Due to the joint protest of those candidates who chose to answer Paper B, Du You, the Minister of Rites, had no choice but to send someone to invite King Su Zhao Hongrun to the main office of the Ministry of Rites to discuss countermeasures.
Although in this examination, only a small number of candidates insisted on answering Paper B until the end, the Ministry of Rites did not dare to ignore the resentment of these candidates.
Because in the eyes of the Ministry of Rites, these candidates who persisted in answering Paper B until the end were most likely to be truly talented people. If they lost the support of these candidates, it would be a great loss to the court.
Perhaps, some of these students will be their future colleagues.
As the saying goes, to untie a bell, you must tie the bell. Du You, the Minister of Rites, decided to let Su Wang Zhao Hongrun handle this matter.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun already had a countermeasure for this matter. He picked up a copy of Paper B, pointed at the deliberately marked "scores" at the end of the question, and said to Du You, the Minister of Rites, "Du Shangshu, I am drafting this test question."
At that time, the scores have been noted on the test questions, and your department only needs to follow this score and mark the answers.”
With that, he roughly explained the scoring criteria to Du You: First, if the answer is wrong but the calculation process is correct, half the points will be given; second, if the answer is correct but the calculation process is missing, or the calculation process is wrong, no points will be given; if the answer is correct but the calculation process is wrong, no points will be given.
If the calculation process is also correct, full marks will be given.
At the end of the day, Zhao Hongrun said to Du You again: "Just rank them according to their scores. The imperial court will select and recommend officials based on their scores."
After listening to Zhao Hongrun's explanation, Du You suddenly understood and was secretly amazed by this scoring standard.
Because in previous years' examinations, the scoring standards were roughly divided into two categories: "passed" and "failed." The so-called scores actually accounted for a large proportion of the subjectivity of the marking officer.
For example, if the student's font or word choice makes the marking officer dissatisfied in an essay for the exam, the latter will always find some loopholes in the article and give you a low score - isn't that the case with Zhou Min?
?Obviously he has an intellect comparable to that of Luo Yao, but because his article did not suit the reviewer's wishes, he ended up with a low ranking and almost fell off the gold list.
Because of this, some smart or cunning candidates came up with a good idea, which is to praise the country, the emperor, and the court. To put it bluntly, they just keep flattering in the article. When encountering this kind of article, criticize
It's not easy for the examiner to deduct points at will - he praises the country and the emperor, and is obviously a "loyal and filial" person. If you give him a low score, do you still want to hang out?
However, this leads to the fact that nine out of ten articles in the college entrance examination are useless flattery articles. In the long run, this is not conducive to the country's selection of real talents.
But having said that, not all candidates are keen on flattery. In the final analysis, the subjectivity of the examiners when marking papers is a big factor.
However, Zhao Hongrun's Paper B clearly laid out the scoring standards. It cannot be said that the subjectivity of the marking officer was eliminated, but at least it minimized this factor. It can be said that it was relatively fair and the scoring standards were clear at a glance.
.
On the same day, after a discussion with King Su Zhao Hongrun, Du You, the Minister of Rites, announced something: this year's examination results will be based on a double list system.
That is, there is one ranking for Paper A and another for Paper B, and the difference in scores between them has no correlation.
As soon as this incident was announced, the protesting students returned to their residences with satisfaction.
What they are most worried about is that the scores of students in Paper A will affect those students in Paper B. After all, in this year's examination, Paper A is obviously easy and Paper B is more difficult. If the scores are mixed together, then they who choose to answer Paper B will
It is very unfair for a student who is not sure how many streets to be left behind by a student who is ranked first.
But now that the Ministry of Rites has announced this, they went back with satisfaction and quietly waited for the day when the results would be announced.
Zhao Hongrun gave full authority to the Ministry of Rites to approve the papers.
He was not worried that the Ministry of Rites would practice favoritism and malpractice, because in his eyes, the Ministry of Rites was the most upright government office in the imperial court. After all, the officials of the Ministry of Rites abided by etiquette very strictly.
However, Du You, the Minister of Rites, was flattered by Zhao Hongrun's trust. In order to avoid suspicion, he insisted on sending someone to monitor Zhao Hongrun. In desperation, Zhao Hongrun randomly assigned a hundred Qingya people to watch the officials of the Ministry of Rites review the many examination papers -
-This is also in the Ministry of Rites. If it were the original Ministry of Personnel, those people would be wishing that Zhao Hongrun didn't send anyone.
On the ninth day of April, the day before the Ministry of Rites released the results, He Xinxian returned to his residence after finishing his official duties at the Imperial Academy.
Because he knew that at this time, his father, who was the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, would most likely have learned about his exam results.
After returning to his home, He Xinxian found that his father He Yu had also returned.
The strange thing is that his father did not teach him to the study. This move made He Xinxian couldn't help but think: Are my grades not bad?
But when he thought about the results of the answers he had with Wen Qi, Jie Ziu, Tang Ju and others a few days ago, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, because after a heated discussion with several people, he knew that his mistake on the B volume was real.
It's a bit much.
That night, when the family was having a meal happily, grandfather He Xiangxu smiled and asked his son He Yu: "Tomorrow is the day when your Ministry of Rites will release the results, right? How did Xian'er do in the exam?"
