The yamen of the Ministry of Rites has been surrounded by water, and the students are shouting with indignation. Cheeks

"Why did you ban the candles of the Tribute Temple?"

"We have been waiting for more than ten years, just for the title of the one-day gold list, why did we harm us so much?"

"There are traitors in the court, and there are traitors!"

"Look, that's Master Kuang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, everyone asks Kuang Shangshu to be the master and go to face the saint to present his feelings!"

As soon as Kuang Yu appeared, he was surrounded by a group of students, and looking at this formation, it was difficult to give up.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"

Everyone is still gossiping, eager to rush to the Fengtian Temple now, and rise up to clear the king's side! Cheeks

At present, it is difficult for people to mix books, because there are more and more people who are literate and literate, and in any industry, as long as there are many people, they will immediately start to roll up.

How noble a scholar used to be, even if he didn't have a reputation, as soon as others heard that you were a scholar, their attitude immediately became respectful.

It's good now, three steps to a school, five steps to a school, and a brick falling from the sky can hit several talents.

Now that everyone has started to study, it is even more difficult to get ahead.

Gathered here today are the country's lifters, who can be said to be the most intelligent among the scholars, who are about to enter the court and become the mainstay of the Ming court.

What determines the fate of everyone is the next spring.

If you can get into the top three of the first class, you will be able to enter the cabinet in the future. Cheeks

Even if you are a second class, you will have the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy, become a Shujishi, and hold an important position in the Six Ministries and Jiuqing in the future, or decentralize the place and become a prefect or something.

Even if it is the top three, at least it is a county.

However, at this juncture, I heard that someone made a fuss in the Gongyuan and banned the fire and candles, is this still necessary?

Who will be responsible for delaying our exams?

This is a lifelong event, and you can't wait to peel off the skin and bones of the person who made this decision to relieve the hatred in your heart.

"Be quiet, listen to me first!"

Kwong Yu shouted hard, and finally, the surrounding noise slowly quieted down. Cheeks

"The matter of the lighting of the Gongyuan has been solved, and the old man promises that there will be absolutely no one to embarrass everyone, don't get together, go back to prepare for the exam!"

After hearing this, everyone did not rush to leave, and showed suspicious looks.

Yesterday you said you couldn't help it, but today it's solved?

Is it really solved or is it fake?

It won't be a delaying tactic by the imperial court, right......

"Master Kuang, Xu Pu, a student of Xiannan Zhili, would like to ask a few words on behalf of your classmates."

A young student stepped forward and saluted Kuang. Cheeks

Seeing this person's polite appearance, Kuang Yu nodded and said, "Please have something to say." ”

Xu Pu said: "The Gongyuan is still closed, and we haven't seen anyone bring a large number of supplies in. ”

There are 9,000 examination sheds in the Gongyuan, and if the materials are approved by the imperial court, it is impossible for one or two people to bring them in, and there must be a large number of people and horses to transport them.

Kuang Yu said at the moment: "You are right, it has not been solved yet, but the emperor has made arrangements, within three days, the Academy of Sciences will solve the lighting problem of the Gongyuan, if there is no movement after three days, you will dismantle the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, so it will be okay, right?" "....Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, with disbelief in their eyes.

There are still five days left in the spring, and they are in a hurry, and they can't afford to delay a day.

"Okay, let's go and wait outside the Tribute Courtyard!" Cheeks

Xu Pu was an understanding person, because he noticed that Kuang Yu had just mentioned the emperor.

Since it was arranged by the emperor, there shouldn't be any problems.

Seeing that someone was taking the lead and the others were no longer entangled, he followed Xu Pu away, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to the Gongyuan.

Then, they saw the unbelievable.

A team of horse-drawn wagons arrived with a large number of supplies, but instead of candle oil, it was ...... Wok!

That's right, it's an iron pot for cooking!

The people of the Five Cities Terracotta Division were all dispatched to help the people of the Academy of Sciences transport the iron pot. Cheeks

Xu Pu couldn't help but grab someone and asked, "Brother Tai, may I ask...... What does this do? ”

"Install the lights!"

"Electric light...... What is it? ”

"Electric light is ...... Hey, I can't explain it for a while, are you students preparing for exams? ”

Xu Pu hurriedly nodded and said, "Exactly!" ”

"That's it, you'll know when you start the exam."

The man didn't explain much, and when he had finished speaking, he went back to get back to work. Cheeks

Xu Pu looked puzzled, as did the others.

Electric lights, what's that?

"In my opinion, it must be a new thing that the imperial court has come up with for fire prevention, and it seems that we are going to be miserable again!"

