After all, Wu Cao's matter is just a small episode, and Han Yue's entry into this small scientific field is only a sexual occurrence, and the real major event is always the imperial examination, which is the foundation that can affect the national strength and take-off of the Tang Dynasty.

When the afternoon sun slowly becomes peaceful......

When the last student in the field slowly put down the brush......

The soldiers in charge of collecting the papers solemnly picked up the examination papers one by one, and then the little gentlemen walked to the center of the examination shed with serious faces.

"The Tang Imperial Examination Township Examination, this is the end, please ask the guards to ring the bell, and spread upwards in the first place!" The two little gentlemen in the field spoke at the same time, and all the students in the field stood up at the same time.

Buzz, buzz!

The crisp bell fluttered and rang, three times in a row, melodious and refreshing.

This is not the case for not just one department, but for the 12 provinces of Datang, the science field of 360 prefectures of Datang, the science field of 1,600 counties, and the science field of tens of thousands of towns!

The way of ringing the bell for the imperial examination is Han Yue's originality, which is not only a kind of etiquette in the imperial field, but also a kind of information dissemination.

Now that the exam is over, the bell has begun to ring in various places, and then it has been passed to Chang'an.

As mentioned earlier, sound travels very fast, and the bell travels in the form of a baton, and it does have the ability to quickly cross thousands of mountains and rivers.

Even the farthest county in Datang only takes three hours at most.

How long is three hours?

Resting in ancient times is equivalent to an hour and a half!

An hour and a half, at most, the ancients walked twenty miles. For an hour and a half, maybe it was just a few Confucian scholars who got together to make tea.

Han Yue's way of ringing the bell is really good, far stronger than the bird transmission system that Datang is adopting. Of course, the bell relay can only convey some simple messages, and cannot explain things very clearly like the bird story.

But, after all, it is also a way of transmission.

Fast and straightforward!

When the farthest bell was transmitted to Chang'an in the form of a baton, the champion bell in the palace rang the last three melodious sounds, and on the top floor of the Taiji Hall of the Tang Palace, Li Shimin and a group of ministers suddenly let out bursts of cheers.

The ancients paid attention to landslides and tsunamis, but the emperor and ministers had to rejoice at this moment.

Li Shimin's eyes were blazing looking at Chang'an, just at this time the sunset had not set, and the smoke of the city was rising, like the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor sincerely sighed, and suddenly laughed: "The world's talents, all in the middle!" ”

This is the second time he has made such an emotion, and it has been less than half a day since then.

The imperial examination has finally ended.

The scholars from all over the field walked out of the examination shed, some were happy, some were worried, some were sparkling and imagined the future, and some were still young boys crying bitterly.

Crying not because of sadness, but because of joy, these little boys obviously did well in the test, and had already foreseen that they might pass.

If you pass the township test, you will be a child. Although Tong Sheng is the lowest level of status in the imperial examination, after all, he is already out of the category of commoners.

Many poor scholars can't help but think of their parents at home, and those who are already married think of the poor wives who are struggling to guard the cold kiln, as if there is a fierce horse in their hearts that wants to rush out, and then cross thousands of mountains and rivers to go home to inform the news.

But no matter how excited they were, the students were not in a hurry to leave.

Because the township test is not complete, they still have to wait for the release of the township test results three days later. Although some people have foreseen that they will be able to pass the test, they are always in a state of panic until the last minute......

Wu Cao's mood was a little low, and his expression was dazed and hidden in the crowd, compared to the students around him who kept talking about the imperial examination, the mood of this famous empress in later generations was extremely bad.

She didn't do well in the exam, and she didn't finish the third question in the end.

Although the two little gentlemen deliberately flattered, they didn't dare to blatantly help her after all, Wu Cao felt that he was finished, and he would need to wait three years to take the imperial examination......

It will take three years for the imperial examination to carry out a new round of selection. For example, in this imperial examination, it took three months from preparation to the township examination, but after three months, the government examination began, the Taoist examination began in another three months, and the palace examination was held in the last three months.

It took a full year from the township test to the final palace test, and the elites of the world were selected layer by layer. If you want to start the next imperial examination, you will have to wait at least two years.

Because talents are idle, it is impossible to hold the imperial examination every year, and the students need to grow in waves, and they must leave time for them to study and study.

Therefore, if he failed the imperial examination this time, Wu Cao will have to wait for at least three years.

She shuddered suddenly, and her heart became panicked, she must have had a very difficult time in the past three years, because she was not prepared to bow to her two brothers.

The two little gentlemen in the field here have a heavy responsibility, and once the township examination is over, they will start the marking work immediately, and because the identity of the marking task is sensitive, they do not dare to continue to find Wu Cao to please after the examination.

In this situation, Wu Cao was even more panicked.

