Before dawn the next day, Fan Ning and the other two set out to the examination room again. With yesterday's experience, they arranged for it much more calmly, and had enough food and drink before setting off.

Although food is not allowed in the examination room, it is very convenient to go to the toilet. As long as you raise your hand to apply, a special soldier will take you to the toilet.

I still took the bus to the old Caomen Inn. There was no ride today. Everyone waited for nearly a quarter of an hour before getting on the bus.

The coachman waved his long whip, turned around and drove towards the examination room.

The eight scholars in the carriage were no longer as nervous as they were yesterday. Everyone whispered and discussed today's exam.

Today is a countermeasure test paper, which is also the focus of the entire imperial examination. The countermeasure test scores as much as 60% in the provincial examination. Like the solution test, countermeasure test is the top priority in the examination.

Even during the palace examination, I only took the countermeasures and articles, so there are jokes about getting countermeasures and articles in the world.

However, whether it is the provincial examination or the answer, the countermeasures and articles are relatively pragmatic and not too remote. They are all things that candidates will encounter in their daily lives.

But simplicity may not be a good thing. Of course, it will increase. Anyway, only 500 people are admitted, and everyone's countermeasures are well written, which means that it is extremely difficult to think about high scores, especially the pressure on the other three subjects will be increased, and even a little bit of paper modification will be eliminated.

Fan Ning glanced at Li Dashou and saw him sitting on the stool straight, just like a sculpture. His condition is much better today than yesterday.

He won't be nervous anymore after thinking about it, but instead seems to be in good spirits. Yesterday, he was mainly because he was too nervous. His mentality was a little calmer and he would not faint.

Su Liang whispered to Fan Ning: "I heard them discussing that today may be the test of defense against Xixia. We are not prepared at all. If we do, will it be miserable?"

Su Liang's worries are not only available now. After the first exam yesterday, everyone was discussing the second exam questions. I don't know where the news leaked, saying that the second meeting will involve Xixia, and the words are firm, just like the real one.

The news spread very quickly, causing the books on Xixia in various bookstores to be sold out in an instant. Su Liang also went to buy books yesterday afternoon, but he didn't buy them, which made him worried all night.

Fan Ning smiled indifferently and said to Su Liang: "The emperor personally gave the questions for the provincial examination. After the questions were drawn, it was sealed in an iron box. Only after the examination room was closed were allowed to open the sealed box. How did you say the questions were leaked?"

"That's the same!" Su Liang scratched his head embarrassedly. I didn't think so much.

"You're too nervous!"

Seeing that the boy's examination room was about to arrive, Fan Ning smiled at Li Dashou and said, "After calming your mind, you must not only do the questions, but also understand how to do the questions. I think this is the focus of your imperial examination this time. Can you understand what I mean?"

Li Dashou nodded, "Senior brother, I understand!"

At this time, the ox cart slowly stopped and the coachman shouted, "The boy's examination room has arrived!"

Fan Ning patted Li Dashou on the shoulder and jumped out of the car and left.

Like yesterday, today's entrance inspection was still very strict, and the soldiers especially strengthened the search for the soles, and Fanning was the first to pass as usual.

When Su Liang came in, he asked jokingly: "Have you been teased today?"

"Get out of here, do you think I will accept it?"

Fanning widened his eyes and looked fearful, "Can't it be... Could it be that you were forced today?"

Su Liang was so angry that he kicked him, and the examiner immediately shouted, "No fighting is allowed in the waiting area!"

Su Liang had to put away his legs in disappointment and glared at Fanning fiercely. Fanning winked at him with a smirk.

At this time, the bell rang and people began to enter the examination room. The scholars began to walk towards their own examination accounts.

Fan Ning held Su Liang's shoulder and smiled: "You handed in the paper a bit slow yesterday, but today you have to control your speed."

"I understand, you must keep it steady too!"

The two broke up and went to their own exams.

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There is a separate small military camp in the middle of the examination room. It is surrounded by fences and is very vigilant. This is the temporary examination center.

There is also a tall wooden platform to the north, with a large bell placed on it, and the various bells needed for the exam are ringing here.

In a large tent in the middle, an official placed a sealed sandalwood box on the table, standing in front of the table, Ouyang Xiu, the chief examiner, and more than a dozen invigilators stood on both sides.

Ouyang Xiu was actually only responsible for the review of the papers. The invigilator was the examination affairs, and the Ministry of Rites was responsible for the organization and planning of the imperial examinations. Zhang Qinian, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was fully responsible for the matters from the examination to the provincial examination registration, and then to the specific examination arrangements.

However, the examination of the papers is the responsibility of the examiner Ouyang Xiu, which involves three transfers.

The first is to hand over the test questions. The test questions are sent out by the eunuch from the palace three days before the imperial examination and handed over to the examiner. Then, after the door of each examination is closed, the examiner will open the secret box and hand over the test questions to the invigilator.

The second is the handover of the test paper. After each test, the invigilator will hand over more than a dozen large boxes filled with the test papers to the review institute and submit the invigilator records.

The third is the transfer of the list. After the review, the examiner will hand over the admission list to the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites will conduct preliminary qualification review. The main reason is that some candidates are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, such as music households, craftsmen, children of criminals, as well as candidates who die in the period of anxiety, etc.

