There are more than 7,000 candidates for the general examination, but only 300 will be admitted in the end.
You can imagine how difficult this is. Just taking the test for nine consecutive days can eliminate many people.
Especially those who are already old and old, people can't help but worry about whether their physical strength can persist.
Cheng Cheng was also worried about Chen Ping's health. After all, after last year's provincial examination, he had a high fever for several days.
He stepped forward and pulled Chen Ping and said: "There are three exams in the spring, and the exam lasts for nine days. After entering, the door is locked and the house is closed. Don't make a mistake like the provincial exam."
It’s not that Cheng Cheng is making a fuss, he will try to gather talents from all over the world, the greater the scene, the more powerful he will be.
In the past, many candidates were intimidated by the emperor's power. Although they had talents, they did not perform satisfactorily, making it extremely regrettable that the middle path collapsed.
Especially in the examination room, there are officials from the Ministry of Etiquette and Hanlin invigilators, with as many as 28 examiners.
Under such a high-intensity exam, there are not many people who can persevere to the end and still have a stable mentality, and Chen Ping also has lessons learned from the provincial exam.
Chen Ping saw Cheng Cheng's worry and said with a smile: "Don't worry, senior brother. Tian Ling has taken good care of my body, so there will be no problem."
Cheng Cheng then nodded reassuringly, "That's good. Anyway, your health is the most important thing. By the way, have you read the handouts I found for you last time?"
A few days ago, Xie Zhiyuan collected a lot of lecture notes and articles from nowhere and piled them all in Chen Ping's room.
Before leaving, he explained that these were examination questions that had been issued by major colleges in the capital in recent years, and asked him to refer to them and ponder them.
However, there was too much information, and Chen Ping only went through it roughly. But the good thing is that he finally knew that Jingcheng was not studying metaphysics, and there should be no more weird questions like the provincial examination.
The first session of the examination is about the Four Books and Five Classics, the second session focuses on the discussion of tables, and the test is on the form of official documents that officials are good at. The final session is about policy, classics and history. As for poetry and poetry, it all depends on whether the person who asks the question has this intention. It only takes a day or two for the great reputation to be light on poetry and focus on classic meanings, and the selection of talents is an extremely cruel knockout competition.
As long as the final ranking is after 300, no matter how beautiful your poems, lyrics and compositions are, if you don't take it, you won't take it, without exception.
"I've seen it all. Senior brother and brother Zhiyuan are very interested." Chen Ping was very grateful to the two senior brothers for their good intentions.
"It's a small matter. By the way, the rankings for entrance to the test are completely messed up. You don't have to worry about it after entering. You can just answer the questions behind closed doors." Cheng Cheng chuckled, holding Chen Ping's shoulders and lowering his voice.
He reminded: "Let me tell you, if you don't say anything else, if you sit for nine days, you will have won 70%."
"Ah? Is that so?" Chen Ping had just asked, and immediately realized that it was indeed not something ordinary people could persist in taking the exam for nine consecutive days.
Several children from aristocratic families nearby saw them whispering and couldn't help but come up to them and asked curiously: "What are you discussing? Tell us too?"
Cheng Cheng's eyes widened, "Go, go, go, what are you asking about."
No one was angry, and one of them smiled and said: "Xiao Cheng, why are you so unkind!"
"Xiao Cheng?" Chen Ping looked at Cheng Cheng curiously.
"Yes," the man laughed louder, "there is a Da Cheng in the capital. If you run into Da Cheng later, be careful. That man is more promiscuous than Xiao Cheng, haha!
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Cheng Cheng rolled his eyes and immediately waved his hand to chase them away.
"Don't give my little junior brother eye drops as soon as he comes. There is a queue to enter. Hurry up!"
Everyone turned around and saw that identification had already begun in front of the Gongyuan. Several people walked away laughing and booing.
"What kind of fun are these grandsons doing! Just concentrate on the exam and don't wait for me when you come out. There are too many people. I'll see you later at Tianxiang Pavilion."
"Okay, senior brother, come on too!"
The two people immediately stepped forward and lined up, waiting for inspection.
