At dawn.
It was still dark outside.
The inn was already noisy.
This inn was very close to the examination hall, and most of the people staying there were examinees who came to participate in the capital examination.
There were a lot of examinees. After Fan Jin signed in, he immediately changed and went out. Wu Sixi carried the test basket and followed him with a lantern.
The master and servant went out with many companions in the inn. As soon as they went out, they were immediately surrounded by countless lanterns.
Around them, there were examinees carrying lanterns and their companions, attendants, and servants everywhere.
Of course, there were also many examinees in tattered clothes who could not even afford to light a lantern. With the help of the light from other people's lanterns, they carried their test baskets and silently advanced through the crowd with a determined expression.
The shops on both sides of the road were brightly lit.
The shop owners were all using this last chance to try their best to produce more goods. After today, they would have to wait for the Dao examination a month later.
Fan Jin smiled and walked slowly through the crowd.
This was a very strange experience.
Everyone greeted each other.
" I am Fan Jin, an examinee from the South Sea."
"I…"
They bowed, greeted each other, and told each other their names.
The atmosphere was very friendly.
There were even some who were still reciting the essay they had just finished at the last moment, asking their fellow examinees to comment on it.
Everyone did not stand on ceremony. If there was a subtle sentence, it would be a cheer.
The bad thing was that he was nitpicking.
After being picked on so many times, the examinees who memorized Shi Wen broke out in cold sweat and deeply regretted their recklessness…
Fan Jin laughed secretly as he watched. He also had a feeling of being deeply immersed in it.
He was also a member of this particular group of people, so he kept greeting them and reporting their names.
To put it bluntly, other than a few top-notch generals, this group of people in front of him and this group of people in the future would carry the same lantern and enter the same examination hall.
Among these examinees, there would be elites of Great Ming in the future.
In the 200-year history of the Ming Dynasty, other than the emperors, history was made up of elites who emerged from a group of examinees carrying lanterns and baskets.
It could be said that the history of Great Ming was written by this group of scholars.
Ever since the Huaixi Wufu Group was eradicated in the early Ming Dynasty, and after the Tumu Fortress incident, all the elites of Jingnan were wiped out.
The power of the civil officials controlled the direction of the empire.
The cabinet and the clear stream affected the central area. The local officials, gentry, and students were a trinity.
This huge empire lasted for nearly 300 years, and finally died in an extremely aggrieved manner.
Fan Jin walked in the crowd, but his thoughts drifted away...
He couldn't just be an official who bought a mansion, bought a field, and only cared about enjoying himself.
Since he was already here, he had to blend in. He had to strive to make a name for himself and strive to change some things…
When they were about to reach the Dragon Gate of the Examination Hall, it was already crowded with people.
The county examination could not be compared to the capital examination.
Panyu, Nanhai, Xiangshan, Xinhui, Yangshan, Lianshan, Dongguan, Xin 'an, Zengcheng, Longmen, Qingyuan, Xinning, and Lianzhou.
That was not all.
The children of the guards stationed in Guangzhou could also participate in the imperial examination.
Guangzhou midfielder, Guangzhou center back, Guangzhou back, Guangzhou left back, Guangzhou right back...
Not only were the Guangzhou Guards stationed in the prefecture, the Panyu Guards and the Nanhai Guards also had their own troops. Just the troops and their families alone numbered in the tens of thousands.
Among them, there were over a hundred students who had passed the county examination. At this moment, they were also in the crowd, heading towards the Dragon Gate.
The famous Chief Assistant Zhang Juzheng, Fang Congzhe, and many other officials of the Ming Dynasty were all from the Wei Agency.
Near the examination hall was the place where the crowd was the most turbulent.
Before the Dragon Gate was opened, the scholars were all ready, and thousands of people squeezed into a group.
This was also the most lively time for the cultural gathering.
" I'm Zhang Shilu from the Southern Sea…"
Fan Jin laughed when he heard that.
Acquaintance.
He glanced over.
As expected, Zhang Shilu was dressed in a sapphire blue round-necked gown. On such a cold day, he folded his fan and bowed.
Then, a student came up with a question.
Zhang Shilu and the others began to solve the questions, and the crowd cheered.
Fan Jin chuckled.
He strode into the most crowded circle.
They also bowed.
"I am Fan Jin, head of Nanhai County.”
The surroundings fell silent.
Zhang Shilu from the South Sea said.
It was simply a blatant provocation.
Zhang Shilu had a wide network of friends, and the Zhang family of the South Sea was also a famous gentry family in Guangzhou Prefecture.
Zhang Shilu had been studying for many years, and it was only after he had accumulated enough knowledge that he could become a scholar that he decided to take the examination this year. However, just as he took a step forward, he was tripped by Fan Jin.
As the saying goes, when enemies meet, they are especially jealous.
Zhang Shilu was not jealous.
Instead, his face was pale.
He looked as if he had seen a ghost.
His grandfather had already set up a plan to kill this person halfway.
He actually failed?
Although his official rank was not high, his grandfather, who was able to call the wind and summon the rain in Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture, and even the entire Guangdong Chengxuan Administrative Commissioner Division, had actually failed?
Who exactly was this Fan Jin?
Zhang Shilu's doubts were shared by the scholars present.
This time, the head of the case was actually taken by a scholar from a humble family with no reputation. The Zhang family of the South Sea was covered in dust, and they had seen Fan Jin with their own eyes.
Many people's first thought was that this person should be the head of the case!
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