She stood in the crowd blankly, listening to the students around her discussing the imperial examination, and suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing, and her delicate body couldn't help but tremble lightly.

It's late autumn now, and winter is coming soon.

The winter was bitterly cold, she lacked food and clothing, and the suffering she had suffered in the past two years sounded, Wu Cao subconsciously shivered again.

At this time, someone shouted at the gate of the department, and his voice was rolling: "Students, please stay for the time being......

Wu Cao was slightly stunned, and those students also raised their heads.

But seeing that the person in charge of the gate of the department was a petty official, the level was similar to that of the town mayor who organized the township examination in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, he stood on the steps of the door with his hands down, and said again loudly: "I said before the examination that King Zhao has a reward, but all the students who participate in the imperial examination township examination will be rewarded with 1,000 copper coins, and free accommodation will be provided for three days, so that everyone can wait for the release of the list. ”

"Copper coins, really copper coins?" The students were obviously stunned again, and then there was a strong cheer.

Wu Cao was also stunned, but she soon saw someone driving several large ox carts, loaded with copper coins, followed by dozens of warriors in armor, and two scribes holding registration books in front of the warriors.

This is really a reward!

Although he failed the imperial examination, Han Yue thought of the difficulty of the children of the poor family going out, those who passed the pass need to go to the government to try to advance, and those who landed need to return to the township.

This thousand copper coins is Han Yue's help to everyone.

There is a lot of money, and the official decision is consistent, if it is converted according to the method of hanging 800, it is actually equivalent to more than 200 Wen. This money is enough for a scholar and teenager to eat for three months, and he is not afraid of freezing to death and starving to death on the road.

There were hundreds of students in the field here, but the soldiers were sending money faster, and the copper coins on several Nuoda ox carts were rapidly decreasing, and Wu Cao was at a loss and received a thousand copper coins.

Then the man at the door shouted again, and continued: "Spread the order of King Zhao again, and give the imperial examination scholars, all those who participate in the township examination today will be given a winter cotton coat, and a copy of the walking road, no matter where they go to stay and live, they can enjoy the treatment of the imperial examination scholars......"

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, smiled and said: "However, this scholar's treatment can only last for three months, and those who fall behind will automatically cancel this treatment after March." If you want to enjoy the offerings and respect of Datang, let's go back and work hard to study again! ”

As for the passers, he did not say, because the passers would be given new treatment.

Not far from the field, there is an ox cart coming, this time loading all the brand-new winter cotton clothes, someone read Wu Cao's name to send a body, the cotton collar to the hand only feel very soft.

"Is this the generous gift of that person, even the fallen ones must be given money and clothing, no wonder some people say that he is a living sage, and he really does not want a poor son to freeze to death and starve to death......

For some reason, a thought flashed through Wu Cao's heart.

Since she was dressed as a man, she didn't dare to communicate too much with the eager scholars around her, so the girl hugged the cotton clothes and put away the copper coins, and then carefully found a corner to stand and ponder.

She knew that she probably wouldn't make it, but she still had a glimmer of hope, she wanted to find a place to spend the night nearby, and then wait for three days to be released in the countryside.

"Maybe, I can do it too."

Wu Cao's bright eyes flickered a few times, and suddenly a strong desire arose in his heart, and he muttered to himself: "As long as you pass the township examination and the imperial examination, you can participate in the government examination at the next level, and then you will be the identity of the imperial examination showman." ”

Wu Cao is not the only one who has this idea, but also many students who know that they are not doing well, not only in this field, but also in the world.

People always have a desire in their hearts.

With Xiucai's identity, even if he fails to pass the exam, there will be nothing to do, Xiucai can already do something, and there will be town officials who will come to ask for it.

When the time comes, find a small errand to do, or sign up to teach in the town's primary school, in short, there will be no hunger and cold again, and life will be different from then on.

Wu Cao doesn't expect that she can pass the top spot in the exam layer by layer, what kind of things people will think about at what level they live, what she wants to solve most now is hunger and cold, and she no longer wants to beg on the street like she did in the previous two years......

"This little brother, this little brother!"

Not far away, someone suddenly shouted softly, and the voice was obviously cautious.

Wu Cao was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that the other party was calling him. The man beckoned softly and beckoned to her with a friendly face.

She subconsciously hugged the cotton clothes, and then slowly passed with vigilance.

When the man saw Wu Cao approaching, he hurriedly bowed down and bowed, obviously Wu Cao's clothes were tattered and poor, but there was a trace of indescribable flattery between this person's words.

Just like those two little gentlemen, Wu Cao's heart couldn't help but move. Obviously he is a poor person, why is this person so low-voiced and humble?

The so-called courtesy must be asked for by others, but what you ask also depends on whether the person who asks has the ability, and this situation like yourself is obviously not an existence that others can ask for, so there are obviously some problems here.