Chapter 2049 Current Affairs
When comparing the answers, Bai Jilang was stunned. "Although I came here to broaden my horizons, this is too far off."
Bai Shan frowned and said, "This year's questions are too difficult."
He had done the questions for the previous five Jinshi examinations, and none of them were so difficult or so biased.
Bai Dalang also found it difficult. The two cousins looked at each other and felt that this time they might really be experiencing some trials.
With this thought in mind, Bai Shan and the others were completely relaxed when they entered the examination room on the last day. Even Bai Dalang, who always cared about the exam, waved to them with a relaxed look, "See you in the afternoon."
"See you this afternoon."
The three people's tables were separated very far apart, and no one knew how they were separated, but they were not in the same place. Bai Shan's table was in the second row, very close to the examiner's seat in front.
Today's exam was about current affairs. When the papers were handed out, Bai Shan had only two words in his mind: "As expected."
He stared blankly at the questions on the paper. After a while, he raised his hand to pour a little water into the inkstone, and then used the grinding stick to grind ink.
His hands were working neither fast nor slow, while his mind was working rapidly. He felt that he had no hope of passing the exam this time.
Not only him, but also his eldest cousin and Bai Er are no match for him. No matter how famous he is, Bai Er is the future consort of the legitimate princess. The examiner cannot give them high scores regardless of the content of the paper.
But since I'm here, I still have to do the test carefully. Just treat it as homework assigned by the teacher.
Bai Shan fell into deep thought, wondering how to start?
The candidates in the same examination room were also devastated. Some of them had already started to daydream. Not to mention writing, they had not even started to grind the ink. It seemed that they had already decided to give up.
Although Bai Shan did not think his ideas were mature or would be accepted, he still wrote two large pages in a very eloquent manner.
Bai Dalang and Bai Erlang also filled a piece of paper with writing after a period of daze.
I still remember that when they first started writing policy papers, they didn't know how to start. Mr. Zhuang taught them that no matter whether they could start a paper or not, they must first understand the topic and then have their own ideas.
Once you can think, you will be able to write. Even if you can't start an essay, use allusions, or your writing skills are average, as long as you write down what you have thought about, it will count as some points, and the teacher won't think you are ignorant.
The three of them always kept this point in mind, so even though they felt guilty, they still wrote a lot. In the eyes of the candidates who were biting their pens in distress and struggling for a long time before they could write two lines, they thought that these people were very good.
But these were all appearances. The three of them stayed up until the afternoon, and after lunch they carefully revised and added to the manuscript. After making sure there was nothing to add, they began to copy the contents of the manuscript onto the test paper. Finally, they packed up their things and walked out dejectedly.
The gong sounded and everyone handed in their papers and went out.
When they arrived at the gate, Feng Zongping and others also arrived. They looked at each other, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when they confirmed that everyone seemed to be about the same.
Feng Zongping said, "My father said that I will take the exam again next year. If I still fail, I will take the Mingjing exam. Do you want to come with me?"
Bai Shan refused. "I want to go study abroad first, and then come back in two years to take the exam again. If I still fail, I will consider whether to take the Jinshi exam or the Mingjing exam."
Feng Zongping looked at his face and nodded, "That's right, you're still young. Even if you wait three or four years before taking the Mingjing exam, you'll still be young."
He would not be able to do that. He would have to wait a few more years to take the Jinshi exam before taking the Mingjing exam. By then, even if he was admitted to the Mingjing exam, he would be considered too old.
Yi Ziyang also sighed, "I knew it would be difficult to pass the Jinshi exam, but I didn't know it would be this difficult."
Bai Dalang nodded in agreement. It was really too difficult.
They were fine, after all they were still young. But there were candidates from various places next to them, who were not young anymore. As soon as they came out of the examination room, they leaned against the wall and cried silently.
No one knew who started crying first, but everyone couldn't hold back and just burst into tears at the entrance of the examination room.
When Manbao ran over to pick them up, he saw many people standing, squatting or sitting nearby crying. From gray-bearded uncles in their fifties and sixties to young men in their thirties, all were crying.
She didn't know what was going on and couldn't help but look at Bai Shan.
Bai Shan also looked sympathetic, and his eyes seemed a little red.
Manbao immediately ran forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
Bai Shan sighed, "This year's questions are too difficult."
Manbao: ...So it’s hard to cry?
A candidate's family member came forward to greet the candidate and consoled him, saying, "It's okay. If you don't pass the exam this year, you can just try again next year."
"I didn't pass the exam this year, and I'm even less likely to pass it next year," said a candidate with a gray beard, wiping away tears. "Forget it, I'm not taking the exam anymore. I'll go home and teach my grandchildren."
"...Dad, why don't you take the Mingjing exam? Your eldest grandson will take it next year."
"I'm already over 50, and it's too shameful to take the Mingjing exam."
Bai Zhi and Feng Zongping, who were considering whether to change their exams to the Mingjing exam: ...
Everyone quickly turned around and left, deciding to leave here first.
Most of those who cried were rural candidates. To qualify for the exam, they had to first pass the exam in the county, then the exam in the prefectural city, and finally go to the capital to take the review exam of the Ministry of Personnel before they could get the qualification to take the exam.
Therefore, the age of the local tribute is generally not young, at least twenty years old.
Unlike these students, who are students of the provincial school, the Imperial College, and the Chongwenguan, they are still very young. To qualify for the exam, they only need to take the exam once in school.
There were many places for students in Chongwenguan, but Zhao Liulang and his group had no intention of taking the exam, so Bai Shan and his group didn't even take the exam. Those who wanted to take the Jinshi exam just reported their names, and Kong Jijiu gave them the places.
As for Bai Dalang, he had taken the exam once in the Imperial College. At that time, he felt that he was quite capable and was therefore full of confidence.
After all, the student examination in the Imperial College is equivalent to the preliminary examination for the Jinshi examination. He ranks quite high in it, so he should have a good chance.
But as soon as the papers on classics and current affairs were handed out, he realized that he had overthought.
However, even if they did not do well in the exam, they could not lose in momentum. Therefore, when classmates from the Imperial College came forward to ask them how they did, including Bai Shan and Bai Jilang, all three said that they did well, since they had written a lot anyway.
As for whether the examiners will give points or not, that is not certain.
After seeing off these unfamiliar classmates, Feng Zongping turned around and asked Bai Shan and the other two, "Did you really do well in the exam?"
Bai Shan said: "Do you believe it? We have the same class."
Feng Zongping breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought Mr. Zhuang and Kong Jijiu were giving you some special training. This time, the current affairs policy question was about the policy of equal distribution of land. I suspect next year he'll ask about key military towns. Who came up with this question?"
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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