Starting from studying and literacy, a Confucian boy studied hard for ten years until he was sixteen or seven years old and was expected to become a scholar. He had to be a good student but he had to be a few years ahead of time. Those with poorer qualifications had to pass the exam until he was thirty years old. There are many people who cannot pass the examination.

However, even if you can't pass the court style, as long as you can pass the county examination and the government examination, you will be a literary boy, who can be called a "child" and will be different from "people" and "people". You must have a seat when you meet an official. Not only is it decent, it is not only about being decent , and his butt becomes precious. Even if he makes a mistake, he will give him more face in court and will not easily beat him.

The most magnificent place in the capital is full of honors and officials, and the people are more wealthy than the local area. There are more Confucian children who sign up for the county town.

The gentlemen of the Chunshan Academy where Shen Rui is located advocated an early end. Therefore, candidates from Class Wujing signed up for the Boy Test in the spring of the fifteenth year of Hongzhi.

Because the candidates are from different counties in Beijing and the exam-taking places are different, more students are taking leave after leaving the academy. It is not easy for Chunshan Academy to take leave on weekdays, but it is very relaxed during the exam period.

Shen Rui's native place is in Daxing County, Yiguo. The county government is located in the southeast of the capital and does not need to leave the city. However, Master Chen San still suggested that he take leave and accept Master San's "small stove" at home.

Shen Rui followed the advice and naturally had no objection, so he followed the crowd and took a long vacation in the academy.

Because this year is the year of the imperial examination, scholars gathered in the capital, and the atmosphere of the examination was very strong.

Compared with the joint examination, the county examination is inconspicuous.

However, this is the first step in the imperial examination. Shen Rui is the hope of the Shen family, and the elders are still very concerned about this matter.

As for why the third master was watching Shen Rui's test, not as a teacher Wang Shouren, it was because after February 2, Wang Shouren took his step-wife He Yingzhi back to his hometown to "retreat".

Wang Shouren always stared at Shen Rui's previous coursework and knew the students' level. The county and government exams were all unhindered, and the college exams could pass without any accidents, so he was not worried about anything.

However, Shen Rui himself was getting stricter and more strict with himself because the people around him started too high, so he didn't dare to think about crossing the line like he did in the past.

The third master has been studying with Shen Rui these days, and seeing that he is strong, he is also willing to help his nephew.

However, Shen Rui's homework is still acceptable, and the county examination is not the main examination of the government. There are always questions in the county ritual room, so it is difficult to ban the questions. As for the means to buy questions from the county ritual, I would not disdain this.

After thinking about it, he was not worried about his nephew's writing skills, but was worried that he would not adapt to the rhythm of the exam.

Therefore, based on the county's test standards, he gave a set of test questions himself, and planned to set up a small examination room to ask Shen Rui to pretend to take the exam once.

When Shen Rui heard this, he was inexplicably sad. Isn’t this a mock exam? In the previous life, he took the exam once a month and everyone was familiar with it.

Because the county test was not dawn, the candidates were called up and carried the basket. The third master also informed Xu and prepared a basket for Shen Rui, which contained the study supplies, as well as food and water.

On the fourth day of the second month, Shen Rui got up, dressed neatly, used breakfast, and then took the basket to the East Academy for a mock exam.

The third master came here completely according to the county examination procedures and entered the venue before the day was dawn.

There are five tests in the county exam, one every day. The key is the first "main game", and the other four are all so-called.

In addition to the fill-in-the-blank questions in the Four Books and Five Classics, the content of the test paper in the main field is two articles of the current text. The ranking of the county examination depends on the performance of the main field.

Whether it is the rote memorized scriptures or the current texts, they are Shen Rui's strengths, so there is no need to bear it.

Shen Rui was quick-shou again and started answering questions from early morning (7 o'clock in the morning). In less than two hours, he finished answering the questions and finished two articles of time.

However, in the county examination room, even if the questions are answered, the candidates cannot be directly sent. They have to wait until the number of candidates handed over the paper is over 10 before they can be given once.

The third master collected the test papers and asked Shen Rui to continue to adapt in the "examination room" and kept him till Shen Chu (3:00 pm).

During this period, Shen Ruike also brought his own food and could also "buy water" in the exam room, but he couldn't go out for convenience.

For this reason, Shen Rui did not eat liquid food in the morning, so he didn't find it difficult to bear it.

When it was Shen Shi, the third master took the finished paper and said with a smile: "It's okay to have such an article, the college entrance examination..."

Shen Rui had been in the Ming Dynasty for four and a half years. He was studying in addition to studying, and was studying for the imperial examination.

After hearing the third master's words, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Uncle San, the head of the case..."

The court examination practice is that the county examination and the prefecture examination are won by the city, in order to take the face of the county and the prefect, and it is also a practice of scholars.

Mr. Chen San thought for a while and said, "If you want to say that Brother Rui is about the same, but there are many scholarly families in Jingxian County, and know that he has different preferences, it is hard to say that this ranking is, but it should be among the top ten... ”

Since the imperial examinations for hundreds of years, only one person has won the six titles in a row. As for those who have won the Little Three Yuan and failed the provincial examinations many times.

Shen Rui just hopes that the ranking is better, but he is not demanding the head of the case. The reason why he asked "head of the case" is that he is a little worried about the examination and is looking forward to taking shortcuts. According to the third master, the county examination questions are the simplest. When it comes to the hospital examination, it is almost the same as the provincial examination.

In this way, if the county can get the "case leader" and it will be a good thing if it is not worried about the hospital's examination.

