Chapter 54 54 Answers

After imagining the meaning of his arrival in this time and space, Wei Guangde gained some consciousness of the protagonist. He felt that he was the son of destiny.

It's a pity that instead of traveling back in time to the late Ming Dynasty, it would have been better to have been in the Chongzhen Dynasty. It would have been nice to have a fight with the Manchu Tatars, and if they won, they would win the entire country. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

However, these thoughts are all in the past. Now, what Wei Guangde faces is to solve the test questions asked by Tang County Zun.

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

For the first time, I felt a little uneasy.

But because he still has a little sense of being a protagonist, Wei Guangde feels that his fate will not be so tragic. He should not be as tragic as the white-haired old man far away from him in the back row. He is already much older and still talking to his grandson.

Children of the same generation share the friendship of classmates.

Well, back in the examination room, Wei Guangde looked at the first question asked by Tang Xianzun, and he was secretly happy. He had done it before, and he had changed it under the guidance of Master Sun. Then Master said it was okay, so he would

Just copy what you wrote directly.

In fact, many people may think that in the ancient imperial examinations, when faced with the questions asked by the examiners, the candidates came up with temporary answers, but this is not the case.

At first, Wei Guangde thought so too, but after some guidance from Master Sun, he realized that in fact, it was all done by the examinees themselves before. He recalled it in the examination room, and he would use scratch paper to avoid any omissions, so he would copy it first.

Check and copy it to the examination paper.

They need a draft because they are afraid that their memory will not be clear and they will make mistakes or omissions, but Wei Guangde doesn't know that.

However, Wei Guangde did not write directly on the answer sheet, but quickly wrote an article on the draft.

Does it waste time? In fact, it does not waste time, because the eight-part essay actually does not have many words. If it is long, it can be written up to seven or eight hundred words, which is considered too much.

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

"It is better for a saint to reveal what he has hidden until those who are able to do so."

Wei Guangde started writing from right to left and from top to bottom. This was the question breaking method. It was the best way to break the question in several papers. Naturally, he would use it without hesitation at this time.

After breaking the topic, it was time to continue the topic. Wei Guangde still wrote calmly.

"The conduct of a saint is not easy to regulate, and it can only be discussed with him from the time when he was young."

After finishing the topic, he started to talk. Wei Guangde kept writing there. The ancients could really write without punctuation, because there was no punctuation mark in this era.

"Therefore, it is said that there are only one or two ways to experience a lifetime. You can only listen to others' opinions and take them. Those who seek to be able to go beyond the limitations are often but rare."

After writing the words "There is only me and you, and the return of this time is also pleasant and silent," after writing the article of more than 400 words, Wei Guangde has completed today's first four-book question.

Next is the second question, which comes from Chapter 6 of the University,

"The so-called knowledge lies in the investigation of things. I want to know that knowledge lies in things, but I have exhausted the reason."

Wei Guangde naturally solved this question.

In fact, due to the battle between psychology and Neo-Confucianism in this era, similar topics with obvious differences appear from time to time. Once a good article appears, it can often be widely circulated.

Wei Guangde believed that among the many candidates sitting in the courtyard, there were many who were similar to himself. They all saw the excellent answer sheets and naturally knew how to answer this question.

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

After all, it was revised and polished by the scholar, so it is naturally much more perfect than those temporary memories and improvised answers.

This is what Wei Guangde is thinking at the moment, don't panic, as long as there are no big problems, this exam will be passed.

As for some people who worry about whether this will conflict with the answers of other candidates, especially the question-solving process, there is no need to do so.

The titles of the Four Books, as the name suggests, are all taken from sentences in the Four Books.

There are so many. In the nearly thousand years of imperial examination system, almost all the sentences have been used by others. Even if they are not used in the examination room, they will be used in the teacher's class.

There are only a few answers that are in line with the mainstream values ​​of this era. No matter how big your imagination is, you can only answer this way, otherwise it will be deviant and you will definitely fail the list.

Everyone has similar ideas, so the topic is similar, that is, there may be some slight differences in the words. This is the so-called writing style. After all, writing habits are very important.

Even if the text in the question is the same, in fact, when it comes to the title, the beginning, and the subsequent steps, the differences will become apparent. If the text is exactly the same, it can only mean that two people are probably memorizing the sample paper, and they will definitely be doomed.

Of course Wei Guangde would not copy anyone else's work, so why should he write it down and leave it to Master Sun for guidance?

Therefore, car crash does not exist.

When it was almost noon, Wei Guangde completed today's test questions. In other words, he compiled the test poem by himself and revised it several times before finally finalizing it.

Is this fast?

Of course it was fast. After the draft was filled with today’s answers, Wei Guangde also looked around for a while while eating lunch and found that most people were still writing hard there, creating an atmosphere similar to that of the imperial examination.

There were others eating like him, but there seemed to be nothing in front of them. They probably hadn't finished the questions yet. Maybe they were among the group of people who were destined to fail the exam.

It’s not that Wei Guangde is arrogant, he has done all the questions and they were all modified by Master Sun. Even if it is a government examination, Wei Guangde feels that the probability of passing the test is very high.

This is the Pengze County government office and the county examination room. Naturally, Wei Guangde cannot wander around at this time. Although he cannot see the county magistrate, there are still many clerks and government servants around, all of whom are invigilators.

In other words, you can only move around the examination room when you go to the toilet, and there are people following you, monitoring your every move, which Wei Guangde is not used to.

After eating, I simply moved my hands and feet and started copying papers.

Handwriting has always been Wei Guangde's problem. There was nothing he could do about it. After practicing for a year, he only got a "passable" rating, so Wei Guangde was very careful when copying.

There is not much emphasis on the county examination. The county magistrate directly looks at the examinee's paper. There is no step of copying the paper. It is just a blurring of names.

Therefore, in the so-called formal examination, the first impression of the county magistrate is very important.

Why is the county examination said to be easy?

That's because the examiner's focus is not on your answer at all, but on the smoothness of your words and sentences.

It is impossible for those who take the county examination not to be able to write. The difference lies in the quality of the handwriting.

As for the basic skills of eight-legged writing, well, that is the task of the examiners during the government and college examinations.

He copied the answer sheet carefully. To be honest, it was still early. It should not have been three o'clock in the afternoon when the time came. Wei Guangde had completed today's exam, so he naturally considered whether to hand in the answer sheet.
Chapter completed!