Lin Chengye started writing quickly.
Feng Lin in the back row room couldn't help but chuckled when he got the question.
Xiao Liulang was tutoring Lin Chengye, and he also listened to it. Lin Chengye was afraid of Xiao Liulang, and sometimes he would take the exam paper to show him.
He will memorize the book "The Classic of Filial Piety" once and for all.
It wasn't because the examination room was strictly disciplined that Feng Lin wanted to hum a little tune.
Judging from this exam alone, the difficulty of the questions asked by the examiners can't keep up with the devil's difficulty of Xiao Liulang.
The rest of the candidates are not as calm as the three of them. They really did not expect that this year's exam questions would be beyond the outline, and they would die!
However, the psychological quality of the candidates who can advance to the rural exam is relatively strong. Although they are roaring and roaring in their hearts, they bite the bullet and write on their faces.
This year's autumn tiger is very strong. It was very hot yesterday when it came in, but it was not as hot as today.
The examination room was cramped and cramped, and there was no ventilation. The candidates were sweating profusely shortly after the examination.
The daring candidates start to undress and take off their belts directly. Although it is detrimental to appearance, the discipline in the examination room has always been that as long as you do not cheat, the examiner will not care about your shit or fart.
At noon, the sun shone straight down from the sky, and the temperature in the examination room was much higher. All the examinees felt like they were being roasted on an iron plate.
Finally, a candidate in a provincial capital fainted from heat stroke.
This is the son of a big family. He has never suffered much. Unlike the poor students who often go to work in the fields, he can endure the high temperature.
The invigilator was watching his movements, he had better wake up by himself, otherwise once someone was carried out of the examination room, he would never be able to return to the examination room.
After waiting for a while, the examinee never responded, so the invigilator had to call a guard to take him out to see the doctor.
He woke up as soon as the guards carried the person to the gate of the Gongyuan. He cried and shouted to go back to the exam, but the discipline of the exam room would not make an exception for anyone, not even the prince.
Therefore, the imperial examination has extremely high requirements on candidates in all aspects. Not only the psychological quality is required, but the physical quality must also be good enough, otherwise, it will not be able to withstand such a high-intensity examination.
This little episode also caused great psychological pressure on the rest of the candidates. In addition, the weather was indeed getting hotter and hotter, and everyone felt that their examination room had become a big stove.
Candidates who were reserved at first and refused to undress can't care about anything now, not taking off their panties is the final respect for the examination room!
Xiao Liulang also felt the heat. If it was in the past, he would have fainted from the heat earlier. However, for the past six months, Gu Jiao took him for re-examination every day, and she did not miss a day. Even if she went out to take an exam, she would tell Feng Lin to stare at him.
At first he thought everything she did was in vain, because he couldn't get rid of the shadow in his heart no matter what, he couldn't stand up like a normal person.
It wasn't until now that he understood that her hard work was not in vain, and his body was much stronger.
After another half an hour, the temperature in the examination room reached its peak, and two more candidates fainted from the heat. All the candidates were irritable and dizzy, unable to think normally.
Xiao Liulang took off his coat, but it was still not enough, his eyes suddenly fell on the burden at hand.
He opened the bag, took out the small green bottle that Gu Jiao asked Feng Lin to bring over, and wiped a few drops on his temples and forehead. A cold air spread from his forehead to his whole body, and he was instantly refreshed and his ears and eyes were clear.
All the heat has subsided at this moment, he calmed down and continued to write and do the questions.
The weather didn't get so hot until the sun went down. After the test on this day, all the candidates were paralyzed.
Xiao Liulang, Feng Lin and Lin Chengye were a lot easier than the rest of the candidates because they had the magic medicine given by Gu Jiao.
During the day, everyone has no appetite to eat, and it is cold now, so I finally remembered to eat.
However, what made the candidates collapse was that the weather was too hot, and the dry food they brought in had all gone rotten!
There was a faint sour smell in the examination room, and the invigilator couldn't help pinching his nose.
But soon, a sweet and sour fruity fragrance floated over, it was oranges! Once peeled, you can splatter your hands with orange-scented oil, so fresh!
Gollum~
Some candidates' stomachs growl.
Then everyone started drooling, the oranges were so fragrant, sour and sweet...
Xiao Liulang ate an orange, then took out a piece of jerky and a piece of cake. The cake and the jerky dried out the moisture, and they were not damaged, nor was the pickle.
He ate slowly.
The smell of meat mixed with pickles permeated the entire examination room, and all the examinees collapsed.
