There was a fine snow in the sky, and the earth was shrouded in ice.

But that didn't stop the enthusiasm of the candidates.

Although the township test of Shuntianfu is not important, because there are many wealthy families in Beijing and Beijing, there is a lot of attention from various prefectures.

Liu Jie is the son of Shoufu, and many of his classmates recognize him.

As soon as he appeared outside the examination room, he immediately caused many people to greet him enthusiastically.

Among these people, there are old and young, and everyone bowed to him, but Liu Jie felt a little unnatural in his heart, so he still had to return the courtesy.

As early as more than ten years ago, when he came to the exam, he must have called friends, but now in the face of such a situation, he seems at a loss.

The older he gets, as his father's official position becomes more and more prominent, he begins to find that he is different from others.

And he, a talented and famous, has repeatedly fallen into the first place, but it is a great shame.

Not only Liu Jie, but also many Xiucai who studied in Xishan also arrived.

There are a total of thirteen people, and everyone sees each other every day, or because of the same illness, they seem to be more enthusiastic when they meet.

Everyone entered the tribute courtyard in an orderly manner, and the person who presided over the tribute test of Shuntianfu this year was Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Zhang Sheng's experience, since it is a legend, is the champion of Chenghua for five years, and then in Chenghua, he wrote a letter to impeach Liu Ji, a cabinet scholar, for ten crimes, but was framed, a good Hanlin revision, was demoted to a member of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and then dismissed. So, like many unsatisfactory ministers during the Chenghua period at that time, when Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, Zhang Sheng immediately soared into the sky, and the left and right servants of the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Ministry of Rites and Rites were still in the Ministry of Rites.

His Majesty suddenly ordered Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, because the Shuntian Mansion is different from the ordinary township test.

For the township examination in each province, only one student is required to preside over the examination. And the situation in Shuntianfu is the most complicated, after all, here, there are as many powerful as dogs, if an ordinary school official presides over the township examination, even if this person is upright and can withstand the pressure, but the results of the examination will be questioned by the candidates.

Therefore, the examiners of Shuntianfu are often hand-picked, and the last time, the examiner was Wang Ao, the official secretary, who is a high-ranking and powerful position, so naturally the candidates do not have to worry about someone daring to exert pressure in front of the prince. On the other hand, Wang Ao has always been honest and well-known, and no one is worried that he will be involved in fraud.

Zhang Sheng is the same, the Ministry of Rites is still unusual. What's more, he is also famous for his uprightness, he was already against the cabinet boss at that time when he was young, so he did not change his original intention to dismiss the official, and he was born as a champion, with such qualifications, who dares to question Zhang Shangshu's fairness?

Liu Jie didn't have much impression of Zhang Sheng, so when he saluted the great master in the Tribute Academy, he took the exam number and left.

When he arrived at the examination booth, he took a deep breath, and he had been disheartened by many failures, and he still came to the exam, but there was still a trace of unwillingness in the depths of his heart.

Want...... This time, it's also difficult.

But...... In Xishan, several gentlemen asked him to keep writing Bagu texts, saying that his Bagu has made some progress, but I don't know if it is useful?

He tried hard to recall that in just half a year, there were not 100 of the eight articles he had made, but 80 articles, and even when he saw any of the words in the Four Books and Five Classics, he reflexively wanted to solve the problem.

Maybe...... This time...... There will be a chance.

He thought so.

Then a cannon rang out.

The examiners put the questions, and the officers held signs and walked around the various examination booths.

When the errand officer raised the sign in front of Liu Jie, Liu Jie saw that the sign read: "Ning Wu Zibang".

Liu Jie was stunned for a moment, he had an impression of this question.

It's not that this question is very impressive, but among the many questions he has done, there is really such a question.

There are not 100 but 80 questions from several gentlemen, and there are many of them, so they can't help but be a little numb, and the reason why this question has an impression is that this question is very pitiful.

To what extent?

If you understand these four words according to Ning Wu Zibang, you will find that you can't understand them at all, these four words are from the Analects. The original text is: "Ning Wuzi, if the state has a way, it will know, and if the state has no way, it will be foolish, and its knowledge can be reached, and its foolishness cannot be reached." ’

Black...... True Black ......

When the gentlemen laid out this question, this was everyone's initial impression.

Ning Wuzi is a personal name, but 'Bang' is from 'Bang has a way to know', this is like, his mentor Wang Shouren, he wants to say to Wang Shouren, Wang Shouren, have you eaten? Then someone came up with a question, called 'Wang Shouren you'.

Come on, write me an article, this article must meet the norms, and it must conform to the principles of the sage, by the way, every format, whether it is to break the topic or to undertake the topic, you must also meet the norms, not more than a word, not less than a word!

