Reborn on the day of marriage! After the marriage exchange, the elder sister went crazy

day.

It gradually got dark.

The bustling inn gradually became quiet.

A scholar who lived next door to Lu Cunren walked into Lu Cunren's room under the cover of night.

Lu Cunren handed him a handkerchief and said, "After Lu Bozhou finishes searching behind him, put this handkerchief in his basket."

The scholar took the handkerchief and looked at it, but there was nothing on it.

Blank.

There was an orchid embroidered on one corner of the handkerchief.

The scholar put the handkerchief into his sleeve: "Just put the handkerchief on him? No need to do anything else, right?"

Lu Cunren took out one tael of silver and said, "Don't worry about the rest! This is a prepayment. After the matter is done, pay another one tael."

The scholar reached out and grabbed one or two ounces of silver.

This was his first time taking part in the provincial examination.

I didn't expect to win this subject in the first place.

Of course I'm happy to earn extra money.

"Brother, please remember that we have never met each other." Lu Cunren raised his eyebrows at the scholar.

The scholar put the money into his sleeve and said with a stern face: "Of course I don't know him. We have never met before."

After the scholar left, Lu Cunren played with a fan with a deep smile on his lips.

Ever since the establishment of the imperial examination system, all examiners have had the same attitude towards the issue of carrying materials with others.

The names of the smugglers would be posted outside the door for the public to see, and depending on the severity of the crime, they would be disqualified from taking the imperial examinations for several years.

……

Wang's house.

Wang Yongqing and others were outraged.

If Lu Bozhou had taken anyone hostage, their mutual protection group of five children would be completely ruined.

"Fortunately, my mother had made arrangements in advance. The clothes we wore for the exam were specially made so that nothing would be stuffed into our clothes."

Wang Yongqing's elder brother Wang Zhenyan asked his servant to wear specially made clothes to show to everyone.

The clothes were not wide-sleeved lanshan, but Hu clothing with tight cuffs.

There are ropes on the cuffs of the outermost layer of clothes. Tie the cuffs tightly when entering the examination room.

All clothes are single-layer and solid-colored.

There is no pattern at all.

The shoes are straw sandals, and the soles are padded with layers of thin insoles, which can all be pulled out.

The hairpin on her head was made from tree branches.

"Before going to the capital, County Magistrate Xu had a talk with my father and said that the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture this year would be Prince Zhao."

"This year, there will not only be a prefectural exam in April, but also a college exam in August. This is the first time that Prince Zhao has served as prefectural governor, so he will definitely attach great importance to this year's exam."

"The academician He Chang is a good-tempered person. He will probably obey King Zhao in everything."

"So, this time I only brought the exam guide and a small bag for my brush and inkstone."

"If we are allowed to bring in the brush and inkstone, then we can bring it in. If we are not allowed to bring it in, we can let the servant take it."

"At noon, the examination room will provide a meal, and you must eat it no matter how good or bad it is. It is better to eat half full to avoid feeling sleepy at noon."

This is the benefit of having an insider and having passed the provincial examination.

Although County Magistrate Xu could not get the test questions and could not give them the test questions, he could analyze the examiner's character to them.

Wang Zhenyan can teach them how to take the provincial examination.

The provincial examination consists of three parts: copying scriptures, essays, and policy essays.

The first two exams will be held for one day each, and the third exam will be held for two consecutive days.

In addition to the mutual guarantee of the five boys, students taking the provincial examination also need to find a scholar to act as a guarantor.

Wang Zhenyan is the scholar.

……

The day of the exam has arrived.

It's still dark.

Candidates from all walks of life left their residences and headed towards the examination hall, carrying their examination guides and baskets.

Those from wealthy families rode in horse-drawn carriages and had servants to accompany them.

Walking for those from poor families.

Lu Bozhou and others were considered to have gotten up early, and when they arrived at the examination hall on a donkey cart.

There were already crowds of people outside the examination hall.

"Take a break first and let your family line up."

The Wang family's housekeeper asked the servants to line up.

The annual imperial examination is a very important matter for the imperial court.

This year, the newly appointed prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, Prince Zhao, also came to the examination hall.

Looking at the crowd gathering outside the Dragon Gate.

King Zhao sighed: "This is the hero of the world."

Academician He Chang looked at the students outside the examination hall and stroked his beard. "The auspicious time has arrived. Please give the order, Your Majesty."

King Zhao laughed and said, "Open the Dragon Gate!"

The first quarter of the Mao hour (5:15).

The auspicious time has arrived.

The dragon gate slowly opened.

As the dragon gate opened, the scholars rushed forward excitedly.

"Line up in five teams in front of the dragon gate."

"Line up for initial examination! Get re-examination after entering the hospital!"

"Students who guarantee each other must stand together and not mix up!"

"Students who are acting as guarantors for others, please submit the guarantee letter as soon as possible..."

"If the student with the guarantee fails to arrive, the candidate will be disqualified from the exam."

The yamen runners were holding short sticks and driving away the servants who were queuing up for the scholars.

Urge the scholars to line up.

Looking at the mess outside, King Zhao stroked his beard and said, "There are too many candidates taking the exam this year. I'm afraid I'll miss the auspicious time for the exam."

"I wonder what advice Your Highness has for me." Academician He Chang bowed.

"In my opinion, candidates for this year's exam are not allowed to bring anything except the exam papers."

Anyway, the examination institute provides pens, ink, paper and inkstone for the provincial examination every year.

The pens, ink, paper and inkstones brought by the candidates were eventually confiscated.

