In the middle of the leap November of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, although the weather was cold and a burst of snowflakes would fall from time to time in the sky, the atmosphere of the whole town was very hot, because the Duhu Mansion recruited officials, and the time for the examination was approaching. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Needless to say, local scholars, Tong Shengxiu, enthusiastically signed up, because the large-scale propaganda of the Xuanfu Times means that scholars from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Hebei, and even scholars from as far away as Shandong have many people who have rushed to take the exam.

It is not easy to find a job in these years, and it is even more rare to find a big job in the government.

In the past, the reputation of the officials may not be good, after all, even if they mix for a lifetime and get mixed with the officials, they still don't enter the stream, and in front of the orthodox people and jinshi, it is a lot shorter.

But the situation in Xuanfu Town is different, because here is an official who enters the official, that is, a ministerial-level senior official here, and claims to be an official, and the university graduates in Xuanzhen also start as a official, and now the big guy is psychologically balanced.

Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty, after arriving at the commander, there was basically no chance of promotion, but it was placed in Xuanfu Town......

Many people who specialize in this side are pleasantly surprised to find that there is no apex in the promotion of officials here, if it is said that the officials in the past are only equivalent to the section level here, and then stop moving, they can continue to rise here.

Section members, deputy section level, department level, deputy department level, department level, deputy department level, deputy department level, department level, deputy ministerial level, and ministerial level climb step by step, a clear upgrade route is displayed in front of you, and it is even possible to climb to the high position of the ministerial.

In the eyes of many. What is the difference between the ministerial level of the department and the household department and the military department of the Ming Dynasty?

At present, there is no academic qualifications and qualifications here, and there is no military disaster and thief disaster, which belongs to the most stable government officials in the Ming Dynasty, it is even more rare, so as the news spreads more and more, more and more people rush to catch the exam, and in the leap November, there are already thousands of scholars from all over the country gathered in Xuanfu Town.

So many scholars rushed to take the exam. It shook everywhere in the Ming Dynasty. Some people exclaimed that the talents were all collected by the Marquis of Yongning.

Some people sourly called this a place of officials and politicians, but in any case, the scholars enthusiastically signed up for the exam. But it's a fact.

To the scholars who came to catch the exam. The shogunate attached great importance to it. The Ministry of Civil Affairs specially allocated funds to charter a number of inns inside and outside the town, as well as many restaurants and restaurants. Provide free food and accommodation for the students who take the exam, three meals a day, one meat and two vegetables, and those who take the exam will also be given travel expenses.

Needless to say, this treatment is really needless to say, the Marquis of Yongning has too much respect for the scholars, which makes the hearts of many candidates warm.

After inquiring and reading the newspapers, I learned that the first batch of officials recruited by the Metropolitan Protectorate was 500.

This number is very amazing, after all, the admission of Jinshi in previous dynasties, only two or three hundred at a time, and it is divided into three grades, although the admission of officials can not be compared with Jinshi, but this scale is indeed amazing.

However, the competition is also fierce, thousands of people are vying for hundreds of places, will they be able to win by then?

Finally, there is a political trial, and the next batch will be brushed, and many people can't help but worry.

And after arriving in Xuanfu Town, many scholars found that this is indeed a rare peach source in the Ming Dynasty, a place that they yearn for in their hearts, there are so many people who take the exam, and it is inevitable that many people will fail the exam.

There are still a lot of opportunities there, not to mention the secular profession such as doing the bookkeeper, that is, to enter the primary school to teach, many people believe that it is no problem to teach primary school Chinese and arithmetic.

After standing on his heel in Xuanfu Town, he will bring his family back then.

With the same thoughts as them, how could these scholars and kings let go? Recently, he is planning to set up a normal middle school and university in Xuanfu Town, which is specially used to train school teachers.

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The clerk's examination was scheduled for the 22nd of the 11th month, and as the time approached, the atmosphere became more and more intense, and many people arrived at the last minute.

On the morning of the 20th, the weather suddenly turned warm, but yesterday's residual snow was still frozen into ice, and at the door of the largest inn in the corner of the city, Yingfu Inn, a family of three came in.

The man was about 30 years old, with a thin figure, high and protruding cheekbones, deeply sunken cheeks, wearing a white-washed green shirt, carrying a shabby burden, his eyes were stunned, full of red bloodshots, and he just muttered: "I want to be an official, I want to be an official, I want to be an official." ”

His Hun family, as well as his seven or eight-year-old daughters, were as thin as him, timidly left and right, each pulling at one of the corners of his clothes.

