The fourth day of September is obviously not a good day.

This autumn rain cleared at dusk, and a brilliant sunset appeared in the northwest corner, reflecting the roof of Mingyuan Tower. It's just that there is no chief examiner upstairs, only some low-level officials are invigilating.

In front of No. 8 Lai Zi Lane, I saw a young man skinning a silver krait, removing the internal organs, and then cutting off the snake's head. Although the silver krait snake is a poisonous snake, it is also a precious medicinal herb, which has the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing yang.

Lin Haoran swallowed his saliva, judging from his view of food, although the silver krait has many methods, it is undoubtedly the best stewed soup. In this way, you will drink a delicious broth, which can be described as a thousand dollars.

Fortunately, he was well prepared this time, and after putting some ingredients in the pot, he put in the snake meat cut into sections, added some water, and boiled it over a charcoal fire.

Since the candidate of the ninth house had been disqualified from the exam, he took the black charcoal without a trace, so that he did not have to worry about the charcoal fire.

After a while, the enticing smell of meat wafted from the laneway, but it ushered in a pair of hateful eyes. This foodie really dares to do anything, and even eats poisonous snakes.

Bah!

A noble candidate who was swallowing pickles, but he didn't know whether he was angry about eating the pickles, or he couldn't get used to the fierce style of the snake-eating boy, so he took a heavy bite on the ground.

It's just that no matter what, everyone can't stop the footsteps of a young man who yearns for food.

Multiply......

Lin Haoran drank the fragrant snake soup beautifully, and the hot snake soup was really delicious, making him show his intoxication.

After a few sips of soup, he picked up another piece of snow-white snake meat. After biting it gently, I found that it was fresher and more tender than fish, more delicious than chicken, and very chewy, and found that this snake meat was not easy to break, and it could be used for hot pot.

While drinking snake soup and eating snake meat, he noticed the amulet on the ground. Picking it up and putting it in front of his nose, there was a pungent smell that wrinkled his nose, much like the smell of snake yellow.

After a slight hesitation, he put the amulet back in his arms.

The sergeant watched all this from the side, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. He is also a good soldier who has invigilated several candidates, and he eats snake soup in the township exam, I'm afraid it's the only one!

Each candidate is assigned three candles, which can be used both for lighting and overnight answers.

It's just that Lin Haoran heard that some candidates accidentally burned the papers, and eventually became the "blue papers", and they were sentenced to fall without even seeing the examiner. That's why he didn't plan to work all night, so he went to bed early.

Due to an autumn rain during the day, the weather suddenly turned cold, and Lin Haoran wrapped the felt around her body very comfortably, and slept very sweetly.

However, some people are going to suffer, especially the noble man who came in lightly, but he didn't expect the weather to deteriorate suddenly, shivering from the cold at night, and sneezing constantly.

The next morning, the sky was still overcast and there was a hint of cold wind.

Lin Haoran pulled open the warm leather felt and simply made breakfast, but did not extinguish the charcoal fire. The weather is a little cold today, and he wants to burn charcoal to keep warm.

There is no shortage of candidates who think the same way as him, and many candidates have thin clothing, so they can't even take care of answering questions at this time, and curl up in the number house like a frozen dog to keep warm.

Lin Haoran ate well, slept soundly, and was naturally full of energy. After breakfast, he continued with what he had left unfinished yesterday, and soon completed the Pentateuch.

The so-called Five Classics refer to: "Book of Songs", "Book of Rites", "Book of Rites", "Zhou Yi", "Spring and Autumn", and candidates only need to choose one of these Five Classics to complete.

Of course, this is pre-determined, and candidates will have to submit their options to the Chief Executive before coming to the township examination. However, there are still five questions for each scripture, and you can choose the one you choose to complete.

Lin Haoran chose "Shangshu", "Shang" means "Shang", which means the book of antiquity.

This is the most difficult of the Five Classics, because the words and dictionaries in the Shangshu are all allusions to the ancient pre-Qin period. It is a compilation of ancient Chinese historical documents and some works that recount ancient deeds, which is equivalent to a history subject.

"King Wen's humility is Kang Gong Tian Gong!"

This title comes from the "Wuyi" chapter of Shangshu, which means "King Wen wore humble clothes, and finally achieved his merit of reassuring the people and governing the fields." ”

Not to mention the logic of this, but it was obviously ignored by the emperor, the dragon robe of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty often cost nearly 100,000 taels of silver, even if it was the entire Jiajing Emperor who wore a robe, his dragon robe was also 20,000 taels.

It can only be said that the ideals of Confucianism are beautiful, but the reality is often very skinny.

At noon on the third day, the sun was shining.

The gate of the Gongyuan opened, and the two pigeons foraging for food at the gate spread their wings and headed towards the attic in the distance. A young man walked out of it, squinting at the sun and breathing in the smell of freedom.

"Brother!"

With a crisp cry, a little girl ran from a distance, and he smiled brightly.

The first exam is undoubtedly the most important, and as is customary over the years, success or failure almost depends on this one. Therefore, many candidates come out, some people are happy, and some people are depressed.

The candidate who fell into the evil has also become a topic of relish, and many candidates are keen on the theory of ghosts and gods. It is said that the candidate's previous character was not good, and he must have killed someone by relying on the power of his family, and now that person has come back to seek revenge.

Lin Haoran didn't care about this, after eating a good meal, he followed Hu Niu to talk about what he had seen and heard in the Gongyuan, and then went to bed early, because he had to continue the exam early tomorrow morning.

At about four o'clock the next day, a large number of candidates gathered in front of the Guangzhou Gongyuan.

The admission process is the same, but the search and identity verification are significantly relaxed, and candidates can go straight back to their previous dormitory number, and someone will send the test papers to them.

Lin Haoran noticed that on the Mingyuan Tower, there were no examiners.

In the second scene, there is a discussion, five judgments, and a sentence of the Edict, Table, Interior, and Branch.

This test is the official application writing. In this era, the information is mainly transmitted in writing, and if something big happens, and you express it in the wrong way, then this kind of person should not do it.

Of course, the candidates who can go to the township examination are not general, and this kind of practical writing is naturally difficult for the candidates. It's just that the difficulty is not high, so the importance is self-evident.

The third game is a little more difficult, and the assessment is the five ways of time strategy.

Policy theory is undoubtedly a very test of the candidate's real ability, and in the palace examination, it is only a test of policy theory. It's just that in the township test, the convention is still based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and the countermeasure theory will not be paid much attention.

The Five Policies Treatise covers agriculture, water conservancy, customs, etc., and one of them is the hottest problem of the Japanese Invaders.

When Lin Haoran saw this question, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, that is, he wrote down the treatment strategy in his abdomen, and this exam failed to stump him, and he also answered it well.

In the afternoon of the third day, he handed in the test papers, and the township examination for nine days and six nights was over.