Xiangye

Chapter 221 Ranking
This was the last day, and the examiners had been locked up in the tribute courtyard for a full month, and they were already depressed.

The discipline in the Gong Yuan is strict, except for a shelf of "Four Books" and "Five Classics" reference books to read, there is no other fun.All the inner and outer curtain officials were born as scholars, and they were familiar with Confucian classics. After reading the previous sentence, they knew the next sentence, and it was no fun to read on.

We are all acquaintances, we have been together for more than [-] days, we have chatted all the time, and now even Chen Guzi has nothing to say.

Thinking of going out tomorrow, going home to bathe and change clothes, eating wine and playing games, all the officials were in a very high mood.

The last turntable trial was held, this time there were only ten papers, but it was much easier than last time.

Still the same as before, everyone read the papers in turn and then reviewed them.

When they read the two papers that Shu Richang found, everyone was a little surprised.Especially when reading the second one, an examiner sighed: "This man, this article can be written in such a way. It's really an eye-opener. When did such a character come out in Shaanxi? I ​​don't know which state it is from." The Fu's eyes know people, and the selected talents."

"Listen to this problem, gentlemen!" After finishing speaking, he couldn't help reciting aloud: "Those who must want to hear the Tao, their hearts can imagine."

This might not be surprising, but everyone gasped when they heard it behind.

"It's possible to die on the night of the husband's period, but the Tao is especially difficult to hear. What's more, it's not the case! The master regards people as the Tao. If you don't want to hear it, you don't mean that you have heard the Tao. It's the courage to hear the Tao. The heart said: "Scholars call it snow, what will they do?"

"Secondly, wonderful!" The examiner looked excited, and read it in one breath until the last sentence.

All the examiners are knowledgeable, and suddenly feel that although the article is plain, it tells the truth, showing a profound literacy in Confucian classics, which cannot be done by those who are not seasoned in learning.Moreover, there is a calm, confident, and open-minded demeanor in this article, and the taste in it is something that very people can write.

It is the second topic of the first scene, "Heard the Tao in the morning, and you can die in the evening".

Before everyone could wake up from the shock, the bigger shock was yet to come.

Next, the man continued: "Gentlemen, didn't some examinees regard "Wu Wo" as my mother when I checked the papers last time? I will read the third question of this paper again."

All the officials smiled: "Quickly read, quickly read."

The examiner cleared his throat: "Prepare the world for me, but I don't care about me. I don't see me in the world, but I see the world in me. His merits are not credited, and his name is not dead. He is the Honger of a sage? What do you say?" ?There is the universe and everything and then there is me. This matter can be measured in fact. Only I and then there are all things in the world. !"

Now, no one was talking, and everyone held their breath and listened quietly.

If the author of the previous question was written in a simple and plain way, this article is open and closed, like a rolling river, all the way to the east, wanton and wanton.

A cold current suddenly rose from the vest, making everyone have goosebumps.

In everyone's opinion, stereotyped essays are just a stepping stone, which can be thrown away once the door of official career is knocked on.When entering the imperial examinations in the early years, everyone focused on the format and writing, so that people could not make mistakes.

But I didn't expect that today under this person's pen, this stereotyped essay was actually written by him into an exquisite work of art.No matter how dull a person is, he can still feel the surging momentum and the beauty of the Chinese language.

In a trance, a scholar with a feather fan and a scarf jumped out, looking up to the sky and screaming.

He is Wang Fuzhi, Mr. Wang Chuanshan.

There is magic in this text, there is God.

"Prepare the world for me, but I don't care about me. If you don't see me in the world, but see the world in me, its merits are not credited, and its name is not dead. Are you a sage?" An examiner called out.

Before he finished reading, another person asked loudly, "What do you say?"

The third person continued: "There is the universe and everything and then there is me. This matter is measurable and true. Only I and then there are heaven and earth and everything. I have a husband, heaven, earth, and everything!"

In this way, you recite one sentence, and I will finish the article.

Up to the last sentence, "Small people, evil is enough to make you holy!" Everyone slapped the table with all their strength at the same time.

"Crack!" The echo echoed loudly.

Looking at the examiners again, they all trembled, their faces were flushed, and there were tears in their eyes.

Li Zhen waited for a long time, and when everyone's emotions calmed down, he said slowly: "Futu said that the separation of the seven senses and the separation of the eight senses are for me, which is the root of ignorance in life and death. There is no father, no king, and a ghostly plan. All of them have been prosperous since then. Confucians use this non-self to attach themselves to the truth, offend famous teachers and insult the holy words, and they have nothing to say." Although it was the last comment.

This evaluation is extremely high, and it can be said that it has never been done since the country's provincial and provincial examinations.

Shu Richang: "With this article, there will be no more regrets in this issue of Qiu Wei, and it should be the top of the case."

"Yes, based on this article alone, it should be number one, otherwise how would the people of the world be convinced?" All the officials nodded at the same time, this article has completely conquered them.

An examiner said: "Which room left this work, so that it can be searched by the great masters, otherwise, if it is spread, my officialdom in Shaanxi will be disgraced."

