At this time, Jiang Liu patted his head and grinned: "I see! ”

He caught up with the two of them from afar, and said with a smile: "Shen San, your radical use of the law is too dangerous, if that old boy really doesn't want to take the exam again, won't you be charged with the crime of a wicked person?" ”

Shen Kang smiled and replied: "You have to believe that a man's will will not disappear with the passage of time, even if a person is down, there will still be a fire hidden in his heart, I just ignite the fire again." ”

He raised his lips slightly and smiled, and continued: "I believe that a person who has been defeated and fought repeatedly will not really give up. ”

Wang Lucao glanced at Shen Kang, smiled helplessly, and said, "You often don't look like a child. After speaking, he shook his head again and said firmly: "It's not like it at all." ”

Shen Kang raised his eyebrows almost undetectably, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is too keen, that's right, junior brother Shen Kang, is already thirty-two years old." Hahaha! ”

Wang Lucao was slightly stunned, and he actually believed it with some suspicion. Jiang Liushu was stunned at first, and then laughed heartily, patting Shen Kang's shoulder while laughing: "Hahaha! Shen San, what you said is so serious, if it weren't for our acquaintance first, I'm afraid I would have really believed it! ”

Wang Lucao also smiled when he heard this, wondering how he was still a little serious?

Yes, they are friends who have been through the same window together and have adventures together, the three of them, who doesn't know whom?

The three of them walked away, but they didn't mention the matter of the old boy at all, and the scholars who stayed in place to accuse Shen Kang couldn't calm down for a long time.

An eleven-year-old boy was not afraid of the destruction of his reputation, and in order to arouse the fighting spirit of an old boy he had never known, he spoke ill of him, even if he was not understood, he did not explain it.

What a sentiment this is.

However, the fact is that Shen Kang is too lazy to pay attention to such trivial matters, and if he wants to become famous, he can't be limited to a corner of Runing Mansion.

The scholars don't know why, they only think that Shen Kang is a noble person who does good deeds without leaving a name, and admires this young man who is younger than himself and whose morality and talent are higher than him.

The high-pole behavior of this elegant young man remained in the hearts of everyone.

When Shen Kang and the others returned to the inn, it was already dark, and everyone's exam today had made them physically and mentally exhausted.

In the long dark night, there is always a moment when the morning star rises, firm belief and hard work, this is not something that everyone can experience, which may be painful, perhaps disappointed, but also indescribable pleasure.

Shen Kang believes that all the efforts are worth it.

He closed his eyes peacefully and looked forward to the next day of exams.

However, at this time, in the Yahou Hall of Runing Mansion, the grading officer was already busy with a pot of porridge.

All the candidates' test papers that day added up to 800, if not 1,000, but only 30 students who marked the papers. In order to read all the test papers in a timely manner, the students must have worked overtime, and some even scanned them hastily before making a decision.

In such a situation, the handwriting of the beautiful Taige style is very important.

Students who sit in the hall can enjoy the right to be graded first. Such a right is also envied by ordinary candidates.

Chen Ru and a group of scholars and officials jointly picked up the lamp and read the students' examination papers.

The first thing to read is naturally Shen Kang's article that he is most looking forward to. This time, the two articles and four books are relatively simple, one is "Mingde, the virtue." From "University", the second is "Zihan Yanli and Life and Benevolence" from "The Analects of Zihan: Zihan Ninth".

These two articles are very simple, and all students who have read the book are familiar with them.

That is, because it is simple, but it needs to pursue novelty in the writing and elaboration of ideas, otherwise it is the same, how can this article be taken out of high and low?

When Shen Kang first went to Luming Academy, he once wrote an eight-strand essay about "Mingde".

At that time, his craftsmanship was still shallow, but at the level at that time, Mr. Haoran also nodded too much. After two years of study, there are dozens of such articles.

To write such an article, first of all, the intention must be clear, and it must not go against Confucianism, and secondly, it must be integrated into Zhuzi's theory, and then find a novel entry point, and it is easy to make an outstanding article.

It is true that when Chen Ru saw Shen Kang's article, he was very satisfied.

For Chen Ru, even regardless of Shen Kang's age, this article can definitely be regarded as a masterpiece. After reading the two articles, he nodded with satisfaction, and while handing the test paper to an elderly scholar, he asked, "Is there anything outstanding?" Let the officer take a look. ”

The old scholar nodded, and handed the ten works selected by the examiners from the number of the hall to Chen Ru.

Chen Ruran took it, put the test paper on the table, and moved the candlestick to him to make the light as bright as possible.

The ten articles selected by these scholars were written by five people, two of which were from Luming Academy in Xiping County, one from Suishan Dingming Academy, one from Shangcai County School, and one from Ruyang County School.

The imperial examination is not only a test for the candidates, but also a test for the examiner and the examiner. The literary style of the Ming Dynasty has always been better than the north, and on the gold list of scholars, there is often a north-south imbalance.

Because the division of the region is too obvious, Hongwu 30 years Ding Chou Branch will take the test, this section is also strange, there are two lists, the first list announced 52 people are all southern lifters, the northern lifters who fell to the top suddenly felt uneven, and they made a big fuss.

In the end, it was not just a matter on the list, but also involved the dispute between the north and the south.

Due to the political conditions at that time, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately made a decision and immediately issued an order to execute all the more than 20 examiners at that time, which quelled this bloody storm.

Since then, regardless of the level of the imperial examination, the examiner will weigh the rank and number of scholars according to the lessons of the past, rather than just the quality of the text.

This approach may be unfair to many scholars who study hard in the cold window, but it is a way to balance the development of literary styles in various places.

Besides, where is absolute fairness in the world?

Where there are people, there is unfairness, and the students who participate in the imperial examination choose this path, which is to acquiesce in these practices.

Counting the test papers of Shen Kang in Chen Ru's hands, among the top-grade articles selected by the scholars, three of them are from Luming Academy, Chen Ru weighed the articles in his hand, and silently weighed in his heart, how to delineate the ranking.

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