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After September 15, there were suddenly many well-dressed figures on the streets of Hangzhou. The triennial imperial examination of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the autumn examination in late September every year is about to kick off. Many candidates from Liangzhejiang Road also began to gather in Hangzhou. These well-dressed figures are the students who came to Hangzhou from the states and counties to which the Liangzhejiang Road belongs to take this fateful exam.

These students came full of hope and ambition, and within a few days they filled the streets and alleys, and suddenly became a sight on the streets of Hangzhou. The Hangzhou government has already issued a notice that starting from the 10th of September, special regulations will be implemented in the whole city, and people from all over the city must give convenience and convenience to these students who have come from all over the country to take the autumn entrance examination. The imperial examination is not only a major event in the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also a major event in the family of every candidate who participates in the imperial examination.

The inns in the city were nearly full in a few days, and the number of candidates for the imperial examination on Liangzhelu exceeded that of previous editions. Liangzhejiang Road is very large, the whole road belongs to Hangzhou, Suzhou, Changzhou and Huzhou, including 14 big cities, among which the population of Suzhou, Changzhou and Huzhou is more than 500,000, not to mention Hangzhou City, a large city with a population of one million. There are more than 40 counties under the jurisdiction of 14 state towns, with a population of more than 8 million. In addition, the land south of the Yangtze River on Liangzhejiang Road was originally the place where the literary style was at its peak, and the number of readers was even more numerous. According to a notice issued by the Hangzhou government office, the number of students taking the autumn entrance examination this year has reached a record 38,000.

Although in proportion to the population, this number does not seem to be much. But don't forget, reading is the most expensive and time-consuming thing. Many families can't afford to support a scholar at all, and only Liangzhejiang Road, a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, can have surplus silver to support a scholar.

On the other hand, the reading success rate in these years is too low. There are only more than 300 people in each branch of the imperial court, and there are more than 100,000 people in the whole week, and there are only more than 300 people who can carp jump the dragon gate every three years, and the elimination rate is enough to discourage many people. There are only a few lucky people out of a thousand, and what a cruel road. And many people end up with nothing, and end up destitute or destitute, these are bloody lessons. It is in the south of the Yangtze River on the Liangzhejiang Road that people have such high enthusiasm.

The Autumn Entrance Examination is actually the most difficult of the two-level examinations in this dynasty. Taking Liangzhelu Road as an example, more than 38,000 candidates took the autumn examination this year, but only 432 students passed the examination. It can be said that nearly ninety percent of these candidates will return home, which shows the cruelty of the imperial examination.

But in any case, before the big exam, no one knew who would be the lucky one in the future among the more than 38,000 people. There is a saying that don't bully young people into poverty, and at such times, it is wise to give respect and convenience to candidates. This is true not only of the government, but also of the common people.

The number of more than 38,000 candidates, including the schoolboy's followers and their family members, will double or triple. Therefore, the large and small inns in Hangzhou are simply overcrowded. In the streets and alleys, on the river wharf, you can see candidates wearing long shirts, scarves, shaking folding fans, and taking square steps everywhere. and the scholars and entourage behind them carrying bookcases and bamboo baskets.

The arrival of these students has become the hottest topic in Hangzhou, benefiting not only inns and restaurants, but also doubling the passenger flow of Hangzhou's large and small green buildings. The students are already chic and romantic, and most of them have some commotion in their minds that ordinary people don't have. And the girls in the Qinglou would rather gamble on their luck at this time, hoping to catch a talented person, if he is in high school in the future, maybe he can get out of the red dust and seek a good future. Therefore, some women are even willing to serve each other without taking prostitution money, and some women even take out their own money to gamble for the students who have taken a fancy to spend money.

At the same time, some people with active brains also took advantage of this great opportunity to start accumulating wealth. Soon after, several different versions of the exam questions were circulating on the streets. Every sneaky peddler claims that the exam questions in their hands were obtained from a certain channel, and they are sure that they are this year's exam questions. In this case, candidates naturally prefer to believe what they have, and they can't miss it when they pass by, so they buy these questions at a high price. Some people can even spend a huge amount of money of more than 100 taels of silver a day to buy seven or eight sets of different topics, all of which are studied in advance. Although I knew in my heart that this matter was not reliable, I felt unsteady if I didn't buy it. Everyone has a fluke mentality, what if? What if a certain set of questions is true? Those lawbreakers took advantage of the psychology of the word 'what if' and made a lot of money.

The government naturally cracked down on this kind of behavior, so almost every day you can see the officials on the street shouting and chasing after these lawbreakers who sell titles, and it has also become a scene on the street during this time.

In short, anything can happen at such a time. Whatever you think of and you can't think of can be true.

Such a large-scale autumn examination this year has also made the Hangzhou government very busy. The maintenance of law and order in the city is not a big problem, the biggest problem is that there are too many candidates, which makes the number of Gongyuan houses a big problem. The Autumn Entrance Examination is a large-scale examination that lasts for three days at the same time, and the imperial court has fixed the time for three days, from September 22 to 24. Since the exam questions are fixed on the same set of questions, they can only be done at the same time, otherwise there is a risk that the exam questions will be leaked.

