Zhu Hao felt like he had returned to his student days overnight.
In that era when scores were paramount, what was written on the test paper did not come from what was in the mind, but someone had already stipulated what the correct answer was.
Suddenly I felt a little sad, as if since the beginning of the imperial examination, it has been an examination-oriented education.
Subjective papers such as Chinese, politics, and history will have more obvious "standard answers" in exam-oriented education.
The first article was written on the draft paper.
Not in a hurry.
It's still a long time.
The second article is about Neo-Confucianism, which is not difficult for Zhu Hao. Anyway, there is still some time before noon, so take a rest first...
Yes, just rest in the examination room.
It's impossible to sleep, but it's okay to sit there in a daze.
He was the first to win. At his age, he was already an eyesore among the many candidates. If he handed in his papers early and walked out, he would definitely be targeted. If he passed the county exam in the end, there would be rumors.
spread like wildfire.
At present, Qian'an Luzhou Xuezheng is working as a teacher in the palace. Although the two of them do not have much contact, outsiders will feel that Zhu Hao has taken advantage of the palace and even Fan Yikuan, and some people will say something about leaking things, etc...
To participate in the imperial examination at a young age, the most important thing is to keep a low profile. This is similar to Zhu Hao's business philosophy, which is basically to make a fortune in silence.
The more you show your teeth and claws, the faster you will die.
This is not an era that allows geniuses to emerge, but an era that likes to stifle unconventionality. This is true in all aspects of society.
Unless you have strong enough ability to change all this, you have to keep your tail between your legs and be a good person. It would be wiser to accumulate strength secretly.
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Time passed minute by minute.
Zhu Hao knew that Yuan Rulin was in the examination room next door. Although he was separated by the mud brick wall of the examination room and did not know what was going on there, he expected that Yuan Rulin was writing hard at the moment.
Before noon arrived, Zhu Hao wrote the article for the second question on the draft paper, but he was still not in a hurry to transcribe it.
The exam lasted a whole day, but not many people brought food. The test basket basically only brought water, which is needed when studying ink. Moreover, I can’t bear the thirst, but if I don’t eat... I won’t die from hunger.
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In fact, there are very few people drinking water in the examination room. If you drink too much water, you will easily go to the toilet. Going to the toilet during the imperial examination is actually a very bad thing. Not only will it affect your mood, you may also have to queue up. When you come back, you will find that the exam paper has been blown by the wind.
Go...be taken away maliciously, etc.
The best way is to eat less, drink less, finish the exam early, and leave the exam room early.
There were many people who had the ability to finish writing the article in one morning, but they all took a cautious attitude and checked carefully. Avoiding taboos was the top priority. Then they considered the words and carefully considered the article before transcribing it.
In case there are deviations during the transcription process...
Sorry, come back next time.
Zhu Hao carried some dry food in his examination basket, so he could eat some if he was hungry. He chewed slowly and watched the various postures of the candidates in the examination booth opposite as he ate.
Some people seemed to feel something. They looked at Zhu Hao for a moment and immediately glared at Zhu Hao with vicious eyes... They didn't eat themselves, so they were extremely hostile to people eating in the examination room, not to mention that Zhu Hao looked like a child.
candidates.
"Keep your noise down when you are eating so as not to disturb others."
A government official came over and issued a warning in a stern tone.
Zhu Hao originally wanted to say, I didn't make any noise when I was eating, why should I lower my noise?
Besides, are candidates prohibited from eating in the examination hall?
What's wrong with me eating something at noon?
However, he found that among the thirty candidates across from him, more than a dozen people within visual distance were looking in this direction. Zhu Hao probably understood why the Yamen wanted to remind him. It was precisely because he, a child, was eating in the examination room, and those people across from him were not even serious.
I no longer have the thought to answer the questions.
Seeing that eating dry food in the examination room was almost becoming a public enemy, Zhu Hao quickly put away the remaining dry food.
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The sun was shining brightly this morning and the weather was good.
After noon, the wind picked up, the sky outside became overcast, and the temperature dropped sharply. Zhu Hao was worried about rain, so he hurriedly finished transcribing the paper, and then sat there and waited.
Seeing Zhu Hao sitting there, the yamen officer came over and said in a low voice: "If you don't know how to write, please hand in the paper early. Don't get in the way here... Huh?"
He originally thought that Zhu Hao was one of those people who overestimated his abilities and was encouraged by his family to come to take the county examination, but he was so blinded by the test questions that he ate and made trouble when he couldn't answer the questions. When he came over, he found that the papers in front of Zhu Hao were full.
It's all words.
Most of these cadres were Zaoli and not very literate. Seeing that Zhu Hao's examination paper was full of words but didn't know what was written, he walked aside angrily.
At this time, people began to hand in papers in the T-shaped examination booth.
Zhu Hao was not in a hurry.
About three quarters later, more and more people were submitting their papers, and Zhu Hao was finishing the final arrangements. Then Yuan Rulin's voice came from the dormitory next to him: "I...I want to seal it."
To seal is to seal the name.
You have to go over there, name the paper, bind it, and hand it in along with the full draft paper, and then you can leave.
The people next door were still busy, and Zhu Hao also greeted: "I've finished writing too! Hand in the paper!"
"What's the fuss about? Wait!"
The official was impatient.
