The examiner is a scholar who rarely reveals his own opinions, which is bad news for all candidates who answer the questions.
After all, the examiner's understanding can almost dominate the entire process of judging papers. On weekdays, various bookstores often analyze the habits of various examiners in judging papers. For example, some examiners don't like flowery rhetoric or thick calligraphy. , don’t like the content to be superficial and obscure.
This can all have some impact, especially when searching for lost volumes.
Everyone sighed slightly at this moment, but Song Mu quickly got out of it and said with a smile.
"You don't have to worry too much about things like this. As long as our articles are excellent, adults will naturally not care about these things."
Song Mu said this, and several people nodded slightly, but their faces were still a little heavy. They thought it was better to concentrate on polishing the article and not mess up the situation.
As a few people were talking, more students gathered in the square, and soon, there was movement at the gate of the Gongyuan.
The gate of Gongyuan slowly opened at this moment, and the students in the surrounding square and streets were looking over there.
Song Mu naturally looked up and saw many officials in red robes walking out of the large Gongyuan gate. But at this moment, they were lining up outside the door and looking into the door.
The next moment, another group of people walked out.
These people wore long black crowns and black brocade robes embroidered with strange patterns. The leader, an old man with white beard and hair, held a golden brocade scroll in his hand, and several people behind him held several items. Things follow.
Tan Wei, who was standing next to Song Mu, immediately spoke.
"It's the sacrificial officer of the Ministry of Rites, and that person is Cao Xianglong, the chief sacrificial official."
"This is to interpret the holy book first and pray for the examination."
Song Mu's expression lit up when he heard the interpretation of the holy book. He had also heard about such things. After the establishment of the Wen Dynasty, the mysterious power of literature made sacrifices and other activities equally grand.
Among them, the imperial examination has also evolved into a sacrificial etiquette, which is different from the simple steps of the county examination, hospital examination, and rural examination. Here, you need to decipher the characters.
By interpreting a word in the holy book, you can get a glimpse of the good and bad fortune in it.
As soon as Tan Wei finished speaking, he heard a distant sound of bells ringing from the tall buildings of the Gongyuan. Immediately, bells rang from the gates of the rectangular Gongyuan.
The melodious sound of the bell's teachings spread to every corner of Chang'an City in an instant.
Tell the people in this city that another big event will happen in Chang'an.
Students everywhere moved upon hearing the sound. Even the common people who were waiting outside to watch the ceremony had all come out of their tents and looked at the entrance of Gongyuan.
In front of the north gate of Gongyuan, the chief priest led everyone to bow and worship towards the north, and then to the position of the palace. Then soldiers set up the altar table, and several priests also took a few steps forward.
They put a few things in their hands on the table, and then started playing with each other.
Song Mu could see clearly that there were iron books, a bronze cauldron, and a huge object that seemed to be a disk.
At this moment, each of them was mumbling words, and at the same time, literary power surged in their hands. The literary power soon covered the items in front of them.
The first was those iron books. After being wrapped with literary force, the iron pages began to turn slowly.
Tan Weiyi next to him explained to several people in a timely manner.
"What is engraved on it is the Four Books and Five Classics. This time it is to ask for the characters. Then the characters are projected into the cauldron and burned with incense. Afterwards, the astrological results can be seen on the astrolabe."
The few people who heard this were also speechless immediately. They were a little surprised by this method, and everyone couldn't take their eyes away.
It was also the first time for Song Mu to see such a scene. Although he didn't know if it would have any impact on the examination, he thought he would at least get a good start.
Sure enough, after turning, the pages of the book slowly stopped. Suddenly, another light surged on the page, and then fell into the bronze cauldron next to it.
The sacrificial officer next to him immediately activated the cauldron, and flames immediately rose from the cauldron, and at the same time, the inscriptions on the entire cauldron flashed.
After a moment, a ray of light appeared in the flame, and it went straight into the star disk next to it. The scene caused everyone to exclaim in surprise.
Even Tan Weiyi was amazed.
