Be a master through ancient times

On the first day of December, all scholars had to go to the county government office to get their documents to be stamped by the school officials in the official office, and then they could take the annual examination on the third day of December.

Chu Ci got up very early. After he, Zhang Wenhai, and Fang Jinyang played a set of Wu Qinxi, he took a bath and changed clothes, and then went to the county government with the scholar's paperwork.

The county government office is in Jiming Alley, and the door has not yet opened.Chu Ci had nothing to do, so he began to study the county government.

There is a plaque hanging under the eaves of the county government office, with the words "Yuanshan County Office" written on it.Below are two gates, with black paint and mottled paint surface, which looks a little old. After careful inspection, it has a sense of historical precipitation.

There are fences on the left and right sides, with a statue of Bi An on one side and a Dengwen drum on the other.

This Dengwen drum is not used very much, it is absolutely impossible to beat this drum for some trivial things like in modern TV dramas.The imperial court has an order that anyone who beats the Dengwen drum, regardless of the reason, will be given thirty sticks first.

If it is not for those who have serious grievances and have nowhere to ask for help, they will generally not beat the drums to express their grievances.The normal way to deal with it is to first discuss the solution with the village head or Lizheng and the respected elders in the village. If a criminal case is involved, then the scholar of the village must go to the yamen to deliver the pleadings. .

Chu Ci was studying with great interest, when he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind, he turned his head and saw that it was Chen Xu and Chen Xiucai who set up the letter booth.

"Brother Chen Nian is very polite. Xiaosheng was too engrossed in watching it just now, so he neglected it a little bit. Please forgive me."

"Brother Chu Nian is too polite. I thought I came early enough, but I didn't expect you to be earlier than me."

"Xiaosheng was scared of being crowded last year, but this year he came earlier." Chu Ci couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the Shura field in the original owner's memory, squeezing out shoes and socks, it was really pitiful.

"Haha, fellows."

Just as they were talking, the gate of the county government office was opened, and a government servant came out, saw the two of them, and said, "The two scholars are here to stamp the seal? The school officials will be here soon."

They entered the yamen, and then lined up in front of the window of the official room.It seems that just for a moment, the back is full.Chu Ci looked back and found that there were some people of all ages, the oldest one had gray hair, and the youngest one looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and looked very immature.

There was an old man in the crowd, with gray hair and beard, who should be the oldest among them.The moment he and Chu Ci's eyes met, he let out an annoyed "hum", and then turned his head away.

Chuci didn't know who this arrogant old man was, but there must be a reason for others to be like this. He searched in his memory, and only later did he realize that this was Mr. Zhang, the private school teacher who had helped him enlighten him before.

No wonder he looked at him like this. Ever since the original owner left Kaishan Academy, this old man regarded him as an ungrateful person, and tried not to meet him as much as possible in the village.

Moreover, Chu Xiaoyuan hasn't gone to school yet because Old Master Zhang refuses to accept him.It seems that this problem should be solved as soon as possible, otherwise he will miss the best time to study.

Just as Chu Ci was wandering, the school official from the county came.Wearing a dark blue gown, he glanced lightly at the crowd in line, then opened the door and went in, sat by the window, and took out a booklet.

Chu Ci ranked first, reaching out and handing in the scholar's document through the window.The man took it, opened it, and asked:

"Chu Ci, Changxi Village, Ping'an Town?"

"It's Xiaosheng."

The man opened the booklet, turned to a certain page, compared the information on it, and then took out a square stamp and stamped it on the last page of the document. There were already four stamps on it.

After printing, he returned the document to Chuci, and started to call the next one.Chu Ci took the document and stepped aside, only to see Jiayou's 42-year-old examination seal printed on it.It seems that this is changed every year, so as to avoid some people cheating.

When Chu Ci squeezed out from the crowd, he found that the queue was already very long.There was still a large group of people surrounding the gate of the yamen, and they were stopped by the yamen servants and were not allowed to enter for the time being.

From a rough look, there are about two to three hundred scholars in their county.It sounds like a lot, but in fact it has been accumulated over the years, and the number of people who can pass the exam in the county generally does not exceed five.

Chu Ci felt a sense of crisis in his heart, and it seemed that he could no longer rely on himself in vain.From the proportion of scholars, we can see how difficult it is to pass the exam. If he fails to pass the test again and again, then everything planned before will be in vain.

After returning from the county office, Chu Ci began to study hard behind closed doors. He re-read the books he was about to use, and reviewed the annotations of the books to deepen his impression.

His behavior greatly affected Zhang Wenhai.Zhang Wenhai originally considered it a holiday to accompany Chu Ci to the county seat to take the exam, and he hadn't touched any books in the past few days.Now that he saw that people who were stronger than him were working so hard, he hurried back to the study and started working hard.

On the third day of December, the gate of Yuanshan County Academician Hall was opened.The school hall is the examination room in the county seat. It is built according to the model of the Gongyuan. The front is the examination room, and the number of the examination room is divided according to the heaven and earth.

There is only one exam in the annual exam, and it takes two hours.Therefore, they don't need to bring food and drink in, they only need to prepare the pen, ink and inkstone, and the test papers will be handed out on the spot.

Chu Ci carried a basket and followed the team. He found that the yamen who guarded outside the examination room carefully checked what everyone had brought and then let them go without taking off their clothes, which was different from the formal imperial examination.

When it was Chu Ci's turn, the older Yamen took a look at his documents, casually picked his basket, and then called out: "Chu Xiucai, Changxi Village, Tianzi No. [-] Examination Room."

