Reincarnation Guest of All Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms

Chapter 272 Scientific Examination

While the war in northern Xinjiang was getting everyone's attention, Ren Taixu and others were about to conduct the provincial examination!

For most scholars, the rural examination is extremely important, and many scholars may find it difficult to leave their names on the list all their lives!

Don't you see that Fan Jinzhongju just went crazy?
Once you pass the provincial examination and become a juren, you can be regarded as having the capital to be an official. If you have some money in your family and some silver, you can fill an official position.

Generally speaking, the county magistrates of each county are held by the local big family's Juren!

Of course, money alone is not enough, but also fame, both are indispensable!

This day was the day of the scientific examination, the sky had just dawned, Ren Taixu left the east courtyard after making a little preparation with the help of his own book boy.

The tribute house where the township examination was held was not far from the room they lived in. After all, both of them were built according to a similar pattern. Looking at the tribute house, Ren Taixu and the others felt inexplicably familiar!

Ren Taixu and the four Jiang brothers who were good friends of his family packed up the things they should carry with them, and then headed towards the Gongyuan.

Arrived at the gate of the Gongyuan on time, the township examination is the second hurdle of the scientific examination, it is not as demanding as the Jinshi examination, but there are still inspections that should be done, Ren Taixu raised his arm, let the yamen guard search it, and carried it for inspection The old basket goes in.

The basket contained the Four Treasures of the Study and the dry food needed for three days. That's right, these scholars will need to stay in the Gongyuan for three days. Whether they are eating, sleeping or going to the toilet, they will be guarded!

It's really uncomfortable to be watched when you go to the toilet!

Ren Taixu is better, after all, with his current level of martial arts, it is not difficult to simply control his metabolism for three to five days.

Not long after the founding of this dynasty, most of the imperial examination systems were modeled after those of the previous dynasty.

The scale of the Mansion Tribute Court is much larger than the County Tribute Court. It looks like the stars are shining brightly. There are palace lanterns hanging on the gate, and the guards are wearing iron armor. Their footsteps are cascading. There are faint lights flashing in the night. From time to time, the foreman is seen patrolling .

When Ren Taixu entered the tribute courtyard, he was first led into a large courtyard. The gate of this courtyard is the north gate, which is nothing but an ordinary gate, but on the day of the scientific examination, this north gate was called "Dragon Gate". ", taking it is naturally a good omen, and the students passed by from now on, jumping into the dragon's gate.

Behind the dragon gate is a courtyard. According to regulations, students who come in for the exam must wait here for the roll call.

When Ren Taixu came here, Jiang Ruowen and the others followed behind him again!
Today, Tan Hang changed from his usual white clothes, but only wore a long dress with blue trim, with a touch of bright red on the belt!
It looked a little weird, and the rest of the people joked a little bit!

Tan Hangcai explained that the red belt means "red circle", and the red circle means being selected by the examiners, which means it is on the list!

This can be regarded as an auspicious meaning!
Of course, Tan Hang's actions were not unique. At this time, Ma Xinjie and the three of them were all wearing the red ropes they had begged from Laojun Temple a few days ago.

The behavior of the four made Ren Taixu feel normal, there are too many scholars who have accomplished more than them in the annual provincial examination!
Just before entering the arena, Ren Taixu and the others also saw a white-haired old man who looked about six or seventy years old. Considering this old man's age, he hadn't passed the imperial examination yet. Still coming to participate may be because of obsession!
The old man's family background is not bad, today's dress is extremely exaggerated, wearing a soaring top hat in a costume on his head, wearing a bright red robe, with dozens of koi embroidered with gold thread on it.

These koi are all in good looks, and they all make a gesture of joy, about to leap into the dragon's gate!
The people around looked at it, and they didn't think it was different. After all, according to the age of the old man, it may have been decades since he hadn't passed the exam.

Decades of accumulation, talent and learning may be enough!

What's the difference!

It can't help but make people wonder if the luck in the dark doesn't favor him!

The difference is a bit of luck!

This is not a joke, after all, if you are really unlucky, you just encounter a topic that you are not familiar with, which is really embarrassing!
If you are lucky, you even just reviewed a few scriptures and answers, but you hit the mark!
And luck is not only experienced in the questions on the examination paper, but also in the external environment!

For example, the environment of the distribution of numbers, such as whether the emperor will suddenly tweet favor and increase the number of candidates...

Of course, for the few friends he has made, Ren Taixu believes that they can win the election.

Not only are these four people knowledgeable enough, it's also because these four people have good looks, have a bright future, and have great luck!

It's hard for them to pass the provincial examination, but it's the first time for them to come to the provincial examination, so they can't help feeling a little worried.

Ren Taixu could see the worry in their hearts, he couldn't help comforting him: "I have been studying hard for ten years in the cold window, today is the time to be on the list and become famous in the state capital, this is an opportunity for our generation to make a name for yourself, don't worry for now. "

The rest of the people nodded and smiled slightly when they heard what Ren Taixu said.

