On August 17, the third year of Jingyou, Zhao Jun got up early in the morning.

Although only scholars from the Jingji Road came to Bianliang City to take the exam, because Bianliang had a large population, there were thousands of candidates, and the exams were held in the north and south examination halls.

He had already registered and now needed to bring three days' worth of food, clothes, bedding, and study supplies to the examination hall.

Yan Shu also came early. The guards of the Zhao Mansion knew him, so there was no need to inform them. After entering the door, he went straight to the backyard.

The backyard is actually a small courtyard with a towering tree planted in it. The leaves are scattered all over the ground, almost covering a small layer on the bluestone bricks.

Zhao Jun is brushing his teeth.

After all, he didn't expect to come to the Song Dynasty. He thought he could buy more toiletries in the county town in the future. If he had known earlier, he would have brought more toiletries.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp!"

He didn't even dare to use toothpaste and could only squeeze a little bit at a time.

Things like shampoo, soap, and toothpaste really need to be used less and less, so I used to brush my teeth in the morning and evening, but now I can only squeeze out a little toothpaste in the morning.

After wiping his face with a towel, Zhao Jun carefully washed the towel and hung it on the clothesline in the corridor. Then he hid the toothpaste, toothbrush and cup back into the suitcase as if they were treasures.

After he washed up and came out to Yan Shu, Yan Shu took the document and said, "This is your official certificate. I forgot to ask you before. What is your name?"

Zhao Jun stood on the porch in the backyard with a cup and a toothbrush, rinsed his mouth and sprayed the mouthwash into the flower bed.

Yan Shu sat on the stone steps in the yard, waiting patiently for him to finish brushing his teeth.

Zhao Jun said speechlessly: "Character is no longer popular in our later generations."

"this"

It seemed that they had not asked about Zhao Jun's calligraphy until now. The main reason was that compared to asking about Zhao Jun's calligraphy, the other things he said were the key points.

"I don't have any words."

Zhao Jun responded. His knowledge of classical Chinese was definitely not as good as Yan Shu's, so it was a good idea to let him choose.

After some thought, Yan Shu said, "Jun means colt. You are no ordinary colt, but the Zhao family's divine colt, known as the Divine Dragon. It also signifies the arrival of an auspicious sign. So why not give your name Ruilong?"

Yan Shu scratched his head. He had never thought that later generations would abandon such an important traditional culture. After a moment's thought, he said, "Why don't I pick one for you? I'll be in charge of the household registration and help you fill it out."

"All right."

In ancient times, it was not taboo to use "dragon" as a surname, name, or courtesy name. The surname "dragon" has existed since ancient times, and there are many people named "dragon", such as Zhang Long, Feng Menglong, and Mao Wenlong.

As for those who take dragon as their name, there are even more, such as Zilong, Yuanlong, Fulong, Xiulong, Youlong, and even Longyou and Longmei.

"Ruilong?"

Zhao Jun touched his chin and said, "That sounds good."

Zhao Ruilong?

My goodness, does the Song Dynasty allow me to be so awesome?

Considering Zhao Jun's status, which is more auspicious than auspicious signs in the Song Dynasty, it is normal to name him Ruilong.

The only problem is

Yan Shu nodded and said, "Do you have a pen?"

"Fill it in now?"

Zhao Jun came to his senses and said, "The name Ruilong is still a little uninteresting. Since I agreed to come out to save the world so that the Han people would not be enslaved, then I will call you Hanlong."

"Yeah, that's fine."

“Outrageous.”

Zhao Jun took him to the study and wrote the two words "Hanlong" in the column with the study's pen and ink.

Zhao Jun glanced at the official certificate and found that the column for the words was indeed empty.

Yan Shu smiled and said, "There's an official seal on it. Don't even mention filling it in now. Even if it says you're eighty years old, it's true."

Seeing that the Imperial Examination Hall was about to open, Zhao Jun said, "Let's go to the Imperial Examination Hall."

"How are you feeling?"

Then I looked at his watch. It was a gift from his parents for his 18th birthday. It cost only a few hundred yuan and was not a big brand. However, the battery was quite durable. He just replaced it with a new one last year, so it should last another three or four years.

It was already seven o'clock in the morning. Although they were entering the academy today, it was not an exam. Instead, they would stay in the tribute academy first. Thousands of scholars would be searched and even stripped naked, which naturally took time.

"hehe."

Yan Shu laughed and said, "Having participated once, I don't really want to participate a second time. Being locked up in there is very torturous."

Yan Shu walked out of the study with him.

Zhao Jun told Di Qing and the others to take their things with them, while saying, "I'm quite nervous. I've taken the college entrance examination, but not the imperial examination. It's mostly because it's new and exciting."

The two of them walked out while talking.

Di Qing and others followed behind with their things in their hands, and there were many inspectors following them. After coming out of Qingtai Street, they headed south towards Taichang Temple.

"Um."

Zhao Jun smiled and thought to himself that he really didn't want to participate a second time, and he didn't even want to participate in the next spring examination.

During this period, students of the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy will have holidays to reserve seats for examinations.

Because the Taichang Temple was at the intersection of the Imperial Street and the Heng Street in the north, and the Imperial College and the Imperial Academy were located side by side on the Wuxue Street, they were divided into two courtyards, north and south. Zhao Jun was assigned to the Taichang Temple in the north courtyard.

There was no fixed location for the imperial examinations in the early Song Dynasty. They were held in temporary simple houses or in borrowed Buddhist and Taoist temples.

However, due to the increase in the number of candidates for the imperial examinations, this approach became time-consuming and labor-intensive, and caused congestion in Buddhist and Taoist temples. Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, the Ministry of Rites requisitioned the Taichang Temple, the Imperial College, and the Imperial Academy as temporary examination venues.

"Thank you, Uncle Tong."

Zhao Jun took the official certificate handed to him by Yan Shu.

Taichang Temple is not far from Qingtai Street. If you go south along Qishengyuan Road, you will reach Hengjie. Then walk east for a few blocks and you will reach the intersection.

Yan Shu escorted Zhao Jun to the intersection of Qishengyuan Road and Hengjie Street, then stopped and said to him, "Although I'm not the chief examiner for this year's provincial examination, I've been appointed as the chief examiner for next year's spring provincial examination. It wouldn't be nice if outsiders saw me escorting you to the Imperial College, so let's stop here."

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