Every year in May, the number of scholars gathered in Jingzhao Mansion gradually increased. The Jingzhao Fu Jinshi Branch Examination is divided into two sections: the county test and the government test, of which the county test is in Chang'an, Wannian, Xianyang, Jingyang, Sanyuan, Lantian and other 22 counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture, each of which holds 20 people, and the rest of each county holds 10 people to participate in the Jingzhao Mansion Examination a few months later. Although they are both in Jingzhao Mansion, the two counties of Chang'an Wannian are undoubtedly the top priority, and the scholars who took the exam in these two counties are able to come out on top, and the possibility of Jingzhao Mansion failing in the test is very small. So much so that before the exam, there was an endless stream of people who went to Chang'an Wannian County to issue sending documents and report explanations.

May 26 is the day when the two counties of Chang'an Wannian will start the test at the same time. Du Shiyi learned a few days ago that Wang Wei would try in Chang'an County, and immediately naturally chose Wannian County.

Early in the morning, before the morning drum of the Ninth Street sounded, he got up early to wash up and have breakfast. All the utensils have been prepared for him by Du Sanniang a day in advance, and he has checked it repeatedly, and when Du Sanniang sent him all the way to the main gate of Cui's house, he saw that Yang Zongwan and several other masonry workers were also waiting there early.

"Du Langjun."

Yang Zongwan stepped forward quickly, wanting to say something, but his throat seemed to be choked. A set of ink inkstones brought by Liu Jiaodong, the master of the Thousand Treasure Pavilion, was bought at a high price after the display, and then they came to take seven or eight square inkstones, and now they carefully carved them according to the compositions pointed out by Du Shiyi, although they worked hard every day, but their hearts were extremely excited,

At the beginning, they quarried stones and inkstones day and night in their hometown but had a meager income, but now each party comes from the inkstone under their hands, and they can share more than five or six thousand yuan of income, which is ten times more than before? And what made them even more excited was that Du Shiyi even instructed them to carve and engrave the inscription on the inkstone, as craftsmen, they undoubtedly gained fame and fortune, how could they not be grateful?

"Du Langjun, I hope to go to Pengcheng thousands of miles, and I will succeed immediately."

Yang Zongwan racked his brains all night before he came up with such a greeting, and then hurriedly added, "The three of us have already discussed, and we will definitely make a good inkstone when we go back, and try to be strong for Du Langjun in the coming year!" Chang'an is cold and frozen every winter, but the inkstone can be ground in winter, and it will never condense, which will definitely help Lang Jun! ”

Seeing that the other two masonry were more honest than Yang Zongwan, and just nodded again and again in the back at the moment, Du Shiyi smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness!" Now taking advantage of the momentum, I'm going to work hard for you! ”

"How dare you be the word hard work, Du Langjun rest assured, we will do our best!"

Saying goodbye to the three of them with a smile, seeing Du Shisanniang standing there accompanied by Qiu Niang and Zhuying, he couldn't help but smile and waved his hand, then turned around and strode out of the door.

Because Xuanyang Fang, where Wannian County is located, is connected to Pingkang Fang in the south, he did not let the Cui family's family accompany him on this day, but only took Tian Mo to accompany him on the horse side. When he got out of the Aconitum Gate, he saw that it was still not dawn at this time, but there were already some passers-by on the road. When I arrived at the south gate of Pingkangfang, in addition to the early pedestrians, there were many people who looked like test takers. About before, it was either the Jinju Theater in the hermitage workshop, or the prostitutes' in Beiqu were hot, and these scholars who were waiting for the morning drum to open the door were all talking about the Jingzhao Mansion test this year.

"I thought it would be easier to take the exam this year, but it's just a Taiyuan Wang Thirteen Lang, so where did Jing Zhao Du Nineteen Lang come from!"

"It is rumored that this Du Nineteen is good at pipa, and You Tong composes music, and several of the songs passed on are all famous Jinghua. Moreover, he personally prepared the ten Zhimo of the grass hall, and even the Yan family and the Yin family, who were good at calligraphy, were full of praise. If he is not famous, it will be fine, but the people on this side say that he is Jiang Lang, and there are a lot of poems that he circulates outside, and ......" The complaining scholar paused slightly, and then said angrily, "Moreover, he is a disciple of Lu Gong of Songshan Dayin, and these days there are still people who copy the test and historical theory he made during the monthly examination during his study at Songshan Hanging Lian Peak, and I heard that the books he copied in Songshan are as high as a few people!" ”

"With false rumors, how can these children of the family be so diligent? Copying books, can he bear the pain of summer and winter? Obviously from a family, but he can't help but be a disciple, and he wants to go to the countryside to compete with us poor children, and he shouldn't ask for a name! ”

Listening to people talking about herself behind her back, and there was no lack of righteous indignant accusations, Du Shiyi couldn't help but have a very subtle feeling in her heart. He didn't take it to heart the accusation that he had to take the road of Xianggong instead of being a disciple of the Guozi Prison, knowing that with the shade of the door of his home, he wanted to enter the Guozi Prison but still couldn't get in. However, when he heard that the monthly exam papers he had in Lu's Thatched Cottage had actually flowed out, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised. As far as he knew, although those scrolls had been passed down among the disciples and students of the Thatched Hall, they should not be easily circulated among the people!

