Maybe not many people passed the exam

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Maybe not many people passed the exam

There will be three consecutive examinations for a total of nine days.

Until the afternoon of February 18th, there was a banging sound, and Xia Yuan, who was squatting on the ground counting ants, suddenly stood up, feeling excited and excited about being reborn.

No one knew how he survived these days. He never wanted to go through an exam like this again in his life.

His previous sense of normalcy has long been thrown aside. Whether it is good to pass the exam or not, it will all be nonsense next time.

Xia Yuan has never believed in ghosts and gods, but now he prayed to gods and Buddhas in his heart, praying silently to his ancestors, wishing that he could pass the exam this time, even if he was ranked last, otherwise he would still be in trouble three years later.

If I have to take the exam again, I might as well die clean.

After collecting the papers, the physically and mentally exhausted candidates filed out of Zigong Courtyard silently. At this time, there was already a sea of ​​people outside Zigong Courtyard.

Amidst the commotion, Xia Yuan struggled to squeeze out of the crowd with a test basket in hand. Just as he was about to walk home, he heard an extremely familiar voice calling him.

"Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan"

He followed the sound and searched, only to find a few people standing under the big tree not far away. Xia Ru was leading his three children, and Zhao Yuerong and the mute mother were standing next to them.

At this time, several people were waving to him vigorously.

Compared with the last provincial examination, Xia Ru's mental outlook at this time was very different. He felt refreshed and refreshed. After all, he didn't need to refer to it. When Xia Yuan walked over, he immediately asked with concern: "Brother Yuan is taking the exam.

How's it going? I heard those people talking about how difficult this topic is."

"It's quite difficult. The question is "Only I Have a Husband."

"Only I have a husband?"

Xia Ru was stunned as expected, what the hell is this?

Then he thought about it carefully for a while, but he didn't remember the source, so he sighed: "It's such a weird question again. Today's imperial examination questions are getting more and more tricky. I remember that your great-grandfather took part in the imperial examination in the Xuande Dynasty, and all the questions were neat."

If the question of a whole sentence is continued in the past, wouldn’t the imperial examination eight-part essay have to use one or two words as the question?”

In this regard, Xia Yuan can only say that your guess is too conservative. The examiners in the future will be even more crazy than this. Anyone who mentions one or two words is simply the conscience of the industry. Some examiners are so perverted that they even

The question is simply to draw a circle.

Just as she was about to pay a moment of silence for future candidates, Zhao Yuerong suddenly pulled her clothes a few times. She opened her big confused eyes and asked, "Husband, what does it mean that I only have a husband?"

"It means that only I have a wife, and no one else has one."

Hearing this, Xia Ru couldn't help but smile. Of course, he would not think that Xia Yuan wrote the article with such an outrageous meaning. It was obviously a joke.

Since you are still thinking about teasing me, it means you did well in the exam this time.

Our ancestors have spirits in heaven, and they will surely win this time.

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Not long after the examination at Gongyuan ended, the two pavilion elders Liu Jian and Li Dongyang entered the palace together. When they arrived at Nuan Pavilion, they discovered that not only the emperor but also the prince was present.

After the two men saluted the father and son, Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, spoke first as usual: "Your Majesty, the ceremony for recruiting talents has been completed, and the papers have been sealed at the Gongyuan."

Zhu Youtang also guessed that it was almost over. He nodded slightly, but before he spoke, Zhu Houzhao next to him immediately asked: "When will the results be released?"

After the previous Spring Trials, cabinet ministers such as Liu Jian and Li Dongyang would of course come to report. Zhu Houzhao was also present, but he didn't look completely unconcerned at all times, but now he has a look on his face. He was so eager that he paid attention to the talent promotion ceremony of this country.

The two cabinet ministers also knew the inside story. Rather than saying that the prince was paying attention to the talent promotion ceremony, it was better to say that he was paying attention to a certain person mentioned in this reference.

But Liu Jian still replied: "The examination papers have been sealed now. After Xie Gong and many examiners have reviewed the papers, they can choose an auspicious day to release the results, which will be on the seventh day of March at the latest."

Emperor Hongzhi took over the conversation, "This wait for the announcement of the results is difficult to bear, but it is also the most exciting. Often at this time, I am always very happy in my heart. I will start a new subject to recruit scholars, and all the talents in the world will fall into my lap. There will be no talented people left in the wild. It can be said to be a blessing for our country.”

With a look of emotion on his face, Zhu Houzhao just poured a basin of cold water on him, and all the talents in the world fell into my trap. It was completely overthinking.

"Father, Mr. Xie made the questions so difficult, I feel that not many people have passed the exam."

Zhu Youtang looked surprised, "What do you know? The imperial examination of this country is to select the best among the best. If you fail because of the difficulty of the question, then such a person should also fail. What's more, the people who passed the imperial examination are better and better." The less he has, the more he appears to be clever and quick-thinking.”

Next, he talked about something that showed his talent more, what was the good fortune of the country, etc. Zhu Houzhao lowered his head and listened silently. He looked honest, but his mouth curled up quietly.

After the first session of the examination, he knew the questions about this year's eight-legged essay, but I have a husband.

When he first learned about this topic, Zhu Houzhao was completely confused. What is this?

He and the eunuchs in the palace took the Four Books and Five Classics and flipped them from left to right. After working hard for a long time, they finally found the original sentence.

Then he had a different view of Xie Qian. This old man usually looked like a dog, but he didn't expect that the bad old man was actually very bad. He was so cunning and embarrassed by asking such a question.

Only I Have a Husband. At first glance, I thought it was "Only I Have a Wife", but I didn't expect it to be such a title.

Zhu Houzhao felt overwhelmed just by looking at this topic, let alone using it to write an article.

With such an outrageous question, how many people can pass the exam?

Anyway, if you let yourself go, you will never pass the exam. Let alone take the exam, you may not even know where to start.

Zhu Houzhao was self-aware, but he couldn't help but think that since he was selecting the best among the best and his master was a great talent, he probably would have passed the exam.

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Xia Yuan had temporarily put aside the matter of whether he could pass the general examination. After returning home, he did nothing else. He quickly took a comfortable hot bath and changed into his clothes after the bath. Putting on clean clothes, I suddenly feel refreshed.

Then he filled a basin of hot water and started washing his hair. These days, whether men or women cut their hair, the hair and skin of the body are received by the parents and must not be damaged. This is the beginning of filial piety.

This is the truth, but it is really difficult to manage hair that is too long. I scratched and scratched it, and it took me a long time to wash it thoroughly.

He dried it with a towel and did not tie it up. Xia Yuan just let his long hair hang loosely and sat in the courtyard waiting for it to dry naturally.

It's getting dark now and the wind is quite strong. It should be dry in an hour or two.

On the 203rd day of his arrival in Ming Dynasty, he began to miss the benefits of hair dryers again.
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