In the morning he was a farmhouse man, and in the evening he ascended to the Emperor's Hall.

Students and scholars from all over the world have studied hard for more than ten years just for this moment!

As long as the candidate succeeds and impresses the emperor deeply in the palace examination, he will be able to make a leap in life and reach the pinnacle of life.

Therefore, the palace examination has always been a serious atmosphere with strict requirements and strict conditions.

In the past, after the imperial list of the Imperial Examination Hall was announced on February 2, the tributes named on the gold list would have half-stepped the threshold of the imperial court.

Why do you say it's half a foot? It's just because according to Dajing's previous practice, before the imperial examination, a re-examination is required.

After the re-examination, half of the candidates were screened out, leaving only the last ten outstanding candidates who were lucky enough to qualify and enter the palace examination competition.

The palace examination is usually held in the Mingguang Hall in the palace.

Normally, it is also a written test, usually only policy theory.

The palace examination is full of ritual and the process is complicated.

The ten candidates for the examination must enter the palace in uniform "examination clothes" before dawn, and then go through a series of etiquettes such as roll call, dismissal of papers, praises and salutes, etc., and then, only at the right time of the day, the examination questions will be issued.

The questions in the policy theory examination are generally similar to those in the Gongyuan examination room. It is a current affairs question that is closely related to the current situation.

The question length is generally two to three hundred words, and the key points of the test can be summarized into one or two core points.

However, during the Yonghe period, the length of the palace examination questions became longer and longer, ranging from five to six hundred words, and sometimes even as long as about a thousand words.

In the twenty-seventh year of Yonghe, that is, in the last palace examination in spring, Xu Mengzhang, a bachelor of Xu University, proposed that the marking ministers refer to the examinations of the Gongyuan Academy and select three issues from the current affairs that have been hotly discussed in recent memorials.

, extended to three questions.

There is no limit to the length of the policy answer questions, so that candidates can express themselves freely on paper.

This is the place that most tests the candidates' academic skills. However, in recent years, due to repeated orders from the Ministry of Rites, special emphasis has been placed on some formats, writing and other formal frameworks.

For example, there are no explicit provisions for policy papers, but there is a long-established word limit of "about two thousand words", as well as fixed format and style restrictions. Even the simplest writing must be in traditional Chinese style, the so-called "yuan style".

"Guange style" should be square, bright, dark, and large.

From a certain point of view, the calligraphy of the scientific research manors selected in this way is often better than the articles.

The shortcomings of such a scientific examination system have been criticized by many literati and lofty ideals for a long time, but they have become more and more serious as the current emperor gets older.

In the past two years, Emperor Jing often lamented:

"Why are the talents selected through scientific examinations now inferior to each other?"

Every time I look at the candidates, I feel that it is the worst one. This is probably the inner OS of Lu Chengfeng, the teacher in charge of the class in his previous life!

Emperor Jing, the head teacher of the Dajing Dynasty, gradually became aware of it.

In the spring of this year, it seems that he went to the examination room in person and temporarily requested to take the examination together. He may have had this intention for a long time! It was not just a whim!

There are no pre-prepared test questions, and there is no way to leak secrets. There is no long waiting period for candidates to slowly review their books. It all depends on their daily accumulation and on-the-spot adaptability!

It really caught them off guard!

But this trick! Just as He Xuzhi said, it is indeed brilliant! Wonderful!

However, this time the Gongyuan Inner Palace Examination, which breaks the rules, is to be carried out in detail.

As the deputy examiner, Lu Chengfeng couldn't help frowning, thinking about it, and asked

road:

"Your Majesty, since you are breaking the rules and innovating new ways, why not take a test on the couplets?"

"Pairing couplets? Is it too childish?"

As the chief officer of the Ministry of Etiquette, He Xuzhi was more familiar with the various rules and rituals of scientific examinations than he was. He retorted without thinking:

"According to convention, the palace examination lasts for one day. They enter the palace at midnight and hand in the papers at dusk. The candidates also have to go through writing, palming, sealing, and waiting for officials to collect them. On the day of marking, they will be handed over to 8 marking officers.

Each person has one table. After reading in turn, five kinds of marks are added: ○, △, \, 1,

The first, second, and third place in the first batch are called the number one scholar, the second, and the third flower. The three in the first and third grades are called Jinshi and the third. The three in the second and third grades are called Jinshi origins. The fourth graders in the third and fourth grades are given the same background as Jinshi. Finally, the official fills in the form

The results were released. Until this time, the Spring Examination, which happens every three years, has just settled. The whole process is so seamless that there is no room for any sand."

