Chapter 729 This is very embarrassing...
In any case, the emperor's decree has been issued. Under the command of Huai'en, a group of eunuchs quickly placed nine tables lined up in the Wenhua Hall, and prepared brand-new pens, inks, paper and inkstones.
The Director of Ceremonies also moved very quickly. In less than a stick of incense, he sent the latest transcribed and sealed test papers into the hall one after another.
And not only that, what surprised the elders even more was that all the papers were not sent directly to them, but were sent to the emperor's imperial case first.
Afterwards, the emperor first picked up the ink pen and wrote a number on each copy, and then the eunuch sent the test papers to the corresponding desk.
After there were at least four or five test papers on every desk, the emperor stopped his writing, raised his head and said.
"You gentlemen have all passed the scientific examination. I won't go into details about how to read the papers. I only have one requirement, and that is fairness and justice. As I just said, you must measure your ability and morality, arrange them in order, and then submit them to me for review.
,let's start."
So, all the ministers present bowed their hands and took their seats one by one under the guidance of the eunuchs.
In the eyes of these veteran officials, the pros and cons of these strategies can be easily seen at a glance. However, this is after all a palace examination, a reading that determines the fate of these candidates.
Especially when the emperor obviously paid so much attention to it, all the ministers were naturally cautious. Therefore, although the emperor mentioned two hours, in fact, the review lasted from noon to dusk.
After all, although the bosses can basically determine the ranking of these policies at a glance, looking at the current situation, if the emperor randomly selects a few from them on a whim, they will always be able to give detailed reasons for their judgment.
Dusk is gradually rising, and the sky is already covered with brilliant clouds.
After the last test paper was sent to Hu Hui's hands to read, he finally raised his head, rubbed his sore eyes, rearranged the three alternative papers in his hand, and put them on the front of the desk.
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Just like the emperor said, although they were called here temporarily, these people have all gone through the imperial examinations, and many of them have participated in or presided over the imperial examinations and palace examinations, so they are all familiar with the journey.
According to the rules, each paper reader will evaluate a test paper that he thinks is the best, and then list it in the top ten and submit it to the emperor.
However, in actual operation, this method is flawed. After all, each reader's standards are slightly different, and it is not impossible that a large number of excellent test papers will be assigned to the same person.
Therefore, completing the marking of all test papers is only the first step. Next, each paper reader will select the test papers that he has reviewed and thinks can enter the first class.
There is no limit to this number. Generally speaking, it is about three to five. Then these approximately thirty to fifty papers will be exchanged and reviewed again, and the number will eventually be reduced to about ten.
The final ten copies will not be submitted directly to the emperor, but will be reviewed by all the readers again. Only after at least half of them approve them, will they be included in the final list of ten imperial officials.
In addition, during this process, if there are relatively big differences between two examiners, for example, one of them insists that the article is excellent, while the other holds the opposite opinion, then the test paper will also be shared by all examiners.
review.
Under very special circumstances, there are big differences in the opinions of the ten examination examiners. Then, this special examination paper will be listed among the ten examination papers and submitted to the imperial court separately for personal decision by the emperor.
Second-rate.
Hu Hui is considered fast. He is old, so his evaluation is relatively "slow". Perhaps for this reason, the emperor did not assign many test papers to him, so he was the first to finish.
He raised his eyes and glanced around, looking at Yu Qian, Wang Wen, Yu Shiyue and others who had at least several backlogged cases. Mr. Hu felt satisfied and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
This may be the saying that with greater ability comes greater responsibility...
The previous ten unlucky ones had already been led by the eunuchs to stay in the side palace. Looking at this situation, they would not even think about stepping out of the palace until the new list of Jinshi was released.
Picking up the pastries at hand to replenish their strength and taking a bite, Hu Hui looked at the papers in front of her and began to think again.
This is probably the highest-level examination paper reading since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no, it should be the highest level in the history of imperial examinations.
Not only them, the emperor also stayed in the palace the whole day without leaving even a step.
The whole court, from the emperor to the six ministers, the seven ministers, the first and second ministers of the cabinet, all put down all kinds of government affairs in their hands, shut themselves up in the Wenhua Palace, ignored everything, and spent a whole day on it.
In order to review these new examination papers.
During this period of time, I don’t know how many major affairs of the imperial court have been handled.
Thinking like this, half an hour later, the clouds on the horizon gradually disappeared, night fell, and the lights were turned on in the palace at some point. A certain capable person who worked hard and blamed Shaobao finally finished reading.
With the last test paper in his hand, he took the eight papers he had picked out and came to Mr. Hu who was about to doze off.
"Uncle Da Zong, I've been waiting for a long time. Here are some test papers that Yu thinks are excellent in terms of literary talent, word theory, and insights. I'd like to ask Uncle Da Zong to read them."
At this time, the emperor had already begun to review the memorials, without caring about what they were doing.
So, a few senior adults gathered together, exchanged the test papers in their hands, then sat down again and started marking again.
Because they are all the best papers that have been selected, it will be much easier when you review them again. At least the basic quality is guaranteed.
The next thing these seniors have to do is to truly select the best among the best. Generally speaking, if a test paper is judged to be the number one scholar, the examiner will draw a circular mark on the beginning of the paper, and the candidate who picks the best will have a triangle mark.
, the remaining second place papers are marked with slashes, and the second and third grade papers also have different marking methods.
But at this point, what is delivered to everyone is basically marked with circles, triangles or slashes.
Moreover, in accordance with the emperor's request, the name and seal of the reader were recorded under each mark. In this way, after repeated review, when the sky was completely dark, and the palace was brightly lit, the words were finally The final ten test papers were selected.
"Your Majesty, after deliberation, this minister believes that he can be selected for the first grade. Please see it for your Majesty's visit."
After tidying up the messy desk and everyone getting dressed, Hu Hu took the test paper that had been discussed by a group of ministers and submitted it to the imperial case.
Although it took a long time, fortunately, there was no big difference in everyone's opinions. Although some people had reservations about some of the test papers, generally speaking, everyone still recognized the performance of these ten test papers. His talent, knowledge and knowledge.
As for the specific content tendency, there is no fixed rule, it can only be said that everyone has different opinions.
Zhu Qiyu looked at the ten fresh papers in front of him. He was not in a hurry to read the contents. Instead, he first looked at the list checked by the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
As expected, compared with the previous list, it was almost a major change...
(End of chapter)
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