Chapter 2316: Staring means hatred, two strategies in the examination room
It was pitch black outside the window, the darkest and coldest moment before dawn. While Wei Yan was leading his people in the Daba Mountains, a group of people in Guanzhong were also going to their battlefield.
After several years of large-scale examinations, the examination model under Fei Qian's rule has gradually matured, and there are some prototypes of later imperial examinations.
For today's exam, both the city and the tomb have opened their gates in advance, torches have been set up on the streets and stone bridges, and patrols have been added. At the same time, there are many soldiers standing on the lookout, everywhere
Looking around and inspecting, it was quite the attitude of later generations that everything was deliberately made to make way for these reference personnel.
This is a deliberate arrangement by Fei Qian, and it is also to show the glory of these people, and of course it is also a spur.
In any age, knowledge is precious.
In the Han Dynasty, perhaps knowledge was the words on books, but in later generations, the expression of knowledge was not just books, such as various information, and even big data on the Internet...
Whoever has enough knowledge has the ability to change some things. Just like these candidates, whether they are like moths flying into the flames without knowing their own abilities, or whether they are like phoenixes reborn and reborn, all on this day.
This is the day that determines your own destiny.
In the inn or in the courtyard, no matter what your life experience is or what your family background is, on such a day, you must get up early, tidy up, take your things and go out to take the exam.
Of course, those who are connected and powerful will have more decisions and choices than ordinary people, and they will definitely be more relaxed, but at least for now, the examination system established by Fei Qian can allow more ordinary people to
, generally poor families have the opportunity to run on the same line as the nobles.
In the streets, the students and scholars walking slowly were either anxious or complacent. Of course, some were expressionless and calm, or they were greeting each other and handing over each other as if they were on an outing.
same.
Tian Yu also went out at this moment, bringing a small bamboo basket with him. In addition to some pens, inks, paper and inkstones, there were two steamed buns and a small bamboo tube of water.
Because the Cavalry General posted a notice that the exam will be taken all day long today. The candidates for the physical examination got up early and may not have time to eat breakfast. However, the candidates are allowed to bring some food and drink...
Not far in front of Tian Yu, there were some teenage gentry boys gathered together, laughing and joking very lively. They even looked at each other's food brought by others. When they got to the back, they even started to share some with each family.
It was like taking an autumn outing. Tian Yu moved his eyebrows slightly but said nothing.
Perhaps in the minds of these gentry children who don't have to worry about food and drink, this exam is just like playing. It's not that these gentry children can be sure of being among the best, but that these people don't take the exam seriously at all, and they are still used to it.
I think that taking the exam is just one more channel. If it doesn’t work, I still have my father and my family. Do you want to take the exam today? In one word, "play"...
Tian Yu was walking forward slowly, looking at the appearance of all living beings, when he suddenly heard someone shouting from the side, "Hey, isn't this Brother Tian Xian... Why, looking at Brother Tian Xian's appearance, he actually felt a little nervous and apprehensive? It doesn't have to be like this.
The Cavalry General has a grace test every year. If you fail this time, you will have to take the test again next year..."
When Tian Yu heard about his reputation, the man who said that Tian Yu failed the exam was Liu Ping, whom he had just met a few days ago. The Liu family is the surname of Hedong County, and Jia Qu's sister married the Liu family.
When Qu was in poverty, he also received some care from the Liu family, so now the Liu family can be regarded as a big local family. Because of Jia Qu's relationship, the Liu family has gradually become stronger now.
It's just that as the forest gets bigger, all kinds of birds will show their heads, so the same goes for people. When the family gets bigger, there will be people of all kinds. Some people will feel that they need to seize the opportunity to work harder when they have resources, and the same
Some people also think that the key point in life is to have food, drink, and women to play with.
This Liu Shizi was obviously the latter type of person. Even though he was about to take the exam right now, his neck was crooked and his whole body was smelling of alcohol and powder. It was obvious that he had not had a good rest last night.
After Tian Yu met Liu Shizi once, he never got close to these people again, but the problem is that Liu Shizi thought Tian Yu was useful, at least that skill of throwing pots, if he could use it for his own use, he would show it off like this when he went out to eat and drink.
, that one who plays hut is not convinced?
