Lian Erye's Road to Imperial Examination

April [-]th is a good day for everything to go well.

The government examination in Beijing is officially open.

The opening time of the government examination was the same as that of the county examination. Jia Lian got up at the end of Yinshi, that is, at five o'clock, and ran around the yard for half an hour as usual.

Before going to the exam, Jia Lian was invited to Jia's mother's yard by Lai everyone.

Jia Lian greeted Jiamu, and Jiamu waved to him, but he had no choice but to walk over and stand beside Jiamu.

Jia's mother took Jia Lian's hand and asked him with concern, asking if he had brought all the things for the exam, and if he had forgotten anything for food and lodging, and told him not to be nervous and take the exam well.

After Qian Dingling gave some instructions, Jia's mother let Jia Lian go.

Two months ago, when Jia Lian took the county exam, Jia's mother completely ignored him and ignored him.But for this government examination, Jia's mother was very concerned and concerned. Last night, she sent someone to bring some delicious dry food. Before leaving today, she dragged Jia Lian to keep telling her.During these two exams, Mother Jia's attitude has undergone a 360-degree change.

Mrs. Wang has learned the lesson from last time. This time Jia Lian took the imperial examination, she sent Zhou Rui's family over last night to deliver some food, and she even gave some care and instructions.

Jia's mother was very satisfied with what Mrs. Wang did. This daughter-in-law finally had some brains.

Mrs. Xing was very happy and proud to see that Jia's mother cared about Jia Lian's government examination, thinking that Jia's mother valued Jia Lian.However, seeing that Mrs. Wang was so concerned about Jia Lian's exam, she was very vigilant, and always felt that the younger siblings had no good intentions and were playing some bad idea.

Mrs. Wang brought the food, but Mrs. Xing didn't let Jia Lian take it to the examination hall.If he had diarrhea, Brother Lian would fail the exam.

Mrs. Xing usually has no brains in doing things and talking, but this time she has become smart again, knowing that before the exam, she should not eat casually.

Even if Mrs. Xing didn't say anything, Jia Lian didn't intend to eat what Mrs. Wang sent.Although his second aunt had subsided during this period of time, the hostility towards their eldest family remained.Last time he took the Zhongxian Examination, the second aunt was very angry. Who knows if she would put medicine in the food, so that he could not pass the prefectural examination.

You must not have the heart to harm others, but you must have the heart to guard against others.During the government test, he'd better be careful.

This time, the servants in the two mansions did not dare to move their benches and wait to see the joke of Jia Lian's failure.The last time I wanted to see the joke about Jia Lian failing the rankings, but Jia Lian passed the county test and they were severely slapped in the face. This time they dare not laugh at Jia Lian's overreaching in the government test.This time they are guessing whether Jia Lian can win the top case again, but most people think that Jia Lian can't pass the top case.

After saying goodbye to the elders in the family, Jia Lian got into the carriage and rushed to the examination institute.

There are many people who take part in the capital examination every year. This year, I heard that there are 2000 people, but only 800 people are admitted. The competition is very fierce.

Because there are a lot of students taking the government examination this year, several examination institutes have been set up in the capital.Jia Lian's examination institute is called Wenqing Institute. It is said that most of the candidates in this examination institute are locals from the capital, and of course there are some candidates from other places.

At four o'clock in the morning, that is, at six o'clock, the gate of the Wenqing Academy opened.

Like the last county test, all the candidates lined up in several rows and received the pre-test inspection one by one.

Jia Lian stood in the line with the package on his back, waiting for inspection.While waiting, he looked around curiously, and found that there was a lot of darkness. He estimated that there were three to four hundred people in their examination institute.For this government examination, five examination institutes have been set up. If there are 400 people, each examination institute has 2000 people.

When he took the county exam last time, Jia Lian's exam house was full of young people, the oldest being in his 30s and [-]s.However, during this government examination, Jia Lian found that there were many middle-aged people in the team, and there were also many gray-haired old people.

When watching TV dramas in his previous life, he saw five or 60-year-olds taking the imperial examinations. He thought it was too exaggerated at the time, but now it is not exaggerated at all.

Some people have studied books all their lives and have never passed the exam, so they can only keep taking the exam until they fail the exam.

