Chapter 280 Writing an Article

The Song Dynasty was a bit tough because the test questions were not as lively and cute as those in the Tang Dynasty, and they were easy to get excited about, allowing candidates to use their imaginations freely.

For example, a genius like Su Shi was more suitable for poetry examination questions in the Tang Dynasty, but in the Song Dynasty, he would be suppressed by the questions.

But this is a good thing for Su Youlai, because this kid is good at writing historical poems.

"Tian De Qing Ming", which praises King Wen, is actually similar to a historical poem.

This year's exam questions only have the rhyme "Yang", which coincides with the upper and lower lines of the Qian hexagram and the three horizontal lines of heaven, earth and people.

It is conceivable that when Lao Wang set the questions, he must be just like Su You when he set the Mathematical Olympiad questions for the children, digging one hole after another, and how excited he was.

With Su You's current level, he can come up with a passable song without much thought.

How suitable is the great road? It can be heard but cannot be understood.

The king of the Ming Dynasty revealed the painstaking wisdom, and the yaopogon leaves the pure fragrance.

Play Yi to pursue the Three Saints and practice benevolence and courtesy to all nations.

The phoenix tree blooms far away, and the phoenix and phoenix gather in the bright hall.

Haibei rushes to Yiqi, and Weinan welcomes Jiang.

The virtue of being a guest in China will bring luck to the sky forever.

After finishing a flattering poem about Tian De Qing Ming, we entered the stage of "On".

This is Su You's strength, and he can finally use it freely.

I had been holding back all morning, and now I was so full that I didn’t even bother to touch the food provided by the official priest. I came up with an essay. When I finished writing it, I felt stupid. Why did one essay exceed tens of thousands of words?

This is definitely not possible. Examiners and officials may not have the patience to read it all, and they will have to delete it.

I was making changes while my heart was bleeding. Finally I couldn't bear it anymore and raised my hand.

The examiner came over: "What's the matter?"

Su You asked in a low voice: "Can I take the draft with me?"

The examiner rolled his eyes at him: "No piece of paper will be allowed out of the palace."

Su You couldn't help sighing and shaking his head: "It's a pity that I have to delete so many good articles..."

The supervisor almost laughed out loud and threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will be thrown out with a stick!"

"Oh." Su You had no choice but to grimace and continue to delete his hard work.

As he deleted things, Su You felt that there was a strange atmosphere circulating around him.

Suspicious, he stopped writing and raised his head, and found a fat old man standing in front of him.

Su You smiled naturally and politely handed over his hand, and then suddenly realized that this was an official's house!

He quickly saluted Zhao Zhen according to the etiquette given by the reception officer before, but he forgot that he was still holding the brush in his hand.

Zhao Zhen smiled, then pointed at the draft of the test paper and asked in a low voice: "What do the vertical lines beside the draft mean?"

Su You said: "Those are the words that need to be deleted."

Zhao Zhen frowned: "Why delete so many?"

Su You said: "I didn't stop it for a while. It was too long. I was afraid that it would be troublesome for Your Majesty and the examiner to read it clearly, so I thought about shortening it."

Zhao Zhen picked up a few drafts, looked at them, put them back, took a paperweight and pressed them gently: "You have to hurry up, someone has already handed in the paper."

Su You bowed and said, "I'll finish correcting it right away, and I'll start copying it after I finish correcting it."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "The writing is good. The habits are also good."

After saying that, he left surrounded by the invigilator.

Su You breathed a sigh of relief and began to accelerate with his hands.

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Papers could be handed in in the afternoon for the palace examination, and Su You started copying in the afternoon. He stayed in the palace until the examination time, and it was almost dark.

When everything was over, I looked up and saw that there were only two or three people left in the hall.

After leaving the palace, Su You knew that his ranking this time might not be too low, and he would definitely perform at a superb level.

Riding on Quan Mao Chi, Su You said to Zhang Qi and Zhang Zao, who had been waiting all day, "Let's go to Shi Mansion!"

Entering the mansion, he threw the reins to Shi Tong who came to greet him. Shi Tong was so happy that he said, "Oh, Master, why are you here? Isn't there an exam today?"

Su You smiled and said: "The exam is over. There are a lot of delicious food in the house. I'll come over to relax!"

In the Song Dynasty, when Jinshi was promoted to Jinshi, the understanding of catching a son-in-law was somewhat different from that of later generations. In fact, it should be that after the Huangban was ranked, wealthy families would go to the residence of a new Jinshi to catch their son-in-law.

It’s not like you can just look at the list directly from the bottom of the list.

However, there was a legend that Bianjing was in a bloody turmoil, and even seventy-year-old men were not spared. They were so frightened that Su Youdian sneaked here as soon as the trial was over.

Aren't you going to catch your son-in-law? I've delivered the goods to your door. You have to protect me and don't let others catch you...

Mrs. Shi is naturally happy and proud. That boy Shi Fu is really discerning! He arranged this marriage for Wei'er as early as possible!

Jinshi Mengjun! He is not a boy! He is a genuine Jinshixiangjun. He has been a rarity for hundreds of years since the Song Dynasty!

