Peerless Pirates

In the early morning of October 27th, the tenth year of the Great Qi Dynasty, Song Zheng got up before the fourth watch (Latest Chapter of Eastern Warrior). Not only him, but the entire Song family got up early and were busy preparing for Song Zheng's scientific examination

something.

The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were prepared by Song Jue himself. There are two brushes, one is a weasel brush used for writing small regular script, and the other is a medium-sized wolf brush. The ink is high-quality pine ink, and one ink stick is worth one or two silver. The paper is

The high-quality rice paper imported from Shu Kingdom, and the inkstone is naturally the world-famous Hui inkstone.

Song Jue's life has always been simple, but for his son's imperial examination, he still used his salary to buy these things for his son. He also carefully bandaged his son (read the full text of Knowledge is Power).

Song Zheng took these things and was inexplicably moved. In fact, he already had these things, and they were even more luxurious than those prepared by Song Jue. Xu Mingxuan, Lu Dafu, and Huang Yue all had people buy a set of expensive Four Treasures of the Study as gifts.

Song Zheng, and wished him good results. However, Song Zheng couldn't resist his father's kindness and decided to take the exam with Song Jue's preparation.

As for the food, Ming'er and Se'er prepared it. Exquisite plain porcelain cups, exquisite mung bean cakes, taro meatballs, delicious shredded bamboo shoots, etc. were packed in a box one foot square and half a foot high.

Of course, clothes and quilts are indispensable. Zhu and Ping'er had already prepared two changes of clothes, a spread of fine cotton mattresses, an eiderdown quilt, and even a delicate little pillow.

The clothes and quilt were beaten into small quilt rolls. The pen, ink, paper, inkstone and food box were all put into the examination box. After everything was prepared, the people from the government went to the door to say goodbye.

Xiaosi had already hitched the carriage, Song Zheng waved behind him, and then boarded the carriage and left.

Although the street was still dark, there were already many people there. This early morning, many families in Jiangning City stayed up all night. The entire Jiangning City was a little brighter than before.

The civil examination examination has a much greater impact than the military examination. In Chinese history, the imperial examination refers to the civil examination. In the history books, the records of the civil examination examination are very detailed, but the military examination has been forgotten.

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Due to the pressure of border affairs in Daqi, the martial arts examination was still prosperous, but compared with the civil examination, it was still far inferior. In fact, the prosperity of the civil examination is often a sign of the prosperity of a country. And famous military generals are all

It was born when the country was in turmoil. Because only in combat can a famous future be tempered and cultivated.

Perhaps it is a coincidence of history that the examination room for the Daqi Examination was located on the east side of the Confucius Temple, called the Huiyuan, which is also the location of the Jiangnan Gongyuan in later generations. The Confucius Temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and was a place to worship Confucius. The Huiyuan was built in

Here, of course, we borrow the culture and atmosphere of Confucius Temple.

After the founding of the Qi Dynasty, due to the urgent need for talents, special attention was paid to literary affairs. When Jiangning City was moved south, Taizu ordered a large area of ​​about 200 acres to be opened adjacent to the Confucius Temple to build a guild hall.

(Master's Throne). There are two doors in the courtyard, which are usually locked and will only be opened during the examination. Outside the courtyard, there are usually regular patrols by government officials.

In the courtyard, eighty rows of houses were neatly built. The houses were all facing south, each nearly a hundred feet long, with countless small grids separated inside. Moreover, during the trial period, there were city guards and government officials at each house.

Patrolling day and night.

Before he arrived at the entrance of the guild hall, Song Zheng heard the bustling sound. He lifted up the car curtain and was startled. He saw countless lanterns flashing on the street in front of him. There were thousands of people moving around.

There are so many. They extend from the entrance of Confucius Temple to the other side of the monastery.

Many candidates rushed forward in groups. Everyone was carrying quilts and examination papers, calling each other brother and brother, and chatting about possible test questions as they walked.

