Chen Xi thought about it and found that these two topics seem not difficult, but they are actually not easy.

When Shen Xi thought that the focus of the discussion should be on "learning and practicing it from time to time" or "there are no gentlemen", other candidates were still complaining about what the hell is this question.

However, three-quarters of the two four-book test questions come from the Book of Songs. For most candidates present, this question is extremely deceptive.

As we all know, the Five Classics of the Gaoming City imperial examination were the Book of Songs, so he preferred the Book of Songs so much.

However, the Book of Songs belongs to the Five Classics, and the Five Classics are the questions for the examination of the Household Examination. Even though Gaomingcheng has been outstanding in the titles of the Book of Songs over the years, it has not been like this year. The content of the Five Classics in the two must-answer articles is quoted.

It is better to say that it is the Five Books than to say that it is the Four Books.

Chen Xi did not start writing immediately like a county trial, but instead organized the knowledge in his mind. Even if the first chapter was easier, he still needed to find the relevant content from the words of so many sages.

After about quarter of an hour, Chen Xi sorted out the context in his mind, then wrote it on the draft paper and wrote it into an article. Finally, he made a little modification, and the article was completed.

Chen Xi focused on the issue of avoiding taboos. After confirming that he had not made any taboos, Chen Xi began to copy the article on the test paper. His handwriting was only neat and he did not deliberately express his good calligraphy on the test paper. After all, the chief examiner Gao Mingcheng was only from the B-science Department. If his handwriting was too outstanding, it would be easy to arouse his jealousy. It would be better to be moderate.

After Chen Xi finished the article, he paid a little attention to the candidates around him and suddenly realized that something was wrong. The candidates who could see the eyes were not writing, and all of them frowned and thought hard.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Is it difficult to get the question too easy? They don't know how to start?" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head, gather his energy back, and put it on the second question he thought was more difficult.

In fact, it is okay to discuss this topic from "learning and practicing it from time to time" or "there are no gentlemen". The difference is where the key to the problem lies, which involves the psychology of the questioner.

If the questioner thinks that a gentleman with literary talent, the former is more important than the latter's "learning and practicing it from time to time", and if you focus on the latter, it means that you have examined the wrong questions, and in the ten-choice exam, it is equivalent to failing the exam. By the same token, if the questioner thinks that the latter is more important than the former, you focus on the former, and you will also be defeated.

Literally, it is easy to think that since the questioner said "Learn and practice it from time to time, there are no gentlemen", then it must be more important to learn and practice it from time to time.

But Chen Xi had to consider the questioner Gao Mingcheng. Which point does he think is more important?

Before taking the exam, Chen Xi had a special understanding of the examiner's preferences, just like when he was studying Ye Mingsu.

This Gaoming City was a kind of down-and-out scholar in her early years. It was not until she passed the scholarship at the age of 30 and passed the exam one after another. She was appreciated by the examiner and embarked on the career path.

Chen Xi could not investigate the old things clearly, but he carefully considered it. Gaoming City was not a person who "learned and learned from time to time". Because he had no chance to "practice" before becoming an official. On the contrary, Gaoming City had repeatedly told people about his hard work in his youth, how to help others write letters and write Spring Festival couplets to support their wife and children.

Or it was this painful experience that made him try his best to curry favor with the powerful and constantly get the opportunity to be promoted. Otherwise, why would a juren be the governor of the fourth rank of the priest?

After Chen Xi understood this, his thinking immediately widened.

This is like Fan Jin passed the exam. If you ask him whether it is important to practice more after learning, or whether it is more important to withstand the tempering of life, he will definitely choose the latter.

Chen Xi found the focus and immediately started drafting the article. Since this topic contains "learning and practicing it from time to time", it cannot be ignored, but it cannot be used as a focus. It is a prerequisite to mention a little in the article to learn knowledge. What is important is that only by enduring the hardships of life can one truly become a gentleman.

Chen Xi's writing this is equivalent to complimenting Gaoming City in disguise.

Even if it is written in eight-part essays, it is not too easy for Chen Xi who used to write tens of thousands of words of papers.

After writing, Chen Xi carefully checked and began to copy the test paper.

While writing, he suddenly thought of a poem, which was very consistent with the argument of this topic.

"The sword is sharpened by sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."

In history, the author of this poem is unknown and comes from a wise and wise article, which is considered a common saying.

The article of warning Shixian was first published in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Later, it was supplemented by people from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and became the article of enlarged wise in the children's enlightenment books in later generations.

Chen Xi ended with this poem, which was also intended to fit the topic of discussion.

Finally, when he finished writing the article, he felt relieved. The eight-legged essay selection was complicated, but in fact, the difficulty was the difficulty in writing articles. For candidates, as long as they had a solid foundation, memorized the Four Books and Five Classics, and reasonably applied the words of the saints, then added extensions based on the examiner's hobbies, and then wrote them strictly in accordance with the format of the eight-legged essay. No matter how bad it was, it would be nowhere short.

Chen Xi felt that just from the exam process, it was much easier than the college entrance examination.

Two hours before and after, Chen Xi's two articles were completed. At this time, the sun was just around the corner, and it took at least two hours to wait for the discharge.

Bored, Chen Xi could only read the article he had written again. He suddenly felt that he seemed a little too eager to achieve success and should be more stable. At least read the article a thousand or eight hundred times before copying it on the paper. It would be no benefit to finish it so early.

