readx(); "Nangong Hao?!"
After all the shabby people heard the words Nangong Hao, their originally excited expressions changed, and they all became completely quiet.
"Nangong Hao...will you also come to participate in this palace examination?"
"If Nangong Hao participates, it will be really difficult. Although Fang Zhengzheng is powerful, there is no way he can beat Nangong Hao, right?"
"Sigh... But it's okay to get a good ranking. Why do we have to beat Nangong Hao?"
"That's right."
The news that Nangong Hao participated in the palace examination is certainly not a secret to the people of Yanjing City, but for some people who came from outside Yanjing City, it is definitely a shocking thing.
A person who four years ago had the title of the most talented person in the world, four years later...
What kind of strength will it have
Fang Zhengzheng naturally ignored the comments of the people around him. From the county examination to the government examination and then to the court examination, he was now considered an experienced person.
He felt he needed to calm down.
Isn't it just a Taoist test? It's not too easy.
Today, Yan Xiu was wearing an ink-green dress and Fang Zhengzheng was wearing a blue gown and stood together. They matched each other, as the two walked side by side.
Soon, he passed through the palace gate.
As soon as they entered the palace gate, several guards in armor stopped Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu. After verifying their identities and conducting routine inspections, they signaled Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu to come. Xiu Ke can wait next to him.
Fang Zhengzheng didn't say much. After all, this was a palace examination and everything had to be done according to the rules.
At this moment, there were hundreds of people standing and waiting inside the palace gate. Everyone looked a little nervous, and some were talking in groups.
"Master Yan, Master Fang!"
Before Fang Zhengzheng and Yan Xiu reached the crowd, a man walked out of the crowd with a smile, followed by several young men in rich clothes.
It was Wu Feng.
"Yeah." Yan Xiu nodded indifferently and didn't say much.
Fang Zhengzheng's eyes fell on the emerald green flute in Wu Feng's hand again. Looking at the cloud patterns above, I always have a strange feeling in my heart.
"I wonder how Mr. Fang is preparing for this palace examination?" Wu Feng smiled, but he had no intention of getting close to Yan Xiu. Instead, he walked to Fang Zhengyi's side.
"Do I need to prepare?" Fang Zhengzheng said calmly.
"Haha... Yes. I heard that Mr. Fang won six test papers in the literary test of the imperial examination, which broke the history of our Great Xia Dynasty." Wu Feng smiled and nodded.
"That's true. If the Dao canon is tested again in this palace examination, we really have to admit defeat to Mr. Fang in advance." A young man following Wu Feng also nodded.
"I guess in terms of understanding of Taoism, I think there are only two people in the world who can compare with Mr. Fang, Nangong Hao and Chi Guyan. It's just a pity..." The other young master also stopped after speaking.
"What's the pity?" Fang Zheng looked at the two people in front of him, a little confused.
"Young Master Fang doesn't know, right?" When the two young masters heard Fang Zhengzheng's question, they both looked at each other and seemed to be smiling faintly.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't ask any more questions, because he knew that since the two people in front of him had brought the topic to this point, they would tell them whether he asked.
Just as Fang Zhengzheng expected, the two young masters immediately became unable to sit still despite Fang Zhengzheng's request.
Just about to speak again. But Wu Feng stopped him in time.
"It's normal for Young Master Fang not to know. However, I thought that since you are with Young Master Yan, you should know something." When Wu Feng said this, he glanced at Yan Xiu subconsciously.
Yan Xiu's expression changed slightly at this moment, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he looked sharply at Fang Zhengyi.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you, the palace examination does not test Taoism!" After Yan Xiu finished speaking. There was also a hint of deep apology on his face.
"Don't take the Taoist test?!" Fang Zhengzheng's expression froze slightly.
Yan Xiu had been recovering from his injuries some time ago, so Fang Zhengzhi did not bother him. After Yan Xiu recovered from his injuries. I also focused more on the results of the imperial examination and eating, drinking and having fun.
I didn't pay too much attention to the palace examination.
After all, in his mind, after a series of literary tests in the county examination, government examination, and court examination, he had subconsciously thought. The literary test of the palace examination must also test Taoism.
So, naturally I didn’t ask any more questions.
