Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

The examiner was so upset by the candidate just now, he went back to the side room of the Supreme Court with a stern face, and sat at the table panting angrily.

It was still dark, and with a dozen candles lit, the room still looked a bit dim.

The room was neatly tidied up. In addition to a few large cases, there was also a large bookshelf full of Confucian classics for the examiners to consult at any time.

The side hall of Zhigongtang is the place where the room masters examine the papers, not in the main hall as outsiders think.

It turned out that the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty reached the level of the provincial examinations, and not only were the rules much stricter than those of the boy's examinations.And because of the huge amount of questions and the large number of candidates, it is impossible for a few examiners to read all the papers in a short time.

Therefore, except for the final decision of the chief and deputy chief examiners.The task of marking papers is mainly in the charge of the same examiners. The fellow examiners are divided into several rooms according to their specialization, and the examiners in each room are responsible for reviewing a topic. For example, Mr. Zhang is in charge of the "Analects of Confucius", and Mr. Li is in charge of judging "Shangshu".Once the candidates are selected, these fellow examiners will automatically become the room teachers of the Chinese style of raising people.

As for the chief and deputy examiners, they are the teachers who are on the list.

Wait until the same examiner has finished reviewing the papers, and then send them to the chief and deputy chief examiners.Only then did the chief and deputy chief examiners feel whether the paper in their hands was on the list, and what ranking it should be.

Although the examiners are all erudite and Confucian scholars with Jinshi backgrounds, but the Chinese studies are profound and profound, and no one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes when grading the papers.Moreover, there are also candidates who like to deliberately use uncommon allusions during the exam to show their profound knowledge, so that the examiners dare not underestimate them when they read the papers.

Or some candidates deliberately scribbled to confuse the audience because of their lack of academic proficiency, and wanted to stun the teacher in order to pass the test.

Therefore, this bookshelf is placed here, and it is also convenient for the examiner to refer to it when the code is not real.

Examiners continued to read the exam questions and went to the room to rest. Some room teachers were getting old, and some couldn't stand it anymore, leaning on their chairs and closing their eyes to doze off.But some house teachers are the first to preside over the exam, and today is the first day of the township exam, everything is still fresh, so they gather together to talk.

One person saw the examiner's angry look, and asked curiously: "Master Quan, what's wrong with you, who is offending you?"

The examiner surnamed Quan snorted: "Today is also unlucky. I met a candidate roaring in the examination room, saying that he couldn't understand the examiner's accent."

After everyone heard what he had said, they all burst out laughing: "Lord Quan, Lord Quan, you have been an official in Beijing for over ten years, why haven't you learned to speak the official language?"

Mr. Quan was very displeased: "The official dialect in the capital is also a mouthful, and you have to roll your tongue. It is not easy for us southerners to speak official dialect. What can we do with our senses. Besides, there are perfect things in the world. Ordinarily, the examination room should They speak the official language. But I remember that one year in the provincial examination in Guangdong, the scholars shouted that they could not understand the official language and asked to speak Cantonese. Okay, let’s read the questions in Cantonese. The Hakka scholars quit, Chaoshan scholars They said that they couldn’t understand either Cantonese or Hakka, which was unfair. Therefore, each examiner brought three interpreters with him, and every time the examiner read a sentence, they would shout a sentence, like parrots Yes. Tangtang Township Examination Hall has created a miasma of smoke, which is unseemly."

"Haha!" The examiners all laughed softly, and said: "I can't tell, a person as serious as Mr. Quan can also tell jokes. In fact, the first round of this exam is the most boring, and the candidates are all answering the paper. , we don't have anything to do, Mr. Quan can tell a few more jokes to pass the time."

Examiner Quan saw that what he said made everyone laugh. He felt a little proud, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "Then I will say one more thing. When reading the question just now, a candidate didn't know that he needed to record it by himself. I thought I was still handing out the question papers like in the college exam. When I came back to my senses, I yelled, 'Oh no, I haven't rubbed the ink yet', what do you think he did?"

"Lord Quan, don't hold back people's appetites, just talk about it quickly."

The examiner Quan described Su Mu's flustered situation just now vividly. This person has a strong ability to imitate, and he has imitated Su Mu's panic expression completely.

When he said that Su Mu made himself into a big face, everyone had already laughed and fell on the table: "This scholar, this scholar is really... I don't know who it is. Didn't his teacher tell him?" Have you passed the precautions for other country examinations?"

Examiner Quan also laughed: "Speaking of this scholar, I read his writing board just now, and after looking at it, I found that this person is well-known among the scholars in Hebei."

