Bachelor

Chapter 351 The First Scene ([-])
These five questions are really interesting to talk about. If you don't rely on plagiarism, it will be much more interesting than writing rigid stereotyped essays.

For example, the first question is about promoting talents, the second question is about political reform, and the third question is about diplomacy.The fourth question concerns Pingrong, and the fifth question concerns how the state handles the relationship between the central government and the feudal towns.

In fact, the general examination is much more interesting than the previous boy's examination and rural examination.The Boys' Examination and the Township Examination test the degree to which scholars have mastered basic cultural knowledge. It is enough to be able to write articles and memorize memoirs.But the examination is different. It is to select high-level talents for the country, and to select grassroots leaders who can serve as the head of a county.Just being able to memorize writing is not enough to share the worries of the monarch and the country.

Those who can be awarded Jinshi, Jinshi and fellow Jinshi must not only have a theoretical foundation, but also have a certain ability to work and have a certain understanding of the current society.

Therefore, the historical theories tested in the first three days can not only see the degree of a candidate's mastery of Chinese studies and history, but also his judgment of the current social situation based on history.

As for the second scene, you need to write memorials, official documents, and policy theories.

The content of these two six-day sessions is all about combining theory with practice. If you really select the candidates carefully, you can easily select knowledgeable and capable scholars into the ranks of civil servants.

Therefore, the modern people think that the imperial examination is nothing more than stereotyped writing, and the impression that the selection is a group of nerds who are dead-educated is not correct.At least, as far as the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty is concerned, the greatest achievement of a nerd is no more than being a candidate. It is absolutely impossible to win a Jinshi.

Besides, among the Hanlin scholars Sun Dan knew, such as Yang Shen, Wang Yuanzheng, etc., who had passed Jinshi, is there any scholar who is not humane and knowledgeable?
Now Sun Dan has the standard answers to these five questions, and there are several answers to the first, second and third questions. He only needs to choose one of them and copy it.

After analyzing the topic, the first topic "Zhuge Liang used his skills without the intention to apply for business, and Wang Anshi used his facts to apply for business but concealed his name" involves juxian.Before answering the question, one should review the question first. Recruiting talents has always been the best way for feudal monarchs to rule the world, especially in ancient times when the political system was not yet perfect. A good talent can indeed make a country strong.During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, most of the country's selection of talents was hereditary.

Therefore, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the country's officials were selected from nobles and noble families. The evil results of inbreeding made the country's reserves of talents more and more scarce, and also blocked the path for the lower class to make progress.

Probably seeing that this system is not conducive to the discovery of talents, it also caused the society to be artificially divided into several classes. In the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination system began to rise. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination system was further improved, and finally became a relatively perfect talent. selection system.

Therefore, the focus of this article should be on the imperial examination and talent selection system.

Sun Dan thought for a while, and copied an article from the question bank.

Historical theory requires detailed historical materials, clear arguments, and sufficient evidence, but there is no requirement for writing, only two words "rigorous".

Because the topic of this subject is exactly the same as in history, there are many model essays to copy, but if you copy theirs, you will crash.Fortunately, after each imperial examination.The candidates for the next session will take the previous exam questions and do it again, and there are many excellent works among them, so Sun Dan picked the cheapest ones.

The article Sun Dan is copying now was written by someone in the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no risk of a collision.

It takes too long to do five questions in three days. With Sun Dan's current speed, these five questions can be completed in one day.But the ancient imperial examinations did not hand in the papers in advance, even if they were completed early, they still had to stay in the examination hall.

Therefore, Sun Dan was not in a hurry, so he just picked up the pen and wrote stroke by stroke in a neat pavilion style, enjoying the process to his heart's content.

This article is only about a thousand words, no matter how slow Sun Dan is, there will always be time to finish it.When he finished writing the last word, there was a sound of "gudong!" in his stomach, and he felt hungry.

Looking up, the sun was in the sky, and it was estimated to be around twelve o'clock at noon.

He smiled wryly, and murmured, "Time is really hard to mess with!"

I suddenly felt a little troubled in my heart.

Looking down at the question I just finished writing, the handwriting is so neat that it seems to have just come out of an offset printing machine.

