My diary of transcendence from the heavens

Chapter 29 29. Sophisticated people and plagiarized poems

"Perfect, my handwriting is getting better and better. Before, I couldn't believe that I could write such beautiful and perfect handwriting."

It has been more than half a day since I finished writing the first part of the classic exam.

Zhao Xuanqi first boiled water and cooked rice nearby, rested for a while, replenished his energy and energy, and filled his stomach before continuing to answer questions.

The first part of the "Classics Test" only requires reading from the script, similar to filling in the blanks with words and sentences.

In addition, there is also a very important second part, reading comprehension.

The examiner will randomly select a sentence from the classic works of various great Confucian sages and ask you to fill in the next sentence of this sentence and answer the sentence as a whole.

Regarding the answer and understanding, Zhao Xuanqi fell into silence and decided not to answer the question according to the previous answer method, but to think about the information he knew in his mind.

"The name of the examiner this time is Wu Youwei. He belongs to a wealthy family. He once studied at Qingcheng Academy. He often quarreled with the poor children of the academy. He has a conservative personality and prefers conservatives. He hates those poor scholars and likes to flatter and bully his subordinates. …”

"Later, he studied under the great Confucian Fang Qingshui, who was also conservative and old-fashioned. His political party was the 'Beidi Party'. Wu Youwei also relied on this party to rise to the top..."

"This analysis shows that the examiner is a typical high-ranking official from aristocratic families. He likes the children of wealthy families. He is condescending and despises poor people and looks down on the poor."

"Therefore, I should be more conservative in answering the questions, be old-fashioned and restrained in etiquette, maintain aristocraticism, and consider the powerful families. When doing things, I should quote the comments of the great scholars of the "Northland Party" and agree with this party, and the direction of answering the questions should also be Follow this party.”

Zhao Xuanqi analyzed several other examiners and clarified their ideas before finally writing with confidence.

Reading comprehension is not just about reading comprehension, but also about human relations.

If he doesn't know the examiner's party and various information, as well as the interests of each examiner, he will inevitably make mistakes in his answers under the constraints of the information cocoon.

For example, if you quote the examiner's ideas from a hostile party, or if your answers are not in line with the examiner's personality, the examinee will not like them.

In this way, no matter how perfect your answer is, it is only perfect in your own eyes.

If the examiner doesn't like you, thinks you are not in line with the party's thinking, thinks you are too radical and a hostile element, he will also deduct points from you.

After all, the examiner is the person in charge of the scientific examination in Ziyun County, which determines a candidate's final score to a certain extent.

People are not machines. They always have their own interests and hobbies, and they can choose to stand in line. To please the examiner is an important prerequisite for a candidate to achieve high scores.

As Zhao Xuanqi answered the questions, he was thankful for his wife's foresight.

Spending a huge amount of money to get information from each examiner in advance really made it easier for him to answer the questions.

"In the past, the reason why poor people always failed in the imperial examinations and civil service examinations was that they could not see many treasured and unique copies. It was also a big problem in terms of vision. But on the other hand, there was no money to inquire about the interests of various examiners. I have hobbies and policy testimony, so I don’t know where to start in terms of reading comprehension, which leads to the fact that winning the exam in the end depends entirely on luck.”

"Children from aristocratic families have enough money, no shortage of books and resources, and can learn about the information and political parties of each examiner, and even have close contact with each examiner, so they have ideas for answering, which is better than those from poor families. Naturally, more people will take the exam, and if they have high political awareness, even if they don’t cheat, their scores will be far higher than ordinary people.”

After most of a day, Zhao Xuanqi finally filled out all the answers to the classic test and could proceed to the second part of the "trial test" and "ci test".

At this time, the time has come to night.

A candle was lit next to his desk, sparkling, and the weak light illuminated the examination room, allowing candidates to answer questions at night.

After answering questions all day, Zhao Xuanqi was now dizzy and his palms were sore from writing all day. He did not choose to answer the questions at night.

There is no need for this.

It is easy to answer the wrong questions at night, and it is easy to read the wrong questions when you are dazzled.