"Tell me, tell me, who is this person?" All the examiners kept asking.

"Speaking of this person's name, I also saw it at Grandmaster Qing Chai a while ago. I was very impressed, so when I saw the name on the writing board, I paid attention."

Hearing the examiner mention Yang Tinghe, the accompanying bachelor of the Grand Master Imperial Academy, everyone calmed down and paid attention.

Non-jinshi are not allowed to enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin are not allowed to be ministers. This is the unspoken rule of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.Especially Yang Tinghe, who accompanied the prince to study, was trained as a cabinet minister.It can be said that it is a matter of course for Xueshi Yang to join the cabinet in the future.

As a subordinate, everyone was surprised when the chief officer was discussed later.

Examiner Quan didn't realize this, and said: "This person's surname is Su Mingmu, and his name is Ziqiao, from Baoding Qingyuan. It is said that he is also a well-known talent in the local area, and he can write stereotyped articles very well. I used to I don’t know there is such a person, but a while ago, I happened to see a stereotyped essay on the desk of Chief Examiner Yang. It was a good job. After reading it, people couldn’t help but applaud. I thought it was Mr. Yang After asking about it, I found out that it was made by this Su Mu. Even Lord Yang was sighing at the time. As far as this article is concerned, even if you go to the Jinshi Department, it is not difficult to get a first place. I heard what Master Yang said. , I was naturally shocked, but what was even more surprising was that this Su Mu was actually in this examination room."

Probably excited about talking, the Quan examiner cleared his throat, and read the eight-legged essay by Feng Guifen from the Qing Dynasty that Su Mu plagiarized in the courtyard examination room from beginning to end, in cadence.

At the beginning of this article, I couldn't get it out, but when it started, everyone was fascinated by it.

When an article was read, everyone shouted "Hello" at the same time, and then excitedly discussed: "It seems that the current provincial examination should be able to produce a good article that will be handed down to future generations. On such an important occasion, I will definitely use my best skills."

"Yeah, if that's the case, it's a good story."

"As the examiner, I have a good face, haha, it is our good luck to accept such a disciple."

"Hey, my lords, whether or not this Su Mu will be successful in the final exam is still a matter of debate. Why is he thinking about recruiting disciples?"

"With Su Mu's talent, can you win?" Someone said with a quick smile, "Besides, it's not difficult for Master Yang to win the first name."

Hearing what he said, everyone froze at the same time, and then fell into a long silence.

Everyone knows that the words just now are serious, if they fall into the ears of caring people, don't they cause trouble.Even if Yang Ting and his lord judge the case impartially, once Su Mu wins, there will be suspicion of fraud, but there will be disturbances for no reason.

The man also knew that he had made a slip of the tongue and opened his mouth wide.

The atmosphere in the ear room suddenly seemed a little weird.

All the examiners didn't know that at the door, Yang Tinghe was standing there quietly, frowning into a "Chuan" character, and there were bursts of evil fire in his heart.

Especially when other examiners said that they knew Su Mu before and intended to support him.

In his mind, Su Mu was already convinced that Su Mu was a treacherous villain, and after signing up for the Beizhili Township Examination, Yang Tinghe paid attention, and intended to pass him off from this township examination.

In his heart, Yang Tinghe also believed that Su Mu was a talent, and it should be an easy thing to win the exam.

But if he was allowed to gain fame for nothing and be admitted as a Jinshi in the future, with his methods and the favor he received from the prince, he might not be a villain in the future.

In any case, you have to stop him.

In order to grasp the charm of Su Mu's article, Yang Tinghe simply took the article with him and pondered it all the time.Up to now, he feels that he has completely grasped Su Mu's writing habits and writing style.As long as Su Mu writes an article, it is not difficult to pick it out from thousands of papers with Yang Gelou's piercing eyes in the future.

Because of this, examiner Quan saw this article by accident, which also made other examiners doubt him.

At this time, Yang Tinghe was in the prime of life and his career was on the rise.He is also a well-known Daoist teacher who attaches great importance to his own reputation, and this kind of thing is definitely intolerable.

Hearing what his colleagues said just now, he gritted his teeth and decided to find a way to get Su Mu off the list of this subject to prove his innocence.

If he was hesitant a while ago, he has made up his mind now.

Generally speaking, Yang Tinghe is a man of strong character, otherwise he would not have been at loggerheads with the future Emperor Jiajing during the Great Ritual Conference. Even though he has been the chief minister of the cabinet for so many years, he has not learned to compromise.

Just because he is such a person, Su Mu will definitely not be able to win the election, and he also feels that he has the ability to control everything.