Under the eaves on both sides of the street, there are also candidates standing and chatting in twos and threes. Some who haven’t slept enough are dozing off against the wall. When we get here, the street is already brightly lit. The restaurants on the street are open, and the steamed buns are hot.

, the fragrant sweet porridge was served, and the customers were naturally the candidates.

"Sir, we can't walk in front, there are too many people." Xiao Si stopped the carriage and said helplessly.

"It doesn't matter," Song Zheng waved his hand, "I'll get off the car here and go find my friends. You can just go back."

Xiaosi looked around and saw people everywhere, so he had to say, "Okay, sir, be careful."

After waiting for Song Zheng to carry the quilt and dowry, Xiao Si turned around and went back.

Song Zheng stood there and watched for a while, recognized the direction, and then rushed forward. After walking forty or fifty feet, he squeezed to the side of the street and entered a steamed bun shop called "Too Delicious". Here is

The place agreed between Song Zheng, Hou Zhonglian and others.

As soon as they entered the store, they saw Hou Zhonglian, Kong Fan and Cong Ge sitting at a table. There were four large plates of steamed buns on the table. There were probably ten on each plate, and the steamed buns were quite big.

"I ordered so many steamed buns, can brothers Nian eat them?" Song Zheng stepped forward with a smile (read the full text of Yipin Kung Fu King).

"Young man." Everyone saw Song Zheng and stood up to say hello. Song Zheng returned the greeting and sat down on one side of the table.

During this period of time, Song Zheng and the three of them had met several times, and they were close friends with each other. The first time they met at Lian's Huafang, the atmosphere would have been better if Lian Shui'er hadn't caused trouble. However, that night,

After the Lian Family Painting Boat exploded and the Yuxiang Tower Painting Boat sank, the four of them were questioned by the Jiangning government office, which made everyone a little awkward. However, Song Zheng took the initiative to contact them, and everyone took turns to act, and things were soon reconciled as before.

"Xiao Lang, you just asked why there are so many steamed buns, but you don't know the secret." Hou Zhonglian said with a smile.

"Hey, do you have any explanation?" Song Zheng asked curiously.

"Well, do you know how much this plate of steamed buns costs? It costs one tael of silver, and each bun is worth a hundred cash."

Song Zheng was startled. He often walked on the street before and knew that the best steamed buns were only ten cents each, and that was Yuhualou's first-class number one bun. He didn't expect that here, an ordinary meat bun would be...

It was sold for hundreds of cents.

"Why is it so expensive?"

"There are store rules here." Cong Ge glanced at the counter dissatisfied, "You can spend one tael of silver and sit here for half an hour. Don't think it's too expensive. If I hadn't been familiar with this place, half a month would be enough."

I paid a deposit of two taels of silver a long time ago, but now I don’t even have a place to sit.”

Song Zheng suddenly realized it and couldn't help but feel funny. It turned out that the boss of this place was not selling steamed buns, but selling seats. However, this was also a matter of fate. He would try it every two years. If he didn't take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune, he would still have to wait for it.

when?

Song Zheng looked around and found that their table was the most unoccupied, with only four people sitting there. Seven or eight people were sitting at the other tables, with several large plates of steamed buns placed on each table. These people were all well-dressed,

It doesn't look like he comes from a poor family.

At the door, people crowded in from time to time and asked if there was a place (Twin Ghost Pupils txt download). However, the store was full, and there was nowhere to sit. These people could only look at the people in the store with jealousy.

He shook his head and went out, continuing to play under the eaves outside the store.

Don’t blame them for being jealous. They got up in the middle of the night. None of them had slept enough, and they were tired. They were looking for a place to rest. But there were too many people participating in the audition, and every store had been booked, so there was no room for them.

land.

