The examinee opposite was still talking nonsense about "Destiny is not mine, three years after three years", but Wei Chen had already rolled up his sleeves and started working.
Open the test box, put it up with the oilcloth you just bought as a roof, and then open the oil-paper umbrella so that no rainwater can leak in. Then a curtain was hung on the door so that the wind could not blow in.
After preparing these, it will no longer be a problem whether it is a rain signal or not.
There was no air leakage or rain leakage. Wei Chen lit the charcoal stove again. After a while, the dank dormitory became warm.
After his body warmed up, Wei Chen's stomach began to growl again. After waiting for admission, going through the inspection, and sorting out the dormitory, the morning was about the same. Apart from breakfast, Wei Chen had nothing else to do. Not even eaten!
Wei Chen took out a small copper stove from the examination box, placed it on the charcoal fire, and cooked millet porridge.
This copper stove was also newly purchased at the supply house. Although it is not as exquisite as the one originally prepared, it can still be used.
Not long after, the aroma of porridge wafted out from the copper stove. Wei Chen filled a bowl of hot millet porridge and ate it with snacks and side dishes. His forehead was sweating slightly, and he felt much more comfortable both physically and mentally.
The examinee opposite Wei Chen saw that Wei Chen, who was also assigned to the rain number, was not frustrated or complaining at all, but was also living his life happily. He couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, turned his face and whispered: "What a fool. !”
Not long after Wei Chen had eaten and drank, the cloud board sounded and the exam officially began.
The clerk threw the sealed test papers in through the small window in front of the door. Wei Chen immediately picked up the papers and started reading the questions.
According to convention, among the three rural examinations, the first one that examines the Four Books and the Five Classics is the most important. Among the three questions on the Four Books and the four questions on the Five Classics in the first exam, the first question on the Four Books is the most important.
Therefore, many candidates who are not physically fit will work hard to solve the first question, hoping that they will be able to write well in the first question and pass the rest.
Of course, Wei Chen doesn't have to worry about this. He has been practicing Daoyin Technique all year round. His strength and explosive power may not be much stronger than ordinary people, but his physical strength and endurance are far beyond ordinary people. He is more than enough to cope with the nine-day provincial examination.
At this time, Wei Chen slowly opened the test paper, and the first question of this provincial examination suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Neutral but not dependent, strong and right."
As expected, all the questions asked in the provincial examination were big questions, and there were no all kinds of strange cross-sectional questions for children.
The question in front of me comes from "The Doctrine of the Mean". The meaning is very simple, that is, a gentleman should abide by the golden mean and be impartial.
Wei Chen smiled faintly and immediately wrote to break the topic: "Since ancient times, the rule of emperors and the way of sages have been nothing more than one."
After a pause, Wei Chen picked up the tip of his pen and continued to write with breathless concentration: "The winner is suitable for all the world, but the crowds are so respectful that they cannot stand on their own,...,..., in order to obtain the selfishness of material desires." It means victory, so self-victory is called strong."
The eloquent article of more than a thousand words not only fits the title perfectly, but also has the charm of sages and sages in every word. It not only follows the context of ancient prose, but also shows the new ideas of the times.
The ancient and the modern were melted into one furnace to forge a majestic writing style as unbridled as the ocean. This is the result of Wei Chen's four years of hard work.
After finishing the first article, Wei Chen put down his pen and exhaled a sigh of relief: "I have already won the title of Juren!"
Even though Wei Chen only passed the first of three provincial examinations, and even though Wei Chen had only finished the first of the seven Four Books and Five Classics questions, he had this confidence. The article in front of him alone was worthy of the title of Juren!
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The next two questions on the Four Books, one from "The Great Learning" and the other from "Mencius", are both regular and big questions.
Wei Chen was in extremely good condition at this time, and he wrote these two articles very smoothly. In three hours, he completed all three of the four book questions.
