Shen Tang was suspicious: "Family background can be checked in the genealogy of the place of origin, literary rank can be checked by the literary seal, 'talent' can be tested, but 'character' is too subjective. Everyone's three views are slightly different. The same person doing the same thing may be evaluated at two extremes in the eyes of different people. I don't know if there is any assessment method that can even measure this..."
This selection method has serious problems.
As for the "character" item, you can tell at first glance that it is used to exploit loopholes.
“Talent” depends on one’s own ability, but “character” depends on the examiner.
On the surface, the banner of "fairness and justice" is raised, but the executors are not saints, and anyone who is not perfect can be exploited. If there is a benefit, who would not stick to their own family
Relying on blood ties and working together, the small group will naturally grow bigger and bigger, and its position in the court will become more and more solid.
Human hearts are greedy, and their desires will expand infinitely.
The higher the status and the greater the power, the greater the desire will be. From the initial "it would be great if I could enter the official career", it evolves to "it would be great if I could climb higher", then to "it would be great if I could be the highest official in the country", and finally to "it would be great if my descendants could be rich and prosperous". The appetite will only get bigger and bigger.
Just thinking about that scene makes me feel like the court is doomed.
As expected, the Xin Kingdom was finished.
Qishan: "There is a path to the mountain of books through diligence, and there is a boat to the boundless sea of learning through hard work. Young Master Shen should be very familiar with this sentence."
Shen Tang nodded.
She was certainly no stranger.
Five out of ten slogans on the blackboards in school classrooms are this one. The motto is, as long as you don't die from studying, you should study hard. Shen Tang's memories before school told her that they were boring.
"Then what?"
Shen Tang asked.
Suddenly thinking of the fantasy setting of this world that does not follow science, the corners of my mouth twitched slightly: "Could it be that there really is a mountain of books and a sea of knowledge?"
Qishan nodded.
Shen Tang: “…”
Why are recommendation quotas so precious
Because it is not only a ticket for white-clad students to enter officialdom, but also a precious opportunity to enter the "holy land of mountains and seas".
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a holy place in the heart of every literary scholar. If you are lucky, you can even achieve a complete transformation.
Qishan: "Why else is the national seal so important?"
Shen Tang: “…”
This has a part in the national seal
Not only that, but it's also very tight.
As mentioned before, the Great Seal is made from fragments of a shooting star.
Each fragment of the shooting star records vast and profound words, and even the king can only dig out and copy part of it.
How to get the rest out
Of course, you have to go into the "Holy Land of Mountains and Seas" and bring it out!
"Under normal circumstances, a person can only enter once in his lifetime!"
Shen Tang complained: "Normally, they are aimed at ordinary people. Those guys with cheats will definitely go more than once!"
Qi Shan said: "Almost the same, for example, Chu Wuhui."
Shen Tang: “…???”
Qi Shan explained: "For those who have entered the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land', a special mark will appear on their Wenxin seal. With this mark, they cannot enter a second time. His Wenxin was condensed twice, and his Wenxin seal is clean, so he can go again."
That's the theory.
If Chu Wuhui could save his dignity...
Shen Tang: "... So the more people there are, the better."
It turns out that the cheater is right next to her!
"Not really. It takes a lot of national luck to open the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land' once. The more people enter, the more national luck is required."
Shen Tang muttered to himself—
My goodness, you have to pay for an entrance ticket every time you go in.
It's not free, and the freebie fails.
Shen Tang touched his chin and asked curiously, "Yuan Liang, what does the 'Mountain and Sea Holy Land' you mentioned look like? Countless mountains? A vast sea?"
How are students assessed after entering
Hiking in the morning and swimming in the afternoon
Do I need to bring a lot of white paper to copy when I go in
Qi Shan was in a trance for a moment, and he caught a glimpse of the county governor who was looking down, thinking about something. He pursed his lips and said, "There are two gates in the holy land, one leading to the 'Book Mountain' and the other leading to the 'Sea of Learning'. The 'Book Mountain' is endless, and it is rumored that there are more than a thousand of them..."
Shen Tang was surprised: "More than a thousand seats?"
so much
Qi Shan continued, "There is a huge plaque hanging on the top of each mountain, with the words 'Confucianism', 'Fa', 'Taoism', or 'Mo' written on it... The mountains vary in size, and most of them are shrouded in black and white ink. No one knows how high they are..."
Only where predecessors have stepped, the black and white literary aura that shrouds that area will dissipate. Every blade of grass, every flower, and even the soil under the feet and the gravel on the roadside are made up of spiritual words. The energy of heaven and earth is so rich that it turns into mist.
Every breath is a cleansing.
The higher you go in the mountain of books, the richer the energy of heaven and earth becomes.
There are too many secrets in the "Holy Land of Mountains and Seas". Even though countless men of letters and literati have set foot here over the past two hundred years, most of the "Book Mountains" have not even lit up the plaques suspended on the top of the mountains.
As for the "sea of learning"...
Qi Shan: "It is an ocean of spiritual words. Scholars who enter it will be impacted by the waves. Each impact is a different 'sandbox battlefield'. The winner can continue to impact the waves, and the loser will be sent out. There is also an interesting rumor about the 'sea of learning'. It is said that there was a person who impacted the waves 66 times in a row..."
Ordinary students will be considered qualified if they can complete 12 tasks.
More than 20 of the best...
Before 66 appeared, the highest record was 36.
That guy doubled the record at once.
It’s not that he is so powerful, but that he is so lucky. As soon as he entered the "Sea of Learning", he discovered a new literary thought - There will always be a time to ride on the wind and waves, and set sail to cross the vast ocean - he directly turned into a boat in the "Sea of Learning" and set sail to ride the wind and waves.
The other scholars were struggling in the water or being beaten dizzy by the waves of the "ocean of learning"... It's really a typical example of how comparison can make one feel timid.
Shen Tang concluded thoughtfully.
"So, 'the mountain of books' is suitable for those who follow the rules and take steady steps, while 'the sea of learning' is for those who take a gamble and want to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle?"
When luck comes, no one can stop it.
It hit 66 waves and won the title of the most stormy.
Qi Shan said: "This is just on the surface."
The Book Mountain looks stable and safe, but what about the reality
He looked surprisingly calm.
"When I entered Shushan, I was originally with Yuanliang, but Yuanliang believed his sweet talk and was tricked into going to a secret place that no one had ever been to. The three of us were trapped together, and he used the two of us as sacrifices to open the Death Gate, and he escaped from the Life Gate... Yuanliang died at that time. He gave me his only chance of survival, and froze to death in the snow..."
The county magistrate secretly clenched his fists.
Qi Shan said: "I don't even dare to think about it now - how could a living person die in the raging snowstorm? His body was as stiff as ice, and no matter how hard I tried to cover him, he couldn't get warm... And all this, Yan Cheng, you dare to say you didn't know? It was just an accident?"
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