"God, nine days and eight nights, if I don't have some fun, I will definitely be suffocated here."

He was very hungry, and Sun Dan didn't care about worrying, so he bent down and lifted the test basket to see if he could find something to eat.

The basket was very heavy, and Zhi Niang had already stuffed it with food when it arrived.When entering the arena, because there were too many things, Sun Dan's hands softened when he mentioned them.But no matter how many things there are, no matter how big the basket is, it still won't be enough for nine days.

As far as Sun Dan knows, some examinees had run out of food on the seventh day because they didn’t bring enough food. In addition, they were exhausted during the exam, and finally fainted in the exam dormitory, and they were not lifted until the exam was over. go out.

This is also the inhumane aspect of the ancient imperial examinations, but absolute fairness can be guaranteed in the future, and it is not allowed to do so.

Because of Sun Dan's long-term boxing practice, his body is no longer comparable to what he used to have in Shandong.It can be said that he has toned muscles all over his body, and he can eat a catty of rice and white rice every meal.Sun Dan was a little worried at the thought of starvation in the future.

The food Zhiniang prepared for Sun Dan was wrapped in dried lotus leaves, and carefully tied with matting grass.There are three big bags in total, which look like big rice dumplings.

When inspecting the food earlier, these lotus leaf bags were opened by the government servants, and then cut into small pieces with a knife.Sun Dan remembered that one of the packages was hibiscus osmanthus cake. As for what the other two packages were, Sun Dan didn't pay attention to it at the time, and didn't worry about it, so naturally he didn't know what it was.

Now, Sun Dan was already hungry, so he opened a package, it was the pastry.He ate a piece and felt that it was much sweeter than usual, probably because a lot of honey was added.

Sun Dan applauded in his heart: What a girl Zhi, she is really careful, knowing that she can't bring too many things in, so she put in more sugar, and she was very hungry.

After eating a piece of pastry, Sun Dan was curious and opened the other two lotus leaf bags.

As soon as he opened it, he almost cheered: "Good woman, good woman, I, Sun Dan, is really blessed to have such a woman in my family. I thought of it, she thought of it. I didn't think of it, she thought of it too."

It turned out that among the lotus leaf bags, one was beef jerky and the other was pork floss.

It is full of high-calorie food, and with these two packages, I will not be hungry in the examination room for these nine days.

Come to think of it, these foods were made by Zhi Niang herself, Sun Dan can be sure of this.Because there are star anise and tangerine peel in beef jerky and pork floss.Not to mention the star anise, the practice of putting tangerine peel in beef jerky is originally a Cantonese characteristic. Later, Sun Dan casually told Zhi Niang once, and Zhi Niang remembered it.

What made Sun Dan even more happy was that he found a small jug of wine under the bamboo basket. It wasn't the popular Shaoxing rice wine in Beijing, nor was it home-brewed rice wine, but distilled spirits.This surprised Sun Dan. Hard liquor was very expensive in the Ming Dynasty, and it could not be enjoyed by anyone who was not a wealthy family. Yi Zhiniang was so used to it that she was reluctant to let Sun Dan drink this kind of thing on weekdays.

But in the examination room, because there is no stove, there is no place to heat rice wine and yellow rice wine, so I can only drink white wine.

"This little girl is willing to give up today." Sun Dan shook his head with a smile, threw the test papers on the bed indiscriminately, and set up a battle to drink and eat meat.

The wine is good, very mellow, a bit like the lotus white daqu that Sun Dan drank in modern times, who said that there were no good wines in ancient times?
At this time, many candidates also felt hungry, and the rustling of spring silkworms eating mulberry leaves sounded all around, which was also interesting to hear.

The strong aroma of wine in Sun Dan's cup caused Zhang Cong, who was writing the paper, to make a "gudong!" in his throat.

Because the two test houses are not far apart, they can hear clearly.Candidates cannot talk to each other, otherwise they will be kicked out of the examination room. Sun Dan smiled and raised his glass to signal Zhang Cong.

Zhang Cong had just finished one question and was reviewing the second question. Seeing Sun Dan staring at him with a strange smile, he felt tired: this Sun Dan is indeed a monkey, as Huang Jin's eunuch said.Such a serious examination room was actually regarded as a restaurant by him. Is such a person worthy of the title of famous scholar?Don't be a son of man, don't be a son of man.

