If it were the original Xiao Feng, this would definitely be bragging.
Is it easy to take the Gongshi exam? How many scholars will fail to pass the imperial exams in their lifetime, and how many civil servants will fail to pass the imperial examinations in their lifetime.
The success rate of the test is less than 10%. Who dares to say that his article will be better than 90% of others?
But for Xiao Feng at this time, it really wasn't bragging.
The original owner's nerdy nature made him familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and the knowledge and experience of later generations made his thinking both leaping and rigorous. These two points are very important in imperial examination articles.
Xiao Feng had read some imperial examination papers from the Ming and Qing dynasties. At the time, their ideological quality seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. They gave a refreshing new twist to the old tunes of the Four Books and Five Classics.
But from the perspective of the world in the future, in fact, it is still Tan Xinren’s famous saying-the pattern is too small.
If there is a person who can skillfully use the Four Books and Five Classics and has a thinking pattern that transcends hundreds of years, is it difficult to become a tribute scholar?
Facts have proved that it is not difficult. There are 300 tributes. It was not until the rankings were announced that the names on the scrolls were opened and recorded one by one on the list.
Yan Shifan got his "membership" as he wished. No one would believe that there was no fraud in this matter.
Even though Yan Shifan was very talented, there were many geniuses among so many candidates. And getting the first place really depends on fate, how can you just say it?
Of course, Zhang Juzheng is not a good person. Although he has no intention of helping Xiao Feng win the first place, he is ready to let his teacher help his brother if Xiao Feng fails.
Fortunately, although Xiao Feng was not in the top few, he was still ranked tenth. He successfully entered the list of tributes and did not hinder Zhang Juzheng from taking any risks.
The name Yan Shifan is of course very popular, but Xiao Feng's name has also attracted some attention. Of course, everyone always thought that this was from somewhere, and that it had the same name as the Great Tomorrow Master when he first went there.
After all, the name Xiao Feng is not unique. It is quite normal to have the same name. For example, on a website of later generations, the protagonists of at least eight out of ten books are all named Xiao.
Because of the military disaster, the time of spring was postponed this time. Therefore, the one-month interval between the normal examination and the palace examination was cancelled.
Jiajing also hoped that the matter of Chunwei could be settled as soon as possible so that he could resume his life of concentrating on Taoism. Jiajing can do all the government affairs without showing up, but not the imperial examination.
Scholars all over the world come to the emperor. If you don’t come forward to preside over the examination and appoint the top three, do you, the emperor, look down on the scholars in the world?
Except for Qin Shihuang, any emperor who looks down on the scholars in the world is not reliable, so Jiajing must also make a statement: I value you very much!
The palace examination began, and 300 tribute ministers were all wearing tribute robes in the Huangji Palace, waiting for the emperor's questions. Although the exam atmosphere here is much more relaxed than the general examination, everyone is still holding back their energy. After all, who doesn't want to be the top pick.
The standard style of the palace examination is Ce Qian, which means the emperor asks a question and asks the tributes to answer it. Whoever answers well will be ranked higher. In the process of policy questioning, some use a written test, and some simply answer orally on the spot, depending on the emperor's wishes.
Jiajing almost without hesitation chose the faster and less laborious method of answering orally. There was only one thing that was always thinking in his mind, and that was whether to give the top prize to Yan Shifan.
Therefore, he did not have the energy to take any written exams and had to read the papers. With an undecided decision, Jiajing appeared in the Wenhua Hall, which immediately attracted a chorus of "Long live" from the tributes.
The topic of the policy discussion was set by the emperor. It was usually inspired by the emperor's feelings. The topic was also relatively flexible and had a strong personal touch with the emperor of the day. The main purpose is to see the adaptability and thinking ability of these nerds.
After all, everyone will be an official in the future. The stronger these abilities are, the stronger the natural work ability should be, and they can be placed in higher and more important positions.
When the examiner asked Jiajing to give him the topic, Jiajing thought about it for a while and actually came up with two lines of poetry.
"I came here to ask, but I can't help but say that the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle."
The examiner was confused and wanted to ask Jiajing clearly, but Jiajing had half-closed his eyes and was sitting in front of the hall, looking at the three hundred tributes below incomprehensibly.
The examiner had no choice but to put these two lines of poetry out as strategic questions. The tributes were all dumbfounded. How to answer this?
Jiajing said calmly: "You and others are all great talents of the Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to distinguish between them. Today's palace examination only depends on the depth of fate and luck.
Just match these two lines of poetry. Whoever has an idea can say it. "
Although this poem is a bit unfamiliar, which of the tributes in the palace is not a person who has read a lot of poetry? Such a simple question, what if someone else beats me to the top?
At that moment, the next tribute came out of the queue first and said loudly: "Long live this poem comes from "Giving Medicine Mountain to the Eminent Monk Weiyan" written by Li Ao, the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty. It is indeed a very fairy-like poem."
After telling the origin, Na Gongsheng was afraid that Jiajing would think that he only knew one thing but not the other, so he simply recited it full of emotion.
