Today is the last day of the autumn imperial examination. Wang Junlin yawned and walked to the candidate named Fang Qiao. He took a closer look. Over the past few days, he found that this student named Fang Qiao was very honest.
The things in the clothes were really untouched, which made me a little happy.
What surprised him even more was that Fang Qiao really had a lot of talent and knowledge in his mind. Although his strategies were not watertight and his opinions were not grandiose, they were more pragmatic than pretentious.
Wang Junlin's favorite temperament.
At this time, Fang Qiao had already finished the last policy test, and was looking for any mistakes with a tired look on his face. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Qin Anhou coming to him again, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Although Wang Junlin, as the invigilator, was not allowed to talk to the candidates in principle in the examination hall, Fang Qiao was already in a daze after struggling for a few days, and he boldly said softly: "Master Hou, do students have a chance?"
To serve His Majesty and the imperial court?"
Wang Junlin nodded at him seriously, but said nothing and left with his hands behind his back.
Fang Qiao was confused, but then his heart moved, and he thought of a possibility, his heart beat faster, and his face showed a look of ecstasy.
He has never been an honest person who adheres to reality, otherwise he would not prepare cheat sheets. Although he still has expectations, he knows that no matter how talented he is, the possibility of being an official in high school is very small, because there are only so many places in total.
, there are more wolves and less meat, which is not enough for the nobles and the big shots in the court.
"But if I can get the favor of the world-famous Qin Anhou, I will have a great chance of going to high school." Fang Qiao thought to himself with joy.
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After noon, Wang Junlin took the censors at the censorship station and the confidants sent by Yang Jian in the palace and started to get busy, because people started to turn in the test papers one after another. At this time, the papers were sent to them first for processing.
, and then sent it to the examiners Gao Ying and Zhou Chengyan in the back hall who were responsible for marking the papers.
At this time, Wang Junlin was mainly responsible for the copying of all test papers. Not only did he have to watch the subordinates below copy the personal information of the candidates on the test papers, but also let the servants sent by the emperor in the palace copy them. He also had to bind them.
Disrupt the binding order of the test paper transcripts to prevent officials responsible for the inspection, examination, and review of the examination papers from being able to confirm the identity of the candidates from the order of the examination papers.
Test papers were delivered one after another, and the anonymous subordinates began to seal the names and birthplaces of the candidates with pre-cut thick paper, covering it tightly, and then wrote a specific serial number on the paper. Then.
The completed examination paper was sent to another room for copying. After the copying was completed, after the same number was written on the book, there were specialized personnel to compare the original and the copy, carefully checking whether there were any errors or omissions in the copied text to prevent any errors or omissions.
Candidates were dismissed due to mistakes made by subordinate officials. When all reviews were completed, two hundred copies were bound in a pile and sent to a group of examiners led by Gao Ying and Zhou Chengyan for correction.
There were more and more candidates handing in papers around him, and the sound of seats moving in various compartments was heard one after another. After checking repeatedly, Fang Qiao got up and handed in his papers. When he went out, like other candidates, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Jingzong, because
In this examination room, only Xu Jingzong looked calm and calm, sitting there as steady as a mountain and motionless.
The first imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty was much more pragmatic than the examinations in the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties. The candidates would never be asked to chew on words with fixed styles and rhymes, let alone those poems and songs that were useless to the country's prosperity and useless to the people's livelihood.
Fu, but the classic meaning and policy theory account for half each.
This is really strange and difficult to understand. The imperial examination was extremely pragmatic in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but since the Song Dynasty, it has become somewhat distorted. Poems, lyrics and rhymes directly take up a large part of the content, and even if there are policy discussions, the language is required to be gorgeous and ignored.
Pragmatism. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it reached extremes. Even stupid regulations such as the Eight-part essay appeared and became mandatory regulations for the imperial examination.
Xu Jingzong was indeed not impatient at all at this time. He felt that he had answered the scriptures and meanings very well, and it could even be said that there were no mistakes at all. As for the policy and argument, he had already gone over the draft several times and used the words and phrases over and over again.
Consideration and modification.
To be honest, although Xu Jingzong first served as Yang Su's staff and was recently valued by Yang Guang, he was actually very proud in his heart and looked down on the profession of staff. Therefore, even if he worked well as Yang Guang's staff sooner or later, he would be able to
Although he was an official, he was more willing to prove his strength by participating in the imperial examination. Of course, with his tactful character and understanding of the court, he would not sit still and wait for death. Yang Guang secretly asked people to handle various matters for him, and he was not polite.
of smile.
Therefore, in Xu Jingzong's view, it is a sure thing that he will be in high school. And he has not yet handed in the paper because His Majesty came to the examination center in person before the autumn examination and told all the candidates that after the examination, he
He will personally preside over a palace examination and watch the top ten policy papers on the spot. Xu Jingzong is determined to rank among the top ten and even the first place. He wants to be famous all over the world and go down in history by ranking first in the imperial examination for the first time in history.
