The first session of the county examination is the main session, consisting of two essays on the Four Books, one essay on the meaning of the Five Classics, and one essay poem in five characters and six rhymes. The title, poem, and writing method all have a certain format. The whole volume should not exceed 700 words.
The questions in the county examination are relatively basic, and admissions are more relaxed than those in the government examination and the college examination.
When Zhu Ping'an saw the questions on the board, a smile appeared on his lips. What a coincidence. He had tried to solve these three meaning questions of four books and five scriptures.
The first question is from "The Analects of Confucius. The Chapter on Government": "Government is based on virtue, such as Beichen, who lives in its place and is shared by all the stars."
The second question is taken from "The Doctrine of the Mean": The way of a gentleman is like climbing high.
The third question is that the meaning of the Five Classics comes from "Shangshu": quiet words are unreasonable, and Xiang Gong is overwhelming.
These three chapters on the meaning of Four Books and Five Classics can be said to be easily picked up by Zhu Pingan because he had solved the problem before. It would not take much time to write them, so there is no rush. Zhu Pingan neatly copied these three questions in small regular script in the draft.
On paper, start reading the last question of this exam.
The last topic is the title of the test poem, which is a poem: The summer trees are overcast and the oriole is singing.
The test poems in the imperial examination are like this. Most of the questions are excerpted from a poem or even an allusion by a poet of the previous dynasty, and then you start to write the test poem based on this poem.
Zhu Ping'an copied this poem on the draft paper and added the word "Fu De" in front of it. This was the format of the poem for the imperial examination.
This topic is also very simple. This poem is from Wang Wei's "Jiyu Wangchuanzhuang Zuo". The whole poem is: The rain is empty and the forest is late, the fireworks are slow, the quinoa is steamed and the millet is cooked. The egrets fly in the desert paddy fields, and the summer trees are chirping.
The oriole is quietly watching the hibiscus in the mountains, and the dew sunflower is folded in the clear house under the pine tree. The old man in the wild is fighting for a table with others, and the seagulls are more suspicious about what is going on.
The test poem does not require you to have anything thoughtful. The format meets the requirements. Just one word is enough, which is to praise virtues. Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, has canceled poems and songs in the provincial examination. The test poem
It only appears in the county examination of children's examinations, and has almost no impact on the results of children's examinations. Children's examinations mainly focus on eight-part essays.
After reading all the test questions, Zhu Ping'an had a clear idea. He placed the test paper, paper, etc. on the side of the table, pressed it down with a stone to prevent it from being blown away by the north wind, then took out the food from the basket and ate it with relish.
The cooked braised pork had been cut into pieces by the inspecting officer. Zhu Pingan took out a pair of chopsticks, picked it up and chewed it carefully.
I woke up so early in the morning and haven’t had breakfast yet. This exam will take one day, so it’s not too late to write after I’ve had breakfast.
Zhu Ping'an felt that it was normal for him to have breakfast, but other candidates saw it differently. Especially the student scholar who lived in the same inn as Zhu Ping'an recognized that this person who was eating with gusto in the examination room was the resident.
The famous man in the woodshed who was bitten by a snake heard about the decline of singing birds, so they all shook their heads slightly and looked at Zhu Pingan with sympathy. Their thoughts were roughly like this:
This stupid boy has given up on himself.
Sure enough, this idiot only ate when he entered the examination room.
The one who makes up the number is the one who makes up the number, and his mission is completed when he enters the field.
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Everyone basically gave Zhu Ping'an the verdict that his reputation had fallen into disgrace.
After eating braised pork, some preserved fruits, and finally drinking a glass of water that he brought with him, Zhu Pingan burped, which made people around him roll their eyes and label Zhu Pingan a foodie and a fool.
Ignoring the looks of people around him, Zhu Ping'an ate and drank enough, took a piece of draft paper by himself, and began to draft...
"This foodie is also used to showing off. After eating, he wiped his mouth and started writing and drawing in a serious manner. He must be writing nonsense. Alas, what a pity. How could I end up with such an idiot foodie after waiting for ten years?
Stepping into the examination room, even if I win three dollars in a row this time, it is still a pity."
"I'm ashamed to be in the same examination room as this person."
The people around him all thought so, and once again laughed and despised Zhu Pingan in their hearts.
