Chapter 23: The Idiot and the Savvy

After solving the problem, it is time to undertake the topic, start talking, start, start shares, middle shares, back shares, and bundle shares.

Sprinkled, an eight-hundred-word article, the text is not repaired, and it is done in one go.

In order to prevent cheating by exchanging test papers with others, there is a rule in the imperial examination, that is, two copies of the answer to the question must be made. One is written on a draft, and the other is neatly written into the exam paper.

After completing the draft, Lin Haoran then copied it on the snow-white test paper, this time writing very seriously, using standardized small block letters.

The second is the traditional four-book title: "The way of a gentleman, such as ascending!" ”

This question is from "The Mean", and the correct answer has already come to mind, and even when I start answering the question again.

The third is the Pentateuch question.

These five managers will choose a paragraph of the scripture and give some content for you to write out the rest of the content silently, which is a rote memorization, which is simply a question for Lin Haoran.

It was already noon, and the warm sun baked the clothes, and everyone's body was warm and comfortable.

Xiao Lidao, the magistrate of the county, saw that the time was about the same, so he wrote the last exam question on the paper, the scribe pasted the paper on the wooden card, and the two yacha held the wooden card and toured the venue.

The last topic is a trial poem, and the title is a verse: The root wears green moss.

The trial poems of the imperial examination are very good at playing, and they ask you to write about the wind and snow, but the title will never tell you what to write directly, but a sentence or an allusion from the poems of the poets of the previous dynasty.

You have to use this sentence to determine whether you want to write about the wind, or about flowers, or about the snow, or about admiring the moon. Then use this as the title and compose a poem.

Xiao Zhixian is still a conscience question, after all, just from the text, you know that this is probably to write about some kind of plant, and the most reminiscent is the green pine.

Lin Haoran originally thought so, but after searching in his mind, he found that he really thought too much, and the full text of this poem was: "Count the stems of the dark jade color, the dawn and the evening green smoke." The sound breaks the dream of the cold window, and the roots wear green moss. From Du Mu's "Title Liu Xiucai Hsinchu".

Obviously, Xiao Zhixian did not want everyone to write green pine, but to make a trial poem on the theme of bamboo.

It is worth mentioning that in this era when Baguwen is king, poetry and poetry have completely declined, and they will only appear in the county examination. If he encounters a county magistrate who is not good at poetry, even if this trial poem is done brilliantly, I am afraid he will not take a second look, and will only pay attention to whether the previous eight strands of writing are doing well.

Of course, although poetry and poetry have no status in the imperial examination, their importance among the people and scholars is still very high, and the strong evidence is that Tang Bohu's talented prostitute never had to spend money.

"Endowed with roots and green moss"

This is the official standard answer question, which must be preceded by the word "endowment", and then the next poem about bamboo, which naturally has to be optimistic, and it would be better to be able to sing the praises of the current imperial court.

Lin Haoran held the placket in one hand and splashed ink with the other, and did not follow the poem in his mind that was a little disgusting, but wrote another poem about bamboo based on his own memory.

Section after section, thousands of branches and leaves;

I don't bloom, I don't want to provoke peaks and butterflies.

……

This is a poem by Zheng Xie in the Qing Dynasty, many people may not know Zheng Xie, but everyone knows Zheng Banqiao. At this moment, it was borrowed by someone, but it was really overkill to use this ancient poem to deal with the small county test post inscription poem.

There is not a single word "bamboo" in the whole poem, but every sentence is written bamboo, I am afraid that in the entire Daming examination room, few people dare to play like this.

Before dark, the examination room will open the door several times to let the candidates who have handed in the papers leave, that is, "release the row". There is no official deadline for the end of the exam, but most of them are based on the dark sky, so Guangdong students will have more time.

For the first time in three o'clock, Lin Haoran was the first batch to hand in the papers, but there were only more than ten people in this batch, and most of the candidates were willing to stay up until dark.

