After sunset, the exam ended in the Confucius Temple Square.
Excluding the dozens of people who roared in the examination room and abandoned their writing papers, the invigilators collected a total of 998 papers.
The temporary invigilator was a Qianhu officer of the Ming Army, and he ordered his men to seal the papers in a copper cabinet.
After that, he ordered his men to carry the copper cabinet into a side hall in the backyard, where Tong Derong and five military aircraft Zhang Jingzheng were waiting.
After the copper cabinet was delivered, Qianhu closed the door of the palace himself, and then with a wave of his hand, hundreds of soldiers surrounded the side hall.
The task they received was to not let anyone in or out for three days, and even food delivery had to be handled by guards.
These are all members of Li Jiang's personal bodyguards, and they execute orders meticulously.
In the main hall, Tong Derong straightened his clothes and said seriously: "Everyone, please remember the previous instructions of the chief minister and uphold the public spirit to select talents for the Mingjiao. If there is any favoritism, we will have military laws to punish you!"
After saying that, he looked at the five of them coldly, and the five of them nodded in agreement.
"Let's start!" Tong Derong rubbed his hands and ordered.
Immediately, two people stood up, each holding a key, and opened the two locks on the top and bottom of the copper cabinet.
There was still a big lock in the middle of the cabinet door that had not been opened, and the two of them looked at Tong Derong again.
Tong Derong solemnly took out a key from his arms and divinely opened the big lock.
After unlocking the door, Tong Derong did not open the cabinet door immediately, but turned around and said again: "The scholars outside do not know each other, so the chief assistant did not ask for the paper to be anonymous. But I know that you have all participated in many scholars recently.
A banquet or cultural gathering.”
Several people hurriedly explained, and Tong Derong said: "Forget about the past, let bygones be bygones. I hope you can forget all this and uphold a fair heart. I would also like to remind you that in addition to the papers that were selected, the papers that were dismissed
The chief assistant can also read it, not to mention that there will be classes later. He can't hide whether it is a dragon or an insect. You can tell who takes it at a glance."
The five of them felt excited and agreed with fists in their hands.
Tong Derong nodded with satisfaction and moved away from the copper cabinet behind him.
The five of them cautiously stepped forward and took out a stack of papers, returned to their seats and began to review.
There are standard answers to the practical test questions, and they only need to give points to the answers.
The total score was one hundred points. Although they didn't understand why the first assistant had to set a score, and it was exactly one hundred points, no one dared to object.
In fact, it is the second part that can be manipulated: the argument. After all, this is a subjective question, there is no standard answer, and the score is more, 50 points.
However, after Tong Derong's warning in the previous episode, no one dared to think too much, so they divided the application answers into three categories according to the prior arrangement.
The first category is those who oppose the restriction of imperial power. This category is the most numerous. It seems that if you don’t spray a few sentences, you have wasted half a lifetime of reading and received half a lifetime of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
One type is ambiguous, or simply handing in a blank paper. Well, Tong Derong believes that handing in a blank paper also shows attitude, and belongs to the potential group of people who can be taught to take the right path.
One category is those who advocate the restriction of imperial power, no matter what the reason, we should focus on it.
Two days later, the results came out. There were 107 people on the list with a total score of 100 or more.
The marking of the Six Major Chapters is relatively rough. Those who score 80 points in the practical test will be considered as passing, and then read the application essay.
Opponents get 0 points; those who are neutral and have no answers get 20 points; supporters get 40 points. It doesn’t matter whether you write well or not, as long as the sentences are smooth.
That night, the results and test papers were sent to the military aircraft office, and Li Jiang invited Yang Xiao to review them together.
Zhang Wuji was not interested and was practicing martial arts and dating. Wei Yixiao couldn't understand and was too lazy to care. As for Xie Xun, he was blind and couldn't see.
Li Jiang took a quick look and found that Tong Derong and the six people had put their best efforts and there were basically no mistakes.
To his surprise, he saw three important figures with names in history, Li Shanchang, Liu Ji and Song Lian.
The three people represent the three political views.
