Chapter 357 Huang Jia's Famous Day, Wedding Night

The capital city in August of the 22nd year of Chenghua was very lively, because in a few days it would be the autumn examination, that is, the Shuntianfu provincial examination.

Scholars from all over Zhili flocked to the capital city, and the inns and hotels in the capital city raised their prices several times, but they were still full.

Even so, many candidates still had to stay in houses or temples. As long as there was a place to stay, the price was negotiable.

At this time, walking on the street, you could see scholars wearing square scarves and straight robes. If you couldn't speak Mandarin and didn't use "zhihuzheya" in your words, you would be embarrassed to speak.

The provincial examination usually lasted for nine days, divided into three sessions, each lasting three days. Among them, the first session was on the ninth day of the eighth month, the second session on the twelfth day, and the third session on the fifteenth day.

The first session tested the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" to test the candidates' familiarity and understanding of Confucian classics.

The second session was to test the students' ability to distinguish right from wrong and write various official documents and administration.

The third test was on classics, history, and policy, which was to examine the students' knowledge of ancient and modern politics, mainly policy essays.

This set of examination content and regulations has been used since the 17th year of Hongwu.

The scholars from all over Zhili came to Beijing, and the Shuntianfu Gongyuan, located in the southeast of the capital, was finally cleaned up before the provincial examination, at least on the surface.

"The ghosts of kindness come in, and repay kindness; the ghosts of resentment come in, and repay hatred."

On the ninth day of August, the gate of the Gongyuan slowly opened, and two teams of soldiers in red uniforms, one holding red flags and the other holding black flags, came out of the Gongyuan, stood in front of the fence and waved the big flags together, shouting loudly in unison.

Xu Xin was among the scholars who entered the Imperial Examination Hall. He watched the scene in front of him, and his eyes twitched slightly. "This is...very ceremonial!"

After the opening ceremony, two chief examiners, accompanied by a group of co-examiners, appeared at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall and loudly preached to the candidates: "The examination is held by order, and cheating is not allowed, otherwise this and that will happen."

After the chief examiner finished his speech, people slowly entered the Imperial Examination Hall, and then the search stage began.

Because the search was extremely thorough, it took a long time, so many candidates did not go in and squeezed in. Xu Xin was also one of the ones who stayed at the back.

He had been in this life for so many years, and he had seen several scenes of the imperial examination. Every time he took an exam, he could see the unlucky people being searched out.

Because the imperial examination was the only way to become an official, and becoming an official would bring power, money, beauty and status, so although the ban was very strict, there would still be a few candidates who would try their best to cheat, and the most important means was to bring in smuggled materials.

The most outrageous smuggling that Xu Xin had seen was to make it into a small micro-carving. The tiny characters were so tiny that even he, who had superior internal skills, felt tired looking at it.

Xu Xin looked at the team waiting for the inspection and thought of the college entrance examination in his first life. He still remembered that there would be a physical examination at that time, which was even more outrageous than the current undressing and careful inspection. Boys really had to be naked, and even little brothers...

The county examination on August 9, the Four Books and Five Classics, was actually a test of memory. Xu Xin naturally had no problem in this aspect. After finishing the questions, he covered his head and fell asleep.

At noon the next day, he woke up and carefully checked the test paper, and then handed it in.

When he handed in the paper and came out of the Imperial Examination Hall, the carriage waiting outside quickly picked up the eldest son of the Wang family who had just finished the exam.

"Are you tired!"

Xu Xin leaned on Lianxing's beautiful legs and seemed to be a little tired, which made Lianxing look very distressed and concerned.

"It's okay, you forgot I know martial arts."

Xu Xin turned over and changed to a more comfortable position, and pressed the Palace Master Lianxing as a soft cushion under him. It was really comfortable to hug her.

"Is there any news from Jin Xiangyu?"

Xu Xin rubbed against the towering waves, without even opening his eyes. After asking the question, he buried his head again.

"Well... not yet..."

Lianxing seemed to be unable to bear the love of her lover, and it was a bit difficult to suppress the sound in her throat.

During the days when Xu Xin participated in the provincial examination, it was probably the time when Yu Huatian and Zhao Huaian ran to Longmen Inn to fight.

Xu Xin did not directly intervene in this matter, but he also sent people over.

Jin Xiangyu, Heizi, Diao Buyu and others, Longmen Inn was originally Jin Xiangyu's industry. She had been eyeing Dabai Shangguo for many years. It was normal to get a share!

Of course, they went to Longmen Inn not to interfere, but to ensure the smooth development of the plot. The most crucial point is that Yu Huatian must die, and Feng Lidao must replace Yu Huatian and return to Beijing.

Xu Xin had entered the palace with Lian Xing at night these days, and it was basically certain that the emperor's health was indeed not as good as before.

Xu Xin was not sure about the exact date of Emperor Chenghua's death, but he vaguely remembered that Emperor Chenghua and Concubine Wan died in the same year, and at the end of "Dragon Gate Flying Dagger", Feng Lidao, who pretended to be Yu Huatian, poisoned Concubine Wan.

This incident should happen next year if nothing unexpected happens. After calculating this situation, Xu Xin naturally had to make arrangements in advance and profit from the subsequent turmoil.

Xu Xin was waiting for the news from Longmen Pass. Of course, more energy was put on the provincial examination. After three provincial examinations, countless scholars finally relaxed, and many people fell ill at the moment.

Among these people, some felt that they did not do well in the exam, and some could not accept that several years of hard work had gone to waste. In addition, some people were too weak and consumed too much energy during the exam.

Of course, Xu Xin, who possessed profound inner strength, had no problems at all. After each exam, he would fall asleep with the beauty in his arms, and sleep so comfortably. After the three exams, he also had to do something else, which was to deepen his relationship with his fiancée.

Xu Xin was very experienced in this regard. After dealing with the Palace Master Lianxing at night, he could still go outing with Miss Zhu in the daytime. When they arrived at a place where no one knew her, Miss Zhu was seduced and let go of her modesty, and became inseparable from Xu.

Miss Zhu was certainly no match for Xu Xin in terms of love affairs, and soon fell to the point of being on the base.

Of course, Xu was not a beast to the point of breaking through that line of defense.

On the one hand, it was because she was too young. Although Miss Zhu was one year older than him in this life, in Xu Xin's opinion, she was still too young, so he would raise her for another two years.

He thought so, but the Wang family and the Zhu family had already begun to discuss an auspicious day, and finally decided on August 30, the day when the results of the provincial examination were announced. The wedding was scheduled on this day, and there were some considerations in it.

After all, Xu Xin was still young, and it was normal for him to fail in his first provincial examination. In order to make him less depressed after failure, "rushing for happiness" was also a way. And if he really passed the exam, it would be double happiness, which was great.