After the scribe left, the county magistrate waved his hand again, and a minor official ran over quickly.
"Magistrate, please instruct me.”
"Go to the Zhang family's residence and find Zhang Chuannan. He asked him to come to the county government after the tribute examination. He had just taken in a new disciple, yet he still dared to hide it from the county.”
The county magistrate said angrily.
Hearing this, the small official quickly agreed and left the examination hall in a hurry.
"
Little Lord, come and sit in this small room."”
According to the county magistrate's instructions, the scribe brought the child into the examination hall and arranged for him to sit in the first small room of the examination hall.
Ancient Imperial Examinations.
The examination hall was separated, just like the isolation rooms in the future.
One examinee, one small room.
During the examination period, whether it was eating, drinking, defecating, or sleeping, they could only do it in this small room.
"Thank you!"
The small child politely thanked him and then went into the first room to sit down.
As he sat down, countless gazes shot over from all directions.
There were other scholars who were taking reference, government runners who were maintaining the order of the imperial examinations, and even many county officials in the hall of the examination hall not far away who were paying attention to them.
Everyone was very curious.
He was extremely curious.
A seven-year-old child participating in the imperial examination had never happened before, not even in the Qin and Han Dynasties, let alone the Tang Dynasty.
One could imagine that after the tribute examination ended today, regardless of whether Xiao Wa could pass or not, this scene would definitely shake the entire empire.
"Time's up, close the door!"
Accompanied by a loud shout, the door of the examination hall slammed shut.
The Jiangling County examination in the third year of Zhenguan had officially begun.
…South of the
county. In the Zhang Clan's territory.
A small official of the county government rushed into the courtyard.
At this moment, Zhang Chuannan had just woken up from his hangover.
"What is it? Did you say that I took in a new disciple?" Zhang Chuannan was dumbfounded by the small official's question.
When did this happen? Why didn't I know?
Seeing the old man's expression, the small official was also stunned.
"Old Master, don't you know a little boy named Chen An? Isn't he your new disciple?" The minor official asked in surprise.
"Chen? Ann? Uh…wait."
Zhang Chuannan seemed to recall something and quickly looked at the butler."What was the name of the little kid who played chess with me yesterday?”
"Master, you didn't remember wrongly. The child was called Chen An. He lived in Xishan Village. His mother rented the land of the Zhang family to cultivate. Yesterday, he and a young man from Xishan Village came to pay the rent. "At that time, Old Master and Teacher Sun were playing Go. That little guy ran over from the side courtyard to watch..." The butler quickly said.
Hearing this, Zhang Chuannan finally recalled what happened yesterday.
At that time, it was evening. He was drinking and playing chess with the old master of the Sun family, a wealthy family in the county.
In the end, a little kid came out of nowhere.
The child pointed and commented as he watched.
"No, that's not right. You shouldn't have come here…You're wrong, you're wrong, you're wrong. "Teacher, you are too stupid…"
This child didn't hide his words and made him and Teacher Sun angry.
"Little child, if you can do it, come at me!”
"Hehe, let me do it! Master, what if I win?”
"You win, finish this cup of wine in one gulp!”
"Good!"
Just like that, the child sat down.
Fifteen minutes later.
"No, this is impossible! How could you place a black piece in this position? No…no…
" Master, you lost! Drink, drink!"
Zhang Chuannan: "..."
Master Sun: "..."
The two masters each drank a cup and downed it.
"I don't believe that I can't even defeat a little kid. Pour the wine, come again!"
Another 15 minutes passed.
"No, I can't! This was impossible! Again!"
Fifteen minutes,
three minutes,
two hours, four hours…The
two masters collapsed in front of the stone table.
Perhaps it was because he was "eager to love talents", the moment before he passed out, Zhang Chuannan asked the butler to take out an enlightenment book that he personally noted and gave it to the child.
The intention was that this intelligent child could read and understand.
"
What?" Teacher Zhang, you said that the child isn't your new disciple?”
The county official exclaimed in shock.
"That's right. I only gave him an enlightenment book and didn't take him as my disciple. What's wrong? What happened?"
Zhang Chuannan was surprised to see the shocked expression on the small official's face.
At this moment, after receiving a confirmation, the small official was stunned. He was completely stunned.
"That little boy, he…he took your recommendation letter today and went to the examination hall to participate in the imperial examination!”
Boom!
It was like a thunderclap that shook the world and shook the hearts of people.
Zhang Chuannan was shocked.
The butler was shocked.
What was that? Attending the imperial examinations?
A seven-year-old child went to participate in the imperial examination, and he even took my recommendation letter?
"No, this is impossible! I didn't write any recommendation letter, and I definitely wouldn't recommend a seven-year-old child to take the imperial examination!”
Zhang Chuannan exclaimed. Then, he stared at the small official as if he wanted to see a 'joking' expression on the other party's face.
However…at
this moment, the small official's face was half stunned and half panic-stricken. There was no sign of him joking at all.
"He…he really went to the examination hall?”
Zhang Chuannan asked, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
"Yes, Headmaster!" The small official nodded heavily.”
Heavens!
Zhang Chuannan felt like the sky was about to collapse.
"Quick, prepare the carriage. I didn't write any recommendation letter to send me to the examination hall. I really didn't!”
The carriage was quickly prepared, and Zhang Chuannan rushed into it.
"Giddy! Drive! Go!"
Under Zhang Chuannan's urging, the carriage sped towards the examination hall…
Unfortunately, it was already too late.
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the examination hall, the door had already been closed.
A group of soldiers with podaos stood guard at the door, their eyes as cold as ice.
This was the imperial examination of the Great Tang Empire. This was the county examination of the new emperor's third year.
Those who dare to barge into the examination hall…
die!
"I didn't write any recommendation letter, and I definitely wouldn't let a little kid ruin the imperial examination. I really didn't!”
Zhang Chuannan jumped off the carriage and wailed loudly.
It was over, it was over.
My Zhang family is going to be in trouble!
The
Examination Yard knew nothing about what was happening in the outside world.
The imperial examinations continued.
Including the county magistrate, county deputy, and other invigilators, they were extremely curious.
They walked past cubicle A (No. 1) again and again, wanting to see with their own eyes how the "magical" little child worked.
However, what surprised the invigilators was that
the seven-year-old child was actually sleeping.
As the county examination held in the third year after the new emperor ascended the throne,
as the only imperial examination that could change the status of the Humble Class, as the
first time in two thousand years that a child entered the examination hall…
he!
He was actually sleeping?
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