fake prince

Chapter 327

To Gongtang

At this time, there are lanterns, 200 room examiners, and clerks sent by the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Palace. There are always [-] people standing by the side of the hall. There was no sound, a tense and solemn look.

An elderly eunuch, with a calm expression at this time, came in quietly with a guard with a knife. Although he didn't make a sound, he had a strong sense of presence. Some examiners couldn't help but took a look, but the guards immediately spotted him and swept him coldly. , so that the examiner hurriedly avoided the past.

Hearing the "Incense Oath" shouted, the three chief examiners led the eighteen room examiners, lined up to wash their hands in the copper basin, and then paid homage to the dragon plaque of "Long live, long live, long live" and "Dacheng Supreme Sage Master" "The memorial tablet respectfully bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, and made an oath together: "We will seek scholars for the sake of the country and society, and we will not show favoritism, accept entrustments, and accept bribes-if you have this heart, the gods will die together."

This is an unchanging rule for hundreds of years. Everyone is familiar with it, but everyone is serious. Without it, there are really ghosts and gods in this world.

After the oath of alliance is over, the examinee papers will be brought in continuously by high-ranking civil servants.

When all the papers were placed in the spacious hall one by one, the 21 people sat solemnly. The candidates who participated in the general examination were 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. Zhong Fanzhi, the examiner, nodded slightly, swept his eyes away, and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, although this 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. I believe everyone knows him."

The civil servants did not dare to move a little bit, but everyone nodded their heads, who came, the three principal and deputy chief examiners, and the eighteenth room examiner, none of them didn't know each other.

Eunuch Zhao, the chief eunuch with some face in front of the emperor.

He came over, which was obviously an inspection and supervision.

Although the emperor paid attention to the exams in the past, but this time even Eunuch Zhao was sent to lead guards to inspect and supervise, obviously paying more attention than usual.

How can we not let them not be more careful?

"Everyone in Yili is a master, so I won't say much, I just want to say one thing - everyone is lucky to be an examiner, no matter who you choose, when I meet you in the future, I will give you the gift of a half-master."

"Therefore, is it worthwhile for you to conspire for personal gain? Not only will your personal fame and wealth go to waste, but your family will also suffer."

"The scoring has not yet started, think about your wife and 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, "Master Zhong is very thorough. Our family has always wondered why there are examiners cheating?"

Eunuch Zhao's words resounded in the hall, with the sound of gold and stone. Everyone looked at each other and listened and said: "Although the court has rules, the chief examiner is only elected for one term, and there is no reason for re-election."

"Even if you take 300 scholars for one term, they will all be court officials in the future. You will have to salute when you see you. I don't need to say more about the benefits of this. Why do people still think about cheating for some money?"

The eunuch's tone was very surprised, and he really couldn't figure it out.

Yes, Dazheng hates teachers and students forming cliques very much, and it is impossible for the selected students to disobey the orders of their teachers for life, but the relationship between teachers and students cannot be avoided. The incense and fire of the three hundred future officials, even if each of them contributes a little, will be collected. How lucky is it?

You have already obtained the greatest benefits, and you still need some money?

Deputy chief examiner Gai Jingsheng bowed his head solemnly after hearing this, and Zhuang Rong said: "So we wait, how dare we live up to the high expectations of the Holy Majesty? We must restrain ourselves and be cautious, and select real talents for the country!"

Eunuch Zhao laughed sharply after hearing this: "Okay, our family is waiting to see the real talents you select!"

After saying that, he backed out, and saw the examiner Zhong Fanzhi's deep voice: "Check the papers!"

There are [-] papers, and [-] of them must be selected. This is the candidate for Gongshi.

According to the rules of the Dazheng Examination, more than half of the three principal and deputy chief examiners and the eighteenth room examiners passed the circle, and no one thought it was wrong, so they were considered to have passed the preliminary examination.

The examinees for these papers are Gongshi. If there is no accident, at least they can get the name of a top three Jinshi in the palace examination.

And if all 21 examiners pass, they can enter the next round and compete for membership. In this way, there are often only [-] or [-] papers in each exam.

But this year, it seems that there are more than previous years.

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Dazzled by the previous unanimously passed papers, a room examiner was surprised and applauded.

His reaction immediately attracted the attention of other examiners.

Today is different from the past, with the chief eunuch present to supervise, but still unable to bear the gaffe, how good is this paper?

An examiner then took the paper, and after reading only a few lines, he couldn't restrain his admiration.

"Pure liberal arts to the point that there is no smoke and fire. I never thought that I would come across such articles in the examination. As an examiner, I am ashamed, ashamed!"

The three chief and deputy chief examiners were all attracted, and they also came to read the paper one after another.

"This..." Although Zhong Fanzhi had read the content, he felt that it was almost impeccable. Even a person who had been immersed in literature for many years could hardly change a single word. It just feels too much.

Zhong Fanzhi hesitated for a moment, and asked Zhang Xiu, the deputy examiner, "What do you think?"

Zhang Xiu frowned: "This article is full of talent, but it is too aggressive. It seems that he is a young man, and he may incur the wrath of heaven in the future. If not, he may be a good looker."

Gai Jingsheng also commented: "That's true. When you read his articles, you always feel that he is too sharp. This is the reason why he is too talented. You have to temper your temper..."

Saying that, the three of them looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile wryly.

And several examiners have already circled the paper.

Someone tried to find out whose article it was, but because it was all copied and handed over, it was impossible to tell who it was from the handwriting.

Among the [-] examiners, there are also people from the Three Kings, but because of this test, the Three Kings did not assign the necessary tasks to be completed, and the few people in it did not necessarily have to find out the so-called Juzi Su. Zi Ji comes.

"My lord just said, let nature take its course, and if you can find Su Ziji's papers, depending on the situation, you may miss it."

"If you can't find it, don't worry about it."

"This paper is so good, it's really Su Ziji, I'm afraid it will be hard to fail it, it's better to pretend to be deaf and dumb, just don't know."

I have to say that the warning just now has some effect.

Seeing that everyone had different expressions, but none of them objected, the examiner Zhong Fanzhi also thought to himself: "I have a different opinion from everyone. I am a fan of talents, but this article is really good. If I block it, I'm afraid I will end up with one." The notoriety of being jealous of the virtuous and capable, that’s all, I agree, why don’t I follow suit? It’s just that this article is still too bright and sharp!”

"However, even His Majesty will not just ignore talent and learning just because of what he says from the bottom of his heart."

Thinking of this, Zhong Fanzhi also picked up his pen, drew a circle on the paper, and couldn't help sighing: "I don't know whether it promoted him or hurt him."

(End of this chapter)