In order to prevent his father from asking questions, Wang Xian decisively told the reason for his return. As expected, Wang Xingye changed his expression, raised his hand that had just tied his ankle, and said: "Why don't you hurry up and study hard?" He shouted again
He got up and said: "Old woman, you take the young and old back to Fuyang and leave right away. Hurry up."
The old lady didn't hear the previous conversation, so she came out with the child in her arms and cursed: "My son just came back, and you kicked me out to my hometown. What do you mean?"
"Do you know?" Wang Xingye blew his beard and glared: "The second brother is back to take the examination."
"Ah, then I'll leave quickly." Aunt Wang's face also changed, "Don't let the youngest one's crying interrupt the second one's study." After saying this, she raised her voice and asked the servant to pack up quickly and prepare to go back to the countryside.
"You don't have to be like this," Wang Xian said with a wry smile, "Just keep everything as usual." It's really embarrassing to say that since he passed the scholar exam, he gave up the idea of continuing to take the exam, and he never read a book for a day. It's a shame for his parents to pay him back.
How hard do you think you work...
But my father and mother hope that their son will succeed very strongly. Although he is now the grandson's companion and the prince's celebrity, in the eyes of the Zhejiang people who are prosperous in culture and education, this kind of lucky advancement is not as good as the solid fame and fame that he has obtained in the examination.
Philistines like Father Wang and Aunt Wang also think the same way.
So my mother returned to the countryside, and my father strictly ordered the family not to speak loudly, not even to cough or fart near the study. He personally took the lead and made every effort to prepare for the exam... Wang Xian has grown taller in the past year or so.
, the shoulders are also wider, the original Confucian shirt had to be redone, and the square scarf on the head is still suitable, but now the Wang family is not short of money, so they also made new ones. There are also examination baskets, bronze hammers, trumpets, door curtains,
Stoves, candlesticks, candle scissors, rolled bags, bedding, clothes, even hammer saws, etc., everything must be prepared.
Because the rural examination is not the county examination, government examination, or college examination, the previous examinations were done in the morning and out in the evening, which was very painful. However, the rural examination requires three consecutive examinations, and each one requires three days of stay, which is a complete torture for the candidates.
, the family had no choice but to make adequate preparations and try to prevent the candidates from suffering as much as possible.
The Wang family had never produced a scholar, and Wang Xingye didn't understand this. Fortunately, he had a good official in his yamen who was a civil servant, so he asked someone to guide the preparation. Only then did he realize that the food he had prepared was not reliable. Once the candidates
If you have a bad stomach, your exams will be greatly affected. Although the township exam is better than the county exam in that there are no poop marks, you will be very good at it, and you will lose 80% of your 100% skill, and the articles you write will be useless.
The smell is terrible.
Under the guidance of experienced people, Wang Xingye also prepared the freshest mooncakes, orange cake, lotus rice, round-eye meat, ginseng, fried rice, pickled cucumbers, ginger, salted duck... all made with the best ingredients and supervised by his own eyes.
, for fear that something might go wrong and spoil my son’s stomach.
Little did they know that Wang Xian’s iron stomach could even digest horsehide, so what if he ate spoiled food?
Because time is so tight, my father is very busy. But Wang Xian doesn't need to worry about these things, he just needs to take the exam with peace of mind...
The next day was the day for the make-up examination for the scientific examination. Wang Xian came to Tixue Yamen early. He thought he had arrived early enough, but unexpectedly, most others came earlier than him. Shuai Hui held the examination basket for him and spoke with his eyes dizzy:
"There are so many people..."
"Yes." Wang Xian responded casually, without taking his eyes off the chapters and verses of the Four Books in his hand. He had memorized all of Zhu Xi's works before, but since he had not read them for more than a year, he had mostly returned them to Sister Lin. Although the great master would take care of them.
, but if you can't even pass the question, or forget even the simplest sentences, it would be too unreasonable... If the great master deposed him for the sake of his own reputation, it would be really a waste.
He was struggling to sharpen his gun in front of the battle, when he suddenly heard a surprised call: "Master Wang, is it really you?"
"It's me." Wang Xian looked up and saw a face that was so handsome that people wanted to disfigure him. Paired with the moon-white Confucian shirt and the long soap towel behind his head, he looked even more like a tree in the wind.
, looks better than Pan An. It turns out to be Wei Wuque, the Wuque son.
"It's you," Wang Xian said with surprise on his face, "Long time no see, Mr. Wuque, you seem to be a little more handsome."
"My lord, let's call the villain cursive." Wei Wuque smiled bitterly and said, "I dare not call myself young master in front of you."
"Okay, cursive characters, are you here to make up the exam too?" Wang Xian said innocently.
"The adults are making fun of students again." Wei Wuque said with a bitter face: "The villain's cursive characters are made by nature."
"What a perfect person." Wang Xian praised: "It is truly worthy of the name."
"Your Excellency, that's a compliment." Wei Wuque smiled sheepishly and said, "The students are here to make up the exam, are you adults too?"
"Yes, what a coincidence, so you are gay." Wang Xian smiled.
"Sir, it should be the same year..." Wei Wuque said in his mind that you, an ignorant guy like you, came to take the exam, wouldn't you be humiliating yourself?
"It doesn't matter, anyway, I look at you like a comrade." Wang Xian laughed loudly and said, "I haven't seen you for more than a year, what have you been busy with?"
"What else can a student do? Just study hard." Wei Wuque said with a smile, "My lord, this year has been really impressive."
