Because there were no prefecture or county examinations in the Song Dynasty, the examination was the first-level examination. Anyone who met the conditions and passed the examination could apply, so the number of candidates was terrifying. More than 6,000 candidates poured into the examination room of the Imperial College. It is said that Kaifeng The number of candidates in the government's examination room can exceed 10,000.
So even though there were four baths and one hundred candidates took baths at the same time, by the time everyone had finished their examination and lined up in front of the square, it was already past noon.
After the cannon was fired, the Lord set up the incense table. This time, the chief examiner of the Imperial College in Autumn, Bachelor Xie, wearing a fold-leg futou and a crimson official robe, appeared in front of the candidates.
After offering incense to the Holy Master first, Bachelor Xie stood up and covered his face with two sunshades. He knelt down and asked Guan Shengdi, the Great Demon-Conquering Emperor of the Three Realms, to come in to suppress them, and General Zhou was asked to come in and inspect the field. After opening the sunshade, Bachelor Xie bowed again. Then he invited Qiqu Wenchang Kaihua Zitong Emperor to come in to preside over the test, and Master Kuixing to come in to shine. After inviting all these gods and ghosts, Bachelor Xie said: Instructing candidates is nothing more than cherishing the opportunity, taking the exam with all your heart, and not taking chances and cheating.
It was not until Xie Xie finished his lecture that he opened the examination papers in front of everyone. He opened the scroll wrapped in yellow silk and covered with seals. In the first year of Jiayou's reign, the Imperial Academy issued the answers to the examination questions for Jinshi and various subjects. It was finally broad daylight.
The candidates stood on tiptoe, hoping to see the test questions that would determine their fate, but it was no use being so far away. But there was no need to worry, because the examiners were copying them and posting them in various examination rooms. Their current task was to start from The second door leads to the real examination room.
As soon as you enter the second door, there is a long pink wall with notices posted on it. Hundreds of pieces of paper are densely packed, indicating the examination room and seat of each candidate. Chen Ke and the others posted on the notice with the font size "Autumn", After finding their respective destinations, they wished each other good luck and went their separate ways.
Chen Ke followed the guidance of the road signs and headed to the examination room where he was... The locked examination was in the courtyard where the officials of the Imperial College worked. There was a notice saying 'No noise' was posted at the door, and there were guards everywhere. After entering, there were ten examination rooms in total. There are forty candidates in each examination room.
Chen Ke was assigned to the examination room in the east wing. He received the examination papers at the door and put them in a paper bag. When he entered the examination room, he couldn't help but be happy. It was different from the honeycomb-like rooms in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Instead, it looked like the examination room in a previous life. Forty pairs of tables and chairs are arranged neatly. On the upper right corner of each table, there is a piece of paper with the candidate's name, place of origin, and grade. No one is allowed to sit indiscriminately.
Chen Ke's seat was in the last row. He put down the test box, hung the paper bag on the table, and took out the pen and inkstone. He also found a water cup, went to the door next to the drinking area, and poured a cup of warm water. Firstly, it moistens the throat, and secondly, it makes it easier to sharpen ink later.
After sitting down, Chen Ke felt a little emotional. He had been a manager in his previous life and knew how difficult it was to prepare for such a large-scale event. However, officials in the Song Dynasty were able to organize it so carefully, and their administrative abilities were indeed outstanding.
But this was not the time to feel emotional. Before the candidates were seated, he quickly took out some food to fill his stomach. After he ate half a sauced duck, six pieces of snacks, and filled up the temple of five internal organs, he found that there were already people sitting in the room. It was full of candidates and they were all eating. Everyone was really hungry.
At this time, the official in charge of invigilating the exam came in, followed by two low-level officials in green robes, and three military men in straight jackets... Forty candidates, six invigilators, and mobile patrols, completely to prevent thieves posture.
The candidates quickly cleared their desks and sat upright.
The examiner announced the rules of the examination room again, such as no whispering, no looking left or right, no leaving the seat without authorization, any action must be reported first, etc., and then posted the examination questions on the wall in front of them.
The imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty were divided into Jinshi, Jiujing, Xuexue, Mingjing, Mingfa and other subjects. However, those who participated in the Suoting Examination were naturally admitted to the Jinshi. Therefore, what was posted was the examination question for this Jinshi subject - Poetry Test
One poem each, five essays, ten essays on "The Analects", and ten essays on "Spring and Autumn" and "Book of Rites". Regardless of whether it is a locked examination or not, the test questions are the same. The amount of questions is quite astonishing.
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Naturally, there are so many questions that cannot be answered in one day, so the exam must be taken for three consecutive days. During the three days, candidates are not allowed to leave the exam room except for convenience.
Chen Ke originally thought that three days would be a lot of time, but unexpectedly, it was already dusk before he started answering questions. In addition, in the Tang Dynasty, candidates were provided with candles. In this dynasty, in order to prevent candidates from cheating in the dark, candles are not allowed, that is,
That is to say, you have to stop writing when it gets dark and wait until dawn before answering.
Since time is precious, seize it. After reading all the questions, according to the principle of easy ones first and then difficult ones, Chen Ke first completed the ten posts of "The Analects"... The so-called "posts" are called "Tie Jing", which means writing silently.
Paragraphs in the classics. This is the most basic test question, and it is also the first thing the examiner will review when judging the paper. If the candidate cannot even memorize "The Analects of Confucius", you can imagine how much effort he has put in. It will be difficult to even read it later.
