The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Stand in line, listen carefully to the roll call of the official in front of you, and immediately step forward to let the examiner verify your identity after your name is called.

In fact, there were no such things as photos in this era. Screening was all based on recorded physical characteristics. After screening, you had to be searched. Only after passing the screening could you enter the Gongyuan and enter your own examination room.

Wei Guangde has already taken the exam once, so he naturally knows how to deal with it.

After he heard his name being called, Wei Guangde walked out of the crowd and stood in front of him and bowed to the examiner.

In fact, screening based on physical characteristics is just that easy. The real test is the group of people standing behind the examiner. They are all professors and lecturers from Jiujiang Prefectural School and various county schools. Naturally, they are very familiar with their students. , you can tell at a glance whether it is the real person or whether someone is taking the test for you.

In fact, when we get to this point and take the exam, where can we find the gunman?

The gunman has the ability to pass the provincial examination. He is already the master of the examination. Who will take the examination for others?

After the screening, Wei Guangde walked forward along the passage, unbuttoning his clothes as he walked. When he walked to the two searching soldiers, he was already standing there wearing only his inner clothes, holding a pen and inkstone in his left hand, and clothes and socks in his right hand, waiting to be searched. .

After all the procedures were completed, Wei Guangde sat in his examination booth. More than an hour had passed.

But this is not over yet. For an exam involving thousands of people, it is not surprising that the roll call and searching would take several hours.

Wei Guangde was not in a hurry. He packed up the examination booth and lay down to rest. As for the preparation work, such as putting away the examination papers and grinding the ink, he would wait until the examination started.

Tomorrow is the first test of the provincial examination, and there are two more tests to pass, so there is really no need to rush.

Well, at this time, Wei Guangde was already sitting there with his eyes closed and resting. Let's see what questions the examiner will come up with this time to embarrass the candidates.

Unconsciously, Wei Guangde remembered that three years ago, he was sitting in the same examination booth and took three consecutive exams. He was still full of confidence at the beginning, but when the results were finally released, he was not on the list.

Everything still needs to be fought for by oneself.

Thousands of candidates just want to compete for the ninety-five quotas.

In the past two years, I have spent a lot on the road to fame, and it is impossible to give up.

Three times, at most three provincial examinations. If you can't pass them, you might as well travel around with your reputation as a scholar.

Studying was too hard. Wei Guangde couldn't help but think of his predecessor. Before junior high school, his grades were so-so. After he got to junior high school, as he learned more and more knowledge, he finally couldn't stand the pain. After that, his grades also plummeted. In the end, he only got a mediocre score in the college entrance examination. Such a mixed university diploma.

Thinking that I had gone to Youmin Temple to burn incense yesterday, I hoped that I could pass the provincial examination smoothly.

In this era, Wei Guangde naturally still hopes to take the imperial examination and enter officialdom and become a member of the ruling class.

This is the second time. I will have to work hard for another three years at most. If I fail the exam, I will stop playing.

Wei Guangde was thinking wildly. He didn't know how much time had passed. There was a sound from upstairs in Mingyuan. Wei Guangde knew that all the candidates should have entered the examination room. This meant locking the door and sealing off the courtyard. From then on until the end of the examination, all connections between Gongyuan and the outside world would be cut off. .

For several days after that, Wei Guangde felt that he was living in a haze. Only after the first two exams were over, he returned to the inn and soaked in warm water to wake up a little. Then he had to return to the exam room early the next morning to continue the rest. take an exam.

After copying the last test paper of the third session, Wei Guangde checked it several times and finally confirmed that there were no omissions, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the candles handed out by the table, Wei Guangde twitched the corner of his mouth. He didn't need this thing anymore. When the time came to leave, he would hand in his papers and leave first.

Being locked up in a cage-like dormitory for several days was really hard to bear.

Because he was in a relaxed mood, Wei Guangde couldn't help but let his mind wander while sitting in the dormitory.

I heard from my classmates before that the provincial examination was pretty good. After all, it was in August. Although the weather was slightly cool sometimes, I could get through it. The most difficult part was actually the examination.

Thinking about sitting in such a dormitory to take the exam in February, Wei Guangde couldn't help but shudder.

It is said that spring has come in February, but it is still far from spring.

In recent years, the weather has only gotten warmer in March. No wonder some students have to remind each other that if they feel any physical discomfort before the exam, they must withdraw from the exam in time. Scholars with weak physiques really cannot survive those days.

I remember reading someone's article before, saying that in ancient times, I don't know which dynasty it was, the Gongyuan had a fire during the exam, and then people outside did not dare to rush in to put out the fire because there was an exam inside, and many candidates burned to death.

Fortunately, I am not so unlucky. I have been to the Gongyuan three times and have never encountered such a thing. I guess it was the candles that were handed out on the table.

Wei Guangde's eyes moved to the candles and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"It feels good. Let's make some hot water. Yes, please call the waiter for me and ask him to bring the food in. I'll eat something here to cushion my stomach."

Wei Guangde was already sitting in the tub, soaking comfortably.

After each rural examination is over, it is probably the busiest time for the store.

Almost without exception, all candidates who stay in a hotel will ask the hotel owner to prepare a bathtub in the room, where they can take a comfortable hot bath to relieve their fatigue.

After leaving the examination room, Wei Guangde asked Zhang Ji to prepare something delicious for him. When he returned to the inn with his classmates, he asked the innkeeper to bring buckets of hot water for a bath. He brushed his teeth first and then took a bath.

The Gongyuan was so shabby that Wei Guangde, who had a habit of brushing his teeth every day, had to pay attention to it.

The store owner poured the hot water that had just been delivered into the bathtub and went out. After a while, Zhang Ji came in with a food box.

"Second Young Master, it's all the food you like."

Zhang Ji put the food box aside, opened the lid and asked Wei Guangde for credit.

"Put your hair up for me. I'll eat something first."

Wei Guangde leaned there and asked Zhang Ji to put his hair into a bun. He reached out and took out a piece of pastry from the food box and opened his mouth to eat.

"By the way, among the people who came with me, is there anyone who hasn't come back?"

Wei Guangde asked while eating pastries. There were more than 20 people he knew well, but he only saw about ten people on the way back. It seemed that there were still people who had not come out of the examination room, and he didn't know if they were going to burn the midnight oil.

"Master Lao, Master Lin, and Master Shen haven't come back yet. Their servants said they might not be able to come back until dark at night."

Zhang Ji thought for a moment and immediately replied with a smile: "Don't worry, young master, I will report to you when they come back."

"What's the letter? I just said casually that the young master needs to have a good sleep tonight. He finally got through it. If you dare to disturb my rest, you won't be able to sleep well tonight."

Wei Guangde said angrily, he was just asking casually.

Well, at this time, in private, Wei Guangde no longer has to hide his true inner thoughts.

In the provincial examination, it would be great if all the thousands of candidates had some problems, so that no one would compete with me for the quota of candidates.

At this moment, Wei Guangde did not intend to recognize him as a brother, let alone a classmate.