It has to be said that although Ren Taixu is the youngest among them, and his family background is not bad, he is still a bit worse than the other four.

However, Ren Taixu is graceful, charismatic, and calm. He doesn't speak easily. Once he speaks, it is a final decision. Therefore, he has the right to speak, and he has faintly become the center of the crowd!
The words are also the most convincing!
Not long after, the four of them entered the dormitory where they took the exam according to their exam numbers.

The genius was slightly lit, and the examination room gave three thick and long candles. The candles were only introduced in the previous court. These are white yuan candles, and the price is not small.

These students present are all reserve officials of the imperial court, so they are naturally willing to do so!
Ren Taixu glanced at it, but didn't use it, it was one a day, for candidates to use at night, and now the exam has not started, so naturally they won't use it.

There are people walking on both sides, the sound of turning things, the sound insulation is not strong, the area of ​​each house is not large, only a little more than one meter left and right, there are no couch and table, only two wooden boards, which can be placed on the partition on both sides of the wall , as a seat and table.

When you sleep at night, you probably need to use these two boards to piece together.The environment is not good, but neither Ren Taixu nor other candidates will have any objections. Before entering, they have already made psychological preparations, knowing that the three days of the rural examination will not be easy.

There are two wooden barrels not far away, one is filled with clean water, which is for three days, and the other is empty, which is for people to excrete, and both have lids, but as long as you want to eat, drink and sleep in this small space A person like Ren Taixu who is not demanding on the environment can't help being a little worried, among other things, these days, his nose will inevitably be full of bad smell.

In addition to these, there are charcoal fire copper basins, etc. Ren Taixu glanced over it.

He didn't sit down immediately, but stood in this dormitory, moving his body joints slowly, and the people in the dormitory opposite were also a little idle. Although it was still dark, his eyes were good, and he could see the appearance clearly. Seeing this With a leisurely look, he took a second look.

After a while, there were servants in the examination room to deliver pens, inks and inkstones. Just like the county examination, they were distributed uniformly by the government, lest someone use ink colors of different prices to achieve the effect of cheating.

Ren Taixu just sat down and rubbed the ink slowly, he was still a little irritable, and it took a long time for him to settle down.

It was getting brighter, the rest of the scholars were eating, Ren Taixu only drank some water,
He has decided to eat as little as possible these days, addressing the environmental problem at its root.

As long as eating and drinking is reduced, coupled with Ren Taixu's deliberate control, naturally he will not scatter.

At that time, there will be less bad smells around, which will allow Ren Taixu to have a better exam atmosphere!

Immediately after the examination room, there were guards coming to the dormitory to deliver the test papers. When it came to the rural examination, everything was very regular. Any contact between the examiner and the candidates had to pass through the guards, and private conversations were not allowed.

The test paper was packed in a sealed envelope, Ren Taixu took it out and looked at it, and sighed secretly.

Sure enough, everyone's guess was right, the battle in northern Xinjiang really passed the test!
The provincial examination does not have the basic skills of poetry, prose, scriptures, and ink meanings in the county examination, all of which are major questions of classics and meaning.

There are a total of 40 characters in the Four Books and Five Classics, and 20 characters are required to be recited. The simple basics can be memorized by hard work, but the mastery of the scriptures cannot be obtained by studying the scriptures. Must have experience.

It can be said that private school education in the countryside can only select talented people at most, so there are county schools and prefectural schools for further education.

"The first volume, on the tables of various subjects."

The so-called official form is the basic format of official documents in this world. According to the given events, various basic official documents are written - if you don't go to county school or prefectural school, you can't learn it at all.

"Volume Two, History and Policy."

"The third volume discusses the five principles of scriptures and righteousness, with the most important thing."

"The test questions for the war in northern Xinjiang are in the second volume - Questions and Strategies"

Ren Taixu looked at the exam questions and guessed in his heart that this was just a rural exam, and the examinee's papers would naturally be difficult to attract the attention of the upper class, and it would be almost the same if the Jinshi would take the exam.

So even if Ren Taixu wrote specific solutions to the war in northern Xinjiang, the examiner might still think that Ren Taixu is another governor of northern Xinjiang, just exaggerating!

Therefore, Ren Taixu also needs to think long-term when answering the question. In order to seek stability, Ren Taixu decided to reduce his military strategy, and only involved the affairs of northern Xinjiang with the education and livelihood of the people in northern Xinjiang!
In any case, as a scholar, it is never wrong to educate the world and manage people's livelihood!
This is the political correctness of scholars!

If you really keep putting forward opinions on the strategy, it would be good if you meet a discerning examiner.

But if the examiner doesn't like this strategy very much, it will be a big loss to directly knock Ren Taixu off the list!
After reviewing the questions, Ren Taixu began to answer!
In terms of various subject tables, in fact, the essence is the same as the basic skills of poetry, scriptures, and ink meanings, which are the basic skills of official documents.

These things can be said to be in charge of memory, and Ren Taixu has a great advantage in this aspect!

Because Ren Taixu has a talent that ordinary people don't have - a photographic memory.