When it was Chen Ping's turn, an official from the Ministry of Rites stood next to the reviewing soldiers. He opened the list to check.
"Chen Ping?" The official raised his eyebrows slightly and asked: "A person from Yongshun County, Qianzhou, who is eighteen years old and has been a farmer for three generations?"
"Yes, sir." Chen Ping replied neither humble nor overbearing.
The official took a careful look at the young man in front of him and quickly let him go with a smile on his face.
"Not bad, let's go in."
"Thank you, Sir." Chen Ping took back his examination basket in confusion. He didn't know why this man was laughing, so he had to walk into the examination room confused.
After entering the Gongyuan, you can see that a small room about two meters long and less than one meter wide fills the field of vision.
The soldier who led the way raised his hand and pointed the direction to Chen Ping. After thanking him, he quickly walked over without delay.
Although the Gongyuan examination room is not large, after nightfall, as long as the table is lifted, it becomes a relatively spacious single-room low room.
All the food, drink and diarrhea in these nine days are here.
After Chen Ping sat down, he subconsciously glanced at Gong Tong on the ground.
Well, it’s pretty clean.
In fact, his mentality was still very relaxed, so when he was bored, he had no choice but to observe the candidates who were entering the hall one after another.
An examinee with white hair passed by his examination room, his eyes met Chen Ping's eyes inadvertently, with a look of sadness on his face, and he sighed deeply.
What a coincidence, this person's examination room happens to be on the right side of Chen Ping.
Time passed little by little, and after about half an hour, all candidates were admitted.
The gate of Gongyuan was locked, and the sound of gongs was heard in all directions.
Chen Ping quickly gathered his thoughts and waited quietly for the examiner to hand out the papers.
"The emperor has ordered that the examination will begin today. No whispering, no passing of pen and ink, no private exchange of words..." The inspection officials went around the venue and read out the laws of the imperial court, which was nothing more than a warning to the candidates not to cheat.
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Chen Ping closed his eyes to rest and waited until all the procedures were completed before slowly opening his eyes.
The examiner went to the room one by one and handed out the test papers. The paper was light and flexible, with a faint scent of ink.
The first test question is: [The way of a gentleman is to hide your money and hide it.]
This sentence is a selection from Chapter 12 of "The Doctrine of the Mean", which means that the way a gentleman walks is both broad and subtle.
Although this question is simple and many people can answer it, the difficulty is still very low.
The answer is the way of a gentleman, but in fact it is the way of an official.
After Chen Ping picked up the pen and thought about it carefully, he started writing on the draft paper.
【The way a gentleman walks is both vast and subtle. With a superficial view, I dare not say what the ancient sages did. I have heard that saints teach without distinction.
, are all disciples of saints, just like the emperor...]
At the same time, I added some allusions, quotations, and rhetorical modifications, and finally carefully copied the answers onto the paper, which took a whole day.
The first day passed smoothly, and Chen Ping thought that he should be able to sleep well at night.
Unexpectedly, it was only in the middle of the night when I suddenly heard someone screaming.
Before I could react, I saw soldiers running quickly past the examination room.
After a while, I saw an old candidate being dragged out.
The veteran examinee shouted heartbreakingly all the way: "I, I can still take the exam! The student just has abdominal cramps, but it is not impossible to take the exam. Your Excellency, Your Majesty! I can still take the exam!"
The sound almost spread throughout the Gongyuan, but no one else was heard talking. The atmosphere in the examination room was very solemn.
Soon after, a patrol examiner passed by and warned the candidates not to make any noise and to take time to rest.
Unexpectedly, in the second half of the night, another examinee was too nervous and could not sleep due to tossing and turning. He was also stared at by the examiner, and he was sent out directly under suspicion.
Only then did Chen Ping finally understand what Cheng Cheng meant by his previous words.
The general examination is no better than the provincial examination, and officials from each government will also give face to the candidates under their own government.
But if you were placed in the capital, you would be driven away if your health was not good, you would be driven away if you had trouble sleeping, and if you could finish the nine-day exam and still have the same mentality as before, then you would definitely be in the category of gods.
Chen Ping took a deep breath and counted the sheep to force himself to fall asleep.
