After the completion of the first four books, Shen Xi was in a very complicated mood, both excited about his book and speech, but also confused about the uncertain future, which was a very bad experience, which did not involve the quality of a college exam, and was likely to affect his future future.

However, since the article has been made, it is impossible to take it back, and the only way to do the last two questions is to try to do a good job.

After that, there is a major question of the five scriptures and a small question of the four scriptures, which are answered by the candidates themselves.

In order to respect Feng Huaqi, Shen Xi chose "Spring and Autumn" in the five scriptures.

Generally speaking, the examination of "Spring and Autumn" is basically based on "Zuo Chuan", but the exam question drawn by Shen Xi is "Moles eat suburban cattle, and cattle die", but it is the original "Spring and Autumn" exam questions.

Mole eating cattle is an idiom, saying that after the mole bites the cow, the cow will not feel pain, but will only feel some itching on the body, until death is somehow, metaphorically a dark arrow hurts people.

Knowing the meaning, there is nothing special about this topic, and the basic argument is "the heart of harming people must not be there, and the heart of preventing people is indispensable".

This kind of article will not be too brilliant, but it is relatively easy to get to the point and solve the topic, and there will be no major mistakes and omissions.

After the second article was completed, Shen Xi drew the last of the four book essay questions, which was also the last question in the first session of today's college exam, which was also very ordinary, "The widow is forty miles away, and the people still think it is big."

The words of "Mencius Liang Hui Wang Chapter Sentences" are that King Qi Xuan heard that King Wen of Zhou's hunting ground was seventy miles, but the people said that it was small, so they were very surprised, why did his hunting ground only have a radius of forty miles, and the people thought it was very big? Mencius told King Xuan of Qi that King Wen of Zhou's hunting ground was open to the people, and the people regarded it as their own place, so they naturally felt small; Although the hunting ground of King Qi Xuan is only forty miles, the people are not allowed to enter, and the person who kills the elk in the hunting ground is equivalent to the crime of murder, which is equivalent to a trap set in the country, and the people naturally feel that it is big.

This allusion is basically Mencius expounding his idea of a benevolent political state, telling King Qi Xuan, as the head of a country, to rejoice with the people. in order to gain the support of the people.

Shen Xi didn't think much about it, first listed the outline on the scratch paper, and then broke the topic, undertook the topic, started to speak, compared two shares, compared two shares, compared two shares, and then compared two shares, and closed the topic in one go. The essay is then copied on the test paper. When he finished, Wu Xingyu next to him had already stopped writing, Shen Xi looked over, Wu Xingyu smiled at him, and Shen Xi immediately turned his head back. Because he noticed that there was something ill-intentioned about that smile.

The exam is still going on, and all the candidates with the number A are under the nose of the examiner, and they are all answering the questions quickly. Gaoming City still has some level in the end, and the top ten talents in the selected government examination are okay. The first time he put out the rehearsal, Wu Xingyu got up to leave, and looked back at Shen Xi, but saw Shen Xi sitting there motionless.

Wu Xingyu thought to himself: "Why is he so calm? ”

Shen Xi just didn't want to be a bird, he appeared after the first time in the county test and the government test, and he was criticized a lot, anyway, he had already been willful in the article once. There's no need to show his otherness outside of the exam.

It wasn't until the second release that Shen Xi left with most of the candidates, and when he arrived at the door, he found Su Tong, who had been released before, waiting there.

"Looking at Brother Shen's complexion, it doesn't seem to be very good, could it be that this exam didn't go well?" Su Tong asked with concern.

Shen Xi shook his head helplessly: "Just wait for the next year......"

At this time, Zheng Qian also came out after the second release, Su Tong stepped forward to inquire, and compared the exam questions of the three people, the results were the same as the question of "stopping at perfection", the other two questions were different, and there was not much reference value for each other.

Su Tong sighed: "The exam questions of this college exam. It's not difficult, but it always feels a little weird, and Liu Tixue seems to be deliberately angry with us children. ”

Su Tong is older, and he is a sensible person. He also noticed that Liu Bing's direction of the question was a little deliberate, from a "stop at the best" exam question, it seemed that he intended to warn the reference readers.

In fact, what readers hate the most is to be talked about their conduct, one by one, conceited and high, and when it comes to the issue of study style, even if it is a respected Confucian or a scholar. Although they appear to be humbly taught, they still disagree with it in their hearts.

Zheng Qian said: "That's fine, since the exam questions are easy, it depends on who is better." Hopefully, we'll be here again in a few days. ”

In the examination of the college examination, there is no statement that Xiucai will be selected after the first game, even if it is the head of those county examinations, as a guaranteed student, he still has to participate in the preliminary examination and the re-examination step by step. It's just because the top ten in the government exam are too eye-catching in the hospital exam, so Shen Xi and Su Tong and others will become the target of public criticism.

But if you want to say that the person who should really be envied, it should be the head of the county of the eight counties of Tingzhou, as escort students, they are almost going through the motions this time, and they just wait for the entrance examination after the exam.

On the way back, Su Tong began to invite Shen Xi to his house again, and Shen Xi didn't have to guess to know that it was a follow-up to the last time he said that he wanted to draw a spring palace map.

Shen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Now that the college exam is not over, I should wait for the book to be serious...... Brother Su, are you in a hurry? ”

Su Tong laughed: "Don't be in a hurry, there are still three days before the case will be reported, I believe that you can't learn Brother Shen these days, I will hand over the invitation to your mansion tomorrow, Brother Shen, you can attend on time." ”

Hearing that it was "attending", it means that there are a lot of people invited by Su Tong, Zheng Qian needless to say that he must be there, and there may also be some scholars who participated in this college examination, but Su Tong wants to pose for people to paint the Spring Palace, and if there is a painter, he will find a group of people to watch? Isn't it a bit too profligate?

