When Ji Yi arrived at the examination room, it was just after the fourth update. The sky was still dark and the weather was even colder, which made him, a southerner from Pingjiang, very uncomfortable.

The door of the examination room was not open yet, hundreds of soldiers guarded outside the gate of the Imperial College, and the students were forbidden from entering. The soldiers were blocked by the crowds of people.

"Brother Yizhi, it seems that we came a little early, and the door of the Imperial College has not opened yet."

The person who talked to Ji Yi was Cai You. He also participated in the Imperial College Entrance Examination and passed the test successfully. Today he also came to participate in the Ministry of Rites.

Although he is Cai Jing's son and has been in office early in the morning, he really wants to make achievements in the officialdom, and a Jinshi status is still very needed. However, his articles are not very good, so he is not sure whether he can win or not.

Mi Youren has arrived at this time, and he came with Cai You. When he heard Cai You's words, he laughed: "There are even earlier there, and I don't know how long it has been in the cold wind." He turned around and asked again, "Can you see the people from the Wu family?"

"I didn't see it, but Wu Erlang is very popular." Cai You said, "Brother Yuanhui, you are confident, it seems that you will win this subject."

Mi Youren laughed: "If you don't win this subject, you will definitely win the next subject. Isn't it the same for Brother Ju'an? Just a Jinshi, how can you beat you and me?"

Ji Yi sighed. He knew what the two people around him were paying attention to. Their articles were actually very average, and it was normal for them to win. But they all flattered to the current officials! Especially Mi Youren and the officials have been together for a long time... As long as the officials are willing to add two names to the Jinshi list, wouldn't they have it?

And I had originally flattered the government! If I hadn't been too scrupulous and got on Zhang Dun's ship, why would I be in this situation now?

Of course, there must be some Jinshi. But the official family’s confidant has no need to do it. In the future, the officialdom will be wasted!

"Yuan Hui, Brother Ju'an, Ah, Brother Yizhi is here too."

Wu Haogu's voice came at this time. The three of them turned around and saw the number one confidant of the official family riding a tall and big horse led from somewhere (not Chi Yunzhu, but another black mare, a gift from the Xiping Palace), and were waving to them with aura.

"Who is that man? Why are you riding such a tall horse?"

"It must be a relative and noble family? Where did ordinary people come from such Malaysia?"

"There are many people in Kaifeng Prefecture who are born with wealth and honor, but they just don't learn well."

"How can such a playboy come to take the imperial examination too?"

"But the horsemanship is good, and the dismounting posture is very neat. Maybe you can take the Wu Jinshi exam."

A voice of discussion sounded in Fan Zhijin's ears, and he also saw Wu Haogu who was jumping off the horse's back, but he did not recognize it. Because he and Wu Haogu were just one-time, and now there is insufficient light, he is very myopic and cannot see the human face clearly.

"The martial Jinshi is not a real hero," Fan Zhijin coughed a few times and frowned. "In the end, the Wen Jinshi who received the sing title outside Donghua Gate is a good man."

"That's right." Huang Qianshan nodded and said, "A hero is to be a high school Jinshi. Otherwise, what can I do if I am the ancestor of the general? Isn't it that the military power was released by Emperor Taizu?"

"Yes, so what can I do?"

"It's just a martial artist."

Birds of a feather flock together with Fan Zhijin and Huang Qianshan are all Jie Yuan from other places. Naturally, they are arrogant and look down on Wu Haogu, a playboy.

In another corner, a group of gray-haired and older Cuoda gathered together again. After Wu Zhongyi got out of the carriage, he also brought three descendants of Juren (not including Wu Haowen) to greet them one by one.

"Who is that? Why are you here with him?"

"That's Wu Haogu, the deputy envoy of Dongshanghemen," said Wu Zhongyi, "that's a relative of my husband's grandchildren."

"So? Wudongmen is your old relative?" said an old juren from Kaifeng Prefecture. "I thought he was from Concubine Wu Xian's mother's house."

"Then Concubine Wu Xian is also a relative of my family," Wu Zhongyi laughed and said, "They are all descendants of the King of Taiyuan."

Concubine Wu Xian is the mother of the blind king Shen Zhao Quan. The family is a military officer of the Kaifeng Imperial Army. She is indeed a descendant of the Taiyuan king. The Wu family was so awesome in the Tang Dynasty, so of course there were many descendants. However, they had a very long blood relationship with the Baibo Wu family. Otherwise, when Wu Cheng was in trouble two years ago, the blind king Shen would not have stopped talking.

"I heard that there is a brother from Wudongmen who is a study seed, and Kaifeng Mansion's second place to try the exam!"

