Chapter 406 Special Recruitment
On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar year, there was heavy snow in Chang'an City, and the whole place was covered with ice and snow.
The streets are bustling with people, many vendors are selling goods along the streets, and many people have hung red lanterns in front of their doors, looking very festive.
Many people gathered in front of the Sixth Academy, waiting for the announcement despite the freezing cold weather.
Some were students themselves, and some were their schoolboys or servants. They put their hands in their sleeves and stamped their feet back and forth.
"Creaky!" The heavy door of the Imperial Academy opened, and several doctors came out holding the list.
"The results are out, the results are out!" Those who had been waiting rushed forward and squeezed towards the door, "Is my young master among them?"
"Move aside, move aside! How can we post the notice if you're blocking the road?" the doctor who was posting the notice shouted.
The crowded crowd stepped back to make way.
The doctor smeared glue on the wall, posted the admission list, and then left.
"Don't push, don't push! I haven't seen it yet!" The people in front were squeezed almost against the wall, huddled together in a huge crowd.
Su Shiyan and Su Chenyan were also squeezing in the crowd, searching for their names on the list.
"Quan Yan, let's go!" Su Boyan called out to his cousin, "Let's go find the teacher."
Su Boyan and Su Zhongyan had returned to school, and there was a former teacher at the Imperial College who took Su Quanyan to ask directly.
The exam questions were not difficult, and with the experience gained over the past year, my answers in the scripture-posting and oral examinations were insightful and incisive, and I was able to answer them with ease, which satisfied the examiners.
"Thanks to you, I am able to visit the Imperial College today!" Su Quanyan joked.
"What you said is so boring!" Su Boyan said, "With Third Uncle's qualifications, shouldn't you be admitted to the Imperial College?"
In the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial College of the Imperial Academy adopted a graded admission system for some students.
These students do not need to take the entrance examination, but can go to school according to the official rank of their family members.
The normal entrance examination refers to the test taken by some students of the four subjects, calligraphy, mathematics, and law, when they enter the Imperial College.
To recruit outstanding children from the common people, it is necessary to select students with relatively outstanding talents.
The supplementary entrance examination was a special examination that appeared later and was taken by some students who wanted to take the imperial examination or study in national studies. They were called "supplementary students."
The routine examinations within the Imperial College include ten-day examinations, annual examinations, promotion examinations, and supervisory examinations.
There is a ten-day examination every ten days. Each month is divided into three ten-day periods, and one ten-day period is a cycle. The first eight days are for study, the ninth day is for examination, and the tenth day is a holiday.
The doctoral student is the chief examiner and the main tests include scripture pasting and oral examination.
The annual examination is held at the end of each year and is more complicated than the ten-day examination.
The promotion examination refers to the entrance examination within the Imperial College, namely: the four subjects are promoted to Tai students, and Tai students are promoted to Guozi students, and the decision is made through academic examinations.
The invigilation examinations were aimed at students from the six schools who passed the academic examinations each year and were reported to the Imperial College by doctoral students.
Presided over by the Imperial College's Jijiu and Siye, the examination format was in line with the imperial examination, and mainly included six subjects: Mingjing, Jinshi, Xiucai, Mingfa, Mingshu, and Mingsuan.
Each subject has specific examination content to provide students for the imperial examination.
Those who pass the examination will be reported by the chief academic officer of the Imperial College to the Minister of Rites, and will participate in the imperial examination together with the students from various prefectures and counties. The examination will be reported to the Ministry of Justice after the laws are clarified.
Su Quanyan previously studied mathematics, and this time he took the entrance exam for the Imperial College to see if his academic performance had declined.
Even if he failed the exam, with his father Su Laosan's official rank, he would still be qualified to enter the Imperial College at the beginning of the year.
Including the brothers Su Shiyan and Su Chenyan who were squeezed in the crowd to look at the list, they were all driven by their competitive spirit and wanted to get promoted based on their own abilities.
