At this time, there were lanterns, examiners from the Eighteenth Room, and officials sent by the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Palace. They were sealing, receiving, supplying, reading, and transcribing officials. There were always 200 people standing at the side of the hall.
There was total silence, and everyone was nervous and solemn.
An elderly eunuch came in quietly with a dull expression and a guard with a knife. Although he did not make a sound, his presence was so strong that some examiners couldn't help but take a look. However, he was immediately noticed by the guard and rushed over coldly.
, making the examiner busy and avoid it.
Hearing the chants of "Join the incense and make an oath", the three examiners led the examiners from the 18th room and lined up in the copper basin to wash their hands.
"We knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times at the tablet, and together they chanted the incense oath: "We will serve the country and the country in an impartial manner, and we will not be partial to personal interests, will not be entrusted with requests, and will not accept bribes - if we fail to do so, the gods will die together."
This is a rule that has been unchanging for hundreds of years. Everyone is familiar with it, but everyone is serious. Without it, there would be ghosts and gods in this world.
After the oath of alliance was completed, the examination papers were continuously delivered by high-level officials.
When all the papers were placed one by one in the spacious hall, the twenty-one people sat solemnly. The candidates taking the examination were either fish or dragons, and their fate was basically decided in the hands of these people.
The two doors were closed, waiting for the examiner to speak. The examiner Zhong Fanzhi nodded slightly, glanced at him, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Everyone, although it is a cliché, I still want to say that the emperor attaches great importance to this imperial examination. The person sent here is Eunuch Zhao, and I believe everyone knows him."
The clerk did not dare to move, but everyone nodded to see who it was. The three chief and deputy examiners, as well as the examiners from the 18th room, all recognized him.
Eunuch Zhao, the chief eunuch who has some face in front of the emperor.
When he came over, he was obviously an inspection supervisor.
Although the emperor paid great attention to the examination in the past, this time even Eunuch Zhao was sent to lead the guards to inspect and supervise, obviously paying more attention to it than usual.
How can we prevent them from not being more careful?
"We are all masters of Giri, so I won't say much more. I just want to say one thing - all of you who are lucky enough to be examiners, no matter who you select, when I see you in the future, I will give you the courtesy of half a master."
"So, if you want to commit personal fraud again, is it worth it? Not only will your personal fame, wealth and life be in vain, but it will also harm your family."
"The marking has not started yet. Think of your wife and your son."
After the examiner finished speaking, he turned to Eunuch Zhao: "Eunuch, do you have anything to say?"
Eunuch Zhao restrained his surprise and said: "Mr. Zhong's words are very thorough. In fact, our family has always been wondering why some examiners cheated?"
Eunuch Zhao's words resounded in the hall, with the sound of gold and stone. Everyone looked at each other, and then listened and said: "Although the court has rules, the chief examiner can only be elected for one term, and there is no reason for re-election."
"But even if you serve three hundred people for one term, you will become imperial officials in the future, and you will have to bow when you see them. There are many benefits in this. Needless to say, why do some people think of cheating for some money?"
The eunuch sounded surprised and really couldn't figure it out.
Yes, Dazheng hates cliques between teachers and students, and it is impossible for the students he takes to be in the class to disobey the teacher's orders for life, but the friendship between teachers and students cannot be avoided. The incestuous love between three hundred future officials, even if each of them gives a little bit, will be gathered together.
What's the fortune?
You have already received the greatest benefit, but you still need some money?
After hearing this, Deputy Examiner Gai Jingsheng bowed his head solemnly, and Zhuang Rong said: "So, how can we dare to live up to the high expectations of the Holy One? We must be self-disciplined and cautious to select true talents for the country!"
Eunuch Zhao laughed sharply after hearing this: "Okay, our family is waiting to see the real talent you have chosen!"
After saying that, he walked out and saw the examiner Zhong Fanzhi saying in a deep voice: "Let's mark the papers!"
There are 3,500 papers, and 300 of them must be selected. These are the candidates for Gongshi.
According to the rules of the Dazheng Examination, if more than half of the three chief and deputy examiners and the examiners from the 18th room have passed the circle, and no one thinks it is unacceptable, it will be considered as passing the preliminary examination.
The test takers for these papers are Gongshi. If nothing unexpected happens, they will at least get the title of a top three Jinshi in the palace examination.
If all twenty-one examiners pass, they can enter the next round and compete for the qualification. In this way, there are usually only twenty or thirty papers for each examination.
But this year, there seems to be more of them than in previous years.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" A housing examiner who had already been dazzled by several papers that had passed unanimously voted out in surprise and clapped his hands.
His reaction immediately attracted the attention of other examiners.
Today is different from the past. With the chief eunuch present to supervise, he still can't help but lose his composure. How good is this paper?
An examiner then took the paper and after reading only a few lines, he couldn't help but express his admiration. After reading it, he actually also praised it.
"Pure and liberal arts without the slightest hint of fireworks. I didn't expect that I would encounter such articles in the general examination. I am ashamed, ashamed to be an examiner!"
The three examiners and deputy examiners were all attracted and looked at the paper one after another.
"This..." Although Zhong Fanzhi has read the content and feels that it is almost impeccable. Even a person who has been immersed in literature for many years can hardly change a word. However, he feels that the content written by the examinee is quite excessive, and there is nothing wrong with it.
I just think it’s too much.
Zhong Fanzhi hesitated for a moment and asked deputy examiner Zhang Xiu: "What do you think?"
Zhang Xiu frowned: "This article is full of talent, but too vigorous. It seems that he is a young man. He may be guilty of God's wrath in the future. If not, I'm afraid he is a good man."
Gai Jingsheng also commented: "It's true. When you read his articles, you always feel that his edge is too revealing. This is because he is too talented and needs to temper his temper..."
As he said that, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Several examiners have already circled this paper.
Someone tried to identify whose article this was, but because they were all copied and given to their hands, they could not tell who it was from the handwriting.
Among the examiners of the eighteen rooms, there are also people from the Three Kings, but because for this examination, the Three Kings have not issued necessary tasks, and the few people inside do not necessarily have to uncover the so-called candidate Su
Zi Ji Lai.
"The prince just said that if you let nature take its course, you can find Su Ziji's paper, and depending on the situation, you can make it fail."
"If you can't find it, don't worry about it."
"This paper is so outstanding. It's really Su Zi. I'm afraid it's hard to fail. It's better to pretend to be deaf and dumb and just don't know."
I have to say that the warning just now has some effect.
Seeing that everyone had different expressions, but no one objected, the examiner Zhong Fanzhi also thought to himself: "I have different opinions from everyone. I am a lover of talents, but this article is so good. If I block it, I'm afraid I will end up with someone else."
The bad reputation of being jealous of talents and talents is nothing. We all agree, why don’t I just follow the trend? It’s just this article that shows too much talent!”
"But even His Majesty will not just ignore Caixue just because of what he said from the bottom of his heart."
Thinking of this, Zhong Fanzhi also picked up his pen and drew a circle on the paper. He couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know whether he promoted him or harmed him."