Jia Lian suddenly thought of a sentence, everything is inferior, but reading is high. These gray-haired old people have read books all their lives, but they have no fame. They feel sorry for their ancestors and family members. You can honor your ancestors.

For the children of a family like him, it doesn't matter to them whether they study or not. After all, if they don't study, they can live in prosperity and wealth for the rest of their lives without worrying about food and drink.However, those who were born in a poor family, they pin their lifetime hopes on reading.If they want to stand out and let their families live a good life, they must obtain fame and then become officials.Therefore, many people want to continue taking the imperial examination even though they are old and gray-haired.

Seeing this scene, Jia Lian suddenly felt that he should work harder.

Soon, it was Jia Lian's turn. Just like the county examination, he handed the documents and packages to the soldier for inspection, and then he went to the side to take off his clothes for another soldier to inspect.

After the inspection, the soldier returned the things to Jia Lian and took him to the examination room.

I heard from my husband that the top [-] candidates in the county examination will take the examination in an examination room, and the examiner will personally invigilate the examination.

The examiner personally invigilates the examination, which is both an honor and a pressure.However, for Jia Lian, whoever invigilates the exam is the same, there is no pressure or no pressure.

Jia Lian's room number was indeed the first one, after all, he was the head of the county examination.

Of the [-] rooms, half of the people have come, and the other half have not, and they are probably still queuing outside.

As soon as Jia Lian walked in, he attracted the attention of everyone present.Seeing his eyes with curiosity, inquiry, envy, hostility, all kinds of targets pinned on him, this made him a little uncomfortable.However, he is the head of the case and cannot show cowardice.Jia Lian walked to his own room expressionlessly and put down the things he had brought.

Looking at the "small cell" where he will stay for three days, it is still simple, but very clean.There is also a window, when the sun comes out, you can still enjoy the sun, which is much better than the number room in the county test before.

The sun was shining, it was ventilated, and it was clean. Jia Lian was very satisfied with his room.

Taking out the things he had brought and putting them in order one by one, Jia Lian began to look at the other rooms, and found that only his room had a window above, and the others didn't. Welfare.

Jia Lian looked to his right and saw Yan Jingyun, one of his top competitors in this exam.

This Yan Jingyun was handsome, with a very pale face and a weak breath between his brows. It seemed that he was not in good health.

As for Ming Wanju, No. 3 in the county test, he hasn't come yet, and he is probably still queuing outside.Just when Jia Lian was about to look back, a man in a blue gown came in. His body was tall and straight, his body was strong, his skin was a healthy wheat color, and he was handsome. Well-born.

Jia Lian guessed who this person was, but he didn't expect this person to go directly to the third room, which surprised him very much.Ming Wanju is the grandson of the Diange University scholar. He thought that Ming Wanju was like other scholars, weak in writing, but he didn't expect this Ming Wanju to be so tall, he didn't look like a scholar, but like a soldier.

After seeing his two major competitors, Jia Lian looked away, sat obediently at the table, and waited for the exam to start.

After a while, the person in the room opposite him caught his attention.The person sitting in his numbered room, that is, the No. 11 person in this county test, is none other than Lian Gensheng who sat opposite him during the county test.

Seeing an acquaintance, Jia Lian smiled at Lian Gensheng in a friendly manner. She didn't expect them to be so destined to sit across from each other.

When taking the county test before, Jia Lian noticed that Lian Gensheng looked calm and calm during the test, so he guessed that his grades should be good, but he did not expect to be guessed right.

Lian Gensheng didn't react to seeing Jia Lian again, after all, it was expected, but he still nodded to Jia Lian as a greeting.

Soon, everyone arrived.Then, the examiner came.

For the government examination in the capital, the examiners are officials from the Ministry of Rites.However, the chief examiner of the government examination in other places is the magistrate.

The chief examiner seemed to be in his 40s. Although he looked ordinary, he felt very comfortable and elegant.

The examiner came in and nodded to Jia Lian and the others, then sat down.

At four o'clock in the morning, that is, at eight o'clock, the first exam of the government examination officially began.

When Jia Lian got the test paper, he first checked the test paper from beginning to end to see if there were any places that were blurred by ink, if there were any missing words or words, and if there were any places that were broken.

