Primary schools are equivalent to primary schools, county schools are equivalent to junior high schools, and prefecture schools are high schools, and the Imperial College in Beijing is a university. Li Yanqing was able to get into county schools with his level five years ago. After five years of systematic study, he could get into state schools or take the imperial examination.

However, just like if you cannot go to high school without a junior high school degree, Li Yanqing must take the county school examination and be qualified as a county student before he can take the next step of the exam.

Of course, the county school exam is held in the county school. Five years ago, Li Yanqing once attended the boys' meeting here and won the top spot. Now he revisits the old place. All the scenery is no different from five years ago. It’s just that the three old scholars were no longer in the county school five years ago.

Before dawn, more than 20 students from Lushan School set out from Tang's Inn. They were about to take the exam for a whole day until dusk.

The gates of the county school are crowded with students from all townships and towns. In addition to the eight official schools, there are many private schools and community students, and even students who failed the exam last year and the previous year. There are a total of five or six hundred people, with one hundred people admitted to the county school. In addition, other channels, such as admission to school aid, there will be a total of 200 people entering the county school in the end.

The admission ratio is just three to one, and it is not too much. Only some poor children are very nervous. They only have this opportunity. In fact, many rich children will also occupy most of the admission quotas for the exam, so the admission rate of poor children is even lower.

At this time, an examiner came out of the county school and shouted: "Enter through the side door! Everyone walks a hundred steps left!"

The candidates were in a panic. While complaining, they rushed towards the side door. Li Yanqing and several of their partners were squeezed apart.

Li Yanqing was still annoyed by what happened yesterday, but he also knew that Li Wengui would not be so willing. When he saw Li Baoer waiting for him at the front door, he simply walked forward slowly. He didn't believe that Li Baoer was calm.

At this time, Li Yanqing unexpectedly discovered that besides him, there was another candidate who was also calm and walked more leisurely than himself.

Li Yanqing couldn't help but look at him twice, only to feel that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him before.

The candidate was very handsome and had a calm demeanor of everyone. He smiled slightly, "Brother Yanqing, we haven't seen each other for many years!"

"You are--" The more Li Yanqing looks at this person, the more familiar he looks, but he just can't remember who he is.

"We had a contest at the Boys' Party back then, do you still remember?"

"You are Zhang Xian!" Li Yanqing suddenly remembered Zhang Xian from Tangbeixiang School.

"It's my brother!"

Li Yanqing immediately became enthusiastic, stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "I heard that my brother is going to participate in the trial this year?"

In fact, Zhang Xian is two months older than Li Yanqing, but he is half a head shorter than Li Yanqing and elegant and handsome. He looks younger than the strong and burly Li Yanqing.

Zhang Xian also replied with a smile: "Brother Yanqing also wants to participate in the trial test?"

"We can go to Anyang together!"

"At that time, I must ask Brother Yanqing for teaching."

"Where! Where! My brother is too modest."

The two of them called each other brothers here and met too late. However, the examiner who was guarding the door was anxious and shouted: "Do you two want to take the exam?"

At this time, Li Yanqing saw that Li Baoer was no longer at the door, so he quickly walked towards the county school.

Li Yanqing had just sat in his seat, and the bell for the exam was ringing. The students had a quarter of an hour to prepare, mainly to give them enough time to grind the ink and announce the examination rules. The students took out their ink inkstones, added some clean water, and started grinding the ink.

At this time, several examiners began to distribute the test papers. There were three major test papers and twenty questions, covering the Analects of Confucius, Mencius and the Book of Filial Piety. They not only examine the silent scriptures, but also the interpretation, which is to test how students understand this passage. Some questions also require the explanation of historical facts.

The number of questions is very large, and it takes eight hours, or sixteen hours. In the middle, there is no chance to leave the table except for going to the cottage. However, for students who have been preparing for several years, it is not difficult, but the requirements for calligraphy are very high. If the students are not admitted, it means that calligraphy is not good.

Li Yanqing looked at the question while grinding ink. The first question was only one sentence: "There were people from the Song Dynasty who were sought after the seedlings that were not grown and they were scalded." Let the candidates complete the test before and after.

This is the second chapter of "Mencius. Gongsun Chou". If the student does not understand the rules, he might complete the entire article Gongsun Chou, but in fact he only needs to complete the second chapter.

Li Yanqing continued to read the questions again. All the questions were not difficult, they were all taught by the master. At this time, the examiner said loudly: "The following is an announcement of the rules, there are thirteen chapters in total. First, the font is regular script or running script, and the handwriting is required to be clear and the font is correct. The whole book cannot be modified more than five times; second, all candidates have household registration in the county, and those who borrow the reference are considered cheating; third, those who have passed the exam in previous years cannot take the exam again..."

The rules are the same every year, and most candidates will not listen, but will hurry up and read the questions. They will take 20 questions in eight hours and do two and a half questions in one hour, which is quite tight.

At this time, after the rules were read, the examiner rang a bell heavily, and the county examination began.

Li Yanqing picked up his pen and started to do the first question, Chapter 2 of "Mencius. Gongsun Chou".

Gongsun Chou asked: Master was appointed as the minister of Qi and could do his best. Even if he was overlord, he would not be different from this. In this way, would he be moved?

Mencius said: No. I am not moved by my heart at forty years.

He said: If so, then the Master will be far behind Meng Ben?

He said: It's not difficult, I won't be moved by Gaozi first.

