The rules of the commemorative examination are exactly the same as those in the provincial examination. It takes nine days in total and is divided into three exams, one every three days. The exam is held in the tribute school in the southeast of the inner city of the capital. The exam is not long, and the exam is a total of five days. That is, after the exam is over, the results will be released within five days. This is because there are as many as 18 examiners in the commemorative examination, and the review speed is naturally much faster. After passing the exam, they are called tribute students or Chinese Jinshi.

One month after the imperial examination, the palace examination will be held.

On the night of the eighth day of the second month, Su Tiancheng once again suffered and could not sleep.

Those who participated in the imperial examination were all Juren, or they were the Imperial College. When they entered the tribute school, the inspection was not so strict, which might have taken into account the face of scholars.

Candidates who take the imperial examination also have to rush outside the imperial court in the middle of the night, wait for the inspection, and enter the imperial court.

In every exam, you will enter the game one day first and then appear one day.

The focus of the imperial examination is also in the first exam. The content of the first exam is the Four Books, that is, the Eight-Legend Essay. If this article is done well, the impact of the next two exams will not be very big.

At the third hour of You, Su Tiancheng went to bed, and at the third hour of Zi, he was about to get up, and at the third hour of Chou, he was about to rush outside the Gongyuan.

Such an arrangement is very tormenting. That is to say, you have to go to bed before seven o'clock in the evening, get up at 1 o'clock in the middle of the night, and you have to rush to the tribute court to wait for entry after two o'clock in the middle of the night.

Su Tiancheng couldn't sleep at all. He lay on the bed and counted countless sheep, but could not fall asleep.

All procedures are the same as those in the provincial examination.

Su Tiancheng entered the tribute courtyard and found his own small cage.

The layout of the tribute school is similar. Whether in the capital or in different provinces, the sizes are different. The tribute school in the capital and the tribute school in Nanjing are the largest. Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty and has held many examinations in the past.

After Su Tiancheng entered a small cage, the first thing he did was to sleep.

He knew very well that human energy was limited. He did not sleep all night after taking the exam for more than a day, and his body was unable to bear it. Although the exam could stimulate people's nerves to the greatest extent and make people feel highly excited for a long time, the excitement brought by this stimulation could not be maintained for a day.

After sleeping in a daze for a while, the sky gradually became brighter and the sun was just beginning to rise. The examiner and the chief assistant of the cabinet, Mr. Zhou Yanru, began to speak. Of course, the candidates could not see Zhou Yanru.

Su Tiancheng hates him, isn’t this a toss?

After starting the exam, Su Tiancheng's spirit was highly concentrated, focused on his mind and focused on his thinking.

He has a habit of whether he takes the exam or writes materials, he first understands the general requirements, then thinks, writes the draft, and writes it overnight. This method originates from the habit he developed in his previous life.

This habit is very consistent with the requirements of the imperial examination.

Many candidates have already started to write quickly, but Su Tiancheng still did not move. He closed his eyes and came with the examiner. After seeing the paper in front of Su Tiancheng, he saw that there was no word on it and couldn't help but shake his head.

Zhou Yanru was concerned about Su Tiancheng. After the exam began, he had to inspect it.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng did not start writing, he closed his eyes and thought, Zhou Yanru said nothing, and he secretly praised it in his heart. It is best to write an article overnight. After thinking maturely, he started writing, wrote and thought about it, which would delay time even more.

After noon, when Zhou Yanru inspected the examination room again, he found that Su Tiancheng had already started writing, and was focused and did not care about external situations at all. He walked to him without even notice.

Zhou Yanru stopped for a while and looked at Su Tiancheng's handwriting carefully. It was very neat and the handwriting was well written. Of course, he could not read the content of the article. After all, he was the examiner and had to avoid suspicion.

After the first exam, most of the candidates returned to the inn or home, continued to study hard and cram for the moment, which was always useful. No one went to the restaurant, and no one thought about going out for entertainment. Su Tiancheng was different. After returning to the inn, he slept and rested, and went out to go shopping.

In the second and third exams, every time he arrived at the examination room, he would sleep, seize the time to take a break, and then concentrate and start making a fuss.

Of course, Su Tiancheng also discovered something strange.

The examiner Zhou Yanru was very concerned about him. He stopped in front of him in almost every exam and looked at it. What was even more strange was that Wen Tiren actually came to see the second exam.

This is a competition within the examination room.

There are conflicts between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, and their respective factions must be different. In this case, Su Tiancheng must be in a very difficult situation.

Although he was concentrating on the exam, when he saw the two examiners stopping in front of him one after another, Su Tiancheng's idea was no longer just an exam.

