Every year, the household department gathers and reads, and then the official department examines the tribute, which is the rule that has been followed since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.

Du Shiyi traveled thousands of miles between Chang'an and Songshan to come back, and it was already the end of September. For example, in Guangdong, where the emperor was far away, in order to allow the township tribute scholars to arrive in the capital in time with the tribute, the list of deliveries and dismissals had been set as early as April and May. As for Ruhe Luo Jingzhao, it is mostly in August. At present, in this October season, on those Jiuqu Avenue in Chang'an, but only to see white shirts like clouds, shoulder to shoulder, those lots are more convenient from the palace Shangshu Provincial Capital Hall used as a test site, the price of residential rental has skyrocketed by fifty percent to double, and even the single small courtyard used by Buddhist temples and Taoist temples to rent to Juzi has been difficult to find again.

On this day, thousands of people gathered outside the Suzaku Gate, waiting for the household department to gather and present the solution and family form of the state capital. At this moment, most of the people are organized according to the state capital to which they belong, and in addition to Zhang Jian, Du Shiyi is surrounded by not only other people in the current ranking, but also other people who have been sent by Jingzhao Mansion. And the more than 40 of them, plus the people who were sent together with Tonghua and the two states, were in stark contrast to the other state capitals. This is only for those who take the Jinshi exam, if even the Ming Jing and other regular subjects are added together, together with the accompanying servants and even relatives, etc., it can be said to be an extremely large number.

Therefore, everyone knows that every year from October to February of the following year, the price of Chang'an is expensive, which is because of that annual year.

"That's Jing Nan's move this time, there are actually six!"

"Even if it's doubled, I don't want to have one person enrolled!"

"Who doesn't know that Jingnan is known as the wilderness, since the beginning of the country to the present, how can he be the first person!"

Du Shiyi heard that the people around him from Jingzhao Mansion were laughing at others as if no one was there, so he looked in the direction they pointed out, and saw that his group was a little later in the group of people who were clearly distinguished, but there was a large amount of space around a group of six people, and there was not even a person to talk to them. And even these six people, most of them hung their heads. However, in the farther ranks of these people, there were even more trembling and fearful people in the sparse ranks, which were often only five or seven people.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhang Jian on the side said softly: "Jingnan Jiebi, known as the Heavenly Desolation, is famous for being unequaled. Therefore, but when the petition for relief is sent to Jingnan, the examiner will hardly take a second look. Jingnan is like this, not to mention more barren places such as Lingnan, Guifu, Qianfu, and Fujian. Those places are too remote, even if there are scholars who are born there, they will do everything possible to ask for a letter of mail, and strive to go to Jingzhao and Tonghua to take the exam. ”

Zhang Jian's words also expressed his own heart. When everyone was feasting and celebrating before, Du Shiyi had inquired about everyone's origins, and although there were four of them like him, they were all from the counties under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Mansion, but half of them were from the south and the north. Among them, Zhang Jian is from Jiangnan Dongdao, Li Jin is from Longyou, and there are also Hebei, Henan Prefecture, and Bingzhou...... There was only one scholar in the south, Zhang Jian. According to Zhang Jian's words, the real Jiangzuo clan will try to pull out the state in the state, the reason is that there are too many clans in Jingzhao and the Hua family, and it is not easy to rank. In the left place of Wuzhong River, there are still people who rise to the top every year.

The household department of Shangshu Province, where Jiyue is located, is in the imperial city in front of the Taiji Palace in the west. After all, even though the Son of Heaven has rarely resided in the Taiji Palace for several generations, it is impossible for the many official offices in the imperial city to be relocated.

With the guiding pavilion chief's order, nearly a thousand Xianggong Jinshi entered from the doorway on the east and west sides of the Suzaku Gate, and most of the people who entered the imperial city for the first time in their lives looked around curiously and in amazement, and many even ignored the warnings of their predecessors, and whispered in a low voice. And Du Shiyi couldn't help but be a little moved the moment he stepped into the imperial city through the long Vermilion Bird Gate West Gate Cave.

Like Chang'an City, which is neat and tidy outside, the first impression of the Imperial City is only two words, that is, neat. In the imperial city, there are five vertical streets and seven horizontal streets, and the width of each street is more than 30 zhang. At this time, from the longitudinal street of Suzaku Gate all the way to the north, the left and right first Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple, only to see many officials in and out, but few people glanced at them. If it is all the way through the three horizontal streets, passing by such as Zongzheng Temple, Taifu Temple, left and right leading the military guards and many other yamen, he only saw that in front of him is a magnificent atmosphere of red and white buildings, in front of the door that Shangshu Province three-character plaque under the head, covered with a royal seal, it is the imperial pen of the ancestor Li Yuan.

This kind of deed, which is done every year, Shangshu Province has long been accustomed to it. At this moment, a Ling Shi who was waiting in front of the door nodded slightly to the pavilion chief who stepped forward to salute, and then took the lead in front of the more than forty people sent by Jingzhao Mansion. Although this year, for the first time, some people actually gave up the exam for next year's year-old after being released, and it is reasonable to be punished with a felony, but the person is Lang Jun of the Jingzhao Liu clan, and no one wants to pay attention to the reason. At this moment, when this middle-aged Ling Shi came to Du Shiyi, he was no longer as cold as just now, but said with a smile: "All the Jingzhao Mansion Rank Lang Jun and Guozi Jian Lang Jun, please come with me." ”

Just from the order of the annual household collection, it can be seen that the imperial court attaches great importance to the delivery of each state. First the Xijing Jinshi and Guozi supervisors, then the other subjects sent by Jingzhao Mansion, and then followed by Tonghua Erzhou, Dongjian Release, and Henan Mansion...... In this order, zuihou is Lingnan, Guifu and other places. The longest waiting time is to stand for more than two hours in the cold wind of October!