This kind of talent is actually Ren Taixu's cheating. After awakening his memory, although he mainly studied martial arts, Ren Taixu did not give up on the miscellaneous learning in his previous life - Alchemy.

Combining the pharmacology of this world, Ren Taixu also created several kinds of elixirs.

Among them, the most useful one is the soul pill. With this pill, while Taixu's physique is growing, his own soul power is also continuously increasing.

After the soul grew, Ren Taixu didn't rely entirely on pills, but combined with the knowledge of his previous life, he created a superficial method that can increase the soul without relying on the spiritual energy from the previous world!
With the cultivation method, Ren Taixu's spiritual power continued to rise, and he naturally had an unforgettable memory.

There are many and complicated questions in this township examination, and the knowledge about the Four Books and Five Classics is very detailed.

If you don't have an extraordinary memory, or you have gone through the tactics of sea of ​​questions, or practice thousands of times a day, it will be difficult to adapt.

It is no wonder that many students who take the provincial examination for the first time often cannot adapt to the intensity of the examination and collapse physically and mentally.

"If you haven't learned it, or if you don't learn it well, it's hard to do, and there are many mistakes and omissions. If you are good at it, it will hardly consume your brain. Fortunately, I am still proficient."

Ren Taixu quickly put his heart and soul into it. To be cautious, he still used drafts first. There are a total of seven official document formats, and he finished writing with just a few clicks.

After checking it carefully, I found that there were no mistakes or omissions, so I logged in to the official paper.

After blowing the ink, I saw that the ink was completely dry, so I folded it and put it away.

"The second volume is about history and policy."

"On history is to comment on history, and to discuss policy is to comment on what is happening now. It can be called a complete account of the past and the present."

"This is asking for political correctness! If you comment on the history of the previous dynasty, if there are many praises in your words, it seems to be highly respected. Even if you have reasons and evidence, you are telling the truth, but most of them will not work!"

"After all, if the previous dynasty was really so good, wouldn't it question the legitimacy of the Daliang regime?"

"Since the previous dynasty was so good! Why did Taizu rebel?"

When Ren Taixu frowned, he understood the official intention.

There is a house of gold in the book, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, reading can be said to be the only channel for poor families to break through the social class, so most families with a little money support their children and grandchildren to study.

But the imperial court only needs one or two hundred vacancies every year, so most of the people have to be screened out.

"Official documents are based on basic office skills, and you can't choose a scholar who knows nothing."

"History and policy are two ways to test basic decision-making management."

"It's okay for history to say that history has been determined. The main thing is that if you stick to the official word of loyalty and diligence, you can't get rid of the problem. The policy is to ask how to do things."

"I can only shout, I usually talk about my heart with my hands, and I am afraid that I will show my cowardice and embarrassment in my policy and theory."

The so-called strategy for the war in northern Xinjiang in the second volume!

Ren Taixu didn't talk about the details of the war in northern Xinjiang, but mostly talked about people's livelihood and enlightenment. He neither focused on the description of the war, but he also didn't underestimate it, making people feel that he didn't pay attention to it.

Focusing on describing the facts, using spring and autumn brushwork, the writing is well-founded and convincing, and people can't find a single flaw!

Although this article is not very brilliant, it is excellent for exams!
Some people say that stereotyped essays cannot produce peerless articles!
Not fake!

Peerless articles need inspiration again. Have you never heard of articles that are born naturally, but did you just get them by chance?

If you really write an article according to the topic and outline at a glance, it will be difficult to shine!

Don't you see that after Li Bai was drunk, the articles he wrote were excellent?

Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Lanting Collection is also a swan song after drunkenness!
After answering the battle in northern Xinjiang, Ren Taixu just saw the next strategy question - Jiangnan Waterway Management, which is about the governance of rivers!

Ren Taixu was really surprised. There was a war in northern Xinjiang before, which attracted the attention of the world, but people ignored the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. The south is rainy and flooded. Remember that the rivers are piled up. Once a flood occurs, it is definitely not a simple problem. !

And this time the war with Northern Xinjiang was listed together, which made Ren Taixu understand that it must not be easy at this time!
Observe the situation in the north and south!
This made Ren Taixu think of the scene in the last years of the dynasty!
The war situation in the north is rotten, this is a man-made disaster!
Southern floods, this is a natural disaster!
In the last years of the dynasty, natural disasters and man-made disasters often accompanied each other!
It also reminded me that the faces of my four friends I saw before were rich and honored, but with the appearance that the world was opened up, wealth and honor should not be in the present.

For a moment, Ren Taixu couldn't help but have some more thoughts in his mind.

Could it be that it is only 60 years since the founding of the country, and the beams of the strong and prosperous period are really about to be overthrown?
Shaking his head, Ren Taixu cleared out the thoughts in his mind, anyway, his future is not in the beam!
Now I come to the imperial examination just to meet the expectations of my family, my way back is still only the way of detachment!
Regardless of whether Daliang is about to collapse or not, I shouldn't pay too much attention to it!
Now is the right way to answer the question!
(End of this chapter)