After writing the three questions, it was already dark. Wei Chen asked for his number plate from the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, went to the latrine, and when he came back, he set up a copper stove and cooked something to fill his stomach.
After a day of admission and exams, and living in a small examination room where he couldn't even stretch his legs, Wei Chen was inevitably a little tired no matter how good his physical strength was.
At night, Wei Chen did not do any more questions, but laid out the number board, put on the quilt, got into the bed and fell asleep.
There was a constant charcoal fire in the dormitory, which was as warm as spring, and he was covered with a luxurious silk quilt. Wei Chen had a very comfortable sleep.
He slept until he woke up naturally. The next day, Wei Chen stretched out and opened his eyes to see the officers and soldiers invigilating the exam. Then he remembered that he was still taking the exam in the Gongyuan!
Looking up at the sky, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Wei Chen couldn't help but blush. He quickly packed up the bedding, turned the bed board into a table, took out the Five Classics and started writing.
There are a total of twenty inscriptions in the Five Classics, which seem densely packed and very scary. However, in Wei Chen's version of "Shangshu", you only need to choose four of the inscriptions in Shangshu.
The first question is taken from an article in "Jiu Gao" and is titled "The father of Qi is in violation of the rules, the father of farmers is Ruo Bao, and the father of Hong is determined."
Jiu Gao is the prohibition order issued by Zhou Gong. The Qifu in the title refers to Sima, Nongfu refers to Situ, and Hongfu refers to Sikong.
Wei Chen, who had learned a lot and had a lot of knowledge, had already torn apart the "Shang Shu" written by Qu Niu Ya and chewed it up. Solving these questions was as easy as eating and drinking.
The same was true for the three subsequent Shangshu questions. Just by looking at the questions, seven or eight ways to solve the questions emerged in Wei Chen's mind.
When I started writing, I was even more relaxed and freehand. It only took half a day to write four articles about the true pharaoh and the colorful flowers.
After drying the ink and looking at the article, Wei Chen couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
Even Zhuang Jun believed that Wei Chen's understanding of Shangshu was no longer inferior to his, and the only difference was the polishing of time and experience.
Wei Chen really didn't think that there would be any candidates in this examination room who could compare with him in terms of Shangshu skills.
After making some slight revisions and checking that they were correct, Wei Chen neatly transcribed all seven articles into the main volume.
The rural examinations have special transcribers who transcribe the examination papers to prevent candidates from communicating with the examiners before the examination and making marks on the examination papers.
Therefore, how well a candidate's handwriting is written has no impact on the score.
Of course, it's a different matter if the handwriting is so sloppy that even the copywriter can't read it clearly.
When Wei Chen put down his pen, it was just noon, and only half of the three-day exam period for the first exam had passed.
Looking around, the other candidates were either thinking hard or immersed in writing. Wei Chen was the first to finish writing in the nearby dormitory.
Wei Chen carefully checked the paper several times until dark. Finally, he knocked on the door and shouted to the officers and soldiers outside: "Hand in the paper!"
Hearing the sound of Wei Chen knocking on the door, all the candidates around him looked over, and the officers and soldiers invigilating the exam also asked in surprise: "It's only the second day of the exam, and you have to hand in your paper?"
Wei Chen nodded affirmatively.
The officers and soldiers did not dare to neglect, and quickly called the examiner. The examiner checked with Wei Chen again, and then took the test paper from Wei Chen through the small window.
The receiving officer took a cursory glance and saw that the seven major questions were fully written. He nodded and said: "No matter what the article is, at least it is all written. Let him out."
"Yes, sir." The officers and soldiers opened the door as ordered and released Wei Chen from the cell.
Wei Chen stretched, packed up his things, and walked away. As he passed the rows of examination rooms, he attracted countless surprised looks.
"Is someone handing in the paper now?"
At this time, most of the candidates in other examination rooms have only written the first or second question of the Five Classics. Some people have not even started writing the five classics questions, and are struggling with the first three and four book questions!
