Chapter 249: Brother did not pass the provincial examination, but he was the one who beat him.
Although the official is solemn, the ceremonials are so dignified and decent, and it is enviable. But before rushing into this official sect, both physically, mind, and even self-esteem, you have to go through an inhuman trial... Teacher Meng said it well, when heaven is about to drop black veils, people must first suffer their minds and minds, tired their muscles and bones, starve their bodies, empty their bodies, and act in chaos. Therefore, only by being moved and endure their nature can one be qualified to be an official.
Of course, this is the view of those candidates who have passed the exam. Because the imperial examination became the starting point for his success, he would definitely regard it as an ordinary experience in life. Those who failed the exam suffered several times the sufferings of those who have passed the exam, but there was no reward. Instead, they were in poverty and were ridiculed by all their eyes. Therefore, they often regard the imperial examination life as the greatest pain of their life experience and have extremely hatred for them.
Have you seen that almost all articles describing the imperial examination are from those who fail to do so in the imperial examination, and you can imagine how miserable the imperial examination describes it.
I didn't want to make myself a creator of literature in later Chinese textbooks, so I couldn't make any mistakes in this exam. I found out at the gate that I was right in my body, and I sat underground like someone else, taking off my shoes... Of course, I was not going to be a hooligan, but preparing to be searched.
Because the imperial examination is the only way to become an official, and once you become an official, you will have the status of a beautiful woman. Therefore, although the bans in all dynasties were very strict, there were still a few candidates who would cheat regardless of their reputation and honor as a student. Among them, "being robbed" is a trick that has been repeatedly banned.
To put it simply, it is entraining, mainly to entrain some scriptures written in small fly heads, as well as Cheng Zhu's notes, and some articles written outside, which are also written in small regular script on paper, called small scrolls, hidden on your body or in the exam basket, and brought into the exam room.
Once the materials are brought in, things will be easy to handle. Because the provincial examination is in the number house, that is, everyone is in a separate small room, eating, drinking and sleeping in the answer sheet. Even if someone looks at it, you can always find the opportunity to flip through books and cheat in three days.
Therefore, the court stipulated that the search officers should conduct a search before entering the venue for each exam. The search officers should record the names of the problem candidates and reveal them to the venue, and no further examination is allowed.
Therefore, before entering the venue, strict body searches must be carried out. Especially in this dynasty, Emperor Zhu formulated a severe punishment system for the first time. The candidates found must be "shackle-month" outside the examination room, and after the detention period expires, they will "respond to the people", that is, they will cancel their academic status and never think about taking the exam again in this life.
But just like the butcher's knife cannot kill all corrupt officials, Emperor Zhu's severe punishment cannot discourage the candidates with bad intentions, and it is difficult to ban the tyranny of tyranny. The court had to reiterate again and again to strengthen the search and increase the punishment.
I remembered silently about my previous college entrance examination. The invigilator would yell before the exam: 'Put everything related to the exam in front of me!" But I would not let the candidates untied their clothes and search carefully, and I couldn't help but say: 'The evil old society.'
While he was thinking about it, he heard a loud shout inside: "Prepare for inspection!" He saw a group of eighty and nine-rank officials leading the inspection army to the alley.
"A group of ten people stand against the wall!" With the order of the prosecutor, the examinees stood up one after another, wearing barefoot underwear, holding clothes and socks in their hands, and stood in line in the corridor.
Each candidate was searched by two prosecutors, from head to toe, and the officials were staring at them to prevent any mistakes. The examinations of these people were extremely bt-t, with their hairlines above, swollen from knees, naked abdomen, and no omissions, and they were rude to scholars.
In fact, the reason why these prosecutors are so serious is not because of the fairness of the talent ceremony, but because they will be rewarded with a cheater who will receive three taels of silver, which will be worth two months of their salary... Of course, it is a rare opportunity to be able to ravage the high-ranking scholars, so how can they not cherish them?
These search and inspection soldiers are all experienced. In addition to the candidates, they focus on checking the test baskets and boxes they carry with them. They use a small hammer to knock them east and west to hear if the pen tube is hollow, inkstones, examination boxes and other large items have interlayers, and bedding must be taken apart. Even the buns and steamed buns brought by the candidates are cut open to see if they are sandwiched.
It was also possible to find some entrainments. Whenever there was a result, the search soldiers would shout excitedly, dragging the cheaters who were like they were losing their parents. Every time this time, the other candidates would feel sad, and their impression of the exam was even worse.
This kind of search speed was extremely slow. When the silence was found, it was already westward. The two search soldiers were about to attack him, but the one on the left suddenly became stunned and gave a wink to the one on the right. The soldier was also surprised, and then returned to normal and started searching in a pretentious manner... In fact, his hands didn't touch his body.
