Plane of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 89

"I've met Xueshi Xie and Shilang Chen."

"I've met two master examiners."

"Why are you two arguing?" Xie Mingtang looked at the two with a sullen face and asked.

The two scrambled to answer, because the one who said first usually had the upper hand, which made others have a preconceived impression.

Seeing Wang Kui holding the test paper in his hand, Xie Mingtang said, "Wang Kui, tell me what it is."

Wang Kui cupped his hands and said, "I judged the test paper with Zhang Jiaoyu, Zhang Jiaoyu judged the test paper in my hand too arbitrarily. A dispute arose."

Wang Kui didn't dare to make arrangements at will, so he gave a general overview of the matter. Xie Xueshi looked at Zhang Shouming, and Zhang Shouming also said that it was true.

"Bring me the test paper." Xie Xueshi said.

Wang Kui quickly presented the paper in his hand, Xie Mingtang took it and glanced at it for a moment, the handwriting was actually the same as the Fu paper he had just read.He looked at the number on the test paper's paste name again, number [-], it was indeed the same person.

Xie Mingtang opened the paper and looked carefully. Generally speaking, after reading a few questions, he found that the examinee answered the questions well. According to this level, his grades should be good.

But when I opened the last paper and looked at the fifth question, I saw two completely different judgments from the same examiner, with "not taking" in the front and "A" in the back.

It seemed that the two were arguing about the last question. After Xie Mingtang read it patiently, he felt that the answer to this question was quite satisfactory.

It was passed to Chen Yao, the deputy examiner. After reading it, Chen Yao frowned slightly, looked at Zhang Shouming, but said nothing, and put down the test paper.

Xie Mingtang watched Chen Yao finish the test paper, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the two people in front of him, finally fixed his eyes on Zhang Shouming, and said: "It seems that your dispute is the fifth question, I think This examinee answered this question neatly, without any overstepping, Zhang Jiaoyu, why did you judge this examinee and reject it?"

Zhang Shouming replied: "Your Excellency the examiner, the lower officials judged this question poorly because this examinee is suspected of plagiarism."

Both Xie Mingtang and Chen Yao were taken aback. Cheating in the examination room is not something that can be sloppy. "Did you find the test paper with the same answer? Who is the other person?" Chen Yao asked.

"No similar papers were found in this exam." Zhang Shouming replied.

His answer displeased the two main examiners, and they didn't realize what you said about people cheating and plagiarizing.

"Then why did you judge this candidate for plagiarism." Xie Mingtang's tone was already filled with displeasure.In fact, Xie Mingtang admired the examinees of this test paper very much. His calligraphy is beautiful, and he can be ranked among the top few in this test. He has read the classics and meaning questions, and his answers are not bad, especially the Fu, which can be said to be done It is very exquisite, it can definitely be said to be a masterpiece, and he likes it very much after reading it, and even the poem "Autumn" is also a rare masterpiece.

Zhang Shouming had better be able to give some reasons. If he judged at will, he would not let it go easily, at least he would take away his status as a fellow examiner.

Zhang Shouming said with a serious face: "Bachelor Xie, three years ago, I took the Ezhou Township Examination as a co-exam, and this exam question also appeared in that session."Stick to your will, without violence. ", I remember that there was an admitted candidate whose answer was exactly the same as this candidate. Since I judged that person's classics and meanings, I have a deep memory."

"Taking the exam with answers that others have answered is not cheating." After Zhang Shouming finished speaking, he looked at Wang Kui with his neck straightened.

In front of the two adults, Wang Kui ignored him and turned his face away.

After hearing Zhang Shouming's words, Xie Mingtang frowned deeply. "You mean, Ezhou also had the same exam questions in the last township exam?"

"Yes, it should be the third question of the scriptures." Zhang Shouming said.

"Come here, go to the Xuezheng Yamen to check if there is this question in the examination questions of the provinces over the years." Xie Mingtang ordered.

Soon a small official took the order to go out.

The room fell silent for a while.

After about a quarter of an hour, a small official came back, holding a thick book of examination questions from various provinces over the years, and opened it for Xie Mingtang to read.

Xie Mingtang was silent for a long time, before he said leisurely: "I made all the exam questions this time myself. I didn't expect that they overlapped with the exam questions from other provinces. It was my mistake."

The others were surprised, and Chen Yao hurriedly said: "Bachelor, there are dozens of provinces in the country, and it is an exam question three years ago. It is not widely spread, and it is not an exaggeration for the bachelor to not know about it."

"Furthermore, my court has never stipulated overlapping exam questions. This should not be the fault of the bachelor. Even so, the candidate's answer may not be exactly the same as the previous candidate's. You have to check the papers to find out."

But just like this, Xie Mingtang couldn't let go of it for a while.

The main examiner of the township examination has great power and is responsible for setting the questions and final admission.Every year, the emperor sent Hanlin scholars to sit in the township examination.The Imperial Academy is an official of the emperor's trusted adviser, and its status is very important. Those who are not Jinshi and the first rank will not be admitted to the Imperial Academy. The Imperial Academy is the prime minister's reserve.

There are only three Jinshi and No. [-] candidates every three years, and the No. [-] picks are all selected from thousands of troops, and they are all top-notch people.

Xie Mingtang is 42 years old this year. He was the number one scholar hand-picked in the first palace examination after the emperor of this dynasty ascended the throne. It can be said that he has won the emperor's trust, otherwise he would not have been sent to the most important Jiangnan examination room.

But he did not expect that there would be such a flaw in the imperial examination.

In fact, speaking of it, this is not a mistake, because there are only so many questions in the scriptures and meanings, and there is always a possibility that they will overlap. The last exam was too close to this exam, and it was only three years old. Xie Mingtang didn't check it for a while. It is also a coincidence that they chose the same question.

"Bring me all the answer sheets of this candidate."

Not long after, the other rooms brought over the examination paper No. [-]. Xie Mingtang and Chen Yao looked at it, and found that the examinee's scripture questions and Moyi questions were all correct, and the writing was neat. It can definitely be used as a model paper to use.

Chen Yao read the volume of poems and prose again, and was also attracted by the song "There Are Things Mixed into a Fu" on it. He couldn't help saying hello, and the autumn poem was also excellent.

Chen Yaodao: "This candidate's answers to other questions are all excellent. According to the results, it is not an exaggeration to choose him as the first one this year. I think that question is not a big problem. Even if the answers overlap, it can only It means that the examinee has a good read and memory, if he can memorize the answers of the past years, it will not be difficult to answer the questions."

At this time, other people did not dare to say anything, saying right or wrong would offend others.

Xie Mingtang said with firm eyes: "This matter is due to my omission. I will write to His Majesty to explain the problem. As for whether to take this candidate, I have already made a decision. Everyone, please continue to judge the paper."

(End of this chapter)