Lin Ji's struggling life

In February, the capital is still cold and windy, the sky is still dark, and the streets of Suzaku are already full of traffic.Small carriages with blue roofs were lined up with lanterns hanging on them, and people from all over the world gathered here.These people have worked hard for ten or even decades, just for today.Looking at the scene in front of him, Lin Ji seemed to have returned to the time when thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge during the college entrance examination in his previous life, and when he met on a narrow road, the brave won. For the ultimate goal, he has no hesitation.

At that time, Meng Jiao wrote a short poem when he was a Jinshi at the age of 46: "In the past, the discord was not enough to boast, but now the debauchery has no limit. The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." It can be seen that the imperial examination is attractive.

This is the case with the examination, and the reason why it is so sought after is mainly because the superiors have always loved this kind of Jinshi candidates with serious academic backgrounds, and people with serious academic backgrounds are also material for bureaucrats in the court.And after enrolling, years of hard study, previous beliefs, the so-called golden house Yan Ruyu will come to her door by herself, and once the carp leaps over the dragon's gate, all the glory will follow immediately, and the hardships of the process are nothing to think about.

People with family background naturally don't need to worry, but children from poor families have only this way to go, and they can only go all the way to the end on this road.

The students wore single clothes, carried baskets, and carried bookcases, and entered the field in teams according to regions.After the officials inspected it, the things were almost destroyed. Looking at the cut cakes, Lin Ji was also very helpless.Looking around, there are rows of huts with blue bricks and mud. When you enter the house, you can see that the land that is less than the abbot is pitch black and slightly messy.Lin Ji reluctantly tidied up and put away the things he brought.

First, I took out the special candles prepared in advance, and after lighting them, the slight incense drove away the musty smell in the house.Lin Ji spread the prepared leather on the small wooden bed, and put the other one away.Then he tidied up all the food and wiped the table and chairs with the prepared wet handkerchief, then sat down and began to close his eyes and meditate.

The wait was long, but the wait was quick.

The sky was bright, and the guards at the gate buckled the fence and hung the big lock. As the bell of the Gongyuan rang, more than a dozen household officials came in carrying green bamboo rolls, and the assistant examiner distributed the rolls to each candidate. .Lin Ji opened it and took out the things. Each person had a test question, three pieces of case paper and a stack of draft paper.

The emperor has always set the questions in the examination, and there are three questions in total.Today is the stereotyped essay, mainly the content of the Four Books and Five Classics.

Lin Ji flipped through the test papers, and remembered Mr. Gao's speculation, Lin Ji secretly comforted himself, fortunately, he made some impromptu preparations.Looking at the topic, it covered a wide range of content. Anyway, there were still two days left. He leisurely picked up the steamed buns, poured out the milk in the jar, and ate breakfast leisurely.The examinees in the opposite row of examination rooms were all staring at Lin Ji. Seeing him like this, they couldn't help but feel a little contempt for Lin Ji in their hearts.

Lin Ji still has some reputation in Jiangsu, especially after he recognized his father, the son of Tanhua, who made his mark in the provincial examination at a young age.Many students were targeting him, but now the examinee on the opposite side looked at this legendary young master of the Lin family, and secretly complained in his heart, the rumors are not credible.

When Lin Ji finally finished reviewing the questions and had a draft, it was getting late.At this time, it is obviously irrational to answer the questions, and it is not good to be dazzled at night.He took out the dried meat, put it into a small pot next to it, poured in water, took out a handful of Chinese yam, red dates, and wolfberry, put in a few handfuls of rolled oats, and finally added a little dried spirulina to taste.Soon, the fragrance wafted from the room.

This smell caused the candidates who were eating dry food nearby to curse, immoral!

After dinner, Lin Ji sat on the bed, the candle light flickered slightly, there were small invigilators walking back and forth in the aisle, while the guards standing at the door remained motionless.Lin Ji started to feel drowsy while sitting, and he didn't persist, and fell asleep with his clothes on, covered with leather, and the charcoal in the stove was unburned, and he soon fell asleep.

The night was getting late, and the lights were still burning in many small rooms, and the sound of pages being turned was one after another, and there were wailing sounds from time to time, either because the ink was spilled or the candlelight was dripping.And these voices also made some students with bad mentality to toss and turn, making it difficult to fall asleep.

Lin Ji, who had a good night's sleep, got up, took it easy, wiped her face with a wet towel, and rinsed her mouth.Barely cleaned up, he chewed his mints and began to grind the ink.While eating steamed buns, I was conceiving, and after eating, my thoughts were basically cleared up.He picked up the paper, flattened it, picked up the pen, and began to write according to his own ideas.

Over the past ten years of hard study and tireless struggle, just to present it well today.There is still a long way to go in the future, and he will eventually be the one who looks down from a high place.

At noon, his article was basically finished. Without hesitation, he directly dried the written manuscript and put it in the paper tube.He is used to it and won't check and modify it anymore. One is for the sake of making the surface look better, and the other is that he is used to this mode. Even if he wants to change it, it will be a major change, and it is not appropriate at this time.