Zhang Cong is still very proud of his answering speed.In his opinion, these five historical theories of Jinke are somewhat difficult.It is a challenge to the examinee's view of the big history and the judgment of the current situation.To answer such a question, one must have a profound historical literacy and make appropriate conclusions based on today's reality. This is the most frustrating effort to figure out the political direction of the examiner and the court.

He also just finished Zhuge Liang's question, and is looking at the next question. The next question is "The Zhou and Tang Dynasties put more emphasis on the outside and put more emphasis on the inside, Qin and Wei have their own merits".

As far as the Ming Dynasty had no feudal towns, even the local princes had many restrictions. They were raised like pigs by the state, and it was impossible to cause disasters.The imperial court suddenly asked such a question, maybe it was to test the opinion of the emperor's last battle for the heirloom among the subjects of the world, to see how the people of the world evaluated him.

If you answer this question inappropriately, not only will you be deducted a lot of points, but if you have such a reputation, you will get burned for no reason.Thinking of this, Zhang Cong was startled.Now being disturbed by Sun Danyi, his mind suddenly became confused.

But that Sun Dan is really annoying, not only drinking, but also making disturbing noises.

Sun Dan ate this meal slowly and carefully, and it took a full two hours. It can be said that he can chew a piece of beef jerky a hundred times.

Zhang Cong couldn't think at all, so he could only randomly write clichés on the paper, such as, heaven, earth, ruler, parent, teacher, ethics is the foundation of a country, the name is justified, and the Son of Heaven is supreme.

After finishing writing, Zhang Cong regretted it. Such an answer would definitely not get a high score, and it would also damage his reputation as a famous person, but there is only one paper, and there is no way to redo it.

He reluctantly stopped writing, stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples, only to feel that his head was swelling and aching.

Looking up, Sun Dan was already lying on the bed snoring with alcohol on his face.

Only then did Zhang Cong feel hungry. He took a piece of meat pie from the test basket and took two bites, only to feel his mouth was full of bitterness.

"It's really unlucky to be opposite Sun Dan!"

……

After eating, Zhang Cong took up the third question again.

The title of the third question is "Northern Song Dynasty Consolidates Gold to Map Yanzhao, Southern Song Dynasty Helps Yuan to Attack Cai Lun". This question is about diplomacy, so it is easy to answer.The allusion to this topic is that during the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jurchens rose up and attempted to attack the Liao Kingdom.In order to attack the Liao Kingdom from the north to the south, the Jin people contacted the Northern Song Dynasty to attack Yanjing together.The short-sighted Northern Song Dynasty did not understand the truth of the death of lips and cold teeth, and assisted the Jin Kingdom to destroy the Liao Kingdom. As a result, it directly exposed itself under the iron hooves of the Jin Army, and ended up with a series of historical events such as the end of the country's subjugation.

Ordinarily, this question is easy to answer. If you switch to other candidates, you will naturally criticize the stupidity of the monarchs and ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty.

But Zhang Cong was so smart, and wanted to write something different from ordinary people, so as to get back the points lost in the previous question, so after deliberating for a long time, it was still difficult to write.

Moreover, this question is really unlucky, and it is a sign of national subjugation. If you answer it incorrectly, you will lose more points.

At this point, Zhang Cong only felt like a swarm of bees flying in his mind.

……

At this time, Zhang Cong had already finished two questions, while Sun Dan had only done one question. From the speed point of view, Zhang Cong beat Sun Dan by one round first.At least Zhang Cong got off to a good start.

"Ah!" Sun Dan groaned softly, stretched long and woke up from his nap.

The alcoholic content of that pot of wine was very high, at least 52%, which made Sun Dan, who was used to drinking soft rice wine, a little unbearable.This sleep finally made up for the drowsiness of last night, and made him refreshed for a while.

Looking at the sky, it was already sunset and dusk, and a flock of crows flew over the Gongyuan croaking.

Fortunately, the first day is coming to an end, and I don't feel sad.

Nothing to do, let's do another question.

Sun Dan groped on the bed for a long time, finally found a test paper, unfolded it, but couldn't see it clearly.

