Chapter 36 Xiao Mo? This person is interesting
After Xiao Mo entered the examination room, he waited for the exam to officially begin.
The provincial examination in Qi was divided into three sessions.
The first test was on the meaning of the scriptures.
The Four Books usually have three questions.
Candidates are required to select sentences from the four books "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" for interpretation.
The meanings of the Five Classics correspond to the five classics "Book of Songs", "Book of History", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes" and "Spring and Autumn Annals". There is a question for each book, and candidates can choose four from five.
Yes.
The history of Qi State is actually somewhat similar to that of China in Blue Star. It also has the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, as well as Confucius and Laozi.
It’s just that it’s rumored that these ancient saints were all cultivators who had transcended the realm of ascension and had ascended to heaven and become gods.
This possibility is not impossible.
Because this world is a place for spiritual practice.
An ancestor like this who created a new path may have really reached an unimaginable realm.
After the Tongshi, there were no strict restrictions on the format of the eight-legged essay.
Candidates can express themselves freely.
Xiao Mo was not confident about the first exam.
He doesn't think of himself as a genius.
Although the teacher I studied under had a certain degree of fame, his reputation was limited to a few towns in the surrounding area.
They are not really famous teachers.
However, many successful candidates hired famous teachers from prefectures and counties to provide one-on-one tutoring.
So in the first exam, Xiao Mo just hoped not to fall behind.
The second exam is the writing of practical documents such as essays, judgments, imperial edicts, decrees, and memorials.
Discussion: A question that usually requires candidates to express their views and opinions on a historical event, person, or political or ethical proposition.
Judgment: Five questions, each of which gives five simulated litigation cases or official document cases, and requires candidates to write a judgment based on the "Da Qi Law" and relevant etiquette and laws.
There is one question each for edicts, imperial decrees, and memorials.
Xiao Mo was still quite confident about the exam the next day.
Xiao Mo can use divergent thinking based on the various cases that Lan Haixing has seen. His vision is higher than that of the scholars in this world, and his perspective is more novel.
The third round is policy discussion.
Policy essays usually have five questions.
The topics covered are very broad.
Comment on historical events and figures' gains and losses, and summarize historical experiences and lessons.
This paper proposes analysis and countermeasures for the current practical problems facing the country, including politics, economy, taxation, grain transport, military border defense, military system, social education, disaster relief, and culture.
The last question of the policy essay tests one’s views on the princes and vassal kings of Qi.
"The princes and vassal kings of Qi."
Looking at the question, Xiao Mo frowned.
Xiao Mo was not oblivious to what was happening outside.
He also knew that the current emperor's desire to reduce the power of the princes would not be a quick matter, and the officials in the court were calling for this to happen.
However, I didn't expect that the paper prepared by the chief examiner of Jiangnan Prefecture would openly mention "feudal king". This must have been tacitly approved by His Majesty.
This is really a mad act of riding on the prince's face...
Xiao Mo must support the reduction of feudal lords, which is politically correct.
But how to reduce the power of the feudal lords?
After thinking for a long time.
Xiao Mo wrote three words on the test paper - "Enfeoffment Order".
At noon on the fourth day, the bell rang, the candidates stopped writing and the test papers were collected one after another.
The scholars filed out of the Imperial Examination Hall.
Some people feel that they will definitely pass the imperial examination this time.
Some people feel that they have failed the exam this time.
Others asked the scholars around them about their opinions and views on various topics.
Xiao Mo saw a veiled woman in the crowd at first sight.
Her embroidered shoes stepped on the stones, and she looked around, searching for someone.
The moment the woman saw Xiao Mo, her beautiful eyes showed a thousand lights and joy: "Xiao Mo, here, here"
Bai Ruxue jumped off the stone and ran towards Xiao Mo.
"Have you finished the exam?" Bai Ruxue asked.
"Well, the exam is over." Xiao Mo nodded and patted Bai Ruxue's head gently. "Let's go home."
"Okay~ Let's go home~"
The Imperial Examination Hall's examination room.
The provincial examination took a total of five days to mark the papers.
Each set of exam papers needs to be marked three times by officials.
According to the latest rules of Qi State, if three officials feel that the test paper is qualified during the three revisions, the candidate can be selected as a Juren and the word "Lu" will be written on it.
If the two officials feel that the test paper is qualified, they will hand it to the chief examiner, who will make the final review and decide whether to admit the candidate.
If only one official considers the candidate qualified, the candidate can only come back three years later.
On the third day of grading, an official named Yang Zifang saw a test paper.
The handwriting on this test paper is good, the answers are very clear, and the thinking is even novel and broad.
When he had read half of it, Yang Zifang felt that this scholar was almost qualified.
But when he saw the answer to the last question, he stood up suddenly.
"Lao Fang, stop and take a look at this test paper first!" Yang Zifang said to his colleague beside him.
"What's wrong with this test paper?" Fang Yue took it and looked at it. "The handwriting is good. Although the Four Books and Five Classics are a little weak, the rest of the writing is okay. The policy essays are even better. I can be hired, huh?"
When I saw the last question.
Fang Yue stood up like Yang Zifang, his eyes wide open, and read again and again.
"Why are you two acting so weird? Let me take a look at this test paper."
"I'll come and see too."
The other officials in the room stopped working on the test papers and walked towards the two of them.
When they saw the last question on the test paper, they were all stunned and looked at it over and over again.
After a stick of incense, Yang Zifang walked into the examiner's room holding the test paper.
"Master Zhang, here is a test paper that I need your review."
Yang Zifang bowed to Zhang Qianzhi.
Zhang Qianzhi was a Hanlin scholar and was in charge of the Hanlin Academy.
Although the title of Hanlin scholar is an honorary position, this Lord Zhang is extremely famous and of a high generation, and is highly regarded by His Majesty.
The prime ministers of the current dynasty are all disciples of Lord Zhang.
This time, Zhang Qianzhi came to Jiangnan Province to serve as the chief examiner, mainly because he had nothing to do in the capital, so he wanted to go out for a walk.
"Leave it there," Master Zhang said calmly, "Let me finish reading this first."
"Master Zhang," Yang Zifang said as he mentally organized his words, "The five colleagues in the same room have all reviewed this test paper and all believe it's passable."
"Hmm?" Zhang Qianzhi raised his head.
Only three people were required to grade the exam paper, but six examiners actually reviewed it.
Moreover, after the three examiners passed, the test paper did not need to be submitted, but he still took it.
"What's wrong with this test paper?" Zhang Qianzhi asked.
"There is no problem. It's just that the final round of 'reduction of vassal states' of this candidate, and my subordinates all think that it requires your review, Lord Zhang." Yang Zifang said respectfully.
"Bring it up."
"Yes, sir."
Zhang Qianzhi took the test paper and read it from beginning to end, but did not go directly to the last essay.
But when he saw the last argument, Zhang Qianzhi narrowed his brows.
Zhang Qianzhi directly tore off the name covered next to the test paper. Yang Zifang gasped. Only Mr. Zhang would dare to do that...
"Xiao Mo."
"This person is interesting."
(End of this chapter)
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