On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Song came to the small courtyard after getting off duty at midnight.
After entering the courtyard, Xu He and others who were eating quickly got down from the table and bowed.
"Uncle, you have just finished your shift, please do it quickly!"
After saying that, Xu He turned to Ding Ze and said, "Give uncle a bowl of porridge!"
Xu Song smiled and waved his hands and said: "I will try it today. It is such an important day, so please leave me alone. Sit down quickly and eat well!"
Xie Liangcai and Ouyang Jun were both a little embarrassed, standing aside and not daring to sit down.
Xu Song waved to them casually: "Hurry up and sit down, we'll be leaving soon!"
In fact, it was already the third watch at this time, because the small courtyard was not far from the examination room, so a few people had just finished their meal.
Seeing Xu Song's kindness, Xie Liangcai and especially Ouyang Jun finally sat down with trepidation.
Xu Song looked at Ouyang Jun and said, "Listen to what Liangsheng said, you are from Hailing, and you are a classmate of Fu School with him?"
Ouyang Jun quickly stood up, held his hands in his hands, and stammered: "Hui, Hui Ge Lao, yes, my father Ouyang Xu does some stone, grain and rice business in Hailing!"
Xu Song nodded.
At this time, he turned to look at Xie Liangcai again: "Defu, you can't live in your house. When you come here, your father has complained to me many times!"
Xie Liangcai said quickly: "I just want to take advantage of Liang Sheng's talent!"
Xu Song laughed loudly, tapped him with his hand and said, "You are just like your father said, you are a lazy boy!"
Speaking of this, he smiled and said: "The first session of the general examination is the same as the provincial examination, seven eight-part essays, but the difference from the provincial examination is that when you write the essay, you not only have to write beautiful articles, but also try to figure out the atmosphere!"
"In the early days of the Chinese dynasty, the folk customs were simple and simple, and the eight-part essay could only state the purpose of the book. It was short and simple!"
"Later on, the righteousness and method were adopted, and the literary style gradually became complete!"
"At the time of Wuzong and Ruizong, the cutting was neat and the movements were perfect."
"In these years, Tang Jingchuan and others have used ancient prose as contemporary prose, which has led to the integration of contemporary prose and ancient prose!"
"But the undergraduate chief examiner, especially Mr. Wu, the second assistant, likes pure and elegant articles, clear and smooth articles, and must not take the difficult and weird path. Do you understand?"
The three of them were grateful when they heard this. This was the third most important civil servant in the Wei Dynasty who came to tell them about their exam experience in person.
Especially the last sentence, which is Xu Song's deep understanding of Wu Xingbang, who is also in the cabinet.
What are you afraid of?
I'm afraid that I might get the wrong idea from the examiner.
With Xu Song's guidance, they no longer need to be disturbed by outside speculation about Wu Xingbang's writing style, and can just concentrate on writing brilliant articles.
Although the room officer can also put forward his or her own opinions on the test questions, the decision-making power rests with the examiner.
Although there are two examiners in this subject, Qiu Teng has a lower position among them, so Wu Xingbang must be the leader in everything.
In other words, Wu Xingbang's decision is the final decision.
Xu He couldn't help but wonder, what kind of question did this guy ask yesterday?
Xu Song had already finished what he had to explain, so he stood up and said, "I wish you a bright future!"
Several people quickly stood up and bowed in return to send Xu Song off.
Before getting on the bus, Xu Song pulled Xu He aside and said: "Liangsheng, for others, it is enough to be a Jinshi, but what I ask of you is to get into the top ten of the second class. Are you confident?"
On a cold day, Xu He wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Who can tell?
Before Xu He could agree, Xu Song suddenly said: "You have been to Caodu's Mansion. When you entered Caodu's Mansion, there was a big archway. What were the four characters on the plaque?"
Xu He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously blurted out: "Important Manager!"
Xu Song smiled and nodded, patted Xu He's hand and said, "Go and get another Jinshi for our Xu family!"
After several people watched Xu Song leave, they all carried the test boxes and got on the carriage sent by the Xie family.
Xu He was sitting alone in a car. As soon as he got on the car, he closed his eyes and pondered what his uncle had just said.
Important manager.
Obviously, the uncle must have heard something, and it is even possible that Wu Xingbang personally revealed something to him!
It was common practice in the Wei Dynasty that the chief executive would read through the Four Books and Five Classics and randomly come up with some questions the day before the exam.
But the book is in the hands of the CEO, and no one knows which page the CEO has turned to. You can't just lie in front of the examiner and supervise.
So this article means something. Maybe the CEO has already had the questions in his mind, otherwise why are there so many cases of exam questions being leaked in history.
But obviously, if Wu Xingbang intended to remind Xu Song of the test questions in this subject, he would not make it too obvious.
The biggest possibility is to hint at Xu Song through some deliberately emphasized details during daily work.
We are all smart people, and sometimes we can make sense with just a few clicks.
And Xu Song probably guessed something a long time ago, but kept silent.
The exam was about to start and I just came to remind him. I guess Xu Song was also struggling in his heart.
He didn't want his nephew to pass the examination through this method, but when things came to pass, he felt it was necessary to remind Xu He, so he used the four characters on the plaque of Caodu Yamen to nod Xu He.
Important manager.
These four words can be divided into two parts.
One is important ministers.
The second is the manager.
The word "important minister" is too sensitive. Wu Xingbang will definitely not ask such a question on the examination paper.
With his cautious character, how could he not know that if this kind of question comes up, something will go wrong in the examination.
So, in other words, what the uncle wanted to tell him was actually the word "manager".
The manager had several explanations.
The first is common sense, the second is the principles in the scriptures, the third is governance, and the fourth is management.
This is even harder to guess.
Each of these four explanations can find countless test questions as alternatives from the Four Books and Five Classics.
Xu He frowned and thought hard. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Why did the uncle use the plaque of Caodu Yamen as an example?
Cao Du is an official in charge of Cao government and deals with grain.
As far as the country is concerned, grain transshipment can actually be summarized in four words: operation and management. .
Xu He immediately understood in his heart: "Uncle is telling me that the test question for the first premiere is about economic issues!"
Thinking of this, Xu He suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in solving the puzzle.
But soon, he was troubled again.
We know that the test questions are related to economics, so what’s the question?
In today's Wei Dynasty, economic issues are also a very sensitive issue.
The farmers worked hard for a year, but in the end they still had no food to eat. Governments in various places were corrupt and tried their best to plunder, and the court's taxes could not make ends meet...
Are these questions something that a small person like him can ask?
"I understand!" Xu He suddenly laughed in the dim car.
Why did the uncle just remind the three of them that "undergraduate examiners, especially Mr. Wu, the second assistant, like pure and elegant articles, clear and smooth articles, and must not take the difficult and weird path, you understand?"
Doesn't this give him the direction to answer the question?
Don't write any idiosyncratic answers, and you'll definitely be able to pass if you speak beautifully!
But! Is he, Xu He, this kind of person?
Can an article that has nothing to say be written in a colorful way?
Is this devastated country unable to accommodate even an article full of truth?
It's okay if Xu Song doesn't tell, but Xu He wants to guess if he does.
But that’s fine if you can’t guess.
Smart people have more troubles!
