Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 291 Han Hua
Sheng Hong nodded slightly, looked at Xuexue Zhuang and said with a smile: "I have a rest today and have nothing to do, so I wanted to come and see how my brother at home is doing with his studies. Don't be surprised if I disturb Xuexue Zhuang's lectures."

"Shangda people are serious. Zicheng and the others just finished the provincial examination not long ago, and I have no intention of teaching today. Since Shanda people just heard it outside, why not comment on their articles and make a few remarks." Zhuang Xuexue said with a smile.

"Zhuang Xuexue is joking. In terms of teaching students, I can't compare with Xuexue, so I won't show my shame." Sheng Hong shook his head.

"Shangda people are being humble. You were already on the gold medal list in your early twenties. I have been taking the exam for half my life, but failed repeatedly. I can only teach people how to read and make a living. Shanda people should give them some advice." Zhuang Xuexue said.

"The scholars have invited me again and again, so I will say a few words."

When Sheng Hong saw what Zhuang Xuexue said, he couldn't refuse. He turned to look at Li An and others and said, "I just listened to your article outside. I have good talent and solid foundation. However, officials are selected through the imperial examination. Although talent and learning are Importantly, the most important thing is to have something to say. Don't be too arrogant. Shigao's article is very good, but Chang Feng's article is too dull.

You are still young, so don’t be discouraged even if you fail this time. "

"Thank you father (Uncle Mansion Lord) for the advice!" Everyone bowed quickly.

Sheng Hong looked at Xuexue Zhuang, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, Xuexue Zhuang. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"I'm sending this to Mr. Shanda."

After the paper is copied, the answer sheet will be sent to the reviewer for review.

This step is still very strict. Any answer sheet needs to be cross-reviewed by two reviewers. Whether it is eliminated or passed, both people need to sign together.

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Not only is there a name-blinding system, but in order to prevent the marking officer from confirming the student's identity through handwriting, the answer sheet will be re-copied after the exam is over before it is sent to the marking officer for marking.

After a few people sat down, Zhuang Xuexue said: "As for the article, Shanda people have just commented on it, so I won't go into details. However, there are still some flaws in some aspects of the wording..."

The courtyard set aside by the Ministry of Rites for reviewing answer papers was surrounded by guards from the Forbidden Army, but quarrels kept coming from inside.

The day before the end of the rural examination, the selected marking officers will be isolated.

After reviewing the rural examination papers, they are not allowed to have any contact with the outside world.

These answer sheets that have passed the preliminary review will be handed over to the chief examiner and two deputy examiners for a second review, and the 500 people who will be on the list will be finally selected as the candidates for reconciliation.

Only 500 people were admitted to the provincial examination, and the examiners were divided into many groups, and each group had no limit on the number of people who could pass.

Naturally, there are more than 500 answer sheets that have been reviewed and approved.

If there is a disagreement, it is handed over to another group for review.

Sheng Hong refused Sheng Hong's farewell and turned around and walked out.

In order to prevent cheating in the imperial examinations, the imperial examinations not only strictly searched students, but also continuously added various anti-cheating measures.

If the opinions of the other group are still inconsistent, it will be handed over to the two deputy examiners for review and decision-making.

Xuexue Zhuang looked at Li An and the others and said, "Sit down."

It is not even qualified to be sent to the marking officer for review.

Of course, in order to prevent copying officials from cheating and deliberately eliminating some excellent answer sheets, there is also a strict supervision system, which I will not describe one by one here.

Because there were so many answer sheets, the copying officials could be considered a preliminary screening. Some whose calligraphy was poor and had typos in their articles were eliminated directly at the copying stage.

In this process, two or three layers will probably be eliminated.

"Study stay!"

These quarrels were caused by the different opinions of each group on certain answer sheets.

Some people have different opinions. After a while of discussion, one party will be convinced and reach a consensus, and it will end soon.

Some disputes are so fierce that neither party can convince the other, so the paper will be sent to the deputy examiner for review.

