The person Xu Lan described as being very unattractive has been unable to find a good place to stay these days. Even if he stays in the cheapest inn, it is extremely painful for him.
Although Jiang Liu'er is proficient in Buddhism, he does not think that money is an external possession. After all, without this thing, he would have trouble even eating.
Fortunately, he was lucky and met a monk who was invited by Daci'en Temple and went to the fourth city to assist him in boxing.
He is obviously a warrior monk, but he loves to debate scriptures and lectures with others. The key point is that he cannot explain to others, and he is even tried to change the principles of physics by others.
Fortunately, Jiang Liu'er appeared right away and took the place of the monk to debate the scriptures, rendering the opponent speechless and making the monk greatly admire him.
The two had a conversation, and the monk admired Jiang Liuer's Buddhism very much, and heard that he wanted to stay in a temple until the scientific examination was over.
The monk generously took care of everything, and took Jiang Liu'er, a country bumpkin, into the fourth city where dignitaries were everywhere.
Finally moved into the Daci'en Temple that Jiang Liu'er had longed for...
Maybe he was born with the attribute of a disaster star. On the fifth day after moving in, Ci'en Temple was in chaos at night and was invaded by the evil Xuan Yin Sect.
Even the abbot was seriously injured and lost an extremely important Buddhist martial arts secret book called Xuanyang Zhendian.
Including the monk who brought Jiang Liu'er here, he also died at the hands of Xuanyin Sect masters.
Even though the Daci'en Temple activated the temple-suppressing array and notified the imperial experts to come to the rescue, half of the temple was still destroyed, but not even a single person from the Xuanyin Sect was left behind.
Afterwards, the imperial court was furious and Wulin Zhengdao was furious.
The emperor personally ordered to mobilize all resources to annihilate the Xuanyin Sect, the leader of the righteous way, the fourth and fifth masters on the Tianlist, Master Cizhen, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, and Chunyangzi, the headmaster of the Quanzhen Sect. Together, they will recover money for the Great Ci'en Temple.
justice.
For a time, the demonic Xuanyin Sect became the target of public criticism. Key points in the world were jointly taken away by the imperial court and various factions. Anyone suspected of being a member of the Xuanyin Sect disappeared from the world one by one.
It was another bloody storm.
But this has nothing to do with the heartless Jiang Liuer, who is now focusing all his attention on the imperial examination.
Although he himself did not care about his imperial examination results, his parents, brothers and sister-in-law at home were so supportive of him that it would be a shame if he failed to get a merit and returned home.
So until the eve of the imperial examination, he studied hard.
Finally, the much-anticipated imperial examination officially began in Nanzhan Buzhou, the Second City of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty in China!
The Second City was originally off-limits to the common people, but during the imperial examination days, all students participating in the examinations were given special privileges. As long as they showed the examination pass document, they could enter!
Those who could live in the Second City were either royal relatives or high-ranking officials. This was the administrative center of the entire Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the buildings and roadside decorations were all set up in strict accordance with the etiquette system, and no one dared to exceed it. This was also the most stringent aspect of the Tang Dynasty's management.
More than 7,000 people participated in the examination this time, but only 100 people were admitted in the end.
The content of the examination is divided into three schools: Confucianism, Legalism, and Military Science.
Confucianism examines history and policy theory, Legalism examines laws, regulations and governance, and military strategists examine war strategy and mathematics.
Therefore, there are three exams in three days, which looks easy, but is actually very difficult.
Just the history of the past dynasties involved in Confucianism and the chronological record table alone are enough to give people a headache, not to mention using history to discuss national policies and write policy papers. Although there are no strict format requirements, it is obvious that the more knowledge is broadcast, the deeper it is and the better it can be written
More insightful content.
In addition, the laws and regulations examined by the Legalists are not limited to the laws and regulations of this dynasty, but also include the laws implemented in the past dynasties and the relevant political effects they have had. The article often needs to be extended to the advantages and disadvantages of the laws and regulations of this dynasty compared with those of previous dynasties.
The advantages are easy to say. After all, anyone can flatter anyone as long as they are willing to put their face on it. But the disadvantages... if you really talk about it in depth, you might offend a big shot in the government and be punished in a matter of minutes. But if you don't say it, it will be obvious.