The examination rooms in the school hall are divided by heaven, earth and yellow. There are a total of 180 rooms in Tianzihao, [-] in Tianzihao, [-] in Xuanzihao, and [-] in Huangzihao.

Of course, the environment is better the further you go, today's ranking is based on the results of the last year's exam.

From the back to the front, Chu Ci finally found the numbered room near the lobby. There were already several invigilators sitting in front of the lobby, and only the county magistrate who was in charge hadn't come yet.

Chu Ci opened the wooden board blocking the front and sat in.He found that there was only one table and one bench in this room, and the environment was cramped and narrow, making people feel uncomfortable as soon as they entered.

Since it hadn't been used for a long time, the county government sent some handymen to clean it yesterday, but they left after sweeping the Tianzi and Dizihao. Dust piled up inside Xuanhuang No. [-], and there were even spider webs knotted on it.

This kind of level suppression that exists all the time is really hard for people not to make progress.

After all the people were seated, a gong sounded outside, and the magistrate of Yuanshan County walked in in front of everyone's sight.He was wearing a blue mandarin duck men's suit and a black gauze cap on his head, with a straight body, a square face and wide ears, and he looked dignified.

"Everyone is a talented person in Yuanshan County. Gathering together today will make the scorpion shine. Since I took office at the beginning of the year, I have only seen a few of them. It is my luck to see everyone today. I hope everyone will strictly guard the examination room. Discipline, don’t discover the phenomenon of entraining and concealing selfishness. Once discovered, the reputation of a scholar will be removed, and you will be punished!”

"Follow the advice of the old parents, and the late students must obey." Chu Ci uttered along with everyone.

After the county magistrate finished speaking, he waved his hand to signal that the exam could start.One person struck the gong three times, and another person took out a long incense and lit it for timing.

The yamen servants came down with papers in their hands to distribute. There were three sheets in total, two for drafting and one for transcription.

After the papers were distributed, several yamen servants walked back and forth holding the test question cards in their hands.

Chu Ci took a closer look, and there was a line written on it: Gou Rixin, Day by Day, and Day by Day.

It is not a question of interception or splitting. Obtaining is a sentence engraved on the bathtub by Shang Tang in Chapter 3 of "University", which means that people should reflect in time and innovate continuously.

He quickly copied the topic, and then the second question board came out, asking to write a five-character verse with grass as the topic.

The song "Farewell to the Ancient Grassland" written by Bai Juyi when he was taking the exam came to Chu Ci's mind immediately, it can be said to be passed down through the ages.

He also copied this topic, and then began to seek a solution to the problem.

Reform and innovation should be something that every dynasty will do in the middle and late stages of development.Some people can reform successfully, and some people fail completely.

Mr. Qin also analyzed the current form of the imperial court with him. Those headed by the left minister are the conservatives, and those headed by the right minister are the reformers.

It is said that the current county magistrate Yang was demoted because of party disputes in the imperial court, and that he is on the right side.

Chu Ci picked up a pen and wrote on the paper: "Being a new citizen is why a gentleman uses everything to the extreme." This is the original sentence in the book, which means to inherit the title.

"Every gentleman must reflect on himself three times a day. If there is a mistake, correct it, but encourage it. The "Book of Songs" says that although the Zhou Dynasty was an old dynasty, it was mandated by heaven to restore it. The same is true for kings, let alone the common people? The world is changing, If you keep the old ways in everything, you will add chaos to yourself, so what's the benefit..."

Chuci began to expound on the benefits of reform and innovation, and wrote hundreds of words eloquently.After finishing writing, he began to choose every word and sentence carefully, in order to use the words perfectly.

After finally revising this article, more than half of the time has passed.

Chu Ci did not choose to write poems first, but began to transcribe articles.You have to know that there is only one piece of paper, if you write on it in a hurry, I am afraid it will be stained, and when the stamp is stamped, the ranking will drop, which is not beautiful.

After transcribing the article, Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief and began to compose poems on paper.

There have been many poems written about grass since ancient times, and they are basically praising the tenacious vitality of grass, or describing the state of desolation and desolation.

If Chu Ci is a person in his 50s or [-]s, he can write about his state of mind, but he is a young man, and if he is too desolate, it will be unpleasant.

He first filled out the rhyme, and then worked hard to piece it together for a long time before completing the five-character verse.

After he finished transcribing the poem, the incense in the examination room was about to burn out.

"Dang Dang Dang", three gongs sounded, and the servants came down to collect the test papers.The person sitting in the front number room was naturally fearless, and handed over generously.

The farther the yacha walked back, the louder the voice became. Listen carefully, and there are whimpers coming.

Chu Ci shook his head and sighed, packed up his things, and walked out with the crowd.

……

"Your article is well written, and it matches what you like. I think you should be able to keep your ranking in this year's exam." Master Qin read Chu Cimo's article and expressed his satisfaction.

"Then is it possible to be the first?" Chu Ci asked cautiously.

"It depends on whether there are better articles." Master Qin glared at him, then put down the article in his hand, walked to the bookcase, took out a book and handed it to Chu Ci.

"This is—"Huangzhou Cold Food Post"!" Chu Ci was overjoyed, "Sir, how did you borrow it? It's great!"

"Great?"

"I mean you are amazing! Mr. Kong Shan's attitude is so firm, you can borrow it, it's really amazing!" Chu Ci couldn't put it down while holding the copybook, and couldn't bear to look away.

Master Qin smiled wryly, what's so great?Isn't it just what you like!

Alas, pity the piece of Li Tingmo he cherished, it must not come back.