After the review is correct, it will be handed over to the emperor for final review. After the emperor’s approval is made, the election will be issued.

At this time, it is just the admission list for the provincial examination. After the palace examination is over a month later, the top scorer, second scorer, Tanhua and so on will be produced.

Now is the first transfer, and the examiner will hand over the exam questions to the invigilator.

Ouyang Xiu pointed to the sealed box and smiled at everyone, "Look at it, the seal and box are intact, check it!"

Ouyang Xiu said it easily, but the procedures were very strict. Two invigilators walked forward and carefully checked the sealed box, then nodded to the invigilator.

There were two locks on the box. The examiner Ouyang Xiu and the invigilator Yun each took a key. The two took out the keys and opened the lock on the box at the same time.

I tore open the seal and opened the box. There was a roll of white silk inside. Today's countermeasures were on the white silk.

Ouyang Xiu and Fang Yun signed the handover, and then Ouyang Xiu hurriedly returned to the examination court.

The second preparation bell has already ringed, the entrance to the examination room has been closed, and blank test papers and straw paper have also been sent to each candidate. The candidates are writing their names, hometowns, test numbers, and writing volume numbers in the upper left corner.

Fanning took the famous sticks from the basket, carefully brushed a layer of paste, and carefully pasted the paper stick on the column of his name.

At this moment, a low bell sound came from a distance,

The exam began. Soon, the soldiers at the entrance of each examination account got the wooden sign of the question and walked into the big tent with the wooden sign.

Today's test questions made the candidates exclaim, today's test questions turned out to be a case.

Wang Sheng, a native of Kaifeng Prefecture, reclaimed the unowned wasteland twelve years ago and obtained ten acres of forest land. Wang Sheng and his neighbor Li Sheng privately signed the transfer contract for the forest land to be sold for 20 jin of coins. The two parties agreed to pay the amount of land purchase in three years.

After signing the contract, Li Sheng immediately paid Wang Sheng five stags of land money for the first period.

Because the government built canals and irrigation, the forest land became a land. Wang Sheng asked Li Sheng to make up the price difference of ten cents on the grounds that the purchase of the land was inconsistent with the actual situation.

Li Sheng ignored it. Wang Sheng directly sued Li Sheng without asking for mediation, believing that Li Sheng had breached the contract first.

The county magistrate finally sentenced the two families to sign the contract invalid and fined Wang Sheng two cents of money.

Li Sheng was convinced of the verdict.

Ask if the judgment in this case is reasonable and legal? If the candidate is a county magistrate, how should the case be tried?

The specific content of this question is slightly different from Fan Ning's memory. Fan Ning remembers that Li Sheng was making wine in private and gave it to his neighbor. The neighbor died of excessive drinking and told the county government.

I don’t know which link went wrong, but the actual test questions did not match the historical records.

But this question also tests the Song Dynasty, which involves many clauses, such as signing of contracts, converting forest land into farmland, and benefiting from government repairs irrigation canals.

There is even an appeal process, whether there is a squire mediation, etc.

Because the questions are vague, candidates need to expand their imagination and conduct logical reasoning of various possibilities.

This question seems simple, but it is actually difficult, especially the first question, is the judgment in this case reasonable and legal?

This involves at least seven or eight provisions of the Song Dynasty's Criminal System.

There are even landmines buried. For example, the title says that the two companies signed a forest land transfer contract in private, and the word "one private" gives people a feeling of illegality.

In fact, the Song Xingtong did not clearly stipulate the way for villagers to sign a contract. As long as it was a statement of the true intention of both parties, the government should determine that the contract was legal.

Another thing is that the neighbors believed that Li Sheng breached the contract first. Although the transfer of forest land was clearly the forest land, Li Sheng turned it into a land, which violated the contract.

However, the Song Dynasty only clearly stipulates that it may even change the purpose of the official land, and needs to be reported to the government for approval in advance.

As for private land, there are no regulations on this. Since there is no provision, whoever the ownership belongs to has the right to change the purpose of the land.

Fan Ning believed that Wang Sheng was because the land payment had not been paid off yet and the land ownership was owned by him, and Li Sheng was breached first.

However, the Song Xingtong made it clear that the change of land ownership has nothing to do with paying money. As long as the official land registration is changed, the special circumstances shall be subject to the date of signing the contract.

And please be clear about this question, because it is a homeless wasteland, the government should not have a corresponding land deed. This is a special situation, and the contract signed by both parties should be used as the basis for the change of land ownership.

However, the county magistrate's judgment was that the contract itself was signed invalid.

This should have nothing to do with the change of land filing by the government. Instead, the county magistrate believes that Wang Sheng has reclaimed ten acres of land without a master and cannot become his own land, so he cannot be transferred.

However, there are clear provisions in the Song Dynasty that if you reclaim wasteland for ten years, you can be regarded as your own.

This shows that the county magistrate still did not fully understand the Song Dynasty's legitimate order.

The first question can be answered, and the county magistrate’s judgment is unreasonable and legal.

If Fanning was the county magistrate, how should he make a judgment?
Chapter completed!