Therefore, Tian Yu avoided it, and Liu Shizi was concerned about it, which led to the previous scene. To be honest, Liu Shizi really hoped that Tian Yu would not pass the exam...
Tian Yu's expression was calm, not because of Liu's words. He just cupped his hands and said, "Seeing that it's getting late, why hasn't Brother Liu left yet?"
Hearing Tian Yu's doubts, Hedong Liu's son seemed to be floating in the air as if he had drank three bowls of soju in one go. His face was red with excitement, but he pretended to be indifferent and exposed his nostrils and said:
"With the grace of General Hussar, I can postpone the entrance examination and take the examination in a single college, which is not the same as you."
Liu Shizi from Hedong stroked his beard, his face full of pride, waiting to see Tian Yu's envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"Oh, then my little brother is just one step away." Tian Yu didn't care at all about Liu Shizi's pride, and replied lightly, then followed the others with the small bamboo basket.
What?
Just say "oh"?
Liu Shizi from Hedong couldn't react for a moment, and looked at Tian Yu with some confusion as he walked away. Then he felt a little unhappy and let out a sigh. However, he did not curse out loud because of his pretentiousness, but his expression turned unpleasant.
I got up, thinking that if Tian Yu failed the exam this time, he would have to find some people to deal with this kid...
There is no way, some people just think that they are stronger than others, and others will humiliate them and lick them. The reason is not anything else, but these people just lick the backs of others in front of more powerful people, so it is also
Just think this behavior is normal.
Tian Yu, who ignored Liu Shizi, followed the crowd out of Lingyi, crossed the bridge, and arrived at the west of Chang'an City.
This place was originally a market. Later, Chang'an's business grew larger and larger. Not only was the market in the city very expensive, but even the market outside the city was overcrowded. Later, in order to avoid some water and fire problems, Fei Qian moved
He simply ordered the construction of a larger market in the west part of Chang'an, which was specially used as a place for cargo transfer and caravan trade. It was equivalent to the logistics transfer loyalty of later generations, and all the shops and businesses here were transferred there.
The market here was gradually transformed into an examination center, and because examinations were often held here, there were some Four Treasures of the Study type shops here, called "Collections of Works", and the other new one.
The logistics center is naturally called "Wu City"...
After having a fixed examination center, instead of being crowded in the front yard of the square in front of the Hussar General's Office as before, on the one hand it can be more spacious to accommodate more candidates, and on the other hand it is more formal and standardized.
Tian Yu slowly moved forward with the crowd. The shops on both sides of the street selling pens, inks, paper, inkstones, books, calligraphy and paintings had already put up lanterns beside their shop fronts, lighting them up for the candidates taking the exam.
Liang, while making a soft advertisement for his store, he also sent his own waiters to wait at the entrance of the store, boiling hot soup and drinking water as you go. There are also long benches where you can sit down and rest. They don’t charge a penny, just save the money.
good karma.
The street has been cleaned early, and now when walking on it, there is not a trace of debris. The examination room is at the end of the street, and a huge examination booth has been built, facing north and south. There is something east and west at the far south.
The gate is surrounded by a wooden fence and has a large courtyard. The north of the courtyard is the main entrance, which is called the dragon gate. Behind the dragon gate is a large courtyard for candidates to stand up and wait for their names to be called. Further north, there are three halls with an aisle in the middle. The examiner sits in the west room, facing
Roll call is in the east. Further north, there are many simple multi-row seats for candidates to write.
In front of the fence of the examination shed, there are soldiers directing the students to line up and checking whether the students' papers are in person. Of course, at this stage, the examination room is not as strict as in later generations. They only take a look at the items they carry, whether they are books or words.
Everyone was allowed to pass, so the passing speed was not slow. After a while, Tian Yu walked into the examination booth.
It’s not that there are no cheaters at this point in time, but in addition to the policy question that I knew was required for this exam, there is another policy question that will be sent to me by the hussar guard today. Anyone who wants to cheat will
I don’t know where to put my efforts, so I might as well polish the policy that was announced early, and then come here to do the second policy question.
As for the so-called fill-in-the-blank questions in later imperial examinations, they purely test recitation and memory. Even when the test becomes more and more partial, there will be more and more cheat sheets.
