Domineering husband

Chapter 95 The Township Examination Is So Difficult to Write, It's Unremarkable

The body search was between the main gate and the second gate of the Gongyuan. After Li Qiao entered the second gate, he passed through another dragon gate, and then walked through the Mingyuan Building. Only then did he truly enter the Gongyuan.

Mingyuan Building is the dividing line between the inner curtain and the outer curtain. After passing the Mingyuan Building, only candidates, officials and servants accompanying the examination can enter this area, and other idlers cannot approach this area.

The houses are located in the east and west of Mingyuan Building, each with 60 rows, and each row has 60 rooms, all sorted according to "Thousand Characters".

Li Qiao drew Dongwenchang, Tianzipai No. 18, and he went east to look for his number house.

The rural examination does not require all candidates to line up neatly to salute the examiner like the Tongsheng examination. There are too many candidates and the space is too narrow, so this step is omitted.

The bungalows are very small, each one is like a pigeon cage, without doors, they are densely packed and neatly arranged together, and the distance between the rows is only more than one meter, Li Qiao frowned secretly.

It's too depressing.

In addition to the dense number of dormitories, these dormitories are also a bit dilapidated. Even though they have been repaired before the exam, there are traces of time, wind and rain in the corners and brick joints.

Soon, Li Qiao found his own house.

The small room is about two meters high, one meter wide, and less than 1.5 meters deep. There are only two wooden boards in the brick grooves specially left on the wall.

During the day, one of these two wooden boards is a table and the other is a chair.

At night, these two boards are spliced ​​together, and that is the bed that candidates use to rest.

Li Qiao finished looking at it, and then went in with the test basket.

Forget it, this condition is already very good. I heard that the houses in some places are not only dilapidated, but also have snakes, rats, insects and ants inside.

At least it looks clean here.

It was around ten o'clock in the morning, and Li Qiao put the pen, ink and inkstone in the test basket on the table, and then leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.

There were more than 7,000 candidates this time, and when all these candidates entered the dormitory after being searched, it must be afternoon, and he had nothing to do at this time, he could only close his eyes and rest his mind.

The next three days will require a high level of mental exertion, and in spite of this condition, he won't be able to eat well or sleep well, so he should take advantage of this time to recharge his batteries.

It was not easy for ancient scholars!

Li Qiao was like this, and so were the other candidates. They all stayed in the small dormitory, waiting for the rest of the candidates to enter.

No one moved, and no one spoke.

Soon at noon, a guard came over and asked the candidates if they wanted hot water.

There is a toilet in the Gongyuan, which is at the end of the hall, so there is no need to be as afraid of drinking water as Tong Shengshi. Li Qiao asked for a bowl of hot water, and ate lunch with steamed buns that had been broken terribly.

After lunch, he lay down on the table and fell asleep until the sun was setting in the west, when suddenly the sound of gongs came from the Mingyuan Building in the distance.

This means that all candidates have entered the dormitory, and it is time to distribute the test papers.

Li Qiao immediately regained her spirits.

The country test has finally started.

Due to the large number of candidates in the rural examination, candidates are no longer asked to copy the questions by themselves like the Tongsheng examination. The test papers of the rural examination are printed in advance, and at this time the guards send them directly to the candidates.

Along with it, there are some toilet paper, charcoal fire, and candles.

It was already evening, and the candidates must have to light up the lamps to fight hard.

Li Qiao looked at the candle in his hand, and felt a little sympathetic to the candidate who came in last. He slept in the dormitory all day, and now he was very energetic.

But the candidates who came in at the end waited outside the tribute courtyard for a day, and they must be exhausted at the moment, especially some older ones, they should just want to have a good rest at this time.

Withdrawing her thoughts of running away, Li Qiao focused on the test paper.

This test is about Mo Yi and Tie Jing, no poetry, no policy theory, just a test of basic skills.

Li Qiao roughly scanned the topic, and his scalp went numb.

Compared with the children's examination, the questions in the rural examination are much more remote, and there are even some partial ones:

candidates are required to answer the principles of the Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project.

Both "Historical Records · Hequ Shu" and "Hanshu · Gouwei Zhi" mentioned Shu Shou Li Bing and praised his achievements. Therefore, there is a question in the scriptures that fills in the blanks with the relevant original text, and there is a question in Moyi that not only requires the analysis of the original text , Candidates are also required to write the principle of Dujiangyan.