“You have practiced so that your body resembles the shape of a crane, with two scriptures under a thousand pine trees.
I came to ask and Wuyu said, the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle.
I chose to live in seclusion and enjoy the wild life, with no farewell or welcome all year round.
Sometimes I go straight to the top of the solitary peak and hear a roar of clouds under the moon. "
After reciting, he lowered his head humbly and waited for Jiajing's praise, thinking that even if he was not the number one scholar, he could at least be among the top three.
Yan Shifan sneered secretly in his heart, idiots, aren't everyone here garbage? Who hasn't memorized a few poems? If the question was so simple, he would not be Jiajing.
Sure enough, Jiajing said calmly: "Parrots imitate others, and others imitate others. Looking for chapters and sentences only increases laughter."
The Gongshi swayed and almost fell down. The Gongshi's robe was soaked with cold sweat. He wished he could shave his big ears - why are you so active?
No one else has spoken, how can you do it? Now, with this comment from the emperor, I have to go to the last place.
There was a short period of silence, and the tributes all realized the trap of this topic - you can't use the original poem to answer it, you have to have your own opinions.
But the problem is that these tributes can write tens of thousands of words of argumentative essays on these two lines of poems, but they are really unable to express their views in poems.
The bad thing about this title is that it is taken from a very complete or even perfect poem. If you want to correct the poem, can you get a better interpretation of the artistic conception than the original poem?
I'll give you two lines: "The sun reaches the end of the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea." Can you give me a poem that is more awesome than "If you want to see a thousand miles away, go to a higher level."
Even if your opponent is indeed better, people are already used to the original poem, so they naturally think the original poem is better. This is simply an unfair competition!
But a scholar's desire for fame always outweighs his risk aversion, and soon a new adventurer jumped out.
"Long live, my student Tang Ruji is not talented, but I am willing to take the risk!"
Jiajing looked at Tang Ruji, who looked pretty and talented, and nodded slightly without comment.
"I have come to ask questions, but I can't help but say that the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. The scholar Mo Dao has no armor, but he has millions of soldiers in his chest."
The tributes made a buzzing sound, and many people nodded secretly. This poem was quite right.
The first half of the sentence is about cultivation, and the second half is about family and country. There is both contrast and pride. On the occasion of the palace examination, it also means to show loyalty to the emperor, which can be said to be comprehensive.
Jiajing smiled faintly: "Although it is somewhat interesting, after all, it is too utilitarian to compete with the previous sentence. Besides, the scholarly business is just talking on paper."
Tang Ruji hurriedly thanked him for his guidance and expressed his gratitude to Long live for his advice. He said that he was extremely ashamed of himself because of his small size, but he felt happy in his heart.
Wanzai said that I was "somewhat interesting". Just because of this sentence, I must be in the second place. I won't fall directly to the top three like the first unlucky guy.
With the lessons learned from the unlucky man and the experience of the survivors, the tributes later became much easier to handle, and they now stepped forward one after another to show off their talents.
Because the number was right, there were naturally fewer people who were directly despised by Jiajing like the first unlucky guy. But when everyone went back and forth, Jiajing could only say "somewhat interesting" and didn't like anyone.
Seeing everyone racking their brains and talking for a long time, the scene gradually became colder, Yan Shifan sneered in his heart.
Say it, why don't you say it? Is that almost done? It's my turn next!
There was a loud bang in the sky, and I made a shining appearance!
"Long live my student Yan Shifan, I would like to write this poem for you!"
Jiajing nodded. He was also waiting for Yan Shifan to come out. He asked this question to give himself a step up.
If Yan Shifan is indeed talented and no one is dissatisfied, then I will feel better if I choose him as the number one pick.
"I came here to ask but I have no more questions to say, the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the vase. Three flowers gather and disperse on the top of the immortal, and the road travels wherever the world ends."
Jiajing's slightly opened eyes slowly opened and looked directly at Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan lowered his head modestly, not looking at the emperor's face like other Gongsheng students.
The poem that Yan Shifan responded to is not outstanding when viewed in isolation, but behind these two sentences, it becomes meaningful, just like a person climbing a tall building and rising higher and higher step by step.
More importantly, the artistic conception along the previous line of the poem is like one body and is completely natural. It not only expresses Jiajing's indescribable powerlessness towards Taoism, but also points out the bright future of Jiajing's Taoism.
Most of the other tributes felt that their skills were indeed inferior to others, and the other half just had poetry in their hearts, but they did not dare to openly steal Yan Shifan's limelight, so they could only remain silent.
Jiajing sighed, raised his hand, and pointed at Yan Shifan. Although Yan Shifan lowered his head, he could feel the sighs from the people around him and couldn't help but feel ecstatic.
I am the most talented person in the world. I am the number one scholar. Who can disapprove? Come out and take a few steps!
"I came to ask, but I can't help but say that the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. If the Zen barrier is broken, the beauty will be like a jade sword or a rainbow."
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