The reason why the deportation and family petitions are presented during the collection is because there are many official offices in the imperial city, and if you let the township tributes and children come and go casually, it is easy to cause trouble due to the mixing of entrances and exits. However, because of the gathering of more than 1,000 people, the left and right leading guards sent troops to protect them, and the Household Department of Shangshu Province simply summoned more than half of the seventy-four scribes of the entire Household Department, a full forty people, to come to review these books. At this moment, when Du Shiyi followed the guidance of the Lingshi and came to the front of an elderly man, the other party took the letter of solution and the family form and only glanced at it symbolically, and immediately said with a smile: "It turned out to be Xie Yuanlang of the Jingzhao Mansion today!" The solution and the family are Chinese, after going back, please marry the old and long-term travelers with the protection, and then submit it to the Ministry of Grinding and Survey, Xie Yuanlang can now go back. ”

The thirty people in the country and the tenth person were all completed in the first round, and it was extremely fast. However, when Du Shiyi turned around and came out with a smile, and after the second round of people were introduced, he could only hear a slightly unceremonious scolding in the distance behind him before he came out.

"The format of the family is wrong! This is all posted in a fixed way, why is Lang Jun so careless? I'll write a new copy with you with pen and paper! That's right, it's the order that is wrong......"

Du Shiyi couldn't help but glance back, and saw that the scolded scholar hurriedly took the blank paper scroll and began to write, and he found that Zhang Jian was also looking there. The two of them came out of the household official office together, and he asked Zhang Jian softly: "There was such a situation in the past?" ”

"Those who rank are ten likely to reach the top, and most of the students of the country are from proud families, so no one dares to be embarrassed easily." Zhang Jian, who had heard these things mentioned by his predecessors, shook his head and said with a wry smile, "And since the others have little hope, they are naturally reprimanded by others." Jingzhao Mansion Tonghua and Henan Prefecture Dugi Province finally still have three points of affection, only let the re-transcribe the family form, if those remote places in the south, a word is violated, that is, it will be refuted, sometimes if you violate the defense, maybe even the qualification of the township tribute will be lost! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Jian said sincerely: "In the past, I couldn't even ask for a solution, let alone hope for ranking, Brother Du's kindness, I really don't know how to repay it!" ”

"That's also because you yourself do have real talent and real learning. Besides, you happen to be good at drumming, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

Du Shiyi smiled slightly, and when the two continued to walk out, a tall and thin person on their side suddenly passed by them. The next moment, I saw a small official in front of me hurriedly running in and shouting: "Pei Lang, Pei Lang!" ”

The people who came didn't look at Du Shiyi and Zhang Jian, so they ran past them, and only when they arrived in front of the tall and thin middle-aged man did they stop and pant and said: "Pei Lang, Ma Chong, the general of ten thousand cavalry who killed people in the daytime on the street, has been transferred to the Criminal Department. ”

"Got it."

Seeing that the person said three words lightly and turned around and left, the little official couldn't help but be anxious, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and then said in a low voice: "Huo Guogong wants to meet Pei Yuanwai......"

"He is his general, and I am my criminal department, why do you need to meet?"

Du Shiyi couldn't help but turn around when she heard this, and saw that the tall and thin official left the little official with a red and white face, and just walked away, not knowing where this one was sacred. In addition to being the same indifference as Pei Ning, even this unkind speech is exactly the same, it must be his eldest brother Pei Kuan, a member of the Criminal Department!

Although there were still a large number of people waiting outside, and when they saw themselves and Zhang Jian come out, many people showed expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred, but this was not a problem that they could solve, Du Shiyi could only invite Zhang Jian out of the palace together. Zhang Jian mentioned the matter of guarantee, Du Shiyi knew that he, a person from Xuanzhou, did not know a few people in the capital, and even if he agreed, he instructed Zhang Jian to go to Bi Guogong Dou Mansion to find Dou Shilang with insurance. When he returned to Cui's house in Pingkangfang, he learned that Mrs. Yin of Dunhuafang was visiting, and Thirteen Niang was entertaining guests in the guest house, so he hurriedly rushed over.

While he was still outside the door, he heard Mrs. Yin's kind voice coming from inside: "Since you have such perseverance, why don't you worry about not being able to understand history and calligraphy?" You first follow my method to post, I will go back and send you two posts that I had when I was young, as for the scriptures, first look at the Spring and Autumn Period, remember to read "Zuo Chuan", "Ram", "Gu Liang", as for other history books, compared to "Spring and Autumn" is not the same. And the three rites need to be understood, if you are free in the future, you can go to Dunhuafang Yan House, or Tonghua Fang Yin House......"

Hearing Du Sanniang being surprised and happy and thanking her, and Mrs. Yin continued to point out with a smile, Du Shiyi couldn't help but be in front of the door. A strange woman like Yan Zhending is willing to point out Du Sanniang, and the biggest worry in his heart can be gone!