Wang Yu: "I wish Brother Mingzhe success in the provincial examination and win the laurel."
Cui Hao smiled and said, "Okay, I appreciate your good wishes. If you pass the exam, I'll wait for you in the capital."
Wang Yu nodded, and the two talked for a while before parting.
At the beginning of August, the provincial city was very lively. Candidates who were taking the provincial examinations all came to the provincial city. Teahouses and bookstores were full of people dressed as scholars, including brothels. After all, not everyone was studying seriously, and some scholars liked to write poems and lyrics for these top-notch prostitutes to show off their literary talent.
Wang Yu also felt that the atmosphere in the provincial school was becoming increasingly serious. The provincial examination was presided over by people directly arranged by the court. On August 6, the governor personally came to the provincial school. The students of the provincial school were all the elites of the province. The more students who wrote good essays, the better he was in teaching the people under his rule and the better his political achievements. Therefore, he came to encourage the students taking the exam and hoped that everyone would be on the list.
Wang Yu felt a little nervous when he thought that he would also have to take part in the provincial examination in three years. Three years was neither long nor short, but it was not easy to get a place on the list among thousands of people.
Wang Yu also knew that his diligence in studying was not as good as that of many students in the provincial school. He had too many things on his mind and could not close his ears to the outside world and concentrate on reading the books of sages.
It can be seen from these three monthly exams that the reason he was able to rank second was because of his mathematics and policy essays, as well as his hard work in studying poetry. If it were not for this, he might not even have been able to maintain his second place.
Song Boyan has been making progress, and Wang Yu just barely managed to maintain the second place. Wang Yu thought that he could not be so lazy anymore and must be diligent to ensure that he could pass the next provincial examination.
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