Chapter 82: Teasing in the Examination Room
The first session of the county examination is called the main session. The questions for this session are two articles on the Four Books, one article on the meaning of the Five Classics, and one poem on the Five Characters and Six Rhymes test. These questions are relatively simple and basic, and much less difficult than the government and college examinations.
When Zhu Ping'an saw the questions on the board, a smile appeared on his lips. What a coincidence. He had tried to solve the three meaning questions of Four Books and Five Classics.
The first question is from "The Analects of Confucius. For Government": Government is based on virtue, such as Beichen, who lives in his place and is shared by all the stars.
The second question is taken from "The Doctrine of the Mean": The way of a gentleman is like climbing high.
The third question is that the meaning of the Five Classics comes from "Shangshu": quiet words are mediocre, and images are respectful and overwhelming.
The meaning of these three chapters, Four Books and Five Classics, can be said to be easily grasped by Zhu Ping'an because he has solved the problem before. It would not take much time to write them down, so there is no rush. Zhu Pingan neatly copied these three questions on the draft paper in small regular script, and then started to read the last question of this exam.
The last topic is the title of the test poem, which is a poem: The summer trees are overcast and the oriole sings.
The test poems in the imperial examination are like this. Most of the questions are excerpted from a poem or even an allusion by a poet from the previous dynasty, and then you start to write the test poem based on this poem.
Zhu Pingan will also copy this poem on the draft paper, adding the word "Fu De" in front of it. This is the format of the poem for the imperial examination.
This topic is also very simple. This poem is from Wang Wei's "Jiyu Wangchuanzhuang Zuo". The whole poem is: The rain is empty, the forest is late, the fireworks are late, the quinoa is steamed and the millet is cooked. Egrets fly in the desert paddy fields, and orioles sing in the overcast summer trees. In the mountains, I quietly watch the hibiscus trees, and under the pine tree, I fold the dew sunflowers. The wild old man is fighting for a seat with others, but the seagull is even more suspicious of what happened.
The test poem does not require you to have anything thoughtful. The format meets the requirements. One word is enough, and that is to praise virtues. Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty had already canceled poems and songs in the provincial examinations and conferences. Poems only appeared in the county examinations of the children's examination, and had almost no impact on the results of the children's examination. The children's examination mainly looked at eight-legged essays.
After reading all the test questions, Zhu Pingan had a good idea. He placed the test paper, paper, etc. on the side of the table, pressed it down with a stone to prevent it from being blown away by the north wind, then took out the food from the basket and ate it with relish. .
The cooked braised pork had been cut into pieces by the inspecting officer. Zhu Pingan took out a pair of chopsticks, picked it up and chewed it carefully.
I woke up so early in the morning and haven’t had breakfast yet. This exam will take one day, so it’s not too late to write after I’ve had breakfast.
Zhu Pingan thought it was normal to have breakfast by himself, but other candidates didn't think so. Especially the student scholar who lived in the same inn as Zhu Ping'an recognized that the man who was eating with gusto in the examination room was the famous man who was bitten by a snake and heard the decline of the singing bird who lived in the woodshed. One by one, they shook their heads slightly and looked at Zhu Pingan with sympathy. Their thoughts were roughly like this:
This silly boy has given up on himself.
As expected, this fool only ate when he entered the examination room.
The one who makes up the number is the one who makes up the number. His mission is completed when he enters the field.
Everyone basically gave Zhu Ping'an the verdict of losing his reputation.
After eating braised pork, some preserved fruits, and finally drinking a glass of water that he brought with him, Zhu Pingan burped, which made people around him roll their eyes and label Zhu Pingan a foodie and a fool.
Ignoring the glances of the people around him, Zhu Ping'an ate and drank enough. He took a piece of draft paper and began to draft a draft
"This foodie is also used to making public statements. After eating, I wiped my mouth and started writing and drawing in a serious manner. I must have written nonsense. Oh, what a pity. , I have been waiting for ten years to be in the same examination room with such a stupid foodie. Even if I win three yuan in a row this time, it is a pity."
"I am ashamed to be in the same examination room with this person."
< br>The people around him all thought so, and once again ridiculed and despised Zhu Pingan in their hearts.
Time passed slowly, and at noon in the morning, people found that the foodie and idiot started eating again. This time he did not scribble after eating, but took out a rabbit fur blanket to cover himself and fell asleep on the table.