Looking up again, the sunset glow in the sky suddenly disappeared, and the world was dark.

He turned on the lamp, and when he looked again, the whole Gongyuan was already lit up, like a dazzling Milky Way, the scene was rather spectacular.

With the help of a dim oil lamp, Sun Dan looked at the title, and it was "The Zhou and Tang Dynasties put more emphasis on the outside and the inside, Qin and Wei put more emphasis on the outside, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages".

This question is really too simple, Sun Dan has at least six model essays to copy, and these six model essays are all rigorous and simple, making it impossible to pick a mistake.Although the content is commonplace, it can still get high marks.

So, Sun Dan didn't delay any longer, picked up a pen and wrote:

"The troubles in the world are impermanent. Only those who are good at planning the country, regulate the general trend of the world, plan their affairs according to the time, and have the end to control their bias, will not change and become irremediable. At the beginning of the establishment of the country, every lesson The gains and losses of the previous generation, to determine the system of a dynasty, forced by the current situation, out of necessity, can not make the descendants keep the peace of the world. Hold on to it, if you want to be indifferent to disasters and failures, how can you get it. I have a look at the history, the importance of internal and external in the past dynasties, and the reasons for gains and losses. And manipulating advance and retreat to maintain each other, so that the four sides follow the track without coveting, so that the centralization of power is not centralized, and in the long run, there will be a situation where the soldiers sit in the big and look down on the life of the traitor, which is suitable for countless generations of troubles in the world."

This is a straight-forward argument.

Sun Dan is in good spirits now, and he copied quickly. In just an hour, he finished copying this [-]-word model essay.

Finally, the conclusion:

"To prevent one harm, there must be another harm in the middle, which is out of the defense. But the heir is deeply thoughtful, knows the trend of the general trend of the world, and persists in accordance with the changes of the times, so that the harm has not been realized but the trend has turned , The common world can be peaceful and long-term, without the worry of overthrow. Otherwise, Zhou Wuyi Wang will go down to the hall, You Wang will move east, Qin Wuer will be cruel, Wei Wuqi will be young, and Tang Wudai Zong Dezong will be appeased. Disasters and chaos may not come to the end. Jia Sheng said that a gentleman should view the ancient times of the country, experience it in the present, participate in personnel affairs, observe the principles of prosperity and decline, and judge the appropriateness of power. The society is safe. If the chaos of the four dynasties is weak and the ancestors are blamed for establishing the country
If the initial system is not good, then there is no harmless law in the world. "

He put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief: It is probably already nine o'clock in the evening, and he can go to sleep after punching and moving his muscles and bones.

After coming to ancient times for such a long time, he has gotten used to the ancient people's work and rest time.Go to bed before nine at night and wake up before four in the morning.

It's not that he doesn't want to sleep in. He will be an official in the future.Officials of the central government of the Ming Dynasty had to go to court at four o'clock in the morning every day. Instead of suffering at that time, it is better to adjust their biological clock now.

Put the test papers away, because the space in the test room is really small, Sun Dan can only do a Tai Chi with soothing movements.

His fists and feet now have a bit of skill, and when he uses them with strict discipline, although the movements are full, they also bring a breeze, which makes the candlelight on the table flicker.

After punching, Drowsy came as promised and was about to sleep.Sun Dan was surprised to find that Zhang Cong was still sitting at the table, holding a brush in his hand, and he didn't put it down for a long time.

When he finished his afternoon nap, Zhang Cong had already been sitting there like a wooden man, and he hadn't written a single word for the whole afternoon, until now.

Sometimes, Sun Dan wondered if this guy had died like those monks who had been sitting in bed.

But after watching for a long time, Zhang Cong made a gurgle in his throat and rolled his eyes, which let Sun Dan know that he was still alive.

"Isn't it? Zhang Cong can't do such a simple test question?" Sun Dan was puzzled: "Is he still that famous person?"

Sun Dan had sharp eyes, and he found that under the candlelight, the inkstone in front of Zhang Cong had dried up, and the ink on the tip of the pen had condensed into a ball.

Although Sun Dan hated Zhang Cong, he didn't want to see him like this, so he couldn't help coughing slightly.

When Zhang Cong heard the cough, his body trembled suddenly, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

(End of this chapter)