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A lot can happen in two years!

For Emperor Li Min, these two years were the two years of continuing to forbear and accumulate strength, and also the two years of oppression, where he had to continue to endure the joint suppression of him by his father and a group of powerful and veteran officials.

Just as Lin Hai said, on the eve of the emperor's birthday in the third year of Li Min's ascension to the throne, because the emperor said that he hoped that all the children and grandchildren would come to celebrate his birthday in person, the third prince finally came back again after being imprisoned for nearly three years. Back to people's vision.At the same time that the third prince was lifted, the first prince and the original prince were posthumously sealed, and their children were also lifted at the same time.

Two years later, Lin Rui also ushered in the first imperial examination in this life.

Lin Rui was waiting outside the Gongyuan with the test basket and a group of students waiting for the test.Candidates who take the exam have a lot of pre-examination preparation work. It is not an easy task for some children from poor families to find someone to guarantee and sign up, but for children from aristocratic families like Lin Rui, it is just a necessary process That's all, it's really very simple, even these preparations are all handled by Lin Hai, and Lin Rui only needs to bring a test basket to the test room when the time comes.

In the capital city in February, the spring was chilly. These examinees waited outside the Gongyuan early in the morning. In order to prevent the candidates from plagiarizing, the dynasty has stipulated since the Taizu that all candidates taking the exam are not allowed to wear interlayer clothes.Although Lin Rui was also wearing single-layer clothes, because he was wearing the kind of thick fabric that Lin Hai specially asked people to copy, the tailor-made clothes were enough to keep warm with a few more layers.What's more, Lin Rui started practicing martial arts at a young age, and after so many years, there are still many effects. Not to mention becoming a martial arts master, his body is definitely much better than ordinary people.

Lin Rui saw a lot of candidates waiting outside, probably because their clothes were not warm enough, and they were blown by the cold wind in early spring, shrinking their necks, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet to make their bodies warmer.Among these candidates, there are old people with gray hair who have reached the age of forty, and even children with long hair who are younger than Lin Rui.

After standing in front of the Tribute Court and waiting for nearly half an hour, the door of the Tribute Court finally opened, and a small official in charge of the examination came out and began to call his name.When the examinee heard his name and place of origin, he stepped forward and handed over a certificate similar to the modern "examination admission ticket" to the small official for inspection.This "examination admission ticket" contains candidates' information, even a description of their appearance, which is mainly to prevent "gunners" from taking the exam.After checking that the "examination admission ticket" is correct, the small officials began to check whether the candidates were entrained, not only the test baskets carried by the candidates, but also the clothes, shoes and socks of the candidates.However, standing aside, Lin Rui could still see that the small officials who searched were also looking at people. Those who checked strictly, checked everything in the test basket. Regardless of any point, it seems that at any time and anywhere, it is inevitable to watch people order dishes.

Finally hearing his name, Lin Rui walked to the gate of the Gongyuan with the examination basket, and handed his "examination admission ticket" to the little official for inspection.The eyes of these little officials are sharp. Although Lin Rui is not full of wealth like many rich children, and the clothes on his body are not brocade, but the kind of nobility that has been cultivated in two lifetimes still makes the little officials who search It can be seen that this young candidate should also be a child of some official family, so he just flipped through the test basket that Lin Rui was carrying, and even the body search was just for Lin Rui to untie the outermost piece of clothes Check it out and let it go.

Although Lin Hai, Mr. Xu and others have also heard about the situation of the Gongyuan, but have not experienced it personally, Lin Rui is still very curious about this ancient examination room.Because in this dynasty, there were two major fires in the tribute courtyard, so the current tribute courtyard has been changed to a brick and tile structure, and each candidate has a single room. From entering the tribute courtyard to the end of the exam, the tribute courtyard is open, and they are not allowed to leave in the middle.Each person has a single room, which sounds like the "number" of a modern prison, but it is far inferior to a modern prison. This single room is quite simple, three or four feet long and wide. In order to prevent cheating, there is nothing but tables and stools, and It was not warm in winter and not cool in summer. Lin Rui was lucky, and was assigned a number room with a leeward wind.

After sitting down, Lin Rui took out the inkstone pen and ink and placed it on the table. While waiting, he poured a little water on the inkstone and slowly ground it.After all the examinees came in and the gate of the Tribute Court was closed, the county magistrate Zhang Haoran, who was in charge of the examination, delivered a speech as usual to show his loyalty to the emperor and select talents for the court, and then distributed the test papers.

After the test paper was sent out, Lin Rui looked at the questions above, but fortunately there was nothing particularly unusual about it. The content involved in the test paper was learned by him long ago.The county examination is mainly to post scriptures, plus a policy theory and poems. Although Lin Rui's spirituality in poetry is not as good as that of sister Lin, there is no problem in coping with such an examination.

Lin Rui first finished posting the scriptures, and after silently going over the policy theory and poems in his heart, he typed up the draft again and checked it carefully. He did not commit any taboos or words that needed to be avoided before he began to copy the official examination papers. above.

This ancient exam is not like in modern times, there is such a thing as an early appearance, but Lin Rui finished it all in just an hour and a half.Lin Rui checked it carefully again, and after confirming that everything was correct, he sorted out the test papers and put them aside, and he also packed up the inkstone, pen and ink.Lin Rui was afraid that if he accidentally stained the test paper with ink, it would be hard to find a place to cry, so he just packed them all up, sat on his seat and slowly waited for the door of the Gongyuan to open.