Located in the north of Hangzhou, the scale of the Liangzhejiang Road Tribute Institute was originally not small, with more than 13,000 houses, known as the first large tribute institute in the south of the Yangtze River, precisely to cope with the huge number of candidates in the previous imperial examinations of the Liangzhejiang Road. But this year's numbers have reached so many that they have more than doubled the number of barns. According to the principle of one person, one house, the difference is very far. In the past, there have been cases where there were not enough houses, but because the number of candidates who exceeded was not large, it was possible to temporarily build some houses in the infield of the Gongyuan, which could be regarded as being able to cope with it. But this year, it will definitely not be possible. Even if the entire tribute courtyard that occupies a few miles of the place is filled, it will not help.

Under such circumstances, Yan Zhengsu issued an order as early as a month ago, the entire Gongyuan Street was requisitioned by the government, and after entering September, all the shops and houses on Gongyuan Street were requisitioned and emptied by the government, and at the same time, they began to use simple materials to build partitions into houses to meet the needs of this year's imperial examination. In other words, this year, the five-mile-long Gongyuan Street will become a huge examination room. The entire street will be cordoned off and off-limits.

Don't look at the simple number of buildings, each house is like one, but the amount of work is also amazing. The number room must meet several functions, the first is privacy, and there is no possibility of cheating in contact with the left and right candidates, and the second is to be able to live with people, because the candidates have been eating, drinking, and sleeping in it for three days, and it cannot be made too simple. In addition, it should be windproof, rainproof, fireproof, and cold-proof, and easy to invigilate and inspect. Although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of organs, and it is not as simple as building a straw mat casually.

It can be said that after entering the time period of the autumn examination, the whole city, the government and the people, are all busy around this matter. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the important event related to the selection of talents and the continuation of Guozuo in the Great Zhou Dynasty, it can be said that the top and bottom are busy with their feet not touching the ground.

Beginning on September 20, the Hangzhou government began to issue floating tickets, the so-called floating tickets are actually similar to the admission tickets on the earth, which are used to prove the identity of the candidates, and simply indicate the physical characteristics and physiognomy characteristics of the candidates to prove that they are the candidates themselves. Descriptive words such as white face and beard, or black and thin with moles, big eyes and wide mouth, horse face and yellow teeth will be written on the float to help the invigilator identify the candidate's real body, which is actually a way to prevent cheating on behalf of the exam.

The scene of the issuance of floating tickets is really spectacular, and the entire government square is crowded with people, all of whom are candidates for reference. Some of these people talk about everything, and some of them have sad faces and worries. Some call friends and call brothers, while others are silent and glazed. In short, at this time, the appearance of all beings can be described as strange and interesting. All kinds of things in the world, all in it.

Lin Jue also came to the Fuya Square early in the morning to line up to receive a floating ticket, because he was a candidate from Hangzhou City, and the number was high. Rao was like this, and he waited until the afternoon. For this reason, Lu Wu cooked fish soup and hot sugar cakes and sent them to Lin Jue and Xiaohu to eat, and saw such a beautiful little maid waiting for Lin Jue, which caused a group of students around him to roll their eyes. Seeing that Lin Juesheng was handsome and his clothes were very luxurious, he couldn't help but feel indignant.

"With such a good family background and such a beautiful little maid around to serve him, it is really unreasonable to come to compete with his own people for the place to solve the test. God bless this guy's name to Sun Shan, and all the good things can't fall on him alone. Many students thought viciously in their hearts.

Before mid-afternoon, the floating ticket was in hand. Lin Jue took this thin piece of paper and looked at it carefully, only to see a row of words written on it: T-character No. 138. Lin Jue knew that this was the number of the house, and the number of the number 138 of the Ding character was the number house where he was about to take the exam. Looking at it on the other hand, Lin Jue couldn't help laughing, causing Green Dance and Lin Hu to ask what was going on.

"White face without beard, thick eyebrows and thin lips, big eyes and square mouth, and a black mole on the side of the ear." Lin Jue read with a smile. "This is what they described me as I was, and was this what I was born like?"

Lin Hu rolled his eyes and said: "Uncle is much more beautiful than what is written on this, how can you add something like a chic and dignified temperament, these people don't know what kind of vision they have." ”

Lin Jue laughed and said: "That's it, these guys must be jealous of my handsomeness, so they deliberately scandalize me." ”

Midori covered her mouth and giggled. The three masters and servants came out of the palace square and walked slowly along the bustling streets. It's also pleasant to talk and laugh while walking. Walking through two street corners, Lin Jue suddenly stood in front of a shop in a daze, his eyes looking across the street.

Lin Hu and Lu Wu followed his gaze in surprise, and saw a man wearing a ragged hat standing across the street. The hat was so low that he couldn't see his face clearly. The man had a sideways face, and seemed to be looking out of the corner of his eye.