Gao pragmatically chose the "Book of Changes" as the main classic. The main classic means that in addition to the four books, one "elective" subject is taken from the Five Classics. When taking the exam, the other five classics will not be tested, and only this classic will be tested.
This year's Henan Provincial Examination, regardless of the other sections, only the section on the highly pragmatic book "Yi" has a total of four questions, namely "A gentleman should have more knowledge before speaking and doing, and he should be virtuous", "
"The great treasure of a saint is his position, why he maintains his position is called benevolence, why he gathers people is called wealth, and the right words to manage money are to ban people and to be wrong is called righteousness", this is the first
Among the seven articles tested by Tiansuo.
In the second session, there was a discussion topic: "The reason why the holy king brought about governance". There was also an imperial edict on internal medicine: "It is expected that the Han Dynasty will grant half of the land rent to the world this year, and it will be the second year of Emperor Wen", and "It is expected that the Tang Dynasty will increase the number of households in Xuanling"
"The Thirteenth Year of the Prince's Young Master's Admission to Zhenguan", "The proposed assistant minister respectfully wrote the Su Zhencheng report in response to the imperial edict", is a question selected. There are five true and false questions: "Officials have exceeded their appointment limits", "Qijie Gold and Silver Foot Colors"
”, “Private servants carrying sedan chairs”, “Descendants violating religious orders”, “Repairing bridges and roads”.
Then the third scene is about asking five questions. The first question: The book of honor and inferiority in the Book of Changes, Ming Liang, when all ministers meet, it will last for a thousand years...
Second question: There were many heavenly beings in ancient times, but there were three of them who were the most talented...
The third question: Confucianism and Taoism are both exterior and interior...
Question 4: The river has been in trouble for a long time...
Question 5: It is inevitable that diarrhea will come to the Holy World...
The examination in Henan is not more stringent than that in Jiangnan. This policy question is also optional. Gao Pragmatic directly chose the question about the disasters of the Yellow River. This question is the question that Gao Pragmatic feels is most closely related to Henan. It happens that he has been worried about disasters in Henan in recent years.
So I chose to do it.
Originally, the original intention of the three examinations was to first use the scriptures to interpret the subtle words of the sages to observe their minds; secondly to use policy questions to observe their knowledge of ancient and modern matters to examine their talents; and then to test them to express, judge, and observe.
Their ability to do things. The three are complementary to each other and should be treated equally.
However, with the current development, only the seven eight-part essays in the first scene are emphasized, and the Shiwen only emphasizes the first art (four books), plus some unspoken rules, such as only focusing on the second and third chapters, so it gradually becomes biased. But this
It's not something that Gao Wuzhi can change now, he just finished the exam silently.
In the next few days, Gao Pragmatic lived quite comfortably. He neither visited various officials in Kaifeng nor attended any celebrity gatherings. He just waited quietly until the day when the results were released.
You don’t have to wait long for the day when the rankings are released, because most of the rankings are released in Yin, Chen and the day branch, Chen is the dragon, and Yin is the tiger. This is the meaning of the dragon and tiger rankings. In addition, this is the time when the sweet-scented osmanthus is in full bloom, so
It is also commonly known as Xiangbang and Guibang.
The announcement of the list for the Henan Provincial Examination was very interesting. The top five were not listed first, and the successful candidates at the end were announced according to their normal rankings. Gao pragmatic learned a lesson this time and brought eight servants with him to surround him.
In the middle, I stood in a good position.
But until the roll call was finished, Gao Pragmatic didn't hear his own name.
The servants around him were a little anxious. Gao Jue, who still personally accompanied him to the exam, saw the sweat on Gao Pingshi's forehead and comforted him: "Young master, don't be anxious. With your ability, you will definitely get into the Five Classics."
All four books in the Provincial Examination are tested, so there is nothing to distinguish here, but the candidates all have their own classics, so they are graded according to the "Five Classics". Each classic must be preceded by one person, and these five people form the top five.
It is the so-called "Five Classics Master", which is also the legacy of the Song Dynasty's "Hard Suffering".
The chief examiner will select one person among the top five candidates, who will be the first in the province, which is Jieyuan; and the deputy examiner will also select one person, who will be the second in the province, which is Yayuan.
At this time, Qiu Huohu still had some residual power. Gao Pingshi stood still and listened to the roll call for a long time, and his spirit was a little dazed. The Five Classics Kui started reciting the fifth one backwards until he recited the second Yayuan.
Only after Gao Pragmatic did he wake up a little bit.
Perhaps it was when they arrived at Yayuan that the scribe who called the roll cheered up and raised his voice, almost shouting: "Second place in Jimao Henan Provincial Examination, Yayuan - Zhang Zili from Ruyang County!"
The candidates and idle men who were watching looked around quickly. Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but look around. Unexpectedly, not far from him, Gao Jue and others, a man raised his hand high and shouted: "It's me, it's me, I am."
It’s Zhang Zili, a local student from Ruyang County!”
Gao Pragmatic followed the crowd and saw a middle-aged scribe in his early forties with a happy face. He just used his thin body to squeeze through the crowd and went forward to look at the list.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw that he was quite young but the clothes he was wearing were quite shabby. However, there were few jokes and many envies. One idle man shouted: "This scholar has won the prize of Mr. Ya Yuan. He should change tomorrow."
Jinyi!"
Someone yelled, "What kind of brocade clothes? That must be Husi! There's no need to wait until tomorrow. I don't know how many people will be lining up to give him money and land!"
Gao Jingshi took a deep breath, and he also became a little nervous. The chief managers of the other rooms had already come out, except for the "Yi" room. If he was not the chief manager of this room, he would fail the exam!
Gao Jue seemed more nervous than Gao Jingshi. He held his belt tightly with one hand and pushed away the people who were pushing towards Gao Jingshi with the other hand. He said in his mouth: "Young master... don't worry, it must be Jie Yuan, it must be Jieyuan."
It’s Jieyuan, it must be..."
Gao Pragmatic said angrily: "I wasn't nervous at first, but I got nervous after you talked about it!"
But before Gao Jue had time to answer, the scribe who had called the roll call had already revealed the list and shouted: "Jimao ranked first in the Henan rural examination, Jie Yuan - Xinzheng County is highly pragmatic!"
Gao Pingshi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his feet were a little weak and he almost couldn't stand still. This was a situation he didn't have when he was captured by Cao Gan, who was still the "Bald King"!
Gao Jue saw Gao Jingshi's figure swaying, thinking he was suffering from heatstroke, so he quickly supported Gao Jingshi, raised Gao Jingshi's right arm, and loudly agreed to help him: "Xinzheng County Gao Jingshi is here!" and then
Then he hurriedly turned to Gao Pingshi and said in a low voice: "Young master, please don't blame the younger one for being abrupt. As a rule, you have to be louder this time."
Of course Gao Jingshi knew that the reason for Gao Jue's apology was not to help him answer questions, but to call him by his name. However, Gao Jingshi didn't care much about this. He shook his head slightly and said: "Now that I've read the list, I'd better go there earlier."
Go back. As usual, there will be a deer-crowing banquet tomorrow, and the new imperial examiners like us have to pay homage to the seat master and the room master, so we can’t be careless about this."
The surrounding scholars and idle men had already begun to boo, but Gao Pragmatic had recovered by now and frequently bowed to the surrounding people to express his gratitude.
However, although high school Jieyuan is a good thing, there is a problem with this year's Henan Jieyuan, which makes him feel a little troublesome.
Because the examiner of this year's Henan Provincial Examination is Yu Shenxing, a highly regarded disciple of Zhang Juzheng who won the imperial examination in the second year of Longqing's reign.