Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 198 Feng Jing and Ma Liang

Noon is from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm. The Provincial Examination stipulates that papers can only be handed in after noon, that is to say, papers cannot be handed in until after [-]:[-] pm.

At this time, there is still an hour before the end of the exam. For all candidates, the answer should be over.

Fan Ning did not hand in the paper immediately, and he waited patiently for another half an hour. After the reminder bell rang, he got up and handed the paper and manuscript to the invigilator outside the account.

Seeing that Fan Ning had finally handed in the paper, the invigilator smiled and praised, "You are very patient, you can leave!"

Fan Ning saluted, turned around and walked outside the camp. ． ． ． ． ． ．

"Boom-thump-"

As the fourth bell rang, it was the last reminder to candidates that there was only a quarter of an hour left before the first exam, which was the last half hour.

The soldiers of each big tent also yelled in front of the tent door, "There is still a quarter of an hour left, everyone grasp the time."

According to the normal speed, this time should have ended long ago. If you are still writing hard at this time, you will inevitably be affected by the tight time.

"oops!"

A candidate exclaimed, and he was at a loss immediately, "It's over, I wrote the wrong paper!"

It turned out that this careless examinee regarded the official examination paper as a draft paper, and the draft paper as the main paper. The main paper is of high quality and can be preserved for a long time. The words "Imperial Examination Paper" are stamped on the upper right corner.

Scrap paper is ordinary hemp paper. If you make a mistake in the test paper, you will be rejected in the first round.

Of course, it is possible to make up for it now by adding the draft written in the main volume, but the draft is generally written with scratches, and the alteration is very serious, and the sentence of death is also sentenced to death.

So the examinee hurried out to find the invigilator, but the invigilator told him regretfully that there were no extra blank papers in the examination room, so he could only apply for a try.

Generally speaking, the rules of the examination room are very strict. It is still one thing whether the new paper can be approved for a problem caused by his own mistakes, but even if it is approved, it may be too late.

The invigilator's words undoubtedly decided the candidate's last ray of hope.

The examinee cried bitterly, but he was powerless.

This is a more serious situation, but the most common situation is that at the last moment, a typo was written in a panic, resulting in alterations on the scroll.

Although this situation is relatively minor, the actual result is the same as that of the examinee who took the wrong paper. The score will be lost due to the uncleanness of the paper, and the test paper will not reach the examiner's hands in the end.

After the fourth bell rang, candidates began to hand in papers on a large scale, and more and more candidates left the examination account and walked out of the gate.

Fan Ning stood outside the gate and waited for Su Liang to come out. Apart from him, there were hundreds of exam candidates waiting outside the gate. Everyone was whispering about today's argumentative papers, and there were quarrels between candidates who had different opinions from time to time.

"Shao is a place name, which means that there is a famous musician in Shao. The sage heard his name in the state of Lu. He specially went to the state of Qi to visit the musician and listen to a piece of music by the king. The lingering sound haunted Liang Liang, and he didn't know the taste of meat in March."

"It's just nonsense. Shao is the name of the music, okay? The legend was made by Emperor Shun. How did you pass the test? You don't even know this common sense?"

"You are ignorant. Shao is a place name. I have been there. In today's Zizhou, there is still the ruins of Shaocheng. We Zizhou people all know it."

The two of them fought red-faced, but there was no result. There were a thousand candidates for this kind of subjective question, and there were a thousand answers, and even the examiners had different opinions.

Only the silent scripture questions, right is right, wrong is wrong, the right answer is meaningful, only after thousands of troops and horses have been slaughtered in the test can they enter Beijing to participate in the provincial imperial examination, and basically no mistakes will be made in the silent scripture questions , it is also pointless to check the answers.

Fan Ning stood at the side and looked into the gate. Logically, Su Liang should have come out, but he has not been seen until now, which made Fan Ning a little worried. Something will happen to Su Liang, right?

At this time, a soldier shouted: "Is there anyone named Fan Ning here, Fan Ning of Pingjiang Mansion!"

Fan Ning was startled, and hurried forward and said, "I'm Fan Ning from Pingjiang Mansion, what's the matter?"

"Do you have a friend named Li Dashou?"

"Exactly! What happened to him?"

"He fainted in the examination room and was sent to the hospital for treatment."

Fan Ning was taken aback, "Then how much influence did his imperial examination have?"

The soldier shook his head with a wry smile, "I fainted in the examination room, can a petty official still consider his imperial examination?"

"Where is he now?" Fanning asked with a sigh.

"He was sent into the city with several other candidates who fainted. Let us tell you, don't wait for him."

"Thank you for telling me!"

The soldier saluted, turned and left.

At this time, Su Liang came out in a hurry and saw Fan Ning talking with the soldiers, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"

Fan Ning said after a long while: "Li Dashou fainted in the examination room, this time he has completely failed the imperial examination." Su Liang stammered, "I felt it as expected this morning."

