The examination passed quickly, and then it was the turn to mark the papers.
The examiners who marked the examination papers were also the officials who presided over the examination this time. Liu Jin and Han Wen were the examiners, known as Zongzai. In addition, there were bachelors who were born in Jinshi, Shangshu, and officials above the deputy censor of the capital. The number was about 18. People around them are called fellow examiners, and they are basically Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy.
Their task is to conduct sealing, enrolment, school team and the most important marking during the exam.
At this time, at the marking office, eighteen fellow examiners were busy marking the papers. They were divided into three groups, corresponding to the marking of the South List, North List, and East List.
Because the level of students on the third list is quite different, especially the gap between the level of students on the east list and the students on the north and south lists is very obvious, so they are all awarded separately.
The rules for selecting scholars are based on the total population of the provinces in the North and South East List accounting for the total population of the Ming Dynasty, and then calculated based on the number of Jinshi admitted this time.
In fact, the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty was the most fair and fair in all dynasties. It was much fairer than the college entrance examination system of later generations. Even here in Beizhili, at the foot of the emperor and in Beijing, there was still nothing special. of care.
It's just that the emperor sometimes gives a few more places for candidates. That is, during the autumn period, if only 100 people from a province can pass the examination in the autumn period, the emperor here in Beizhili will pay special attention to it because it is under the emperor's feet. If we give ten or twenty more places, 110 or 120 people can win the lottery at one time.
But when it came time to take the examination, there was no special care. Beizhili was on the Beibang list and competed with students from the northern provinces for Jinshi places.
"Mr. Liu, the preparations for grading are ready~"
Liu Jin, who was dressed in crimson robes, came to the marking area, and Han Wen also hurried over to ask for instructions.
"Well~ let's get started~"
Liu Jin nodded with satisfaction and then ordered.
"Yes~"
Han Wen and eighteen fellow examiners replied in unison, and then began the intensive grading.
The various systems of the imperial examination are extremely strict, and they pay great attention to fairness and impartiality. There are also many rules in grading.
One of them is that the examinee's paper is copied by a special person, and the candidate's name, place of origin, etc. are all obscured. Neither the co-examiner who copied the paper nor the co-examiner who graded the paper knows it. Whose are the test papers that you copied and marked?
In addition, when marking papers, they are all randomly selected and there are no rules. When you look at the uniformly copied papers, you don’t know whose papers they belong to.
When it comes to grading, a test paper is generally graded by at least six co-examiners, and the signatures, signatures, seals, etc. of these six co-examiners will be left on it for later review.
When grading papers, if the co-examiners like a paper they like, they will recommend it to other co-examiners. If several co-examiners think it is good, they will leave the word "take" on it and approve the paper with the word "take". It will be sent to the examiner. If the examiner thinks it is good, he will mark it with the word "中", which means high school.
At the same time, there are strict regulations on the marking time, which requires all papers to be reviewed within a certain time and the list to be announced within the specified time.
Therefore, the time for grading was also very tight, so Liu Jin, who had always been lazy, had to work overtime to join in the grading work.
At the marking office, eighteen fellow examiners were grading papers intensively, while Liu Jin and Han Wen were sitting leisurely, drinking tea, waiting for their fellow examiners to deliver satisfactory papers.
"Mr. Liu, Gong Han, this volume is good. I and several others think we can win it."
Soon, a fellow examiner brought a paper and delivered it to Liu Jin.
"Hmm~"
Liu Jin picked up the paper and read it carefully.
I have to say that this paper is indeed a beautiful article with great literary talent, citations from classics, and beautiful writing. However, after reading it carefully, Liu Jin frowned slightly.
Because although the article is very beautiful, its understanding of today's Ming Dynasty is very superficial. It just blindly praises the prosperous age of Ming Dynasty without actually having a deep understanding. It fails to see the problems faced by Ming Dynasty and propose some constructive suggestions.
sexual opinions.
"The rhetoric is gorgeous and the literary talent is soaring, but the understanding of today's situation in the Ming Dynasty is shallow, so it's not right!"
After Liu Jin finished reading, he directly gave an evaluation, and then wrote the word "no" with a red pen on the test paper.
Then Liu Jin took the test paper to Han Wen and said, "Mr. Han, take a look~"
Han Wen had obviously seen Liu Jin's glory and heard Liu Jin's words. He picked up the test paper and read it carefully. After reading it, he also praised it greatly: "The literary talent is indeed brilliant, and the writing is positive and beautiful, but just like Liu Jin
To be honest, although my literary talent is good, my understanding of the Ming Dynasty today is very shallow."
