The much-anticipated imperial examination of the Ministry of Rites has finally begun. It used to be the provincial examination, but since the reform last year, the provincial examination has been divided into two, that is, there are two examinations, the examination of the Ministry of Rites and the imperial examination. The combination of the two can be called the provincial examination.
try.
The examination of the Ministry of Rites is also the preliminary examination, and then the top three thousand people go to the Daming Palace to take the palace examination. The score of the examination of the Ministry of Rites accounts for 70%, and the score of the palace examination accounts for 30%. The combination of the two scores determines whether the scholar can pass the Jinshi examination.
At the fifth watch, scholars gathered in the Examination Yuan. The Examination Yuan has been repaired and expanded many times, and now it can accommodate 100,000 candidates to take the examination at the same time.
Eighty thousand scholars lined up in dozens of long lines to register one after another. Last year's imperial examination reform not only divided the provincial examination into two sessions, but also changed many rules in the examination room. Scholars would sign a commitment letter when registering.
, promising that there will be no cheating during the exam.
This eliminates the body search that has been criticized by scholars for many years. Previously, the body search had to untie the hair, take off shoes and socks, stand barefoot on the ground, and have soldiers touch the whole body, and private parts could not be escaped. This made many scholars feel uncomfortable.
They were so disgusted that they wrote to the Ministry of Rites demanding reform.
Since last year, the Ministry of Rites has complied with public opinion, implemented a commitment system, and canceled body searches, which has won warm welcome from scholars.
In fact, even if you cheat, it doesn't make much sense. The competition is so fierce. If a scholar still needs to cheat to complete the answer sheet, he will definitely fail the exam. What's more, there are two more exams for the Jinshi subject. The second palace exam is an open-air exam. There is no chance at all.
Opportunities to cheat.
Some people say that it is possible to cheat in the classics, but although Mingjing mainly tests the scriptures, it is not just a test of silent writing of the scriptures. Finally, it also tests the understanding of the scriptures, just like the argumentative essays of later generations, given any sentence from the scriptures
The scholar wrote a paper based on this sentence, discussed ancient and modern times, and presented strong arguments to prove that his understanding was correct.
Whether you can be admitted to Ming Jing Ke depends on the quality of the article, as well as calligraphy, wording errors and other details.
As for meditating on scriptures, it must be completely correct and every word is good to have a chance to enter the second round of evaluation. Therefore, cheating on scriptures will at most get a chance to enter the second round of evaluation.
Guo Jincheng, Bai Juyi and Xue Qing took a special ox cart to the Examination Yuan. The Examination Yuan is located in Xincheng. They have to cross Xi'anmenwai Street to enter the new city.
They arrived not too late, but had already begun to enter.
Guo Jincheng and Bai Juyi took the Jinshi exam, while Xue Qing took the Mingfa exam. There were only ten places for Mingfa this year, but nearly a thousand people signed up. Mingfa is different from Mingjing. The level of Mingfa is the same as the Jinshi exam.
He was able to be appointed to the ninth rank official position, so Xue Xun agreed that his son should take the Mingfa examination.
Because the content of each subject is different, the exam areas are also different.
They lined up and entered the examination room one by one. When they arrived at the door, Guo Jincheng handed over the examination ticket and signed up loudly: "Xue Jin, a scholar from Chang'an, consulted with integrity and never took any chances or cheated."
This is the sentence behind the exam coupon. Everyone must say it seriously. The examiner looked at the exam coupon, then at Guo Jincheng, and asked: "How old are you?"
"The student is fifteen years old!" Guo Jincheng replied calmly.
There was a burst of exclamation all around, it was another young prodigy candidate.
There are many young prodigies who take the exam every year. Last year, Pei Mingjing, a 14-year-old son of the Pei family, took part in the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi examination, becoming the youngest Jinshi in more than ten years.
The examiner nodded, "You have great ambition, give it your best!"
He returned the examination coupon to Guo Jincheng, and Guo Jincheng quickly walked into the examination hall.
The examination hall was too big and it was dark, so there had to be someone special to guide them. The three of them were in different areas, so they made an appointment to meet at the door after the exam, and then parted ways to go to their respective waiting areas.
Guo Jincheng was in Ding District, and a soldier happened to lead a group of scholars with a lantern with black characters in Ding District. There were fifty Kao Streets in Ding District alone, and there was a lantern sign at the intersection of each Kao Street. Guo Jincheng quickly found it
On the 26th Street of Ding District, there are 200 examination numbers on each examination street. Guo Jincheng's examination number is 135, which is located outside.
Soon, Guo Jincheng found his exam number. It was the same as what he knew. The exam number was five feet wide and six feet long. Inside was a brick platform with a cloth mat on it. The mat was newly laid and not bad.
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It is said that in the past few years, there were mats that had not been collected for several years. They were full of bed bugs and fleas. Some candidates were bitten so hard that they fainted. Several examination hall officials lost their jobs because of this. Later, the examination hall had to conduct a comprehensive cleaning before the exam.
, lay down clean starched mats.
