Chapter 54 54 Answers

Imagining the significance of his coming to this time and space, Wei Guangde had a little sense of being the protagonist, and he felt that he was the son of destiny.

It was a pity that he did not travel back to the end of the Ming Dynasty. If it was in the Chongzhen Dynasty, it would be great. Maybe he could fight with the Manchu Tartars. If he won, he would win the whole country. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

However, these thoughts were all things of the past. Now, what Wei Guangde had to do was to solve the test questions set by Tang Xianzun.

To be honest, Wei Guangde was a little unsure about taking the imperial examination, mainly because he had never taken it.

It was the first time, and he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

But because he still had a little sense of being the protagonist, Wei Guangde felt that his fate would not be so tragic. He should not be as tragic as the white-haired old man in the back row who was far away from him. He was already very old, but he was still talking about schoolmate friendship with his grandchildren.

Well, back in the examination room, Wei Guangde looked at the first question from Tang Xianzun, and was secretly happy in his heart. He had done it before, and he had modified it under the guidance of Master Sun. Then Master Sun said it was OK, so he could just copy what he wrote directly.

In fact, many people may think that in the ancient imperial examination, when facing the questions from the examiner, the candidates came up with answers on the spur of the moment, but that was not the case.

At first, Wei Guangde thought so too, but after Master Sun's teaching, he realized that in fact, the candidates had done it before, and they recalled it in the examination room. They would use draft paper to copy it first, check it and copy it on the examination paper.

They need a draft because they are afraid that their memory is not clear and they will make mistakes, but Wei Guangde will not do that.

However, Wei Guangde would not write it directly on the answer sheet, but wrote a piece on the draft quickly.

Does it waste time? In fact, it does not waste time, because the eight-part essay does not have many words, and it is considered a lot if it can be written up to 700 or 800 words.

That is to say, it takes time to write with a brush. If it were the old fountain pen, Wei Guangde could write faster.

"The actions and hiding of the sage should wait for the capable before showing it in detail."

Wei Guangde started writing from right to left and from top to bottom. This is the opening method, which is the best opening method selected from several papers. At this time, he should use it without hesitation.

After the opening method, it is the continuation method. Wei Guangde still wrote calmly.

"The actions and hiding of the sage are not easy to be defined. Since Yan Ziji, he can talk with him."

After the continuation method, it is the beginning of the lecture. Wei Guangde kept writing. The ancients really could write without punctuation because there were no punctuation marks in this era.

"Therefore, I say that there are only one or two ways to experience life, and it is up to people to choose from them. It is rare to find someone who can not exhaust the boundaries."

After writing "There are only you and me, and at this time, I can understand it silently", Wei Guangde finished the first question of the Four Books today.

The next question is the second one, which comes from the sixth chapter of the University.

"The so-called knowledge is to investigate things. It means that if you want to know, you should be in the things and explore their principles."

Wei Guangde naturally passed this question.

In fact, because of the struggle between the School of Mind and the School of Principle in this era, similar questions with obvious differences appear from time to time, and once a good article appears, it can often be widely circulated.

Wei Guangde believes that among the many candidates sitting in the courtyard, there are many people who are similar to him. They have seen excellent answer sheets and naturally know how to answer this question.

But it doesn't matter. Wei Guangde has a good memory. He will not forget a single word of the article he wrote at the time.

After all, they have been revised and polished by the scholar, so they are naturally much more perfect than those impromptu memories and makeshift answers.

This is what Wei Guangde is thinking at the moment. Don't panic. As long as there are no major problems, this exam is considered passed.

As for whether some people worry about whether this will collide with other candidates' answers, especially the part of the opening question, it is actually unnecessary.

The Four Books questions, as the name suggests, are all sentences excerpted from the Four Books.

That's all. Under the imperial examination system for nearly a thousand years, almost all the sentences have been used by people. Even if they are not used in the examination room, they will be used in the teacher's class.

And there are only a few answers that conform to the mainstream values ​​of this era. No matter how big your imagination is, you can only answer like this, otherwise it will be heresy and you will definitely fail.

Everyone's meaning is similar, so the opening question is similar, that is, there may be some slight differences in the text. This is the so-called writing style. After all, writing habits are very important.

Even if the opening words are the same, the differences will be revealed in the following steps, such as the beginning of the topic and the beginning of the lecture. If the words are exactly the same, then it can only be said that both of them are probably memorizing the model papers, which is definitely the end.

Wei Guangde certainly would not copy others' work. Why would he need to write his own and give it to Master Sun for guidance?

So, there is no such thing as a collision.

Near noon, Wei Guangde finished today's test paper, that is, the test poem was written by himself, and he revised it several times before finalizing it.

Is this fast?

Of course it is fast. After writing today's answers on the draft, Wei Guangde looked around for a while while eating lunch and found that most people were still writing furiously, creating an atmosphere similar to that of the palace examination.

There were also people eating like him, but it seemed that there was nothing in front of them, and they probably hadn't finished the questions. Maybe they were among the group of people who were destined to have no chance in this exam.

It's not that Wei Guangde is conceited. He has done all the questions, and they have all been modified by Master Sun. Even if it is a prefectural exam, Wei Guangde feels that the probability of passing is very high.

This is the county government office of Pengze County, and it is also the county exam venue. Wei Guangde naturally can't just wander around at this time. Although he can't see the county magistrate, there are still many scribes and yamen runners around, all of whom are invigilators.

Only when he goes to the toilet can he walk around in the exam room. There are people following behind him to monitor his every move, which makes Wei Guangde very uncomfortable.

After eating, he just did some simple exercises there, and then started to copy the papers.

Handwriting is still Wei Guangde's concern. There is no way. After practicing for a year, he only got a "passable" comment, so when copying, Wei Guangde was also very careful.

There is not much to pay attention to in the county exam. The county magistrate directly looks at the examinee's paper. There is no link of copying the paper, just a name.

Therefore, in the so-called formal exam, the county magistrate's first impression is very important.

Why is the county exam easy?

That's because the examiner's focus is not on your answers, but on your handwriting and the fluency of your sentences.

Those who take the county exam cannot fail to write, the only difference is the quality of the handwriting.

As for the eight-part essay skills, well, that's the examiner's task during the prefectural and academy exams.

Carefully copy the answer sheet. To be honest, it's still early, Shenshi, it should be less than three o'clock in the afternoon. Wei Guangde finished today's exam and naturally considered whether to hand in the paper.