Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in a blink of an eye, and the day of the county examination has finally arrived.

Early that morning, before the Yin hour arrived, Yang Cong got up.

Not only did he get up, but Yu Dayou, Deng Cheng and Tang Kekuan all got up, and even his grandfather Yang Rong ran to his yard not long after.

People these days are really bored!

It's not yet dawn, but it's messing around.

Ao-anime, you must gather at the county government office at the third hour of the Yin hour. Are you wrong?

It is said that this is based on the rules of the morning dynasty, because officials who attend the morning dynasty must gather outside the palace around the third hour of the Yin Dynasty.

Yang Cong was yawning while cursing in his heart. He was about to get up before three o'clock, which was so fatal!

He was dizzy and washed up under Xiaofeng's service. When his head was clearer, he began to sort out what he needed for the exam.

Brushes, inkstones, and ink sticks are definitely necessary, and the court will not provide these because the cost is too high.

It is said that every county examination, at least 40,000 to 50,000 people from all over the Ming Dynasty participated. If one person prepares a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, it will cost at least tens of thousands of taels of silver. The silver from the court is not blown by the wind. It would cost so much money to hold a county examination, that would be fine.

However, this paper cannot be brought, because it is too easy to cheat. There are many people who can play with it now, but it is not easy to check it out.

Besides, this paper is cheap, and it only costs a few cents for a hundred pieces, and it doesn’t cost much for each person to get a few pieces of draft paper.

Therefore, paper is not allowed to be brought in in the imperial examination, and no matter white paper or straw paper is allowed.

There are actually not many exam supplies to bring in as the imperial examination, just pen, ink, ink, ink, and a small paper town. However, there are quite a lot of other things, such as food, drinking, pulling, etc.

This county, government and college exams are pretty good, and only one day exams are taken, and the provincial and commemorative exams are three days. That guy’s food, drink, defecation and sensation are all in a small amount, and there are thousands or even tens of thousands of people eating, drinking, defecation and sensation together. I really can’t imagine what the scene is.

With the assistance of Xiaoxiong and Xiaofeng, Yang Cong prepared everything. It was almost the hour of Yin. If he didn't set out, he would be late.

He quickly bid farewell to his eagerly anticipated grandfather, Tang Kekuan, Deng Cheng and others, and then took Yu Dayou, Peng Fu and Hou Zhitan in a carriage and headed straight to the county government.

There were not many people on the way early in the morning. In less than a quarter of an hour, the group came outside the county government gate.

Yang Cong thought he should have come early, because it was about a quarter of an hour before the gathering time. Unexpectedly, the county government office was already crowded with people and could not even pass the carriage.

When he got off the carriage, he was really shocked. There were at least hundreds of people crowded at the county government gate, and it was difficult for him to squeeze in.

He was not sure what to do, but Yu Dayou quickly took the basket and toilet from Hou Zhitan, stuffed it into his hand, and then urged: "Qingfeng, stop watching, I'll take you in, I'll call you in later."

After saying that, he held Yang Cong's arm with one hand and looked forward with the other. While pushing away the crowd in front of him, he whispered aloud: "Please give it up, you are going to take the exam, you are going to take the exam."

Yu Dayou is worthy of being the best master in the world. The dense crowds of people were like sparse weeds in front of him, and they drove away in one round. Soon, the two of them arrived at the gate of the county government.

At this time, more than thirty candidates carrying various baskets and buckets stood at the door. They all looked at the closed county government gate with nervous expressions. It was obvious that these were the ones who came to take the exam. Others didn’t know whether they were their families or the fun.

At this point, Yu Dayou couldn't follow him. He gently pushed Yang Cong's back and comforted him: "Go over, wait until someone clicks your name and you will go forward. Don't be nervous, it's just a small scene."

Alas, it’s not that you went to the exam, so of course you are not nervous.

After all, Yang Cong participated in the imperial examination for the first time, and there were so many people around him now. It was fake to say that he was not nervous.

He nodded mechanically, waved his hand gently, and then took out the spirit of going to the execution ground, walked forward with a proud and arrogant attitude.

Damn, dumn, dumn.

Almost all the candidates who saw him subconsciously flashed to the side, and then looked at him in surprise.

The name of Yang Cong is not something that is not worthy of. There are a few scholars in Hui'an County who do not recognize him. These scholars are quite knowledgeable, so they naturally recognize him, the famous prodigal thing in Hui'an.

This guy actually came to participate in the county exam. He was full and he was still bored and painful!

Yang Cong's appearance really caused a lot of sensation, but before the onlookers started to discuss, they obediently closed their mouths, because the county yamen gate suddenly opened, and two teams of yamen runners held killing sticks and rushed out with serious faces.

Immediately afterwards, County Magistrate Liu Shouliang walked out slowly with an old man with a frosty face.

This old man should be the supervisor sent by the Adult of Tixue. Judging from his attitude, it was really scary. Not to mention the candidates and their families, even those who watched the fun were frightened and silent.

It was almost three o'clock in the morning. The old man turned around and said a few words to the county magistrate Liu Shouliang. Then he took out the list in his arms and said aloud: "Hui'an County student, Yang Cong."

Damn, the first one!

Perhaps, the county magistrate Liu Shouliang asked him to go in and rest first. After all, just naming and checking it will last for nearly half an hour. It is really a bit tiring to stand outside all the time.

Yang Cong was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and bent down and bowed, "Student Yang Cong has met the adults."

The examiner just nodded slightly, then waved his hand back and said coldly: "Start the inspection."

As soon as he finished speaking, two smart middle-aged yamen runners rushed out from behind and quickly came to Yang Cong.

One of them reached out and signaled that he wanted to pass the basket and toilet in Yang Cong's hand. He took it to the side and flipped it over. The other said to Yang Cong coldly: "Unlock the belt."

I was so disappointed that I untied my belt in front of so many people. But this is the rule, and Yang Cong could not. He could only untied his belt quickly and then spread his arms to show his cooperation.

The yamen runner skillfully lifted his clothes and pinched them for a while, then pulled his crotch open and looked carefully, then stepped aside and said aloud: "There is no entrainment."

Immediately afterwards, the yamen runner who checked the basket and toilet also handed the things back and said loudly: "Check for sure."

When the examiner saw this, he took a sign from the yamen runner beside him and handed it to him, and then said loudly: "Come on, Tianyijiazi."

This means that Yang Cong passed the examination and could enter the examination room, and "Tianyijiazi" was his examination room number.

This is the convention for placing numbers in the imperial examination room. The "Tianyi" in front means the first row of the Tianzi, and the "Jiazi" in the back means the first examination room.

Of course, there are less than 60 people in this county exam, so it is impossible to have as dense as the college exam, the provincial exam and the commemorative exam. There is actually no need to be so troublesome in ranking numbers. The reason for this is to let candidates get in touch with the ordering rules in advance.

Seeing that he had passed, Yang Cong hurriedly wrapped his belt around, then respectfully took the sign and walked quickly into the county government.
Chapter completed!