The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 367

[Chapter 367 The exam begins]

Even so, most of the scholars still feel a little angry to some extent, and the looks they look at Fang Xiu gradually become unkind.

Han Chuang had studied hard for more than ten years, so why did he feel like he was worthless when he came here?

“Uncle An Ping”

Someone wanted to say something, but before he could speak, he heard a steady voice coming from behind.

“Quiet!”

When everyone heard this voice, they all became quiet and looked at Gongyuan at the same time.

A middle-aged man in official uniform walked out of the Gongyuan, glanced around everyone, and slowly said: “The time has come, all the students can enter the Gongyuan.” When

everyone heard this, they no longer had the intention to argue with Fang Xiu. What a saint’s way.

In the eyes of most people, those are illusory things, and only the provincial examination is the most important thing!

Therefore, he queued up in front of Gongyuan without any supervision from others.

When the young scholar who asked Fang Xiu a question saw this scene, his face showed disappointment. Then, he became a little confused and stood there without any movement. Seeing

this, Fang Xiu walked up to him, patted his shoulder and said, “If you want to benefit the people of the world, you must first become an official. If you want to become an official, you must take the scientific examination.

This is the same as pursuing the way of a saint. There is no conflict.”

When the young scholar heard this, he was slightly startled, and then, as if he had figured something out, he cupped his hands towards Fang Xiu and walked up.

In front of the gate of Gongyuan, there is a special person to verify the identity of the candidates. Only those who pass the verification can enter.

Therefore, queuing will take quite some time.

However, at this time, it was unusually quiet in front of Gongyuan.

Every candidate was very nervous, even the young scholar, so they all lined up quietly, not daring to make the slightest sound.

Except for Fang Xiu

, who was standing at the back of the team at this moment, he was also holding a copy of “The University”, reading and reading, as if he was memorizing.

This is called sharpening one’s skills before the battle. Of course, it’s unpleasant

, but it can also be expressed in another way, which is to improvise.

When everyone saw this scene, they all showed disdain.

They are about to enter the Gongyuan Academy, and they have not even read the Four Books and Five Classics. If such people can win the exam, wouldn’t they have read the books in the pig’s belly for more than ten years?

Of course, everyone was just disdainful, and then became nervous and worried.

At this time, they no longer have the energy to pay attention to others, and all they think about is how to answer the questions later.

Anyway, the provincial examination has finally begun.

Fang Xiu also prepared for this provincial examination for three months.

In fact, whether it was when he was still in graduate school or after time travel, he never thought that one day he would prepare for an exam like he prepared for the college entrance examination and the postgraduate entrance examination.

In his opinion, three months of preparation for the provincial examination has already consumed a lot of energy and time.

But none of the people in front of him had been preparing for this provincial examination for more than ten years.

Therefore, every detail is as perfect as possible.

Naturally, no one will make mistakes in this aspect of verification.

In less than a stick of incense, Fang Xiu walked into the Gongyuan.

Every candidate is led by someone in front of him, and Fang Xiu is no exception.

After following the man for about a minute, he arrived at a small room

that was said to be a room, but was actually just three lonely walls.

The space inside is extremely small, barely enough to accommodate one person, a desk and a stool.

Apart from that, it is impossible to add even one more stool.

Fang Xiu has a master’s degree in history, so he has naturally done research on ancient imperial examinations.

They all know the process, location and form of the imperial examination very well. Even when they were trainees, their instructor even took them to visit the local Gongyuan.

However, the room in front of him was obviously different from the Gongyuan room he had seen before.

The rooms in the Gongyuan in the previous life were also very narrow, but they could accommodate one person to sleep and rest.

This room obviously can’t.

Of course, this also depends on the content of the test.

Compared with the imperial examinations in previous lives, the content of the Chu State’s imperial examinations was obviously much less.

It can be completed in one day, and there is no need to take the exam for three days like the imperial examination in the previous life.

Candidates are not fully seated yet, and it will take a while before the exam can begin.

Fang Xiu lay down on the table and took a nap.

When I opened my eyes, I found that the examination papers and the Four Treasures of the Study were already placed beside the table.

The first examination paper tests the knowledge and understanding of the sages’ books, that is, the Four Books and Five Classics.

There are five questions in total, three questions on the Four Books, one question on the Five Classics, and one question on the meaning of the scriptures.

Fang Xiu glanced at it and found that compared with the questions he imagined, it was not too difficult.

They are all contents that have been tested in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in previous lives, and they are much simpler.

When Fang Xiu was in school, he liked to read the answer sheets of those who were in charge of the imperial examinations. Although he didn’t write them down, it was enough to deal with these questions.

He answered it in less than an hour.

If it was for proofreading, he would have handed in the paper by now, stood up and left.

However, the provincial examination is different from the proofreading. The three examinations are divided into batches, and you must answer them all before you can leave the examination room.

And he couldn’t hand in the paper in advance, which made Fang Xiu very depressed, but he had no choice but to comply.

So

he put the completed test paper aside, lay down on the table and fell asleep.

In the haze, I seemed to hear some movement coming from beside me.

When I opened my eyes, I found that the place where the test paper was originally placed had been replaced by a brand new test paper.

You don’t need to be reminded, but you also know that the second exam has begun.

The second test was about five-character and eight-rhyme poetry.

Five-character and eight-rhyme poetry, also called “Fu Deti”, was the poetry style used in the imperial examination.

Fang Xiu was familiar with this style of poetry when he was still an undergraduate student and had memorized a lot of it.

At that time, it was just to cope with the exam. I didn’t expect that it would come in handy at this time. Of course, it was also to cope with the exam.

There are two poems in total, each defining different themes.

The first question is about farewell, and the second question is about chanting things.

They are all common themes in ancient poetry.

Other than that, there are no other requirements.

Fang Xiu glanced at the test paper and almost laughed.

I originally thought that this five-character and eight-rhyme poem would be as strict as the imperial examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the past, but I didn’t expect that it would only specify the theme like the Tang Dynasty.

You should know that by the Ming and Qing dynasties, Jinshi science had gradually changed. It was said that

the titles of these five-character and eight-rhyme poems should be written in Jing, Shi, Zi, and Jiyu.

The rhyme and footwork should contain one word in each rhyme of plain tone, and repeated words are not allowed in the poem.

The tone must be solemn.

The title should be mentioned in the first two links, and it must also be a word praising the emperor’s merits.

Just like that, you also have to consider not to repeat the poems that others have done before.

One can imagine how painful it must have been for the candidates in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Fortunately, the imperial examination in Chu State was not like this.

Therefore, Fang Xiu only glanced at it and found the suitable verse and started writing it.

(End of chapter)