After checking that there were no problems in the test paper, Jia Lian scanned the questions again from the beginning to the end, and was relieved to find that the questions were not difficult.Picking up the brush and dipping it in ink, he began to answer the questions seriously.

The entire examination room was silent, only the sound of the examiner's footsteps.

The chief examiner personally invigilates the exam, and of course has to patrol the exam room, and stops from time to time to watch the candidates answer the questions.

As the head of the county examination, Jia Lian received intense attention from the chief examiner, and often stayed in front of him, nodding, stroking his beard, and shaking his head from time to time when he saw the answers on his test paper, as if he was deeply touched by his answers.

What happened to Jia Lian also happened to Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju.The family background of these two people is too powerful, how could the examiner turn a blind eye to them.

The chief examiner often stopped in front of Jia Lian, Yan Jingyun, and Ming Wanju, and the time they stayed was very long.These three people turned a blind eye to the examiner, and answered the paper very calmly. Unlike the others, when the examiner approached, they became nervous and frightened until their hands trembled.

Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju were born in a famous family, they had never seen anything before, they didn't respond to the examiner's approach, the examiner could understand, but he was a little surprised when he saw Jia Lian's extremely calm attitude towards his approach .I heard that the child is only 11 years old this year, and it is really surprising to see that he is not afraid at all.

If Jia Lian knew what the examiner was thinking, he would definitely sneer. He has gone through various exams in his previous life, and he has long been numb to the invigilator.

The examination content of the prefectural examination is similar to that of the county examination. First, there are four books and five classics, various fill-in-the-blank questions and quizzes, but the scope of the examination is wider than that of the county examination.However, this is not a problem for Jia Lian.

Two hours later, the exam was over, and the soldiers collected the exam papers. The candidates could rest, but they were not allowed to leave the number room.

Jia Lian stood up, moved his body, and then took out delicate and delicious pastries and jerky and ate them.After eating, I lay down on the prepared bed and prepared to take a nap so that I could have the mental exam in the afternoon.

Even during the break, the entire examination room was still quiet, no one was speaking, only the sounds of eating and reading.

In the afternoon, at four o'clock, that is, at two o'clock, the exam began.

The last question of this exam is a poem, and then an article based on the poem.

This poem is "Spring Hope" by Du Pu. Jia Lian has an impression of it. He learned it when he was in junior high school or high school. It is a poem of subjugation.

After thinking for a while, Jia Lian started to write when he had a direction in his mind.

The examiner came to Jia Lian, saw the article he was writing, and was attracted without reading a few sentences. When Jia Lian finished writing the article, he still hadn't left.

Jia Lian put down his pen, raised his head to move his neck, and saw the examiner standing in front of him with a complicated look on his face, which made him very puzzled. Did he write well?

After carefully reading the article he wrote just now, Jia Lian felt that his writing was very good and there was nothing wrong with it, so he didn't bother to care about the complicated expression of the examiner just now.

Seeing that Jia Lian had finished writing, the examiner turned and left, stopped in front of Yan Jingyun, and nodded slightly when he saw the article written by Yan Jingyun.Then he went to Ming Wanju and read the article written by Ming Wanju. He nodded and stroked his beard for a while, as if he was very satisfied.

Jia Lian checked the examination paper from beginning to end several times, repeatedly confirmed that there were no problems, and then began to be in a daze, waiting for the end of the examination.In fact, he was not in a daze, but was flipping through books in his mind.

At Youshi, the exam was over, and the soldiers put away the exam papers, and then gave them hot water so that they could wash up at night.

While eating pastries and jerky, Jia Lian missed the instant noodles from his previous life very much.Eating instant noodles is better than eating dry food.After eating and reading the book, I fell asleep. The examination room was still quiet and no one spoke.

The next day, the exam was the same, and the content of the exam was not difficult, and Jia Lian could easily handle it.

On the third day, the exam was as usual without any difficulty.

The last question on the last exam on the third day was couplets.

First fill in the blanks, then you have to answer the second couplet when you have the upper couplet.If you give the lower line, you have to match the upper line.

Before the government examination, Jia Lian found a complete collection of couplets in the system and memorized them all, so it was not difficult for him.

