Chapter 591 New changes in the imperial examination (3)

Author: Feng Xiaomu

4341 (AD 1644), October 10th.

The north wind is howling, a bit of chill is coming, and many people are wearing sweaters.

Today is the day when the Great China Empire holds its general examination.

A large number of people are waiting for the Gongyuan to open.

According to the past practice of the empire, Prime Minister Wei Shiming served as the examiner, and Han Cuibai, the Minister of Rites, served as the deputy examiner.

At eight o'clock in the morning, they opened the gate of Gongyuan and announced that the examination had officially begun.

Emperor Su He watched the gate of the Gongyuan open and the people lined up to enter the Gongyuan.

These people are all the top talents in the Great China Empire.

Among these people, there are likely to be talents who will go down in history and lead the Great China Empire further.

As long as the imperial court can ensure that the imperial examinations are relatively fair and ordinary people and children from poor families have channels for advancement, the country will not be in chaos.

Lu Yuanpeng and Li Zizhan walked into the Gongyuan side by side.

In order to relieve his nervousness, Li Zizhan was chatting with Lu Yuanpeng

"Brother Lu, I heard that the day before yesterday, some candidates demonstrated in front of the Rites Department and blocked the car of Lord Han Cuibai, Minister of Rites.

These candidates who were looking for trouble originally thought that the court would not do anything to them.

They did not expect that the court would react quickly this time.

Shuntian Mansion came immediately and took all these candidates into prison. The Ministry of Rites also reacted quickly and deprived these candidates of their honors.

They studied hard for ten years in a cold window, and it was all gone in one day."

When Lu Yuanpeng heard this information, he smiled and said: "These people are still too stupid, they think they are outnumbered.

In fact, they only represent a small number of people, and they cannot reach the level where the law does not punish everyone.

The country was very determined to carry out the reform of the imperial examination, so these people were just trying to get the government to use them to establish their authority.

These people are idiots. If they dare to do this, they are being used as a weapon without realizing it."

Lu Yuanpeng and Li Zizhan were chatting when they saw a post at five steps and a sentry at ten steps in the Gongyuan.

Young soldiers, carrying shiny rifles, stood in front of each compartment.

The partitions are all small wooden houses, and people next to you can't see what's going on next door.

The desk in front of me for answering questions is a glass table.

The entire table is completely transparent. The soldiers in front of the cubicle can clearly see what the candidates are doing?

Li Zizhan exclaimed: “The imperial examination was too strict and even used the method of man-to-man marking.

In the previous imperial examination, in order to prevent cheating, you had to take off your clothes and check carefully, which I think is shameful enough.

When I was a child, I was very happy when I heard that the imperial court abolished this practice.

Unexpectedly, the imperial court stared directly at us, which is really shameful."

When Lu Yuanpeng saw the scene in Gongyuan, his expression did not waver at all, and he said calmly: "These are soldiers of the Qinglong Guard. They are responsible for garrisoning the capital and have no chance to go out to fight.

Qinglongwei usually have few opportunities to make meritorious deeds, and they are extremely eager to make meritorious deeds.

If you catch a cheating examinee, you will get second-class merit.

Second-class merit is obtained on the battlefield and requires hard work.

When a soldier gets second-class merit, he gets the ticket to become an officer.

These people are randomly assigned, and no one knows which soldier is supervising their exam.

If you want to cheat now, it’s even harder than going to heaven.”

Li Zizhan nodded in agreement and said: "There is really someone who can cheat in the imperial examination. The power he holds has more channels and he can arrange his nephew to a better place.

It’s totally not worth it.”

In the imperial examinations of the Great China Empire, apart from leaking questions, it is extremely difficult to cheat in other processes. This is already the consensus of everyone.

The two of them quickly separated and headed to their own cubicle.

Lu Yuanpeng took the test card and found his location.

Here are the pens, brushes, pencils and related inks and manuscript papers issued by Gongyuan.

Of these three types of pens, candidates can use whichever pen they are used to answering the paper, but only one type of pen can be used from beginning to end to prevent candidates from making marks on the paper.

Lu Yuanpeng directly picked up the pen and tested the writing fluency of the pen on the manuscript paper.

Candidates generally do not answer questions with pencil.

Words written with pencil can be erased by eraser.

This has never happened in previous imperial examinations.

But as long as there is this possibility, no one will take risks on such a major matter related to the future of life.

Lu Yuanpeng sat on the stool. He was quite satisfied with both the stool and the desk.

He waited for a short time, and a clear bell rang throughout the Gongyuan.

This was the signal that the Gong Yuan officially closed its doors and the imperial examinations began.

Lu Yuanpeng soon saw an examiner holding a stack of black and white photos and comparing the appearance of the candidates one by one.

He had never heard of this process before and it should be a new one.

Lu Yuanpeng could guess it from the examiner's movements.

The examiner is holding a photo of the candidate in his hand and is comparing the candidates who come to take the exam to see if they are themselves and whether there is anyone else taking the exam.

"Zhang Shan, you have a Chinese character face, how come you have a round face?

Come here, capture him for me and take him to the interrogation room."

Lu Yuanpeng heard the examiner yelling and cursing from time to time, and someone who was taking the exam for him was caught.

The examiner quickly came to him and picked up a black and white photo.

The examiner looked at the black and white photo and Lu Yuanpeng from time to time, comparing Lu Yuanpeng's appearance with the photo.

The examiner quickly took out the seal and stamped a seal on Lu Yuanpeng's examination card.

"There are three subjects in this imperial examination. The examination time is from 10 am today to 10 am tomorrow, a total of twenty-four hours.

Candidates can submit their papers at any time and can leave Gongyuan after handing in their papers.

At ten o'clock tomorrow morning, the examiner will collect the papers forcibly."

Lu Yuanpeng said softly: "Thank you, examiner, for your guidance."

He didn't expect that the time of the imperial examination would also change a lot.

This imperial examination only lasts for one day, and candidates must complete three subjects in one day.

With this examination system, many candidates need to stay up late to answer questions.

Lu Yuanpeng feels that it is better to divide the examination process into two or three days.

But the imperial court set it as one day, and there must be reasons why it must be done.

He soon heard the bell ringing for the second time. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, and the examiner officially started handing out examination papers.

Lu Yuanpeng looked at the three examination papers. After looking through them carefully, he confirmed that there were no missing pages in the three examination papers, and he began to answer the questions seriously.

These topics are not difficult for Lu Yuanpeng, and he writes like a master.

He quickly copied the test paper in the evening and checked that the information was correct. He stood up and signaled the examiner to come and collect the test paper.

The examiner saw Lu Yuanpeng handing in his paper at this time. He was not a fool and could not do most of the questions.

That is a genius who can complete the questions faster than others.

Lu Yuanpeng handed in his papers, walked out of the gate of Gongyuan, and suddenly felt relaxed.

…………………………

Lu Yuanpeng and Li Zizhan came to Gongyuan again. They came to see the results released by Gongyuan.

In order to see the rankings as soon as possible, they came very early to occupy their seats.

Li Zizhan was restless and said with some worry: "I brought out most of the answers based on my memory.

All things considered, I am not even in the top five in our farm.

The imperial court only admits 300 Jinshi, so I probably won't be able to pass the exam this year.

Now it is said outside that this batch of Jinshi are the chosen ones and receive very good treatment."

Lu Yuanpeng advised: "Brother Li, don't belittle yourself.
To be continued...