fantasy novels Chapter 232 - 122: The End of the Provincial Examination, Discussing Dao on the Lake (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 232 - 122: The End of the Provincial Examination, Discussing Dao on the Lake (Please Subscribe)
Chapter 232: Chapter 122: The End of the Provincial Examination, Discussing Dao on the Lake (Please Subscribe)The focus of grading papers for the provincial examination is predominantly the first session’s papers.
It can be said that the content tested in the first session essentially determines who will be selected in this year’s provincial examination.
Even if Shen Mo and other examiners worked overtime to grade the papers, reviewing all the papers from the first session would take at least ten days, whereas in previous years, it would take at least fifteen to twenty days.
Considering the time constraints, Shen Mo did not waste much time on Xie Wenyuan’s essay.
As it stands, the quality of Xie Wenyuan’s essay ranks unequivocally first among the papers he has reviewed so far.
Thus, he temporarily sets this paper aside and continues the review process.
The second and third sessions of the provincial examination are basically just going through the motions.
Even so, the scholars participating in the provincial examination dare not take it lightly and earnestly complete all the questions.
On the sixth day of the ninth month, the third session of the provincial examination concluded.
Like most candidates, Xu Qing left the examination hall early in the afternoon.
Only a few candidates who had not performed well in the first session remained in the third session, making a last-ditch effort, attempting to remedy their situation, even though they knew in their hearts that such attempts were futile.
In reality, only the papers selected from the first session would be reviewed by the overburdened examiners for the content of the second and third sessions.
Therefore, if one does not perform well in the first session, it is highly probable that no matter how hard one tries in the second and third sessions, one will not enter the examiners’ view again.
After all, the "scrutiny" of the examination results is only to check the papers of the selected candidates, not those that were not selected.
Also, the chief examiner has the power to
Xu Qing laughed and said, "Essays are but trifles to the ear. Astronomy, geography, rise and fall of past and present, I wish to seek guidance from the teacher on these subjects, if you are willing?"
Hearing this, Xie Quan’s eyes lit up and said, "I heard that the ’Switching from Rice to Mulberry’ memorial actually penned by you. It shows that Gongming, you have a profound understanding of financial management. I am curious what your view is on the topic, ’When the sun is at its zenith, gather the people of the world, collect the goods of the world, trade and then disperse, each obtaining what they need’?"
Xu Qing pondered for a moment.
This phrase comes from "The Book of Changes. Commentaries," and in Xu Qing’s previous life, during the late Qing dynasty, it was used as a question in the Imperial Examination.
At that time, the societal circumstances of the late Qing were even more complex than the current Great Yu Dynasty, and the demand for reform was more urgent.