It would be better not to allow them to bring it.

He Chang, the academician, nodded when he heard this: "This is so kind."

Give the order.

Then, King Zhao spoke again: "In order to prevent smuggling, we must strictly check the clothes and hair styles of the examinees..."

In fact, these are the items that must be checked in previous years.

What King Zhao said was just to show that he attached great importance to the examination.

Academician He Chang listened with a smile on his face and a very respectful expression.

King Zhao was the saint's cousin.

The saint's younger brother, Prince Jin, loved to make elixirs and ignored worldly affairs in the Taoist temple.

The royal family is declining.

The saint had only one son.

The King of Jin had two daughters.

Only King Zhao has many descendants.

In the past, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture was always the Prince of Jin.

This year, it was changed to King Zhao.

He Chang, the academician, gave the order: "The prince has ordered a thorough investigation."

The message was passed down layer by layer.

The yamen runners stared at me with their eyes as big as bells:

"Put down the basket. This year, you are only allowed to bring your own test guide into the examination room! There are food items prepared in the examination room, so you are not allowed to bring any food."

"Brush? You are not allowed to bring a brush."

It was a mess outside the examination room, with people everywhere and the sound of talking everywhere.

Lu Cunren rented a small room in a teahouse not far away. He looked around but couldn't find who Lu Bozhou was.

Lu Bozhou and his companions were wearing clothes of the same color and had their hair tied in the same bun.

Even Wang Yongqing's elder brother Wang Zhenyan, who came to Jubao, was wearing the same clothes.

Several people were lost in the crowd and could not be found at all.

Lu Cunren also didn't find the person holding the fire stick.

I don’t even know whether the fire starter was put into Lu Bozhou’s basket.

When he heard that carrying a basket was not allowed, he knew that he would not be able to use the fire starter.

"Fortunately, I have another plan." Lu Cunren smiled lightly.

There was a long queue of five lines in front of the examination hall.

The scholar holding the handkerchief looked around.

The four people in front of him were the candidates who had guaranteed each other with him and the other five children, and behind him was Xia Jifang's group.

Lu Bozhou's group was in another row, three teams away from him.

At this time.

Suddenly, a student's pleading voice came from the front: "Master, please have mercy on me. I won't dare to do it again next time."

Immediately afterwards, the scolding voice of the yamen runners was heard.

"We have found the first case of smuggling! The prince has ordered that, considering that it is not appropriate for the candidates to study, they should just discard the smuggled items outside the Dragon Gate and pretend that they did not see them."

"If you find out that someone is carrying something, you will be disqualified from taking the exam for ten years!"

"Did you hear me? Just throw the stuff away and we'll pretend we didn't see it. If we get caught, you'll be disqualified from taking the exam for ten years."

Everyone gasped when they heard that this year's punishment was to be disqualified from taking the exam for ten years.

Some of the timid ones hurriedly threw the things they were hiding on the ground.

The yamen runners just took a look but didn't pull the man out of the team.

When others saw this, they started throwing things.

The five-boy mutual protection group in front of the scholar who hid the handkerchief began to check.

The five men were stripped naked and carefully examined from head to toe.

Some people check clothes, some people check shoes.

All candidates' hair buns were undone and their hairpins were smashed with a small hammer.

The clothes on the body are first roasted with a torch and then sprayed with water.

The shoes were taken off and the yamen runners cut them open with scissors to check if there were any gaps.

The bailiff searched a scholar's clothes and found a handkerchief: "Why bring a handkerchief to the exam? There must be something wrong."

The handkerchief was first roasted over fire until no words appeared, and then soaked in water.

After this dip, the yamen runner's face changed slightly: "Words written with caustic soda!"

"This group is driven out of the examination hall."

A scholar in the same group had already passed the examination, but now he was expelled.

Sad and angry, he cried out loudly:

"You have checked and I have nothing smuggled. Can you let me in to take the exam? I am just guaranteeing each other with the five children in their temporary group."

The bailiff didn't even look at him: "Get out! Come back for the test in ten years! Next group, step forward."

Seeing that the scholar was still crying, another bailiff stepped forward and grabbed him: "Why don't you get out? Are you looking for death by crying here?"

The scholar was dragged out of the team and accepted the fact that he had lost the qualification to take the exam.

Rushed over and beat up the kidnapped scholar:

"You bastard! Why are you trying to harm me? You'll ban me from taking the exam for ten years! I'm already over forty years old. Will I still be able to read in ten years?"

The cursing and crying sounds were heard by everyone, and all the candidates shook their heads and sighed.

The scholar who hid the handkerchief had his legs trembling slightly.

This was his first time taking an exam this year, and he had no idea the provincial exam would be so strict.

The county examination was also checked, but it was just a formality.

If he is caught, he will be disqualified from taking the exam for ten years.

Ten years!

How many decades does he have to waste?

At this time.

The guard pointed at their group and said, "Step forward and take off your clothes."

The scholar felt guilty and took a half step back in panic.

Xia Jifang behind him screamed: "You stepped on my foot."

Take advantage of this retreat.

The scholar slipped a handkerchief out of his sleeve and quickly stuffed it into Xia Jifang's sleeve.

then.

He stepped forward with his head lowered to accept the initial examination.

"I'm sorry, it's better for you to die than for me to die!"

The scholar apologized silently in his heart.

Lu Bozhou's group of five children also began to be inspected.

A yamen runner looked at the glasses on Lu Bozhou's nose and said, "Take them off."

Lu Bozhou took off his glasses.

The bailiff took a small hammer and smashed the legs of the glasses directly.