Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1693 Dabi (Jia Geng repays the debt...)

Although Fei Qian spoke impassionedly when he visited Zheng Xuan, Zheng Xuan did not immediately throw himself to the ground and bow down at Fei Qian's feet like a kowtowing bug. After all, Zheng Xuan and Sima Hui are similar, they are both old and mature characters, naturally there are many Things are not as impulsive as young people.

   But overall, Zheng Xuan, and even Sima Hui, are still a little touched by the idea proposed by Fei Qian. As for whether this touch can eventually evolve into a trend of thought, it will take a certain amount of time and follow-up means...

  The literati often have a sense of urgency. It's not that the literati are born to worry about nothing, but because they know more things and think about things, so it happens naturally. Knowledge determines vision, and vision determines the height of thinking. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were also a large number of worried literati like Qu Yuan. When the Western Han Dynasty began to show signs of decline, there were also great Confucian scholars like Jia Yi who had three breaths. Now that the court is in turmoil and the four directions are restless, there are naturally some literati who are thinking about the future direction. Therefore, Zheng Xuan, like many opposition parties, uses articles to express his political leanings, and then criticizes current problems is a very normal operation.

  But such behavior has left many bad precedents for future generations.

   It is not impossible to criticize current malpractices. You can write a new article, for example, there was Liangdu Fu before, but now you can write Liangdu Fu or some Sandu Fu to express your thoughts, which is not a problem.

  However, it is far-fetched to say that all the articles of the ancients express political thoughts, and every word is aimed at this court, and even corresponds to current political affairs. This is a bit too much.

We can study some of the social background at the time of the ancient writing, the author's mentality at the time, the cause of the writing, etc. These are nothing, but it is all about worrying about the country and the people, and it is actually a kind of misinterpretation. , and this kind of misunderstanding is just a symptom for Zheng Xuan, and it will be carried forward even more in later generations. It is separated from the article itself and becomes a political method, which is a bit irritating.

Therefore, what Fei Qian means is that if you want to criticize current affairs, you can write an article yourself, and then others will read it. Then come to put gold on your face, this behavior is unacceptable.

  Now that Fei Qian is a hussar general, and as a man with real power in a big man, what he said naturally has some weight. Although Zheng Xuan didn’t express anything in the end, he would naturally consider and think about it...

  Leaving aside what exactly Zheng Xuan will do in the future, the grand competition at Shoushan Academy has officially kicked off today.

   It is not difficult to hold an event, but it is not easy to run a good event.

Without good logical thinking and process coordination skills, when the number of people reaches a certain scale, various problems often arise, just like in an ordinary family, occasionally one or two people come to the house as guests and stay for two days. What's the problem, but if there are more than ten people, and there is still one or two months to live, the problem will naturally come out.

But now, in Shoushan Academy, there are more people participating in the competition than last year, not just one or two people, but several hundred people, a total of more than 2,000 people have to take the exam. Of course, what is needed is not only It is two items of paper and pen.

  It is a big deal for the candidates participating in the big competition, and it is also the same for the organizers. Linghu Shao went back and forth for a long time to check every task, but he was still a little uneasy, because after all, Xun Chen occasionally came to take a look at the previous big competitions, and the main task was still the same. It was Linghu Shao himself, and if something went wrong now, he is not the only one who can say it and let it go...

But correspondingly, if the event is successful this time, Linghu Shao will also have better capital to show off. After all, martial arts and martial arts are not lacking, and it is not Linghu Shao's turn to show off his biceps. But Wenzhi, isn't it the current big competition?

Not only Linghu Shao was nervous, but even the entire Pingyang City regarded this competition as a grand event. Many shops had already started preparations before dawn, and there were many people on the streets, some of whom were giving gifts For the test, some are idlers who eat melons, and they also get up early, and auspicious words and blessings are thrown out like money...

