Probably from the Chenghua and Hongzhi periods, the form of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty became formal.

It is not easy to be a showman, you must pass the county examination, the government examination and the road examination, and any failure in the exam will be in vain.

The county examination is examined by the prefect, the prefect is the examiner, and the provincial examination is the examiner. The rules of each exam are different, and the content has changed slightly, and the Taoist exam requires the question of the Five Classics.

Passing the government examination can be called "children", that is, "entering school"; Through the Taoist test, you can make up for the "students", commonly known as "Xiucai".

In the land of splendid articles, thousands of schoolchildren may take the government exam in just one time.

Well, none of the above has anything to do with Wang Yuan!

Due to the low administrative efficiency in ancient times, the rules for the children's examination established by the Hongzhi Dynasty were not rolled out throughout the country until the Zhengde period.

According to Jiang Zhun's "Qihai Trivia", during the Hongzhi and Zhengde years, some local candidates were still very casual. The county submits those who have read the book to the prefect, and the examiner casually makes an upper link, and the lower link can be passed. Or recite the scriptures, and those who can recite them should be students. If it is a little more difficult, you don't need to finish the article, and you can solve the question accurately.

When our Song Gongzi took the Xiucai exam, he didn't alarm the envoy (part-time deputy student officer). His father can be the examiner with a little toast (only for Guizhusi), and there is only one question, that is-write couplets!

Song Gongzi's couplets were well written, so he naturally went to school to be a child.

According to the inspector, he asked Song Gongzi to memorize the text, wow, the text is memorized fluently, this son is a real prodigy, a proper talent!

This situation is by no means due to the backwardness of Guizhou's education, because no matter how backward it is, it will not be like this.

To put it bluntly, it's just corruption.

Before the Chenghua Dynasty, the students were all so casual and reckless, and they couldn't stop them from sending special inspections to inspect the imperial history. Therefore, the imperial court began to reform, and by the time of Emperor Hongzhi, the boy test norms were finally determined, but Guizhou still went its own way.

So, here comes Xi Shu!

Previously, Guizhou's school promotion officer was far away in Yunnan, and Guizhou's envoy concurrently served as the deputy school promotion officer, which was equivalent to no one managing Guizhou's education affairs.

The imperial court sent Xi Shu to serve as a full-time deputy student official in Guizhou, which was a high hope, and it was necessary to implement the imperial court's child test policy in Guizhou.

It took two years for Xi Shu to finally break the game, and this time he personally organized the exam.

For the schoolchildren in Guizhou City, this year's county exam is so difficult!

"Hey, have you heard, there are eight shares to be tested in the county exam this year."

"Really? Isn't it just dictation? ”

"I have to write the scriptures silently, and I have to make eight strands!"

"What then? I haven't studied writing yet, so I knew I would have taken the exam last year! ”

"Don't panic, I heard that Baguwen only takes the test."

"I can't solve the problem, how can this thing be broken?"

“……”

You see, how difficult it is to take the test for children in Guizhou, and how pitiful the schoolchildren in Guizhou are - the schoolchildren in Jiangnan want to beat people when they hear it.

Wang Yuan and Liu Yaozu were carrying the examination box, and as soon as they arrived at the door of Sixue, they heard bursts of discussions.

Liu Yaozu suddenly became nervous: "Wang Er, I have just learned to be a bagu, and I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the school this time." ”

"It's okay," Wang Yuan comforted, "Not this year, then come back next year, anyway, you haven't eaten the four books thoroughly." ”

"Gah!"

The heavy door of Sixue was pushed open, and an official stepped out of the threshold and announced: "There is an order for the deputy envoy to mention the school, this year's Guizhu Division, Zhongcao Division, Longli Division, Zazuo Division, Guizhou Wei, Guizhou Qianwei...... The students of the division, health, social science, and private school, the county examination and the government examination are combined into one, and those who excel in the examination will go directly to school, and the children in Guizhou will participate in the Taoist examination in April! ”

Well, the candidate registration has been carried out two days ago, and the exam will officially start today. As a result, it was suddenly announced that two exams were combined with one, and our deputy envoy did not play cards according to the routine.