"Everyone has seen it, what is sent in, iron pot! Who has ever heard that an iron pot can be used as a candle? ”

"No, we still have to go to the palace to petition, and when something happens, it's too late!"

Everyone began to move, but Xu Pu held back, waved his hand, and said: "Kuang Shangshu has said it, it is the emperor's will, I don't know the truth now, let's wait!" ”

Everyone calmed down at this time, because Xu Pu had already reminded him that it was the emperor's will! Cheeks

The imperial court is already rectifying, and it is a holy decree, and now to petition, is it to resist the decree?

The people present were all smart people, and when they figured out this verse, they all shut up.

"Okay, wait and see!"

"It's just three days, and it's not that you can't wait."

"After three days, if there is no movement, we will go to the Imperial Court to complain."

"Exactly......

The people of the Academy of Sciences were busy moving all the newly developed simple steam engine furnaces. Cheeks

However, it was still not enough, so he ordered someone to rush to make it overnight.

Fortunately, there are ready-made iron pots, which can be used with only a little modification.

Copper wire is easy to do, and there is one in the warehouse.

The glass lampshade was customized from the Xishan Glass Factory, and the glass factory received the holy decree, where did they dare to slack off, all the personnel stopped their work and rushed to make the lampshade.

Carbonized bamboo silk is easier to do, and it can be fired in two hours.

The equipment and parts were delivered to Gongyuan one after another, and then it was time for intense assembly work.

Fortunately, the difficulty of the electric light is not high, as long as you master the principle, it is not difficult to assemble. Cheeks

The Academy of Sciences worked overtime and worked overnight, and finally, on the third day, all the examination booths were equipped with electric lights.

There were 2,500 lamps in total, one for every four examination booths, and they were brighter than oil lamps and candles. ....The students who were guarding outside the Gongyuan were surprised to find that at night, the entire Gongyuan was brightly lit!

They finally breathed a sigh of relief, and there were still two days left to rest and prepare for the exam.

In the nineteenth year of the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, the Jiaxu Branch will take the exam.

Xu Pu took the number plate and walked into the tribute courtyard.

Directly in front is the gate of the five wings, in the middle hangs the black plaque "Tribute Courtyard", there are three arches in front of the door, the east square is called "Ming Jing takes the scholar", the west square is called "seeking talents for the country", and the middle is "Tiankai Wenyun". Cheeks

A high wall was built around it, and a gate was opened in the east, west, north and south, which was called a brick gate.

In the east and west brick gates, additional buildings such as roll call halls, garrison halls, and surveillance halls were built respectively.

The north and south brick doors are the public halls, living rooms and places for officials such as examiners and imperial historians, as well as places such as printing and engraving, transcription, receiving papers, and sealing.

There are also watchtowers at the four corners of the courtyard, which are used to supervise the inside and outside of the Gongyuan to avoid cheating.

Every candidate who comes in will be searched to make sure there are no cheating items before they can be released.

Xu Pu looked at the number plate in his hand and found the corresponding examination shed.

It is called an examination booth because...... That's a shed! Cheeks

The 9,000 examination booths are arranged vertically and horizontally, and it is quite spectacular as far as the eye can see.

Each booth can only accommodate one person, and when candidates sit in it, there is only one wooden board in front of them, which can be used as a table for writing, and can also be moved down to sleep as a bed at night.

From now on, everyone will not be allowed to leave this examination booth for three days, including eating, drinking, and Lazar, and they will have to settle in it.

Xu Pu is no stranger to the examination shed, and he only cares about whether there are oil lamps and candles now.

But no!

Not far in front of you, there was a thing that looked like a lamp.

He has heard of this thing, it is called glass, which is more transparent than glass, and the cost is low. Cheeks

It's just that it hasn't been popularized yet, and he's only heard of it, but hasn't seen it.

Can glass still illuminate?

Xu Pu wanted to find someone to ask, but heard someone shouting: "The examiner has arrived!" ”

Everyone got up and saluted, only to see Cao Nai, the first assistant of the cabinet, walk into the examination room and signal to everyone.

"By the holy will, the old man is the main examiner, although the person is glorious, there must be a responsibility, holding the size of the division, the end of the language, and the minister's sorrow......"

Cao Nai stood in front of everyone and talked eloquently, but Xu Pu's attention was on the light bulb in front of him.

He kept asking in his heart, can this thing light up? Cheeks

Can it really be bright?

If it can't be lit, what is it doing here?

“…… Sincerity wants to be self-effective, with less necrogen. They may not only lose people, but also lose themselves, and they can't bear to ......do it."

Xu Pu is still waiting for the light bulb, can this thing be lit?

