Chapter 2: He Xuzhi's surprise

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Because it is a local test, the management is not strict, but some rules and regulations and precautions are particularly emphasized. After speaking, it was the auspicious time to enter the venue.

Pei Min sorted out his own pen, ink, water and tableware and food boxes, and saw that everything was complete, and with Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian, after a detailed body search, they entered the Gongyuan specially built for the examination, handed over the identity application letters, official documents and other items to the officials for confirmation, and received the examination number.

Grades are given out at random, so that people who know each other well do not get together and cheat on each other.

Pei Min's brand is in the third row of No. 5 positions in the C room, Yan Gaoqing and Yuan Luqian are in different examination rooms, showing each other's eyes and encouraging each other.

Pei Min found his place, surrounded by strangers, and some people who were lucky enough to meet acquaintances only dared to make eye contact, and did not dare to say hello to each other. This enters the examination room, regardless of whether the exam questions are issued or not, it is considered the beginning of the exam, which makes the examiner unhappy, and he is directly invited out, and he can only come back next year.

Pei Min put the pen and ink in place, poured himself a glass of water, and drank leisurely: There are three exams for this solution, one for one day, and during the exam, the Gongyuan provides food, but does not prepare utensils. Officials don't bring you tea and water whenever and wherever they want, and they bring their own water to quench your thirst.

Pei Min had the habit of drinking tea in later generations, no matter whether he was thirsty or not, as long as there was nothing in his hands, the tea continued. When I came to this world, I didn't have to drink tea at present, so I changed it to drinking water, and I drank a few sips if I had nothing to do. In this exam, he didn't bring much else, but the drinking water was full, which was enough for this exam.

It didn't take long for the invigilator in charge of their examination room to walk into the room with the exam questions, and before the exam questions were released, there were special officials who were responsible for checking the exam cards and identity official letters, making sure that everything was correct, and then preparing to release the exam questions.

Pei Min saw that the process was orderly, and secretly admired, the imperial examination has been established for more than 100 years, but not to mention that the system is perfect, but there are no obvious loopholes to drill.

Before handing out the exam questions, the examiner coughed and said, "Today's exam will be held for one day and will end before sunset." If there is not enough time, many candles with three candles at a time, the candle goes out and the pen stops. I also hope that you will make more efforts to serve the country. After expressing this old-fashioned emotion, the official test asked people to hang up the exam questions.

Pei Min looked at the exam questions, and sure enough, he was writing scriptures and history silently, and his heart was like a mirror: the solution to the exam was a preliminary exam, and it was not at all close to the arguments, poems, etc.: the test was basic skills, and it was rote learning.

The test method is indeed rigid, but it makes sense.

According to Pei Min's personal understanding, this rigid examination method can test a person's intelligence and nature.

Don't look at it as rote memorization, but if you don't have a good brain and don't have enough IQ, even if you are working hard, it is impossible to memorize the terrible and huge Confucian classics such as the Five Classics, the Three Classics, the Second Classics, the First Classic of Learning, the Three Rites, and the Three Transmissions. Then even if you are born a genius, if you don't work hard, don't want to memorize the Ming Sutra.

If you want to pass the assessment, wisdom and patience are indispensable.

The first step of the imperial examination should be to test these two talents. As for neat writing and beautiful calligraphy, they are all secondary pluses.

The exam questions given by the examiner were actually the "Book of Commerce" in the "Book of Shang", the "Public Food Doctor's Ceremony" and the "Funeral Ceremony" in the "Etiquette".

Pei Min did not rush to write, but sorted out the information on the exam questions in his mind, "Shangshu" is China's first classical anthology and the earliest historical document, it is mainly based on memorization. From Yao Shun to Xia, Shang and Zhou, spanning more than 2,000 years, the Book of Shang records the historical biography of the Shang Dynasty, from the destruction of Xia Wei by Shang Tang to the destruction of Yin Shang, and the end of King Wu's Emperor Xin Shu's brother Weizi in the Song Dynasty. The number of words is not much, but the content is extremely profound, and it is not easy to write it down silently. However, it is not mandatory to require word for word, as long as it is generally correct, fluent and neat, and the words are answered.

Pei Min memorized it silently in his heart according to his memory, the places where individual memories were incomprehensible, connected the context and the understanding of the ancient meaning, and supplemented it with his own understanding, one more word and one less word, it was harmless, the key meaning must be correct, and it should be read fluently.

It took more than half an hour, Pei Min didn't take the pen, and the ink was not studied, so he was silently reciting it in his mind.

The examiner in charge of the invigilator between the C room is called He Xuzhi, a native of Yongxing, Yuezhou, in his early years, he and his cousin took the imperial examination for high school jinshi, but because he offended Princess Taiping, he was transferred to Youzhou and became a small sesame official, which was considered to spend the rest of his life. From the moment he entered the examination room, He Xu's eyes did not leave Pei Min, and he was particularly concerned about him.

From the earliest sword to the prince of the Xi clan to the traitor Li Wuyi of the Xi clan, Pei Min is not small in Jicheng. In particular, Xue Ne personally recommended him to participate in this test, which caused quite a stir in Youzhou.

Xue Ne is a square person, and he does not rub sand in his eyes, which is well known. Back then, the evil officials came to Junchen and leaned into power, but Xue Ne didn't show mercy. Now he would make an exception for an offspring, which is really curious: who is this posterity?

After a careful understanding, he was a son of the Pei family of the Hedong clan, but because of filial piety, he gave up the opportunity to go to Jishan School and broke away from the Pei family, so as to participate in this scientific expedition.

Filial piety, courage and resourcefulness, such a talented young man makes people have to pay attention.

It took most of the time for the exam to start, but Pei Min didn't say a word, which really made people feel anxious for him.

He Xuzhi remembered that when he participated in the scientific examination, he was like a god in writing, even if the topic was difficult this time, he couldn't write a word, right?

"Could it be that the rumors are wrong, this Pei Min is a bit brute force, and he doesn't know anything about literature?" He Xu's heart was silent, with a strange expression.

While he was thinking wildly, Pei Min moved.

He took out an ink pill, mixed it with water and grinded it, mixed it evenly, then took out a brush, held his long sleeves in one hand, and bowed his head to read, which was extremely fast.

He Xuzhi was full of curiosity, pretending to walk casually in front of Pei Min's table, and at a glance, he couldn't help but say He Cai in his heart: "Beautiful!" ā€

In an instant, he understood Pei Min's intentions. The biggest taboo in writing a book is that it is intermittent, the above does not follow the next, and the penmanship is not coherent enough in one go.

Pei Min This is what he is going to write first, study it thoroughly, and then write it from beginning to end in one breath: this way of writing can make the whole article more beautiful and neat to the greatest extent.

Looking at the small characters carefully, He Xuzhi's expression was even more serious, for calligraphy, he did not study deeply, but he had a cousin He Zhizhang who was very good at calligraphy, and he was also the champion of the imperial examination with him, and he saw more of his words, but he also knew the quality of the words.

Pei Min's small characters actually have a lot of style!