The chief examiner of the rural examination is Xuezheng dispatched by Beijing Middle School, and the other dozen other examiners are selected by Jinshi officials from the province. In mid-February, Xuezheng sent to Jiangnan Province has arrived, and then everyone will retreat The test questions for the country test will not come out until all the test papers are corrected.

Seeing that the exam is less than half a month away, Xie Shu no longer holds a literary club, so that the members of the literary club can review with peace of mind and prepare for the upcoming rural exam. He himself spends his time in the study every day.

Today, Xie Shu did not continue to read in the study, but invited Mr. Lang to travel together.

It is still the end of February, and although the frost has subsided, the dead tree branches on the roadside have not yet grown tender green buds.In such weather, no pedestrians can be seen, only the sound of wheels turning can be heard.

Yu Chuxi was wearing an autumn-colored crane cloak, half of his face was hidden in Bai Shengsheng's velvet, and only his deep and beautiful eyebrows were exposed. He held the hand-warming Mrs. Tang in his hand, and his tone was a bit lazy: "You don't read well at home, what do you take me out for?"

Xie Shu smiled slightly and said: "Now that the exam is coming, even if I read a sentence or two, it won't help. It would be better to relax."

Yu Chuxi nodded when he heard the words and felt that what Xie Shu said made sense. Originally, he wanted to ask where Xie Shu was going, but now he didn't need to ask any more. He just curled his lips slightly.

Xie Shu looked at Yu Chuxi, and his heart was also filled with joy.

These days, Xie Shu has been concentrating on his studies and literary society. Although he can still find time to get along with him, he always feels that he has been left out in the cold. Now he finally has a chance to travel with him.

In the afternoon, we arrived at the small building in the middle of the lake that Xie Shu had already arranged.

After a heavy snowfall in the mountains yesterday, the mountains were washed by the clear snow, and they were as beautiful as wipes. The white clouds in the sky were colored up and down, and there were only two or three people's shadows by the lake. The lake was like a mirror, and the sky was bright and clear.

Xie Shu led Mr. Lang out of the carriage, and the two of them boarded a green-capped boat and sailed gently towards the center of the lake.

There are several heating stoves in the boat, and the tea pan is simmering, and green smoke is emitted.

Xie Shu's visit this time is not only to take Mr. Wang to enjoy the scenery in the middle of the lake, but also to taste a local delicacy called seabass.

This kind of snow fish only swims from the bottom of the lake in winter. The meat is white and tender, and the taste is not greasy. However, because the number is very rare, and the snow fish only lives in icy water, it is rare to see it in Jinling City. Xie Shu thought try it yourself.

Although Xie Shu doesn't have much fishing experience, the fishing rods here are still easy to use, similar to modern throwing rods.

When Xie Shu hung up the bait, Yu Chuxi also came over curiously to have a look.

Seeing that Yu Chuxi was interested, Xie Shu taught him hand in hand.

It's just that fishing this winter is not easy, and the two of them don't have much skill, so they are inevitably in a hurry, but Yu Chuxi still refuses to give up.

Xie Shu was worried that Yu Chuxi's hands would be cold, and he didn't dare to bother him, so he had to pour some hot tea for him so as not to catch the cold.

After playing for a day, I only caught a few small fish, but I had a lot of fun.

When the sky was getting dark and the boat was docked on the shore, they happened to run into an old man carrying a fish basket, so they would not have nothing to gain.

When he finally ate the seabass, the fish was not only better than Xie Shu imagined, but also had a sweet feeling that could be lingered in his heart for a long time.

*little pig on the run

"Rong Zhan, you need to remember the most crucial sentence in this countermeasure, learn from the past and seek the best for the present."

Jiang Hong looked at Xie Shu and said with a smile.

The eight words mentioned by Jiang Hong clarified the main points of current policy. In addition to the classics, poems and prose, there is also a kind of test question in the exam, called policy questions.

If the other three exam questions test the knowledge of scholars, then the policy questions reflect the examinee's real ability to deal with affairs and political talent.

Since the rise of the imperial examination, the proportion of policy questions has continued to increase, especially after the reform of the imperial examination system was implemented in the current dynasty, the proportion of policy questions has also increased from two to three.

Policy questions are roughly divided into Jingyi policy and current affairs policy. Jingyi policy examines the content of classics and meanings, and current affairs policy examines the ability to solve government affairs.

Starting from the first year of Tai'an, policy issues no longer focused on classics and history, but tended to focus on current affairs.