No need to look...
For Chen Sanlang, who has a photographic memory, this is naturally a trivial matter. He picked up his pen and answered directly on the examination paper without making a draft. After he finished writing six items, he found that he could no longer see clearly. He was afraid that he would damage the handwriting.
Chen Ke had no choice but to put down his writing because of the impact on the paper. It was not that he was overly concerned, but that after handing in the papers and before transcribing them, someone would specifically pick out papers that were stained, had illegible writing, or had special marks. These papers would be registered and used
Written in blue pen on a list, he is not even qualified to see the marking officer.
Other candidates also put down their pens one after another. The invigilator lit an oil lamp at the door. The light was dim, so that people could only see the outline clearly, but they would not fall down or knock over the inkstone, but no one could see clearly their own papers.
, let alone exams.
Based on this light, the examiner said, please eat and sleep as you please, and those who need to go to the toilet can queue up.
Chen Ke waited until he went out and went to a hut. When he came back, he rolled up his bedding under the table and fell asleep. He was smart... With so many men sleeping in the same room, the snoring could play a symphony, so why not be the first to do so?
I fell asleep. The first night in the Gongyuan will definitely be reimbursed. Are there any mental exams tomorrow?
Chen Ke fell asleep early and was one of the few who was not affected. When he woke up and rubbed his eyes, he saw that it was already bright outside. Looking at the examination room, half of the people had already gotten up to answer their papers.
Half of them finally fell asleep, and they were having wonderful dreams at the moment.
After going out to a hut, fetching water, washing his face, and eating a few snacks made by the little princess, Chen Ke returned to the examination room refreshed and began to answer questions for the day. After he finished the 'Tie Jing questions'
, the examiner woke up those guys who had slept to death...
Then do the Mo Yi questions. The so-called "Mo Yi" is a written answer to the meaning of the scriptures, ten items in total. This is not difficult, you just need to memorize the "Commentary on the Thirteen Classics"... Although in recent years, the "Commentary on the Thirteen Classics" has been
The scholars criticized it thoroughly, but in the imperial examination, they still used it as the standard answer, otherwise the paper would not be approved.
There is no difficulty in reciting "Superman" and "Mo Yi". Chen Ke finished it before morning. But the big part is still behind - one poem each, poems and essays, five strategies. Generally speaking, poems, poems and essays are the real focus.
, As for policy discussions... a bunch of people talking nonsense about national affairs can only make people laugh.
However, the examiner Qiu Wei has a lot of discretion. In case of brain cramps, he should focus on strategies. If he doesn't write well, he will be in trouble, so he can't be sloppy.
Fortunately, Chen Ke has received ten years of formal school education and is familiar with all types of skills.
While he was in good condition, he decided to finish the three "Essays on Poetry" first. The so-called "Essay" means that the examiner gives a classic and you come to elaborate on it. This is a matter of personal opinion and it is not easy to evaluate, so in the grading
During the process, it doesn't receive much attention, as long as the views are not too extreme.
The focus is on poetry and fu. In order to facilitate evaluation, poetry is a metrical poem and fu is a rhyme poem, and the requirements are very strict. For example, in fu, since the Tang Dynasty, imperial examinations have used rhyme and fu. But the rhyme and fu in the Song Dynasty are different from those in the Tang Dynasty.
It is not limited to rhymes, but also the order of rhymes; not only the beginning, succession, turn and combination, but also the eight rhymes must be thorough and considerate, very strict. If a word is careless, it will be deposed. Therefore, some people compare it to filling in words, but in fact it is better than filling in words.
Still difficult.
The same goes for the metrical poems for the examination, which very much tests the candidates' literary literacy and basic skills.
Moreover, poems and poems are not free propositions. Instead, they look for the source of the title from the "Thirteen Classics" and cannot make up their own. This raises a problem. Candidates who are not familiar with the "Thirteen Classics" may not even have the title.
I don’t know where it comes from, let alone solve the question. Questions are not allowed in the examination room, so I can only answer blindly...
This is not bad. Before the Qingli reform, in order to show their knowledge, the examiners often chose novels, ancient anthologies, or combined scripture annotations as titles, just to make the candidates dumbfounded. Fortunately, in the Qingli New Deal, poetry and prose were stipulated
The topic can only be drawn from the "Thirteen Classics", otherwise Chen Ke can only pray for God's blessing...
The title of this examination poem is "Tiande Qingming Poems". Some people say that examination poems are used to praise virtues. Otherwise, there were hundreds of thousands of examination poems in two and three hundred years in the Song Dynasty, but why are there almost no famous ones that have been handed down?
This time is no exception.
Exam-oriented poems are not ordinary poems. They are one of the subjects eliminated from the exam. The more ideological content is lacking, the more true the artistic form must be. The poems written must comply with the rules, adhere to the topic, use rhyme, contrast, and a little bit.
You can't make mistakes, and you have to write beautifully to stand out.
For example, in this poem, it is required to rhyme "the flat-tone characters in the title are limited to five characters and six rhymes". If you use the wrong rhyme, everything will stop and you will be deposed directly.
Fortunately, for Chen Ke, who has undergone rigorous training, what he lacks is artistic inspiration, but is good at vocal rhythm. In this kind of rigid examination, he can use his strengths and avoid weaknesses, just like the examination specially set up for him.
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I appeal to the country not to smash, smash or loot... It's okay to smash, but robbing is too shameful.
