Taipingchun

The general examination, also known as Chunwei, is held every three years, with the first examination on the ninth day of February in spring, followed by two examinations on the [-]th and [-]th.Let go of the three games and wait for the announcement, whether it is a dragon or a worm, it depends on this encounter.

This is the most important exam for all scholars. As long as you pass the exam and become a Chinese-style Juren, it means that you will have a good future in your life.

If you perform exceptionally well in the court test and win a better ranking, relying on your own efforts, it's okay to be a supreme minister.

The imperial examination, even though there are many faults, cannot be denied that it is indeed an effective means for ordinary people to change their destiny, and it is also an important step to become famous and immortal in this era when the atmosphere has not completely collapsed.

"Finally we have come to this step." When he came to the gate of the Gongyuan, Xu Xiu said with some emotion.

"Learn literary and martial arts, and the emperor's family." Lu Shen patted him on the shoulder and smiled.

"hope so."

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Although the security checks for the test are equally strict, there are no longer those "morale-damaging" methods of taking roll calls one by one, examining the person, and then groping up and down, searching, picking up hats and flipping through them.

The examiners of this subject are Zhang Yuanzhen, the Minister of Taichang Temple and a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, Yang Tinghe, a Bachelor of Zuochunfang University and a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, and the two examiners. The four halls and two pavilions are the chief examiners. It was only a few in the Zhengde period. Candidates for the examiners are mainly Tai Changqing and Zuo Chunfang officials who are also bachelors of the Imperial Academy.

The function of the former overlaps with that of the Ministry of Rites. It is in charge of sacrifices. The latter is an official of the Zhan Shifu. Zhan Shifu is the functional institution for the education of the royal children. .

Later, it was called Qiandiguan, and the famous Xu Jie was defeated by Gao Gong, who was from Zhan Shifu, and Zhang Juzheng, who was born in Zhan Shifu, was also from Zhan Shifu.

Speaking of this, I can't help but add a digression. Later, when the Grand Master served as the chief examiner, the most understandable logic was to accept younger brothers for the power of the Cabinet Grand Master. That was only after the cabinet's status rose sharply. Pushing backwards, we can draw a conclusion that Zhengde's previous cabinet status was not high.The fact of history is also true.

In the 18th year of Hongzhi, there were more than 800 students who took the Yichou examination.Even with so many people, the Gong Yuan is not crowded. The densely packed cubicles are like building public toilets into the Bird's Nest Stadium.

When following the sergeant who was in charge of all her arrangements into her examination room, what Xu Xiu thought of was Qian Fu's original words.

"The so-called time writing must be based on the current ethos. If you don't know how to figure it out, even a sage will fail the test."

"Mister's atmosphere at the time was about orderly tailoring and a well-rounded tone, which may not match up now. Therefore, if you go to the capital, you must communicate more with scholars."

Xu Xiu has done a good job in this point. Since the establishment of the Wenhan Club, they have gathered together to discuss art making almost every day. I have to say that this group of young people are very powerful in stereotypes, and they are also quick-witted. The current popular style of writing is very familiar.

If there is a negative example of trying to figure out the style of writing, it is Mr. Zhu Yunming, who just fell on the hurdle of not knowing how to figure out the style of writing.Although the seven tests and seven setbacks refer to the later Mr. Ai Nanying, it is not impossible to apply it to Zhu Zhishan who also passed the test seven times.

Among these people, Dong Qi may be the most prominent one. He is truly a genius. He is the youngest one in the literary society. In Xu Xiu's opinion, he can't change a single word of his current prose. Perhaps, his style of writing is very suitable for the current atmosphere.

Xu Xiu thought: Zhang Yuanzhen's articles are mostly ancient, and under the simplicity they are majestic and magnificent, which can be described as a state of ingenuity and inefficiency. If Dong Qi meets his hands, it may be dangerous, but Yang Tinghe is rarely known as a child prodigy. Everyone is talented in writing style, and if you look at it this way, the styles of the two examiners are just opposites. The [-]th house officer who is cooperating with him must be based on the essays written by the two examiners as the judging standard.How to choose the entry point is a problem.

The exam questions were drawn up by the two examiners who were locked into the Gongyuan on the seventh day and were not allowed to go out for a step. The day before the exam, they turned over the book.Then make a model essay. In today's words, the room officer who grades the paper will use the examiner's model essay as a reference answer to review.

This model essay will naturally show the hobbies and writing styles of the examiners, and express their standards for selecting scholars.

But now everything is unknown, how can Xu Xiu know the consequences if she chooses a style and happens to fall into the hands of another examiner whose writing style is opposite.Can't help thinking hard for a long time.

Sitting in the small examination room, Xu Xiu slightly stretched her legs and kicked the sergeant outside.