In an office room nearby, the examiner Han Hua and two deputy examiners sat opposite each other.

Listening to the quarrel coming from the room next to him, Han Hua rubbed his head with a headache and said: "The preliminary review papers should be completed in half a day, and then it's time for us to go on stage. I've been having a headache these days. I was almost knocked unconscious."

"Korean doctors have much more leisure time than us. We have to read dozens of answer sheets every day these days. It's a rare moment of leisure." He Shou'an, one of the deputy examiners, said with a wry smile. "Yes, but this errand is finally coming to an end. I wonder if talents like the Su brothers will emerge this time." Yu Jianlin, another deputy examiner, said.

"There are not so many talents like the Su brothers. All the family teachers praise the Su brothers for their talents as prime ministers." Han Hua shook his head.

"Oh?" He Shou'an said in surprise: "Xueshi Hai really said that?"

"It's true. I have had many contacts with the Su brothers. In terms of talent and learning, I am really ashamed of myself." Han Hua said.

Yu Jianlin and He Shou'an were both a little surprised when they heard this. Han Hua was Hai Wenren's favorite student. He was ranked second in the rankings at the age of nineteen. Now, at just thirty years old, he is already a fifth-grade doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette.

The officials all praised Han Hua very much, but they didn't expect that Han Hua would say something like "I feel ashamed".

Even if there is an element of humility, it is enough to prove the talents of the Su brothers.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. The fundamental reason why there is such a big debate about the grading this time is the question. Many people have bet on the right question and have been prepared for it." Han Hua said.

"Yeah, I really don't understand why such a question came up this time." Yu Jianlin shook his head.

"When we grade the papers tomorrow, I'm afraid we will have an endless debate." He Shou'an said with a smile.

"Master He and Master Yu, there are some answers here that need to be reviewed by two adults." At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

He Shou'an and Yu Jianlin looked at each other, smiled bitterly, said hello to Han Hua, and walked out.

By evening, the eight-day grading work was finally completed.

This time, there were more than 12,000 candidates, and in the end, more than 900 answer sheets were approved by the examiners.

The provincial examination admits 500 people, which means that half of them will be eliminated.

The next day, Han Hua and two deputy examiners began grading the papers.

The three of them had to read more than 900 test papers, and it took them six days to read them all.

The reason it took so long is because many of the answers were controversial.

According to the regulations, three people will cross-check the papers, and after the review, they will be graded according to A and B.

A and B are also subdivided into three levels: upper, middle and lower. If two of them agree, it will be considered as the official score.

In the end, the five hundred with the highest scores were selected and put on the list.

Among them, many of the three have different opinions and need to be renegotiated, and some have the same score, but there are not enough places, and they also need to be renegotiated.

After arguing for several days, we finally decided on all the people on the list the day before the list was released.

Once the candidate is selected, the restrictions imposed by the marking officer will be lifted.

Han Hua had someone make a new copy of one of the papers, arranged the rest of the matters, and left the Ministry of Rites with the copied papers.

After coming out of the Ministry of Rites, Han Hua took a carriage and came to the Hai family.

As a student of Hai Wenren, he often came to the Hai family. The concierge sent someone to inform him and at the same time ordered someone to take Han Hua to the front hall.

Not long after Han Hua sat down in the front hall, Hai Wenren walked in.

"The student has met the teacher!" Han Hua stood up and saluted.

"Bo Yu, have you finished reading the provincial examination papers?" Hai Wenren waved his hand and motioned for Han Hua to sit down.

"I just finished my work not long ago. The students just came out of the Etiquette Department and haven't even returned home." Han Hua said.

Hearing this, Hai Wenren smiled and said, "But this provincial examination revealed great talents?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from the teacher. The student found an article that coincided with the ideas of a friend of the student, so he thought about showing it to the teacher." Han Hua said, taking out the copied answer sheet.

(End of this chapter)