Mainly the officers who did not want to deal with the guard, especially the Tang family, whose ancestor was Tang Yongmu, the son of Tang He and the general of Zhengnan.

Today, Tong Sheng will be finalized, and the exam will be completed, so as not to let the Tang family come and go to the back door to intercede.

It's obviously a mess, but it doesn't matter.

This exam was unruly from beginning to end, and it was not bad. The county test should have been the chief examiner of the county, and in Guizhou it was the little toast as the chief examiner, and Xi Shu insisted on calling all the schoolchildren near Guizhou City to take the exam together.

It's all messed up!

The reason for this is nothing more than to prevent Tusi from favoritism.

A schoolboy with several whip marks on his face and swollen forehead said nervously: "Big brother, do you think that if I fall off the list, will that woman beat me to death?" ”

"What that woman?" The teenager next to the schoolchild blamed, "Even if you are a stepmother, you should be respected!" ”

The schoolboy covered his swollen forehead and muttered, "How can you make me respect her after beating me half to death several times?" ”

The boy's name is Tang Mi, Tang and his descendants, and he is a student member.

The schoolboy's name is Tang Bang, and he is Tang Yan's second brother.

Their biological mother died at an early age, and their stepmother, Yan, was cruel and brutal, whipping her with a stick at every turn. In history, the second brother Tang Bang and the third brother Tang Ding were all beaten by their stepmothers to flee the family, leaving only Tang Yi to live tenaciously to adulthood, and finally admitted to Jinshi.

Why mention the soup?

This young man is Wang Yangming's eldest disciple in Guizhou!

"Tang Bang, the son of the hereditary military household of Guizhou Wei...... Guarantor Chen Gang, student member of Guizhou Propaganda Division......"

Tang Yan patted the second brother's shoulder: "Go in, you will definitely be able to go to school!" ”

"Wang Yuan, the son of a farmer in Guizhusi...... Guarantor Song Ji, student member of Guizhou Propaganda Division......"

Wang Yuan carried the examination box and followed closely behind Tang Bang, and Song Gongzi also appeared at the right time.

Soon it was Wang Yuan's turn, and the two officials confirmed his identity and compared Song Ji's physical description, and then he searched his body and checked the examination box, and announced: "There is no entrainment." ”

Wang Yuan carried the examination box into the examination room, while Song Gongzi, who was the guarantor, withdrew to the side of the steps.

On the top of the steps, Guizhou Tixue deputy envoy Xi Shu, Zhengda Ma Jindao sat in the town. There was also Master Shen standing beside him, as well as another middle-aged Confucian student.

"Cousin Wei, that child just now is your personal disciple?" The middle-aged Confucian asked with a smile.

Shen Fuxuan said: "This son is talented and intelligent, and with my meager talents, I can only reluctantly be his teacher. ”

Xi Shu was a little surprised: "How smart should you be, so that Weitang can humble himself to this point!" ”

"Rong Yu," Shen Fuxuan bowed his hand, "Although this son is not unforgettable, he has learned the "Three Character Classic" in three days, the "Thousand Character Text" in seven days, mastered the "Little Four Books" on the 21st, and recited the "Four Books" silently on the 36th, and has comprehended the "Four Books Collection Notes" in less than half a year. ”

Xi Shu didn't doubt Master Shen's words, because there was no need to lie about this kind of thing. He smiled and said, "If that's the case, after I get the Tao test, I can also be my karma teacher." ”

Shen Fuxuan hurriedly said: "That's his great creation!" ”

"Four Books" is not so scary, how many words are the four books combined? It's much easier than memorizing level 6 English words.

Take "University" as an example, just a piece of prose that a high school student can memorize in two days. Ancient candidates reviewed it every day, and after three months, they could form a conditioned reflex to the content of "University", and you just can't forget it!

