: Grab a pen and take the exam

Wu Shu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and bowed to Young Master Tian, ​​"Everyone has their own ambitions, Brother Zuo is in all directions, and we are obsessed with the career path. Compared with Brother Zuo, it is shameful.

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Zuo Shaoyang smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm just not an official by nature. People are more conscious, so I'm too lazy to work hard." Zuo Shaoyang drank a few big cups, and was already a little excited. He asked, "Are those questions you asked me just now? Are they exam questions for the medical examination?"

Wu Shu said in surprise: "Brother Zuo is so smart that he is so smart that he asked for the three questions, namely "Su Wen", "Materials and Treatise on Febrile Diseases" last year's medical examination. Brother Zuo is very smart and can't help but answer them smoothly. And I think that Brother Zuo's last question is more insightful and unique than the answer to the original question. With Brother Zuo's talent, if he participates in the medical examination, it must be..."

"Cough cough" Young Master Tian coughed a few times.

Wu Shu immediately understood and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Brother Zuo has no intention of career. He just wants to laugh at the mountains and forests, play with the wind and dust, save the world with lofty ambitions, which are amazing."

Zuo Shaoyang smiled. He heard the boy say a lot of flattery and praise his medical skills so that there is nothing in the sky and nowhere. He was afraid that he would participate in the medical examination and didn't know what to do. However, he knew that this boy must have something to ask for him.

Sure enough, after having enough wine and meals, Young Master Tian and Wu Shu invited Zuo Shaoyang to the study to have a tea and talk.

When he entered the study, Young Master Tian closed the door and bowed to Zuo Shaoyang, "Zuo Doctor Wu, Brother Wu has a reluctant request. I would like to ask Zuo Doctor Zhong to help you all the best."

Zuo Shaoyang took a sip of the tea and looked at Wu Shu.

Wu Shu took out a package, put it on the coffee table next to Zuo Shaoyang, untied it, and it turned out to be five strings of copper coins, like a coiled snake.

Zuo Shaoyang looked at Wu Shu in confusion.

Wu Shu and Young Master Tian looked at each other, smiled, and whispered to Zuo Shaoyang: "I know that Zuo Langzhong is a straightforward and chivalrous person. I won't beat around the bush, just say it straight. Since Brother Zuo has no intention of the imperial examination, I want to ask Zuo Langzhong to participate in the medical examination held in the state five days later. The five scoops are the money to capture. I also ask Zuo Langzhong to help him. After the matter is completed, I will reward the five scoops."

This kid really wanted to ask for it, but he didn't expect that he would ask himself to take a pen to take the exam. Zuo Shaoyang smiled: "Your family is a famous medicine shop in Longzhou, and you are also a medical practitioner. Why not take the exam yourself?"

Wu Shu said embarrassedly: "To be honest, I studied medicine. I did not learn anything after three days of fishing and two days of drying the net. I did not learn anything. I will definitely not pass the exam myself."

"This is all the state test, haven't you passed the county test?"

"Hehe, that's also a person who took the exam, but the person who hired him last time was too poor and almost failed. The county exam was like this, and the quota of the state exam was limited. In Zhongzhou like our Longzhou, there were only two tribute students, and dozens of people who passed the county exam could compete, so he refused to help, saying that he couldn't pass it even if he helped. We had to invite Gao Ming to visit Brother Tian a few days ago. I learned that I had received treatment from Zuo Langzhong and my injuries were cured. I was very amazed. I felt that your medical skills were so good. I would definitely do it if I helped me."

Zuo Shaoyang shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I can't take the exam for you."

"Why?" the two asked together.

"Since you have poor medical skills, if I take the exam for you and become a medical official in the future, I am afraid that the quack doctor will harm others. Wouldn't it be my sin?"

Wu Shu is a playboy and is ignorant, so he doesn't feel embarrassed. He smiled and said, "You can rest assured about this. My family has money and doesn't need to rely on me to make money by taking medical treatment. I only get fame and honor my ancestors. I am still very clear about how much I have. It is impossible to slap people to treat people. If they harm others, they will also drag themselves down. Why bother? Besides, most people can't become officials by taking medical scholars in the medical field."

"Why?"

"Because after the medical examination is completed, I can only be a medical officer, not another official, and I am a medical officer, and I am only a medical officer in the Palace Shang Pharmacy Bureau, Taichang Temple Imperial Medical Office and the Prince Donggong Pharmacy Bureau. The number of these positions is limited, and the number of medical examinations is far more than the vacancies every year. Therefore, most people can only be awarded a scattered official. Being able to award a scattered official is my greatest wish. Even if it is my turn, I will let my father think of trying to turn it off the scattered official."

Zuo Shaoyang laughed in his heart. This person is self-aware. If this is the case, he will not harm others. After thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "Even if you are just gaining fame and deciding to not take medicine in this life, I still can't help you take the exam."

"Why? I'm afraid I don't think the money is too low? How much do you want? Let me tell you a price. I'll go back and discuss it with my dad."

"It's not a matter of money. I'm bidding a total of ten cents (equivalent to RMB 50,000). I just took the state exam. In my opinion, it's already a high price. However, I heard that once the test was found out, I would have to be in prison or even beheaded. I don't want to joke about my head for the ten cents."

