[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

Each of the six practical strategies highlights the word "pragmatic". The examination is no longer limited to the examinee's writing style, but more important is the examinee's ability to govern.

For many nerds, this is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue, so as soon as they left the examination room, everyone gathered together to discuss and complain about this year's examination questions.

However, after the last provincial examination, no one dared to question the questions given by the chief examiner. Few of the candidates who participated in the protest last time had a good end. will follow in their footsteps.

In order to avoid being stopped at the door like the last time, Wang Yue squeezed out of the crowd as soon as he left the examination room, and found the carriage that came to pick him up.

As soon as he got into the carriage, he lay motionless on the carriage. Although he felt that the exam questions this time were not too difficult, he stayed in the closed exam room for three consecutive days and devoted himself to answering the questions. It was another three exams in a row. Undoubtedly, the energy of the candidates was squeezed out.

Even if Wang Yue usually exercised intentionally and was in good health, he couldn't bear such wear and tear, so as soon as he got home, he lay on the bed and rested for three days.

There will be three exams, all of which are finally over, but this does not mean that the candidates are relaxed. Although the results will not come out until half a month later, but ten days later, there will be another exam.

Originally, the imperial court stipulated that the examination would be held ten days after the end of the general examination, but this time the examination was no longer about the Four Books and Five Classics, the words of the sages, but riding and archery, arithmetic, calligraphy, etc.

It's just that the score of this exam is not included in the total score of the entrance exam, and it will not affect the ranking of the exam. Naturally, everyone will not pay attention to this exam.

Therefore, this kind of examination gradually became a formality. However, with the deepening of the reform, not only the examination topics have changed, but also the form of the examination has changed accordingly.

This exam is no longer just a formality. Although it is still not included in the total score and does not affect the ranking of the exam, it is related to the awarding officer after the candidate passes the exam.

For example, if you are good at riding and archery and know the art of war, you will probably be sent to the military department and take up a civilian position in the army.

If you are good in arithmetic, you will probably work in the Ministry of Finance. If you are good in calligraphy, you may be sent by the Imperial Academy to be responsible for writing imperial edicts.

In addition to these three traditional subjects, there are also agriculture, engineering, etc. If you can get a good score in the subjects you are good at, you will be assigned to the corresponding department when you are awarded an official.

This can be regarded as giving these newcomers who are new to the officialdom a chance to actively choose. If they are interested in a department, they can just go to the exam. It is much better than relying on connections or resigning themselves to fate.

In this regard, whether it is the court officials or ordinary scholars, they all agree with it, and thousands of people support it.

Wang Yue wanted to go to the Imperial Academy wholeheartedly, so naturally she also needed to prepare well for the exam.

Because this exam does not have to take all the exams, candidates can freely choose subjects according to their own interests and abilities. Wang Yue wanted to enter the Imperial Academy and chose calligraphy and history.

It's a pity that the Hanlin Academy only takes calligraphy and not painting, otherwise Wang Yue would have more confidence.

There are many candidates who take these two exams. The Imperial Academy is a very dignified and respectable official position. It is especially popular with noble scholars. Moreover, the Imperial Academy can get close to the emperor. If you are lucky, you will gain the emperor’s trust and be promoted. Adding a job is very easy, much easier than accumulating qualifications outside.

However, most of those who can choose to enter the Hanlin Academy are from families who do not worry about money. After all, the Imperial Academy is noble, but it is inevitably a bit shabby, so that it has the reputation of poor Hanlin.

After leaving the examination room, Wang Yue was looking for his own carriage, but he didn't want to see a familiar figure in front of him, it turned out to be Mu Jing whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Since the provincial examination, Mu Jing has never come to find fault with him. Although Wang Yue is curious why he suddenly changed his style, but he himself has no tendency to be abused, so naturally he will not care about what happened to Mu Jing. What happened, when Tu Hui's identity was exposed in a small area, Wang Yueyuan still thought that Mu Jing would definitely take the opportunity to step up his actions, no longer being as cautious as before, but trying his best to get close to Tu Hui.

But he never thought that Mu Jing didn't do what he thought, but disappeared all of a sudden. Originally, he was considered a famous figure in the Imperial College, but he never heard of him since the provincial examination.

But I didn't expect to see him here today.

It seems that he also participated in the test, but he doesn't know the result.

However, if he was unsure about his usual behavior, he probably wouldn't have come.

"Speaking of which, Mu Jing is in great trouble!" A familiar voice rang in his ears, Wang Yue didn't turn his head, but nodded casually, the voice of the visitor was too familiar, this person had already known him quickly It's been ten years, but now they are no longer as close as they were before.

The person who came noticed his indifference, his eyes darkened, but there was no unnecessary expression on his face, he still kept smiling and said: "What he did before was known by his family. He was dissatisfied with Lizhi, now that he knew that he had concealed important news from his family, so he took the opportunity to attack him, and the old King Dongping was also very disappointed with his behavior, punished him very much, and did not love him as much as before He had a very unhappy life in the Dongping Palace and the Guozijian. Many of the classmates who were bullied by him in the Guozijian turned around and mocked him. He was arrogant and couldn't stand it. Mr. Jiu persuaded him to go home and recuperate, and said on the surface that he was going home to prepare for the exam, but in private everyone knew what was going on."

Hearing his explanation, Wang Yue nodded and said, "This can be regarded as asking for benevolence. Since he made the decision at the beginning, he naturally has to bear the consequences."

This sentence was not only to comment on Mu Jing, but also to Zhou Runxin. At the Luming Banquet, Wang Yue was in a difficult situation, but the two kept silent again.

Although he understood that the choice of the two was helpless, Wang Yue still felt a lump in his heart, and the relationship with the two was not as close as before.

The two of them probably also knew that their behavior was a bit dishonest, and they didn't do much about Wang Yue's estrangement. However, after finding out that Tu Hui's identity was different and that he might have a lot of background, they came to the door frequently.

Wang Yue knew their purpose, but refused to get close to them, and Tu Hui only regarded Wang Yue as a friend. He didn't care about Jun Bowen and Zhou Runxin, and there were many people around him who wanted to please them. , these two people are nothing worthy of his special attention.

At that time, the two of them only knew that Tu Hui's status was unusual, but they didn't think it was that unusual. They just thought that Tu Hui was a son of a noble family from a good background, and the two of them had also met many noble children in the Imperial College, so they didn't care about Tu Hui. So much attention.

In addition, the two of them are very outstanding young talents, and they were praised by others since they were young. They felt guilty for a while, but they also felt impatient after a long time. get in a word.

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