Xu He did not take Sister Gu with him this time when he went to Fu Xue, because he was determined to stay at home and concentrate on studying. He was really worried about leaving Sister Gu alone.
In the end, he only took Ding Ze with him and let him stay at his uncle Xie Bin's home.
He plunged into the government school and never came out again.
Another spring has passed.
Unknowingly, the summer of thirty-six years is about to pass quietly.
In the last monthly exam, Xu He's article was highly praised by professor Gao Bi and supervisor Jiao Ze.
Over the past year, he has been studying hard.
In addition to discussing articles with Xie Liangcai, Gao Guoguang and others, I also borrowed a large number of "idle books" from professors and teachers.
The scope of the work is so extensive that even people in the same house were surprised when they saw it.
It is difficult for ordinary people to understand and memorize the Four Books and Five Classics and their commentaries. I wonder where Xu He found the time to read so many books that have nothing to do with the imperial examination.
In fact, what they didn't know was that in spring, when everyone had rested at night, Xu He was sitting at the bedside desk reading in his clothes.
Every time I don't pay attention, I see the sky is bright.
On the second day, except for a short nap at noon, I was still full of energy and studied hard all day long.
If you have good talent, it's already scary.
But Xu He is not only talented, but he also works harder than others. This makes Gao Guoguang, Malo and others in the same room have trouble sleeping and eating.
As the date of the provincial examination is getting closer, the students who are qualified to participate in the provincial examination also imitate Xu He and read until the early morning.
But often late at night, drowsiness would come unexpectedly, making everyone wonder why Xu He was so energetic.
Gao Guoguang couldn't hold it back and went to ask Xu He for advice.
Xu He said with a smile: "The ancestor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty heard the chicken dance. He was a sage who could draw a bow when he mounted his horse, and he could read when he dismounted!"
Gao Guoguang didn't understand what Xu He meant, but before dawn the next day, he saw Xu He getting up, dressing and going out.
Out of curiosity, he followed Xu He out to take a look, and only then did he know what Xu He meant by what he said yesterday.
It turned out that when Xu He arrived at the backyard of the government school, he first ran around the backyard a few times, then took out the bow and arrows in the shooting room, and practiced archery in the shooting garden for half an hour.
Sure enough, when he came out of the shooting garden, Xu He, who had stayed up all night, was in high spirits. He greeted Gao Guoguang with a smile and went to the dining hall to eat.
From now on, Xu He's unique learning method spread throughout the government schools.
Many people thought it was magical and wanted to give it a try. The garden was suddenly overcrowded.
Xu He was not angry when he saw him. He turned around and ran a few laps, then went to a quiet place to do a set of radio gymnastics, then ate and read as usual.
Everyone persisted for a while, and the number of people in the shooting garden gradually decreased.
Six or seven days later, Shepu became quiet again.
Many of the scholars in the Wei Dynasty who were able to pass the examination were from wealthy families. These young men studied hard, but if they were allowed to bend their bows and arrows, it would cost them their lives.
How many people ended up covering their arms and went home to recuperate for a while before returning to the private school to continue studying.
In the end, only a few people such as Xie Liangcai and Gao Guoguang were able to persist and stand beside Xu He.
On this day, everyone washed up and got up early. Xu He did not go to the shooting garden to exercise as usual. Instead, he ate with everyone and rushed to Minglun Hall.
Two days ago, Gao Bi asked the instructor to inform all the students that he had something to say.
Gao Guoguang, the god of reporting, informed Xu He early that his father wanted to encourage everyone before the provincial examination.
Xu He nodded. The provincial examination is a very important level in the imperial examination. If you pass it, you will be qualified to be an official. The instructors must do some pre-examination mobilization in advance.
As soon as we arrived at Minglun Hall, almost all the lay students and attached students had already arrived.
Gao Bi saw that people had almost arrived, so he put his hands behind his back and looked at everything in front of him.
After everyone gradually became quiet, he said solemnly: "The three-year competition is a direct examination of all students, called the rural examination!"