Time passed slowly, and at noon in the morning, people found that the foodie and idiot started eating again. This time he did not write anything after eating, but took out a rabbit fur blanket to cover himself and fell asleep on the table.
Rotten wood cannot be carved
A wall of dung and dirt cannot be leveled
Regarding Zhu Pingan's behavior of sleeping on the table, people unanimously silently applied Confucius's original words about his disciple Zaiyu sleeping during the day to Zhu Pingan.
At this time, the candidates feel that this guy is a tease sent by God. You can eat, drink, poop, and sleep at home, and you are very comfortable, so why come to the examination room and suffer.
Of course, there are also well-meaning students who have completed two questions in the examination room and express deep sympathy for Zhu Pingan's self-destructive behavior: This person is so stupid, but he has the courage to take the exam. His courage is commendable, but it is a pity.
As for Zhu Ping'an's behavior of sitting upright and writing on the test paper from the scratch paper after sleeping for more than half an hour, it was regarded as a bluff by many candidates.
Zhu Pingan, who answered with peace of mind, had no idea that he had spent the day in contempt, ridicule, and sympathy...
As the time approached the evening, one after another people finished writing and handed in their papers and left under the guidance of the clerk. After a while, Zhu Ping'an followed most of the people and handed in their papers and left.
The students who have not yet handed in the paper expressed deep contempt for Zhu Ping'an's behavior of handing in the paper early. He must have just turned it in because he couldn't sit still! He must not have finished writing!
There are four county exams. After the first exam, the second exam will be taken two days later. For example, if the first exam is on the 9th, then the second exam will start on the 12th. The two days left in between are for the examiner to make corrections.
The time for marking the papers will be announced around noon on the 11th. Those who passed the first round will be listed on the list. Those on the list can participate in the second round. If you did not pass the first round, where will you start?
Let's go back and forth.
After returning to the inn, Zhu Pingan put away his things, washed up briefly, changed into clean clothes and went to the lobby to have dinner.
When he arrived at the lobby, Zhu Pingan ordered two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, a bowl of beef soup, and a stack of two steamed buns. When he was about to eat, Zhu Pingan noticed that many people sitting in the lobby were pointing at him.
He nodded, shook his head and whispered, and from time to time there was laughter.
What's going on?
When Zhu Pingan was confused, his uncle came over to help Zhu Pingan clear his doubts.
"Oh, you son, why did my uncle say anything to you? You actually fell asleep in the examination room during this test. Your behavior made people laugh. Everyone said that you are the best in the world!"
Uncle Zhu Shouren looked heartbroken.
"Dangshi Zaiyu?" Zhu Ping'an seemed to be busy eating and didn't hear what his uncle said before, so he put down his chopsticks when he heard Dangshi Zaiyu, his eyes lit up, and he repeated it.
Uncle Zhu Shouren nodded vigorously.
"Excellent." Zhu Pingan received a positive answer from his uncle, but there was a shy smile on his honest face.
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There were people eating around, and when they heard Zhu Ping'an's answer, they yelled, Damn, this guy doesn't just know that Jae Yu is a student of Confucius, so he doesn't think we are praising him.
"You, alas..." The uncle shook his head and left sadly.
Zhu Pingan looked at the expressions of his uncle and everyone in the lobby, smiled lightly, lowered his head and continued to eat his meal.
No wonder my uncle has not passed the exam for more than 20 years, and no wonder so many people in the hall have not passed the exam.
Their reading was too one-sided. They only saw Zaiyu sleeping during the day, but they did not know that Zaiyu was also one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius". A talented student who was approved by Confucius as his "speech" subject, his ranking was still ahead of Zigong. It was simply not true.
There is no in-depth understanding of Zaiyu. Historical records record that Zaiyu was a young Confucius who was twenty-nine years old. He was eloquent and traveled around various countries from Confucius. During his travels, he was often sent by Confucius as envoys to Qi and Chu. Tang Kaiyuan 27
In 1999, Zaiyu was posthumously granted the title of "Marquis of Qi". In the second year of Xiangfu of Dazhong in the Song Dynasty (1009), he was also granted the title of "Linzi Gong". In the third year of Xianchun of the Southern Song Dynasty (1267), he was further granted the title of "Gong of Qi".
Even this dynasty, well, Emperor Jiajing, who is now in power, changed the title of Zaiyu to "Xianxian Zaiyu" in the ninth year of Jiajing.