Magistrate Zhang walked around, inspecting, and when he walked in front of Lin Rui, he was a little surprised to see that Lin Rui had even packed his things.As the chief examiner, he would naturally pay special attention to the children of these scholarly families and noble families who came to take the exam.As Lin Rui's father had a Tanhualang, and this father was also a third-rank official of the imperial court, County Magistrate Zhang still had expectations for Lin Rui.Picking up Lin Rui's test paper and unfolding it, the style of the pavilion is in one hand. Although it lacks personality, it is still because of the author's writing skills, which makes people feel good.

County magistrate Zhang was not in a hurry, and slowly looked at the test paper in his hand, not to mention posting scriptures, especially the stereotyped essays on policy theory. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't believe it was written by a candidate for the county test Yes, and it is still a candidate in his teens.It seems that in this county test, Lin Rui, Tanhualang's son, if there is no accident, won the first place is a foregone conclusion.

After reading Lin Rui's test paper, County Magistrate Zhang not only sighed, it is really a tiger father but no dog son. Master, it will be a very face-saving thing to have a student who is the number one scholar and Tan Hualang.

Lin Rui forcibly stayed in the Gongyuan for another two hours before waiting for the Gongyuan to open.The second housekeeper, Lin Yuan, sent his uncle to take the exam early this morning, so he didn't go back to the Lin Mansion. He spent a few dollars in the tea shed near the Gongyuan, and sat there with a few servants to wait.

As soon as the gate of the Gongyuan was opened, Lin Yuan ran over and waited by the door. When he saw Lin Rui coming out with the test basket, he rushed to the door and called, "Master, are you tired after you came out?" Bian took it The test basket in Lin Rui's hand.

"Fortunately, it's only been half a day, but I'm a little hungry."

"Master, the car is parked in the tea shed over there. The girl specially asked me to bring some shortbread to the car in the morning. The uncle will eat a little bit of padding first, and he will return home soon."

On weekdays, no matter how well he studies, the exams will take his brains, so after getting in the car, Lin Rui ate a piece or two of shortbread, drank a few sips of warm tea, and leaned against the car, not wanting to move.

Lin Daiyu was in the mansion, counting the time early, telling the kitchen to prepare meals and wait.As soon as Lin Rui returned home, he hurriedly asked someone to put the food on the table, and after waiting for Lin Rui to sit down, he filled a bowl of soup with his own hands and handed it over.

"Rui'er, you're hungry, drink a bowl of soup first and then eat other things."

Lin Rui took the bowl with a smile, "I ate two pieces of shortbread just after leaving the Gongyuan, and I don't feel too hungry now." After drinking the soup in the bowl in two or three mouthfuls, he continued, "It's still my sister's caring, this hot soup Much better to drink."

Lin Daiyu laughed and scolded, "You can't stop your mouth even if you eat, when did I stop being considerate?"

"Sister, you are hesitant to talk, do you really want to ask me how I did in the exam? Don't worry, I will definitely pass!"

Lin Daiyu saw her younger brother's full confidence, and she couldn't help but relax, "Gentlemen, plus your father's personal teaching, you should pass the exam. If you don't pass the exam, you'll be ashamed, right?"

"The top few are sure, don't worry!"

Lin Daiyu sat aside and chatted and laughed for a while before going back to deal with her own affairs.

The results of the county examination came out soon, and as magistrate zhang expected, the first place in the county examination in Beijing was Lin Rui.After others knew Lin Rui's family background, they couldn't help sighing, no wonder.

Although Lin Hai has always been very clear about his son's level and knew that he would definitely achieve good results, Lin Hai was still very happy when Lin Rui really confirmed that he had won the test case in Jingcheng County.Although the county examination is only the first step of the Long March in the imperial examination, it is always a happy thing to get off to a good start.

After the county examination, the government examination was soon ushered in.Living in the capital city has many advantages. You don’t have to travel around to change places during the entire imperial examination. When it’s time for the exam, you can go to the exam room with a basket.

Lin Rui's government examination results, as expected, were again top of the list.Because it is in the capital, the 12-year-old Lin Rui's achievements are still somewhat eye-catching. Lin Hai is often congratulated when he goes to the Yamen during this period, saying that the young master needs to win a small three yuan.

In this joyful atmosphere, it will soon be April.In the capital city in April, the temperature is already quite high, especially today's summer seems to have come very early.It’s okay to enter the Gongyuan in the morning. Since the middle of the morning, the temperature has gradually risen, because so many people’s laxatives are solved in one place, the smell is really unbearable, especially the candidates who are close to the changing place, can still sit comfortably. Exams on the sidelines are really a test.

The results of the hospital examination came out. Lin Rui's results were as expected by others, and he won the top case again. As many people said, he realized the small three yuan, which also allowed him to obtain the qualification of Gongsheng and the admission to the Imperial College. Qualifications.

Although Lin Hai was very happy that Lin Rui had won the small three yuan, he didn't think about throwing a big banquet. He just invited Lin Rui's husband and a few close relatives and friends.

Next, during the period before Lin Rui entered the Imperial College, Lin Rui was going to visit his master, meet with his fellow student in the capital, and start his own social activities.