In the Huagai Hall, Zhu Di was sitting at the head, Lv Zhen, the Minister of Rites, Leng Aoyu, the scholar of Hanlin, Chen Ying, the imperial official of the Zuodu of the Imperial Academy, and Chen Anzhi of the Imperial Academy, all leading their outstanding staff members, gathered together, and placed on the imperial desk
Ten chapters are exactly the chapters of the top ten achievements of this class.【】
Lu Shangshu, Leng Xueshi, Chen Buyuan and their staff were all granted seats. The hall was so quiet that even the sound of sleeves rubbing when people raised their hands and feet, and the scoffing of paper when unfolding the test paper could be heard by Mu Si and a few children.
The eunuch delivered the test papers to each of the adults one by one. The first one was Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites. After studying it carefully, Lu Zhen closed his eyes and tasted it, then transferred the test paper to Leng Aoyu, a bachelor of Hanlin, and took the second one.
The two test papers continued to be reviewed. Zhu Di even stopped attending the morning session today and gathered these people from early in the morning to start writing.
The scientific examination is divided into three sessions, each lasting three days. The first session tests the three meanings of the "Four Books" and the four meanings of the "Five Classics" to test the candidates' familiarity and understanding of the Confucian classics. The second session examines one topic and examines the students.
The students' ability to distinguish right from wrong and write about various public administration areas. The third test examines the five subjects of classics, history, and policy to examine the students' knowledge of ancient and modern political affairs.
The National Examination is the country's talent selection ceremony, and its importance cannot be overstated when it comes to the rise and fall of the country. However, in the actual marking, because there are many candidates, the test papers are piled up, the marking time is tight, and the tasks are heavy.
You must carefully consider every word and sentence, and you must not be sloppy. God cannot complete all the marking work with quality and quantity. Therefore, the regular examiners have formed an unshakable rule: only focus on the seven essays and eight essays in the first session.
Why only focus on the eight-part essay? Because this is an extremely strict format. For examiners, it is easier to grasp the pros and cons of right and wrong, which greatly increases the speed of grading and makes it easier to judge the appropriateness of the test papers so that all test papers can be marked as scheduled.
, to minimize the subjective factors of the examiner, thereby ensuring the seriousness and fairness of the official selection examination.
Therefore, although it is criticized for being rigid and rigid, it does force candidates to follow suit and not dare to take more than half a step. However, it is precisely because it has strict regulations on beginnings, inheritance, transfers, and combinations, even in terms of the number of words.
There are also strict regulations on the number of sentences to minimize the subjective factors of the examiner, thus ensuring the rights and interests of the candidates to the maximum extent, so that the truly outstanding candidates can gain fame.
There are very few people with outstanding talents and learning who can’t even do the most important eight-part essay in the scientific examination. If you insist on saying how good they are in other aspects of knowledge, the reality is limited. In the era of officialdom, if the examiner’s evaluation
If the standard is too free, there will be a lot of room for cheating. Therefore, the Eight-part Examination was considered a relatively standardized test of that era, and it was the most objective and fair way to select talents.
However, the degree of standardization is still limited after all. If the differences between the chapters are not too great, the examiners who are good and who are bad will naturally come to different conclusions due to different appreciation angles. Lu Zhen played tricks in this aspect.
When everyone finished the test paper and needed their comments, Lu Zhen, Leng Aoyu, and Chen Ying whispered to their colleagues, exchanged opinions, and then gave in to each other. Finally, Lu Zhen made the comments first.
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Lu Zhen said respectfully: "Your Majesty has carefully gone through the test papers and interpreted the first-class and first-class papers chosen by the bachelors. From the four aspects of 'reason, law, speech, and Qi, it is indeed a masterpiece. Three chapters,
The mastery of the scriptures, the understanding of Cheng and Zhu’s annotations, the chapter structure, the students’ calligraphy skills and their interpretation of the heart are all very good. However,”
Zhu Di opened his eyes and asked: "But what?"