He said: Is there any way to be unmoved?

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The Tangyin County exam was not a statutory imperial examination for the Song Dynasty, it was just an entrance examination for Tangyin County. However, for the majority of young students in Tangyin primary schools, this exam was definitely not as easy as the state exam, and it was even better than that.

It is a little easier for wealthy families to help students. If you pay 100 jin a year, you can get the priority qualification for admission. Of course, it is only qualification. The premise is to pass the most basic academic exam, that is, you can do not read calligraphy and do the twenty silent scriptures correctly and ten of them.

But if you can't even pass the most basic academic exam, you can only go to the martial arts side to think of ways, such as entering the county school through the martial arts preparations.

Li Baoer finally took this path. Of course, Li Wengui also knew that he was not greedy and wanted his grandson to get into the top few places to make him shine, so he had the idea of ​​Li Yanqing and asked Li Yanqing to sacrifice himself to fulfill his grandson.

Halfway through the exam, a piece of paper suddenly rolled to Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing glanced at the piece of paper, and he looked back from the corner of his eyes, and saw Li Baoer sitting on the side of him looking at him eagerly.

Li Yanqing didn't want to pick up the paper ball, but was afraid that the invigilator would see it, so he picked up the paper ball without saying a word, "Borrow the bill and read it."

Li Yanqing cursed in his heart that he had just finished the thirteenth question and borrowed the paper to him. He could complete it. What should he do? Maybe he would change the paper and return his blank paper to himself.

Li Yanqing was secretly annoyed and ignored Li Baoer's unreasonable request. Li Baoer was so angry that she gritted her teeth, but she was helpless.

When dusk comes, as the bell rings, students take out notes to paste their names. At this time, even if they have not finished it, they can't write them anymore. Otherwise, if there is no time to paste the names, the paper will be invalid if it is handed over.

Li Yanqing walked out of the examination room and saw Wang Gui wave to him from a distance. Tang Huai was there, but he didn't see Yue Fei. Li Yanqing hurriedly walked up and asked with a smile: "How are you doing in the exam?"

Wang Gui said happily: "It's all said by the master. I've answered it all, so I can save some money for my family."

Tang Huai curled his lips, "Say important things three times, calligraphy! Calligraphy! Calligraphy! Do you want to save money for your family?"

Wang Gui was so angry that he kicked him, "Master said that my calligraphy is OK, why are you talking about? I will treat you later, I won't have your share!"

"How is Lao Tang doing in the exam?"

Tang Huai looked at Wang Gui and smiled proudly, "It's just above everyone!"

At this time, Yue Fei also ran out and asked with a smile: "How are you doing in the exam?"

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "It's all pretty good, it depends on whether calligraphy can be seen by the examiner."

Wang Gui touched his stomach, "I'm so hungry, I'll invite you to Shunfenglou to eat buns!"

The three of them said in unison: "Don't go!"

Li Yanqing slapped him and scolded, "Every time I come, I have to go to Shunfenglou to eat buns, you won't get tired of eating!"

"Where will go?"

"Let's go! Go to Qingfu Building to eat the sheep, I'll treat you."

Everyone cheered and followed Li Yanqing. Li Er saw it from afar and stamped his feet in a hurry, "Brother Qing, wait for me!"

He followed the four people's backs and chased them...

At this time, Li Baoer also came out. He only did one question and almost handed in the blank paper. He looked at Li Yanqing's back and gritted his teeth and cursed: "The ignorant bastard, let's take a look!"

Qingfu Tower is not far from the county school and is famous for making mutton in Tangyin County. Its signature dishes are all related to sheep, such as boiling sheep, filling the stove sheep, sheep hoof soup, fried sheep white intestines, etc.

Li Yanqing and the other two arrived a little late, and there was no room at all. They had to find a seat in the corner of the second floor to sit down. Li Yanqing ordered a sheep in the furnace, ordered more than a dozen dishes, and asked everyone, "What do you want to drink?"

Wang Guimei smiled and said, "How about two pots of wine?"

Yue Fei frowned, "I will take martial arts test tomorrow. Drinking will make things worse. It's better to drink something else!"

The bartender next to him immediately knew their identities and smiled and said, "Since you are going to take martial arts tomorrow, of course you will get a cup of deer blood. This is the hobby of the literati and doctors in Bianjing. Only the entire Tangyin County is available in a shop. It is guaranteed that you will be strong and have strong arms after drinking, so you can pull the eight-dou bow without any problem!"

Wang Gui and Tang Huai were both moved and looked at Li Yanqing together. Although Li Yanqing knew that the real effect of drinking deer blood was not to gain strength, he did not want to discourage everyone's interest, so he smiled and said, "Let's do it! Come with five cups of deer blood, another pot of mellow rice wine, and finally two pots of sweet bean soup for us."

The bartender hesitated and said, "I want to make it clear that deer blood is precious. Four hundred ciders per cup, and five ciders are two taels of silver."

Li Yanqing took out a ingot of ten taels of silver and put it on the table, "Is it enough?"

"Enough! Enough!"

The bartender was secretly shocked. It seemed that these were all young masters from the rich man in the countryside. He actually carried ten taels of silver with him. He rushed away and shouted loudly: "Five cups of deer blood upstairs!"

Diners turned their heads one after another, who was so generous to eat that they actually wanted to drink five cups of deer blood, and were they planning to go to bed at night?
Chapter completed!