In the old days, Confucius Temple was very unfamiliar with modern people like Jia Cong since "eight-legged essays" became a derogatory term, and "overthrowing the Confucius Family Store" swept the whole country. The Confucian Temple and Confucius Temple are very unfamiliar and ancient in the impression of today's people.

Dashun followed the Ming system and became more standardized in the Balemen. The Confucius Temple was divided into six halls of Dacheng Hall, seventy-six halls on the east and west veranda, six halls on the Shenqiu Library, eight halls on the slaughtering place, and three halls on the Lingxing Gate, covering a wide area.

The Dacheng Hall is set up with the statue of the Supreme Saint Confucius, the statue of the Sub-Saint Mencius, and the statue of the Confucian "Ten Philosophers". Before the scientific examination, the candidates must burn incense according to etiquette, wash their hands and worship.

Although Jia Cong has taken the path of eight-legged essays, he may not necessarily have the same respect for Confucianism in his mind.

The examination room for the scientific examination is located in the east and west veranda 76 rooms. According to the quota regulations, only a small number of scholars can be sent to the provincial examination. Only those who pass the provincial examination can participate in the imperial examination indefinitely.

In the twenty-four pillars of the west wing, Jia Cong quietly spread paper and grinds ink in the southeast corner. He turned a blind eye to Wei Wuzhi's cold eyes at the northwest corner. He turned a blind eye to him and turned a deaf ear to him.

After all the candidates passed the examination and sat down, the yamen runners were in place, only a few men in soap clothes were assigned to several examination rooms, holding wooden signs and making announcements. The questions for the examination selection in this provincial examination came from Chapter 26 of "The Doctrine of the Mean", which was a big question: Today, there are so many and endless... Fish and turtles are born, and wealth and goods are born.

The passage of "Doctor of the Mean" is a passage that describes the world, mountains, rivers and nature. Even though its words are ancient, it is a passage that modern high school students can understand and understand, which is considered a relatively easy to remember.

The title of the poem "Zhuo Lunqu" is obtained by the word "shu".

Most of the admission standards for all eight-legged essays tend to be the first eight-legged essays, and other test poems, judgments, edicts, tables, and theories are just for reference. Of course, there are also cases where eight-legged essays are not very excellent and other things are excellent, which can also increase the examiner's impression scores and thus be admitted. However, eight-legged essays are the common situation as the first criterion.

No wonder many people in ancient times hated the Bazi essays and even pushed the demise of the Ming Dynasty to "Mr. Eight essays": I was very careful to see Chongzhen and his wife, and the Ming Dynasty was a country of the Ming Dynasty. I respected Shen Zhi, and the late-life Bazi essays were the first to be the first.

It is certainly extreme to completely push the demise of the Ming Dynasty to the Baziwen, but Li Zhi said it very correctly: its disadvantages are so that today, Yang is Taoism and Yin is wealth and honor!

During this Guiyou examination, Jia Cong's friends Kuang Liuhe, Wang Yinglin and Zhang Maocai were all there. Most of the students from the five counties in the West Road Hall were here, but those who did not come were mourning and accidents.

The gentleman Sima Feijian, who was sitting on the right, had myopia and could not see clearly, so he pushed Jia Cong: "Child Prodigy Jia, what is the topic?"

"The Doctrine of the Mean is 26, one chapter, Zhuo Xu read the calligraphy of the books." Jia Cong replied kindly, thanking the kind brother.

After writing a piece of eight-legged article in a regular manner, an hour has passed, and the number of words is about 500. The paper for the exam is printed and distributed by the government, red grid paper, eighteen columns, and draft paper must also be taken back.

In addition to the basic principle of writing poems for the test post, the sixteen sentences are also completely based on the "eight-legged essay model" from the beginning to the end. They solve the topic, follow the topic until the comparison, and end, and must closely focus on the word "book".

In this way, today we can understand why Pu Songling's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" has eight-part essay sentences, memorials and poems, lyrics and music, and essays. What the rulers need is this obedient and rigid office thinking, which will make society stable.

The man asked in a low voice: "Child Prodigy Jia, I forgot, what kind of rhyme is the word "shu"?"