Lu Zhendao: "However, the chapter written by You Tingguang, the seventh in my review, is pure and elegant, rich in emotion, vivid in writing, and stable in dialogue. It breaks the topic, continues the topic, and turns naturally. The explanation of its meaning is particularly excellent, although it is not as good as that of the great scholar of Jie University.
The first, second, and third candidates have beautiful words and phrases, but they understand the scriptures and convey the purpose with sufficient reasoning, which is highly praised by the minister. If I are the chief examiner, this person should be selected as the first.
In addition, the ninth person named Chang Hui, whose..."
Lu Zhen said it tactfully, but in the end he rejected all the first and second places chosen by Xie Jin, and ranked You Tingguang as the top pick, Chang Hui as the second pick, and only the third place was untouched. Zhu Di frowned.
, said in a deep voice: "In other words, Xie Jin's selection of scholars is not fair?"
How could Lu Zhen, such a slippery and experienced person, be willing to come forward and challenge Xie Jin directly? He said hurriedly: "I don't dare to judge this. Examiners have different likes and dislikes, so it is normal for them to be biased in their grading."
Zhu Di snorted and turned his eyes to Leng Aoyu, the scholar of Hanlin. This bachelor was publicly humiliated by Xie Jin when he recited a poem against him. He was a noble official who rarely interacted with Xie Jin, but he was not afraid of Xie Jin.
Jin Quanquan was gushing at the moment and criticized Xie Jinxuan's chapter. He didn't say whose chapter was good, only that Xie Jinxuan's chapter was not good. If you want to find fault with that chapter, you can find it no matter what.
Yes, Grand Scholar Leng mustered up his energy and refuted Xie Jinxuan's chapter as useless.
Zhu Di's face darkened a little, and he asked Chen Ying for his opinion again. Chen Ying did not directly criticize Xie Jin, but instead said good things for Xie Jin. The same examiner was responsible for all the marking and evaluation, and the examiner only reviewed the selected Zhang Zai at the end.
Check, + decide a ranking. The time is tight, and the amount of examination papers is large, it is inevitable that some oversights will be made. In the end, I just pointed out two small mistakes with a little regret. For example, the handwriting of Xie Jinxuan's number one examination paper was not elegant enough.
There was a small ink mark on the paper, which made Zhu Di feel even more confused.
The last turn was Chen Anzhi from the Imperial Academy. Old Master Chen was more leisurely than the great scholar Leng from Hanlin Academy, and he was not afraid of how Xie Jin would retaliate against him if he was not defeated. He immediately rolled up his arms and sleeves and went into battle shirtless, saying plausibly: "This article is being interpreted
The title of the chapter taken by the bachelor as the number one scholar is vague, the mood of the question is low-key, and the title is lackluster. On the other hand, the chapter "The Slim Lichang of Dongfang Mingyuan" from Zhejiang Province, taken at the bottom of the top ten, is much better than the chapter taken by the bachelor.
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Your Majesty, please, this article is divided into eight strands, like a chain of locks, with the joints interdependent. There is no need to transfer a single sentence, the pattern is the most advanced. The strands are connected after the strands are connected, and there is a wonderful way of connecting the lotus roots with broken threads. Each strand is full of twists and turns, swaying in various shapes. The interpretation of the strands
The true meaning is revealed, and every word is thorough and precise. At first glance, it is ordinary, but when you think about it carefully, you will be amazed. The way you came from is very clear, and the way out is very clear. You can speak for the sages! On the other hand, if you look at the chapters taken by the scholars of interpretation..."
Chen Anzhi curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to explain the policy of selecting the number one scholar. I only did a rough review and found two typos and one sentence that didn't make sense. After a closer look, it turned out that
I have never read a sentence! I dare not say for sure whether Xie Xueshi follows the law, but Xie Xueshi is careless and slack in selecting scholars for the imperial court, which can be seen from this!"
