Chapter 64: The Autumn Test (Part II)

After Fang Xin finished the inspection, he washed it with an inkstone, dried it and put it on the exam paper to calm it, and then took away the candle as thick as an arm.

If you offend the examiner, if you don't say anything else, you will stain a little ink, and you will almost be halfway through the exam.

Not to mention the fierce competition for rankings in the future.

According to the rules, the candle must be lit, not extinguished all night, and should be checked at any time, anyway, it is an official candle, you just need to light it, and even if you don't light it, there are inspectors to help you light it.

Fang Xin's mood was calm, and after eating, he lay down on the couch, closed his clothes, and used his holy power, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

In the evening, there was an examiner to check, at this time, in fact, although most people were lying down, the candlelight was very bright, and they couldn't sleep because they were nervous, like Fang Xin, there were very few people who fell asleep peacefully.

Seeing that Fang Xin was asleep, the three examiners naturally didn't make a loud noise, and the middle-aged man saw the scroll, went up to take it and looked at it, and after only turning a few pages, he showed a smile and showed it to the two of them.

The two of them read it, both understood, put it back on the table, retreated, and when they reached the corridor, a young official said: "Lord Yang, I didn't expect this son to be really amazing, the handwriting is good, the sentences are correct, and the volume is clean." ”

Xiucai exam, but there is no need to copy the name of the roll cover, because what I look at is your basic skills, how is the handwriting, whether there are typos, and the transcription is naturally different, and the lifting exam is also strict, and it is not so, but when it comes to the Jinshi exam, it is different.

"The upper volume is good, I don't know how the middle volume is and the next volume!" Another young official spoke.

Lord Yang said: "I'll see it tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, if you are talented, it is a good thing that I recommend it in my room." ”

Tomorrow morning, Fang Xin will wake up, but he is also bored, at noon, someone came in, brought a new basket of vegetables, and replaced the old one, as for the toilet, it is not moving, anyway, there is a lid, and no one can fill a bucket in three days!

At the beginning of the afternoon, the examiner personally collected the papers, a hundred rolls were also hard, someone on the spot used glue to collect, put away, to Fang Xin, there was not much to say, on the spot pasted, Fang Xin also took a special look, and there was no mistake or omission.

After handing in, it was another volume, and this time the number of volumes was only five.

After the examiner left, Fang Xin looked at it, and if it was Moyi, the so-called Moyi is a simple question and answer question around the scriptures and commentaries, that is, a question, you directly recite the corresponding paragraph and write it down, which is even more obvious for the assessment of memory.

Relative to the first day, in fact, this is difficult, four books and five classics, who knows where to test, and all memorize a word is not bad, but also kung fu, the so-called entrainment, in fact, is with this copy of the book, but the other party's letter, this is not a problem, and because the number of words is less, five pages are written, but about 3,500 words, but it is easy, so it is still under the pen, this time, only an hour and a half, in one go, the middle volume was written, and the time was not yet evening.

If the format is the same, it is extremely neat, exactly the same as the engraving and printing, the volume is also clean and bright, and all the paragraphs are word for word, word for word, word is good.

Therefore, when the examiner finished issuing the paper and came back, he found that Fang Xin had been completed, and the three of them were all surprised.

This time, Lord Yang spoke: "Yes, you young man, you have a very deep foundation!" ”

Fang Xin of course stood aside with bated breath at this time, and after he spoke, he bowed deeply and said: "Back to the adult's words, the student's family is poor, the mother is not in good health, and the hope is all on the student. ”

"Well, you have this filial piety, it's very good, I read the last volume, yes, I still see your next volume." After saying this, Lord Yang stopped talking, after all, he was the examiner.

In this way, there was nothing to say, and on the third day, the volume was sent, and the letter was opened, and there were only three pages at this time.

On the third day, the test is the scriptures, the so-called scriptures, which is a discussion around the principles of the book, that is, to look at the core interpretation of the scriptures, naturally, it is indispensable to quote the scriptures, a total of three questions, that is, three volumes.

Fang Xin condensed for a moment, whether it was the earth or the main world, there were thousand-year-old classic explanations, fifty yuan a book, each article was extremely exquisite, of course it was not a problem to write this, and he would write like a god, one by one, of course, he controlled the degree of play, after all, the interpretation of the scriptures, although there is a unified standard, but there are always differences, so Fang Xin naturally follows the interpretation that conforms to the rules of this world, takes the best, and at most points to the last sentence to improve his own pattern.

This volume was written faster, and sure enough, by the time the three examiners returned, it had already been written.

