Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 589

Liu Mengsou was about to use it to experience it, but there were also a few people who had the same thoughts as him.Yang Li took the first step and took the test paper in his hands first.Smiling at a few colleagues who were about to make a move, he immediately tore open the cover and unfolded the tightly rolled two hundred test papers.

Generally speaking, those who are dragged to the end of the Jinshi examination are basically those who have little talent but are unwilling to give up. Those who are capable will not wait until the drum beats, and those who are self-aware will also write a lot after writing casually. , Just hand in the paper and go out.

Of course, no one present would think that Kou Zhun, the disciple of Xiangfu King Yechen, would be such a person.

Yang Li only looked at the answer to Mo Yi's Tie Jing at the front, and shook his head again and again, all in disgrace.Can't help sneering: "These people don't even know the scriptures and classics, so they can only talk nonsense in the examination room. If the writing is long, it will naturally take a lot of time.

Yang Li read a dozen or so copies in a row, and almost all of them were like this.After flipping through it for a while, the paper was flipped through, and finally I saw a passable one.Every answer was strictly in accordance with the records of various classics and classics recognized by the court, which made Yang Li nod his head involuntarily.

"This one is not bad. There are 25 upper cases and two middle cases in the 23 scriptures. It's just that the language of this policy article is too mediocre, but the ideas to be expressed are quite distinctive, um... It’s too pragmatic.”

The so-called upper case means that the keyword cannot be bad in a single word, and those that are less or more can only be auxiliary words such as 'Zhihuzheye'.Among the 25 questions, being able to score 23 was one of the best among the test papers that Yang Li had read yesterday.

The other inspectors didn't do their own thing, they all watched Yang Li's movements, saw him shaking his head continuously, and read quickly, knowing that those test papers must be unsightly.When Yang Li finally nodded, they glanced at each other, wondering if it was Kou Zhun's paper.

"That old man Tao Gu will most likely embarrass Kou Zhun, and maybe he will deliberately reject it. After all, as long as one of the three examiners rejects it, he will not be selected for the list!" Liu Mengsou suddenly said pointedly.

Someone said: "Tao Gu's villainous mind would naturally do this, so did we put Kou Zhun's test paper in the test papers of other groups to cover it up?"

Yang Li sneered, and said, "No need, since Tao Gu wanted to die, why did we stop him? What's more, someone has come forward to this matter, but we don't need meddlesome characters like us."

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The test papers are corrected quickly.

Liu Mengsou, Yang Li and more than a dozen invigilators checked the test papers and spent three days correcting more than 5000 test papers in total.They mainly corrected the problems of scriptures and doctrines, and also included policy discussions.Because it is to check the scriptures with correct answers, it only takes eyesight to correct, but it does not need to bother to think. Basically, six to seventy copies can be passed in an hour, with an average of more than 400 per person, less than [-] test papers, and the correction is completed in two days. .The extra day is to exchange the corrected test papers with each other to check whether others have made mistakes.

More than 4000 people were wiped out at once just through the Jingyi.Except for some papers whose policy articles were so good that it was difficult to put them down, Gongsheng who did not reach the red line of 25 middle grids were all dismissed. There will be.

In the end, there were only a thousand copies of the papers sent to the examination and re-examination.There are seven examiners and five reexaminers. These two passes are mainly for judging a history.In addition to the spot check test paper, if the scores of the three parties are the same, there is nothing to say. If they are different, they will be submitted to the main examiner.This judgment was more energy-intensive, and it took a total of six days before it was declared over.

When all the checkpoints were over, the last remaining nearly [-] papers were sent to the three chief examiners, Lu Duoxun, Tao Gu, and Xu Xuan.At this moment, Tao Gu's body had recovered, but his face became very gloomy.

Among them, there are more than 200 uncontroversial papers that have passed three tests and are determined to be qualified or qualified; in addition, there are more than [-] test papers that do not match the three evaluations of spot checks, examinations, and re-examinations. Zhigong raised it to finalize.

The three main examiners have to finalize the [-] Jinshi, which takes more time than inspection, examination and re-examination.Lu Duoxun, Tao Gu, and Xu Xuan each flipped through the examination papers in silence, and the only sound that could be heard in the hall was the rustling of papers being turned.Only when you see a paper that is too flawed, take it out as a joke; or if you have any outstanding words, read it and exchange it.

It was getting late, and most of the test papers confirmed to be taken had already been filled.When it was time to eat, Lu Duosun suddenly saw a small crease in the corner of the paper in his hand, and couldn't help but his eyes lit up. After reading it carefully, he glanced at Tao Gu out of the corner of his eye, and laughed.

Xu Xuan heard him laughing strangely, put down his pen, turned his head and asked, "Why, Mr. Lu saw some interesting paper again?"

