The sun gradually rose and the lights in the hall were turned out. The atmosphere in the whole hall was a bit depressing, but it was not overwhelming.
The officials waited respectfully and silently prayed that it would be over soon. These seven days of grading were really tiring work. If they hadn't practiced Taoism and were healthy, some people might not have been able to endure it.
"The workload is a bit heavier right now. As long as the aftermath is handled properly... but the Yu family's tasks are completed, some discounts will be made. I hope there won't be any more business trips in a while!" Yang Cai thought, speeding up his movements.
Fortunately, only a few volumes were slightly controversial, and the rankings changed around sixty, which is within the allowable range.
Yang Cai picked up a roll, glanced at it and threw it away.
Looking at the following volume again, Yang Cai's face was filled with uncertainty. He picked it up and looked at it: "Ye Qing..."
The first volume is neat and tidy, and the answers are almost the same as the standard questions. Even if you want to deduct points, you can't find many flaws.
After flipping through another volume, even if there is no open literary style, Yang Cai still has the basic appraisal ability as a judge. Every word is Zhuji, and the seven chapters are neatly arranged. Although this is not the first time I have seen it, I still changed after reading it.
Looking at his face, he secretly sighed in his heart: "There were rumors about the so-called 'Tong Jinshi'. I thought it was just a private talk among scholars, and it was just a joke in the official circles. I didn't expect that there was really a talent like Tong Jinshi."
"During the cattle farming test, I was disturbed and was able to write these seven articles in a hurry. The charm is complete and the prose is clear. It's incredible."
"If you want to depose this kind of article, I don't dare to do anything." Thinking of this, Yang Cai felt a little more regretful: "How could you offend such a person?"
As for methods such as replacement, modification, defilement, etc., Yang Cai didn't even think about it. After finishing the exam, there were Taoist mirrors to observe it, and there were inspection records of ghosts and gods. This method is the easiest to be exposed. Anyone who dares to do this will have long been eliminated.
Lost, confiscated the family and exterminated the clan.
No matter how thoughtful Yang Cai was, he would not dare to write anything in this regard.
"According to the imperial court system, literary talent comes first, and you will be admitted no matter what your luck is. Even if you are ranked last, there is no guarantee for anything else."
"With an article like Ye Qing's, I only hope that he is not the first in literary talent, so that he can be deposed by the difference in luck. The luck of the Ye clan cannot be brought to the table at all, so I don't know how much the Dragon Lord's Banquet has given him." Yang
Then he secretly thought that these sixty volumes were basically decided, and Ye Qing was definitely at the forefront.
However, there was still one more level to go through later. Yang Cai didn't know that someone had secretly suppressed Ye Qing's Qi, so he felt unsure.
"I have entered the Yu family with no merit. As long as I am not the first in literary talent, and as long as my luck is above thirty, I can be dismissed with justifiable authority. As for other things, even if some people question this book, I can be dismissed according to the rules.
There won’t be any problem. Isn’t this kind of thing rarely done in the officialdom?”
As long as there is no solid evidence, who would deal with an official just for words? Who wouldn't be afraid of being bitten by villains if things happen to him in the future?
It is even more harmful to the dignity of the scholars, the court, and the Taoist sect. Even real people who are transcendent from the mortal world must face up to this rule.
"It's just that in the first three volumes, Yu Fan and Yu Sangong's articles are really useless. Zhang Minzhi is a famous talent in the county. After a few years of delay, his articles have become more mature and steady. Although Ye Qing despises him, he can't help it.
I don’t admit it, but from my perspective, I can’t tell the difference between these three volumes.”
"It seems that only when the culture is open can we judge who is number one!" Yang Cai sighed, thought no more, and continued working.
The examiner carefully reviewed the papers and from time to time found out the papers and made subtle comparisons with the fixed papers to decide whether to discard or insert them. Seeing that the screening was coming to an end, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the sun gradually rising, the examiner finally selected the sixty volumes. The examiner's high spirits were relieved, and he inspected again, returned to his seat and smiled.
The examiner was a fellow Jinshi who came from the state, named Fan Shan. He was meditating when Lan Chongwen stepped forward and asked, "Master Fan, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I was thinking about the papers. I've read the first sixty papers, and they were all outstanding. I remember that the level was not so high in previous years."
"I'll review the first hundred volumes after the meeting. It's not a good idea to give in."
Lan Chongwen smiled knowingly: "Yes, I feel that the level of this year's batch is higher than previous years, but the number of places is limited. There are only these sixty volumes. I'm afraid no one can do it unless they give in."
"This is the imperial system. We have selected according to the system, and we are worthy of heaven, the imperial court, and scholars!"
As he said this, Lan Chongwen stood up, took out a stack of test papers from his desk and browsed them, smiling: "Look at the articles presented here, Yu Fan, Zhang Minzhi, and Ye Qing, they made me sweat. Such articles
I don’t dare to comment privately!”
Fan Shan stood up, took a few steps, and sighed with a smile: "That's why I said that the level of this year's batch is a bit higher than in previous years. I think the articles of these three people are all at the level of a genuine candidate. They are still in the cattle farming test."
, If I only take three papers in the state examination, I am afraid that I will still be outstanding, and it is not impossible to reach the same level as Jinshi."
Just as Lan Chongwen was about to speak, he saw an official saluting: "Sir, the sixty volumes have been finalized."