There were guys waiting at the door of the store, and when they saw this family of three coming in, a guy immediately greeted him with a smile and said to the man: "This gentleman is here for the exam, right?" Please show me your accommodation number plate. ”

The man hurriedly took out the number plate from his sleeve and gave it to this guy, who looked carefully, and there were special personnel to greet the scholars at the gates of each city in the town.

The guy looked at it and said, "Zhao Zhongju, the Shilou family of Pingyang Mansion, Shanxi Buzheng Division, has a reputation for ...... students."

He smiled and said, "Please register with me." ”

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"Liu Dongyang, twenty-eight years old, born member, from Huai'an Mansion?"

Another guy received the family, and looked at the man in front of him, who was actually from Huai'an Mansion and came to Xuanfu Town.

Look at the ordinary image of the person in him, but the ears are very round, this guy's grandfather is a fortune teller, and he also has a little physiognomy, according to the picture book, this kind of person is the first cheap and then the noble, this Liu Dongyang may be able to take the exam.

Look at him again, it is really a big family, parents, a wife, a son and a daughter, and his sister, who is also obediently standing beside his brother.

Liu Dongyang looks ordinary, but his sister is beautiful.

With such a big family, one room can't be arranged, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, please come and register." ”

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"Huang Bowen, thirty-three years old, Nanzhili Dong'an people's clan, Tong Sheng......"

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"Li Tanran, thirty-eight years old. Shaanxi Buzheng Xi'an Mansion Baishui people's family, the order was born? ”

The guy looked at the number plate and said in surprise: "This gentleman was once an order?" ”

In front of him, Li calmly showed perseverance in his face, and he gave a salute and said, "Exactly." ”

His mind echoed his mother's instructions when he went out: "Son, our clan has been a warden for generations, but until we are a warden, we will come to an end, and your father will also be a warden until he dies." You are the most promising, and you have become an order, but you still don't enter the stream. Wei Niang also heard that Mr. Storyteller sang the newspaper, and the town clerk in Xuanfu could also be promoted. From the section level. Divisional level, departmental level, and finally ministerial level. It is not said that the department level, the ministry level. It's the division level. is also like the local magistrate. For the mother, I hope you will take a division level back, glorify the ancestors, so that the mother is gone. You can also see your father with peace of mind. ”

Thinking of his mother's entrustment and his old face, Li Tanran's heart rose firmly, and winning the official exam was only the first step, he wanted to break through the fate of their Li family who could not cross the section level.

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With the arrival of the scholars one by one, the rooms of the rather large Yingfu Inn were full, and the scholars who rushed to take the exam packed accommodation and meals, and their dining place was the Juxian Pavilion Restaurant across the street, and they ate with the number plate.

Zhao Zhongju and the others were lucky, and they settled in the room not long after, and it was time for lunch.

At first, the guys in the inn had to lead them to the restaurant, but now most of the shops are old people, many of whom have lived in the town for a while, and they are naturally familiar with the nearby roads, so Zhao Zhongju is waiting to follow.

When I arrived at the Juxian Pavilion Restaurant, I saw several floors, the black pressure was full of scholars eating, it was extremely spectacular, and the fragrance of the food came to the nose, making the upper and lower Adam's apples of Zhao Zhongju and others continue to roll.

When they saw that there was a vacant seat, they hurriedly sat down, and then the men brought the food and laid it out one by one.

Everyone had a separate meal, a wooden plate was held, and there were three dishes of one meat, two vegetables and three dishes on it, the oily view was attractive, and there was a big bowl of rice, even Zhao Zhongju's daughter was the same, with a large plate of food in front of her.

There are also buckets of egg drop soup next to each table, and they can eat and drink at will.

Poor Zhao Zhongju and others are not called "poor and sour" in vain, they don't stick to meat all year round, how can they bear it when they see this fragrant meal? Surprised, the old man was fine, the newcomer was gobbling up, and he heard a sound of chewing and swallowing, and Sven was mourned.

Zhao Zhongju Hun family gulped down, although she was thin and thin, the amount of food was not small, she said vaguely: "Xianggong, even if you don't take the exam, you eat and live for nothing, eat and drink well, and you are willing to come to Xuanfu Town for a trip." ”

Zhao Zhongju scolded: "Shut up, don't you eat and speak, don't you know?" ”

Seeing the eyes of the people at the next table, his face was hot, and he secretly scolded the Hun family: "Shame on you, hurry back to the inn after eating." ”

He sighed, and after that, he did not speak, but only concentrated on eating.