Lu Duosun patted the paper: "It's not interesting, but it's well written. It's just that the language of this paper is too mediocre, but the logic is extremely rigorous, and it seems that the thinking is similar to His Royal Highness Xiangfu King. "

When Tao Gu heard this, he immediately raised his head from the work of grading papers, and said, "Let's take a look."

"Your Majesty Tao, you have to take a serious look. The meaning of this theory is not simple..." Lu Duoxun smiled meaningfully, and passed it to Tao Gu.

Tao Gu looked down at the paper in his hand, and there was a flash of resentment in the depths of his eyes, but his expression was serious and solemn, and he pretended to be contemplative and said: "The reasoning makes sense, but it's a pity that the words are too different. How can you win a Jinshi and join us and other scholar-bureaucrats?"

Xu Xuan sneered, took it over to look at it, and immediately replied: "The writing is indeed not very good, but it is still good enough."

Lu Duosun also echoed, "It's advisable to just rely on the principles in the paper, but it's hard to be superior. You should not judge scholars by words, otherwise, why should your Majesty abandon poetry and Fu and use classics and theory?"

Tao Gu said decisively: "No matter what Lu Xianggong and Master Xu think, in short, I will judge or reject this paper."

Xu Xuan hesitated to speak, cursing secretly in his heart that he didn't know what to do, and finally he didn't say anything.Lu Duoxun also did not argue with Tao Gu, but made Tao Gu feel a little uneasy.

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It was late May.

After two rains, not only did the drought in the Gyeonggi area ease slightly, but the temperature, which was much higher than in previous years, also returned to normal levels.

During the time when the candidates were waiting for the results to be released, Kou Zhun had already put the matter behind him, because the ghost doctor Yu Daoxiang and Yu Qingyan in the half-dead maze had detoxified Ye Chen for more than half a month. It has never been reported from the half-dead labyrinth, but it must have reached a critical moment. The Ye Mansion and Huaxia Wei Mansion, as well as other people who know that Ye Chen is struggling with death are worried and concerned about this matter.

However, although Kou Zhun is in a hurry, he can't do anything. The only thing he can do is to read books, and occasionally quarrel with Shui'er, and then he wants to go into the half-dead maze to visit Ye Chen together, but Bai Canghai is rude to him every time. scolded and left.

After the examination of the Ministry of Rites, it was the palace examination presided over by the emperor himself.However, candidates will not be dismissed in the Palace Examination, it is only a matter of ranking.As long as you can be on the admission list of the Ministry of Rites Examination, you will be a Jinshi.

Since the Tang Dynasty, there has been a saying of "catch a son-in-law under the list", but which of the people with real skills will wait until after the imperial examination to catch them on the Jinshi list?Seeing the results of the Ministry of Rites test directly, it's time to act.

Since ancient times, some things in the imperial court have leaked everywhere, and a little news can spread all over the city in a blink of an eye.The list of those who passed the tribute examination was sent to the palace, and someone was able to copy it out that night, and the top few were just seen by the emperor, and he got the news when he turned his head outside.

And those who will stand by the yellow list to catch their son-in-law are just businessmen with no connections.If the eyes and hands are clear, the Ministry of Rites will send people to the palace on the night when the list of qualified candidates is sent to the palace, and they will be able to catch and return as soon as they go out the next day.

In the past few days, rumors about Kou Zhun, a disciple of Xiangfu Wang Wen and senior brother of the little prince Zhao Defang, taking part in the scientific examination have been spread. attracted everyone's attention.

So, basically, news will come out around nightfall tomorrow.And Kou Zhun's status is enough for him to know the results of this exam in the first time, at most it will only be an hour or two behind the emperor.In fact, three days ago, Xu Xuan had already sent someone to the Ye Mansion to disregard Tao Gu's and Lu Duoxun's objections and forcibly passed the judgment on Kou Zhun's paper. Other than Tao Gu, including Kou Zhun, others didn't take this matter to heart.

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On May 24, Zhao Zan led his army to retreat from Caishiji to Wuyue Road by water, and Cao Wei, Yang Yanping, Feng Xin and others led the [-] Beijing Imperial Guards back north to Kaifeng.In the land of the former Southern Tang Dynasty, today's Jiangnan two roads continue to be controlled by Pan Mei until all the small remnants of the Southern Tang Dynasty are wiped out.

On May 25, it rained again in Kaifeng.

In the past month, it was the first time that the gate of the Imperial College was not open during the exam time.Under the escort of a team of guards, the three main examiners of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Duoxun, Tao Gu and Xu Xuan, left the Imperial College and headed for the palace.

The imperial examination is a major event, which affects the hearts of scholars all over the world, and it is also related to the large number of officials in the underground department of the Song Dynasty who won the Southern Tang Dynasty to stabilize Jiangnan.In the face of this incident, although Zhao Kuangyin was still worried about Zhao Pu's dismissal and Zhao Guangyi's possible misconduct, he still put these things aside for the time being.

(End of this chapter)