He Yu heard this and replied respectfully: "To answer my father's question, Xian'er did quite well in Paper A. He was ranked among the top three in Paper A alone, but in Paper B... one point for "Criminal Law" and five points for "Water Conservancy"
, five points for "Du Zhi", five points for "Military Strategy", nine points for "Ling Lue", and six points for "Miscellaneous Studies", for a total of thirty-one points."
He Xiangxu stroked his beard and asked in confusion: "Is this result... good or bad?"
He Yu explained: "According to His Royal Highness King Su's scoring standards, each chapter of Volume B is worth ten points, totaling sixty points."
Hearing this, He Xinxian's face suddenly turned pale. Although he already knew that he had answered many questions incorrectly on Paper B, he did not expect that he only scored thirty-one points out of a full score of sixty.
At this time, He Xiangxu stroked his beard and murmured: "This score cannot be said to be good... How did the other exams go?"
He Yu respectfully replied: "The first name in Volume B is Meson Ou from Shangshui, with a total score of forty-eight, ranking first. Moreover, this person is also first in Volume A, and first in both lists... Followed by Xiang
Fan Ying of Ling ranked second with a total score of thirty-nine, followed by Tang Ju of Huayang with a total score of thirty-six, ranking third, and Xinxian... ranked fourth."
He Xiangxu's heart skipped a beat. Apart from being disappointed, he was also a little worried.
But what surprised him was that his father He Yu didn't mean to accuse him, which surprised everyone in the He family present.
For example, He Yu's wife Zhang was very puzzled that her husband did not blame her son this time. You know, their son He Xinxian was outperformed by students from other places twice in a row. He Yu was very angry about this.
"My husband seems to be... quite satisfied with Xian'er's achievements this time?" Mrs. Zhang cautiously asked.
Upon hearing this, He Yu glanced at his son He Xinxian, and then, under the interested gaze of his father He Xiangxu, he said vaguely: "Well, it's not bad."
After hearing this, He Xiangxu, who had a sharp look, stroked his beard and laughed, which made He Yu feel a little guilty and felt that his old father had read through his thoughts.
It turned out that because the whole city was talking about Su Wang Zhao Hongrun's B-book a few days ago, He Yu secretly answered the question himself out of curiosity. After comparing the answers and calculating the results, he found out that he, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, was actually the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Only scored fourteen points.
The dignified right-hand minister of the Ministry of Rites only scored fourteen points, which was not even as good as his son's. Under such circumstances, He Yu had the nerve to scold his son.
At this moment, He Yu finally realized that it was not that his son He Xinxian did not work hard or was not smart enough, but that the exams in these years were too evil. Kou Zheng in the 16th year of Hongde, Huang Huaishi in the 19th year of Hongde,
There is also Jiezi Ou who topped this year’s “Double List”.
But think about it, compared to the entire Wei State, Liang County is only a small area. Although it has gathered many scholarly families, it may not be able to stabilize the rest of the exams from all over the country.
Especially this time in the examination, there were more than 6,000 candidates. To be able to achieve "Third in the first list" and "Fourth in the first list" in such a large-scale examination is already very remarkable for his son He Xinxian.
It's better than him, who is an old man - his measly score of 14 points, I don't know how many blocks away he will be thrown away by those B-roll candidates.
His father's strange attitude made the extremely intelligent He Xinxian think of something, and he carefully asked: "Father, have you seen that copy of Volume B?"
This sentence touched upon the pain in He Yu's heart. He glared at his son and scolded angrily: "Eat!"
Seeing this scene, He Xiangxu and He Xinxian's grandparents looked at each other and snickered in unison.
Come to think of it, the grandfather and grandson also guessed something.
He Yu was angry about this, but he didn't dare to get angry in front of his old father, so he had to change the topic: "Xinxian, your father has already told you about your achievements. Have you thought about your future? You have already
You have taken the exam three times. If you continue like this, people will inevitably gossip, so it is time for you to find a regular job."
He Xinxian smiled bitterly with regret, and then said respectfully: "Father, please tell me."
He Yu thought for a while and said: "This year's A and B rankings are different from the past. You have a good ranking in both rankings, but according to the regulations, you can only choose one of them. If you choose the A ranking, then you have to pass
If you are recommended by the Ministry of Personnel, you can choose to serve as a local county magistrate or county magistrate, or stay in Daliang. Your father can also get you to join our Ministry of Rites, but the highest official position can only be chief officer; and if you choose the B list, according to the
As your father knows, you can choose from the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Industry, the Metallurgical Bureau, the newly opened military academy, and the civil service in Hedong County. However, this path, although it seems to be
I am the recommended officer of the Ministry of Etiquette, but you also know what it means to choose the B grade."
Hearing this, He Xinxian said with a smile: "Dad, must he have forgotten that the examiner this time is His Highness Prince Su? No matter what, the children are considered disciples of His Highness Prince Su."
"...There is still a slight difference." He Yu thought for a moment and said without conviction.
After all, what He Xinxian said was indeed right.
At this time, He Xinxian hesitated for a moment and said: "As for the official career, I would like to discuss it with a few friends I have made recently so that we can take care of each other."
"Hmm." He Yu nodded.
He knew that among the friends his son had made, except for Wen Qi, Tang Ju and Jie Zizi were all talented people at the top of the list.
Especially the meson owl, who ranks first on both lists, can be called a monster.
What can He Yu, who scored only fourteen points, say about his son getting to know such a talented person?