Fortunately, there were no problems in the examination room in the next two days.
When the paper was handed in for the first round, a loud shout suddenly came from a certain direction.
"Where are you pulling it? It's insulting to politeness!" someone yelled angrily
Another person was also a little impatient: "This Gongtong is broken."
The invigilator did not go in to check, but shouted loudly: "No noise is allowed in the examination room. Anyone who offends again will be expelled directly!"
The examination room fell silent instantly, but not long after, a foul smell began to fill the air.
In an instant, the entire examination room was suffocated.
On the fifth day of the exam, the smell of thousands of Gonggong barrels swept through the entire Gongyuan like a nightmare.
Chen Ping covered his mouth and nose in discomfort, his eyes still staring at the questions on the examination paper.
[The officials of the Han Dynasty paid respects to Emperor Gaozu and told the world about heaven and earth]
Before I could formulate an idea for answering the question, I couldn't help but vomit it out. After vomiting, I wiped my mouth before starting to draft.
Amidst this suffocating smell, time finally came to the third scene.
The official who handed out the examination papers was the official of the Ministry of Rites who conducted the examination that day. When he walked to Chen Ping's examination room, he stopped in his tracks.
I saw Chen Ping tearing a piece of cloth from his clothes and wrapping his mouth and nose completely.
If it weren't for those clear eyes, at first glance, he would look like a sneaky thief.
The examiners were all amused by Chen Ping's appearance. They turned around, put down the examination papers, shook their heads with a smile and walked away.
Chen Ping doesn’t care what his image is. It’s the right thing to hold on until the end. He took the exam paper and looked at the final exam questions.
Although the test questions in this last session are about policy theory, they are not the same as before.
It is not a matter of discussing the words and principles in the book, but more like the material analysis questions in the civil service examination in the previous life.
[Zuo Zhuan] In the twenty-eighth year of Duke Zhuang, the Chu people were forced to attack Zheng. The Chu people retreated at night, and the jackdaws stood there. This was because there were crows in the Chu curtain. Or ask a family and a country, what army can defend the country? What country can protect it?
People? How can people repay the world?]
There are enemies in the Chu Dynasty, which originally means that the military is weak. This topic complements the current situation of the Dayu Dynasty.
There has been war in the north for several years, and candidates all over the world are waiting for this question.
Now, it's finally here!
There was a constant buzz of people grinding ink and picking up pens from all directions. Everyone must have been prepared for it, so the time for thinking was greatly shortened.
But after carefully reviewing the questions, Chen Ping finally focused on the last three questions.
The first question: [On the ancient warriors who fought bravely and never slacked off, and the way to stabilize the army.]
The second question: [On the way of maintaining peace in the ancient homeland and state.]
The third question: [On the ancient signs of what the people want and the way to calm the people.]
These three questions seem to revolve around a strong army. Although it is reasonable to have a strong army to defend the country, but if the country and the people can only rely on a strong army, what is the difference between that and tyranny?
Therefore, Chen Ping believes that although he is asking about the way to strengthen the army, he is also asking about the way to stabilize the country.
Even in the last question, there are only a handful of ordinary people who can repay the world, so the most likely question is how the official class can serve the country and be worthy of the world.
In short, these three questions test military, political and officialdom.
On the strength of the defenders, the people who protect the country, and the people who serve the country!
Chen Ping did not dare to say how right his thoughts were, especially before entering Beijing, Zhao Wenhe had said that the examination needed the word "stability".
This is the examination room for selecting the best people in the world, and what is tested is the basic qualities of officials.
If you only answer the question of how to build a strong army, why not take part in the martial arts competition.
When Chen Ping thought of Li Feng's impassioned speech that day, he felt a sense of indignation in his heart, and wrote quickly on the draft paper like a fountain of literary thoughts.
【There are hundreds of fortunes for the people, misfortunes and blessings are unpredictable. Only the will of the people can defend against the enemy. The world has been changing for hundreds of generations, but only a big country with heavy weapons can strengthen the army. From a simple perspective, there are only two theories: a big country has heavy weapons, and fighting
You must first make peace with the outside.]
