Chapter 40 Fishing Questions
"when!"
As the bells and chimes rang, the gate of the government school slowly opened, and six corridors were blocked by wooden fences, leading to the government door. The candidates from the six counties checked their credentials and searched their bodies. There were also many programs that should be available, so they entered one by one.
Xiao Ye and the other two separated. After saying goodbye, they went to find their own exam positions.
In terms of scale, the prefecture school is several times more than that of county school. Rows of compartments are enough to accommodate more than 2,000 candidates, each with a radius of 1.5 meters, more than one person is enough to accommodate. There are also several short couches, three candles and a brush with clear water on the table. There are toilets in the curtain, which are far superior to the county test.
The ranking of the public school is still based on the twelve heavenly stems, and may be ranked high in the county examination. This time, Xiao Ye ranked first in District B.
After sitting down, Xiao Ye spread out his pen and ink, grind the ink again, and waited patiently.
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
"Dong!"
The drums sounded, and the atmosphere in the examination room was solemn. Some officials held test bags one by one and distributed papers by number. Each candidate had to check that the seal was intact and then signed and confirmed before they could get the test papers.
Xiao Ye carefully checked it and signed the name on the form.
After the clerk left, he opened the exam bag and the four test papers, namely the classical meaning, historical theory, policy theory and test-posting poems. There is no meaning, and there is another stack of manuscript paper.
Xiao Ye checks the test paper first. If there are any vague or missed mistakes, he should immediately ask to change the paper. He will not be allowed after half an hour.
After the inspection was completed and confirmed that it was correct, Xiao Ye spread out the first volume and looked carefully.
To be honest, the prefecture test is much more difficult than the county test. In addition to the trial test, there are three questions in each volume, a total of nine questions, and three questions are answered every half day, and the time is still very tight.
The first question of the classics made Xiao Ye’s eyebrows slightly twist.
Is it because of a man who is inferior to a bird? The poem says: King Mumuwen.
This is a composing question. The first half of the sentence comes from "The Great Learning": When you stop, you know where you stop, you can be inferior to a bird.
The second half of the sentence comes from the Book of Songs: King Mumuwen, Yu Jixi Jingzhi.
Is it necessary to get a scholar exam so difficult?
Xiao Ye secretly complained and looked at the opposite side.
In the examination room where you can see, every candidate frowns his eyebrows, and some even bites his pen, which is obviously stumped.
In fact, there are routines to carry questions. At first glance, there is no logic to find. However, the original intention of the court to give questions was to select talents, and the court was full of officials, nobles and scholars, so it was impossible to give meaningless test questions, otherwise the Empress Wu would not pass the level of the qualifiers.
Empress Wu worked hard in the early stages, but in the later stages, her energy declined and her physical strength declined, and she became enjoyable.
Xiao Ye's thoughts returned to the test questions. The first half of the sentence was followed by the yellow bird in the barbarian yellow bird, which ended in the corner of the hill. The whole text means the chirping yellow bird, which only resides on the hills. Therefore, Confucius was inspired by the feeling: the yellow bird lives on the hills, knows where he should be. Is it better for a bird? It is extended to mean that people are more valuable than others.
And the next sentence, King Mumuwen and Yu Jixi Jingzhi mean the dignified and dignified King Wen of Zhou, whose virtues are respectable.
This is interesting!
The titles issued by the court must be published by Empress Wu to read and criticize. The first sentence is that people are aware of it, and it implies that Empress Wu is content with the position of the empress. After the emperor dies, he will hold the crown prince Li Dan to the throne. The latter sentence praises King Wen of Zhou and expresses his good wishes to Li Dan.
If I hadn't known the character of Empress Wu, Xiao Ye might have believed it. This was clearly a fishing question, not one-sided fishing, but two-sided fishing.
If you follow the title and praise the Martial Empress as the title is, it is obviously not in line with the original intention of Empress Wu. However, if you advise Empress Wu to be in charge of the reign of the dynasty, you will be in an unfavorable situation. Therefore, while praising the Martial Empress Wu, you should secretly express your intention to support Empress Wu's regent.
