Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 172 Imperial Examination Three Yuan

On the first day of August in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, the Enke examination began.

The vast Gongyuan was empty, with only one corner occupied by more than 800 candidates.

They held their breath and concentrated, sitting upright, as if they were facing a formidable enemy and walking on thin ice. Waiting for the emperor's examination questions, I hope in my heart that this special imperial examination will make me stand out.

Lu Mou went to Xihaizi and asked his father for advice. This is the rule.

Chongzhen, who was seriously ill, got up with difficulty and asked the eunuch and the palace maid to change his formal clothes. Clean your hands, burn incense, close your eyes and pray. Then he sat upright and lifted the ink pen, feeling as heavy as a mountain.

Thinking of last year, the Ming Dynasty was already in turmoil, and the people's hearts were scattered and the building was about to collapse. I finally got through it. It was so difficult to stumble along the way. Scenes from the past flashed through my mind, and I couldn't help but feel mixed emotions.

Seeing that his father had been concentrating for a long time without writing, Lu Mou said easily: "Father, the eight-part essay this time is to give those students a chance. The eight-part essay is to give sub-questions, which only accounts for half of the total score, while other arithmetic and miscellaneous subjects That’s the key. You don’t have to worry about it, the simpler, the better.”

Chongzhen smiled: "How can the important laws of the country be trivial?" But think about it, this batch will be appointed to their posts immediately. If the questions are too advanced and even a group of bookworms can't pass the exam, it will be delayed. Something happened.

After thinking about it, I came up with a question that is simply a must-answer question for primary school students in this era: "Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement."

As soon as he finished writing, Lu Mou took it out and left.

Chongzhen quickly stopped: "San'er, don't leave yet, there are still two more roads."

Lu Mou kept walking: "You don't understand the rest of arithmetic and miscellaneous studies, so I will let my subordinates do it for you."

Chongzhen stood in a daze for a while, and finally sighed: "Yes, I really don't understand those two things as well as San'er. I'm confused, how come he knows so much better than me? Is he really not me? Is he born a monster?"

There is no need to talk about the details of the exam. In this exam, in the first eight-part essay, the candidates were all shaking their heads and writing, and they were proud to publish colorful articles one after another.

Then the second question is the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of thousands of digits, which is common sense for elementary school students in later generations. As soon as the test questions came out, there was a lot of wailing and screaming in the examination room.

When the third question was about military strategy, when it came out about the current strategy of the Ming Dynasty, the whole examination room was in mourning, and almost the entire army was wiped out.

In this way, the original three-day examination period ended in one and a half days.

There is no other reason, because most of the remaining questions of the candidates were handed in blank papers and they left automatically. Can they not be quick?

Grading is a tedious task, and Lu Mou didn't want to read the obscure ancient texts, so he asked his own teachers, his brother's teachers Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou to help.

As a result, the two elders did not pay attention to Enke's childish play and refused directly. Being a teacher of this subject will cost you your position.

There was no choice but to get in with Chen Que and Li Yan.

As for the math questions, of course Lu Mou copied them himself.

I have been making red crosses all day long until I feel weak, but surprisingly, most of them still pass after lowering the passing score.

As for those who discuss military matters, except for three or five, they are all miserable and incomprehensible.

In the end, the total points were added and subtracted to determine the top pick and the second overall pick. When the name was revealed, Zhang Huangyan was suddenly the first.

The second one turned out to be Wang Weiwei from the northwest.

The third one is named He Fugui.

He is so rich and noble, so how can he remember the young master of stinky tofu in the capital? This time, there were enough candidates to show off, and the bottom line was broken again and again. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty had abolished the restriction of household registration, and even the imperial examinations that had not allowed the children of merchants to participate in the imperial examination for generations were allowed to take part in the exams.

No wonder the name is so tacky, no wonder the math score is perfect. No wonder his military reviews are as stinky as stinky tofu.

Zhang Huangyan was average in eight-legged essay writing, but got a perfect score in policy theory; Wang Weiwei was average in mathematics, but excelled in eight-legged essay writing.

He Fugui got a perfect score in mathematics and jumped over the dragon gate. During the palace examination, Chongzhen did not preside over the examination due to physical reasons, so he ordered Jian Guo to act on his behalf in the Wenhua Palace. In fact, it was just a formality, but the prince did not take it lightly. He sat upright and accompanied the candidates throughout the whole process. This also shows the prince's character.

Lu Mou took out the list, and the prince didn't even look at it. He smiled and stamped the imperial seal on it.

From then on, this subject became the Supervisory State Section, and it became a legend in the Ming Dynasty in the future. Later, several big figures who were respected by later generations came out here.

For example, Zhang Huangyan, who was revered as a military god by later generations and was granted the title of Duke of the Kingdom, was the only Duke and King of the Kingdom who was honored as Bao Gong for three consecutive terms. For example, He Fugui, the Duke of China, was honored as the God of Wealth by the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, in this department, the proportion of those who died in battle and died of exhaustion on duty is the highest in ancient times and modern times.

There was no fraud in the imperial examination, and no one questioned the two hundred Jinshi.

Waiting positions in the exam.

Those who are not admitted are ready to go home.

As a result, Chen Que, the deputy chief examiner, arrived at the inn where he was staying and stood at the gate and announced loudly: "The Imperial College has reopened, and I will recruit students here. For all those who have not passed the exam, I welcome you to enter the Imperial College for further studies."

As soon as the news came out, the candidates all cheered. Even those who are just trying to make ends meet will have a bright future.

Lu Mou held a Qionglin banquet in his palace for the top three.

The three of them came together early. Also coming with him was Chen Que and Li Yan. The five people chatted and laughed all the way in a harmonious atmosphere.

Lu Mou stood on the steps to welcome them: "Isn't it great that the three great sages came in such a timely manner that I don't need to invite them again?"

According to the ancient etiquette, to invite a great sage, you have to ask for it three times and refuse it three times, and finally you have to do it reluctantly and coercely.

If this were not the case, if Liu Bei and Zhang Fei kicked the door in front of Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, there would be no Shu Han, let alone the Three Kingdoms.

In the end, Zhang Huangyan said with a smile: "The three of us are familiar with the regent's method of recruiting great talents. We are afraid of being caught in a sack."

Haha, yes, Zhang Huangyan is still a humorous person.

"Come on, come on, sit down, sit down, let's eat and talk."

Chen Que and Li Yan accompanied them, and everyone drank and talked.

Lu Mou said: "After reading Zhuangyuan Lang's military exposition, I felt very emotional. This time, when I am preparing to counterattack the northwest, I will form a northwest group army. I wonder if Mr. Zhang can condescend to join the group army as a general?"

The Ming Dynasty was very serious about emphasizing literature over martial arts. He came from the imperial examination and was the leader of the literati. If you asked a top scholar to be Qiu Ba, he would overturn the table on the spot.

Upon hearing this arrangement, although Zhang Huangyan still didn't understand what the group army was, it sounded very majestic anyway. At that time, he stood up and said: "Zhang is willing to be the king's first pawn."

Very good, Zhang Huangyan is indeed Zhang Huangyan. Serve the country wholeheartedly, regardless of status.

Then he turned to face Wang Weiwei: "Counterattack in the northwest, does Mr. Wang intend to take the post of chief envoy to Shanxi and governor of the northwest?"

Wang Weiwei looked unfazed by the honor: "I can return to my hometown and work for the people, and my body will be broken into pieces."

To He Fugui again: "The logistics dispatch of the national army requires a logistics manager. Is Mr. He likely to be qualified?"

He Fugui stood up: "Writing and calculation are what I am good at."

So everyone was happy, and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

(End of this chapter)