Wen Bin had no other thoughts at this time, he calmed down, and then copied the article he had done a few days ago neatly on the rolling paper. Although he does not have much artistry, he is beautiful, neat, and generous, and is a standard style for exams and official documents.

His heart was full of tears of thanks, besides, you are my lucky star.

At this time, there was a mourning in the other rooms, and many people didn't know where the title came from, so the article could only be graffiti.

A scholar who hasn't even read "Zhuangzi"?

Most of the candidates here have really not read the Zhuangzi, for them, only the Four Books and the Five Classics are the real classics, and the rest of Lao Zhuang's Buddhism is not a canonical reading, at least not the books they should read now. As a student, all they have to do is to read the Four Books and Five Classics well, and it is better to be able to memorize them completely word for word, but there are very few people who can do this.

"Where did this question come from?" a man whispered to the next door.

"I don't know, I was thinking about it with a headache, I haven't seen it at all. ”

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. ”

Is everyone allowed to speak and study in the examination institute?

That's right, it's really not too restrictive, as long as you don't take the books in and copy them, and don't run around in the number room, the candidates between the two adjacent rooms can still study quietly. Of course, it is not allowed to shout loudly and discuss openly, it would be too presumptuous.

Wouldn't that cheat?

In fact, the allocation of the number room is purely random, which is the same as the random arrangement of seats by the computer in the college entrance examination in later generations. You want the person next door to help you, and that person will definitely not help you, and everyone here treats the rest of the people as rivals and enemies.

Helping others is equivalent to harming yourself, no one wants to reduce the possibility of being lifted, unless you are his brother-in-law, otherwise, don't want someone to help you.

Many people can't remember the source of this topic at all, so you ask me, I ask you.

Those who have read "Zhuangzi" are complacent, of course, they will never tell others selflessly, but secretly enjoy in their hearts: let those fools suffocate to death, this time Lao Tzu High School is hopeful!

Knowing where the topic comes from is not all right, but this time the topic is too biased, and knowing this has already seen the dawn of victory. You don't even know where the question comes from, how do you solve the question, the problem is incorrect, and the whole article is a zero score.

"No noise!"

Patrolling back and forth in the passages of each room, the officials and officials who maintained the order of the examination room couldn't stand it anymore, so they had to shout loudly to stop the students' discussions.

In the Grand Master's Office, all the examiners were puzzled by this sentence in the "Zhuangzi", what is the holy will?

If you don't understand this, what are the criteria for judging the merits of candidates' essays?

The emperor is good, this is known to the farmers who farm in the countryside, but Taoism and Laozhuang are two different things, especially the emperor's good Taoism is the Taoism of the Tianshi Sect and the Maoshan Taoist Priest, which is nothing more than interested in the Zhai Jiao talisman. The problem is that there are no practical techniques such as the Jiao Fu in the old village.

"My lord, is this judgment article based on the spirit of my Holy Sect or Lao Zhuang's thoughts?" a staff member boldly asked, this can't be helped, you must understand this point first, otherwise you can't judge the paper.

The quality of the candidate's essay is one thing, first of all, it depends on whether there is a digression, if it is off-topic, you are making the essay comparable to Ban Gu and Sima Qian, and it is still worthless.

It's like someone asks you to write an essay about racing, and you describe how a singer concert goes, or even a story about the Indian sacred cow, which is something that doesn't matter. For exams, this article is scrapped.

"We are the disciples of the Rite Sect, of course, adhering to the will of the Holy Ancestor, is there any doubt about this?" Chen Yixue asked sternly.

"My lord, I just want to confirm it again, and I believe other adults also have this question in their hearts. The staff member smiled indifferently, he knew that Chen Yixue's strictness was pretended, and his heart was probably as confused as him, but he was asked, so he had to come up with a standard, and that's it. In short, Chen Yixue is the president of this township test, and he is responsible for any problems.

The chief examiner of the township examination and the palace examination is also known as the president, and the names of the later generations of President Jiang and the presidents of major companies actually come from this.

"That's good, as long as the adults set the standard, we will naturally have a bottom in our hearts, and the holy mysteries are far-reaching, how can we guess it. An examiner laughed.

Others chimed in.

The criteria for this marking were set in this way, but unfortunately the students in the examination room did not know, and if they knew, those who were complacent and thought that they must be in high school would have to mourn again. Because in this township test, all those who write articles according to the original intention of the "Zhuangzi" will be deposed.

Confucianism emphasizes Confucianism and literature, and what is emphasized is to learn and excel, but you follow the original intention of "Zhuangzi" and say that it is foolish to learn unlimited knowledge with a limited life, which can only be judged as stupid by these examiners.

It's impossible to be a fool, that's their logic.

Meng Fanjun in the seat was also full of sadness, this time the first few preferred characters of the Guozijian became less certain, although these people also have enough adaptability, and usually do too much training in this area, but this time the bend is a bit too big, can they adjust to the right direction all at once, the old master Meng Fanjun's heart is also out of the line.

