Chapter 61: Exams
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In three days, Wang Fu copied a copy of "Stone Dreams", and then returned the manuscript to Chen Jianchen.
took the manuscript, in order to get rid of distracting thoughts, Chen Jianchen brushed and brushed, and wrote ten words of "quiet" on the white paper in a row, each time he wrote one, he felt a little quieter, and in the end, he felt completely calm, so he sat down and opened "Stone Dream"-
This time, he actually saw it.
It feels a little mysterious, as if I have become another self, studying the notes, the words on the notes, one by one, line by line, like clear water, flowing through my heart, but leaving a clear imprint.
Chen Jianchen's spirit is very concentrated, and his thinking is running at a high speed, just like returning to the years of fighting for the college entrance examination that year, even if he is very disgusted with those boring mathematics, physics and chemistry, he can still memorize all the formulas and all the equations word for word.
This should be regarded as a skill.
......
In the next half a month, Chen Jianchen has been studying "The Dream of Stones", and when he encounters difficulties, he opens the four books and consults them, and also brings in a variety of annotations to the four books, which are stacked in the room like a hill - since it is determined that it is necessary to break and then stand, then it is necessary to put on the shackles first, be familiar with its characteristics, flaws, and loopholes, and then break them in one fell swoop, and never become a fetters, not just superficial subconscious rejection, turning a blind eye.
There may be risks in this process, who can guarantee that the shackles will be put on, and they will be adapted to wearing them and will not be able to take them off?
It's not something that can't happen.
The so-called system is an absurd process from disliking it at the beginning, to slowly getting used to it, and then to being inseparable from it - fortunately, Chen Jianchen's identity as an outsider and his "Sanli Zhenzhang" can ensure that this risk is suppressed to the greatest extent.
Where there is effort, there is a reward.
A month later, Chen Jianchen was able to write a complete eight-strand essay in style.
Like timely rain, on the eve of the annual examination, he finally gradually grasped the trick of the art of the current literature.
The annual examination was held as scheduled, and it came in turn, and it passed quickly.
In the end, in these two exams, Chen Jianchen was rated as fourth-class, and his grades belonged to the lower middle level, although there was no danger of relegation, but according to the law, he had to be reprimanded by the promotion officer.
In fact, Chen Jianchen was satisfied with this achievement and was relieved. He was crammed temporarily, and it was really not bad that he could get a fourth-class grade based on his ability.
It's just that the masters in the academy don't think so, Chen Jianchen is a young talent who is the first in the three children's exams, how can he get a fourth-class score in the first year under his fame?
It's a bit of a misnomer.
As a result, the masters immediately thought of Chen Jianchen's frequent leave to go out during his studies, presumably because he was distracted and slack, which led to the regression of his studies.
This wind cannot last.
So the masters called Chen Jianchen to reprimand him again.
However, their tone is relatively calm, serious, and comforting.
In the eyes of the masters, the township examination is held every three years, and Chen Jianchen can't catch up with this subject, but he can impact the subject four years later, which is the most stable and safe, and at that time, it will be the time to show his strength.
Chen Jianchen is just seventeen years old, and he is young.
Youth is his greatest capital.
Wang Fu also failed to obtain the qualification for the township examination the following year, he passed the third-class examination and the fourth-class scientific examination, and was also called by the school official to "criticize education" a few words.
However, this is nothing, as long as you don't fall to the sixth rank, then you will be fine, and when you reach the sixth rank, you will be removed from the fame of Xiucai. However, this kind of thing rarely happens, even if the article score is very poor, as long as you give a gift to the school officer, you will basically not go to the sixth class.
Etiquette is very important.
If you want to take the test, you have to do it, and it has always been a feature of the dynasty.
On the contrary, Wu Wencai "passed" the second class in the double examination very "beautifully" and could participate in next year's township examination.
Wu Dagongzi was full of pride, and said that he would be invited to the Mid-Autumn Festival night on August 15, and at that time he would charter the Zhuangyuan Building and invite all his classmates, including several masters, school supervisors, and school administrators, to eat and drink.
On that day, the entire Minghua Academy, except for the Si Yan who guarded the door and a few cleaning mothers-in-law, would basically be invited to the Zhuangyuan Building.
Wu Gongzi's face, who dares not to give it?
It is said that Nie Zhizhou's father and daughter from Jiangzhou City were also invited, as well as a number of officials.
This meal of wine is absolutely rich in origin and connotation. The students were all dumbfounded, hoping that they would be able to talk to those eunuchs and get through the door.
A conversation with an official is better than reading a book for ten years!
This is the consensus.
For that day, Wang Fu also deliberately went to the most famous Li Ji cloth shop in Jiangzhou to make two brocade robes, wanting to perform well at the banquet.
If there is anyone else who can stay calm, it is probably Chen Jianchen.
At the end of the annual examination, the college has a 10-day holiday as usual, during which all students are free to return home. Chen Jianchen did not choose to go to the mountains and rivers like other classmates, but returned home peacefully.
Since the last time he celebrated his mother's birthday, Chen Jianchen has not been home for nearly three months, and he misses it a little.
Mo Sanniang and Ah Bao missed him even more, but they didn't visit the academy for fear of disturbing his studies, and they were very happy when Chen Jianchen came back from vacation.
In Mo Sanniang's eyes, her son must have become thinner......
In Bao's eyes, Brother Liuxian has become more calm and magnanimous, his eyes seem to be able to see through people's hearts, and there is always a feeling that he can't hide any secrets when he looks at them.
Ah Bao once heard people say that those who can read can be true and wise, and they can be gods.
As for the specific meaning of this sentence, Ah Bao didn't really understand, but he just felt that it was very powerful. And Chen Jianchen has always been very powerful in her mind.
The rat demon also followed Chen Jianchen back to Chen's house, it didn't dare to run around, An An found a cave and lived in it.
Chen Jianchen stayed at home, studied, and practiced "Three Lizhen Chapters", and lived a very fulfilling life.
On the third day, Wang Fu came to the door and said that he had heard the news that Jiangzhou would hold a Dharma propagation conference in the near future, and it was said that in response to the request of the capital, all localities and prefectures would hold a Dharma propagation conference, saying that it was to pray for the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday.
In the past, Qingyun and Guanghan, two Laoshan Taoist priests, rushed to the capital to participate in a Dharma propagation conference. Because the specific situation is unknown, Chen Jianchen does not know the details, and now when he hears it, it turns out that it is to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother.
This is a good reason, but the truth is not necessarily simple.
And from the tone of Daoist Qingyun, they seemed to attach great importance to this Dharma propagation conference, and if they thought deeply, it was easy to think of the long-standing dispute between Buddhism and Taoism.
Could it be that the current emperor wants to support the declining Shi family and use this to check and balance the Daomen?
As an outsider, Chen Jianchen's thinking suddenly thought deeply: Could this be a conspiracy directly?