Chapter 247: 8-part essay-like test poem

Chapter 247: 8-part essay-like test poem

The bailiffs began to distribute the test papers.

Sun Shan suppressed his uneasy heart and calmly took the test paper.

As usual, check the test paper first to see if there are any unclear or repeated parts.

After checking the test paper, read it from beginning to end.

First, get a general idea of ​​what you will be tested on, which parts are easy, and which parts are difficult.

Finish the easy ones first, then the difficult ones. Do the easy ones first, then the difficult ones. Even if you can't finish the difficult ones at the end, you should fill in the test paper.

It must not be left blank.

As soon as the morning passes, the sun comes out. The examination hall is not closed, so you can see the sky and feel the scorching heat of the sun.

It is the hottest time of the year, especially the summer in Quang Nam Province, so hot that it makes it difficult to breathe.

Sun Shan took a deep breath before anyone else came to the toilet, trying to make himself more awake.

The questions in the academy examination are similar to those in the prefectural examination, except that the content is broader and deeper.

The first round of test takes one and a half days, which means the paper should be submitted at noon tomorrow.

The main subjects are the examination of the sutras, the meaning of calligraphy, the meaning of the sutras, mathematics and poetry.

Sun Shan first looked at the poems and essays that he was least good at. After taking a closer look, he found that they accounted for only about 15% of the total score, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Pasting scriptures, ink meanings, and sutra meanings are still the majority, and the three together account for 70%.

Sun Shan secretly regretted that mathematics only accounted for 15%, as this was his forte.

Sun Shan was very familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. He quickly finished pasting the scriptures and Mo Yi, and then moved on to the arithmetic problems.

Sun Shan looked at it carefully and couldn't help but smile.

These arithmetic problems are not difficult. As long as you calculate patiently, you will be able to answer them correctly.

One of the questions was: "There is a field with a width of 15 steps and a width of 16 steps. How many steps does the field have?"

This is an area problem. If you can understand the meaning of the question, you will naturally be able to calculate it.

Sun Shan had studied for so many years and had lived in Daqian for more than ten years, so he naturally understood the common sense here.

The answer came quickly: one acre.

After finishing the arithmetic problems, continue to do the scriptures questions.

The questions on the meaning of the classics were neither difficult nor easy, and were more difficult than the provincial examination, but Sun Shan was still able to answer them.

As long as you are patient and careful, think slowly and quote from classics, you can get good scores.

After finishing the interpretation of the scriptures, it was time to start the poetry and prose topic, which was Sun Shan’s worst.

When Sun Shan looked at the question, he felt a tightness in his chest.

The title is: "Fu De Can Lu Shao Nian" --- five-character six-rhyme

The so-called examination poem is also called "Fu Deti".

First, the title is specified, the rhyme is restricted to a certain one, the number of rhymes to be used is specified (that is, the number of sentences is specified, two sentences per rhyme), and the number of words is specified.

The content must also be relevant and have a good connection between the introduction, development, turning point and ending.

Poems written in this way are almost like eight-legged essays, with strict rules.

There is no room for candidates to perform at all.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the title of the poem is "dancing with shackles".

Test Poems: For township and meeting poems, use five-character eight-rhyme poems; for children, use five-character six-rhyme poems

Under the scorching sun, sweat broke out on Sun Shan's forehead. He wiped it off, but it came out again after a while.

Not sure if it was because he was not feeling well or if he felt uncomfortable after seeing the title of the poem, but Sun Shan felt a little flustered and his hands were shaking.

Suddenly, there were several bell sounds. Sun Shan paused and wrote on a piece of paper.

Luckily this is scratch paper.

I looked at the sky. It was noon, time to eat.

This time the academy examination is different from the provincial examination. Candidates for the provincial examination can choose to bring their own meals, but this time the academy examination stipulates that the meals must be provided by the examination center, which is a disguised way of forcing candidates to pay for meals.

Soon several yamen runners came in from outside and distributed lunch to each candidate in order.

The bailiff placed the lunch on the chopping board with ease and without making a sound.

After distributing lunch, leave immediately.

Sun Shan had already packed up his test papers and answer sheets. Even though he was not hungry, he had to eat.

You have to stay overnight in the examination room for the college entrance examination. If you don’t eat, you really have nothing to eat.

A bowl of rice, a bowl of rice porridge, a plate of pickles, and a dish of fried pork with beans.

Of course, there are more beans, and only a few pieces of pork can be seen here and there.

Sun Shan picked up the food and started to eat, forcing himself to eat.

Maybe because of the weather and because my illness has not been cured yet, I really have no appetite.

I ate the pickles with the rice porridge, and then took a bite of the beans, and a wave of nausea came over me.

Sun Shan forced himself to swallow it, and after that he never dared to eat beans again, not even rice.

I drank several sips of mint water before I felt better.

