Chapter 104 County Exam
The carriage waiting at the entrance of the alley is Huang Biyou's.
In addition to Huang Biyou, there was also a coachman. When he saw Lin Yanchao, he said, "Come up quickly."
Lin Yanchao, Lin Yanshou and others got on the car together.
The carriage shook the reins, the wheels started, and several people rushed to the examination room. Lin Yanshou complained that he had not eaten the soft-boiled eggs. The others were in the mood to comfort him, and they kept silent.
The car kept shaking and turned around the alley. The martial arts were in front of the Fuyuan Gate. The carriage went around and led from the alley to the front of Nanmen Street.
Lin Yanchao picked up the curtain of the car, but saw that there were already carriages and horses on the street. There were a lantern in front of each carriage, with stars and orange-red lights forming a line on the street to the south, as if a long dragon was winding.
"My God, look at this situation, the carriages and horses in the entire provincial capital are here." Hou Zhongshu looked through the crack of the window and said.
"Don't quarrel, be quiet." Zhang Haoyuan interrupted him. Hou Zhongshu snorted and turned his head away.
After passing through Nanmen Street, the carriage turns left on Antai Bridge, which is the location of Houguan County and County Xuexue Palace.
It was almost the fifth day. The waning moon in the south was deep, and the sky was getting dark. The carriage gathered in a vast distance near the examination hall of the Academy. Although the lights in front of the carriage were weak, they gathered together so hard that people could not open their eyes.
Lin Yanchao jumped out of the carriage, and several people followed him.
Looking around, there were bustling people in their thirties and forties, as well as children in their teens and teenagers who were still young. There were 14 or 15-year-old boys like Lin Yanchao, but there were many people, and as the legendary white-haired and old candidates did not see them.
The yamen runner came over and shouted, "Drive the carriage aside, don't block people. You can go there and stand in a row of fifty people."
Before Lin Yanchao could speak, Lin Yanshou said, "Why do I have to queue up? My father is Link. I want to enter the examination room first!"
Lin Yanshou's voice was very loud, which made the scholars queuing next to him look over. Lin Yanchao, Zhang Haoyuan and others quickly covered their faces with their sleeves, stayed away from them for three steps, and looked like they had nothing to do with this person.
The yamen runner also laughed and said, "It's time? This is the provincial capital. Under the rule of Lord Futai, you are the young master of the Mansion Master, and you have to queue up for me."
When the yamen runners said this, the scholars on the side were laughing. Lin Yanchao quickly pulled Lin Yanshou aside and said, "Brother, if you are talking nonsense, I will go back and complain to my grandfather." Lin Yanshou's family was not afraid of the world, but was afraid that Lin Gaozhu would be so threatening. He immediately became honest.
After seeing this, everyone thought Lin Yanchao was the elder brother. The children below all stood together according to the five people, or their classmates from their respective clubs.
At present, the two or three thousand candidates were divided into 50 people and 50 people standing in a row by the yamen runners. They searched the boys in front to check if there were any entrainments or the like.
The examinees who have inspected walked through the main entrance of the examination room one after another. The main entrance of the examination room is also called the gantry gate. Fish jumping on the gantry gate is a very suitable word, and scholars will not pass the exam. This is called the gantry gate point, as the name suggests, which means that the head hits the door and face.
Lin Yanchao and a few people waited patiently, and it was their turn to enter the venue, and there were still some time.
The scholar on the side also started talking and said, "Have you heard of it? Yesterday, when I passed through Shahe Bridge in the south of the city, I saw a sandbank covering the water. Do you know? This is called Shaheke."
"What's the point?"
"You don't know this. Therefore, it is said that Shahe can be encountered once in a few decades. If you encounter it once, either Fuzhou will be the top scholar or someone will be the prime minister."
"So that's it. We're here to take the county exam today. Hey, it's a coincidence. I wonder which of these three thousand candidates will be the top scorer in the future?"
"I don't know. Anyway, if the top ten counties come out, everyone will make a good relationship. I can't say that they will use it in the future."
"It's almost there, it's almost there, it's time for us."
When the front row of scholars walked towards Longmen to search, the scholars on Lin Yanchao also gathered together.
It’s really a place where we meet in life. When we get to the exam, we actually meet an acquaintance.
"Isn't this Brother Lin? Lucky, Lucky."
Lin Yanchao looked at the other party and asked knowingly: "Please forgive me for being so stupid, who are you?"
The other party suddenly said with anger: "Brother Lin, your memory must be long. It's Zhou Zongcheng. You have to recognize it several times before you can remember it."
