Here we have to talk about the examination method of the provincial examination.
There are three exams in total. Each exam is on the 9th, 12th, and 15th day of the lunar month. Each time, you have to enter the venue one day in advance, roll call and distribute the exam papers, and hand in the papers the next day, so it takes about nine days.
After returning to the inn, the group gathered in the room.
Ling Bao urged: "Brother, please tell me about the imperial examination fraud case. Are there many people cheating?"
She didn't understand it, and the biggest thing she could think of was cheating.
Cheng Yun shook his head: "More than that."
The imperial examination fraud case occurred eighteen years ago. The examiner at that time engaged in malpractice and peddled examination questions privately. The results were predictable. Is there any airtight wall in the world? After being discovered, the late emperor was furious and had him arrested and imprisoned.
, ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
"Then what?" Ling Bao asked with wide round eyes, "Did he really commit fraud for personal gain?"
Cheng Yun nodded.
This investigation is extraordinary.
This is because not only the examiners are engaging in malpractice for personal gain, but even the candidates are rarely innocent. There are many cases of bribery, ghostwriting (hiring ghostwriters), cutting papers (exchanging test papers), and impersonation of names.
There are also students who copy the article on IQ as thin as gold foil in advance in small regular script and hide it in the pen tube or under the insole; or they use concoction as ink to copy the pre-written article on their clothes and pants, and then quietly write it down after entering the examination room.
Copy it on the exam paper.
At that time, the late emperor was so angry that it could be said that "the emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses".
All the officials involved will be beheaded, and all the results of the current scholars will be invalidated. If it is found that they have bribed the examiners or cheated, their qualifications for the imperial examination will be directly cancelled, and they will never be allowed to enter the official career again.
Since then, the late emperor promulgated a series of strict examination regulations.
"Do you know how strict it is?" Cheng Yun asked.
Perhaps because he thought Ling Bao's round eyes were particularly cute, he couldn't help but pinch her face.
Ling Bao had long been used to it, and his expression didn't change at all. He was just curious about the test rules: "What's the point?"
Cheng Yun said: "Even the style of the test basket is stipulated."
Regardless of whether they are bamboo or willow, they must follow the southern style and become exquisitely lattice-shaped, with the same low surface.
If you don't follow the rules, you won't even be able to enter the Gongyuan, and you will be directly treated as cheating.
In addition, the inkstone should not be too thick, the pen barrel should be hollowed out, and the length of charcoal should not exceed two inches. Even the food you eat should be cut into pieces to make sure there are no hidden notes or other things.
It was only after the current emperor registered that things gradually changed, but not much. After all, it was the rule set by the late emperor.
Several children were dumbfounded when they heard this. They didn't expect it to be so harsh.
Cheng Yi sighed: "No wonder dad used to be an official from Enyinlai."
He wouldn't be willing to suffer like this!
"It's really hard, Dad." Cheng Yi said, "When we go back, I will make a delicious meal for Dad to reward him!"
Lingbao nodded repeatedly and said distressedly: "Thank you for your hard work, Dad."
"Every scholar who takes the provincial examination is the same."
Lingbao said: "It's hard work, everyone is working hard."
Xie Wuyang nodded: "Lingbao is right."
But if nothing unexpected happens, he won't have to take this road. His father's title can be hereditary for five generations.
After all, since he already holds a high position, he can no longer compete with students from poor families for the limited quota.
"Mr. Gao is one of the victims of the imperial examination fraud case." Cheng Yun said suddenly.
Ling Bao was stunned: "Which Mr. Gao?"
Cheng Yun tapped the tip of her nose and said with a smile: "Mr. Gao, he is naturally your master."
Everyone was even less aware of this, and they all exclaimed: "What?!"
Cheng Yun nodded in confirmation.
Speaking of which, Gao Xianqing was also unlucky.
First, he didn't buy the test questions, and second, he didn't cheat. He was implicated out of nowhere.
He did pretty well in the exam that time. Cheng Bo'an had read his exam papers. According to his uncle's estimate, if it went on normally, he would be able to get at least someone with the same background as Jinshi in the palace exam, but the specific ranking would depend on the emperor's wishes.
Gao Xianqing was still young at the time and could not withstand the blow. He was decadent for several years and later regained his strength. However, the impact of the imperial examination fraud case was so great that every subsequent examiner was afraid that the emperor would be angry again, so he would rather be wrong.
Killing cannot be spared. The scholars who participated in the imperial examination but survived basically did not get a good ranking.
Cheng Yun was not sure what happened next. Thinking of the first time he met Gao Xianqing, he guessed that he was probably studying knowledge while looking for a way to get ahead.
But now it seems that I am only concentrating on studying knowledge, so I must have given up.
Lingbao said "Ah" in many twists and turns, flattened his mouth and said distressedly: "Master Gao is so miserable."
Xie Wuyang nodded: "It's a completely unreasonable disaster."
Cheng Jin: "The fire at the city gate affects the fish in the pond."
Cheng Yi: "If it were me, I would be so angry."
Cheng Yun said seriously: "I am telling you this to tell you that no matter what you do, you must be down-to-earth and don't think about taking shortcuts, lest you get yourself into trouble."
Especially with their financial background, the entire family could be accidentally affected.
"We know it!"
Let’s talk about Cheng Zhongqian.
During the examination period, scholars sit, sleep, eat, and write in their dormitories. The outer wall of each dormitory is eight feet high, and the gate is three feet wide and six feet high. There are nearly a hundred long ones and fifty or sixty short ones.
The rooms are all arranged in rows facing south, like a long alley. The alley is four feet wide, and no more than two people can stand side by side. The order of the houses is numbered according to the "Thousand Character Classic".
Cheng Zhongqian was lucky and was assigned to the middle of the alley.
He breathed a sigh of relief quietly, it was great that he was not assigned to the end of the alley.
Cheng Zhongqian glanced at the end of the alley vaguely and sympathetically. The scholar who was assigned to the last room was as white as coal, because there was a toilet next to the alley, and the stench filled his nostrils when he was close.
Should you calm down and think about the topic?
There is a "Mingyuan Tower" in the Gongyuan. It can be said that it rises from the ground and is condescending. It can have a panoramic view of everything inside and outside the Gongyuan.
There are several people standing upstairs now, watching here, so the scholars all said nothing and entered the dormitory honestly, which was almost audible.
There are two layers of brick joints on the wall one or two feet above the ground. Wooden boards can be inserted into the gaps.
Don't underestimate these two wooden boards. They are tables and chairs during the day and beds at night.
Cheng Zhongqian was tall and had long legs. He couldn't stand up or lie down straight. He could only lie down and huddle on the wooden board. He was really uncomfortable everywhere and the surroundings were so quiet that he couldn't even turn over frequently.
I didn’t dare, so I could only recite silently in my heart:
“When heaven is about to entrust a man with a great responsibility, he must first strain his mind and will, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and confuse his actions. Therefore, if his mind and forbearance are tempted, he will benefit what he cannot do...