August.
The imperial examination, which determines the fate of countless scholars, has finally begun.
Just one day before the exam, Di Jin finally entered the Imperial College.
This is his second time here.
The first time was to transfer his academic status from Bingzhou, where he was born, to the Imperial College in the capital.
Now I am here to listen to Zhi Gongju’s teachings.
The examiner of this year's imperial examination is Liu Jun, a Hanlin bachelor, a direct bachelor of Longtuge, a fellow student of national history, and a minister of the province.
This is an old acquaintance of Zhi Gong Ju. He was Zhi Gong Ju in the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, and twice in the second and fifth years of Tian Sheng.
His article is as famous as Yang Yi, and he is known as "Yang Liu". "Xikun Huo Sing Collection" is actually the work that Yang Yi, Qian Weiyan, Liu Jun and others sang with each other and finally compiled it.
To put it bluntly, Liu Jun is one of the founders of this style of writing. As the originator of the Xikun style who valued parallel prose, the imperial examinations presided over by him have been biased in recent years. It is conceivable that Ouyang Xiu, who hates parallel prose very much, can It's like seeing a ghost if you pass the exam.
Ouyang Xiu was lucky. In the eighth year of the next Tiansheng, Zhigongju changed to Yan Shu. Although this person also had a writing style of Xikun style, he was much more tolerant. He also took a fancy to Ouyang Xiu's talent and clicked on it. He is provincial yuan.
Because Yan Shu and Ouyang Xiu were from the same hometown, they were criticized at the time. Fortunately, Ouyang Xiu finally used his own talents to prove that Yan Shu had a good vision.
Those are things that will happen in the future. Today, Liu Jun is old and suffering from chronic illness. He cannot speak much. His voice is very low, and all he speaks are the most common words of encouragement.
After passing the examination, you can take the tribute exam. Knowing that the examiner of the tribute exam is here is an invisible encouragement, so everyone looks at this literary master with great enthusiasm.
Those standing in the front row felt even more like being able to bathe in Wenzong's literary spirit, and felt that their chances of high school were a little better.
Don't think that these students are not superstitious. In order to increase their confidence, some people don't care about losing their composure and obviously move forward to get closer, just like the European style of later generations.
Di Jin is in the first row, basically the most indifferent one.
On his left is Wang Yaochen, recognized as the most talented person in the Imperial College, and not far away on his right are Han Qi and Wen Yanbo.
Compared with Gongsun Ce who was placed at the back, even if the students in the Imperial Academy were not interested in Di Jin, they could not ignore his huge reputation. They had to have such an arrangement, otherwise they would lose their dignity.
Even Liu Jun glanced at him one more time after finishing, and then slowly left with the help of his attendants.
After the chief examiner leaves, the next step is to issue certificates, that is, admission tickets.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Yaochen turned sideways and said, "Di Shilin, how about you and I competing for the solution?"
Young people are always full of energy, and Wang Yaochen is obviously determined to win the top spot in his high school.
Di Jin didn't know how this historical top scorer in the Imperial Examination would perform in the Interpretation Examination and the Provincial Examination, but he didn't hate such competition and smiled slightly: "That's what you wish for!"
"good!"
Wang Yaochen was high-spirited, and Han Qi and Wen Yanbo, with their own prides, stepped forward to salute, with invisible sparks in their eyes.
Gongsun Ce was standing in the back row. Even though he was tall, he couldn't see that far with his feet. He couldn't help but secretly clench his fists: "Is it difficult for me? Wait for me to make a big splash and make you look good!"
I swore secretly and swore that there was no way to improvise at this time. The students received their academic certificates and basically went back to sleep, and then they would arrive outside the Imperial College around the fourth watch of the next day.
Compared to the casual entry and exit yesterday, this place has been surrounded by a fence.
Di Xiangling, Lei Cheng, Lin Xiaoyi and Zhu Er, who were seeing Di Jin off, were blocked outside. They opened their mouths to him, but did not dare to say too much. In the end, they gave him a few simple blessings, and then continued Waving, like parents sending their children to take the college entrance examination, their eyes are filled with eagerness.
Di Jin smiled and strode into the gate. His eyes were full of students waiting to enter and patrolmen maintaining order.
Gongsun Ce came with him and entered the field first. At this time, he walked over and yawned: "It's such a mess, are we here early?"
Di Jin was a little concerned when he saw his appearance, but he didn't ask anything to avoid adding to the pressure.
Gongsun Ce, on the other hand, laughed at himself: "To be honest with Shi Lin, I didn't sleep well last night. I thought I was free and easy, but in the end I was still a common man!"
Di Jin said: "This is normal, I am also very nervous."
Gongsun Ce said angrily: "I agree with the first half of the sentence, but the second half just looks down on my ability to observe people. Looking at the whole audience, you, Shi Lin, are the most relaxed, right?"
Di Jin did want to be nervous, but he was really not too nervous. Instead, he had an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
ah! College entrance examination!
Later generations of college entrance examination students have gone through many battles. They have one test every three days and one test every week. Exams have become commonplace.