Li Qiao: "..."

This is the one hundred and eighth floor of hell!

Which imperial examination examines these?

Would the Holy Majesty be too arbitrary in setting the questions?

The imperial examination is a major event related to the fate of countless people, it is not a tool used by the Holy One for fun and to tease people!

His hearing is better than ordinary people, but at this moment he doesn't need to concentrate on listening, there are many gasps and exclamations reaching his ears.

When other candidates saw this question, not only their scalps were numb, but their whole bodies were numb.

But the questions of the imperial examinations are all given by the Holy One. These candidates can't scold the Holy One, they can only take a lot of air-conditioning.

Li Qiao listened to the movements of the candidates around him, sighed softly, and began to study ink.

The king's heart is unpredictable, but he knows the answer.

Moreover, the number of admissions for this township examination is forty people, no matter how the candidates answer the questions this year, forty people must be admitted.

So it's still the same old saying, beat other candidates, take half a step more than other candidates, then you win.

I hope that Zhuang Wen, Meng Yue, and Xu Ying can stabilize their minds and keep these words in mind.

Except for this question, although the other questions are out of the way, they are still within the normal range, so don't panic, just treat this question as an additional question, if you can solve it, everyone will be happy.

It doesn't matter if you can't answer it, I think there are not many people in the whole Gongyuan who can answer it.

Moreover, the most important thing is the essay, as long as the essay in the last round is well written, it is not afraid of failing the exam.

Thinking in this way, he began to answer the questions on the straw paper. Moyi questions needed to organize the language, so he had to write on the straw paper first, and then copied it on the test paper after answering on the straw paper.

His hard study for the past year was not in vain. With his extraordinary memory, these questions did not trouble him, and he wrote very fast.

After a while, the sky darkened, and he lit a candle.

The candle was half burnt, and he blew it out, getting ready for bed.

The light from a single candle was too dim, and he was very confident in this game, so he didn't have to answer the questions at night, and in the next two days, he would definitely be able to finish writing.

Stitching the two planks together, he curled up on the meter-long plank for sleep.

It's just that he slept a lot during the day, so he doesn't feel sleepy right now.

Moreover, the dormitory is really too small, the wooden plank is only one meter long, and it is really uncomfortable for him to squeeze on this small wooden plank at 1.8 meters tall.

He looked up at the moon above his head.

There was a beautiful first quarter moon hanging in the night, it was so beautiful that he was taken aback for a while, he hadn't seriously looked at the moon above his head for a long time.

I don't know what Tao Zhu is doing at this time, does he also watch the moon?

Thinking of Tao Zhu, he didn't even feel sleepy. After wandering around for a long time, he went to find Duke Zhou in a daze.

When he woke up, the sky was bright, and the early morning of the eighth month of the lunar calendar was already a bit cold. He rubbed his face, then stood up and moved his hands and feet slightly.

Curled up all night, all his bones were stiff.

Today was sunny again, he ate dry steamed buns with hot water, and then began to write and answer questions.

There were a lot of questions in this scene, Mo Yi and Tie Jing added up to 400 questions, and it took him a whole day to finish writing.

As for the Dujiangyan principle, which he regarded as an additional question, he answered it very smoothly.

When he was studying in his previous life, he deliberately studied this issue out of curiosity. At that time, he watched the relevant short animation on the Internet. The explanation of the small animation was clear and easy to understand. He always remembered it.

Moreover, in order to deal with the Holy Majesty's exam questions that always answer to hell, he paid special attention to Dujiangyan in this time and space when studying water conservancy projects, so this additional question will not trouble him.

On the third day, he copied the written answers onto the test paper, checked them after copying, and was relieved to confirm that they were correct.

It was just after noon, and his stomach was growling with hunger. The exam was over in the evening, and he cleaned up the remaining steamed buns, and then sat and waited for the paper to be handed in.

The township examination was not allowed to submit papers in advance, and he was not allowed to walk around at will, so he could only sit and wait.

After staying up late in the evening, he finally waited for the sound of the gong from the Mingyuan Building. He let out a long breath, and the first scene was finally over.

After the guards collected the test papers, many candidates lined up to leave the test room.

Except for the Dujiangyan question, the other questions are also more difficult than previous questions, requiring a lot of brain power.

Therefore, at this time, most of the candidates are walking on a stilted foot, looking tired, and some of them are thin-boned, and they are even more precarious, looking like they may fall at any time.

