When the first ray of sunshine rose in the sky, the strong bells rang through the examination room, indicating that the examination room was closed and those who could not enter the examination room in time would not be able to take the imperial examination.

Fortunately, the students all knew the importance of the imperial examination, so they lined up early to enter the examination room, and no one was absent.

All candidates entering the examination room are not allowed to set foot in the examination room from this moment on until the end of the examination. Even if they are casual, they can only take place in the examination room.

There is a cold-faced soldier guarding every ten meters outside the examination room. Anyone who dares to interfere with the imperial examination will be ruthlessly suppressed.

All the examiners have already thought that because there are more than 100,000 imperial examination students, there are also a lot of examiners, hundreds of them. They will be with the candidates during the next three days of examination, and will also patrol the examination room from time to time.

As for whether a hundred examiners can secure such a huge examination room, it is certainly possible. It should be noted that none of these examiners is lower than the late Xiantian cultivation level. It does not take much time to walk around the entire examination room using Qinggong.

There is a high platform at the front of the examination room, which is enough for the examiner to have a panoramic view of the examination room.

Because the examination rooms are all facing the high platform, the students can see the examiners. Many of them have expectations and longing in their eyes. Now they are candidates, but after this imperial examination, once they are on the list, they may also be examiners in the future.

one of them.

For most students, the imperial examination is an opportunity to change their destiny. If they advance, they will be in the court and be worshiped by others, but if they retreat, they will be in vain after many years of hard work and have to fight again next time.

Among all the examiners, the most eye-catching one is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xia Tao. He is wearing a golden robe with a fiery red bird pattern embroidered on it. This kind of clothing is very elegant.

Dali takes Li as its country name and Li as fire, so Dali is a country of fire and virtue, and the prince cannot wear dragon robes, so he should wear red bird robes.

As the crown prince, Xia Tao is the center of attention, and every move attracts attention. After all, if nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next king of Dali, and everyone will be his subjects by then.

He was serious about his speech, and whether it was because of the royal etiquette or because of his change in status, the majesty of his self-possessed person became stronger and stronger day by day.

In front of the public, the candidates should be the last ones, because many candidates are participating in the Jinshi imperial examination for the first time, so the examiner stood up to announce the order of the examination room, which is nothing more than some rules not to disrupt the examination room and cheat. It is a cliché, and the punishment is extremely serious. Listen

Many candidates did not dare to take any chances.

However, the imperial court was not so unkind. If someone voluntarily gave up the imperial examination or suffered a serious illness, they could say hello and leave without disturbing the examination room, but then the imperial examination would have nothing to do with them.

After all the rules were explained clearly, His Royal Highness Prince Xia Tao looked at the examination room and said loudly: "Praise to the sages, civilized and youthful pen and ink are fragrant. I hope you will write beautiful articles and be on the list. After ten years of hard work, I will be rewarded. Exam papers will be distributed and the examination will begin."

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Dangdangdang~

After he finished speaking, three bells rang in succession, and the imperial examination officially began. Many oxcarts slowly drove in and began to distribute examination papers.

What I have to mention is that in the entire examination room, except for the candidates and examiners, the guards guarding and the people who ordered the examination papers were all illiterate, which eliminated the possibility of fraud to the greatest extent. These people were even banned from taking part in the imperial examination if they were sure to do so.

Contact anyone.

The Jinshi Examination is different from the previous exams. It no longer tests basic things. It tests the ability to govern the country. Rote memorization of things is of little use in the Jinshi Examination.

With the same question, more than 100,000 candidates have to write Huaer to stand out and compete for 300 Jinshi places. You can imagine how difficult it is.

After Yunjing entered the examination room, he first carefully checked the four treasures of the study that had been prepared in the examination room to prevent defective items from affecting the examination. If they were discovered early, they could be replaced in time. Fortunately, that did not happen.

The Four Treasures of Study provided by the imperial court are naturally not good things. The most common ones on the market can be considered inferior. Using such Four Treasures of Study to write for imperial examinations is in a sense a test of candidates' skills. After all, it is not something they are comfortable with. Some people

I'm afraid I'm not used to it and may even be unable to perform to my own level.

