Two hundred and eighty-eighth civil service examination (seven)
Yuan Shuzhi stumbled and finished all the data analysis questions without even guessing. He put down his pen and looked at the timing funnel in the center of the yard, and found that he had done it quickly. There was still a lot of sand in the funnel. He breathed a sigh of relief and
Extreme fatigue swept through his body, and this exam was a huge drain on his mental and physical strength. After all, age is not forgiving, and he didn't want to check again, so he just let it go!
So Yuan Shuzhi drank some cold water from a bamboo tube, closed his eyes and rested his mind, waiting for the gong to wind up.
Finally, the gong sounded to end the first practical test.
"Please don't move around and wait until the staff has finished collecting the papers before you get up."
The staff began to collect the papers one by one. After collecting the papers, Zhang Yunmi announced that the exam was over. Unlike the public exams in the old time and space, candidates were not allowed to leave the exam room midway during this exam, so the problem of lunch had to be solved on the premises.
In the examination room, you originally had to bring your own food - even the fuel for the stove. However, it was inevitable that the examination room would be smoky. Liu Xiang also considered that this examination was the first public examination and he wanted to have enough influence.
He ordered the city government to provide free meals - anyway, the city government made a lot of money recently, and now he has plenty of money.
The free supply of food is naturally very good, and it is a small help to the poor. However, for those with a little knowledge, the food in this official family has always been famous for being unpalatable and not full. The alms in the porridge shed
Not to mention porridge, as far as the banquets held by local Shangguan families are concerned, most of them are just a formality. According to several Jinshi masters in this city who have been to the Qionglin Banquet, even if Long live the Emperor gives the Qionglin Banquet,
There was nothing to eat at the table, and the vegetable soup and grilled meat were all cold, and most of them were still undercooked. Not even each person had a pair of chopsticks, and as the saying goes, the offering was not so perfunctory. After everyone bowed, they left.
There is absolutely no one who doesn't have an open mind to eat those "dishes" that neither look at nor eat - that's the benefit of the Guanglu Temple servants.
Wealthy indigenous candidates were naturally unwilling to eat the meals provided by the government, but they couldn't bring their own meals in, so they thought of bribing a few police officers and examination staff in the examination room to bring them some good meals.
Of course he was rejected.
On the other hand, some candidates who were so poor that they didn't have enough food to live in their homes cheered a little - they didn't even know where to have dinner.
Yuan Shuzhi had nothing to do and found Zeng Juan. The two drank cold drinks and talked about the exam situation this morning.
"How's it going? Do you find these questions difficult? I think you are confident!"
"Brother Zeng is joking. I think you are the one who is confident! The methods I used to solve the questions were all taught by you or taken from your textbooks. I will definitely not forget your support this time when I passed the exam."
"Old Yuan, you are so boring! Why are you being polite to me! Aren't I also in Zhang Yu's favor? Do you know how much the textbooks cost? I definitely can't afford them, so I have to thank him - By the way, Lao Kong
, I mean if, if something happens this time, you might as well stay at my house and help. You see, my family likes you quite a lot. My family’s business is getting bigger and we need a counting house. If you don’t mind, just stay.
Bar."
"Thank you, Brother Zeng, for your kindness. I... will consider it." Seeing Yuan Shuzhi say this, Zeng Juan knew that Yuan Shuzhi was willing to stay, but he couldn't say it clearly due to human feelings.
"Everyone go to your respective numbers! Lunch is here!"
Following a shout, I saw someone pushing a gale-style two-wheeled trolley along the Yong Road to distribute meals according to the exam number.
This lunch is also special. There is no pot or bowl, but it is a white wooden box for each person. I have read "Australia" a lot, and I know that this is called a "lunch box", and there are also "lunch boxes". There is rice and vegetables in it.
, are all placed in quantitative quantities.
When Yuan Shuzhi returned to the examination room, he saw that the wooden box "lunch box" had been put away, and there was a pair of rough bamboo chopsticks. When he opened the lid of the box and took a look, he was surprised. This dish is really good! Not only is the quantity of the dish generous,
, and the aroma is overflowing! Two juicy meatballs, a plump braised egg, and some green vegetables. For most people in this era, it is not only mouth-watering in terms of taste, but also
They were even more visually impacted. This combination is really beautiful and delicious.
"It's time to make soup, please take the bowls!"
With another shout, another "Blast" was pushed along the lane, with several large thermal buckets and large stacks of black leather coarse-glazed bowls placed on it. The staff placed the bowls on the "number board" and scooped out a
Spoon soup. There is some tofu floating in the soup and a small amount of oil.
The candidates ate hungrily. Some morning exams were filled with random answers. The candidates, who had no idea, thought to themselves: If they could have such a good meal, it would be worth it even if they failed the exam.
After all the candidates had finished eating, there were staff pushing large baskets to recycle the garbage. Naturally, the wooden boxes and chopsticks were thrown away, but this rough glazed bowl, like the bamboo kettle, could be taken back by the candidates as a souvenir.
When everyone saw the Australians acting so extravagantly, they couldn't help but secretly express their admiration. They also felt a little more yearning for the civil servants of the Senate.
After lunch, some of the candidates squinted their eyes to rest, some recalled the content of the exam preparation, and some continued to talk in the corridor.
