The fifth day of September is the time for the Tianfu government examination.

Candidates who belong to Nanzhili should be in Tianfu, just go through the county test and the government test twice, you can participate in the township test, other places are different, for example, in Zhejiang Province, candidates in the township test, respectively, to go through the county test, the government test and the hospital test, in layman's terms, that is, the county test once, the city test once, the province test once, these are all local exams, called the small three yuan, Ying Tianfu is the former location of the capital, there are no three divisions, Ying Tianfu Yin is a member of the three products, although it is half a grade lower than the provincial political envoys, But it is two blocks higher than the local prefect.

However, in terms of competition, the competition in Nanjing is the most intense, taking the county examination as an example, Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, the number of candidates for the county examination is basically about 1,000, and the number of county candidates in other places can reach 500, which is very remarkable, and some remote counties, less than 100 people.

The county examination and the prefectural examination are both local examinations, and in the final analysis, they are prepared for the township examination.

The township examination, the general examination and the palace examination are all directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the chief examiner is also appointed by the imperial court.

On the first day of the ninth month, Zheng Xunrui made all the preparations, and sorted out the materials for a long time, which was very consuming and mental, so from the second day of the ninth month to the fourth day of the ninth month, he didn't think about anything, didn't do anything, just had a good rest, and every day when it was about to get dark, he walked out of the house to the fourth day.

The house of the family has begun to start, on a large open space on the left side of the mansion, there are already many people ramming the earth wall, some people are transporting the Qinggang stone, several stonemasons are seriously polishing the Qinggang stone, the polished Qinggang stone is soon used on the footing, and the corner of the wall at the bottom of the house is dominated by Qinggang stone.

On the night of the fourth day of the ninth lunar month, Zheng Xunrui went to sleep.

When he was ugly, he got up, cleaned up briefly, got into a carriage and set off, and went to Yingtianfu.

Ying Tianfu is in Shangyuan County, and when it is said, it is necessary to rush to the school under the jurisdiction of Ying Tianfu, and the government test will be conducted in the school.

At two moments, Zheng Xunrui, who was in a daze, felt that the carriage had stopped, and the noisy voices around him came in instantly.

For this kind of government test and even the township test time regulations, Zheng Xunrui is hateful, the exam originally needs to have a good rest, nourish the spirit, but the time set by the government test and the township test is purely tossing people, when the time is to wait outside the school or the tribute institute, after being checked into the examination room, the examination officially begins, the official has to read out the discipline of the examination room, the examiner has to lecture, half an hour later, the exam really begins, the candidates who have no endurance, have long been unable to stand.

Zheng Xunrui secretly rejoiced that his health was still good.

It's already autumn, and the climate in the south is better, but I also feel a little cool, and the sky is not yet bright.

got out of the carriage, Zheng Xunrui saw the head of the black press, and some people held lanterns in their hands, presumably it has been a long time, the difference between the candidates and the next person is very simple, anyone with a Quartet scarf must be a candidate, there is no such soft hat, that is the person who followed, the Quartet scarf was originally allowed to be worn by students, but unfortunately now, the scholars are basically wearing it.

Zheng Xunrui also has a square scarf on his head.

Before walking to the gate of the university, the candidates were already lined up for inspection.

Zheng Xunrui roughly estimated that there are at least more than 1,000 people, and there must be candidates coming behind, and it seems that the number of candidates who participated in the government examination may be more than 2,000.

The county test and the government test are both twice every three years, and it is no wonder that there is a government test of such a scale in Tianfu.

There were too many people, Zheng Xunrui didn't meet acquaintances, after inspection, after entering the examination room, he quickly found his position according to the guidance of the gift room.

The sky finally dawned, Zheng Xunrui was able to see the situation in the examination room clearly, just like the county exam, the examination room was also divided into inside and outside, there were about two hundred candidates in the school, and the rest were outside.

As the head of the county examination in Jiangning County, Zheng Xunrui is qualified to enter the examination room.

At the end of the day, the exam begins, and the rules are similar to those of the prefectural exam.

At two o'clock, all candidates can start the exam.

Zheng Xunrui looked at the topic, and a smile appeared on his face, which is worthy of Liu Zongzhou's title: A gentleman learns to be cautious and independent, and establishes a foundation from the outside.

This has long been expected by him, think about Liu Zongzhou, who has advocated cautious independence all his life, may have other topics, since he is in charge of Tianfu, then he must require the students of Yingtianfu to also be cautious.

This understanding is a bit extreme, but people are officials, and under the roof of people, they have to bow their heads, and this is the way of survival throughout the ages.

After thinking about it for a while, Zheng Xunrui began to write.

“…… Shen is unique to have feelings of joy, anger and sorrow, that is, another name for benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom......"