Li Shanchang supported the restriction of imperial power and scored 130, which means that he scored 90 points in the test and was indeed a talent.
Liu Jixing was even better in the test, with a score of 98, and only one question was wrong. However, his total score was lower than Li Shanchang, with only 118 points. Because he turned in a blank paper for his paper.
Song Lian was a strong opponent, scoring 92 in the practical test and 0 in the application, and was dismissed.
Looking at this paper, which criticized the Military Aircraft Department as usurping the throne and rebelling, but with great literary talent, Li Jiang pondered and felt a little reluctant to part with it.
After thinking about it, Li Jiang handed the scroll to Yang Xiao, who was watching intently.
Yang Xiao took it, glanced at it twice, handed it back with disgust, and said: "It's better not to stain my eyes with this rotten scholar's opinion!"
That's right, Yang Xiao fell to Li Jiang's side, for the sake of innateness and power.
Li Jiang had a Qi Gathering Pill that could quickly increase his strength, and Li Jiang also promised to help support him in breaking through the barrier. Yang Xiao couldn't refuse this alone.
As for power, Yang Xiao actually found clues from Li Jiang's behavior very early. Zhang Wuji didn't understand the rules of procedure of the Military Aircraft Department. Would Yang Xiao, who had been fighting against the Four Dharma Kings and Five Sans alone for more than ten years, not understand?
The Mingjiao's major affairs are vested in the Military Aircraft Department, and the Military Aircraft Department collectively makes a decision and reports it to the leader, who can approve it or send it back for reconsideration.
What does the leader have to do with this? Oh, he can call back the resolution. But he no longer has the right to propose or veto!
The Military Aircraft Department is an institution that tries hard to weaken the power of the leader.
At that time, Yang Xiao did not voice any objection for reasons that were also beneficial to him, and he would not object if he joined Li Jiang's camp now. What's more, Li Jiang said that he would not be the first assistant for a few more years, and in the end this heavy responsibility would still have to be returned to Yang Xiao.
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Therefore, Yang Xiao's mentality changed. When he saw Song Lian's article, he felt like seeing dog shit.
Li Jiang took the paper with a smile and said: "Old Yang, although the intention of this article is not good, but just from the lines of his words, we can see that he is an upright and loyal person, and he can be appointed as appropriate."
Yang Xiao nodded and said, "Well, you are the chief assistant and you make the decision."
"Lao Yang, don't be too picky! I am inexperienced and need your advice. But I will pay attention to all your opinions. In the future, just say it without any worries."
While complaining, Li Jiang picked up a pen and wrote the word "take" on Song Lian's paper.
Yang Xiao looked at his elegant movements and curled his lips secretly, "It's weird for me to believe you!"
On the third day, a red list was posted on the wall on the other side of the gate of the Confucius Temple, with the names of 108 people recorded in gold on it.
Li Shanchang topped the list, Liu Ji ranked 59th, and Song Lian ranked 108th.
At this time, there were very few people staying in the Confucius Temple to watch the list.
Most of the scholars have returned to their hometowns. They are all self-aware and know that they are not the same as Mingjiao. Moreover, they are also worried. Who knows whether they will be punished for their words when they scolded the Mingjiao people on the paper for their double-mindedness.
Will the sin be settled by Qiu Hou?
Among these people is Song Lian.
Seven days after the results were released, when Mingjiao reserve cadres started to register for classes, Tong Derong discovered that one person was missing. After checking, Song Lian did not come.
Tong Derong was so frightened that he was confused and careless. How could someone who Enfu specially pulled out of the deposed examination paper take it lightly?
He didn't dare to hide it and reported it to Li Jiang. Li Jiang was stunned and scolded him a few words, saying that he didn't care enough about the new recruits. He was his brother when he was selected, so why should he let it go?
Tong Derong was also very aggrieved. Who would have thought that the person who got on the list would run away instead of happily waiting to join the job?
Li Jiang fined him one month's salary, immediately called in his personal guards, and ordered a search to be carried out to find Song Lian and bring him back.
Chapter completed!