"The main thing is to glorify the lintel, right? If you want to contribute to the people and benefit one party, there are more people who will benefit me! Even a high-ranking official like Shoufu may not be able to benefit more than five million Liao people! Wei Bao laughed.

"Yes, although they are all false names, how many people can understand fame and fortune? If you win the Jinshi, not only will the family be glorified in the local area, but also in the future, no matter how young you are, there will be people in your hometown to preach the praise, which dynasty has a local person named Song Yingxing who was admitted to the Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty. Song Yingxing didn't beat around the bush and agreed with Wei Bao's statement: "However, Gongzi, if you pass the Jinshi exam, and I don't pass the exam, I still say the same thing, and I am willing to serve the son's trend for the rest of my life, and I will never complain." ”

"Hey, Mr. Song, don't take it too seriously, the key is to think about it, otherwise even if I get into the Jinshi, and you don't, I will respect you first, otherwise you are there with me, but your mind is not there, what's the use," Wei Bao said.

"Childe, as long as you are not a person who is indiscriminate, you must do what you say." Song Yingxing said: "Childe, if you pass the Jinshi exam, and I don't pass the exam, I still say the same thing, I am willing to be driven by the son for the rest of my life, and I will never complain." ”

"Mr. Song is knowledgeable, I hope that Mr. Song can also go to high school with Xiaobao, and I also hope that Mr. Song can follow Xiaobao with peace of mind if he loses. To tell you the truth, I often want to quit my official position and do nothing, and it is not much better to do things by Xiaobao's side than to be idle from time to time? Li Chengnei knew that Wei Bao liked talents who knew how to craft, so he said so.

"Brother, I will do things in my heaven and earth, and I will never be more comfortable." Wei Bao said with a smile: "What everyone in my heaven and earth club should do, it is clearly stipulated, where is it comfortable for you to be on an errand in Jinyiwei?" What's more, my brother is already a hundred households, and over time, he will definitely be able to rise. ”

Only then did Li Yan and Niu Jinxing know that this Wei Gongzi's brother-in-law was originally working in Jinyiwei!?

As soon as I heard that it was Jinyiwei, I was sitting a little casually, but I sat up straight and more serious.

Seeing this, President Wei smiled slightly and said, "Brother Li, Brother Niu, you don't have to be restrained!" This is my brother-in-law, not an outsider. Unless you commit a crime, what are you afraid of? Originally, there was another friend who was Lord Jinyi Wei Qianhu, but I was afraid that you would not be comfortable, so I didn't call. ”

Li Yan and Niu Jinxing hurriedly said no, they were not afraid of anything.

"Well, I'll accompany my brother to visit Lord Luo's house another day, my brother occasionally comes to Jingshi, so I should go and see Lord Luo. Lord Luo said that the old man of his family had a very good impression of his brother, and also asked him to interact with his brother more. Li Chengnei said.

"It's very easy to meet Lord Luo, wait for the list to come out, let's see the results, it's just a matter of the past two days." Wei Bao smiled: "I also hope to stay in the capital for a while, but I'm afraid there is not much hope." ”

"Hey, brother, don't be discouraged, if you can't do it this time, there will be a next time, what age is my brother? It's only two years older than Leshan, and my family Leshan hasn't even taken the children's test yet. Li Chengnei shook his head with a wry smile.

Wei Bao said with a smile: "That's because Leshan entered school late, and now he is not too old, and he is still in time, I can assure my eldest brother that Leshui and Paradise will definitely get the fame of Xiucai within two years!" I have already asked Mr. Song to teach them personally. ”

"Then I'm going to give Mr. Song a few more glasses of wine." Li Chengnei was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up, so that a man can guide his sons alone, where can I find this good thing? If it weren't for the fact that his wife was reluctant to send all three sons to Wei Bao, Li Chengnei really wanted his eldest son to live in Weijiazhuang.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Wei Gongzi looks down on me and treats me as a friend, and I should do my best to do my best about Brother Li's affairs." Song Yingxing said elegantly.

President Wei likes Song Yingxing very much, Song Yingxing is elegant and wise, has the foundation of a literati, and has the temperament of a scientist, and does not stick to red tape, and has a bit of a temperament, which is a rare quality.

Wei Bao does not think that the intellectuals of this era are completely unable to transform into the modern talents he needs, and Wei Bao feels that the biggest difficulties are all in concepts.

It's like many children can't learn English well in modern times, and it's the habit of their mother tongue that is blocking it! Otherwise, the language is almost the same, and learning a language can be said to be the easiest thing to do, or it can be said to be the most complicated thing.

For example, many athletes who go abroad to make a living, when they come to a new place, they don't have to deliberately learn a foreign language, and they can communicate normally in a few months.

