The black-clothed swordsman looked Jiang Hao up and down a few times, then shook his head and said, "Your physical qualifications are good, but unfortunately you have passed the age of learning martial arts, even if you study now, you won't gain much." ”

Jiang Hao showed a look of pity on his face, "Hey, it seems that my martial arts dream can't be realized." Jiang Hao arched his hand, turned around and left slowly.

Although he didn't learn any martial arts, he had an unexpected gain this time, knowing the hidden identity of this guy, it seems that King Ning colluded with the Japanese Kou.

Wang Laoshi was killed, Jiang Hao was very happy, he completed a small goal, he left the peerless building and returned home, continued to read, and decided not to go to the peerless building before the imperial examination.

In the meantime, every half a month, he communicated with Yuxiang, and the flying pigeon was very useful, Yuxiang knew that Jiang Hao was going to participate in the township test, and he wanted to come back to serve him, and he could also let him study with peace of mind, and was persuaded by Jiang Hao.

The big thing has not been accomplished, and the love of children is temporarily cut off.

In the letter, Tie Yuxiang also told Jiang Hao that now she is learning Taoism with her father, and she didn't believe in Taoism before, although her father is a Taoist priest, but since she practiced a true aura, she believed it and became interested in Taoism.

Time flashed to the golden autumn of August.

Township test begins.

Once every three years in the autumn period, the examination venue is in the provincial tribute courts, and the emperor will send Hanlin and cabinet scholars to the provinces to serve as the chief and deputy chief examiners.

There are three township examinations, each three days, and the candidates must be strictly searched when they enter the tribute institute, in case the candidates have hidden straps on their bodies, and when Jiang Hao enters the door, he is required by the soldiers to strip naked and check, and the hair must be untied. Even the nostrils and ears are opened to take a look, which is recorded in the history books, "untie the hair and clothing, and tie the ears and nose".

At this moment, Jiang Hao thought to himself, those women in ancient times secretly took the imperial examination, and they could still pass the Jinshi all the way, but now it seems that it is pure nonsense, he doesn't believe that he can't find men and women in such an inspection.

At the end of the inspection, Jiang Hao was taken into an examination booth, and after he entered, he locked the door directly, and for three days of the exam, he ate, drank, and slept in the number room, and was not allowed to come out until the end of the exam.

The gong sounded, and the papers began to be issued, and the entire set of papers for the exam was given to you at one time, Jiang Hao carefully browsed the test papers after getting them, including 3 questions in four books, one each in "Analects", "University", and "Mencius", four in Jingyi, and finally a poem in five words and eight rhymes.

And there are also careful requirements, 3 questions and four books, each of which must write more than 200 words, and 4 scripture questions, which need to write more than 300 words.

If you didn't say it, answer it.

Aren't we here to do this?

These three days can be said to be difficult three days, Jiang Hao's physical fitness is excellent, and he is also tortured, mainly because he eats and drinks Lazar in the house, and the place is only the size of a bathroom, the smell, the feeling of grievance.

I have to admire that those who can pass the exam in ancient times are all real elites, not only good at learning, but also good at endurance.

Three days later, the old servant Fu Bo had already waited outside with a carriage and a few servants, and when he saw Jiang Hao coming out, he immediately invited his young master to get into the carriage and returned to the Jiang family's village.

After taking a bath, I felt that the whole person was much refreshed, and Fu Bo had already ordered someone to make a table of dishes, and in the past few days, I could only eat cold food in the examination room, and I was already hungry, so Jiang Hao began to eat a lot.

The next day off, he didn't go out, he didn't read, he just had a good sleep to replenish his strength, because he had to continue the exam tomorrow, and he had to take the half-time three-day exam.

Early in the morning, Jiang Hao got up, took the prepared things and set off again, it was still the previous practice, took off his clothes to check his body, and entered the examination room to distribute the test papers, this time the exam questions are one of the Five Classics, one of the edicts, one of the judgments, one of the tables, and one of the edicts, requiring more than 300 words.

Keep writing.

Another three days passed, and there was another reincarnation, and in the third exam, there was only one question type, which was "current affairs", that is, combined with scripture theories, to express opinions on current affairs and government affairs.

The previous two exams, basically have a routine, but the third one is that you need to make your own remarks and express your thoughts, Jiang Hao is a modern person, he has a broader insight, after reading the questions, he has the heart to write something thought-provoking and deafening, but think about it, forget it.

If you write those things, you may be a blockbuster, but more likely to be directly disowned, after all, the examiners of this era have not seen through the eyes of the times, and only think that he is talking nonsense.

In the end, Jiang Hao still answered the question decently.

As soon as three days passed, the gate was opened and people were released, Jiang Hao also breathed a sigh of relief, the ancient imperial examination can really be described as torment, comparable to fighting a battle.

But this is indeed a battle in life, defeated, nothing, won, since then, the value has doubled, become a real master, how many people have changed their lives because of a imperial examination.

After the exam, Jiang Hao rested at home, three days passed in a flash, and when it came to the day of the release of the list, you can go to the scene to watch the list of the township test list, or you can wait at home, as long as you win, there will naturally be a servant beating gongs and drums to send the report card.

Jiang Hao didn't go to the scene to watch the list, just waited for news at home, and today he deliberately changed into a moon white silk shirt, which looked elegant and handsome, and a maid made tea, Jiang Hao took a book and looked at it, and he didn't know if he could read it.

Even he was a little nervous at the moment.

If nothing else, just for the hard work of this time, and for this half-month hell mode exam, he also hopes that he can gain something.

"咣~咣~咣~~~"

In the distance, there was a continuous sound of gongs,

Not long after, Jiang Hao's scholar ran in and shouted loudly, "Young Master, you're coming to our house." ”

Jiang Hao put down the book, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "What's the panic, what if you go to another house." ”

"It's definitely not going to another house, I asked, on our street, only the young master participated in the township test this year, and he definitely came to our house, young master, you must have passed the test." The scholar said anxiously.

The sound of the gong approached, and finally stopped at the door of Jiang's house, after a rapid gong sound, a person shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Master Jiang Haojiang of Nanchang Prefecture, who won the third place in the Jiangxi Provincial Township Examination in this section, and the high school Jingkui, Master Jiang, please come out to take the list." ”

This time I definitely didn't run.

Jiang Hao stood up and shook his shirt, and walked quickly to the gate, only to see that countless neighbors had gathered outside, blocking the entire street, and there were several officials standing in the middle, and the middle one was holding a big red post in his hand.

Seeing Jiang Hao come out, the official immediately put on a smiling face, bowed down and saluted: "Congratulations to Master Jiang, Toad Palace won the crown, and the third place in high school." ”