Unlike the township test, when I wrote a green poem, I was so tired that I was half dead, and I slept all afternoon before recovering.

And this time Zhou Bai wrote a poem of bruises, although he was also very tired, but having lunch and resting a little will definitely not delay the second session in the afternoon.

This is the gap between the rankings, a eucalyptus debutant, a Xie Yuan lifter, a world of difference.

In addition, the savings are also very different, and after obtaining the position of Xie Yuan, he has obtained more luck than before.

As soon as the two hours of the official recommendation ended, a line of text appeared on the large screen of the light curtain.

Meals are provided in the examination room, and candidates are requested to pull the red line hanging in the examination booth three times, and the meals will be delivered immediately through the formation.

This is so as not to disturb the candidates who have not finished writing yet, and it would be too bad to miss a good poem because of this distraction.

It is not time for dinner and lunch break, and candidates are allowed to continue writing.

Zhou Bai looked around in the examination room, and sure enough, he found a red rope on the inner wall, and he followed the prompt and gently pulled it three times.

Within a moment, a crack opened silently in the green bricks under the examination desk, which grew larger and larger until a small storage space was formed.

Inside is a wooden lunch box, and when you pick it up and open it, it is no longer the usual oil cake pastry, but a steaming exquisite meal.

Zhou Bai secretly admired in his heart, the combination of Taoism and science and technology and people's livelihood is not impossible, it only depends on whether the superior wants to do it.

Perhaps it is the Dao Law and other extraordinary forces that are not deeply involved in the process of dynastic operation, which guarantees the dynastic cycle law of three hundred years and five hundred years at most.

After a full meal, Zhou Bai began to take a nap for lunch, an hour is equivalent to two hours, which is completely enough.

In the afternoon, when the warm sun was setting in the west, and the hands of the sundial had just arrived, all the candidates who had fallen asleep were woken up on time.

It's not a roaring bell, but a gentle breeze that seems to be fragrant and eye-catching.

University scholar Zhang Xu stood at the front desk again and announced the start of the second exam.

On the light curtain, the second question and the requirement appear at the same time.

Strategy.

Question 1: The relationship between heaven and man. Please elaborate on the relationship between the monarch and the heavens, limited to 500 words.

Question 2: Statecraft. Please elaborate on the principles of governance, limited to 500 words.

The next exam will start on time tomorrow, so please complete the strategy according to your ability.

It's very clear, two questions, there is no time limit, you can write at night, and you can allocate your time reasonably.

As for staying up late and causing the third most important exam to be out of order, that is also self-inflicted.

Within 500 words, it seems to be very little, but it is not an ordinary saliva article.

Every word and sentence is extremely concise, and you have to explain your own things clearly around the theme.

The second question is okay, the first question is very sensitive, does it depend on whether the candidate is inclined to the heavenly court or the imperial court?

But the emperor is the canonized Son of Heaven in Heaven, which has existed since ancient times, and it is an unchanging truth.

There is no need to discuss too much about which is higher or lower, but how to grasp the degree is a difficult problem.

Zhou Bai wants to be admitted to the Jinshi, so he will naturally speak from the perspective of the heavenly court, but the court can't be too offended.

After all, the examiners are all loyal ministers of the imperial court, and the heavenly court will only send heavenly officials to assist and supervise, and he will not stop Zhou Bai from giving a low sentence within a reasonable range.

Thinking about this, Zhou Bai made an outline on the draft, and soon wrote it straight.

…… The country will be defeated by the way, and Tianxi will be the first to come out of the disaster to condemn it; I don't know how to introspect, and I am strange to be afraid of it; I don't know how to change, and I am injured and defeated. In this way, we can see the benevolence of the heart of heaven and the king of people and want to stop its chaos, since it is not the world of the great death, the heaven wants to support and the ...... of all peace.

In this first paragraph, he directly pointed out that God is not opposed to the king.

Heaven treats the monarch with kindness and wants them to check their behavior and put an end to the chaos that may arise in the country.

Except for those true unrighteous monarchs, Heaven will sustain them and protect them in every way, so that they can govern their country smoothly.

