The scholars of Ningxing Mansion voluntarily despatched the previous man to the interior metropolis to forestall the previous man from being focused by thieves once more. And he left some silver or pen and ink for him in personal.

However because the interior metropolis, it is going to be comparatively safer.

Within the blink of an eye fixed, it was the eighth day of August. Li Jin, Pan Youfeng, and Wu Wei bought up early within the morning, carrying the ebook basket that had been packed final night time, and headed to the gate of Gongyuan.

Li Jin had heard in his life that there was a slowly flowing Qinhuai River in entrance of the Jiangnan Gongyuan, and the brothel on the alternative facet.

Though it’s within the south, there are usually not many waterways of their north, however the Goulan Courtyard could be very related.

When Li Jin went to step on the spot a number of days in the past, he might odor the aroma of rouge wafting from the small constructing not removed from the Gongyuan.

The man abilities have been a bit keen to maneuver, however after they thought that they have been about to take part in Qiuwei, they nonetheless held their minds.

However there have been nonetheless individuals who could not maintain it. They went to Goulan Yard and had fun for a number of days. After the eighth day of the eighth day of the morning, they rushed to pack their garments and ebook baskets, and went to the examination.

Early in the summertime, when Li Jin first arrived on the gate of the Gongyuan, the sky was nonetheless very darkish. After he waited for a short while, his stomach step by step grew to become white within the distance.

In a short time, the sky brightened.

Within the surrounding small buildings, a lady opened the window and appeared on the abilities beneath.

Do not take a look at those that are too previous, and do not take a look at those that are too quick, however solely take a look at those that are tall and with thick hair.

“Sisters, look, is that Qian Xiucai?”

“Oh, actually, Qian Xiucai has lived with me for 3 days, how can I not know him.”

Nonetheless, their voices couldn’t be heard. One was that they have been far-off, and the opposite was that they didn’t dare to make a loud noise. In spite of everything, this was the gate of Gongyuan.

Qiu Wei’s physique search was extra meticulous. Not solely did he take off his garments, he additionally needed to let the skills stroll from the primary door to the second door bare, in order to keep away from somebody hiding the entrainment within the anorectal.

In spite of everything, Qiu Wei has a room for every entrance examination, and even for those who shut the door, nobody will maintain the reply sheet.

It is simply that the examiner often inspects. In case you see the candidate shirtless from the opening, I am afraid you’ll lose your impression.

The gap between the primary door and the second door was solely about ten meters, and those that walked coyly, or walked in stride and fell from the again, have been all pulled out to cope with.

Different abilities who’ve handed the inspection must take off the hair crown or sq. to test whether or not there may be any entrainment within the hair. Lastly, I checked my ears, mouth, and nostrils one after the other earlier than letting go.

The association of the Gongyuan room the place Li Jin is situated is organized in accordance with the Xuanhuang Tiandi Xuanhuang. Li Jin is fortunate, and is assigned to the pinnacle of the bottom.

Earlier, he, Pan Youfeng, and Wu Wei purchased the map distribution of the Gongyuan. They already knew that your entire Gongyuan was sq.. The central axis was the place the examiners lived. From the central axis to the edges, it was organized within the order of heaven, earth, black and yellow. All corners are huts.

The pinnacle of the earth could be very near the examiner’s residence, and Li Jin is in the course of the pinnacle of the earth, so it’s far, far-off from the cottage.

Li Jin breathed a sigh of reduction, and to be sincere, if the scenario of Lu Changdong final yr was positioned on him, he may not have the ability to reply the query ultimately.

Li Jin led his quantity plate, and stood nonetheless behind the skills who handed the inspection.

Wait till everybody has checked, then you may enter the room one after the other.

Aside from two picket boards, there’s a charcoal basin and a candle within the room quantity.

Regardless that Li Jin had been mentally ready, he nonetheless felt very crowded the second he entered.

He isn’t fats, neither is he robust, however a bit tall, with lengthy legs. After getting into the quantity room, he closes the door, solely feeling certain.