Wu Zhongyi touched the white beard and said, "Yes, he will definitely win this year's subject! It's really awesome for young people. We old bones are not comparable to those of us."

"How could it not be compared?" An old scholar immediately spoke, "Now, Empress Dowager Xiang is in the dynasty. Will he still take Wang Anshi's knowledge? If he doesn't take Wang Xue, can those young people compete with us?"

"Yes, yes, yes, this is a good opportunity for me to go to high school!"

"You must take a good exam!"

The morale of the old people also rose up, and they were all ready to create miracles in this college competition. However, if they really wanted to get a group of white-haired Jinshi, Zhao Ji would be depressed when the palace examination was held. They could all be their own grandfathers, so what else could they do?

With a few gongs, the gate of the Imperial College was finally opened. Two gatekeepers walked out with a group of soldiers, and the juren, who were talking, suddenly became quiet. They began to line up spontaneously and prepared to enter the examination room one by one.

When the red light appeared in the east sky, the juren began to enter the venue. Wu Haogu looked at his younger brother, Ji Yi, Mi Youren, and Cai You, and walked into the Imperial College with a few words and laughs. Suddenly, he felt like he was taking the college entrance examination in later generations.

However, he knew very well that the imperial examination was not the college entrance examination. Although people in later generations often confused the two, their nature was completely different, and of course it was not the civil servant examination. Because the civil servant examination in later generations were "officials" who did things, not the "officials" who were arrogant. If the imperial examination could be turned into a college entrance examination or a civil servant examination, then the Song Dynasty might be saved.

Because a talented man like Wu Haowen must win the subject today, his ability is actually insufficient and his knowledge is very narrow. He needs further education, then he participates in grassroots work, accumulates experience, and is promoted step by step. Instead of being a very senior official who seems to be a very senior in the future, even if Wu Haowen is not ranked well, there is always a county lieutenant. But can a person like him manage the public security of a county? The answer is obviously no.

If he had done well in the martial arts and literature exams, he might even be asked to take care of a county! This would be even more ridiculous. How could a young man who had no experience and only knew the articles of the Five Classics manage a county with a lot of monsters and monsters? In the end, wasn’t it just a big landlord like “Song Aisi” who manipulated everything?

A large number of local officials with insufficient abilities will inevitably lead to the gradual control of the local government by the landlords! These officials are promoted step by step and gain the power to manage the country, or even lead troops to fight, causing even greater damage.

While Wu Haogu was thinking the most profoundly, his younger brother Wu Haowenzheng and thousands of students had already taken a shower and changed his clothes, gathered in the square of the Confucian Temple of the Imperial College to worship Confucius!

By the way, the so-called bathing and changing clothes is actually a means to prevent cheating. The tribute students must take off their clothes under the "servation" of the clerks, wipe their bodies symbolically, and then change into the clothes provided by the Imperial College. Then, thousands of juren who only had one of the six arts, led by Xu Duo, the tribute judges, bowed to the Saint Kong who dreamed of "re-rituals" during their lifetime, and bowed again and again.

If Confucius had spirit in heaven, he would probably have only sighed when he saw these unscrupulous disciples. These so-called Confucian scholars and officials understand some of the great ways of Confucianism, whether they read "Wang Xue", "Guan Xue", or "Luo Xue", they are all people who "read the Five Classics diligently in front of the window". As for the articles, they are even more brilliant and brilliant, and they can write about the flowers.

But isn’t it useless to know the great way but not to implement the great way? Not to mention the Confucian great way, even the truth of GCism, there can be no theory without GCism, right?

To put it more specifically, the Great Dao is only one of the "Six Arts" (this statement is not completely accurate, but it is almost the same), and the other "Five Arts" are means to implement the Great Dao. Without means, how can we restore the rituals and benevolence? The barbarians cannot understand the beautiful articles and cannot understand them. At this time, we must use the military rituals in the Five Etiquettes (one of the Six Arts), the "Yu", "Zhu" and "Count" in the Six Arts (counting the heads, how many people have been eliminated, how many have been educated, and what cannot be educated, will we achieve the ideal of the world's Guiren?

While Confucius was lamenting in the sky, the disciples who participated in the Ministry of Rites Competition in the third year of Yuanfu had already finished their worship. Thousands of people suddenly collapsed and scattered everywhere. Under the guidance of the Imperial College clerk, they went to their respective examination halls.

On the screen wall inside the gate of the Imperial College, notices are posted, indicating the examination room where the tribute students from different regions and different origins are also guided. Although the number of candidates is as high as five or six thousand, there is no confusion at all.
Chapter completed!