After all, Wu Zhao's incident was just a small episode. Han Yue entered this small imperial examination only once. The real big event was always the imperial examination, which was the foundation that could affect the national strength and takeoff of the Tang Dynasty.

When the afternoon sun slowly becomes peaceful...

When the last student in the subject slowly put down his brush...

The soldiers responsible for collecting the papers solemnly picked up the test papers one by one, and then the young gentlemen walked to the center of the examination room with a serious expression.

"The Tang Dynasty imperial examinations are completed at this point. Please ring the bell and spread it upwards in sequence!" The two young men in the imperial examination field spoke at the same time, and all the students in the imperial examination field stood up at the same time.

Buzz, Buzz!

The crisp bell sounded, three consecutive sounds, melodious and refreshing.

Not only one of the medical field is like this, but the medical field of the twelve roads of the Tang Dynasty, the medical field of the 360 ​​prefectures of the Tang Dynasty, the medical field of the 1,600 counties, and the medical field of tens of thousands of towns, all of them are like this!

The way of ringing the bell in the imperial examination was created by Han Yue. It was both a kind of imperial etiquette and a kind of information dissemination. Before the examination, the bell was ringed by the palace and then passed on to all parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Now that the exam is over, the bells are ringing again and the examination fields in various places are then passed down to Chang'an layer by layer.

As mentioned earlier, sound travels very fast, and bells spread in the form of batons, and they do have the ability to quickly cross thousands of mountains and rivers.

Even the farthest county in the Tang Dynasty only takes three hours at most.

How long is three hours?

It was equivalent to an hour and a half in ancient times!

For one and a half hours, at most, the ancients walked twenty miles. For one and a half hours, perhaps just a few Confucian scholars gathered together to cook tea.

Han Yue's method of ringing the bell is really good, far better than the system of birds' delivery that the Tang Dynasty was adopting. Of course, the bell can only convey some simple messages, and it cannot make things clear like birds' delivery.

However, it is also a way of transmission after all.

Fast and direct!

When the bell from the farthest place was transmitted to Chang'an in the form of a baton, the last three melodious sounds in the palace rang. On the top floor of the Taiji Hall of the Tang Dynasty Palace, Li Shimin and a group of ministers suddenly cheered.

The ancients emphasized that the face of the tsunami was not changed when the landslides collapsed, but the emperor and ministers had to be happy at this moment.

Li Shimin looked at Chang'an with a bright look. At this moment, the sunset had not yet set, and the smoke from the cooking stove in the city rose, just like the mist and rain in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor sincerely sighed and suddenly laughed: "The talents in the world are all in the pit!"

This was the second time he expressed such emotion, less than half a day apart.

The imperial examinations are finally over.

The scholars from various places walked out of the examination halls one after another. Some were happy on the face, some were panicked on the face, some were shining with their eyes and imagined the future, and some were young boys cried bitterly.

Crying is not because of sadness, but because of joy. These little boys obviously did a good job in the exam and had predicted that they might pass the exam.

If you pass the provincial examination, you will be Tong Sheng. Although Tong Sheng is the lowest-level status of the imperial examination, he is already considered to be a civilian.

Many poor people couldn't help but think of their parents at home, and those who were already married thought of their poor wives who were guarding the Han Kiln. It seemed that a fierce horse wanted to rush out and then traveled thousands of mountains and rivers to go home to inform the news.

But no matter how excited the students were, they did not rush to leave.

Because the provincial examination is not everything, they have to wait for the provincial examination to be released in three days. Although some people have foreseeed that they can pass the test, they are always panicked until the last moment...

Wu Zhao was in a low mood and was hiding in the crowd in a daze. Compared to the students around him constantly talking about the imperial examination, the queen, who was famous in later generations, was extremely emotional.

She didn't do well in the exam and couldn't finish the third question in the end.

Although the two young men deliberately pleased her, they did not dare to help her openly. Wu Zhao felt that she was finished and she would have to wait three years to take the imperial examination...

The imperial examination will take three years to start a new round of talent selection. For example, this imperial examination will take three months from preparation to provincial examination. However, the palace examination will start three months later, the imperial examination will start three months, and the palace examination will be held in the last three months.

From the provincial examination to the final palace examination, one after another, we will advance to select the elites in the world. We will start the next imperial examination at least two years apart.

Because talents have free time, it is impossible to hold imperial examinations every year. Students need to grow wave after wave and leave time for them to study.

So Wu Zhao had to wait at least three years if he failed the imperial examination in the countryside.

She suddenly shivered and became panicked. She would definitely have had a very hard time in the past three years because she was not going to bow to her two brothers.

The two young men in the examination room here have a heavy responsibility. Once the provincial examination is completed, they will start the marking work immediately. Because of their sensitive identity as the marking task, they do not dare to continue to please Wu Zhao after the exam.

Under this situation, Wu Zhao seemed even more panicked.

