In midsummer, the leaves of Lake Baikal are green and the water is blue. Although there are three seasons of winter in the year, this magical lake that condenses one-fifth of the earth's fresh water still has summer, even if it is only a few dozen days.<
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As the ice melts and the snow melts, Beihai City is full of life.
Wang Rengao came to this city, but he saw the inscription on the city head: "Snow and ice, nineteen years of poverty and sorrow. Thirst drinks snow, hunger eats felt, shepherds sheep by the North Sea." This is from "Su Wu Biography" written by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It is said that after the Ming army captured Beihai, Emperor Guangwu personally ordered that these words be engraved on the top of Beihai City, so that they will forever be remembered by future generations.
Needless to say, after this patriotic education, Wang Rengao's heart was really filled with waves, and he was proud of being a Ming Dynasty man.
After entering the city, the servant found the best inn, tied up the horse and carried the luggage, and was busy for a while.
Those who work hard will govern others, and those who work hard will govern others. Naturally, Mr. Wang did not need to do such menial work. He asked the shopkeeper to prepare face wash. After washing, he sat on the chair in the room and read the scriptures.
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Originally, the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty only took one subject, Jinshi. However, Zhu Hengjia felt that the scholars he trained were nerds who only knew the classics and meaning, which was not conducive to the talent reserve of the great empire in his mind. So he ordered the restoration of the Tang and Song Dynasty.
The imperial examination system is divided into regular subjects (normalized subjects) and zhiju (temporarily established subjects). Among them, the regular subjects include eight subjects: Mingjing, Jinshi, Mingfa, Mingzi, Mingshu, Translation, Astronomy, and Geography.
There are also a number of examination subjects.
In the autumn of this year, the old emperor decreed that in addition to the eight general subjects, he would also take the examinations in three subjects: medicine, calligraphy and painting, and agriculture, for a total of eleven subjects.
Although there are eleven subjects in the examination, the most important one is still the Jinshi subject. The admission quota for this subject accounts for 40% of the total quota. This is also an old tradition. People in the Tang Dynasty said: "Thirty old Ming Jing, fifty
People in the Song Dynasty said: "The subjects of Jinshi are usually generals and ministers, and they are all extremely outstanding." By the Ming Dynasty, for a time, other subjects were not tested, and only Jinshi was tested.
Although Zhu Hengjia opposed partial subjects, governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. The power of tradition is so powerful that he had to slowly correct it. In the name of restoring the ancient system of the Tang and Song Dynasties, he added various other subjects, but still maintained the Jinshi subject in all aspects.
The top position in the department is four out of ten.
Wang Rengao was a wealthy man, so he naturally looked down on other subjects. If he wanted to take the exam, he would take the Jinshi subject. It was noble! But the Jinshi subject was so difficult to pass. People in the Tang Dynasty were considered young if they could pass the Jinshi at the age of fifty!<
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After reading the meaning of the scriptures, he suddenly remembered the test questions Jiang Yi revealed to him, "This year's test questions are: "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng Chapter" on the classics; Poetry and Fu: Poems on a hot summer day, one poem each; Current Affairs Policy,
The title is: "The Rebellion of Jiashen: Why did slaves create chaos in China?".
Jiang Yitou's expression was extremely serious when he gave him the question, but he was not convinced. The imperial examination is a great cause of the country, how important it is! As the son of a merchant, how can you be so virtuous and capable? Can you get the exam questions?
Although he didn't quite believe it, Wang Rengao still carefully read "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng Chapter", and also asked someone to "catch a knife" and wrote a poem about the scorching summer sun, a poem each, and "The Rebellion of Jiashen, Why did the Jiannu Rebellion in China"
》Current affairs policy, memorize it carefully and silently in your heart.
It is better to believe that this kind of thing exists than to believe that it does not exist. Be prepared, just in case it is true, you will be lucky!
The exam start date: August 9th is here. According to the rules, Qiuwei will be held on August 9th, 12th and 15th, with three exams in a row, lasting nine days and seven nights.
During the exam, the government only provided charcoal fire, lamps and water, and they brought their own food. House slaves prepared dry food, fruit pulp and water bags for Wang Rengao. Because the weather was hot and muggy, the food was easy to spoil, so candidates generally only brought dry food to satisfy their hunger.