There are three to five county tests, and this scale is completely determined by the county.

Two days after the first test, the second test will be taken, like the first test on the 15th, and the second test will be scheduled on the 18th. The middle time is to read the papers for the county, and the list will be released on the afternoon of the 17th.

This list includes both candidates who have passed the county examination and candidates who have obtained the second qualification re-examination. If there is no name on it, it will be eliminated and you can pack it and go home.

Zheng Guozhi is very busy today, not only to deal with the exam questions, but also to care about Lin Haoran's situation.

When he wrote the answer to the first question on the draft, he looked up, and Lin Haoran was scratching his head, hehe...... This man was really helpless.

When he wrote the answer to the second question on the draft, he looked up, and Lin Haoran was eating, haha...... This person has already given up on treatment.

When he wrote the answer to the third question on the draft, he looked up, and Lin Haoran was sleeping, poof...... This thing is completely hopeless.

When he wrote the answer to the fourth question on the draft, he looked up, and Lin Haoran was answering the question, quacking...... This thing is still dying.

……

After answering all four questions, he took a deep breath and prepared to show off calligraphy on the white test paper to enhance the impression of the county on his test paper. And he has already researched that this county lord favors Xiaokai.

Hey?

Zheng Guozhi was inertial, and when he dipped the brush in ink, he couldn't help but glance at the table in front of him. saw that the nerd actually stood up, took the test paper and followed a messenger to the main hall.

This nerd has handed in the papers!

Hehe...... I'm afraid that he only did another four-book question, knowing that it was impossible to pass the county exam, I was afraid that he was in a hurry to leave the sad place, and went back to the inn to pack up his clothes and flee home.

After all, he's a nerd, and now he's been beaten back to his prototype! Rattle......

Worst!

Zheng Guozhi was holding a brush in his hand, ready to pick up the title of the pen, but he was absent-minded when he was dipped in ink, and at this time, a drop of thick ink dripped from the tip of the pen and happened to drip on the white paper.

Fang Cai's excitement immediately vanished, and he instantly turned into an extremely panicked.

He stretched out his hand to wipe it, but when he wiped his sleeves, the white test paper turned black again.

If it is in the township examination, this test paper is destined to be on the blue list, and there is no chance to send it to the main exam, but it will be eliminated directly. Although there is no such operation in the county exam, it will undoubtedly lose a lot of impression points.

Finished!

Zheng Guozhi sat on the chair as if he was mournful, his whole head was buzzing, he knew that Xiao Zhixian was a person who was destined for details, and this exam was probably hanging.

At the very least, this first exam is not destined to be selected, and probably only qualified for the next exam.

Miserable for that damn nerd!

Zheng Guozhi gritted his teeth and said hatefully, if he hadn't focused on that nerd, how could he have made such a low-level mistake, how could he miss the opportunity to be directly selected.

It's just that things happened, and a bit of chagrin didn't help, but no matter how bad it was, this was better than the nerd who was eliminated directly!

At this thought, he found a little more comfort.

While he was copying, he was calculating in his heart. This drop of ink will deduct some points, but there is no difference in the previous Four Books and Five Classics questions, which is one of his great advantages. As for this test question, he can't remember which poet's masterpiece is his predecessor.

However, he knew that Xiao Zhixian was good at poetry, especially pine trees, so this test of poetry must be a green pine, and he happened to prepare an incomparably brilliant pine poem.

Hehe...... I'm afraid that stupid person like that nerd will rack his brain to think about the poem of a former poet, and still think about whether it is bamboo, flowers, or some other grass!

I'm afraid that there is no one in the entire Qingshui County who is as witty as him, so he started directly from Xiao Zhixian's preferences, and then easily got the correct answer, and also prepared a poem that conformed to the county's intentions.

Well, although I didn't get admitted in the first session, it was more than enough to qualify for the next exam, which was far better than the nerds who were eliminated directly.

Thinking about it this way, it's actually a little exciting!