The Mid-Autumn Festival was in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there was no accident. Yang set the first place in the Imperial College, and many people said that he might be able to get the third year of the year. The Imperial College had more than 100 people, Su Song and Han Jiang were both within the top ten, and Du Zhongxiao had twenty-one. Generally speaking, those within the top ten in the Imperial College were basically the last one to win the Jinshi, with few exceptions. Twenty was a dividing line, between the two.

After reading the list, Du Zhongxiao was in a heavy mood and was still struggling on the brink of life and death.

Su Song, who looked at the list together, comforted him: "Why are you so depressed? In the past few imperial examinations, twenty or thirty people in the Imperial College have been on the list. As long as you do better in the provincial examination, the First Division is also possible."

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "I know my own affairs. Although I have been taught by my father since I was a child, my foundation is shallow and naturally I cannot compare with those who have a family background. This time, I can see that according to my current knowledge, I can barely pass the Jinshi, but if I am not careful, I may miss it. I originally wanted to go home and take a look and wait until I go to Beijing in winter. After the exam, I can only give up."

After more than a year of intensive practice, Du Zhongxiao was able to write stable poems and essays in the prescribed format. However, if he did not read classic historical books in detail, there were always omissions in writing articles, and he often could not fully express the meaning contained in the title. In particular, he could not just talk about the emperor's behavior and words like the current scholars. In terms of discussion, court officials were even weaker in the analysis of the response of heaven and man. Although he knew these shortcomings, he could not correct them in a short time.

This is a major lack of political theory. When it comes to the level of the Jinshi exam, the response to heaven and man is an important part. This is not a simple feudal superstition, but a systematic theory that has been clearly stated in the thousands of years since the Han Dynasty. How to make a statement, how to play it out, and how to combine it with reality is a great question. Just like Du Zhongxiao's political exam in his previous life, the final big essay question is almost necessarily related to the basic principles of Marxism-Leninist theory, and then the analysis of specific questions can only get high scores. When answering, as long as several basic principles in the standard answer are listed, the difference in the subsequent analysis will not be too low. The Jinshi exam in this era is actually the same. What's more serious is that the Confucian scholars at this time were both influenced by the theory of the response to heaven and man, but did not believe it. The proportion in this period is almost impossible for Du Zhongxiao who is not solid in theory.

Du Zhongxiao can work hard to prevent all minor mistakes in the exam, ensure that there are no typos and no rhymes, but the theories in poetry and theory have never been able to be smooth and smooth, and always give life a sense of hard work. The questions in the Jinshi exam are often from classics and official history. A sentence is drawn from it, and history must be linked to reality. The contents to be tested in this era are exactly what Du Zhongxiao had abandoned in his previous life. Where can he turn around in a short time? He wants to turn around, but he doesn't know where to start.

Not far away, I met Han Jiang and Han Zhen brothers.

After the greetings, Han Jiang said, "You all have successfully answered the problem. Why not go to the restaurant to have a drink of two glasses of wine to celebrate?"

Du Zhongxiao was not happy about the surprise of several people and nodded in agreement.

I sat down at the restaurant and drank a few glasses of wine. Before I knew it, I turned to this posting test.

Han Jiang said: "Among us, Brother Du, the youngest, is also a good answer. If there is no accident, it is not difficult to be a Jinshi in high school. At this age, if you can pass the Jinshi, your future prospects are limitless, which is a happy congratulations!"

Du Zhongxiao accompanied him to drink a glass of wine, and shook his head with a wry smile: "To be honest, I have done my best to do this for this exam. I guess no matter how I take the exam, I will only be like this. Judging from the number of people who were the last Jinshi Juren who were appointed as the Imperial College in previous years, I ranked twenty-one, just between the second one. I will be admitted to the Jinshi in the end, so I am afraid I will have more luck."

Han Jiang smiled and said, "I have read Brother Du's articles these days. They are stable and mature. They really don't look like they were written by a boy under twenty years old. If you ask me, your articles are short of being too stable. The examiner reads thousands of people's papers, so he is naturally tired of reading such articles. Another lack is that the idea is too narrow. Once the idea is narrow, the writing will feel procrastinated."

Du Zhongxiao bowed: "Brother Han's words are reasonable. I can feel these two problems myself, especially in recent days. I feel that they are particularly obvious. It's just that my knowledge is shallow, and even if I am willing to work hard, it will be difficult to make up for it for a while."

"It's okay. There are still several months left after the left and right answers. We will always get better when we discuss knowledge together on a daily basis. As long as you keep a steady exam in the future, it will not be difficult for you to pass the Jinshi."

Du Zhongxiao nodded repeatedly and raised his glass to thank him. It was precisely because he understood what he lacked and that Du Zhongxiao was particularly distressed because the things he lacked were difficult for him to make up for in a short time. At his current level, if he is lucky, he can pass the Jinshi, and if he is not lucky, he will lose the title. But who can say that luck is accurate?

Thinking of this, Du Zhongxiao envied Su Song a little. His family's academic background is that he not only has an interest in yin and yang, five elements, geography, and astronomy, but also has a strong interest in machinery. He is a rare versatile talent. The miscellaneous studies he learned happen to be what he lacks.

After chatting for a while, he said that the steam engine came up. Han Jiang said, "It's still several months before the New Year's examinations, and I can't help but feel bored when I study every day. Why not help but help Brother Du and Zirong help us build a steam engine you mentioned, and exchange knowledge in their spare time, how about it?"

Du Zhongxiao naturally couldn't get it and agreed quickly. In the past year, he studied behind closed doors and focused on making qualified articles. In the next few months, he would strengthen his weaknesses. The Han brothers and Su Song were both from the big clans, and what he lacked was their strengths. The most difficult thing in learning is the basic theory, which must be built bit by bit from the foundation. Whether this knowledge is used in the future, it does not matter whether he believes it or not. What is important is that the imperial examinations must be taken.

The test of the test is not difficult. Du Zhongxiao knew that he could pass the test easily since he was determined to take the Jinshi exam. But he still had a high estimate of himself, and he couldn't help feeling a little confused at this time. In this test, he was stuck at the dividing point, which made people unable to relax at all.

Seeing Du Zhongxiao's uneasy appearance, Han Jiang smiled and said, "Brother Du, how old are you in Xiaxu? Seeing you have been worried about this explanation, I advise you as a person who has experienced it. Looking at your article, everything is seeking a word of stability. From this we can see that you have a very strong obsession with the Jinshi. If you have a heavy obsession, you will inevitably be unable to let go of your work. The imperial examination is the most important thing, and the fu must be solved at the beginning and one or two sentences. If you are obsessed with seeking a word of stability, you will lose the momentum of solving the topic at the beginning. Once the momentum is lost, the whole text will appear soft and procrastinating. In the next few months, you will put some effort into solving the topic at the beginning of the fu, and you will be happy."
Chapter completed!