in March. If I go home again, it will take more than two months to go back to the capital. There is no time at all, let alone...

"Didn't you say you were going to the capital to celebrate your grandmother's birthday?"

The other party pouted: "That old woman doesn't care, as long as the gift is delivered, she doesn't care if the person doesn't arrive."

He couldn't answer these words, so he had to change the subject: "Let's go to the capital ahead of time to experience the style of study there. Even if this exam is just for participation, it should be well prepared."

Hearing that he said that because he would try to go to the capital ahead of time, Shi Yunchen immediately nodded in agreement.

"Then we'll set off after your Luming Banquet is over!"

Yo Yo Lu Ming, the apple of the wild food.I have guests, harp blowing Sheng.Blow the sheng and drum springs, and carry the basket as the general.

In addition to the new candidates at the Luming Banquet, the local governor also invited the chief examiner and other deputy examiners to a banquet to celebrate the rural examination.

When Tian just arrived at Mao that day, the disciples from Xinzhong were already waiting at the gate of the Confucian Temple.

Lu Xiuyuan was delayed on the road and came a little late, but Governor Wei who presided over the banquet has not yet arrived, so it is not too late.

It's just that there is something wrong with the overall atmosphere at the door.

He stood at the end, watching the group of people in front of him line up in two distinct lines.

The clothes on the left side are uniform and bright. It looks like the uniform of the college. Counting the number of people, there are about 30 people.

Lu Xiuyuan thought of the news that Wenyan Academy had taken up most of the candidates that he had heard before, and it was really amazing.

All the rich people in Linjie Province went to Wenyan Academy, and those on the other side were the remaining poor families.

He looked inside carefully, and found Chen Bo, whom he knew before. He didn't expect that the other party was also hit, but he didn't know how many.

After Lu Xiuyuan looked familiar, he went to the other side and stood behind the less crowded line, waiting for the chief examiner and the others to arrive.

The atmosphere in the audience was oppressive. Except for a few whispers, there was not a single normal voice around.

And he felt that he stood here and was being rejected by people on both sides.

People in Wenyan Academy didn't know Lu Xiuyuan, so they naturally classified him as those from poor families and looked down on him very much.

And another time, because the clothes he was wearing were expensive, he was directly sent to another camp.

He was originally standing at the end of the line by himself, but within less than a cup of tea, the line in front of him was distorted again. He stood alone in a row and was directly isolated by the audience.

But fortunately, Lu Xiuyuan didn't care about these things, he just wore the moon white brocade clothes that Shi Yunchen prepared for him, stood there quietly, looked straight ahead and straightened his back, showing the elegant and restrained temperament on his body .

The waves and undercurrents on their side all fell into the eyes of the governor of Linjiewei behind.

The other party saw that the students in his province were still not united as before, Fu Qiang sighed deeply behind him.

He also thought about changing this phenomenon. The people in a province are all in the same period, so they should be more united, but this kind of class solidification does not mean that it can be changed by changing, so the other party can only sigh silently.

Governor Wei didn't make the students at the gate wait too long, but brought all the examiners and the bosses of Wenyan Academy to the gate at Chen Shi.

When the crowd was all together, the disciples headed by Xie Yuan bowed to these people to say hello, and then a group of people marched into the Confucian Temple.

After entering the gate and going to the main hall, Lu Xiuyuan saw that the banquet tables were placed in the four corners of the south, east, north, and west, and there was a vacant place in the middle for them to stand.

After a group of people kowtowed to Confucius collectively, they placed the offerings of melons, fruits, wine and vegetables on the incense table, and then began to take their seats according to the list.

After seeing everyone sitting down, Governor Wei began to give a speech, and then a dedicated waiter began to clean the wine glasses and pour wine.

Lu Xiuyuan sat on his seat and stared at the cup in front of him. It looked like it was made of bronze. The handles on the side were two lifelike small fish, symbolizing the carp jumping over the dragon gate. He couldn't bear to use it. .

After the speech, the song of "Deer Ming" began to be played and sang the song of "Deer Ming".

Since the governor and the examiners were present this time, those candidates did not blatantly seek independence, so it seemed that this Lu Ming Banquet was quite harmonious and happy on the surface.

Recite poems and compose Fu, play sheng and drum reeds, and feast in harmony.

When the rest was over, when Lu Xiuyuan returned to the inn reeking of alcohol, it was already afternoon time.

Because he was going to leave for the capital early in the morning the next day, he hurriedly wrote a family letter to his family, explaining the situation here, and he would not be able to return home until April or May after the next year's test, so that Mrs. Zhang and the others Take care of your body and don't miss it.

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