The lunch time was very short. After the yamen runners collected the dishes and chopsticks, Sun Shan welcomed his first "toilet guest".

A foul smell hit him, and Sun Shan wanted to jump out and beat up the man who went to the toilet.

Why is this guy eating so much? It would be fine if he just went to the toilet, but he even went to the toilet in the big one.

And it was only half a day later, but he was so impatient to go to the toilet.

Are you doing this to the candidates sitting next to the toilet?

Sun Shan quickly took out a thin mask and covered his mouth and nose to try to reduce the stench.

One day at noon, which was also the hottest time, Sun Shan felt uncomfortable in his chest, felt a little dizzy, and saw a faint black light in front of his eyes.

Sun Shan felt like he was going to faint, so he quickly took a pill to prevent heatstroke and urgently needed to rest.

So I chose to sleep.

While I was half asleep, the chopping board was knocked a few times.

Sun Shan looked up suddenly. It was already afternoon and the yamen runners had come to distribute dinner.

Sun Shan just felt like he had slept for a while, so how come an entire afternoon had passed?

I touched my stomach and it instantly growled.

I only had a bowl of rice porridge at noon, so after an afternoon, I was hungry.

Dinner was exactly the same as lunch.

Sun Shan suspected that the chef cooked the same dishes every day for convenience.

Feeling nauseous and vomiting, Sun Shan pinched his nose and fiercely finished a bowl of white rice, then the vegetables. He finally gave up the rice porridge when he couldn't eat it anymore.

I was unconscious when I was sleeping, and immediately when I woke up I could smell the stench coming from the toilet next door.

As the afternoon passed, more and more candidates came to the toilet.

Sun Shan wanted to cry but had no tears.

Holding back his nausea, Sun Shan also applied to go to the toilet.

This feeling is really worse than death, as if the whole person fell into a toilet and then climbed up.

Back in the examination room, Sun Shan wet a towel with water from a kettle and washed his face.

Slowly, night fell. Sun Shan picked up the poem and read it again and again. What is "The miserable green boy" and where did it come from?

It is obvious at first glance that it does not come from a poem, but rather from some historical allusion.

Sun Shan racked his brains but could not figure out what a miserable young man was.

Could it be that the boy was cheated on? But the boy is still young, and even if he was cheated on, it was a middle-aged man.

Miserable green, miserable green, is it a miserable green boy?

But even if the boy is miserable, it is not green, right? Why is it described as green?

Suddenly Sun Shan looked up and saw the candidate diagonally opposite him. Could it be that this boy was wearing green clothes like the candidate?

"Can", this word not only means "sad", but also means "light color".

“The miserable green boy” refers to a boy wearing light green clothes?

Sun Shan suddenly realized that "寒绿少年" is actually an idiom, referring to "handsome young man".

It also refers to young talents who are full of vigor and vitality.

This word comes from: Tang Dynasty Zhang Gu's "Youxian Guchui": "Xi said: 'They are all your peers, no need to worry! Who is the young man at the end of the seat?'

The answer was: "Du Huangshang, the assistant minister."

This is a story about a young and talented man who is of humble status and has no fine clothes to wear, but has an outstanding temperament, conversation and demeanor, and who eventually becomes the prime minister.

Sun Shan finally understood the meaning of the question and breathed a sigh of relief.

Knowing where the topic came from, the next step became easy. At least he didn't have to go off topic. Sun Shan wrote and revised, and finally wrote a poem that barely met the requirements.

As for the level of the poem, Sun Shan himself did not know how to appreciate it, so let future generations appreciate it.

The story of "a miserable young man", this idiom is really unpopular

After finishing all the questions in the first test, Sun Shan double-checked his answers and began to copy them onto the answer sheet.

All the imperial examinations, including the academy examination, prefectural examination, and county examination, required writing in regular script.

In the college examination, the examiners directly look at the answer sheets of the candidates.

Sun Shan heard that only those who passed the provincial examination or above would need to copy the paper and only look at the original paper after the grading.

Therefore, the handwriting on the college examination must be clearly visible, without any smudges or typos. The test paper must also be kept clean. If it is dirty, points will be deducted.

Sun Shan lit a candle, covered his mouth and nose with a mask, and began to copy down the answers.

This is one of his many advantages. He rarely makes mistakes and rarely makes blurries when copying.

By the time I finished copying all the answers, the night had darkened.

On a summer night, even though I was in the city, I still couldn't resist the chirping of frogs and crickets.

What’s even more annoying are mosquitoes, which buzz loudly and cannot be stopped even with mosquito repellent sachets.

He didn't feel anything while copying, but when he finished, he found that his toes were red and swollen from mosquito bites.

It's itchy and painful, it's really uncomfortable.

Only after putting away the test papers, answer sheets and drafts and extinguishing the candles could Sun Shan sleep peacefully.