Accidentally a few grains of rice fell to the ground, and quickly picked it up and put it in his mouth, and helped the daughter next to him wipe her mouth, and then drank a bowl of egg drop soup and quickly went to fill another bowl, and helped her husband and daughter to fill the soup, which was very busy.

Liu Dongyang, Huang Bowen and others next to him smiled understandingly when they heard Zhao Zhongju's words. Indeed, his lady's words speak out everyone's hearts, "poor and sour" for a long time, it is normal to face food gaffes.

"Eat slowly...... The daughter's family should pay attention to the ...... of physique"

Seeing that her daughter was the same as her mother, her head was buried in the bowl, Zhao Zhongju scolded again, and then felt a little guilty in her heart.

I am ashamed of her mother, I have not been promoted for many years, and I only earn some restraint in the private school, but with a meager income, how to support my family? It's all up to the lady to grind tofu at home, and she was ridiculed by outsiders as tofu Shih Tzu, and she has no difficulty, I hope I can take the exam this time.

He also inquired, this official is an official, and an official is an official, and it is not considered to insult the ancestors' family.

He also knows his own family affairs, and there is no hope in this life, and he may still be a talent until he dies, but fortunately, he opened up another way in Xuanfu Town and gave himself a chance.

The scholars were full of food and drink, their families retreated, the restaurant guys brought a few barrels of coarse tea, as their after-dinner consumption, the black pressed scholars held tea bowls, upstairs and downstairs, gathered in piles, only concerned about the topic of this official examination.

Of course, Zhao Zhongju and others were also very concerned, and they gathered next to the crowd and listened attentively.

A middle-aged scholar looked out the window downstairs, the street was bustling, a rare prosperous and peaceful atmosphere, he really wanted to stay in this place, he sighed, and said loudly: "I don't know what the problem is in Xuanfu Town this time, Zhao wants to review his homework." I don't know where to start. ”

His words resonated, and many people sighed: "Yes, the students and others have brought all the scriptures, but they always feel that they have no bottom in their hearts, and they don't know whether they will be useful or useless when the time comes." ”

The official examination in Xuanfu Town is unprecedented, and as the first batch of seniors to take the exam, everything starts from a blank, perhaps. It's just a matter of providing experience points for future generations.

In particular, some people have the intention to cheat. I don't know where to start.

Since ancient times, the sons and daughters of China have had many strange ambitions, not to mention the cheating in the examination room in later generations, and it is not far behind at this time.

The entrainment cheat sheet is just a casual trick, wearing linen to cheat on the shoulders. Tens of thousands of words. There are dozens of eight-strand essays in it. Writing with a rat's beard is just a normal way to cheat, not a pinnacle method.

"Xuanfu Town. It's about general and practical materials, and those who don't need it are also sour Confucian, and the important thing is to be able to write and calculate ......."

A taxi with a Datong accent spoke slowly, slowly and logically, and immediately attracted the attention of a large group of people.

“…… I heard that the primary and secondary schools in the town also teach three subjects: Ming Fa, Ming characters, and Ming arithmetic. The imperial examination of the national dynasty, the law of the Ming Dynasty, the nine chapters of the Ming arithmetic examination, the Xiahou Yang, the Zhou Ji, etc., the Ming calligraphy examination of the "Shuowen", "Zilin" and other character books, the Jinshi ......"

He shook his head: "Yongning Hou is often ingenious in handling things, this time the official examination, I am afraid that there will be no eight strands of content, and those who study the Ming Jing and Jinshi two subjects are afraid that it will be ......."

As soon as he said this, there was a wail in the hall: "It's over, it's over, the students of Da Ming Law have long forgotten it." ”

"It's terrible, I have to go back quickly and take out the "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and flip through the ......"

"It's not a brother, the nine chapters of arithmetic are mostly basic algorithms, you can forget this?"

Liu Dongyang clenched his fists, if the clerk's test is mainly arithmetic, why should he be afraid?

Huang Bowen's breathing has also become heavy, although he has studied for many years, and he has not even passed the exam, but when it comes to arithmetic, he is still not afraid, just the law......

Zhao Zhong's brows furrowed, fidgeting was extremely uncomfortable, no, when he would go back, he would flip through those arithmetic books, but this time he only brought scriptures, and he didn't bring a single arithmetic book, how can this be good?