Shen Xi shook his head: "I don't have good grades, I'm going to go back and study hard, if I can successfully pass the college exam, it's okay to come out for fun, otherwise I'm afraid I can only say I'm sorry." ”

Shen Xi said this with a dejected head in order to let Su Tong notice his loss.

Sure enough, Su Tong was not a strong man, and he sighed: "Okay, then let's go back and make an appointment." ”

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Back at home, Shen Xi gave a general account of the exam. Fortunately, this time Zhou and Hui Niang didn't have much hope, so they didn't feel too lost.

Zhou Shi was relieved: "Han Wa'er, don't blame your mother for managing you before, my mother also knows that it is too difficult to let you show talent now, but if my mother doesn't do this, I am afraid that you will not be smart and not put on the right path, and you will live up to your talent for reading, and then you will provoke the ridicule and white eyes of others." ”

Shen Xi nodded: "Got it, mother." I'm a little sleepy, can I go in and sleep? ”

Zhou waved his hand: "Go quickly." Seeing that your face is pale now, and you are not a ghost or a ghost, my mother is in a panic. Don't think about it, you can't take the test this time. Your grandmother also wrote to say don't put too much pressure on you, and you can't take the exam again in two years. You are young, as long as you work hard, you are not afraid of not being able to pass the exam. ”

Shen Xi was quite unimpressed, and only said this after the exam. On the first day, I was locked in my study to read. However, after the test was like this, Shen Xi didn't dare to ask too much, depending on the will of God.

When Shen Xi slept beautifully, he opened his eyes and saw two bright and pretty faces, smiling like flowers...... One is Lin Dai, and the other is Lu Xi'er. At this time, one of the two of them was holding a fan in his hand and was rushing to fan him.

"Brother Shen Xi, are you awake? Is it cool? ”

Lu Xi'er asked happily. Hui Niang said that as long as Shen Xi finished the exam, she would be able to play with Shen Xi. So it was very exciting.

Shen Xi smiled and pinched Lu Xi'er's face, got up from the bed, looked at Lin Dai, who was a little appreciative, and stretched out his hand to pinch Lin Dai's nose.

"Get your dirty hands away!"

Just now, he was still rushing with Lu Xi'er to fan Shen Xi'er, but now that Shen Xi has woken up, Lin Dai immediately put on a displeased face, as if to protest against Shen Xi'er's too intimate behavior towards Lu Xi'er.

Shen Xi had slept for less than an hour, and it was dark outside at this time, and it would not be long before it would be night.

Shen Xi returned to the pharmacy with the two little loli, and Hui Niang had already asked the maids to prepare a sumptuous feast. Congratulations to Shen Xi.

Shen Xi smiled reluctantly and said, "Auntie, the results haven't come out yet, it's too early to celebrate, right?" And I'm not too confident this time ......"

Hui Niang smiled and was relieved: "It's not a good exam to celebrate." Xiaolang, you took the college exam this time, even if it is not, you have accumulated experience for the future exam, and at the same time, you are familiar with the exam questions and adapt to the atmosphere of the examination room. Wait for the next test. It's definitely more certain than this time, don't you think that's the reason? ”

Shen Xi nodded: "Okay, thank you, aunt!" After saying that, he dropped his ass on the edge of the table.

Zhou sat beside Shen Xi and said, "Your Aunt Xie sent a letter saying that she had helped King Ning diagnose his condition and set off to come back." Calculate the date of writing the letter, or you will be home in less than ten days, and if you are a talent, it is just right...... Hehe, don't talk about this, look at it, it's all your favorite dishes on weekdays, and my mother will clip it to you. ”

Obviously, Zhou and Hui Niang discussed it privately, and they were afraid that Shen Xi would be sad because of his bad performance in the college exam, so he would no longer mention the matter of Zhongxiucai, but Zhou's mouth was broken and he inadvertently said that he had leaked his mouth.

In fact, Zhou's plan is very good, if Shen Xi's exam goes well, and he wins Xiucai when the case occurs seven or eight days later, it just so happens that Xie Yun'er is also back, which can be described as a good thing. But things are just assumptions, even Shen Xi himself has no confidence in this college exam, not to mention the fierce competition, the key is that his article advocating mental science is too easy to offend people.

Just as he was about to raise his chopsticks, there was a knock at the door of the courtyard, and when he opened it, it was Feng Yanqi who came to visit.

It turned out that Feng Yanqi was concerned about Shen Xi's exam, and when he learned that the test was over, he hurriedly came over to inquire. Feng Yanqi called Shen Xi to the back hall alone and instructed: "You write down today's answer sheet silently, and I will take it back for careful reference." ”

Shen Xi was most afraid that Feng Yuqi would ask him for the results of the day's exam, if this division commander knew that he had made an alternative article, he had to teach him a good lesson, and then the old lady and Hui Niang would know that his defeat this time was not a crime of war, but that he was unconventional and self-defeating, and I am afraid that he would be angry enough.

"What? I wrote an article by myself, and I forgot about it when I turned my head? Feng Yanqi frowned.

Shen Xi honestly took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote the article under the tung oil lamp, Feng Yanqi was dizzy, he didn't read it on the spot, and went back with the exam paper written by Shen Xi.

Hui Niang comforted: "It's okay, Mr. Feng has taught several talented men with unique vision, and after reading your article, he will know whether he can pass it, so as not to worry you." ”

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PS: Fourth Update!

It's a breakout, although it didn't reach the fifth watch, but the Son of Heaven has done his best! It seems that everyone should have a wave of subscriptions, tips, referral tickets and monthly passes to encourage them, wow? (To be continued.) )