Policy theory is an argumentative essay. How to copy it?
After entering the main entrance, a clerk with some knowledge of writing and writing checked Tian Yu's identity and resume. After checking, there were no problems, and Tian Yu was led to an open space to wait.
There were already many candidates standing in the open space. Even if there was no need for soldiers to remind them to patrol, no one had any intention of talking loudly. After waiting for more than half an hour, most of the candidates entered the examination room, including the Liu family.
After the last group entered the fence of the examination shed, the sky gradually became brighter, and then Pang Tong arrived.
The waiting candidates were a little restless. They thought it would be someone like the secretary of the General's Mansion, or Sima Yi, or Wang Chang, or at most Xun You, but they didn't expect it to be this...
When Pang Tong stood on the steps with a shy, fat face, and glanced left and right, the remaining restlessness among the candidates immediately disappeared.
It has to be said that Pang Tong has actually done some things in recent years, and he holds a lot of power. It is not like when he first entered Guanzhong, it seemed that that person dared to laugh at Pang Tong's ugly appearance. At any time
, Appearance is a bonus item, not a basic score. As time goes by, the score of appearance becomes less and less. The basic ones are the important support for whether you can stand up or not.
Pang Tong obviously didn't get the same bonus points as appearance, and even in Pang Tong's case, it was a negative point.
Pang Tong stood on the steps and said an inevitable cliché, which of course also meant "courtesy first and then attack", to announce the start of the exam.
Then Pang Tong, the uncle, entered the main hall, and his subordinate clerks began to take roll call. Several loud-voiced etiquette officers kept repeating the precautions in the examination room, including the prohibition of whispering, prohibition of plagiarism and cheating, etc., and then led the students.
Everyone entered the examination booth one by one and took their seats.
Tian Yu followed the clerk and sat down in his own examination desk. He looked up at the number plate hanging on the pillar and couldn't help but be slightly startled, then smiled.
Ding Chou fourteen.
Today happens to be the 14th, Ding Chou Day.
Soon after we sat down, the first policy exam began.
Many candidates around Tian Yu started sharpening their ink in a hurry after the drums sounded, then took out the paper and started writing quickly...
It’s not that these humanities thoughts are flowing like a fountain, but that the first policy discussion is the topic publicly announced by the hussar general Fei Qian earlier, “On Pastoralism.” Most of these hurriedly writing policy discussions are from the previous few days.
I had written it long ago. Regardless of whether I wrote it myself or had someone polish it, I memorized it anyway. Naturally, I had to urgently write down what I had memorized. Otherwise, I would forget about it later.
Is there no place to cry?
Tian Yu was calm. He just put the paper aside and stabilized it with a paperweight. Then he took his own small bamboo basket, then took out the steamed buns from the basket and ate them with relish.
He woke up so early in the morning and didn't even have time to have breakfast. This exam will take one day, so Tian Yu thought it was not too late to write after breakfast.
The steamed buns are stuffed with pickles. They are not very delicious, but they are not hard to swallow.
Tian Yu ate calmly, but the candidates on the side didn't see it that way, especially those sitting around Tian Yu, who were basically ordinary students with no connections or influence. Of course they didn't eat the preserved meat.
I was trying my best to write down the strategy in my memory while listening to Tian Yu's grunts. If the eye dart could kill people, it would be a lot to poke more than a dozen holes in Tian Yu's body.
However, some people think that Tian Yu has given up on himself. In this examination room, that person didn't memorize the strategy that he had written several times, and then quickly wrote it down silently while his memory was deep. Like Tian Yu, he came up first and had a full meal.
, how much can you remember? It’s not too late to eat after you finish writing.
As a result, they felt disgusted, regretful, and regretful. Basically, everyone shook their heads slightly at Tian Yu, and even looked at him sympathetically, thinking that this kid was a fool. The first thing he did when he entered the examination room was to eat...
Ignoring the looks of people around him, Tian Yu ate and drank enough, then wiped his hands and started to prepare himself.
After pondering for a long time, Tian Yu abandoned the beginning of the policy he had written before, and instead thought of another one on the spot...
"There is a beginning to state pastoralism, but we cannot know it. However, state pastoralism has results, and it will cause harm. The ancient sage kings Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu all had no state pastoralism. Isn't there a reason for this? There is no beginning.
