I cut the goose feathers with a knife. Dip it in some ink and write it smoothly, and the speed is much faster than using a brush.

The imperial examination is a national talent ceremony, the most serious. All dynasties have paid great attention to fraud in the imperial examination. Once caught, they will be killed in the market easily, and the serious ones will be confiscated and exterminated. In the Qing Dynasty, fraud cases were found, examiners, clerks, and candidates were killed from beginning to end, and thousands of heads were cut off.

Wu Jie thought it would be better to be cautious. If you use Chinese characters to record the test questions and records, if you are discovered, you will be ruined in this life. For insurance, it is better to use pinyin. The Chinese pinyin seems to be invented during the Republic of China. For people of this era, it is almost like a heavenly book.

It is February 3rd now, and there are still six days before the county town trial on February 9th. Six days are enough to memorize the sample essay.

Generally speaking, there are five sessions in the county, each session one day. The first day is the main stage, and one article in the "Four Books", which means writing an eight-legged essay based on a sentence in the Four Books. The next second session is another eight-legged essay, and then the third session is the five-character and six-rhyme trial posting poem...

Not only did I spend a lot of time, I didn’t know anything about Wu Jie’s test poems, nor did I have any relevant examples at hand. I really got into the exam room and I was really going to be blind.

However, there is a rule for the county examination. If the first day of the exam is accepted by the examiner, it will be considered as passing. As for the next four days, it doesn’t matter whether you go to the exam or not.

Wu Jie can't write test poems, and he is impatient to sit in the exam room for four days. In such a cold day, his body can't stand it.

Then, you must get the first place on the first day of the test.

He was not worried about this. He still had no worries about relying on the huge question bank and was worried that he could not monopolize the leader?

Therefore, Wu Jie did not rush to think about the exam at the beginning, but instead carried a quill and recorded the questions of the imperial examinations of the next few sessions one by one on paper in Chinese pinyin.

I am used to using computers, from the beginning to the later smart abc, and then to Sogou Pinyin, I write it quickly. In less than a moment, I sorted out a directory.

At this time, the rich fragrance of goose meat came from afar, making Wu Jie unable to help but scream: "It smells so good."

"Lunch is ready, Master, should you eat it now?"

"Okay, please help me keep this. Don't let anyone see it except me."

Seeing that the young master looked solemn, Moth hurriedly took it over: "Okay, I'll help you collect it. Master, what are you writing about? It seems that it's not a word?"

Wu Jie: "Taitpole, you don't have to worry about it."

I have to say that the moth cooks very well, and the goose is so fragrant that it is so delicious that it is. Unfortunately, Wu Jie has only got one goose wing.

Moth said that the Wu family also lived in a wealthy family. The wealthy family emphasized health preservation and blessings. You are just sick, so you can’t eat too greasy or full, so you have to be treated slowly.

So, Wu Jie only ate one wing and drank a bowl of porridge for this meal. He felt dizzy, as if he had signs of hypoglycemia. He wanted to eat it again, but the moth couldn't pass it.

Helplessly suppressed his appetite, washed his face randomly, changed into a clean Confucian robe, and walked towards the county government.

The Xinjin County of the Ming Dynasty was not big, mainly with two streets, one horizontal and one vertical. You can walk through the city in less than ten minutes.

The county government office is located at the cross entrance of the city center. There is a notice posted on the wall outside the government office, surrounding several scholarly-like people.

Wu Jie walked over and saw that it happened to be a notice for this year's county examination, which stated the examination period, registration location, and the examination room location.

The examination period is the ninth day of this month. The registration location is the county government office, and the examination room is located in the county government office lobby.

Wu Jie asked about the location of the room and walked in alone.

Like the establishment of the court, Xinjinjin was in the county, and also had six cottages, including rituals, officials, soldiers, punishments, labor, and households. Corresponding to the six ministries in the court, all of which were in charge of daily affairs.

After entering the ceremony room, several people were waiting to sign up there, some of whom were young, some of whom were young, and some were young. The older ones were fifteen or sixteen years old. The difficulty of the boy was not high. As long as he posted a math and studied for a few years, he could easily pass the test. Therefore, the candidates who came were not old, and Wu Jie was considered an elderly candidate.

After queuing for a long time, it was Wu Jie's turn.

The clerk in charge of registration was probably tired of it, and he didn't look up and threw a thing like a form: "Write the name, origin, and the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of the three generations, have they been in office or not? By the way, can there be guaranteed by elders in the clan, or five candidates in the same subject as the guarantee letter, or the guarantee letter of local student entitlement?"

"Ah!" Wu Jie realized that he was in too haste and had no preparations.

Because the imperial examination is of great importance, candidates must be honest and need someone to protect themselves in order to prevent impersonation or the descendants of prostitutes and prostitutes.

The problem is that Wu Jie had just returned to his hometown for a month. Although he had been registered, his fellow tribesmen had never had any contact. As for scholars, students, etc., he had no contact.

I was stunned immediately.

"Why, no, what are you doing without you?" The clerk finally raised his head and looked at Wu Jie with suspicious eyes.

Wu Jie explained: "I have been in Nanjing before, and I have only returned to Xinjin recently and haven't gone out to get a guarantee. However, I just left my hometown. Otherwise, you can find out by just looking through the household registration and yellow registration."