"You're such a shameless person, I've been around for a while and ended up like you." Wang Xian said with a white look at him.
"..." Wei Wuque was speechless. Fortunately, he still felt that he was the only one in the world. It turned out that in the eyes of Wang, he was in such a miserable state.
Although he seriously suspected that this guy was a high-ranking member of the cult and had something to do with the recent disputes, at this juncture, Wang Xian didn't want to get into trouble. The two guys with their own agendas were like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
The conversation started. When the Yamen opened, the two of them cupped their hands, wished each other good luck, and then entered the Yamen carrying the examination basket.
After entering the yamen, they saw rows of tables and chairs in the courtyard. All sentient beings paid homage to Lord Tixue. Liu Tixue was in his forties and was serious in speech. His deputy ordered all the sentient beings to look for his name and sit down. The scene was over.
There was some confusion, and some people even started quarreling over the position. The Grand Master frowned, and soldiers took the quarrelsome people away... If you want to take the exam again, you can only wait three years.
Under the cold gaze of the Grand Master, hundreds of people immediately found their names and sat down without daring to breathe, making almost no movement.
"A talent must learn, and learning requires tranquility." After all the students were seated, Liu Tixuecai slowly taught him the lesson: "So today's topic is: Stopping and being able to be still."
After all the candidates knew the topic, they quickly began to polish their ink and formulate their ideas. This exam only tested one eight-part essay, but as the saying goes, 'one eight-part essay determines a lifetime,' although the imperial examination had three sessions and more than a dozen questions, in fact,
The only thing that really determines success or failure is the first four-book question
Therefore, for the candidates, this exam is no easier than the official Qiu Wei test. No one dares to take it lightly. Even Wang Xian frowned and scratched his stomach. Fortunately, the Grandmaster's questions were not strange, and he knew that they came from
There is a sentence in "The Great Learning" that stops and then becomes settled, becomes calm and then becomes still, and then becomes still and peaceful. It does not mean that the title cannot be solved.
The candidates also found it strange that this Liu Tixue, who came to Zhejiang, always liked to give weird questions, but this time he gave such simple questions. Could it be that he loves us and is afraid that we will fail the exam?
So with gratitude to the great master, everyone answered in a comfortable mood and performed well. Even Wang Xian successfully finished writing this article... He even admired himself for not studying for more than a year.
To be able to write such a damn eight-legged essay, could it be that I am really a genius?
In fact, he can only barely make mistakes. Eight-part essays are something that is made into a snail shell. You have to work hard for more than ten years before you can write something with some flavor. With his shallow skills,
It can only have its form but not its spirit. The only way to get through is to rely on the mercy of the great master...
Articles for scientific examinations are generally reviewed by the master in person and the papers are judged directly. The papers are divided into five grades. The first three grades can be admitted to the Qiu Wei, and the last two grades are dismissed. The same is true for this supplementary examination, but in a cultural and educational university like Zhejiang
Province, there are actually more than 700 students who have taken the make-up exam. The master will inevitably feel dizzy after receiving the approval, and the good articles cannot be judged. Therefore, most of the people who are confident in their writing will finish it quickly and strive to be in the top of the list.
It was time to hand in the paper. Before noon, the queue to hand in the paper formed a long queue...
The great master's name was Liu Jian. He was a Jinshi in the fourth year of Yongle. Later, he was selected as a Shujishi. He studied in the Hanlin Academy for three years. After leaving the academy, he was taught as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. After so many years, he was finally appointed to Zhejiang Province.
Studying... can be said to be a one-step process. It took ten years for him to become a Jinshi. He had already made up his mind that this time he would do his job well and select a group of talents for the country. It would not be in vain for him to work hard for ten years.
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Liu Tixue was sitting in the hall and saw the students eagerly handing in their papers. He felt unhappy in his heart. He secretly thought that these people were impetuous and had luck in mind. I couldn't take any of them. So he actually sentenced all those who turned in their papers early to the fourth grade.
The following... Unless there is something extremely eye-catching, I will take it at a low price.
When all the members saw that those who had submitted their papers first were almost wiped out, they were too frightened to hand in their papers. No one got up for a long time. By this time, Wang Xian had also finished answering. After seeing that there were no problems with the papers, he stepped forward and handed them over to the Grand Master...
In fact, he was also a little worried, fearing that the dead-faced Grand Master would not recognize his relatives.
Seeing that he dared to step forward, Liu Tixue thought to himself that this man had some courage. Looking at his article again, he could only say that it was barely fluent, and the quality was far from satisfactory. He was about to use a red pen to mark the candidate's name.
But when I saw this person's name, I stopped writing and asked, "Is your name Wang Xian?"
"Yes." Wang Xian responded: "That's the student."
"Let me ask you, why do you dare to come up when others don't dare to hand in papers?" Liu Tixue asked with a straight face.
"After the students have finished writing the article, they naturally have to hand in the paper." Wang Xianxin said, "Aren't you talking nonsense?"
"Your writing skills are not strong enough." Liu Tixue continued with a straight face: "Normally I shouldn't take you."
After hearing the first half of his sentence, Wang Xian's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "Do you really want to disown your relatives?" But after hearing the second half of his sentence, he felt relieved and thought to himself, "What a good one."
"But you are commendable for your honesty, and your words have a sense of righteousness, so please give me a third class and go out." Liu Tixue said lightly, drew a circle with his pen, and won him...