, There is no possible result, and the state pastor is not what the sage intended."
"Everything in the heaven and earth is fertilized. Grasses and trees grow hazelnuts, and deer and hogs grow wild animals. However, people cannot fight tigers and leopards, eat feathers, or run like dogs and horses. How can they stand in the world? Good and false are true in things. Therefore, people must have them.
Things, things are born with competition. If there is competition, there should be a break. If there is a break, there will be growth. Those who are wise and clear will be defeated by the crowd. If you tell them straight and do not change, they will be hurt and then fear. Therefore, the villagers
But punishment is life."
"If there are old students from the countryside, they should gather into a group. The group must have its own divisions and fight for their advantages. They may make peace or fight. In peace, they will fight in the field, and in war, they will use swords and weapons. And if there is a big one, gather the leaders of the group and make them
He obeyed orders and made peace and security belong to the people, so there was the tradition of Yan and Huang, and the rule of the kings of Zhou. Those with great virtue in the countryside were the leaders of the village elders. After Lixu, there were county officials to control them. After the county officials, there were counties, and the counties had princes.
After the princes there was the Son of Heaven, so the subordinates were undecided and sought stability from above. If the superiors lost their control, the subordinates would be in chaos."
"With the rise of the Han Dynasty, the emperor's government was implemented in the counties and counties, but not in the country. He only controlled the governors, but did not control the princes and kings, so there was chaos..."
Because Tian Yu himself was a personal experiencer in this turmoil, he wrote the strategy very smoothly. Unknowingly, time passed quickly, and by the time Tian Yu finished writing the last word, it was already nearly noon.
The surrounding candidates also handed in their papers and left one after another, and went to the courtyard to drink water, eat and rest, because there was another policy discussion in the afternoon.
"I said...that Brother Tian Xian..." After Tian Yu also handed in his papers and walked out of the examination room to take a breath, he met Liu Shizi in the corridor, "Why did you come out so late? You don't know it by heart?"
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Liu Shizi smiled half-heartedly and looked at Tian Yu. He felt that Tian Yu must have failed the exam.
This is Liu's taken-for-granted thinking mode. In his opinion, everyone is the same as him. They memorize an article first and then write it out silently in the examination room. The more skillfully they memorize it, the sooner they can write it down silently.
, and those who come out later are basically those who are unprepared, or have poor memory, and even struggle to write from memory.
Liu Shizi felt that if Tian Yu was smarter, he should come over now and wag his tail, give himself a good lick, and then reluctantly accept this courtesy. After all, there are many dog slaves, but there are some special ones.
There are still not many talented slaves.
But Mrs. Liu didn't expect that Tian Yu ignored him at all. He just smiled, cupped his hands, apologized, and left...
This time, Liu Shizi was completely angered. In his heart, he called out Tian Yu twice with shame. As a result, Tian Yu didn't give him any face. That would be a complete toast and no penalty! If he wasn't still in the examination room,
In the middle, it is impossible to say that Ms. Liu was going to have a fit on the spot, just like those people in later generations who were furious after being looked at a little less by a salesperson, a saleswoman, a girl selling a car, or a girl selling cars.
I started poking and preparing to give Tian Yu a look.
But no matter what Liu Shizi planned, the planning for the second game in the afternoon began.
After everyone returned to their seats, only a few civil servants were seen holding a wooden sign covered with red cloth and standing in various places. When the drums sounded together, the red cloth covering the title was unveiled almost at the same time.
Tian Yu took a closer look and saw four big characters written on the wooden sign.
"Meat eaters are despicable"!
Suddenly there was an uproar in the venue!
Almost everyone's eyes were focused on the towering Pang Tong...
These four words, after Mi Heng arrived in Chang'an, for a period of time, they became secretly used to ridicule Pang Tong in the streets and alleys. They were like secret codes for underground organizations. As long as they could say these four words, they would
They just laughed knowingly and seemed to be close to each other immediately, but it was later diluted by the successive military intelligences coming from Longyou and Hanzhong.
Unexpectedly, in today's exam, Pang Tong showed these four words openly!
At this moment, a huge problem is placed in front of these reference students...