The difficult exam questions and the bad weather during the day are already tormenting, so why eat such delicious food in the exam room
Are you really here for the exam
Who would bring such a sumptuous meal to an exam
If it wasn't for chatting in the test room, the candidates would want to shout, "Brother, share with me, and where are you going in the future, I'll cover you!"
Misfortunes do not come singly, how can there be no mosquitoes at night in such a hot weather
The three of Xiao Liulang applied the wind oil essence and slept comfortably all night. When the candidates who had been fighting mosquitoes all night walked out of the examination room, the dark circles under their eyes were almost unstoppable.
Fortunately, there was a heavy rain in the provincial capital on the day I left the examination room, and the weather finally turned cooler.
On the eleventh day, the candidates entered the examination room again.
The second test is the five classics and one, which is an argumentative essay. The number of words for each essay is not high, and it is not less than 300 words. In previous years, people's livelihood and official career were mainly discussed, such as the world's industry and commerce, water conservancy and agriculture, and the division of responsibilities among the six ministries.
This year, it came up with a "On the Advantages and Disadvantages of Cutting Fans", which directly stunned the candidates.
Such a sharp and sensitive question, who is the examiner who is not afraid of death
In Zhao Kingdom, the annual rural examination questions were formulated by the cabinet and then reviewed by the emperor. Only with the emperor's approval would they be packaged and sent to major provincial capitals.
The exam questions issued by the imperial court are all the same, except that some man-made or unexpected situations, such as leaking questions, destroying questions, etc., are not excluded. Therefore, the imperial court often prepares eight sets of questions.
During the exam, the main examiner randomly selects the questions in public, and which set is which set is drawn. So far, there has been no precedent that all provincial capitals have drawn the same set of questions.
Unfortunately, this year the main examiner in the provincial capital drew the most difficult set of questions.
Among this group of candidates, there are people like Xiao Liulang who are taking the first hometown exam, and there are those who have spent most of their lives in the exam and are still taking the exam.
Anyone who has taken the test many times can see that this year's questions are not easy and do not follow the routine...
The examiners over the years have their own preferences, and the candidates will try their best to meet the examiners' preferences when doing questions. This is why every year someone spends a lot of money to inquire about the origins and life stories of the examiners.
But the problem is that cutting down the vassal is not an ordinary people's livelihood issue. It cannot be determined by the examiner's preference, which mainly depends on the attitude of the imperial court.
If the imperial court advocates cutting down the vassal, then the examiner will never give a high score to an examination paper that opposes the cutting of the vassal.
Regarding the recruitment of the Anlin family from the imperial court, the candidates probably still understand the attitude of the imperial court towards the vassal king, and there is absolutely no possibility of cutting the vassal in the past ten years at least.
To be on the safe side, most of the candidates chose to cater to the trend of the court, citing classics and rhetoric about the drawbacks of cutting down the vassal, and vigorously advocating the court's current appeasement policy.
And in a certain examination room, Xiao Liulang did not hesitate to write down the matter of cutting down the domain, it is imperative!
The last one was admission on the 14th, and the exam was held on the 15th, and the exam was Baguwen.
This is Lin Chengye's weakest item. In the child test, he never scored a high score for eight-legged essays. Almost all of them gained fame as a scholar based on the scriptures and essays.
However, this time he looked at the questions on the test paper, and somehow felt that the questions Xiao Liulang gave him were not as tricky as usual.
Moreover, Xiao Liulang taught him some eight-legged prose skills, and also made him memorize a few neatly flattering words. It has no meaning, but it can make the overall style of the article look high-end and atmospheric!
He wrote it smoothly!
After all, it's hydrology!
Rokuro said, hydrology when you don't understand! Don't leave it blank!
Lin Chengye felt that his water was very good this time (he couldn't understand what he was doing), and although he wouldn't get a high score, he probably wouldn't fail like before.
After the three exams were over, the candidates lost a lot of weight in the exam. Manager Zhou was waiting outside the Gongyuan early in the morning.
Seeing the candidates come out one by one, he was worried that his sixth son would die.
Soon, the three of Xiao Liulang came out.
No matter how many people there are, Xiao Liulang is always the one that people notice at first sight.
Guan Zhou saw him beforehand, and then saw Lin Chengye next to him.
Manager Zhou was about to shout "Young Master, you've lost weight", then the words choked in his throat.
Uh... Why does his son seem to have gained weight in the exam
In fact, Lin Chengye wasn't fat, but the three of them seemed fat because all the other candidates had lost weight.
