This scholar is a bit cruel
Chapter 5 Government Examination
Chapter 5 Government Examination
On the second day of April, the provincial examination began.
Early in the morning.
The scholars preparing to take part in the provincial examination have already crowded in front of the government office on East Street.
The venue for today's provincial examination is in the large courtyard to the right of the yamen.
The prefect Xu Songwen served as the host of this prefectural examination.
Luo Zijun got up early.
After having breakfast with my sister and brother-in-law, I was escorted by the two to the government office.
Along the way, his sister kept persuading him not to be nervous.
"If you fail this year, you can take it again next year. You are still young, so don't be afraid. After all, this is your first time, and you made the decision in a hurry, so you don't have much time to study and prepare..."
Then he talked about that neighbor so-and-so, who took more than ten years to pass the exam.
The main reason is that I don’t want him to have any psychological burden.
My brother-in-law Li Zhengshan also said, "Just go and have a look, and make some friends who are scholars."
The three of them arrived at the government office and saw that it was already surrounded by people.
In addition to the candidates, there were also their relatives and friends, as well as some people watching the fun.
Luo Jiaorong suddenly met someone she knew.
Aunt Wang, who sells fruit on the next street, came with her family to accompany her nephew to take the provincial examination today. When she saw Luo Jiaorong, she was very surprised: "Jiaorong, isn't this your brother? Is he also coming to take the provincial examination today? Didn't I hear that he went to the pharmacy to study medicine?"
Luo Jiaorong said with a smile: "He went to study medicine, but he also likes reading, so he came to give it a try."
This was originally a humble statement, but the other party took it seriously.
Aunt Wang looked Luo Zijun up and down and nodded, saying, "It's good to give it a try. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. If you hang out with those scholars, maybe you can gain a reputation as a scholar. It will also give you some capital when you are looking for a wife in the future."
The smile on Luo Jiaorong's face suddenly disappeared.
Aunt Wang pointed at a young man in front of her and boasted, "Jiaorong, look, that's my nephew. He has been smart since he was young, loves reading and writing, and the neighbors say he is the god of literature. This time he comes to take the provincial examination, he can pass it with his eyes closed."
Luo Jiaorong looked up and saw that the young man was thin and had a slightly hunched back. He was stealing glances at the buttocks of a young woman in front of him with an obscene look on his face. Both in appearance and temperament, he was far inferior to her own brother.
Aunt Wang boasted about herself for a while and then left in high spirits.
"whispering sound!"
After she walked away, Luo Jiaorong curled her lips and said, "What are you showing off for! Her nephew looks like a man of letters! I think it's a rat spirit coming out of its hole!"
Li Zhengshan asked her to speak softly so that others would not hear.
Luo Zijun held back his laughter and looked at the other candidates.
There were about thirty candidates, some in their teens, some in their twenties and thirties, and even two old men with white hair and beards.
Some people cannot even pass the examination to become a scholar in their entire life.
Another half incense stick of time passed.
A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe came out of the government office and announced that people could enter the examination room.
The candidates lined up in front of the large courtyard on the right, began to undergo body searches one by one, and then entered the courtyard.
"Zijun, don't be nervous."
When Luo Zijun went over to line up, Luo Jiaorong pulled his hand and her voice was trembling with nervousness.
Luo Zijun nodded, said nothing more, and went to line up.
Soon, the body search was completed.
More than 30 candidates entered the compound and found their seats based on their name tags.
Prefect Xu Songwen, accompanied by two examiners, came to the front desk of the compound.
He was not wearing official uniform today, but a scholar's robe. He was tall, with a broad face and no beard. He was well-maintained and looked to be in his forties. He did not have the intimidating authority of an official. Instead, he gave people a gentle and easy-going feeling.
He stood on the stage, briefly explained the rules of the exam, gave a few words of encouragement, and then announced the start of the exam.
The candidates had already ground the ink.
After the test paper was handed out, I immediately began to read it carefully.
In the courtyard, there was silence except for the sound of flipping through the examination papers. The crowd outside had been driven to an open space far away by the yamen runners to avoid disturbing the examinees inside.
The provincial examination is divided into two exams.
Each exam has three test papers. The first is to recognize words and sentences, which is the simplest; the second is basic arithmetic; and the third is to read questions and write an essay. You don’t need to write in a flowery way, with every word being a gem. As long as you can convey the meaning, you will pass.
After all, it's just an entry-level exam.
However, even an exam of this level stumps many people.
After all, in this day and age, it's good enough if one out of a hundred people can read.
After looking at the test papers, several candidates have already started answering the questions.
Some candidates were frowning and thinking.
Although the two gray-haired candidates knew the answers, they did not dare to be careless. They read each word several times before picking up their pens, dipping them in ink, and answering the questions word by word.
He answered cautiously and nervously.
After Luo Zijun finished reading the questions, he started answering them and finished the three test papers quickly.
Then he checked it carefully several times.
The questions on the test paper were relatively simple for him and not difficult at all.
Those arithmetic problems were also very simple.
At this time, two people have handed in their papers.
The time limit for the two exams is before 3:00 p.m. Whoever submits the paper first can directly enter the second exam.
After the two people handed in their papers, the examiner came to give them the test papers for the second exam.
Luo Zijun checked it again and stood up to hand in the paper.
The test paper was first handed to two examiners invited from the academy. After the two examiners looked at the scores, it was handed to the chief examiner Xu Songwen.
The three of them marked and graded the papers on the spot, so the results came out very quickly.
After Luo Zijun handed in his test paper, he had his second exam.
There are still three test papers, and the content on the test papers is similar to the first test paper, which is also about recognizing words and sentences, basic arithmetic, and reading questions and writing essays.
However, this time the word recognition and sentence recognition is obviously a bit more complicated, and its meaning still needs to be understood.
Luo Zijun answered quickly.
After the three candidates handed in their papers and walked out of the examination room, he also stood up, handed in his paper and prepared to leave.
At this time, an examiner with a long beard on his right looked at him and said, "Your name is Luo Zijun?"
Luo Zijun glanced at the sign in front of him and quickly bowed and said, "It's the student."
This person's name is Yang Kai, and he is a teacher at Linfeng Academy.
Usually, only the chief examiner and two other examiners can tear open the seal and see the name after they have read the test paper and assigned scores.
In the first exam just now, he was the third one to hand in his paper. Examiner Yang must have remembered his name after marking the papers and grading them.
"Your answer to the last question of this first exam was very interesting."
Yang Kai looked at him and asked, "Have you ever thought about entering the academy?"
Usually, after passing the provincial examination and becoming a junior scholar, scholars still need to take the academy examination and reach the level of scholar II before they can enter a good academy to study.
At that time, not only was one's status elevated, but there were also many benefits.
Luo Zijun said: "I have certainly thought about it."
Yang Kai nodded, said nothing more, waved his hand, and let him leave.
When Luo Zijun was leaving, he heard the prefect Xu Songwen say with a smile: "Why, Brother Yang, are you interested in this student? Are you planning to make an exception and admit him?"
Yang Kai smiled and said, “I just thought his answer to that question was very interesting. If we want to admit him, we have to wait until he passes the college entrance examination. The two places for special admissions this year have already been given to others, so how can we give them to him?”
Another examiner said, "I know those two people. They are two talented people from Tong County. You Linfeng College are really capable. You actually got ahead of West Lake College."
Luo Zijun went out and could no longer hear anything.
(End of this chapter)
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