The ancient examination came around the corner. As a student of Jiujiang Academy, Sheng Yuan arranged the examination room in the Jiujiang Academy Villa.
She is no stranger here. She and Anyu Lu Sheng took the previous exams here.
Sheng Yuan touched the number printed on the test paper. Although this test was not considered formal, the test number was the same as the official test paper.
After thinking about it like this, the examiner at her examination room arrived as scheduled.
The examiner who came this time was still an old acquaintance, Master Yin Chen of Shuntian Prefecture.
Mr. Chen, who saw Sheng Yuan for the first time, sighed and was speechless.
I think unless he is transferred and leaves, his fate with these three people will be difficult to separate.
etc!
Master Chen thought of the identities of Sheng Yuan and the other three candidates. Suddenly, he felt uneasy and quickly made calculations.
Putting his own age together with the ages of these three, and taking into account the scientific examination time of the three young men... Mr. Chen was cruel and took the smallest number as the parameter.
His fingers trembled as he counted. At the end of the calculation, he discovered with sadness and anger that unless he and these three people had one of them, it would take a long time for them to become officials in the same dynasty!
Master Chen, who got the basic numbers, wanted to look up to the sky and sigh!
He had originally planned to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for retirement, but he immediately crossed out this plan!
It's okay to make a transition, forget about retirement, he doesn't want to confront these three anymore!
Thinking of this, a look of determination flashed across Master Chen's face.
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Sheng Yuan's nose felt itchy, as if there were strands of hair on her nose, and she couldn't help but suspect that someone was whispering to her.
But before she could think about it, she saw Mr. Chen sitting behind the case with dignity, looking unhappy.
Bored Sheng Yuan whispered to the system: "The heavy heart that office workers feel when going to work is the same in ancient and modern times!"
[Are you no longer interested in being an official? ] The system scratched his head and muttered in confusion, [This is a fourth-rank official of the imperial court! 】
"Maybe he is not willing to invigilate the exam. There is nothing fun here for him to pass the time. It would be nice to go back to his study room to read. If he doesn't eat well, drink well, or rest well here, he will definitely not be happy." Sheng Yuan nodded firmly.
[I think you are the only one who cares about eating and drinking well, right? ! 】The system is not sure whether Mr. Chen has such a hobby, but it is very sure that its host is such a person.
"I won't be like this when I become an official in the future! Invigilating exams is better than being a candidate! It's better to watch others write than to make it up yourself." Sheng Yuan said, thinking about her future career as an official.
Have tea, read a book, and bask in the sun!
【Host! ] The system crossed its arms and reminded her, [This is your father's career as an official! 】
"...Ah!" Sheng Yuan was stunned when she heard the sound, then she patted her head and sighed, "This was once my dream!"
[Haha, think about the huge points we borrowed, are you sober? 】The system raised the display board, with a large number of numbers flashing excitedly on it.
"I'll work hard!" In an instant, Sheng Yuan's motivation came and she clenched her fists to cheer herself up.
The system, which was originally about to agree, suddenly became quiet when it noticed that Mr. Chen, the superior, was staring at his host nervously, as if he could jump up at any time.
Fortunately, the exam is about to start.
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Sheng Yuan recorded the test questions one by one. There were three test questions this time, namely scripture interpretation, historical theory and poetry.
The interpretation of the scripture is titled "A gentleman is safe but never forgets danger."
The historical thesis is entitled "There are no mountains in more than a thousand miles".
As for the poem topic, the examiner announced on the spot: "The day before yesterday, the sage said that 'young people have strong spirits', so I got this sentence in this examination, and I got the word 'strong' to write a five-character and six-rhyme poem."
After the exam questions were announced, Sheng Yuan rolled her eyes and wrote the poems and poems on the draft before answering the questions again.
The first question, "A gentleman is at peace but never forgets danger" comes from "The Book of Changes: Xici Xizhuan": "Therefore, a gentleman is at peace but never forgets danger; when he is alive, he never forgets destruction; when he governs, he never forgets chaos; it is Therefore, your body is safe and your family and country can be protected."
Sheng Yuan's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she quickly wrote the four words "Be prepared for danger in times of peace" on the draft.
Be prepared for danger when you are in peace, which comes from "Zuo Zhuan: The Eleventh Year of Duke Xiang". The sentence is: "Be prepared for danger when you are in peace. If you are thoughtful, you will be prepared. If you are prepared, you will be safe."
Sheng Yuan turned her pen and planned to start from the two idioms "to be prepared for danger in times of peace" and "to be prepared for danger", and use two examples, one positive and one negative, to demonstrate that "a gentleman is safe and never forgets danger".
Thinking like this, she quickly listed her thoughts one by one.
It wasn't until the relevant information was almost filled in that she turned her attention to historical theory.
That's right, Sheng Yuan has adjusted the way she answers the questions this time. She plans to take advantage of her active mind to set up all three questions, then answer them in order, and then copy them to the test paper after checking them.
Just do it when you think of it, Sheng Yuan kept writing and continued to organize information on historical topics.
The question this time is "There are no mountains in more than a thousand miles", which is taken from the last sentence of "Reminiscences of the Bianhe River" by Pi Rixiu, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty.
After Sheng Yuan quickly recalled the whole poem, he immediately and neatly set the title of this historical discussion on "Canal".
After deciding on the specific topic, Sheng Yuan silently played another more famous song by the poet, "Reminiscing about the Bianhe River" with great interest.
"Even after the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has been dependent on Tongbo for thousands of miles. If there was no dragon boat incident in the water palace, Yu would not have much merit."
【Shengyuan! Are you free? 】 After the system silently copied this beautiful poem into its own memory, it placed its hands on its hips and humiliated Sheng Yuan, "You are taking an exam!" Not poetry analysis! 】
"Quiet!" Sheng Yuan was in a good mood at the moment. Not only did she not notify the main system to confine it, but she also said to it while writing down her thoughts, "Since the title this time is taken from "Bianhe Nostalgia", and "Bianhe Nostalgia" There are two poems, so naturally I have to think about them in connection with each other, so that I can answer the question more comprehensively, do you understand?"
【oh. ] After receiving the warning from the main system, the system lowered its head and took the initiative to mute itself.
However, Sheng Yuan was so engrossed in writing at the moment that he didn't pay attention to the pitiful corner of the system.
Sheng Yuan has many ideas about this historical topic.
It not only starts from the "canal" itself, analyzes its history and origin, and writes about its significant impact on economy, politics, military, people's livelihood, culture and entertainment, etc.;
In the end, she also started from the last two sentences of the second song "Bianhe Nostalgia" and sighed: "We are all doing something that will benefit the present and benefit the future. However, if we use our own desires as the source, the people will cry out; Putting the people's livelihood first and strengthening the country will leave a name in history. It can be seen that the way to govern a country requires both deeds and heart."
After writing the framework and key words and sentences eloquently, Shengyuan checked the glyphs and verbal logic and made sure there were no problems. Then she returned to the first question and started answering.
(End of chapter)
