Of course, Ning Jiang had to be humble, but Cao Jing had obviously made up his mind.

On the second day, Cao Jieding summoned all the elders of Gaosuo County and asked everyone to write a letter together, jointly citing Ningjiang as a filial and honest person.

First, this was instructed by the county master himself. Second, the so-called "famous elders" are actually rich families in Gaosuo County. Which one does not have a close relationship with the Ning family? What's more, Ning Jiang's father actually greeted him in this regard during his lifetime. That kind of thing happened last year also made many people sympathize with Ning Jiang. Anyway, it would not harm him, so he naturally was happy to have a favor.

In this era, ethics are highly valued. The word "unfilial" can be said to be a serious crime that can force people to death. Naturally, the joke of "representing filial piety and honesty will not appear again. However, to be honest, even if children from poor families are filial, they will find it difficult to become filial piety and honesty. Basically, all filial piety and honesty quotas are occupied by children from rich families. After all, if you want to become "filial piety and honesty", you first need the local elders to support you, and the relationship network is there. Why should others recommend you a poor child without money or power?

At present, Gao Suo’s elders wrote a letter jointly, and Cao Jie decided to “visit the people’s sentiments” and submitted a report to the county town. The prefect of Linhai County called Dian Hong. After observing Ningjiang’s life experience and experience, he also knew that Ningjiang was the leader of this year’s Lantern Festival. He did not have much difficulty. Instead, he sent Gao Suo’s report to the capital together with Ningjiang’s “Long Song Xing”.

Soon, the song "Long Song" spread throughout the capital. Many families would copy one and place it in the school of the children of the clan, and let the children recite it. Especially the sentence "If you don't work hard when you are young, you will be sad when you are old" almost became an aphorism.

Not long after, the court's approval was moved, and Ning Jiang became a filial and honest person because of this.

Since he became a filial and honest person, Ning Jiang simply gave up the Tongsheng exam in February and started preparing for the April government exam. Anyway, with the status of a filial and honest person, even if he is not a Tongsheng, he can directly register for the scholar exam.

He knew that since he aimed at Mount Tai in three years, it would not only be as simple as passing the exam and being the top scorer, but also need to be ranked among the top scorer in every exam so that he could have the opportunity to compete with the top scorer in the previous two sessions.

In addition, in addition to continuing to guide his sister's sword skills, every night, he would sit cross-legged on the bed, see his body as a furnace, and his life as a guihuo, and practice the soul refining.

Slowly, February passed like this, and the spring and March began to turn, and the weather gradually became warmer, with grass growing and birds flying, and spring scenery everywhere.

The third day of the third month is the most lively day in spring after the Lantern Festival. In folk customs, it is the birthday of Emperor Huangdi, the birthday of Emperor Zhenwu, which is worshipped by Taoism. According to legend, it is the day when the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother worshipped by the people, holds the Peach Banquet. It can be said that whether it is Confucianism, Taoism, or ordinary people, they all regard this day as an important festival. Hundreds of years ago, the Shangsi Festival on the third day of the third month was a great time to "get men and women". I don't know how many men and women are mingling in the wild.

Of course, after respecting Confucianism and Taoism alone, Confucianism, which attaches great importance to etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, has mastered the right to speak, and this tradition has been slowly abandoned. It should be said that... it is a pity.

In the past, in order to make everyone "know men and women" well, the imperial court specially gave everyone a holiday on this day.

But for Ning Jiang, what is really important is... this day is my sister's birthday.

That day, Ning Jiang gave himself a day off, took his sister to the temple fair to play and join in the fun... Although he continued to be an otaku himself, he didn't want his sister to become an otaku.

At night, he held a big banquet at home. After all, for girls, the fourteenth birthday is a very important day, because it means that she has really changed from a "girl" to a "girl".

The weather is fresh in March, and the beautiful flowers in the lake shine on the spring. The boats are covered with silk and silk, and the swallows sing and dance to the sky.

Except for the third day of the third month, which is a special day for him, during this wonderful season where others spend time, he continued to stay at home, reading books, practicing souls, and guiding his sister in his spare time in his spare time. He basically never even left the door. And everyone else knew that the master of Ning Mansion was preparing for the imperial examination in April, so he naturally did not come to disturb him.

In this way, as the days passed, April finally came...

***

Although they are all children's exams, in order to distinguish the two children's exams, ordinary people are more willing to call the February's provincial exams and the April's provincial exams. The importance of the two games is obviously completely different. Those who have passed the provincial exams are just Tong Sheng, who has the status of a "scholar". Only when the children's exams and become scholars can they truly gain fame.

The palace examination is held in the county town, and the entrance time is at the hour of Mao. Even in April, when summer has begun, it is not yet dawn.

Because Gaosuo County is not far from Linjiang County City, if you take a carriage and walk the official road, it will only take an hour. Ningjiang did not arrive at the county city in advance, but set out in the middle of the night.

My sister originally wanted to send him to the county town, but he refused because she had to take the exam for three days in total. According to the rules, after entering the venue, it would take at least two days to leave. After my sister sent him to the county town, she had to come back. He didn't want her to run around, but just asked an old coachman to send him to the county town venue overnight.

When we arrived at the venue, there were already many children waiting here, including old and young, among which were old and young. They were all in their fifties and sixties. They had been taking the exam for a lifetime, but they never passed the test.

Before dawn, it was the darkest time. In front of the mansion, two beast statues stood beside each other, with two harbors, dragon heads and turtle bodies. Because they were "good writing in their lives", they were often placed in the academy and outside the academy gate.

Eight yamen guards held wooden sticks, divided into left and right, standing silently. On both sides of them, there was an iron basin on each side. The iron basin was placed on a bracket made of three wooden sticks, and the wood was burned inside, which became the only two light sources on the site. All the children were probably standing in the dark, waiting uneasy.

In the night sky, there was only the last star left, moving to the west, dark and no dawn was seen.

Ding...dding...dding...dding...dding...dding...dding...

The iron gong beat the four times, and the hour of Mao had arrived. More than 200 children from various counties and villages lined up in a long queue.

The moment the door of the mansion opened, a powerful aura rushed out, majestic and solemn, this aura almost covered the entire county town. Tong Sheng, who participated in the mansion poem for the first time, had never seen such a formation? He was frightened and trembling.

Under this powerful momentum, the flames in the braziers on both sides of the gate rushed very high in this moment, and the wood was clattering. The eight yamen guards protected by luck were as tall as eight gods in the eyes of everyone, which made people unable to look at them.

The south of the palace is in danger, and the north of the palace is in charge! Such a powerful official power can only be issued by officials of Jinshi. The moment the door of the mansion is opened, it is naturally to give the candidates a warning...
Chapter completed!