Yun Jing doesn't care, no matter how bad the thing is, it won't affect his performance. Take the brush as an example, as long as it has hair, it won't be a big problem even if it has no hair...

While waiting quietly, he soon got his exam papers and a stack of a hundred pieces of writing paper.

When he got the test paper, even if he was in the mythical realm, he couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He read it carefully several times. Are you sure it's not targeting me?

If the test papers were not the same for all candidates, he would probably find an opportunity to ask the person who asked the question what he meant afterwards.

Because the Jinshi Exam does not test those fancy and basic things, there are very few questions, as few as two questions.

The first test question actually asked the candidates to write a poem!

There are no hard requirements for what kind of poems, candidates can write whatever they want, as long as it is original, and there are no rules for five or seven characters.

However, as we all know, the poetic talent of Yun Jing, who is in the mythical realm, is really unflattering. Even his master Li Qiu said more than once that it would be great if Yun Jing's other talents could be used in poetry.

Yun Jing is really not good at writing poetry. If he doesn't have the talent, he won't have it. It doesn't matter how good his cultivation is.

"So this isn't directed at me?" Yun Jing groaned in his heart. Yun Jing couldn't laugh or cry, and almost felt bad all over.

It’s not that poetry cannot be tested during the Jinshi examination, but there are too few. In the entire Dali Dynasty’s more than 800 years of history, there have been only a handful of times when the Jinshi test for poetry ability was conducted. The most recent one was for the previous emperors.

I only did this because I like poetry and articles. I haven’t taken a poetry exam in more than a hundred years.

When I was taking the imperial examination, I took the poetry test. How could such a coincidence happen? Yun Jing was speechless.

The examination room was quiet, but for many candidates who were interested in poetry, they almost burst into joy. This was to give themselves points, but fortunately they were still restrained.

Of course, every candidate knows that the poetry test in this imperial examination is actually just a supplement. It has little impact on the overall imperial examination results. It can even be said to be dispensable. Even if you write a poem that will be famous throughout the ages, another question will be asked.

If it doesn't work, it will still be off the list.

"There is no limit to the subject matter, you can express yourself freely. Gee, I seriously suspect that it is Mr. Huang's bad taste." Yun Jing grumbled in his heart. Yun Jing did not worry about it so much. He put this question aside for now. He is not good at this, so why waste it?

Time? Let’s solve another question and think about it again. It’s really not feasible for me to teach you a blank question about poetry. It won’t have much impact anyway.

From the beginning to the end, Yunjing has never copied a famous poem from his past life in his memory. He cannot deceive himself if it is not his own. This is one of his bottom lines.

The most important thing in being a human being is sincerity. What does it mean if you even lie to yourself?

Then comes the highlight, the second question that determines success or failure in this imperial examination.

There is only one sentence in the title: "In a house with bare walls, people are safe and warm enough; in a wealthy house, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, but not enough, and troubles are always there."

This sentence is the title of this Jinshi Examination. The meaning it expresses can be understood by anyone who is not an idiot. The general meaning is that even if the family is poor, as long as the person is safe and healthy and has food and clothing, then he will be content, and wealth

The family is already rich and full of children and grandchildren, but they are not satisfied and are often troubled.

The question is just one sentence without any other stipulations. Candidates need to use their talents to write an article based on this sentence. As for whether they can write well and stand out among more than 100,000 candidates, it depends on their own talents.

The topic is simple and easy to understand. It is not difficult to extend it and write an article. What is difficult is to write it brilliantly.

When he saw this question, Yun Jing thought to himself. Sure enough, at the beginning of the year, he guessed that the imperial examination questions would definitely avoid the late Deng Changchun, and now his prediction is correct.

The source of this sentence is a book called "Little Caoju", which was written by Deng Changchun more than a hundred years ago. At that time, he had already entered the mythical realm and was one of the Dali Confucius. The main reason for writing this book is

It is very in-depth in explaining all aspects of the gap between people's wealth.

It can be said that every candidate who took the Jinshi Examination has read this book. After all, this book was a classic left by the living Master a year ago. If you meet the Master one day, you can't know everything about the Master's works.

