Chapter 190 The big exam begins

The imperial examination will be held as scheduled.

Outside the Gongyuan, countless candidates and students entered the examination room in an orderly manner. Among them were old men over sixty years old and young and talented people with high spirits. The old and young were mixed together, which looked extremely disharmonious.

But this is the essence of the imperial examination. Age has never been the threshold for restricting the imperial examination. How many people study hard in a poor window, and they are all waiting for this day to be named on the gold list and jump over the dragon gate.

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Someone was found to be carrying cheating tools and was disqualified from the exam on the spot. Unable to suppress his inner sadness, he cried in front of many candidates and students.

However, these students are only a minority after all. Those who can take part in the big exam are all the best students from all over the country. Among them, there are even some great talents who won the first place in the provincial exam. Their knowledge is not bad. There is no need to cheat to avoid losing their reputation.

Lost face and lost face.

"Your Majesty is here!"

After all the students entered the Gongyuan examination room, Zhu Houzhao arrived late with Liu Jin.

The imperial army cleared the way, followed by the imperial guards, and the ten sword guards closely protected them. They looked so majestic.

"Chen, Liang Chu."

Some baseless nonsense was flaunted in front of him, which was simply ridiculous.

Wang Hao was a little embarrassed. He actually didn't believe those bullshit remarks, but he had to consider the impact of the matter. After all, three people are like a tiger, and a lot of money is worth the money. If someone brought a knife into the Gongyuan Courtyard to make an issue, he would

Neither Liang Chu nor Fei Hong would have had an easy time.

In the imperial examination, many candidates did not lack talent and learning, but lacked self-confidence in mentality, so they took risks and chose to cheat. For those people, Zhu Houzhao just hoped that they would not be stupid.

Zhu Houzhao asked.

Inside the Gongyuan, it was extremely spacious. Rows of temporary small houses came into Zhu Houzhao's eyes. Each small house housed one examinee. During the examination, whether he was eating, drinking, or having sex, he would be there and could not leave until the end of the examination.

"Have all the scholars who participated in the scientific examination gone in?"

"See Your Majesty."

Confucian scholars always said, "You don't talk about strange powers and confuse the gods." In fact, they are the most superstitious people, and they have done a lot of research on the theory of gods and ghosts.

Liang Chu shouted loudly.

The purpose of studying is to become an official. If they can't become an official, what's the use of studying? Even if the emperor killed some of their friends and elders before, it can't change their eager pursuit of becoming an official.

What's even more amazing is that the space inside the small house is extremely small and the light is dim. Candidates can only answer questions in front of the doors and windows, which makes the possibility of cheating even lower.

This is very metaphysical, and I don’t even know what it is called superstition, but the world still believes in this.

Zhu Houzhao looked unhappy. If he brought a knife to the Gongyuan Courtyard, he would have an impact on the literary movement. Who said such baseless lies? His palace was full of imperial guards with knives and swords. Why didn't he see the aura of swordsmen attacking him?

of royal fortune.

The emperor arrived at the Gongyuan to examine Liang Chu. The two deputy examiners, Wang Hao and Fei Hong, quickly came out to greet him with a group of officials involved in presiding over the scientific examination.

No matter what Zhu Houzhao had done before and how unfriendly he was to the literati community, they did not dare to show their teeth to Zhu Houzhao. Why did they come to participate in the imperial examination? They wanted to be officials. If you want to be officials, you must understand that the emperor is the master of the world.

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This kind of thing has happened many times, but it has never been successful. However, when it got into trouble, it really caused a headache for the court, and it took a lot of effort to settle the matter.

A large number of candidates came out of the small house one after another. Looking at Zhu Houzhao, who was dressed in gorgeous robes and had an extremely noble temperament, they hurriedly bowed and bowed: "Students pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Here, I will give you two pieces of advice. Don't be confused during the exam, stay calm, and try your best to use your talents."

"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

"Your Majesty, Wang Hao."

"There's something wrong."

"Except for some students with evil intentions, all students are already in place. The exam will start immediately when the time comes."

Looking at the rows of closely connected small houses in front of him, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but admire them.

Zhu Houzhao said with a serious face: "Besides, don't waste your life just because of a wrong thought."

During the exam, examiners will constantly patrol back and forth. Once a candidate is found trying to cheat, he will be expelled immediately. Not only will the exam results be invalidated, but in serious cases, all credits will be stripped away.

Liang Chu quickly replied.

These few words are both encouragement and warning.

These temporary small houses are tightly surrounded by wooden boards on the left and right sides and at the back. Only a very small door and window is opened in the front, which not only allows candidates to enter and exit, but also allows the examiner to watch all the candidates' movements carefully.

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"Three sides are closed and one side has a window. Taizu's design is really great. It greatly eliminates the possibility of cheating by candidates."

"Being able to come here shows that you are all the most outstanding talents in our Ming Dynasty. In the future, you may enter the officialdom and be in power."

Once upon a time, he was like these candidates, hoping to change his destiny by passing the exam. However, time has passed and things have changed. He is no longer the same person. He has transformed from the chosen one to the chosen one.

Liang Chu's words successfully resolved Wang Hao's embarrassment, and Zhu Houzhao was not polite and strode into the Gongyuan.

Although he disliked literati very much, he had to admit that there was something interesting about these literati who came to participate in the scientific examination, and it also reminded him of some past memories.

"Come in with me and take a look."

They could complain or even curse the emperor in their hearts, but they could not show any disrespect on the surface, lest they miss their bright future.

"Your Majesty has personally come to Gongyuan, and all the students have come out to listen to His Majesty's instructions."

"Your Majesty, please!"

Zhu Houzhao stepped down from the Dragon Boat Festival and raised his hands to signal the ministers to stand up.

He was naturally aware of Wang Hao's concerns, but the emperor didn't care, so why did they, the examiners, bother to stop him? Moreover, they all knew Zhu Houzhao's temper. As long as Zhu Houzhao didn't want to, no one could change Zhu Houzhao's will.

This kind of thing has not happened before in the imperial examinations in previous years. After many students failed, they did not want to believe that they were "talented" and would fail, so they went around trying to make things as big as sesame seeds and mung beans.

Use the power of public opinion to threaten the court and ask the court to change the list of candidates.

"My dear, Fei Hong."

Wang Hao pointed to the dragon-embroidered spring knife hanging on Zhu Houzhao's waist, and said tactfully: "Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with bringing the knife into the tribute courtyard."

Gongyuan is the place where the imperial examinations are held, and is regarded by students all over the world as the place where literary fortune flourishes most. Bringing swords into the palace, and the aggressive atmosphere of the soldiers, may break up the literary fortune, causing the candidates to be unable to give full play to what they have learned.

Zhu Houzhao was about to enter the Gongyuan, but was stopped by Wang Hao.

"The time is approaching, students should quickly return to their examination positions."

After Zhu Houzhao finished his lecture, Liang Chu immediately jumped out and organized the candidates to return to their respective small rooms to sort out their mentality and prepare for the exam.

Moreover, there is still some preparation work to be done before the exam.

Accompanied by Wang Hao and Fei Hong, Zhu Houzhao returned to the Gongyuan Hall and sat down. He was not in a hurry to leave, and wanted to see the performance of many candidates.
Chapter completed!