It turns out that there is such a past incident between Chen Maoli and Zhang Yinian.

I have to say that it is really a great tradition for literati to be light, Zhang Yinian has studied in Jishan Academy for many years, and naturally thinks that he is a head above the level of Ningbo students next to him. But Chen Maoli slapped him in the face, how could he bear it.

However, this one-year-old mind is really a little narrow-minded, you have to compete for the first place in the examination room, and then you can't make a poem that overwhelms Chen Maoli.

"Brother Shixian, forget about this matter. The exam is about to start, so don't make a fuss. ”

Chen Maoli's attitude Xu Yan could also understand, so he nodded lightly.

The inspection of the prefectural examination is much stricter than that of the county examination, and not only the examination basket needs to be checked, but also the body is searched. Even the bun should be loosened to prevent entrainment.

The candidates walked in one after another, and finally it was Xu Yan and Chen Maoli's turn.

Chen Maoli passed the inspection first, and when it was his turn to inspect Xu Yan, a Xu official whispered in his ear: "It's Xu Yan and Xu Gongzi of Dinghai County, Lord Fuzun has orders, you can go directly to Minglun Hall to wait for the exam." ”

Xu Yan nodded. It turned out that there were many candidates for the government examination, and all of them would definitely not be able to sit down in the Minglun Hall examination, so Ma Zhifu ordered someone to set up a temporary examination shed as usual.

Although the examination shed can shelter from the wind and rain, the conditions are simple after all, and Ma Zhifu's care is naturally to hope that Xu Yan can not be affected by the outside world and give full play to his level to the greatest extent.

Xu Yan took the test basket and slowly moved forward with the crowd.

Because there are so many candidates for the government examination, the speed of movement is like a turtle speed.

Finally came to the front of Minglun Hall, Xu Yan took a breath and strode into the hall.

There were already officials on the side to check the examination cards and take their seats according to the predetermined seats.

Xu Yan was actually ranked in the first row, right under the nose of Governor Ma.

Xu Yan glanced at it and found that Chen Maoli and Zhang Yinian were also in Minglun Hall. It seems that the exams here are all from the top students of each county.

Xu Yan smiled bitterly in his heart, if he comes, he will be safe, and what he does in the test is what he is.

Naturally, it can be very stressful to take exams with a group of top students. The feeling of holding your breath and being silent is simply suffocating.

Fortunately, this scene did not last long, and after all the candidates had taken their seats, the prefect Ma Shanyuan Shi Ran came over and took the invigilator seat.

The prefect personally invigilated the exam, which is enough to show the importance attached to this prefectural exam. All the candidates got up and saluted the prefect of Ma, who stroked his beard lightly and ordered everyone to sit down and wait for the exam.

At this time, Xu Yan had already taken out the pen and ink inkstone and was ready to go.

But when I heard the bang, the exam officially began.

The paper was placed on the desk in advance, and the official announced the content of the exam.

A four-book question, a five-book question, and a policy theory.

In general, it is both unexpected and reasonable.

In the Ming Dynasty, the compulsory content of the imperial examination was the four book questions and the five classics questions, and the degree of freedom in the examinations at the county, government and hospital levels was relatively large. The examiner can write out the content that is not usually tested, such as poems and strategies. The choice is entirely up to the examiner's personal preference.

Soon, Xu wrote the title of the four books on the exam card: Shijun, can lead to his body.

The moment he saw this question, Xu Yan's breathing stopped for a few seconds, and he really guessed it.

Soon he calmed down and copied the title on the papyrus.

After that, the Pentateuch was announced.

There are a total of five questions in the Pentateuch, and candidates choose one of them to answer according to their own scriptures.

When the title of the Book of Songs was announced, Xu Yan held his breath and concentrated.

I saw a few big words written on the exam card: Zhan Wu Zhan, in whose house.

Sure enough!

Fortunately, Xu Yan thought about it more at night after returning to the inn, otherwise he would not have missed a great opportunity.

After announcing the questions of the Five Classics, Xu wrote down the topic of the strategy on the examination card: Why is the sea troubled.

This policy topic was definitely not hinted at by Governor Ma's Mansion. However, Xu Yan previously dedicated to Governor Zhu Kun a policy for rectifying coastal defense, and only Zhu Kun had read this article.

Xu Yan used it in the government test, and there was no problem. Unexpectedly, even the policy theory was suppressed.

Xu Yan's mood is a little complicated at this moment, how good it would be if such good luck fell into the township test and the general test, it would be a pity to take the test in just one government.

In any case, this result could not be more perfect for Xu Yan.

He has already typed the manuscripts of the three articles and finished them in turn.

The first thing he wrote was the four-book title.

Dip the pen in ink, and the opening sentence is clear: the king of the people and the ministers serve by themselves, and the way of the pure ministers is also.

After a pause, Xu Yan then wrote: The husband is a minister, and he has nothing to do with himself. Committed to the king, and the minister is pure. Is it not one end of the thick road?

Breaking the topic is perfect, pointing out that the loyal monarch is the way of pure and unanimous ministers. The word Chunchen is a dictionary, from "Left Turn".

The unfolded part is sprinkled with hundreds of words, which can be described as one go.

At the end, Xu Yan said: This is not the first body and then the king, so the way of the minister is pure. Xiang is dedicated to being the king, and the heart is dedicated to protecting himself, although he tries his best to be a relative, but the king is disloyal, and he cannot be called a filial son. Scholars are terrible?

This article is generally satisfactory to Xu Yan, but it is definitely not comparable to what Zhuang Yuanlang wrote.

There is no way that talent is predestined, even if Xu Yan realizes the exam questions a day or two in advance, he can only guarantee that he will play his best.

After writing the four book titles, Xu Yan read them a few more times, firstly, to rest his hands, and secondly, to stabilize the time. After all, he already wrote a lot faster than other candidates.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Xu Yan began to write the Pentateuch questions.

Although he has also typed the manuscript of this question, it is obviously not as easy to write as the title of the four books. After all, the sycophant scene of loyalty and patriotism is too easy to write.

However, the title of the Pentateuch is not decisive, as long as it is written in a satisfactory manner.

Xu Yan stared for a moment, and then picked up the pen and wrote.

He wrote this article in a decent manner, and he couldn't find obvious mistakes, but it certainly won't add points.

After writing, Xu Yan reviewed it and put down the exam paper, preparing to take a break as usual.

The last topic of the strategy, Xu Yan is even more familiar with it. He once offered advice to Governor Zhu and received good reviews.

The level of appreciation of this prefect's strategy will not be worse than that of the governor, right?

To be honest, it's quite tiring to write so many words in one sitting. If it weren't for the insistence on practicing calligraphy every day when he was studying at Hangzhou Gushan Academy, Xu Yan would definitely have been out of shape to read it now.

But after special training, his current handwriting is quite neat, even if it is not good-looking.

That's enough.

The three articles have all been written, but Xu Yan is not good at handing in directly.

After all, the prefect is sitting at the top, and he still has to take care of the boss's face.

Submitting the paper in advance is not clear, it is a hint that his old man's questions are not level, it is too simple.

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