These candidates can't scold the Holy Majesty, and when they meet people they know, they can only look at each other and smile wryly.

Looking at this scene, Li Qiao couldn't help sighing that the imperial examinations are not only a matter of luck, but also physical strength.

As people flowed out of the gate of the Gongyuan, he immediately looked around, trying to find Tao Zhu.

"Here!"

Tao Zhu came to the entrance of the Gongyuan after lunch. He came early, so he stood at the front.

Behind him stood Li Ershan, Li Xia, Li Chunsheng, Zhuang Quan, and Zhou Yun's manor.

Hearing the sound, Li Qiao immediately followed the sound and saw Tao Zhu's familiar and good-looking face, he immediately laughed.

When he came near Tao Zhu, he still didn't speak, but Tao Zhu said with a distressed face: "You're thinner."

The smile on Li Qiao's face suddenly widened, he held Tao Zhu's hand, and carefully looked at Tao Zhu for a few times , and then satisfied: "You are not thin."

He was too familiar with Tao Zhu's body, his eyes were the most standard scale, and he could tell at a glance whether Tao Zhu's body shape had changed.

However, Tao Zhu's eyes were bloodshot, it must be because he didn't sleep well.

"That's not true, uncle, Uncle Zhu has increased his appetite for every meal these three days, for fear of losing weight." Li Ershan couldn't help but said.

In the past, Tao Zhu stopped eating when he was full, but in the past three days, he only put down his chopsticks when he was full, and would add extra meals every now and then, lest he would lose half a catty of weight and make Li Qiao worry.

"Thank you, Brother Zhu." Li Qiao couldn't help clenching Tao Zhu's hand.

"It's hard work, you are hard work." Tao Zhu shook his head, his watery eyes were on Li Qiao's body and he couldn't bear to move them away.

It was too hard to squat in that small dormitory for three days.

"Fortunately, I was used to doing farm work in the past, and I am physically strong, so it's really not too hard for me." Li Qiao said with a smile.

"Anyway, it's a pain. I'll make delicious food for you when I go back." "

Okay, I ate dry steamed buns for three days,

and I miss your cooking so much ." After entering the gate of the Gongyuan, they had to wait for Zhuang Wen.

Zhuang Quan and Zhou Yun were timid, and they dare not go out alone on weekdays, so they decided to stay and go back with the Zhuang family.

Zhuang Wen came out soon, his footsteps were a little unsteady, and there were dark circles on his face, but when he saw the people waiting for him outside, he smiled.

"Let's go, let's go back, I'm so sleepy, I'm going to have a good sleep when I go back."

Although he came from a farming family, he hadn't done any farm work since he was a child. Coupled with his old age, these three days were too difficult for him.

Now he just wants to lie on a comfortable bed and look for Duke Zhou.

Seeing this, Li Qiao smiled and nodded: "Okay, let's go back quickly."

Since Zhuang Wen didn't say the right answer, he wouldn't take the initiative to mention it.

The second exam is going to be tomorrow, and the time is very tight. If you have time to answer the questions, it is better to have a good rest.

When they arrived at the rented yard, Tao Zhu took Li Ershan and Li Xia to the kitchen to cook, while Li Qiao took a shower.

He didn't wash his face or brush his teeth for the next two days. Fortunately, he didn't sweat much, otherwise he would definitely stink.

After dinner, Li Qiao took Tao Zhu back to his room to sleep.

Although they still have to get up early tomorrow, the two of them kissed enough first, and then hugged each other when the longing in their hearts had vented a bit.

"I still have to weigh you." Li Qiao said as he turned over and changed from lying on his side to lying on his back.

He hugged Tao Zhu tightly, and now that he was lying flat, Tao Zhu's entire weight was on him.

Feeling Tao Zhu's weight at this time, he couldn't help but raised his hand and stroked Tao Zhu's long hair hanging around his neck, and said with a smile: "Your weight really hasn't changed at all, the feeling when you are pressing me It's the same as before."

Tao Zhu: "..."

Is this the method of weighing?

However, his weight did not change. He missed this person so much these three days. Even after eating a lot, his weight did not change.

"But I miss you so much, I didn't sleep well. I can't sleep well without your bed."

"I know. Kiss again."

Why not Li Qiao.

