The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 516 Palace Examination ([-])

The palace exam is about policy questions, and there are usually four questions. Gu Chengyu looked at the first question, which is "On the Emperor's Government and the Emperor's Heart".

The second question is "The way to secure the country and the whole army", and the third and last question is about "raising military pay" and "river defense strategy".

Questions in the palace examination not only require insight, but also courage. It is necessary to express one's own opinions and criticize the current situation. It is necessary to put forward your own insights.And familiar with the classics and history, citing classics is essential.

After reading the test questions, Gu Chengyu bowed his head in thought.There was only one day for the palace examination, and the papers had to be handed in at sunset. The time was tight, and he didn't dare to push it too hard, so he had to hurry up and write.

Spreading out the draft paper, Gu Chengyu dipped the brush in the ink before starting to write.He had already conceived a rough framework just now, he just wrote it down and then polished it up.

Pick up a pen and write down, "I am right:
I heard that when the emperor comes to Yuyu Nei, there must be the real government of the manager, and then he can restrain the crowd, and the intricate things will lead to the rule of Yongxi; there must be the solidity of advocacy, and then he can strengthen all workers."

It was quiet all around, only officials from the Ministry of Rites walked around to supervise, and the Gong students were either thinking hard or writing hard.It took Gu Chengyu about an hour to do the first question, and he wrote about [-] words eloquently.

After Gu Chengyu answered a question, he didn't write a copy immediately, but continued to do the next one without stopping.

"The Way of Safeguarding the Country and the Whole Army" reminded Gu Chengyu of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", and Sun Tzu believed that the general direction should be grasped.

First, "Cultivating Taoism and Protecting the Law" refers to cultivating politics and ensuring the rule of law, so that we can take the initiative to win or lose a war, so as to achieve the strategic goal of "safety of the country and the whole army".

The second is to "enrich the people" and "strengthen the country".Of course, it is impossible for Gu Chengyu to just copy the whole thing like this, and he has to add his own understanding and suggestions, and point out the various drawbacks in the Dayan Dynasty's implementation of the security of the country and the whole army.

Candidates must be clear about the facts and policies, otherwise they will not be able to answer the questions in the palace examination, after all, no one knows what will be asked in the examination questions.

These examination questions were jointly drafted by cabinet officials before they were presented to the emperor and finally selected by hand.Therefore, it is very important to vote for the emperor's preferences.

Gu Chengyu knows that the emperor likes articles with gorgeous rhetoric but practicality.For most candidates, it is not easy to do this at the same time.Some candidates don't understand the facts, and the articles are empty-handed. At first glance, they are full of flowers, like a beautiful article.

But as long as you study it carefully, you will find that it is not written at all.And such articles happen to be what the emperor hates the most.Even if your article is plain, as long as you write to the point, the emperor will give you a good ranking.

At noon, Gu Chengyu ushered in his lunch.Breakfast is also served in the Hall of Preserving Harmony, just before the exam. Each person has four steamed buns and a bowl of soup.It was noon now, and the meals were similar to the morning ones, except that the steamed buns were replaced with cakes, and each person had four cakes, two pears, and a cup of tea.

Gu Chengyu cursed in his heart, he didn't even dare to drink soup, for fear of going to the toilet.In the imperial examination, even if you can't hold back anymore, you have to hold back. Dishonesty is never allowed in front of the palace.

So Gu Chengyu only took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, pears are not dared to eat.Pears have a lot of water, and you might have to go to the bathroom after eating them.Gu Chengyu secretly raised his eyes and glanced to the side, and found that the other candidates did not touch the pear.

After only one glance, Gu Chengyu looked away.He is No.1, sitting at the first table with no shelter in front of him.As long as you look around, you will be spotted by the invigilating officials immediately.In this Hall of Preserving Harmony, Gu Chengyu didn't dare to do anything wrong, otherwise he would be judged as cheating, and there would be nowhere to cry.

He was already conspicuous enough, every time those officials passed by him, they would look at him as if nothing, and some would even look at his draft paper as they passed by.

Of course, it's just a few glances, after all, they are also afraid of being misunderstood as cheating with Gu Chengyu.The previous fraud case made all the officials related to the imperial examination feel insecure. Who would dare to go one step further?
Gu Chengyu knew that he was already a celebrity.Whether it's because of talent or because of the chief assistant Xia Qing.Glancing at Min Feng on the right, he also attracted the attention of those officials because he was Xia Qing's closed disciple.

A bright yellow figure entered the Palace of Preserving Harmony, it was Emperor Huiming.When all the officials saw the emperor, they saluted immediately, and the emperor waved his hand to stop their commotion, since they are in the palace examination right now, naturally they can't make any big noises to disrupt Gong Sheng's thinking.

As soon as the emperor entered the Baohe Hall, he saw Gu Chengyu sitting in the first row.He sized up Gu Chengyu, then walked around to the back, scanning the exam papers of the Gong students beside him as he walked.

At this time, it was already noon's application time, and most of the people had completed the third question, and the time for handing in the paper was not far away.

When some Gongsheng saw the hem of the bright yellow clothes from the corner of their eyes, they were a little terrified and almost wrote the wrong strokes.The emperor shook his head and walked forward.

Gu Chengyu has finished the fourth question and is about to start writing.Spreading out the examination paper, Gu Chengyu picked up a pen and wrote down the neat style of the pavilion.The emperor walked gently behind Gu Chengyu, looking at Gu Chengyu's examination paper.When I saw it and started to write, my face was a little ugly.

Finally, seeing that the draft paper had been densely written, and the answers to the four policy questions appeared on the paper, the emperor softened his expression.Anyway, he knows how to test the first name, if he can't write, wouldn't he want to slap himself in the face?

I turned my attention to Gu Chengyu's draft paper. The fonts are beautiful and beautiful, the sizes are evenly and neatly arranged, and there are few traces of alteration. It can be seen that it was written in one breath, and it seems that it has a plan in mind.

Then he looked at the content again, gradually, the emperor was attracted, and stood behind Gu Chengyu for a little while.In fact, Gu Chengyu knew that the emperor was standing behind him, but he didn't look back.He is currently in the palace examination, so he doesn't need to stand up and salute.

Besides, he spent some time on the last two questions.It was inevitable that an accident would happen, he had better finish the test paper quickly.Gu Chengyu wrote with concentration, and the emperor also read it with concentration.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked at each other in blank dismay, and no noise was allowed in the hall.They exchanged a look that they both understood, and then continued to patrol.Yu Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, glanced at Gu Chengyu who was concentrating on writing the exam papers, and couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts.

Of course he recognized this Gu Chengyu, and he only found out later that his wife almost caused a catastrophe because of his second daughter.Fortunately, his disciple talked about this matter with him, otherwise he would have been kept in the dark.It would be foolish to try to cheat in the imperial examination.

There are countless ways to deal with a person, why do you have to choose the riskiest one?Gu Chengyu was lucky to escape the last fraud case.Later, when Tong Zhouyi changed his name, he also contributed to the flames, but it was a pity that Gu Chengyu escaped again.

　Once before, Yuzheng's official position was wrongly written.His official title is the Minister of Rites, and he has been written as Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is difficult to change the previous ones, so please bear with us!
　　
　
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