It was extremely difficult to read in ancient times. In order to try to write poems, in addition to reciting the enlightenment rhythm, you must also remember all the rhymes. The character "shu" is the upper flat tone, the six fish rhymes, and the eighty-four characters. Once the rhymes exceed the specified 84 characters, it is unqualified. There are more words with a few or narrow rhymes, and there are more words with wide rhymes.

Jia Cong smiled and said nothing, buddy, this is a regular exam. Can I answer you? If you want to die, don’t implicate me.

The man laughed embarrassedly and was embarrassed to ask him. After Jia Cong finished writing the test poem, he was about to hand over the paper, but he didn't expect that this man was not only myopia, but also dull. He actually knocked over Jia Cong's inkstone, and the ink drenched part of the paper.

I... Jia Cong resisted the urge to hit someone. After most of the time, how could I have time to write? Jia Cong looked at his brother with a gloomy eyes. The brother bowed again, with a guilty look on his face and silently saying that it was an unintentional act. Jia Cong had no choice but to be angry. Now is not the time to get angry. After thinking about it for a while, another poem was added at the end...

He cannot treat himself badly, nor can he implicate and make things difficult for Liu Dongsheng. If he fails the eight-part essay and is admitted, Liu Dongsheng will have his life worry.

Jia Cong studied eight-legged essays in his previous life. Although he couldn't say he was very careful, he had practiced for so long in this life and had a deep personal understanding of the intuitive impressions of the Ming and Qing dynasties. He knew that the county government and courts, and the scientific examinations were not as strict as those in the township halls every year. As long as he had a brain, he could still pass the test.

An old enlightenment sentence said, "It is not difficult to take ten years of hard work to get a scholar." Jia Cong has a foundation and adult thinking, and some of the model essays in his memory are for him to copy. Although those model essays cannot be fully remembered, he has the ability to borrow and modify them.

Now that the "illegal surface" appears, he hopes that this poem can play a role, similar to Zhu Qingyu of the Tang Dynasty who "recently tried Zhang Shui tribe", hoping to explain it through poetry culture.

Of course, after Jia Cong passed the exam for the scholar, he only came over to get familiar with the regulations of the provincial examinations and was ready for preparation. Even if he failed, it was within his psychological expectations. Although this gentleman was reckless, he was not intentional. Jia Cong could only admit that he was unlucky. Like modern examinations, all kinds of troubles in the examination room were the most common.

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The annual examination grade is divided into sixth grade, which determines the fame and fortune of a scholar. The scientific examination is divided into three grades, first grade, second grade, and allowed to participate in the provincial examination. If you have the third grade... buddy, come again in three years.

This is just a joke. The Township Hospital only has one more time in three years. If the first examination is not done, you can continue to participate in the "Records" and "Records of the Secretariat", which is also hosted by the academic and political authorities. However, the pre-selected provincial examinations can only be selected for excellent scholars. No matter how hard they try or how they take, most scholars are destined to be eliminated. The provincial examination is a provincial examination. A province with tens of thousands of scholars who can attend the tribute academy can only maintain around 10,000 people per year. The Jiangnan tribute academy is special, with a developed culture, up to 20,000.

In the east wing, Liu Dongsheng, who was also a student in charge, wore a third-grade big red peacock patch on the outside, and still wore a seventh-grade constitutional officer with a blue zither and a black hat on the inside. In the former Ming Dynasty, he had the habit of being an inspector of the censor and the admiral student, so Dashun became a part-time job.

In order to prevent cheating, the Dashun County Courtyard Level 3 examination also has the habit of being misleading names, but the papers are not copied, and the examiner can recognize familiar candidates from his handwriting.

As his favorite student, Jia Cong was a beautiful pavilion style. Liu Dongsheng identified it at a glance. At first, he saw that the paper was dirty, and he had the urge to throw it into the trash can in the corner. After carefully looking at the test poem, he added a poem. Liu Dongsheng couldn't help laughing: "Okay! With this poem, it's enough to spread a good story for teachers and students."

What people today are most difficult to understand is why examiners in ancient times often judge the top ten at a glance? And they didn’t read the paper completely? Is this arbitrary? In fact, it is not the case. Almost all the academic and political education institutions of the court were from Jinshi (Jia Zheng is an exception). The quality of the eight-part essay is in their minds, and even the general style of a prefecture and several counties is in their minds. This is a necessary administrative quality for academic and political education, otherwise their life will not be guaranteed.
Chapter completed!