Steward Zhou stepped forward quickly and asked excitedly and anxiously, "How did you do in the test, son? You didn't let me come over for the first two games, and I was suffocated! Can I pass the test? Are the test questions difficult? What should I do? I think everyone's face is not good!"
Lin Chengye said, "Let's go back and talk."
Steward Zhou looked at the candidates on the side and knew that he was overexcited. Where is the place to talk here
He smiled and said to Xiao Liulang and Feng Lin, "Finally finished the exam. The two of you have worked hard these days. My master held a banquet in the mansion, and I asked the two of you to show your respect and follow me to the mansion for a chat."
The Lin family is the richest man in the province, and Feng Lin really wanted to meet the world, but Xiao Liulang refused: "No, we have to go back to the county town. We appreciate the kindness of Mr. Lin, and we will meet again in the future."
"what… "
"what… "
Lin Chengye and Manager Zhou were stunned at the same time.
Especially Lin Chengye.
Although he had expected that Xiao Liulang would have to go back after the exam, he was really surprised at this moment.
The days of tutoring with Xiao Liulang were really the most miserable torture in his life, but it was only when he entered the examination room that he realized that it was his most precious experience.
"You, be late, go. I'll send, you." Lin Chengye was in a hurry and exposed his stuttering problem.
His face changed, and panic flashed in his eyes.
There was nothing strange on Xiao Liulang's face, and his eyes looking at him were as calm and cold as always: "No need, you have been away from home for so long, you should go back and have a look."
Feng Lin was a little surprised. It was the first time he had heard such human words after reuniting with Xiao Liulang for so long.
Thinking about it carefully, he has changed a lot from a year ago.
In the end, Lin Chengye failed to convince Xiao Liulang to go to his house. He could actually feel that his teacher-student relationship with Xiao Liulang was very good. Xiao Liulang was cold, but his heart was not cold, but he did not understand why Xiao Liulang was unwilling to do so. to his house.
Manager Zhou smiled and said: "Liu Gongzi, Miss Biao is here. She said that you have been working hard in the hometown exam and will take you out for a few days!"
Lin Chengye doesn't like that nympho cousin!
Xiao Liulang and Feng Lin returned to the inn.
When going upstairs, Feng Lin asked, "Are we going to wait for the results to come out before leaving?"
It will take half a month for the results to come out.
Xiao Liulang said indifferently: "No, the results will be reported to the county government."
"Alright." Feng Lin nodded. Although he really wanted to know his and Xiao Liulang's achievements as soon as possible, but Xiao Liulang's resigned appearance was clearly homesick, right
Miss the girl.
Hehe, stinky boy.
The two were going to the guest room when they heard the excited voices of the candidates coming from the lobby.
"Hey, have you heard? The capital is going to reopen the Guozijian!"
"Really? Who told you?"
"Do you need to tell me? The imperial list has been posted! It's right at the entrance of the government office. If you don't believe me, you can see it for yourself! Students with excellent grades will have the opportunity to enter the Imperial College after being recommended by the government office. If you are the best, you can move to the Imperial College without a recommendation!"
A student is a scholar. Generally speaking, the junior three yuan can get the opportunity to be recommended. If there is no junior three yuan, there is also a chance to get the desk.
Feng Lin pulled Xiao Liulang's sleeve: "Liulang, you got two desks!"
Although the hospital exam missed the case for some reason, he is still an excellent student!
Feng Lin patted his thigh and said, "Oh, I knew you shouldn't have asked for the thousand taels of silver in the first place, so you have to retake the exam! If you get into the junior sanyuan, you will definitely be able to go to the Imperial College!"
Guozijian is the highest institution of higher learning in the state of Zhao, and students all over the world are proud to be admitted to Guozijian.
Xiao Liulang's expression was very calm.
He stood on the stairs and listened to the heated discussions among the candidates in the lobby.
"But wasn't the Imperial College shut down by His Majesty's own order? Because the youth sacrificed wine was burned to death. Why did it suddenly reopen?"
"It was Master Zhuang who led several ministers of the humerus to kneel outside the Golden Palace. After three days and three nights, he finally moved His Majesty."
"Master Zhuang is really a loyal minister of the State of Zhao. When His Majesty ordered the closure of the Imperial Prison, His Majesty punished those who persuaded him."
"Master Zhuang wasn't punished, right?"
Such a good official for the country and the people, the candidates do not want him to cause trouble.
"How could it be? If it's punished, it won't reopen the Guozijian."