"Hahaha... So Mr. Fang really doesn't know? Then you should take advantage of the fact that there is still half an hour before the exam starts and prepare well." The two young masters following Wu Feng heard this. , and they all laughed.
The other talented people standing aside also heard the laughter coming from here.
"Fang Zhengzheng doesn't know that the palace examination does not test Taoism?"
"This is really a good show. We have been preparing for this palace examination for two years, but he just came to the examination empty-handed? Hahaha..."
"I have never seen anyone who was not prepared for the imperial examination."
"Wait and see how he writes!"
Each of the talented people seemed to have discovered the most surprising thing. They looked at Fang Zhengzheng with a smile in their eyes, as if they were watching a joke.
"Since Mr. Fang really doesn't know, I really can't disturb you anymore, so I'll go over there first. Mr. Fang should make some preparations." Wu Feng looked at Fang Zhengzheng and then at Yan Xiu. Leave with a smile.
Fang Zhengzheng didn't say much.
And the guilty expression on Yan Xiu's face became more intense: "In this matter, I..."
"Why do you think Wu Feng said such words just now?" Fang Zhengzheng looked at Yan Xiu. Of course, he believed that Yan Xiu could not hide it from him on purpose.
Wu Feng deliberately pointed the finger at Yan Xiu at this time, which was obviously a provocation.
Moreover, it is an extremely subtle provocation.
"Understood." Yan Xiu nodded, and did not continue to explain, but said softly: "The palace examination has always been set directly by the Holy Master, so the content in the Taoist Code is not included in the examination."
"What's the test?" Fang Zhengzheng roughly understood that although the content of the Taoist Code contained the most important principles, the questions in the palace examination were all set by the Holy One on the spot.
Then, it would be impossible for the six departments to set the test questions in advance like the imperial examination.
and…
The main thing is. It is impossible for the Holy One to issue a large number of densely packed test questions. At best, it is just a test with one or two questions.
In this way, it is easy to understand.
One or two questions, if you still choose from Taoist scriptures. It is very likely that nearly a hundred of the hundreds of test papers will have exactly the same answers.
How to judge the level
"Policy discussion!" Yan Xiu replied.
"I see." Fang Zhengzheng had already guessed the answer in his heart.
He really never thought that he would go around in a circle and come back again. In the previous world, the ancient emperors abolished stereotyped writing. Open examination policy theory.
It is hoped that current political issues will be raised during the palace examination.
Then, the talented scholars who referred to it answered and made suggestions to the court, and the word "strategic essay" came from this. To put it bluntly, it was an article that offered suggestions to the imperial court.
So…
Here comes the problem.
As these talented people said, a good article, in addition to quoting scriptures, should also include current affairs and the national difficulties of the court.
You only understand the difficulties the court is facing now. Only in this way can we provide corresponding articles.
Moreover, from publication to polishing and finalization of an article, it takes ten, even dozens or hundreds of times of continuous polishing.
Only in this way can you hope to stand out among many talented people.
This is why those people just looked at Fang Zhengyi that way.
They have been preparing for two years. They are always concerned about the situation in the court. They know everything that has happened in these two years, and they have carefully considered the article.
It is estimated that at least five current affairs papers have been considered.
Fang Zheng, on the other hand, was completely unprepared. With an empty head and a pen, he came up to take part in the palace examination.
If you do this, you can still win the literary test of the Imperial Examination in one fell swoop.
That's really an age-old anecdote.
"What should I do?" Fang Zhengzheng frowned and cursed in his heart, what a bad luck. Don't say you didn't know anything when you came here.
Even if you really know it in advance.
In three or four days, if you want to know everything that has happened in the past two years, and also understand the problems encountered by the court, you are simply trying to reach the sky by stepping on the ladder.
Totally impossible.
"I have a few policy papers..." Yan Xiu looked at Fang Zhengyi and spoke. Some people hesitate to speak.
"Yeah, hurry up and copy Yan Xiu's strategy!"
"Fang Zhengzheng, if I were you, I would definitely ask Yan Xiu to tell him right away."
"Hmm... We also want to hear Mr. Yan's strategy. I wonder if Mr. Yan can give me some advice?"
When the talented people standing around heard Yan Xiu's words, they immediately gathered around him one by one, like local dogs that were waiting to be fed.
