In the third year of Qingwu's reign, a restoration party from the previous dynasty sneaked into Gongyuan, trying to start a fire and cause a tragedy.
Although it was unsuccessful, from now on, during the examination, there were not only several more water tanks that could be used to put out fires at any time, but also the possibility of fires caused by personal mistakes was directly eliminated - candidates were no longer required to cook by themselves.
Su Ziji strongly agreed with this. If one of the thousands of candidates accidentally started a fire, the Gongyuan was antique and wooden buildings were everywhere. Once a fire broke out, it would be more difficult to rescue than a local examination room.
He didn't want to take a test and be frightened.
Moreover, the Gongyuan distributes food and water in a unified manner. If there is any problem in this area, whether it is fraud or poisoning, the person in charge can be directly found.
The relevant personnel will also be extra careful in order to survive.
Su Ziji washed his hands with a little cold water, then picked up a piece of cake and ate it.
After eating, I took a short nap at noon. When I woke up in the afternoon, I first solved my physical problems in my room. Then I pinched my nose and wrote two of the first three questions.
When I started writing, I found that it was already dark.
Everyone in the Gongyuan was given three candles in total. Su Ziji put away the papers, used the light of the candles, had dinner and went to bed.
Just curled up on a narrow wooden bed.
But compared with before, we had to dismantle the "table and chairs" to make a bed. This time it was much better, and a blanket was directly prepared for the candidates.
Because I was wearing quite thick clothes, at night, the room had an unobstructed side and was not in the direction of the wind, so I managed to fall asleep.
But the feeling is indeed not that pleasant.
Especially on the first day, there was a smell of urine in each room. Although it was March and not a hot season, the smell was still a bit offensive.
Su Ziji was secretly glad that he had written the three most difficult questions on the first day. He would probably be able to finish the next four questions today and check them again tomorrow before handing them in.
Unlike some people who write simple questions first when they are in the best condition on the first day, but then write the first three questions the next day when they have not had a good rest and are in a slightly worse condition. How can they still get the inspiration from the first day?
Listening to the sighs coming from nearby, Su Ziji cleaned his hands again, finished eating the cakes sent by the soldiers, and drank some hot water. Then he cleaned up and checked the three questions he wrote on the draft yesterday.
, polished and copied carefully on the paper.
After checking it twice more and finding that there was no mistake or stain at all, I waited for the ink to dry and carefully received it in the rolled bag.
Next, prepare to write the following four questions.
These four questions were nothing more than strategies, compositions, etc. In less than a day, three questions were hurriedly written on the draft.
Although he miscalculated the time and did not finish all the questions the next day, Su Ziji still had plenty of time compared to others.
This is still written in a very leisurely state, and I am not pressed for time.
It’s still the same routine of eating pancakes and sleeping.
On the third day, Su Ziji had eaten in the morning and washed his hands before slowly copying three questions.
But I don't know if he caught the cold. That day, not only him, but also many candidates in the nearby rooms were coughing and in poor condition.
Although Su Ziji was not sick, he still felt his throat was a little itchy when he heard the coughing nearby.
Some candidates had not written much in the previous two days and were a little anxious on this day. At noon, they took a nap for a while and were awakened by a burst of crying.
Then came the sound of footsteps. The examiner dragged him out mercilessly. He wanted to howl, but his mouth was gagged and he was dragged out whimpering, which scared the examinees around him and shivered.
"Another collapse."
Su Ziji listened attentively, sighed, and continued to write the last question. After writing, he directly copied the written content onto the paper.
Then, I looked at all the papers.
"Oh, now I know how scary level 17 is."
There are many tricks to the imperial examination. First of all, the imperial laws are relatively stable. If you learn this, you can get into the mainstream. Articles that are against the times are difficult to adapt to the times. No matter how good they are, it is useless. In this regard, Yeluzi suffers too much, and Tailuzi suffers too much.
Students, themselves the mainstream, take advantage of many things.
In reality, even though Jian Qu took part in the exam, his thoughts and writing style still failed in nine out of ten cases.
Of course, if you blindly follow the trend, you will be lost in the crowd and will not attract the attention of the examiner. Fang Wenshao not only lacks a little effort in subtlety, but also in this area. His level depends on luck. Good luck
, maybe it will be low and low, bad luck, naturally let’s stop talking.
Therefore, the essay must be new and surprising, so that the law is upright, peaceful, elegant, and not out of fashion, but there must be two or three points that are new to attract the examiner's attention.
The level 17 level is only a novelty of two or three points, but in terms of "literary", it is incisively and vividly written, making people feel that one word too many is too bloated, and one word that is too few is too thin.
Even Su Ziji himself felt that Mo Wuwu had edited and deleted it. But after reading it, his only doubt was: "Is two or three points of new ideas too much?"
Su Ziji didn't know why he felt this way, but in a blink of an eye he thought: "If two or three points are too many, can there only be one point?"
I burst into laughter thinking about it. I didn't sleep well last night. After copying, Su Ziji curled up in the back and fell asleep.
When I woke up this time, I didn't know how long I had been sleeping deeply, and heard the crisp sound of banging again.
Su Ziji woke up with a start and subconsciously went to get the paper, but found nothing.
There was another cry not far away. Su Ziji rubbed his eyebrows and sat up.
"Is it time?" He looked up and saw that the sky outside was a bit gray.
Although the examination lasted for three days, in fact, it was three days and two nights. On the night of the third day, with the sound of bangzi, the examination time was over.
"This means the exam is over." Su Ziji couldn't help but be stunned for a while, listening to the footsteps approaching not far away, he laid out the papers he had collected before and put them on the table together with the drafts.
After a while, there will be examiners and soldiers, who will number the papers one by one. However, if the answers have not been completed, the candles are allowed to be lit.
After clicking, it was dark and the words could not be read, and the examiner would not give me any more time.
When they reached Su Ziji, someone's eyes lit up but he remained silent.
Su Ziji, like the previous candidates, handed over the papers, put them away, and left. Then he straightened out his wrinkled and smelly clothes, packed up his pen and ink, and walked outside.
Less than half a mile outside the Gongyuan, there is a waiting pavilion. In fact, there is an open space here. There are many bullock carts and sedan chairs parked at this time, all coming to pick up candidates.
When Su Ziji walked over, the rain was falling, and the sky and the earth were vast. Looking at the wild Taoist walking towards him with an umbrella in the distance, he couldn't help but smile.
"Lord, how was the examination room?"
"[Four Books and Five Classics] Level 17, 14588/17000" Su Ziji lowered his eyes and smiled, not wanting to pass the test in these three days and gain 500 experience points.
"If I fail again, I will believe Jian Qu's words. The imperial examination is dark and there is no place for a humble family to stand up."