Many candidates are a little uncomfortable with such a scene, dodging the eyes of everyone like a shy bride, but the more this is the case, the more interested the people who eat melons are, on the contrary, they are as generous as Ma Fu and Ma Jun. Fang did not hide it, and many people laughed and laughed for a while, and then went to find the next target of teasing.

  Although the horse suit looks calm, but the bottom of my heart is still a little nervous, the cloth bag with pen and ink in my hand, I opened it again and again to check, for fear that I missed something...

  Mao hour just passed, the gate of Pingyang City was opened, and the students who had been queuing up in the middle of the street, this time also enjoyed the privilege of Feiqian, walking in the middle of the street, under the guard of soldiers, all the way to the school.

  Many spectators, relatives of the students, or servants who followed were stopped at Qumen of the Academy, and only students for reference were allowed to enter the Academy. Candidates took out their test cards from their cloth bags one after another. After checking their identities, they took out a number plate with a seat marked on it from the box in the hands of the clerk, registered and ticked it, and then boarded the Xuegong Mountain Road and walked upwards.

On both sides of the Xuegong mountain road, there are huge wooden signs standing beside the road from time to time. There are only a few huge words on the wooden sign, indicating the location of the examination room, and also serving as a guide on the way, so that some candidates will not go the wrong way. There are also soldiers to maintain order, but it is inevitable that some guys who can't tell the difference between southeast and northwest are confused.

   This time, for the competition in the academy, desks were basically arranged in all places in the academy, and even the places where classes were held on weekdays were not completely enough, and the corridors and squares were also built into temporary examination rooms. Of course, this is still very good. In the imperial examinations of later generations, many candidates can only take the exam in temporary examination rooms, and even many temporary examination rooms are directly built in the wilderness, without any details. Even the ground is uneven, and while exuding the fragrance of the soil, there are also some cute bugs as companions...

When the wind blows, it is dusty, and when it rains, it is muddy. Therefore, in later generations, the exams are often chosen in autumn, not because autumn is the season of fruit, what is the season of harvest, etc., purely It is because the weather in autumn is relatively stable, so that there will be no changes in the weather such as wind and rain.

What? Build a shed? Test shed? Maybe there are, but there are also test sheds that look like bullpens, basically they can't completely provide shelter from wind and rain...

With more abundant paper, there is a large-scale competition made with pen and ink this time. Otherwise, if 1,200 candidates gather together, if someone comes across a tricky question, will someone just directly answer the question? Cut wood into soldiers and rise up? You know, before paper was used on a large scale, many students carried a pen and ink with them, but also a sharp knife...

The academy is square in all directions, and besides the main entrance, there are corner gates and other entrances and exits all around, so this time, not all of them were concentrated at the main entrance to swarm in at once, but under the constant yelling of the small officials at the main entrance, Let the candidates gradually disperse and enter the arena from the entrances on all sides, looking for their own test tables to sit down. Even so, I still see many candidates running around like headless flies. He still couldn't see his own number, and even bumped into someone else's table.

  Huang Xu stood behind Fei Qian, looked at these panicked candidates with cold eyes, couldn't help feeling a little disdainful, and muttered in a low voice: "If this is in the army...hehe..."

  It is absolutely impossible to expect these students to act like skilled soldiers. Fortunately, Fei Qian had considered these issues long ago, and instructed Linghu Shao to reformulate and perfect some of the original rules of the contest, otherwise all kinds of riots would inevitably occur now...

In battle, tension can lead to muscle spasms, and even when the enemy's swords and guns are coming, there is no way to resist effectively, and some even can't escape for their lives, they just scream and curl up their limbs in one place . Huang Xu saw many such useless soldiers, so he naturally looked down on those students who were extremely nervous in the examination room.

"In the army is in the army..." Fei Qian said softly, anyway, he and the guards are now on the podium of the Academy Palace, and there are no other people around, "However, those who appear flustered in the examination room are often just like the army. Those who are timid are the same...It is difficult to become a master...Those who are calm are the focus of this competition..."

