There are pros and cons to turning in the paper too early.

Generally speaking, the first few papers will attract the attention of the examiner, and even call them to test the teaching questions on the spot.

Well answered, congratulations, the examiner remembered you.

If you didn't answer well, congratulations, the examiner remembered you.

In Fufu Prefecture, the first few papers will be remembered by the examination room officials. Put the cards and walk out of the examination room, followed by a group of officials behind the buttocks, those who go home follow you home, and those who go back to the inn follow you back to the inn. They played suona and gong along the way, and wished you to pass the first case in the exam, and you had to give enough money to send it away.

Xi Shu instructed the officials to bring Wang Yuan and the answer sheet with him. He glanced at the answer sheet, then put it down and said, "Why did you hand in the paper in less than a quarter of an hour?" ”

Wang Yuan bowed respectfully and replied, "Great Grandmaster, because I have finished the question. ”

Xi Shu smiled and asked, "Do you think it's too simple?" ”

"It's not hard." Wang Yuan said.

"Then test your four-book question," Xi Shu tapped his finger on Wang Yuan's answer sheet and asked, "There is a way to generate wealth, there are many people who live, few people who eat, those who are sick, and those who use it are comfortable, then wealth is enough." Why? ”

This passage is from "The University".

In fact, Xi Shu was afraid that his own questions would be too difficult, which would discourage the enthusiasm of Guizhou schoolchildren, so two of the three questions were the content of "University" - if you can't answer this, then get out of here as soon as possible, Xi Tixue doesn't want such children!

"There is a way to make money" is a small problem, and the basic difficulty is difficult.

"There is a way to make money, there are many people who live, there are few people who eat, those who are sick for it, and those who use it are comfortable, then the wealth is enough", which is an ordinary question with medium difficulty.

Historically, Zhang Juzheng wrote a similar eight-strand essay, but it was not Zhang Juzheng's test-taking essay. It was the question of the fifth year of Longqing, when Zhang Juzheng was the chief examiner, and after the invigilation was completed, he went home and wrote a sample essay by himself.

Moreover, there were three paragraphs in the topic at that time, and this is only one of them. The other two paragraphs, one from the Analects and one from Mencius, are the most difficult questions, much higher than the interception questions, which are equivalent to comprehensive essay questions, and the candidates need to summarize the main ideas of the three passages from the University, the Analects, and Mencius, and combine them to argue with each other.

Anyway, it is not a serious exam, Wang Yuan directly quoted Zhu Xi's annotation and replied: "If there are no unemployed vagrants in the country, there are many people who make money; If there are no corpses in the court, there are few wealthy people. If you don't take away agricultural time and don't consume people's manpower, the country will accumulate wealth quickly; If you live within your means and practice frugality, the country will be generous. The country's finances are sufficient and lasting, which is the way to make money and satisfy the country. ”

Xi Shu smiled and bowed: "This is Zhu Zi's annotation, do you have your own ideas?" ”

"Does the Grand Master want to hear the truth or a lie?" Wang Yuan asked rhetorically.

Shen Fuxuan has been a staff member for Xi Shu for nearly two years, although Wang Yuan is the first time to see Xi Shu, he has long known that this gentleman is not pedantic, so he dares to ask the truth or falsehood.

Xi Shu really didn't get angry, and smiled more and more brightly: "What about the truth, what about the falsehood?" ”

Wang Yuan said: "It's a lie, of course Zhu Zi is right. ”

"The truth is that Zhu Zi is not right?" Xi Shu deliberately kept a straight face, wanting to scare Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan arched his hand: "How dare you." ”

Seeing Wang Yuan's face as usual, Xi Shu was immediately more satisfied: "Then you tell me what you think." ”

"The students are just talking nonsense on their own," Wang Yuan began to expound his own views, "Zhu Zi quoted Lu's words to clarify the way of the country, which is not wrong, but it is not necessarily true. At the time of Taizu, how much was the grass people? In today's world, how geometric are the grass people? I heard what the elders in the village said, Taizu arrived in Guizhou, the wilderness was almost uninhabited, the land was reclaimed at will, and there were many people born naturally. But nowadays, when the land is scarce and the people are many, and the wealth of the country increases, the people are not fed all day long. If the people have no food, the country's use is declining, and the society is in danger. ”

Xi Shu just casually took the test to teach children, but he didn't expect to talk about Jiangshan Sheji, he said with a straight face: "The people can't eat all day long, and there are many people who eat this food." ”

Wang Yuan pointed to the sky, and then to the ground: "There are indeed many people who eat it." ”

Xi Shu thought silently.

