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  Chapter 44 043【On the spot admission? 】

  In the winter of the first year of Chongzhen, there was two feet of snow in Qianshan County, and many people and livestock froze to death.

  Compared to Shaanxi, it is already a paradise.

  The drought in Shaanxi is still going on, and the central government has not even dispatched a commissioner to inspect the disaster, not to mention disaster relief.

   Moreover, the imperial court continued to press for taxes.

  Emperor Chongzhen was merciful and exempted the tax paid three years ago, but the tax arrears in the sixth and seventh years of Tianqi had to be paid. The first year of Chongzhen was even more outrageous, so what about the severe drought in Shaanxi Province, the tax arrears of 52,000 taels, it is simply disrespectful to the new emperor!

   Taxation, continue to collect taxes, Liao pay must also be collected in full!

   In the blink of an eye, it was the second year of Chongzhen.

  Just after the Lantern Festival holiday, Emperor Chongzhen summoned the cabinet ministers to rule on the case of "Wei Zhongxian's treason".

  The newly released chief assistant, Han Yu, although he is the leader of the Donglin Party, does not want to continue to engage in party disputes, and demands that the list of eunuchs be limited to 50 people.

  Emperor Chongzhen was not happy, saying that there must be fish that slipped through the net.

  Han Yu withstood the pressure from all parties and still did not want to expand. The second time he gave the **** list, there were still only a few dozen people.

  Emperor Chongzhen finally got angry, and personally formulated various crimes, and those who flattered Wei Zhongxian were considered eunuchs!

  The chief assistant, Han Yu, had no choice but to report 258 eunuchs on the **** list.

  Emperor Chongzhen was still suspicious, and kept installing factory guard spies, causing panic for a while.

  Partisanship?

  Being fooled by Chongzhen, the imperial court can no longer play party disputes. Cleaning up the eunuchs is just an excuse, and the real target is directed at the Donglin Party. The minister who is good at figuring out the holy will is making intensive preparations in private. As long as he waits for a good opportunity to make a move, he can overthrow the Donglin Party cabinet in one fell swoop.

  From a certain point of view, Chongzhen is also a master of political struggle, gaining supreme authority even with fighting.

  …

   Yangchun March.

  Zhao Han took a boat to Qianshan County, and joined Fei Ruhe to take part in the boy's test.

  He didn't want to take the imperial examination, but Fei Yinghuan persuaded him to try it, and Pang Chunlai also persuaded him to try it, so let's just take the exam.

  In order to qualify for the exam, Zhao Han temporarily changed his name to Fei Han, and finally changed from a black household to an adopted son, and his household registration fell into the official household registration register of the Fei family.

  The day before the county test, everyone stayed in the county seat.

  The fellow examinees included Fei Ruhe and Xu Ying. Although Fei Chun was also a book boy, he didn't even have the qualifications for the exam.

  Everyone got up in the middle of the night, came early to wait outside the examination booth, and checked their identities to enter the venue at dawn.

  The examination conditions in Qianshan County are very good. You don’t need to bring your own examination tables and benches, let alone use the county government as a temporary examination room.

  Fei Ruhe paid back the debt, complaining, "Why don't you open the door to search? I'm still waiting to go in and catch up on sleep."

  Zhao Han said with a smile: "A whole day of exams is enough for you to sleep."

  Fei Ruhe sighed and said: "Oh, I just finished studying "The Analects of Confucius", and I haven't read "Mencius" or "The Doctrine of the Mean". Daddy insists on me taking the exam!"

   "Didn't your family buy you a notification county?" Zhao Han teased in a low voice.

  Fei Ruhe rubbed his chubby face: "What's the use of buying notice to the county? You just passed the county exam, and you're still a schoolboy. If you want to be a boy student, you have to buy the magistrate as well."

  Zhao Han turned around and asked Xu Ying, "How sure are you?"

  Xu Ying shook her head and said, "I'm not even half sure. I started too late and haven't finished studying "Mencius". If my husband didn't let me take the exam, I would definitely take the exam again next year."

   "It's for your own good to take the exam this year, so as not to be unfamiliar with everything next year. Don't be nervous, just come to visit the exam booth." Zhao Han comforted.

  Outside the examination room, only Fei Chun followed.

  Fei Yinghuan also came, Qin Xin, Jian Dan, and Jiu Po ​​are all there, and now they are all asleep in the inn, saying that they will go to Shitang Town to visit friends after dawn.

  As for his son's exam, Fei Yinghuan didn't bother to take care of it, it was just a day trip to the exam room.

  The only role of Mr. Fei is to find a few scholars and give Zhao Han and them a joint guarantee.

   At dawn, candidates began to enter.

  The guard confirmed Zhao Han's identity and let him in for a search.

  The county test and inspection is purely a fool, you don’t need to take off your clothes, just touch it a few times to make a show, anyway, it doesn’t matter if someone cheats.

   Entering the examination room, Zhao Han rushed to grab the number, so as not to be next to the toilet.

  The sky suddenly began to rain lightly, and Zhao Han seized the time to nail the oilcloth, and his body was already wet when everything was done.

sleep!

  Zhao Han and Fei Ruhe were not far apart, they didn't take the exam seriously, and fell asleep on the table almost at the same time.

