Gong Cen and Tang Huiniang were busy all day entertaining these guests, their faces frozen into smiles from morning till night.
In the end, with too many visitors coming, the couple could no longer bear the disturbance and simply closed their doors to all callers.
Gong Cen decisively posted a notice at the main entrance.
It stated the days of recruitment for disciples at Sikou Hall, set a month later in the Tang Dynasty year X, month X, day X to X month X day—if interested in participating in the examination, please arrive on time at the square in front of Sikou Hall within the specified period, as no latecomers would be waited for.
With the accurate examination dates known, the number of people coming to the Imperial Palace to curry favor and plead their cases greatly decreased.