   It can be said that moderate tension is beneficial for human beings to face danger, but excessive tension is really useless at all. Therefore, Fei Qian also focused on observing those candidates who performed calmly, and also hoped to find more talents in this competition.

   Fei Qian looked at the candidates, and the candidates who participated in the competition also secretly looked at Fei Qian.

On the high platform of the main hall of the Academy, Fei Qian dressed in military uniform sat high, behind him were the guards of honor of the Hussar Generals, and the mighty guards were all sturdy, which made Fei Qian even more majestic, and his whole body seemed to be sharp The brilliant light pierces people's eyes, making people afraid to look directly at it.

Ma Jun didn't know if someone would say "a man should be like this", but he felt that such a heroic Fei Qian was worthy of the title of "Hussar General". If he came this time, he would see a big belly and fat A dull hussar general, I am afraid that he will inevitably be extremely disappointed with the Han court.

  Linghu Shao saw that most of the candidates had entered and sat down, and the time was almost up, so he went forward to ask for instructions.

   Fei Qian nodded slightly.

  Linghu Shao took the order, turned around and stepped down, and then announced the sound of the last rush drum, which also represented the final preparation time, and the exam was about to begin. In the academy, when the class starts, there is a rush to beat the drum. The sound of the drum is rapid and coherent, and it is almost continuous. When the drum stops, those who have not entered the class will be punished. The bell is slow and low, as if the nervousness of class has been relieved. Therefore, many former school children are also very used to it, and subconsciously began to sit behind the table, waiting for the next instruction.

  Although Ma Jun came from Fufeng, he didn't know the rules of the academy very well, but seeing the situation of other people around him, he could not help but sit still, motionless.

Amidst the sound of drums, some students who came late rushed in, breathing like cows. These people were lucky to catch the last bus. Stop, once the door is closed, this opportunity is gone.

   Not long after, the drums stopped, and the audience was in awe.

Linghu Shao didn't say any more nonsense, so he announced the start of the big competition on his behalf, and then asked more than a dozen small officials to hold up the wooden plaques for the first exam this time, and walked around the exam room slowly, one by one. On the one hand, it is convenient for any student in the examination room to see it, and on the other hand, it also has the meaning of inspecting and invigilating the examination.

   "The Art of Music and Rituals?" Ma Jun frowned, and repeated in a low voice, wondering in his heart, this question seems to be a bit...

  As soon as the topic came out, some people would mourn and some people would be happy.

  The big competition has just started these days, so naturally there will be no cheaters, just like the game market, only when the audience is wider, some people slowly want to go astray. Most of the people who couldn't help but express their emotions in the examination room were aimed at the questions themselves.

This question, is it a side question? It’s not too much, at least it’s not as perverted as those stereotyped questions in later generations, but it can’t be regarded as an ordinary question, because in the previous big competition exams, basically They all used the titles of Shangshu and Chunqiu, but this time it was changed to a different book, which was naturally beyond the expectations of many people.

Now Feiqian has just implemented the big competition, even if the previous few years are included, there are not many exam questions, and naturally there is still a lot of room for manipulation, unlike later dynasties, not only the exam questions They have all been exhausted, even the model essays are one after another, and some candidates are even like "familiar with three hundred Tang poems". Even though I knew it was copying a model essay, I still had to take it...

   After all, those are excellent articles from before. On the one hand, I can’t find any faults. On the other hand, some of them were written by the big bosses. If I don’t take them, do I want to express something to the big bosses?

Many candidates predicted that they would have a spring and autumn question, because many people knew that Fei Qian was born in Zhi Chunqiu, but some people said that they would not use the spring and autumn questions, but would write Shangshu, because it is too easy to guess the spring and autumn questions, and they have to learn In the palace, the ancient texts are more respected, so is there any ancient texts that are more representative than the Shangshu?

  The result is naturally beyond the expectations of many people.

   This time, the Academy Grand Competition was launched amidst some people's joy and some people's lament...

  (end of this chapter)