Chapter 37 College Examination

Chapter 37 College Examination

Chapter 37 College Examination
The examination hall for the academy exam was still in the prefectural school. The number of candidates this time was much less than that of the prefectural school exam, so each candidate could be assigned a test shed that could shelter them from the wind and rain.

Moreover, the admission rate of the academy examination is generally around 40%, so most of the candidates now are much more relaxed than those who took the previous county and prefectural examinations.

What's more, this time the college entrance examination was conducted anonymously.

Nowadays, everyone knows the position of the reformists of the Education Commissioner. In short, when we start the discussion, we will not go wrong if we focus on the reform.

Even some conservative sons of the gentry received hints from their elders that, no matter what, they should first obtain the title of scholar.

As for his position in the court?

That will happen in the future too.

Without any achievements, you are not even qualified to join the team.

Opposing reform is a slogan, joining the reform is life, there is no conflict.

In particular, some gentry even boasted after drinking, "When we get to the local area, they are the law."

This taste is just right.

The court is the court of civil officials, the government offices are the government offices of clerks, and the world is the world of the gentry and powerful.

"Brother Xu, I heard that the Commissioner of Education plans to distribute the top-ranking essay in this college entrance examination to all prefectural and county schools for people to see." Yan Shan chatted with Xu Qing before the Commissioner of Education arrived.

Xu Qing smiled: "I understand what Brother Yan means. The success or failure of an article is something that only one can know in one's heart. I will write my own work. Whether I can win the first place in the case is up to fate."

Yan Shan meant that since the Superintendent of Education was a reformist, the first place in the case must be a staunch reformist article. However, when Xu Qing was taking the prefectural examination, his article was recognized by the conservative prefect He.

If the academy examination only praises the reform, wouldn't it be indecisive and despised by others?

And this is a system of anonymous names.

If Xu Qing gave his all and wrote an excellent article on reform, he might really be nominated as the first in the case.

Of course, Yan Shan also didn't want Xu Qing to win the third place.

There's no way. He hopes Xu Qing can display his talent but not be too outrageous.

Otherwise, I would inevitably have trouble sleeping at night and would have to drag my five-year-old only son to study with me.

This is bad for both adults and children!

Not long after, the examination room fell silent. Zhou Tixue, wearing the scarlet official uniform of a fourth-rank official, arrived.

Zhou Tixue looked serious and intimidating without being angry. He read out the examination room rules and said that there would be only one formal examination today and there would be no make-up admissions.

Therefore, this exam will directly determine the fate of the candidates in the Tongsheng exam.

If you fail to be admitted, you will still have to start from the county examination for the next time.

Originally, there was a supplementary exam, which was also a chance for candidates who did not perform well in the original exam. Otherwise, after having passed the county and prefectural exams with great difficulty, they were only given one chance for the academy exam, which was really unreasonable.

But Zhou Tixue just doesn't understand human nature.

Who told the imperial court to just issue an official document to try out the anonymous examination system starting from this Nanzhili Academy Examination?

When he returns to the court, he will definitely suggest that the names of candidates be kept anonymous starting from the county examination.

There's no reason to blame him alone.

Moreover, Zhou Tixue believed that candidates who were given only one chance for the formal examination and could write good essays would have good psychological qualities and would be the new forces that the reformists could absorb.

No matter how the candidates wail.

Zhou Tixue directly announced the test questions.

"In the new people, we strive for the highest good."

This is the opening passage of "The Great Learning". Xu Qing has recited "The Great Learning" countless times and is certainly very familiar with it.

Moreover, the original meaning of "Xinmin" is "qinmin", but it was changed to "Xinmin" by the current prime minister.

This is the textbook text that was revised by the Prime Minister himself, and other candidates have naturally also studied it.

So, everyone has ideas to solve the problem.

Yan Shan and other insightful sons of the aristocracy even incorporated the content of reform from ancient times to the present. In short, they advocated reform.