At this time, Yuan Shuzhi was sitting alone in the cell. He tried hard to adjust his mentality. The afternoon application discussion should be an advantage for old boys like him. Those early naturalized people who had received the education of the Song Dynasty system would have been good at it.
On the test, he is better than an old literati like him, but when it comes to writing policy papers, they are all useless nonsense. Just a few sentences are repeated over and over again, such as serving the Senate and the people, and long live the great and correct Senate. They are vulgar.
To the extreme, I can’t even flatter you.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the gong for the essay examination rang. Yuan Shuzhi opened the essay materials in the newly issued document bag and began to read. The form of the essay questions this time was similar to that of the old time and space. The materials were at the beginning and the questions were at the back.
In fact, the situation of this application is very similar to the third test in the past imperial examinations, that is, "Policy Theory". Although Yuan Shuzhi has never participated in the provincial examination or the general examination, he has to be exposed to these contents when he learns to write eight-legged essay, so he is not unfamiliar with it.
Policy theory was originally intended to test candidates' ability to understand the past and the present, requiring candidates to thoroughly read history books and political documents of the current dynasty. However, after the middle period, because the imperial examination only focused on the "Four Books and Meanings" in the first session, the latter two examinations were despised. Therefore, candidates
Most of them only read "General Examination of Documents" and "Da Ming Huidian", dealing with the past and the present. Some even memorized the essays and copied them from the examination room. They even memorized the strategies for the imperial examination.
Yuan Shuzhi read through "Selected Two Hundred Application Essay Questions" several times before the exam, and roughly understood the similarities and differences between the policy essay and the application essay. To talk about the common points, it is that they both require candidates to demonstrate the ability to express words, analyze and judge, and propose countermeasures.
It is feasible. However, the content of "application theory" is more realistic and targeted than "policy theory", which means that it is more "practical".
The materials are like this:
Material one:
eunuch
The eunuch party generally refers to the political faction formed by bureaucrats who pretend to be attached to the power of eunuchs. The phenomenon of eunuchs interfering in politics has appeared in many dynasties in Chinese history, such as the "Party Chaos" and "Shi Changshi Rebellion" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
It was one of the important reasons why the Eastern Han Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline and then gradually perished. In the late Tang Dynasty, eunuch forces participated in the internal disputes of the royal family. The relationship between the eunuchs and the emperor in the Tang Dynasty was just that of a domestic slave and a master. The behavior of eunuchs in the middle and late Tang Dynasty,
In fact, it was the domestic slaves who participated in the internal disputes of the royal family, just like the slaves in each house of a wealthy family in the old society who helped their masters fight for the property. It was not that the slaves were really powerful enough to seize the entire family's property. The false eunuchs were the most useful.
For a long time, he held great power, especially the right to wear red clothes, ranking first in the history of Chinese eunuchs.
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, in view of the serious harm caused by eunuchs' autocratic power in history, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang once issued an edict to strictly prohibit eunuchs from intervening in politics. In the hands of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, this ironclad discipline underwent a subtle change. Not only was he no longer wary of eunuchs, but he also began to
Eunuchs were regarded as confidants and an important force in controlling the ministers of the outer court. Later emperors trusted eunuchs even more. In the Ming Dynasty, Xuanzong began to set up an inner library in the palace to teach eunuchs to read and read, thus laying the foundation for the pseudo-Ming eunuch dictatorship.
The cause of the disaster. Ming Yingzong came to the throne at a young age and favored the eunuch Wang Zhen, and the power of the eunuch party began to form. After that, the eunuch Wang Zhi during the Xianzong period of the Ming Dynasty and Liu Jin, the eunuch during the Wuzong period of the Ming Dynasty, both established party members and specialized in government affairs; during the Tianqi period of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian monopolized power.
A large number of court officials relied on his power, and the power of the Eunuch Party reached its peak in history. After Chongzhen came to the throne, Wei Zhongxian was first dismissed from his post and exiled to Fengyang, and then was forced to commit suicide on the road. The main members of the Eunuch Party committed suicide, and the power of the Eunuch Party suffered a fatal blow.
Material two:
Donglin Party
The Donglin Party was a bureaucratic political group in the Puppet Ming Dynasty that was dominated by Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats. The "party" in the "Donglin Party" was a crony rather than an actual political party. In the 32nd year of Wanli in the Puppet Ming Dynasty, Gu Xiancheng and others restored our great Song Dynasty Yang
Donglin Academy, where Gao Panlong and Qian Yiyi were giving lectures. Donglin was originally a literati group that studied contemporary literature and taught Confucianism. However, it was at a time when the social conflicts of the pseudo-Ming Dynasty were intensifying. Donglin people took advantage of the irony
Discussing government affairs, commenting on the names of officials, shielding landlords, and striving for profits for wealthy businessmen. Although they put forward progressive slogans such as serving the public with integrity, revitalizing officialdom, opening up the public opinion, and eradicating the long-standing abuses of the government and the public, they have actually become big landowners.
The spokesperson of the big businessman interest group lacked concrete actions to actually solve the problem. The Donglin people were fiercely opposed by the eunuchs (eunuchs) and their dependent forces at the time. The political differences between the two evolved into a fierce conflict between the puppet Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
The situation of party struggle. The eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian collectively called Donglin Academy lectures and the pseudo-Ming Dynasty and opposition figures who were related to them or supported and sympathized with the lectures the "Donglin Party".