  Only Xu Ying was nervous and forgot that she was here for a day trip.

  The morning light was dim, and Zhao Han was woken up.

  The guard held the question board and walked between the test booths. The light was too dark to see clearly, and he had to wait for the guard to get closer.

  Two questions, only the four books are tested, and the time is one day.

  Zhao Han took a closer look, what did it come out of?

  The first one is okay to say: Zi said.

  The second dish is outrageous: I don’t eat much.

  When Fei Ruhe saw the title, he immediately scratched his head.

   The topic "Zi Yue" must come from "The Analects of Confucius". But the "Zi Yue" is so full that people have no way to start, and they don't know from which angle to solve the problem.

  The fat man thought for a long time and decided to do the second question first.

   After thinking about it for a while, I began to think about it, and wrote down the problem: You can't eat too much, and you will get fat if you eat too much!

  It's a wonderful break, Fei Ruhe has already begun to indulge himself.

  Xu Ying's side.

   It is also impossible to start with "Zi Yue", because "The Analects" is everywhere, as if being asked to prove "1+1=2".

   Looking at "I don't eat much", Xu Ying laughed suddenly. This question is very simple.

   Zhao Han's situation is just the opposite. When he sees "Zi Yue", he immediately thinks of Su Shi's Xiongwen.

  When he was in college, although he didn't recite the full text, he still remembered the opening few sentences and directly moved them to solve the problem: Everyone is the teacher of the world, and one word is the law of the world.

  The next few sentences continue to copy Su Shi's original text.

   I copied and copied, but I forgot later, so I searched my brains and scraped my stomach, pieced together and piled up the words on the paper.

   After struggling for a quarter of an hour, I managed to get together two hundred words, made a few revisions, and began to transcribe them on the answer sheet.

  Then the second question: I don’t eat much.

  Zhao Han couldn't remember the original text for a while, but he could reason.

  Confucius is a foodie. The Analects of Confucius talks about eating the most. This question is probably from the Analects of Confucius.

   After thinking about it for a while, I finally **** remembered that the original sentence should be "Don't withdraw **** food, don't eat too much".

   It can be understood as: Confucius likes to eat ginger, and he never leaves, but he doesn't eat too much.

   It can also be understood as: Ginger can clear thinking, other foods are removed, **** can be kept, but not too much.

  Zhu Xi's explanation is: Jiang Tong is divine, and can get rid of evil. Confucius didn't eat too much because he was not greedy.

  This is a truncated question. It is very difficult to solve the question. You cannot mention the words before and after, but you must express the relevant content.

  Zhao Han thought for a long time, and finally took up a pen and wrote: Precepts, self-examination, sages can cultivate themselves.

  Solving the question is very good, but unfortunately the rest is not easy to do. Zhao Han scribbled a whole sentence, and after he got 200 words, he copied it and handed it in.

  It's still early, but four people have already handed in the papers.

   Zhao Han was the fifth one, and he was about to put down the test paper and leave, but Feng Zhixian stopped him.

   "What advice does the county lord have?" Zhao Han asked, clasping his hands.

  Feng Xun stroked his beard and said, "Why are you going? Just wait!"

  Zhao Han stood honestly by the side, and a buddy was attending an interview.

  Feng Xun posted a couplet, the buddy quickly answered, and was allowed to leave happily, as if he was admitted on the spot.

  The County Examination doesn’t need vague names, Feng Xun glanced at it and asked, “Which one is Fei’s?”

   "Goose Lake." Zhao Han replied.

   "Who are you, Fei Dazhao?" Feng Xun asked again.

  Zhao Han said: "My father."

  Feng Xun immediately became amiable, and said with a smile: "My lord is a great talent, I think you are not bad, just wait for me to see Xiongwen."

  Zhao Han is speechless, this county test is too ridiculous, don't you avoid suspicion at all?

  Feng Xun glanced at the problem, and suddenly slapped the table and exclaimed: "Wonderful, wonderful! Every man is a teacher of a hundred generations, and one word is the law of the world. A real tiger father has no dogs!"

  Zhao Han is stupid, this magistrate, hasn't he read Su Shi's article?

  In this stereotype, the first six sentences are copied from the original text by Su Shi!

  Many scholars in the late Ming Dynasty, not to mention the prose of the Tang and Song Dynasties, did not even memorize the Four Books and Five Classics.

  Even Qian Qianyi, a great talent, began to really study ancient prose after being an official for many years, and quickly became a new leader in the literary world. Before that, although he knew the Eight Great Men of Tang and Song Dynasties, he had never read the proses of Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan.

  Feng Xun read the second chapter again, clapped his hands and said: "Fei's family has a unicorn!"

  Then, Feng Zhixian began to worry. The first case has been decided, and the second place is also selected. No matter how good Zhao Han's stereotyped essay is, he can only be ranked third. I really feel wronged for this child prodigy.

  Feng Xun reminded: "Go home and prepare for the government examination."

  Zhao Han was a little confused, I was admitted on the spot?

   Didn’t it mean that the Jiangxi imperial examination is difficult? I haven't even finished learning the Four Books of Lao Tzu!

  (end of this chapter)