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Chapter 675: The Examination is Over

After Gu Tingyu and Gu Tingye bowed to Gu Yankai again, they turned around and walked towards the Imperial Examination Hall.

There were soldiers guarding the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall. If you wanted to go in, you needed to prove your identity and be searched to make sure you didn't have anything smuggled in before you could enter.

So, at this time, if you want to bring cheat sheets in, it is really difficult as hell. Of course, if the court is corrupt, that’s another matter.

Because the exam would last three days in total, all the dry food I brought in was broken open and checked, which saved me the trouble of doing it myself.

"My two lords, I'm sorry."

The soldier saw that the two men were from Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion. Although the soldier did not know who Gu Yankai was, he knew that this was someone he could not afford to offend, so he was very polite in his attitude.

Gu Tingyu and the other two had no intention of smuggling anything, so they didn't feel anything about it. They politely asked the old official in charge to check it, and after finding no problems, the two of them walked into the Examination Hall.

Gu Yankai saw that Gu Tingyu and the other person had already gone in, so he got on the carriage and let them go back.

After Gu Tingyu went in, he saw that his and Gu Tingye's examination rooms were not in the same direction, so he separated from Gu Tingye.

"Tingye, work hard and keep going."

"Brother, don't worry."

Gu Tingye looked at Gu Tingyu with a relaxed expression, bowed and left.

Gu Tingyu brought his things to his examination room. It was called an examination room, but it was actually a small cubicle made of bricks with walls on three sides.

Once you enter, you are not allowed to come out. If you want to go to the toilet, you need the examiner to take you there.

All your food and drink for the next three days will have to be in here.

Therefore, the ancient imperial examination was not only a competition of knowledge, but also a test of endurance.

People can't lie down in this small compartment, they can only curl up and rest for a while.

Fortunately, Gu Tingyu's position was not the legendary bad number. If it was a bad number, then this imperial examination would basically be in vain.

The so-called stinky room refers to the examination room next to the toilet. At this time, all of them are dry toilets. Now that the weather is warm, you can imagine the smell.

If you can avoid being knocked unconscious by the smoke, you have a strong will.

Gu Tingyu arrived relatively early, so after waiting in the examination room for half an hour, the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was finally closed.

The examiners also took their seats, and soon the blank papers were handed out.

"Dear candidates, this first exam is about the meaning of the scriptures. I hope you will pay attention. If you are caught cheating, you all know the consequences."

"Okay, now start answering the questions."

The examiner announced the start of the exam only after he saw that all candidates had received their test papers.

The meaning of the classics is a passage taken from the Four Books and Five Classics, and then write a reading comprehension based on this sentence.

For an exam like this, there is basically no need for any unconventional ideas. After all, at this time of year, people's minds are still relatively closed. If you are too advanced, the results may not be very good.

So Gu Tingyu didn't want to be different or anything, he just did the reading comprehension according to the test questions, but he added some of his own understanding, which was nothing, and it made it easier to get some high scores.

The imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was relatively open, but it might not have been so in the Qing Dynasty.

After the interpretation of the classics comes poetry and songs. Gu Tingyu is not cut out for this, just looking at the topic.

I can only say sorry to everyone who will write poems for me in the future. After thinking about it in my mind, I picked up the pen and wrote a poem for the future.

Gu Tingyu's writing is considered fast. After all, his level is high enough, so once he has an idea, he can just pick up the pen and write.

The other candidates all wrote their essays once on a draft paper and then revised them repeatedly until there was nothing left to change.

Finally, copy it carefully on the test paper, and dare not make any typos or erase any mistakes.

Otherwise, no matter how good your article is, it will be rejected.

This era is not the modern era. After all, it is the feudal period. These are all to be seen by the emperor. How could such a test paper be allowed to be submitted?

Therefore, most candidates have been busy with the meaning of a scripture for a whole day, and the poetry and songs that follow require even more inspiration.

By the time Gu Tingyu began to prepare his essay, most of the others had not yet finished writing their interpretations of the classics.

Gu Tingyu moved his wrist, and the pain from writing finally subsided a little.

It was already evening, and Gu Tingyu saw that it was getting dark, so he decided not to write anymore today.

After putting the test papers in a safe place to prevent them from being blown away by the wind, he took out the dry food he had brought from the bookcase and started eating.

After finishing his meal, Gu Tingyu took out a blanket and prepared to rest. The inspector who was patrolling saw this but did not care.

This was none of their business, and he had already seen Gu Tingyu's situation during the day. All he had left was policy discussion, so there was no point in him taking a rest.

However, this is a big blow to the candidates on the opposite side.

He had not yet finished writing the sutra, but everyone was already preparing to go to bed.

"He must be here to fill in the numbers. Yes, that's right. He will definitely fail the exam. I can't learn from him. No way."

After a hint in his mind, he looked at Gu Tingyu with contempt and continued to busy himself with his own things.

Gu Tingyu was completely unaware of all this and had fallen asleep.

When he opened his eyes, it was already the second day. Gu Tingyu stretched his body a little and refreshed himself. Then he found that many candidates had already started answering questions.

"Oh my god, they are really working hard. Aren't they sleepy?"

Gu Tingyu looked at the candidates who were still persevering with exhausted faces, and felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

After drinking some water and eating some dry food, Gu Tingyu began to answer the questions.

Policy essays are mainly divided into two parts. The first part is commentary and debate, which is relatively simple, as long as what you say is meaningful.

However, policy is more difficult, as candidates are required to make suggestions on some practical issues of the country. The subsequent palace examinations are basically also about policy.

This is the country’s test of whether you are qualified to be an official and whether you can get things done.

Gu Tingyu completed the theory first, and then looked at the strategy.

However, when Gu Tingyu saw Ce's question, he couldn't help but frown.

A few days ago, Master Zhuang also talked about the policy questions in recent imperial examinations. They were all relatively common questions, but this time the question was actually about horses.

Gu Tingyu knew something about the history of the Song Dynasty. The lack of horses had always been a long-standing problem in the Song Dynasty.

To answer this question, you need to at least know about horse politics, and a lot of other knowledge, which is not something that ordinary candidates can know.

However, since it had already been published, Gu Tingyu had no choice but to write it according to his own ideas, adding some knowledge he knew about animal husbandry, hoping to attract the examiner's attention.

On the evening of the third day, the street in front of the Imperial Examination Hall was already crowded with people; families from the Duke of Qi's Mansion, the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, the Sheng family, and other families had all come.

As the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall opened, the surrounding area instantly became lively.