The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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Although nothing has been done in the past few days, Su Jin has really gained insight. He and Li Chong have been inseparable for three days, and they have found out about the imperial examination.

Su Jin always thought that the ancient imperial examinations meant entering the examination room. Writing a stereotyped essay, as long as the format is correct, the reasoning is correct, the words are well-chosen, and the topic is accurate, plus some small ideas that are unique and not shocking. When he told him about the subjects of the scientific examination one by one, Su Jin's excitement suddenly dropped to freezing point.

It's too fucking hard!

"The imperial examination is divided into six subjects. Of course, Jinshi is the main one. The other five subjects, such as Sanli, Sanshi, Wujing, and Xuexue, are collectively called various subjects. If you are a Jinshi subject, most of them will be reused, and you will be able to reach the sky in one step after passing the examination; there are only a few subjects in each subject, but they are better than specialists. It’s hard to get a job, but it’s better than not getting it.”

Li Chong's words just made Su Jin dumbfounded. Why are the brains of this department and that department confused, and this still makes people live?Are these guys from the Ministry of Rites so idle, why are they doing so many tricks when they have nothing to do?

Li Chong patiently explained to Su Jin for a long time, and then Su Jin understood what was going on.

In short, this is like the college entrance examination in later generations. After ten years of hard work, normal students will take the national unified college entrance examination, while some will be admitted to art schools, and some will be admitted to sports colleges , and some of them took the exam in military colleges and universities, etc., but compared with the Song Dynasty, the enrollment of these specialized colleges and universities was much limited, and the enrollment ratio of normal candidates was far smaller than that of normal candidates.

Taking the Song Dynasty as an example, Jinshi candidates are normal candidates, and other subjects are specialty candidates who each study a specialty. The difference between the two is roughly this.What makes Su Jin even more strange is that the official careers of the candidates who were selected in the Jinshi department and the various departments are treated differently. This is too fucking human rights.

"What is the test? Stereotyped essay?" Su Jin bit the bullet and continued to ask for advice.

"What is stereotyped essay? Is there such a style?" Li Zhong was a little confused by the new terms that popped out of Su Jin's mouth. Li Chong, who is well-versed, really doesn't know what stereotyped essay is.

"You don't even know stereotyped essays?" Su Jin opened his mouth wide, and anyone with better eyesight could clearly see the pituitary gland in his throat.

"Tell me, tell me quickly." Li Chong became interested and urged Su Jin to explain to him what stereotyped essay is.

"The stereotyped essay is just..." Su Jinzheng was about to explain, and suddenly shut up; thinking about it, this stereotyped civilization only existed in the Ming Dynasty, and it has nothing to do with Li Chong.

"It's too long to talk about. Next time I find time to talk to Brother Li in detail, Brother Li should tell me what to take for Jinshi." Su Jin hurriedly brought the topic back.

"Young Master Su, don't forget to take the time to explain to me, that's right! You also have to explain to me what you said last time about Newton and Apple, what is universal gravitation." Li Zhong said seriously.

"Definitely, definitely!" Su Jin was sweating all over his head, and he had to be careful next time he talked to Li Chong. If he accidentally popped up a new term, this person would definitely ask for advice. Ordinarily, it would be fine. If you missed terms like Goldbach's conjecture and Fermat's last theorem, just explain these terms, and don't do other things in this life.

"The times of the solution test and the provincial test are different. The solution test is unified into three sessions, while the provincial test varies from five to seven sessions. As for the content, it is almost the same. carry on."

Li Chong said lightly what Su Jin didn't understand at all, making Su Jin feel like he was in the fog again.

Li Chong looked at Su Jin's gradually pale face, and the big drops of sweat on his forehead, and asked with concern, "Mr. Su is feeling unwell?"

Su Jin forced a smile and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm in a panic."

"Do you want to invite a doctor? Don't you have heatstroke?" Li Zhong was extremely concerned, and he got up in a panic to call for someone.

