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Lin Yanchao dipped his pen in ink and continued to write the volume, he had slept in the middle of the night, and now his spirit was not bad, and the framework of the two articles was slowly taking shape under the pen.

By the time the sky was twilight, the two articles had been written.

Lin Yanchao raised his head and stretched, and at dawn, he finally finished writing all seven articles, and he only needed to transcribe them.

Lin Yanchao pulled up the curtain slightly, but saw that the heavy rain outside the examination shed almost blocked the sky.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and Lin Yanchao saw that many candidates who scored in the rain number were almost holding umbrellas and writing essays on the other hand, which was difficult to describe in detail.

Walking in the water last night, and raining heavily today, this exam is really unsettling.

Lin Yanchao ate something first, cushioned his stomach, and then transcribed the draft to the main volume.

In another examination room in the examination room, Gu Xiancheng, a scholar from Wuxi, had already written seven articles, and read them from beginning to end, but he felt very satisfied, and couldn't help but nodded, and said from the bottom of his heart: "After reading Lin Zonghai's theory of cheating, it made me feel a little less complacent. ”

Gu Xiancheng confidently transcribed the article at the moment.

In another examination room, a gentleman dressed in cotton clothes coughed while writing an essay.

This person's surname is Tang, the name is Xianzu, it is the famous man who was praised as the genius of Linchuan by the capital, the last time he took the test, everyone thought that he would be in the Jinshi, but as a result, he did not meet Zhang Juzheng and fell to Sun Mountain.

This section. Tang Xianzu couldn't help but feel more stressed, and he got a cold before the exam, so that he couldn't stop coughing during the exam. made his brow a little depressed.

"I can't wait another three years, I must pass this subject, otherwise I will not be able to see my parents in the family." Tang Xianzu thought of this, and suddenly sighed and thought, this time the candidate is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, Gu Xiancheng. Wei Yun's Chinese chapter is not under him, and as for the article of Lin Yanchao, the son of Fujian, he admired it very much after reading it.

It seems that this time it will not be easy to try.

A row of examination booths in front of Mingyuan Building. This examination shed belongs to the newly built after the 10,000 calendar years and is of high quality.

Moreover, this examination shed is downstairs in Mingyuan, and there are officers and soldiers staring at it, so it doesn't matter if it's windy or rainy outside. Or last night there was a fire in the Gongyuan. The candidates who live in this examination shed are worry-free.

Right now, in an examination room, a boy in brocade clothes is writing an essay.

This person's name is Zhang Maoxiu, and he is the third son of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant today. Among Zhang Juzheng's three sons, his article is the best.

Zhang Maoxiu finished transcribing the seven articles, read the paper and said in his heart, the questions of this exam are all in my hands. The second brother was hit by the list three years ago. And this time I went to the exam with my eldest brother, and my eldest brother lacked literary ink. At most, he is a top three jinshi, but he is different.

The main exam of this examination, Shen Shixing is his father's follower, and he doesn't dare not take himself. When it comes to the palace examination, the Queen Mother of Heaven takes care of her father and son, not to mention.

It's a pity that he is afraid of his father's reputation as the first assistant, even if he wins the top prize, I'm afraid that other people won't be convinced, but so what, how can I take their words to heart.

Zhang Maoxiu thought about it for a while, and felt that except for his fellow villager Xiao Liangyou, it was difficult for the rest of the people to compete with him. As for Lin Yanchao, Gu Xiancheng, and Tang Xianzu, no matter how well they write their articles, if no one appreciates them, what is the use?

Thinking of this, Zhang Maoxiu closed the seven main volumes, slapped the door panel, and shouted outward: "Submit the volume, hand in the volume!" ”

When the next officer and soldier came over, he knew Zhang Maoxiu's identity, and immediately agreed respectfully and called the officer to collect the file.

At this time, it was already noon, and the three exams were coming to an end, and many candidates had already handed in their papers.

Lin Yanchao continued to transcribe the articles in a hurry, and after neatly transcribing the seven articles on the volume, he read them carefully from beginning to end, and after confirming that there were no mistakes, he also got up and handed in the papers.

The official came to Lin Yanchao with an umbrella, looked at the name on the scroll, and exclaimed: "It turns out that Your Excellency is Lin Jieyuan from Fujian!" ”

Lin Yanchao arched his hand and said: "I'm ashamed, exactly." ”

After listening to the words of the examinee, all the candidates next to the examination room raised their heads and looked at Lin Yanchao in surprise.

It turns out that the person who has eaten, drunk and slept in the examination room in the past three days is actually Lin Yanchao, is there any mistake about this? The official didn't say anything, otherwise it would be suspected of violating the system, he just nodded, put away Lin Yanchao's roll, and left immediately.

After handing in the papers, Lin Yanchao packed his luggage, after this exam, the general examination is almost over, the second and third are just a passing scene, and the importance is not as good as the second and third of the township examination.

Lin Yanchao packed his luggage, held an umbrella, walked to the dragon gate, and waited to open the dragon gate.

Many candidates who have finished answering the questionnaire are also standing in front of the dragon gate.

Suddenly, there were several lightning flashes in the air, and then thunder rumbled.

The rain suddenly fell heavier, and all the candidates couldn't help but be surprised when they looked at the celestial phenomena in front of the dragon gate, and even Lin Yanchao almost thought that this scene was a Taoist friend who had crossed the robbery in the examination room. ，

Seeing this, a candidate lowered his head and said, "This time the exam is not smooth." On the first day of the exam, the Gongyuan went to the water, and on the second day, it rained so heavily, which was purely embarrassing for us and not allowing us to take the exam well. ”

One said: "The night of the fire made me flustered and restless all night!" ”

One of them said, "Yes, let me tell you, have you seen it?" Huguang Shizi is divided into the new number, which is not easy to catch fire in the new house, and is not afraid of rain leakage. ”

Hearing this man's words, everyone nodded. One person said: "I know that Zhang Jiangling supported his township party, and even did a trick in the hall test, and when the time comes, I am afraid that most of the achievements are his Huguang scholars." ”

"Ignorance!"

Several people were complaining, when suddenly a gentleman reprimanded.

Judging from the accent, there is no doubt that this person is a scholar of Huguang. One person said unhappily: "This brother, who do you say is ignorant?" ”

The gentleman looked at the men with his head held high: "I said you are ignorant! ”

"Then listen down there, where are we ignorant."

The scholar sneered: "Okay, I'll tell you, as we all know, the imperial court takes the scholars, and they are taken according to the system of the north and south volumes. ”

Listening to this scholar, these people were speechless, the so-called north and south volumes are the Ming imperial examination system.

In the general examination, 55 students will be selected from the southern paper, 35 from the northern paper, and 10 students from the middle paper.

The southern volume admits Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Huguang, and Guangdong provinces, and some scholars from Nanzhili.

The north rolled up Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi four provinces, as well as the North Zhili, Liaodong, Daning, Wanquan three capital of the scholars.

In the middle of the roll Sichuan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou four provinces, the south of the Zhili part of the scholars.

The Ming Dynasty is divided by geography and the number of people is limited, which is a system to ensure the fairness and justice of the examination. (To be continued.) )