Rotten wood cannot be carved
A wall of dung cannot be built
Regarding Zhu Ping'an's behavior of sleeping on the table, people unanimously killed Confucius in the daytime before his disciples The original words of sleeping were silently used on Zhu Pingan.
At this time, the candidates feel that this guy is a tease sent by God. You can eat, drink, poop and sleep at home, and you are very comfortable, so why come to the examination room and suffer.
Of course, there are also well-meaning students who have completed two questions in the examination room and express deep sympathy for Zhu Pingan's self-destructive behavior: This person is so stupid, but he has the courage to take the exam. His courage is commendable, but it is a pity.
As for Zhu Ping'an's behavior of sitting upright and scribbling on the test paper from the scratch paper after sleeping for more than half an hour, it was also regarded as a bluff by many candidates.
Zhu Pingan, who answered with peace of mind, had no idea that he had spent the day in contempt, ridicule, and sympathy.
As the time approached the evening, one after another someone finished writing in the small room. Under the guidance of the officials, he handed in his papers and left. After a while, Zhu Pingan also handed in his papers and left along with most of the people.
Students who have not yet handed in the paper expressed deep contempt for Zhu Ping'an's behavior of handing in the paper early. They must have just handed it in because they couldn't sit still! It’s definitely not finished!
There are four county exams. After the first exam, the second exam will be taken two days later. For example, if the first exam is on the 9th, then the second exam will start on the 12th. The two days left in the middle are the time for the examiners to correct and grade the papers. The results will be released at about noon on the 11th. The names of those who passed the first test will be listed on the list. Those on the list can participate in the second test. If If you don't pass the first game, then you can go back and forth from where you started.
After returning to the inn, Zhu Pingan put away his things, washed up, changed into clean clothes, and went to the lobby to have dinner.
Arrived at the lobby, Zhu Pingan ordered two dishes, one meat and one vegetarian, a bowl of beef soup, and a stack of two steamed buns. When he was about to eat, Zhu Pingan found someone sitting in the lobby. The young people pointed at themselves, shook their heads and whispered, and from time to time there were sneers.
What's going on?
When Zhu Pingan was confused, his uncle came over to help Zhu Pingan clear his doubts.
"Alas, my uncle, what did I say to you? You actually fell asleep in the examination room during this test. Your behavior made people laugh. Everyone said that you were the leader of the world!"
Uncle Zhu Shouren looked heartbroken. look.
"Dangshi Zaiyu?" Zhu Ping'an seemed to be busy eating and didn't hear what his uncle said before, so he put down his chopsticks when he heard Dangshi Zaiyu, his eyes lit up, and he repeated Again.
Uncle Zhu Shouren nodded vigorously.
"Excellent." Zhu Pingan received a positive answer from his uncle, but there was a shy smile on his honest face.
Pfft
There were people eating around, and when they heard Zhu Ping'an's answer, they were furious, Damn, this guy doesn't just know that Jaeyu is a student of Confucius, so he doesn't think we are praising him.
"You, alas" the uncle shook his head and left sadly.
Zhu Pingan looked at the expressions of his uncle and everyone in the lobby, smiled lightly, lowered his head and continued to eat his meal.
No wonder my uncle has not passed the exam for more than 20 years, and no wonder so many people in the lobby have not passed the exam.
Their reading was too one-sided and short-sighted. They only saw Jaeyu sleeping during the day, but they did not see that Jaeyu was a member of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius" and was eloquent. Confucius listed Jaeyu as a genius in the language class, ranking higher than Zigong was still preparing for the exam. People like the uncle have never had a deep understanding of Zaiyu. Zaiyu is nineteen years younger than Confucius. He is very eloquent. He is one of the members who followed Confucius to travel around the world. During this period, he served as an envoy of the team and went to Qi State. , Chu and other countries have made great achievements. In the Tang Dynasty, Zaiyu was posthumously granted the title of "Marquis of Qi", in the Northern Song Dynasty he was granted the title of "Linzi Gong", and in the Southern Song Dynasty he was also granted the title of "Qi Gong".
Even this dynasty, well, Emperor Jiajing, who is now in power, had already changed the name of Zaiyu to "Xianxian Zaiyu" in the ninth year of Jiajing. The uncle and the others still stayed in the rotten wood where Zaiyu went to class and slept. impression. (End of this chapter)