The sergeant said solemnly: "What is the order of the master?"

Xu Xiu quickly said: "Never, never."

Because Daming valued the literati who won the exams, all the expenses during the exams were paid by the imperial court. At that time, the city of Nanjing was issued to Xu Xiu, and there was a bag of money besides the admission ticket, and Xu Xiu did not spend this money. On the "bus", opt for free merchant shipping instead.

The cost of accommodation is also waived.Of course, being young has its advantages. If you are an old student, these stores will basically only provide free accommodation for a period of time before and after the exam, and then you will have to spend money.

The so-called bus refers to the post station of the imperial court or the boats and carriages sent by the government.This term originated in the Han Dynasty, and the applicants were picked up by buses.Not made by people today.Although the meaning is not exactly the same as modern Chinese, saying that a lot of modern Chinese comes from Japanese is like trying to study ancient phonetics, just smile and not speak.

It is for these reasons that this sergeant is so humble.

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There was still some time before the exam, so Xu Xiu lit the candle on the table. This candle was made of high-quality smokeless red wax, which was bright and resistant to burning.At the beginning, three sticks were issued, but unlike the later Qing Dynasty, in the Ming Dynasty, you can refill whatever you want, and you can order whatever you want. During the exam, the examiners have a small feast every three days and a big feast every five days. The treatment of the exam is not so good, but You don't need to spend money on what you want to eat.

Xu Xiu didn't care about wasting the night now.

It takes two days to test seven articles like this. In such a small test room, or to use the most appropriate words to say "number", staying here, you can't straighten your legs. It is pure torture. Put the cloak on the board and sleep first before talking.

It's not a big heart.

You know, countless students dream of being able to stay in such a number for two days. How dare you be so casual.

The sergeant adjusted his standing posture, glanced quietly at the situation inside, saw that the handsome Juren master was asleep, and gently blew out the red light.

Yes, you don't feel bad, but am I not very busy running errands?

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After this sleep, she fell asleep until it was dark, Xu Xiu twitched her mouth with a bitter face, now it's all over, there are only seven articles left in the evening and tomorrow.

The same sergeant said: "I want to show respect."

The sergeant unchained him and accompanied him to the latrine, which was nothing more than a few dirty buckets.

Xu Xiu was a little embarrassed. She had just woken up and reacted. It was not very smooth, and there was a big man staring at her from behind, and said awkwardly: "Can I not watch?"

"No." The sergeant shook his head solemnly and refused.

"It's… okay."

Xu Xiu, who came out of this trip, was almost holding back her gray hair. The damn natural physiology is not so easy to violate, and her urination is not smooth at all, just as uncomfortable as suffering from Parkinson's disease and prostatitis.

"Oh my God." Xu Xiu shook her fingers fiercely, needless to say, it must be stained...

"Ah! Ah."

The sergeant looked at the strange state of the young master Juren in front of him with some doubts, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, whoever said that the scholar was the reincarnation of the Wenqu star in the sky, this one in front of him was obviously not.

Xu Xiu sat in with a cold face, this is too fleeting.After cleaning it carefully with the water in the teacup, I deeply brewed my emotions.

Secret passage: The time to decide life and death has begun.

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The so-called "hard work and encounters" are of course the words in the poem of the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, which can be used as an imperial examination, and can also be used as a reference material for a thesis.

The Ming Dynasty, when the sun and the moon re-opened the Great Song Dynasty, also passed on this fine tradition of emphasizing self-cultivation, which is called "the first art". It is based on one of the five classics that scholars choose to use for a lifetime and keep it for a lifetime.

□□Emperor Hongwu once said: "The Five Classics should be issued first, and then the Four Books." With this ancestral precept, the Five Classics topics that did not appear in the quiz surpassed the Four Books questions in the provincial examination and became the first art .

The quality of the first performance determines a person's fate.

The great Confucianist Qiu Jun once said: "Each scholar holds a classic, and the classic must be understood, and then take it. To test and govern."

If you pay attention to the formulation of Jinshi in this period, you can see such sayings as "So-and-so took the No. 1 in the "Spring and Autumn" examination."

It can be seen from this that under the pure rule of the Han Dynasty, whether it is the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, the first purpose of selecting scholars is self-cultivation, which is far from the good of a certain dynasty in later generations who only rely on the Four Books and only take the Four Books. , the situation of not emphasizing scriptures does not exist in Daming.

Open the first volume of questions, there are four major questions in "Book of Changes".

Xu Xiu finished the four questions very calmly. It is not difficult to write stereotyped I Ching. It is enough to rely on one's own skill to write excellent contemporary essays.

The first question is: The image of the law is nothing greater than the sage of heaven and earth

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Xiu understood that this is a rare three-section question in the general examination.It is an examination question taken from three different sentences.