Facing Chen Si's inquiring eyes, the one on the left was approaching and whispered in his ear: "We are the sea salt soldiers." Chen Si suddenly realized that he had inspected last year and participated in the sea salt defense battle. It was obvious that these two soldiers knew him.
Since I had an acquaintance, I avoided the abuse. I just made a move to cover up the eyes and was released. I took a scroll at the door and finally entered the dragon gate. I saw a pair of black-bottomed and gold-shaped couplets hanging next to the gate. The first couplet was: 'Writing thousands of words, when the osmanthus is fragrant, the locust flowers are yellow;' The second couplet is 'Go to go out and smile, and see the moon is full of the West Lake, and the tide of the East Zhejiang River comes.'
When I saw this warm couplet, the restless spirit of the long search was calm and walked into the tribute court. I saw that it was regular and solemn. A wide bluestone passage faced the tallest building of the tribute court. This building is the center of the entire tribute court, which is three stories high. Except for the first floor, the doors and windows, there are only columns and walls on the second and third floors. Of course, this is not to cut corners, but because the word "Mingyuan" means "observe the distance and the near", which means that this building is for inspection and invigilance.
During the exam, officials responsible for the discipline supervision, supervision, inspection, etc. of the examination room will climb up this building and look down from a high place. The entire examination room will be visible at a glance. Monitor whether there is any collusion between the candidates and the candidates, between the soldiers and the candidates, and whether there is any collusion and cheating in and outside the examination room.
I was silent and saw that there was a couplet hanging on the Mingyuan Tower. The first couplet was: "The low house is quiet and there is no sound. Listen to the sound of the silkworms eating leaves and eat, and dare to forget the hard work that year." The second couplet was: "The stars in the literature are shining, look at the foot of the horse, and expect the reputation of the day to be famous." Seeing this couplet, thinking about the fame and fortune that is just around the corner, the candidates had already forgotten all their hard work and filth, and wished they could immediately get into the low house and start the big test of their life.
The so-called low house is a house, neatly scattered on both sides of the corridor, around Mingyuan Building, row by row, small and dense, like a beehive. Each row of houses is composed of a font size, arranged in "Thousand Characters" and written on the lintel wall at the entrance of the alley, for example, the first row is a font size. This arrangement is obviously to facilitate candidates to find the location of their font size as soon as possible.
The official has numbered the examination room, stating that ‘a certain number is a candidate’s number house in a certain place’, and posted the candidate’s name outside the account room, and announced the list to everyone.
At this time, the list was crowded with people, and the candidates widened their eyes and looked for their positions. After confirmation, their expressions were different. Some people smiled and danced, while others were depressed and wanted to leave.
I heard from the silence that Gongyuan Li’s house can be divided into four types, and the comfort level of each type is very different. The best ones are the old ones, which are originally built, tall and spacious, and stand up and turn over. And because they are close to Mingyuan Tower, they are always under the eyes of adults, so that they repair it in time and will not leak rain.
However, because more and more candidates were taking the exam, the number houses were expanded one after another. In order to fill their pockets, some corrupt officials cut corners and reduced their size privately, making the number houses close together with their eyebrows and wide, and they couldn't stand up straight, and their feet were exposed outside while lying down and their feet were exposed, so they couldn't even turn around. In such exams, they had to withstand the back pain and their neck cramps first.
But the candidates who were assigned to this kind of account had a look of disgust at most, and they were not as good as pounding their chests and stamping their feet, and secretly smuggling them, because compared with the other two types of "Rain" and "Smell", this is not satisfactory.
The so-called seat numbers are those test houses that are very dilapidated, raining heavily outside and lightly inside. You must know that the test papers must not be wet by rain or damaged, otherwise they will be picked out by the paper collector and write a list in a blue pen to publish it. This is called "up to the blue list", which means there will definitely be no chance, which will definitely affect the performance of the candidates.
The "number top" they brought in silent was to prevent them from being hit by surprise. Then they would be able to save themselves by putting an umbrella.
As for those who are assigned to the last "stinky numb", most of them give up their qualifications for the exam directly. Because the stinky numb is the house next to the toilet. At this time, it was hot and hundreds of people drown in it. I am afraid that no one can tolerate the smell except Chu Liuxiang.
Think about it, eating and sleeping in a place where others are holding their breath, and it is strange if you don’t vomit and fall into a coma. What else can you take?
Silence was in front of the crowded list. I searched for a long time before I saw my name, Shaoxing Mansion candidates were silent. The number of the test house was "Rizi No. 7". Youdao said, "The heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are full of...' That number of the seventh one is the ninth line.
Chapter completed!