[Fu Wei builds a strong army for the country and helps the country to be safe and secure. They are like fierce horses riding on iron cavalry. They cannot win without generals, they cannot become generals without soldiers, they cannot support their troops without weapons, and they cannot become weapons without ambition. The so-called weapons are not measured by talents.
It’s the blade in the hand, the iron under the foot, and the naan in the belly...】
After the official from the Ministry of Rites handed out the test papers, he covered his mouth and nose and walked quickly back. Passing by Chen Ping's examination room, he accidentally took a look out of the corner of his eye.
I saw Chen Ping writing furiously on the draft paper with a stern expression on his face, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
He curiously walked closer to see Chen Ping's answer, but his footsteps that had left quickly stopped immediately.
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The official from the Ministry of Rites stood silently for a long time, until another examiner touched his arm, and then he suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had committed a taboo.
Candidates have their own rules, and examiners have their own rules.
Staying in front of the same candidate for too long means not understanding the rules.
The face of the official from the Ministry of Rites changed slightly, and he quickly followed his colleagues forward.
"What are you looking at?" My colleague reminded me in a low voice as he walked away: "The exam will be over soon, you have to wake up."
The official from the Ministry of Rites smiled bitterly, looked around and found no one else, and quickly turned his head and whispered a few words.
"Really?" The colleague looked surprised after hearing this, "Eighteen years old?"
"Yeah, it's not like a young person can answer this."
"Brother Zhou was in charge of invigilating the exam in Qianzhou a few days ago," the colleague paused and lowered his voice, "When I came back, I said I was very impressed."
The two of them looked at each other and exclaimed in unison.
This young Juren is a bit interesting.
Of course Chen Ping didn't know about this episode, he just felt that his arms were sore.
On the last day, the twenty-fold page on the answer sheet was filled to the brim with writing.
I had a great time writing it, and I was able to express all the depression in my heart, but when I finished writing, I suddenly felt a little regretful.
Because it is taboo to write too long an answer.
Unfortunately, the answers have already been transcribed. Chen Ping looked at the entire paper in embarrassment, sighing and secretly saying that this is the end of the matter, so this is the way it is.
Chen Ping didn't worry about it anymore and started packing his things directly. The smell of the Gongyuan was so unpleasant that he just wanted to get out quickly.
At sunset, the last ray of light swept across the high walls of the Gongyuan.
Boom!!
The gongs and drums were beating, and the soldiers filed in, guarding outside the high wall and not entering the examination room.
"Stop writing!"
The examiner shouted loudly: "Stop writing immediately, everyone, exit the Gongyuan immediately!"
The examiners stood up and started collecting papers. Chen Ping picked up his test basket and strode out.
When I walked past my row of exam rooms, I realized that seven or eight rooms were empty.
When did they disappear? It seems that persistence is victory.
Chen Ping was already in a daze due to the smoke. After walking quickly out of the gate of Gongyuan, he took a long breath. He wanted to feel the fresh air outside, but unexpectedly he smelled the stench on his body.
At this time, I no longer care about so much, and I have to leave here quickly and go back to Tianxiang Pavilion, because there are more people outside the venue than when I entered the examination room.
The families, maids, and servants of all the candidates have gathered here, and the front yard of Gongyuan has been blocked with water. If you don't leave, it will be even harder to get out.
Chen Ping looked around and didn't see Chen Tianrui, so he had to follow the flow of people and walk to the left.
Suddenly, someone slapped me on the shoulder, "Why are you here?"
Luo Li said angrily: "I've been looking for you for a long time."
"Why is it you?" Chen Ping looked a little surprised, "I thought it was Tian Rui."
"This place is too big. He is looking for you on the other side..." Before Luo Li could finish speaking, he suddenly covered his nose and asked, "What is this smell?"
Chen Ping jumped on the carriage, sat down enigmatically, and said.
"You don't understand, this is the aroma of books in Gongyuan."
"Tuberose." Luo Li sat directly on the coachman's seat, not wanting to enter the carriage to be with him.
"Hahaha!" Chen Ping smiled awkwardly.
The carriage slowly passed through the crowd and drifted away amid laughter.
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