From this we can see how difficult it is to become a scholar or a juren. Not only does it cost a huge amount of financial resources, but it also depends on whether the candidate has the talent to stand out from thousands of other candidates.
Those who came here to take the exam were all students from some nearby academies. Looking around, there were no less than three thousand people taking the exam.
Only one hundred out of three thousand people passed the children's examination, which shows how cruel it was.
Bei Yutang smiled and said, "Let him come and feel the atmosphere and practice for a while. Even if he fails, it will be considered as gaining experience."
The woman looked at Bei Yutang and the other man's attire and knew they came from a wealthy family. Only such a family would be willing to spend money to take the exam. Poor families would always prepare and prepare thoroughly before taking the exam, feeling confident.
As they were talking, a group of yamen runners emerged from the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall. The leader shouted at the noisy crowd, "Quiet down!"
The "dong dong dong" sound of gongs and drums finally quieted the noisy scene, and everyone looked up.
"From now on, every time a college's name is reported, students from that college will be inspected. Only those who pass the inspection will be allowed to enter. Anyone caught cheating will be expelled and disqualified from taking the exam for three years. Okay, let's begin the inspection now."
After the official finished speaking, a clerk opened his notebook and called out the names of the academies one by one.
She had only heard of it before, but had never seen it before. This was her first time seeing it. Each yamen runner examined the examinee very carefully, from head to toe, even down to the smallest hair. And after all this, they were still able to bring cheat sheets into the examination room, which showed how powerful those who brought cheat sheets were.
After checking ten academies, it was finally the turn of Hongyuan Academy where Xiao Zimo was.
"All students from Hongyuan Academy, please enter."
Following the yamen runner's shout, the students of Hongyuan Academy entered the inspection area one after another.
"Mother, the child is gone."
Bei Yutang patted the little guy's shoulder and said, "Go."
Bei Yutang was standing outside and saw the yamen runners ordering them to let down their hair and check it carefully from top to bottom. They even took out all the items they were carrying and checked them one by one.
Little Zimo saw the inspecting yamen runners rudely crush the rice balls prepared by his mother and throw them directly on the ground, making all the rice balls inedible.
Seeing that they had ruined what his mother had prepared, Xiao Zimo, unable to speak, said, "Brother Yamen Runner, that rice ball was prepared by my mother for me. If you are not allowed to bring it with you, I will eat it here."
The yamen runner sneered at the little kid when he saw him. "You haven't even grown a hair yet, and you're taking the exam? Your master is so relieved. Maybe they're worried you won't know how to cook, so they let you bring rice balls to avoid starving to death."
As if he hadn't heard the joking tone in the words, Xiao Zimo turned to look at the official above him, walked up to him, bowed, and said politely, "Sir, I have a question I want to ask you. I wonder if you could help me solve it?"
Lord Wang looked at the child in front of him, his eyes twinkling. He had no idea there was such a young child among the students this year. Lord Wang then asked patiently, "What's the problem?"
"Students want to know whether a person's knowledge is determined by age."
Lord Wang smiled and said, "Haha, that's a good question. The quality of one's learning has nothing to do with age. Why do you ask this?"
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