At this time, there was a slight sound above his head. Guo Jincheng was not surprised and did not bother to look up. His personal bodyguards always followed him in various ways that he could not think of. Needless to say, his personal bodyguards had already arrived in advance.
He put down the wooden board, placed the basket behind him on the wooden board, took out the candle from it and lit it. In the basket were pen, ink, paper and inkstone, a small gourd of water and a box of paste, and then two long and wide slips of paper with names.
Guo Jincheng looked at the name slip, and there was a number printed on it, Jinshi Branch 17870. This is the Tianzhu number, which has been widely promoted. However, it does not matter whether the candidates recognize this set of numbers. This is actually the roll number.
, they have to take the test for two days, and there are two test papers before and after. To combine the two test papers into one, they rely on this paper number.
Guo Jincheng put down everything and blew out the candles. The dim light of the morning light had made the hall half-dark, making it difficult for eyesight to see.
"Dong dong dong"
The preparation bell has rang, the door of the examination hall began to slowly close, and the square outside was empty. After another incense burning time, as the examination bell rang, the test questions began to be distributed.
On the first day of the Jinshi subject, there is a test on silent classics and treatises. The content is the same as that of the Ming Jing subject, but the number of test questions is much smaller than that of the Ming Jing subject. After all, the Ming Jing subject lasts for two days.
The next day, the Jinshi Science Examination was about poetry and strategies. This was the difficult part, especially strategy essays. The most important condition for being admitted to the Jinshi examination was whether you could write high-level strategy essays. The Imperial Examination also tested poems and strategy essays.
Of course, there are many other conditions, such as a strong foundation in calligraphy. For example, in today’s exam, you must get high scores. You may lose some points in the essay, but the silent sutra must be correct.
Guo Jincheng studied the ink while reading the test questions.
'The people are stupid and do not know how to deal with chaos, and the superiors are cowardly and unable to correct the situation. This is the failure of governance.'
It is this sentence that requires meditating the entire article and making a discussion.
This is a sentence from Chapter 18 "The South" in "Han Feizi". Guo Jincheng could recite it fluently when he was nine years old.
He was not in a hurry. He wrote his name, place of origin and examination number on the answer sheet, waited for the ink to dry, and then used name paper to paste his name on it.
After everything was done, I took up my pen and pondered for a moment, and then wrote: 'Han Feizi, Chapter 18, South Face'
This is the title of the whole article and chapter, and it must be written. All scholars know that they cannot omit it after learning the lessons of others.
Starting from another line, Guo Jincheng wrote: "The faults of the rulers are their own, and they will be punished by those who do not obey them. This is what he said, they will be enemies of those who are appointed, and the ruler will counterattack them."
Those who refuse to do so.'
The time for the exam is not sufficient. If you want to write a good paper, you need to conceive, revise and polish it. It will take at least several days, and even a month or two for repeated revisions. But scholars only have four hours. This is
If the true talents of the students who take the exam are learned, even if they take the exam for you, they may not be able to pass the exam.
After all the scholars finished their sutras in silence, they spent most of the time conceiving and polishing them. Time flew by unknowingly. At this time, the bell rang, and an official shouted: "There is still one hour to hand in the paper, please answer the questions quickly!"
There were several thousand words, and it took almost an hour to finish writing them. Everyone had no time to think about it, so they all started writing.
For a moment, there was a rustling sound in the examination room, and at the same time it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
At this time, Guo Jincheng felt something. He looked up and found that his father was standing in front of his cell, looking at him with a smile.
Guo Jincheng felt warm in his heart. He pointed at the paper and expressed that he answered well.
Guo Song nodded slightly and signaled his son to continue answering the questions, and he continued to patrol the examination room.
"Dong dong"
For all candidates, this is the shortest moment in their lives, and it passes in the blink of an eye.
As the handover bell rang, the examiner began to collect the papers one after another. Basically, he would not stop. If you did not hand in the paper, the examiner would leave. Many candidates finally wrote their names in a panic, pasted the paper, and followed up.
After going to the examiner, I begged for a long time, and was severely scolded by the examiner before reluctantly accepting the paper.
After Guo Jincheng packed up the basket, he got up and left the exam hall. When he walked out of the door, he saw only Xue Qing and not Bai Juyi. Guo Jincheng smiled and asked, "Where is Brother Bai?"
"He went to the toilet!"
Xue Qing pointed to the distance. There were many people there, all going to the toilet.
Guo Jincheng laughed. Indeed, time is very tight. Many people don't have time to go to the toilet, and they even think too much and forget to go to the toilet.
"How did you do in the exam?" Xue Qing asked.
"It's okay. I performed normally and didn't disgrace my master. What about you?"
"We understand that the first day of the law course is relatively easy. If anyone doesn't get everything right on the first day, there is no need to take the exam on the second day."
After a pause, Xue Qing continued: "It seems that Bai Juyi's answers are very good. Your father has been reading his papers."
"oh!"
Guo Jincheng's face turned slightly red. His father must have known that he and Bai Juyi had a good relationship.