In the afternoon, the county examination ended, and Chen Hongyu left the examination room with other family members.
I have made the best preparations this time, so it shouldn't be a big problem to get the first case.
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In the county examination room, Wang Zhenan was sitting in the main seat, discussing the examination papers with other examiners.
While Wang Zhen was chatting and laughing with the other examiners, he was thinking secretly in his heart.
"Of course my nephew Xu Song can also read handwriting. If his case files are not exceeded, then the first place can be considered confirmed."
This means making a slight bias when conditions permit.
The files of every imperial examination at all levels are sealed. Once there are any mistakes, the sealed test papers must be opened to verify the ranking.
In the past, it was true that there were people with great eyes and hands who had done similar things, but in the end, during the confrontation in the court, someone uncovered the facts of the case and won in one fell swoop.
While I was thinking, the people below had already sent up the roughly screened test papers.
The results of the examination paper are divided into four levels: A, B, C and D.
Wang Zhen casually picked up a test paper and saw that it already had the marks left by the initial screeners. He knew which level it was at, so he opened it.
I simply wrote the words "C" and "C" and then put the test paper aside.
This score will ultimately be ranked through the comprehensive evaluation of several examiners.
At this moment, I heard an exclamation from another examiner next to me.
"Brother Ding, why are you so surprised? Could it be that you have encountered some good test papers?"
The examiner surnamed Ding did not hesitate and came directly to a few people with two examination papers in his hands.
"I just found a very high-level examination paper and thought he was the leader of this county examination.
Unexpectedly, right after that, I found another exam paper of extremely high level.
The two examination papers are actually very similar in terms of calligraphy, knowledge mastery and candidates' understanding, but the last essay question in one of the examination papers is more innovative."
Wang Zhen stepped forward and took a look. One of the two examination papers was that of his nephew. After all, he could still recognize the handwriting.
On the other hand, he could roughly circle a range based on his original impression.
Several people took turns to review the examination papers, but they were a little hesitant.
"Although this examination paper has some new ideas, these new ideas are completely conjectures and unfounded calculations.
Although the level is good, it is not as stable as the other one.”
As soon as these words came out, several other examiners knew that Wang Zhen, the chief examiner, had some biases.
However, although Wang Zhen is nominally the examiner, he does not have much power. Otherwise, how can we ensure the fairness of the examination results?
Moreover, this examination paper indeed contains new ideas. Although the writing is a bit immature, it is indeed feasible.
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Lingchuan County, county suburb, Xujiadongyuan.
Chen Hongyu walked out of the house wearing a cloak and headed outside.
Behind him, an old servant followed.
As soon as Xu Menlixue's deeds came out, the family seemed to have finally made some kind of decision and moved his residence directly into the East Garden, equipped it with a servant's clothes, and enjoyed the treatment of a direct descendant.
After a while, Chen Hongyu arrived at Xu Wen's place.
"Uncle, my great-nephew Xu Wen wants to see you."
Soon, a servant opened the door and welcomed him in.
At this time, several students were already waiting in Xu Wen's mansion, and Ninth Brother Xu Song was also there.
"I didn't expect that several brothers would have arrived at my uncle's place before me." Chen Hongyu walked forward and started talking with everyone.
"Brother Ping has made great progress recently. I believe that a child's fame will come easily."
One of the clan brothers smiled and joked: "Unlike me, you have to take a few more exams before you have a chance to get the title of child voice."
While several people were having a heated discussion, all the family members who participated in the county examination came here.
At the same time, Xu Wen tidied up his clothes before leaving the bedroom.
Looking at these lively family nephews, he couldn't help but smile.
"Let's go!" Xu Wen said boldly: "I haven't heard of any powerful people in this county examination. There are many outstanding people in my Xu family. It shouldn't be a problem to win the top three."
With that said, he led everyone towards the ancestral temple in the Xu family manor.
"You juniors should be able to pass this county examination, so you will go to the ancestral temple with me."
At the Xu family ancestral temple, there are already several scholars in the family waiting for them.
"uncle!"
When those people saw Xu Wen arriving, they exchanged a few words and arranged for Chen Hongyu and others to stay in the ancestral temple.
“The ancestral temple has been run by the family for hundreds of years and has already served many wonderful purposes.
When the county examination results are released and the merit is obtained, the Taoist ban will be lifted.
The talents gathered in the ancestral temple can help you lay a more solid foundation for practice."
After settling in, the uncles and Xu Wen sat down with their heads closed and waited.
Another hour passed, and it was already noon, the time for the announcement of the results.
Xu Wen, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly stood up, and a literary aura flowed out of his body, faintly blending with the ancestral temple.
"The results of the county examination have been released, and the Taoist ban for these juniors should have been opened."
As he finished speaking, you could see in the distance towards the county town, streams of cultural energy of different thicknesses coming towards the ancestral temple.
Among them, there are more than ten talents in total, and the one in the center is the strongest.
After these talents entered the ancestral temple, after being cleansed by the ancestral temple, they suddenly became less arrogant and became gentler. They each found a young man on the futon and disappeared in from the top of his head.
Chen Hongyu sat cross-legged on the futon and recited the poem silently in his heart.
Suddenly, I felt a huge amount of literary energy pouring into my body from the top of my head, and a sound sounded, and the confinement in the sea of consciousness was directly broken.
The literary energy enters the sea of consciousness and goes directly towards the soul.
In Chen Hongyu's perception, he felt that most of the heavy oppression on his soul was gone at once, and the confinement of heaven and earth on the sea of consciousness was directly released.
"This should be the Taoist ban, which directly removes most of the suppression of heaven and earth, freeing part of the power of my soul.
But my distraction is too weak, so even if the ban is released, it doesn’t seem to make much difference.”
While thinking, the literary energy has been immersed in the soul, constantly nourishing the soul.
At the same time, the divine talisman seal in the soul trembled slightly, sucking a small amount of literary energy into the interior of the talisman seal, and then calmed down again.
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At the same time, outside Lingchuan County, a burly middle-aged man was riding a horse on the official road, followed by more than ten guards.
This middle-aged man is wearing a white shirt and a turban on his head.
Although his face was handsome and soft after all, he had a chilling air about him that belonged to the military.
At this time, he was holding the reins with one hand and placing his other hand on his side. Looking towards the sky, he could see the waves of talents entering the Xu family manor.
"It's a coincidence. It's the time when the county examination results are released. I think all those children should be in the ancestral temple."