Wang Xian waved to everyone, and everyone quickly came to a slightly shorter team.
"Seems pretty quick!"
Zhang Benchu looked at the front and said, "I didn't even check it very much. I just showed the reference and went in."
Someone from the team next to me said: "If we don't check now, if we cheat and pass the exam, we will be in trouble if someone reports us."
"It makes sense. Even if we check now, we won't find anything."
The team moved very fast, and soon it was their turn, "Next!" someone shouted.
"exist!"
Wang Xian quickly stepped forward and handed the exam guide to the invigilator, "Student Wang Xian from Luzhou!"
The invigilator looked at the test reference and returned it to him, "Except for the test reference, nothing is allowed to be brought in. You will be searched when you go in later. It's best to take it out now. I can keep your valuables for you."
Everyone knows the rules of the examination room. Wang Xian shook his head and said he had nothing else. The examiner waved his hand and said, "Go in!"
After entering the gate, you have to face a thorough search from head to toe. You even have to take off your shoes and headscarf. There are special soldiers to search. If you are caught carrying it at this time, it will be a bit troublesome. If it is gold and jade jewelry, it is okay.
, at most, you can get a reprimand and you can continue to take the exam, but if you bring a piece of paper, you will be directly disqualified from taking the exam.
After Wang Xian searched himself, he waited for Zhang Benchu again. Li He and Zhou Kun, both scholars from Hebei Province, who were with them later, were in a little trouble. They both had jade pendants on their bodies and needed to be kept for safekeeping. Wang Xian and Zhang Benchu walked into the examination room first.
After crossing the bridge, we saw large lanterns one after another. Each lantern was a row of examination rooms. There were numbers on the lanterns. The lanterns stretched for several miles, with nearly two hundred lanterns.
"Brother, I'm here!"
Zhang Benchu pointed to a lantern with the words 'Ding 17th Section' written on it. He was the 38th Section of Ding 17th Section. An examiner standing under the lantern checked his section number and said, "Go! Exam room
In the middle.”
"I'll go first!"
"I wish my brother to perform well!"
"Each other! Each other! May we be named to the gold list together."
The two broke up, and Wang Xian continued to follow the flow of people to find his number. He was the ninth dan, number 71. Not long after, he found his own number, and soon found his own exam room.
The interior had just been painted with lime and there was still a faint smell of lime, but it was not pungent.
The test room is very small. A large wooden board is placed on the brick support. After opening the wooden board and entering, the space is even smaller. There is no room to turn around. You can only sit on the brick platform. There is a basket on the brick platform with prepared food inside.
pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and a small gourd of water for grinding.
There was also a small flag. Wang Xian thought for a while and immediately understood that if something happened, wave the small flag and the examiner would come over. There was also a ball of linen cloth in the corner for wiping the table. He was very thoughtful.
Wang Xian sat down and put the wooden plank on the brick support. It was neither high nor short, and it happened to be a wide table. He admired it. It was really a clever design, so the table was saved.
The exam has not yet begun. Like all candidates, Wang Xian began to study ink. He will take the classics test today and tomorrow, mainly to test his familiarity with the classics.
According to the examination scope prescribed by the Tang Dynasty, Ming Jingke stipulated that the Five Classics should be tested, that is, two major classics, two medium classics and one minor classic. However, the problem is that the scope of the examination does not specify which five classics are tested. In fact, the examination
All twelve classics within the scope must be mastered.
"Book of Rites", "Zuo Zhuan", "Book of Songs", "Zhou Li", "Ritual", "Book of Changes", "Shang Shu", "Gongyang Zhuan", "Hu Liang Zhuan", "The Analects of Confucius", "
Mencius", "The Classic of Filial Piety".
The examiner will select five subjects from these twelve classics to write questions. Among them, "Book of Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan" are required, and three more subjects will be selected.
Ming Jing Ke mainly tests recitation and calligraphy. It not only tests the scriptures, but also the annotations of the classics. Finally, there are three current affairs and political questions.
On the first day of the test, you need to write a random sentence. The examinee has to memorize the entire paragraph. There are usually ten questions, and the total number of words is about 5,000. The paper is handed in in four hours. Basically, there is no stopping. Four
You have to write 5,000 words at a time, and you need to have good character and beautiful calligraphy. Only then can you have a chance of passing the exam.
On the third day, there are questions about classic annotations and current affairs and politics. The word count is almost 5,000 words. In fact, it is no problem for candidates to memorize the classics. What is really difficult is current affairs and politics. Students must have their own thoughts on world affairs, such as
One question this year is, 'What do you think of Zhu Si's accession to the throne?'
First of all, we need to understand the Jingyuan Mutiny, Zhu Si's life experience, and why he was said to be rebellious. Finally, we need to understand the puppet system that Zhu Si implemented before, and then analyze all aspects of society, economy, and ethics. The Tang Dynasty was not like later generations.
Everything can be found online. In the Tang Dynasty, transportation was inconvenient and information was limited. It was very difficult for candidates to understand all aspects of knowledge.