Scholars in this era usually study hard and study hard. After ten years of hard work, in the end, only three exams, namely, the interpretation examination, the provincial examination, and the imperial examination, determine their fate.
With this kind of distribution, if you are the kind of person who is obsessed with studying and whose psychological quality is not up to par, it is actually normal for him to be overwhelmed when he goes to the examination room and all the knowledge in his head will disappear.
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Gongsun Ce's performance is considered very good. After all, solving cases involving dead people can exercise the mind more, and his psychological quality is definitely at the top.
Looking at the many students around them, their bodies were trembling slightly. They didn't even see the questions in the exam paper, and there was a faint look of collapse on their faces.
Di Jin did not laugh at them, but observed them.
Not far away, Wang Yaochen's face didn't look very good, and he obviously couldn't be calm;
Wen Yanbo kept walking, seeming to relieve stress;
On the other hand, Han Qi, the youngest among the three, acted calmly and stood motionless. Judging from his expression, he was very calm, but his eyes were slightly dazed.
For many students, the waiting time is extremely long, and it seems to pass by in a trance. The drum sounds at the fifth watch.
"Dong dong dong——"
The door of the Imperial College opened slowly, and the officials in charge of examinations had already lined up. Each person held a sign high in his hand and said loudly: "According to your name, find the corresponding examination administrator, stand in line, and after a quarter of an hour, everyone will enter in turn. field!"
The students lined up in a chaotic manner and began to compare the rosters.
The Imperial College is fine in this regard, they know each other well and are all acquaintances, but in the local area, the candidates must be strictly checked, including their name, place of origin, age, appearance, etc., to prevent anyone from taking the exam for them.
Similar things happen every year. Even if five people jointly recommend it, some people will inevitably take risks.
After everyone has been identified, they will search the cheat sheet, check their belongings, and then go to worship the statue of Saint Kong.
After a numbing process, the test questions were finally unsealed.
I don't know if the Imperial College is particularly special, but Di Jin discovered that the examination papers here are indeed different. They are wrapped in exquisite silk cloth and sealed.
Under the gaze of many candidates, the scroll was opened, and the fateful test questions were finally taken out. Then documents began to be copied, and the students were introduced to different examination rooms.
Gongsun Ce and Di Jin were not in the same examination room. After blessing each other, they followed the people who led the way and walked to their seats.
"good!"
Di Jin discovered that compared to the honeycomb-like dormitories of later generations during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which were so small that candidates with poor health could die in them, the Song Dynasty treated candidates much better.
Of course, this may also be related to the environment of the Imperial College. If Di Jin was still taking the exam in Bingzhou, there might not be such a good examination room environment, let alone if it was in a remote area.
And he sat down in his seat, put down the test box, took out the breakfast he had prepared, and started eating.
If you don't eat it, you'll get cold.
When the invigilators passed by, they couldn't help but look askance.
This posture... you are a veteran in the examination room!
But it doesn’t look like he’s old enough, and he looks like he’s taken the exam once at most, which is really strange!
To be honest, those who have actually taken the exam multiple times are not necessarily nervous. Just like repeating the college entrance examination, the second time you take the exam may be more panicked than the first time, and the pressure will be doubled.
Therefore, Di Jin suspected that Liu Yong took the test again and again. In addition to the rumor that Renzong didn't like his style of poetry and deliberately criticized him to prevent him from passing, it was also possible that his on-the-spot performance also accounted for a large part.
For example, Wang Yaochen, who was in the same examination room as Di Jin, couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this person's chic posture.
My body was already a little stiff due to nervousness, but now my competitors are still eating it?
After staring blankly for a long time, Wang Yaochen realized that he had also brought breakfast, so he quickly took it out and wolfed it down. However, because he ate too fast, he couldn't help coughing a few times, and he lost his grace for a while.
There are many like him. The sound of coughing and choking and chest-slapping sounds are endless in the examination room. The invigilator is not surprised. He just observes to see which student is choking too much and steps forward to comfort him or her.
After all, everyone here is of some status, and it wouldn't be pretty if they choked to death inside.
After watching a thrilling breakfast, the examiner once again announced the rules of the examination room. No whispering, no looking left or right, no leaving the seat without permission, any actions must be reported first, etc., and then posted the examination questions on the wall in front of them.
There is one poem, one essay each, ten scriptures, and ten inscriptions.
There are not many questions.
The most important thing is poetry. The Analects and Mencius are required to pass the classics and meaning test, but the proportion is much lower.
Therefore, the eyes of other candidates were almost all focused on the poems and poems. Only Di Jin looked at the titles of the poems and poems, checked them in the Xikun style question bank that he had compiled in his mind, and showed a confident look, and then looked towards Classic meaning.
In this era, the proportion of classics and meanings is indeed low, and policy questions are not compulsory. It all depends on the examiner. However, his goal is not to pass the interpretation test and become an ordinary scholar.
Under the premise of competing for ranking, all questions must be perfect, so as to convince the public.
Di Jin carefully reviewed the questions after posting the scriptures and ink meanings, then steadily picked up the pen and began to answer the questions.
What are the results of the targeted study in the past half year? Today’s first imperial examination will be the first to see the results!
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