In the first test of the Four Books and Five Classics, there are three questions on the four books, leaving four questions on each of "Poems", "Books", "Book of Rites", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn".
There was quite a lot of content in this exam. Su Yizhao looked at the first four-book question.
"If you stand up, you will see him participating in the front. If you are in public, you will see him leaning on the balance. Then he will do it."
Su Yizhao is very familiar with this sentence, which comes from "The Analects of Confucius: Wei Linggong Pian".
This article must be written in conjunction with the previous and subsequent chapters. Su Yizhao wrote the draft first.
"Only trust in words and deeds, no one can follow them and not believe them, so what they do is irreversible. Because of loyalty, sincerity and respect, words and deeds are natural etiquette."
This question was somewhat simple and not difficult, so Su Yizhao completed the article quickly.
Without stopping, I polished it a little and copied it on the test paper.
The answering format of the four book questions was very strict. There were three questions in total. Su Yizhao glanced at the questions below. Except for the last one, which was a little difficult, the two questions above were a piece of cake for her.
Su Yizhao ate steamed buns and tea eggs at noon, finishing the meal and minimizing the number of trips to the toilet.
Although the number of visits to the toilet this time does not need to be recorded in the paper, it still left a shadow on Su Yizhao.
Meng Lingxi glanced at the dormitory diagonally opposite. During this examination, his dormitory was very close to Su Yizhao's dormitory.
Seeing Su Yizhao eating his food slowly, he glanced at the paper.
After the general examination, there will be the palace examination. The whole family's hope is on him. Even the teacher has been reminding him of it recently, so naturally he does not dare to be careless.
Somewhat upset, he put down the pen after only writing the four book questions once.
It turns out that Su Yizhao has had such a profound influence on him. What is the difference between this and surrendering without a fight?
Su Yizhao wrote two articles before noon, both of which were unhurried. After eating, she stood up and moved around in the dormitory for a while.
I touched the clothes on my body and felt tight and uncomfortable.
She wore a custom-made leather jacket underneath and stuffed a little fabric into her abdomen.
As long as you don't stare carefully, you won't find any clues at all.
The inspector watched Su Yizhao's every move closely, seeming to have some doubts about her actions.
Su Yizhao exercised for a moment before splicing the wooden boards together.
There is a wooden door in front of the dormitory in the capital, which is closed during the exam, but a window is opened in the front.
This is no different from being in jail, even this dormitory is much smaller than a cell.
After covering the wooden board on the window, Su Yizhao planned to take a nap.
She took this opportunity to take off her leather jacket and put it in the storage space. Because it had to fit her skin, it was very tight and made her breathless.
The first exam took three days. After handing in the papers on the third day, I still couldn't leave the dormitory. I could only rest in the dormitory, but the door did not need to be closed.
In the second session, there will be an examination of essays, one each for Zhao, Gao, and Biao, as well as five questions on judgments.
After the exam, although he was allowed to hand in the papers in advance, he still had to stay in the dormitory. This was simply torture for Su Yizhao.
"The saint's law establishes the way of heaven"
This topic comes from "The Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor: Daofa Chapter", but it is not the original text, but a summary of one of the contents, similar to those topics that splice the four books.
This question took some time. After Su Yizhao finished conceiving it, he began to write.
"The argument says: The reason why Heaven is Heaven is because of its Great Way. Why? It is Gongye. The reason why saints are saints is because of the Great Way of Heaven. What is it? The Dharma and Heaven are Gongye."
Just after I wrote two sentences, I found that the brush filled with ink was a little stiff.
Sighing, Su Yizhao put down his brush and rubbed his hands.
The weather in February was very cold. Su Yizhao wore several separate clothes, but his hands were still a little stiff from the cold.
I glanced at the inkstone and saw that the ink I had polished before was a little frozen.
She thought for a moment and lit the charcoal in the small clay stove.
The charcoal inside has been replaced by silver frost charcoal. She has no choice but to blame her for being extravagant.
There is no ventilation in this small space. If you use the charcoal provided here, the smell will be unbearable and you might even get poisoned!
After lighting the small clay stove, Su Yizhao heated up the hot water. Later, he had to use a bowl to fill the hot water and place the inkstone on it.
This method is very good. With hot steam, the ink in the inkstone is indeed less susceptible to freezing.
After writing three articles as quickly as possible, Su Yizhao was able to put down his pen.
She was the only one who had the luxury of lighting charcoal all the time. The candidates in other dormitories were shivering from the cold.
There was only one thin quilt in the dormitory, and the court stipulated that only single clothes were allowed during the exam to facilitate searches. But even if they wore four or five pieces, they still felt cold.
The cold and small dormitory, with no sunlight all year round, makes people feel cold to the core.
Blocking the window with a wooden board, Su Yizhao took out a thick thin quilt from the space and placed it on the bed board.
Another bed was put on top, and Su Yizhao lay on the soft bed and felt warm.
Anyway, she didn't light a candle, so even if someone looked inside, they couldn't see inside.
I just feel sorry for those candidates, they are afraid that they will be too cold to sleep. I didn’t expect it to be so cold in late February.
After staying in the dormitory for six days, even Su Yizhao was very tired when the third exam began.
I have put away the steamed buns and tea eggs I brought. I have been cooking rice and instant noodles for the past two days, eating something hot to warm myself up.
With the storage space, even in such an environment, Su Yizhao did not suffer too much.
The storage space also has a fresh-keeping function, and there is a lot of food in it. Unfortunately, Su Yizhao did not dare to take out those delicacies.
The scent is definitely not concealable and can easily attract others' attention.
After eating instant noodles, Su Yizhao continued to exercise and planned to think about the next strategy for a while.
The third test was policy questions, with a total of five questions.
Even the title is full of eloquence, "The biographies of sages and Taoism are all the same. Confucius' biography of Zengzi, Zengzi's biography of Zisi."
On February 16th, the weather suddenly became cold and it even snowed.
Although it would rain at this time in previous years, it was definitely not this cold.
There is only a small clay stove in this dormitory, and Su Yizhao has not been shy about it for the past two days, and the charcoal fire has not stopped.
"Master! It's too cold today, so you'd better put on your coat!"
Su Huai looked at Su Jinxun who was about to climb onto the carriage, and quickly stepped forward and put the coat on him.
The old man straightened his court clothes, then raised his head and glanced at the sky.
The sky above the palace was gray, and the few snowflakes that had fallen became denser.
"Xiao Qi has been weak since she was a child, and it's been so cold these past two days."
He couldn't bear to think that it was not uncommon for candidates from all dynasties and generations to freeze to death in the examination room.
Not to mention, during the time of Emperor Gaozu, there was a heavy snowfall in spring one year, and more than a dozen candidates were carried out of the dragon gate after finishing the exam.
Several people died after contracting the cold.
"Master, please don't worry too much. The seventh young master has healed his body and bones in the past two years and rarely gets cold."
Su Huai was also a little worried, but still expressed relief.
However, what Su Yizhao was facing at this moment was not the cold, but a matter of life and death.