And many students, after ten or twenty years of study, still find it difficult to communicate with foreigners normally.

A few people talked while drinking, and they were so happy that it was late at night.

Wu Sanfu also proposed to go to the Qinglou to continue, but was dissuaded by Wei Bao's kind words, and asked people to find a few red cards to serve Wu Sanfu alone in the mansion, so that Wu Sanfu had nothing to say.

"Playing at home is similar to playing in the Qinglou, isn't it? Moreover, we are students who have just finished the exam, and if we are lucky enough to be on the list, we will be Jinshi immediately! was said that we will go to the Qinglou after the exam, isn't this a talking point? "Wei Bao's political vigilance is still very high.

Although Li Chengnei, Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Yingxing all had some reservations about President Wei's words, they agreed with the reason.

Do they think that Wei Gongzi is too confident?

Is Jinshi so easy to get into?

Wu Xuexia was very dissatisfied with Wei Bao's letting people go to the Qinglou to find a girl, but she retreated to the second, her brother was much safer to play in the house than to play outside. So, nothing more was said.

As long as Wei Bao doesn't play, she's satisfied.

President Wei drank with Li Chengnei and others until late at night and slept happily.

In this way, after a day of waking up, drinking, sleeping, waking up and drinking, the wild wave of life.

President Wei was wild on the surface, but he did not relax his expectations for the results of the examination in his heart.

President Wei just pretended to be relaxed.

Although he didn't put in much effort, he passed the test, officially obtained the Jinshi fame, and officially entered the officialdom sequence of Daming, which was a result that President Wei was looking forward to.

The step of officially entering the sequence of Daming officialdom also has a far-reaching impact on President Wei's entire development plan.

Because if you don't follow the officialdom route, you can only take the rebel route.

That's not what President Wei needs, President Wei doesn't want too many innocent people in Daming to die.

Whether it is starvation or war, it is a death!

After the examination, the marking work has reached the most intense time, and the results of the examination will be announced in two days.

The examiners were in retreat in the Gongyuan to revise the papers, and there were also people from the East Factory and the Ministry of Rites to monitor to prevent cheating.

Not only is it very strict inside, but the outside of the Gongyuan is also full of candidates and ministers waiting for the results, so to speak, countless pairs of eyes are staring.

The charm of the Daming scientific examination lies in this, which is notoriously strict and does not tolerate cheating at all.

Even a person like Wei Zhongxian, who has hands and eyes in the sky, can only be cautious and sneaky to see if he can get a few people to fool around.

It's just a few people.

Under the auspices of Cabinet Minister Wei Guangwei, the measures to prevent fraud were so strict that all means were exhausted.

The more Wei Guangwei wants to let a few people get by, the more strict and selfless he has to be.

Deputy chief examiner, cabinet minister Zhu Yanxi's eyes were also wide, and he and a group of Donglin ministers were also afraid that someone would find loopholes to get through and mix in the eunuch seedlings among the new science and technology scholars.

Wei Guangwei was personally responsible for helping Wei Bao make the exam papers, and Wu Sanfu's exam papers were completed by another examiner.

Therefore, Wei Guangwei was very concerned about finding Wei Bao's exam paper.

It took two full days to find it.

At this time, more than a dozen examiners took turns to correct Wei Bao's test papers because they were like an assembly line, and Wei Bao's test papers had been corrected five times!

It still needs to be corrected ten times!

In the first five times, the comments on Wei Bao's exam papers were generally low.

This made Wei Guangwei very angry, he was conceited that he was full of wealth, even if the article could not be said to be proud of the world, anyway, the article he made was absolutely not negligent, and it was difficult to find faults, this is one of them, in addition, he was among the top three in the gold list, and after decades of court experience, his experience is old and strong, and his self-esteem level is far above when he was young!

Rao is like this, if according to the comments of the previous five people on Wei Bao's test papers, Wei Bao will definitely not be able to pass the examination this time and obtain the reputation of Jinshi.

"I have read all of this candidate's articles, and they are the best among all the more than 5,000 candidates! Not only is it talented, but it is also cautious and comprehensive, why is the review so low? Wei Guangwei was also not polite, put on the posture of the main exam, and asked.

Anyway, all the papers are sealed with names and places, and those information are copied again, and it is impossible to judge which candidate is from the test papers.

So even if Wei Guangwei asks so straightforwardly, it will not make people suspect that he is deliberately partial.

With Wei Guangwei's questioning, all the examiners gathered.

Deputy chief examiner, cabinet minister Zhu Yanxi also picked up one of Wei Bao's stacks of answer sheets and looked at it.

Everyone didn't speak, and several examiners who had already given comments were frightened, wondering why Master Wei Guangwei appreciated this candidate's test paper so much?