As mentioned before, when selecting candidates, due to the large number of test papers, the large amount of test papers, and the short time for unveiling the list, there was no time to finish all the candidates' papers, so the examiners only focused on the eight essays, but according to the rules, all chapters should be carefully considered.
Review it carefully. Others act according to the unspoken rules, and it's okay if nothing happens. If Xie Jin makes a mistake at this moment, then he will find out what's wrong with him.
There were no punctuation marks in ancient my country, but in order to pause and break sentences to facilitate understanding and reading, scholars gradually invented symbols similar to modern punctuation marks and periods. When marking papers, these symbols should be added to indicate that they have been read word for word. But if you want to do this, you have to read the entire chapter carefully in order to make accurate sentences. This strategy is not taken seriously by others, so the examiners will naturally be lazy.
Now that Chen Anzhi has raised it, it is an undeniable issue. Whether Xie Jin is doing his best to recruit scholars for the court has naturally become a big issue.
Zhu Dihan said with a face: "Today I just asked you to read the top ten volumes, and you have come to these conclusions. How do you know that those who are ranked at the bottom or even those who have failed are not virtuous and capable? Students have been since childhood.
Meng Tong, who studied hard in the cold window and was eliminated step by step, will take decades to be able to pass the imperial examination. Decades, a child with a milky voice, will be able to achieve success in his studies when he is nearly 10 years old, or even longer.
How can the imperial court not value it?"
He slapped the imperial examination papers and said in a deep voice: "I declare that the undergraduate rankings are invalid! All examination papers will be reviewed by the Ministry of Rites, Hanlin Academy, and the Imperial College, and then the rankings will be announced!"
All the ministers in the palace stood up one after another and bowed together: "I accept the decree!"
The eunuch, Mu Si, dusted herself with a fly whisk and slowly walked out of the Huagai Hall. She glanced left and right, waved to a young eunuch, and whispered: "Go to the East Factory quickly and tell your godfather, Bachelor of Science... it's over!"
The emperor overturned the original list and ordered the examination papers to be reviewed again, which naturally proved that Xie Jin was unfair in selecting scholars. Since the selection of scholars was unfair, he must be severely punished. How could Mu Si still not understand such a simple truth?
In the Yuan Pavilion, Xie Jin was restless. In the Huagai Palace, the emperor was convening officials from the Ministry of Rites, the Hanlin Academy, the Imperial Procuratorate and the Imperial Academy to discuss matters. Needless to say, the matters being discussed must be related to the charges against him by his disciples.
Xie Jin wanted to inquire about what was going on over there, but it was really not appropriate for him to take any action at the moment.
His in-law Hu Guang had originally encouraged him to become the examiner, but now he was in trouble. Hu Guang felt so ashamed that he couldn't even see him. Several other cabinet bachelors also looked strange when they saw him, a bit shy.
The feeling made Xie Jin dare not go for a walk in the corridor, for fear of bumping into his colleagues and making everyone feel uncomfortable.
He regretted it, really regretted it. He thought about why he didn't listen to the advice of the Duke of Fu. He was so obsessed with lard that he went to compete for the exam! Seeing that the "Yongle Dadian" was about to be compiled, he was afraid that he would not be able to repeat his great achievements.
To win the favor of a saint? Now a group of villains are adding insult to injury, what should we do?"
The more Xie Jin thought about it, the more anxious he became. Just at this moment, a young eunuch walked in holding a stack of memorials. Xie Luo glanced at them in a hurry and saw that they were the memorials that the emperor had transferred to the East Palace for review. The East Palace always handed over memorials to him from the East Palace.
Zuo Yude and Yang Shiqi were in charge, why was a young eunuch replaced now?
Xie Jin asked in surprise, and the young eunuch said: "The prince asked the slave to send me the memorial. I just need to obey the order. I don't know what the elder asked me."