Chapter 246: The Third Examination of the Imperial Examination: The Palace Examination
After the young father-in-law brought these seven people to the main hall, he made a gesture of invitation and left.
Entering the main hall, Chu Tiancai understood what splendor was. The main hall was obviously carefully decorated. For the imperial examination, the designer must have spent a lot of effort.
In the center of the main hall are seven sets of sandalwood tables and chairs. The carvings are exquisite and must have been made by everyone. There are four pillars in the hall, arranged on four legs in the southeast, northwest and northwest. They are decorated with green dragon, white tiger, red bird, Xuanwu and the four mythical beasts, which are lifelike and like
It looks like a living thing, with some porcelain ornaments placed around it, and the combination is very appropriate.
In front is a three-step staircase. In the center of the staircase is a sculpture of a dragon and a phoenix contending. On top is a golden dragon chair. It is obviously prepared for the king of Chu. Behind it is a screen with pictures of the country, mountains and rivers. It is simply to show the monarch's hard work in governing.
The seven people arrived at the main hall. Now they no longer dared to play around, let alone fight with each other like before. They all sat in a polite manner, like obedient primary school students, not even daring to fart.
Not long after, following an announcement from an eunuch outside, the well-dressed Lord Chu and several palace maids and father-in-law came in.
When the seven people saw Mr. Chu coming in, they immediately stood up to greet him. Chu Tian was no exception, and he also stood up and greeted him respectfully.
After Chu Jun sat down on the dragon chair, the two palace maids lined up on the left and right of the dragon chair. Two of the father-in-laws stood on the left and right under the steps, while the third father-in-law stood next to Chu Jun. Judging from his composure, this must have been the case.
My father-in-law and Mr. Chu should be very familiar with each other, so it is undoubtedly Eunuch Long.
"There is no need for you candidates to be polite, please sit down!" Chu Jun said in a solemn tone, but no matter how solemn it was, Chu Tian did not hear the aura of a king in Chu Jun's tone, let alone the kind of superior person.
Feel
"Thank you, King Chu!" Everyone had some common sense, and they all called out the same title in unison.
Chu Jun stood up at this time, put his hands behind his back, glanced at all the candidates, and then mused: "The three-year imperial examination is here again. I believe all the candidates are fully prepared, and you are also one of the pillars of Chu State.
Talent, then let me show you your level today!"
The candidates were very calm. When Chu Jun saw this, he nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Then I will stop talking nonsense and start the palace examination directly."
After finishing his concise opening remarks, Chu Jun recalled the lines, and then said: "In ancient times, there was a seven-step poem by Cao Zhi, and today the widow uses the seven-step poem as a model. All candidates must write a poem in seven steps.
"Propositional Poems"
After saying that, Chu Jun scanned the people in the audience again, and then said: "The order starts from left to right! This candidate, I am taking the question of landscape and pastoral, you answer!"
The candidate Chu Jun mentioned was the wretched fat man sitting on the far left. He was the first to enter the battle. Although the wretched fat man did not show anything on the surface, he had already scolded Chu Jun dozens of times in his heart. Why did he have to start from the beginning?
Start yourself?
The wretched fat man walked out of his seat, recalling hard in his mind and walking step by step. After walking out of the third part, he chanted loudly: "The plums are golden and the apricots are fat, and the wheat flowers, snow and white cauliflower are sparse and grow on the fence."
No one passed by, only the clear sky, flies and butterflies flying.”
After reciting a poem, the seven candidates present could not help but be secretly shocked. No one could have imagined that this seemingly wretched fat man could have such solid literary skills. Even Chu Tian had to admire him.
While everyone was admiring him, Chu Jun said slightly angrily: "How brave, I asked you to compose a poem of your own, but you dare to steal other people's poems. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
When the wretched fat man heard this, his body suddenly shook. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and his hands and feet couldn't help but tremble. He kept praying in his heart that he must not be pushed out and beheaded. That would be a special death!
In fact, the wretched fat man doesn’t have any literary skills. Although he has a high school diploma, he spent all his time reading the Book of Oblivion when he was studying. He didn’t have much information. Regarding Chu Jun’s question, the wretched fat man thought that this was only from the Seven Kingdoms of Spring and Autumn Period, and his own poem
The poem was written by Fan Chengda, a not-so-famous Southern Song Dynasty poet, so he thought he could get away with it.
But how could the wretched fat man know that although this is the Seven Kingdoms, it is still a chaotic era, and even modern poems can be distinguished
Eunuch Long's reaction was not slow. When he heard Chu Jun's words, he immediately scolded: "Left and right, take this person down! If you dare to deceive you, you deserve to die!"
The guards outside heard the call and rushed in immediately. Just as they were about to arrest the fat man, Chu Jun waved his hand and said lightly: "That's it! As a king of a country, you should be kind-hearted. This is what happened.
never mind!"
Eunuch Long was stunned and couldn't help but wonder why Mr. Chu's lines had changed today. If it had been before, he should have said: "That's it! As the king of a country, I should be kind-hearted and not destroy the nine tribes. I just recommended it."
Go out and chop!"
Since Mr. Chu said so, Eunuch Long naturally did not dare to say anything. Mr. Chu continued: "The second candidate, I will take the question of winter, and you will answer it!"
After the second candidate saw the case of the obscene fat man, his confidence suddenly disappeared. He originally thought that he could pass the test by just using an ancient poem, but now it seems that it is a bit difficult.
The candidate stood up, began to take steps, and soon sang: "Winter is closing in on the mountains, and the river flows eastward. If you think of it as a clairvoyant, go up to the next floor first."
After only taking four steps, a poem was written, and this poem shocked the other six candidates. It could be said that he plagiarized Wang Zhihuan's "Climbing the Stork Tower", but the meaning of this poem is different.
, the text is also different, so it should be considered an imitation.
"What the hell? What does uh mean? This candidate, you might as well explain it." After Chu Jun was stunned for a moment, he said doubtfully
The candidate didn't know how to explain it, so he had to translate the meaning between the lines and said: "The first couplet is a description of the environment, first the mountains and then the rivers. The last couplet expresses my dream of becoming a clairvoyant, and the next sentence of the last couplet
It’s the actions you take to realize your dreams.”
The examinee explained in a leisurely manner, and he actually made it clear. He couldn't help but secretly admire that he was a genius. It was rare in the world. With his poem, it was easy and enjoyable to get the top prize!
Just when the examinee was extremely frustrated, Chu Jun suddenly said: "Huh! Can you become clairvoyant if you go to the next floor? Do you think I am a pig?"
Eunuch Long immediately understood and pointed at the candidates and shouted: "Hey! This is an insult to the Holy One. Where are you? Take this person down quickly!"
