I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1290 Preparing for the County Examination (2)

Sun Shan summoned the official in charge of the imperial examinations and said, "Clerk Cui, please write a notice for the county examination. The date will be exactly the same as last year."

Clerk Cui was stunned. Like Sun Shan and Master Zhang, he had forgotten about the county exam. After all, his family had a stake in the guano workshop, so he was busy focusing on making money.

He groaned inwardly for a few times, then replied calmly, "Yes, sir, I will write it now and give it to you for your review later."

In addition to writing notices, we also have to prepare for student registration, prepare examination venue matters, etc.

The county examination is usually held from the end of February to the beginning of March, and the specific date is determined by the county magistrate.

Fortunately, Mr. Sun copied and pasted everything from last year to save trouble, which greatly reduced the tedious process.

After receiving the task, Cui Shuli immediately ran back to the office, found the notice from the previous year, slightly changed the date, and finished writing it.

Last year, because the magistrate of Yuanlu County had not yet taken office, the county examination was postponed compared to previous years.

There was a county magistrate this year, but because of the workshop and spring plowing, he forgot about the imperial examination, and it was still delayed compared to previous years.

Emma, the notice must be written quickly, quickly given to Lord Sun for review, quickly notified to Instructor Deng, and quickly notified to all the scholars in Yuanlu, so that the candidates will not worry day and night and cannot rest easy.

The county magistrates of all years attached great importance to the county examination and never forgot it. It was unexpected that Lord Sun, who attached equal importance to it, actually forgot about the county examination and even caused himself to forget about it.

Clerk Cui can blame the heavens, the earth and Shangguan Sunshan, but he cannot blame himself for his dereliction of duty and will never waste time on internal affairs.

So Clerk Cui prepared for the county examination as quickly as possible. Sun Shan took a look and thought there was no problem, so he invited Instructor Deng over.

He said solemnly, "Teacher, the date of the county examination has been set. Please inform all schools in the region."

The county school also has candidates preparing for the exam, so it is convenient to notify them. The more remote village schools and private schools need to inform them as soon as possible.

Teacher Deng is in charge of all the schools and students in Yuanlu, so this matter has to be left to him.

Teacher Deng took the notice, looked at it, and his mouth twitched.

It's exactly the same as last year, just the date has changed.

Mr. Sun is really easygoing. He just copied and pasted everything without changing anything and without any innovation.

I don’t know what questions Lord Sun will ask?

Will the topics be the same as before, or will you add some special topics that you like?

Some people guess the topics for the academy examination, provincial examination, and metropolitan examination.

The same is true for county examinations. Many teachers will guess the questions based on the examiner's preferences.

Sun Shan is the chief examiner of the county examination and he is new here. The teachers in the school all inquire about Sun Shan's background and hobbies, trying to get a glimpse of what type of examination paper Sun Shan will write from clues.

Teacher Deng is no exception and also hopes that students in the county school can achieve excellent results.

Teacher Deng obeyed and said, "Yes, sir. I will arrange to notify all students in Yuanlu so that they can register for the exam as soon as possible and prepare for it with peace of mind."

Although he was very familiar with Sun Shan in private, since it was related to the imperial examination, Teacher Deng did not want to have too much contact with Sun Shan during this period in order to avoid suspicion.

He took the notice and left in a hurry.

Don't put your shoes on in a melon field, and don't straighten your hat under a plum tree. Better say goodbye first.

The next day, Sun Shan was stunned when he looked at the county examination papers from previous years that had been sorted out by Mr. Zhang.

I thought about the first time I entered the field at the age of 13 and was tested by Lord Wei.

I never thought that many years later, I would become the chief examiner and assess others.

This feeling is so subtle.