That's not possible either. The key is to say it tactfully and still make people accept it. This will test your IQ and EQ.
If you can pass this level, you will definitely be able to make achievements if you enter the officialdom in the future. If you cannot pass this level, entering the officialdom will end in failure.
As for the military strategy, it was relatively simple, because the Tang Dynasty implemented a national service system. Every man who came of age had to go to the local government to register for training every year during the off-season.
Officers will teach various combat tactics and drills related to the battlefield, and they will also print them for free for others to read.
Unless this kind of person has served as a soldier and fought in the war, and can write new ideas, the average test taker's answers will not be much different. However, what military strategists can distance themselves from is mathematics, which can often beat the test takers to death.
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The combination of these three subjects requires a very broad range of knowledge. In addition, it also requires a relatively deep depth of knowledge.
Fortunately, the printing industry in the Tang Dynasty was developed. Most of the relevant books and materials could be purchased directly in counties and counties at extremely low prices, except for military strategists who were quite conservative and could only learn more advanced contents by joining the army.
This also makes the imperial examination no longer a game for children from wealthy families, and even ordinary children from poor families have the possibility to compete.
The scientific examination took three days, but the results were released ten days later.
During these ten days, Jiang Liuer hid in Daci'en Temple and read Buddhist scriptures to relieve the tension in his heart. He had already failed once, and if he failed this time, he would be very sorry for his family.
On the day the results were released, the whole city was in commotion.
Even the well-known actor Liu Menghan did not participate in any performances. Everyone in Chang'an City knew what activities would be held on the day when the rankings were released.
Zhizunbao didn't understand, but Liu Menghan didn't explain it to him. He just said: "Zhizunbao, go and stare at the list of scholars today. As soon as you see the names of these scholars on the list, tell them immediately.
You can earn a lot of reward money! It’s much more than you can earn by beating drums and drums every day.”
Zhizunbao was very surprised, but he always listened to Liu Menghan's words. When he came to the list, he found that the place was already crowded with people.
"Fortunately, I have good eyesight, so I can see the words clearly even from a distance."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As Zhizunbao said, he climbed up to the flagpole of the store nearby and hung it. With his short stature, he was like a slightly larger macaque. He was light and delicate, so there was no need to worry about being crushed.
Broken flagpole.
Unexpectedly, at this time, there was a man who looked like a scholar. In order to see the words on the list clearly, he also ran under the flagpole and climbed up using his hands and feet.
He took a step forward, but Zhizunbao didn't want to be poked in the butt, so he had no choice but to move up a step, and he almost reached the top.
The shopkeeper was afraid that the scholar would break the flagpole, so he quickly came out to dissuade him.
The scholar smiled lazily and said: "Seller, what if I can borrow your flagpole for a little while? I can't climb it if a monkey can climb it? If it breaks, I'll compensate you."
"Hey! As a scholar, do you need to do this in order to save the money for those two roll calls? Oh, I don't think you can pass the exam at all, so you don't have to worry about the money issue."
Generally speaking, if a candidate tells someone that his reputation has fallen short, he will roar and get angry.
But this scholar was very interesting and laughed, "Of course I don't have to worry about money if I fail the exam, but if I climb up here to read the exam papers, I might be able to be like those helpers and go back to help people roll names and earn two
There’s a reward!”
The shopkeeper was speechless and stopped trying to dissuade him.
Zhizunbao heard that the person below was robbing business, but he didn't feel disgusted. Instead, he asked: "Can you read the words on the list clearly?"
The scholar was Jiang Liu'er. He chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter if I can't see clearly. Brother Monkey can definitely see clearly. Could you please help me see if there are any names of these people on the paper."
Supreme Treasure looked at this cheeky man in surprise, "How did you know I could see clearly?"
"Hey, you took the list of candidates, and you must be planning to roll call to receive the award. If you can't see well, how could you climb here."
Zhizunbao smiled and said: "What if I don't help you look at it?"
Jiang Liuer said leisurely: "Do you think this flagpole is high?"
"Very high?"
"Is there any other place around for you to dance?"
"No……"
"Then will you help me?"
Zhizunbao was stunned for a moment, "What will you do if I don't help you?"
Jiang Liuer humbly took out a stick and scratched it, "I'll poke you in the butt with it!"