Originally, coming to the prison was not an easy job. I had to patrol all the time and it was difficult to find a place to sit. I also had to be a mute guarding this group of people for a whole day, without any entertainment in the middle.
The governor's temper was very bad.
After Zhu Hao's paper was sealed, the paper was taken away, along with the two draft papers on which Zhu Hao had written the manuscript.
All the remaining things were put into the examination basket, and Zhu Hao and Yuan Rulin left the examination room almost in a hurry.
When going to Gongyuan, there are many candidates who have handed in their papers and left.
No noise is allowed in the Gongyuan. Even if you want to discuss your exam results, you have to wait until you leave the exam room.
After leaving the examination room, Yuan Rulin looked a little depressed: "It's so difficult."
Zhu Haoxin said that it was difficult for you to hand in the paper in advance, but he asked: "How did you answer?"
"I...I don't know either."
Yuan Rulin's eyes were a little dazed, and it was obvious that his tense heartstrings had not calmed down. It was obvious that given his age and personality, he would become nervous and lose control when encountering a slight setback in the examination room.
However, according to Zhu Hao's estimation, even if Yuan Rulin's talent and learning are not at a very high level, if it is just a basic examination such as the county examination, it is not difficult for a child from a Confucian family who is educated in a major and has the guidance of a famous teacher to pass.
"There are so many people."
Yuan Rulin turned his head and looked around, and his evaluation was no different from before entering the venue.
There was a huge crowd of people when I went in, and when I came out, it was the peak of the queue, and there was a huge flow of people.
Yuan Rulin took a long breath and then looked at Zhu Hao: "If we can successfully pass the county examination, there won't be so many people when we go to the prefectural examination, right?"
Zhu Hao thought for a while, smiled and nodded.
Facing Yuan Rulin, who was several years older than him but seemed ignorant, what could he say?
Having more people and fewer people is not the point. What is important is that the talents participating in the competition have a higher level of knowledge and skills.
The county examination is a preliminary examination. In theory, there is no threshold and the largest number of people take part.
But this is not the case.
County examinations are usually held twice every three years, with 40 people taken at one time. The two counties in Anlu Prefecture will take 80 people.
The government examination is basically conducted twice every three years, but Anlu Prefecture is different from the big government after all. It is considered good if 40 people can be admitted to the college examination at one time.
This means that every time the 80 people who pass the county examination in the two counties of Anlu Prefecture, half fail to pass the government examination, and 80 people fail to pass the county examination every three years. The general age of those who pass the county examination is between fifteen and two years old.
The average life expectancy of people in the Ming Dynasty was less than 50 years old, which meant that a candidate who passed the county examination could continue to take the examination for more than thirty years as long as he failed the government examination.
This also means that ten "biennial exams in three years" will produce at least 800 "failed students" who will compete for the 40 places in each prefectural examination.
Excluding those who gave up due to difficulties and were unable to participate because of the system, the average number of participants in each government examination was six to seven hundred, which was actually not a lot.
When it comes to the hospital examination, the situation is similar.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the academic examinations were only supplemented by the completion of the children's academic examinations when the province was preparing for the annual examinations in various places. The scientific examinations were not accompanied by the academic examinations because of the follow-up recording and the busy work, that is, they were held once every three years.
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Anlu Prefecture is a small country with a small population, and less than 20 people can take the exam every three years.
In Anlu Prefecture, 80 people pass the two government examinations every three years. Calculating, there will be 60 people who fail to pass the college examination in three years. Fortunately, the average age of taking the college examination is 20 years old.
By the tenth session, there were still four to five hundred people taking part in the college examination at one time.
Four to five hundred people competed for less than twenty places...
The admission rate is not high.
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When I came here, Lu Song drove a carriage to take the exam, but when I came back, I had to walk on my legs.
When the two returned to the palace gate, they happened to meet Tang Yin and Lu Song coming back from outside. It was likely that they had been out drinking until the afternoon.
"you……"
Lu Song was a little embarrassed.
He was originally on duty that day, but because he was responsible for delivering the exams, he was not on duty at the palace. He was thinking that Zhu Hao and Yuan Rulin would not leave the exam room until dusk, so he went to have a drink with Tang Yin at noon, but unexpectedly he forgot about the incident while drinking.
Pick up this batch of people.
Tang Yin smelled of alcohol, looked at Zhu Hao, and asked with slight surprise: "Have you all finished the exam? Didn't you make any big mistakes?"
Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head, while Yuan Rulin's expression was not very good.
"Tell me about the article you wrote. Come on, go in and talk..." Tang Yin made a request that seemed simple to Zhu Hao, but very demanding for Yuan Rulin.
After writing a composition, do you still need to memorize what you wrote?
Are you supposed to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics?
It’s good if you can remember a few of your favorite quotes.
Lu Song asked hurriedly: "Is it okay for the two young masters to pass the county examination?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I have finished writing the article. The result all depends on the mood of the marking officer. Who knows if there are any problems?"
Several people came to the academy together and found a few children running wild in the yard. Fan Yikuan was not seen. Zhu Hao was a little surprised. Fan Yikuan acted rigorously, so such mistakes should not have happened. Could it be that this afternoon was supposed to be Tang Yin's?
class, but he drank and missed work?
Tang Yin called the children into the classroom and asked with a straight face: "Where is Mr. Fan?"
Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Fan said when he finished school in the morning that he was going to the examination room to mark his papers. He won't be back for the next two days!"