Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 60 Fairness
On the third day of September in the first year of Taichang, on the banks of Zhangshui outside Yecheng.

At Chenshi, Zhang Dexing nervously held the test card in his hand, and gathered outside the Zhangshui camp with the crowd.

Zhao Yanshen stood at the gate of Daying and said loudly:
"Your Majesty has said that fairness is the most important thing in the scientific examination. When you enter the camp, you need to search first. There are also strong guards in the examination room. If there is any fraud, you should immediately register your name and place of origin and report it to the court. You will never be hired. I advise you You wait and think about it, don't miss your future."

As soon as these words were mentioned, some timid people sneaked out of the crowd, obviously intending to throw away the entrainment.

Zhao Yanshen naturally noticed these actions, but he didn't care, as long as he didn't cheat in the examination room.

Seeing the time of release, Zhao Yanshen continued to shout:
"All lined up, don't mess up, divide into five lines, and search and enter the camp one after another."

As he spoke, he signaled the five soldiers to stand forward, and everyone lined up in front of them.

Zhang Dexing arrived early and was at the front of the crowd.

He was asked to take off his shoes and socks, and the rude bosses repeatedly probed him, but Zhang Dexing didn't care about this kind of humiliation, he was not afraid of the shadow, and the word "fairness" was also what he hoped for.

After passing the inspection, Zhang Dexing entered the camp, and under the guidance, he found the agricultural department examination area.

The setting of the examination room is very simple, that is, a desk is used as an examination table, and a futon is used as an examination seat.

However, there is a soldier standing next to each examination seat for surveillance.

'It seems that Shizi really cares about the fairness of this exam. '

Zhang Dexing thought.

According to the order on his test card, Zhang Dexing sat on his futon, set up the pen, ink and inkstone, closed his eyes and meditated.

He didn't care if anyone outside was punished for entraining him, he just wanted to take care of himself, show what he had learned, gain an official position, and give his wife an explanation.

During this period, people entered the examination room one after another. When they arrived at Sishi, a gong sounded, and Zhang Dexing opened his eyes. The huge agricultural examination area was almost full, and occasionally there were a few empty seats. .

A scribe handed over the test papers to the patrolling soldiers, and he himself preached discipline loudly:
"My son has a word, the discipline of the examination room, no noise, no peeping. After answering, report in a low voice to the soldiers around you. If there is any violation, it will be dealt with as a fraud, and the paper will be closed at noon. Don't miss the time."

Zhang Dexing got the test paper, glanced at it hastily, finally calmed down, and opened the inkstone, Zhang Dexing buried his head in writing and answering, paying special attention.

Gao Cheng stood on the city wall, looked at the Zhangshui camp, turned his head and said to his cronies:
"A lot of people came, and I don't know how many people have real talents."

Yang Min laughed and said:

"Your Majesty has collected all poor scholars from Hebei in one scientific examination, so why worry about it?"

Gao Cheng nodded upon hearing this.

He then said to Yang Min, Chen Yuankang, and Cui Jishu:

"The three of you still need to work hard to read the papers."

When Yang Min heard this, the smile on his face froze.

Cui Jishu, the majestic little overlord of Luoyang, complained even more:

"My lord, let's add some more manpower."

It turned out that the three of them had been imprisoned by Gao Cheng since they arrived in Hebei. He said that he was worried that the test papers in Hebei would leak out, and asked them to issue a new set of test papers for the Qingxu area.

There are many kinds of subjects. Although the three of them are well-learned people, they really took a lot of effort.

Now the test papers in Qingxu area were handed over to Gao Cheng, and they were finally released. Gao Cheng ordered the three of them to mark the papers. He was afraid that after processing the Hebei exams, the three of them would be locked up again in Qingxu, and the papers would be released again. Even cattle and horses cannot be driven like this.

Gao Cheng pretended to think, and then comforted him:
"Alright, I will promote some people among the civil servants to help you review."

"What are you looking around for?"

"I do not have!"

"You still dare to quibble, I can see clearly, I will compare the test papers of the two of you now, whether the words and sentences are the same is the ironclad proof."

"Look! What else do you have to say! Register this person's name and place of origin, and drag him out!"

"No! I don't dare anymore, I won't take the exam, don't!"

Another person was dragged away crying.

Zhang Dexing turned a deaf ear and focused on answering the questions.

It was still a long time before noon, and he finally stopped writing, and carefully checked the answer sheet several times to make sure that there were no omissions.

Zhang Dexing raised his head and said to the young soldiers beside him:
"My little brother, I have finished answering and I can hand in the paper."

The young soldier was not in a hurry to collect the test paper. He found the patrol officer and covered Zhang Dexing's name and place of origin on the test paper with a white paper.

"This is what the prince said. The name should be obscured, so that the examiners can't judge people based on their family background."

The young soldier explained.

Hearing this, Zhang Dexing was even more relieved:

'Your Majesty really values ​​the fairness of this exam. '

After handing in the paper, the scribe said:
"Three days later, the Bohai Prince's Mansion will post the names and positions of the candidates, and you can come and check them at that time."

The scribe was very satisfied with Zhang Dexing's performance in the examination room, he hardly ever raised his head, and he was always concentrating.

The young soldiers led Zhang Dexing out of the camp.

"Please wait, sir."

Zhang Dexing was about to leave but was stopped by soldiers.

"Brother, what else do you want to explain?"

Zhang Dexing was puzzled.

"No, although I'm illiterate, I'm obviously talented and learned from Mr.'s answer. I don't have a good name myself. Because I have a well in my house, I'm called Wang Ajing. So I want to ask Mr. to help me choose a name for my child. It’s good to learn in the future.”

Zhang Dexing did not refuse, he thought for a moment, picked up a branch and wrote the word "fairness" on the ground, explaining:

"Fairness is the most important thing in the world, and it is also fair to meet in the examination room today. I have little knowledge, and I can't think of a good name in a hurry. If I don't mind, I will call it fair."

"Fairness, Wang Gongyun, yes, this name is good, on behalf of my child, thank you sir for giving me the name."

Wang Ajing was beaming with joy.

Zhang Dexing left immediately, walked a short distance, and looked back, Wang Ajing was squatting on the ground, picking up a branch and imitating the word "Fair".

'Everyone has the desire to learn. '

Zhang Dexing sighed deeply.

Gao Cheng recruited Zhao Yanshen to the side room of Bohai Palace:
"After the scientific examination, Yan Shen can review the test papers with Chen Sima, Yang Changshi, and Cui Zhubo."

"Thank you, my son, for your trust."

Zhao Yan said gratefully.

Gao Cheng looked at this civil official who had been poor since he was a child, and suddenly asked:

"Does Yanshen know why I attach importance to this scientific examination?"

Zhao Yan pondered deeply and replied:

"The prince wants to recruit talents."

"There are considerations in this regard, but it is not the most important."

Gao Cheng shook his head and said:

"Think about it again Yanshen, think about why I have to say these words to you."

Zhao Yanshen was silent for a long time, and then he spoke:
"The son is for the future prosperity of culture and education."

Gao Cheng laughed and said:

"Yes, this exam is to tell the world that reading is not useless, so as to call on more people to learn."

Of course he knew that there were many shortcomings in this hastily held exam, but it didn't matter, it was just a signal.

　Maybe you don't believe it, but when I was about to finish coding, my computer crashed and I wrote it again.There is still a chapter that cannot be finished before twelve o'clock, it will be updated in the early morning, and it will not be counted as tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)