Several people have officials from the Ministry of Etiquette and officials from the Ministry of Officials, and they all regret it, feeling that their ideas are not in line with Master Wei Guangwei, which is a kick to the iron plate.

"Let's talk about it, let's discuss, don't be nervous, I really don't understand your judging criteria, if one person thinks it's wrong, it's understandable, but the five people all commented on the same, it's strange, you comment, is it to see how the first person evaluates, and the people behind follow it, and don't have their own ideas?" Wei Guangwei then asked.

There is really such a factor, however, not all test papers are commented on by one person first, and this test paper, maybe this person comments first, and then crosses out.

Anyway, the person who comments later will be greatly affected by the person who commented first, and will not look so carefully, so the examiner who is the first to comment on the test paper will have a considerable impact on the candidate's score!

"All of them? Which five people have graded this exam paper? All stand up. Wei Guangwei saw that there was still no one to answer, and put on an official posture.

The examiner does not leave his real name, official position, or department, but he has a special code.

The five examiners who had already commented on Wei Bao's test paper immediately stood up, and if they didn't stand up, they couldn't dodge, and Master Wei Guangwei asked directly.

The five people stood trembling, hunched over, with a humble face.

"What do you all think? According to the order of grading, let's talk about it one by one! Wei Guangwei sat on the Taishi chair in the center and looked at the five people.

"I was the first to evaluate, I think this candidate's answer sheet is good, I can't find any omissions, but I am too old and serious, and I lack some vitality." The examiner who marked the first paper replied tremblingly.

"Hmph, what's your name? What does it mean to be too old-fashioned? The imperial court doesn't need old and serious people? Do you need to be flying? What else does it mean to lack some vibrancy? Your job is to find out what the candidates are missing out! Priority is recommended for volumes without problems! As an examiner, don't you understand this? On the basis of no omissions, look for talents with good writing and comprehensive words! Wei Guangwei said angrily: "I look at this candidate's paper, not only does there not have the slightest mistake or omission, but the upper level of the writing is really a rare good writing among more than 5,000 exam papers!" It's also exhaustive, very old-fashioned, such a good article, why was it commented like this by you? You are all old men of the court, not hairy boys! Why is this happening? Tell me about it, too! ”

The first person to mark the paper was also the examiner who was severely reprimanded by Wei Guangwei, and he was so frightened that he trembled and didn't dare to say a word.

How to comment on the test paper, this is the freedom of the examiner, if there is no such freedom, who would dare to be the examiner? But now that Wei Guangwei said this, it seems that he came to deliberately sabotage the selection of materials for the imperial court, as if he had committed some heinous felony.

The examiner who scored the second paper hurriedly said: "Elder Qiyu Pavilion, there have been too many papers in the past two days, and it is difficult to ensure that each paper is carefully read word by word, I was affected by the first adult's marking, so I probably took a look at it, and gave a similar comment, and I never looked down on this paper." ”

"Humph! You can't forgive it! Oh, how the first person evaluates, you can evaluate it, so what do you do with more than a dozen people cross-marking each exam paper? If you don't let one person read the papers, forget it? You are so reckless and reckless, are you worthy of the candidates' more than ten years, or even decades of hard study? Once upon a time, you were also a candidate, and you were waiting for others to mark your papers, if someone treated your exam papers so sloppily, what would you think? Speak! Wei Guang said sharply.

The whole hall was quiet, and the examiners did not dare to let it out.

Zhu Yanxi put down Wei Bao's exam paper in his hand, and persuaded him with good words: "This exam paper is really good, but it is at most decent, and it is not the most outstanding among the thousands of exam papers that Master Wei said, right?" The adults are angry. However, you should not be affected by the comments of the previous examiners! ”

Originally, Zhu Yanxi had a set of rhetoric with the mud, and this matter should have passed like this.

But Wei Guangwei was very unhappy when he heard it! Said angrily: "Lord Zhu! What do you mean by that? This exam paper is originally a work of the upper class! What do you mean by just being decent? Do you have to write an article like this? No wonder even you are so hasty in your thinking, and your people are as hasty as you are! Shouldn't you have secretly opened up with some candidates, deliberately covering up some candidates who have no real talent and learning to get the fame of Jinshi? ”

Zhu Yanxi was told by Wei Guangwei that he was at the sore spot.

The eunuch party wants to get people up, and the Donglin party naturally wants to get people up!

They do it more secretly, agree in advance, and use a few rare tone particles, so as to judge whether they want to 'support' the person who passed the test.

But these are all things done in secret, and they can't be said on the stage, and more than a dozen examiners, in addition to the ministers of the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, at least half of them are neutral ministers, and not all of them are hiding their own secrets.