Hearing the greatness of the heavens, those who serve the king, there must be those who are not human beings can do it, and this talisman is also ordained. The people of the world return to it with one heart, and if it belongs to their parents, Tianrui should come sincerely......

Then Zhou Bai elaborated on the help given by God, which is the mandate of heaven, and those who become human monarchs have the mandate of heaven, which is also the origin of the legitimacy of the Son of Heaven.

The five hundred words were sprinkled with enthusiasm, all of which were dyed red gold by the rendered literary tone, and even a few lines of core text appeared cyan.

Although this is a very good strategy, it is obviously not comparable to his first poem, and it is not even the weather of breaking through the town.

There is no way, Zhou Bai doesn't know the deep meaning of this topic, and he doesn't understand the political intentions behind it, so he can only maintain a certain degree of restraint.

Judging the quality of the article, not only depends on the level of literary tone and luck, but also the court examiner also has a certain degree of scoring rights.

The red circles drawn by the cinnabar brush in their hands are also a kind of score, and the more red circles they get in the exam paper, the higher the grade will be in the first screening.

For example, when it is similar to the township examination, Zhou Bai's examination paper is divided into the first grade, which is a grade with a high probability of being lifted.

But if it is the second grade, his exam paper needs to consume literary qi and luck in order to rush to the first grade.

In the end, even if it is lifted, it is definitely not a eucalyptus head, but an ordinary lifter in the middle and late stages.

Unlike other theories, it is more difficult to show youth than poetry, because it requires not only the candidate's imagination to be talented, but also to have relevant practical experience.

Of the 30,000 people here, more than half of them were concentrating on the imperial examination, and they were not distracted to be officials or experienced too many mundane things.

Chijin Xianqing's policy essay is enough to be placed in the first class, as long as it does not violate the examiner's taboo, it will not enter the slightly inferior second class.

For this reason, Zhou Bai even wrote such a short sentence in the first topic of the strategy.

"If you are forced to learn, you will hear and know the knowledge, and if you are forced to do the Tao, you will be virtuous and meritorious..."

In short, although Heaven has great power and power, she will never cause misfortune to others, and people's fate can actually be decided by themselves.

In this way, although Zhou Bai sat on the side of the heavenly court, he did not offend the court.

After answering the first question, he put down his pen and rested for a while, and the luck and physical strength that continued to be consumed by writing strategies and theories were also a lot.

At this time, the time was about to pass, the sky was gradually darkening, Zhou Bai lit the oil lamp placed in the examination room, and a strange oil fragrance came out.

The Central Plains Dynasty had a vast territory and extremely strong national strength, whether it was the white lotus in the snow-capped mountains or the licorice in the dead desert, it could become a circulating commodity.

And the whales in the boundless ocean are also difficult to escape, and their fish oil is the lamp oil used in the examination place today, which burns brightly.

It can only be said that in order to leave some more talents, the Daxu Imperial Court has put a lot of effort into every detail.

Zhou Bai now has an intuition that this year's second and first class is not good, and the third class will definitely expand the recruitment.

Drink water, go to the toilet, grind new ink ingots.

After resting for a quarter of an hour, with the essence of his soul, Zhou Bai's mind was clear, and he immediately started writing down a question.

The way of statecraft.

There is much more room for this question to play, so Zhou Bai is ready to write a green essay with all his might.

In the first question just now, he noticed that there were Qing Qi fluctuations in several places, which was much more than him.

The way of governing the country, in addition to his practical thinking in his past and present lives, he also united knowledge and action in the Dragon Palace picture scroll.

When he wanted to read and accumulate, he devoted himself to studying; When it is proved in practice, he has served as a staff member of the county guard, the assassin history, and even Zaifu, and it is not in vain to travel thousands of miles.

There were those who listened to his advice and achieved great results in their administration, while others did not listen to the advice of the county guards of Fang County, and as a result, the district suffered from floods and became the sinners of the people.

To govern the country and what kind of country to govern, we must first open up the perspective and expound the way of governing the country from the perspective of a unified dynasty.

