This question is not a cross-cutting question. At first sight, many candidates are relieved, and they quickly get out the manuscript paper and copy the topic down. Soon, a bureaucrat passed the front of the candidates with the second test board, and the five classic questions were posted on it.

There are five questions in the five classics, but because Dachang adheres to the old customs of the past, scholars only need to study one classic when studying the five classics, and the other four classics only need to learn a little. can.

The last question is a test poem with five words and eight rhymes.

Xue Tingyan copied the three questions on the manuscript paper one by one, and wrote down his name and seat number on the paper before reading the questions.

The first question is a four-book question, the female and the Hui also get better.

This question comes from "The Analects of Confucius", which is about Confucius asking Zigong and Yan Hui who are better than others.

The original title was: Zi Wei Zi Gong said: "Women and Hui also get better?" The opposite said: "Why dare you look back? Hui also smells one to know ten, and also gives one to know two." Zi said: "Eph Ruya, I and Rufuya! "

Although this question is not a cross-cutting question, it can be categorized in the scope of the problem. Imagine that the saint said that the two are good or bad, and what is the relationship with the current politics and the people's livelihood. It is important to know that the imperial court's selection of talents is inseparable from its ancestors, but it is only to select talents for the imperial court. Regardless of whether he intended this to be the case, at least in the general direction of the court, then the officials below were also like this.

Therefore, the general examiner issues questions, no matter how ridiculous the answer is, just answer the question in this direction. If you can say something, and can withstand the examiner, then a merit is stable.

Generally speaking, the candidates who have gone out of the field know this truth, and of course they don't understand it. That is the lack of guidance from mentors. They are tossing around blindly, and if they can toss, it is considered that the ancestor burned Gaoxiang.

But there is also a question, no matter how much effort you have, it has nothing to do with the current state and the people's livelihood. This will test the resilience of students, and this is the case.

However, this is not a problem for Xue Tingyan. In his dream, a celebrity once turned the imperial examination into two categories. There is another one, which is to take a small meaning.

And this little meaning is not literally a little meaning, but what you realized from this question, what you saw, what you learned, and what you learned.

Must be high, unlimited high, close to the sage. At the same time, it is necessary to analyze the self deeply, not only to analyze the self, but also to analyze a certain public, and think deeply about it.

Xue Tingyan thought about it while writing a pen with ink and writing a small line.

Ask the sage with which one is better, and want to be introspective.

The problem-solving one of the eight shares is clear. The sage asks his students. I borrow the sage to ask the students to save myself.

Under normal circumstances, writing eight-legged essays is very good at breaking questions. As long as the format of this inscription is good and you can justify yourself, you can hardly make mistakes.

Xue Tingyan kept writing, and wrote a question-

Confucius Gong and Yan Yuan, Guo Yuyu, don't you know that? Is it the son of tribute to ask, do you want to introspect?

This question is to point out the meaning of breaking the question. As a teacher, how can a saint not know who is more than his own students?

...

Xue Tingyan wrote these four book questions in an enclave. After writing, he did not rush to write a question, but sat there with his eyes closed to raise his mind.

The county took five exams, each of which was a day, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, he silently recalled the article he had written before, thinking about what was wrong, and what needs to be added. Abdominal draft.

After a while, he began to write the five sutra questions.

After writing two questions, there was a drum sound outside, but it reminded candidates to drink tea or go to the toilet. If they are hungry, they can also eat in advance.

You can bring your own food in the test room, but you are not allowed to bring other water except for a little water used to grind ink, which means that you can only buy water if you want to drink water.

Xue Tingyan opened the examination basket and took out the meat inside the pancake made by Zhao'er before, the pancake was a pancake, and the meat was fried meat with mushrooms and mushrooms. One pie solves all the problems, meat and vegetables are hungry, and Zhaoer brings two to him, the others are one.

She still distressed him, and apparently ignored him after getting up in the morning, only the two said a word when they entered the examination room.

When Yu Ya came with a kettle, Xue Tingyan asked for a cup of hot tea, which cost him only twenty yuan. Xue Tingyan didn't say anything. He took out the money from the book bag and paid for it.

Eating cakes with tea was delicious, and he couldn't help thinking of coming last night.

Seeing that the gate of the county government office was closed from the inside, Zhaoer left and looked around and found that none of the people who came to take the exam had left.

Xue Qingshan was more direct, and found a stone step to sit down.

When Zhaoer was too lazy to talk to him, he asked Xue Qinghuai. Xue Qinghuai had come to accompany Xue Qingshan to take the exam.

After asking, I realized that the county had a test for one day, and the limit was not to continue the candle. That is to say, when it is dark, you can come to the scene. Of course, you can play in advance, and there are many people who leave the exam room in advance. There are even the first, second, and third cards, but he can't say clearly, just let the children wait and see.

So they all waited, and Zhaoer left Gao Sheng during the trip. One was to go to the latrine, and the other was to buy some food and come back.

After noon, more and more people left for lunch, but most of them are like recruiting them. They just buy some food and come back.

Many people stretched their necks to look at the gate of the county government office. After Xue Qinghuai's explanation, they realized that if they want to play in advance, it will be about this time.

In the examination room, Xue Tingyan took a breath and put aside his pen.

In front of him, there were 18 lines per page and 14 lines of writing paper on each line, which had already been filled with words. After reading it page by page, he put the paper on the upper left of the bill and began to pack the pen and ink on the table.

The bureaucrats who had been inspecting for a long time noticed the movements here and came over to ask Xue Tingyan if they would submit the papers in advance.

