With the end of the Autumn Palace Competition, a difficult period of suffering is now ushering in.
For all the students who participated in the Qiuwei Competition on the 20th, it was simply more difficult than a year. The food was not satisfying, the sleep was restless, and an accurate result was not obtained. Even outstanding people like Fan Jingwen and Yang Sichang were not satisfied.
Dare to guarantee it.
After the courtyard was locked, the Gongyuan side entered an intense period of marking and reviewing papers. Each room carried out the marking and reviewing of papers independently, and the same examiner was not allowed to cross the room to review papers and check for success. This was also a means to prevent fraud.
The Zhou Dynasty followed the old practices of the previous Ming Dynasty, but there were some changes.
For example, the examiners in Beizhili were originally nominated by the Shuntian Prefecture, and the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites jointly discussed and reported to the emperor for approval. However, it basically evolved into the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites discussing a large list, and the emperor
The selection is made directly among them, and the examiner is no longer elected and submitted to the emperor for approval.
The candidates for the chief examiner were also selected from the original lecturers and ministers of the Hanlin Academy, Zuo Chunfang, and the Ministry of Rites, and the co-examiners were extended to the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and the Imperial College.
This time, the chief examiner of Beizhili was Zhao Zongji, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and there were eight other examiners.
According to the conventional regulations, the classics, meanings, and policies are all divided into upper, upper, middle, middle, middle, lower, and lower. If one of the categories is middle or lower or lower, it will be directly deposed. If it is the winner of the same category, unless it is
The other paper must be recognized by the examiner as the best paper before it can be taken.
In other words, as long as one of the two volumes is listed as middle, lower, or lower, you will basically be deprived of the chance of Chinese style. You must reach the upper middle or upper level in both volumes before you have the opportunity to have Chinese style.
As the examiner, Zhao Zongji does not grade papers. Except for difficult questions or particularly excellent papers that require his personal review, he also randomly checks papers that have been reviewed and graded by several fellow examiners to prevent malpractice or errors or omissions.
Due to the adoption of the sealing (anonymous) and transcription system, this greatly reduces the possibility of cheating. The anonymity allows no one to know who wrote the paper, and the same transcription directly avoids the same examiner's handwriting.
Identifying the papers of acquaintances or entrusted persons, coupled with the temporary paper selection and examination system, can basically avoid cheating to the greatest extent.
Of course, the chances of taking a substitute test or missing a question in advance are relatively small and difficult to completely avoid, but at least the possibility of large-scale cheating is avoided.
The number of candidates for the Autumn Examination in Beizhili this time reached 4,515, which is slightly lower than the previous subject, but generally speaking, it is average. Since the 32nd year of Yuanxi, the number of candidates for the Autumn Examination in Beizhili has remained at 4,400 to 4,400.
There are small fluctuations among 4,600 people, but they remain basically stable.
Because it is divided into two papers, that is to say, the nine thousand papers need eight fellow examiners to read them within twenty days and write their marking comments. Whether it is upper or middle, they all need to have intermittent marking comments, that is to say
To be able to withstand review, there must be an explanation for why someone was removed and why he was selected.
More than ten days of being locked away in the hospital for reviewing and grading papers is also a torture for the examiner and fellow examiners, but it is also an honor.
Having served as a chief examiner or a co-examiner is basically equivalent to a recognized qualification certificate in Shilin, which means that you are also qualified to participate in the next subject or a co-examiner, and there will be more rounds of chief exams.
Qualification means that you are basically considered a great scholar and sage among scholars, and with a few more rounds of qualifications, you can still show off your qualifications in front of other scholars and literati.
In the marking room, everyone basically has no extra words to say. If there is, it is usually because there are particularly good papers that need to be exchanged and observed, and especially for the first and last papers, then basically everyone has to observe and comment on each other.
There are not many such scrolls in both classics and policy volumes, basically less than half, which means that it takes thirty to fifty scrolls to produce one scroll, and if there is one,
If you submit a paper, as long as the opponent's other paper is not too bad, you can determine the correct answer.
Zhao Zongji had to read the papers before entering the first volume, which means that the student basically entered the ranks of scholars. After passing the imperial examination, even if the student failed to pass the imperial examination, he would not even be willing to be elected as an official.
, then after he returns to his hometown, this qualification will be enough to put him on an equal footing with the county magistrates, without being squeezed or suppressed by any squires and landlords.
This is a real fish leaping over the dragon gate.
This paper was indeed written quite well. Zhao Zongji couldn't help but twirling his beard and read it carefully. After a while, he put it down, and then went to see if the corresponding Jingyi volume of this paper had been read.
.
At first glance, the volume on the classics and its meanings is also in the upper volume!
If you read it carefully again, it is still an excellent volume.
This greatly surprised Zhao Zongji.
It is not that there are cases where both the classics and the policy theory are in the same volume, but there are not many such cases, and the two volumes he saw can be regarded as the top three volumes he has read.
