Government examination
In the early morning, it was slightly white and the fog was still there. Not far away, a boat sailed slowly in the river. Pei Ziyun held a lantern and an examination basket and headed towards the examination room of the government examination.
"The seven counties in this prefecture, line up according to the county, no noise!" Three muffled cannons were heard faintly in the college, and there were soldiers lined up, and someone shouted.
When Da Xu established the system, the county school was called Xueshe, the government was called College, the province was called Gongyuan, and the central government was called Xuegong.
Changzhou Mansion Academy has its own system. It is cold in the early morning, and there are seven corridors under the stars. They are all blocked by wooden fences. Candidates are waiting in line with examination baskets.
Pei Ziyun found his own gate in Jiangping County and saw a group of people standing in darkness with lanterns in their hands. Someone said: "Brother Pei, you are here!"
Pei Ziyun took a look and saw that the person speaking was Tang Zhen, but the two boys around him, Wang and Li, snorted coldly and remained silent.
Pei Ziyun didn't take it seriously either. He greeted Tang Zhen and smiled and said nothing to the two boys Wang and Li. A few days ago, these three people invited him to a literary meeting. Pei Ziyun saw that the exam was approaching, so he refused. Tang Zhen said nothing. If they really paid it back, these two people would hold a grudge in their hearts.
"With such a big heart and mind, it's no wonder that there are no scholars." Pei Ziyun remembered that these two people still thought that Xuezheng would leak some topics, so he secretly cursed stupidity: "In this scene, how could Xuezheng give instructions on the government examination papers? That's not a professor. With the help of others, it turned out to be a shocking fraud case."
At this moment, the two of them just cupped their hands and chatted for a few words. No one was in the mood to talk and kept silent.
The Daxu system, in which children are examined in the county, scholars are examined in the government, and people are examined in the province, are different from the imperial examinations in Pei Ziyun's original world, but this is normal, and it is strange that they are exactly the same.
To be born as a child is not a matter of merit and does not exempt you from the power. Therefore, the county magistrate leads the county to teach Yu Kao. However, a scholar has a name. According to the Daxu system, he is the prefect, the prefect Xuezheng (the eighth grade), and those sent by the province. The three formed the chief and deputy examiners to supervise, and one government could only take thirty-three, which shows how difficult it is.
"Pengpengpeng!" There was a dull drum.
The fish door slowly opened.
Search of children upon entry.
Pei Ziyun remembered that after passing the county examination and government examination, he thought to himself: "Here he comes!"
They just reported their name, handed over the documents and exam cards. The student first looked at the document identifying the person, and then looked at the portrait. There were words describing the body and appearance underneath.
After confirmation, it is time to check. First check the test basket. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone must be checked. The steamed buns must be torn apart to avoid being entrapped. Pei Ziyun has long been experienced and knows that the food in the examination room must not be too greasy. It is easy to break, but when the examiner tears it open and looks at it, it will be dirty. If you eat it, your stomach will be ruined, so I brought two items: oil cakes and eggs. As for water, it is provided in the examination room.
The next step is to take off your clothes and shoes, and even break up your bun for inspection.
There was a commotion among the candidates, and soon it was Pei Ziyun's turn. After inspection, the school official stamped his seal and shouted: "Take your seat according to your number."
Pei Ziyun got the admission ticket and saw that in addition to his seat number, there was also a half-stamped stamp on the paper. If there was any fraud in the examination room, he would directly hold the responsible examiner accountable.
To enter the hotel, you need to find your own room. The rooms are rows of small rooms connected together, and there is also a row on the opposite side. There is a distance of five meters between the two rows. No matter how good your eyesight is, you can't see the opposite side.
There is a couch, a table, and a stool inside. On the table are three candles and a pen wash filled with water.
"Hey, the conditions are better than the county exam. There is one more bed."
Probably the county examination lasts only one day, the provincial examination lasts two days, and it is said that the provincial examination lasts three days.
Pei Ziyun put all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table. Opposite him was a young man in his mid-twenties. As the candidates finished entering, the prefect lectured, and the examiners inspected. When everything was completed, the cloud board rang, and the clerk handed out the papers. Down.
Pei Ziyun took the test questions and saw that in addition to the test questions, there was a stack of white paper as a draft. Pei Ziyun lit a candle. It was just dawn and the room was still dark. He quickly read the test paper from beginning to end and found that there were no questions. Only when it is unclear and there are no mistakes or omissions can I feel relieved.
This is a past life experience. If there is a problem, it must be raised quickly and the paper can be changed. But if it is delayed, it will not work. Who knows what will happen.
After reading it, I thought to myself: "It's much more difficult than the county exam."
In the county examination, Mo Yi and Tie Jing accounted for a large proportion.
Mo Yi is a fill-in-the-blank question. Needless to say, Tie Jing is a dictation question. The examiner selects a page from the scripture, extracts a line from it and prints it on the test paper. Based on this line of text, the examinee has to fill in the context associated with it. .
In the government examination, there are still Mo Yi and Tie Jing, but there is only one roll of paper. Mo Yi has only five lines and Tie Jing has twenty lines. The ratio has dropped a lot. The test is memory. The original owner's memory is not bad, and it has been passed by the old scholar. Wen Si, Pei Ziyun memorized the book very well, so there was no doubt about it.
Then there is clear calculation and clear laws.
"Oh, is this Xu Dynasty more practical than my original ancient dynasty!"
Mingshu means arithmetic, and Minglu means understanding basic legal provisions. Although the proportion is not large, it also shows that the objects of examination are not limited to the Four Books and Five Classics.
