"Chun Wei" is also called the Spring Examination, which lasts for nine days, on the 9th, 12th, and 15th of the second month of the lunar calendar, with three sessions of three days each. The examination is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, so it is also called the Spring Examination, and the location of the examination is in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites.
The contents of the exams in these three days are different, and the subjects in each exam are also different. Therefore, in the previous imperial examinations, some subjects could not be applied for at the same time, because no one could appear in two examination rooms at the same time, but this is important for the final exam.
Competing for the number one scholar will have no impact, because compared to the two subjects of Ming Jing and Jin Shi, other subjects are inferior. If you don't take these two subjects, you will have no chance of becoming the number one scholar.
Due to the minor changes in the imperial examination system this year and the introduction of subjects, the rules of the examination have also changed. On the 9th, all the examinations are minor subjects. On the 12th, the Ming Jing test will be taken in the morning, the Jinshi test will be taken in the afternoon, and the imperial examination will be held on the 15th day.
At the same time, among the students who entered the palace examination, an additional exam will be taken as a system subject.
In other words, the system has changed again. If the regular subjects have no chance to enter the palace examination, the system subjects will not even have the chance to take the exam. Students all feel that it is too cruel, but the system subjects are inherently enke, and it is true that the selection level is higher.
It's normal, and the exam is coming soon, and people who want to get good results don't have time to protest.
A few days have passed by in a blink of an eye. February 9th is the day of the imperial examination for minor subjects. Today is really dispensable for those who aspire to compete for the top spot. Because in this year's imperial examination, the top spot only depends on Mingjing and Jinshi.
Even if you don't take the exam for these minor subjects, you can still become the number one scholar in the end. However, taking the exam for these minor subjects will not help you get the top grade. On the contrary, it will distract your energy, so many people choose not to take the exam.
But Li Mu came to take the exam. Among the ten minor subjects, he chose to register for three subjects, because a student can only take the exam for three subjects on the same day. He wanted to register for ten subjects, but the Ministry of Rites did not allow it, so he had no choice but to
Take a step back.
The three minor subjects he signed up for were Ming Fa, Ming Suan and Ming Zi. Ming Fa, Ming Suan, as the names suggest, and Ming Zi is a special test on calligraphy. Whoever has beautiful calligraphy can draw it.
Take the lead.
Li Mu's handwriting is a 'copy' of Ouyang Xun's. Today, in the field of calligraphy, only two people are recommended, Yu Shinan and Ouyang Xun. It is recognized that the handwriting of these two people is the best, so people who study calligraphy are basically like this
Two major factions.
Li Mu is from the European style, but if he writes European style characters, he will definitely not be able to do it. Everyone knows his handwriting, and the people who grade the papers are officials from the Ministry of Etiquette. When marking the papers, it is very simple, just put all the European style characters.
The problem is solved by picking out the characters and giving them a second grade. Although it is a small subject, if he does not come out on top, it will have a great impact on his reputation. Similarly, this method can also be applied to the two subjects of Ming Jing and Jin Shi.
, I won’t even know if I have suffered a hidden loss by then.
In order to avoid this kind of problem from happening, Li Mu mobilized all the forces and connections he could mobilize in the past few days and collected a lot of "celebrity calligraphy and paintings", including the inscriptions of Wang Xizhi and his son, as well as the handwriting of many celebrities from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
Li Mu used the imitation method and has learned the handwriting of several calligraphers, including the handwriting of Wang Xianzhi, Wang Xizhi's son. Originally, his target was Wang Xizhi, but Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is really rare in the world, and relatively speaking, it is more in ruins.
Self-precious, valuable but not marketable, in just a few days, he really couldn't get ten of them together.
In the eyes of connoisseurs, Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy attainments are not inferior to his father's at all. He only has a little bit of magic like "Lanting Preface", but his "Mid-Autumn Post" and other works are also praised by the world.
Li Mu collected eleven pieces of Wang Xianzhi's handwriting, and finally met the conditions. This time he participated in the Mingzi Department, which was based on Wang Xianzhi's handwriting. As for Mingfa and Mingcalculation, he relied on his photographic memory and four arithmetic operations.
Thanks to the blessing of Fa, each subject was handed in in half an hour, with ease and without any feeling of difficulty.
On the 11th, the day before the Ming Jing and Jinshi examinations, the results of Xiaoke's examination were announced. Li Mu was ranked among the three list without any surprises, all of them ranked first. Since Xiaoke did not participate in the selection of the top scholar, Xiaoke's first
He is not called the number one scholar, but is called the 'top scholar'. Li Mu applied for three subjects and got three top marks. He is the only one among all the candidates who participated in the minor subjects. Not only this unique one, but also among all the candidates.
If you sign up for three exams, you can only get two at most. After all, not everyone can hand in the paper in half an hour. How many people spend their whole lives studying hard and fail to pass even one subject, let alone three subjects. If they apply for two subjects, they will be
If he was considered to be overestimating his abilities, the officials of the Ministry of Rites would scold him, but no one in Li Mu dared to scold him.
As soon as this result came out, everyone in the Ministry of Rites suddenly felt that a dark cloud was hanging over them. In order to suppress Li Mu's enthusiasm, the difficulty of this year's small subject questions was also increased a lot. Some of the questions even the officials of the Ministry of Rites couldn't answer in person, but Li Mu easily won three
If he is allowed to apply for ten subjects, he may really be able to complete ten subjects in one day. What a great irony.
Many officials of the Ministry of Rites even felt lucky that Li Mu was not asked to take the ten-subject exam. If that happened, the Ministry of Rites would have been closed down and no one would know what the tributes were.
The next day, February 12th, the highlight came. In the morning, Ming Jing Ke. Students who were lucky enough to buy "The Secret Scroll of Confucius" recited it for many days and were waiting for today. When they got it with trepidation
When it came time to answer the questions, I wanted to face Li Mu directly in the direction of Xiaoyao Valley and kowtow a few times. All the topics posted were among the predictions in "The Secret Scroll of the Confucian Mansion", and none of them were missed. This made everyone wonder about the oral exam.
Confidence increased greatly, and when it came time for the oral examination, the ten principles were as expected. Most of the students were already overjoyed.
If you do well in the Ming Jing exam, even if the Jinshi is destroyed, you will be eligible to open a school and accept disciples when you return to your hometown. At least you will have no worries about food and drink in this life. Many people come to participate in the imperial examination. They do not have such big ambitions, not to become an official, but
Just to eat.
Moreover, the better you do in the exam, the better the treatment will be. If you can be a teacher in a palace like Jiedushi, Wangfu, or a palace of this level, then the treatment will be on another level, and it will be more generous than an ordinary county magistrate.
Current affairs policy is obviously much more difficult. But this thing is unpredictable, no wonder the "Confucius Secret Paper". This year's current affairs policy is not unexpected. The exams are "Internal Affairs Bureau", "Border City", and "Tax Policy"
', are all things that happened recently, and the students in Chang'an are all familiar with them. They all have their own opinions. Whether they are right or not, some of them have said it, and no one has turned in the paper in vain.
But what makes people angry is that Li Mu was the first to hand in the paper. If the oral examination hadn't delayed a little time, he could have finished it in half the time.