It was already noon when he finished his work, and at this time the feeling of hunger finally struck.Lin Ji didn't care about cooking some good dishes, so he had to pick up the pancakes and took a few bites. The dry pancakes were a bit choking.This is the first time he has eaten such an unpalatable food. Well, part of the reason is that this food has been stabbed several times by the guard, and it has changed beyond recognition...

Lin Ji took out the noodles, boiled them, and put in two spoonfuls of meat sauce, which was boiled last night, and the taste was pretty good.He ate the noodles, looked at the small cubicle, and began to look at it with great interest.

Just as he was stirring his noodles with chopsticks, he suddenly felt that something blocked the light, and looked up...so much that he was almost out of breath, Lin Ji hurriedly put the bowls and chopsticks away, half a bowl of noodles was left unfinished He didn't dare to move anymore, he raised his head and smiled flatteringly at Gao Shiqi, sat on the table solemnly, picked up a pen and scribbled on the draft paper, pretending to be thinking seriously.

Oh my god, who knew that Mr. Gao would actually make inspections. If he had known, he should have been more serious.Of course, the fragrance in the air has already betrayed him, maybe after today, there will be many rumors about Lin Ji again.When Mr. Gao and his party walked away, he lay down on the bed, pretending to be dead.

This time I lost my face.

The days passed like this day by day, and Chunwei was divided into three exams, each of which was three days long, with a small break in between.Exams here are a kind of physical and mental exercise, and the conditions are so difficult that Lin Ji is particularly motivated, just not to come again next time.

The last room in a row of small rooms is a toilet. The ditch has been dug, only a small door is covered, and there is not much water in it, so the smell is particularly terrible.Every time Lin Ji went to the bathroom for convenience, not only he himself couldn't stand it, but even the two guards who followed him couldn't stand it.He couldn't help but be thankful that the room he chose was in the middle, and it was a little far away. Otherwise, I really don't know how to spend these few days.

The farther to the end of the exam, more and more candidates were pulled out by the guards due to mental or other reasons, and they were always accompanied by crying and begging for mercy.Lin Ji also had this feeling of shattered hopes. It was like this the day he got his grades in the college entrance examination.

Lin Ji took each exam seriously. With long-term training and careful preparation before the exam, he successfully passed the nine-day exam.

After the exam, the clerks from the Ministry of Rites came to collect the papers. Some even handed over the half-done papers under the coercion of the guards. Some of the people who handed in the papers were smiling, and some were extremely depressed.Of course, everyone is full of food, these nine days are really difficult.Lin Ji didn't say much, and with Wu Wen Nongmo's support, he climbed onto Lin Dong's back and was taken back to the Lin family with honor.

Not to mention how the students who have finished the exam feel, there is a building called the first floor in the east city of the capital. It is said that there are the most beautiful dancers in the capital, the most musical musicians, the best cooks, and the most expensive Consumption.Whenever there is a banquet in the city, those with money in their pockets will choose this place.The first floor is five stories high, and the building is huge, and there are flying bridges and sills between the buildings, connecting light and dark.At this time, the lights were dimmed, and the beaded curtains in the building were embroidered on the forehead, and the lamps and candles were shining brightly.

And in the Accord on the second floor, the dancers are performing. Their dancing skirts and graceful postures form a dazzling color.The girl playing the piano sitting behind is also very good, and the accompanying movements come and go one after another. As the dance music becomes more and more cheerful, the speed of the dancers' rotation is also accelerating.

Just as the last fingertip of the girl playing the piano crossed the strings, the music came to an abrupt end, and the dancers bowed down neatly and stopped, just forming the shape of a plum blossom.The beautiful woman in the middle covered her face with a fan, slowly revealing her true face, graceful and charming, captivating the fascinated men under the stands.

"My lord, this is the dancer I want to present today. She has been training since she was paid half a year ago, and she finally came out to meet people." The manager on the first floor is a man, known as the rich man, "This is Top quality, unopened, look, my lord..." He moved closer to Prince Gong and whispered, "8000 taels, she will be yours tonight."

The business on the first floor is always expensive, but Prince Gong Changning did not expect that a dancer would cost 8000 taels just for one night.He felt a little pained and hesitated for a moment.Naturally, he is not short of money, but it is not a good thing to be slaughtered as a fat sheep.

"5000 taels." He stretched out his five fat and short fingers with a firm expression, as if he expected that the other party would not dare to bargain again.

Sure enough, Fu Ye nodded and bowed, with a bitter face, he ordered him to be sent to Prince Gong's usual room.

When the person left and couldn't see him, he complained secretly, "Cut, he is a prince after all, so picky, if it wasn't because he still has some friendship with Prince Yu, who would care about you. Bad luck." He angrily went to find the person in the building Mom, prepare the herbs.This Prince Gong is notoriously difficult to serve, after one night, it is estimated that he will not be able to get out of bed for several days.

The author has something to say: Well, the real female second is about to appear~~