Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 567 Admission
  "So, the situation is like this." After returning to the house in the evening, Shangluo explained to Phaethon: "Elder Ge said that if you want to enter the Imperial Academy, you can only take the unified admissions examination. Because you will be granted the 'Affiliated Imperial Academy' The admission procedures are too troublesome. You need your monarch to send a letter to the emperor, and then the emperor needs to approve it himself."

"Ah, okay." Phaethon pressed his forehead, "Although it is more troublesome, I already have expectations. How long do I have?"

"next week."

"Next week??? Are you sure next week? What should I do? What is the scope of the exam? How are liberal arts and sciences counted?"

"What we call Renxue and Neo-Confucianism." Shangluo replied, "If we compare it with yours, the divisions between Renxue and Neo-Confucianism are somewhat different. For example, biology belongs to Renxue, but geography belongs to Neo-Confucianism. But biochemistry It also belongs to Neo-Confucianism.”

"Ah, I feel like I don't even know how to classify them."

"It's very simple. The study of things that are directly related to people is benevolence. Some disciplines do not meet this characteristic, but because they are related to the definition of 'people', they will be classified, such as biology. Of course, the two disciplines The first point is not that obvious. What you want to learn here at the Imperial College is comprehensive disciplinary thinking. When you are a freshman, there is no distinction between benevolence and neo-Confucianism."

"Isn't the freshman year the senior year in high school?"

"It's not just the senior high school students. We don't distinguish between benevolence and science in high school. We all study together, and we all take the exams together. You can tell by looking at my class schedule." Shangluo pulled his schoolbag over and showed it to her:

"The classes for the week include Chinese language, music, etiquette, history, etc., and then there are biophysical chemistry, etc. Generally speaking, they are benevolence and science. We don't have physical education classes, because the club activities in the afternoon are enough for physical education. . But even though it doesn’t, we still have an archery assessment. You have to learn how to draw a bow and shoot an arrow, because it is the Six Arts of a Gentleman. Although it is not included in the score, there is a passing assessment."

"It's over. It's over. It's over."

"So what did you learn?"

"Science, or the science part, is the same for both of us, so it's not a big problem. But the history, etiquette, and monthly studies... we don't know it at all! And in your Chinese class, what we learn is 'Academic Sinian', which basically only involves In terms of written language, just being able to read is enough. And I can only read modern documents. It seems to me that it will be very difficult for me to learn ancient texts."

"In other words, you still have to make up for it."

"What exactly should be supplemented?"

"The Four Books and Five Classics are required to be recited in full. Among them, four books must not only be memorized but also understood. There will be some content on the meaning of the scriptures to be examined, but they are relatively shallow, and you are not required to write an eight-legged essay, which is about two to three hundred words combined with situational analysis. Just one moment will do it. Can you handle it?"

"Hahahaha. Hahaha."

"So, how much exactly?"

"I did take part in tutoring, and I did read them all recently. But if I want to meet the exam standards, I'm afraid there's still a long way to go."

"Tsk." Shangluo shook his head, "In this case, you have to let me take action. There is no way, who calls me your employer? And your aunt asked me to take good care of you."

[Hmm~ This is the love and care of a parent. 】

"She said it was the love and care of a parent."

"Okay, thank you. So what can you do?" "Go to hell."

"Huh? Why are you swearing?"

"That's not what I mean. I want you to go to hell. Apollonia is waiting for you in hell. She will come to tutor you. I will also go for a while, because I am afraid that she will recite the sutra incorrectly."

【Hello! Are you doubting my academic standards? 】

"Nonsense, who knows if you have any understanding other than memorization. This is not an endorsement test. The endorsement part is not important, what is important is understanding. Because the content of the scriptures is not 10 points in total, but your understanding of benevolence There are no less than a thousand words on a paper—let me remind you.”

Shangluo said to the two people: "There is no essay question at the end of our exam. Instead, there are 5 big questions on the last page of the paper, two questions on classics and meanings, and three questions on policy. Each question has two to three hundred words. Taken together, you have to Write [-] to [-] words. You can't write too long at all, because there is simply not enough time. You must answer as concisely and directly to the main point. Best, you still have to have some formatting, otherwise it will be difficult for the marking teacher Find your scoring spot.”

"Ah" Phaethon understood, "So if my level is not good enough, the last five big questions are equivalent to going to jail? Because my level can be seen between the lines?"

"Yes." Shangluo replied, "I'm not too worried about the scholar exam because it's basically all objective questions and no subjective questions. Just check all the four options A, B, C and D. It's very easy to pass. But the actual admission The exam is completely the opposite. There are almost no objective questions. You have to compose, compose, compose the whole article. There is a composition for the small questions, write one sentence. There is a composition for the middle questions, fifty words. There is a composition for the big questions, and you have to write within two to three hundred words. Let’s make things clear.”

"It's over." Phaethon leaned back, "I know what you want me to do. You want me to make up all the courses at 365 times speed, right?"

"Well, what do you think? I think three days is enough."

"If you make up for three days in there, it will be three years!"

"You can make up for three years of study in three days. This is a blessing."

"Do you want this blessing for you?"

"No, because I know how to memorize it, I don't need to make up for it. Before, I just didn't understand a few arithmetic symbols. For some reason, Lao Shang always allowed me to use his own addition, subtraction, multiplication and division signs. But I made up a few After a little meeting I had it all figured out.”

"Okay." Phaethon pressed his head, "I have one last question: Are there any restrictions on fonts? For example, how to write the word "fennel"? Because I saw that some writing methods are different from what we learned there."

"There is no limit. Just try to choose a writing method that is more recognizable. Writing is not the same as printing newspapers. Newspapers and other printed materials do need certain rules. When you write by yourself, just choose a writing method that is more popular. Don't The writing is too abrupt. Even we are not sure about some of the writing methods. The word "turtle" for turtle is a big mess, who can understand it. No one will say anything if it is written as turtle. If you write dragon, you can write dragon. It doesn’t matter, that’s how I wrote it, and no one typed it wrong for me.”

"Okay" Phaethon nodded, "In order to live up to my father, I will definitely learn it. But, I have a small request."

"Go ahead."

"Can you cover a shift for me?"

(End of this chapter)