The first round of written tests is followed by a three-day marking period, during which most candidates will choose to rest in the inn and wait carefully for the results. Ren Keshou has also announced the second round of assessment content, 72 candidates will be screened out in the first round of written test, the assessment content will be on the spot, 72 candidates are divided into 36 groups, and the examiner will ask questions on the spot.

Chen Ziyou also stayed at the inn with peace of mind, but the news he heard from the other candidates made him a little restless.

I was the only one who left a blank on the test paper?

Almost every test taker can be sure that the previous comprehension questions, fill-in-the-blank questions are correct.

Chen Ziyou couldn't help but hold his forehead, he was still too confident, he had read the Confucian classics for five days, and he was so confident that he could compare with these Confucian students who had studied hard for ten years.

Chen Ziyou sighed, thinking that it was better to find a way back for himself, if he couldn't pass the first round of written exams, the rest would be in vain.

At this time, more than 1,000 candidates' test papers had been sent to Qufu Academy and handed over to seventy-two markers.

After changing the test papers for nearly a day, the seventy-two deans were all a little tired, especially the older ones, and they were somewhat overwhelmed.

Ren Keshou and Luo Zhongzheng, the deans of the younger generation, glanced at each other, stood up, and said, "A few old deans, let's get here first today, right?" ”

Song Qunshan raised his head, looked at several young deans, and smiled: "It's okay, if you don't speed up your progress today, you will be more tired in the next few days." It's just that this year's candidates, although the number of candidates is unprecedented, the quality is really much worse. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and at the end of the day, nearly 300 test papers have been corrected, but it is very disappointing to correct them.

An old dean said: "It's easy to say that there are few mistakes in memorizing the questions, but from the beginning of understanding the questions, there are more mistakes." As for the big topic that follows, it's hard to explain in one word......"

Yan Ziyuan, who was sitting in the first place, did not meet the test papers with very different scores because of his noble status, and he did not need to read the papers in person, but at this moment, seeing the disappointed looks on everyone's faces, he still opened his mouth to comfort: "You don't need to be discouraged, after all, the scale of this year is different from usual, there are more people, it is inevitable that the quality will decline, I believe there are still many good seedlings, but they need to be discovered." ”

Everyone could only comfort themselves and nodded.

Yan Ziyuan looked out the window, saw that night had fallen, and said, "Let's get here first today, you haven't had dinner yet, go back quickly." ”

Seeing that Yan Ziyuan opened his mouth, everyone had to stand up and prepare to leave.

"Abide by, be upright, and be honorable, you will stay for a while." Yan Ziyuan said.

When everyone was far away, the three young deans spoke, "I don't know what the gentleman has to do to keep us down." ”

Yan Ziyuan smiled and looked at the three young leaders in front of him, and said, "A few deans just said that the quality of this year's candidates is not good, what do you think?" ”

Luo Zhongzheng scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said: "Maybe most of the deans have not graded papers for more than ten years, in fact, according to the experience of the juniors in the past ten years, this year's candidates are actually okay, not to mention that they are better than previous years, but they are not necessarily worse." ”

After saying this, Luo Zhongzheng looked sideways at Ren Keshou, and Ren Keshou also smiled bitterly and said: "Dean Qunshan always blames us for not doing well in the past ten years, there are very few talents recruited, and there are many children of official families, there are almost no students from really poor families, but there is only one place in many colleges, and most of them are due to family relationships." Especially in the capital academies of Qin State Xianyang, Wei State Daliang, Zhao State Handan, Qi State Linzi and other capital academies, one academy occupies dozens of places, among which there are not many children of official families? It is really difficult for poor students to have a way out. ”

After listening to the words of the two, Liu Shizhen also continued: "We Confucians always say that the people are more important than the king, but most of the people who have entered the seventy-two academies over the years are the children of official families, and they have been pampered since childhood, so how do they know the people's livelihood and suffering? It is not unreasonable that talent is withering. ”

Yan Ziyuan nodded approvingly and asked, "If I'm not mistaken, several of you are from humble backgrounds." ”

All three nodded.