Candidates, your words are my words, and the discussion is in full swing.
Xiao Liulang showed a suspicious and thoughtful look.
He soon lost the mood to listen to the gossip and returned to the house with a blank expression.
Lin Chengye's things have been cleaned up by Steward Zhou, and Xiao Liulang only cleaned up his own things. Steward Zhou of the inn has already settled the room and board, so there is no need for the two of them to pay any more money.
At night, Feng Lin wanted to eat the famous snacks in the provincial capital.
"I've been here for so long, in order not to spoil my stomach and eat all the dishes made in the small kitchen, I'm suffocated!" Feng Lin said aggrieved.
When accompany Xiao Liulang to Fucheng for the exam, Feng Lin had an upset stomach halfway through eating. Although he had antidiarrheal medicine given by Gu Jiao, he was terrified.
The township test is no trivial matter. In order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, they have been quite taboo.
Xiao Liulang happened to want to buy something for his family, so he agreed to Feng Lin.
The streets of the provincial capital are wide and long, and the four carriages driving side by side will not be crowded at all. The shops on both sides are lined up with pedestrians, which is really a bustling scene.
Feng Lin looked at the lanterns in the hawker's hands and said enviously, "The provincial capital is really lively, much more lively than our county town, and the prefectural capital is not so lively."
Xiao Liulang hummed, and gave him a response.
Feng Lin looked forward and said: "You said, what is the capital like? The provincial capital is so lively, will the capital be more lively? Will the streets of the capital be wider and longer than this? There are more carriages? The shops are also bigger. ?"
"Hmm." Xiao Liulang hummed again.
Feng Lin said strangely: "What are you doing? It looks like you've been there! Alas, I really want to go to the capital, I want to go in my dreams, as long as I can go once, I'll die without regrets in my life!"
Xiao Liulang said lightly: "What's so good about the capital? It's just a place of right and wrong."
Feng Lin sighed and shook his head: "You didn't pursue, you don't understand!"
Guozijian is a holy place for all scholars. If Feng Lin used to have only six points of wanting to go to the capital, now he has ten points. If he can enter Guozijian once in his life, it will not be worth his hard work for more than ten years.
However, he still has self-knowledge. With his qualifications, he will not be able to pass the test, and he will not be recommended by the government.
The specialty products of the provincial capital are hemp candy and donkey meat.
Feng Lin was not very interested in sugar, but he was quite greedy for donkey meat. The two came to an old-fashioned donkey meat shop and came with two bowls of donkey meat soup, two donkey meat roasted, and a small bowl of braised donkey meat.
As the saying goes, donkey meat is fragrant and horse meat stinks. If you are killed, you will not eat mule meat. As long as donkey meat is cooked, it can fragrant a whole street.
Feng Lin couldn't wait to taste the braised donkey meat: "Wow, it's delicious!"
Xiao Liulang was taken aback by Gu Jiao's craftsmanship, and at this time he felt that the donkey meat was not bad.
After eating, the two called Xiao Er to settle the bill, but were told that someone had already settled it for them.
"Who is it?" Feng Lin asked. Could it be Lin Chengye? No, isn't that kid going back to the manor? Slip out so soon? And follow them to the donkey butcher shop? Don't eat at the same table with them, only pay secretly
Xiao Er smiled and said, "It's an old man named Liu."
Xiao Liulang's face turned cold.
Feng Lin looked at Xiao Liulang: "Do you know?"
Xiao Liulang said indifferently: "I don't know."
Xiao Er smiled again: "Master Liu said that he set up a small banquet in Zuiyun Tower to entertain Young Master Xiao and your friends. I implore Young Master Xiao to honor your face."
"Ah, what's the matter with me, it turns out to be another master who wants to get to know you." Xiao Liulang's mansion's Baguwen was too good. Along the way, he met many people who wanted to make friends. Feng Lin naturally thought that This Master Liu is also one of them.
"Are you going?" Feng Lin asked.
"No." Xiao Liulang stood up, "Let's go, go back to the inn."
"Oh."
The two went to the inn to stay for one night, and the next day they planned to go to the car dealership to hire a useful carriage, and when they arrived at the door, they saw a man dressed as a servant waiting outside with a smile: "May I ask if it's Young Master Xiao and Young Master Feng? My master has prepared a car to send the two sons back to the county seat."
"Who is your master?" Feng Lin asked.
"My master's surname is Liu." The servant replied.
Feng Lin muttered, "Isn't he the one from yesterday?"
