I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 218 The original volume is missing
"My lords, there are almost a hundred copies of the vermilion papers in front of you. You should review [-] copies every day and finish them within three days as much as possible." As the chief examiner, Chen Xuezheng also needs to review the test papers, but the number is less than half.

The papers that other examiners are not sure about will be handed over to Chen Xuezheng, and he will make the final decision whether to win or lose the paper.

The time for grading papers was tight, and it was still uncertain whether to take the second re-examination, so everyone did not greet politely, and after sitting down, they began to mark the Zhujuan.

Zhang Chengli is the magistrate of Nanxuan and also the host, so his position is the first one on the lower left. At this moment, he looked at the scroll in his hand without a word, and wrote in a broken inscription: The swan geese fly to the people, and the envoys take orders Settle in refugees.

These four book questions are split questions, so the examinee’s essays also have the same learning, and they are directly copied. Although the broken questions are not smooth, but fortunately, the concept is good. You can see the following questions, and then look down, like this Making art and literature is basically a mess.

The same is true for the rest of the graders who have the same emotion as Zhang Zhifu. Reviewing wonderful articles is like a feast, a feast for enjoyment, but looking at these nonsensical articles, these literati and Confucians present are like swallowing flies.

It happened that the person who asked the question was Chen Xuezheng. Even though Zhang Zhifu and the others had a lot of complaints, they could only hold back like the candidates who took the college examination. Perhaps this is the so-called sharing difficulties...

Three days passed in a flash. Zhang Zhifu and Hu Bingzhi selected a total of 210 six Zhujuan, and Chen Xuezheng spent another day reviewing and finally selected 150 people.

From the 150 people who passed the court examination, the top three were selected, and No. 1 was the case leader of this court examination, and it was also the case leader of the four prefectures of Nanxuan and Qing'an.

"This is the top three Zhu Juan selected by me. My colleagues will see if there is any objection. If there is no objection, I will set the ranking for this court examination. After that, I will reveal the name and write the list." Chen Xuezheng Put the top three Zhu Juan lined up on the desk.

Zhang Zhifu frowned and pondered. He reviewed nearly a hundred copies of the vermilion papers. Although 12 people were selected, except for one person's paper, the papers of the other 11 people can only be said to be quite satisfactory. There is no choice for a general among short people.

When grading the papers, there were occasional outstanding papers, and Zhang Zhifu also stepped forward to read them. He was familiar with Zhan Feiyu's writing style, but he had never seen any articles with a similar style.

As for the top three exam papers selected by Chen Xuezheng, Prefect Zhang has read them all. The rhetoric is gorgeous, the quotations are based on classics, and they can write such fragmented inscriptions as "Gu Hong". Not in the top three.

"Even if it's not the top three, it's still on the list." Cheng Shanchang, who was in charge of grading, said in a low voice while the other examiners were reading the top three papers.

In the final analysis, Chen Xuezheng made such an exam question to make things difficult for Zhan Feiyu, but it hurt many candidates in this government exam. Fortunately, the college exam is taken twice every three years. If he fails this time, he can continue to take it next time.

Zhang Zhifu knew that Cheng Shanchang's youngest son was a teacher of a great Confucian from the Confucius family, so he glanced at Chen Xuezheng, who was drinking tea leisurely from a teacup, "I'm afraid there is another trick."

If Zhan Feiyu were to be made difficult only by the exam questions, Zhang Zhifu felt that the possibility of success was almost zero.

Zhan Feiyu's examination case was first based on his real talents and learning. Up to now, Zhang Zhifu has not seen an examination paper similar to Zhan Feiyu's writing style. He even suspected that Zhan Feiyu had "failed".

"The lower officials have no objections." Hu Bingzhi carefully read the top three scrolls. Compared with those random articles, these three scrolls are indeed brilliant and worthy of the top three rankings.

Chen Xuezheng put down his teacup and laughed, "In this case, let's start to dismantle the name of the red number."

Soon, several scribes found the "black scrolls" of these 150 people. After checking that the numbers on the Zhujuan and the black scrolls were correct, they began to remove the seals.

The clerk who sat aside and was in charge of recording wrote down their names and places of origin, and soon the names of 140 people were recorded in the register. This time, there were nearly [-] candidates in the four state capital exams.

Among them, a total of 42 people from Nanxuan Mansion passed the hospital examination, which is definitely the best result in the past few years, while Lizhou has the least number of people, only 18 people.

"There are no candidates from Nanxuan Mansion in the top three?" A marking officer asked in surprise, and looked thoughtfully at Zhang Zhifu, but his eyes were full of sarcasm.

