After lining up, the candidates were checked one by one by the yamen runners to prevent anyone from cheating by bringing cheat sheets.
This inspection is much stricter than the county examination.
This was the first time Zhang Xiulin saw the "indescribable" examination her husband had described.
Everything in the examination basket had to be checked. Even if someone brought steamed buns, they had to be broken into pieces for inspection.
A strip search is the most basic.
There was a candidate in front who had just taken off his clothes for inspection.
Just as she was about to put her clothes back on, a yamen runner suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
The examinee's hands holding the clothes suddenly stopped.
The yamen runner said expressionlessly, "Stand up again and open your legs."
The examinee was shaking and trembling.
You can tell something is wrong at first glance.
Finally, she opened her legs under the gaze of the yamen runner. The yamen runner looked her up and down, then reached out and touched her crotch.
Then a piece of paper fell down.
The guard's expression changed and he cursed, "You cheated by hiding the paper in a place like this! Take her away!"
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have cheated. Don't let me go. I want to take part in the provincial exam." The man struggled and cried.
But in the end he was dragged away.
When the others saw the candidate being dragged away, they all looked at each other in confusion.
Zhang Xiulin saw that someone secretly threw away the cheat sheet.
Soon, it was Zhang Xiulin's turn. She took off her clothes according to the rules. It was the first time for Zhang Xiulin to be naked in front of others. She felt a little ashamed. Fortunately, the person checking her did not do anything.
After the examination, Zhang Xiulin immediately put on his clothes and entered the examination room carrying his examination basket.
The room he was assigned this time was still quite standard. Zhang Xiulin breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he was not assigned a room.
When the time came, Magistrate Zhang had someone read out the examination rules as usual and then began to distribute the papers.
The imperial examination included questions on policy making, poetry, law, etc., and of course the most important part was the eight-legged essay.
It is said that there were more than 500 candidates taking the provincial examination this time, and only 50 of them would be married, with a one in ten probability of passing.
On this side, after the exam started, Magistrate Zhang sat on the high platform, with the candidates sitting below and yamen runners constantly patrolling.
Magistrate Zhang thought about it and decided to go downstairs for a walk.
I don’t know which candidate here came up with that peerless poem and couplet.
She walked with light steps.
One candidate happened to look up and saw her, feeling both nervous and happy.
She was nervous because she was afraid that the prefect was around and she was afraid that she would not perform well. But she was happy because she thought that if she performed well, she might catch her eye.
Of course, there were also some who were particularly timid. When Magistrate Zhang walked over, they held their pens and trembled, not daring to write, and their minds went blank for a moment.
Magistrate Zhang hurried away again.
As she walked, she came to Zhang Xiulin.
There was nothing else to it, it was just that after looking around, the little girl in front of me seemed to be the youngest.
Magistrate Zhang paid attention to the more famous candidates in each county, and Zhang Xiulin from Renhe County was one of them.
Because she was young and because of her reputation as a genius.
I just don’t know whether this name is worthy of its name.
Magistrate Zhang hesitated for a while, and finally couldn't help but move closer, lowering his eyes to glance at Zhang Xiulin's paper.
Zhang Xiulin is busy answering questions.
No matter what she does, she is fully focused, especially when reading and doing exercises.
At this moment, the knowledge in her head was running so fast that she didn't notice that there was another person next to her.
Magistrate Zhang wanted to take a quick look and leave, but he was stunned when he saw the first question.
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