Chapter 201 The results of the provincial examination
In the sixteenth year of the Apocalypse, on the third day of the twelfth lunar month, with the sound of gongs in the examination room, the provincial examination officially began.
Chen Ping, Ye Chongwen, He Qingxuan, and Cheng Cheng followed the candidates and headed towards the solemn examination booth.
This exam is different from the past.
No entry or exit is allowed for the three days of the provincial examination, and no stoves and charcoal are allowed in the examination room during the cold winter months.
Therefore, every candidate wore extremely thick clothes and held their vouchers high, so that even the inspection officials could not move their hands or feet.
Chen Ping put on the two fur cloaks that Chen Tianling had prepared for him, which could be used as quilts or clothes.
The dry food in the food box I brought in was frozen hard before I could even put it in. I was afraid it would make my teeth break when I ate it.
While Chen Ping lamented the hardships of scholars in ancient times, he rubbed his brows and quickly regained his composure.
The provincial examinations have stopped and started again this time. What the court wants is a new atmosphere, and the predictions in the past may not work.
After passing the provincial examination, you will be elected. Only after you have obtained the status of being promoted can you participate in the subsequent imperial examination. Otherwise, you will not be able to go further and will have to wait three years before taking the provincial examination again.
After becoming a Juren, you can be exempted from taxes and corvee. This alone has become the source of income for many Juren men. Because many small landowners and small businessmen will transfer their land to the Juren name in order to avoid taxes, and the Juren will receive a
A large amount of benefit fee, and even a large commission from the other party's land output.
The second is judicial immunity. Once a person is involved in a case, he does not need to be present, does not appear in court, does not kneel, and does not need to be punished. Except for treason, the death penalty can be exempted in most cases.
As for becoming an official, the chance of being an official is naturally very low. In fact, you only have to obtain the qualification certificate to be an official. Even if you become an official, it is a relatively small official, such as the teaching edict, the county magistrate, the chief registrar, etc.
It’s a minor official, but it’s enough in the local area.
But Chen Ping’s goal does not stop at lifting people up, so he has to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step.
He opened the scroll and looked at the policy topic at first glance, and his expression suddenly froze.
"I'm going!"
The person taking the test next door yelled: "What the hell is this question?!"
There were many people around who had this reaction, and there was a lot of noise in the examination room immediately.
Several invigilators kept a straight face and shouted loudly to calm everyone down.
Policy topic: On "Three Saints and Three Ancients".
The Dayu Dynasty has always valued strategy, but in the past it was nothing more than the righteousness of the family and the country, the balance of officialdom, and scholars, farmers, industry and commerce.
But this time the metaphysics is a bit too much.
The three sages are Fu Xi, King Wen of Zhou and Confucius.
The source of this statement should be recorded in "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi", regarding the formation of "Book of Changes".
"There are three saints in the world, and there are three ancients in history" is also a classic Confucian saying.
But as we all know, the most famous part of the Zhouyi is its sixty-four hexagrams.
So if you are not careful, you will write in a mysterious and subtle direction, which is simply asking for death.
Otherwise, you have to start with the "Book of Han", but you are afraid of writing off-topic questions, which makes you a little hesitant.
The road to the imperial examination is very difficult. I don’t know why the examiner used such tricky methods.
Are you really stubborn? Aren't you afraid that you will be scolded by the world's literati?
The provincial examination is not a child's play. Chen Ping feels that the person who asked the question is not so irrational, so most of the time the question has other meanings.
He recalled the article "On the Government of the Emperor" that Zhao Wenhe asked him to answer when he came back from Qingzhou.
Fu Xi was the human emperor, King Wen was the Zhou emperor, and Confucius was the human sage.
If an emperor is a wise king, he must remember the words of saints.
Emperor Zhou, the emperor of human beings, has been famous throughout the ages. He was an emperor who had both political integrity and talent, managed affairs well, and had the people's support in hand. It seems that the idea of solving the problem lies in this.
There were still faint sounds of scolding the question examiner around Chen Ping, but he remained unmoved and didn't care at all. He just rubbed his hands together to warm them up before starting to answer the questions on the scratch paper.
At noon the next day, Chen Ping carefully checked the draft answer ideas.
In the end, it was decided that the principles of "The Book of Changes" need to be integrated, and coupled with the language of "Hanshu", it seems that it should not be off topic.
Now that the final solution to the problem has been determined, Chen Ping calmed down and started writing.
The cold wind is blowing fiercely, which is really a test of willpower.
The further the exam goes, the paler Chen Ping's face becomes.
Several invigilators stood up at the same time and patrolled the examination room for the last time.
Before one of the invigilators got close to Chen Ping, he saw that young face was burned red by the high temperature.