He was sweating slightly. He was anxious to sign up just now, but he forgot about this, made a mistake, made a mistake.

"Check, go, who has the time to check, who knows you again, go find a guarantor. Next." The clerk waved his hand impatiently, and the boy in front of him described the shrinking, which made him feel bored.

Wu Jie felt a little unhappy and frowned and said, "I am Wu Jie. My father is a doctor in Fangsi, a member of the Nanjing Ministry of War. He is a native of Xinjin. He just goes to the street to find someone to ask for his father's name. Naturally, he knows what kind of guarantee is needed?"

"So you are Wu Jie." The clerk was also angry when he was contradicted by Wu Jie.

In fact, I just heard Wu Jie explain that he had just returned from Nanjing and reported to his house. He already knew who Wu Jie was. Logically, it would be okay to fill in Wu Jie's name.

But in front of you, do you really think that you are the young master of the official family before? The so-called peacock is not as good as a chicken. If you come to sign up, you will behave like a noble person. When you see me, you should beg me in a low voice.

He immediately sneered: "No guarantee, I can't do it either. Wu Jie, Mr. Wu, your name is very famous in the county town these days. I heard that Mr. Wu is a fool and very stupid. Why? Master Wu, you are bored and come to me to play tricks today? Hehe, don't have to work hard, you can't pass the exam even if you come."

Wu Jie suddenly felt angry in his heart. It would be fine if this guy didn't sign up, but it was even higher than the level of personal attacks. It was tolerant, but who would not be able to bear it?

Since entering this real dream, he has been quite satisfied with everything around him, but it is because of his thinness that makes him very distressed.

The clerk's words hit his sore spot, how could he not be angry?

But on the surface, Wu Jie still looked calm: "How did you know that I couldn't pass the exam? I won't judge others by my words, and I won't judge others by my appearance."

"Teng!" With a sound, the clerk stood up suddenly and said angrily: "You are just a fool, and you also want to learn the imperial examination. Go back quickly!" He was about to rush Wu Jie out.

Wu Jie sneered: "Xunzi once said: Yes and yes and yes are called knowledge; non-yes and yes and yes are called foolishness.

It means that being able to affirm the right thing and deny the wrong thing is the manifestation of wisdom. Thinking the wrong thing is right and thinking the right thing is the manifestation of ignorance. I came to take the undergraduate county examination and practice the right way, so why are there any fools?

The Book of Rites also says: The ignorance of the Book of Songs, the illegitimate mistakes of the Book of Songs, the illegitimate fortunes of the Book of Songs, the illegitimate fortunes of the Book of Songs, the illegitimate fortunes of the Book of Songs, the illegitimate fortunes of the Book of Songs, and the chaotic fortunes of the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Wang Su noted it: Fools are honest and kind.

Are you praising me?

I just don’t know if you are saying that I am foolish or not, praise me or scold me. You have read the books of sages for many years, otherwise you wouldn’t be able to listen to the bad guys in the ritual room. Wu Jie is not clear, so please give me some advice."

This passage was heard by Qian Wenzhong when Wu Jie was watching "Baijia Forum" a while ago. It was very impressive and was just used.

This sentence quoted from the classics and made the clerk's face turn red and speechless.

"Well said!"

At this time, a chuckle came from the door. A middle-aged man in a Confucian robe walked in and pointed at Wu Jie and said with a smile: "Don't you think it's inappropriate to be a disciple of the saint Ziyu? Although the clerk in the ritual room just said bad words, it may not be without three-point reason. You said you are kind, but after saying such words, it made people blush and lose their tolerance. It was not done by a gentle gentleman. Even if you were allowed to enter the examination room, would you pass the exam?"

Wu Jie replied casually: "If you let me in, I will be able to win."

"Bold, you can't be arrogant in front of the old master of the county!" The clerk shouted loudly.

Wu Jie was shocked at this time. It turned out that the middle-aged literati in front of him was actually the magistrate of Xinjin.

Seeing Wu Jie contradicting the magistrate like this, the few boys next to him who came to apply for the exam changed drastically.

"Wu Jie has met the county master." Wu Jie bowed.

"I heard that Mr. Wu's son had just returned from Nanjing and fell seriously ill again. Now, the Japanese official saw that you had a haggard face and a weak body. He spoke another Nanjing Mandarin. I think it was Wu Jie. It seems that you are also a well-read person. Why did you take the county examination? Have you never been to the imperial examination before?"

Wu Jie: "Wu Jie had hidden illness when she was a teenager and had been recuperating at home. Unfortunately, her father had a bad accident three years ago and his family was in ruins. Then he thought about the imperial examination. He was mourning in Nanjing for three years and returned to his hometown last month."

"Oh, I know a little about the matter of Mr. Wu." With a sigh, the magistrate nodded to the clerk: "I will report his name to him and I will be the security guard."

The magistrate felt a little moved: To be honest, it was really meaningless to host the county exam. Most of the people who came to the exam were boys who had just been misled for a few years, and their articles were nonsense and made people tired of reading. The culture and education of a county is also one of the achievements of local officials. This Wu Jie's scholarly family is full of praise, and may be worth looking forward to.

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Chapter completed!