Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 200 Unusual Exam Questions
Before dawn the next day, the three of Fan Ning set off to the examination room again. With yesterday's experience, they made arrangements much more leisurely, eating and drinking enough before setting off.

Although eating and drinking are not allowed in the examination room, it is very convenient to go to the toilet. Just raise your hand to apply, and special soldiers will lead you to the toilet.

The car still goes to the old Caomen Inn, there is no ride today, and everyone waited for almost a quarter of an hour before getting on the car.

The coachman swung his long whip, and the ox cart turned around and drove towards the examination room.

The eight scholars in the carriage were no longer as nervous as yesterday. They were whispering and talking about today's exam.

Today is the test of countermeasures, which is also the focus of the entire imperial examination. The countermeasures are worth as much as [-]% of the provincial examination. Like the solution test, the countermeasures are the most important part of the exam.

Even in the imperial examination, only one subject of countermeasures is tested, so there is a joke in the imperial examination that one can win the countermeasures and win the world.

However, no matter whether it is the provincial test or the solution to the test, the countermeasures are more pragmatic and not too remote. They are things that candidates will encounter in their daily lives.

But simplicity is not necessarily a good thing, of course it will go up, anyway, only 500 people are admitted, and everyone’s countermeasures are well written, which means that it is extremely difficult to get high scores, especially the pressure on the other three subjects will increase, even a little bit of paperwork. Any modification will be erased.

Fan Ning glanced at Li Dashou, and saw that he was sitting upright on the stool, motionless, like a sculpture. His condition today is much better than yesterday.

If he thinks about it, he won't be nervous anymore, but he seems to be in good spirits. Yesterday he was mainly too nervous, and his mentality was a little calmer, so he wouldn't faint.

Su Liang whispered to Fan Ning: "I heard them discussing that today may be a defense test against Xixia. We are not prepared at all. If the test really happens, won't it be miserable?"

Su Liang's worries are not just now. After the first test yesterday, everyone was discussing the second test questions. I don't know where the news came from, saying that the second test would involve Xixia. like real.

The news spread quickly, causing all bookstores to sell out of books about Xixia in an instant. Su Liang also went to buy books yesterday afternoon, but he couldn't find them, which made him worry all night.

Fan Ning smiled indifferently, and said to Su Liang: "The questions of the provincial exam are written by the emperor himself. After the questions are finished, they are sealed in an iron box. Only after the examination room is closed, the sealed box is allowed to be opened. How do you think the questions are leaked?"

"That's true too!" Su Liang scratched her head embarrassingly, I didn't think so much.

"You are too nervous!"

Seeing that Niu Che was about to go to the boy's examination room, Fan Ning smiled at Li Dashou: "Calm down, not only do the questions, but also know how to do the questions. I think this is the key point of your imperial examination. You can understand me. mean?"

Li Dashou nodded, "Brother, I understand!"

At this time, the ox cart stopped slowly, and the driver shouted, "The boy's examination room has arrived!"

Fan Ning patted Li Dashou on the shoulder, jumped out of the car and left.

Same as yesterday, today's entry inspection is still very strict. The soldiers especially strengthened the search of the soles of the shoes, and Fan Ning was the first to pass as usual.

When Su Liang came in, he jokingly asked, "Did you get molested today?"

"Go away, do you think I will accept it?"

Fan Ning's eyes widened, with a look of fear on his face, "Could it be... Could it be that you were forced today."

Su Liang was so angry that he kicked it away, and the examiner immediately yelled, "You are not allowed to fight in the waiting area!"

Su Liang had no choice but to retract his legs resentfully, and gave Fan Ning a hard look. Fan Ning winked at him with a smirk.

At this time, the bell rang, and people began to be let into the examination room, and the scholars began to walk to their own examination accounts.

Fan Ning hugged Su Liang's shoulder and said with a smile, "Yesterday you were a little slow in handing in the paper, and today you need to control your speed."

"I know, you have to hold on!"

The two broke up and each went to their own examination accounts.

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There is a separate small military camp in the middle of the examination room. It is surrounded by fences and the security is very strict. This is the temporary examination center.

There is also a tall wooden platform on the north side, on which is placed a big bell, and all kinds of bells needed for the exam are rung here.

In a large tent in the middle, an official put a sealed sandalwood box on the table, the examiner Ouyang Xiu stood in front of the table, and a dozen invigilators stood on both sides.

In fact, Ouyang Xiu was only in charge of reviewing papers. The proctors belonged to the examination affairs and were in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Zhang Qinian, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was fully responsible for the organization and planning of the imperial examination. Responsible.

However, the examiner Ouyang Xiu was in charge of reviewing the papers, which involved three handovers.

The first is the handover of examination questions. Three days before the imperial examination, the examination questions will be sent out by the servants in the palace and handed over to the chief examiner. Then, after each exam closes the door of the examination room, the chief examiner will open the secret box and hand over the test questions to the chief examiner.

The second is the handover of examination papers. After each examination, the invigilator will hand over a dozen large boxes full of examination papers to the examination papers court and submit the invigilation records.

The third is the handover of the list. After reviewing papers, the chief examiner will hand over the admission list to the Ministry of Rites, which will conduct a preliminary qualification review. The main reason is that some candidates are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, such as Lehu, craftsmen, children of criminals, and parents Passed away, candidates in Dingyou period, etc.