However, because policy issues often talk about the country's gains and losses, and the interests of the military and the country, if the people are allowed to talk about it at will, there may be changes. In addition, it is not a good thing to leak secrets from the west. For these various reasons, the imperial court prohibits printing related Policy text.

Therefore, how to answer strategy questions has become the most difficult part for many students.

Fortunately, it is not completely unfounded, and the countermeasures can still be answered with the remarks in the Four Books and Five Classics, because the policy questions are often based on advocating the ancients, using the comparison between the past and the present to illustrate the problem, and most of them list the three emperors and five emperors and other historical figures. The following famous deeds, and then supplement and answer the current situation.

The eight words Jiang Hong said refer to the main points of the countermeasures.

Xie Shu has been learning Shi Ce from Jiang Hong during this time, but Jiang Hong seldom really explained how Shi Ce should answer, but only led him to analyze the general trend of the world and compare it with Gu.

Gradually, what Xie Shu thinks about when facing a policy is not what it asks, but the current situation and problems of the whole country. At this time, how can he not know the good intentions of the teacher?

Xie Shuning said divinely: "Teacher, the students understand."

Jiang Hong nodded slightly, and said with emotion: "Rong Zhan, I have been teaching you for half a year. In fact, half a year is really too short..."

Jiang Hong continued after a pause: "But you surprised me very much. Now that you have learned it, it will depend on your own fortune."

Jiang Hong's tone was calm, but to Xie Shu's ears, it was extremely important.

Xie Shu bowed deeply and said, "The teacher has high expectations, and the students will not disappoint."

He carried too many things, but he was unwilling to let go of everything.

This trip will surely ride the wind and waves.

The day of the township examination came as scheduled.

The day has just passed five drums, the frost is heavy and the dew is heavy, and there is no sky in the distance.

Xie Shu also arrived at the examination room. He was holding the things that need to be prepared for the examination, packed them in boxes, and waited for inspection.

When Xie Shu appeared, many people couldn't help but look at him.

Xie Shu, as the head of the Jinling Literature Society, why is he not attracting attention?If it weren't for the need to clean up the examination room, everyone would have gathered around him to say hello to him.

Of course, it is not that no one does not recognize him. Many students who came from places other than Jinling couldn't help wondering, who is this person?It was only after knowing Xie Shu's name that he suddenly realized that he was the one who made the feat of founding the Jinling Literature Society!

But some people feel disdainful because of this. If this person is really as talented and knowledgeable as the rumors in the market, and he is favored by the great Confucian Jiang Hong, how can he be reduced to come to this township examination with them?

At this time, there was another gaze watching Xie Shu in the dark.

Gu Yuanke's expression was gloomy. During this period of time, the Gu family is no longer as beautiful as before.

During the last Southern Tour, the Gu family spent a large amount of money to build a palace for Emperor Qing, and Emperor Qing didn't need money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, so the Gu family took part of it from the salt government's warehouse, which could have been easily smoothed out.

But who would have known that the Gu family paid such a high price, but what they got in return was Emperor Qing's beating before he left. Gu Zhong trembled and walked on thin ice. .

Therefore, Gu Zhong could only make up part of it every month, and now there are rumors spreading outside, saying that the Gu family is now only an empty shell, although the outer shelf has not collapsed, but the inner bag is about to be exhausted.

The Gu family's prestige in the south of the Yangtze River is not as good as before, and their reputation is no longer easy to use. How could Gu Yuanke not feel the difference.

However, Xie Shu has transformed from an unknown and ridiculed businessman's son-in-law to the head of the Jinling Literature Society, which is now well-known in the south of the Yangtze River...

Seeing that people around were gathering towards Xie Shu, Gu Yuanke looked away, but a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

These days, Gu Yuanke has been paying attention to Xie Shu, and has also investigated Xie Shu's previous two rural examinations.

Xie Shu failed the first two times, is it true that no one knows the truth?

Of course not, although this Xie Shu was selected as a scholar at the age of 16, he is not a person with outstanding talents, but he is just a little bright and talented. In addition, after getting married, his mind has wandered a bit, so how can he concentrate on his studies?

So what if Xie Shu became Jiang Hong's disciple now?No matter how powerful Jiang Hong is, in only half a year, Xie Shu still spends a lot of time on the literary club...

But I don't know the reason why it is difficult to live up to the reputation.

If the head of the Wenshe didn't even get a better ranking in the provincial examination, then how would Jiangnan literati treat him?

