On the ninth day of the eighth month, the Jiangzhou provincial examination began in the 23rd year of the Dazhou era.
There were huge crowds of people outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
Compared to before the college entrance examination, there are more people coming to watch the fun.
This is because Song Chi attracted attention by becoming the top scorer in the academy examination. This time he will bring 36 people to participate in the provincial examination.
Twenty-eight of them were led by him to pass the academy examination, and the other eight were candidates who later joined the Donglin Society. They had passed the academy examination for many years but failed the provincial examination.
I asked for directions and found Song Chi.
People are more concerned about whether Song Chi can continue the glory he achieved during the college entrance examination.
As the formal imperial examination, the provincial examination is completely different in scale from the academy examination and the requirements are much stricter.
The provincial examination consists of three consecutive sessions, with each session lasting three days, for a total of nine days.
The number and difficulty of the exam are extremely large, and it places very high demands on the candidates' knowledge, psychological quality, and even physical strength.
For example, the first round tests the interpretation of Confucian classics. The test is still based on the Four Books and Five Classics, but the students have to write seven essays.
It is difficult for ordinary candidates to write even one essay, let alone seven.
This is the real imperial examination.
All things are inferior, only reading is superior.
If you pass the provincial examination, you will become a juren and be qualified to become an official. This is the greatest honor for those who pass.
A group of people had gathered on the left side of the entrance to the Imperial Examination Hall. The leader was a young man with a handsome appearance and a slender figure. He was Duan Yunzhou, the head of the Shuyuan Qingting Guest Society in Nandu.
At the age of eighteen, he had already become a scholar and was known as the best student in Nandu Academy.
But now this title has been taken away by Song Chi.
Song Chi was only sixteen years old, but he had already won three top prizes in a row. If he could become the first in the provincial examination, he would have won four top prizes in a row.
He won four first prizes in the same year, which was unprecedented in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Duan Yunzhou also took part in the provincial examination this year, and after the academy examination, he declared that he would win the first place in the provincial examination.
After pretending to faint after the college entrance examination and becoming a laughing stock, he disappeared and stayed indoors.
He wants to avenge his previous shame in the provincial examination!
Behind Duan Yunzhou were the Qingting guests who were taking the provincial examination, nearly fifty people in total.
The number of people taking part in the provincial examination was much smaller than that in the academy examination, only more than 500, and at least half of them were over 30 years old, or even in their 40s or 50s.
They have been trying for years but have failed and have no potential.
Qingtingke simply looked down on "previous students" like this. They only trained talents under the age of 30 who were taking the provincial examination for the first time.
In the entire Jiangzhou, there were more than fifty people who took part in the provincial examination from Qingke Pavilion alone, and many others were also interested in getting close to the Wen Party. It is conceivable how great the influence of the Wen Party was in Jiangzhou.
But now, due to the sudden emergence of Song Chi, the position of the Wen Party in Jiangzhou has been threatened.
Therefore, Song Chi will definitely fail this exam.
Duan Yunzhou knew that the Prime Minister would never allow Song Chi to "make trouble" in Jiangzhou again.
Lord Shen, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites, came to Jiangzhou in person to preside over the provincial examination. How could Song Chi pass?
He came to the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall early just to wait for Song Chi to appear.
People around were talking about it. It was just a normal imperial examination, but there was a wonderful confrontation. Such a drama was rarely seen.
"Here I come."
"Chief Song is here!"
There were exclamations from all around, and a passage was made clear in the crowd, and Song Chi led everyone over.
He was wearing a green robe, had a handsome appearance, was not very old, but seemed calm in his every move.
Duan Yunzhou narrowed his eyes slightly.
Song Chi has already become a well-known figure. If he passes the imperial examination smoothly, he will surely achieve great success in the officialdom in the future.
We must cut off their future.
Duan Yunzhou didn't have this ability, but he knew that the Prime Minister would definitely do so.
"Haha, you're finally here. So many people have been looking forward to seeing you."
Wu Hai came over, followed by more than ten people, who were candidates from Huating Academy. Since these people were able to take the exam, they were all scholars who had passed the academy examination, and they looked young.
The four major academies monopolized the talents in Jiangzhou.
The four major academies were all places where literary parties flourished, so how could literary parties not flourish?
These people are backbones when they enter officialdom, and after several years, they rise to high positions and become the backbone.
Song Chi smiled and said, "The exam starts today. I've been worried and unable to sleep since two days ago. I slept well last night and almost overslept."
"Haha, Brother Song, you are so modest."
Wu Hai smiled and said, "If I didn't already have a teacher, I would have become your disciple right now. Please help me pass the provincial examination."
"How can I teach you?"
Song Chi went up modestly. He taught them one by one, still following the method of the academy examination. However, the number of questions in the provincial examination was too large, so how much one could absorb depended on one's ability.
But everyone worked hard.
It has been two months since we started preparing for the exam after the college entrance examination, and we have never taken a break during this period, and even Young Master Gu is no exception.
Perhaps it was the stimulation from the college entrance examination that made him lose twenty kilograms in two months and become a handsome young man.
I'm afraid Gu Rongshan would recognize him if she saw him now.
"master."
At this time, Tang Yan came over. After the literary meeting, he became Song Chi's disciple and became Song Chi's only disciple.
Naturally, he couldn't treat his apprentice unfairly, so he also got an internal test paper.
Song Chi hadn't seen Tang Yan for a while and was about to exchange a few words when Duan Yunzhou came over and said, "Song Chi, do you still dare to make a bet with me?"
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