Every year, the Ministry of Revenue first collects reviews, and then the Ministry of Personnel examines the meritorious examination of the Ministry of Personnel. This is the rule that has been inherited from the early Tang Dynasty to the present. ※r />

Du Shiyi traveled thousands of miles between Chang'an and Songshan, and it was already the end of September. The examinations in various places vary depending on the distance from Chang'an. For example, in Guangdong, where the sky is high and the emperors are far away, in order to allow the Jinshi in the village to arrive in the capital in time with the tribute, a list of explanations and removals had been set up in April and May. As for the Jingzhao of Heluo, it was mostly in August. In this October, on the Jiuqu Avenue in Chang'an, there were only white shirts and clouds, shoulder to shoulder. The prices of residential rentals in Lifang, which are more convenient to serve as the test site in the palace, have soared by 50% to twice. Even the only courtyard used by Buddhist temples and Taoist temples to rent for the students is difficult to find.

On this day, thousands of scholars gathered outside the Zhuque Gate, waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to collect and submit the letters and family statements of the states and prefectures. At this moment, most of the people were based on the various states and prefectures. In addition to Zhang Jian, Du Shiyi not only had other people with the current grades, but also others who were sent to Jingzhao Prefecture. And the more than 40 of them, plus the letters of the two prefectures in Tonghua, were in sharp contrast with the letters of the other prefectures. This was just the person who took the exam in one Jinshi. If the regular exams such as Mingjing and Mingsuan were added together, and the accompanying servants and even relatives, it could be said to be an extremely huge number.

Therefore, everyone knows that from October to February of the following year, the prices of Chang'an are rising due to the annual annual price.

"That's what Jing Nan gave up this time, there are actually six!"

"Even if you double the amount, you can't imagine that one person will pass the exam!"

"Who doesn't know that Jingnan is known as the first generation. Since the beginning of the country, he has always been the first person!"

Du Shiyi heard that the disciples who were sending off the Jingzhao Mansion around him were laughing at others as if no one was there, so he looked in the direction they pointed out. He saw that a group of people was clear and distinct groups of people, but a large part of the six people was empty, and there was not even a person talking to them. And even these six people were mostly bowing their heads. However, behind these people, there were more people who were trembling and trepidated in the team of five to seven people.

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Jian, who was beside him, said softly: "Jingnan Jiebi, known as the fate of the past, is famous for his succession. Therefore, if the tester writes the letter to Jingnan Jiebi, the examiner will hardly take a look at it. This is true in Jingnan, such as Guizhou Prefecture, Guizhou Prefecture, Fujian and other poorer places. Those places are too remote, and even scholars from there will try every means to ask for a letter of sending a guest, and strive to take the exam in Jingzhao and Tonghua."

Zhang Jian's words also expressed his own thoughts. When the crowd was having a banquet and celebrated, Du Shiyi had inquired about the origins of the people. Although four of them were like him, they were all locals in the counties under Jingzhao Prefecture, half of them came from all over the world. Among them, Zhang Jian came from Jiangnan East Road, Li Jin came from Longyou, and there were Hebei, Henan Prefecture, and Bingzhou... There were only Zhang Jian in the south. According to Zhang Jian's words, the real Jiangzuo gentry would try to break up in our prefecture because there were too many large families in Jingzhao and Huashi family, which was difficult to wait. After all, there were still many places in Jiangzuo in Wuzhong.

The Ministry of Revenue, where Jiyue is located, is located in the imperial city in front of Tai Chi Palace in the west. After all, even though generations of emperors have rarely lived in Tai Chi Palace, many official offices in the imperial city cannot be relocated.

With the guidance of the pavilion leader, nearly a thousand town tribute Jinshi entered the gateway on the east and west sides of Zhuquemen. Most of the people who entered the imperial city for the first time in their lives looked around curiously and amazedly. Many of them even ignored the warnings of their predecessors and whispered quietly. The moment Du Shiyi walked through the long Zhuquemen West Gate, she couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Like the neatly tidy Chang'an City outside, the imperial city gives people only two words, that is, neatness. In the imperial city, the five streets and seven streets are crossing, and each street is more than thirty feet wide. At this time, from the Zhuquemen, all the way north, there were Honglu Temple and Taichang Temple on the left and right. There were many officials coming in and out, but few people took a look at them. Ruthing passed through three Heng Streets, passing by Ru Zongzheng Temple, Taipu Temple, and many other yamen, he saw that there was a grand red and white building in front of him. The three-character plaque in Shangshu Province was covered with an imperial seal, which was the imperial pen of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan.

The Shangshu Province has long been used to doing this kind of familiar activities every year. At this moment, a Shishi who was waiting in front of the door nodded slightly to the pavilion leader who came forward to pay tribute, and then he took the lead in front of the more than 40 people who were sent to Jingzhao Prefecture. Although for the first time this year, some people abandoned the exam and were punished next year after they got to know the gift. According to the principle, they were the husband of the Liu family of Jingzhao, and no one wanted to pay attention to the reason. At this moment, when the middle-aged Shishi came to Du Shiyi, he was no longer as cold as before, but said with a smile: "You guys, the man in Jingzhao Prefecture and the man in the Imperial College, please follow me."