The examiner who read the papers earlier glanced at Du Shenghui, with a half-smile: "It's from the yellow-brand test booth."

Everyone was shaking their heads, not knowing what to say.

Du Shenghui sat there with a pale face, clenching his teeth.

Suddenly, an examiner said: "In my opinion, this essay is not very good, and there are many flaws in it."

Someone refused to accept it and shouted: "What is the flaw, would you like to hear about it?"

The examiner said: "For example, 'his merits are not recognized, his name is not dead, so he is the saint's Hong'er?' It seems more appropriate to replace 'er' with 'hu' at the end of this interrogative sentence." As he spoke, he held back his laughter , repeatedly clapping hands, "One-shot view, one-shot view!"

"Ha!" Everyone knew that he was mocking Du Shenghui for cheating in the examination room. He didn't even want to lose face and buried such a good article.There is no limit to this ugly eating appearance.Seeing what he said was funny, everyone burst into laughter.

Du Shenghui's teeth had bitten his lips, and salty liquid oozed out.

"Okay, be quiet!" Grandmaster Li coughed: "Let's rank the rankings, everyone check it out. If there is no problem, it will be listed in the evening."

After another busy breath, the calculation was done properly, and the ranking was finally ranked.

Although the ink rolls have not been disassembled for reading, but the number of candidates admitted by each room has been calculated.

The number of students is directly related to the income of Fang Shimen's thanking teacher and the face of his contacts, so it can't help that people don't care.This time Shaanxi Qiuwei selected fifty scholars. Generally speaking, there are four or five people in each room.

However, among them, Daizhi County, Hanyin County, Hanzhong Prefecture, was the luckiest. Eight Juren were sent out by his hands, and they laughed so hard that their saliva flowed out and they forgot to wipe them off.

The worst is Du Shenghui, who has exhausted his entire army and no one is on the list.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty examination hall, there is no room teacher for the Chinese-style exams. We should be grateful, and this kindness should also be remembered by the two chief examiners.

Moreover, it is strange to say that the rankings of the two papers searched from his room are very good.The paper that everyone applauded before was well received and won the first place in the case.The other one was also very well written and won second place.

While everyone was feeling emotional, they were also contemptuous: Du Shenghui has a small heart, and he was able to send a Jieyuan and a No.2 in his hand. Now it's all right, I'm laughing myself to death!

Du Shenghui suppressed his churning heart and held on.

In the evening, the chief examiners Li Zhen and Shu Richang ordered the candidates' ink rolls to be brought in, and the seals were removed, and the interrogators compared the two ink rolls to verify the candidates' names and ranks.Therefore, all the inner and outer curtain officials arrived, and a hall was packed to the brim.

Gao Linghan, the chief envoy of Shaanxi Province who was the supervisor, unsealed the seal and handed it over to the envoy for roll call.

This time the ranking was announced from low to high, and it took some effort.

What kind of talents in Shaanxi, where people have not been selected, are actually in the hearts of local officials.

After hearing the name of the scholar under his rule, the magistrate and the house master smiled at the same time, or said: "Huang Sheng is known to the official, and his family is poor, and he has been relying on it for ten years. This time he was able to win It’s God’s pity!" Or say: "Nah, Sun Sheng also passed the exam. This is his first time rushing for the exam, and he won the toad palace. He is talented, and the future is limitless!"

Or say: "Yue Sheng has also won, good, good, good. He is already eighty-two. It is useless to win the exam. It is all a wish."

After No. 3 in this provincial examination, we will talk about the top two.

Both of these two were dismissed by Du Zhixian at the beginning, and then found out by the two great masters, which is quite legendary.Suddenly, the hall was so quiet that only the sound of breathing remained.

After checking the papers, Gao Linghan read: "No.2, Linzhaofu Hezhou is the only one."

"So it's him. I've heard of him before. He's from a poor family." The officials below whispered to each other.

"This man is quite well-known, and he is one of the best young scholars in Shaanxi. He is very good at poetry and prose. This is the first time he has participated in the provincial examination, right?"

"It's so risky, I almost failed."

"If it weren't for the impartiality and responsibility of the great masters, Ren Sheng would be in trouble. It's not easy, it's not easy."

"Yes!" There was a burst of emotion.

Hearing that this person was called Ren Weiyi, Du Shenghui's heart skipped a beat and he felt ashamed: it was him.

It turns out that the culture and education in Shaanxi is underdeveloped, and there are not many talents.As long as there is a good study seed, it is regarded as a treasure by the magistrates and school officials, and they have to rely on him to look good for themselves.

This Ren Weiyi was young, and as soon as he entered school, he showed extraordinary talent.The articles written are often bought by booksellers as model essays and engraved in Shiwen Jizi.

In the eyes of Shaanxi people, this man is their pride.Moreover, Ren Sheng came from a place like Hezhou, where there had been no Juren for decades.Being brushed down by himself this time, the school officials of Linzhao Mansion and the magistrate of Hezhou don't know how much they want to hate Du Zhixian.

(End of this chapter)