In the morning, there were thousands of people in Xuanhu City, and soldiers standing guard along the street formed a wall of people, striving to maintain order and block the surging crowds on the streets to free up the road so that candidates who participated in the provincial examination could go to the examination room.

The weather is clear today and there is no cloud in the clouds. The residents in Xuanhu City are dragging their families and gathering on the streets to watch scholars go to the battlefield.

In front of everyone, candidates dressed in plain clothes walked on the street with empty hands, with different expressions, hurried towards the examination room ahead. On the street, in addition to watching the fun, many relatives and friends of the candidates watched the candidates enter the examination room with eager eyes.

Countless people were praying silently, praying for the Buddha's blessing, and blessing their relatives and friends to be on the list in this provincial examination, get the status of a juren, and enter the next round of examination, that is, the master examination.

This year is the spring of the 12th year of Mingde. The first provincial examination for the imperial examination in the Great Zhou Dynasty officially began in the main general administrations. If a poor family wants to make a name for themselves, they must first pass this level before they have the opportunity to go to Beijing to take the exam and become the disciples of the emperor.

The emperor is eager to seek talents, and he is a student of the imperial examination and selects talents through examinations. This is the "Imperial Examination". The last one who is named the emperor is the disciple of the emperor, with a bright future.

In the imperial examination, it does not ask about the candidates’ county, family background, or family reading, but only looks at the test results. Therefore, after the news of the provincial examination spread this spring, students from all over the world were looking forward to it and just waiting to pass the hurdles and win the generals, becoming famous on the list, and embarking on the official career.

The imperial examination is divided into the fourth level of the boy exam, the provincial exam, the imperial examination, and the palace exam. Only when you choose in the palace exam can you jump over the dragon gate.

After years of publicity, ordinary people now know that scholars must first pass the "boy examination" and obtain the status of a child (or a student or scholar) before they can officially participate in the provincial examination.

The provincial examination is an examination conducted in the provincial government offices. After the provincial government offices, the children of the county and county governed by each provincial government were obtained as juren after passing the provincial examination.

If you become a Juren in the imperial examination, you can go to Beijing to take the imperial examination and participate in the imperial examination chaired by the Ministry of Rites of the Shangshu Province. If you are famous in the imperial examination, you will be a tribute scholar and you are qualified to participate in the palace examination.

The palace examination was held in the palace. It is said that the emperor was the chief examiner and all the officials of the court were witnesses. The last candidate was called Jinshi.

Among the Jinshi, the first place is called the "top scholar", the second place is the "second scholar", and the third place is "Tanhua", and there will be an official immediately, and it is still the Beijing official who often wanders in front of the emperor's eyes.

Such a way to enter the officialdom makes all scholars crazy, and you can imagine how fierce the competition for the imperial examination will be.

It is a way to go a thousand miles from a single step. Scholars must first obtain the qualification of a child through the boy test before they can participate in the provincial examination. The provincial examination held every three years is also fierce.

In the spring and autumn of the year, the main general administrations held two spring and autumn tests in the provincial and provincial governments under their jurisdiction. Scholars who obtained the qualification of a child can be called "scholars". They will not accept the county magistrate, reduce rent and transfer, and be exempted from labor for ten years.

The boy exam was originally once a year, but because the imperial examination was newly opened, the court was considerate of scholars. In the past two years, the licence was held twice a year, so that more scholars had the opportunity to participate in the first provincial examination.

After a winter of review, the children set out to the provincial government offices in the beginning of spring and participated in the provincial examination today.

If you pass the provincial examination and obtain the qualification of a juren, even if you fail the next examination, you can still take the exam three years later. Since you have passed the examination, your identity will be maintained unless you commit the crime of unfaithfulness and filial piety.

The juren, who has the status of a foreign official, is no longer a waste of his life. He may not be held aside when he meets the governor. If he encounters lawsuits, he shall not be arrested at will. He must obtain permission from the Ministry of Rites. The juren may be exempted from labor for life, exempt from rent and transfer for 20 years, and the rent and transfer will be reduced by half after the expiration.

Its status is equivalent to a warrior who made the first move and made military achievements.

Although there are restrictions on the land that can be exempted from rent and transfer under the name of a Juren, such privileges are enough to make countless scholars excited. If a poor scholar passes the Juren, even if he fails to pass the Jinshi and becomes an official for more than ten or even twenty years, his situation will change dramatically.

If you become a Jinshi, you will be officially promoted to an official position. If a family doesn’t say that it is a Jinshi, it is a Juren. That is an amazing thing.

Because the provincial examination was held, a large number of foreign populations poured into Xuanhu City. In addition to the candidates and their relatives, there were also various people who came to see the big scenes.

The temples and Taoist temples are crowded with people, and countless people burn incense and pray, hoping to get good luck for reference relatives and friends, and be able to become one of the most selected people in a hundred years.

Now, candidates have to go to the examination hall one after another. They have to go through identity verification and body search, and then they can enter the examination room after confirming the correctness. The specific situation is unknown to outsiders, so they can only discuss it outside.

Because Xuanhu has held several exams and selections in the past decade, everyone has heard of the rules of the exam. I imagine that the provincial exams are improved based on previous exams, so there should be measures.

Although this provincial examination is the first time, the process has been widely announced and many people know it.

The imperial examination is divided into three subjects: Ming Jing, Historical Biography, Ming Calculation, and candidates' test scores for each subject are combined, which is the "total score", and then the ranking is determined according to the total score.

In other words, there are three examinations for the imperial examination, and there are three examinations in total.

Each exam is for three consecutive days: on the first day, the candidates must stay in their own independent exam room (number house), on the second day, hand in the papers on the same day, and leave the exam room on the third day.

During the exam, the door of the exam room is closed. Before the three-day exam period is completed, candidates are not allowed to leave. Eat, drink, and sleep in the room. The food and bedding are responsible for the examination room.

Adding up, it takes nine days for candidates to finish three subjects.

This is the rule of the provincial examination. It is said that the rules of the imperial examination are more and stricter, and ordinary people have no way to know it.

But it does not prevent people from talking about it. Now even illiterate people who don’t know a single word are happy to discuss the provincial examination with others, discussing how candidates will be searched when they enter the examination room.

When candidates enter the examination room, all the test supplies such as pens, ink, calculations, and abacus are provided by the examination room, and the ones they are prevented from cheating. When candidates enter the examination room, they have to change their clothes and their clothes are also prepared for the examination room.

In addition, soldiers must search their bodies, and candidates are not allowed to wear all kinds of jewelry. The bun must be untied, just to prevent the candidates from hiding the cheat sheets in their hair buns.

Then the candidates have to open their mouths and have someone check the mouth, especially the sublingual.

The specific location of search is unknown to outsiders, but it is said that they also need to "touch the anus" to prevent anyone from stuffing the cheat sheet into the anus and bringing it into the examination room.

This statement has not been proven, but it does not prevent the rough people from thinking a lot. Thinking of the elegant and handsome guys, who took off all their clothes and bent down and let others "touch their anus". The scene really made many people excited.
Chapter completed!