"Next one! Sheng Yuan, a student from Jiujiang Academy, enters! Qu Bao helps Linshan students to keep their knot!"
Sheng Yuan handed the test card to the officer and walked to the front of the Linsheng case amidst the loud chanting of the other party.
"It's me." Qu Linsheng, who was protecting Sheng Yuan's marriage, recognized the person on the spot and handed the other admission test card in his hand to Sheng Yuan.
"Girl, please get your papers." The clerk near the examination room nodded and called Sheng Yuan over.
Sheng Yuan saluted Qu Linsheng quickly, then strode forward with the examination basket in hand.
The clerk who was responsible for distributing the examination papers looked at her token and nodded with a smile: "The girl is still young, so she should take the examination paper before she is crowned. Here, one examination paper and several drafts... Remember the girl, the drafts are also required. Write in full, test paper and draft, the words must match.”
"I would like to follow your advice, sir." Sheng Yuan smiled and thanked the clerk for his kind reminder, and took the exam paper and draft with both hands.
When I took a quick look, I saw three circles printed on the exam paper. This is where the candidates fill in the information.
These three circles are arranged top, middle and bottom.
In the upper circle, fill in the name of the prefecture, state, and county where the candidate is located; in the middle circle, indicate whether the candidate is a literary or martial arts student; in the lower circle, fill in which of the Five Classics the candidate specializes in.
Under the lower circle, there is a piece of paper stuck.
This buoy is for candidates to fill in their names. Next to the name, there is also a place to fill in the seat number.
As someone who had taken several major exams in her previous life, Sheng Yuan saw this and was familiar with the basic information she would fill in later.
She had an idea in mind and put the test papers and drafts into the test basket.
[Sister Yuan, the seams of the test paper still have the seals of Ti Tiao and Confucianism! It looks quite solemn! It seems that the test papers for the five exams are worth one hundred copper coins! 】The system held the concrete test paper and sighed while admiring it.
Sheng Yuan didn't say anything after hearing this, just nodded, quickly packed her clothes, and walked towards the real examination room.
Because they were taking the exam at the County Department Intermediate Court this time, they didn't have to prepare a few cases themselves.
Sheng Yuan went in and took a look, and was immediately shocked by the densely packed desks in the examination room!
The place was empty when she signed up before. She heard that there would be tables filled with desks, but she didn't see it in person.
Sheng Yuan thought at the time that the officer's words might be slightly exaggerated, but she didn't expect that they really didn't lie to her.
Sure enough, her previous rehearsals were just playing house!
Thinking of the meaningful smile her father once showed, Sheng Yuan felt that she still knew little.
With a sigh, Sheng Yuan, eyes rolling in mosquito coils, stepped forward and continued walking inside.
She followed the guide's instructions and quickly found her place in the first row and fifth column.
"..." However, Sheng Yuan's good mood flashed for a moment and then fell silent.
The reason is very simple, her seat is facing the examiner's seat!
Sheng Yuan put away all the pens, inks, papers, inkstones, and drafts of the examination papers, and put the examination basket under the desk. Then she looked up at the examiner's seat, which was reserved for the magistrate and superintendent of Luo County.
"Sister Yuan, did you see it? There is a fireplace on the examiner's seat! It feels warm!" Xia Shuangjun sat next to Sheng Yuan, looking at the brightly lit examiner's seat in front of him, and let out a sigh.
Sheng Yuan echoed in a low voice: "This is the difference between those who have come before and those who are late!"
When she becomes an examiner in the future, she will probably also like this comparison.
"Yes!" Xia Shuangjun nodded, she thought so too.
Sheng Yuan saw that the examiners were still coming in one after another before the examiner arrived, so she wanted to say a few more words, but when she turned around, her calf felt like it had been kicked on a bamboo pole, which made her gasp in pain: "Why are you still here?" bamboo?!"
She was a little excited before so she didn't pay much attention, but now she felt the pain from the kick and saw that the seats in the examination room were a little special. There were more than ten seats in groups, and each group was connected with bamboos.
The effect of this is very touching: as long as one person moves, dozens of others will follow suit.
"???" What kind of genius came up with this bad trick!
Sheng Yuan was shocked.
