After the exam questions were announced, Zong Ze breathed a sigh of relief.

After entering the Tribute Courtyard, Zong Ze has always felt a little depressed. The air inside the Gongyuan seems to be a little heavier than the outside world. What's more, the ceremony of the two Zhigongju leading the examiners and candidates to pay homage to the ancestors was solemn and solemn, which added a pressure to the scholars.

Zong Ze once heard his predecessors say that there are many unjust souls in the Gongyuan, and all of them are scholars who have repeatedly failed the exam and died in anger. As long as the minds of the candidates are confused, they will be entangled immediately.

No matter how talented a scholar is, once he messes up his mood, he will not even be as good as an ordinary person.

Of course, why is there a saint sitting in the tribute courtyard, and there will be unjust souls in it? What's more, this tribute courtyard is still newly renovated, and it only opens the door to welcome guests a few times, how many can die?

This is something that the senior who loves to tell ghost stories can't justify himself.

There is nothing special about the examination questions in this subject, but the content in the "Poems", "Books", and "Zhou Guan" is much less than expected, and it is likely that the "Three Classics and New Meanings" are thoroughly pondered, so simply reduce some of them to strengthen the difficulty.

And the topic of the subsequent strategy made Zong Ze feel at ease, but he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, worried about those classmates who loved to guess the question.

The strategy of the six-year rite examination in Xining is a historical theory: the matter of Qin and Shang Yang is the topic; The ninth year is to ask questions: the Son of Heaven is asked by the candidates because of the frequent disasters in the world; The second year of Yuanfeng was also a question, because of the situation at that time, and the main examination was Xu Jiang, who had been to Liao, and the content of the question was related to the west and the north.

The two subjects in a row are policy questions, so in the first year of Yuanyou's ritual test, most of the scholars feel that it should not be a policy question.

But Zong Ze didn't care what the situation was in the past, he worked hard and worked hard.

It turns out that the copper plate lost two forks in a row, and it is still possible to continue to be forks for the third time, and it will not become fast.

Zong Ze also gambled, the side with words on the copper plate is called a fork, and the side without words is called fast. He usually plays three-star, and it is very difficult to roll three copper plates to be pure in one color. But unless a copper coin is to be rolled side-up, the cross and fast are easy to appear.

However, one thing Zong Ze is clear, no matter which side appears this time, it has nothing to do with the result of the last time, it only depends on God and luck.

Although the content of the exam questions is related to people, guessing what people want is probably similar to throwing copper plates.

So this time, the candidates who thought that the genre of policy theory would be theory rather than strategy all lost.

Although Zong Ze won the bet, he didn't dare to be too complacent.

Whether it is a strategy or a theory, it will generally be in line with the current situation, but the same thing must have different meanings in the eyes of people with different positions.

Therefore, it depends on the examiner, what position he stands in the court, what experience he has in the past, what kind of style he has, and what kind of taboos. This is all something that needs to be understood beforehand.

If you don't pay attention, you hit the wall headlong, and no one will pay attention to the injustice.

You don't see how many Zhenshilin candidates were brushed off in the etiquette examination he presided over, so that they were besieged on the road, but it was useless after all. was selected to go to the palace to participate in the palace test, and the straw man who was brushed down by Ouyang Xiu could not make Ouyang Xiu eat a bowl of rice less.

Zong Ze carefully examined the topic.

Removing unnecessary rhetoric, the argument for this question is only the word "exposition".

This question does not seem difficult at first glance, and it is also in line with the pre-test guess. Even if you guess the wrong genre, you will feel much more at ease after seeing the content.

Shao Shu is inheritance, the first emperor is newly mourned, if you want to say what it is, you don't need to ask. The title is, of course, the sentence in the Analects: 'Three years without changing the way of the father, which can be described as filial piety'. But how to combine the actual interpretation and give a perfunctory essay that satisfies the examiner is a headache.

The more Zong Ze thought about it, the more he felt that this question was full of malice.

The father is there, and he looks at his will; The father did not, watch his deeds; Three years have not changed from the father's way, which can be described as filial piety.

However, the new law is known as the law of three generations and changes the system of ancestors.

How do you say that?

Speaking of which, it's not impossible.

There are two things to say, and there are endless words. This is not a stunt unique to famous artists, and normal scholars can do it.

And in front of different people, it is not the privilege of the Zongheng family to say the right and the wrong to say one thing.

It's just that there are two Zhigongju in this section. One is Pu Zongmeng, the other is Li Chengzhi, these two are not familiar to everyone. It was too late to be appointed as a Zhigongju. Their position is easy to judge, but there is not much to know about their preferences and styles for a while. And one thing is very clear, it is impossible for the two Zhigongju to get along in harmony, and if one is not good, it is possible to get involved in the battle between the two examiners, and then die inexplicably.

Zong Ze thought about it for a while, so he put this question aside for the time being, and started with the topic of Jingyi.

The part about the scriptures and meanings has been systematically practiced all year round in the Guozijian, and Zong Ze writes it handily.

For the title of the Three Classics, it is enough to follow the new meaning of the Three Classics. The places that are not explained in the new meaning of the Three Classics are partly from Kong Yingda's commentary, and partly from the new meaning of Guozijian.

