Xiangye

Chapter 107 Too Simple

Although it is impossible for him to learn martial arts well in his whole life, Gao Wen, who has a Virgo obsessive-compulsive disorder, is very dissatisfied.However, after taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, Gawain relaxed again when he saw the books on the shelf.

That's right, no matter how good the martial arts are, it's just a good martial artist.I don't want to join the army, as long as I can keep fit and have the basic ability to protect myself.In ancient times, joining the army was never a good choice.

As the saying goes: Good iron does not make nails, and a good man does not serve as a soldier.

It can be seen that the status of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty was very low, and the status of military households was only a little higher than that of government servants.Even if you become a general or a guerrilla general, which is equivalent to a divisional officer in later generations, you are still a villain and a potential rebel in the eyes of the court.Even when meeting a fourth-rank magistrate, he had to kneel down and kowtow to pay his respects obediently, without any dignity at all.

Only by becoming an official through the imperial examination can one be mixed into the ruling class and be a master.

Also, what time is it now.The muskets are already on the battlefield. Even if you become the No. 1 player in the world, if you are shot by a volley of bird guns, you will be defeated in an instant.When I really have to fight with others, can't I use a bow and arrow?

His finger ran across the spine of the Four Books annotated by Zhu Xi on the shelf, recalling the government examination just passed, Gao Wen wanted to laugh, and he was also thankful: I, Gao Wen, have really good luck these days. After getting the fame of a scholar, I really have to go to the temple to burn incense and fulfill my vows.

That's right, the government examination has actually passed, although it is not as good as Diaozhi County's expectation to get the top case of this year's Pingliang Prefecture, at least the ranking is not low, although it has obtained the qualification for this year's courtyard examination.

At dawn on the day of the government examination, Gao Wen got up very early. He would have washed up at three o'clock Beijing time in later generations, had breakfast, and headed for the Gongyuan in Pingliang Mansion with the exam basket that he had prepared.

Just today, Shi Linsheng is going back to Hancheng.Ordinarily, he didn't have to get up early.But the old man also knew the importance of this exam for his future son-in-law.As long as you pass this level, you can participate in the next college examination and get the title of scholar.But at this moment, fame is related to his life and death.

The old gentleman sent Gao Wen there all the way, exhorting him all the way, saying a lot of precautions for the exam, and said: "Gao Wen, you don't have to worry. With your essay, you will definitely pass this test. Just keep normal Xin, how you write on weekdays, you can write as you enter the examination room. Also, Diao Zhi County has already sent your county test papers to the prefect. In the past few days, I have talked about this with several literary friends, and they all said The Futai was full of praise for your article, saying that there is Gao Erzhi in Pingliang, and the cultural context of the Fufu may be supported by you. Not only you, but even the academic officials of the Fuzhou University are very excited. Said Yes, after you pass the two tests of the government and the academy, you will be admitted to the government school. So, this time you enter the examination room, as long as you write normally, it will be difficult for you not to succeed."

Even though he said that, Gao Wen was in a mess in his heart.

When I think of my mother at home and my dangerous situation, how can I calm down.

Like the county examination, the government examination also requires a guarantor, the difference is that there are two prefectural school students, all of which have already been arranged for the Shilin students, so Gao Wen doesn't have to worry about it.In addition, there is only one exam in the government examination, and an eight-legged essay is written.It's just that the small questions in the same county test are different, and they are big questions.In other words, the topic is a complete sentence.In addition, after the end of the article, a summary should be made.

That day, after the roll call, I entered the Gong Yuan with the test guide, that is, the seat number, found the test booth and sat for a while, and the questions were issued.The title is very simple, "The people are precious".

This title comes from "Under the Heart" in "Mencius".The original text is: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.That's why you get the people of Qiu to be the son of heaven, you get the son of heaven to be a prince, and you get the princes to be a great official.If the princes are in danger of the country, they will change their positions.Sacrifice is accomplished, prosperity is clean, and there is a time for offering sacrifices, but when the drought is dry and the water is overflowing, the country will be changed.

It probably means that Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the princes are frivolous.Therefore, the one who wins the hearts of the people becomes the emperor, the one who wins the favor of the emperor becomes the monarch, and the one who wins the favor of the feudal lords becomes a doctor.

In other words, those who win the hearts of the people win the world.The common people are the foundation of the country, and when the foundation is stable, the country will be peaceful.

To be honest, this topic is simply a bad street.Just like "learn when you learn", "three people walk together, there must be my teacher", anyone who is just learning Chinese writing will start with these sentences.

However, because it is too simple, Gao Wen can't, or it is impossible to copy.

It turned out that the eight-legged model essays of the No. [-] scholar in his mind were basically excellent works in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.The scope of questions for the imperial examination was strictly limited to the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and it was based on Zhu Zi's annotations. When it developed to the Jiajing Wanli period, it can be said that all the questions that should be asked have been exhausted.Every sentence in the book is followed by hundreds of model essays, so as early as the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was a strange phenomenon that candidates who memorized dozens of predecessors' model essays could pass the exams and even Jinshi.If the exam goes on, the examiner doesn't know what questions to ask to make the students stand out.

