The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 367

The second exam method was proposed by students from outside Beijing, but Ruan Jijiu did not follow their suggestions when it came to choosing the topics. Instead, he sorted out the exam questions from the past years of the Yan and Chen Dynasties, put them in a bamboo tube, and waited until the debate meeting Officially began to shake out the scene.

Only Ruan Jijiu could see the results of the shaking, and he sold them immediately after reading them, and then silently released them to the public when the competition came.

"Who will the two sides send to play this time?" Ruan Jijiu wiped his fingers with a handkerchief, looked around slowly, and asked with a smile.

The Kyoto students on the left still use the method of turning the palms of their hands to select people.

Soon, Lu Chenji, a girl from Yunqi Academy, and Sheng An, a girl from Guozijian, were pushed out.

"Sister, come on!" Sheng Yuan puffed her cheeks and waved her two fleshy fists.

Sheng An: "Good!"

The smile of the 19-year-old girl was shining brightly in the sunshine.

The students outside Beijing on the right sent students named Mo and Luo.

The four of them sat down in the seats in Taichung, and when Ruan Jijiu's deputy led someone to hand out the pens and paper, they heard the sound of the gong, and immediately picked up the pens without any hesitation, without any hesitation.

"Sister Yuan, can you see which article is your sister's article later?" Ouyang Ling handed the hazelnut cake she prepared to Sheng Yuan.

Sheng Yuan was not polite, seeing that others were not paying attention, she quietly put it in the snack bag, hoping to eat it later.

She shook her head: "Probably some clues can be seen from the choice of words and sentences, but it's not necessarily true. My sister can write freely now. If she doesn't like it, no one will be able to guess which word came from her."

"That's it!" Ouyang Ling let go of the idea of ​​voting for her own people, and counted on the seat boredly.

Three quarters of an hour is a long time in the eyes of outsiders, but it is a bit fast for the students writing articles on the stage.

It's a pity that Ruan Jijiu, as an examiner who has participated in the three provincial examinations, has no sympathy for the students who are struggling to write straight. When the time is up, he immediately strikes the gong and immediately sends his assistants to collect the papers one-on-one.

Except for the student surnamed Luo who hadn't written yet, the three of Sheng An completed the article.

"Their students outside Beijing don't practice quick compositions?" Lang Jun from Luming Academy shook his head in surprise.

Just by looking at the expressions of the students sent by the other party, you can guess the general idea.

Even the man surnamed Mo who finished the article frowned unhappy.

It can be seen that his writing was hasty at that time, and he did not show his true strength.

"Although I don't know who suggested that we practice quick work three years ago, it is obvious that although this kind of practice is a little scary, but if you persist, it can really improve your quick wit!" Lang Jun from Luming Academy continued to sigh.

"Ah!" Sheng Yuan had an itchy nose, stuck his head under the table and sneezed, muttering in his heart that he might have caught a cold, and murmured softly, "I should bring some medicine candy, it will be warmer after eating." .”

"The candy can also warm you up?" Erniang Ning was a little curious after hearing this, she thought the candy was mostly for digestion and acid reflux.

Seeing Sheng Yuan rubbing her nose, Ouyang Ling said for her: "This is a prescription from the imperial hospital. The Queen Mother saw that Sister Yuan likes to run around outside, so she was specially developed by someone in case she would catch a cold from the wind. "

Hearing what he said, Erniang Ning originally wanted to ask where she could buy it, but now she doesn't ask.

It was Sheng Yuan who noticed what she hadn't said: "The imperial physician has released a simple prescription, and they don't mind passing it on, so I can write it down for you later, and you take it back, and let the chef or the imperial physician help to formulate it. gone."

Seeing what she said, Erniang Ning immediately smiled and thanked her.

While speaking, Ruan Jijiu had already arranged for his assistants to collect the student's self-named article, and specially sealed it with a layer of paper, so that the article could be pasted on the notice wall next to it.

At this time, the students who voted had gathered around the notice wall to read, and put the bamboo sticks with "Yes" in the bamboo tubes corresponding to the articles they valued.

The rest of the students on the debate stage will not pass until the gentlemen have finished voting.

When the students from both sides stood still on the notice wall, the first thing they did in unison was to count bamboo sticks.

"It seems that there is not much difference." Ouyang Ling saw that three of the four articles had very little difference. It can be said that each has its own advantages, or it can be said that they are not the same, depending on their writing style.

Sheng Yuan nodded, didn't care about talking, raised her head and stood on tiptoe to read the articles one by one.

Although I told Ouyang Ling before that the article of recognizing my sister might be very small, but I still hope that I can see why.

The first article she chose to read was about "The long victory of the country, in the art and in the industry, in the progress of all arts, in the skillful industry and military use."

"So much attention is paid to the development of skills and technology... Could it be the work of the girl from Yunqi Academy, Mo Academy?" Sheng Yuan is very sure that this is not the article of her sister. Although her sister is very good, she is really not so down-to-earth.

So, she took this article as a backup item, and said in her heart that if she couldn't find her sister's article later, she would vote for this article, which would be considered a good deal for outsiders.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yuan couldn't help laughing and boasting in her heart, she is really clever!

The second policy article said that "the long prosperity of the country lies in the literature and the military. If the court is up and down, the literature can be used to secure the world, and the military can be used to determine the world. The civil and military cooperation is seamless. Internal Confucianism and external law, to defend the enemy from the outside. Since then, it can lead to a prosperous age in the country and the common people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are no people who are obedient and disobedient in foreign countries."

"Well... well written, but looking at the impassioned and emotionally uplifting wording, it doesn't look like my sister's. What's more, the last paragraph of this article is hasty and lacks a concluding paragraph. I haven't finished writing!" Sheng Yuan waved his hand at the article, and without hesitation, he slid to the side, staggering a few students from outside Beijing who wanted to grab the position of the girl in Kyoto.

"No!" Several people who had never seen a girl pushing the gentleman away wanted to protest, but it was a pity that the object of their protest had already gone to read the article on tiptoe.

When they mention it now, it seems that they are not tolerant enough, so they can only pinch their noses and look elsewhere.

The theme of the third article that Sheng Yuan read was "economy", to the effect that "the long-term prosperity of the country lies in the people's livelihood economy, in hiding wealth for the people, in filling the treasury, in currency flow, in active maritime trade, and in connecting internally and externally."

The handwriting of this article still does not show the shadow of my sister, but the tone of the article is calm and calm, which has the feeling that her sister is pursuing.

"Isn't it?" Sheng Yuan looked it over, hesitated, and her mind was spinning quickly. She remembered that her sister seemed to be... a bit of a person who values ​​business but despises business.

And she read this article twice, and found that the content seemed to mobilize the role of chambers of commerce in various places.

"If it's my sister... probably, I'd like to write the rules of supervision." Thinking of this, she hurriedly looked at the last article.

However, the rhetorical style of this article is even and steady, and the words and sentences are not rushed or impatient, and it is repeatedly mentioned in the words that "the foundation of a country lies in people".

(End of this chapter)