When the breath of kissing again became unstable, Li Qiao pressed the man in his arms to calm the anger in his body, and said softly: "I will look at the moon when I sleep at night, and you will also look at the moon in the next few days." "Let's look at the moon.

" With the same moon, those longings will be vented."

Tao Zhu's face was buried in Li Qiao's heart, he was a little breathless, but he didn't move, he wished that this man could rub him into his body, so that Never have to part again.

While listening to Li Qiao's strong heartbeat, he hummed heavily.

For the next few nights, he and the man looked at the same moon.

The night passed quickly, and the next day, the process was the same as the previous one. Many candidates first lined up to enter the examination room, and then distributed the test papers.

This is a test of poetry and policy theory.

This policy discussion has nothing to do with the Holy Master's small composition, it just draws questions from the Four Books and Five Classics. This kind of policy theory article is easier to write, but anyone who has paid attention to the real questions over the years can write it.

However, just because there were too many exams in the past, it is really not easy to write well.

After Li Qiao got the test paper, he first glanced at the poems, and then sighed.

He had to write two poems, which really killed him.

Out of sight and out of mind, he put the poetry paper aside and began to write policy theory.

After finishing the policy essay, there was still a day and a half before the end of the exam, and he picked up the poetry paper with a bitter expression on his face.

He has always written poems by rote, first determine which rhyme to rhyme, then list the relevant words, and put these words into it one by one.

Of course, it can't be too blunt, so it has something to say.

So, after a day and a half of painstaking efforts, he finally squeezed out two poems that were in the passing stage.

After finishing writing, he couldn't help but look towards the direction of the capital. The Holy One doesn't emphasize poetry and articles, how lucky he is!

This time he used his brain too much. After leaving the examination room, his face was much more tired than the last time. This made Tao Zhu feel bad. After he lay down on the bed, he just kissed his lips, and then he took the initiative to sneak into him. Put him to sleep quickly.

Tomorrow is the highlight. If you don't take a good rest, you will definitely not be able to display all of this person's true talents.

Li Qiao was indeed dizzy at this time, he also kissed Tao Zhu's lips, and then fell into a deep sleep with Tao Zhu in his arms.

This time he slept well, and when he woke up again, exhausted, he entered the examination room briskly and energetically.

Just like the previous two games, it was already afternoon when the papers were handed out.

His number is Tianzi Eighteen, and there are only seventeen people in front of him. The officers will distribute the papers in order, and these seventeen people will get the papers before him.

He sat on the wooden board and listened to the movements of these candidates.

He has good hearing, and among the seventeen people in front of him, everyone who got the papers made a little noise.

Hearing these exclamations and the sound of pounding on the table, his scalp began to tingle, and the subject of the Holy Majesty was connected to hell again, and it was likely to be connected to the 108th floor!

Soon it was his turn, and when he got the test paper, he immediately looked at the questions.

The topic this time is related to His Majesty's short composition, and this small composition was freshly released last month.

When the Taishang Emperor was in power, there was a heavy rain one summer, and the Yellow River in Dongshan Province burst its embankment, which not only destroyed countless fertile fields, but also swallowed the lives of tens of thousands of people.

At that time, the Holy Majesty had not yet ascended the throne, and was ordered to go to rescue the disaster.

He saw with his own eyes half-grown crops soaked in water, houses destroyed by floods, and displaced people.

This summer, the Holy One recalled this incident, and wrote a short composition lamenting that the management of the Yellow River was not easy.

Therefore, today's topic is to let candidates talk about how to manage the Yellow River.

Li Qiao stared at the test paper for a full half a minute, and then raised his eyes to look in the direction of the capital. During this time, he still heard gasps in his ears.

There is only a distance of more than one meter between each row of dormitories, and he can clearly hear the movement of candidates in the back row of dormitories.

For many candidates, this question is really difficult.

Because this topic is too big, it is the Yellow River, a long river that crosses Dasheng, where is her starting point, where is her end point, and where she passes in the middle, many people don't know these basic knowledge points .

So this topic is much bigger than building canals.

All the candidates present have studied Li Qiao's articles.

With the popularity of vermicelli, Li Qiao's articles also spread to other prefectures in Yuanhe Province. Although he wrote articles about Tongsheng Examination, he was too famous and his articles were well written, so all the candidates present have read him article.

They knew the set of experiences that Li Qiao had summed up, but even if they knew, they couldn't help being dazed.

What they studied before was how to control flood disasters, but now the topic is how to control the Yellow River.

