Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 33 Re-marking
While thinking, time passed quickly. Zhu Youjian ordered someone to collect the paper and marked it himself on the spot.

Let’s see if it’s finished first, there’s no doubt about it. Everyone in the Hanlin Academy has been taking the exam for many years, so it is impossible to hand in unfinished test papers.

Secondly, check the format and exclude those that do not meet the specified format first. Thanks to the fact that Zhu Youjian had long said that he would select officials for daily living, these people also asked Yu Huang for advice, and no one made any mistakes. Both digital time and stem and branch time are correct, with almost no difference.

This made Zhu Youjian very satisfied, knowing that his implementation of the Yellow Emperor's Era and the hourly system had achieved small results, and the officials of the Hanlin Academy had accepted it.

Then looking at the location, no one made a mistake here. But in terms of character records, there is a difference.

Some people list all the characters; some people list only the main characters and replace the others with equivalent words; others also indicate the official positions of the characters and explain why they are important.

Zhu Youjian looked at them one by one and found that there were two test papers that listed the most complete characters, and they were both primary and secondary. This made him nod with satisfaction, circle the two test papers, pass them around to the people around him, and say to them:

"I once said that participants must write clearly, especially when discussing confidential matters. If the content is leaked, it must be investigated from the participants."

"So the names of the people must be listed in full to avoid leaks and making it difficult to trace in the future."

"But these participants also have priorities. When recording, they must focus on the key points and be good at grasping the key points."

"The editor Ni Jiashan and the critic Wen Anzhi wrote well on this point, so I hired him first. At least he can specialize in recording characters."

After everyone circulated it, they found that the two of them did write better on this point and were more thoughtful than themselves. Therefore, the emperor appointed two people, and they had to accept it.

Finally, looking at the content, there are three main things happening in the Hanlin Academy today: poetry writing, provincial examination cheating, and assessment. The three things have a temporal sequence, and the first two are also causally related. Whether they can be written clearly in the daily notes will test everyone's writing skills.

Looking at so much content without punctuation marks, Zhu Youjian frowned. Set the punctuation marks when you have time to avoid making it difficult to read and causing ambiguity. But that was it today, he could only continue watching.

Those who failed to write all three things were eliminated first by him. Those who failed to write down the sequence and causal relationship were also eliminated by him. Then look at the writing. Those who did not record completely what they said, or changed or added things without authorization, were also eliminated by Zhu Youjian. Especially one of the test papers made Zhu Youjian frown. He made a big cross and said to everyone:

"Come and see, did I just say this?"

"If you have said it, you have said it. If you have not said it, you have not said it. No matter whether it is good or bad, you do not need to say it without permission."

"Also, when I speak in the future, just write down the original words without converting them into classical Chinese."

"That will only need to be transformed when compiling history in the future. There is no need to reduce the text in my daily notes."

After emphasizing this point to everyone, everyone else laughed secretly when they saw the test paper that Zhu Youjian had specially crossed out. It turned out that Jiang Dingzhen, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, deliberately added fuel to the emperor's words and made the emperor appear more noble, while others were like clowns. But what he didn't expect was that the emperor would not accept this trick and flattered him so much that he fell on the horse's leg.

Being directly reprimanded by the emperor, Jiang Dingzhen looked gloomy and felt that his future was bleak. However, Zhu Youjian felt that this person was still of some use, and planned to let him participate in the compilation of Tianqi records after the fall of the eunuch party, so as to avoid being criticized and the image of the imperial brother would be too unfavorable.

After reading further, Zhu Youjian felt that the writing was pretty good and there was no need to continue to eliminate it. He immediately said to everyone:

"He Wuzou and Ni Jiashan, the editors of the Hanlin Academy, temporarily act as living editors, and Jiang Dejing, Wang Tingyuan, Wang Xigun, and Huang Jin concurrently serve as daily editors."

"The Hanlin Academy reviewed Wen Anzhi, Zhang Weiji, Wang Jianji, Qian Yiyi, Lei Yuelong, Yao Minggong, Li Ruolin, Xiang Yu, Qiu Yu, Chu Taichu, and Huang Jingfang as part-time housekeepers."

"The rest of the people don't have to be disappointed. There will be many books to be revised by the imperial court in the future, and you will be of use." Everyone who was selected was happy, and the others said it was impossible not to be disappointed. After all, no matter how many books you revise, it will never be enough to show off in front of the emperor and stay in the emperor's heart. After today, some people will be on the fast track for promotion, and things will never be the same again.

Continuing to discuss with everyone how to compile notes on daily life, Zhu Youjian selected content from several test papers and combined it into a note on daily life according to his own writing habits. Let them use this as a model for future compilations.

After demonstrating the process in this way, everyone in the Hanlin Academy still didn't understand. They also understood a lot about the emperor's temperament and knew that this lord paid great attention to written records and even did not tire of them.

After some exchanges, Zhu Youjian was about to mention punctuation marks, but Xu Yingyuan, who was sent to investigate the Shuntian Township Examination, rushed back and reported the results to him.

As expected, the results of the Shuntian Township Examination were found to be fraudulent, and Cui Chengxiu's son Cui Duo was already certain to win.

Zhu Youjian was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered the official in charge of the Shuntian Township Examination to be taken down and everyone should be examined. And because the release of the results could not be delayed, Zhu Youjian looked at the newly released daily editors and editors, and ordered:

"You all go and review the test papers and re-determine the list of successful candidates."

"If there is any uncertainty, let He Wuzou and Ni Jiashan make the decision."

Everyone heard the words and obeyed the order, and their hearts were filled with joy. I got the qualification to preside over the provincial examination for nothing, and there may be a group of more disciples in the future, who doesn't like it in my heart.

In particular, He Wuzu and Ni Jiashan, who were appointed by Zhu Youjian to have decision-making power, can almost be regarded as the examiners of this provincial examination. No one is envious when they see it. No wonder Sun Zhixian ignored the important responsibility of the examiner and ran back to take the assessment. It's a pity that his popularity is so bad that he was excluded by everyone during the selection. By chance, this fraud was exposed.

If not, these newly minted officials would not have gotten a big deal and got this job.

After making arrangements, Zhu Youjian looked at the people who were about to set off, and whispered to He Wuzou and Ni Jiashan:

"Except for Cui Duo and other people who are confirmed to be involved in the fraud, as long as they are not too bad, those already on the list should try not to be deposed."

"The rest of the test papers that are well answered can be supplemented. I allow you to increase the number by up to half."

Having just ascended to the throne, Zhu Youjian didn't want to cause trouble by deposing a scholar, so he specifically asked the two of them to increase the number of candidates for the imperial examination.

The two of them also knew that the situation this time was special. If something happened, both the late emperor and the current emperor would look bad on their faces. Hearing this, he immediately agreed, determined to handle the matter properly and leave a good impression on the emperor.

After Zhu Youjian made the arrangements, he immediately drove back to the palace. At the same time, Xu Yingyuan was sent to question Cui Chengxiu and asked him to go to court to defend himself.

　"Xian Di Zhi Bei": Old example: Both the provincial examinations in the two capitals used palaces and squares to attend events.

　　Ni Xian suppressed Zuo Shuzi Kong Zhenyun, He Wuzou, etc., while Chen Juqing and Zhang Shifan of special bamboo slips were the masters of the imperial examination, and Xu Shitai and Sun Zhixian were the masters of the Shuntian rural examination.

　　Shuntian Chinese style: Cui Chengxiuzi Cui Duo.

　　Yingtian Chinese Style: Zhou Yingqiuzi Zhou Lu.

　　Later, all officials discussed impeachment and dismissal.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)