, celebrities through the ages. This is the highest ideal of any scholar. For this ideal, he can even do anything, even become an enemy of everyone, and fight desperately with anyone.
In fact, Xu Jingzong's lofty ideals were supported by his real talent and practical knowledge. He was brilliant in literary talent and had long been known as a brilliant penman in the capital. Moreover, he was also very intelligent and very resourceful, especially in matters of state.
, political affairs and other practical matters, he has extremely unique, pragmatic and reasonable views. Big bosses like Yang Su and Yang Guang have affirmed this. At the same time, following Yang Su as a staff member in the past few years, he has also developed a
A steady character who is neither impatient nor impatient.
Therefore, even if other people hand in papers, as long as the time is running out, he will not be impatient at all. He will pursue perfection and write articles that are revised over and over again. Not only will the words be exquisite and gorgeous, but the meaning to be expressed in the article will also be certain.
It is clear and concise, and if there are arguments, there will be arguments and certain factual basis. The most important thing is that the logic is extremely strict.
It was already dark, and the candidates gradually left the examination hall. After several days of torture, everyone was already exhausted, yawning continuously, smelling sour, and looking confused. There were still some candidates who were slow in writing and were still biting their pens at their desks.
Some candidates fell asleep in their clothes under the lamp. It was not time yet, so naturally there was no examiner to take care of them.
Time passed little by little, the shadow of the sun moved westward, and more and more candidates walked out of the gate of the examination hall. Their expressions were either relaxed or lost. Of course, they also had regrets and expectations. But in any case, their fate was at stake.
The exam has ended, and subconsciously almost everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This is actually similar to the mood of later generations of students after the college entrance examination.
In the examination room where Xu Jingzong was, all the candidates except Xu Jingzong had left. The subordinate staff who invigilated the examination had already lit candles for Xu Jingzong. They did not dare to urge Xu Jingzong to hand in the papers before the third watch.
It does not count as a timeout.
A policy essay by Xu Jingzong has actually been written, and it has been revised beyond recognition compared to the first draft. Xu Jingzong calmly and calmly copied the text from the draft into the test paper, and each word appeared on the paper correctly.
The rubbing was very thick, and the deep black writing penetrated through the back of the paper.
But Xu Jingzong did not dare to dip the pen in the inkstone very much. Instead, he would put the pen in the inkstone and dip it in it every two or three words, for fear of leaving a few ink marks and staining the paper. In this way, the speed was even faster.
Inevitably it slowed down.
"How many people still haven't turned in their papers?"
Wang Junlin couldn't go to have a tryst with Yang Lihua tonight. He had already had dinner, drank the tea soup for digestion, and asked the subordinate in Nighthawk's disguise.
"There are about a hundred people left." The Yiying Commander just went around the examination room outside and looked at the situation. "Xu Jingzong, whom the Marquis asked to focus on, is in the examination room. He is the only one who has not yet handed in his papers."
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The moon also rose. The first quarter moon in the second half of the month climbed up the courtyard wall and hung on the treetops. Its silver glow shone into the side hall. The candlesticks were full of candle tears, and the candles that burned to the end flickered. The subordinate staff hurriedly
He came over and replaced it with a new one. After thinking about it, he placed the candlestick on a table in front of Xu Jingzong so that the examination paper could be illuminated more brightly.
But Xu Jingzong put down his pen at this time and rubbed his sour eyes.
"But has it been written?" Two subordinate officials came up quickly and asked.
"Please wait a moment." Xu Jingzong said calmly. He had indeed written it, but he hadn't checked it yet. How could this happen? He would never allow any flaws in his test paper. He would let anyone, including
Neither Gao Ying nor Dang Tianzi could find anything wrong. Judging from his demeanor and tone, it seemed as if he didn't even know that he was the only one left in the entire examination room.
Wang Junlin and Nighthawk, who happened to walk in and saw this scene, couldn't help but show admiration. Wang Junlin was even more brilliant, nodded slightly, and said: "This person named Xu has such a kind heart, no matter how talented or learned he is, just because of this
His character is far beyond that of ordinary people."
Nighthawk flashed the light in his eyes and whispered to Wang Junlin: "The subordinate official who changed the candle for Xu Jingzong was from Gao Ying. As expected, as the Marquis had expected, the subordinate official took advantage of him every time.
I took the opportunity to change the candles and secretly memorized the contents of Xu Jingzong's papers, so I must tell Gao Ying. With Xu Jingzong's reputation and importance in the East Palace, Gao Ying will definitely interfere with it."
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "Very good, everything will be carried out according to the plan. I tell your people to be careful and never expose yourself."
Nighthawk quickly glanced left and right to make sure there was no one nearby, and then said solemnly in a low voice: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, the princess has given an order to die. No one dares to be careless and ruin the important event of Lord Marquis."
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PS: Two updates are sent. It has been difficult to publish this game recently. I have repeatedly modified and deleted it. The writing is very slow. I can only maintain two updates every day. I am very sorry————