The Taoist is also suitable for the way of governance; Benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and happiness are all embodied.

Therefore, the holy king is gone, and the descendants are long, and the peace is hundreds of years old...... It's all about it...... musicians, so change folk customs, change folk customs, change people are also easy, and their people are also on; Therefore, the sound is in harmony, and in love, connected to the skin, and in the bone marrow, so although the royal road is slightly lacking, the sound of the strings has not faded.

At the beginning, Zhou Bai wrote that it was not very special, and he governed a big country with benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and music, which is the opinion of most people of insight.

Beginning with a middle-of-the-road argument, although the text is very refined and beautiful, the tone only shows gold, and even red gold can't reach it.

The benefit of the people is like water going down, and if you don't educate the embankment, you can't stop it...... The king knows this, so he rules the world in the south, and he does not take education as a major task; Litai learns to teach the country, teaches the order to transform the city into the city, gradually the people to be benevolent, the people to be friendly, and the people to be courteous......

Later, it was pointed out that education was important for all eternity, and at the same time it was in line with the hearts of the heavenly court and the imperial court, so the literary atmosphere soared.

Wisps of red gold floated out of the paper, and there was even a trace of green running through the words, which was the foundation of Qingwen.

The next thing to do is to see how Zhou Bai finishes, if he closes it well, it will be Qingwen, and if he doesn't collect it well, it can only be regarded as Jinqing.

Those who are kings are righteous in their hearts, in the court, in the court, in the courts, in the courts, in the courts, in the courts, in the ......courts, in the

Within the four seas, all the ministers are courtiers when they hear the holy virtues, and the things that are blessed can be auspicious, all of which are finished, and the royal road is over.

Regulate the monarch himself, standardize the major policies of the imperial court, standardize the governing behavior of hundreds of officials, and finally standardize the moral standards of all people.

And the core behind all these norms is the right way that Zhou Bai wants to express.

Benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, and music, education, and the royal way, their unity is the way of governing the country that Zhou Baice answered.

Governing a great country should be a royal way!

The turbulent green qi began to thicken, and finally the cyan covered with gold, staining the paper.

It's a pity that no matter how Zhou Bai looks at this policy, there is no place to revise and improve, so he can only sit back and watch Qingqi be suppressed in the article.

Without breaking through the blockade of the town and without vision, this Qingwen cannot dominate.

However, the two articles combined, how can they also be among the top two, and the strategy is more skilled, but it is far less easy to score than poetry.

After putting away the strategy and poems and placing them in the special cabinet next to the examination desk, Zhou Bai pulled the red rope three more times.

At this time, it was already pitch black outside, the four sides were silent, and the sundial on the light curtain of the formation was already pointing to the hour.

The text reminding the candidates to eat is also flickering slightly, and it is clear that most of them are immersed in answering the questions.

Zhou Bai didn't care about that, took out the hot meal and began to feast, and after eating, he took the time to rest, and the next two days were a tough battle.

Then Zhou Bai meditated on the small bed behind him, and adjusted his physical state with the rhythm of breathing.

The breathing rhythm came according to the breathing method, but he didn't receive the power of Yuehua or anything, but simply adjusted it so that the quality of sleep was higher tonight.

Taking two exams a day, the body is tired, and the mental consumption is also huge, which is why many people have not finished the exam yet.

After meditating for an hour, Zhou Bai had naturally adjusted from a meditative sitting position to a sleeping position, and fell into a deep sleep in a relaxed state.

I still remember that in his induction, at least three examination booths finally came from the green qi fluctuations, and there must have been a few breath anomalies.

Mingyuanlou and the examiners have been paying attention to Zhou Bai throughout the whole process, and they want to witness the miracle.

This person can write bruised poems, and perhaps he can also write bruised and purple theories?

Even if it doesn't work, it may be able to witness the birth of the champion.

However, they were disappointed, Zhou Bai did not create a miracle again, and there was no champion.

