Slightly rest for a moment, Zhu Pingan will continue to look at the second curatorial questions, in fact, this examination relative to the township examination, the number of questions reduced by about four-fifths, just look at the second curatorial questions know. In the countryside examination, the theory question is usually four questions, there are also three or five questions, but this examination is only one theory question.
This one curatorial question is also relatively short, not as long as the curatorial question of the Imperial Examination, and the question is like this:
The question is like this: “If the authority is based on the law, if the law is enforced, then we will know the grace. Limit it to a title, and when the title is increased, the theory of honour is known.”
This curricula from the Three Kingdoms Zhuge Liang “Reply to the Book of Fazheng”. It means that when the law is used to produce deterrence and the law is implemented, people will feel favoured. When a person is given a title to show his status, he will feel honoured when he is given an additional title.
This is to say that the reward and punishment is clear, which in later years are analysed through can not be more thorough, Zhu Pingan almost see the question can write out several versions. However, it is also because of too many answers in the mind, so it is not very good to choose which one to choose, in the mind will be more than one answer fusion deletion, Zhu Pingan pen began to write up on the draft paper neatly and carefully:
“Reward and punishment are the great powers of a human master. Rewards and punishments are clear, and then evil and righteousness are divided, and discipline is rational. The king does not give small favours, the people do not have dissatisfaction, the way to rule the country is like this. If when the accumulation of weak situation, want to make the dynasty and field clear and serious, then the reward and punishment of both ends, especially appropriate to strictly set the rules. Good. Wuhou of the law is also, said the power of the law, the law line then know grace. Restricted by the title, the title increase is to know the glory.
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The text does not add up to a single word.
When it is written, Zhu Pingan is more and more satisfied with the article he wrote, there are almost no flaws in it, slightly hooked the corner of his lips, this time the imperial examination, if there is no accident, it should be proper.
The ink on the table was almost exhausted, Zhu Pingan placed the brush on the stand by the table, took the ink stone placed on the side, and began to study the ink. Regarding the study of ink. The ancients had a saying: lightly study the ink, heavily lick the brush. Lightly researching the ink means not to be impatient and not to gravity press the ink ingot. The ancients said. The most appropriate thing to do is to ask the maiden to grind the ink. After Zhu Pingan took the ink stone, his index finger was placed on the top of the ink, and his thumb and middle finger were clamped on both sides of the ink bar. Start grinding, slightly heavier when pressing down, gently when turning. Evenly exerting force.
The ancient ink is lightly ground full of several fragrances, and the ink stone is freshly bathed in brilliant light.
Zhu Pingan brought the ink is specially bought Hui ink, this is the best ink, usually can not afford to use. Good ink research when fine and soundless, poor ink research sound rough. Until Zhu Pingan finished researching ink, did not make a sound, but issued a faint ink fragrance.
After studying the ink, Zhu Pingan placed the ink stone on one side and rested for a moment to adjust his condition to the best. Then he took the brush. Copying the draft onto the answer sheet, his mind was free of distractions and he was fully concentrated.
A stroke of the pen, viewed as a reinless horse prancing in the air to go away; and as a dragon flying in the sky flowing and moving, from nothing, but also return to the void, this almost maniacal impulse of the primitive life force is pregnant with the spirit of heaven and earth and heaven and earth.
An eight-legged essay, a thesis, all in one go.
Zhu Pingan finished copying the test paper and checked it twice. He couldn’t be more satisfied, there wasn’t a single clerical error throughout, and the font was almost at its best.
At this time, someone had already handed in their papers, and Zhao Wenhua, the scholarly officer on the high platform in the north, seemed to have some questions. But Zhu Pingan did not dare to raise his head to look around and back. The imperial examination is the same as the annual examination, the examination rules are very strict, if you look around, stretching, yawning and other indecent behaviour, will be recorded by the high platform of the school officer or instructor. No matter how good or bad your writing is, you will be demoted a grade.