In recent years, the Xinxue group, mainly Guozijian, has become more and more sophisticated in its study of Xinxue, and has made many new interpretations of other scriptures that are not covered by the new meaning of the Three Classics.

In the frontier field of Jingyi research, the tribute students from Guozi Jian have an innate advantage in this regard, and the tribute students from outside the road are far from having such good conditions.

Most of these ideas were only circulated in Beijing, or even only in prisons, but not long ago, they were reviewed by the Jingyi Bureau and became one of the textbooks of Guozijian, and they were also the standard answers for exams.

To use Xinyi in the exam, you don't need to care too much about the identity of Zhigongju. Zhigongju generally only looks at the later policy discussions, and the front is that the scriptures and righteousness pass the review of the preliminary examiner and the re-examiner. And the examiners below Zhigongju are all from the new party without exception, and among them are several doctors and professors who have studied the new law the most profoundly.

It didn't take much time for Zong Ze to solve the previous questions, but when his attention returned to the questions again, he fell into a long test.

But thinking for a long time had no other result than to upset him.

Once the argument is wrong, it will take another three years, but who should the two examiners cater to? The theory of both worlds will be mediocre, and it will be impossible to pass.

The difficulty of this question is not in the question, but outside the question.

It was difficult to make up his mind for a while, so Zong Ze put down his pen and rubbed his face vigorously. After taking a few deep breaths and lowering his hand, his expression finally settled.

Zong Ze has a humble personality and often bends himself to follow others, but if it involves the right path and his heart, then it is different.

If you distort your heart at the beginning, if you become an official in the future, you will also be a mediocre official who welcomes your boss.

Instead of flattering yourself to take the exam, it is better to express your thoughts and opinions happily. Even if you don't pass the test, at least you won't feel aggrieved.

Lift the pen and dip it in ink.

I was a little apprehensive when I put pen to paper, but when the pen fell on the paper, Zong Ze's pen was no longer stagnant.

An examiner who came down to inspect walked in front of Zong Ze and couldn't help but nod lightly when he saw him flying like a pen.

Almost in the second half, the candidates were all done. In the face of this question, it is indeed not easy to write a dragon and snake.

Just walked down this piece of paper, and this candidate was the most happy to put pen to paper.

He glanced at the name on the side......

Zongze.

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When he was released, Han Gang was on his way home.

There is no need to be on duty, the things that should be dealt with are almost handled, and Han Gang will not stay in the imperial city for a long time.

But after returning home, the officials who came to see him were able to fill the alley in front of their homes, receive at least a dozen more people tonight, and order soup a dozen times.

When Han Gang was appointed as the deputy privy envoy, due to the short time and the turmoil in the DPRK and China, he had not had time to enjoy much treatment at the rank of chief assistant, but now it is very different.

Thinking of going back and seeing the smiles of a group of officials wandering between reserve and flattery, Han Gang wondered if he could stop and change his clothes and go home through the back door.

However, thinking that this was an opportunity to expand the momentum, Han Gang was still patient. The core and foundation must be cultivated well, and the people who are inspiring on the periphery are also indispensable.

Moreover, it is also part of official business.

The most important work of the government hall is personnel, and if we don't try to know more about the officials of all parties, do we have to draw lots to decide who will be removed from the hall?

A group of scholars walked in front, heard the shouting, avoided the side of the road, and then pointed at Han Gang and whispered something.

These scholars looked very relaxed, but they were a little nervous, and they looked like Gongsheng who had just been liberated. Just because there is still a temple waiting for them, they can't completely relax.

How many candidates can pass the Ministry of Rites exam, Han Gang doesn't care at all.

The exam questions have been handed down, and they seem to be superficial questions, but because of various factors outside the test papers, they will give the Gongsheng a big headache.

Wait until the final results come out and understand the judging criteria, and I'm afraid that many will hit the wall afterwards.

Passing through the official carriages and horses crowded in front of the door, Han Gang finally returned home.

What was waiting for him was not only the worship posts sent by the officials and scholars outside, but also a bunch of letters waiting for Han Gang to open and read.

After putting the prayer post on the first day, Han Gang picked up the stack of letters, flipped through them a few times, and suddenly found that the name of the sender of a letter was very familiar. It's not a long-known familiarity, but the familiarity that I've just heard and suddenly seen again.

Especially after receiving that secret letter, the names of the members of the Chongwen Academy made Han Gang particularly sensitive.

When he opened the letter and looked at it, Han Gang shook his head—sure enough!

It was the same as the one he had destroyed earlier, but with slight differences.

Han Gang flicked the letter lightly, could it be possible to draw a judgment from this under the river of the New Party? At least there are more people willing to speculate.

However, Han Gang's attitude was still the same, but he even packed the envelope, opened the outer cover of the lamp, took the corner of the envelope and put it in and lit it.

After the fire flickered, and after a wisp of green smoke, the letter, which should not have existed in the world, along with the selfishness of the writer, completely disappeared.

But Han Gang still wrote down the two of them.

All things are born and have their own reasons. When you put it to good use, you can't waste it.

Zhang Jia asked...... Li Jia asked......

'Ah, misremembered. ’

Han Gang patted his head, it was not the one who stole his uncle's private message, it was even worse, much worse.