But this young man didn't care at all and was still writing hard and answering the questions seriously.
The invigilator hesitated for a moment, then curiously stepped forward to take a closer look.
When he saw Chen Ping's idea of breaking the topic, "The virtues of the three sages of the past are what the people of the world aspire to."
I couldn't help but be shocked. The point of breaking the topic was quite accurate, and I almost thought of the person who wrote the paper.
The invigilator has been patrolling the examination room several times, and most of the candidates have written incorrect questions. Some candidates even gave Dayu a divination, which is really ridiculous.
Originally, he had no hope for Chen Ping, but he saw that this man was still young but had extraordinary perseverance, so he curiously stepped forward to check.
Unexpectedly, this young man's answer sheet was so amazing. Suddenly a name flashed across his mind, he looked at Chen Ping deeply for a few times, and finally pondered for a moment before walking away silently.
On the last day, when Chen Ping heard the sound of gongs and drums, he had already stopped writing, but he could not remember how he walked out of the examination room in the end.
I only vaguely remember that when I stepped out of the examination room, I saw Zhao Wenhe's expression changed drastically.
Chen Ping was so dizzy that he didn't know how long he had slept. When he woke up, Cheng Cheng was looking at him with red eyes.
"Why does Senior Brother look like this? Could it be that he was rejected by the girl he likes?" Chen Ping asked with serious curiosity.
"Go away! I'm worried about your health. How could I know that you would make fun of me as soon as you wake up!" Cheng Cheng was so teased that he stood up and cursed.
"What's wrong with me?" Chen Ping really hasn't figured out the situation yet.
"You've had a high fever for three days. We're all worried about you." Cheng Cheng briefly explained the situation. It turned out that Chen Ping had caught a cold when he was in the exam booth. When he came out after the exam, he already had a high fever and stepped out of the exam room.
I fainted at the back of the shed.
Everyone quickly carried him back to Zhuyuan and invited the best doctor in the city. Several people took turns taking care of him. It was not until today that he recovered from the fever.
After Chen Ping knew the full story, he could understand everyone's concerns. After all, in previous lives when medical treatment was developed, people died from high fevers. What's more, in ancient times where medicines are scarce, high fevers are not only extremely life-threatening.
It seems that he walked away from the gate of hell for a while, thinking that he still had unfinished business in this life, so the Lord of Hell put him back.
"Thank you, Lord Yama, for not accepting it, and thank you Bodhisattva for blessing me." Chen Ping acted devoutly like a believer, but in fact he just wanted to tease Cheng Cheng.
As expected, Cheng Cheng shouted excitedly again: "Thank you, brother. You have to thank my senior brother for taking good care of me, you little heartless thing."
"Hahaha, that's what senior brother said. I'm confused by the fever. Thank you, senior brother. Thank you, senior brother." Chen Ping was in good spirits after his fever subsided.
"Okay, don't be poor. Drink the medicine quickly and I'll get you something to eat."
"Brother, the exam results haven't been released yet, right?" Chen Ping stopped Cheng Cheng and asked.
"The exam results are not important, just do your best." Cheng Cheng comforted softly.
"Isn't it just for today that we study hard in the cold window? Why did senior brother say it's not important? Did something happen?"
"Hey, the strategy this time is so tricky, it is reasonable for the results to be unsatisfactory, so senior brother advised you that taking good care of your health is the most important thing right now."
Although Chen Ping didn't reply, he thought to himself that his answer to the question should not be too bad, but the provincial exam has ended, and it would be useless to think about it any more, so he should just wait for the results with peace of mind.
The eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when the provincial examination results are released.
Chen Ping's body had fully recovered, and he was dragged by Cheng Cheng to the square outside the examination shed early in the morning. Ye Chongwen and He Qingxuan also arrived one after another.
After a while, Cheng Cheng squeezed out from the crowd and said with a trembling voice.
"Little, little junior brother..."
"I understand," Chen Ping asked calmly: "You don't have my name, do you?"
"No name? Who said there is no name? See for yourself!"
Cheng Cheng took his hand and rushed towards the list, shouting with a red face.
"You are the number one! You are my Qianzhou, no, you are the youngest Jieyuan in the entire history of the Dayu Dynasty!"
Many students present congratulated Chen Ping, but Chen Ping swept all the rankings, and the result was a bit difficult for him to accept.
Because, there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that he is the number one and has once again refreshed Daiyuchao's record.
The bad news is that Ye Chongwen and He Qing failed to pass the provincial examination.
Although Cheng Cheng is ranked at the bottom, he can still be regarded as a successful candidate.
Chen Ping lost his mood for a moment and just responded politely to everyone, then turned and left the square after a while.
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