Both of them are talking about "the many eaters", but Xi Shu is understood according to Zhu Xi's commentary, believing that the fact that today's people do not have enough to eat is because of official corruption. Wang Yuan believes that there is not only the reason for official corruption, but also the reason why the population has increased but the land has not changed.

Xi Shu's knowledge is very strong, and he quickly said: "Zhu Zi also said, this is because of land and wealth. ”

Well, Zhu Xi also understands very well that the previous big truths are all based on the country's wealth and land.

Wang Yuan asked, "If the country lacks land and wealth, should the homeless people abandon it?" Outside the city of Guizhou, there are many homeless people, all of whom are homeless. In this case, living within one's means may be comfortable, but the life of the homeless is still the same. ”

This is beyond the scope of the university.

"How do you want to solve it?" Xi Shu asked.

Wang Yuan quickly brought the topic back to "University": "Those who are virtuous are also the first, and those who are rich are also the end." Outside the book and inside the end, fight for the people. Therefore, when wealth is gathered, the people are scattered, and when wealth is dispersed, the people gather. He also said, The kingdom does not take profit for profit, but righteousness for profit. I believe that those who are planning for the country should not think hard about how to save money, but also how to spend it. Scatter wealth to gather the people, gather the people to gather wealth, and the people and wealth will gather. ”

Xi Shu couldn't help laughing and said: "This is a dispute between open source and throttling, and the princes of the court have been arguing for hundreds of years. ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I think it's a battle between keeping success and enterprising. I heard what my husband said, why should the sea be forbidden if a ship of maritime merchants is profitable? ”

"The opening of the sea and the forbidden sea, the princes of the court have also been arguing for a hundred years. The reasons for this are complicated, and it is not something that you can imagine as a schoolboy," Xi Shu had a very good impression of Wang Yuan, "I wanted to take the exam for your "University", but who knew that it would talk about the sea ban. Your understanding of "University" has far surpassed that of ordinary students, and I am very relieved. ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said, "Thank you Grand Master for your compliment." ”

Xi Shu asked again: "I heard that you will be able to recite the "Four Books" silently on the 36th? ”

"The Great Grandmaster listened to what Mr. Shen said, right?" Wang Yuan denied, "It really only took a few days for students to memorize 'University' and 'The Mean'. However, the Analects and Mencius have too many words, and thirty-six days are only enough to memorize them in chapters. After memorizing the back, I forgot the front one. In fact, it took a year and two months for the students to be able to recite the Four Books silently. ”

Xi Shu was raised at the age of 27 and Jinshi at the age of 29, and he memorized the "Four Books" before he became a Xiucai, but it took three years.

This is already very powerful, but I didn't expect Wang Yuan to be even more powerful. He immediately tested: "Wan Zhang asked: 'Shun went to Yutian and cried in Mintian, what is his crying?' 'You memorize this chapter. ”

"Mencius said, 'Resentment also.'" Wan Zhang said: 'Parents love it, and they are happy and never forget; Parents are evil, work hard without complaining ......'" Wang Yuan's speed of speech was not fast, as if he was thinking about recalling, but he still memorized the entire ten thousand chapters.

"Only by obeying your parents can you relieve your worries," Xi Shu asked again, "What do you understand by this sentence?" Tell the truth, don't tell lies. ”

Wang Yuan replied: "Foolish filial piety." ”

Xi Shu asked again: "Why is it a gentleman?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "Shun married without telling him." ”

"Hahahaha!"

Xi Shu burst out laughing, causing the candidates to look up in shock.

The two of them asked and answered, talking about loyalty and filial piety.

Wang Yuan's point of view is: A person cannot be foolish and filial to his parents and the king. It's like Shun marrying without telling him, that is to avoid parents from making mistakes. If the emperor is at fault, although the minister cannot complain, he must also do his job well to prevent the emperor from making more mistakes.

