Chapter 8 Brother's exam is not the test, but the loneliness!
After entering the door, there is a long inspection channel. Because the inspection is extremely strict and time-consuming, many candidates squat in the corner to rest, waiting for the inspection personnel to call their names.
Lin Nuo was lucky. After the examination of the candidates in Nanchang Prefecture, it was their turn to go to Jianchang Prefecture. Unlike other candidates, they had to wait for a long time.
The examination of the imperial examination was much stricter than that of the college entrance examination in later generations. Even though Lin Nuo had already prepared for it, he still felt very uncomfortable.
He and the other nine candidates were arranged to stand in front of a wall. A group of soldiers came forward and took off their coats, leaving only the underwear underneath. Then starting from the first candidate, they carefully
Clothes and even various parts of the body are searched.
No matter whether it was socks, collar or hair, no exceptions were made. They were all checked from top to bottom.
Not only that, after checking the person, they also need to check the packages, the contents of the book box, and even the steamed buns to eat. The soldiers will break them apart piece by piece to see if there are any cheat sheets mixed inside.
During the entire period, the inspecting soldiers said nothing and did not change their expressions. They were like robots, performing rigid and strict inspections.
On the other hand, the candidates around him sighed and complained from time to time, but no matter what, this was a must-pass hurdle on the way to the imperial examination. Even Lin Nuo had to grit his teeth when he saw this scene.
Accept and await the upcoming inspection.
The imperial examination is the only way for ordinary people to be promoted. This road may not be easy to follow, but it is the only fair road in the Ming Dynasty. In order to prevent cheating, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty also took great pains and spent a lot of money.
thought.
Since the time of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, a strict punishment system for cheating has been established. Candidates who are caught cheating will be "shackled" outside the examination room for a month, and their academic status will be revoked, and they will never be able to participate in the imperial examination again.
Zhu Yuanzhang came from a poor background and had a natural aversion to officials. His attitude towards officials was extremely harsh and he was often executed or exiled.
But he is very good at ordinary people. In his opinion, those candidates who are about to take the imperial examination are all future officials. If you need to cheat to get an official position, how can you be a person who is dedicated to the people in the future?
Parents official?
In this regard, the cheating punishment measures formulated by Lao Zhu are repeatedly severe, like a knife hanging over the heads of those candidates with evil intentions, stopping them in their tracks, lest they become officials and harm the people in the future!
But even so, the temptation of becoming an official is too strong. No matter how strict the inspection is, some candidates will still take risks and do cheating things.
No, Lin Nuo and his group of ten people, when the soldier checked the eighth person, they found a note inside the opponent's brush holder!
Immediately, the search and inspection troops shouted excitedly, dragging out the cheaters who were like mourning for their wives, and searching out a cheater. Each of them would receive a reward of three taels of silver. This money was already worth their monthly salary.
Salary paid.
Seeing this scene, some other candidates who had not yet started the search had gloomy expressions on their faces, and they could not help but feel sad that the rabbit had died and the fox had died. Some candidates even took out notes from somewhere without leaving any trace and stuffed them into their mouths, with ferocious expressions on their faces.
Chew the color.
Lin Nuo's expression was calm and he had no special reaction, quietly waiting for the next inspection of him.
The two soldiers who searched Lin Nuo had dark faces and looked listless. With Lin Nuo's keen sense as a warrior, he instantly sensed that these two men seemed to have been poisoned.
The two people came to Lin Nuo, looked at him carefully first, then lowered their heads, and began to look like they were busy checking, but in fact, the two of them did not even touch Lin Nuo's body.
Lin Nuo was stunned for a moment, with doubt in his eyes.
Faced with his doubts, one of the taller soldiers quietly approached Lin Nuo and whispered in Lin Nuo's ear: "Please, after the exam is over, please say a few good words to a few of us and let your lady give you the antidote."
Give it to us!”
So Lin Nuo didn't expect that Xue Xiuer would do so many things secretly in order to prevent herself from losing face during the body search.
Thinking of this, a surge of heat surged in his heart, and he even thought about breaking the three-year agreement.
If such a good wife were to be let go just like that, it would be like a thunderbolt from heaven!
The two soldiers pretended to check it out, and after receiving Lin Nuo's confirmed answer, they let him go.
After putting on his clothes, Lin Nuo walked through the door, took the exam papers, and then, under the arrangement of the examiner, passed through the densely packed dormitories and came to his own dormitory.
Fortunately, his dormitory was in perfect repair. Lin Nuo looked carefully and found no gaps in the roof, so there was no need to worry about leaks, etc. Then he put down the test box and put the test papers on the desk.
He did not start answering the questions directly, but cleaned up first. After cleaning up, he lit a fire to cook, heated up the food prepared by Xiu'er, and after eating three steamed buns, he sat down at the desk with satisfaction.
This exam lasted for three days. If it were any other candidate, he would have been struggling for most of the day. After eating, he would definitely have to take a nap to recuperate his energy. But as a warrior, Lin Nuo was full of energy, even if he didn't sleep for three days.
, the spirit is also better than that of the vast majority of candidates.
There are seven questions in the examination paper, three questions are from the Four Books, and the remaining four questions are from the Five Classics. A total of seven articles are required.
The imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties did not give candidates much freedom of expression, but followed strict rules and regulations.
The test questions will give a certain passage from the Four Books and Five Classics, and then the candidates will be asked to extend their answers, and the answers they give are actually similar.
This kind of exam does not test whether the candidate has a unique personal understanding, but the amount of reading and memory. If you don’t read much and don’t remember enough, it’s easy to make mistakes. It’s even easy to guess which book the question comes from.
Confusing, let alone answering to the point.
In this regard, Lin Nuo felt a little relaxed. If he was asked to interpret other meanings of those sage books, it might be a little difficult, but this kind of test that tests memory and reading capacity is perfect for him.
After carefully reviewing the questions, Lin Nuo devoted himself wholeheartedly to answering. His answers were not novel, but quite satisfactory and quoted from classics. The article was written very rigorously. It may not make the examiner shine, but it can show his true self.
It has the advantages of large amount of reading and accurate memory without errors.
It may be impossible to get the first prize, but it shouldn't be a big problem to get the first prize!
After all, it is an eight-part essay that focuses on suppressing personal thoughts. If even a person with a super memory like him cannot win the exam, then Lin Nuo will have to consider going to the examiner's house in the middle of the night to have a good chat!