"Test for one day? Do you want the Emperor to accompany us in person and stay here together to hesitate? Since the Emperor has said that we should break the rules, I feel that we cannot use the inertial thinking of the past to look at this current scientific examination! Even

Today's make-up exam can be conducted by His Majesty dictating the test questions, so why not the Imperial Examination? Since it can be dictated, isn't the couplet a simpler and more convenient way to test one's thinking agility? What's more, now even what you said is not possible.

I skipped the re-examination! It shows that Your Majesty is wise! Get rid of the old disadvantages!"

Lu Chengfeng looked disdainful and continued to defend his proposal, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.

He simply lifted the hem of his official robe, knelt down on the ground with one big movement, begged on the ground, and recited:

"It is pitiful that Kyushu is angry because of wind and thunder, and thousands of horses are in silence."

I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind!

Weichen Lu Chengfeng seconded the above!"

"Your Highness, this..."

His bold and arrogant words made Chief Feng, who was always observant of the emperor's inner thoughts, sweat deeply for him. He wanted to persuade him but did not dare to say it out loud, so he could only whisper softly.

After hearing this, Emperor Jing's face changed drastically! His face was filled with clouds!

In the Gongyuan, the atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point!

Dark clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the light of armor opens towards the golden scales of the sun!

Emperor Jing pondered for a few times, but suddenly returned to normal, and solemnly called out in a majestic tone:

"Chengfeng, please get up! In your eyes, does your grandpa Huang have so much magnanimity?"

"Yes! My child obeys the order!"

When Lu Chengfeng heard this, he knew that the wind vane in the emperor's heart had been blowing towards him.

He looked up at Emperor Jing again. Although there was still a trace of lingering anger, he had calmed down a lot. He had a pair of phoenix eyes with lowered eyebrows and eyebrows on his temples, thinking about something.

Shao Qing only heard the calm, powerful, restrained and calm voice of Emperor Jing:

"Just do what Chengfeng says! I want to see what kind of talents there are in the new department this year?"

Lu Chengfeng proudly raised his chin towards He Xuzhi, showing a victorious smile.

But I heard Emperor Jing shout again:

"Chengfeng, since you came up with the method, how about you come up with the question?"

Lu Chengfeng suddenly scratched his head and scratched his head, thinking about it.

He Xuzhi had a sarcastic smile on his lips, looking at Lu Chengfeng's embarrassed look, he was so happy!

Lu Chengfeng pondered for a while, and finally came up with a wonderful, difficult and incisive couplet question from his vast historical memory!

I saw him holding his head up high, feeling confident and heroic that he had everything under control.

When he was about to come out, he said sonorously and forcefully:

"I gave these ten candidates a five-character couplet. The first couplet is - Yansuo Pondliu."

"Smoke Lock Pond Willow?"

He Xuzhi listened and smacked his lips.

"That's right! When I first heard the first couplet, a beautiful scene of smoke lingering willows appeared in my mind, and it also gave me a poetic feeling."

Emperor Jing nodded in praise.

"Not only that, but more importantly, this poetic first couplet actually contains the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, which is not so easy to match! What's more, candidates have no time to prepare and must make decisions immediately.

Write the second line immediately!"

Lu Chengfeng took two steps forward confidently.

To put it bluntly, this is truly an eternal absolute!

Legend has it that it was an examination question used by Emperor Qianlong in a palace examination.

It is said that the talented Ji Xiaolan spent his entire life unable to figure out the second couplet.

For candidates who are highly nervous about taking the imperial examination, it is even more difficult to achieve success.

"Gold, wood, water, fire and earth? Wonderful! Wonderful!"

Emperor Jing laughed heartily after listening to Lu Chengfeng's explanation.

He Xuzhi frowned and pondered for a long time, but he could not come up with a second line that was equally exquisite and neat and contained the five elements!

He could only shake his head helplessly, bowed his head, gave a thumbs up to Lu Chengfeng, and said:

"Your Highness's talent and knowledge are indeed well-deserved! I am convinced!"

"Lord, please don't belittle yourself! This couplet, even if there is a gathering of heroes and all the talents in the world, may not be able to get it right! Because, this is a dead pair! To be honest, the same is true for me, the question maker.

I'm sorry! If anyone can really solve this connection today, he would be a genius!"

"Okay! The exam begins!"
To be continued...