The two of them were stunned when they saw the sixty papers, each of which was placed on the table. They stood up and browsed through the papers briefly before making final confirmation.
In this big exam, 30 people will be selected from these 2,000 people. If they succeed, they will be promoted to Juren, and they will immediately have a status granted by the court. If they fail, they will waste their luck and have to wait for the next one.
After reading it, the two of them looked at each other and said, "I would like to invite a real person to come here and open the seal to see how you are doing!"
After saying this, the door of the palace suddenly lit up. Seeing the real invigilator coming in, they all immediately bowed: "Welcome to the real invigilator to enter the palace!"
With sufficient etiquette, Fan Shancai said: "Master, let's start Wenqi now. It would be more appropriate for these students' results to be released as soon as possible!"
The real invigilator nodded his head after hearing this, stood up, walked to the desk, and waved his sleeves in front of the silver seal.
The next moment, the originally suppressed literary energy could no longer be blocked, and traces of white literary energy emerged from the eight hundred volumes. It became thicker and thicker, and further differentiated into red.
But after reaching red, most of them stopped evolving, while some continued to evolve and turned into yellow. Seeing this, the six examiners breathed a sigh of relief.
The real invigilator looked at it and found that all the golden literary qualities were indeed included in the sixty papers, so he took out a paper and wrote "Excellent" on it!
The six examiners all smiled and signed and approved the paper. It can be said that at this point, the responsibility of the six examiners is gone.
After signing, the following textual style has evolved to the end. All five volumes have a hint of blue color, the last two volumes have a little green color, and then stop. The remaining three volumes have evolved tenaciously, and have become three-quarters of blue color.
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"It's really a moment of great talent. It's hard to tell the difference, but you have to tell the difference." Fan Shan sighed, and several examiners came up to distinguish the light and color.
Yang Cai's heart was beating. If Ye Qing was determined to be number one, no one would be able to depose him.
However, it only took a moment for the distinction to be made in subtle ways. Fan Shan said: "Yu Fan is still first, Ye Qing is second, and Zhang Minzhi is third. Do you have any objections?"
"No objection!" the officials replied.
Yang Cai's heart dropped, and he was secretly proud. To be honest, the difference was only the slightest. If he hadn't sent someone to do something secretly, Ye Qing would have been the first.
"The arrangement has been decided. This time, all silver seal suppression will be cancelled. You can arrange it first." The real proctor waved his hand and took back the silver seal.
The exam paper is full of glory, and all the suppression and seals have been unlocked.
The streaks of luck soared into the sky, and the brilliance was brilliant, but when the real person looked carefully, most of them were red, occasionally some were pure yellow, and some were red and yellow.
Seeing this, the real person couldn't help but sigh. Red ones are only good for scholars, but red and yellow ones are not. However, there are still some opportunities. If the color is pure yellow, it really has the good fortune to be a scholar.
At this time, luck and literary spirit supported each other, and in the blink of an eye, the ranking changed. Ye Qing's growth was not fast, and the second place continued to fall, and in the blink of an eye, he fell to the twentyth place.
At the age of twenty, the decline slowed down, but continued, and the examiners couldn't help but look at each other, dumbfounded.
It is also difficult to see someone who is second in literary spirit and falls below thirty.
Luzhai
The sun was shining brightly in the morning. Lu Shangjing came out and saw that the walls of the courtyard had been repaired and the roofs of the houses had been renovated. She felt secretly satisfied.
After a while, Mrs. Lu Cao came out, wearing a brand-new dress. Her expression was a little sad, but not too sad. She just held the package and buttoned Lu Shangjing's last button.
The two of them were silent, no one spoke, but it was Lu Cao who broke the silence for a moment: "Husband, I have purchased seven acres of land, which is combined with the original two acres of land, and ten acres of paddy fields.
The clan members farmed it for us, which is enough for us, mother and son, so don’t worry."
"Also, since you are a noble person helping me, you should also put some thought into it. I know that you have a big heart and always want to find the Lord. However, the kindness that drops like drops of water should be repaid by springs. We can't let others gossip about us."
"Besides, if you don't want to show your talents, who knows what your talents are? It won't be a problem if you keep hiding them." When Lu Cao said this, he pursed his lips and said no more.
Lu Shangjing heard this, but her heart was shocked and she became crazy.
As expected of his wife, what she said really touched his heart without even thinking about it.
Although Lu Shangjing was poor and humble, she always had a trace of unexplainable arrogance. Now that she was thinking about it, the Ding family's change of attitude was certainly snobbish, but she also had her own arrogance to show her respect - think about it carefully, did she mean it?
Unintentionally, you look down on the Ding family and don't do your best?
He didn't show his ability, but blamed others for looking down upon him. He was responsible for many things. Thinking of this, Lu Shangjing felt ashamed. Seeing him stunned, Lu Cao secretly regretted it and said quickly: "Husband, my wife
It doesn’t matter, don’t take it to heart.”
After hearing these words, Lu Shangjing came back to her senses and stood firm, but was speechless for a moment. After a moment, she sighed, bowed to her wife solemnly, and said, "I have learned a lesson!"
As soon as Chengcheng bowed his head, he saw that the gray air on the top of this person dispersed, white air emerged, and became full. There was also a trace of green air gradually rising, the brilliance was scorching, and he finally appeared in the world after being silent for a long time, showing joy and excitement.
A bit of green energy flew out and disappeared in the blink of an eye.