Yayue was a little surprised in his eyes. It was not that there were no early submissions in previous counties, but according to his estimate, I would have to wait a little longer before someone would submit the submission.

He did not take away Xue Tingyan's paper, but waited for him to pack everything and took him to Xu County Order.

Xu Xingling took the paper, glanced at it, and didn't say anything, not even a superfluous smile.

Xue Tingyan didn't feel embarrassed because of this. Most of the officials were so different. His performance in private and in front of the hall were different. To compliment, it will only drive.

Xue Tingyan was led by the government, and because of his early submission, many people were anxious and never mentioned it. When he reached the gate, he didn't get out, but someone moved a chair to sit down and wait.

Yes, just keep waiting.

Because of the rules in the examination room, ten talents will open the door and let go.

He even forgot this rule, and it was also in that dream that he rarely surrendered it in advance and forgot it.

Xue Tingyan waited with boredom, and finally waited for the second one to submit in advance, then the third and fourth ...

If there are too many people, it will inevitably be compared with each other, especially if you can submit the paper in advance, it shows that you still have some skills. I am not confident in myself, and I will not submit it in advance.

At a very young age, inevitably complacent, someone asked each other how to write the first four book questions and how to break the questions, and let everyone comment.

Xue Tingyan was obviously the youngest in it. When the second one was submitted in advance, he was surprised to see him, let alone others. Some people are wondering if the blind cat has run into a dead mouse, or if they simply know that they can't pass the exam, they just write indiscriminately.

In fact, to put it bluntly, those who can submit in advance do not know the special case of the first few cards, so they want to be in the limelight, so Xue Tingyan is a stunned youth.

So this inquiry came mainly to Xue Tingyan.

Xue Tingyan was not interested in any arguing with these people. It was not his arbitrariness, but this situation was almost impossible to deal with peacefully. When these people asked him this way, they just wanted to step on him, even if his articles seemed Jin will also be judged to be useless. Ping Bai makes you feel bad.

He was thinking about the way to get out, and he saw the tenth man coming out, and said to the government that he could open the door.

The beating team had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw the servants pulled away from the latch, they rushed up. When the door opened, ten candidates from this line walked out, and behind them was farewell, which was not awesome.

Zhao'er didn't sleep well last night. Today, he got up again and sent Xue Tingyan to the examination room.

The spirit was languishing. Suddenly I heard the sound of throbbing. Immediately, I turned my head and saw Xue Tingyan walking in the middle and came out of it.

She jumped up immediately, heart pounding, seeing Xue Tingyan went down the steps, she ran over busy, took his hand, and asked silly, "Are you?"

Xue Tingyan nodded: "Mid."

Zhaoer could not help but want to laugh.

The movements here also made it heard by the side. When the kid said that he was hit by the big words, the sarcasm could not help floating out of the eyebrows.

Some did not speak, and some could not help saying: "This little friend should not be too anxious, but this is just the first game.

"That's what I really thought was Wenquxing's reincarnation!"

These candidates still uphold the gentleman's demeanor and are not good at making ridicule, but some people can't help it. Anyway, they came to accompany the exam, neither a scholar, nor a gentleman.

Wen Yan said that the candidates on the side were all smiling, and the meaning of the smile was conceivable.

Zhaoer was a little panicked, even if she didn't understand these things, she knew that the little man was a big talker and was taken out by someone. But in her heart, there has always been a bottom line, that is, no one can bully the little man. She was trying to return with her sharp mouth, and she was pulled by Xue Tingyan.

"You're not a county respected adult, and I don't know if I can't get in."

After hearing this, all the talents remembered that they also took the first field test, so there is no need to test the special case of the remaining few games.

It ’s not that talented people are available, it ’s not the top of the list, it ’s not that the county magistrate has seen the first test paper, and it is concluded that this person is also a talent to start.

The last one is the most difficult, because the general officials are cautious, and the text has no first. This is an ancient saying. What kind of talent can make the prestige of a county so determined, if this person ’s trial test fails , Is equivalent to self-slaps, and most people dare not make this determination easily.

There are of course exceptions, but very few.

"It's you?" Finally, some candidates couldn't help it, and they sneered face to face.

Xue Tingyan nodded and kept his head: "Just me!"

Everyone laughed in an uproar, it was like seeing a fool.

Xue Qingshan wanted to cover his face, but Xue Tingyan's surname was Xue, and he was ashamed even before he was tired. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Ting yan, don't make such a rash statement." Then he arched his hands to the others: "Little nephew is arrogant, everyone wants to be surprised, he is also the first time to end."

This is how everyone understood that it turned out to be a stunned youth, no wonder so arrogant.

Thinking about it, this person is young, and it is the first time to end. It is also normal to fail the exam, and I don't know when I know that I have committed this kind of stupidity, and I will cry when I go home. I didn't say anything immediately, but most of the contempt was disdainful.

At this moment, the county government gate opened from the inside.

Because it is too awkward, everyone can't help but look at it. You have to know that you have enough talent to open the door. Is it that the second card came out so quickly?

Thinking about it, but did not hear the sound of gongs and drums, I saw a bureaucrat hurried out.

As soon as he saw Xue Tingyan, his eyes lit up, and he ran over: "Mr. Xuegong Xuegong, you didn't go."

"I don't know--"

"Small Daixian Zun's rumors, Xue Gongzi will not be used in the next few games, just look at the list."

Everyone's jaw fell off immediately.