No. 1 in the hospital examination is the top case of the Qing'an Prefecture Examination, and it is worthy of the name. No. 2 is from Guangning Prefecture. shame.

Hu Bingzhi did not forget Gu Xueshi's explanation, and quickly browsed the list of 42 people who passed the college examination in Nanxuan Mansion, and saw Qi Heng, but Zhan Feiyu was not on the list.

The other examiners also remembered the past between Chen Xuezheng and Zhan Feiyu, and looked at each other in dismay. As for what they were thinking in their hearts, outsiders did not know.

It's not surprising that Zhan Feiyu missed the top three in the college exam. After all, the exam questions in this college exam are too biased, strange, and difficult, but it's a bit strange that he is the top case in the government exam but not on the list.

The key point is that Zhan Feiyu studied under Gu Xueshi, and several articles have been circulated before. Although Zhan Feiyu's poems are mediocre, her articles are very well written, especially the previous article on the policy of salt tax, which is comparable to everyone's work .

Now that Zhan Feiyu failed the academic examination, what's wrong with it?
All of a sudden, there was an eerie silence in the room. All the adults were silent, not to mention the scribes present, all of them lowered their heads and held their breath, wishing they could disappear in place.

After a long while, Chen Xuezheng broke the calm, "I am also surprised. Could it be that people have stumbled or horses have stumbled? Mr. Zhang, why don't you take someone to look for it in the scroll and let me see Zhan Feiyu?" How about the article in the second examination, why it was not selected."

"I obey orders." Prefect Zhang was not polite, and went directly with two scribes to find Zhan Feiyu's papers.

In less than half an hour, Zhang Zhifu had just received the examination paper from the clerk, and Chen Xuezheng brought Hu Bingzhi and others over.

"This exam paper was reviewed by the lower officials." Hu Bingzhi has an excellent memory. Even after reviewing hundreds of exam papers and more than 300 articles, he still remembers this exam paper.

Since Hu Bingzhi didn't win, it means that the article was written so-so.

A grader from the Chen family's faction took a few glances and said with a smile, "The little girl is late to enlightenment, and she has only been studying for more than two years. If she fails this time, she will come back next time."

If the exam questions this time are normal, even if Zhan Feiyu is not in the top three, he will definitely not fail the ranking. Hu Bingzhi also looked at the list of Qing'an Prefecture, and two of them also failed the ranking, and both of them were also in the top ten in the exam. .

Although the exam questions were disgusting, all the candidates had the same questions, and Sun Shan's failure in the final analysis was due to insufficient skills, or bad luck.

"Prefect Zhang, is this Zhan Feiyu's exam paper?" Chen Xuezheng asked with a smile, anyone could see his good mood at the moment.

It was right to think about it, after Zhan Feiyu and the Chen family got together, first Chen Ji was forced to evacuate the Nanxuan Mansion, and then in Fengzhou, in order to calm the situation, the Chen family had to send dead soldiers to assassinate Chai Yi to silence him.

One by one, the Chen family lost face. Now that they have won the game, it is no wonder that Chen Xuezheng is happy.

Hu Bingzhi had read Zhan Feiyu's article and recognized her handwriting, and Zhang Zhifu was even more familiar with it. When he got the test paper, Zhang Zhifu immediately recognized the handwriting, and it was indeed Zhan Feiyu's handwriting.

But such an article was said to be written by Zhan Feiyu, Zhang Zhifu would not believe a word of it.

"Back to your lord, what Zhan Feiyu wrote is in the pavilion style, I can't confirm it. If your lord doesn't mind, I want Zhan Feiyu to come to the government office to confirm." Zhang Zhifu said politely, and his attitude was also humble. But anyone could hear the implied meaning in his words. This was a suspicion that Zhan Feiyu's examination papers had been changed. To put it bluntly, it was a case of "fraud in imperial examinations".

Chen Xuezheng's face darkened suddenly, but if candidates have any objections to their scores, they can indeed refer to the test papers.

So even though Chen Xuezheng looked ugly, he still agreed, "Master Hu is responsible for the aliasing and transcription, and I will leave this matter to Mr. Hu."

After leaving the words, Chen Xuezheng flicked his sleeves and left to rest. It is estimated that the list will be released after Zhan Feiyu confirms the exam papers.

The other examiners glanced at each other, but they didn't leave in the end. Staying can be regarded as a witness. It's best if nothing goes wrong. Once Zhan Feiyu denies the examination paper, this matter will be troublesome. If you check it out, it will make you feel fishy.

Half an hour later, the official room of the government office.