The next question is to write two couplets with the same characters and different sounds.

The same characters with different sounds, that is, polyphonic characters, are easy to write.

Jia Lian wrote on the examination paper:

First couplet: Tune the piano, tune the new tune, tune it to tune it wonderfully

The next couplet: Planting flowers, planting good varieties, creating various fragrances

The first couplet: the sea is falling

The next link: the clouds are long and long

The next question is to write two palindromic couplets

Jia Lian thought for a while and wrote:

The fog locks the mountain tops the mountain locks the fog

Tianlian Water and Tail Water Continuously

Phoenix phoenix

Combining the Pearls

In the last question, two words are given, the first word is "Wangjiang", and the second word is "White Tower".

Jia Lian pondered for a while when he saw this topic. He didn't know what the meaning of Wangjiang and Baita was, so he could only write Wangjiang and Baita in the couplets.

Wangjiang Tower, Wangjiang Flow, Wangjiang Tower Wangjiang Flow, Jianglou Eternal, River Flow Eternal

Yinyuejing, Yinyueying, Yinyueying in Yinyuejing, Moonwell Ten Thousand Years, Moon Shadow Ten Thousand Years

Competition poetry stage, competition poetry talent, poetry competition competition poetry stage, poetry stage peerless, poetic talent peerless

Baita Street, Huang blacksmith, raw red furnace, burning black charcoal, emitting green smoke, flashing blue light, quenching purple iron, sitting north facing south

Tamsui Bay, poor peasants, wearing summer hats, bent over, hot day, sweating salty, chopping sugarcane, raising wives, raising children and grandchildren

After finishing writing, Jia Lian saw the chief examiner standing in front of him again, but this time his expression was not complicated, but his face was flushed, and his eyes were full of admiration.It seems that his couplets are well written, so he feels relieved.

At the time of You, the exam was over, and the three-day government exam was completely over.

This time, Jia Lian was not like the county test, who could not wait to pack up his things and leave as soon as it was over. This time, he was not in a hurry, packed up his things, walked out of the number room, and greeted Lian Gensheng across from him.

"Hello, Lian Gensheng."

Lian Gensheng didn't expect Jia Lian to remember his name, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he nodded at Jia Lian: "Young Master Jia."

"We are really destined, and we are opposite each other again."

"kindness."

"I hope I can still sit opposite you in the next college entrance examination."

Lian Gensheng was a little surprised when he heard what Jia Lian said. This Mr. Jia is very confident that he can take the college examination, but he is also right, this Mr. Jia is the leader of the county examination, and it is normal to pass the government examination.

Seeing Lian Gensheng's face sour, Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat, and he asked tentatively, "Don't you have the confidence to take the exam?"

Lian Gensheng didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

Jia Lian didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only raise his hand and pat Lian Gensheng on the shoulder, encouraging him: "I believe I can see you in the courtyard."

Hearing this, Lian Gensheng made a slight arc to Jia Lian: "I accept your good words."

"I'll wait for you in the next courtyard test."

"it is good."

After chatting with Lian Gensheng for a while, Jia Lian left.When they went out, they found that Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju were surrounded by people.He thought that something had happened, but when he got closer, it turned out that these people were trying to curry favor with them.

That's right, Yan Jingyun is the youngest grandson of the grand master and the queen's own nephew.Ming Wanju is the little grandson of the Diange University scholar.These two people usually don't even know each other, it's hard to even see each other.Being able to be in the same examination institute with them this time, of course everyone will not miss the opportunity and try to get closer to them.Even if they can't get closer, it's good for these two to remember their names.

Surrounded by people, Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju not only showed no impatience, but also smiled.Jia Lian originally thought that with the background of the two of them, they would not give good looks to these people who flatter and fawn on them, but it seems that he was wrong. These two people are well-bred, and they are worthy of being members of a famous family.

Jia Lian, who was the head of the county examination, was ignored.Although Jia Lian's family background is not bad, but compared with Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju, it is far behind.Besides, everyone thought that Yan Jingyun and Ming Wanju were the ones who took the lead in this government examination, so it was natural to try to curry favor with them.

Jia Lian didn't think there was anything wrong with not being flattered or flattered by anyone, but when he was about to leave, Ming Wanju stopped him.