Instead of answering questions at night and fighting for this time, it is better to have a good rest, replenish your energy and energy the next day, and then answer the questions in the best condition!
In this way, Zhao Xuanqi put away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and lay down on the table to rest slowly. It didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

But other candidates were still writing seriously with lights on, refusing to give up even a second. His sleep was in sharp contrast to the others.

The clerk was a little surprised. Which candidate in the past didn't race against time to answer questions?
This guy was lucky, he went to bed right after it got dark!
So he came over to take a look, and until he was sure that Zhao Xuanqi was not suspected of cheating, he continued to wander around the examination room.

Don't think that there will be no one to invigilate the exam at night.

The level of proctoring is even stricter at night. There will be many petty officials patrolling back and forth. Once something is wrong, they will conduct a body search. It is extremely difficult to cheat.A night of silence.

The next day, Zhao Xuanqi got up early, washed up, and had a hearty meal before sitting down and answering the questions again.

"Poem test" and "Ci test".

To be honest, there are many masterpieces of poetry in this world, and there are also particularly famous poems. However, those poets from the previous life who have been passed down through the ages do not exist in this world at all, so he can plagiarize many poems.

Therefore, "poetry test" and "ci test" are not a problem and are relatively simple.

At least Zhao Xuanqi thinks it's relatively simple.

Exam questions:
[...The creation is based on the great scholar Fang Qingshui's "Impressions on Climbing the Tower"... The requirements are simple and clear, and the creation is based on the rhythm of Wei poetry, without deviating from the meaning of the title...]

In a series of official discourses, there were many requirements for examination questions, but Zhao Xuanqi only saw the four words "Impressions of Climbing the Tower", requiring candidates to write poems about their feelings when climbing the stairs, without deviating from the model poems of the great Confucian scholars.

Without hesitation, he wrote as soon as he picked up his pen:

"Climbing the Tower"

By the day of the mountain,
The Yellow River flows into the sea.

Clairvoyant greed,
Take it to the next level.

This is a relatively famous poem about climbing a tower, and there is also the Yellow River in this world, and the Yellow River is also a relatively famous river. Writing it here does not deviate from the meaning of the title.

"If you want to see a thousand miles away, reach a higher level" is a poem that has been passed down through the ages in China.

Presumably, if used as answers to scientific examinations in this parallel world, the results would not be much different.

As for the "Ci Test", it is even simpler. The candidates are also required to compose lyrics based on the works of a certain great Confucian and then watch something. What is required here is to write about the "Yangtze River".

Zhao Xuanqi rubbed his eyes and sighed when looking at the title: "Judging from the title of the poem, it's either about the impression of climbing a building or the impression of watching the Yangtze River..."

"Climbing high-rise buildings and strolling along the Yangtze River may seem simple but are actually not simple at all. After all, these are projects only available to aristocratic families. Only people from aristocratic families can travel in such a leisurely way without being constrained by money."

"But the poor people have road restrictions and cannot move around at will. They are tied to the place of their birth all day long. Even if they finally get admitted as a scholar, they have no money to support traveling to see the scenery. There is also chaos in various places. There are many bandits and bandits, and poor scholars have no ability. Hiring bodyguards is a big risk.”

"No wonder the children of aristocratic families do so well in exams and surpass ordinary people in poetry and lyrics. They can travel for field trips, climb high-rise buildings, and see the majesty of the Yellow River. They are rich in emotions and have many thoughts..."

"And you, a mere poor family, can only stay in your own one-third of an acre of land, watch rice planting, and have never been to a high-rise building in your life. You only hope to fill your stomach. You are short-sighted and can only imagine the scene of high-rise buildings from other people's descriptions. With the majesty of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, how can we get inspiration for poetry?"

At this moment, Zhao Xuanqi deeply realized the malicious intent of the imperial examination towards the poor people.

Sure enough, reading and scientific examinations have never been a project for the poor, it is something only the rich can do!

"Poetry about the Yangtze River..."

He shook his head and dispersed all the thoughts in his mind, but still chose to plagiarize a word, and it was an eternal term!
"Near the Yangtze River"

the river is long and tempestuous, it was like a hero.

Success or failure turned empty.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns.

The white-haired fisherman Qiao Jiangzhu used to watch autumn and spring.

A jug of muddy wine meets together.

Many things from ancient to modern times are all being discussed with laughter.

(End of this chapter)