Of course, these are actually just hors d'oeuvres, and you still have to conform to Cheng Zhu's understanding, for example, in this sentence, Zhu Xi said in the "Commentary on the Analects": "Know, go to the sound." Ning Wuzi, Doctor Wei, Ming Yu. According to "The Biography of the Spring and Autumn Period", Wu Zi Shiwei, when Duke Wen and Cheng Gong, Duke Wen had a way, and Wu Zi had nothing to see, so he knew it and ......"

See, you still have to conform to Zhu Xi's Sage's understanding of this paragraph, if you don't understand the meaning of Zhu Xi's Sage, then I'm sorry, I'll still be eliminated.

Moreover, you only have one day, about five hours to be exact, and if you can't write it, you can still get out.

Since the opening of the imperial examination, almost every candidate has been searching for questions and trying to bet on them, but they are one foot higher than the devil, and every examiner is racking their brains to come up with strange questions.

Today, this Zhang Sheng and Zhang Shangshu can be regarded as playing tricks and playing at a high level, and he actually directly used the name of the person in the Analects and added a state character to make it difficult for the candidates of Shuntianfu.

As soon as this question was released, there was a faint sound of long sighs in the examination booths everywhere! Zhang Sheng, your uncle, you have the ability, take your Zhang Sheng's name to make an article full of great truths about the governance of the Qi family, take a look, stinky and shameless.

Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was sitting in the Minglun Hall, stroking his beard with a slight smile, thinking of the sorrowful appearance of the students, but he was very proud.

They are all people who have worked hard to study in the cold window, as Zhang Sheng, who was born as a champion, when Zhang Sheng was young, it was also a struggle among scholars, and now, he has already turned over, and his daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law for many years, and he can't imagine that there is today.

This question was pondered by him behind closed doors for many geniuses.

As soon as this question came out, it suddenly showed his level as a champion, and there will be a lot of people who want to come to Shuntianfu to hand in the white paper this year.

Sitting in the examination booth, Liu Jie was stunned at first, but he didn't have much joy.

He only remembered that he had written this article at the beginning, but because he had brushed up on the questions so much these days, he had forgotten how he answered the questions, but obviously, because he had an impression of this question, he remembered that he knew a lot about it.

Therefore, after only a little silence, he began to put pen to paper: "The doctor is not just called stupid, but all the stupid."

easily solved the problem, although Liu Jie studied with Wang Shouren, he hated these eight strands, he himself knew that this problem was plausible and empty, but he also knew that only such a problem, and then around an inexplicable topic, write an article that seemed to be a big truth, in order to have a chance to go to high school, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly, put away his mind, and then continued to write.

After more than an hour, Liu Jie had finished writing an article.

He had just put down his pen and twisted his aching wrist to check it again, ready to re-transcribe what had been written on this draft.

But at this time, in the examination shed not far from the next door, there was a sudden uproar, as if someone had smashed the pen and ink on the ground, and before he could react, he heard someone wail: "Zhang Sheng, you are also a scholar, you suffered from the cold window, and the examiner made it difficult, and today Er is the examiner, and this question is not as good as that of a beast, a real pig and a dog, I ...... Don't take the test, don't take the test......"

A heart-rending scolding.

Apparently...... Driven crazy again.

Liu Jie's smooth forehead suddenly oozed cold sweat, and he thought to himself, if he hadn't studied in Xishan, he was afraid that he would have to go crazy if he saw this question!

Several errand officers were already rushing up like wolves, mercilessly subduing the examinee and quickly dragging him out.

It's just that the examinee is still howling in his mouth: "Zhang Sheng, raised by your cheap maid, inhuman, inhuman!" ”

In the examination room, the sad atmosphere spread, and some errand officers hurriedly shouted: "Quiet, quiet!" ”

And in Minglun Hall.

Zhang Sheng was looking at the book proudly, and several examiners were sitting idly beside him.

Hearing the noise, Zhang Sheng frowned slightly, put down the book, and listened hard, and when he heard this, the old face suddenly pulled down.

"It's really bold, Zhang Gong, such a student...... "Some examiners had a strange face, and they subconsciously scolded.

Zhang Sheng didn't show any anger, but said lightly: "I think that at the beginning, the old man also had a slander against the examiner, and now he has become an examiner, I know the difficulty of the examiner, the pain of the examiner, the student is inconsiderate, the old man is a talent for the court, it is to receive some scolding, what is it." ”

In other words, there is a little bit of excitement, although I was scolded, didn't I also show my level?

At this time, the examiner said again: "Zhang Gong, do you want to remove the student's fame......

Zhang raised pressure and said: "No need, the matter is not so serious, just get out and cancel his township test this year, young people, it is not a common thing to be ignorant." ”

So, all the examiners took this opportunity to praise: "Zhang Gong is magnanimous and incomparable to ordinary people." ”

Zhang Sheng's old god said in the tunnel: "It's not easy to come to Shuntianfu this year to pick out a few talents." ”

This is the truth, the topic is so difficult that someone can make an article smoothly is already magical, and the rest, I am afraid it is difficult to hope.