Bachelor

Chapter 52

Just six days before the grandpa of the Sun family received the letter from Jinan, this year's government examination in Jinan Prefecture has also ended.

For Sun Dan, the questions in the government test are still simple, the same is two small questions, and the same is a test of rote memorization.No matter how many stereotyped essays for later generations I have stored in my mind, I can't use them.

In fact, as far as Sun Dan is concerned now, but with his true ability, he can answer the questions smoothly without plagiarism.However, because the number of admissions is limited, if the ranking is too low, it will capsize in the gutter if someone brushes it down.

Therefore, he did not dare to take it lightly, cheered up, found two old and prudent articles from the stereotyped essays of the Qing people, and copied them, which can be regarded as successfully passing this test.

Generally speaking, there was nothing worth mentioning about this government examination. There was only one person, and children from more than a dozen counties in Jinan Prefecture flocked to the city. There are more than a thousand giants, which can squeeze a school and political examination room to the brim.

This time, Sun Dan was not in a hurry to hand in the paper as usual, but fell asleep in the examination room, waited until noon to write the essay randomly, handed in the paper and left the examination room.

When they returned to Tong Le Yuan, at night, the Sun family had already obtained the list from the magistrate.The Sun family still achieved success this time, ten out of thirteen schoolchildren won.

Time is tight and tasks are heavy. In order to let the students who pass the customs to participate in the upcoming college examination as soon as possible, the Jinan government is fully prepared for this government examination. In addition to dispatching more than a dozen civil servants and academic officials, even the prefect personally went out to review the papers.Many papers were selected on the spot, and after two days, more than 1000 papers were read.

If you think about it, it’s not a big deal. An article is only about 1000 words, and two stereotyped essays add up to less than 1 words.More than a dozen examiners joined the battle, and each of them was assigned a hundred or so papers, which were only more than [-] words, but the workload was not heavy.

Seeing the Sun family's face, the magistrate's yamen probably got some tangible and intangible benefits, and they also took special care of the Sun family's children.In addition, the government examination is not standardized like the county examination, and human factors account for a large proportion in the marking.

When Zhu Yuanzhang set up the imperial examination, he wanted to give the bottom class of society a way to advance.But the first two hurdles of the boy's test have very high requirements on a candidate's family background and family soft power, especially the ordinary students who are desirable or not, and it is nothing more than a sentence from the magistrate and the magistrate.Because of this, many children from poor families who are not outstanding in personal talent have fallen in the county and government, which is also a very helpless thing.To be truly fair, open, and impartial, it is not possible to talk about it until the hospital examination.

Sun Dan had fought his way through the examination room by himself, but the Sun family's children felt very lucky.When the ten students who passed the exam got the news, they all cheered.But the three who were eliminated cried bitterly and went back to their hometown by boat in desperation.

Seeing the pain and loss on the faces of the three students who failed the exam, Sun Dan also felt a little sad.There is always victory and defeat, and no one's life will be smooth sailing.

The magistrate is very good for the Sun family. As the eldest son of the eldest son, Sun Hao has a good ranking. He actually got the third place in the Jinan Prefecture Examination. Who knows if there is something tricky about it.As for Sun Gui, although Sun Dan disliked him very much, he had to admit that this kid is also good at studying, and he got seventh in the exam this time.As for Sun Dan, he won No. 30 in Jinan Prefecture, and he was not conspicuous among the schoolchildren.

Sun Dan was secretly wary. To be honest, the two stereotyped essays he plagiarized were well-rounded, impeccable in format and writing. They were model essays that could get high marks in the Qing Dynasty, but they failed to get high marks in the government examination this time. point.It seems that the old-fashioned articles of the old scholars of the Qing Dynasty were not liked by the examiners of the Ming Dynasty.The more you go to the exam, the more the examiner's attention will be caught by the gorgeous, logical and well-organized essay.

Moreover, the format of the eight-legged essay is just that, and it is not easy to attract the attention of the examiners in a short space.

Perhaps, my previous thoughts were too conservative.The upcoming college examination is especially important to me. If I meet an examiner who hates the old-fashioned articles I write, I am afraid that I will be shot as soon as I enter the eyes, that would be bad luck!

It seems that it is especially important to find out what Wang Yuanzheng's preferences are.

Only by figuring out what kind of text he likes can he prescribe the right medicine in the examination room.

Of course, it's not Sun Dan's turn to worry about this matter. Li Meiting has been in constant contact with Mr. Wang these days, trying to get some clues from his few words.It's a pity that Mr. Wang has a high status and a righteous personality, Mr. Li can't think about it, and the corners of his eyes are covered with translucent gum.