"There are more than ten people in a group, and each group is connected by a bamboo connection?" Xia Shuangjun also marveled, "With this arrangement, if anyone makes a small move, I'm afraid the examiners will be able to see clearly!"
"It's just a county examination, is it so strict?" Sheng Yuan felt uncomfortable sitting and felt that she needed to move the table and chairs.
She was thinking about how to deal with other people's movements, but Xia Shuangjun pushed her arm.
"Sister Yuan, look, the tea waiter is here!"
"Let's quench our thirst with tea!" Sheng Yuan looked at the busy tea server not far from the examiner's seat and whispered, "Although candidates are welcome, who dares to drink it? If you drink it, your exam paper will be stamped with a red stamp, and you will be considered cheating. If you criticize it, no matter how good the article is, it will be demoted to the next level!"
She said, taking the opportunity to stretch, and told Xia Shuangjun: "Hurry up and stretch your waist! Have you seen the examination room setting up a table? After the examination starts, if the candidates look up, look around, stretch and yawn..."
"Sister Yuan! Sister Yuan, we are here!" She was just halfway through speaking when she heard Anyu's cheerful call. When she turned around, she saw the three of them sitting down two rows away from them. .
Sheng Yuan nodded towards them and continued what he had just said: "Yes, and...the behavior of talking sideways to the candidates around you will be considered as overstepping the rules, and the essay will still be downgraded!"
Xia Shuangjun looked at the cramped examination seats, remembered the complicated rules, patted his forehead and whispered softly. Although he was nervous, he still imitated Sheng Yuan and stretched his waist as hard as he could.
There is no way, the seat linkage is a test of their physical strength!
The time before the exam passed by. When the examiner entered, the examination hall suddenly became quiet. In the huge space, only the breathing of the candidates could be heard clearly.
"The rules of the examination room have been stated before. Anyone who violates the rules will have his or her official slips sealed and his or her writing skills will be demoted to a first class!" After the clerk announced loudly, he informed the examiner that he was going to announce the test questions.
Seeing this, Sheng Yuan quickly spread out the draft, dipped in ink and pen to prepare for recording.
She knows the way Da Chu exam questions are announced.
There are two methods of announcement: one is read out by the clerk; the other is the test questions are written on the board, and then multiple small officials hold the board and patrol back and forth.
When she first heard about the method of announcing the test questions, Sheng Yuan also lamented that although the scientific test is grueling, some of its detailed arrangements are actually quite humane.
Take the method of publishing test questions as an example. Of these two methods, the former takes care of candidates with poor vision, and the latter takes care of candidates with slightly poor hearing. They can also be called comprehensive.
Sheng Yuan sighed inwardly, then suddenly remembered the system and quickly reminded it to prepare: "You will also remember it later!"
With the help of the system, she doesn't have to use her eyes and ears at the same time. She just needs to check with the system when the time comes.
[...] The system immediately agreed, but when it opened its mouth, what it wanted to say turned out to be a bunch of ellipses.
The system found something was wrong and jumped up to protest in the direction of the main system.
But what answered it was a big net.
The big net rushed towards the system, and after picking it up, it disappeared instantly.
"[The main system warmly reminds you: If you cheat in the exam room, you will be marked by the system; before the exam is over, there will be thunder and lightning!]"
"..." Sheng Yuan shrank her neck.
Use a gentle tone to say harsh words, this main system really has a temper!
Realizing that she could not count on the system, Sheng Yuan did not dare to relax at all. Her ears instantly turned on the radar mode, her attention was tense and she was ready to go. A pair of almond-shaped eyes searched the nearby card board closely. I have enough manual strength to wait for the test questions.
"There are three questions in the main examination, one is four calligraphy texts, one is five scriptures, and one is five-character and six-rhyme verses. Candidates, please get ready. The exam will begin with three drum sounds. Papers will be handed in in three hours!"
Listening carefully to the clerk's announcement of the exam rules, Sheng Yuan clenched the pen holder with her little hand and thought about the question types in her mind.
Although the eight-part essay format has been adopted in the Dachu imperial examination, the answer format is still relatively free. Candidates can write prose, prose, or essays, as long as the words are neatly used, the allusions are rich, and some questions are broken up and connected. Such a diverse answering format is quite friendly to Shengyuan.
Just when Sheng Yuan was thinking about how to answer the questions, the drumbeat for the exam finally sounded.
