The so-called examination room also has a serious name, called Gongyuan.
The National Examination is one of the highest-level examinations in the scientific examination, and students from all over the country come to Beijing to take the examination. Naturally, it will be much grander than the provincial examination. Shen Yi once saw a book describing the National Examination in Liquan Building. The data Although it's not exact, it's a rough idea.
Before the southern crossing, when Chen State was still a unified dynasty, the number of candidates for each general examination should be about 3,000, and the maximum number was nearly 4,000.
After crossing to the south, only half of the empire left by our ancestors was left, and the corresponding number of candidates was also much smaller. There were more than 20 examinations in the past sixty years, and in the beginning there were less than 2,000 candidates left. For reference, the number of candidates for the previous examination had returned to 3,000.
However, the acceptance rate is never very high, about 5% to 8%, and the most admission rate is only 10%.
You must know that each of these candidates is a master of judging people. They are all masters of judging people who have been killed through various scientific examinations. You can't even choose one out of ten masters of judging people. This shows how cruel this examination is!
This year's examination, the number of people taking the examination has reached more than 3,000. There was a long queue at the gate of Gongyuan, divided into several rows, and then they entered the Gongyuan in batches and were searched by the Yamen.
Although the candidates who are now being considered are all well-known candidates, they still have no face in front of the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette. The officials will still conduct a rough body search and sometimes ask the candidates to take off their clothes.
However, for the sake of taking the exam and being named on the gold list of the palace exam, everyone still pinched their noses and endured it.
Because Shen Yi came early, he was in the middle of the queue. He started queuing from before dawn until daybreak. When he was familiar with the two candidates before and after him, he was finally placed in the queue.
Although Shen Yi was young, he already had quite a lot of experience in scientific examinations. He calmly accepted the body search by the Yamen. After verifying his identity, he received his examination card from the Yamen.
His room number is written on the examination card.
Yellow number twenty-seven.
Shen Yi took his number plate and searched for a long time in Gongyuan before finally finding his examination room. After entering the examination room and putting down the examination basket, Shen Yi simply tidied up the examination room as before. .
There is no difference between the Gongyuan examination room and the rural examination room. They both have two boards. When not sleeping, one board is used as a table and the other board is used as a chair. When sleeping, the two boards are spread together. It became a small bed.
It is still a small bed that you can only sleep on with your legs curled up. According to Gongyuan, this thing allows a man to bend and stretch.
The examination process of the general examination is basically similar to that of the provincial examination.
There are three exams, one on three days, a total of nine days.
There is no difference even in the content of the exams. The first part is about writing essays on scriptures or trying to write poems, etc., the second part is about essays, and the third part is about strategies.
After all, in the liberal arts examination, these are the only questions that come out, and there will be no more tricks.
It's just that during the provincial examination, those who competed with Shen Yi were only the scholars from Gyeonggi Province, but now those who compete with Shen Yi are the candidates from all over the country, or the "academic elites" of this era!
Most of these academic elites are older than Shen Yi, and most of them have been studying since childhood, which means that they will only read more books than Shen Yi, not less.
If you want to stand out among these "academic elites", you must not just be able to do the questions, but you must also do them well.
For example, if you want to translate and explain a saint's quotation in the same way, if you want to get into the eyes of two examiners and sixteen fellow examiners, you must translate it brilliantly and explain it reasonably. It is best to stand out from the crowd and bring forth the new.
As for essay strategies and the like, it's all a matter of opinion. When it comes to composition, everyone's judgment standards are different.
After Shen Yi cleaned the examination room, he glanced at the door of Gongyuan. At this moment, all the candidates had not entered Gongyuan. Shen Yi knew in his heart that the exam would not start for a while, so he yawned, made the bed and lay down Caught up on the bed board.
Only by recharging your energy can you succeed immediately.
When Shen Yi opened his eyes, it was the cadre at the door of his examination room who knocked the gong and woke him up. After the cadre from the Ministry of Etiquette woke up Shen Yi, he looked at Shen Yi up and down and said with a smile: "I have seen Chun Wei several times. This is the first time someone has slept so soundly on Chunwei."
Shen Yi wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, took the examination papers and manuscript paper from the Yamen's hands through the window, and said thank you.
He forced a smile.
"I'm so sleepy, I have to sleep when I need to."
The reason why I took the exam papers from the window instead of opening the door was because the door of the exam room was locked.
Within three days, Shen Yi would not be able to leave until he handed in his papers.
After the officer handed out the test papers, he smiled at Shen Yi.
"I wish my little master a good name on the gold medal list in high school."
Shen Yi put down the manuscript paper and thanked him.
"Thank you very much for your kind words, Brother Cha..."
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While Mr. Shen was locked in the Gongyuan to take the exam, His Majesty the Emperor, who was the same age as Shen Yi in the palace, was also going through an exam in his life.
At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was attending a ceremony at the Kunde Palace. He was sitting in front of his mother with his hands down, his face was respectful, and he did not look like a noble at all.
Because sitting in front of him was his aunt and biological grandson, the Queen Mother!
Queen Mother Sun sat on the soft couch and put back the cup of tea she had drunk. Then she looked at the little emperor quietly and said, "Your Majesty, before the New Year last year, you promised your mother, This year I will definitely choose a concubine and establish a queen."
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
The Queen Mother was slightly angry: "It's almost March now. There are not ten but twenty girls that the Ai family has found for you, so none of them want your heart?"
The little emperor smiled awkwardly and said: "Mom, I have a lot of things to do recently, and I really don't have time to deal with choosing a concubine and getting married. Let's just wait for my son to finish this busy period, and then choose a worthy wife in the second half of the year. What happens next?"
Empress Dowager Sun frowned and asked, "What are you busy with?"
When this topic was brought up, the young emperor immediately started to talk more. He said: "After returning to his mother, two ministers resigned as prime ministers at the beginning of this year, so now Zhongshu Province sends more documents to Deqing Palace every day than before. The number is nearly 30%, and my son is extremely busy every day..."
Having said this, the emperor gave a bitter smile and said, "Moreover, today is the day of the Spring Imperial Examination, and I will soon have the first batch of Jinshi after taking office..."
"These things can only be completed in the second half of the year no matter what, and..."
The little emperor glanced around, and the palace attendants in Kunde Palace understood immediately and bowed down.
The little emperor took a deep breath and continued: "Moreover, Queen Mother, the north has become more and more restless recently. If one thing is not done well, the two Huaihe Rivers will start fighting again, and I will have to focus on the court..."
"These things you said..."
Empress Dowager Sun lowered her eyebrows slightly and said, "What can be better than choosing a concubine after establishing a queen?"
"You are the emperor of our Li family!"
Empress Dowager Sun taught: "Your biggest purpose in sitting in this position is nothing else, but to continue the bloodline of the Li family to ensure that my empire will last forever!"
Queen Mother Sun's young face was full of determination.
"Get a wife as soon as possible, give it to the court, and give birth to a national foundation for our Li family!"