Li Jin put down the ebook basket, stepped throughout a board, and stood on the facet of the room. After the take a look at questions and reply sheets have been issued, he immediately put the unique charcoal fireplace and candles close to the door.

Anyway, the doorways are locked now, and he will not go to the latrine for some time, so it is higher to make room for himself.

Throughout the autumn season, the charcoal fireplace is used for cooking, however when the spring season subsequent yr, it is going to be half cooking and half roasting.

Li Jin touched the wall and located that it was all made from wooden. He prayed by the best way that the candidates wouldn’t begin a hearth in the course of the night time, in any other case one wouldn’t take note of the wall and it’d trigger a hearth.

Li Jin rigorously sprinkled the realgar in his quantity room, after which eliminated a picket board and put it on the recessed a part of the wall, making it a desk. One other quick board is used for sitting, however it’s really tough to stretch the legs, however at the moment it might probably solely be tolerated.

Li Jin took out his pen and ink and started to ponder the examination questions whereas grinding the ink.

Qiu Wei took the take a look at for 9 consecutive days, which can also be an enormous take a look at of the willpower of the candidates.

It was nonetheless early and the climate was not too sizzling. Li Jin took off the thicker single that Fulang had sewn, folded it and positioned it in a ebook basket.

This time, Qiu Wei stated that candidates shouldn’t put on cotton-padded garments, and at most two singles.

Qin Muwen ready a skinny one for Li Jin, which was worn throughout the day, and the opposite was thicker and may very well be lined at night time.

Li Jin has deliberate that each morning is when his head is awake, he has to relax and write effectively on this time interval.

When it will get hotter by midday, the picket home doesn’t take in warmth, which can make folks drowsy. Even Li Jin couldn’t assure his way of thinking at the moment.

The primary session of Qiuwei is essential. Many examiners solely depend on the scholars’ essays within the first session to resolve whether or not to confess or not. [Note]

However this isn’t absolute. Some examiners worth the gorgeousness of scholars’ rhetoric very a lot. That is additionally a matter of private habits.

auzw.com However anyway, the primary examination is particularly necessary.

Li Jin first picked up the take a look at questions and started to take a look at it. The primary session had seven questions, together with 4 ebook questions and three questions, and 5 classics questions. [Note]

These three four-book questions are the identical for all examinees, and the 4 five-jing questions permit candidates to decide on 4 out of twenty inquiries to reply. [Note]

Li Jin first scanned all of the subjects and picked out some subjects that would present their abilities with out touching the pursuits of high-ranking folks.

At the moment, he and Wan Yun have been nonetheless revising their insurance policies, and the 2 mentioned some extra delicate subjects.

For instance, watch out for the emperor’s demise of his elder brother and enthroned in his fifties, as a substitute of giving up the throne to younger princes. There are professionals and cons.

After all, this type of factor can’t be written on the reply sheet. At the moment, after Li Jin and Wan Yun practiced related questions, they might instantly burn them, in order to not get the deal with.

Subsequently, Li Jin selected a number of subjects associated to present affairs. Though the angle of the subject is comparatively new, Li Jin additionally is aware of this stuff by coronary heart, and is aware of what to record when he sees the subject.

Quite the opposite, there are three and 4 ebook titles, one in every of which is extraordinarily unusual.

The title has just one phrase, ‘two’.

That is merely extra fragmented than the cut-up questions of the earlier hospital exams. He did not even rely a single sentence as a whole sentence, it was simply the phrase ‘two’.

Li Jin thought for some time. There are various locations the place two seem in “The Analects”, resembling ‘Zhou Jian within the Second Technology’, ‘Ci Yi Wen Yi Yi Is aware of Two’, ‘The place does the 2 come first?’…

However this query has just one easy “two”, I’m afraid it doesn’t come from a single sentence, however a particular listed “two”.

Li Jin started to memorize the 4 books silently in his coronary heart, writing down all of the sentences that appeared’two’.

In spite of everything, that is his first day of the examination. If he skips this query now and finishes all of the questions later, it’s estimated that he can solely quit this query.

