Chapter 12 Primary Elections
In front of me was a square, and although there were many people in the square, it was orderly, and no one made a loud noise. On both sides www.biquge.info of the square, there are eight rows of tall pergolas, each with 360 small rooms. There is a wide aisle in the middle of the square, and at the end of the aisle, there is a magnificent palace.
I heard that it is one of the three squares of Wushan School Palace, where the school is located.
The primary election of the Wushan Academy Palace was held in the pergolas in this square. Each pergola has three examiners. Candidates can participate in the selection regardless of whether they are high or low, as long as they pass the primary selection, they can get a pass card and enter the school for re-selection.
Chu Qing inquired about the process, and casually chose one and walked in.
In the center of this pergola sat three elegant gentlemen, who were the examiners in charge of the primary selection.
Even if it is a primary selection, it is a one-on-one interview assessment, and each examiner is responsible for one person.
Just when Chu Qing came in, a thin young man on the left sighed and bowed deeply to the examiner, turned around and left. Chu Qing hurriedly stepped forward and was rude.
The examiner was in his thirties, handsome, and had three locks of slender beard. Wearing a blue crown and a long blue robe, he knelt behind the table. Seeing Chu Qing coming to salute, the examiner nodded slightly in response, and said, "You know the rules." ”
Chu Qing replied, "I know." "Actually, there are no very strict rules, I have inquired clearly just now, as long as you answer some questions and the examiner approves it, you can pass the test.
The examiner said, "Then it begins." After a pause, he asked, "Are you literate?"
Chu Qing hesitated, he didn't know if he was literate, and he knew the words in this world! After thinking about it, he had to say: "I don't know the Chu script." ”
The examiner nodded and continued to ask, "Do you know how to do math?"
Chu Qing said: "Shushu?" In his heart, he was a little confused when he asked if he was illiterate just now, dare to love that this primary election is a test of cultural level?
The examiner stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Will it count?"
When Chu Qing heard this, he hurriedly said, "Yes!"
The examiner nodded and said, "Then I'll test you." ”
Chu Qing said: "Please speak." "I waited intently for the examiner to come up with the questions, hoping that it would not be too difficult, after all, the questions from junior high school onwards had already been returned to the teacher.
The examiner said, "There is a family with eight trees on the east side of the yard and nine trees on the west side, how many trees are there in total?"
Single-digit addition? Chu Qing calmly waited for the examiner to come up with the question, and the result turned out to be such a simple question, and he suddenly felt much more relaxed. Without thinking, he replied, "There are seventeen trees." ”
The examiner nodded: "Well, yes, yes! After a moment's hesitation, he continued, "There is a forest, counting horizontally, there are eight rows, counting vertically, there are nine columns, how many trees are there?"
Chu Qing replied again without thinking: "Seventy-two." ”
The examiner nodded again and again, twisted his beard and said, "Not bad, yes, listen to the next question." Then he said, "There are two carts of books, the first cart is four rows, three columns, and five layers, and one ox can pull it, and the latter cart is one-third wider than the previous one, and it takes two oxen to pull it.
Chu Qing calculated for a long time this time: the first car is sixty, and the second car should be twice as much, that is, one hundred and twenty, and then one-third wider, that is, the width is increased by one column, four rows and four columns, which is sixteen. One hundred and two divided by sixteen...... It's not an integer, is it...... This, no, the car also has weight, and the second car is not necessarily one hundred and twelve...... It's not right, I didn't say anything about the weight of the car, so it shouldn't be counted......
The examiner smiled and looked at Chu Qing lightly.
Chu Qing's head was sweating anxiously, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said hesitantly: "This, this seems to be more than seven layers, and eight layers are insufficient...... This ......"
The examiner laughed and said, "There are more than eight layers of seven floors, and how many layers are there?"
Chu Qing patted his head and suddenly realized, and said, "Eight layers!" is more than seven layers, that must be eight layers, no matter how many books there are on the eighth floor, they are all eight layers.
The examiner nodded with satisfaction: "The child can be taught." ”
Chu Qinghan laughed and asked, "Have I passed the test?"
The examiner coughed lightly, shook his head and said, "Not yet." Do you know anything about medicine?"
Chu Qing said embarrassedly: "I know that orange peel can cure cough, is it a ......?"
Unexpectedly, the examiner said, "Count." Then he picked up a small bamboo board from the table, and there were three lines of small characters on it. The examiner drew a cross on the first line of small print, a circle on the second line, and a circle and a cross on the third line. After finishing the painting, he looked up and asked Chu Qing, "What's your name?"
Chu Qing replied honestly: "Chu Qing, clear Chu, clear Qing." ”
The examiner wrote two words on the small bamboo board, which is the name of Chu Ming's Chinese characters. After writing, the examiner handed the small bamboo board to Chu Qing: "Go, you can go to the second selection." ”
That's it?
Chu Qingbi respectfully took the small bamboo board, thanked the examiner, and came out of the grass hut, the primary selection is very simple! I carefully looked at how my name was written on the small bamboo board, and walked towards the school at the end of the square.
Walk through the square and arrive at the main entrance of the school.
The walls of this school are black tiles, and the atmosphere is solemn. Eight guards lined up in front of the main gate. The head of the door was several feet high, and the vermilion wooden door was very tall, and the door in the middle was closed, and the small doors on both sides were open. A plaque hangs high on the lintel. The two words on the plaque, although they are seals, can be seen to be the two big characters of "Xuefang" if you look closely.
The candidates lined up and handed the small bamboo board in their hands to the guard at the door to inspect it, and then they were allowed to enter the school through the side door.
There are several steps to the second selection in the workshop.
The first step is still a question and answer method, as long as the answer is satisfactory to the examiner, you can be allowed to enter the workshop, and the people who have learned from the workshop are elites from all walks of life.
The second step, if you want to further study in the military workshop, you have to go through a series of assessments such as physical examination, strength, reaction, etc., and after passing, you can be promoted to the martial arts academy of the military workshop. In addition to the martial arts academy, there is also a literary academy, but it does not participate in the general election, and selects people from the academy every year. The Bungain is a place where civilian and military advisors are trained.
In the third step, if you want to enter Xianfang to study, you need to take the Reiki perception test after passing the physical assessment.
Entering the side door, inside is a long shadow wall with intricate patterns, inlaid with stone carvings of various rare birds and beasts. Bypass the shadow wall, pass through the small open space behind the shadow wall, and come to the second gate.
The guard in front of the second gate looked at Chu Qing's small bamboo board, explained the rules of the second election to him, and let him enter the second gate.
The second gate is a long corridor around the courtyard, and there are two rows of houses connected to the east and west corridors, which are for the residents of the courtyard. In the middle of the cloister are two symmetrical flower beds. There is a large water tank at each of the four corners of the courtyard, which is always full, not for watering flowers or drinking, but for preventing fires. In the middle of the courtyard there is a straight road, which leads from the second gate to the third gate.
Chu Qing walked through the stone path between the two flower beds and came to the third gate.
The guards of the three gates looked at Chu Qing's small bamboo plank, told him the rules of the re-election again, and let him enter the three gates.
Entering the three gates, there is a small square in front of you, outside the square is full of antique buildings, five steps on the first floor, ten steps on the first floor, one on the other side, in good order, I don't know how many buildings there are! The road extends in all directions, and there are all kinds of strange flowers and plants and precious trees between the pavilions.
This is the lower courtyard of the school, and ordinary people can come here to study through double selection. In addition to the lower court, the school also has the middle court and the upper house, if you want to enter the middle court and the upper house to study, you need the recommendation of a teacher or a Korean official, these are all digressions, not to mention for the time being.