Reforged Wizard

Lin Boshan came over again in a carriage, and there were a lot fewer carriages.

There were more than 200 candidates yesterday, but today there are only about 70 candidates, two-thirds less.

Naturally, not all candidates have broken the integrity of scholars. Most of the candidates did not pass the test because they did not generate awe-inspiring righteousness or the amount of awe-inspiring righteousness did not meet the standard. You can take the test next time!

In theory, there is no age limit for the imperial examination, as long as you want to take the exam, you can continue to take the exam.

But the reality is that very few people over the age of 30 are still taking the exam.

The reason is very simple, those from humble backgrounds can no longer persist, and the family of officials and eunuchs needs to move their place for the next generation.

Walk into the square again, this time there is no need to wait in the square, there are special handymen to guide them into the examination room.

Xuezheng and a group of examiners were already in the examination room, and the candidates who arrived early sat quietly in their seats, waiting for the examination.

There is a pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the seat, and they don't need to prepare it by themselves. This should be to take care of the children of poor families.

There is extraordinary power in this world, so don't think about cheating. If you have the guts to try to cheat, it will definitely ruin your integrity as a scholar. No matter how good you are in the exam, it's useless!

When the time came, people arrived one after another, Xuezheng said: "Some people know the rules of the exam, and some people don't. Let me say it again, just say it once, and listen carefully."

"First of all, cheating will break your integrity as a scholar. Candidates who want to cheat, please pay attention. If you pass this subject by cheating, no matter how good you are in the test, you will not pass the third test, and you will not be able to become a child student. Candidates who commit foolishness Please behave!"

"Secondly, the questions are set by the county's academic administration. I will write big characters on the wooden board and copy the questions and write the answers yourself."

"Finally, pay attention to the cleanliness of the paper. If there are typos, ink stains, or corrections, please rewrite it. Otherwise, no matter how correct your answers are, the examiner will not review the paper."

After speaking, Xuezheng opened the front bag, took out the test questions inside, and began to write big characters on the huge rice paper with a large brush.

Before long, I wrote a picture, pasted it on a wooden board, and stood it in front of the examination room, so that all candidates could see it.

Lin Boshan found that the first question was to fill in the blanks.

And it's a very simple question, which is completely a sub-question.

"The son said on the river..."

"The Analects of Confucius" is the simplest and most basic of Confucianism and Taoism. The entire "Analects of Confucius" is engraved on the temple gate of the Confucius Temple. If you can't memorize the "Analects of Confucius", you can't even pass the first test.

Therefore, this question is not difficult for all the candidates present, and it is regarded as a sub-question.

As long as you are careful, you should be able to answer correctly.

It should be that the person who wrote the questions was afraid that the children would not be able to answer a single question, and the test would be a zero, which would discourage their enthusiasm?

Moreover, "The Analects of Confucius" records the daily dialogue between Confucius and his seventy-two disciples. The words and actions contain endless Confucianism and Taoism, as well as the methods and theories of how to behave in the world and govern the country.

It can be described as the avenue to simplicity.

The second question is to silently write the "Book of Songs" Qin Feng.

"Book of Songs" is a very important part of Confucianism and Taoism. It contains a large number of customs and people's livelihood in various regions, spiritual outlook and so on.

Every Confucian and Taoist scripture has its profound meaning and profound knowledge in it.

The third question...

The questions were constantly updated, and Lin Boshan kept copying the questions and writing the answers.

The exams continued, and Lin Boshan continued to write silently.

At noon, the nine questions were finished, and they finished writing.

Xuezheng announced the end of the exam.

"The papers will be finished today, and those who pass the exam will be posted at the gate of the square. Please pay attention. However, there are only 36 places for Tongsheng, and those who pass more than 36 will be admitted according to the amount of righteousness. So , passed the exam, but the rank of awe-inspiring righteousness is low, please pay attention to increase your awe-inspiring righteousness, and take the imperial examination again after three years."

After Xuezheng left, everyone immediately became active.

Everyone packed up the papers and went out together.

Candidates who have made good friends get together to check the answers. It feels similar to the college entrance examination in modern society.

Yang Zhongcheng pulled Lin Boshan and said, "Yes, yes."

The answers of the two are a pair, and they are exactly the same.

"Haha, we were all right, there is absolutely no problem this time!"

Lin Boshan and Yang Zhongcheng's awe-inspiring righteousness ranks among the best in this year's candidates. As long as there are no mistakes in the second round of the exam, the two of them can definitely get the quota of this year's children and become children.

The same is true for the children of the other four official families.

Because they are backed by the official family, the family has many methods and experiences to increase righteousness, which are also resources, and they don't have to run around for their livelihood, they only need to read sage books with all their heart.

The consumption of Haoran's righteousness is very little, so they are inherently much higher than the candidates from poor families. Basically, every time they take part, as long as there are no mistakes in the next day's test, people from official families are bound to pass the exam. .

In addition to a few of their children from official families, there are twenty or thirty children from official families who participated in the imperial examination. Although their starting point is lower than that of official families, they are also higher than those from poor families. , and more importantly, the amount of righteousness shown.

Therefore, more than 90% of the imperial examinations in each session are occupied by the children of the officials' families and the officials' families.

Mostly, no one.

"The solidification of class is getting worse and worse. This is a big reason for the end of the dynasty!" Lin Boshan quietly looked at the candidates who were divided into a small group.

There is a clear distinction between classes, and people of different classes will never play together.

Strictly speaking, Lin Boshan, the closed disciple of Mr. Guanyun, is considered a noble family, one level higher than the children of the official family.

However, after Mr. Guanyun passed away, and he entered the genealogy of the Lin family in Tang County halfway, so the Lin family is not counted. Only Lin Boshan can be regarded as a noble family, and it is still a noble family without family support.

As the saying goes, a phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken. If Lin Boshan, a son of a noble family, was born because of his reputation as a storyteller, Mr. Guan Yun's reputation is so high that no one from a family of officials would want to make friends with him.

The more one understands and integrates into this world, the more one understands how much Mr. Guan Yun's blessing and Yu Yin have helped him!

As Yang Zhongcheng and the others walked out of the examination room and looked at the clouds in the sky, Lin Boshan was full of expectations.

Looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow, looking forward to gaining the fame of Tongsheng, looking forward to activating righteousness, becoming an orthodox Confucian and Taoist monk, looking forward to his future after possessing extraordinary power!