"But it's not a problem for me!" Forget about arithmetic, this Ming Law is also a memory problem, and the original owner's memory solved it.
"Let's settle these first!"
At this time, the sky was already getting bright. When I looked up, I saw that the student opposite was slow in making preparations and didn't know whether he should do the questions. So he smiled, sharpened his pen and ink, and immediately started writing on the manuscript, including Mo Yi, Tie Jing, Ming Shu, and Minglu filled in the blanks, completed it, and checked it again before writing it word by word in the original manuscript.
"For this kind of exam, whoever can write directly on the manuscript without thinking is either a genius or an idiot." After completing this question, Pei Ziyun breathed a sigh of relief and felt that his back was a little sweaty. He took out the towel and wiped it, and found that the young man opposite him looked a little pale and looked exhausted.
"Ah, it's noon." In a blink of an eye, it was noon. Pei Ziyun drank some water, ate some pancakes, peeled another egg, and ate a piece of salty lean meat. There was no temperature at this time, but he couldn't ask for more. After eating and taking a break, I looked at the big question below.
"The following is the meaning of the scripture, the key points, and there are three questions!"
The so-called meaning of the classics is a discussion around the meaning of the book. Pei Ziyun read the first question: "It's so dang that the people can't name it; it's so lofty that it has success, and it's so brilliant that it has articles."
"This question is quite satisfactory!" Pei Ziyun thought to himself. This is what Confucius praised Yao in "The Analects of Confucius: Tai Bo", saying that Yao was a great person.
But with the skills of an old scholar, he immediately had the answer.
"The core of this question is to praise the achievements of ancient sages and sages. The first paragraph is to quote scriptures and point out what Yao did and which sages he used to achieve great achievements."
"The implication is that the great ancestor of this dynasty was wise and mighty. He showed his loyalty by the way and said that he would also encourage and assist the saints."
With this argument, the problem is solved: "Just do it in one go!"
The topic should be concise and concise, and the article should be eloquent and majestic. Pei Ziyun just thought about it and wrote it down in one go!
After you finish writing, put the draft aside and look directly at the next question.
"Therefore, if there is no great reason for the old, then we will not abandon it. If there is no need, we should prepare it for one person!"
The meaning of this question is very clear. It is Zhou Gong telling his son Boqin, who was granted a title in the state of Lu, that if his old friends and ministers have not made any serious mistakes, they should not abandon them and do not seek perfection from others.
When Pei Ziyun saw this question, he couldn't help but slap his forehead. There was a loud "snap", which attracted the people on the opposite side to look over, and even the patrolman came over.
"Don't be complacent, don't be complacent." The old scholar was at home. He didn't pass the exam. He was only thinking about not abandoning them and not demanding full blame from the superiors. I don't know how many times I wrote this topic. I can just plagiarize it to ensure literary talent.
He was so lucky that he could burst into tears. As soon as Pei Ziyun read the title, he had several articles in his mind, and he couldn't stop writing it. Write down one article without adding any extra points, and it can be said to be completed in one go.
After drying the ink, Pei Ziyun couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, thinking to himself: "I didn't spend much effort on this article, it's just that it was a bit tiring to write by hand."
Just like before, put the draft aside and look at the third question now.
"Water, fire, metal, wood, earth, and grain are all cultivated!"
"The postponed question is indeed the most difficult." Pei Ziyun frowned and analyzed that this question is somewhat difficult and comes from "Shang Shu Dayu Mo".
"Water can irrigate, fire can cook, metal can cut, wood can grow, soil can reproduce, and grain can nourish. These are called the "six mansions", which are used by nature to nourish all things."
"These can be extended to "if the farming season is not violated, the grain cannot be eaten", which discusses the way to focus on agriculture and governance, and further extend to "virtue is only good governance, and governance is to support the people." The virtue of the saint is reflected here, this is "Only repair". "
Pei Ziyun finished the topic, pondered for a moment, and then continued to write. This time the speed was not that fast, but not slow either. He finished writing straight away, rubbed his eyes, and realized that it was already dusk.
Pei Ziyun felt dizzy and his clothes were soaked with sweat. He laid the draft paper flat without copying. The sky was completely dark, so he lit candles. The smell of candles was everywhere in the examination room, and the clerks also lit the candles one by one. Lighting torches inside.
The examiner, with his hands behind his back, slowly walked past with a group of examiners. Pei Ziyun was already hungry at this time, so he didn't care and just wolfed down the food. The examiner looked at it a few times and couldn't help but smile.
Pei Ziyun lowered his head and meditated. When the examiner finished patrolling this road, Pei Ziyun calculated the time. Today was only the first night, so the writing could wait until tomorrow. After seeing that all the papers were dry, he folded them, blew out the candles, and lay down. On the wooden couch, he put a thin blanket on his body.
Before going to bed, I glanced at the other side and found that the young man was still writing questions in the candle, so I closed my eyes and fell asleep to the sound of the paper flipping on the opposite side.
"It's different with plum blossoms." I don't know why, maybe it's a side effect of receiving something to entrust in the dream. In short, as long as you want to sleep, you will fall asleep with just a few breaths. This time, even in the examination room, it is the same. Within a few minutes of lying down, he began to purr slightly.
At this time, the examiner happened to come over again. He was speechless when he saw it. The atmosphere in the examination room was tense. At night, although some people knew how to keep their spirits up, most of them were tossing and turning and shaking the bed. It was really strange that this kid slept so peacefully. Know whether you are confident or broken.
(End of chapter)