Chapter 60 Preparation for the exam

The provincial examination, also known as the Qiuwei, is an imperial examination held in provincial capitals and capitals of various provinces. All prefectures, prefectures, counties, and tribute students who have obtained scholarship status can participate. Once every three years, sorted by the year branch, the year of Zi, Wu, Mao and You are the main subjects. If you encounter a festive event in the royal family, it is called "Enke". This year's annual branch is the main subject, but the time for the provincial examination was slightly delayed by several days, because in the past, the provincial examination was the autumn examination before the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was the autumn examination. Although there were many kings who entered Beijing in previous years, they did not have so many this year, and the situation was not so big. This year, because the royals were interested in expanding their influence, and they were busy with reunion in the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the autumn examination was postponed by one month.

Although the exam time has been delayed, many students who took the exam followed the old almanac of previous years. Some children of wealthy families even arrived at their provincial capitals and even the capital six months in advance. On the one hand, they were to go to the place first, familiarize themselves with the environment and review and prepare for the exam, so as not to have no buffer, change in water and soil, and miss the great opportunity to become successful due to physical fitness, mental state and other reasons. On the other hand, they also had to be familiar with people. No matter where they are, food, clothing, housing and transportation are indispensable, and people need to deal with these things. Especially in the officialdom, there is even more connections. When you arrive in the place early, adapting to the environment is the second priority. Unblocking the upper and lower levels and establishing the connections is the primary thing.

The Dajian Dynasty lived in all over the world, with a vast territory, and was rich and wealthy. It is said that "if you are poor, you will be able to do your own life, and if you are prosperous, you will do your best to the world." Therefore, the rich children of the Dajian Dynasty also had the pursuit of "doing both the world" in addition to eating, drinking, having fun and having fun - they wanted to be officials. They were drunk, sex, wealth, and they were a little boring after playing for a long time. Where can they hold the seal and have the mightyness? They have evil spirits? With a shout, they gathered around them, what a glory?

Of course, people are divided into different levels. No matter whether they are poor or poor, they are only a part of them. Among the candidates in various provinces, there are still many generous people with integrity, character and a heart of serving the country with a sincere heart. However, under the influence of the environment of pursuing fame and fortune, these people are still a few. After ten years of hard work, they want to make a big splash and rise to the top. People who get both money and beauty are the mainstream. This is also a common human nature. It is simply unrealistic to expect the world to be prosperous and prosperous.

If we really talk about it, although Lin Nan is not the kind of poor student who expects to make money once he is on the list, he is essentially the kind of person who wants to climb up by the imperial examination. After all, it is better to live a more comfortable life in the future. Although there is no shortage of money, the country is easy to change and the situation changes often. Who would have expected what it will be like in the future? Once the family falls in the future and they are not prepared, the consequences will be miserable. Therefore, people often say that they plan ahead and prevent problems before they happen.

According to convention, candidates in the provincial capital where their household registration belongs to register for the examination, and are not allowed to change the examination location at will. On the one hand, it is to facilitate statistics and mark the papers, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent fraud in individual examination rooms. Lin Nan and Lin Zhi's scholars were taken in the capital a few years ago, and they could be considered to have left the back door to change the examination room, but that was a small exam and no one pursued it. However, when the exam was completed and the list was issued, Lin Nan and Lin Zhi's names did not fall into Changning Mansion, but were in Lin Mansion in the capital. Time flies, and now when it comes to taking the provincial examination, Lin Nan has naturally become candidates in the capital.

It sounds very glorious, but it is not the case. If it were someone else, he would rather take the provincial examination in the provincial capital than come to the capital. Although the provincial examination is strict, if there is a local connection, it is not impossible to do some small moves. But it is not easy to deal with in the capital. At the foot of the emperor, there are mixed dragons and snakes, and there are many forces in all parties, and there will be spies everywhere. If one is not done well, it will be ruined. The result of pursuing fraud will be serious and even implicated. Who dares to cheat easily after eating the leopard? Therefore, most people would rather take the exam in the province and come to the capital for a big exam without changing their household registration.

Only a small number of people with high self-esteem and human resources will do this, and most of the people who can do this are not for profit, or for immediate benefits. They basically have only one purpose - for fame. The Beijing Grand Examination is not just a bad thing, but also a good thing, but this benefit is for prepared and talented people. Since the harm outweighs the benefits, people will naturally follow it. Think about it, under the feet of the emperor, celebrities gather, if they can make a big splash in the provincial examination in this place, not only Beijing

The master is famous and even more famous in the world. There are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital. The influence of winning the provincial examination in the country is definitely much greater than that in the provincial capital. If you lose luck, even the emperor will know his name. In this way, in the subsequent palace examination, you will have many advantages invisibly. However, this advantage is both invisible and based on your own talent, so there are very few people who take this path, but as long as you choose to do this, almost all of them are strong people!