As far as Song Zheng knows, there are twelve places in the 11th Road of Daqi, plus Gyeonggi Province. Over the years, there are thousands of candidates who want to take the Jinshi examination. Those who can finally come to Jiangning to take the examination are up to

Three to four thousand people. And the number of admitted people is only more than 200, which is almost one twentieth. And those who can pass the examination must be people with a lot of experience. The difficulty can be imagined. To use a sentence from later generations, it is

Thousands of troops crossed the single-plank bridge.

Song Zheng was chatting with Hou Zhonglian and Kong Fan, but Cong Ge yawned. As a last resort, he lay down on the table and squinted. As for the plates of steamed buns, everyone ate one or two each, not even one.

He ate it and didn't even move the rest. At this time, the waiter served a pot of tea, and everyone drank while talking about some exam topics.

Just after the Yin hour and entering the Mao hour, there was a commotion in the street. Soon, the gong sounded, and many people hurriedly moved to both sides of the street. People in the store crowded towards the door and looked towards the street.

It turned out that the examiners had arrived. In front of them were two government officials, beating gongs to clear the way. Then, there were a hundred city guard sergeants, led by a hundred households, passing in front of the store in an orderly manner. After that, there was a person with an appearance.

The handsome examiner, wearing a purple official robe and a long

With an official appearance, he walked through the street with a serious expression. Behind him were two deputy examiners, wearing red official robes. Behind him were several government officials guarding him. One of the government officials was holding a small gold medal in his hand.

The box contains the key to the door of the monastery.

Behind this group of people, there are two flat carts pushed by two tall and strong government officials. There is a large box on each of the two carts. Next to the two boxes, there are six government officials standing on the left and right.

He looked on strict alert. For no other reason than the box contained the test papers for this year's exam.

The last ones passing through the street were still hundreds of city guard sergeants. The procession was huge and they rushed to the entrance of the guild hall.

"The examiner is here, are we going to enter?" Kong Fan asked (read the full text of "The King of the Country").

"There's no rush." ​​Song Zheng said with a smile, "Entrance is at exactly nine o'clock, and you have to search one by one after entering. With so many people this year, I'm afraid it will take three or four hours. I'm afraid it won't be until noon when the exam officially starts.

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Hou Zhonglian also smiled and said, "Entering early has the advantage of entering early. You can go to the examination room to sleep first."

"I'm afraid I can't even sleep well. There is a big difference between this trial and the trial." Cong Ge woke up at some point. "The cubicle inside is much smaller than the trial. Even tall people can't stretch.

It's like a trumpet used to punish sergeants in the army. You have to curl up to lie down on it. The only thing better than a trumpet is that you can stand up."

"Forget it, it's better to lie down on the table for a while." Kong Fan said and lay down. However, he sat up after a while and said with a helpless smile, "I can't sleep."

Everyone laughed, the test was about to begin, and everyone was somewhat excited.

When we sat down at exactly nine o'clock, on the street, the city guards began to shout at the candidates to line up. Kong Fan couldn't sit still anymore and suggested that everyone go out. Song Zheng saw that Cong Ge and Hou Zhonglian were a little moved, so he stood up with a smile.

While Song Zheng and others were waiting to enter, Lan Xiangming, the fat eunuch at the Forbidden Army station and in charge of the warehouse, had also gotten up. Since Shuiding was transferred to the palace, another eunuch was sent to the palace. Unfortunately, this eunuch

The eunuch was not in good health. He was ill and bedridden during this period. All the work in the prison was under the supervision of Lan Xiangming.

As the eunuch of the treasury, Lan Xiangming is in charge of more than just a simple arsenal. All the living supplies of the 8,000 forbidden troops are under the supervision of Lan Xiangming. Although the procurement of these supplies is handled by the palace's Ministry of Internal Affairs

Forget it. But when it is transported to the Forbidden Army camp, it will be under the supervision of Lan Xiangming.

Unlike Shuiding who dyes water here, Lan Xiangming is an old prison here and has his own way of making a fortune. No, a batch of high-grade military salt has just been sent from outside. Lan Xiangming realizes that the way to make a fortune is

The opportunity has arrived again.~

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