The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

After the Holy Edict was preached on Synogate Day, Bai Gui and three of his classmates also entered Bailu Academy as students.

There is an exam every ten days in Bailu Academy. The exams include scripture questions, Mo Yi questions, and the most important art and literature. The number of exams is almost the same as the imperial examination.

This time, after the exam.

"It's the bottom of the list again. When will I be able to get to the front?" Bai Xiaowen looked at his results with a sad face. He was ranked 43rd at the bottom of the list.

Bailu Academy has nearly 70 students. Anyone who has obtained the title of scholar must go to a government school or a county school to study. However, generally speaking, only 40 to 50% will stay in the academy and continue to study hard.

Those old scholars who have long had no hope of taking the imperial examination have already found a way out, either as teachers or as private tutors. Although the scholars are at the bottom of the hierarchy, they are not in danger of finding a job. There are also county students who have studied well. The local or prefectural government provides six dou of food per month and four taels of silver per year. Rich prefectures and counties also have various subsidies. You must know that at this moment, the grain produced per mu per year is only five or six tons.

Therefore, the county school is always under-enrolled. Except for some old scholars with no future and students ranked third-class or above who do not need to attend school, all other students who can enroll will enroll. Therefore, Bailu Academy has thirty-one students.

In addition to the four of them, there are eight students who are learning in practice.

Yushan Academy in Zishui County does have practical teachers. I heard that they were dropouts who came back from schools in Anhui Province and were invited to teach at Yushan Academy. But in addition to learning practical knowledge, you also need to study some scriptures.

For practical students, Bailu Academy is a bit like a middle school, while the Qin Province No. 1 Normal School, which was transformed from Guanzhong Academy, is like a university and requires entrance exams. Practical students of Bailu Academy often go to Yushan Academy to seek teaching knowledge.

"There are three wrong inscriptions on the scriptures, and they are all Mencius. It shows that you are not a scholar of Mencius."

Zhou Yuan squeezed in and said proudly.

Next to the red list where the rankings are posted, there is another wall where the test papers are posted in order, so that people can read them. He had just read Bai Xiaowen's test papers, and now he was confident, so he started to mock.

Tie Jing questions are fill-in-the-blank questions for later generations. It originated in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty's Ming Dynasty examination, the examiner randomly selected a certain passage from the scriptures, covered it with a piece of paper, and asked the candidates to write it down silently.

The Tie Jing questions are the easiest in the test paper, and are simpler than the simple Mo Yi questions (dictating).

"Hmph! You're laughing at me, but your ranking is only higher than mine, one...two...three...seven places."

"And you have studied Confucian classics for so many years, but your ranking is not as high as your brother's."

Bai Xiaowen curled his lips and said angrily.

Zhou Yuan was not among the bottom four in the college's ranking list entirely because the other eight practical students did not perform well. They only took the Four Books and Five Classics test as usual, but this can only be regarded as a subject for them to study, and it is understandable for them to fall behind. of.

Bai Gui's ranking is closely behind the thirty-one students, ranking thirty-second.

"Brother Bai has an excellent memory and is proficient in Confucian classics. He is right on both the Confucian classics and Mo Yi questions. Moreover, I have read his examination papers and found that his calligraphy is quite organized now, but it is too rigid and lacks spirituality... "

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but clicked his tongue in surprise.

For a "prodigy" like Bai Gui with a good memory, even if the Tie Jing questions and Mo Yi questions are given points, these two questions do not clarify the sages' subtle words and great meanings. They only need to answer according to memory. The only point that can be deducted is whether the handwriting is correct. scrawled.

Although Bai Gui's handwriting is not everyone's style and has no spirituality, it is neat and neat and cannot be faulted. Although this kind of handwriting will not endear you to the examiner, it will not lose your paper points.

"You and I are still a little bit behind in this county test, but your brother will definitely win."

Lu Zhaopeng came over and believed it.

Although there is a big difference between the test papers of Bai Gui, the 32nd student, and the previous 31 students, the gap has narrowed visibly with the naked eye after Mr. Zhu taught the craftsmanship.

"As long as the articles are readable in the county examination, they will often not give up, but when it comes to the government examination, the college examination is difficult."

he added.

Zishui County's literary style is not strong, so passing the county examination is not a difficult task. But it is somewhat difficult to achieve a higher ranking. To put it simply, the average level of Confucian students in Zishui County is not high, but there are some Confucian students who have received high-level education since childhood and have a very high level...

Just like a few Tsinghua and Peking University students in remote areas may be born every year, but a few students left behind cannot even go to a 985 school. 211 is enough.

They are also taught by Xu Xiucai at a high level, and are naturally much ahead of other Confucian students. And with Mr. Zhu, who taught the craftsmanship of Jieyuan in the early Qin Province, it is easy to surpass most Confucian students in a short time, but When it comes to the first few, this will take time and effort.

Bai Gui ignored the commotion outside and was immersed in reading.

He has long passed the age where he can compete academically with his peers. In the past, after the university test results came out, he would only look at them a few days later. Moreover, it is a waste of time to see the crowds now. If you go to see it after a while, you can still gain something.

But soon, his classmates helped him pick up the test papers.

"The Master said to Yan Yuan, if you use it, you will do it; if you throw it away, you will hide it. Only I and you have this husband!"

On the examination paper, which is full of comments written in ink, the first question is about craftsmanship.

The meaning of this sentence is: Confucius said to Yan Hui: "If you are appointed, use your ambitions. If you are not appointed, hide yourself. Only you and I can do this."

"Brother Bai, you're so unreasonable, 'It's better for a sage to hide his secrets, but only to show them to those who can.'"

Zhou Yuan held the examination paper and said with admiration.

"Sage" refers to Confucius, "neng" refers to Yan Hui, and "the appropriate way to hide" refers to the right way to hide. "Micro indication" refers to the relationship between Confucius and Yan Hui, and also highlights Yan Hui's understanding. There is no need to hammer the drum hard when playing the drum.

On the examination paper, Mr. Zhu also drew a circle with a red pen, which means that this sentence is a good answer to the question. It’s just that the following seven parts: title, starting point, starting point, starting stock, middle stock, back stock, and end stock are no longer circled. Instead, they are replaced by sharp, dot, and straight symbols. Fortunately, they are not wrong. Number.

In order to prevent fraud, in the imperial examinations, the marking officers judged the quality of the papers and could not directly evaluate them with words. Instead, it is represented by certain symbols. For example, the palace examinations in the Qing Dynasty were represented by five symbols: "circle" (○), "point" (△), "point" (,), "straight" (I), and "cross" (×).

Wrong number means the semantics are unclear or there is a taboo. The other symbols are just good or bad.