After thinking about it, Xu Xiu wrote on the draft paper: The change is based on good fortune, and the change is based on personnel.Covering good fortune and human affairs, the same principle of change is also...

Xu Xiu's idea was extremely primitive, but he racked his brains to create something new in his writing. This was the strategy he used to deal with the two examiners with very different styles.

After completing four major questions in the Book of Changes all night, he rubbed his dry eyes and said to the sergeant, "Hero, can you give me something to eat?"

"Yes."

The sergeant was in the same state as usual, Xu Xiu had no idea that he could be so energetic except for a small horse that could give him a rest, she looked slightly to the left and right, and was very puzzled to see that the other sergeants were doing the same.

Are they not tired?

After a while, the sergeant brought two meatloaf and a bowl of clear soup.After eating, Xu Xiu couldn't help licking her fingers.

After making this added action, Xu Xiu, whose image was already somewhat sloppy, couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"what!"

Just because I remembered that embarrassing encounter at night...

The sergeant closed his eyes for a moment: "Wen Quxing is here, this candidate seems to be insane."

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Xu Xiu with a tangled face opened up three questions and four books. If the scriptures of Shouyi can get a 30% weight in this era, then the weight of the four books will not be lower than the scriptures. After all, the weight of the Four Books, no matter how much it gives Ming Dynasty ground, is still a relative factor that can determine fate at this time.

The first question is very simple, from the Analects of Confucius, three people must change it, and the same sentence of six characters is intercepted.

Xu Xiu started to write: the sage holds people who are lawful, and embodies the reality of law with good and evil...

As usual, the idea is old-fashioned, and the writing style is new. The so-called old bottle repackages the old, and the packaging is re-marketed. This is Xu Xiu's way of coping.

After opening the second question, Xu Xiu wanted to laugh. This kind of question is very difficult to say, but easy to say, it is not difficult.

Title: "University" says that the country will be governed and the world will be peaceful. "The Doctrine of the Mean" says that the gentleman is respectful and the world is peaceful. "Mencius" said that everyone loves his relatives, grows his strengths, and the world is flat, and he also says that he cultivates his body and the world is flat, so there are four differences in the world. What is the difference?

To do this kind of comparative analysis article, for later generations who have engaged in the study of ancient literature, which one has not done so, just translate the vernacular into ancient Chinese.

Just as I was about to pick up the pen and write, I couldn't help but stop abruptly, and didn't care if the ink dripped on my shirt, I just touched my forehead and thought: It's so dangerous, I almost have to write my own opinion again.It is necessary to write according to Zhu Zi's point of view all the time.

He wrote: "University" said that the country will be governed and then the world will be peaceful, it is also based on its preface;

The main direction of this article is to start from the analysis of the essence of these viewpoints, the way of studying things to guide students into the university, the principle of studying things to gain knowledge, accurate intentions, accurate methods, and first-class writing style. Xu Xiuyue writes more comfortably. These articles They are all done very well, and it seems that I will try a little bit.

however……

Title: "Mencius" said that from Yao and Shun to Tang, there were more than five hundred years old. If Yu Gaotao, you would know it by seeing it. On the other hand.Mencius also said that Yiyin Leyao and Shun's way. "The Doctrine of the Mean" states that Zhongni's ancestor described the joy of Yao, Shun and Yiyin, and Zhongni's ancestor described its similarities and differences with those who saw it and heard it.Please get to the bottom of it.

Xu Xiu felt that these two examiners were really vicious, and how difficult it was for the examinees to explain this kind of question with hundreds of words in the range of five or six hundred words.How to concisely and effectively explain the logical relationship of this question is a big trouble.Xu Xiu couldn't help but stop and meditate.

Thinking about it, he thought of the sun going down. Xu Xiu, who hadn't written yet, became a little anxious. She hadn't slept all night, and her spirits were not good.With bloodshot eyes, he thought to himself: If this continues, it will be too late.Simply let your ideas lead you.

Xu Xiu, who decided to put it all together on the spot, wrote: I have tasted the way of Yao and Shun, but it is just in the middle.Those who see and know are this way, those who hear and know are also this way; those who enjoy it are also this way, and those who describe it are also this way.The second is almost contained...

The eloquent [-]-word set of words, one word after another, no word without source, no sentence without reference, Xu Xiu let out a long sigh of relief, so, these seven most important articles are over.

After nervously and carefully transcribing the truth, Xu Xiu couldn't help but scrutinize the last stereotyped essay. The more she read it, the more satisfied she became. It seemed that her talents and learning were unreservedly tested by this question.

I also kind of understand the main examiner's purpose of making this question a big axis. It's nothing more than using this question as a watershed to wipe out some people.