Next, the officials will give a banquet to Qionglin, and the youngest Jinshi will be responsible for getting golden flowers to wear with the new Jinshi. This is called "Tanning Hua Lang".

Xiaoyou has just turned fourteen now, and there is no one younger than him. Xiaosu Tanhua’s name is already solid!

Su You relaxed, but the interviewers became nervous.

In order to prevent cheating, the candidates' names will be blurred after the papers are collected. This procedure is called sealing.

The sealed test papers are only commensurate with the font size.

The inner court institution responsible for receiving examiners is the Imperial Medicine Academy.

The official family attached great importance to the imperial examination. First, they wrote the word "Wenru" in their own handwriting and ordered the ministers to send it to them. Then they often came over to guide the work.

Zhao Yan is also one of the examiners and is currently correcting the papers at the examination center.

However, he couldn't change the Jinshi roll. The Jinshi roll was too difficult and usually only those who had studied in the first two subjects participated, or they were great scholars.

For people like him, the meaning of the scriptures was somewhat lost, so he had to revise the papers on Ming Jing, Ming Dharma and other subjects.

Su You is somewhat famous in the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau, and the three treasures for febrile diseases have made a great contribution to the Imperial Pharmacy Bureau.

When Zhao Pian listened to the two internal officials talking about Su You, he couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

As long as you pay attention to this kid, you can seem to hear his name wherever you go.

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There are three official markings for the palace examination. The preliminary examiner will read them once and rank them accordingly.

The re-examination officer will look at it again and rank it accordingly.

Next, the detailed examiner will review it, and then refer to the opinions of the initial examiner and re-examiner to determine the official ranking.

After the third review, the top-ranked papers were presented to the emperor for personal review, and the emperor finally selected the top candidate and the second overall candidate.

The third place in the Song Dynasty is still called the second place.

The reason is very simple. Under the top pick, the second and third places are one on the left and one on the right, just like the two eyes on the list.

However, some people already call the third place "Tanhua".

On March 4th, the test paper entered the review stage.

From today on, officials will come over every day to care about the progress.

The scoring criteria for the test paper are divided into five levels.

First, his knowledge is excellent, his diction is pure, he is outstanding and unique, and he is unparalleled.

The second talent is clear in learning, thorough in arts and science, and can be regarded as a high class.

The third art profession can be adopted, and you can pass the exam if you are proficient in both arts and sciences.

The fourth level of arts is slightly lower, with a rough understanding of arts and sciences. Most of the test papers fall into this category.

The fifth class has poor writing skills, poor theoretical understanding, and poor calligraphy. They have been screened out in the previous provincial examination.

In every competition, the ranking of Jinshi subjects is the most controversial.

There is no first place in literature, everyone has a reason.

Wang Anshi reviewed the papers very carefully. He looked at the rankings of the two trials and was not satisfied with them. He actually selected one test paper from among the equals and placed it first, and then picked another paper and placed it third.

Yang Ledao, who is also the official of Xiangding, thinks that this is not in line with the rules, and it does not give face to the first and second reviewers.

Wang Anshi disagreed: "What kind of face do you want? There is nothing wrong with Wang Zijuan's poems, why should he be demoted?"

The first judge stood up and said: "There is something wrong with Wang Zijuan's poem, 'The phoenix tree rushes into the distant rhyme, the phoenix and the phoenix gather into the bright hall'. The phoenix tree is one thing, and the phoenix and phoenix are two things. The lower official thought it was wrong, so he was demoted.

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Wang Anshi sneered: "The phoenix sings on the high hill; the phoenix tree grows on the rising sun." Have you forgotten the "Book of Songs"? Why can't we use phoenix and phoenix to compare with the phoenix tree? In the Spring and Autumn Period, the phoenix tree refers to two things, and the phoenix tree refers to two things.

Cangwu, also known as Qingwu, is today's tung tree, whose seeds can be squeezed for oil; while tung refers to the paulownia tree, which has purple flowers and is also called Paulownia. You need to read carefully. "

The first judge was speechless and retreated in shame.

The reviewer stood up again: "The reason why I demoted this poem is not here, but because 'I rush to the north of the sea to Yi Qi, and Weinan welcomes Jiang Jiang.' There is no known canon of this poem, or it is a fabrication..."

Wang Anshi laughed loudly: "Wan Jiang is Wanzi, Jiang Shang. Not to mention Jiang Shang, Wanzi's surname is Mi and his name is Xiong. He is a descendant of the Zhu Rong family and a descendant of Lu Zhong's sixth son Ji Lian."

"Wan Xiong met King Wen at the age of ninety. King Wen, King Wu, and King Cheng all regarded him as their teacher. The people of Chu regarded Wan Xiong as their ancestor. Therefore, Wan Jiang happened to be paired with Yi Qi."

The review officer's face turned red immediately.

Wang Anshi looked around: "How can the selection of articles be child's play? You can't be too careful. If you know something, you know it, and if you don't know it, you don't know it. If you have any doubts, you can be honest."
Chapter completed!