The more fame this literary society brings to Xie Shu, the more powerful it will be backlashed.

Xie Shu is really a literary society, and a literary society is also defeated!

As soon as the results of the rural examination come out, everything will be known

Soon, after the inspection, Xie Shu found his room and put his things down.

Each candidate is a separate room, from morning to night, the whole day has to stay in the room.

Fortunately, there are not too many exam questions. If you can finish it earlier, you can come out earlier.

When the exam started, Xie Shu got the exam questions, which were the same as the standard questions, with three passages of scriptures and meanings, one piece of poetry and fu, one chapter of theory, and three topics of current policy.

Xie Shu took a quick look at the test site, and found that the scriptures and meanings had been discussed by the literary society. He couldn't help smiling, and then looked at the poems and prose.

The theme of the poem is based on an ancient poem "Huanghua is like scattered gold".

If you haven't read this poem, it's hard to comprehend the profound meaning in it. You just think that this poem describes the autumn scenery, and Huang Hua interprets it as a chrysanthemum.

But in fact, this is a description of the spring scene before and after Qingming.

For Xie Shu, although it needs to be thought about, it is not difficult. The title of the poem comes from "The Doctrine of the Mean", "Self-sincerity is called nature, and self-clarity is called teaching."

The general idea is to talk about the sincerity and enlightenment of the sage. This is a well-regulated proposition, not as misleading as the former.

Xie Shu knew it well, so he continued to look down.

The discussion is taken from the biography of Han Xin in "Hanshu": "Number and Xiao He speak, He Qizhi." It means that Han Xin talked with Xiao He several times, and Xiao He was surprised by Han Xin's talent.

Contacting the above, we can know that when he first joined Liu Bang's army at this time, Han Xin was just a deserter.It is not difficult to see the intention of the author of the question, which is to appreciate Xiao He's ability to recognize heroes with his eyes and discover Han Xin's talent and learning.

Xie Shu first wrote a sentence to break the title, "Know how to map the world's trend, and then you can know the world's talents."

As for Shi Ce, Xie Shu took a quick glance and put it aside.

......

The dozen or so examiners who came up with the questions had entered the curtain half a month ago, and these days they lived in the Gong Yuan, unable to do anything, and could not go out until the papers were graded.

Seeing that the township examination had finally started, the examiners couldn't hold back anymore, and started chatting:

"I don't know how this year's rural examination is?"

"Do you still remember Xie Yuan Wang Jing from the previous session? He also passed the general examination last year, but it was only the imperial examination. He was one step short and won the second place. It's a pity."

"Oh? It's been a long time since we had a champion in Jiangnan. Wang Jing studied under Zuo Ran, so why not?"

"Time is fate. How can it be so easy to get the number one scholar? Why don't you care about today's provincial examination, that student named Xie Shu, do you know?"

"You mean the Xie Shu who organized the Jinling Literature Society? I was also going to talk about him..."

Hearing the word "Xie Shu", the chief examiner from the capital showed a bit of interest.

Although he was far away in the capital, the chief examiner had also heard about the fact that His Majesty had taken a fancy to Jiang Hong's current disciple during his previous tour to the south, and was about to grant him the official position of "Zuo Suyi", but was rejected by Xie Shu.

Originally, the examiner did not expect that he would meet Xie Shu in this provincial examination. After all, Xie Shu's brother Lu Shuo had already won the number one prize when he was there.

And why does Xie Shu, who is twenty-one, still need to pass the provincial examination?

In addition, the four characters of Jinling Wenshe examiner sounded very strange. As soon as he left the capital, he went straight to the Gongyuan in Jiangnan Province. Don't say a word, just listen.

These people have been dull for many days, and now they have opened up the chatter box, talking about how Xie Shu became famous overnight, and how to hold a literary club later, everyone has their own opinions.

The younger ones are quite open-minded, and some of them have even joined literary clubs, and when they talk about it, they still feel very fresh.

At this time, an elderly gentleman showed displeasure. He always felt that this literary society was not orthodox. Xie Shu was still a scholar. He had worshiped a great Confucian like Jiang Hong as his teacher. He only knew how to gather in groups all day long. : "This person is suspected of trying to catch fame and dazzle the world."

The old man was already highly respected, once he opened his mouth, even if other people had objections in their hearts, it was hard to say anything else.

On the contrary, the chief examiner smoothed things over with a smile: "The exam ends at sunset, why don't you adults drink some hot tea first."

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