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Comparing people with each other makes people angry. The dry food brought by the poor family is just some steamed buns, cooking cakes and the like. Mr. Jiang's family is a wealthy family, but the dry food they prepare is some exquisite seasonal cakes and preserved fruits. Some varieties are not available in the market.
It is homemade by the cook at home.
The two men carried Mr. Wang in a sedan chair to the intersection where the Gongyuan Courtyard was located. There were sergeants on guard at the intersection. The sedan chair could not enter, so they had to walk.
They are both Gongyuan, but they are in different places and have different scales. The Gongyuan in the capital can accommodate 10,000 candidates. There was no Gongyuan in Beihai before. After receiving the decree from Emperor Guangwu, it was built in a hurry and could only accommodate 200 candidates.
Although it is not as good as the Gongyuan of the capital, with rigorous architecture, towering walls, and high-end atmosphere, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs and all the specifications are still complete. The outer wall is triple-layered, with an outer thorn wall, an inner thorn wall, and a brick wall;
There are watchtowers at the four corners to prevent anyone from passing things to the examination room; a brick door is opened in the east and west brick walls. A plaque is hung on the east door "Applying Scholars for the Ming Dynasty", and a plaque "Seeking Talents for the Country" is hung on the west door.
There is a brick screen wall outside the wall, with a door on the left and right, and a "Tiankai Wenyun" archway in the middle of the door. Although it was built in a hurry, it is quite majestic.
Wang Rengao raised his feet and walked inside.
"Stop, where did this student come from? Whose name is it?"
The promotion officer took the sergeant with him, called the names and searched them. The search was very careful. If anyone found a note, book, etc., he would immediately send it to the Ministry of Punishments.
No entrainment was found, the promotion officer nodded and asked: "Which subject should I take?"
When he got here, Wang Rengao did not dare to put on any airs, and responded with a low eyebrow: "Students are admitted to the Jinshi Department."
The promotion officer took out a test paper and pointed to the examination booth in the first row to the east, "Go to the eleventh room over there."
Wang Rangao took a look and found that the interior of the Gongyuan had been divided into 200 examination booths. There were 150 on the east side. The first row said Chang Ke Jinshi Ke, the second row said Chang Ke Ming Jing Ke, and so on.
By analogy, the fifty rooms to the west are written as the Department of Medicine, etc. The first row of sheds to the east has the largest number of sheds, with a total of eighty.
Without saying a word, he walked to the eleventh examination booth in the first row on the east side and sat down. Scholars walked into the examination room one after another.
"Boom~boom~boom~"
The gong sounds, and it’s time for the exam to begin.
"Pah~pah~pah~"
There was a sound of locking the door, and the soldiers locked the door from the outside. This is called "locking the courtyard to test tribute".
There is a pot of charcoal fire and a candle lamp in each examination booth. Candidates can only stay alone in the examination booth. They have to take three consecutive exams and are locked up for nine days and seven nights.
Wang Rengao opened the first test questions. The first test was similar to the fill-in-the-blank questions of later generations.
After opening it, the first question was: "Government with virtue, such as Beichen". My heart skipped a beat. It was actually the content of "The Analects of Confucius for Politics"! After listening to Jiang Yi's words, he had already read "The Analects of Confucius for Politics".
I memorized the "Zheng Pian" very well, and I was busy filling in the blank space after the title: "Where we live, all the stars share it."
The second question is still from "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng Chapter", "Meng Wubo asked about filial piety. The Master said:", fill in: "Parents only worry about their illness."
The third question is still from "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng Chapter", "Ji Kangzi asked: 'How to make the people respect, be loyal and persuade them?' Confucius said:", fill in: "Applying villas to the people, then respect; filial piety, kindness,
Be loyal; do good deeds but cannot teach them, then persuade them."
The first test was completed in three days, and Wang Rengao was convinced. Brother Jiang, Brother Jiang, you really have good hands and eyes, and you really mastered the test questions!
The second three-day poetry and prose test was indeed a poem on a hot summer day, with one verse each. It was no surprise to Mr. Wang, who had been prepared for it.
In the third three-day test on current affairs, Wang Rengao took a look at the topic: "The Rebellion in Jiashen, Why Did Slaves Ruin China?" He felt very happy, and he immediately finished it with a wave of his hand.
After leaving the examination room, he looked up to the sky and screamed, feeling happy all over his body, and a brilliant official career was waving to him!
This chapter has been completed!