There's no lamp oil in it, can you light it?

“…… Those who write are also those who say yes. Those who try to do it will also take what they are. Those who record will also be those who are yes. The four books and five classics are all traces of the sages and sages, and their ways are extremely high in heaven and earth, and lead to the gods......"

Xu Pu patted his forehead and said secretly, what a stupid, although there is no lamp oil, but ...... People can add it! Cheeks

Isn't it possible to light it up with a full fill of lamp oil?

But why do these oil lamps turn downwards so that the lamp oil doesn't spill? ….“…… Or choose cowardice and inaction, lazy and obsessive, ignore what you have learned as a medium of nonsense, regard what you are accustomed to as a paper trace, entrust it to the court, look up to the people, and do not save it, then you have been deeply burdened with the meaning of storing and purchasing! ”

After a long speech, Cao Nai reached out and stroked his beard on his chin.

"I see!"

Suddenly, a discordant voice appeared, and everyone followed the sound.

Cao Nai nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Xu Pu and asked, "Tell me, what do you understand?" "Huh

Xu Pu said excitedly: "It's very simple, upside down!" ”

"What...... What? ”

Cao Nai didn't react for a moment, and was stunned on the spot.

"Just flip these oil lamps over and fill them with oil!"

Cao Nai's face was dark, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Because he didn't know what to say......

Xu Pu doesn't seem to have noticed his gaffe, and he is still complacent in his heart, isn't it just an oil lamp, making it mysterious, as for it? Cheeks

Cao Nai held back for a long time, and finally said, "Let's start!" ”

The students returned to the examination booth, and then the invigilator began to give questions.

The content of the examination is basically the same as that of the township examination, which is five words and eight rhymes, eight strands of essays and questions.

For the students present, composing poetry was relatively simple.

The question is an open-ended question, and it is not difficult to answer, it is nothing more than a question of how much to score.

The most important thing in this exam is the eight-strand text that has frightened countless people!

Baguwen is also known as the system of righteousness, the art, the current text, and the eight than the text. Cheeks

And the so-called stock is the meaning of duality, so it is also called Punwen.

Baguwen has a relatively fixed writing format, and its title is taken from the Four Books and Five Classics, with the propositions of the Four Books accounting for the majority.

Zhu Yuanzhang once made a rule that the content of the article should be developed according to Zhu Xi's "Notes on the Collection of Chapters and Sentences in Four Books" and other books, and could not be played at will.

The article begins with two sentences to break the topic, which is called breaking the topic.

Then undertake to solve the problem and elaborate, which is called the topic. Then turn to the beginning of the speech, that is, to start the discussion, and then to start, which means the place to start after the speech. The following is further divided into four parts: starting shares, middle shares, rear shares, and bundle shares.

At the end of the article, there is a summary text of a few crosses or more than 100 words, also known as a big summary.

From the beginning of the strands to the bundle of strands, each group has two rows of dual text, a total of eight strands, so it is called eight strands. Cheeks

Xu Pu reads books every day, and the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism have long been familiar with him, and he has completed the problem in less than a moment, and his thinking is suddenly clear.

The core of the Bagu text is to "speak on behalf of the sages", that is, to figure out the tone of the sages Confucius, Meng and the sages Cheng and Zhu, if you don't know what the sages think, it doesn't matter, write more semi-vague and jerky, seemingly incomprehensible sentences, at least give people a very profound feeling.

All the students worked hard one by one, some of them didn't even eat lunch, and some held steamed buns in one hand and wrote hard in the other.

It was nearly evening, and Xu Pu had finished the first draft.

His plan was to set aside at least one day to write the question, so he had to finish transcribing the eight-strand text before sunset tomorrow.

If you can modify it at night......

Suddenly, he felt a light in his eyes! Cheeks

"Huh?"

"Huh?"

"What's that?"

Not only was Xu Pu surprised, but all the examination booths sighed.

No one added oil to the lamp, let alone lit a fire, and it was ...... It's lit up!

There was also a rhythmic sound of machines running around, puff puff,

"Silence, silence!" Cheeks

The invigilator in charge of maintaining the odds shouted, "It's an electric light, don't make a fuss." ”

Lamp......

Xu Pu suddenly thought that at the gate of the Gongyuan that day, the people from the Academy of Sciences seemed to have said these two words.

"According to the rules, the lights are only turned on for an hour and a half every day, and they are turned off at the end of the day, so everyone should hurry up!"

At this time, everyone was still in the mood to write, and they all stared at the electric light.

Xu Pu's eyes were straight, and he seemed to feel an unprecedented shock in his heart.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that the direction of his life had changed. Cheeks

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