Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing Su Mugong's hair-raising pavilion body, Zhifu Liu felt refreshed, and Su Mu was much more pleasing to the eye.

Immediately, he was also interested in this person, so he stood up and walked slowly to Su Mu's side with his hands behind his back, and looked intently.

Su Mu was working on the first question. Although he wrote the words slowly, they were all correct.Even more strangely, every time he silently wrote a complete sentence, he would subconsciously fill in a blank space.

There is no punctuation in ancient books, and scholars need to make sentences by themselves when reading books.Of course, many of the young students who came to take the exam were unable to do this because of their education and upbringing.

Sentence sentence is one of the signs to test whether a scholar's basic skills are profound.Because most of the words of the sages are concise and to the point, a sentence can have many differences due to different sentence sentences, and there are many different interpretations in the academic circle.

For example, the most famous sentence "The people can be made to know it but not made to know it" can be broken into "The people can be made to know it; the people can't be made to know it." It can also be broken into "The people can be made to know it but not made to know it. "

Just because the punctuation is different, the meaning is very different.

Seeing that Su Mu automatically blanked out a space when punctuating a sentence, Liu Zhifu smiled and thought: After all, he is a young man, so he inevitably has the desire to show off.However, if he wants to leave a space, you can't say anything. In the imperial examination room, there is no hard and fast rule that you can't leave a space.Su Mu is a student of Shaotai, and Master Shao is also a leading Confucian in Baoding Prefecture.Su Mu's punctuation today is probably Shaotai's own understanding of the scriptures.I heard that Shao Tai is also a disciple of Confucianism, let's see if his understanding of the words of the sage is different from mine.

Looking at it, there were only a dozen or so sentences, and Liu Zhifu was surprised.

Can't help but take a breath of air: Shaotai is really good, his understanding of the scriptures, not to mention in the whole of Baoding, even in the whole world, is also top-notch.It is also his luck that Su Mu can worship under such a famous teacher.If the government had such a famous teacher back then, why would it be a waste of time to be a Jinshi at the age of 40?

"Shao Tai's knowledge is really profound, and Su Mu's word-by-line judgment is so good, it is estimated that he has worked hard on weekdays. If he really did a good job on today's topic, it might as well..."; Liu Zhifu hesitated: "I'm a little harsh on Su Mu."

But Zhifu Liu didn't know that the reason why Su Mu cut off sentences was subconsciously. This is also the habit of modern people in writing, and it's not intentional to show off.Before he entered the examination room, the two girls were crying and making noises, making it known to everyone. Now he was afraid that he would not keep a low profile, so why would he appear in the imperial examination room that was related to his future?

However, hitting the right path made Zhifu Liu feel much better about him.

It's a pity that Liu Zhifu didn't know that the punctuation in the ancient classics published in modern times was finalized after countless deliberations by countless masters of modern Chinese studies.The former Su Mu had already memorized these few questions by heart. The current Su Mu studied this in college and read it a few times. After comparing the memories of the two bodies, he wrote it out casually.

It can be said that his sentences are the crystallization of the collective wisdom of countless people from the Republic of China to modern times.

Liu Zhifu couldn't help but nodded, the more he watched, the more startled he felt.Usually it is a sentence that he thinks he has fully understood, but Su Mu takes a blank, but it turns into a different look.It seems that the meaning has changed drastically, but after a little thought, it has a different taste.

"Well, I have just arrived in Baoding, and I haven't had time to communicate with the well-educated scholars in the local area. When I have free time in the future, I want to communicate more with Old Master Shao."

As the lord of the government and the chief examiner of this government examination, it is not proper to always stand behind Su Mu and read the papers, and there are suspicions of fraud.

Prefect Liu could only suppress the expectation in his heart, and looked up at the other candidates.

There was silence in the examination room, and three or four hundred examinees buried their heads in the examination papers, but their expressions were different.

Some candidates wrote very fast and finished the first question in just a moment.But looking at his clothes and hands, they were already covered with ink, and he looked very embarrassed, probably a rough person.

Some candidates wrote very slowly, stopping after writing a sentence, biting the barrel of the pen and frowning, and took a long time to write again.It's as if the pen in your hand weighs more than a thousand gold, and every time you write a word, you have to use up all your strength.

There was even a boy who sat there motionless from beginning to end, staring in a daze in front of him, his eyes were empty and numb, no need to think about it, he must not be able to remember this passage.

It's rare for Su Mu to answer questions in a leisurely manner with a calm and calm face.

Liu Zhifu couldn't help sighing: This boy's exam is really boring, anyone can enter the exam room.Unlike scholars with fame and fame, when they pick up a pen and write papers, they are all chic and at ease. This is the disposition that scholars should have!Come on, let’s go, the title of this scripture is boring, wait until the paper is handed in, let the people in the Xuezheng Yamen judge it, anyway, it’s all about rote memorization and calligraphy... No, but the sentences on the Su Mu paper are worth studying Look, the government will mark the examination papers in person.

He touched the beard on his chin, unconsciously.

The three questions were written silently, and the total number of words was only more than 1000 words. Many candidates will finish writing soon, and put the papers aside, waiting for the examiner to collect the papers.

The scripture questions of the government examination are all arranged in the morning. After finishing, the candidates usually take a short break and have something to eat.In the afternoon, I started writing eight-legged essays.

Many candidates who finished the test took out the sesame seed cakes from the test basket and gnawed them carefully, not daring to make a sound.

Only Su Mu still took the time to copy silently, and actually delayed finishing it until noon.

Gently turning his already hot wrist, Su Mu looked at his paper and was very satisfied.The copied text exudes a faint scent of ink, and at first glance, it looks like a book that has just been printed, or the most beautifully bound book.

As for the content, there is certainly nothing wrong with it.

This first hurdle is over.

He let out a sigh of relief, looked up, it was already noon, it had been raining for more than ten days, but today was a rare sunny day.The bright sun shines down, the outside is bright, the hall is full of light, and the scenery is clear.

Soon, the test paper was collected.

Liu Zhifu reached out and took Su Mu's paper, and read it slowly, savoring it carefully, he had been waiting for a long time.

In his opinion, Su Mu's scripture topic is considered over... No, it should be ranked first.

Seeing Liu Zhifu nodding while watching, Su Mu knew that he had passed this question, and felt relieved.

However, when he thought of the following stereotyped essays, his heart tightened again.

Classical Chinese writing is his weakness. If there is a mistake in this level, no matter how good his scripture questions are, it will be useless.

"I don't know what the eight-legged essay will be in this issue, God bless you!"

He was the last examinee to finish. Before he could eat something, the question paper for the eight-legged essay came down.