Yan Xiu's expression froze slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
Fang Zhengzheng smiled.
Of course he knew what these talented people were thinking, and he had not prepared any strategies. These people probably could laugh out of their dreams, so how could Fang Zhengzheng have the opportunity to copy Yan Xiu
"Don't worry, I know in my heart that I will definitely pass the literary test this time!" Fang Zhengzheng glanced at the talented people around him and directly rejected Yan Xiu's kindness.
And his heart was almost bleeding.
The strategy written by Yan Xiu!
I really want to copy it.
Fang Zhengzheng didn't care about cheating or not. If he could really succeed in cheating in the palace examination under the eyes of the majestic emperor, then that would be true.
But now it's better...
All roads to cheating are blocked.
Everyone already knew that he had not prepared a policy discussion, and he had no chance to even fool him into exchanging a policy discussion for a policy discussion.
Is it really a dead end
"You can definitely pass the literary test? Did I hear correctly?"
"Hahaha... Brother Li, you heard it right. Mr. Fang is at the top of both lists in the Imperial Examination. If he can't pass the literary test in both palace examinations, doesn't that mean that his ranking at the top of both lists is fake?"
"That's right, I was the one who was rude, and I have to apologize to Mr. Fang!"
"In my opinion, Mr. Fang is very talented. I think just writing temporary strategies is beyond my reach. Do you think you are right?"
"Yes, that's it! Hahaha..."
After hearing Fang Zhengzheng say that he would definitely pass the literary test, all the talented people couldn't help but laugh. Their expressions looking at Fang Zhengzheng were full of ridicule.
"Do it!" Fang Zhengzheng pointed his middle finger directly at the talented people around him, and then looked at Yan Xiu, meaning to quickly tell me what happened in the court recently.
Yan Xiu understood immediately, thought for a moment, looked around again, and finally said one word.
"work!"
"Work? Got it." Fang Zhengzheng nodded.
Although he has not been too concerned about the affairs of the court in the past two years, he roughly knows that there have not been many wars in the Great Xia Dynasty in the past two years.
Although the demon clan has made some small moves over the years, after all, the demon clan's affairs have lasted for thousands of years, and it is not something that can be solved by a single policy statement.
Then, this policy has nothing to do with war.
The six departments also represent national policies.
If there is no war, naturally it is not the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Personnel, which controls the official positions of the world, generally does not appear in policy discussions. The Ministry of Households controls money and food. Since there is no war, money and food will not be a big problem.
The rest is punishment, etiquette, and work.
In troubled times, heavy codes are used, but now that we are not in troubled times, the Ministry of Punishment can be discarded.
The last remaining work and etiquette, anyone who knows a little bit about it will guess that it is the Ministry of Work.
The Ministry of Industry is in charge of construction projects. In recent years, there have been occasional droughts in the Daxia Dynasty. This is something that both Beishan Village and Nanshan Village are deeply aware of.
After a few years, only Beishan Village among the eight townships in the ten miles was relatively wealthy. Villages like Nanshan Village and Dongxihe Village were all miserable.
Although Yan Xiu only said the word "work", he almost gave Fang Zhengzheng some questions.
When the other talented people heard Yan Xiu's words, they were all stunned for a moment and wanted to say something, but in the end they still couldn't find anything to say.
After all, a word "" is really nothing.
"Even if I know it's related to work, what can I do?"
"That's right, just knowing the questions and not preparing for them will still make it impossible to pass the literary test!"
"The imperial examination is not that simple. There are nearly two hundred candidates who participated, and only the top ten were selected. I don't believe that he can really write any earth-shattering strategies in such a short period of time!"
After the talented people finished speaking, they left one after another and no longer gathered around Fang Zhengyi and Yan Xiu. However, they still looked at Fang Zhengyi and Yan Xiu from time to time, fearing that Yan Xiu would tell Fang Zhengyi the strategy in private.
Fang Zhengzheng no longer paid attention to the talented people around him, but began to concentrate on thinking about where to start this policy about work.
Think about it and think about it...
He finally discovered the problem. Damn it, am I completely unfamiliar with the history and geography of the Great Xia Dynasty? ! To be continued.