Li Jin nonetheless remembers that when he was younger in his earlier life, the lecturers taught to do the questions saying ‘empty the questions whenever you meet them, and discuss concerning the later whenever you end writing them.’ However each time on the finish, the tough downside was left empty.

At first, it was to get extra scores within the examination, so doing it’s a stopgap measure.

However now, there are solely seven questions in complete. When the opposite six questions have already got concepts, Li Jin nonetheless needs to determine this query first, in any other case he’ll in all probability not have the ability to consider this query within the subsequent two days. How did you reply it?

With such an enumeration, time flies rapidly, and Li Jin’s first plain paper is sort of full earlier than itemizing the outcomes he needs——

It’s written in “The Analects of Confucius: Yan Yuan Article Twelfth”, Ai Gong requested Yu Youruo… and stated: “Second, I’m nonetheless insufficient, so how thorough?” The alternative stated: “The persons are adequate, who’s the ruler and the insufficiency? The persons are inadequate, Who and the foot?”

This time Li Jin didn’t hesitate anymore, confirming that the “two” on this take a look at query got here from this sentence, as a result of in your entire 4 books, solely the “two” right here is an unbiased sentence.

After discovering the supply of the query, the reply afterwards went easily.

By midday, when the climate bought sizzling, Li Jin had already written two first eight-part drafts. He put apart the drafts he had written and piled up the remaining.

Right now, Li Jin was additionally a bit hungry. He took out the small iron pot he had ready, requested the guard outdoors the door for a pot of water, divided the charcoal fireplace into two thirds, after which raised the remaining on the fireplace. Put the dried noodles that got here in.

In spite of everything, it’s a must to keep right here for 3 days, and the courtroom additionally permits candidates to deliver a pot to prepare dinner for themselves.

Though you may prepare dinner it your self, there may be solely a pot of charcoal fireplace, and you’ll’t make up for those who use it up. Cooking porridge is simply too time-consuming and consumes charcoal fireplace.

Earlier than the examination, I did not know the way a lot the charcoal fireplace was and the way lengthy it lasted. Li Jin determined to be secure and convey one thing simple to prepare dinner.

This dried noodle is definitely made by urgent the gnocchi into slices, then chopping into strips and drying them.

Many shops have been promoting earlier than Qiuwei, and Li Jin purchased some following the pattern.

However he additionally introduced some potatoes and Chinese language cabbage. Potatoes may be roasted in a charcoal pot whereas he’s cooking the soup, and used for dinner when they’re cooked.

Put the Chinese language cabbage immediately within the soup, look ahead to the warmth of the pot to chill down, and eat it immediately with the pot.

No means, Qiu Wei requested every particular person to deliver just one cookware for rice, and no bowls with pots.

Li Jin took the time to calculate. It took about 20 minutes to boil water and noodles. The charcoal fireplace within the basin had turned grey, and it was apparent that it was nearly used.

He thought, thankfully, he divided up greater than half of it upfront, and thankfully he did not deliver rice, in any other case he might solely eat chilly water on the final day.

Consuming chilly rice isn’t an issue, however chilly water can nonetheless simply trigger bodily discomfort. There are nonetheless two video games, six days later, and the physique have to be supported.

After consuming, the solar was too large and there have been many gaps between the door panels, and the thatched awning above his head absorbed warmth, making Li Jin sweat throughout his head. Considerably drowsy.

He did not write coverage arguments throughout this era, however copied the 2 solutions written within the morning.

Thankfully, the recent local weather didn’t have an effect on his holding of the pen. As well as, when Li Jin practiced with Pang Lao earlier than, he survived the scorching warmth of winter.

At the moment, Li Jin was considering that if he have been to be positioned within the county and hospital examinations at the moment, he wouldn’t have stiff arms and dare not write simply.

Li Jin’s calligraphy has now infinitely approached the Guange fashion. On this period, there isn’t a Guange fashion in the interim. When Pang Lao noticed Li Jin’s common script, he could not assist however praise a number of phrases——

“Lovely, neat, and vigorous.”

Guidelines and vigor, however not exhibiting vigor, that is in all probability the favourite of the higher class.

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