“…… And how to be cautious, for their own tactful, the so-called spine chakra next to the golden root and jade strategy, Mrs. thought it was ugly, and the grass clothes were in the dynasty of the crown embroidery, and Mrs. thought it was a contradiction. Alas, the time is not right. The mud is pry and the mountain is stacked, the summer is and the winter is fur, the time is expensive, and the time is lost. Xi Feng Tang never met in his life, and said that Emperor Wen was old, and the ministers were still young, Emperor Wu was young, and the ministers were old. How can it be said that it is not talented, if it is not ......?"

“…… The things of the world, the beginning of which cover one or two clever people are new and different, in order to stop the group from listening. The second is that those who are capable will follow it, and secondly, those who are clumsy will plagiarize it. Those who follow suit are for the sake of the atmosphere, and plagiarism is called malpractice......"

“…… People are cheap and think differently, and things are poor and change, and they have been since ancient times. Therefore, those who are good at the time are expensive first, and those who are not expensive are second, why not. The country has repeatedly moved to make arts. On the occasion of Taizu and Chengzu, students studied and practiced scriptures, and their negative voices were vibrant, and they were rich and beautiful. At the beginning of Renzong and Xuanzong, there was a little bit of rhetoric, and the words were rich and meaningful, and they were outstanding. Today's rhetoric, gold and jade are ruined in it, and they are often restored, and they are happy to ...... other."

“…… Those who are good at the times, when the bones of this time soar, the sonorous sound, the history of the Rong and cast great words, with good human feelings, to test the atmosphere that will change, I know that there must be a ......"

“…… Therefore, I think that there is no ontology outside of independence, there is no other kung fu outside of prudence, and only is the essence of the nature of the destiny of heaven, and prudence is the learning of the whole fun, and the unity of the only and even the good, the so-called enlightenment is in the object, and this is just ......"

“…… The only one is the foundation of things, and the one who is cautious and the only one is the beginning of the character, so it is said that the gentleman learns to be cautious and independent, and directly establishes the foundation from the outside of the voice......"

In the same two hours, Zheng Xunrui completed this difficult article in one go.

Liu Zongzhou is a great Confucian, and his requirements for the article are naturally unusual, but the smart Zheng Xunrui told him in advance the concept that Liu Zongzhou had not completely sorted out.

When he looked up at the front, Zheng Xunrui faintly saw Liu Zongzhou's appearance clearly.

The face is delicate, naturally revealing the majesty, the goatee is already a little white, Liu Zongzhou at this time, in his fifties, has passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, it can be said that it is time to gather the greatness.

Because the distance is a little far, Zheng Xunrui can't see it very clearly, and he has been writing for a long time, and he is really tired.

He is the head of the county test in Jiangning County, but unfortunately he is the head of the county test this year, and he was not qualified to participate in the government test, and he needs to wait until next year, so he came to participate in the government test this time, and there are basically no acquaintances.

It is already very good to be able to be incorporated into the school to participate in the government examination, this is probably the credit of Wang Duo, the magistrate of Jiangning County, and I am afraid that there is also the indirect role of Yang Tingshu, of course, when I was in the county examination, the article I wrote was indeed good, and it must have attracted Liu Zongzhou's attention.

As Wang Duo said, there must be substantive content in the article, and the imperial examination is not written in prose, nor lyrical, nor in fiction, but is a standard argumentative essay, and it is an argument for the current situation.

Zheng Xunrui has experience in this regard, but he doesn't dare to show it excessively, otherwise he is a fifteen-year-old boy who has never been an official, and he has never really understood the suffering of the people, why can he put forward so many shocking views, doesn't it make others doubt, and it is precisely for this reason that Zheng Xunrui exhausted his mind when choosing the article.

After noon, Zheng Xunrui did not rush to hand in the papers, but slowly read the articles he wrote, tasted the meaning, looked at it, he had a sense of reverence for the ancients, and expressed all the meanings in the most refined language, which is indeed not simple, and it is not something that ordinary people can do.

After the time, no one stood up to hand in the papers, Zheng Xunrui really couldn't help it, he also knew that he needed to keep a low profile at this time, try to wait until someone handed in the papers, and follow behind others, but look at the many candidates, they are all working hard to write, or meditating, I am afraid that no one will hand in the papers after the time has passed.

In fact, the examination room is similar to the prison cell, and you can't move around, talk, or talk to each other while sitting in your position, and you're bored.

Zheng Xunrui, who couldn't help it, finally stood up, took the written article, and walked to the front.

Many eyes focused on him, and Zheng Xunrui, who had been prepared, walked in front of Liu Zongzhou as if nothing happened, bowed, and put the article on the table.

Zheng Xunrui may not know, although he did not see Liu Zongzhou's specific appearance clearly, but people noticed him, just when he put down the pen, Liu Zongzhou paid attention to the time, it was not yet noon, and in the next time, Zheng Xunrui did not pick up the pen again, indicating that the article had been written before noon.

Comparing the roster, Liu Zongzhou's eyes shot a glimmer of light, this young and surprising candidate turned out to be Zheng Xunrui, the top of the Jiangning County Examination, but he didn't expect that when he took the government exam, he completed the article in less than two hours, is it really a genius.

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