After seeing this question, Xu Qing became absolutely focused and soon came up with a new idea.

In fact, as a modern man, he has a lot of ideas about reform policies in his mind.

But Xu Qing did not intend to start with the policy of reform.

Let's leave this track to Yan Shan and the others.

"This time I will not talk about reform, but only about renewing the people." Xu Qing had an idea for solving the problem in his mind and started writing quickly.

The key to governing a country is to cultivate new citizens, and the key to cultivating new citizens is to pursue the highest good.

It takes time to make a new citizen, just like a gentleman who strives to improve himself. And a new citizen should have the virtue of carrying things...

Xu Qing incorporated the principles of innovation and change from the Book of Changes, and his writing became full of inspiration. The famous quotes and quotations he had read in his previous life were also naturally incorporated into his writing, adding to its literary grace.

The core idea of ​​his article is that in order to govern the country and reform the people, young people must be used.

Because the thinking of the elderly is fixed, while the young are unpolished jade that can be carved at will.

And by cultivating young people, we can promote education.

The foundation of governing a country lies in education.

The structure of the article naturally goes beyond the factional disputes between the new and old laws.

It just so happens that studying was the absolute political correctness of the Dayu Dynasty.

Moreover, Xu Qing discussed that when a person dies, his policy will cease to exist.

People can die, but ideas cannot die.

Every word he said hit the soft spots of both the reformists and conservatives, as neither faction had a clear ideological program.

Others only know about reform, but don’t know what the core idea of ​​reform is.

Naturally, the conservatives have no targets to attack and can only attack people and things.

In fact, even if Xu Qing did not put forward these views, as the struggle escalated, sooner or later some academies would realize this truth, carry out deeper interest binding, screen out the backbone of the party, and gradually occupy the right to speak in the court.

This is the trend.

For many things, corresponding theories will naturally emerge as the environment changes.

It is really due to the current situation.

If Xu Qing had written this kind of article a hundred years ago, there would have been no soil for it to survive.

Now is the time, and naturally there are people willing to agree with this point of view.

Opinions are not about right or wrong, but whether they are beneficial to one's side.

Xu Qing was unable to finish the article quickly because the content he wanted to discuss was too vast and he also had to carefully choose his words.

After the first draft, carefully copy it.

This article took me three hours to finish.

And he was in a state of absolute concentration most of the time.

I didn't stand up until the end, when I felt I could hand in the paper.

The word Yan Shan next to it had already been written.

There are not many candidates for the college entrance examination. If you are diligent, you can finish reading it on the spot.

Yan Shan wanted to hand in his paper later than Xu Qing because he wanted to see how the inspector would react to Xu Qing's article.

The inspector came from Yingtian Prefecture, so naturally he didn't know Xu Qing. Of course, the inspector had heard of Xu Qing, the first in the prefectural school case, but he didn't deliberately target him.

Naturally, they wouldn't investigate so carefully.

Zhao Xiong had no way of flattering Xu Qing in front of the teacher.

After all, the governor of education was an official sent from the capital to the local areas, equivalent to an imperial envoy, and he didn't have many acquaintances in the local areas. As for Feng Xifeng, as his brother-in-law, he simply didn't mention Xu Qing.

Anyway, he had never taught Xu Qing, and Xu Qing had never asked him to be his disciple. As for Feng Wu, he had great confidence in Xu Qing's talent and believed that Xu Qing could be appreciated by Zhou Tixue with his writing.

The inspector picked up Xu Qing's paper.

Authentic official script.

Can't fault it.

Of course, there is no spirituality at all.

He was quickly attracted by the content of the article. When he saw the end, he was so excited that he couldn't help but exclaimed to Xu Qing: "You will be a great scholar in the world one day."

Yan Shanzheng came over to hand in his paper. When he heard this, the scenes of the county and prefectural examinations in the past were replayed in his mind.

My vision almost went dark.

Why is it so cold in July?
(End of this chapter)