The Prosperous Era of Longwan

After imagining the meaning of his arrival in this time and space, Wei Guangde gained some consciousness of the protagonist. He felt that he was the son of destiny.

It's a pity that we didn't travel back in time to the late Ming Dynasty. It would have been better if we were in the Chongzhen Dynasty. If we couldn't help but have a fight with the Manchu Tatars, and if we won, we would win the entire country. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

However, these thoughts are all in the past. Now, what Wei Guangde faces is to solve the test questions asked by Tang County Zun.

To be honest, Wei Guangde was a little uncertain about taking the imperial examination, mainly because he had never passed the examination.

For the first time, I felt a little uneasy.

But because he still has a little sense of being a protagonist, Wei Guangde feels that his fate will not be so tragic. He should not be as tragic as the white-haired old man far away from him in the back row. He is already much older and still talking to his grandson. Children of the same generation share the friendship of classmates.

Well, back in the examination room, Wei Guangde looked at the first question asked by Tang Xianzun and felt secretly happy in his heart. He had done it before and modified it under the guidance of Master Sun. Then Master said it was OK, so he would Just copy what you wrote directly.

In fact, many people may think that in the ancient imperial examinations, when faced with the questions asked by the examiner, the candidates came up with temporary answers, but this is not the case.

At first, Wei Guangde thought so too, but after some guidance from Master Sun, he realized that in fact, it was all done by the candidates themselves before. Recalling it in the examination room, you would use scratch paper to avoid any omissions, and copy it first. Check and copy it to the examination paper.

They need a draft because they are afraid that their memory will not be clear and they will make mistakes or omissions, but Wei Guangde doesn't know that.

However, Wei Guangde did not write directly on the answer sheet, but quickly wrote an article on the draft.

Wasting time? In fact, there is no need to waste time, because the eight-legged essay actually does not have many words. If it is as long as seven or eight hundred words, it is considered too much.

In other words, writing with a brush takes time. If it were a previous fountain pen, Wei Guangde could write faster.

"It is better for a sage to wait until those who are able to reveal what he has hidden away."

Wei Guangde started writing from right to left and from top to bottom. This was the question breaking method. It was the best way to break the question in several papers. Naturally, he would use it without hesitation at this time.

After breaking the title, it was time to continue the title. Wei Guangde still wrote calmly.

"The conduct of a saint is not easy to regulate, and it can only be discussed with him from the time when he was young."

After finishing the topic, he started to talk. Wei Guangde kept writing there. The ancients could really write without punctuation, because there was no punctuation mark in this era.

"Therefore, it is said that there are only one or two ways to experience a lifetime. You can only listen to others' opinions and take them. Those who seek to be able to go beyond the limitations are often but rare."

After writing the words "There is a husband, only I and you, and the return of this time is also pleasant and silently understood", the article of more than 400 words was completed, and Wei Guangde completed the first four-book question today.

Next is the second question, which comes from Chapter 6 of the University.

"The so-called knowledge lies in the investigation of things. I want to know that knowledge lies in things, but I have exhausted the reason."

Wei Guangde naturally solved this question.

In fact, due to the battle between psychology and Neo-Confucianism in this era, similar topics with obvious differences appear from time to time. Once a good article appears, it can often be widely circulated.

Wei Guangde believed that among the many candidates sitting in the courtyard, there were many who were similar to himself. They all saw the excellent answer sheets and naturally knew how to answer this question.

But it doesn't matter. Wei Guangde has a good memory and will not forget a word of the article he wrote.

After all, it was revised and polished by the scholar, so it is naturally much more perfect than those temporary memories and improvised answers.

This is what Wei Guangde is thinking at the moment, don't panic, as long as there are no big problems, this exam will be passed.

As for some people who worry about whether this will conflict with the answers of other candidates, especially the question-solving process, there is no need to do so.

The titles of the Four Books, as the name suggests, are all sentences taken from the Four Books.

There are just so many. Under the imperial examination system for nearly a thousand years, almost all the sentences have been used by others. Even if they are not used in the examination room, they will be used in the teacher's class.

There are only a few answers that are in line with the mainstream values ​​of this era. No matter how big your imagination is, you can only answer this way, otherwise it will be deviant and failure is certain.

Everyone has similar ideas, so the topic is similar, that is, there may be some slight differences in the words. This is the so-called writing style. After all, writing habits are very important.

Even if the text of the question is the same, in fact, when it comes to the title, the beginning, and the following steps, the differences will become apparent. If the text is exactly the same, it can only mean that two people are probably memorizing the sample paper, and they will definitely be finished.

Of course Wei Guangde would not copy anyone else's work, so why should he write it down and leave it to Master Sun for guidance?

Therefore, a car crash does not exist.

When it was almost noon, Wei Guangde completed today's test questions. In other words, he made up the test poem by himself and revised it several times before finally finalizing it.

Is this fast?

Of course it was fast. After the draft was filled with today's answers, Wei Guangde looked around for a while while eating lunch and found that most people were still writing hard there, creating an atmosphere similar to that of the palace examination.

There were others eating like him, but there seemed to be nothing in front of them. They probably hadn't finished the questions yet. Maybe they were among the group of people who were destined to fail the exam.

It's not that Wei Guangde is arrogant. He has done all the questions and polished them by Master Sun. Even if it is a government examination, Wei Guangde feels that the probability of passing the test is very high.

This is the Pengze County government office and the county examination room. Naturally, Wei Guangde cannot wander around at this time. Although the county magistrate cannot be seen, there are still many clerks and government servants around, all of whom are invigilators.

You can only move around the examination room when you go to the toilet, and there are people following you, monitoring your every move, which Wei Guangde is not used to.

After eating, I simply moved my hands and feet and started copying papers.

Handwriting has always been Wei Guangde's concern. There was nothing he could do about it. After practicing for a year, he only got a "passable" rating, so Wei Guangde was very careful when copying.

There is not much emphasis on the county examination. The county magistrate directly looks at the examinee's paper. There is no step of copying the paper. It's just a blur of names.

Therefore, in the so-called main examination, the first impression of the county magistrate is very important.

Why is the county examination said to be easy?

That's because the examiner's focus is not on your answer at all, but on the smoothness of your words and sentences.

It is impossible for those who take the county examination not to be able to write. The difference lies in the quality of the handwriting.

As for the basic skills of eight-legged writing, well, that is the task of the examiners during the government and college examinations.

He copied the answer sheet carefully. To be honest, it was still early. It should not have been three o'clock in the afternoon when the time came. Wei Guangde had completed today's exam, so he naturally considered whether to hand in the answer sheet.