This time, Lord Yang didn't say, came up directly, read the volume, and read it, and showed a smile when he read it, these scriptures are actually second-order explanations, although they are only second-order, but they are all summarized by the essence of the millennium of later generations, and it depends on it in simple terms.

After reading it, Lord Yang said, "Finished writing?" ”

"Back to my lord's words, I'm done." Fang Xin replied.

"Okay, you wait, I'll let you out when the time comes." After speaking, the paper was not returned to Fang Xin, so he took it in his hand and left, and the two examiners looked at each other and followed.

When he returned to the room, Lord Yang said: The two of them browsed, and neither of them made a sound.

"How about this volume being the first in this room?"

"Lord Yang, this volume should be the top ten, but first, should you wait for the other volumes to be collected?" A young official said.

The other one is interesting, and said: "This is a bad word, the last volume and the middle volume are excellent, I can't find a mistake, this next volume, it is even better, the words are concise and profound, and the meaning is clear. ”

Lord Yang was about to say something, but there were footsteps outside, and when he came out to look, he bowed to himself: "It turned out to be Lord Zhang, Lord Hai, and Lord Fan, are you also here to inspect at this time?" ”

These three were all sent by the imperial court, Lord Zhang was in the fifth grade of official clothes, and the other two were all in the sixth grade, and they were the chief examiners of the whole county.

Master Zhang seemed to have inspected many rooms, and said a little tiredly: "Yes, the imperial examination is a major event in the imperial court, how can you not be careful, I will also check it later." ”

After finishing speaking, he found the scroll, and his throat muttered: "Someone has cheated on the scroll again?" ”

At this time, there was not much time for the new volume to be issued, and the volume was collected, of course, someone cheated and was driven out by the leather scroll, which is a very dishonorable thing, and there is no light on his face, at this time, Lord Yang stepped forward, bowed and gave a half-salute, and said: "Lord Zhang, you can guess wrong this time, this is someone sent after the exam." ”

"It's only been a little time, and someone has finished it, isn't it a grandstanding?" Master Zhang said unhappily.

"Back to my lord, it was the lower officials who saw it and felt that there was no need to stay any longer, so I asked and said that it had been written, so I would accept it."

"Oh!" Although Lord Yang is only an eight-grade official, but everyone knows that he is a scholar, otherwise he would not be the owner of this house, and then Lord Zhang was surprised, took the scroll and looked at it, only to look at it, the handwriting and the scroll into the eyes, the face was much better, and then read it, but felt that it was full of comfort to read, and after seeing it, he couldn't help patting it, and after reading it, he didn't make a sound, saying: "Who is this son?" ”

After a pause, he said, "Bring the upper and middle rolls." ”

"This son is from the Li family of Jiangfu, his father Li Yunming and Mingwen have been Xiucai in six years, and died in seven years, and his mother He Shi, who raised him, is now fifteen years old."

"Only fifteen?" Master Zhang listened and asked.

"Yes, I participated in the children's examination with Mingwen for ten years, and took the children's life, and now Mingwen has participated in the autumn examination for the first time in the thirteenth year of Mingwen." The young official took out a wooden plate and read it, and someone presented it with two volumes.

Mr. Zhang didn't speak anymore, and took the two volumes of the upper middle school and read them, these two volumes were perfect, and after reading it, he gave the three volumes to the two deputy examiners.

After reading the three volumes of Lord Hai and Master Fan, Lord Hai said: "This article can be described as calm and relaxed, thoughtful, and elegant, and this time it can be the first name." ”

The comments are concise and clear, and the words are as precious as gold, but the weight is extremely heavy.

"Let's not talk about it, let's go see this." At that moment, the six senses went to take a look, and they didn't enter the door, just looked outside, Lord Zhang stared at the young man inside, and then looked at the penmanship written on the door by Fang Xin when he registered, and said for a long time: "This son is very good, but he is too young, and he can't indulge in it for the sake of the future, so he will take the tenth, so as not to be proud of his name and miss his studies." ”

A county is admitted to Xiucai, among thousands of people, only 60 people are selected each time, one list is ten, two lists are twenty, three lists are thirty, and the three lists are all Xiucai, but the government treatment is still different, the first list is 15 acres of land, the second list is 10 acres, and the third list is 5 acres to support their studies.

Although the name is set now, it is still early, but everyone is knowledgeable and experienced, and they know the level of this young man's three volumes, if it is fair, it must be among the top five, so Master Zhang, as soon as this statement comes out, the officials have no opinion, so it is a foregone conclusion.