You must find a way out before the palace examination. Otherwise, if you encounter a situation where you die before you succeed, it will be unfair. This is the time to test your IQ.

The second hour of the 15th day of February, the examination ends.

Su Tiancheng walked out of the tribute courtyard and saw Su Ertong, Su Jun, Wang Dazhi and Luo Chang from a distance.

Su Jun had already arranged a banquet. He knew that every time his young master experienced something, he liked to go to the restaurant to have dinner and relax. Unfortunately, Wang Furong, who was beside the young master, was unable to follow him to the capital, which made the young master's life seem a bit casual and sloppy.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Su Tiancheng was in a good mood. After the exam, he finally completed another major task.

As for the issue of admission to the exam, he was not worried at all.

I must be from high school. Not to mention that I am doing a good job, I just say that Zhou Kang, the chief examiner and the chief assistant of the cabinet, went to the inn to find him, and I had already made a hint: there will be no problem with the imperial examination. This is a gift from Lord Zhou. You must know how to be grateful and respect your teacher.

This is actually what Zhou Yanru means.

Where to go, Su Tiancheng must make a decisive decision.

According to the rules, after the palace examination, the top three, namely the top scorer, the second-level and Tanhua, were immediately awarded the title of officials. The top scorer was awarded the title of editor of the sixth-level Hanlin Academy, the second-level and Tanhua, and the seventh-level Hanlin Academy editor and the second-level Jinshi. After further assessment, most of them entered the Hanlin Academy and became Shujishi without rank. As for the three-level Jinshi, they were mostly transferred to the outside world after the assessment.

After the palace examination, it is very honorable to enter the Hanlin Academy. There is a saying that once you enter the Hanlin Academy, you will be worth a hundred times more.

Although the Hanlin Academy is only a fifth-rank yamen, its political importance and particularity are by no means comparable to other departments. It can be said that the prime ministers, grand clerks, six ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the chief censors of the Censorate of the Censorate, all came from the Hanlin Academy. Needless to say, the nobleness of the editors and editors is not to mention. There are countless Shuji, who had no rank, later became ministers of the cabinet. To be honest, after entering the Hanlin Academy, he had the opportunity to become a minister of the cabinet.

Therefore, the second-level Jinshi would rather give up the opportunity to become an official in the court or to exile, and try every means to enter the Hanlin Academy and become a Shujishi.

This situation is also easy to explain. The editors, editors and Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy are considered members of the emperor's staff team. They can participate in the drafting of the edict, understand the major events that happened in the court, and be familiar with major policies in the shortest time. The biggest advantage is that they can meet the emperor at all times.

Following Su Tiancheng's development path, entering the Hanlin Academy is, on the surface, the best choice.

He is familiar with history and is clear about the disadvantages. Standing at the top of the board, or even the emperor, he can put forward many opinions and suggestions. With the help of the emperor's power, he can slowly exert it, step by step, change the course of history, and unknowingly, he reaches the peak of power.

But there is a huge crisis here, that is, the party struggles in the court and Zhu Youjian's character.

Not to mention the game between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren that was about to break out, just like Zhu Youjian's anxious attitude, I wish I could build the Great Wall in one day, and I was anxious to eat hot tofu. Is such a simple thing not clear? Is Zhu Youjian, who is the master of the four seas, who is not sure about it?

There are also so many rumors in history, such as Zhu Youjian’s great ambition, being mean, being narrow-minded, etc.

All of this is the biggest problem.

Su Tiancheng cannot take risks, he doesn't have that much time.

Before the provincial examination, he had the idea of ​​letting go.

Start from the grassroots level and slowly gather strength.

Today's imperial court has a very small room for play.

On the other hand, only when you go to the grassroots level can you have the opportunity to gather real strength. Of course, even if you are sent out, you have to think of other ways. If you follow the rules, the prefect, the prefect and the county magistrate stay in the government office and draw the land into a prison, it would be very miserable.

Besides, Su Tiancheng has more than 3,000 guards around him. These guards must have a place to settle and have a source of life. If he is in the capital, there will never be such an opportunity.

Gold will always shine.

Perhaps, Su Tiancheng made such a choice and would become an alien. Everyone was sharp-minded and wanted to stay in the capital. Even if he was in the Sixth Ministry, he would not be willing to be an eighth-rank official. He would not be willing to be an magistrate of the Seventh-rank county. This is for the sake of future considerations. If he had a good relationship with the senior level, there would be someone in the court who could become an official.

The sea is wide and the fish leaps, the sky is high and the birds fly. They have rich political experience, superlative understanding, and extraordinary skills. Can't they achieve something that shocks the world and makes ghosts and gods?
Chapter completed!