The black-clad swordsman looked up and down at Jiang Hao for a few glances, then shook his head and said, "You have good health, but unfortunately you are over the age of learning martial arts. Even if you study now, you won't get much money."

Jiang Hao showed a regretful look on his face, "Oh, it seems that my martial arts dream cannot be realized." Jiang Hao bowed his hand and turned around and left slowly.

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

Jiang Hao was very happy to have cheated Wang Laoshi and achieved a small goal. He left the Peerless Building and returned home and continued reading. Before the imperial examination, he decided not to go to Peerless Building again.

During this period, he would communicate with Yuxiang once every half month. Feige sent a letter very useful. Yuxiang knew that Jiang Hao was going to take the provincial examination and wanted to come back to serve him, which would also allow him to study with peace of mind, but was persuaded by Jiang Hao.

If the big thing is not accomplished, I will give up the love between children for the time being.

In the letter, Tie Yuxiang also told Jiang Hao that she was learning Taoism with her father now. She didn't believe in any Taoism before. Although her father was a Taoist priest, since she practiced a mouthful of true spiritual energy, she believed it and developed a strong interest in Taoism.

Time flies in the golden autumn August.

The provincial examination begins.

The autumn examination is once every three years, and the examination is in the tribute courts of various provinces. The emperor will send Hanlin and the cabinet bachelors to each province to serve as chief and deputy chief examiners. The governors and censors of each province are not qualified to participate and can only provide help.

There are three provincial examinations in total, each for three days. When candidates go to the tribute school, they must conduct strict body searches to prevent the candidates from hiding their bodies. When Jiang Hao entered the door, he was asked by soldiers to take off his clothes and check his hair, and he must untied his hair. Even his nostrils and ears were opened to take a look, which is recorded in history books, "untied his hair, his clothes, his ears and nose."

At this moment, Jiang Hao thought to himself that those women in ancient times who secretly took the imperial examinations and could pass the imperial examinations all the way, now it seems purely nonsense. He doesn't believe that he can't find men and women even if he checks like this.

After the examination, Jiang Hao was taken into an examination room. After he entered, he locked the door directly. After three days of the exam, he would eat, drink, defecate, and sleep in the room number and not be allowed to come out until the exam was over.

The gong sounded and the papers began to be distributed. The entire set of test papers was given to you at one time. After Jiang Hao got the test paper, he carefully browsed it. Among them, there were three four-book questions, one each of "The Analects of Confucius", one of "The Great Learning", and one of "Mencius", four chapters of the classics, and the last one is a five-character and eight-rhyme poem.

There are also careful requirements: 3 four-book titles, each of which requires more than 200 words, and 4 four-book titles, more than 300 words are required.

I didn't say anything, please answer.

Isn't we here to do this?

These three days can be said to be a difficult three days. Jiang Hao's physical fitness is excellent and he is tortured. He is mainly because he eats, drinks, defecation and sensation are all in the house. The place is only the size of a bathroom, the smell and the affliction feeling.

I have to admire that those who could pass the exam in ancient times were all real elites. Not only were they good at learning, but they must also have good endurance.

After leaving the customs three days later, the old servant Uncle Fu had already been waiting outside with a carriage and a few servants. When he saw Jiang Hao coming out, he immediately invited his young master to the carriage and returned to the Jiang family village. The hot water had already been boiled, so Jiang Hao jumped directly into the big wooden barrel.

After taking a shower, I felt much more refreshed. Uncle Fu had already ordered someone to cook a table of dishes. These days, I could only eat cold food in the examination room. I was so hungry that I had been so hungry that I started to eat.

After resting the next day, he didn't go out or read books, so he just had a good sleep to replenish his energy, because he would continue the exam tomorrow and take the three-day midfield exam.

Early in the morning, Jiang Hao got up and set off again with the prepared things. It was still the same as before. He took off his clothes and checked his body, entered the examination room to hand over the test papers. This time the test questions were one of the five classics, one of the edicts, one of the edicts, one of the edicts, one of the edicts, and one of the edicts, and required more than 300 words.

Keep writing.

Three days have passed, and there is another cycle. In the third exam, there is only one question type, which is "current affairs policy", that is, combining the theory of classics and scholars to express opinions on current affairs and government affairs.

In the previous two exams, there were basically examples, but in the third session, it was necessary to express one's own remarks and his thoughts. Jiang Hao is a modern person and has a broader understanding. After reading the questions, he was determined to write something thought-provoking and deafening, but thinking about it, let it go.

If you write those things, you may make a big splash, but more likely you will be directly rejected. After all, the examiners of this era do not see through the eyes of the times and only think that he is talking nonsense.

In the end, Jiang Hao answered the questions in a proper manner.

After three days, Jiang Hao also breathed a sigh of relief. The ancient imperial examinations can be described as torture, which is comparable to fighting a battle.

However, this is indeed a battle in life. If you lose, you will achieve nothing, and you will win. From then on, your net worth doubled and you will become a real master. How many people have changed their lives because of an imperial examination?

After the exam, Jiang Hao rested at home. Three days passed in a flash. When the results were released, you could go to the on-site viewing of the results of the provincial examination, or wait at home. As long as you win, there would naturally be a yamen runner who would beat gongs and gongs to deliver the results.

Jiang Hao didn't go to the scene to watch the list, but waited for news at home. Today, he specially changed into a moon-white silk shirt, looking elegant and handsome. A maid made tea for him, so Jiang Hao took a book and didn't know if he could read it.

Even he was a little nervous at this moment.

For nothing else, he hopes to gain something for the hard work of reading during this period of time and the half-month hell mode exam.

"Bang~bang~bang~bang~~~"

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

Soon, Jiang Hao's book boy ran in and shouted loudly: "Young Master, you are coming to our house."

Jiang Hao put down the book, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "What if I'm going to another house."

"It's definitely not going to another house. I've asked. On our street, only the young master will take the provincial examination this year. We definitely came to our house. Young master, you must have passed the exam." Shutong said anxiously.

The sound of the Tonggong is approaching, and finally stops at the door of Jiang's house. After a burst of rapid Tonggong sound, a man shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Jiang Haojiang, Nanchang Prefecture, for being third in the Jiangxi Provincial Country Examination in the current exam. Master Jiang, please come out and take the list."

I must have not run away this time.

Jiang Hao stood up and shook his clothes, quickly walked to the gate, and saw countless neighbors gathered outside, blocking the entire street. There were several yamen runners standing in the middle, and one of them was holding a big red post in his hand.

Seeing Jiang Hao coming out, the yamen runner immediately smiled and bowed and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Jiang, Zha Gui, Zhagui, the third place in high school, Jingkui."
Chapter completed!