"Open the box of books and check them one by one."
In the ancient imperial examinations, the inspection before admission was very strict. Not only the luggage they carried had to be checked from beginning to end, but the candidates also had to take off their clothes and check whether there were any personal belongings on them.
The phenomenon in the movie where you can write the Four Books and Five Classics on the inner lining and wear it on your body to enter the examination room does not exist here.
"Is this brush yours?"
The one who was walking in front of Wang Xu obviously had a mechanism hidden in the brush that was dug out.
The examinee nodded tremblingly, and the academic officer in charge of the search smiled coldly, broke the brush with a snap, and found a roll of paper stuffed in the refill.
I spread out the paper and wrote a lot of words densely. The evidence of fraud was conclusive.
"Press it down!"
The academic officer waved his hand, and a yamen officer took him down.
The examinee who was taken away cried loudly and begged: "Sir, please give me another chance. If I are kicked out, I will be finished."
Wang Xu looked at it and shook his head secretly. Fraud in imperial examinations has not been spared in all dynasties.
It's not wrong to cheat, but it's your fault for using such a clumsy technique. If there is no one, it doesn't matter. If you want to succeed with some cleverness, you really think that these academic officials who are invigilating the exam are just eating for nothing.
"After checking, let's go in."
In Wang Xu's book basket, there were only pen, ink, paper and inkstone, a certificate of scholar's achievements, some dry food, and a pot of water. After checking for a while, he put them in.
After carrying his book basket, Wang Xu nodded to Zhang Xu who was standing behind him, took the number plate equivalent to his admission ticket, and walked to his examination area.
The number plate is a wooden sign with the words Examination Area A, Examination Room No. 3, and Examination Seat No. 36 written on it. This is Wang Xu’s admission ticket.
Following the guidance, Wang Xu came to his examination room.
The examination room was very simple, just surrounded by wooden boards. It didn't look like a place for people to stay. It was made like a livestock shed.
There are single rooms inside that serve as seats for examinees. Wang Xu's examination seat No. 36 is in the middle, which made him frown slightly when he saw it.
What you can see is that there is a bed board inside the bathroom-sized examination seat, and there is also a bed board outside.
After people enter, they can put down the outer bed board and sit on the inner bed board to answer questions.
When you are tired, you can lie on the bed board to sleep; when you are hungry, you can sit on the bed board and eat.
Once the exam starts, the bed boards outside are not allowed to be lowered. If someone tries to come out inside, they will definitely make some noise and be discovered by the invigilator.
When you go to the toilet, you don't have to go out. Instead, you open the bed board inside and there is a toilet underneath.
The toilet is emptied three times a day, once in the morning, once at noon and once in the evening.
Except during this time, if you go to the toilet, you can only bear the smell by yourself.
In many histories, there are public toilets in the examination room and candidates can ask for instructions to go to the toilet on their own. In fact, this is completely fabricated.
You know, even during the high school entrance examination, if you have to go to the toilet midway, you have to hand in the paper in advance. Who will let you go halfway?
What if you leave, help others cheat in the toilet, and leave test answers? Maybe someone will have to keep an eye on you.
That's not the case. The toilet is in the examination room, and you can eat, drink, and defecate in it. If you can't bear it, don't take the exam. No one will accommodate you because of this.
In addition, food and water are obligated to be provided in the examination room of the National People's Government Examination, and each candidate is given a subsidy of fifteen yuan per day.
However, few people eat the food in the examination room. On the one hand, it tastes bad, and on the other hand, it is not hygienic and can easily cause stomach problems.
Candidates like Wang Xu will bring their own dry food, dried meat, and even water in advance. They will not even take a sip of water here. Only those who are really poor and have no choice but to bring their own dry food will eat the food in the examination room.
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Sitting in the examination room, Wang Xu calmly waited for the exam to start.
Half an hour later, hundreds of candidates had arrived, the examination room began to close, and the invigilator handed out papers.
The examination lasted for three days. The first day was about the Four Books and Five Classics, the second day was about miscellaneous subjects other than the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the third day was about policy theory.
Two invigilators, together with four military men, handed out the examination papers, each with ten pieces of rice paper, two candles, and ten pieces of straw paper.
Scratch paper is used for making drafts. In this kind of exam, in addition to answering the questions correctly, the handwriting must also be neat. Dirty papers and typos are taboos.
