Song Menghua: At the beginning, ask to marry Sheng Minglan

"If you lose, don't use this as an excuse!"

A group of young people chatted happily.

Even if there are jumping clowns in the shadows, why be afraid of them? .

Chapter 183 Jiayou two years, Zhao Zhen's heart

time.

As soon as the time came, more than 350 Jinshi Jinshi in uniform uniforms were divided into two rows and accepted the inspection in front of Donghua Gate in an orderly manner.

There are mainly two procedures in the inspection.

One is to verify the body.

One is a somewhat degrading body search.

Of course.

This time the body search will not be so strict. Few people will cheat during the palace examination. Since they have won the Jinshi, they will be the official of the imperial court. There is no need for this.

Besides, cheating under the eyes of the emperor, if caught, is not a question of whether to be deposed or not, but a question of deceiving the emperor and losing his head.

into the palace.

Come to Chongzheng Hall.

There is a grand opening ceremony before the palace examination.

The official Zhao Zhen was wearing a uniform and stood at the top of the steps. More than [-] examiners went down one by one. The scene was spectacular and majestic.

"The emperor goes to the sky, and shines on the earth."

"At present, the competition is to select scholars for the country."

"Common things live in groups, and each has its own place."

"Everyone has his own place, and the present and the past are out of place."

"Diligently govern the Quartet, and take care of Mu Mu."

"Using the sun and the moon to fix the country."

All of a sudden, firecrackers blared, and the teaching workshop played music.

Afterwards, the deacon held the sealed yellow scroll in both hands, and the servant placed the examination questions on the incense table in front of the official.

All the examiners, as well as all the candidates under the steps, paid homage to the officials.

At last.

After Zhao Zhen spoke a few more words of encouragement, the final palace examination for this subject in the second year of Jiayou kicked off.

……

580 Chongzheng Hall.

Rows of small tables more than two feet high are neatly arranged, and there are square stools behind the small tables.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were several seats. Candidates had to sit on their knees and bow their heads to take the case, which was extremely awkward.

In the Song Dynasty, an era dominated by scholar-bureaucrats, of course it was the scholars who took care of them as they felt comfortable.

On the small table are the candidates' names and taboos, and there are the pens, inks, papers and inkstones bestowed by the emperor.

These pens, inks, papers and inkstones are high-quality tributes, and they can be taken away after the exam, which can be regarded as a reward from the government.

Other than that.

There was also a pocket knife.

The knife is not used to peel fruit, but to correct typos.

Because the test paper is made of specially made rice paper, which is much thicker than ordinary rice paper, if you write a wrong word, you cannot alter it, you can only scrape it off gently with a knife.

Otherwise it is considered dirty.

Once the paper is dirty, it used to be dismissed, but now it is distributed to the third list, which is very miserable.

Subsequently.

Wait for the officials to sit down.

The young Jinshi who had found their respective seats also took their seats one after another.

The whole process was methodical and full of ritual.

Look at the hall.

I am afraid that besides Qi Heng, there are still great people like Su Shi and Zeng Gong, who can't help but think a lot and feel a lot of emotion.

Recalling that they studied hard in the cold window since they were young, hung their heads on the beams, stabbed their buttocks, woke up at the fifth watch, and slept at the third watch, and went through many tests before finally (afbd) sitting in this hall.

Everyone is inevitably suffering from gains and losses.

Both excited and looking forward to the future.

"The official has a decree—"

"Open the exam and release the papers."

As soon as the copper bell rang, the servant announced that a group of examiners headed by the political adviser Zeng Gongliang began to distribute the test papers.

this moment.

The rich scent of ink immediately filled the hall.

Palace examination paper of the Song Dynasty.

They are all drafted by righteous officials, and the officials will make a final decision on the eve of the exam.

After the examination questions are finalized, they will be printed and printed overnight by the Imperial Medicine Academy in the palace, and the guards will guard against them outside until the early morning before they can be printed and distributed to every Jinshi before the examination starts.

It is no exaggeration to say.

If you want to explore the exam questions in advance, the only option is to rebel.

……

More than 400 people lived together in the hall, and there was no sound, only the rustling of paper.

Qi Heng unfolded the test paper.

There are only three questions in the palace examination, one poem, one fu and one theory, and the time for the exam is until dusk, which is about five hours, and it is still quite tense.

Examination questions for Jiayou's second year.

"Luan knife poem."

"Minjian Fu."

"Emphasis on Deuteronomy."

These three questions are very elegant, fully exposing the ambivalence of today's officials.

Take Luan Dao Poetry as an example——

The title comes from 'Book of Rites' and 'Book of Songs'.

Book of Rites: The use of cutting knives, the value of luan knives, revisit the original and revise the ancient, not forgetting its origin.

The Book of Songs: Hold the luan knife to open its hair and take its blood tendons.

It means that since there are sharp cutting knives, why use the precious Luan knife when offering sacrifices?

It is clear.

Zhao Zhen wanted to say that the Luan Sword can be used, but it cannot be used easily. Only at important moments can the sword be drawn out of its sheath, and the affairs of the king can be settled.

Extend his ambivalence to Wang Anshi's current reform of the Forbidden Army, and Qi Heng's advocacy of reform in the examination questions.

You can see his hesitation.

and.

If this question is not enough to explain the problem, then the last discussion on "Respecting Sunda's Theory of Determining Destiny" proves his dilemma even more.

Notice.

Heavy Sunda Deuteronomy from the 'Book of Changes'.

The so-called heavy sundae is used to affirm destiny, firmness and sundaness are equal to Zhongzheng, and softness is all obedient to firmness.

Sunda is the wind, and the two sundaes are heavy on each other, and there is a long wind that follows it.

In fact, it means obedience, that is, up and down.

Specifically-

"The imperial court must be stable, the world must be stable, and everything must be smooth."

"Regardless of whether to restart the New Deal, the top and bottom must be smooth."

……

After Qi Heng finished examining the questions, he couldn't help but fell into a wave of doubts, always feeling that Zhao Zhen had intentions against him.

He just had a clear-cut stand in the examination, pointing out all kinds of problems in Da Song decisively.

And demonstrate the determination to change.

But this official is also "the luan knife is precious and cannot be used easily", and is also "smooth from top to bottom"-if it is not warning him with good intentions, what is it?

This made him raise his head in confusion, and looked at Zhao Zhen who was sitting on the top.

exactly.

Zhao Zhen also looked over.

Four eyes meet.

Zhao Zhen raised the corners of his lips in relief.

——He knew that this kid understood his good intentions.

Qi Heng smiled helplessly and looked away.

——Forget it, the examination papers for the general examination are written for Ouyang Xiu and for the court to read. Ouyang Xiu is a reformist in his bones, so it doesn't matter if he speaks a little bit more strongly.