"Student Zhan Feiyu greets all the adults." Zhan Feiyu didn't know what happened on the way here.

It wasn't the East Lake Inn where the Yamen servants from Nanxuan Mansion went, but four unfamiliar soldiers. These four were transferred from various places by Chen Xuezheng, and they were in charge of patrolling the examination room before.

But even if the four of them didn't say a word, Zhan Feiyu guessed it. At this moment, there was no decadence or indignation on his fair and delicate face, and he stood aside after saluting gracefully.

It was the first time for Hu Bingzhi and the others to see Zhan Feiyu, and they all said that it was born from the heart. Looking at the little girl with a calm face and clear eyes, everyone had a very good impression.

Yuxue's cute little girl already made people happy, even Hu Bingzhi's complexion softened a bit. Compared with the frizzy son at home, she was still a delicate and well-behaved little girl that people liked.

Zhan Feiyu was wearing a light blue pleated Ruyi skirt and a double bun. In addition to the jade pendant around his waist, he also had a pair of bamboo-shaped white jade hairpins with mushroom heads on his head, which was elegant but childlike.

Coupled with her pair of intelligent eyes, not to mention that her writing is not bad, even if it is nonsense, Hu Bingzhi and others can't say anything to blame and make things difficult. Such a soft and cute little girl should be pampered with.

"Xiaoyu, take a look and tell me about these three articles." Zhang Zhifu spoke first, and asked the clerk to lead Zhan Feiyu to the table, where there were three re-pasted examination papers, and they were all Zhu Juan.

When Zhang Zhifu made this arrangement, Hu Bingzhi frowned, but he didn't say anything against it.

And the others didn't know whether it was because Chen Xuezheng left first, or because they were afraid of Gu Xueshi who was far away in Beijing, so no one stopped them.

"Yes." Zhan Feiyu quickly picked up the first scroll and looked at it. Writing an article is slow, but it looks extremely fast. An article is only [-] words short and less than [-] words long.

When Zhan Feiyu started to read, Hu Bingzhi and others' eyes fell on her. The first scroll she picked up was written by "Zhan Feiyu". A little surprised expression.

But after Zhan Feiyu took less than a quarter of an hour to read all three articles, she didn't look surprised at all, as if the article was not written by her, but only an outsider's article.

Could it be that Chen Xuezheng really played tricks in the college examination?After this idea emerged, except for Zhang Zhifu, everyone else's expressions were extremely ugly. In the imperial examination fraud case ten years ago, from the chief examiner to the grader, the Holy One was furious, and the heads were rolling.

If Zhan Feiyu is an ordinary candidate, it's fine, but she studies under Gu Xueshi, and her only student is bullied. Can Gu Xueshi not get angry?
Thinking of what might happen next, everyone wished they hadn't taken up the drudgery of grading papers, gods would fight, and mortals would suffer!Even if Chen Xuezheng wants to deal with Zhan Feiyu, he shouldn't do it in the courtyard test. This is not to entrap everyone!

If so, Zhang Zhifu once again asked the scribe to take the original scroll, "Go and look again, this is your handwriting."

"Huh?" A startled voice sounded, Zhan Feiyu's black eyes widened suddenly, he looked at the black scroll in his hand, and then at the vermilion scroll on the desk, his long black eyelashes blinked, and his cherry red mouth slightly Zhang Da, it could be seen that he was really shocked.

"My lord, this word really looks like I wrote it." Zhan Feiyu laughed after being shocked, even after seeing the name on the black scroll, he didn't panic.

"No wonder the teacher warned me not to write casually outside. It turns out that someone can imitate the handwriting to the extent that it is fake." Zhan Feiyu seemed to have no idea of ​​the seriousness of the matter at all with his novel look on his face. It seemed that the little girl was surprised when she saw something interesting.

If this wasn't Zhan Feiyu's exam paper, where did the real exam paper go?Zhang Zhifu and the others were thinking about this problem, when they saw the little girl standing aside take out a few pieces of paper.

"My lord, after the college exam is over, I wrote a letter to the teacher first, explaining the topic of this college exam." Zhan Feiyu said with a smile, as if she was a little regretful that Chen Xuezheng was not here, otherwise she would dare to face him in front of him. Saying this in person, the exam questions are too disgusting.

"After the complaint, I just remembered to show the teacher the article, so I wrote down the three four-book essays and the test post poems for the college examination, and sent them to the capital to the teacher." Zhan Feiyu held the paper in his hand. The article was handed over to Zhang Zhifu, "Master Mingshan asked about the situation of our college examination, I copied another copy, and please read it."

(End of this chapter)