Chapter 112 The Township Exam (1)
For example, every dynasty in Chinese history has always been the most crowded.
Of course, this is also what the rulers most want to see - forming the most efficient team with the best talents, as public managers, for this reason, the Daxia Dynasty introduced countless policies to encourage people to study and participate in the imperial examination.
The most direct ones are tax exemption and service exemption.
"If you pass the imperial examination, you will be exempted from military service." If you do not serve as a minor official in the government, it is enough to drive them to fight for it. For aristocratic families, the imperial examination is also the only way. If you do not become an official without fame, there are few who can become a high-ranking civil servant. As for the Pavilion and the Political Affairs Hall, you should not be able to get a Jinshi for the fame and honor. In fact, in addition to the second-class Jinshi, the Emperor will like it no matter how much he likes it, at most he is a jester, and you must have to be lucky enough to be promoted.
The crowded career was revealed from the beginning of the exam.
In front of the gate of the Liyuan in the capital, there are crowds of people.
Cheng Jinzhou was riding a single carriage and was blocked outside the street. After coming to this world, this was the first time he encountered a "traffic jam". Unlike the environment in the 21st century, the carriage did not have a closed system, and the horse itself would create all kinds of strange smells. The sedan chairmen were not much better. The working people were worthy of pride, but he still had to have the smell of labor.
The servant had not come to the capital, so he knew that the streets with four carriages could occupy a lot. He was not prepared for a while, and his palms were sweating, and he looked around anxiously. If he could not take the provincial examination because he was late, his sin would be great.
Cheng Jinzhou was so turbid that the turbid air was so scattered that he waited for a moment and poked his head out and said, "Meng Er, go ahead and find out. If we can pass, we will ride over."
At this time, he regretted that when the Royal Star Warlock Residence, he would find anyone to come out, and it was a perfect air service helicopter. Why did he say that the air was fresh in ancient times, but now it smelled like a toilet with air circulation.
Meng Er let out a "" sound, swayed his horse's head and rushed forward. The carriage blocked the middle of the road and was avoided. He whipped it down with a whip. The style of the warrior in the north was stunned.
People always have the confidence to be in the carriages and horses. In an instant, some people started to scold. Meng Er whipped it with two more whips and rushed straight from the street. Not far away, there were yamen runners on duty who pushed and tried to stop it. However, they unfortunately failed in the crowd.
"We will change it next time." Cheng Jinzhou pinched his nose and walked in front of Meng Avenue.
"yes."
The servant squeezed forward two steps and heard someone shouting: "Is the third brother of the Cheng family over there?"
He immediately replied, "Who are you?"
"I am Cheng Qian, the butler of the second house of Cheng Jiaqing branch." The other party kept saying "working" and rushing over.
Cheng Qian looked like a pampered old man. Although his face was thin, he was well maintained with fine skin and tender flesh, and he was wearing a small hat on his head. At this moment, he was squeezed in a crooked manner.
"What's wrong with you?" Shi Yan said politely and a little resistant. He was staying by Cheng Jinzhou, so he naturally knew that his master didn't like this second uncle in the capital.
Cheng Qian looked back and confirmed that the small flag inserted in the carriage belonged to the Cheng family. He said, "The family is worried that the third brother will come late, so he asked me to pick it up. We pass through there, and there are other ways."
Every year, the provincial examination will be blocked for half a day, but very few people are really late, but it is really uncomfortable to be smelly and messy around. Shi Yan couldn't decide: "You can wait here to report it to your master."
"Please trouble you."
The servant turned around and started talking even when he arrived in front of Cheng Jinzhou.
He originally thought that Cheng Jinzhou might drive the other party away, and even simulated how to move to see if he could learn the style of Meng Er - he was particularly upset to see the other party's silk hat. It was also the only silk cloth that the servants could wear on their bodies.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Jinzhou heard that there was a way to go without smell or dirty, so he didn't care whether the other party was a second uncle or a second dog, so he opened the curtain and ran out. Modern people don't care much about ideology, spirit, and attention to material and life is more like the survival philosophy of modern people. They are angry for an unfamiliar person and then enjoy horse manure for 3 hours. This kind of thing is not considered integrity when done by ancient people, and modern people are basically equivalent to self-abuse.
Cheng Qian was also a little surprised. When he went out, the head of the family designed several methods for him, just to invite Cheng Jinzhou. It seems that he can't use it now.
"Where do you go?" Cheng Jinzhou rolled his clothes and rushed out with the clothes inside. It was comfortable, but the robe was gone. However, the students around him would rather sweat down there than be disheveled clothes on them - the same as the mistress's outlook on life.
In the atmosphere of mutual contempt between the two sides, Cheng Jinzhou followed Cheng Qian to cross the Heng Street, then went straight into a shop, and then went out of the backyard of the house. Cheng Qian walked in front and explained: "There are several families with many children in the court who bought yards near the ritual courtyard. Let's go in and drink some soup. When the gate of the courtyard is about to open, go out from him. It's only three or five hundred steps away from the door. If you recruit a few families, you can walk in front."
"That's the best. They all have strong sweating smells the same as those who grow up eating dog meat."
“This weather is
The meat is the best." Cheng Qian was also steaming hot all over.