As for the exam questions, Sun Dan suddenly remembered that the county and government exams were not standardized, so they would not be recorded in historical records and local chronicles.As for the imperial examination, since it is a major imperial examination event in a province, it should be recorded.Sometimes I have to look through the information in my mind to see if I can find the answer.

However, there are too many materials in my mind, and there is too little information on the topics of Zhengde's 15-year Shandong Institute Examination, which is really difficult to check.

Wait until the evening when you rest to tidy up.

In any case, the Sun family's mansion passed ten people in one breath, which still made the family members very happy.For this reason, Mrs. Erfang was generous once in a while, and gave the schoolchildren a lot of things.Most of these things are worthless gadgets, such as bergamot, tortoiseshell buttons, and sandalwood combs.

Sun Dan's body is the soul of an adult, and he doesn't look down on this kind of thing.But the schoolchildren were almost jumping for joy.

After receiving the reward, it is natural to thank the two wives.

So, led by Sun Fu, ten schoolchildren went down to the lobby to thank the two wives.

It was the first time that Sun Dan saw the two heads of the Sun family's inner house.

As everyone entered the hall, they saw two women sitting in the front seat.One was about forty years old, with a very kind appearance. This person was Mrs. Hong, the housewife of Sun's parents. Some shadows of Sun Hao could be vaguely seen from her featureless facial features.

As for the other woman in her early thirties, she was Mrs. Liu from the second bedroom.That is Sun Yue's mother.Sun Yue was originally elegant and unrestrained, and his mother was also a beautiful woman with dignified features and an indescribably compelling aura.Sun Dan has seen this kind of aura from the leaders of his unit before. After all, Mrs. Liu is the actual manager of the Sun family. She has been in charge of the Sun family for many years, and she naturally exudes the unique confidence of a superior.Remembering that Mrs. Liu was the daughter of the former cabinet great-grandmother Liu Daxia, who came from a famous family, Sun Dan couldn't help nodding secretly: she really came from a high-ranking official. As soon as Mrs. Hong sat beside her and him, she was immediately overwhelmed by Mrs. Liu's brilliance.

After all the schoolchildren thanked him, Sun Dan suddenly saw Mrs. Liu's sharp eyes falling on him.After looking up and down for a few times, he slowly said, "You are that Sun Dan? I heard that you claim to be a child of the Sun family."

Sun Dan didn't know why Mrs. Liu would pay attention to him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Reporting to Madam, the boy is exactly Sun Dan. Sun Dan is originally a descendant of the Sun family, not a self-proclaimed one. This dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Even if my ancestors don't recognize me, how can I stand in the world?"

Mrs. Liu listened quietly, without showing any expression on her face. After Sun Dan finished speaking, she nodded: "You are the most sensible one among the schoolchildren, and you understand this truth. No wonder you Mr. Li attaches great importance to studying well, being a good person, and having a good future in the future. My grandson’s family is very good to all relatives, and will never make people laugh at them by treating them poorly. rest assured."

Mrs. Liu's words were watertight and reasonable, but Sun Dan always felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He just said helplessly: "Thank you Madam for your teaching." Just as he was about to say something more, he suddenly heard a voice from outside the house: "It's rare that Mrs. Hong and Mrs. Liu have rewarded so many things. I will thank you two ladies for my brother Gui." .”

A thin middle-aged woman came in, saluted the two wives with a flattering smile, then straightened up, and turned her eyes on Sun Dan: "Today is a good day for the two wives to reward the children of the Sun family, why don't you Is there an outsider?"

Sun Dan saw that she was targeting him as soon as she came, and frowned slightly, thinking, this person is probably Sun Jia and Sun Gui's biological mother, Aunt Jing.Seeing her sharpening, she is indeed a mean person.

Mrs. Hong smiled: "Aunt Jing is here. You are talking about Sun Dan. His surname is Sun. Besides, it doesn't matter if a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child comes into the house. My brother Hao I often praise him by my side, saying that he is a man of great talent, and he will definitely be able to pass the exam. Even Mr. Li has a good opinion of him." At this point, she said to the maid beside her: "Go and apply for him. Take a knife from the Xuelang paper in my room and give it to Sun Dan."

Seeing Mrs. Hong defending Sun Dan so much, Aunt Jing froze, and her face immediately darkened.

Perhaps Mrs. Liu also felt that it was inappropriate for Aunt Jing to target Sun Dan alone, so she smiled: "Auntie, Sun Gui did well in the exam this time, and I have already sent a letter to the second master of the capital to report the good news. If this time It is not difficult to find a good job in the capital if you are really selected as a scholar and get fame."

Aunt Jing was overjoyed, and hurriedly brought her son to thank him:

"Thank you ma'am."

"Thank you mother."

The pair of mother and son were extremely proud, and at the same time they gave Sun Dan a hard look.

(End of this chapter)