Therefore, most candidates fall into the last three current affairs and political questions.
'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
When the time for the exam began, the invigilator opened the sealed box of exam questions, copied the exam questions on paper, and then pasted them on a wooden board, and asked the soldiers in each section to take the exam question boards to the examination room for display.
Wang Xian saw the first question: "Bazi sent Hanfu to report to Chu, please make peace with Deng." He asked to write the entire paragraph silently.
This is a sentence from "Zuo Zhuan". After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xian quickly started writing.
.........
The Ming Jing Ke test ended after two days, followed by five days of marking. The Ming Jing Ke papers were relatively easy to correct, as they all had standard answers. If the Ming Jing Ke had less than 10 wrong words, it would be Grade A, and if there were 30 wrong answers, it would be Grade A.
A character or less is classified as B-grade, and a character with a good character or less is classified as superior. There are more than 3,000 papers containing B-grade or above, which means that everyone below B-grade will be eliminated.
Then look at the three current affairs questions. The current affairs questions are also divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower. The lower grades are eliminated. Finally, calligraphy is compared. Based on this standard, 700 papers are screened out and the winners of Ming Jing Ke are selected.
One thousand papers will be selected as candidates for admission to Guozixue.
These 1,700 scholars will have the opportunity to take the Jinshi examination, and even if they fail to pass the Jinshi examination, their qualifications for admission to Mingjingke and Guozixue will not be cancelled. Therefore, basically all those who are on the list will continue to
Take the Jinshi examination.
The Sanjin Restaurant located in the south of the city was extremely busy, and it was basically full of scholars.
The results have just been released today. There was also a public display of test papers in Guozixue. One thousand, seven hundred test papers were posted on the display board for the candidates to supervise. This is open, fair and fair. If you are dissatisfied with a certain test paper, you will find out
If you find an error that has been missed, or if you think the level of current political issues is too low, you can complain by writing a letter of complaint and dropping it in the box at the door of Gongyuan.
This is undoubtedly the most popular move among scholars. Today is the first day of display, and tens of thousands of people have gone to browse the test papers.
On the second floor of the restaurant, by the window, there were seven or eight people sitting at a table. It was Lu Lun, the team leader, and six of the Lu family's children and disciples.
The Lu family was very successful in the exam. All six of them passed the Ming Jing Ke. Lu Lun was so happy that he invited everyone to drink at the restaurant to celebrate.
"Generally speaking, this Mingjing subject is not too difficult, and there are no weird questions. They are all classics that readers must master."
The person who spoke was a descendant of the Lu family, named Lu Jinhuan. He performed very well this time. The meditative sutra was excellent, every word was good, and the current affairs questions were also excellent. He picked up his glass and said: "Actually, the difficult part is the second current affairs question."
When discussing the origin of the vassal towns in Hebei and their countermeasures, most people will only answer that this is the aftermath of the incomplete pacification of the Anshi Rebellion. But if you really want to answer this question well, you must answer three more questions: Why did the vassal towns happen in
Hebei? Why was the pacification of the Anshi Rebellion incomplete? Why did we continue to confer Jiedushi envoys and form new vassal towns? This involves Liaodong issues, the court's finances, etc."
"Alright! Alright!"
Lu Lun smiled and said: "I know that you happened to be successful in this question. A small Mingjing subject is not worth showing off. It is a big deal to continue to pass the Jinshi subject. This time, one person was admitted out of seventeen people. I hope we can
At least one of the six will pass the exam."
"Come! Drink this for us to pass the Jinshi exam!"
"cheers!"
The table of children of the Lu family was very lively, and not far from them sat Wang Xian, Zhang Benchu, and two scholars from Weizhou, Li He and Zhou Kun. They also did well in the exam. Wang Xian and Li He passed the Ming Jing Ke exam, and Zhang Benchu
He and Zhou Kun also passed the Guozixue examination, and they are both eligible to participate in the next round of Jinshi examination.
Wang Xian saw that Zhang Benchu was a little unhappy, so he smiled and comforted him and said: "The Jinshi subject mainly tests essays, policy essays and poems, which is completely different from the Ming Jing subject. Maybe you can get into the Jinshi!"
Zhang Benchu sighed and said: "Current affairs is my weakness. Current affairs is a test in the Jinshi subject. I don't dare to think about it in the Jinshi subject. I just want to feel it."
Wang Xian patted him on the shoulder, "It's actually not bad to go to Guozi School. Room and board are free. After two years of further study, you will be a teaching assistant, which is equivalent to Ming Jing Ke. However, I advise you to join the army. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to transfer.
As an official."
Zhou Kun next to him said: "I just want to join the army. Generally, it takes four years to study in Guozixue. We only need two years to study. I want to join the army in the Western Regions. I heard that I would go to Beiting or Anxi and be immediately appointed to join the army. It is equivalent to starting from the ninth year of study."
Taste."
Li He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Don't think about it so much for now, just concentrate on doing well in the Jinshi exam. Let's cheers!"