Su Jin hurriedly stopped him, took out a sweat towel and wiped the sweat on his forehead, drank the herbal tea on the table, and said with a sigh: "Brother Li, please explain to me in detail, how can we try? How about Mo Yi in the Tie Jing?"

Li Chong looked at him like a monster and said, "Young master Su is joking, you don't even understand what you are taking for the test? Don't tell me you really don't understand."

"I don't understand! I don't understand bullshit!" Su Jin said honestly.

Li Chong staggered and almost fell to his death; what kind of person is this? As a test taker, he doesn't understand basic common sense, so what should he use to take the test?Just for this one, it is a question of whether the quota for this solution test can be obtained. Even if you get it, you can only make a fool of yourself when you enter the examination room.

"Because I don't understand, I just asked Brother Li for advice. Why do I ask if I understand?" Su Jinwu argued forcefully.

Li Chong regained his composure, picked up the herbal tea in front of him and took a gulp without caring about etiquette, suppressed the depression rising in his heart, and patiently explained: "The so-called trial strategy refers to political affairs, classics and righteousness in the examination questions of the Ministry of Rites. Questions are set, and candidates are asked to answer the written test, which is used to judge the candidate's ability to handle political and related affairs."

Su Jin suddenly realized: "Oh, it turned out to be a question and answer question. Understood, what is a trial discussion?"

Li Chong rolled his eyes and continued: "Experimental theory is policy theory. As the name suggests, it is to discuss the theories of the past dynasties or poetry books, to explain one's own views, and to state one's own understanding."

"Oh, it turned out to be an essay question, I understand." Su Jin understood again.

"I don't need Brother Li's explanation for the test of poetry and fu. Isn't it just writing essays and poems? This is easy to understand, composition questions." Su Jin shook his head to himself, completely ignoring Li Chong's feelings.

Li Chong's face, which was originally dark and purple, finally calmed down and said, "But Mo Yi doesn't need to explain the scriptures, right?"

"I need to explain this, I don't understand." Seeing Li Chong's displeasure, Su Jin restrained himself a little, and his tone became sincere.

Li Chong sighed and said: "The test post scripture is to test the content of a subset of scriptures studied in the past, choose one or several sentences to cover both ends, open a single line in the middle, cut the paper into a post, cover several keywords of the original text, cover The number of words varies from three to six or seven characters, and candidates are required to complete the original text on the posting paper."

"Fill in the blanks." Su Jin muttered.

Li Chong pretended not to hear, and continued: "Testing Moyi is to learn ten or twenty principles from the text of the scriptures, and ask the examinee to clarify the meaning of the text and explain the difficulties."

"Translation question." Su Jin thought.It turns out that the various question types that are hated by later generations were invented by the ancients, and the only multiple-choice question that makes people feel more comfortable is not there, which is quite depressing.

Li Chongyu said earnestly: "Mr. Su, with your talent, you only need to calm down and you will surely win, but everything is wasteful. Even if you have a lot of talent, it is useless to squander it without regret. Since ancient times There are as many talented people as crucian carp crossing the river, and there are also many people who lose everyone."

Su Jin could hear Li Chong's meaning, and said seriously: "Brother Li is right, I will definitely read his book for two months and strive for a hit."

Li Chong sneered and said, "Two months? How can it be done in two months?"

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "Could it be two years?"

Li Chong sighed: "Mr. Su's heart is quite high, but you don't know the difficulty of the imperial examination, it is difficult to reach the sky, not to mention whether you have read a lot of books and have a strong record of knowledge, just a subset of the sayings of past sages is vast, and no one dares to do it." Tell me where the question comes from, if you can't answer the original meaning, this exam will be over."

Su Jin's face changed, and he said in amazement: "Is there no test scope? Isn't it about the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Looking at Su Jin's shocked face, Li Chong shook his head and sighed.