Their research is biased.

How should this article be written?

Li Qiao was also worried.

Throughout the ages, every dynasty has managed the Yellow River, but even when he did not come in the end of the last life, it cannot be said that it has been completely managed.

It is too difficult to control such a long and wide river by manpower.

The Holy One has nothing to do with himself, so he asked the world's scholars for a good idea?

...But many scholars don't even know the starting point of the Yellow River or the provinces it passes through. Although he knows, he has no good ideas, so the Holy Majesty must be disappointed this time.

Sighing, he picked up the pen and began to write the frame on the straw paper.

The chief examiner this time is Master Zhao, who is the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry is in charge of water conservancy.

Therefore, Mr. Zhao must have experience in managing the Yellow River. He doesn't need to figure out Mr. Zhao's preferences, he just needs to write honestly.

Moreover, on this topic, it is useless to figure out the examiner's preference. What the Holy Majesty wants is a practical method. As long as the method is written well, it will definitely pass the exam.

But his goal is not just to pass the exam.

He also wanted to get Jie Yuan in the provincial examination.

He has already got the small three yuan, and the Holy One has lifted him up.

Although he has been immersing himself in his studies since he came to the capital, by eavesdropping on the chats of other candidates during the three exams, he knew the attitude of the candidates from the foreign government towards him.

The attitude of the candidates from the foreign government towards him was similar to the attitude towards him from the candidates from other counties when he took the government examination.

Everyone knew that he would definitely pass this provincial examination, some envied him, and some were not convinced.

But whether you are envious or unconvinced, you all want to read his article this time.

However, Mr. Zhao is a high-ranking official from the capital, and the provincial examination is a provincial examination, with many and strict rules. Even if he knew Yuan, Mr. Zhao probably wouldn't post his article.

Since the establishment of Dasheng, the chief examiner of the township examination has never posted an article by Jie Yuan.

Therefore, even if he knows Yuan, his articles will probably not be posted.

It's best not to post it, because this time he really has no confidence.

Even if he overwhelmed other candidates to get Jieyuan, there was nothing to be happy about.

...

Realizing that his thoughts were drifting away, Li Qiao hurriedly recycled it, regardless of whether his article will be posted or not, the most important thing right now is to write this article well.

After all, he traveled through time, and his knowledge reserve is richer than the candidates in this time and space. Although he can't give a good idea to control the Yellow River, he only needs to be better than other candidates to get the Jieyuan of this provincial examination.

Thinking like this, he began to outline the framework of the article.

The reason why the Yellow River is difficult to control is largely due to the large amount of silt, so we should grasp this point and write well.

He can't give brilliant ideas, but he can give some useful ideas. In this time and space, tree felling is not so serious, and soil erosion is not very serious. If we grasp this point and manage it well, we can avoid many embankments. .

After the frame is laid out, the details have to be filled in.

After filling in the details, he began to write a draft on the straw paper.

The focus of the rural examination article is to let the examiner know that this person has a wide range of knowledge and understands a lot. Therefore, the basic knowledge points of the Yellow River must be written.

As for where these knowledge points come from, except for the source, he has seen most of the rest in the books of this time and space. As for those who have not seen them in the books, he can definitely fool them by using the excuse of making dim sum. So he is not afraid of revealing his secrets.

After finishing the draft, he thought it over again and confirmed that there was no need to revise it. He let out a long sigh of relief and put down his pen.

It was already the evening of the second day, and he was not in a hurry to copy it on the test paper, anyway, there was still one day tomorrow.

While eating steamed buns for dinner, he studied the draft just now in his mind.

After the research, the sky was completely dark and the moon rose.

He misses Tao Zhu.

Fortunately, we will see you tomorrow.

He curled up and slept all night. Early the next morning, he studied the draft he wrote yesterday while chewing dry steamed buns. He studied it until noon, and after confirming that it was the final draft, he copied it on the test paper.

When he finished copying, it was not long before the time for handing in the paper.

This was the slowest time he wrote, and also the one with the least confidence. This time, he really couldn't come up with a brilliant idea.

Even if his ability recovers to level eight, he has no confidence in governing the Yellow River, not to mention that he cannot expose his ability.

well.

This time it was destined to be mediocre.

The author has something to say:

Cough, Li Qiao's abilities are meant to be used in infrastructure, and his golden finger is really big, big, super big...