I have no choice but to try my best to set up difficulties for candidates.Therefore, most of Gao Wen's sample essays are strange and difficult questions such as "I don't know fate", "Zi Zhang asked ten generations", "Parents exist", "Believe", "Boy".

After the Qing Dynasty, in order to prevent the examinees from guessing the test questions, the examiners tried to find a way on the proposition, and the so-called truncated tower questions appeared. Three words, one sentence or half sentence or two or three words at the beginning of the next chapter connected to each other, are forcibly pulled together and kneaded into a test question.There is also a question called "chapter cutting tower", which is to combine two sentences from different chapters into one question, which is called "chapter ruthless tower cutting question" by scholars.

This is not a particularly strange question. What is even more absurd is that two or three words can be randomly cut from the four books and used as exam questions, such as the famous "big grass" in the history of imperial examinations.

The so-called "Great Grass" refers to a sentence in "The Doctrine of the Mean", "It is so vast that grass and trees grow it".The examiner will combine the last character of "Qi Kuang" and the first character of Cao Mu Shengzhi to form a topic.

If it were an ordinary examinee, if he hadn't memorized the Confucian classics fluently and was a little clever, he would really be forced to go to the examination room.Just imagine, if a big-hearted modern person like Gao Wen encounters this kind of exam questions, even if he studies hard for ten years like the ancients, he can only scream in his heart, "My big grass!"

At this moment, Gao Wen has no model essays to copy, so he can only rely on his own skills to do it himself.

But the problem is that learning literature is the same as practicing martial arts, you have to have boy skills.When he was in college in his previous life, although he was a fan of Chinese studies, he only stayed at the level of being able to read an ancient text smoothly without relying on a dictionary.When I really came into contact with stereotyped essays and really started to write by myself, that is, in the past few months after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, my standard was naturally not good.

What's more, there is such a major event in the family, but I can't do anything, and my mind is already in a mess, how can I calm down and write a composition?

That day, Gao Wen didn't know how he passed the exam and what he wrote.After finally waiting for the card to be released for the first time, he handed in the paper and left the examination room.

After returning to the residence, Gao Wen was a little discouraged, and thought to himself: It seems that the government test has been suspended this time, so, what to do next will have to be reconsidered.

He even thought about sending some money to the magistrate to see if he could buy the joint.The county and government exams are very informal. It can be said that whether you pass or fail is just a matter of a word from the examiner.However, even if you want to bribe, you have to prepare in advance.At this time, it is estimated that the magistrate has finished examining the papers and began to rank them. It is too late to say anything now.

If I can't pass the government test, how can I, Gao Wen, face Shi Linsheng and the coming crisis?
At this time, Gao Wen, who was always open-minded, couldn't help sighing and feeling uneasy.

Three days later, the government tried to release the list.Although Gao Wen had a bad premonition in his heart, he still raised his spirits and went to the Tribute Academy to read the list.

Seeing this, Gao Wen was so happy that he almost jumped up.It turned out that I was doing graffiti randomly in the examination room, but I passed the test. I was ranked No. 30 in the second class of the current Pingliang Prefecture Examination in High School, and was on the round list.

This Pingliang Mansion Examination admitted a total of 30 candidates, divided into two grades, A and B, the top ten were grade A, and the last forty were grade B.Gao Wen won the No.[-] place, he was neither forward nor backward, but in the middle.

However, the main purpose of the government examination is to obtain the qualifications for the hospital examination in May, and the ranking does not matter, even if it is the bottom of the crane.Of course, before the exam, I was full of self-confidence and wanted to take the first place. In the end, I won the first case in the hospital exam. With a small three yuan, the goal of sensationalizing the whole Pingliang will not be accomplished. I don’t know if the county magistrate knows this What does disappointment look like? You know, Diao Hualong has high hopes for me, Gao Wen.

After somehow passing the government examination, Gao Wen was a little confused for the next two days.Later, the Chinese-style children came to visit, and after attending several literary meetings, Gao Wen figured out the reason.

There are two reasons.

First of all, Pingliang is really short of scholars.Take this government examination as an example, not to mention Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where the streets are full of scholars and developed culture and education, even in Xi'an Prefecture, every time the government examination has thousands of children entering the examination room to fight fiercely, that is really a big wave. .But this Pingliang Mansion Examination, there were only a little over 400 people who entered the examination room, and the level of these people did not seem to be very good.Take one out of ten, and the difficulty is reduced. As long as the format of the article is correct and the words are well written, you will probably get it.

Secondly, one of the most important reasons is that Diaozhi County greeted the Pingliang prefect in advance, and things happen because of people.Still the same sentence: On the importance of connections in a society ruled by men.

It seems that whether it is fishing for the world or cheating, following the right people will really take a lot of bullying!

It's just that if I meet Diaozhi County in the future, I will feel a little embarrassed.

Realizing my own shortcomings, I dare not be careless about this month's college entrance examination, so I adjusted my mentality now, thanked guests behind closed doors, and apart from reading, I was working hard every day.

For him, the real challenge is about to come.The hospital examination is no better than the county and government examinations, it requires real skill.

(End of this chapter)