With the help of the magical effects of ginseng, Li Dashou finally got up and was ready to refer to it on this day.

Before dawn, someone brought them breakfast and hurriedly ate breakfast. At the fifth o'clock in the morning, the three of them came to the Old Caomen Inn, which was a starting point. All the candidates living near the Old Caomen were gathered here, and were sent to the examination room outside the North City by ox carts or donkey carts.

"Da Shou, can it be done?" Fan Ning couldn't help but worry about Li Da Shou's face and was not in good spirits.

Li Dashou nodded, "I feel much better after two days of rest, and I should be able to hold on."

Fan Ning looked at Su Liang again, "Xiao Su, check the floating tickets and see if they have brought them?"

Su Liang touched the floating ticket in his underwear pocket and nodded. He seemed a little nervous and didn't even want to say more.

The three of them came to the old Caomen Inn and saw that the entrance door was brightly lit. The door was full of candidates waiting to get on the bus. There were as many as thousands of people. Ox carts rushed over quickly and left with people.

The inn also burned hot water, and several guys invited the candidates to drink a bowl of water before getting on the bus.

The test is more stringent than the test. Even a kettle is not allowed to be brought. Each person can only carry a floating ticket, that is, an admission ticket. Moreover, there is no lunch or water supply in the test, which is mainly to prevent candidates from taking the opportunity to cheat.

Some candidates are really thirsty and can only drink ink. When they leave the exam room, their lips turn black, they grin and their mouths are full of big black teeth.

At this time, a ox cart was parked in front of them, and the coachman shouted: "You can take three more when you go to the East Examination Hall. Do you want to take a seat? If you want to take a seat, get in the car as soon as possible!"

They happened to go to the East Examination Hall. Fanning glanced at the hot water stall not far away and asked, "Do you want to drink a bowl of water before leaving?"

The two shook their heads, "I've already drunk it before going out, get in the car!"

The three of them paid the car, then opened the curtain and got on the ox cart. There was a bench on each side, and four people could sit on each side, and five people were already sitting in the cart.

"Everyone sit down and set off. When I arrive at the place, I will apply for the examination room. Please get off the bus!"

The coachman swung his whip, and the ox cart slowly started and drove towards the north city gate.

The ox carts left the old city and entered Xinfengqiumen Street. I saw that almost all the ox carts were filled with ox carts. Almost all the ox carts in the capital were mobilized to form a huge ox cart brigade. Each ox cart was hung with a lantern. From a distance, it looked like stars and the Milky Way was shining.

The carriage was light and dark, and everyone pursed their lips and said nothing, making the atmosphere in the carriage look depressing and quiet.

After leaving the city, I walked several miles, the ox cart turned around and entered the examination room. The first examination room was soon arrived.

"Does there anyone who wants to get off the examination room of Child A?" asked the coachman loudly.

"Yes!" Fan Ning and Su Liang shouted, and the ox cart stopped.

Fan Ning said to Li Dashou: "I guess we won't meet after the exam, so let's go back to our residence!"

Li Dashou nodded, "Fan Ning, Xiao Su, I wish you all outstanding performance!"

"Each each other! Each other!"

Fan Ning and Su Liang jumped out of the ox cart, waved to Li Dashou, then left the lane and walked towards the examination room gate. A soldier on the side of the road held the examination room sign and shouted loudly, reminding each ox cart passing by.

It has not yet reached the entry time, but the body test has begun at the gate. There are more than a dozen long teams. Each person chooses the team according to their test number. After passing the body test, he can go in and wait, but cannot enter the examination account.

The provincial subjects are the same as the answer test, which tests four subjects, countermeasure questions, argumentative questions, silent scripture questions and poems. The tests are three days in total, the argumentative questions on the first day, the countermeasure questions on the second day, and the silent scripture questions on the third day.

In the past, I took the exam for three days and slept in the exam room, but considering that the weather is still warm and cold, it is still relatively cold at night, so it is inconvenient for scholars to carry bedding.

Moreover, it is easy to catch a cold at night. Every time the imperial examination is in the form of a large number of candidates, which seriously affects the imperial examination. With everyone's repeated calls, there has been a change from this class. Candidates can go back to the city to rest every day, which is conducive to the candidates' physical strength.

Fanning came early, and they quickly lined up to the door, and a body test official said, "Next!"

Fan Ning bowed and handed the floating ticket to the examiner. The examiner looked at the floating ticket and said, "Report your name, hometown, and detailed home address."

"In Xia Fanning, a native of Pingjiang Mansion, lives in Jiangwan Village, Mudu Town, Wuxian County, Pingjiang Mansion."

