At dawn on the second day of April, 325 candidates for the Chinese-style examination, guided by the salute officer, walked outside the Fengtian Hall (the Hall of Supreme Harmony five hundred years later) and stood with the courtiers.
Later, Emperor Jiajing ascended to the palace, and the salute officials guided the candidates to pay homage to the emperor. Linxuan Strategies officially began!
Then the emperor announced the questions for the palace examination, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites distributed the examination questions printed last night on their desks.
These desks are also set up in advance, with the names of the candidates on them.
Three hundred and twenty-five candidates stood behind their desks and could start writing.
At this time, except for the patrol and supervisory officers, all other officials will exit the examination room.
According to the regulations of the system, the imperial examination documents are required to be pragmatic and not unrealistic, and must be direct and useful. In the middle and early stages of Jiajing, this standard could still be maintained.
Qin Dewei also knew that by the Wanli period, almost all the imperial examination papers were flattering and flattering.
At that time, it was nothing more than empty words and clichés such as the king’s heart and his virtue, the holy knowledge and the holy government, and the palace examination policy papers were completely unreadable.
By the way, why is it the Wanli Dynasty again? This is really an era in which the system collapsed in all aspects.
When Qin Dewei found his desk, he first took a look at the test questions.
There are more than 300 words in it, and the central idea is: "I have worked so hard, why can't the country be in great control? How can we quickly turn things around?"
This was a matter of national policy consultation, so Qin Dewei was relieved and did not exceed the guidelines.
After thinking about it for a while, I felt that I could outline it from three major perspectives: politics, economy, and military. I would first summarize a few historical lessons from the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties, and then pile up a bunch of contemporary historical materials and comment on them at the same time. Overall, that would be about the same.
It’s nothing more than key politics. As a professional time traveler, I’m not afraid of this!
Qin Dewei thought about it for a moment, and roughly had a draft. He first made some outlines on the draft, then spread out the test paper and prepared to write.
The imperial examination policy papers also have a certain fixed format, starting with "I will hear from you" and ending with "I would like to hear from you".
The papers used for the test papers are all provided by the imperial court. A single test paper has fifteen sides, and each side can be understood as a folded side.
The first six pages are used to write your name and resume. After handing in the document, the first six pages will be folded and sealed by the sealing officer and stamped with a seal.
Therefore, the actual part where the text is written is the last nine pages of the test paper.
Qin Dewei made a rough estimate based on the size of his font. Each font can theoretically write twelve lines, with each line about thirty characters.
That is to say, each open face can write up to 360 Chinese characters. When the nine characters are combined, it is 3,240 Chinese characters. If you remove the header spaces and the like, it is about 3,000 characters.
Normally, this is enough. According to regulations, the imperial examination policy essay must be more than a thousand words, usually only two or three thousand words.
Looking at the test paper, Qin Dewei remembered one of the most famous imperial examination essays in the Ming Dynasty, that of Luo Lun, the number one scholar in the second year of Chenghua.
It is said that Luo Zhuangyuan did not have a draft when he tried to write the article, so he criticized the current shortcomings in one go.
The most important thing is that Luo Zhuangyuan wrote more than 6,000 words in the palace examination, which is far beyond the length of ordinary policy papers. It is already a legend, and it is very likely to be a record.
But is six thousand words a lot? Thinking of this, Qin Dewei couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
Among the candidates who were holding their pens, frowning, and thinking hard, Qin Dewei, who had not even touched the pen and was still smiling, seemed very awkward.
Zeng's stepfather lived in the same hometown, and the censor Sancho was one of the two examiners.
When he was patrolling the field, he saw Qin Dewei who had no idea what he was thinking. He couldn't help but knock on Qin Dewei's desk to remind Qin Dewei to concentrate on answering the paper.
Seeing Qin Dewei starting to write, Sang Yushi was ready to leave with peace of mind.
But he discovered that Qin Dewei did not seem to make a draft, but wrote directly on the test paper.
Sang Yushi couldn't help but wonder, is this arrogance or confidence?
The examination room was very quiet, and Qin Dewei also wrote more and more fluently, gradually entering a state of selflessness, constantly spreading his life accumulation on the test paper.
Near noon, each candidate was given a piece of cake and tea was available for themselves. Most of the candidates took the opportunity to take a rest.
But Qin Dewei remained unmoved and continued to write furiously. After writing and writing, he reached the last line of the last page.
At this point, he has written about 3,000 words, and the nine pages of the entire test paper are full, so Qin Dewei was forced to stop writing.
He raised his head helplessly and raised his hand to signal to the examination supervisor.
Yushi Sang noticed Qin Dewei's behavior at the other end of the examination room and walked over quickly.
Qin Dewei requested: "We have used up all the paper for late students. Please give me new paper."
Wucao! Sang Yushi was shocked, and at the risk of breaking the rules, he quickly glanced at Qin Dewei's test paper.
The completed test paper was spread across the desk, and it was indeed filled with words. In less than half a day, 3,000 words had been written!
Although the people drinking tea and eating cakes around did not dare to look around blatantly, their ears were not idle and they immediately heard what Qin Dewei said.
The surrounding candidates were all shocked, what kind of monster is this?
This is actually a three-thousand-word policy essay, and I haven’t finished it yet. I’m still asking for paper!
This is not a nonsense word count, this is a policy article that has something to say!
Sang Yushi felt a little excited about witnessing history, and quickly brought Qin Dewei a new test paper, which was also a standard test paper in 15th aspect.
There is no need to write a resume on this test paper, which saves a lot of space. Almost 5,000 words can be written on the entire paper.
Qin Dewei refused to eat or drink, and continued to count the words while lowering his head without saying a word.
In the afternoon, people began to hand in papers one after another. Go to the East Point Gate and hand the papers to the deacons, and then you can leave the palace and go home.
However, Qin Dewei, who once again entered a state of selflessness, did not pay attention to the surrounding situation at all until he filled up the test paper again.
By this time, the sun was setting in the west, and most of the candidates had already handed in their papers and left.
Sang Yushi, who had been paying attention to Qin Dewei, was very shocked. If the two test papers were full, the total would be 8,000 words!
Needless to say, he is really witnessing history!
When Qin Dewei raised his hand again, Sang Yushi didn't wait for Qin Dewei to speak and sent Qin Dewei another test paper.
The sky gradually darkened, and only Qin Dewei was left among the candidates, still writing furiously.
All the on-site deacons and officials risked breaking the rules and gathered around from a distance, as if waiting for a miracle to happen.
The examiner who was supposed to be at the East Point Gate stood not far away and couldn't help but remind him: "There will be no candles for the palace examination. You must hand in the papers and leave the palace after dark!"
Qin Dewei threw down his pen and slumped on the ground. The most difficult day since time travel was finally over!
Although the deacons and officials did not dare to get closer to read the contents due to regulations, they could only glance at the test paper from a distance.
On the third test paper, almost half of the six pages were written, about 2,000 words.
The first piece of paper is filled with about 3,000 words, the second piece of paper is filled with about 5,000 words, and the third piece of paper is filled with 2,000 words, the total is about 10,000 words!
Everyone passed the exam in this way, and they all went through the imperial examination.
But writing a 10,000-word policy essay in one day is unimaginable!
If it wasn't a random wording, this horse-riding person would be a miracle!
When Luo Lun wrote 6,000 words, he was already astonished and regarded as the limit of genius. Who would have thought that someone else could write 10,000 words!
Everyone looked at the young man who collapsed outside Fengtian Hall with complicated expressions. Why is there such a god in this world?