From the fourth grade of junior high school to the eighth grade of junior high school, after five simulation tests, the third master was exhausted, and Shen Rui was still full of energy. This was due to the benefits of his daily practice of boxing and breathing skills, and his physical strength. abundant.

Seeing this, the third master was only envious.

The third master didn't like to move, he was an authentic occupier. Shen Rui advised him twice, and wanted to pull him to practice boxing together, but he was pushed by the third master.

Now that the third master is willing to continue the scientific examination, what he is most worried about is his own body. Now that he has a son, he dare not take risks with his own body.

This time, seeing the benefits of Shen Rui's physical exercise, the third master took the initiative to mention practicing boxing with Shen Rui.

However, he was not interested in the Xingyiquan practiced by Shen Rui, and practiced a set of "internal martial arts" that was widely circulated by Taoism.

Shen Rui looked familiar, with the shadow of Tai Chi. When he asked about the source, he came from Zhang Daoren of Wudang, he knew that this was the original form of Tai Chi in later generations.

Seeing this, Shen Rui felt very regretful. This Tai Chi developed from Wudang Tai Chi to Chen Tai Chi and then to Yang Tai Chi, becoming the most widely circulated fitness boxing technique in later generations and is praised by the world.

Because the elders he knew practiced Xingyiquan, he did not like Tai Chi much, and even he only had a slight understanding of Tai Chi. Otherwise, after practicing, it would be the most suitable for people like the third master to practice.

It's too late to regret it now, Shen Rui passed on the method of breathing taught by Wang Shouren to the third master, as well as Taoist "fasting" and "convinced" and other small methods, and also told the third master that he knew.

The third master read the whole book and has been involved in both Buddhism and Taoism, but he was not careful in the past.

Now for the sake of health, he has begun to pay attention to Taoist health preservation techniques.

It was February 15th, and the county test began.

Because of the mock exam at the beginning of the month, Shen Rui was used to going to bed late and getting up early, and his work and rest time was over, so he went to the county government for the exam with great enthusiasm.

He was taking a carriage and brought with him a set of tables and chairs in addition to the basket.

The county examination is not comparable to the prefecture and college examinations, and there are special examination rooms, but are temporarily set up in the lobby of the county government, so the seats need to be prepared by the candidates.

The set of tables and stools brought by Shen Rui was made in the first two months. They are made of southern elm wood. They are lightweight. The tables and stools can also be put together, which is more convenient to hold. The size of the tables and stools is also according to the

It is stipulated that it is not allowed to exceed three feet.

Outside the county yamen, all the yamen runners and officials were dispatched.

In front of the county government, the lights are brightly lit.

The candidates who arrived first were already lined up in four rows, and the personnel arranged by the county government were checking the candidates. In the Ming Dynasty, where there was no photo, if you want to check the candidates, you must distinguish the names according to the physical characteristics indicated in the etiquette room when applying for the exam. What

"The face is black and there are moles under the chin", and "the face is broad and shallow eyebrows". When it comes to Shen Rui, it is "slim and white, with phoenix eyes, no need".

This checking for appearance is nothing, but "searching" can make people feel uncomfortable.

In order to prevent cheating in the exam, candidates are not allowed to wear mezzanine clothes, and they are required to wear single clothes, single pants, and single shoes, but there is no limit to wearing a few pieces.

After checking the appearance, the official must check the basket, and then check the candidates.

The clothes and pants need to be untied, and you don’t need to be bare-shirted. But in addition to the middle clothes, you also need to check the outer clothes. The shoes on your feet must also be gone, check the soles of the shoes. The one with a hat on your head is also

Remove the hat and wipes.

No wonder Yin Zheng (4 am) started to let people in. This check is really troublesome

However, because the county exams are available every year, the number of applicants is not crowded, otherwise the county government will not be able to sit on these candidates. Despite this, the number of candidates is higher than that of local candidates. Shen Rui took a look and found that there were more than 200 people.

The county examination admission ratio is determined according to the number of local registered people. Daxing County is a Beijing County, and the number of admissions is more than that of other counties, but the number of admissions is only a dozen people per year.

After entering the county government office, led by the yamen runners, Shen Rui carried the table and chairs himself.

Most of the tables and chairs were already placed in the lobby of the county government, and his position was a bit backward.

Shen Rui put the things in, and the people behind him came in one after another.

The lobby of the county government office is five rooms wide. After the room is filled with tables and chairs, the others are placed in the corridor.

Shen Rui looked back and couldn't help but be glad.

It is early spring February, and the capital is still warm and cold, so it is really hard to bear under the corridor.

If the colors have just turned bright today, the room is still foggy, and the exam is about an hour away.

The candidates could not walk around after entering the venue, so Shen Rui closed his eyes and rested.

When the candidates entered the venue, the originally noisy lobby began to calm down.

As the bell rang out, the county magistrate of Daxing County wore official uniforms and brought several officials to the court.

There is a slang saying in the officialdom that if you are not good in your previous life, you will be the magistrate of the county in this life; if you do evil in your previous life, you will be the magistrate of the county and attach to the capital; if you are full of evil, you will be the provincial capital of the capital.

The provincial capital attached to Guo is so disgusted, let alone the capital attached to Guo Jingcheng.

The parents of Daxing County were in their forties and were filled with gloomy air. They sat in the hall and looked down at the candidates with their eyes shining as if they were staring at thieves.

Shen Rui looked up and lowered his head.

The capital is full of powerful people. What a good opportunity to give grace to the county trial, but the magistrate of Daxing has put on this posture and is so ignorant of being a human being.
Chapter completed!