The second exam method was proposed by students from outside Beijing. However, Ruan Jijiu did not use their suggestions in selecting topics. Instead, he sorted out the provincial examination questions from the previous years of the Yan and Chen dynasties and put them in a bamboo tube until the debate. The live shakeout officially begins.
Only Ruan Jijiu can see the result of the shake, and he will sell it after reading it, and will silently reveal it to the public until the competition.
"Who will the two sides send to appear this time?" Ruan Jijiu wiped his fingers with a handkerchief, slowly looked around and asked with a smile.
The Kyoto students on the left still use the palm-turning method to select candidates.
Soon they pushed out Lu Chenji, a girl from Yunqi Academy, and Sheng Ran, a female student from the Imperial College.
"Sister, come on!" Sheng Yuan puffed out her cheeks and waved her two fleshy fists.
Sheng An: "Okay!"
The nineteen-year-old girl's smile was shining brightly in the sunshine.
On the right, students from outside Beijing sent students with the surnames Mo and Luo.
The four of them took their seats in Taichung, and when Deputy Ruan Jijiu handed out papers and pens, they immediately picked up their pens and started writing without any hesitation when they heard the sound of the gong.
"Sister Yuan, can you tell later which article is your sister's?" Ouyang Ling handed Sheng Yuan the hazelnut cake she prepared.
Sheng Yuan was not polite. Seeing that others were not paying attention, she quietly put it into the snack bag, hoping to eat it later.
She shook her head: "You can probably get some clues from the choice of words and sentences, but it's not necessarily true. My sister can write freely now. If she is not willing, no one can guess which word is from her hand."
"That's it!" Ouyang Ling gave up the idea of voting for her own people and counted on her seat in boredom.
Three-quarters of an hour may seem a long time to outsiders, but for the students writing articles on stage, it is a bit fast.
It is a pity that Ruan Jijiu, as an examiner who has participated in three provincial examinations, showed no mercy to several students who worked hard to write straightly. When the time came, he immediately beat the gong and sent an assistant to come forward to collect the papers one-on-one.
Except for the student surnamed Luo who has not yet written, Sheng An and other three have completed the article.
"They students from outside Beijing don't practice quick writing?" Lang Jun from Luming Academy shook his head in surprise.
You can guess just by looking at the expressions of the students sent by the opponent.
Even Mr. Mo, who finished the article, frowned.
It can be seen that his writing was hasty and he did not show his true strength.
"Although I don't know who suggested that we practice quick action three years ago, it is obvious that although such practice is a little scary, but if you persist, it can really improve your quick wit!" Lang Jun from Luming Academy continued to sigh.
"Sneeze!" Sheng Yuan's nose felt a little itchy, she put her head under the table and sneezed. She thought she might have caught a cold, so she mumbled in a low voice, "I should have brought some candy to keep me warm. .”
"Can the medicinal sugar warm the body?" Ning Erniang was a little curious after hearing this. She thought the medicinal sugar was mostly used for digestive acid reflux.
When Ouyang Ling saw Sheng Yuan rubbing her nose, she said for her, "This is a prescription from the Taiyuan Hospital. The Queen Mother specially developed it when she saw that Sister Yuan liked to run around outside and was afraid that she would catch cold in the wind. "
When Ning Erniang heard what he said, she originally wanted to ask where she could buy it, but she stopped asking now.
But Sheng Yuan noticed what she didn't say: "The imperial doctor came up with a simple recipe, and they don't mind spreading it out, so I can write it down for you later. You can take it back and let the kitchen or the doctor help prepare it." Already."
When Ning Erniang saw what she said, she immediately smiled and thanked her.
While they were talking, Ruan Jijiu had already arranged for his assistant to collect the article that the student had written without his name, and specially added a layer of sealing paper, and then he had the article posted on the notice wall next to it.
At this time, the voting students had gathered in front of the notice wall to read it individually, and put the bamboo sticks with "yes" written on them into the bamboo tubes corresponding to the articles they valued.
The rest of the students on the debate stage cannot go over until the gentlemen have finished casting their votes.
When students from both sides stood still at the notice wall, the first thing they did in unison was to count the bamboo sticks.
"There doesn't seem to be much difference." Ouyang Ling saw that three of the four articles had very small differences. It could be said that each had its own merits, or it could be said that they were half the same.
It depends on how good their writing is.
Sheng Yuan nodded, not caring about talking, raising his head and tiptoing to read each article one by one.
Although I told Ouyang Ling before that the article that recognized my sister might be small, I still hoped to find out the reason.
The first article she chose to read was about "A country's long-lasting victory lies in skills and craftsmanship, progress in various arts, and skillful craftsmanship for military use."
"Such emphasis on the development of skills and technology...could it be written by the girl from the Moyuan of Yunqi Academy?" Sheng Yuan was very sure that this was not her sister's article. Although her sister was very good, she was really not that down-to-earth.
So, she put this article as a candidate for voting, thinking that if she couldn't find her sister's article later, she would vote for this article, which would not give anyone an advantage.
Thinking like this, Sheng Yuan couldn't help but laugh and boast in her heart, she is so clever!
The second policy article said: "The long-term prosperity of a country depends on literature and martial arts. If the court goes up and down, literature can bring order to the world, and martial arts can mount a horse to determine the world. There is no gap between civil and military forces. Confucianism internally and legality externally, to defend against enemies externally. This will bring about a long and prosperous time in the country, where the people will live and work in peace and contentment, and no one will be unyielding in the world abroad."
"Well... the writing is good, but the impassioned speech and emotional uplifting wording don't look like my sister's. More importantly, the last paragraph of this article is rushed and lacks a summary paragraph. It's not finished!" Sheng Yuan waved her hand towards the article and without hesitation stepped aside, staggering a few students from outside Beijing who were interested in grabbing the position of Kyoto girl.
"No!" Several people who had never seen a girl crowded around her husband wanted to protest, but unfortunately the target of their protest had already gone in front of others and was reading an article on tiptoe.
If they mention it now, it will appear that they are not tolerant enough and can only pinch their noses and look elsewhere.
The theme of the third article Sheng Yuan read was "Economy", which roughly means "the long-term prosperity of the country lies in the people's livelihood economy, in the wealth stored in the people, in the replenishment of the national treasury, in the currency flow, in the active maritime trade, and in the internal and external connectivity."
There is still no trace of her sister in the handwriting of this article, but the tone of the article is steady and calm, which has some of the feeling that her sister is pursuing.
"Is that so?" Sheng Yuan looked at it again, a little hesitant, and her mind was racing. She remembered that her sister seemed to be...a person who valued business but was light on business.
She read this article twice and found that the content seemed to focus on mobilizing the role of chambers of commerce in various places.
"If it's a sister... I'd probably write down the rules of supervision." With this thought in mind, she hurriedly looked at the last article.
The rhetoric style of this article is smooth and stable, and the words and sentences are neither hasty nor impatient. He repeatedly mentioned that "the foundation of a country lies in its people."
