Just as Du Zhongxiao guessed, three days later, the imperial court withdrew the order, and the palace examination was still held as planned.

After this episode, this imperial examination is even more eye-catching. At this time, the northwest was newly defeated, the whole country was in a depressed atmosphere, the voice of peace completely prevailed, and the imperial court also needed a perfect palace test to attract attention.

In mid-March, Du Zhongxiao walked out of the inn and looked at the banks of the Bianhe River in the hazy night, his eyes were firm. The date of the palace examination has finally arrived, and I have worked hard for more than two years, and today it is time to decide my fate.

Donghuamen is full of personal noise and bustling, which is more lively than the college entrance examination in Du Zhongxiao's previous life. For hundreds of years, Zhengsheng Mingju has been here to check his identity, receive a number plate, and prepare for the palace entrance exam.

Du Zhongxiao brought a pen and other necessary items, and stood quietly outside the palace gate, watching the lifters scramble in front of the palace gate, with calm eyes. At this time, there is no point in rushing to the front, but it will mess up the mood, and it is better to let everything go naturally.

The Chongzheng Hall has already been properly arranged, and everything is similar to the provincial test, but the surrounding protection and supervision are more strict. There were not only many invigilators, but also palace guards, dressed in bright armor, solemn and solemn.

Sitting down in front of the cases with his name written on them, Du Zhongxiao took a deep breath and closed his eyes to recuperate. At this time, the most important thing is to calm down, concentrate and strive to perform at your best.

Everything was as it was, and when the curls came down, Du Zhongxiao opened it and took a look, only to feel that his brain was buzzing.

Poetry: Listen to the song of the phoenix; Fu: should be true to the truth, not to the text; Commentary: Shunde's Prosperity Theory.

The least important poem is that Du Zhongxiao has not touched, but the allusion is known, Ling Lun listened to the phoenix and made twelve laws. The poem should be made with five words and six rhymes, which is absolutely different from the law, as long as it does not deviate from the topic, it can be qualified by the law, which is the basic skill of the reader.

And the most important theory of endowment was all taken by Du Zhongxiao. Shunde's Chang Theory comes from an unknown book he bought from Daxiangguo Temple, Ying Tian is not a joke with Han Jiang, Du Zhongxiao went back to practice for a long time with this topic.

Taking a deep breath, Du Zhongxiao copied the questions on the rolling paper, put the test questions sent down into a yellow envelope, and hung them on his chest. Pack up, don't put pen to paper, close your eyes and sit quietly for a while, and get rid of all kinds of messy thoughts. The title of the theory of endowment and harmony is bet, and this palace examination is already nine out of ten, and a jinshi and the first can't run away. After many exercises on weekdays, it is equivalent to Du Zhongxiao using his highest level to compare the lower limit of most people, and after failing the test, don't move the mind of the Jinshi. Of course, delusional champions and the like are not realistic, Du Zhongxiao's level, the ceiling is not comparable to the on-the-spot performance of the most powerful people, this is a fact, and it cannot be forced.

Spread out the paper, dipped in ink, Du Zhongxiao first wrote "Ying Tian is true not to be endowed with literature". This Fu Du Zhongxiao has done it many times, and about the part of the induction of heaven and man, he also asked Su Song and Han Jiang for advice many times, making up for the link he lacked the most. The connotation of this Du Zhongxiao has been carefully scrutinized, which is the text and which is the truth. Generally speaking, disasters from heaven reflect the failure of human government, and we should repair current politics with a heart of fear, which should be true to heaven. And the practice of praying, not cultivating people's politics, is to respond to the heavens and texts. This topic actually reflects the mentality of the imperial court at this time, that is, the dissatisfaction with the politics of the past few years, and the subconscious tendency to reform.

"Shunde Zhechang Theory" and Fu are in the same line, emphasizing the importance of reforming internal affairs, and cultivating moral politics within the world will be peaceful.