He suddenly looked at Lian Daning and said with a smile: "Master Lian, this time Zhou Wenbin has hope, right?"

Lian Daning groaned slightly, shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, Wen Bin is no stranger to "Zhuangzi", but if he uses my Confucian spirit to explain the classics of Zhuangzi, he may not be able to turn this bend around." ”

Meng Fanjun means that Zhou Wenbin is just slow in thinking, not as good as those who are quick in thinking, and his writing skills are not bad. Because the topic is too biased, the talented and agile people can hardly take any advantage, which is equivalent to everyone standing on the same starting line. In this way, Zhou Wenbin obviously has an advantage.

Lian Daning knew that Wenbin's problem was far from being so simple, he was too elaborate in his writings, and he used a lot of dictionaries, of course, he used dictionaries very well, but there was no reference book next to him, and the strengths of dictionaries were lost. The most important thing is to use the spirit of Confucianism to expound Zhuangzi, and it is necessary to have thinking and training in the integration of Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Taoism. It's not that I can't write it, but I can't adjust my thinking at all, I can't think of it, and of course I can't do it, and if I think of it, it's much easier.

This is what Wang Yangming said is easy to do.

"By the way, Master Meng, Zhou Wenbin is also one of the four great talents in Jiangnan, why is he not famous on the Longmen list of your Guozijian, nor is he famous on the other two lists, is the name of these four talents false?" asked an examiner from Beijing with a smile.

"This, it's up to Zhou Wenbin's teacher, Master Lian, to tell you. Meng Fanjun smiled faintly.

Lian Daning had to explain the reason carefully, but now that he is fine, everyone listens to it with relish. The popularity of the four great talents in Jiangnan is still very high, and many people have the same question after reading the three lists of Guozijian, and only then do they understand the truth.

Chen Yixue stroked his beard under his chin and said: "Among these four people, Tang Yin and Wenbi (Zhengming) needless to say, they are old talents, and Zhou Wenbin's situation is explained very clearly. In fact, the one I admire the most of these four is the smallest. This time, I wanted to accept him as a protégé, but unfortunately he avoided the township test and did not end up. Even so, the official still wanted to accept this protégé, so he asked Master Lian to say something for me, and guess what?" he finished and looked at everyone.

"And evaded it again?"

"Won't he?"

Many people speculated.

"No, it's not the case, it's the head of the case in the hands of Master Lian, and it's also a protégé of Lord Lian, and Lord Lian said that he agreed. However, on the first day of his arrival in Nanjing, Mr. Chen found the official and said that the official wanted to rob him of disciples, which he absolutely could not tolerate. As a result, he almost kicked the official back to Beijing. ”

Everyone laughed, knowing that Chen Yixue's description was too exaggerated, but Old Master Chen didn't give him a good face, that's for sure.

"The official said, you can kick me back, this time the president of the township test has to do it. When he heard me say this, he showed mercy. Chen Yixue smiled bitterly.

"Adults don't know, Old Master Chen treats him like a parent, like an eyeball. Besides, although he is a student of the lower officials, it is just a name. Lian Daning said with a smile.

"Everyone knows this, besides, it's not just Old Master Chen's closed disciple, but also his son-in-law, who will get married in the next two days. Meng Fanjun also smiled.

"Yes, this official also knows that he originally wanted to be there to congratulate, but when Old Master Chen came like this, the official had no face to cheer. Chen Yixue Dao.

"My lord, do you remember that Ling Ai is sixteen years old today?" asked the staff member who asked the first question.

"Yes, my youngest daughter is sixteen years old. ”

"My lord, then Old Master Chen is not afraid that you will rob his disciple, but that you will rob his son-in-law with him. The staff member laughed.

Everyone burst into laughter, and even Chen Yixue couldn't hold back the laughter.

", what's the matter. ”

"If Lord Chen really robs his son-in-law with him, I'm afraid Old Master Chen won't want to kick the adult back, and the adult may not be able to go back. The Nanjing official Shangshu also laughed.

Everyone laughed again, and Chen Yixue smiled again: "I didn't receive it this time, and I was a protégé, so the official had to accept Zhou Wenbin as a protégé." Although it is not as good as he wants, he is always one of the four talents in Jiangnan. ”

Meng Fanjun said with a smile: "If he can win this time, he will naturally become an adult's protégé." ”

Chen Yixue nodded and said: "Didn't Master Lian say that there are almost no possibilities in him? Even so, the official will still accept him, the achievement of a person's life is not only the imperial examination, the imperial examination is only the first step, and the real talent is still important." ”

"Your Excellency is wise. Someone chimed in.

"The next official on behalf of Zhou Wenbin thanked my lord first. "Lian Daning is also very happy, if Zhou Wenbin has a teacher like Chen Yixue, whether it is the future imperial examination road or official career, it will be much smoother.