Fan Ning was stunned, and quickly asked, "What happened this morning?"

"In the morning, he said that he couldn't take it anymore, and told me not to tell you, lest you get angry."

Fan Ning was very helpless, so he could only shake his head and said, "How many times have I told him not to work so hard, but he just didn't listen, and in the end the gain outweighed the loss, and this opportunity was wasted."

Su Liang pondered for a while and said: "Actually, I completely understand him. His foundation is relatively weak, and his calligraphy is also very average. He knows that if he doesn't work hard, he will definitely fail the exam. Instead of returning home, it's better to work hard. To be honest, his I really admire the hard work.”

"never mind!"

Fan Ning said with a smile: "Let's not talk about birthdays, let's talk about you! How did you do in the exam?"

When the exam was mentioned, Su Liang immediately beamed with joy, and there was a kind of unbearable surprise in his eyes.

"We discussed this question today, do you remember? A month ago."

Fan Ning was amused, how could he not know, isn't this just a way of disclosing the topic to him secretly?This kid still hasn't figured it out yet.

Fan Ning shook his head, "I really can't remember, I remember it seems to have been discussed a lot, and my mind is already a mess."

"We really discussed this subject!"

"Then how do you do it?" Fanning asked with a smile.

"It's just like what we discussed. I put my focus on 'learning'. A sage learns the joy of Qi Shao, but March doesn't know the taste of meat. How about it, it meets the requirements!"

Fan Ning nodded with a smile, "You say it like this, we seem to have discussed this question, and I have exactly the same thoughts as you."

"It must have been discussed. I remember it very clearly. The big birthday was there at the time. It's a pity that this guy, hey! A good opportunity was lost!"

At this moment, a handsome young scholar came over and said with a smile, "Fan Shaolang, do you still remember me?"

Fan Ning saw that he looked familiar, but couldn't remember who he was for a moment, "You are?"

"Fan Shaolang really forgot about me. We met three years ago in Grand Master Pang's residence. My surname is Feng!"

"You are Feng Jing!"

Fan Ning suddenly remembered that this Feng Jing was Wang Anshi's good friend and Fu Bi's son-in-law, and he had met him in Pang Ji's mansion three years ago.

This Feng Jing is very famous in history. He is not only Sanyuan Jidi, the number one scholar in the current discipline, but also has a saying.

'Mistaking Feng Jing for Ma Liang. '

Legend has it that Zhang Yaozuo forced Feng Jing to marry his daughter, otherwise he would be punished in the imperial examination. Feng Jing resolutely refused, so he changed his name to Ma Liang in the exam.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be a folk tale, it is full of loopholes, how can the name of the imperial examination be changed casually?
Before the provincial examination, Feng Jing was only a Jieyuan of a state, but there were at least 600 state capitals in the capital. How could Zhang Yaozuo, the majestic head of state, be interested in a mere Jieyuan?
Ten thousand steps back, even if Zhang Yaozuo fell in love with Feng Jing as Xie Yuan, and he changed his name to Ma Liang when he signed up, he would not be able to apply at all. The solution test issued by Ezhou proved to be Feng Jing, how could you change your name to Ma Liang at will? , This is a taboo in the imperial examination.

If it was just changing the name to Ma Liang on the test paper without authorization, it would not match the test admission ticket and would not be admitted.

If the name was changed to Ma Liang during the imperial examination, not to mention whether the Ministry of Rites would approve it, and there was also a charge of deceiving the emperor, how could it be possible to change the name at will.

No matter how powerful Zhang Yaozuo was, he didn't dare to fiddle with the imperial examination.

Therefore, most of the folk tales of punishing the powerful in history are just listening to and cannot be taken seriously.

What's more, Feng Jing is already 29 years old after being admitted to the first prize. It is hard to imagine that the 29-year-old Song Ren has no family. In fact, he is the son-in-law of Fu Bi, who has married Fu Bi's two daughters successively.

Feng Jing said with a smile: "How did my brother do in the exam?"

"It feels okay, how about Brother Feng?" Fan Ning also asked with a smile.

"I feel good about myself too!"

Fan Ning introduced to Su Liang, "Brother Feng is Ezhou Jieyuan, a friend of Wang Anshi, and the son-in-law of Mr. Fu."

When Su Liang heard that Feng Jing was Fu Bi's son-in-law, he couldn't help being in awe, and quickly clasped his fists in salute.

Fan Ning introduced Su Liang to Feng Jing again, "This is my good friend Su Liang, who is also taking the children's department."

Feng Jing and Su Liang greeted each other, Feng Jing smiled and said: "There is no lunch at noon, why don't we go to the city and find a place to have a drink?"

"Okay!" Fan Ning said cheerfully, "I'm treating guests today, let's go to Zhulou and have a good drink!"

(End of this chapter)