Looking at this topic, Du Zhongxiao's first thought was the Qingli New Deal. The questions of the palace examination are selected by the emperor himself, no need to ask, at this time the emperor already has the idea of reforming the government, and the country is about to usher in a big change. In fact, as soon as the questions of the palace examination were announced, the ministers who watched the ceremony knew it, and some of the officials had already begun to praise the emperor.

After guessing the topic, Du Zhongxiao had already solved the difficulties of Fu and Theory in advance, and at this time it was to organize the language and write out the ideas that had matured before in the best sentences. It's just that Du Zhongxiao is eager to seek fame and fame, cautiously seeks stability, and does not dare to get involved in the peace and war disputes in the northwest, but only compares the disasters and strange events in history to avoid actual political incidents as much as possible. is so stable, but it has also lost the opportunity to rise to the top.

The argument was completed in one go, and Du Zhongxiao checked again and again, and there was no error. sighed slightly with emotion, this is my highest level, I don't know how many grades I can get in the end. In fact, "Shunde's Theory of Prosperity", or similar questions, not only Du Zhongxiao guessed, but also many people guessed in the exam at this time. Because of the recent imperial examinations, from "accumulating good and becoming virtuous" to "great virtue and daily birth", this kind of topic has been produced continuously. But no one guessed the Fu theory, it was purely Du Zhongxiao's luck.

Finally, when the poem was finished and the volume was finished, it was already early afternoon. Du Zhongxiao saw that one-third of the people in the hall had already handed in the papers and left, and he no longer rubbed down, and respectfully handed over the papers.

When he went out of Donghua Gate, he saw Han Jiang waiting for his brother there, and Wang Anshi and Su Song were chatting next to him.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao come out, Han Jiang bowed his hand from afar: "Congratulations to Brother Du!" After speaking, he suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Du Zhongxiao stepped forward and said with a smile while returning the salute: "This luck is all thanks to Brother Han." ”

Han Jiang said: "This is your fortune, God has given you a fortune, what does it have to do with me?" At that time, others forgot about a sentence after hearing it, where would they think that you would go back as a question and practice seriously. You've talked to us many times, but which one has actually practiced? I asked Brother Su just now, but I didn't expect him to be the same as me, so he didn't specifically do this topic. This is a blessing from heaven, what is yours is yours, not that you can't ask for it. ”

Su Song also smiled: "I knew that Brother Du could really guess the topic, so we will do a few splendid articles together, and we may not win the champion." ”

Wang Anshi also knew that Du Zhongxiao had asked the two of them for advice, and stepped forward to congratulate him. It's just that he is indifferent to the results and has no expression.

Su Song said: "Needless to say, it's still early, and we won't get drunk today." Since entering the capital, Brother Du has been worried, for fear that he will miss this move. This time I even guessed the question, where is the reason for not being right! ”

Han Jiang waved his hand again and again: "You go and book a banquet, I'll wait for the fifth brother here, and I'll look for you then." ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at the sky, let out a sigh of relief, and said loudly: "Okay, today I will be the east, if I don't get drunk, I won't return!" Since leaving his hometown and coming to Beijing, he has not felt that for more than a year, he has been exhausted, and he only thinks about returning to his hometown in the middle of a jinshi. I've been practicing this topic for many days, and there is always a background that I can't run away. One day you get what you want, your heart will fall to the ground like a big stone, and people will be much easier. ”

Han Jiang, Wang Anshi, and Su Song all went well in the exam, their expressions were relaxed, and they laughed together after listening to Du Zhongxiao's words. Han Jiang is the most relaxed, he is an official to participate in the scientific examination, according to the practice of not winning the road to the cold door at this time, he cannot win the champion.

Du Zhongxiao's depressed mood finally completely relaxed, and he really wanted to let out a long howl. Taking the Jinshi exam is the first difficulty I have crossed in this world, and this step will depend on my struggle. This origin is the foundation of one's foothold in this world.