"It's a pity that I can't see the specific content of the article. The first and second games combined, just looking at the style will definitely be able to compete for the top ten of the second class, but look at its external luck...... Alas. ”

"It's incomparable, the Jiangnan family, and the ones from the Zhongyu family, how majestic the Qingyun is, like a canopy to protect the body. And Zhou Bai is only from a township in Dingzhou, and it is better for my generation to have today. ”

"By the way, he was born in a small family, and he didn't worship any famous scholars and Confucians as teachers, so he must not have studied the Tao Sutra enough."

"You mean he may fall to the second or even the third because of the third game?"

In the eyes of these court leaders, Zhou Bai actually had hope of soliciting again, how absurd and ridiculous.

……

The next day, the third exam started on time.

On the light curtain, one after another scripture questions began to be reproduced, and there were more than a dozen questions, which were large and obscure.

It's really related to the Tao Sutra, and anything can be tested.

Many of them have questions for the beginning of the practice, obviously to see if the candidates are ready.

Not to mention the top three, the court has arrangements, but once the second class and the first class are hit, they will immediately enter the Tao.

The Qionglin feast of the celestials is a spiritual feast in the spiritual land, and it is the best place to enter the Tao.

Many people see the title with a difficult face, even if many have a family heritage, simple must not be simple to write, difficult must not be complex to write.

Only Zhou Bai had a rough overview of the questions, that is, he had the bottom in his heart, not at all like the examiners speculated, this was his weakness.

What is Xingqi?

From morning to dusk, it is often practiced, that is, immortality. Whoever practices the Qi Dharma has one internal qi and six exhaled qi. The qi in the cloud is also called inhalation. Those who exhale are said to blow and swallow, and they are all out of breath......

What is the secret of blindness?

Often press the eyebrows with the hand, and then rub the eyes with the palm and fingers, and rotate the ear with the hand to do 30 times...... The main incarnation of the eyes, and the light of the essence, the long pearl through the child, the refining of the eye, is a real person to sit up above the Tao.

Basically, Zhou Bai can answer every question smoothly, even if some are very biased, but it is difficult for Zhou Bai to be unable to do so.

When he was bored, he didn't even let go of any miscellaneous books.

This smoothness lasted until the third day, when I encountered the finale and pondered for a long time to solve it.

What is the Universe?

Zhou Bai replied: Tao also.

There is no way to speak, and the unspeakable is the way. Unless there is a way, it is inconceivable, and the inconceivable is the way...... But it can't be done, it can't be caused, it can't be measured, it can't be divided, so it is said that the heavens, the fate, the gods, the mysteries, and the Tao are combined.

There is no literary tone to prove the Taoist scripture question, so he doesn't dare to guarantee that the last question is correct.

But this is his understanding, wrong, the perfect promise in front should also ensure that the third game is not behind.

The sundial showed that it was not yet noon, and Zhou Bai actually finished answering all the questions half a day in advance.

Looking at Zhou Bai, who was eating fragrantly in the light curtain and quietly waiting for the dragon gate to reopen, Prince Rui and the scholars were a little incredulous.

"Including Zhou Bai, there are actually four people who have completed the answer half a day in advance, is this a harbinger of the world of great controversy?" A university scholar sighed.

"I can understand the other three, but why is Zhou Bai, he is only from a Dingzhou township!"

Prince Rui couldn't stand up at this time, wouldn't Zhou Bai slap them in the face like this, saying that he would fall to the top three and then return to the imperial court.

"What did Li Zhenjun say?"

Shoufu Zhang Xu just received a reply, and he also said with a face full of disbelief: "The main exam, Zhenjun said that although he can't see the content of the exam paper, Zhou Bai's answer emerges, and the score will definitely not be low." ”

"Such a person who rises against fate, after you go out, try to arrange for him to receive a court official position, and strive to make friends."

"A husband is not young! Alas. ”

Prince Rui carried his hands behind his back, and he was very sorry, if Zhou Bai could be a minister of the court, he might really be able to help him break through the current deadlock.

Tasting fragrant tea and smoking the royal sandalwood, Zhou Bai soon spent the afternoon tea time of the Tribute Academy.

"The results will be released tomorrow, please don't leave Beijing for the time being!"

"The spring is over, the dragon gate is open!"