Just like in previous years, the capital began to be lively two months before the exam. On the one hand, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and on the other hand, students from all over the surrounding areas gathered in the capital to prepare for the provincial examination. For a while, there were more scholars in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, and many shops that operate pens, inks, papers and inkstones had good business. Even in the autumn, shops selling sachets, folding fans and fragmented jewelry made a fortune, especially the fans depicting landscapes and pictures of ladies, which almost went out of stock.

Not long after, long gowns, sachets, and ladies' fans were freshly released as standard three-piece sets for students who were taking the exam in the capital. As long as you see this outfit on the street, 80% of them were taken for the exam. When it comes to night, there are more and more girls in the streets with bright lights than before. The sweet and joking sounds are heard from passers-by from time to time, adding a lot of ambiguous colors to the night in the capital.

No matter what is outside, one month before the big exam, after Lin Nan came out of the palace, he stayed in Jingbei Bo Mansion, and did not go out of the gate, and devoted himself to studying and preparing for the provincial examination. In the eyes of the elders in the mansion, he praised Lin Nan a higher degree of praise. You should know that Lin Nan was at such a young age, when he was in full bloom and youthful life, and not only loved to join in the fun, but many men from wealthy families had long known the taste of men and women. This was the case with Lin Fu and Lin Shou. It is very rare for people like Lin Nan to be strict with themselves.

A few years ago, Lin Nan and Lin Zhi passed the scholar exam. Although Lin Zhi did not take the exam now, there were two cousins ​​in the mansion, Lin Fu and Lin Shou, who were also reviewing books and preparing for the big exam. A few years ago, Lin Fu and Lin Shou had already participated in the provincial examination, but both failed the exam. In the blink of an eye, three years later, and the provincial examination came again. The three young masters were preparing for the provincial examination. After passing the exam, they would become juren and officials from the future. Originally, the Lin family had a status and status. If there were three more officials, they would know what would happen with their toes in the future. Therefore, everyone in the mansion was particularly careful and careful in doing things, for fear of disturbing the young masters' review. Even the chef was specially ordered by Zhou to make some nourishing soups and dishes for a few days to nourish the young masters.

Lin Nan has lived a regular life every day for several days. He got up early in the morning and went to the back garden to practice boxing, exercising his muscles and bones and cultivating his energy. After reading in the morning, he happened to have breakfast, and then kept reviewing the book. If you have any questions, he would ask Master Meng Chen Xiu for advice at any time. Sometimes when he was tired of watching, he would play with his younger brother Lin Zhi twice, which not only changed his mood, but also a kind of exercise for his younger brother.

For some reason, Lin Nan has not been to Lin Fu and Lin Shou's yard this month, and Lin Fu and Lin Shou have not come to him. The few of them have their own seats. Even if the big exam is approaching, there is no exchange or discussion.

Compared with others, Lin Nan has much less time to study. After all, time is limited, so he has to be with him in the palace. But at the same time, there are also the same benefits in the palace. The princes are accompanied by the study and the people they come into contact with are top-notch people. Grand Secretary Julian, Yang Zihe, Fan Xuan, Li Donglu, Li Tianchang... These people were outstanding people when they were young. After many years, they also held the title of Grand Secretary. Not only did they do well, but they also had more experience in poetry and articles. When they read with the prince, they listened to these people's lectures, the starting point was much higher than that of ordinary people. Over time, although they studied in the palace less than that of ordinary people, the quality was higher... In addition, with the guidance of people like Chen Xiu, Lin Nan was still very confident about this provincial examination.

A month passed in a flash, and the highly anticipated provincial examination finally arrived.

On this day, the Jingbei Bo Mansion got up early and all the yards were busy. The old lady Zhao got up before dawn. After taking a shower, she knelt alone in the small Buddhist temple for a morning, begging the Bodhisattva to bless the grandsons to get good grades. Zhou was busy preparing application items for his son and nephew. The provincial examination was not as ordinary as the examination. Once the candidates entered the examination room, they could not come out until they were over. They had to stay in the big room for three consecutive days, and they were eating and drinking in the room. Therefore, except for cheating, they could not be brought in, and other daily application items, including replacement clothes and quilts, must be prepared in advance.

Lin Nan got up early in the morning and punched, then returned to his residence to take a shower and change his clothes, changed into a new long gown, and wrapped his essay scarf on his head, and he cleaned it up, and then he came to the main hall of the front yard. At this time, Lin Fu and Lin Shou also arrived. The two of them were rarely dressed up, and each of them was dressed in a scholarly manner, looking simple and simple.

Today's breakfast was quite sumptuous, and the porridge was made in four ways. The dining table in the main hall was filled with refreshing side dishes, and there was no greasy at all. It was obvious that it was a lot of thought. Seeing that everyone was almost the same, the old lady did not follow the rules, so she ordered and started to move. After a while, everyone left the table one after another - no one was eating much, but the three young masters who were about to take the exam were forced to eat more.
Chapter completed!