After checking and confirming that there were no mistakes, Zhu Pingan reached out his hand to ask for permission to hand in the paper.
In a few moments, a minor official came over to accept the papers, and after checking and verifying Zhu Pingan’s personal information on the papers, he stamped a seal on it, and then collected the papers and signalled for Zhu Pingan to go with him to the north platform to hand in the papers.
Because Zhu Pingan handed in the paper early, at this time only three or five people handed in the paper only, in the seat of the candidates are all sideways glance. At this time there is a candidate on the stage in front of the paper, leading Zhu Pingan’s small officials will lead Zhu Pingan to the lower side of the platform, waiting for the previous person to finish the examination paper.
At this time Zhu Pingan just look clearly on the high stage mention school officer Zhao Wenhua Zhao Taoshi, this history is quite famous traitors, from the appearance of Zhao Wenhua can not be seen at all the slightest traces of traitors to, this is a fifty years old or so of the country face middle-aged and elderly officials, with a standard beard, looks mild and serious, is a fair and very responsible look.
However, Zhu Pingan was not deceived by his appearance, this Lord Zhao was just hiding it well.
Because not many people have handed in their papers at this time, Zhao Wenhua was reading the papers on the spot, and this brother in front of Zhu Pingan, who came to hand in his papers with full confidence, came down from the stage with a pale face. Because Zhao Wenhua Zhao adults on the spot pointed out the mistakes in his paper, gave him a second class, second class although it is also a very good score, but it also means that with the countryside examination has no chance. There are only so many places in the countryside examination, and only the first class has a chance.
This brother off the stage, was led to the door with the first few people to hand in some waiting to hand in the number of people enough to be released together.
After this person finished handing in his paper, Zhu Pingan followed the small official to the stage to hand in his paper, bent down and walked to the stage where Lord Zhao was sitting in front of a few cases, kneeling and being taught.
This evil feudal society, kneeling your sister! Or kneeling a traitor!
Zhu Pingan knelt in front of the cases, his face was respectful, but in his heart, he had already spat.
Huh, this student officer is so young?
Zhao Wenhua Zhao Ta-Jun was a little surprised when he saw Zhu Pingan, so young, but in his heart there is still a faint contempt, this young should be the family donated to the supervisor, I’m afraid that the real talent does not match it. I’m afraid it doesn’t match the real talent, so I’ll just give it a third and a second.
However, after receiving the examination paper handed over by the minor official, Zhao Wenhua was even more surprised, because the examination paper marked Zhu Pingan is actually the head of this year’s courtyard examination! This teenager is not even donated to the prison, but even his own examination, or the head of the case!
When he opened Zhu Pingan’s answer sheet again, Zhao Wenhua’s breathing became a little short.
Just after opening the scroll, he felt a sharp aura coming from his face.
The font was like it was alive, the strokes of the brush, the iron painting, the silver hooks, the ink penetrating the iron inkstone.
Just look at this font, give a first-class are not too much.
Looking at the content again, Lord Zhao Wenhua Zhao couldn’t help but pick up the tea placed next to him and drank two mouthfuls of it in a row. After reading the eight stocks and curricula written by Zhu Pingan, the junior official next to him had added tea to Lord Zhao twice.
Zhao Wenhua read Zhu Pingan’s test paper twice, stroked his beard and looked at Zhu Pingan kneeling under the stage carefully, put down the test paper in his hand and asked:
“How old are you?”
Kneeling below belaboured Zhu Pingan, after hearing Zhao Wenhua’s enquiry, he respectfully reported back:
“Back to your lordship, the late student is thirteen this year.”
Zhao Wenhua nodded and looked at Zhu Pingan and suddenly asked, “What is the gift of impoliteness?”
Hearing this, the other examiners and instructors on the stage were also a bit surprised, in the past, the practice was just to ask some questions about the scriptures, and let the students recite one or two of them, but it was just going through the motions. This time, how did it suddenly become such a difficult question, the surrounding people could not help but look at Zhu Pingan with some sympathy.