She stood in a daze among the crowd, listening to the students around her discussing the imperial examination, and suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing, and her delicate body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

It is late autumn now, and winter is coming soon.

It was severe cold in winter and she lacked food and clothing. The pain she suffered in the past two years was heard, and Wu Zhao subconsciously shivered again.

At this time, someone shouted loudly at the entrance of the examination hall, and said with a voice: "All students who are taking the exam, please keep your pace..."

Wu Zhao was slightly stunned, and the students also raised their heads.

But seeing that the man in charge of the entrance of the imperial examination was a small official, and his rank was similar to that of the mayor of the township examination in various places in the Tang Dynasty. He stood on the steps at the entrance and said loudly again: "Before the exam, I said that King Zhao had a reward. Any students who participated in the imperial examination will be given 1,000 copper coins, and free food and accommodation for three days, so that everyone can wait for the time when the exam is released, and the people will be given copper coins."

"Distribute copper coins, do you really send copper coins?" The students were obviously stunned again, and then there was a strong cheer.

Wu Zhao was also stunned, but she soon saw someone driving several large ox carts loaded with copper coins, followed by dozens of armored soldiers, but two scribes were holding registration books before the warriors.

This is really a reward!

Although he failed the imperial examination, Han Yue thought about the difficulties of poor families going out. Those who passed the imperial examination needed to go to the palace for trial, and those who landed need to return to their hometown. Whether they passed the imperial examination or landed, complaints on their journey were indispensable.

This thousand-word copper coins are the help Han Yue gives to everyone.

There is a lot of money, but the official must be a one-man. If converted according to the method of 800 yuan, it is actually equivalent to a one-man 200 yuan. This money is enough for a scholar to eat for three months, and he is not afraid of freezing and starving to death on the road.

There were hundreds of students in the imperial examination hall here, but the soldiers paid even faster, and the copper coins on several large ox carts were reduced rapidly. Wu Zhao also received a thousand coins with a confused expression.

Then the man at the door shouted again and continued, "I will be given the imperial examinations with great orders from King Zhao. Anyone who takes the provincial examination today will be given a piece of winter cotton coat and walk, and no matter where you stay and live, you can enjoy the treatment of an imperial examinations..."

He stopped slightly and smiled and said, "But the treatment of this scholar can only last for three months. Those who fail to pass the exam will automatically cancel this treatment. If you want to enjoy the support and respect of the Tang Dynasty, everyone should go back and work hard to study!"

As for those who pass the level, he did not say that because those who pass the level will receive new treatment at that time.

A ox cart came not far from the imperial examination hall. This time it was loaded with brand new winter cotton coats. Someone gave them a piece of it with Wu Zhao's name. The collar of the cotton coat was very soft when he got it.

"Is this the kind gift from that person? Even those who fail to get a chance will give him money and clothes. No wonder some people say that he is a living sage. As expected, he doesn't want a poor son to freeze and starve to death..."

For some reason, a thought flashed through Wu Zhao's mind.

Since she was dressed as a man, she did not dare to communicate too much with the enthusiastic scholars around her. The girl held the cotton coat and put away the copper coins, and then carefully found a corner to stand in contemplation.

She knew that she might not pass the test, but she still had a glimmer of luxury. She wanted to find a place to stay nearby and wait for the provincial examination results to be released in three days.

"Maybe, I can win, too."

Wu Zhao's bright eyes flashed a few times, and suddenly a strong desire arose in his heart, muttering to himself: "As long as he passes the provincial examination, he can participate in the higher-level provincial examination, and he will be the imperial examination scholar at that time."

Wu Zhao is not the only one who has this idea. Many students who know that they are not performing well are the same. Not only this is the case in this field, but in fact, the world is the same.

People always have desires.

With the status of a scholar, even if you fail to pass the exam, it will be fine. The scholar can already do something, and town officials will come to ask for it.

At that time, I would be able to do a small job or sign up to teach in a primary school in town. In short, I would never be hungry or cold again, and my life has been different from now on.

Wu Zhao did not expect that she could pass the exam at all levels, and she would think of whatever she wanted at any level. What she wanted most now was that she was hungry and cold and had no food and clothing. She no longer wanted to beg along the street like she did in the past two years...

"This guy, this guy!"

Someone suddenly shouted softly not far away, and the sound was obviously cautious.

Wu Zhao was stunned for a moment, and finally realized that the other party was calling him. The man called out softly while waving to her with a friendly face.

She subconsciously hugged the cotton coat tightly, and then slowly passed with vigilance.

Seeing Wu Zhao approaching, the man quickly bowed and bowed. Although Wu Zhao was dressed in a torn and poor manner, he actually had an indescribable plea to him.

Just like those two little gentlemen, Wu Zhao couldn't help but feel moved. He was obviously a poor person, so why was this person so humble and humble?

As the saying goes, politeness must be given to others, but what you want depends on whether the person who seeks has the ability. In this case, it is obviously not something that others can ask for, so there are obviously some problems here.
Chapter completed!