Knock knock knock -

The morning drum sounded along the thoroughfare of the Ninth Street, and the scholars who had just been discussing it didn't care to speak. When the door of the workshop slowly opened, Du Shiyi deliberately took two steps back and went out first. And Tian Mo took the reins out of the fangmen, and when he saw that those scholars had just entered from the north gate of Xuanyangfang opposite, he turned his head curiously and asked in a low voice, "What did they just say about Lang Jun?" ”

"It's fine, whatever they say."

Du Shiyi shook his head with a smile, but only heard Tian Mo beside him muttering softly: "Lang Jun is already very diligent, and when he was in Songshan, Lu Gongcheng also shook his head and sighed that Lang Jun is almost half a nerd. Even in the past few months of living in Cui's house, I have heard from the stewards that Lang Jun rarely goes out of the library pavilion. Although Cui Xianggong is mourning in the Eastern Capital, there are still many scholars who come to the door to travel to the roll, where is it like Lang Jun who has hardly gone out to travel to the roll! ”

This simple-minded little guy, he is just finding another way, what is the difference between what he does and what he does to the minister? Thinking so in her heart, Du Shiyi let out a long breath. Anyway, today is the first level.

Xuanyang Fang is connected to Pingkang Fang in the north, Qixiamen Street in the west, there are also four Jinjuan Courtyards in the Fang, and many scholars who plan to take the Wannian County Examination moved to this Fang a few days ago, just to save those time to go back and forth in the morning. Therefore, although the Wannian County Mansion, which occupies almost a quarter of the entire Xuanyang Fang in the southeast corner, has not yet opened, dozens of scholars are already waiting outside the door, plus the servants they bring, there are almost no less than 100 people.

Among them, there is no shortage of acquaintances who come together, talking and talking on the side, and there are also many people who are waiting alone. Du Shiyi has almost swept Cui Taizhi's library these days, copying books until his hands cramped, so when he looked at it, he didn't know anyone, so he simply waited in front of a wall. I don't know how long it took, more and more people gathered here, and the noisy and noisy voices became louder and louder, and few people noticed that the gate of the county party had been opened, and a small official came out.

"Silence!"

The voice was full of energy, however, there was silence for a moment, and then it resumed the noisy jiashi again. And Du Shiyi looked at the little official who was angry, but just stomped his feet and couldn't do anything, and turned back angrily, where he didn't understand the reason why these scholars didn't buy it.

The imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was just a short time after the system was formed, and there were no special examiners, and even the questions were only based on the mood and political position of the examiners. At this age, the examiner of Jingzhao Mansion is only the lieutenant of Jiupin County, and even if the examiner of the provincial examination knows Gongju, he is only a foreigner from the sixth-grade examination. And many of the scholars who participated in the township tribute and even the year-old ceremony were born in the families of the eunuchs of many generations, and they were unruly, and the trial officials may not be in their eyes, let alone the little officials?

Sure enough, although it was still noisy outside, no one came to scold and stop it, and it was not until the cymbals rang out that everyone gradually quieted down. Seeing a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi coming out of the door with a solemn face, knowing that most of them were this year's trial officers, the scholars put away their previous high-minded talk for a while, and listened attentively to what the other party said.

"A certain Wannian County trial officer, Wannian County Lieutenant Guo Quan. I think you should also know, not only the Wannian County Test, but also the Jingzhao Mansion Test this year, which is also presided over by me. Like the flat tone, Guo Quan's facial features and appearance were also mediocre, he glanced at everyone while speaking, and paused before continuing, "Now that the roll call is entering, no one will leave immediately, and Hugh will block the county party!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he only heard a small official next to him sing loudly in a hurried and fast voice: "Huichang Liu Li Liu Twelve Lang!" ”

Although the probability is extremely small, there will occasionally be people with the same name and surname in the Xianggong New Year, so it has become a customary rule to join the ranking of origin when the roll call is called. At this moment, the scholar whose name was sung was still a little unresponsive, until the little official called again impatiently, and then he woke up like a dream, hurriedly and quickly carried the little baggage out quickly, and was only roughly inspected by the two servants for a moment before being let into the door.

Unlike the imperial examinations of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, which were almost open and strict, the current inspections are naturally more like routines. After all, the test is not eight shares, and the most difficult scripture for Jinshi can be redeemed with poetry, and the third policy is not as important as the test poem or test of the second essay test, and it becomes less important to check the entrainment. What's more, the government test is not stricter than the provincial test.

When the roll call was halfway through, and suddenly only the little official could hear "Jingzhao Du Shiyi Du Jiulang", for a while, whether it was a scholar who was about to enter the door, or a scholar who was waiting for a roll call outside, they all looked around and searched for the person who had become famous in the past few months. Therefore, when Du Shiyi dismounted and took the burden handed over by Tian Mo and walked calmly to the gate of Wannian County, he only heard countless eyes swept towards him, accompanied by all kinds of whispers.

When Du Shiyi came to the door of Wannian County and bowed to Guo Quan, the county lieutenant of Wannian County, he saw the two errand officers smiling all over their faces, but they casually flipped through the inspection for a moment and then nodded and put it in, and during this period, he only felt that Guo Quan's gaze on the side seemed to be sweeping back and forth in his face many times, but he didn't know whether it was scrutiny or other reasons. Only when he took the baggage that had been checked and was about to enter, he only heard Guo Quan's voice behind him.

"This year's county test, no redemption is allowed!"