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After carefully reading the test questions, Yun Jing did not write rashly, but closed his eyes slightly and began to draft. He did not speculate whether the person who asked the question was remembering Master Deng. Although the question was an excerpt from Master Deng's works,

If you deliberately welcome him, you will fall into the inferior position. If you use this to write an article praising Master Deng, the people who will take the exam will probably not even bother to take a second look.

It should be noted that if you stand at the height of the master, you have a broad view of all the people in the world, and what you care about is the inheritance of civilization. If you deliberately praise the virtues of the master, you are afraid that you will come alive and give you a slap. What kind of thing have you learned, and you have just learned to flatter you?

As Yun Jing's thoughts flickered, he had many ideas. It would be a bit petty to write an article about the various states of sentient beings based on the title, and an article about human nature would be a little less interesting.

Various ideas kept appearing, but he eliminated them one by one. Gradually, he came up with an idea. He still didn't rush to write, but perfected the draft according to his own ideas.

Many students in the examination room have already started writing furiously, but Yunjing is not in a hurry.

He spent the whole morning thinking about the draft, and even though the first meal was being handed out in the exam hall, he didn't even start writing.

Naturally, the meal distributed by the imperial court was not a delicacy. It consisted of two steamed buns, a piece of pancake, a plate of side dishes and a bowl of soup. It cannot be said to be unpalatable, but it can only be said to be a bit hard to swallow.

The person distributing the food moved slowly and almost silently. This was to avoid disturbing the candidates' thoughts. He put down the food and went to the next place. As for the tableware, he put it aside after eating. He will do it next time when the food is distributed.

Someone took it away.

Yunjing did not waste the food, and ate it all in a leisurely manner. No matter how difficult it was to swallow, he ate it with gusto. He had lived a hard life, and it was difficult for his family to even eat enough at first. He didn't think that this was already delicious.

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After eating, he put the tableware aside and then began to polish the ink. After finishing, he spread out a piece of paper and started writing the article. It was just a first draft. He was not in a hurry and stopped to think from time to time during the writing process.

Regarding this article, Yunjing starts by saying that people at the bottom are content with what they have, explaining how difficult life is. In many cases, just having enough food and clothing is a luxury.

Yun Jing still has a lot of say in the life of the lower class. He was born in a poor family. Once there was a heavy snowfall in winter, and a hole was dug into his thatched hut. The family had to huddle together for warmth. I can only understand the sadness of it.

Only those who have experienced it will know.

After finding out that it was not easy for the people at the bottom to have enough food and clothing, he further elaborated on the dissatisfaction of wealthy people, and how human nature's greed never ends, wishing to take advantage of all the benefits in the world.

Poverty and wealth, two attitudes towards life, are immediately highlighted when compared with each other.

Of course, this is just the beginning. It can even be said that it is just an extension of the topic. It has not even started the main topic. It just uses this contradiction as a starting point to extend the next main topic.

The cloud scene at the beginning is described in less than a hundred words.

Then the content took a turn for the worse. He used a questioning tone in the article, asking whether it was the poor who wanted food and clothing, or the rich who were dissatisfied and pursued further, under what circumstances would they pursue these things?

The answer is that only when the environment is stable will we pursue these things!

This kind of self-questioning and answering is the core point of Yunjing's article.

Whether poor or rich, everyone has pursuits, and there is nothing wrong with that. But if the environment is unstable and life is on the line, how can you still have the mood to think about those things?

People only have pursuits when they are alive.

The most basic condition for survival is the stability of the family and the country.

Only when you have a country can you have a family. The country is in turmoil, wars continue, and the people are in dire straits. Even the most basic conditions for survival are gone. How can there be any pursuit?

After the core points of the article were pointed out, Yunjing began to elaborate on various aspects surrounding the stability of his family and country.

The country wants stability, the country is rich and the people are strong. When the country is strong, it will naturally not be bullied. Otherwise, everything is empty talk. Being weak is the original sin, and the weak will be beaten. If you try to stabilize others, they will not let you get what you want.
To be continued...