Combined with the court at this time, it was Emperor Zhengde who was blind and engaged. As a courtier, you can't get used to it, but you can't be foolish and loyal, and you can't flatter and flatter, but you have to do things that are beneficial to the society, so as to correct and make up for the emperor's mistakes.

Xi Shu also knew that he was out of shape, so he immediately lowered his voice and asked, "Are these truths taught by your teacher?" ”

"Exactly." Wang Yuan didn't need to tell the truth.

Seventy percent of the content I talked about just now came from "Mencius", and thirty percent was Wang Yuan's own thoughts.

"Mencius Wanzhang" and Zhu Xi are very vague, and the whole article is about how King Shun is filial to his parents and his brothers, and he only mentions how to do things. Most of the teachers only focus on filial piety, including Shen Fuxuan: first, this thing is very sensitive, and second, the teacher does not have that level.

If he was making an eight-strand essay, Wang Yuan would have been suspected of exceeding the outline just now, and he would be 100% off the list before the Hongzhi Dynasty. But in the Zhengde period, Bagu's imprisonment on ideas was slightly relaxed, and in the township test like Jiangnan, it was likely to get super high scores; But if you go to Yunnan to take the township test, you are likely to fail.

There is no standard answer, it is all up to the examiner.

When Xi Shu saw that someone had handed in the papers, he said to Wang Yuan: "Let's go down and wait for the cards to be released." ”

The examination can not be handed in and leave, but every once in a while, the officials will release the candidates, which is called the release of cards.

Wang Yuan returned to his seat, bored, and simply slept on the exam table. In a daze, I heard the gong ringing, and immediately walked out with the exam box.

Liu Yaozu saw Wang Yuan leave the scene, and then scratched his ears and cheeks.

He had already answered the second question in silent text, but he could not make up his mind about the couplet and the eight-strand problem. This kid wrote more than ten couplets, and wrote seven or eight to solve the problem, and then put himself into it, and he didn't know how to choose under the entanglement.

In fact, Liu Yaozu casually handed an answer to the adjacent table, and the schoolchild next to him would be so excited that he called Dad.

It's not that Liu Yaozu is too scholarly, but Xi Shu's question is too simple.

But any student who is serious about studying will definitely be able to answer. There were more than a dozen people who left the game with Wang Yuan, and they were all relaxed.

On the street, Song Ling'er led the horse with one hand and waved the other hand and shouted: "Wang Yuan, go hunting!" ”

Ah Chai had already led the horse to the door of Si Xue, and Wang Yuan turned over and moved with great dexterity.

"Drive!"

A group of people crossed the street, and the candidates and their parents looked sideways.

Tang Bang pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "Big brother, he is the first person to hand in the papers." The Great Grandmaster took the teaching question on the spot, and this person answered the questions fluently, which made the Great Grandmaster laugh out of shape. ”

"If that's the case, you should make friends with one or two." Tang Yan said.

Suddenly, Chen Wenxue walked over with a smile: "Bo Yuan, my brother has also finished the exam, let's eat and drink together!" ”

Tang Yan patted the bow and arrow on his body: "What kind of wine to eat?" Let's go hunting, too! ”

With the skills of Tang Yan and Chen Wenxue, they would have been able to take the examination a long time ago, after all, this is Guizhou.

But success is also Guizhou, defeat is also Guizhou. Although the competition in the imperial examination is not fierce, they must go to Yunnan to take the examination, how can they travel without exercising?

Wang Yuan's future classmates, regardless of their talents, must be able to pick up a knife and cut people.

[PS: Let's talk about the imperial examination process in the Ming Dynasty: county examination, government examination (children), Taoist examination (students, Xiucai), township examination (lifting people), meeting examination (tribute), palace examination (jinshi)]

(Another: the Dao test is the main examination of the Dao, and the Qing Yongzheng abolishes the Dao of the Dao to set up the Xue Zheng, which is also known as the Admiral College, so the test is changed to the college exam.) Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there was only the mention of learning the Tao and the Tao test, and there was no study and politics and the academy test. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the study of politics and the study of Taoism were used together, but there was only a Taoist test, not a college test. After Yongzheng, there was only the academic administration and the academy examination, and there was no Taoist examination. ）

(Regarding the college examination and the Taoist examination, mentioning the Taoist and academic politics, 99% of the information on the Internet is confused.) ）