Yan Ziyuan pointed to several people and said: "Abide by, you are 364 years old, and you won the first place that year; Zhongzheng, you are 368 years old, and that year surprised everyone with a righteous treatise; Shizhen, you have to be worse, if I'm not mistaken, you are also 368 years old, and the recitation questions are a mess! It's just that the big topic is really new, and I finally included you in the door. ”

The three of them were a little surprised, but they didn't expect Yan Ziyuan to remember the origins of the three of them so clearly, and they couldn't help but be a little frightened: "Mr. Lao is worried about Mr. Yan." ”

Yan Ziyuan said softly: "At the beginning, I held the Confucian Exchange Conference, originally to give Confucian students all over the world a chance, but also to give poor students a chance, in fact, it was a little selfish, but the effect was really good, and there were many talents in the decades after its establishment. I have actually seen the changes in the past ten years, but I am powerless to change them. ”

The three of them lowered their heads, all a little ashamed, they have always been responsible for the exams in the past ten years, but they are getting worse and worse.

Yan Ziyuan shook his head: "I don't blame you, this is an unavoidable trend, the tree is bigger, and there are naturally more people who want to come to the bottom to enjoy the shade, but many people already have trees to enjoy the shade, but they have to compete for positions with those who don't have trees to enjoy the shade." ”

Yan Ziyuan was a little distracted, as if he had seen the scene of the head being snatched and bleeding, and after a long time, he continued: "I left you down to tell you." Tell the younger generation of deans, when approving the score, don't have scruples, how many points the old deans give is their business, don't be afraid of offending. ”

The three of them raised their heads, then hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Yan Ziyuan looked at the courtyard outside the window, a big acacia tree was extremely lush, and he sighed: "There are thousands of mansions in Ande? Shelter the world, and the poor are all happy! ”

......

The second day of grading.

The quality of today's rolls is much better than yesterday's, and the expressions on the faces of many deans are much softer than yesterday's.

But the quarrel also inevitably began, and what Yan Ziyuan privately ordered yesterday made the deans of the younger generation no longer have any scruples when approving the scores, so there were also a lot of rolls that were sent to Yan Ziyuan.

The old and new generations of deans are very different in terms of Confucian concepts, and disputes are naturally inevitable.

An old dean surnamed Yang was a little angry and stood in front of Yan Ziyuan with Luo Zhongzheng, and said angrily: "Self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country, and leveling the world, this is an unchanged step." This candidate is not ashamed to speak out, bluntly saying that the world is uncertain, the country is unstable, the country is unstable, the family is not harmonious, the family is not harmonious, and the waist pole is not right! What is this for? Empty with a mouth? ”

Luo Zhongzheng said unwaveringly: "Self-cultivation Qi family rules the country and the world, this is true, but has Master Meng said the order of these four things?" Do you do it along the way, the other way around, or all together? This candidate can have his own understanding, which shows that he dares to think, which is a good thing! ”

Both of them looked at Yan Ziyuan, who was smiling and groaning, waiting for him to make a final decision.

Yan Ziyuan first looked at Dean Yang, then at Luo Zhongzheng, and finally said with a smile: "Self-cultivation Qi family rules the country and the world, it is indeed time to follow." ”

Dean Yang's face was pale, Luo Zhongzheng was a little dissatisfied and wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but Yan Ziyuan continued: "Even so, it can be seen that his ambitions are broad and he has the courage to break the rules, which is worth cultivating. ”

Yan Ziyuan's words not only offended the older generation of deans, but also did not make the younger generation of deans led by Luo Zhongzheng feel cold.

Both of them nodded, and in the end, Yan Ziyuan approved the final score, slightly biased towards Luo Zhongzheng.

At this moment, another person lost his voice and said: "Good article!" ”

Everyone raised their heads, only to see that the person who spoke out was none other than Ren Shou in the younger generation.