Xiao Ye's heart moved. Since he mentioned King Wen of Zhou, I solved the problem from King Wen of Zhou. King Wen of Zhou's mother was virtuous and kind, so there was a wise king like King Wen of Zhou. If the son was not filial, the responsibility should not be borne by the mother. Because the son did not teach him, the father's fault and Li Dan was not talented, it was Li Zhi's fault. Li Zhi was seriously ill and was about to die, so naturally his mother came forward to clean up the mess.
"Si Qi Daren, the mother of King Wen, Si Mei Zhou Jiang, the wife of the Jingshi, Da Si Si Huiyin, and Bai Si's man..."
With the idea of solving the problem, Xiao Ye wrote as if he had the help of a god. He wrote hundreds of words in one go. He checked it again and confirmed that it was correct and there was no taboo before he copied it on the test paper.
The remaining two questions are all elegant words, Mr. Ye!
Be virtuous!
After careful consideration, Xiao Ye began to solve the problem by confirming that these two questions were not suspected of fishing or trapping.
The test of the child is the foundation, while the test of the student involves the principles, principles and historical theories, which can be further explained. Xiao Ye is like a horse with a reincarnation, with a wild mind and a vivid understanding flowing through it. From time to time, there are finishing touches, which enhance the overall pattern of the article.
When the first volume of the sutra was completed, Xiao Ye was still not satisfied with his intentions, his thoughts were like a spring, and his literary talent was completely inspired. At that time, it was already noon, and the officials sent food, each of them had two vegetarian dough cakes, without any oil stars, and a bowl of water.
This is not that the school is reluctant to spend money, but that it is the best way to prevent diarrhea from getting into trouble so as to avoid problems.
Fortunately, Xiao Ye was not picky about food, so he slowly finished the two dry cakes in clean water. He was not in a hurry to make the next test paper, but narrowed his eyes slightly and calmed his energy secretly. He had to suppress his current impetuous state and make a test paper in a blank paper state.
Gradually, I entered a state of forgetting things and forgetting each other. My spirit seemed to be rising infinitely. In a blink of an eye, I was already in a huge temple with a middle-aged man sitting upright on the high platform.
Inexplicably, Xiao Ye knew that this person was Emperor Wenchang Jun. He wanted to bow down, but he couldn't continue, as if he had no body, but was just a spiritual consciousness, and he was watching with a pure cold eyes.
On both sides of the Emperor Wenchang, more than ten men with tall crowns and broad belts were Zhang Liang, and Zhang Yu, a native of Shu in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This man died in a battle against the Former Qin Dynasty and was named a god after his death. There was also Zhang Zhong, a famous minister of the Western Zhou Dynasty. This man was a hero who assisted King Xuan of Zhou in the revival, as well as more than ten people including King Liang Lu Guang, Zhuge Liang, etc.
Below the hall was more than 2,000 students with expressionless faces and writing at their desks. Some of them had already finished writing and stood still. Suddenly, Xiao Ye saw himself.
Every student who has finished the first volume will take the test paper away by the Yellow Turban Strongman and present it to the gods to recite.
Xiao Ye noticed that every time he read a test paper, the corresponding students would have literary spirits, more or less, and there were even people who had no literary spirit at all, and the gods would not dislike reading these non-literate articles.
It is obvious that the gods here are not real gods, but divine clones. I am afraid that this is how literary spirit comes from.
“Eh?”
Zhuge Liang read Chen Zi'ang's article.
Xiao Ye couldn't help but listen, and looked at Chen Zi'ang's literary spirit again. He saw that he was circling and rising, quickly reaching the fourth level, and constantly climbing, circling at the peak of the fourth level, and accumulating momentum. With every word, the literary spirit was ready to move.
"Therefore, the Master said: How great is the question! Etiquette is not only about extravagance, but also about frugality, but also about frugality."
"boom!"
Chen Zi'ang's literary spirit broke through the fourth grade and reached the fifth grade level.
Chapter completed!