Shelter in the pastoral

Fang Shujing didn't wake up until the next day, and the academy was already half empty.There are still some people who need to hold their feet temporarily, but others are almost gone. Although they tell themselves that they want to read, they can't read it at all, and their mentality is already impetuous.

Those who were going to take the Juren examination in August were also very nervous due to this atmosphere. Without being urged by the teacher, they spontaneously returned to the class to read and copy books.

Fang Shujing's lecture notes turned out to be a good thing. When I saw the notes, I remembered what the teacher said in class. Everyone wanted to borrow them. Fang Shujing gave it to Liu Lin and asked him to help arrange it.

When he went down the mountain, there was not much snow, and the trees on the mountain were a little bit green.

Recently, not far from the academy, there was a groom waiting for work.

He casually summoned a carriage to go back to the county seat, like they have to drive back to their hometowns to take the exam.

It only takes one day from the academy to the county. Fang Shujing is very familiar with the county, so he went directly to an inn closest to the test center and asked for a room. The room was big and far away from the hustle and bustle. He came early Yes, within a few days the inn was already full of scholars.

Everyone was chatting in the hall on the first floor, and most of them also had the mentality of picking up the loopholes. It is not so easy for ordinary people to go back when they are out of town.In this way, there are few people who sign up, even if the generals are selected among the dwarfs, some people with average grades will also have a chance.

Fang Shujing hasn't been out in the inn these days.Meals and baths are delivered to the room by the shop waiter, and in the rest of the time, I read a book I have been familiar with for a long time, and occasionally write articles.

There are many acquaintances in the county, but he has not contacted any of them.

He didn't come out of the room until it was time to enter the examination room. The rest of the people were exhausted after so many days of excitement, but he was very calm.

When entering the examination room, the inspection is very strict. During the inspection, it is checked from head to toe, and even the steamed buns brought into the examination room have to be opened to see if there is any note inside.

It was still very cold in March, and the waiting time was too long, and the scholars were trembling after such a toss.

Subsequent test number.

After entering, that is the beginning of the suffering. The places for the exams are in disrepair and the mess is not to mention. It is like an igloo. No matter how many clothes you wear, you will start to feel cold within a quarter of an hour. The weak hands are red from the cold, and the ink needs to be rubbed later. How can I write with such hands even if I take them out.

Everyone was a little panicked, and some scholars jumped up on the spot without caring about their dignity, just wanting to warm up their bodies!

As soon as someone mobilized, the rest of the people also started activities in their own rooms.

But it didn't take long for them to jump before they heard a creak, and the iron gate outside was closed. The inspectors, the county magistrate, and a stern-faced invigilator came in and said, "Okay, everyone, sit down."

Seeing that everyone had arrived, they had no way to warm up, so they gave a salute and sat down where they were.

Then I heard the examiner say: "This time the imperial examination is to help the emperor select talents and not plagiarize, otherwise the exam will be banned for ten years..." He also said some precautions in the examination room before starting to distribute the papers.

After the papers were handed out, Fang Shujing saw that he had done a similar task on this topic, so he had to think about how to write it.

In fact, the test for Tongsheng is the foundation of the Four Books and Five Classics. As long as you read it several times proficiently and pass the test, there is no problem, but it is a bit difficult for scholars. The test is still within the scope of the books, but you need to chew up the knowledge and reorganize it.The test is not only to study hard, but also to use it flexibly, but also to consider the examiner's preferences!

These examiners are all sent down from above, and the local scholars are not familiar with them, but judging from the way he spoke just now, it is enough to judge that he is a serious and old-fashioned person. This kind of person likes pragmatic writing the most, and the colorful articles feel empty on the contrary. .

He meditated while writing, and after a while he had an outline in his mind, and he started to write.

When Fang Shujing started to write, the rest of the people were still staring at the topic in a daze. This time the imperial examination was announced suddenly.These scholars in the county were also lax and unprepared, but they thought that since it was Enke, they might relax their scope.I didn't expect this article to be so difficult.

They are not like Fang Shujing studying in a big academy, they have little contact with them on weekdays.Now that the questions are cold and difficult, many people's mentality has collapsed.What they don't know is that this is just the beginning.

As time went by, many people also began to write in a hurry, but the weather was too cold, and the whole body was shaking slightly, and the hands seemed to be frozen, and it was easy to dirty the test paper when writing.

After a while, someone called the yamen servant who was inspecting and said that he was unwell and went out first.Although reluctant, but can only give up the exam.It will be more comfortable when the weather is hot in August than it is now.But such a good opportunity was given up in vain, and I was very unwilling.

He sighed heavily and went out.

If there is one, there are two, but more people choose to stick to this side.

But it is easy to persist for a while, but it is difficult to persist for several exams in a row.What's more, there are no easy test papers in the back.In addition, their previous performance was mediocre, and they were running to death in the end. They were cold and hungry, and they still had a slight fever. Anyway, the test paper was full, and they didn't know what was written in the end?I just feel that the time has passed a little by little.There are always people who can't hold on and are carried out. The more this is the case, the greater the pressure in everyone's heart.

Fang Shujing has been answering okay here.

He wrote the papers very fast, and he didn't forget to check them after finishing writing, and then rested to save energy.

Fortunately, his body had been strengthened by the spiritual spring water, so he survived the exam in such a cold day.

"Dangdangdang..." The gong of winding up the paper rang.

The tiredness of the past few days has finally passed.Everyone just turned in the papers and didn't care about the results.Candidates feel that they are about to freeze, and it is important to quickly find some heaters to recover.

When they were leaving, they scrambled to leave one by one, accompanied by many servants and relatives outside to accompany the exam, no one had informed Fang Shujing before, and had been retreating in the inn, and now he finally felt relieved after the exam and hurried to find Lin Yu Shen.Lin Yuchen was pleasantly surprised when he saw Fang Shujing: "Did you take the exam?" Hearing that Enke was added to the county, it suddenly became a hot spot in the streets and alleys, no matter whether there was a scholar in the family or not. He wanted to inform Fang Shujing is coming, but I don't know how to send a letter to Shanlin Academy.I've been thinking about this for the past few days, but I didn't expect Fang Shujing to find him.

"Just finished the exam."

Lin Yuchen said: "Then I'll treat you to a drink and take you to see the decoration of my shop."

Fang Shujing said: "There is no rush to drink, let's go and see the shop first."

"Okay." Lin Yuchen said, and after finishing speaking, the two met and went over.