The evaluation of imperial examination rankings is divided into several steps.
The first thing to look at is the calligraphy, whether the paper is neat and tidy, and whether the font is good-looking. If you make typos or make mistakes on the paper, then sorry, no matter how good your writing is, it will not be rated as high, which means you will not be qualified to enter the palace examination.
The handwriting is good and the paper is neat. It’s just the basics. What’s important is the content. If the content doesn’t fit the topic, it won’t work.
The basic role of the most junior graders only ends here. After these two rounds of selection, the remaining papers are not theirs to decide. They will be handed over to many bachelors of Hongwen Hall and Chongwen Hall for review.
, similar to the voting system, those recognized by more people will be ranked first, and the top thirty will enter the palace examination.
So, are there any tricks in this process? In fact, there are. The imperial examination system only appeared in the Sui Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, it was still in the "barbaric period" and the system was not complete.
One obvious difference between the characteristics of the imperial examination in this period and that of the later Ming and Qing Dynasties is that it still has the legacy of the imperial examination system. The door was not closed, and students were allowed to "throw in an ultimatum and advance on their own", that is, submit their articles to
Powerful people looked at it in the hope of being appreciated. This kind of thing happened throughout the Tang Dynasty. The great poet Li Bai more than a hundred years later also submitted his "resume" to He Zhizhang many times and hung out in his house.
I have been eating and drinking for many years.
Therefore, many children from well-established families have relatives who work in the Ministry of Etiquette. It is impossible to not understand the questions at all. There is also the problem of making a fuss in the examination paper, such as which words are used in which lines.
The words should be regarded as secret codes, and they should be mentioned accordingly when marking papers. They all exist and cannot be eliminated.
But Li Mu is not afraid of this, because he is Li Mu. Who dares to deliberately lower the grade of his examination paper, because the family is short of shit? Besides, the emperor must read his examination paper, and with Li Shimin here, it is impossible to deliberately lower it.
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After the examination papers leave the examination room, their names will be "anonymous", and the invigilators are not qualified to mark the examination papers. They are also ordered not to leave the Gongyuan until the results are released, so there is no need to worry about the possibility of the invigilators leaking the information.
Compared with Xiaoke, the evaluation of Mingjing and Jinshi is much stricter. After layers of selection, in the end, thirty outstanding test papers were selected, sealed in a box, and guarded by a team of Imperial Army captains.
, and he was quickly sent to the palace.
The imperial examination is a major national event, and Li Shimin did not specialize in it. Instead, he called together the three provinces and six ministries. Now the Ministry of Internal Affairs seems to have become its own group. People put it together with the three provinces and six ministries, and it is known as "one government, three provinces and six ministries"
, still at the front of the queue. Under normal circumstances, Li Mu should also be there, but he took part in the imperial examination this year. In order to avoid suspicion, Li Shimin did not call him over. Instead, he called Changsun Chong to observe, which could be regarded as giving face to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Let me see if this year's students can give me a surprise." Li Shimin tore off the seal with his own hands, opened the box, and took out the papers. These papers are in order, and of course this order is determined by the master who graded the papers.
The order of suggestions given by them and the final ranking are still decided by Li Shimin. But these people are already considered successful. The thirty people who can be presented to Li Shimin's imperial review are all 'Jinshi and rank'. According to the rules, they
They are all qualified to take part in the civil service examination. As long as they are not too bad, they can at least be a seventh-grade county magistrate.
Li Shimin read several copies and passed them to Changsun Wuji and others for circulation. The three provinces and six ministries ruled the world, and they also had the right to speak on the rankings of these candidates.
"This is Qin Huaidao's paper." Li Shimin finally saw a familiar name. Among the thirty people, the advice given by the examiner ranked seventeenth. This position is not high, but it is not the last, it can be regarded as middle.
Li Shimin read Qin Huaidao's answers and found that he was good at all the ten principles in the oral examination. The current policy assessment was also top-notch, and he ranked third in the Ming Dynasty Economics. However, his Jinshi examination results were not so conspicuous.
, the evaluation of poetry is average, and the evaluation of Fu is also average. The two subjects were superimposed, and the final ranking was seventeen, which is considered fair.
Li Shimin originally wanted to use this as an excuse to ridicule Li Mu. But it seemed that nothing could be done with the ridicule. He had also heard about Qin Huaidao's reputation. Qin Qiong's son did not study well and spent all day fighting in the streets.
, he is not very good at fighting yet, he is a 'strategist' among the dandy, a role that uses words. Under Li Mu's guidance, it is already extremely rare to achieve the top three results in Ming Jing. If we follow the rules of last year, Ming
The first three students were all qualified to win the top prize, but this year the focus was on the results of two subjects. His poetry was not outstanding, and his grade was lowered. There was nothing he could do about it.
Continuing to read, there are fewer and fewer papers left. Li Shimin is also a little worried. Seeing that there are no papers for Li Mu here, is it possible that he has really lost his reputation?
There were only the last two papers left, and Li Shimin was a little nervous. If one of the two papers was Li Mu, then Li Mu would be the top pick. Even if he was not the top pick suggested by the great scholars, Li Shimin would still let him be the top pick. But
Without him, he would have become the biggest joke of the Zhenguan Dynasty, and even Li Shimin's face would be tarnished.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and opened his name.
Ma Zhou! Not Li Mu!
Another person Li Shimin has an impression on. Last New Year, he issued an order for hundreds of officials to submit a letter to discuss the pros and cons of the government. The memorial of Chang He, the commander of the imperial army, surprised Li Shimin. He was a reckless man who did not know where he was.
He was able to put forward more than ten reasonable suggestions in just one character. Even if it were written by his master, it would be impossible for him to reach this level. So Li Shimin summoned Chang He. Chang He did not dare to lie, so he said that there was a guest at home, named Ma Zhou.
These are all his suggestions.
This was the first time Li Shimin heard Ma Zhou's name, and he has paid attention to this person since then. Now that he saw Ma Zhou's name again, he was still ranked second on the list. Li Shimin couldn't help but be happy. It seemed that this Ma Zhou was a talented person.
A person with real talents and practical knowledge will give the court another useful talent.
It's the last paper, and there is still a glimmer of hope. Is it because Li Mu and Li Shimin's heart is in their throats?
He picked up a corner of the name paper and gently tore it open, revealing his surname, Li, that's right! He continued to tear, the second word was not "Mu"! Li Shimin's heart suddenly went cold, and his face changed, and he tore it all.
Kai, it’s not a two-character name at all, but three characters. Li Shimin didn’t even want to look at it for a moment. With three characters, how could it be Li Mu?
Li Mu, Li Mu, you really disappoint me! You boasted about Haikou, now let’s see how you explain it to me!