"I used to come here often with my family to watch ceremonies. I loved watching scenes like this, but I didn't know how mysterious it was."
As he finished speaking, all he could see was the spinning of the star disk, and various light spots seemed to burst out from it, which was truly wonderful.
After a moment, all this came to an abrupt end. At the same time, the priest took out a piece of turtle shell from under the star plate.
The white-burnt turtle shell was respectfully delivered to the hands of the chief priest. The chief priest carefully reached out to take it, looked at it carefully, then raised his head and cupped his hands in all directions, saying in a deep voice.
"Qianxing interprets characters, worships Wen for thirty years, Bingxu subject examination, chooses characters in holy books, holy!"
"When interpreting astrology, listen with your ears open, think of yourself as a king below, show your wisdom as a leader, and use virtuous people as your image!"
The chief priest said this with a steady voice that reached everyone's ears clearly. The next moment, the students and people around him cheered and celebrated.
"It turns out to be a holy word, but I've never heard of it."
"Could it be said that after this examination, some sage articles will be published?"
"Perhaps there is a saint appearing, or someone even has a direct path to the holy path?!"
This situation immediately detonated the atmosphere in the room. Many students looked excited at this moment, each explaining what the chief priest said.
However, some people suddenly felt relieved a little from their nervousness, as if they felt that the word was the prophecy of themselves.
"Brother Song, this is auspicious. This holy word is a sign of auspiciousness!"
Tan Weiyi said excitedly next to him, with a bit of yearning in his expression.
"Holy, be holy, become holy, this is the highest state of Confucianism and Taoism for us."
"It is extraordinary to have comments like this during the examination!"
Song Mu was standing nearby, listening to the excited words of several people, but his expression was calm at the moment.
Song Mu didn't know what this mysterious and mysterious thing actually meant, but it seemed that this link had achieved its purpose. It was so exciting and calming, and after entering the stage with these moves, his mood also improved a lot.
The beginning of the Wen Dynasty imperial examination immediately opened Song Mu's horizons.
At this moment, the chief priest has slowly unfolded the scroll in his hand, and the rich voice is slowly transmitted to the release through the blessing of mind power.
"Under the door!"
"I have seen that the civil service examinations are prosperous, and I am eager to wait for the beginning of a new subject in the next year..."
The chief priest began to recite again, and it turned out to be His Majesty's imperial edict. This time the people knelt down, and the students around them all lowered their heads and listened to the holy words.
"In this way, you should become the new bones of our Wen Dynasty and ensure the prosperity of our human race for thousands of years."
"God bless Dawen!"
The chief priest closed the imperial edict and shouted loudly, and the people in the venue started shouting.
"God bless Dawen."
The chief priest immediately smiled, waved his sleeves and spoke loudly.
"In the 30th year of Chongwen, students will enter the Bingxu Examination!"
The voice of the chief priest spread in all directions, causing bursts of cheers from around him. The gate of the Gongyuan was completely opened at this moment. The priests and officials walked back to the Gongyuan one after another. The soldiers in strict attire had already begun to inspect the conduct and went to the Gongyuan. Let people go.
Song Mu also cheered up. He looked at each other and bowed their hands to each other.
"Everyone, in the next nine days, I will try my best to write this article so that I can live up to my years of hard study."
"You all have achieved great success in one fell swoop, and your culture will be prosperous."
"Achieve the realm in one fell swoop, and the culture will prosper."
Several people held their hands in congratulations, and the expressions on their faces became serious at this moment. As the entire team slowly watched the gate of the Gongyuan approaching.
Although it was a case, everyone was carrying a lot of things, so the search could not be slowed down, so several passages were opened, and teams of soldiers carefully searched and registered the people entering the case.
Most of these actions were to prevent villains, but apparently after several searches, no traces were found.
After all, cheating can't help you much. Everyone here who can become a candidate has clearly understood what they are capable of.
Gradually, the team arrived at Song Mu. Song Mu stepped forward, handed over his imperial title, and showed his belongings to the soldiers next to him for inspection.
"Who is the guarantor and whose name is it?"
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