The layout of the same examination room is different, and the gap between the test numbers is more clearly distinguished. There are invigilators standing in the corridor, patrolling sharply. Once a candidate is found cheating, he will immediately take down the person. Throughout the dynasties, the punishment for cheating in the imperial examinations has been very severe.

Chen Sanlang was arranged in the No. 56 examination room, located in the middle, sitting inside, looking up and seeing the front chair.

The academician sat there.

Before this, Chen Sanlang had met the biggest official that was Su Guancheng, the prefect of Nanyang. Now he had the opportunity to meet with the scholar-official master, so he refused to let him go.

The academic and political education is the main focus on education matters in a state and holds the power of examinations. For scholars, they are more than their parents' officials. If any scholar can be appreciated by academic and political education, the future is bright and bright.

Yangzhou Xuezheng is a native of Zhongzhou. His surname is Du, his name is Heng, and his courtesy name is "Yinyan". He is just 45 years old this year. He can be said to be young and strong and has a great future. He was born in the Hanlin Academy. He was named the second place by the emperor and was famous for a while. He was very talented and was a recognized talent, especially good at lyrics. He once wrote a poem "Preface to the Oriole Ting", which was neat and orderly, and was widely circulated.

I saw that he had a medium figure, with three wisps of beard, his official uniform was combined, and his black veil was a good figure. I think that those who can win the top three in the palace examination should not only have outstanding articles, but also have very important body shape and appearance. Even if he has a brilliant pen, he is unlikely to be favored by the emperor and selected as the No. 1 winner.

There was an example in the previous dynasty. A scholar was so amazing and had a strong literary talent. He was on the same list. However, because of his rude appearance, the emperor didn't like it. He turned red and went straight from the first circle to the second grade. The scholar felt that the treatment was unfair and was angry. He hit the pillar of the Golden Palace and protested with his death.

The civil and military officials in the court sighed; the court and the country were in an uproar.

But then, everything is the same, and it is impossible to change the convention of "judging people by appearance".

Like Chen Sanlang now, he is too thin and has a sharp face and monkey cheek. If he can't keep it well in the future, even if he goes to the palace examination, his ranking will probably not be much higher. Fortunately, his congenital embryo is still good, and thinness is just a temporary external manifestation. If you slowly recuperate, you will gradually become rich after a year or two, and the lines will gradually become rich.

Before the time came, Du Xuezheng, who was sitting in the examination hall, was a little absent-minded, his thoughts flew to the party with his friend Song Zhiyuan and Zhou Fencao yesterday.

In order to welcome Du Xuezheng, two friends specially set up a banquet at Sanxian Building and invited Du Yinyan to drink. The three of them were the same Jinshi class, and became confidants. They sat on Sanxian Building. They were really happy and filled with their hearts.

As he spoke, he talked about a story about the literary world of Nanyang Prefecture that happened a while ago.

Three years ago, Zhou Fencao visited Yingfeng Beach and went to Chaoshan Temple. After drinking, he got an inspiration and wrote an upper couplet on the wall of the temple. However, no matter how hard he thought about it, he could not think of the lower couplet and had to leave. This couplet became absolute and became a hot topic in the literary world of Nanyang Prefecture.

Both Song Zhiyuan and Du Yinyan knew about this, and they also thought about tying the second couplet to fulfill their friend's regrets, but they are always rare and good sentences.

Not long ago, Du Shenyan suddenly felt something while traveling around the mountains and rivers, and finally thought of the second couplet: Hitachi's voice transmission, the sound of the heart, meaning: the spring water drips around the stone and the sound of the lingering sound.

After thinking about it, he was happy and prepared to tell Zhou Fencao after he arrived in Nanyang Prefecture to give him an unexpected surprise. But at the banquet yesterday, when Du Yinyan spoke the second couplet, he was told that someone had already made the answer, and that this belonged to the second answer.

Du Yinyan was quite depressed by not winning the first place, so he asked who answered the first and why the content was.

Zhou Fencao said that the second couplet from the pair was: "Two trees form a forest, and the forest is prohibited. The prohibition is: the axe and pound are used to enter the forest at the same time."

This sentence is in form consistent with what Du Yinyan thought of, in terms of form, with Zhou Fencao's upper couplet, without obvious flaws, and quite neat. However, in comparison with the content, Du Yinyan's lower couplet seems a bit deliberately empty and somewhat insufficient.

In comparison, the sentence "Axe and pound enter the mountains and forests at the same time" reveals its sharpness and has a block of chest, which is especially better than that.

Du Xuezheng felt depressed about being inferior to others and asked who the author was.

But Zhou Fencao shook his head and smiled bitterly and said he didn't know.

He really doesn't know.

At Chaoshan Temple that day, although Chen Sanlang wrote in public, he wrote the second couplet. Everyone present, and only Qin Yu Shu knew him.

How could Qin Yushu have the truth to promote him when he was slapped in the face by Chen Sanlang? He left in a depressed manner without saying a word.

When the news spreads, people can no longer find someone to find the person who comes out of the second couplet. The most critical reason is that Chen Sanlang did not sign the name later when he wrote it - this is an unusual phenomenon. Any literati and poets who go to scenic spots to play and have good poems and lyrics will definitely leave their names after writing them.

Then the witnesses remained silent and did not speak.

In this way, Zhou Fencao and others did not know that it was not surprising at all about the author of the second couplet. After all, there were so many tourists coming and going to Chaoshan Temple and the crowd was complicated, so it was difficult to figure it out.

Besides, this is not a shocking case. Even Zhou Fencao would not spend too much energy on inquiries and investigations, just treat it as a literary ritual. Compared with poetry, couplets themselves are just small paths and things on the same level as riddles. After dinner, you can do entertainment, but they are never the mainstream.

But Du Yinyan didn't think so. He took great pains to come up with a second couplet, but unexpectedly he was intercepted and he was inevitably depressed.

when!

As soon as the bell rang, the time for the college entrance examination was up.

Zhong Sheng brought the thoughts of the academician and political master back to reality. He tightened his face and put aside the messy thoughts. The examination in the college was the primary matter. If some minor problems were damaged and the court had failed the expectations of the court, the crime would be unforgivable.

Thinking of the current situation of the court, the saint who had no psychological politics and the vaguely separatist of Jiuzhou, he couldn't help but sigh again: Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, let alone the literati? I hope to pass the imperial examination, select more wise men and capable people, support the country, and turn the tide.

He waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Announce the test questions."

Three minor officials immediately entered the examination room with signs, with black and white characters on the signs clearly writing the questions of the college entrance examination.

The college entrance examination has one more test question than the county entrance examination, which is equivalent to writing one more article, mainly about the timely strategy.

There are too many test questions, but the exam time has basically not changed. Invisibly, the pressure on the candidates is too high.

This rule formulation is different from some memories in my mind, and there are quite a difference, but when I think about it, I feel relieved: time and space are different, so how can the system remain consistent? It must have changed.

Well, no matter how it changes, just adapt.

He stared at the test questions on the sign, and every word was in his eyes, and he devoted himself to it: at this moment, he was fully focused and entered the state very quickly.

Scholars read books to cultivate their energy, and their energy is bright and their energy is calm. Compared with monks who recite scriptures, they are even better than Taoist priests who wander in Taixu. They concentrate and calm their energy, and are even more pure.

Thinking of the first question, Chen Sanlang thought about it and soon started writing the draft - the time is tight, so you have to write it quickly.
Chapter completed!