A few days later, Lin Jue went to the hall of the No. 1 dock shipyard and summoned the old shopkeepers of the affairs committee to tell them that he was going to concentrate on studying and preparing for the exam. Lin Jue told everyone that he would no longer come to the ship for more than a month, except for major matters, and asked them to discuss and decide, and the result was to be reported to him.

In fact, in the past month, the affairs will run smoothly, the business of the Lin family's shipyard and various shops has been running smoothly, and the new regulations have gradually been accepted by everyone. Since the chief steward wants to study for the exam, he naturally can't hold back. The old shopkeepers led by Master Tang have expressed their stance that they will not disappoint the chief steward. I only asked Lin Jue to come to the ship's hall and dock every three or five days, after all, it was inappropriate for the chief steward not to show up for a long time.

After coming back, Lin Jue instructed Lu Wu and Lin Hu to tell them that from now on, he would study behind closed doors, and he would not see anyone or care about anything. Midori Dance is naturally very happy. Childe has been running around every day for a long time, and he is busy with clothes that don't touch his body, and he feels distressed when he looks at it. Especially this year. In fact, he didn't have a few days of stable life, and he went to the sea to suppress bandits and was seriously ill, and some time ago there was a big incident at home, and he had to take care of business, so he really didn't have a moment of leisure. Now that Childe has finally decided to stay in the small courtyard to study, and no longer ask too much about things, it is naturally excellent.

In fact, for Green Dance, it doesn't matter if the son is the chief steward of the Lin family, and it doesn't matter if he is an official or not. It's best to be able to stay at home every day to read and read, make your own sugar cakes, and fry some good wine and food to make him happy to eat, that's Green Dance's wish. Although Midori also understands that it is unrealistic to want Childe to stay in a small courtyard for the rest of his life, he has such thoughts in his heart. Maybe this is because Lu Wu feels more and more in his heart that the son is no longer the son he used to be, and the sea and the sky will not know where to travel in the future, the more difficult it is to have a sense of cherishing the time spent alone in the small courtyard now.

Lin Hu doesn't care, he is still young, although he has seen some of the world with Lin Jue, but after all, he doesn't understand many things. He just felt that his uncle's words were right, and he just had to do what his uncle said.

After going to the academy to visit Fang Dunru and asking Fang Dunru for some key points to deal with the imperial examination, Lin Jue really hid in the small courtyard and began to study and prepare for the exam.

The imperial examination project of the Great Zhou Dynasty was extremely complex, and the content involved was also extremely extensive, and Lin Jue tasted the bitterness in the previous life. In the end, it was only by relying on the tactics of gnawing on books and Fang Dunru's point that he finally passed the test. But that's been fifteen years.

Whether it's autumn or spring, the content is actually roughly the same. Generally speaking, it is one article each of the scriptures, Moyi, poems, fu, and treatises, plus the five ways of 'current affairs'. The Sutra and Moyi are actually not too difficult, the Sutra is to cut out the classic sentences in the Analects, leaving only the middle words, so that the candidates can fill in the blanks. This kind of question is actually a grading question, unless you don't read seriously at all, how can you not even memorize the full text of the Analects? In fact, it is rote memorization.

The Moyi question is a little more difficult, and it is based on the classic passages in the classic works of ancient sages such as "Spring and Autumn" and "The Book of Rites", and then uses this to explain their meaning and answer questions. To put it bluntly, it is a question and answer question for reading comprehension. This kind of topic is actually difficult or not, but it requires students to memorize more articles and cover a wider range. Moreover, there are often dozens of questions and answers of this kind, which would be a huge range if they were from different classics and different articles. So it's already quite difficult.

But in fact, it still comes down to reading more books and rote memorization. Even if you can't memorize it all, you should be well-read and memorized, at least you can know the source when you see the question. So, it's not difficult to say that it's actually not difficult to really spend the effort.

To put it bluntly, it is still a dead effort, but the real test is actually the three poems in the back. The Great Zhou Dynasty respected the rule of culture, and focused on promoting literati with high literary talent and understanding of the principles of governance. The previous Tijing Moyi is actually the most basic quality, and the general ones who have worked hard will not open up too much grade. The three poems are the place to open the level of candidates and show the real level.

Writing poems, essays, and theories is not something that can be solved by rote memorization, it requires real effort. Although there are more than 10,000 books of reading and writing like a god, there are also people who have read more than 10,000 books and write like shit. Reading and writing are never necessarily linked. And those who die of reading cannot have a clear understanding of the reasoning of the policy. Therefore, this is actually the process of selecting talented people who are literate, capable, have the idea of governing the country, and understand reason.

As for the current affairs policy, it is a project that only exists in the Spring Dynasty and Jinshi Branch, because the Spring Dynasty and the first time will officially enter the bureaucratic system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and their judgments and opinions on the current situation and government affairs are different from those in books and history. The exam questions will give some real-life problems and test the candidate's ability to deal with them. For example, what kind of drought and flood in a certain place, how to provide relief, and so on, are all very realistic tests of ability and methods.

The imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty was inherited from the development of the Tang Dynasty, but it has undergone many improvements. Each of them actually has his purpose, and it cannot be said that he can completely absorb the virtuous people into the court, but at least it has its unique role, and it can also make the virtuous enter the office. Although the way of the imperial examination is extremely difficult, it is a sacred way for scholars all over the world to change their fate.

Lin Jue has the foundation of more than ten years of hard study in the previous life, and with the experience of many scientific expeditions, he is not too panicked. What we need to do now is to systematically review what we have learned before, familiarize ourselves with the four books and five classics, and copy some articles that have been forgotten to strengthen our memory.

As for the characteristics of the imperial examination in this dynasty, Fang Dunru has actually pointed out a lot of tricks with Lin Jue. Although Fang Dunru did not approve of studying for the purpose of the imperial examination, the reason why Songshan Academy was famous was also because of the large number of people in the imperial examination. Fang Dunru, Xue Qian and a group of academy gentlemen will also analyze and predict the preferences and trends of each ritual question in private, and consciously focus on teaching. As long as you can estimate the general direction of the question, it will be of great benefit to the students of the college.

Lin Jue actually has a secret hidden in his heart. That's because Lin Jue vaguely remembers the topic of the first time he participated in the autumn festival in his previous life. Although it was the first imperial examination after I crossed over, and the exam was a mess, the timing was corresponding to this time. One of the reasons why Lin Jue has a lot of confidence in Qiu Qiu is that he thinks that if the timeline is right, then the questions of this imperial examination should still be the exam questions of the previous Qiu Qiu. This is equivalent to knowing the exam questions in advance, and with this big advantage, it is difficult to think about it.

Of course, Lin Jue didn't dare to bet completely on this matter. After all, judging from my experience after being reborn, many things have changed. Whether it is what you have experienced, or the fate and timeline of the people around you, it has been distorted and changed. This change that comes after being born again makes things suddenly unpredictable. Some things are still going according to the old memory, but some things are no longer recognizable, which actually makes the situation even more complicated. Empiricism is no longer the main basis for Lin Jue's judgment, and judging reality according to the actual situation is the criterion that Lin Jue now follows. Therefore, whether the test questions of this autumn season are still the same as in the previous life, Lin Jue is not sure. It's just that Lin Jue naturally wants to be prepared for this, in case it is still those topics, it will save too much trouble. In addition, it is natural to go to Wen Shu honestly, so as not to bet on this matter and be caught off guard at that time.

On the afternoon of 24 August, Yan Zhengsu sent someone to invite Lin Jue to Yamen, saying that he had something important to inform. Although Lin Jue closed the door to thank the guests, he was solemnly invited, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly went.

In the small courtyard in the back hall of the yamen, Yan Zhengsu greeted Lin Jue's arrival with a smile in a black robe, Yan Zhengsu's expression is really rare, generally speaking, he is not smiling.

"I've seen Lord Yan in Xia Lin Jue." Lin Jue stepped forward and bowed.

"No need to be polite, sit down and talk." solemnly returned the salute and said with a smile.

Lin Jue thanked him and sat down, and the servant bowed down and retreated after making tea. The afternoon sun is just right, and the courtyard is full of autumn. The leaves of several trees have turned yellow and red, and in the corner flower beds, a few clumps of autumn chrysanthemums are blooming warmly. Begonias under the wooden corridor are also in full bloom. The smell of late autumn fills the air.

"Lin Jue, how is my small courtyard?" Seeing Lin Jue looking around, Yan Zhengsu asked with a smile.

Lin Jue hurriedly smiled and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a chic courtyard here." The flowers and trees here should be taken care of by Lord Yan himself. ”

Yan Zhengsu smiled: "How can you see it? ”

Lin Jue pointed to a few trees in the corner of the courtyard and said: "The flowers and trees in other people's courtyards are all beautiful with horizontal and oblique cookies, and there are also many kinds of flowers, trees, laurels and the like. The trees in this courtyard are straight pine and cypress maples, and they are not pressed into shape, and they stand upright. The flowers and plants planted are also made of autumn chrysanthemums and begonias, which can withstand cold and toughness, which is not the style of ordinary people. This is naturally related to the preferences of adults. ”

Yan Zhengsu laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to have such an opinion, but it's quite novel." But you guessed it right, this small courtyard was indeed arranged by me personally, and the flowers and trees are also my own favorite. In my free time, I like to stay here and drink tea. In the four seasons, the old man loves autumn colors, so the plants and trees here are mostly autumn flowers and trees. As for the shape of those trees, the old man doesn't like to artificially press the branches and twist them. Others think that it is beautiful, but the old man thinks that trees should have the appearance of trees, and they should be born upright, standing up to the sky and the earth, so he will never deliberately make them crooked and singular. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "I'm ashamed, I was right." ”

Yan Zhengsu smiled: "You are very smart, people like you, the old man rarely sees them." I kind of understand why the Dumb Brotherhood is willing to accept you as a closed disciple. ”