After saying that, Hanwen also wrote the word "no" on it, and also wrote a comment.
The other examiners couldn't help but be slightly surprised when they saw that Liu Jin and Han Wen directly rejected the paper that they thought was feasible.
This Liu Jin's work is really unexpected. Liu Jin failed to get the test paper with such high literary talent. Maybe after the list is announced, some students will inevitably make trouble and demand examination of the paper.
However, after thinking about it, they quickly shook their heads. These things were not something they needed to worry about. If anything happened, it would be Liu Jin, the examiner, who would be responsible for it.
The grading continued, and each test paper was continuously reviewed by the grading officer. From time to time, papers were sent to Liu Jin.
"Well, although the literary talent of this paper is not outstanding, it does have a good view and understanding of the current situation of our Ming Dynasty. We know that our Ming Dynasty faces a vast territory and the current situation of the imperial court's inability to govern remote areas. It puts forward the requirements
It would be good to vigorously build railways and communicate suggestions from various parts of the Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin looked at a test paper. The students in this paper believed that the problems faced by the Ming Dynasty were the vast territory, inconvenient transportation between various places, and the lack of control of remote areas by the court. He proposed to vigorously develop railways and build a perfect
The railway network was proposed to strengthen the Ming Dynasty's control over its vast territory.
Liu Jin was very happy and wrote the word "中" on it.
"This is also good. It fully understands the tribal issues that exist within our Ming Dynasty."
"Our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and numerous tribes. There are hundreds of tribes, large and small, and their development levels vary greatly. Some are even in the very primitive tribal stage."
"The suggestions put forward are also quite good. We should continue to adhere to the strategy of comprehensive Ming Dynasty, write in the same way as we write, establish unified Ming values and ideas, and ultimately achieve national integration."
"Not bad, not bad, fair!"
Liu Jin nodded with satisfaction while looking at it, and wrote the word "中" on it.
Test papers were sent to Liu Jin's hands one after another. Liu Jin basically rejected all candidates who could only pile up rhetoric.
The article is beautifully written, but it has little understanding of the current situation in Ming Dynasty.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty Morning Post is now quite popular. Scholars like them will basically read the Ming Dynasty Morning Post. They should know some of the current affairs of the Ming Dynasty and be aware of the many problems faced by the Ming Dynasty today. No matter how appropriate,
Give some suggestions that you think are feasible, and Liu Jin will easily let you pass.
However, there were many students showing off their rhetoric, not mentioning the current affairs of the Ming Dynasty, or having no own understanding and opinions on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Jin naturally rejected them all.
Intense grading is in progress.
Across the capital, students who had struggled for several days had finally finished their exams, and they gathered in small groups to talk about the imperial examination and relax.
Here at Wangyue Tower, Lu Nan, Jing Yang, Dai Dabin and other famous talents from the Ming Dynasty gathered together, drinking and relaxing while talking about this exam.
"Brother Lu, how do you think the exam went?"
Jing Yang took a sip of wine. When he saw Liu Jin in the examination room, he became uneasy. It can be said that he was greatly affected by this exam, so after the exam, he looked nervous.
Depressed.
"It's not bad. Although Liu Gong's question is unexpected, it is in line with Liu Gong's usual behavior."
Lu Nan thought for a while and said.
"Then what are you writing about?"
Dai Dabin and others also asked quickly.
"What I mainly write about is the population issue of our Ming Dynasty. Our Ming Dynasty is vast and sparsely populated. The land is vast, but the population is very small. I suggest that our Ming Dynasty should vigorously encourage childbirth, and at the same time introduce women from outside to give birth to children for our Ming people. At the same time,
Increase the labor force, pay attention to the protection of newborns, and vigorously promote new delivery techniques.”
Lu Nan thought for a while and replied.
"Is it okay to write like this?"
Jing Yang asked in surprise.
"It should be written like this. After all, the topic is the Ming Dynasty today. It must be that we write about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, find out some problems that we think are problematic, and then give some suggestions."
"Liu Gong is a practical official. When we answer questions, we should answer the questions based on Liu Gong's character and behavior."
Lu Nan replied.
"Oops~"
"When Brother Lu says this, I'm done."
"I didn't think about this at all. It was all about praising the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty, and it didn't write about the problems faced by the Ming Dynasty at all."
"It's over, it's over, it's over now."
When someone heard Lu Nan's words, they couldn't help but lament, and suddenly felt that there was no hope for high school.
Jing Yang on the side also turned dark after listening. He also used gorgeous words to praise the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty.
