Chapter 59: Submitting the paper early shocked the examiner!
I'm afraid that the Five Surnames and Seven Families have already infiltrated every aspect of the Tang Dynasty.
If he wants to implement this commercial law, the interests of the five surnames and seven families will be the first to suffer a huge impact, and they will definitely veto it.
Until now, the current emperor Li Shimin...
I'm afraid it's difficult to do it alone.
Qin Wenyuan thought of this and sighed helplessly.
The influence of the aristocratic family really extends to all aspects. He has seen it whether it is exams or business.
It really can't be shaken off.
Soon, Qin Wenyuan calmed down, finished writing the second question, and then turned his attention to the last question, which was poetry.
Poetry and prose were the easiest things for him. After all, before he traveled through time, almost all children had grown up listening to the poems of poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi.
But now, Li Bai and others have not been born yet, and plagiarizing poems would only be the first idea of Qin.
Qin Wenyuan looked at the questions. The first one was: What would you feel if you were born in a prosperous era?
Qin Wenyuan thought for a moment, and immediately began writing "Early Autumn in Chang'an" by Zi Qiu of the Tang Dynasty.
The wind dances with the locust flowers falling into the Imperial Canal, and the scenery of Mount Zhongnan enters the city in autumn.
Soldiers are rushing to every gate to collect troops, and the young men are drunk in the jade tower with music and singing.
Although the author Zi Qiu was also from the Tang Dynasty, he was not born yet.
Therefore, this poem can be said to be entirely the original creation of Qin Wenyuan.
In terms of fu, Qin Wenyuan excerpted Cao Xueqin's "Apricot Curtains in Sight".
Cao Xueqin, even those who understand know it, but he wasn’t even born yet.
Finally, when Qin Wenyuan finished writing all the exam questions, only two hours had passed.
“Ding ding ding!”
Suddenly, in the quiet imperial examination courtyard, a very clear bell sound was heard.
This is a reminder for candidates to hand in their papers, indicating that they have finished answering the questions and are ready to hand in their papers.
For a moment, all the candidates in the compartment near Qin Wenyuan were stunned.
What is going on?
Isn’t this just the first day of the imperial examination?
It's only been two hours, the sky isn't even dark yet, the sun hasn't even set yet, and someone has already handed in their paper? ?
Several candidates were dumbfounded.
"Huh? Why did someone hand in their paper? Did they bump into it by accident?"
"Oh my god, it's only been two hours and I'm still hesitating on the first question in the classics, and someone has already handed in the paper?"
"Submitting the paper so quickly? I guess this person is just like me, completely defeated by the test questions, and should have given up."
The examinees were each in their own cubicle, talking to themselves.
Some people were amazed, some were regretful, and some were contemptuous. The expressions were different.
Although some people marveled at Qin Wenyuan's intelligence, they would never have thought that what Qin Wenyuan handed in were not the questions from the first day, but the questions from the next three days, and he had finished all of them!
Soon, an examiner came to Qin Wenyuan and asked calmly, "Are you sure you have handed in the paper?"
Qin Wenyuan nodded, handed the test paper to the examiner, and said with a smile: "I guess my wife is at home, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot for my imperial examination. I have to go back as soon as possible."
The examiner nodded nonchalantly, not caring.
He has been an examiner for three or four years, and he has seen too many candidates like Qin Wenyuan who simply gave up the exam.
Yes, from the beginning to the end he never believed that Qin Wenyuan had finished all the test questions.
"Go out from here and walk straight through the gate, and you will be able to get out."
"Remember, don't look around."
Qin Wenyuan nodded again, picked up the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone that Changle had carefully purchased for him before taking the exam, and left without looking back.
Qin Wenyuan's leaving figure made the examiner look at him with a frown.
"The imperial examination is indeed difficult, but it is rare to give up directly like you did ."
The examiner looked disdainful and returned to his seat with the test paper.
Then, an official came over. This person was Wei Zheng.
The chief examiner this time was Wei Zheng, a man of impartiality and fairness. Li Shimin would only feel truly at ease if he handed the imperial examination over to him.
At this moment, he came to where Qin Wenyuan handed in his paper and asked, "Did anyone hand in their paper just now?"
After all, he was the first one to hand in his paper among so many candidates, so Wei Zheng still had some expectations.
The examiner nodded and said disdainfully, "Sir Wei, that's right."
"He handed in the paper in less than two hours, and he handed in all three days' worth of questions."
"It is probably the candidates recommended by the aristocratic families. There are dozens of them every year. Those candidates who are directly pushed in by them without following the normal rules will also fail every year."
"This candidate must have been overwhelmed by the test questions, so he handed in his paper early."
Hearing this, Wei Zheng frowned slightly.
This year was the first time he presided over the imperial examination, so he was not aware of such a thing.
Wei Zheng snorted coldly and said unhappily: "If there is such a rule, I will report it to His Majesty later and ask him to abolish it."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Who is that candidate? Which institution recommended him?"
The examiner was stunned for a moment. He had never seen Qin Wenyuan's name before.
Every test paper has the candidate's name on it.
If he really wanted to see it, he would have seen it at first glance, but he looked down on Qin Wenyuan, so he was too lazy to look.
"Master Wei, wait a minute."
The examiner glanced at the test paper and continued, "This person's name is Qin Wenyuan, and the person who recommended him is not from a noble family, but the Minister of Works, Lin Youwei."
Lin Youwei?
Wei Zheng's frown deepened.
Lin Youwei was an official he had high hopes for. Because they shared similar interests, he often visited Lin Youwei's home.
In his original impression, Lin Youwei was a person just like him, impartial and upright.
Unexpectedly, he actually made such a criticized move.
"Show it to me." Wei Zheng said coldly.
The examiner handed it over.
At the first glance, Wei Zheng saw the interpretation of the Confucian classic "The Doctrine of the Mean" that conceals evil and promotes good, holds both ends and uses the middle to benefit the people.
Wei Zheng read it with a critical attitude at first, but the more he read, the more amazed he was.
"It is both the doctrine of the mean, which is impartial and neither too much nor too little, and it is also an outstanding art of leadership..."
Wei Zheng murmured, finding it more and more incredible.
How could he, who was well-read in scriptures, not realize that this famous quote was perfectly translated by Qin Wenyuan?
I couldn't see so far before.
What about leadership art and the doctrine of the mean? He never thought about them in a positive way before.
"Really... No wonder, no wonder this sentence is listed as a part of the Doctrine of the Mean classics."
The examiner saw Wei Zheng’s obsessed look and walked over to take a look.
"Huh?! Oh my god, this... is this really the answer given by the examinee?"
The examiner was shocked by Qin Wenyuan's answer.
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