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Chen Yunyou walked into his examination room according to his seat number.

He placed the examination basket in his hand on the wooden table, took out pen and ink, and completed the preparations in an orderly manner.

About half a quarter of an hour later, the gong in the examination room sounded again, "Distribute the papers!"

Following the order, he got the test paper soon.

The provincial and county examinations are mainly intended to test whether students have a solid grasp of basic knowledge.

In the first round, questions were asked from the Four Books and Five Classics. Participants were required to first write down a passage from memory and then explain its meaning in an essay.

Chen Yunyou got the test paper but did not start writing.

He first glanced at the question on the test paper. This question came from Mencius: "Only scholars can have perseverance without permanent property. Ordinary people have no permanent property, so they have no perseverance."

This sentence means that if one does not have a fixed income from property but can still have a firm mind and moral concepts, this can only be achieved by scholars.

As for ordinary people, they often find it difficult to maintain a lasting mindset and moral integrity because they do not have stable income from industry.

The "permanent property" advocated by Mencius is based on safeguarding the rights and interests of farmers to stably possess and use land.

Throughout history, the change of dynasties was mostly due to the fact that the land was eventually occupied by aristocratic families.

The new dynasty had just been established, but the entire dynasty was not stable. It was surrounded by powerful enemies, with the Northern Barbarians in the north and the Southern Barbarians in the south eyeing it covetously. This spring, due to the drought, many prefectures and counties suffered disasters.

If it is not handled properly, the people will be unsettled and the country will be in danger.

The purpose of asking this question should be to appease the people!

Chen Yunyou had a clear idea in his mind, and began to write quickly on the draft, explaining his views on the topic.

His brushstrokes are smooth and powerful, and his handwriting is vigorous.

When I finished writing the draft, it was already noon.

At this time, the sun was high in the sky, and the scorching sunlight shone through the gaps in the examination room, making the narrow space like a steamer.

Although it is only mid-April, the temperature is higher than in previous years due to the abnormal weather this year, making people feel stuffy and uncomfortable.

Chen Yunyou's body was weaker than others, and he also felt the stuffiness in the examination room, so he decided not to continue wasting his time answering questions.

He understood that he needed to maintain his strength and be in good condition at this moment so that he would not be exhausted when taking the test in the afternoon.

So he opened the examination basket again, took out the bamboo tube filled with water, and took a sip of the mint water his wife had prepared for him.

This mint water not only relieves heat but also refreshes the mind. After he took a sip, he really felt that the stuffiness in his heart had dissipated a lot.

The sounds of drinking water and chewing were heard in the examination room. The other candidates also stopped answering their questions and took a rest and had lunch.

Most of the students in the examination room brought their own food and water, but a small number of candidates only brought food but no water.

On the one hand, they were worried that the bamboo tube would leak and wet the examination basket. On the other hand, water was provided in the examination room. There was a well inside the examination room. All the candidates had to do was raise their hands to signal the patrolling officers, and the officers would provide them with a bowl of water.

The candidates took the opportunity to eat and rest for a while, relaxing their confused brains a little, and then continued to answer the questions at their desks.

The strange thing was that when the bell rang, the students in the examination room ran to the toilet one after another.

At first the officers didn't take it seriously, as they were already used to such situations.

Is there any year in the provincial examination where there won’t be a few people who have diarrhea due to eating too much or being too nervous?

However, as time went by, the number of candidates who ran to the toilets gradually increased. At first, the officers thought that someone was playing tricks and wanted to take the opportunity to cheat.

But looking at the pale faces of those students and the cold sweat on their foreheads in the hottest weather, it was obvious that they were not pretending.

The officers also noticed the unusualness of this matter. They were frightened and dared not hide it. They quickly reported the situation to the prefect who was supervising the examination room.

"Sir, something bad has happened in the examination room." The patrolling officer hurriedly reported to the prefect.

The prefect was originally drinking tea leisurely, but after hearing the report from the patrol officer, the teacup in his hand almost stopped in the air.

He raised his head, frowned, and shot a sharp look at the officer, lowering his voice to rebuke him: "Why are you so flustered? What happened?"

The officer did not dare to hide anything and immediately reported everything that happened in the examination room to the prefect.

After hearing the report from the officers, the prefect jumped up from his chair and asked anxiously, "How many people are in this situation now?"

The officer thought for a moment and said, "From what I can see, there are seven or eight of them."

After hearing this, the prefect's face turned pale instantly.

How could there be such a coincidence in the world? Even in the provincial examinations every year, there are only one or two candidates suffering from diarrhea. How could so many similar emergencies appear in the same period of time?

His first thought was that he was going to be finished.

If such a mistake happened in such an important matter as the provincial examination, it would be seized upon by people with ulterior motives to attack him. As the chief examiner of the provincial examination, he would inevitably be charged with dereliction of duty!

Thinking of this, he felt uneasy and immediately got up and went to the examination room.

After the inspection, his face turned pale. Those students suffering from diarrhea were scattered in various examination rooms. They looked pale but still insisted on taking the exam.

At this time, the prefect did not dare to call a halt to the examination. That would have been the end of his career as an official, and he would have to bear the endless anger of the students.

The prefect did not dare to say anything at this time. He took the officers back to his resting place. After he regained his senses, he analyzed the matter secretly in his mind.

After a while, he asked in a deep voice: "When did those people start to attack? Were there any signs before?"

The officer shook his head without thinking, "Sir, the candidates were fine in the morning, it was after noon that the students started to have diarrhea!"

The prefect was even more frightened, and his frown deepened!

He couldn't figure out what went wrong. Even though he was extremely anxious at the moment, he didn't dare to stop the provincial examination.

The impact of this matter cannot be expanded. He turned around and glanced at the clepsydra in the house. He only had one hour to hand in the paper, so he had to hold on.

He asked the officers to go back and patrol first, and report immediately if they found any situation.

After the officer left, he called his personal servant Chang Qing and said, "Go out quietly and invite the doctor from the Zheng Family Clinic."

Chang Qing bowed and responded. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped again, "Wait, when we get to the Zheng family pharmacy, remember to remind the doctor to prepare some herbs for treating diarrhea!"

After the people left, the prefect seemed like a puppet whose spirit had been drained out. He sat down on the wooden chair, feeling extremely flustered.