Although the provincial examinations in the Song Dynasty did not clearly stipulate the time for answering questions, there were regulations prohibiting the following exams.
What is Ji Zhu?
In the Tang Dynasty, when the Ministry of Rites held an exam for candidates, half of them would be given three candles. Even at night, they could still answer the exam until the candles burned out.
During the Five Dynasties and later the Tang Dynasty, the night examination was changed to the day examination, and candles were no longer given in the examination. Although it was repeated occasionally, the Song Dynasty did not restore the Tang system.
Instead, the day examination system was continued.
Seeing that night was approaching, the two brothers Song Qi and Song Chu did not want to stay any longer and directly chose to hand in their papers and leave.
At the same time, Fu Bi was still writing furiously beside him.
The first test of poetry.
In the examiner's evaluation, the weight of Fu is obviously higher. The first poem and Fu are the most important. Although the provincial poems are difficult, they are just a tack.
Compared with provincial poems, the writing of Fu is also more difficult.
After all, Fu has more words and strictly limits the format.
Within these rules and regulations, candidates must write well enough. In fact, this is one of the reasons why the current writing style is flashy.
What is the purpose of scholars reading?
Most people hope to change their destiny by taking the imperial examination and becoming an official.
Therefore, scholars should study whatever the examination standards for the imperial examination are.
The format of the essay questions in the scientific examination is strictly restricted. If you want to write brilliantly, you must naturally use as many words as possible to make the examiner's eyes shine when marking the paper.
Similarly, why are the poems of the Ming and Qing dynasties not as good as those of the Tang and Song dynasties?
Were the literati from the Tang and Song dynasties more talented?
Obviously not. The only difference is that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the imperial examination did not focus on poetry. Since the court did not pay attention to it, there were naturally fewer and fewer scholars studying poetry.
What is good at the top will be bad at the bottom.
This is a historical law. Changing the imperial examination system cannot be accomplished in one day. Therefore, Li Jie did not directly put policy theory first.
Poetry is still the first exam.
If this subject puts policy analysis in the first exam, then after the exam is over, the situation will probably be like the second year of Jiayou in history.
In the second year of Jiayou's reign, Ouyang Xiu was promoted to a tribute official.
As we all know, Ouyang Xiu was the advocate of the ancient prose movement and a banner figure. In that subject, Ouyang Xiu abandoned the flashy style of writing and the study of duality in vocal diseases.
In Ci Fu, the important thing is not the study of sound and rhythm, but the use of Ci to express things!
Thanks to Ouyang Xiu's pilot reforms, Su Shi, Su Che, Zeng Gong, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zhang Zai and others were able to stand out.
History has also proved the gold content of Jiayou’s second-year ranking.
However, after the exam, Ouyang Xiu was besieged by a large number of scholars.
Because Zhang Heng, Su Shi, and Zeng Gong were not popular seed players before the exam at all.
Afterwards, those who failed the examination not only surrounded Ouyang Xiu and told him the dirty secrets, but also cursed him and accused him of bad conduct.
Ouyang Xiu's most famous scandal, his affair with his niece, also came out at that time.
Looking at Ouyang Xiu's restructuring, it is indeed conducive to curbing the flashy writing style, but his methods are inevitably too eager.
Sometimes, speed is not a good thing.
Boom!
Hearing the sound of drums in his ears, Fu Bi immediately accelerated his writing speed.
There is not much time left for him.
About a quarter of an hour later, the sky became darker and darker. The partitions in the examination room were already very small, so there was no natural lighting.
At the end of writing, Fu Bi's head almost touched the desk. Otherwise, he would not be able to see the words and ink on the paper clearly.
In fact, scholars like Fu Bi, who have been practicing calligraphy since childhood, can write correctly even in dim conditions with muscle memory.
But the imperial examination only happened once every few years, so he couldn't help but be careless.
Moreover, due to time constraints, Fu Bi did not have time to draft in advance. Instead, he started writing immediately after thinking about it.
Therefore, when he wrote, he not only had to write correctly, but also had to pay attention to the ink on the tip of the pen not to contaminate the examination paper.
After a while, the sky became completely dark.
At this time, Fu Bi's poems and poems were also completed.
Looking up at the candlelight in the side passage, Fu Bi quickly checked the examination paper by the faint light of the fire.
In fact, what Fu Bi didn't know was that the candlelight in the side passage was particularly bright today.
If it were normal brightness, he would definitely not be able to borrow the light.
This candle was specially requested by Lu Zongdao. It had been five years since the last tribute ceremony. Countless students had been waiting for several years before the next tribute ceremony was finally held.
The opportunity was rare, and he couldn't bear those scholars to fail due to lack of time.
Therefore, before the exam started, Lu Zongdao specially applied for a batch of high-quality lamp oil. When dusk fell, the officials in the temple immediately followed the order and lit the giant candle.
After the inspection, Fu Bi did not stay any longer and directly chose to hand in the papers.
His own family knows his own affairs, and his level of poetry is just that. In today's performance, he has already performed beyond his level.
If I continue to chant, I will not be able to produce a better poem.
Even if inspiration comes, he doesn't have any extra test papers to answer separately.
When leaving the Wuchengwang Temple, Fu Bi realized that he was not the last one to leave the examination room, so he made a rough estimate.
There are at least dozens of exams that are still being answered.
And this was only what he saw.
If you haven't seen it, it might be better.
After discovering this scene, my originally heavy mood suddenly relaxed a little.
I, Fu Bi, am not the last one!
That's enough.
Finally, he is still young, only twenty-one years old this year.
Compared with those who have gray hair, he has the opportunity to try and make mistakes. If he fails in this subject, there will be another subject.
If you fail the next test, you will still get the next test.
Even if he is still not serious about getting a bachelor's degree, he does not have no chance of becoming an official.
Enyin is also a channel.
His father is now a seventh-rank military official. If it was in the dynasty of Taizu and Taizong, a seventh-rank official in the capital would not have the right to support his descendants.
During the Taizu and Taizong dynasties, only civil servants of sixth grade or above could enjoy the privilege of Yinbu.
But who asked Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty to conduct a large-scale ceremony of sealing off the east and offering sacrifices to the west? Such celebrations must be celebrated by the whole world.
Therefore, the scope of Yinbu gradually expanded, and civil servants like Fubi's father could also invite Yinbu's descendants.
(PS: After an official dies, he can help his descendants. This also started from Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty. It is very similar to the certain system where the father dies and the son replaces the son)
Thinking of this, the last trace of sadness in Fu Bi's heart disappeared.
No big deal, just make up for it!
Even if he doesn't like the humble official, he can still go back and inherit the family's vast farmland.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the Nanshan Mountain seems like a good day.
If a hermit does well, he can also become an official.
Isn’t this how the famous Zhongnan hermit Zhong Fang got into office?
"Dalangjun, you have figured it out."
Fu Bi had just stepped out of the dragon gate, and he was still imagining the possible life of a hermit in his mind.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly rushed in front of him.
Fortunately, he was familiar with this voice, otherwise, he might not be able to help but punch the opponent.
If you scare people, they will scare them to death.