Maybe this should be the first place, Zhao Zongji pondered.
"Bachelor, let's take a look at this book on classics and meanings." Zhao Zongji saw several of his fellow examiners whispering to each other. They discussed it for a while, but there seemed to be no conclusion.
"What's the matter?" Good is good, bad is bad. Do these people have any different opinions? Even if there are some differences, they are not too big. Zhao Zongji is also very surprised.
Zhao Zongji sat in the hall, and when someone brought it to him, he frowned at a glance. What was so surprising about this paper? But it was specially brought to him, and it even aroused controversy. Could it be that there really was some hidden secret?
I read it carefully again and read the comments. They are quite satisfactory. I only said that the writing is simple and the discussion is anticlimactic. It is also to the point. At most, it is only a middle volume, and even the middle and lower volumes are more reasonable, but the volume has not been graded.
"What's so difficult about it?" Zhao Zongji became curious. Is there anything else worth being embarrassed about?
If it is too ordinary or even bad, it is reasonable to rate it as average or below average, not an exaggeration.
"Bachelor, please read this policy paper again." Another examiner handed over a policy paper with a strange look on his face.
As soon as his eyes fell, Zhao Zongji realized that this paper was unusual.
From establishing the topic to asking the questions, and then to solving the problem and solving the problem, although the writing is general, it is better than the clarity of organization.
More importantly, this article is very targeted from the beginning. It can be said that the measures that the government needs to take after the disaster are divided into priorities and listed one by one, as well as problems that may arise in the future.
, as well as the remedial measures after the occurrence, are written one by one.
It felt to Zhao Zongji that this was simply a countermeasure that a group of officials from Shuntian Prefecture sat together and discussed. No, not even the Shuntian Prefecture officials could have considered it so thoroughly, and the details were extremely thorough and detailed.
Practical.
It is much better than the one I saw before that has always been praised as the number one. It can be directly used as a classic operation manual and put into practical use.
Zhao Zongji didn't quite believe his eyes. How could there be a student who was so familiar with situations such as relief, epidemic prevention, eliminating rumors, and controlling public opinion?
Could it be that he is an official himself and wants to take the exam for Qiu Wei?
This is not the case. Some people have studied hard for many years and still failed to pass the Qiuwei exam. In order to make a living, they have to first get a job in the district and then continue to take the exam. However, even so, they are not so familiar with and capable of handling post-disaster situations.
It’s better to come up with countermeasures.
But in any case, this is definitely a first-rate and good policy statement. Zhao Zongji has already considered asking the transcriber to arrange for a scribe to transcribe it again, and he will submit it to the emperor.
Perhaps the emperor will also send it to the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Justice and the Shuntian Mansion, so that the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Justice and the Shuntian Mansion can all think about it.
Seeing Zhao Zongji pondering and remaining silent, several fellow examiners were a little surprised. Could it be that this paper was not enough to satisfy the Hanlin bachelor's degree student?
Finally, I heard Shi Zhao read a sentence: "Let me copy it again. This article can be regarded as the best in modern scientific research. I will submit it to the emperor for reading."
Several fellow examiners were taken aback, and one of them hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, bachelor, do you know that the previous scripture meaning and this policy theory were written by the same person..."
Zhao Zongji was also shocked and in disbelief: "Have you made a mistake? How is this possible?"
"There is no reason to be mistaken. We have asked the transcriber to verify that the two handwritings are indeed from the same person." Yi Ming and the examiner immediately replied.
The transcriber is the official responsible for supervising the writers to re-transcribe more than 9,000 papers and then hand them over to the examiner for marking. Only he can verify the handwriting, and the examiner is not allowed to touch the paper for reasoning.
"Oh?" Zhao Zongji pondered for a moment, "Bring me the scripture and let me read it again."
Immediately presented the scripture meaning, Zhao Zongji read it again and could only shake his head. If this article was slightly better, this student would definitely be ranked in the top thirty, but now it seems that the standard of this scripture meaning is really inferior.
Some.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Zongji naturally understood the emperor's wishes since he was appointed by the emperor to take the exam in Beizhili. After pondering for a while, he nodded and said: "Although this article is not very elegant in literary talent, it is still fluent in both art and science.
It can be rated as medium.”
The examiner made the final decision, and naturally no one had any objections.
The positioning of this paper itself is somewhere in between. It seems that the examiner must have particularly high regard for this policy paper, which is why it is so intended. This is also in line with the current imperial court's intention.
However, this article is designated as a mid-level paper, which also means that this student may also be selected by the examiner, because if it is a mid-to-lower score, it will be dismissed directly according to the convention, while there is still a chance for the mid-level paper, and it depends on the examiner's thoughts.
It is already quite obvious that this student must be selected for the list.
I just don’t know how many places the examiner will rank this paper on the list.
This chapter has been completed!