What is really terrible is "Notes on the Four Books", Mr. Zhu Xi is very harmful.

can only understand the four books according to Zhu Xi's annotations, and can only make eight-strand texts according to this understanding, which frames the thoughts of the readers. Just like Master Shen likes to read miscellaneous books, he often deviates from the outline when he takes the exam, and accidentally contradicts Zhu Xi's annotations, and he has failed the township examination three times in a row.

Sometimes Zhu Xi suddenly has a brain pump, and the annotations he gives are very tricky, and you have to follow his brain pump.

Wang Yuanxue's "Commentary on the Four Books" is even more painful, because he has the soul of a modern person. He didn't agree with some of Zhu Xi's thoughts, but he had to force himself to memorize them, and he had to use these contents to write Bagu Wen.

With such a way of learning, Wang Yuan was worried that he would be made into schizophrenia.

The examination room is in Guizhou Xuanwei Sixue, from the classroom, the corridor to the courtyard, there are examination tables everywhere.

Xi Shu took great care of the schoolchildren, and actually prepared all the tables and stools, and had to carry them by himself in the past.

This situation is very common, because some states and counties are so poor, candidates have to bring their own tables and chairs. Many candidates from the countryside can only borrow or rent in the city, but they can't rent clean tables, and even the boards for selling meat are moved into the examination room.

A poem "Bamboo Branch Words" was sent to the majority of candidates in the Ming and Qing dynasties: "The national examination is too magnificent, and how many scholars sit in the lobby." The oil plate was carried as a test case, and the clothes were shiny after the test. ”

Wang Yuan chose a seat under the eaves, and the weather in Guizhou was complicated to avoid getting wet when it rained suddenly.

After the roll call of the candidates was completed, Xi Shu also moved the chair in and sat in front of the hall to supervise the examination in person. He said to the officials, "Start curling!" ”

Well, the Sti is really magnificent.

In the past, the Guizhou City Examination and County Examination were written on wooden boards and asked candidates to copy them down with their own paper, and this time even the exam papers were ready.

There were about 100 schoolchildren in the examination room, and the moment they got the questions, there was a wail.

Sure enough, they had to take the Bagu test, and they used to write couplets and texts silently.

Fortunately, there is still room for Xishu, considering the situation of schoolchildren in Guizhou, he has a total of three questions: couplet, writing texts, and making eight strands (only need to solve the question).

Changed to Jiangnan, who will test your couplet, it is directly two complete eight-strand essays.

Question 1: Couplet, the upper couplet is: a father and son three-word guest.

has long been used rotten Shanglian, with a little literary common sense, I know that it is about the three fathers and sons of Sumen.

Wang Yuan wrote the following couplet on scratch paper: Eight Masters of Eternal Articles.

This is a standard answer, and you could write something else, but it's certainly not as relevant as this link.

It's such a simple question, but most of the schoolchildren on the scene are scratching their ears and cheeks, and they probably don't even know who Su Shi is-even if there are deeds of Su Shi and his father in the "Three Character Classic".

Question 2: Write the text silently, the test is the paragraph of "The so-called people who govern the country in the world" in the "University", and you can score points if you write it completely and without mistakes.

Question 3: There is a way to make money. (Just solve the problem)

This kind of eight-strand essay belongs to the "small question", not to mention the disgusting truncation question, its difficulty is not as good as the ordinary question, and it is usually used to practice and play for children.

Wang Yuan thought about it for a while, and then wrote the content of the problem on the manuscript paper: "Those who are good at managing money will be prosperous and prosperous." ”

Okay, it's all done, and all that's left is to copy it on the answer sheet.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the paper was handed in.

This is estimated to be the fastest county test among all the traversers, and it is also a two-in-one county test and the government test.

Seeing Wang Yuan hand in the papers, the other candidates were stupid.

There are even candidates who only grind the ink after receiving the test paper, and think about the answer while grinding the ink, but they haven't smoothed the ink at the moment.

(PS: Wang Shouren called himself "Yangmingzi" in the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, and the name of the Tao changed when he practiced qigong and cultivated the Tao, and there was nothing wrong with calling him Wang Yangming.) By the way, he also has a brother named Wang Shouyi...... ）