After finding his examination room number, Ji Yu directly opened the things he had prepared.
First, he placed his small pot on top of the boiler and added some water to it. Then he took out the paper, ink, brush, and inkstone all at once and placed them on the table in order.
Then use the curtains brought in advance to surround the examination room.
Because the exam has not started yet, officers and soldiers usually follow the candidates.
Everything was ready, so he simply took a rest on the wooden board.
But this place is too small and I can't stretch my arms and legs fully.
After waiting for a few hours, he woke up and found that he had back pain.
Ji Yu did not continue to sleep. He felt uncomfortable sleeping, so he might as well get up and stretch his muscles. After all, the exam would start in another hour.
An hour passed quickly, and the two examiners began to announce the exam rules. Then they reminded the students not to cheat. There were always soldiers patrolling to maintain order. If cheating was found, they would be severely punished. At the least, the student's name would be removed, and at the worst, the whole family would be imprisoned.
After the two of them had been talking about the exam room rules for more than ten minutes, the first exam paper was finally distributed.
Ji Yu got the test paper and immediately looked at the questions.
Today's test is an eight-part essay on the Four Books and Five Classics. The title is taken from a passage in The Doctrine of the Mean.
——Heaven and Earth, the Emperor, the Teacher, the Parents bring up the children. When you were born, I was old. When you die, I am still alive…
#（PS: Sorry. The original text is not so mediocre, please don’t take it personally! I just wrote it like this. Hehehe (*∩_∩*)）
The general meaning of this passage is that the current emperor is old, how to serve the new emperor and the old emperor, assist them in governing the government, and make the country peaceful and the people safe. It mainly focuses on how to balance the relationship between the two emperors.
Ji Yu frowned. Actually, this exam question had a big trap. If it was written according to the way most pedantic students wrote, it would be nothing more than a servant not obeying two masters. But the current emperor was old, and it seemed that he was setting such a question at the moment, which must be to pave the way for the new emperor.
If you resign as soon as the old emperor dies, the talent loss rate will be too high.
There is also a saying that parents bring up children, and if the original parents died early, there is no need to worry about this even if the mourning period is over.
After Ji Yu sorted out the topics, he began to write.
After he finished writing a piece of paper, it was already dark. He hadn't eaten anything for the whole day.
Ji Yu quickly put down the paper and pen in his hand, started to light the small stove, threw some rice in, and ate some dried meat that he had prepared in advance.
Although the dry food such as steamed buns and pancakes that I brought with me during the inspection were crushed before being brought in, fortunately the jerky was not crushed.
Ji Yu held the warm porridge, and the coldness in his hands disappeared for the most part.
He raised his head and looked towards the square roof, but in his heart he was thinking that Zhao Xiuyong would get ninth place in this exam.
As soon as the results come out at the end of March, there will be a letter of cancellation of engagement along with the letter going to Lin'an City to announce the good news.
And according to the plot in the book, he was afraid that the Gu family would not cancel the engagement, so he used his status as a tribute scholar to seek help from the prefect of Lin'an.
Under the suppression and threats from the prefect, the Gu family had no choice but to agree to cancel the engagement, but the incident became known to everyone.
Although Zhao Xiuyong himself did not show up, his actions made the entire Gu Mansion a laughing stock in Lin'an City.
As for himself, he was chosen by the Seventh Princess because of his youth and good looks during the palace examination, and from then on he had a successful career and lived a life of wealth and glory.
Ji Yu thought about this and slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Ji Yu got up and made some food for himself. After eating, he continued to write the article, which lasted until midnight.
At the end, it says: My parents died early, and I worked alone day and night to study. But I am not talented enough, so I dare not underestimate myself. Now I am grateful for the special favor of the king. I do not seek fame and reputation, but only to give my sincere advice. So I repay the court, Your Majesty, and the people. I am grateful for my concern for the country and my heart for the state. Later, when I was about to write this memorial, I burst into tears and did not know what to say.
Ji Yu thought about it and changed the name again. Be loyal to your work and be mindful of your responsibilities.
The article is about what to do in the position you are in. I don't study for fame, and I don't want to deal with the nobles when I'm an official. I just want to use my ability to do what I can for the emperor, the world, and the people.
Anyway, flattery is inevitable, like the last two sentences which made me cry with gratitude and feel so happy that I didn't know what to say.
Ji Yu looked at it and got up to cook because it was already dark. The paper will be handed in tomorrow afternoon. I can just copy another copy tomorrow.
After eating, he relaxed and rested.
On the third day, Ji Yu got up and started copying the test paper after dinner. He was very careful with every stroke. Not only did the handwriting have to be neat, but there couldn't be any corrections or typos on the whole paper, otherwise it would be a big loss of points.
Before he knew it, he had finished writing several papers and put them aside to dry. Ji Yu also took a break. Then someone came to collect the first round of papers.
The second exam also came as scheduled. The examiners continued to talk about the exam rules.
Only after I finished talking did I start opening and distributing the papers.
The second test was about rhythm and algorithm, which were Ji Yu's strong points and not very difficult. He started writing as soon as he got the test paper.
At this time in Lin'an City, Lu Chengruo invited Gu Qingqing to go to the mountain to pray together.
In the temple, Gu Qingqing knelt down devoutly with her hands clasped together. In front of the Buddha statue in front of her, fireworks continued to burn and waves of sandalwood were wafting.
Lu Chengruo kowtowed only once and then stood up. Looking at Gu Qingqing's pious appearance, she didn't have the heart to disturb her at all.
It was not until the two of them were on their way back that Lu Chengruo asked with some confusion: "Sister Gu, did you ask for a high school for your fiancé, or for someone else?"
Lu Chengruo deliberately emphasized the words "fiancé" and "someone else". The answer she wanted to hear in her heart was actually that Gu Qingqing severely rejected Ji Yu, and only then would she have a glimmer of hope.
Gu Qingqing just smiled and said nothing. Does this matter?
Maybe Gu Qingqing herself doesn't even know what she wants! !
On the other side, Ji Yu quickly handed in the second paper.
It was already the sixth day of the exam. Ji Yu could only eat two meals a day. He had lost a lot of weight due to hunger and looked very haggard.
If it weren't for the dried meat, he would have been on rice soup and broken buns, and he would have died long ago. Soldiers would also bring him cakes, but they were cold and hard, so Ji Yu could only cook them with porridge, and the result was like paste.
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