"Brother Jia!"

Hearing these two words, Brother Jia, Jia Lian almost slipped on the soles of his feet, complaining in his heart that the surname Jia is not nice.

Ming Wanju walked over from the crowd, walked up to Jia Lian, greeted him with a smile, "Brother Jia."

Jia Lian raised his hand and made a bow: "Mr. Ming." People call him Brother Jia, but he dare not call him Brother Ming.

"Brother Jia, you don't need to be so polite, just call me by my name."

Jia Lian chuckled inwardly, but he didn't dare to call him by his name directly.

"I don't know why brother Ming called me?" You can't call me by name directly, but it's not good to call me Mr. Ming anymore, you can only call me brother Ming.

Ming Wanju said frankly: "I don't have anything to do, I just want to say hello to Brother Jia and get to know him."

When Jia Lian heard this, surprise flashed across his eyes. He thought that Ming Wanju would ask him how he was doing in the exam, or challenge him by saying that he failed the exam this time, but he just greeted him.In an instant, I felt that my previous thoughts were too ugly.

"Brother Ming is really refreshing."

"Brother Jia, I really like the poems you wrote before. If I have a chance, I would like to ask Brother Jia for advice."

Jia Lian shook her head quickly: "Brother Ming beats me up when he asks for advice. I don't have that ability."

"Just based on the few poems written by Jia Xiong, it can be seen that Jia Xiong is very talented."

"I don't dare to be, I don't dare to be, my poems are just a coincidence, I don't have much talent."

"Jia is too modest," others said.

Ming Wanju knew that this was not a good place to talk, so he couldn't say anything more: "I have a chance to ask Jia Xiong to explain. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."

"Brother Ming, go slowly."

Seeing that Ming Wanju had left, the others also left slowly.

Yan Jingyun left when Ming Wanju greeted Jia Lian.He didn't say hello to Jia Lian like Ming Wanju did. One reason was that he was a bit introverted and didn't like to take the initiative to get acquainted with others.The second is because he thinks it's unnecessary, as he doesn't need to greet Jia Lian at all.Besides, Jia Lian didn't say hello to him, so how could he go to say hello to Jia Lian first.

This time, Jia Amnesty also came to pick up Jia Lian. Seeing that his son was in good spirits, he felt relieved.

As soon as Jia Lian got into the car, he lay down on the soft mattress on the carriage: "I'm finally liberated." The feeling of being in prison for three days is really uncomfortable.Nima, the ancient exams were like being punished, it was too much.

"The family has prepared a lot of delicious food for you." Jia Amnesty felt distressed and sympathetic when he saw that his son was eating like a starving ghost after the county examination last time.This time, I deliberately let the kitchen in the mansion lose a lot of good dishes.

Thinking of the delicious food to be eaten at home later, Jia Lian regained some energy: "That's good."

"How was the test?"

"not bad."

"Can you win the top case?" This is the question that Jia Amnesty cares about the most.

"It's possible." Jia Lian still had some confidence in himself, but he wasn't sure that he would win the test.

"If you win the test, I will reward you with something."

"What reward?"

"what do you want?"

Jia Lian thought for a while, and he really wanted to have everything: "If I win the case, you can give me half of the money you won in the gambling shop."

When Jia She heard this, his face darkened immediately, and he glared angrily at Lion's son, "You really dare to ask for it."

"After all, I have half of the credit."

"If you win the test, I will give you 1000 taels of silver."

"1000 taels?" Jia Lian looked at Jia Amnesty with contempt, "You're really stingy!"

"It's too little, I won't give you a penny." This kid is really rude, even giving him 1000 taels is too little.

"1000 taels is 1000 taels." If he wins the top case, he can also make a lot of money, and then use this windfall to start a business.

Before leaving Jia's house, he had to save some money.If you leave in the future, you won't starve to death.

Before having power, one must have money first, otherwise there is no sense of security.

After returning home, Jia Lian went to take a bath first, and then went to Jia Amnesty's for dinner after washing.

Jia Lian thought that when he came back, Jia's mother would ask him to eat, but she didn't.Even if he didn't eat, he would call him over to ask about the exam, but he didn't.