The scholar said: "Brothers, you have also read the newspaper, this time the official assessment, the candidates are allowed to carry abacus and calculations." Of course, arithmetic accounts for a large proportion of the official examination this time, and some questions may be difficult to ......."

Many people have made up their minds to go back and turn over the books of arithmetic and law.

Li sat with a smile calmly, he used to be an order, assisting Shangguan in counting the money and grain of a county, calculating problems and ordering every district, so he must have been able to deal with it calmly.

The Datong scholar even dropped a bombshell: "I heard that this time the Marquis of Yongning has personally come up with a number of problems, especially if he can solve an arithmetic problem he carefully designed, he will be the great master of the sect in the mathematical world!" Immediately enjoy the treatment of a researcher, even when he sees the Marquis of Yongning, he only kneels! ”

At this moment, there was a sensation in the hall, what is the problem, after solving it, can be respected as a great master?

They talked a lot, searched their stomachs, and wondered which arithmetic book to solve the problem, and after solving it, they could enjoy the status of a great master?

At the same time, many people are depressed, some of them have been studying the Eight Strands of Literature all their lives, the Four Books and the Five Classics, regarding arithmetic, and the law as a small way......

The Datong scholar looked at these depressed people and comforted: "Brothers, don't be too worried, Yuguan Xuanfu Town, there is still a Chinese language class." Compared with the rest of the hard study of the Four Books and Five Classics, the curriculum is still low, and they also have ...... graduation exams The strategy is not limited to the format, and there is no such rigorous writing as my eight-strand essay......"

"You are accustomed to answering the eight-strand essay, and the answer to the kind of policy that does not emphasize the form and can be freely played may be ...... instead."

His words caused a chorus: "Yes, yes, how difficult it is to write eight strands, you must first solve the problem, and then you must pass the problem, and then you have to accept the topic." After passing the topic, I will start to talk again, and finally I will pass the lecture, but I will make the whole article, from simple to complex, and explain the meaning of the subtle words, is it easy? ”

"Yes, the strategy is to write 10,000 words, digression is thousands of miles, too little attention to the format, we come from the rigor, to solve this loose strategy, it is a piece of cake."

Many people are gossiping, but to be honest, the content and format of the eight-strand essay are too restrictive, and when the people present wait for the exam, they will only write perfunctory texts according to the literal meaning of the questions.

Everyone's creativity and imagination have long been stifled, and they are also accustomed to the empty and rigid content style of the eight-strand text, and suddenly change to strategy.

Of course, at this time, you have to cheer yourself up.

At the same time, some people have questions, will the examiner be examined? This is just a recruiter, and it is a jinshi. Everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, the officials are not heirlooms from generation to generation, so they only need to be able to write and calculate, and the family business can be recruited.

In the past, it was difficult for the officials to be promoted, and they just didn't get into the stream all their lives, and they were not willing to take the exam.

Listening to everyone's questions, the Datong scholar muttered: "According to the situation in the Ming Dynasty, as well as in Xuanfu Town, the basic requirement of the officials is to be able to write and calculate. Will there be another Jinshike's theory of scripture and righteousness? This student is not sure......"

Xuanfu Town, everything is unexpected, graduated from primary school, graduated from middle school, there are policy content in the Chinese language class, and there is also the content of the post, which is quite a collection of Ming Jing and Jinshi.

On the side of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Economics Department is a small road, with low admission scores, large enrollment scale, poor quality of students, and correspondence courses in later generations, and ambitious scholars all take Jinshi as their lifelong goal, and are unwilling to take a shortcut to take the Ming Economics Department.

But here in Xuanfu Town, I always feel ...... Blame...... Mix...... Moreover, the content of their Ming scriptures is not necessarily an examination of Confucian classics, and they really don't understand the ten articles of righteousness.

He finally said: "After you go back, you still flip through the articles on the policies of the past dynasties, and be on the safe side, maybe you will be successful." ”

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Not to show that Zhao Zhongju and others couldn't wait to go back, and they showed their skills, borrowed them, and bought books on law and arithmetic, that is, there were many shrewd businessmen who came to sell all kinds of arithmetic books, law books, and abacus also sold very well.

Zhao Zhongju was even more overhanging, carefully studying the arithmetic and other books that he had disdained in the past.

On the 22nd day of the 11th month of the 15th year of Chongzhen, the much-watched assessment of the officials of Xuanfu Town began. (To be continued.) )