Monument Yangmen

Chapter 88
The scene in front of the Kaifeng government office was destined to be remembered by everyone present, and then spread throughout the Song Dynasty, and finally became an enviable story.

The title of the good story is four women fighting for husbands or confidante sending exams, which is currently unknown.

The hour has come, and the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture opened the main gate of the North Courtyard to welcome all the students.

The yamen servant in charge of the interrogation at the door checked everyone's household registration cards and assessment certificates, and only let people in if they corresponded.

The purpose of doing this is to prevent others from taking the exam.

After entering the door, there was a row of yamen guards behind who were in charge of body searches. Their actions were very rude, but none of the students dared to resist.

When it was Yang Yansi's turn, the yamen servants restrained a little. After all, if they disrespected him in public, it would be easy to get beaten.

The Yang Mansion, Cao Mansion, Huyan Mansion, and Princess Mansion all sent messages to them.

I searched my body, got the seat number plate, and sat in the designated seat.

Although the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty was not as harsh as that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many assessments.

Try one poem, one fu, and one theory respectively, five policies, ten scriptures on the scriptures, and ten articles on Mo Yi.

Among them, poetry, fu, and theory are the most important; Tiejing and Moyi are large in volume and time-consuming; the five questions of policy in the system are not so important. It will be valued only when you learn the classics.

After all the examinees entered and sat down, Prince Zhao Yuanzuo stood on the high platform and lectured. After some lectures, the test questions began to be distributed.

Yang Yansi got the test questions, opened it and looked at it, the amount was indeed large enough, no wonder it took two days to assess.

After carefully reviewing the topics, Yang Yansi decided to start with the scriptures.

Tiejing is similar to the filling-in-the-blank questions of later generations. I selected some classic passages from "The Analects of Confucius", cut off the beginning and the end, and cut out some in the middle.

Then, let the students write the corresponding paragraphs according to the prompts given.

Yang Yansi said that he has no pressure to deal with the scriptures.

There are ten questions in Tie Jing, which means that Yang Yansi basically has to write ten corresponding classic paragraphs according to the prompts.

Yang Yansi picked up the pen while grinding it, and started writing directly on the scroll without using the draft.

"...a gentleman loses benevolence, and evil becomes famous..."

The first question, this sentence is from the Analects of Confucius and Daode, which means: If a gentleman is separated from benevolence, how can he be called a gentleman?
The person who solves the test questions is usually the head of the state government. Presumably this question was written by Zhao Yuanzuo.

Let's talk about morality, which is very in line with Zhao Yuanzuo's personality.

Yang Yansi had a plan in mind, so he took up a pen and wrote it down.

"The Master said: Wealth and honor are what people desire. If you don't get it according to the way, you can't get it..."

Second question.

"...three hundred poems..."

"The Master said: There are three hundred poems, summed up in one sentence, saying: There is no evil in thinking..."

……

Fifth question.

"...Tao is based on virtue, and harmony is based on propriety..."

……

Question ten.

"...What's the use of politics..."

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After answering the ten questions, an hour has passed.

Yang Yansi moved his stiff hands and feet, dried the test paper, and then began to answer Mo Yi.

The so-called Moyi refers to the annotations and understanding of ancient Chinese.

Also ten questions.

To begin with the first question,
"The Master said, "Smart words make you look good, and you are full of benevolence."

The meaning of this sentence is 'Confucius said: rhetoric, pretending to be pleasant, this kind of person has very little benevolence...'.

When Yang Yansi saw this question, he felt malicious. It was obvious that Zhao Yuanzuo came up with this sentence because he knew that he would participate in this test.

Make it clear that you hate yourself...

When did Zhao Yuanzuo become narrow-minded?

Yang Yansi just thought about it for a while, then put the question behind him and started to answer it.

Yang Yansi wrote half of it, and the whole morning passed.

Some yamen servants will provide hot water at this time, and the students soak the dry food and snacks they brought, and barely have a meal.

In Yang Yansi's rucksack, there are cakes prepared in advance, and some side dishes, just steamed buns, which are delicious.

She Saihua also carefully prepared a jug of wine for him, to drink a sip after a full meal, which has a special flavor.

"brother……"

A shout came from the next door.

Yang Yansi was vigilant, "Why?"

The voice next door sounded again.

"Give me a sip of your wine, I'm so hungry..."

Yang Yansi thought it was a little funny that he met a drunkard as his neighbor in the examination room.

After looking left and right, no one noticed, Yang Yansi stuffed the flagon over.

The person next door snatched the flagon in a hurry, took a sip, and sighed: "If I don't drink for an hour, I feel exhausted."

The person next door threw the wine jug over and returned it to Yang Yansi, "Brother, you are a nice person. Later, I will invite you to drink at Yanlailou... The wine in Yanlailou is a must in Bianjing, and most people drink it there." not."

Yang Yansi put away the jug and dishes, and replied with a smile, "If I want, there is no wine in Bianjing that I can't drink."

When the person next door heard it, he became interested, "Brother, you can really boast, go out together some other day, let me see it."

Yang Yansi picked up his pen and began to prepare for the questions, and replied casually, "If you are destined, let's go together, I'm going to answer the questions. I won't chat with you..."

The people next door were still chattering, "What's so good about this Lao Shizi's question, it's not difficult at all..."

Yang Yansi stopped talking to the drunkard next door and began to answer the questions seriously.

It was only when night fell that Yang Yansi finished writing the ten words of Mo Yi.

Lighted the oil lamp, and finished writing policy questions casually.

Yang Yansi started to eat, and the chatter next door started asking him for a drink.

After learning that Yang Yansi was out of wine, he fell asleep humming.

Yang Yansi couldn't fall asleep in the examination room, the snoring sounded around him one after another, it felt like he was on a construction site.

After staying up all night, Yang Yansi began to write three poems, fu and treatises.

The title of the three items is very interesting.

With the theme of loyalty and bravery, write a poem.

With the theme of benevolence and righteousness, I wrote a Fu.

On the topic of morality, write an essay.

The three topics given by Zhao Yuanzuo are very large and extensive, so they also gave Yang Yansi enough space to play.

Yang Yansi fights at night with lights on, and there are many students like him who fight at night with lights on.

As dawn approached, Yang Yansi finished the draft.

He simply washed his face with the cold water provided by the yamen servants and regained consciousness.

Then, start copying on the scroll.

The tall and straight thin golden body has a different charm on the rolled surface.

The handwriting is neat and the roll surface is neat.

After checking it carefully and making sure there were no mistakes or omissions, Yang Yansi handed in the paper directly.

To Yang Yansi's astonishment, the guy next door who snored all night actually held the paper and handed it in before him.

That guy seemed to have seen Yang Yansi, nodded slightly at Yang Yansi, and left the North Courtyard.

Yang Yansi took the paper and walked up to Zhao Yuanzuo. Zhao Yuanzuo didn't bother to look at him or talk to him, so he handed the paper to the yamen servant next to him.

Yang Yansi shrugged his shoulders, put on his rucksack, and walked out of the main entrance of the North Courtyard.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he left the door, he slapped Yang Yansi on the shoulder, which startled him.

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