Chen Xi was relaxed, but other candidates were bigger than others.

Not to mention writing on the paper, there are not even many people who write on the draft paper.

It is difficult to wait for the exam to finish the papers.

At noon, Chen Xi ate something and started to feel a little sleepy. However, this is already the examination room for the government examination. If you sleep, you will easily have problems. Even if the examiner does not target you, others will be jealous of you and ask the yamen runners to take away your test papers, and you wake up and you will have nothing.

So Chen Xi forced himself to keep waiting.

By the end of the afternoon, Chen Xi could finally hand over the paper and leave the examination room.

In the county examination, the 500 people were tested, and dozens of people were on the examination room. When they arrived at the palace examination, only Chen Xi people handed in the papers for the first time.

Even Chen Xi didn't expect this.

"I said, "You are too impatient, you can wait even if you can't do it, or you can figure it out how to write it?"

The yamen runner placed Chen Xi's paper in a wooden box with special purpose. It was used to make a name for a while and seal it, and he couldn't help but make a recreational sentence.

Chen Xixin said, "You think it's a fill-in-the-blank question. Now you can't. I'll think about it later?" But he didn't say anything, and got up and walked out of the exam room.

When he arrived outside the examination room, he was the only one in such a huge place. When Chen Xi was not sure if he should go home, he would continue to stay and wait for Shen Yongzhuo. But Chen Xi felt that he would definitely be criticized by Zhou when he went home. It would be better to stay in the examination room and follow the large army.

So he continued to wait, and the discharge was discharged in half an hour, and the discharge was discharged three times in total, but there were still very few people discharged the discharged the second time.

On the third time, although the candidates were delayed, the abortion suddenly surged out, and Chen Xi hurriedly searched for Shen Yongzhuo's figure among the crowd.

Finally, when Shen Yongzhuo was exposed, Chen Xiyi knew that he did not do well in the exam this time.

"Brother, let's go back." Chen Xi walked up to greet him.

Shen Yongzhuo was depressed. He didn't say anything on the way, and he was almost at the front of the medicine shop. Shen Yongzhuo suddenly looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Is there any chance in the first place?"

Shen Yongzhuo was not sure about the first game, so he hoped to start the next few games.

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "The government test is similar to the county test, but I think there should be less than 200 people who can overcome the situation."

Shen Yongzhuo knew that he was not good at learning and originally wanted to bet on the question, but this time Gaoming City gave a rather biased question, which made his last hope shatter. At this time, he had no hope for passing the first exam, which meant that he could basically pack up his burden and follow my mother back to Ninghua.

When passing by the door of the pharmacy, Shen Yongzhuo did not go in. He wanted to go back to report the situation to Wang.

"Xiaolang, you're back."

When Chen Xi entered the door, women gathered up in the room, and the old and young, including Xie Yuner and Hui Niang, gathered to wait for the news.

Chen Xi was suddenly surrounded by people and was a little uncomfortable. He wanted to take the exam basket in and then speak out, but he didn't have to do it. A maid would help him take it over.

Zhou asked anxiously: "Tell me quickly, how did you do in the exam? Can you pass this first game?"

Chen Xi paused a little when facing so many pairs of longing eyes, and stammered: "It's hard to say. I think I can do it well and I have basically used what I have learned on weekdays. As for what I can't pass, it's up to the prefect to decide."

Hui Niang smiled and said, "Just show off, our little boy is young, and there are opportunities in the future."

Zhou frowned: "I am so nervous about my mother in the exam every year. I will be worried about him every year after taking the exam every year?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Mom, then wait for me to win the top scorer. Even if I finish the exam thoroughly, otherwise it will be like my grandmother. Even if I pass the college entrance examination, you still have to worry about the provincial examination. I passed the Juren, and you hope that I will win the top scorer."

"I won't say anything nice to you? Go upstairs to review your homework! However, there may be a chance to take the second exam, so don't slack off."

Chen Xi cried out: "Mom, I just came back and wanted to study again? Can't I go there easily?"

"I want to relax, I'm really waiting for you to come back from the top scorer!" Zhou rushed Chen Xi upstairs, but in fact she just expressed her way of urging Chen Xi to continue to work hard. Because soon, Hui Niang went upstairs and asked Chen Xi to go downstairs to have dinner.

Lu Xier's room, now Chen Xi's study, Hui Niang asked seriously: "Xiaolang, do you think you are sure you can pass it?"

Chen Xi thought about it and shook his head.

Hui Niang touched Chen Xi's head: "But it's nothing, it won't be too much pressure. Otherwise, you will have to take the college entrance examination next year, and your little head will not be able to stand it."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Auntie, you think I can't pass the exam. Can you stay by your side to help you with advice?"

Hui Niang turned Chen Xi's eyes blank: "Boy, are you sincerely trying to accuse your aunt? Is your aunt who prays to God and Buddha these days also wants you to pass this exam. If you really can pass, your aunt will definitely go to the temple to burn incense and fulfill her wish."

"Auntie, let's forget about fulfilling your wish. Otherwise, we will make an agreement. If I can pass the exam this time, you promise me the conditions. What do you think?"

Hui Niang said intentionally or unintentionally: "You also left a wish with your aunt before."

"Then let's accumulate it. When three wishes come, I will tell you, "I said that as long as I can, I will help me, and I will not regret it at that time."

Hui Niang had a smile on her face and nodded at last, as if she had responded.

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