The punishment for fraud in the imperial examinations during the Ming and Qing dynasties was far more severe than that in the Tang and Song dynasties. The Dingyou fraud case occurred in the early days of the Qing Dynasty. All sixteen main examination candidates were executed, hundreds of juren were re-examination under the involvement of the Manchu soldiers. All dozens of people who were not in the pass were executed, and some were demoted to the frontier. This was the largest and most severely punished medical fraud case in the history of the imperial examinations in China.

Of course, it is generally believed that this is the need for the newly entered pass to severely punish and deter Han intellectuals by the Qing government. It is to consolidate the regime that the Qing Dynasty had just seized, and it is not universal. However, the severe punishment for fraud in the imperial examination was a common practice in most of the imperial examinations. For example, the Song Dynasty, both parties who committed bribery on behalf of others were punished as theft, and at the same time as the assassination of the army was assassinated. The Song Dynasty also implemented the Baojia system, and those who knew about the Tongbao did not report the information would always be deprived of the right to take the imperial examination. The Ming Dynasty also had to be imprisoned for the Tongbao insider. The famous romantic talent Tang Bohu was imprisoned for the fraud case of others because he went to Beijing for the examination.

Zuo Shaoyang knew more or less about these, so he flatly refused.

Unexpectedly, when Wu Shu and Young Master Tian heard what he said, they burst into laughter. Young Master Tian said, "Dr. Zuo, who did you hear me? You will be imprisoned for the exam?"

Zuo Shaoyang said: "Isn't it?"

"Of course not," Wu Shu said, "According to the Tang Dynasty's laws and regulations, those who cheat on the exam in the imperial examination will never be punished if they only take the exam, and there is no other punishment."

Zuo Shaoyang said in surprise: "No way?"

Young Master Tian smiled and said, "This is known to everyone, and everyone who takes the exam knows it. Doctor Zuo can inquire with it."

What Mr. Wu Shu and Young Master Tian said the truth is that the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were very different from those in later generations, which was that the dual track system of general lists and public recommendations was implemented. In other words, not only should the imperial examinations be good, but the recommendations of famous scholars were also required. Candidates not only had to take the imperial examinations, but also had to go to the imperial examinations and submit their works in order to get recommended by famous scholars so that they could pass the imperial examinations. Therefore, the importance of the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty itself was lighter than that of later generations, and the punishment for fraud was lighter.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wen Tingyun, the founder of the famous Leoyou School, was the most famous gunman who used to catch pens for others. He took the Jinshi exam many times, but failed to pass the exam due to various reasons such as politics. He was angry and was only for the exams. He even gave a tax on others in the palace exam where the emperor personally presided over the exams and was seized by the government many times. The emperor was very angry and issued an edict to call him "no virtue". Even so, the punishment he received was only for his life's life.

Zuo Shaoyang saw that they didn't look like they were telling lies, and thought that when they went back, I asked Manager Zhu to help me find out if this was the case. If this was the case, I could consider making him ten-strong money by the way and then experience what happened to the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty. Anyway, I don't want to participate in the imperial examination, and even if I am discovered in the future, it will be harmed by myself.

At this moment, Zuo Shaoyang bowed and said, "If the two of you didn't lie to me and there was no other punishment, I can take the medical examination for you. I have to verify it when I go back."

"Thank you, Brother Zuo, for being overjoyed. As soon as you hit the ground, you thrust it: "Don't worry, there is absolutely no other punishment. Besides, this is just a state test. Our Wu family is a big and small player in Longzhou, and there is no unfair thing to deal with."

Zuo Shaoyang glanced at Mr. Tian, ​​and Mr. Tian nodded quickly and agreed, saying that Wu Shu did not brag. Zuo Shaoyang said, "Okay, okay, but although we have similar figures, we have different appearances. How can we take the exam? They can tell at a glance. Besides, I have a bad calligraphy. It's only five days. No matter how I practice, I'm afraid I won't have time. The difference in handwriting is too big."

Wu Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry about appearance. My father has already opened the joints. The invigilator will turn a blind eye. Just go in and take the exam for me. This handwriting is easier. When you write official script, you can write every stroke and do not write a single stroke. Everyone is almost the same and can't recognize the different ones."

Zuo Shaoyang smiled bitterly: "Lishu? I also wrote Lishu very badly."

Wu Shu and Young Master Tian looked at each other, their eyes full of disbelief. Because in ancient times, children picked up their pens and wrote since childhood, and their calligraphy would not be bad.

Seeing that they didn't believe it, Zuo Shaoyang walked to the desk in the study, picked up the pen and wrote a few words, imitating the official script. It was indeed one step deep and one step shallow, and it was not a good idea. He put down his pen and said, "I have never practiced calligraphy well after studying medicine. It's really bad, it's not a joke."

It is difficult to fake this calligraphy. As the saying goes, an expert can tell whether there is any one. It is difficult for a calligrapher or a person who is good at calligraphy to pretend to have a very bad word. It can be seen at a glance.

Wu Shu and Young Master Tian looked at each other and smiled bitterly. It can be seen that Zuo Shaoyang's calligraphy is indeed very bad.

Young Master Tian said, "What should I do? It's only five days, and it's too late to practice now."

Wu Shu frowned and thought for a long time, and said, "It's too late. Let's do it. Brother Zuo, please practice calligraphy first in the past few days and concentrate on practicing official script. I will copy the words I wrote for you and try my best to imitate my words. I will accompany you to practice these days, correct your brushwork at any time, and try to be consistent with me. Then I asked my father to take out the paper I took in the county exam, ask you to copy it, and then stuff it back, so that the handwriting will be consistent."
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