It was still very cold outside, but the people blocked inside seemed to be passively warming, and it felt like they were being abused at a concert.
There were several cars parked on the back street. Cheng Jinzhou looked around while getting on the bus. Seeing that other people came out from inside, he couldn't help but ask, "I'm here in Xiajing and I don't know if I will queue up, so are they?"
Cheng Qian bowed and sent Cheng Jinzhou into the car. He sat next to the coachman's seat and said through the curtain: "Some people don't know, some people come in and think about it, but most of these cars and horses are pulling people to restaurants farther away, and sending them in when they really start to make some money for tea."
"The tea at this time is probably not cheap." Cheng Jinzhou laughed with a very economical mind.
Seeing that he was in a wrong mood, Cheng Qian started gossiping tactfully. He was the butler who came and went to see him and went to see him off. It sounded interesting and was not easy to say the wrong thing. Shi Yan stared at his silk melon-skin hat, but was dissatisfied with it. He also thought: The butler in the capital is really outstanding.
However, he himself had never said so much happiness to the Lord. Seeing Cheng Jinzhou becoming a two-star sorcerer, his mind became alive.
In fact, people's hearts are very strange. When Cheng Jinzhou was a one-star sorcerer and could not become a first-level sorcerer, everyone only regarded him as half a sorcerer. Although everyone knew that he would inevitably become a two-star sorcerer, they did not add this future expectation to him to evaluate him. When Cheng Jinzhou really became a two-star sorcerer, people suddenly regarded him as a sorcerer.
Of course, it is not surprising that from a one-star sorcerer to a two-star sorcerer, it is not surprising that, including Cheng Jinzhou's second uncle, it is understandable that he does not want to invest too early. But as a relative, Cheng Jinzhou feels a little unhappy, no matter he doesn't really expand the unhappiness.
In his opinion, it would be fine to treat this second uncle as an ordinary relative. The noble family is already indifferent, but political demands will make them unite more closely. In other words, a cheap second uncle who is unwilling to help can only be considered as having no profit.
How far the carriage went, and he arrived at a small courtyard. The inconspicuous exterior wall was carefully decorated with countless giant potted plants. Not only were there complex things like coiled mountain pine trees and even a cactus plant. Cheng Jinzhou forced himself to ask, but Cheng Qian showed off: "This is something in the desert. I heard that the thorns that can live without water are very sharp."
"Is that true?" Cheng Jinzhou was disguised as a novelty.
A "puchi" laughter came from the front, and Weng Xilian stood in front of him, covering her mouth with her pink fingers and said, "Mr. Cheng, it's so good."
"Oh, why are you..."
"Does Mr. Cheng like these potted plants?"
"It's very good, very interesting, very beautiful." Cheng Jinzhou said as the potted plant, but looked at Weng Xilian from the bottom up. Not to mention her beautiful face, she has a scarce resource in this era. Compared to the girls he had seen before, she has a layer of charm in it, and she forgets her pity.
"Mr. Cheng..." His tone seemed delicate and angry, which made Cheng Jinzhou feel a little impulsive, but unfortunately he was only 13 years old.
"I want to take the exam." He found a reason in an instant.
Two more light coughs from Shi Yan came from behind him, and then a violent cough. Cheng Jinzhou turned his head and was stunned. However, Liu Qingshuang Yingying stood behind him and said with a bliss, "Mr. Cheng, I cooked two red eggs and sent them to you."
They all got together. Cheng Jinzhou patted his forehead, then thought of the snobbery of the old man in the Liu family. He thought that he was so proud, so he turned cold and said, "Thank you."
Both are little girls, Liu Qingshuang looks more pure and lovely, and is not good at hiding her emotions. Hearing Cheng Jinzhou's stiffness, and thinking about the past few days of argument, tears almost burst into tears.
Unfortunately, Cheng Jinzhou did not see it.
He can't call it an exclusion for an arranged marriage, but Liu Bin's own designation, and then his father opposes himself and plays games with each other and puts him in the middle. It's absolutely impossible to make him have feelings for Liu Qingshuang like responsibility at this time.
The master did not hello, Shi Yan quickly went up and took the food box brought by Liu Qingshuang, and called Cheng Qian, and Huoshuidong said, "What are you doing? Find a quieter house and let the third brother rest for a while."
After a long time outside, several people inside came out, including Zhao Quanwei. The number of families here is limited and there are many noble students, so they will inevitably bump into each other. When Lu Anping saw Cheng Jinzhou's face, he hid back directly. His master Deng Zhu and Cheng Jinzhou's peers discussed friendships, and his aura was reduced.
Zhao Quanfu was a little unwilling. When he saw Liu Qingshuang, he was like a hungry wolf who saw meat. Seeing that he could not get enough, he glared at Cheng Jinzhou with fierce eyes. He thought to himself: It will be not too late to take revenge when the results come out.
Even if the children of nobles who have fame and fortune left their names in the national finances, in his opinion, at least the astral warlock cannot be killed casually.
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In addition to the number of words: It seems that I entered more than 3o at a certain moment, and then quickly fell back. I should be able to add 1 word tomorrow. The average number of updated words last month was about 3ooo. At the same time, continue to summon monthly tickets, and the seven-day monthly tickets are doubled. Everyone must lose the tickets...
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Chapter completed!