The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 229 Prosperous Spring Breeze, Say Goodbye to Gong Yuan

Of course, the chief envoy's yamen and the governor's yamen will not take advantage of this. If you push me and I push you, it will naturally become an unresolved matter.

When Xie Shen governed the history of Ming Dynasty in his previous life, he had a deep understanding of the four words "unresolved". Although it is only a short word, it reflects the profound side of Confucianism.

From the young man's point of view, the worst thing in life is not looking up at the bright moon and forming three people facing each other.The worst part is that even the three of them couldn't face each other, so they could only look at each other and feel sorry for themselves.

And now the impoverished student candidates living in the dormitory are such a miserable existence.

The space in the dormitory is cramped, and tall candidates have to sleep curled up.Those who can fall asleep are fine, but candidates who are light sleepers may be woken up by the crowing of frogs.

Falling asleep again and again, being woken up again and again, and then it becomes a neurasthenia, and the next day's strategy test will be greatly affected.

Fortunately, Xie Shen belongs to the kind of person who sleeps with a high quality. Once he falls asleep, it is difficult to be woken up. Although he can hear a few frogs from time to time, it is not a serious problem.

Xie Shen was not hypocritical, he simply lay down on the ground and had a good sleep.The ground of his house is basically made of stones, and there is not much mud.And because this house is close to the drainage canal, the rainwater that dripped during the day has already seeped into the canal, and the stones have been dried out, and the clothes will not be wet. It is equivalent to a natural wooden bed, which is better than curling up. The table case is much more comfortable to sleep on.

For those candidates whose ground is fresh mud, the dormitory has now become a mud pond, not to mention sleeping on the ground, and it is difficult to even get a foothold.

If they hadn't made up their minds to smother their heads and sleep, they wouldn't even be able to sleep for a whole hour.

The moon was shining brightly, and the autumn wind was blowing slowly into the house, Mr. Xie Xiaolang spent the night in this pleasant environment.

When the first ray of sunlight in the morning fell into the dormitory, Xie Shen rubbed his eyes and woke up from his sleep.

Stretching himself, the boy let out a long breath.

Seeing that the sky is just getting brighter, there should be some time before the exam starts.

He ate some pancakes with water to satisfy his hunger, Xie Shen only felt in good spirits.

Sure enough, sleep is the most important thing. With good sleep, everything is not a problem.

Next, Xie Shen will quietly wait for the Ce Wen trial to begin.

There are too many candidates for the rural examination. At this time, the limelight is to put yourself on the fire, so it is better to keep a low profile.

Policy theory began in the Han Dynasty, when the king asked about policy at first, and later developed into a means of obtaining an official position.

There is a standard formula for policy questions in the imperial examination. Generally, five questions will be asked, and five questions are compulsory questions.

Compared with the first four books and five classics test, this one is actually much easier.

Because policy questions are written with divergent thinking, there is no need to stick to Zhu Zi's Annotations.

In this way, it is possible to write essays to solve problems, not to write essays for exams.

Of course, this does not mean that the candidates can be free and unconstrained, at least the general direction of the article must be consistent with the court's proposition.

Xie Shen waited for the officials to hand out the test papers and saw that they had already made up their minds.

The five topics are "On the Laws of Merchants in the Early Han Dynasty",
"Northern Song Dynasty established gold to map Yanzhao, Southern Song Dynasty assisted Yuan to attack Cai theory", "Eastern Han Dynasty Zhongxing heroes mostly studied Confucianism theory", "Jia Yi's theory of five baits and three appearances, Ban Gu ridiculed it. However, Qin Mu tried to use it to dominate In Xirong, the Bank of China’s theory is also based on the commandment of Shanyu, and its theory is not ineffective.” “Zhuge Liang used his skills without the intention of applying for business, and Wang Anshi used the fact of applying for business but concealed his theory.”

The topic covers various fields, and it is relatively comprehensive and nutritious.

In fact, in the final analysis, the policy question examines the knowledge of the candidates, and this is precisely Xie Shen's strong point.

Compared with these candidates of the same year, Xie Shen has a 500-year upper knowledge and a 500-year lower knowledge. He is several levels higher than these poor talents who don't listen to the outside world and only read sage books.

Xie Shen thought about the draft in his mind, and wrote the articles one by one according to the order of the topics.

Writing policy questions is indeed much more interesting than the Four Books and Five Classics Examinations. Although quotations are needed, at least the writing is vivid and not all in the same tone.

Xie Shen spent two hours writing the five policy questions, and then waited for the exam to end.

Although the policy-questioning link is not as important as the Four Books and Five Classics examinations in the rural examinations and general examinations, its status in the palace examinations will suddenly increase.There is no other reason, because the imperial examination only examines strategy questions!
After all, Ce Wen first appeared because the king asked Ce, so this can be regarded as returning to its own use.

Xie Shen's insight must be several grades above his peers. If he can successfully participate in the palace examination, and the emperor personally asks the questions, he will definitely answer perfectly.

He is generally satisfied with the process of this rural examination.Both the Four Books and Five Classics test and the strategy question test were good. Although there were some flaws in the second test, it was harmless and did not affect the overall situation.

He didn't dare to say the ranking of the township examination, but he should be able to make the list, right?

It's just that I don't know how Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi did in the exam?
Press these aside for the time being, but say that with the crisp sound of the clapper from the officials, the eight-year rural examination of Hongzhi officially ended.

Next, the examinees handed in the test papers, and left the dormitory in order and walked towards the gate of the Gongyuan along the Qingshiban path.

After a provincial examination, all the students had different expressions on their faces.Some were ecstatic, some were downcast.

The township examination takes place every three years, and countless people have worked hard for these three days for three years.

If you fail to pass the exam, you have to wait for another three years. The younger ones are fine, and those old scholars who have not yet passed the exam at the age of 50 or [-] may not be able to wait anymore.

Xie Shen couldn't help sighing when he saw those old scholars with gray temples walking past him with a sigh.

How many three years are there in life?
After leaving the Gong Yuan, Xie Shen went straight back to his home in Ping'an Square.

The flow of people here is too dense, he had better go home and wait for Wang Shouwen and Xie Pi.

Back home, eldest brother Xie Fang and sister-in-law Xie Chenshi naturally asked for a while, and the young man also answered one by one.

The difficulty of the rural examination is more difficult than going to the blue sky.It is also reasonable for the eldest brother and sister-in-law to worry about themselves.

However, Xie Shen was not too worried. In his opinion, the rural examination this time was at most a matter of ranking on the list.

When he got home, Xie Shen drank a pot of tea and asked his sister-in-law to make him a bowl of noodle soup.

The conditions in the Gongyuan dormitory were really difficult, Xie Shen could only eat dry pancakes to satisfy his hunger.In addition, he was worried about going to the toilet and didn't even dare to drink more water.

After three days in a row, his mouth and tongue were already dry, so he would naturally make up for it when he returned home.

Maybe because he drank too fast, he actually choked.

The elder sister-in-law, Xie Chen, patted Xie Shen on the back, and said distressedly: "Xiao Lang, drink slowly, there is still plenty of water."

No matter what others think, in Xie Chen's heart, Xie Shen is still that lovable young man of his family.

　ps: Thank you book friend for the monthly ticket ^O^
　　
　
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