Lin Yanchao said with a oh-so-judgment: "Shi Jing, Shi Jing, why are Brother Zhou coming to take the county exam?"
Zhou Zongcheng snorted and said, "I should ask you this. You have only been studying the Four Books and Five Classics for a year, so you dare to come to take the exam? You are so brave? Do you think you have finished the county exam with a thousand-character text?"
"Ah? Isn't it?" Lin Yanchao looked shocked.
Next to Lin Yanchao, Hou Zhongshu and Zhang Haoyuan were laughing loudly. They really had no good feelings for Yanei this week.
Huang Biyou, who was standing beside Lin Yanchao, said in confusion: "Brother Lin, what is the allusion of this Thousand Character Text? Who is this person?"
Before Lin Yanchao answered, Zhou Zongcheng snorted and said, "It's a waste of time to talk to you guys. It doesn't matter who I am. Anyway, when the case is released, you will know the top ten people in the county."
After saying that, Zhou Zongcheng sneered and turned his head up and left with a high voice.
"This person is so unlovely," Lin Yanshou shook his head and said, "I actually compete with my Lin Yanshou for the top ten in the county. I really don't know how high the world is."
After hearing Lin Yanshou say this, Lin Yanchao and the other two shook their heads silently.
"Cousin, keep a low profile, keep a low profile." Lin Yanchao advised.
Huang Biyou, who didn't know the truth, looked at Lin Yanshou and then Lin Yanchao thought to himself. Lin Yanchao had only read the Four Books and Five Classics for more than a year, and they were all so powerful. This person is his cousin, and maybe his knowledge is above him. I can't laugh at this person for a while, and maybe I can make good relationships.
Soon it was Lin Yanchao and the others' turn to enter the venue, searching behind him, and then letting Lin Yanchao and the others go over.
Lin Yanchao waited for half an hour before entering the examination room. There were still a crowd of people behind him, and he was still waiting to enter the venue. The scale of the examination was only like this, and there were more than 3,000 candidates and only 50 candidates in the county examination. Even if they were shortlisted, it would be difficult, so it was not easy to talk about the top spot.
The front of the county examination shed is a courthouse, and in front of the court is a row of examination rooms, facing east and west, and a corridor in the middle, with the thatched cottage at the other end.
Lin Yanchao silently remembered the terrain, and there were seats in the court. Houguan County Zhou Zhixian and county teachers were all sitting on it. The covered examination room was not enough for more than 3,000 candidates to take the exam, so the exam case was placed on the east and west sides of the corridor outside the hall as an open-air test site.
If you sit here in the exam, it will be miserable if you encounter windy, rainy and sunny.
Lin Yanchao and other candidates were first waiting in front of the court. A minor official sang a name on the side, bowing to Magistrate Zhou in sequence, and reporting to the student to acknowledge his guarantor.
When Lin Yanchao was about to arrive, the clerk beside him sang: "Lin Yanchao in Hongtang Township, I will be the guarantee of Lin Chengyi!"
Lin Yanchao bowed his head and bowed, but heard a voice: "Student Lin Chengyibao!"
At this moment, Lin Yanchao could not see which of the students was Lin Chengyi. After bowing, he received the test paper. A minor official took him to take the exam. The minor official whispered: "Yes, Mr. Lin, Lin's post has taken care of him, and the paper contains your seats."
Unspoken rules cannot be avoided anywhere, even the strict provincial capital exam is the same. If you change to a child who is usually not aware of the details, how can you know this? You don’t have an open-air test site to get a test site, or you are still blaming yourself for being unlucky.
Lin Yanchao read the paper and sealed it on it, and wrote "Xuan Er Gui You".
The test room with a roof is arranged in the Thousand Characters "Tianxuan Dihuang" in the text, with only four lines, and the rest are open-air. Guiyou is arranged according to the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and is ranked tenth in the sixty-degree system. The second Guiyou is seventy, which means the test room with the Xuan character is seventy.
Lin Yanchao originally wanted to follow the corridor to find a room exam, but the minor official diligently led Lin Yanchao to the seat, so he did not refuse.
The examination room was very low. Lin Yanchao had just pulled it out. He could touch his head when he stood up. There were thick walls on the left and right. A few tables that could be disassembled were horizontally on top. There was nothing else except the water-filled pen.
Lin Yanchao walked into the examination room and took out the things from the long-eared examination basket one by one. Some candidates entered the examination room one by one.
The pen, ink and inkstone were placed on several tables and the papers were placed. After waiting for a while, the candidates finally entered the venue. The entrance to the examination room was closed, and the sound of hitting the cloud board in the court made a loud noise, and the trial was quiet. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!