There are also three examinations for the general examination.

The first session is February 9th, the second is February 12th, and the third is February 15th.

Because it is the middle of the night, you can't enter the city gate if you live outside the city. So on the eighth day of the new year, Jia Rui, Hu Xingshan, Ma Fushan, and Chen Wenxiang went to Jia Rui's house to live. In order to get to the exam room in time.

In order to show his support for Jia Rui and to show the hospitality of Jia Mansion, the ancestor specially instructed the four of them to prepare luggage and meals, and also asked Zheng Haoshi to specially prepare a vehicle and send a few people to the Gongyuan for the exam.

When I arrived at the Tribute Courtyard, it was already full of people, and from a distance, it looked like it was black.

In this imperial examination, there were more than 2,000 candidates.

According to the practice of previous years, the admission ratio is about twenty to one.

Of course, the number of places to be admitted is determined by the emperor on an ad hoc basis.

Over the years, the number has been around 200 people every year, the lowest has more than 100 people, and the largest number has even reached more than 400 people in one year.

The drums sounded, and the time came to start the roll call.

As usual, after a strict inspection, Jia Rui entered the examination room.

Hu Xingshan and several people dispersed when they entered, and they took their places.

After entering the venue, they went to their respective rooms, and they couldn't see each other.

This time, Chen Wenxiang did not sell his cheating method to Jia Rui, and a few days before the exam, Chen Wenxiang had also been in the steamed bun workshop and did not act alone. Jarry didn't know if he had made a business.

However, Chen Wenxiang muttered with Hu Xingshan at every turn, and Jia Rui estimated that Hu Xingshan would probably cheat this time.

He had a good impression of Hu Xingshan, and secretly blessed him at this time, so that he would not be caught.

Ma Fushan is a township test solution yuan, and his knowledge is very good, Jia Rui estimates that he has no big problems.

Even if Chen Wenxiang misses, the emperor will reward him with a fictitious title of editor of the Hanlin Academy.

At the age of ninety-eight, it is unlikely that he will become an official. So there is no need for him to risk cheating.

Hu Xingshan has average knowledge and cheats during the township exam. If you take the exam normally, the probability of winning is infinitely close to zero.

Even if he cheats, he may not be able to win, because it is unlikely that he will win the question, and even if he brings some information in, he may not be able to use it.

As for Jia Rui himself, it is somewhere in between.

His basic skills are not bad, it depends on luck and on-the-spot performance.

It's still cold on a February night. There is also no heating in the room. Even though Jia Rui was wearing a lot, he was still shivering.

After lighting the candles, he put the two planks together, laid out the futon, and went to sleep without taking off his clothes.

The weather was cold, and I tossed along the way, and I didn't feel sleepy, so I had to suffer hard.

When I entered, I had already sent out the test papers and straw paper, but at this time, the test questions had not yet come out, so I could only wait patiently.

There are also candidates who have big hearts and fall asleep quickly. A guy next door to Jia Rui was snoring loudly, and Jia Rui was restless.

I went to wake him up, and after a while, I was snoring again.

Alas, forget it, it's not easy.

Jia Rui had no choice but to cover the quilt.

In a daze, a drum sounded, and the exam officially began.

At this time, it was not yet dawn, and candles were lit in each room.

The examiner and the soldier held the test questions on the board, walking back and forth in the middle of the number room, and the candidates wrote down the test questions one after another and began to answer the papers.

The content of this exam is mainly historical theory.

Use some historical facts to discuss and expound your own views.

There are a total of five questions, each of which requires more than 400 words.

The first question is: "The Zhou and Tang dynasties are heavy on the outside and light on the inside, and the Qin and Wei dynasties are light on the outside and heavy on the inside".

The "Zhou" here refers to the Great Zhou Dynasty established by Wu Zetian, and the "Tang" is naturally the Tang Dynasty.

"Nei" refers to the imperial court, and "outside" refers to the place.

"Qin, Wei" refers to the Qin and Wei states in the Warring States Period.

The meaning of the whole title is to discuss the relationship between the imperial court and the locality. Add "severity", and it is specifically a question of feudal towns.

It means that the Tang Dynasty was divided into feudal towns, with large local power and small imperial power.

The Qin and Wei states had little local power and a large imperial court.

These two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they are based on this line of thought.

The second essay question is: "Jia Yi's five baits and three expressions, Ban Gu ridiculed it." However, Qin Mu used it to defeat Xirong. The Bank of China said that it is only to prescribe it, and its statement is not invalid".

This is a Pingrong question, that is, a discussion question to pacify the surrounding ethnic minorities.

The third question is: "Zhuge Liang has no heart to apply for business and uses his skills, and Wang Anshi uses the truth of Shen Shang to hide his name".

The "Shen" here refers to the fact that Shen is not harmful.

"Shang" refers to Shang martingale.

This is a topic that deals with the change of the law.

The fourth question is: "Prime Minister Pei Du should recruit talents and staff officers from all over the world to invite private guests".

It means that Pei Du gave the prime minister an excerpt, and in order to attract talents, please allow him to meet these guests at home.

It's a meritocracy.

The fifth question is: "The Northern Song Dynasty knotted gold to draw Yan Zhao, and the Southern Song Dynasty assisted Yuan to attack Cai".

This is a topic that deals with razing against razing.

As soon as the test questions came out, the lifters immediately discussed it.

"Huh? How did you come up with such a question? It shouldn't be. ”

"How can you say that change is change? What about the eight strands and trial poems? ”

"Be quiet, don't make noise, answer questions honestly."

The inspector and the soldier shouted several times before the voice subsided.

Jia Rui was also surprised.

The first exam is different from the previous exams, both in terms of question type and question content.

First of all, the content of the topic is closely related to current affairs.

These five questions, from the feudal town to Pingrong, changing the law, promoting the virtuous, and using razor to control the raze, are all problems that the Dade Dynasty urgently needs to solve at present.

The second is that the form has changed, although the questions are still answered in the eight-strand text, but the content of the discussion is more.

Finally, candidates are required to have a more detailed understanding of historical knowledge, with a particular focus on the claims of historical figures.

Jia Rui estimates that this alone is very unfavorable for candidates who study to death, read dead books, and devote themselves to studying the eight shares.

Many candidates may not be able to pass the examination of the questions. I don't even know what the title means.

This point happens to be Jia Rui's specialty, these topics, the historical knowledge and views he mastered in his previous life. can help him. ，

And I can write something new and not available in this era.

If the examiner carefully marks the paper, he will definitely find the uniqueness of his point of view.

It will be very beneficial to him.

Could it really be that Wenchang Xingjun is helping me?

Originally, I had an indispensable attitude, and I just wanted to hit a big luck, but it seems that the balance of fate is tilting in my favor.

This may really be an opportunity to stand out.

Play well, Bo him once.

After reviewing the questions carefully, Jia Rui began to answer the questions.

By noon, all five questions had been answered.

At this time he was also hungry, so he ate two loaves of bread.

The bread was already cold, and it didn't taste good, so it was just a little hungry.

Then I started to check and revise the article, and when it was time to finalize it.

After reading them all, I felt quite satisfied, so I started transcribing them.

Shen Shizheng, after the transcription is completed, is waiting for the paper to be handed in.

At the end of the Shen period, he began to hand in the papers.

When I got out of the examination room, I heard a lot of discussions among the lifters, and most of the voices were complaining about the questions. Most people are depressed, and they don't play well at first glance.

You guys don't feel good, but I'm feeling good.

Is it really an opportunity? Jia Rui had a faint sense of anticipation.