Chapter 243
The swordsman in black looked at Jiang Hao up and down, then shook his head and said, "Your physical aptitude is good, but unfortunately you have passed the age of learning martial arts. Even if you study now, you will not gain much."
A look of regret appeared on Jiang Hao's face, "Hey, it seems that my martial arts dream will not come true." Jiang Hao cupped his hands, turned around and left slowly.
Although I didn't learn any martial arts, this time I came here with unexpected results. Knowing this guy's hidden identity, it seems that King Ning colluded with Japanese pirates for sure.
Wang Honshi was killed, Jiang Hao was very happy, and it was considered that he had accomplished a small goal. He left the Peerless Building and returned home, and continued to read. Before the imperial examination, he decided not to go to the Peerless Building.
During this period, I communicated with Yuxiang once every half month. The flying pigeons were very useful. Yuxiang knew that Jiang Hao was going to take the township examination and wanted to come back to serve him. It also allowed him to study with peace of mind.
The big things are not yet completed, temporarily give up the love of the children.
In the letter, Tie Yuxiang also told Jiang Hao that she is now studying Taoism with her father. She didn't believe in Taoism before. Although her father was a Taoist priest, she believed it after she developed a real aura. Taoism has aroused great interest.
Time flickered to the golden autumn of August.
Township test begins.
The autumn season was held every three years, and the examination site was in the Gongyuan of each province. The emperor would send Hanlin and cabinet scholars to each province to serve as chief and deputy examiners. The governors and inspectors of each province were not qualified to participate and could only provide assistance.
There are three township exams in total, each of which is three days long. Candidates must undergo a strict body search when entering the Gongyuan, to prevent the candidates from being trapped. Even the nostrils and ears were opened to take a look, which is recorded in the history books, "Untie the hair and bare clothes, and get the ears and nose".
At this moment, Jiang Hao thought to himself, the stories of those women who secretly took the imperial examinations in ancient times and were able to pass the jinshi examination all the way, now it seems to be pure nonsense.
After the inspection, Jiang Hao was taken into an examination room. After he entered, he locked the door directly. During the three-day examination, he would eat, drink, and sleep in the numbered room. He was not allowed to come out until the examination was over.
The gong sounded, and the paper began to be issued. The whole set of exam papers was given to you at one time. After Jiang Hao got the exam paper, he read it carefully. Among them, there were 3 questions of the four books, one each from "The Analects", "University", "Mencius", and the meaning of the scriptures. Four chapters, and finally a five-character eight-rhyme poem.
And there are also careful requirements, 3 questions of four books, each of which must be written more than 200 words, and 4 questions of classics and meanings, need to write more than 300 words.
Don't say it, answer it.
Aren't we here to do this?
These three days, it can be said to be a tough three days. Jiang Hao's physical fitness is excellent, and he was tortured indistinctly. The main reason is that he was eating, drinking, and lhasa in the room. The place was only the size of a bathroom. Feel.
I have to admire that those people who can pass the test in ancient times are all true elites, not only good in learning, but also in endurance.
After leaving the customs three days later, the old servant Fu Bo was waiting outside with a carriage and a few servants. When he saw Jiang Hao coming out, he immediately invited his young master to the carriage and returned to the Jiang family stockade. The hot water had already been boiled. Hao jumped directly into the big wooden barrel.
After taking a bath, I felt that my whole body was much refreshed. Uncle Fu had already instructed people to make a table of dishes. In the examination room these days, I could only eat cold food. I was so thirsty that Jiang Hao started to eat.
On the second day of rest, he didn't go out or read a book. He just took a good night's sleep to replenish his strength, because the exam will continue tomorrow, with a three-day interim exam.
Early in the morning, Jiang Hao got up and set off again with the things he had prepared. It was still the usual practice. He took off his clothes to check his body and entered the examination room to hand out the test paper. , each of the letters, requires more than 300 words.
Keep writing.
Another three days have passed, and it is another cycle. In the third exam, there is only one question type, that is, "Current Affairs Policy", which is to express opinions on current affairs and government affairs based on the theory of classics.
The first two exams basically followed the rules, but the third one required expressing his own words and thoughts. Jiang Hao is a modern person and has a broader perspective. After reading the questions, he wrote something thought-provoking, Something deafening came out, but thinking about it, let it go.
If you write those things, it may be a blockbuster, but more likely to be rejected directly. After all, the examiners of this era did not see through the eyes of the era, and only thought that he was talking nonsense.
In the end, Jiang Hao answered the question quite well.
After three days passed, the gate was opened and Jiang Hao was relieved. The ancient imperial examinations can really be described as suffering, comparable to fighting a battle.
But this is indeed a battle in life. If you lose, you achieve nothing, you win. Since then, your worth has doubled, and you have become a real person. How many people have changed their lives because of an imperial examination.
After the exam, Jiang Hao rested at home. Three days passed in a flash. On the day when the results were released, he could watch the results on the spot or wait at home. As long as he succeeded, there would naturally be yamen officers beating gongs and drums to send the results. one.
Jiang Hao didn't go to the scene to watch the list, but waited for news at home. Today, he deliberately changed into a moon white silk shirt, looking elegant and handsome. When a maid made tea, Jiang Hao read it with a book, and he didn't care. I know if I can see it.
Even he was a little nervous at the moment.
For nothing else, just reading hard for this period of time, and this half-month exam in hell mode, he also hopes that he can gain something.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~~~"
In the distance, there is a continuous sound of gongs,
Not long after, Jiang Hao's book boy ran in and shouted loudly, "Young master, it's coming towards our house."
Jiang Hao put down the book, with a faint smile on his face, and said, "What are you panicking about, what if you go to another house."
"It's definitely not going to another house. I asked. On our street, only the young master took the township exam this year, and he definitely came to our house. Young master, you must have passed the test." The boy said eagerly.
The sound of the gong approached, and finally stopped at the gate of Jiang's house. After the sound of the gong, a person shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Jiang Haojiang from Nanchang Prefecture, who won the third place in the Jiangxi Provincial Township Examination in Jinke, and is a high school Jingkui. Master Jiang, please come out and take the list."
It's definitely not running this time.
Jiang Hao stood up, shook his clothes, and walked quickly to the gate. He saw that countless neighbors had gathered outside, blocking the entire street. There were several yamen standing in the middle, and the one in the middle was holding a A big red post.
Seeing Jiang Hao coming out, the yamen immediately smiled, bowed and saluted, "Congratulations, Mr. Jiang, Toad Palace Zhegui, the third high school Jingkui."