All cousins from the third room are eligible to enter the Imperial College. If they excel in their studies and pass the promotion examination, they can enter the Imperial College.
After finding my former teacher and exchanging pleasantries, I learned that all the Su brothers were admitted with excellent grades, and Su Boyan was at the top of the list.
The teacher felt very sorry. With Su Boyan's talent, if he had not been delayed, he would definitely have been admitted to the Imperial College if he had taken the promotion examination this time.
"It doesn't matter. At worst I can take the exam next year, which is just a year late!" Su Boyan was not sad.
Although I missed the opportunity to be promoted to the Imperial College, the experience I gained in this year was more extensive and useful than what I learned in the Imperial College for several years.
After saying goodbye to the teacher, the entrance of the Imperial College was still crowded with people looking at the list.
The brothers Su Shiyan and Su Chenyan had long disappeared. They must have gone to reminisce with their former classmates.
Since I came back, many old classmates have come to visit me.
At that time, I was busy reviewing behind closed doors and had no time to receive guests.
At this time, I was promoted to the Imperial College, which was passed based on my own ability. It was a great honor to see my classmates again.
Su Boyan found it funny. The two cousins from his second uncle's family had awkward personalities, but they were also strong-willed and not stupid, so they did quite well in the exam.
If he wasn't so stubborn, his future would be good.
"Let's go buy some wine and meat to celebrate!" Su Zhongyan suggested.
"Okay!" Su Quanyan agreed, feeling relieved, and finally relaxed and happy.
The three brothers bought mutton, rice wine, and some vegetables, and took the Duting Post carriage back home.
"Sir!" A group of children came to the house.
Hu Zi, Xie Jinan and other children who were adopted by old friends all came to the Su Mansion to report the good news.
Hard work pays off. After several months of hard work, the students were finally admitted to mathematics. They were very excited.
Everyone gets admitted based on their own abilities, and children from Lingnan can compete with students from Chang'an.
"Ahei, how are you?" Su Boyan asked.
Among them, Ah Hei is the oldest, started school the latest, and has the least chance of being admitted.
"Haha, Mr. Dalang, guess?" Ah Hei smiled foolishly, his mouth almost reaching his ears.
"Did you pass the exam?" Su Boyan was very surprised.
"Sir, sir! My brother ranked last in the exam! He just happened to be admitted!" Aniu revealed the answer.
"Wow! Ah Hei! So awesome!" Su Boyan, Su Zhongyan and Su Quanyan were all shocked.
Not everyone can get into the schools in Chang'an, even for mathematics!
There are only dozens of places available every year, with hundreds or even thousands of applicants, and the admission rate is roughly one in ten.
Ah Hei was able to defeat so many students, not only because of luck, but also because of hard work.
"Haha, what a stroke of luck! The examiner said that my academics are a little weak, but I'm good at abacus, and I'm a Liberal. My circumstances are special, so I'm admitted."
Ah Hei scratched his head, his face flushed. He also got admitted to the Chang'an Official School!
In fact, he was admitted under the preferential policy for ethnic minorities.
The study tours of Lingnan students caused a sensation in Chang'an. No one expected that in such a remote and backward place, students from a village would travel thousands of miles to study.
His determination and insight alone far surpassed those students in official schools who studied rote memorization without any exposure to the sun or the wind.
The examiner specifically asked Ah Hei and learned that he was the future leader of Jinfeng Village and had only started studying this year.
In order to pass the mathematics exam, he practiced using the abacus very hard, and managed to stand out among the group of candidates and examiners, surpassing everyone.
He learned to use an abacus with both hands at the same time, which amazed all the examiners and students.
Although the answers to the questions were not satisfactory, the examiners appreciated his determination to catch up.
The six schools need to motivate students who have this kind of learning enthusiasm!
After discussion, he applied to the Imperial College for special admission into mathematics.
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