As soon as the words "provincial examination" came out of his mouth, the relaxed expressions on everyone's faces turned serious.
Gao Bi looked around and said, "It is said in "The Rites of Zhou" that the Great Situ set it up to educate all the people with the three things of the countryside and make them prosperous."
Xingyuju also means that the village officials recommend the wise and capable people and treat them with the courtesy of drinking. This is where the word "xiangju" comes from.
However, the rural examination in that era was not an examination but a recommendation examination.
"In the Han Dynasty, officials were recruited through literature, filial piety, and talent." Gao Bi continued, "In the Tang Dynasty, officials were recruited from various disciplines and paid tribute from the prefectures and counties. In the Song Dynasty, they were sent to the Ministry of Rites by foreign governments. Before that, you must take an exam, and the situation is somewhat similar to that of the Guochao, which is the origin of the Guochao Township Examination."
Whatever Confucians do, they always pay attention to tracing it back to its origins.
So whether everyone wants to hear it or not, Gao Bi is bound to talk about the name of the provincial examination.
"Let's talk about the Provincial Examination. The Provincial Examination is also called Qiuwei. To be honest, you students, in the eyes of the literati of the country, are just babblers. The real talent promotion ceremony, the examination room is tightly guarded, so it is It’s called Suo Wei.”
"Listen, the following is very important!" Gao Bi patted the desk with his hand, just like what his math teacher said in his third year of high school, "Let me tell you, this question has been tested in previous years, but it was not tested last year. It is estimated that it will be tested this year. The possibility is very high, you can memorize it or not, it’s up to you..."
"Our rural examination in South Zhili is different from that of other provinces. Each province is in the Chief Secretary, but we are in the capital. From the ninth to the seventeenth of August, there are three examinations. After the examination is completed and handed in on the same day, the next examination will be taken three days later! Understand Yet?"
After hearing the words, everyone stood up and said yes, and some people took notes with paper and pen, for fear of forgetting.
"One session on the ninth day of the lunar month, the second session on the twelfth day, and the third session on the 15th day. There are two examiners and four examiners at the same time. The examiners are Beijing officials selected by the imperial court. All of them are young, powerful and excellent in both academic and conduct. As the co-examiner, the county magistrate, Tongzhi and other local officials will serve as the co-examiner. The four people are only customized, and the number may be increased to fourteen or five. Therefore, if you want to rely on your connections and connections, I advise you to take a rest early. .”
All the candidates looked at each other with awe in their hearts.
At this time, Gao Bi said again: "In addition to the chief examiner and fellow examiners, the rural examination also has the promotion officer, the supervisor, and the examiner. There are two promotion officers in the rural examination, and the supervisor is concurrently served by the thirteen patrol censors. Listen up Yes, he is the censor on patrol. If he is caught for cheating, he will not just be slapped with a slap in the face!"
When Xie Liangcai heard this, he turned around and smiled and whispered to Xu He: "Don't listen to the professor's intimidation. The patrol censor is an official outside the curtain. After entering the Kowloon Field, he will have nothing to do."
The so-called official outside the curtain, according to the old practice of the examination room, the rural examination was divided into separate curtains, which had the disadvantage of isolating traffic inside and outside. Inside the curtain was the chief examiner, and outside the curtain was the censor who supervised the examination. The promotion officer is responsible for both internal and external affairs.
Gao Bi continued to chatter: "The examination papers are written with ink pens, and the examination paper, copying, and reading are all red pens. The examiner uses a green pen. Red ink is not allowed in the places where the ink is used, and red ink is not allowed in the places where you use red ink. In the future, you will participate It’s the same for all the exams.”
Lao Gao spent the whole morning talking about the rules of the provincial examination, and then he was able to finish.
Everyone was dizzy after hearing this.
But even so, everyone didn't dare not listen. On the contrary, the more Lao Gao talked, the more pressure on everyone's hearts and the more attention they paid to the provincial examination.