Most of the time, candidates will write down what they want to write first, review it and then copy it on the exam paper to avoid making mistakes that cannot be corrected.
The test papers have been sent out and everyone is ready, but the test cannot start yet.
The exam time is also specified. At three poles in the sun, that is, at noon, with three gongs, the examiner will announce the exam content.
It should be mentioned here that the invigilators present are all high-ranking bachelors in the academy, but they are not counted as the examiners.
The examiners are not visible to the candidates. They are usually appointed by the magistrate, the censor of the supervisory college, or the academic administrator of the local county school.
At noon, with the sound of three gongs, a military man came with sealed examination questions.
The invigilator in the examination room opened the seal in front of everyone, and inside were the prepared examination questions.
Today is the first day, and the test is on the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics.
The exam is divided into two parts, one is to write the following after the topic is given, and the other is to interpret the meaning of the saint.
The first question is about Zhong Niyan's studies and how to study.
This is the 19th chapter of the Analects of Confucius, the first chapter of Zizhang, about the question of Gongsun Chao of Wei State towards Zigong.
The written meaning is that Confucius is said to be a man of great knowledge, but where did his knowledge come from and why can he teach everyone knowledge?
This question is not difficult. It is a free-point question and tests the memory of the Four Books and Five Classics.
In the Analects, Zigong gave the answer at that time. As long as you answer according to the standard answer, the question will be correct.
Wang Xu recalled the Analects for a while, dipped his pen in ink, and wrote: "The way of civility and martial arts has not yet fallen to the ground, but it is in people. A wise man recognizes his greatness, and an unwise man recognizes his smallness. There is no way of doing this. Master."
How can we not learn? How can we always have a teacher?"
This sentence means that the inheritance of King Wen and King Wu is not extinct, and there are still people who inherit it.
Sages can learn big principles from them, and ordinary people can learn small principles from them. They all have the inheritance of King Wen and King Wu.
Our teacher is a sage who can understand big principles from small principles. If we are walking among three people, we must have my teacher as our teacher. Why don’t we learn from it?
The teacher has sorted out many big and small principles and taught them to us. This is our luck. If the teacher has such ability, why can't he study?
In the Juren Examination, the exam on the first day is the easiest. You only need to read the Four Books and Five Classics to pass.
The questions given by the examiner were limited to the Four Books and Five Classics and could never be changed from their original origin. The answers were also within the Four Books and Five Classics, which was not difficult for Wang Xu.
Of course, this is for Wang Xu. Some people have not even read the Four Books and Five Classics, let alone memorized them. It is difficult to answer unfamiliar questions.
After listening to ten questions in a row, Wang Xu responded fluently and wrote the answers in just one hour.
Some of the other candidates were writing fluently, some were racking their brains, and some even became nervous when they entered the examination room. When they were nervous, they forgot everything and sat there crying.
All living beings are in front of their eyes. Wang Xu sees them, observes them, remains unmoved, and is as stable as Mount Tai.
The first day was spent in this kind of tranquility and anxiety. People who wrote well were calm and relaxed, while those who couldn't answer were scratching their heads.
The next day, the exam continued, and the questions expanded from the Four Books and Five Classics to miscellaneous books.
Miscellaneous books are not miscellaneous studies. They are also cast by sages, but they are more biased than the Four Books and Five Classics.
For example, Chunqiu Zuozhuan, Gongyangzhuan, Shiji, Erya, Xiaojing, Xunzi, and a large number of sages' works.
This is a bit biased. Many people have not read these books alone, and it is even more difficult to write them down.
It can also be seen from this that the imperial examination is also biased towards the gentry class, because if the children from poor families do not have opportunities, they cannot afford these books, and there are no books to tell you what to take.
Wang Xu still answered fluently. As long as the gentry class is good at reading, willing to work hard, and has some talent, it is not difficult to pass the examination. It is just like the son of a university professor who is admitted to the university. It is easy to pass the key points. He has this cultural heritage.
Compared with him, some candidates who have not read these books, or who have read them and have not memorized them all, are in trouble.
Miscellaneous studies itself is a partial subject, and the various knowledge and translations add up to millions of words, which is equivalent to a book with thousands of chapters.
In addition, there were a lot of small words and meanings, and the meaning of the whole thing changed with the difference of one word. The candidates present had a very hard time writing. Some people didn't finish writing until the early morning. They just changed some points while writing and thought about it. It was even more uncomfortable than constipation.