Looking at Lun Wenxu's retreating figure, Li Jie felt that Lun Wenxu was hesitant to go to the Imperial Academy. Firstly, his master Chen Xianzhang was old, and Lun Wenxu didn't want to leave his master so early. Secondly, it was the cost of going to the capital, but As long as he passes the provincial examination this time, the fee problem will be solved. At that time, Li Jie can also take the opportunity to send him a generous gift and give him money for no reason. Given his character, he will definitely not accept it.
After returning home, Mrs. Wang saw the tired look on Li Jie's face and said distressedly: "Pingzhi, are you tired? If you are tired, go and have a rest."
Li Jie shook his head: "I'm not tired, but I can't wash up in the dormitory. I feel a little uncomfortable. Just take a shower and it'll be fine."
Lin Zhennan said from the side: "How is it? Are you sure of winning the election this time?"
"It shouldn't be a problem. As for the ranking, I dare not say."
Lin Zhennan laughed loudly when he heard this: "Okay! Okay! Thirteen-year-old Juren, okay!"
Li Jie smiled helplessly when he saw Lin Zhennan's complacent look, and then said: "Dad, don't go out and talk nonsense before the results are released. It will be a joke if you don't win."
Lin Zhennan ignored him and continued to laugh. Mrs. Wang twisted hard when she saw this, and then glared at him.
Seeing Mrs. Wang's eyes, Lin Zhennan waved his hands: "I won't go out and talk nonsense, I promise!"
Li Jie smiled when he saw the two people's actions and said nothing. Only Mrs. Wang in the Lin Mansion could shock Lin Zhennan.
On August 12, the second exam began. In the second exam, there were one essay and five judgments. One of the imperial edicts, imperial edicts, and internal medicine subjects was selected. The essay required more than 300 words.
The topic is to examine the scholars' explanation and understanding of some major governance issues. Imperial edicts, imperial edicts, imperial edicts, and imperial edicts all belong to the writing of official documents. To examine the official document writing ability of scholars, candidates are required to imitate the words and deeds of emperors and ministers of the Han and Tang Dynasties and write corresponding imperial edicts, imperial edicts, and imperial edicts. Generally, they are Han Biao, Tang imperial edict, and imperial edict. Song Biao.
The second exam is not that difficult for Li Jie. With the knowledge of later generations, it is not difficult to write these. The key is to avoid the taboos and answer them realistically. In addition, the first exam has been completed. The second and third games only need to reach the average level. After all, the examiners' evaluation is mainly based on the theory and meaning of the first game.
Just like the first game, the candidates for the examination were inspected at the fourth watch. Li Jie got up early, finished the carefully prepared food, and went out with the examination box. The carriage moved slowly forward one meal at a time.
When they arrived at the gate of Gongyuan, the expressions of the scholars were completely different from those during the first exam. Scholars who were confident about the first exam gathered together and talked and laughed with smiles on their faces. After all, the second and third exams were not important and they could easily take the exam.
And those who felt that they did not do well in the first exam looked like they were mourning for their wives, and came to take the second exam mechanically. Of course, there were also people who did not come after the first exam, but such people are in the minority, and most people still I came to take the exam with the hope of being safe.
Continuous high-intensity examinations also overwhelmed some weak scholars. Some old and young candidates looked pale at the moment, as if they were about to fall down if the wind blew. No one in good health could cope with such an intense exam.
Looking at the scene in front of Longmen, Li Jie couldn't help but sigh. In this era, the imperial examination is the only way out for most people. People's desire for the imperial examination is beyond imagination. Once you win the imperial examination, your life will be completely different. After being elected, you can be exempted from corvee and taxes. If the successful candidate is very young, many people will give money and land to support you. In short, the treatment of successful candidates and scholars is completely different. There are many poor scholars, but there are very few poor candidates.
The gantry opened, and the scholars entered the examination room through inspection in an orderly manner. After a while, they arrived at Li Jie. After some inspection and entering the examination room, the dormitory was still the dormitory for the first examination.
After entering the dormitory, Li Jie sat cross-legged and quietly waited for the exam to begin.
Boom!
The sound of drums in Mingyuan Tower signified the beginning of the examination, and the clerks distributed the examination papers to the candidates.
After getting the test paper, Li Jie briefly read through all the questions and found that they were all regular questions. There was nothing special about them, so he began to concentrate on answering the questions, starting with the first question.
Topic: Etiquette governs the people with peace of mind.
It is a very common question. Lun Li has been tested countless times in the provincial examination and the general examination. Basically, all the points that should be written have been written. It is difficult to write new ideas in it. Even if Li Jie is asked to write, it will be very difficult. It is difficult to write brilliantly, because although some of the views of later generations are advanced, it is difficult for the examiners to recognize them. After all, you are just a student. If you rashly propose it without having the right to speak, it will only make people laugh.
After answering the essay according to the annotations of the classics, I looked at the remaining questions. The imperial edict, the imperial edict, and the imperial edict were as follows: "In the imitation of the Tang Dynasty, Yao Yuanzhi and Ziwei Ling Zhao (the second year of Kaiyuan) were imitated, and in the imitation of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Jiuling was the Zhongshu Ling. The imperial edict and the Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty ordered all officials to pay tribute to express their loyalty."
Seeing these questions, Li Jie thought that the examiner was testing the scholars' mastery of historical background knowledge, various stylistic formats, and the use of words. These questions were a bit difficult for candidates with little reading, although they were not. Four or six pairs are required, but your answers must be realistic and cannot be written randomly.
For Li Jie, these questions are easy to grasp without any difficulty. Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, he writes like a spirit and has something in his stomach, no matter how tricky the test questions are, he is not afraid. In the past few years, Li Jie has read more than 10,000 books. There may not necessarily be volumes, but there are still seven or eight thousand volumes. In two years, Li Jie has basically read all the books in Chen Xianzhang's collection. With his excellent memory, his reading volume is terrifying, plus the main world's Accumulated, it can be said that the amount of reading is inferior to the candidates of the same session.
After writing all the questions, the sky was already dark. I lit a candle, checked for errors and omissions, and then transcribed the questions onto the answer sheet. When I handed in the paper, the moon had quietly climbed into the sky.
The moonlight was bright, and Li Jie followed the sergeant to the dragon gate in the moonlight. At this moment, the candidates waiting in front of the dragon gate looked very relaxed. After all, the first test that really decided their fate had already passed. Listening to the conversations around them, they handed in their papers here. The candidates are all confident about the first test.
Many candidates who know Li Jie say hello to him from time to time. As the most popular candidate in this provincial examination, many people know something about Li Jie, because he is the only one who has suddenly emerged. The other popular candidates in the provincial examination all come from famous families. , Fujian was considered a strong imperial examination province in the Ming Dynasty. The number of Jinshi in Fujian Province during the Ming Dynasty ranked fourth in the country. On average, at least one of every four candidates passed the imperial examination. Among all the prefectures in Fujian, Fuzhou Prefecture ranked first. .
For example, the Lianjiang Lin family who was "Eight Jinshi in Seven Subjects", "Five Ministers of Three Generations", and "Three Offerings of Wine to the Imperial Master", the Chen Family of Fuzhou Dayi who was "the fourth generation to ascend the Yellow Armor nine times, and was awarded the Zhiguan eight times in one discipline", the "Qiong Master" in Fuzhou The Lin family in Shuixi, Fuzhou, and the Zheng family in Nanhu, Fuzhou, known as the "Ancestral and Grandson Qilian Kejia", are all famous families from Fuzhou.