Feng Linchao glanced at the other party's carriage, it was more luxurious than the Lin family's carriage! This Mr. Liu has a lot of background!
"No." Xiao Liulang refused without thinking.
Feng Lin: "..."
Great!
Talented and capricious!
The two hired the fastest carriage, which cost twice as much as other carriages, and went non-stop towards the county seat.
Lin Chengye left the Lin house early in the morning. He planned to send Xiao Liulang and Feng Lin for a ride, but he was in vain.
He sighed, I don't know if I can see you again in this life
At the end of the township examination, the inner curtain officials began to mark the papers.
There are twelve inner curtain officers in groups of four. One test paper is jointly reviewed by four inner curtain officers. Those with little disagreement will be counted as the total score. Those that are too controversial will be presented to the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner. In front of the examiner, the two will decide again.
In the first test of three classics and five-character eight-rhyme poems, the correct rate and handwriting of the main test were either high accuracy rate but not good handwriting in previous years, or excellent handwriting but the accuracy rate was not as good as another candidate.
This year's situation is a bit special, and some candidates have handed in a perfect answer sheet!
A good question is not to say, and the words are written so that everyone is ashamed.
A well-deserved first.
"This year's "Book of Filial Piety" has stumped a lot of candidates." An inner curtain official smiled and said with emotion, "Except for the one just now, I have never seen the second one who wrote the entire "Book of Filial Piety" correctly. Huh? Wait."
As soon as he finished speaking, he found another very excellent answer sheet. Although it was not a good word, it was much stronger than the previous review, especially the "Book of Filial Piety", he wrote it all right!
The inner curtain official opposite him said: "It's a coincidence, I also have someone who wrote the "Book of Filial Piety" correctly."
The two smiled at each other.
This year's candidates... Surprise surprise.
However, when I read the second test paper, the atmosphere became tense.
The vassal kings have always been the confidants of the imperial court. They are either the strong dragons who once occupied one side and were given the title of vassal kings by the imperial court, or the fiefdoms with royal blood.
The former has military power, the latter has blood, and proper confidants are in serious trouble.
As the saying goes, how can others sleep soundly on the side of the couch? It's just that the court does not have enough strength to kill these vassal kings, so most officials in the court do not advocate cutting vassal states.
Xuanping Houfu has always been at odds with Zhuang Taifu, but on the issue of cutting the vassal, the opinions of the two families are surprisingly consistent.
No one knew that the exam questions were actually given by the emperor himself.
The emperor just wanted to hear the voices of the people, and wanted to see what kind of foresight and disposition the students of Zhao Kingdom under his governance had, and the result was a lot of rainbow farts!
However, among the rainbow farts, there is one person with excellent literary talent. Although he does not advocate cutting vassals, he is not catering to the trend of the imperial court. Instead, he analyzes the pros and cons of the current situation in the entire Zhao Kingdom, and analyzes the possible effects of cutting vassals in the short term. the consequences, and how to obtain a win-win situation from the economy and agriculture under the appeasement policy.
This is an article that amazes all inner curtain officials.
Not surprisingly, the first of the second game is it!
However, soon, an examiner found another article that advocated cutting down the fan.
Why didn't this guy go directly to the Golden Palace to scold the emperor and civil and military officials
However, scolding is fierce, and the reason for the analysis is not at all faulty.
When I originally read that article, I thought that the two sides could cooperate for a win-win situation or a new way out, but after reading this article advocating cutting down the vassal, I instantly felt that it was trying to get skin from a tiger!
If you don't cut down the vassal, Zhao Guo will be finished!
"Mum..." The deputy examiner pinched the cold sweat on his forehead and suddenly felt that Zhao Kingdom was in danger!
Is Zhao Kingdom really in danger right now
Not also.
It’s just that it’s not necessarily after a few decades. This candidate has included all the crises in the next few decades in a small essay, so that everyone can feel the consequences and fears of not cutting the vassal. .
The power of this son is evident!
From the perspective of literary literacy and writing ability, this candidate won. The question is, do they dare to rate this "alarmist" or even outrageous article as the first
If this is stabbed in front of the emperor, and the emperor is angry, who can stand it
The emperor just wanted to see the hearts of the candidates, not really want to listen to someone to scold him.
The inner curtain officers hesitated.
"Let's put it aside for now," the chief examiner said.
It was released for a long time, and even the eight-legged essays in the third game have been revised, and it has not yet been determined who should win the first two essays.
A wave of quizzes with prizes: Is Rokuro Township the first place
A: Yes
B: No
(End of this chapter)