Only from the order of the Ministry of Revenue collection every year, we can see the importance of the imperial court paying attention to the delivery of the provinces. First, the Jinshi and the Imperial College students in Xijing, then the other imperial examination students sent by Jingzhao Prefecture, followed by the Tonghua Prefecture, the East Supervisor Students sent by Henan Prefecture... In this order, the Lingnan, Guifu and other places were waiting for the longest time, and they needed to stand for more than two hours in the cold wind of October!

The reason why the report and family statement was that there were many government offices in the imperial city. If the township tribute students were allowed to come and go casually, it would be easy to cause trouble due to the mixed experience. However, because more than a thousand people gathered, the left and right guards sent troops to protect him. The Minister of Revenue simply summoned more than half of the 74 clerks of the Ministry of Revenue, a total of forty people, came to be responsible for reviewing these documents. At this moment, when Du Shiyi followed the guidance of the Lingshi and the family statement, he took the Jie and family statement and took a symbolic look, and immediately said with a smile: "It turned out to be Jie Yuanlang of Jingzhao Prefecture, the Jie Yuanlang of Jingzhao Prefecture! Jie Yuanlang is both Chinese-style. After returning, please ask the relatives and family statements to be protected. Those who have been traveling with him for a long time can provide protection, and then submit it to the Ministry of Personnel for investigation. Jie Yuanlang can go back now."

Thirty students from the Imperial College and tenth ones were waiting for the first round, and they were all done, so they were extremely quick. However, when Du Shiyi smiled and thanked him, he turned around and brought in again in the second round, before he came out, he could only hear a slightly impolite scolding from the distance behind him.

"The format of the homework is wrong! These are all posted in a fixed format, why is the husband so uneasy? I will re-copy a copy immediately with you! Yes, the order is wrong..."

Du Shiyi couldn't help but look back. Seeing the scolded scholar quickly took the blank scroll and started writing, he found that Zhang Jian was also looking there. The two met and came out of the Ministry of Revenue. He asked Zhang Jian softly: "There was such a situation in the past?"

"Nine out of ten people who have the grades can be ranked, while most of the students from Imperial College have come from a wealthy family, so no one dares to make things difficult for them." Zhang Jian, who had heard his predecessors mention these, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "And since the others have little hope, they are naturally scolded. The Jingzhao Prefecture Tonghua and Henan Prefecture Dujido finally have three points of affection, and only let the family reprint. If those remote places in the south are in conflict with each word, they will be refuted. Sometimes if they violate the dispute, they may even lose their qualifications for the tribute!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Jian said sincerely: "In the past, I was not even able to ask for help, let alone wait for the extravagant hope. I really don't know how to repay Brother Du's kindness!"

"That's also because you do have real talent and knowledge. Besides, you happen to be good at Kegu, and this has nothing to do with me."

Du Shiyi smiled slightly. When the two continued to walk out, a tall and thin person next to them suddenly passed by them. The next moment, a small official in front of him hurriedly ran in and shouted: "Pei Lang, Pei Lang!"

Even if the visitor didn't look at Du Shiyi and Zhang Jian, they ran past them. When they arrived in front of the tall and thin middle-aged man, they stopped and said breathlessly: "Pei Lang, the general Ma Chong, who killed people in the street during the day, has been transferred to the Ministry of Justice."

"knew."

Seeing that someone said three words lightly, he turned around and left. The little official couldn't help but be anxious. He rushed forward to stop him without caring about it, and then said quietly: "Duke Huo wants to meet Mr. Pei..."

"He is his general, and I am my minister of the Ministry of Justice, why do we need to meet?"

Du Shiyi couldn't help but turn back when she heard this. Seeing the tall and thin official put down the little official with a red and white face and left like that, she didn't know who this person was. In addition to being exactly the same cold as Pei Ning, even speaking unceremoniously was exactly the same. He must be his elder brother Pei Kuan, the Minister of Justice, undoubtedly!

Although there were still a large number of people waiting outside. When they saw him and Zhang Jian coming out, many people showed envious and jealousy and hatred, but this was not a problem that they could solve. Du Shiyi could only invite Zhang Jian out of the palace together. Zhang Jian mentioned the matter of Gu Bao. Du Shiyi knew that he, a person from Xuanzhou, knew not many people in the capital. He immediately agreed and instructed Zhang Jian to go to Duke Dou's house to find Dou Shilang. When he returned to Cui's house in Pingkangfang, he learned that Mrs. Yin from Dunhuafang was visiting, and Thirteen Niang was waiting for guests in the guest house, so he hurried over.

While still outside the door, he heard Mrs. Yin's kind voice coming from inside: "Since you have such perseverance, why worry about not being able to understand the classics and history, and not being able to write calligraphy? You should first copy the calligraphy according to my method. I will send you two posts I copied when I was young. As for the classics and history, first read the Spring and Autumn Period. Remember to read the Zuo Zhuan, Gongyang, and Guliang. As for other historical books, they are not the same as the Spring and Autumn Period. And the Three Etiquettes need to be understood more. If you have time in the future, you can go to Yanzhai, Dunhua Fang, or Yinzhai, Tonghua Fang..."
Chapter completed!