After the review is correct, it will be handed over to the emperor for final review, and the list can be published after the emperor's imperial approval.

At this time, it is only the admission list of the provincial examination, and there will be no champion, second place, third flower, etc. after the end of the palace examination a month later.

Now is the first handover, the examiner will hand over the test questions to the invigilator.

Ouyang Xiu pointed to the sealed box and smiled to everyone: "Everyone, take a look, the seal and the box are intact, let's check it!"

Ouyang Xiu spoke lightly, but the procedure was very strict. Two invigilators stepped forward, checked the sealed box carefully, and then nodded to the invigilator.

There were two locks on the box. The chief examiner Ouyang Xiu and the chief examiner Guan Yun each took a key. They took out the key and opened the lock on the box at the same time.

Tear off the seal, open the box, inside is a roll of white silk, today's countermeasure problem is on the white silk.

Ouyang Xiu and Fang Yun signed the handover form, and Ouyang Xiu hurried back to the Judging Court.

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The bell for the second preparation has already sounded, the gate of the examination room has long been closed, and blank test papers and straw paper have been distributed to each candidate. Candidates are writing their names, hometowns, test numbers, and the roll number in the upper left corner .

Fan Ning took the paste name slip from the basket again, carefully brushed a layer of paste on it, and then carefully pasted the slip of paper on the column of his name.

At this time, a low bell sounded from a distance, 'Boom—boom—'

The exam started, and after a while, the soldiers at the entrance of each exam tent got the wooden boards for the questions, and walked into the big tents holding the boards.

Today's exam questions made the examinees exclaim, today's exam questions turned out to be a case.

Wang Sheng, a villager in Kaifeng Prefecture, reclaimed unowned wasteland 12 years ago and obtained [-] acres of forest land. Wang Sheng and his neighbor Li Sheng signed a private contract for the transfer of the forest land and sold it for [-] yuan. The two parties agreed to pay the purchase price in three years. number.

After signing the contract, Li Sheng immediately paid Wang Sheng Wuguan, the first installment of the land money.

Because the government built canals for irrigation, the forest land became farmland. Wang Sheng asked Li Sheng to make up the difference of ten guan kuai on the grounds that the purchase of the land did not match the actual situation.

Li Sheng ignored it, Wang Sheng did not initiate mediation, and directly sued Li Sheng to the county government, thinking that Li Sheng had breached the contract first.

The county magistrate finally ruled that the contract between the two parties was invalid and fined Wang Sheng two pennies.

Li Sheng accepted the sentence.

Is the judgment in this case reasonable and legal?If the candidate is the county magistrate, how should the case be heard.

The specific content of this question is slightly different from Fan Ning's memory. Fan Ning remembers that the test was about Li Sheng brewing wine privately as a gift to his neighbor. The neighbor died of excessive drinking and reported to the county government.

I don't know which link went wrong, and the actual test questions did not match the historical records.

But this question is also an examination of "Song Xingtong", which involves many clauses, such as signing a contract, converting forest land to farmland, and benefiting from the government's construction of irrigation canals.

There's even an appeals process, is there squire mediation, etc.

Since the topic is relatively vague, candidates need to expand their imagination and carry out logical reasoning of various possibilities.

This question seems simple, but it is actually very difficult, especially the first question, is the judgment of this case reasonable and legal?

This involves at least seven or eight provisions of the "Song Xingtong".

There are even landmines buried. For example, the title says that the two signed a forest land transfer contract privately. The word "privately" gives people a sense of illegality.

In fact, the "Song Xingtong" did not clearly stipulate the way the villagers signed the contract. As long as it is an expression of the true will of both parties, the government should consider the contract legal.

Another thing is that the neighbors thought that Li Sheng had breached the contract first, and that what he transferred was forest land, but Li Sheng turned it into Shangtian, which violated the contract.

However, the "Song Xingtong" only clearly stipulates that even changing the use of official land needs to be reported to the government for approval in advance.

As for private land, there are no regulations in this regard. Since there are no regulations, whoever owns the land has the right to change the use of the land.

Fan Ning believed that Wang Sheng had not paid off the land payment, and the land ownership belonged to him, and Li Sheng was in breach of the contract first.

However, the "Song Xingtong" stipulates very clearly that the change of land ownership has nothing to do with payment, as long as the official land records change, and the date of signing the contract shall prevail in special cases.

And please make this question very clear. Since it is unowned wasteland, the government should not have a corresponding land deed. This is a special case, and the contract signed by both parties should be the basis for the change of land ownership.

However, the county magistrate's judgment was that the contract itself was invalid.

This should have nothing to do with the change of the official land record, but the county magistrate believes that Wang Sheng reclaimed ten acres of unowned wasteland, which cannot be his own land, so it cannot be transferred.

However, there is a clear stipulation in the "Song Xingtong" that reclaiming wasteland for ten years can be regarded as one's own.

It shows that the county magistrate still hasn't fully understood "Song Xingtong".

The first question can be answered, the county magistrate's judgment is unreasonable and illegal.

If he Fanning is the county magistrate, how should he judge?
Fan Ning pondered for a moment, then picked up a pen and wrote each line on the draft paper.

(End of this chapter)