After the first month, it is the spring rainy season in February, and the examination will start at the beginning of this month.

More than 4,000 people gathered in the capital had already sharpened their knives, competing for the 300 places in this exam, which was undoubtedly another very tragic battle.

The scholars of this era studied the writings of sages, but in essence they struggled all their lives.

On the road to the imperial examination, it is necessary to break through the six major levels of the county examination, the government examination, the hospital examination, the township examination, the meeting examination and the palace examination. Even if you are lucky enough to get the admission ticket to Jinshi, even if it is Lin Haoran's background, you will inevitably struggle for power.

In the past, Yin Tai showed a humble and gentlemanly style, looking at the poverty of his colleague Zhao Wensu, once he couldn't even pay the road expenses, he took the initiative to give up the Guozijian Driver's Association at his fingertips.

It's just that officialdom is so ruthless, Yin Tai was not taken seriously because of this gentleman's practice, but was transferred to Nanjing for retirement when he was in the prime of life.

Facts have proved that the current officialdom atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty is like this.

From the cabinet minister to the small boss of the county government below, it is difficult to get promoted honestly, so they all dig out their hearts to tie up the top, so as to get a chance to be promoted.

The people who went to the examination in Guangdong were like turtles about to break out of their shells, and they had to rush to the sea as fast as they could, get the 300 jinshi places, and swim in the ocean.

The night before the exam, they were all nervous and anxious.

Last night, when the sky had just darkened, they went back to their rooms to rest. When we met, we got up together, and after breakfast, we went to Suncheon Gongyuan to take the exam.

It's just that when they went to bed to rest, the more than 100 candidates tossed and turned and couldn't sleep for a long time.

The same is true of Wang Honghai, who is only 20 years old, and he goes back to his room with two other companions in the morning to rest.

He is the youngest one to take the examination in Guangdong, and at the same time the most valued by everyone, and it is said that whether Guangdong's scholars can enter the top ten depends on his performance.

Lying flat on the bed, he recalled some selected Bagu literary masterpieces as before, but these ripe things did not hold his attention, and a lot of messy things came to his mind.

Since he was a child, he has been known as a child prodigy, the pride of his father, and the doting of his family.

However, he felt like a frog at the bottom of a well, Qiongzhou Mansion was just a large island, almost isolated from the outside world, and he could only learn about the outside world through books and his grandfather's narration.

The only time I crossed the Qiongzhou Strait was because I had to go to Leizhou City to participate in the Qiongzhou Mansion examination. It wasn't until last year that he really left Qiongzhou Island and began to understand this wonderful world.

What impressed him the most was Leizhou City, which he had been to once.

When I first came to Leizhou City, it was just a very ordinary city, and many of the houses in the city looked very dilapidated, and the essence was not much better than Qiongzhou City.

It's just that when he arrived in Leizhou City again, he couldn't believe his eyes. The streets are clean, the shops on both sides are richly decorated, and the goods are dazzling, showing the wealth of dreams.

In just two or three years, Leizhou City has undergone earth-shaking changes, but he was stupid there at the time, and seriously suspected that he was coming to Leizhou City for the first time.

It was also at that time that he firmly remembered the person of his mentor and the resounding title of "Lin Lei Gong".

As he got a deeper understanding, when he arrived at Leizhou Wharf through Zhenyang Avenue, he finally understood why the name of his mentor was so loud, why he could win the love of hundreds of thousands of people in Leizhou, and why he was worshiped by a temple.

Even at that moment, he had a stronger desire to join the company and understood what he should do in the future. Isn't what the teacher did the best example for him?

Fortunately, he won the championship in the township test in Guangdong last year and became a proud protégé of his mentor.

"If I fail, how should I face my teacher?"

Wang Honghai's excitement gradually cooled, a nervousness surged in his heart, and an extremely terrifying thought flashed.

This is not his crankiness, but there are indeed all kinds of doubtful voices, always questioning his mentor's fraud, and always questioning his mentor's unknown knowledge. All in all, many people waited for him to fall off the list, and then used it to attack his mentor.

Although his father was only a small county magistrate, he had already told him about the sinister nature of officialdom. This time, he went to Beijing with his father, and his father explained to him the importance of this move and asked him to do his best.

All kinds of distracting thoughts made Wang Honghai fall into anxiety, unable to sleep at all, and no longer had any confidence in tomorrow's exam.

As the saying goes, the house leak happened to rain overnight.

Just when he finally felt a little sleepy, he heard the sound of grinding his teeth next to him, and a companion repeatedly went to the hut, and the door did not seem to stop.

I finally fell asleep in a daze, as if I had only slept for a while, but there was a clear knock on the door next door. Then there was a knock on their door, telling them that it was time to get up.

The service of the Guangdong Association is very considerate, taking care of all aspects of their needs, and helping them prepare well for the examination basket.

Wang Honghai opened his eyes, just thinking that he was about to step into the examination room, but his heart was pounding. I was completely unsure about this upcoming exam, and I vaguely felt that this time I would definitely lose Sun Shan's name.

"Honghai, your belt hasn't been tied yet?"

Wang Honghai was dressed properly and was about to follow the two companions to the meal, when the companion who grinded his teeth reminded him.

When the companion who went to the thatched house overnight saw it, he immediately comforted him: "Honghai, the first time you take the exam, you will inevitably be nervous, and you won't be nervous if you take the exam a few more times!" ”

“…… How many times? ”

Wang Honghai was deeply speechless, is this a comforting word? And who took the thatched house yesterday? Who are these people?

After packing up, the three of them pushed the door and walked out.

The sky was dark, and the other rooms in the courtyard were still washing, so they went straight to the dining room.

They were an earlier wave, and many people hadn't packed up yet, and only a few people were ahead of the curve. It's just that those few people have just entered the dining hall, but they don't know what happened, they swept away the drowsiness just now, and it was as if they had pounced.

Hey?

When Wang Honghai saw this scene, he immediately had a bad premonition in his heart, it couldn't be somewhere on fire, right?

"Something must have happened, let's go over and help!" The companion who grinded his teeth also realized that something was wrong, and immediately ran towards the door of the canteen.

Wang Honghai followed, praying secretly in his heart. I just hope that there will be no big incidents, and that he will not add twists and turns to this originally unsmooth meeting, otherwise he will really be ashamed of his teacher.

It's just that when he arrived at the dining hall, he was completely stupid.