The examiner nodded, and then looked carefully based on the characteristics of the floating ticket, and said, "Turn around and show it to everyone!"

The provincial examination implements a fraud reporting system, and reports others to cheat. Once verified, the whistleblower will be rewarded. Generally, they pass the primary election directly, which is very attractive to the candidates. You must know that 80% of the candidates must be selected for the preliminary examination. With such examinations, everyone naturally wants to be a whistleblower.

However, it is not possible to deliberately frame others, and those who frame them will directly disqualify the exam.

Everyone stood opposite Fanning for five seconds. The examiner waved his hand and said, "Go in and search!"

Fanning took the floating ticket and the test card and entered the gate. The two soldiers carefully touched each other from head to toe, and even took off their shoes and socks to check. Only then did they pass the body test.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Compared with the reconciliation test, the inspection of the test was much stricter.

Of course, the road is one foot taller and the devil is one foot taller. Candidates always have a way to carry it. Some people have made mezzanines in their shoes, and some people stuffed them directly into the valley.

There was once an interesting thing like this. When a candidate was searching, the paper roll stuffed in the valley accidentally slipped out. The candidate refused to admit it and insisted that the candidate next to him threw it into his valley. The examiner asked him, "You are facing downwards and still wearing your pants. Let's demonstrate it and let me see how to throw it in?"

Of course, this situation is not common, and it will become a joke if it happens by chance.

Fan Ning waited for a while, and Su Liang also searched and complained with dissatisfaction, "I suspect that these soldiers who searched have a traitor of breaking their sleeves!"

"Are you teased?" Fanning looked at him with a playful look.

Su Liang's face turned red, "Don't mention it, it's disgusting when you think of it!"

Su Liang was holding the test card in his hand, and now he had no intention of checking whether the brand was auspicious with Fanning.

After all, this is a provincial exam, and passing the exam means that at least one of them can be awarded the title of Jinshi.

The provincial examination is also called the imperial examination, which is the second level of the imperial examination. After the provincial examination, there is a third level, which is the palace examination. Only then will the palace examination determine the level of the person who passed the list, whether he was a Jinshi, or a Jinshi, or a Jinshi.

However, the most important thing is the provincial examination. Even if you pass the provincial examination, it is considered a Jinshi. As for the palace examination, it is a category of icing on the cake for many candidates, and few people are currently considering it.

After the test, he could not enter the examination room immediately. In an open space, thousands of scholars were waiting patiently, while outside the military camp, more and more scholars came from all directions, and there were long queues outside the military camp.

At the right time, the thick and bright bell rang. The time for entry was up. As the fences that blocked the candidates were removed one after another, a large number of candidates walked towards their respective examination accounts.

"Fanning, wait for you at the door after the exam!"

After Su Liang and Fan Ning made an appointment, they went to the examination for their own accounts. Everyone had seen their own accounts in advance and looked for a seat very quickly. In just a moment, Fan Ning found his examination for their own accounts.

On the 2786th, Fan Ning walked into the tent and saw his seat at a glance, at the last one in the upper right corner. This one was fine, at least not in the middle, and it was a little easier.

Fan Ning saw Liu Ran's seat. He was in the upper left corner, separated from him by three seats. At this time, Liu Ran had not come yet. There were only three or four people in the tent, and each was looking at his table and chair curiously.

The table is relatively wide and far from the adjacent seat. The candidate's test number is pasted on the upper right corner of each table. There is also a basket on the table with pen, ink, paper and inkstone on it. All the items required for the exam are available in the basket.

There is no need to grind the ink yourself for a test. Each table has a porcelain cup filled with ink.

At this time, Fan Ning's eyes turned and suddenly found that the candidate sitting in front of him was secretly pulling out more than a dozen thin and long silk cloths from the midsole, and the silk cloth was covered with dense handwriting.

Fanning widened his eyes. This candidate was very cunning! He also checked his shoes when searching and pinched them. If the mezzanine is hidden, it is easy to feel it, but if there is silk cloth hidden, it is difficult to find it.

But Fanning is a little strange. Today is not a test of the silent scriptures, but an argumentative essay. What is the point of hiding notes?

Perhaps the candidate prepared more than a dozen argumentative essays and could not recite them for a while, so he thought of sucking them.

The candidate was so nervous that he was trembling all over. While pulling the cloth strips, he looked at both sides. When he turned around, he saw Fan Ning, and saw the candidates in the back row staring at him with wide eyes.

He felt panic in his heart and looked at Fanning begging.

Fanning was too lazy to pay attention to him, so he sat down in his seat and waited patiently for the exam to arrive.

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