In the examination room under the hall, Wei Chen meditated on the half-pillar of incense, and finally finished the draft, and then dipped the pen in ink, and the article of hundreds of words was immediately completed.

After reading the article on the case from beginning to end, Wei Chen couldn't help but nod with satisfaction.

Wei Chen took out some snacks from the test basket and ate a few bites, and stopped his mouth after feeling a little full.

If you eat too much, you will be sleepy, but in this half-satiety state, the exam state is the best.

In the next four book titles, Wei Chen was happy as soon as he saw the titles, and the five big characters of "Those who have attained the Tao will help more" appeared in the center of the inscription paper.

This topic, Wei Chen is too familiar, whether it is a middle school text or a college essay in his previous life, this topic often appears, even if Wei Chen does not have the accumulation of this life, he can answer eight or nine without leaving ten.

This sentence comes from "Mencius, Gongsun Chouxia", and the meaning is also very clear, that is, those who win the hearts of the people will win the world, and those who lose the hearts of the people will lose the world.

As long as we start from this point of view, we will never lose anything.

Wei Chen did not hesitate at all, and wrote with a pen: "The view of the Tao is to the helper, and the overall situation of the past and the present has been exhausted. The husband is honest in me, and he will help himself unexpectedly. This is to uphold the people, and to judge the general trend. ”

After Wei Chen finished writing the problem, he paused and read it silently, feeling very satisfied.

These two sentences are closely related to "Mencius" and "Collected Notes", and speak on behalf of the sages, even no matter how strict the old pedant is, he can't find a mistake.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Chen started to talk about the topic, and wrote hundreds of words in one go, which took less than half an hour.

The Five Classics and the Four Books are the most important, Wei Chen finished writing the two articles, and when he looked at the time, it was just noon.

After the morning of the exam, the consumption of mental and physical strength was not small, Wei Chen was also a little tired, he glanced at the poems and table questions behind him, and then knelt on the desk and closed his eyes to recuperate.

After squinting for half an hour, Wei Chen stretched his waist, straightened up, and finished the last two questions on several cases in a short time.

At this time, there is still more than an hour before the handing in of the papers.

Taking advantage of the time, Wei Chen carefully checked the article for any omissions, and then edited a few places, and began to transcribe the article to the main volume.

When transcribing, the text should be neat and concise, and the volume should not be smeared ......, these rules Wei Chen remembered clearly, without the slightest negligence.

After transcribing the transcription one by one, Wei Chen checked it several more times, and after confirming that it was correct, he handed the scroll to the scribe, and then got up and left.

According to the requirements of Walrus, this hospital examination is to be confused, so there is no in-person interview.

For Wei Chen, at this point, the hospital examination is over.

This year is the year of autumn, after the college examination, there are still three years before the next township examination, during which there is basically no pressure to prepare for the exam, which is more refreshing than the relief after the college entrance examination, so many students are indulgent.

In the Qinlou Chu Pavilion of Jiangning City, there are countless poems of literati and rioters, or generous and sad songs, or high-spirited, some people are sad about the years, lamenting the years, and some people are young and ambitious, singing and drunken horses.

The residents of Jiangning City, who got up early, were surprised to find that the entire Qinhuai River was dyed rouge.

Of course, the happiest are the old bustards in the Qinglou, in just a few days, their pockets have swelled many times, and their old faces full of folds are smiling.

The students who finished the exam over there completely herded sheep, but here the Jiangning Mansion still locked the door and locked the key, waiting for it.

After the scroll was put away, Ti Xuedao and the scribes of the government office pasted the names of the candidates on the frontispiece, and only the place of origin was retained.

The reason for retaining the place of origin is that after the selection of the born, it is necessary to enter the county school and the government school. Each prefecture only accepts local students, so places must be allocated at the time of admission.

During the period of confusion, the school officials of the government school and the county school were on the side to supervise the whole process.

After the rolls were pasted, they were all presented to the walrus for plastering.

Shen Du, who was acting as a promotion officer on the side, was secretly surprised when he saw Walrus Qian's posture.

This fame and supervision were originally a formality, and Walrus Qian, as a student and politician, could completely act like a show, and perfunctory the past, but I didn't expect him to do such a solemn thing and take a lot of pains.

Shen Du can only sigh that the people who have come out of the hairpin family for generations are different, just because of this seriousness in doing things, no matter how many officials can't catch up.

In front of the walrus, there were several large stacks of rolls, there were more than 800 copies, and he would definitely not be able to read them alone.

Fortunately, before he took office, he invited several master's staff who were proficient in literature and ink, and he could first screen for him, saving a lot of effort.

Several staff members worked diligently, and read the papers all night, and the next day, when the walrus got up to wash, the leader came to say: "Dong Weng, we will select these 100 articles, and ask Dong Weng to look at them." ”

Walrus took a sip of tea and asked lightly, "What is the general quality of the article?" ”

This staff member from Zhejiang said: "Jiangning is worthy of being an important place of culture and education, and the scholar's articles are not inferior to Hangzhou and Shaoxing. Among them, several people's articles are particularly outstanding, and their subordinates should first congratulate Dong Weng and recommend good talents for the country. ”

Walrus Qian listened to the words of the staff, a rare smile appeared on his face, and he immediately took the paper and came to the public hall, and after paying homage to the Holy Ancestor, he began the final examination of the paper.

After a day, Walrus finally decided on the final admission list.

In the ten counties of Jiangning, five people from each county and five from the government school, a total of 55 new students.

Walrus Qian roughly arranged the seats for these papers, and then lined up the first, second, and third rolls, and said to the scholars present: "This is the ranking set by the official, if you have no objection after reading it, the official will uncover the name and release the list accordingly." ”

The scholars respectfully accepted the order, and immediately circulated the three volumes separately, reading the text and commenting at the same time.

Lu Laojiao, who was in charge of the school, saw the article with the first name, and said to the county school on the side: "This article is not beautiful, but the discussion is vertical and horizontal, and the turning point is strange. ”

After reading the teachings of Shangyuan County and Jiangning County, they nodded yes.

After reading the articles of the top three and discussing them together, they all felt that the walrus was very fair and appropriate, so they said in unison: "We have no objection. ”

"Good!"

Walrus Qian bowed his head slightly, and waved his big hand: "Open the volume!" ”

After speaking, several scribes stepped forward and began to remove the pasted paper of the fifty-five transcripts, and then copied the names to the list in turn.

One by one, the priests unconsciously stood on tiptoe and looked at the list text, trying to see the names on it.

When the old teacher of Fuxue Lu saw the name of the number one case leader, he couldn't help laughing, and he was so excited that he accidentally tore off a few of his beards.

"Sure enough, it's him!"

……

The next day, the college test list was released, and the students who indulged in sex all night in the Qinglou were woken up by the little girl, put on their clothes and went to see the list step by step.

Many students are complaining that the results are released too quickly, and they have not enjoyed enough of it, and they are about to accept this final judgment.

Eight hundred candidates, plus their families and followers, thousands of people flocked to the front of the government office.

Of course, most of them are destined to be disappointed.