"Master Wei, what are you talking about? You have to be justified to speak! As an official in the same dynasty, when did I, Zhu Yanxi, hide my secrets? You show evidence, which candidate did I shield? I only said that this volume is decent, are you unhappy, do you think I have refuted your Lord Wei's face? Okay, I'll give it a five-star rating right now, okay? Zhu Yanxi said, very angry, seriously evaluated the best test paper for Wei Bao, and signed his name!

"Master Zhu, you don't have to be angry. This main exam also saw such splendid articles, and I liked it. Some can't help it. You know my temper, you always speak straight, you don't have to be angry with me, or read the papers, read the papers, everyone read the papers! Wei Guangwei saw that his goal had been achieved, and he no longer squeezed Zhu Yanxi, and smiled slightly.

Zhu Yanxi saw that Wei Guangwei didn't attack him anymore, and he didn't want to confront Wei Guangwei head-on, so he walked away with a helpless expressionless face.

"The five of you, the last grade! After everyone has corrected it, it's your turn to correct, it's too inappropriate! If so, I will join you! Wei Guangwei didn't stop there, looking at the five people who were reprimanded by him just now, none of them were from his side, knowing that they were either from the Donglin Party or neutral ministers, so they were not polite.

Seeing that Wei Guangwei was no longer being pursued, if he was amnestied, where did he dare to play his temper, he hurriedly gave salutes together, and they all said that they would strictly follow the orders of Lord Wei and never dare to read the file sloppily again.

Wei Guang smiled slightly, and secretly asked these five guys to read the paper finally, they must be afraid of being reprimanded by themselves, and when they read the paper again, they will definitely use their own comments as a reference! In this way, you can get a few more people to be lifted to pass the level!

Wei Guangwei immediately said: "Copy this volume again!" Please judge Lord Zhu first, and I will evaluate it again! Don't put such a good article to shame! ”

"Yes, I will obey Lord Wei's orders!" The few clerks who were in charge of transcribing the papers did not dare to slack off and quickly agreed.

Wei Guangwei has come to this point, and he has asked Zhu Yanxi to mark the papers first, and then he will evaluate them again!

In this way, you can also see clearly that those volumes are protected by the Donglin Party!

Anyway, Zhu Yanxi said that the good papers, he used all the bad comments and refuted them fiercely!

In this way, two days later, 308 of the more than 5,000 test papers with the best reviews were selected, which is the pass of this examination.

These people are actually the new science and technology scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

The selection of 308 points is not over, and these people have to be ranked!

According to the practice of previous years, the ranking of the entrance examination will greatly affect the ranking of the temple examination.

The top three in the examination are basically the top three in the temple examination.

The palace test is almost a formality, so that the emperor can take a look at these new science and technology scholars and teach a few words.

Let the new science and technology scholars feel the grace of heaven and the power of the dragon.

Of course, the emperor has the right to readjust the ranking during the palace examination, but this is extremely rare.

Unless it is too undesirable to the emperor, or someone is too much in line with the emperor's wishes.

This kind of adjustment is usually very slight, at most one or two people.

The trial release list is divided into first, second, and third.

There are three people in the first class, sixty or seventy people in the second class, and the remaining hundreds of people are all in the third class.

There is no distinction between the first and second first, and the best sixty people must be divided in general!

Then the top three of the best 60 people will be separated, and then the top three will be ranked, and the 57 people in the top two will also be ranked.

Relatively speaking, it doesn't matter how the more than 200 people in the top three are ranked.

No one cares how many digits they are in the top three.

This last ranking is actually very fast, because each paper has fifteen examiners' comments, as well as the stars drawn, and the stars can be discharged by just counting the stars.

Wei Bao was ranked in the top five because of the strong blessing of Lord Wei Guangwei, but it was only the top five, just fifth, and did not enter the top three.

Because the top five exam papers are almost all full marks!

Although Wei Bao's paper got Zhu Yanxi, he also got the five examiners who changed the paper at the beginning, as well as the three examiners on his own side, which means that ten of the fifteen examiners were given full marks! But there are five more people, and these five people are either Donglin Party or neutral ministers.

Two neutral ministers gave four stars, which is also a high rating, but did not give them a perfect score.

This result made Wei Guangwei a little helpless, and it was inconvenient for him to arrest and reprimand others who did not give full marks to the two neutral ministers, otherwise it would be too exposed.

What also makes Wei Guangwei very unhappy is that among the people he protects, there are other people besides Wei Bao, and none of the five people he has protected this time are in the top three!

Wei Bao is fifth, and another Wei Guangwei is the fourth, originally that person, Wei Guangwei is very optimistic about being able to enter the top three!

It's a pity that the top three are all full score reviews!

Wei Zhongxian asked Wei Guangwei to guarantee that the other three people who got the Jinshi fame were all on the top three list, and Wu Sanfu was naturally on the top three list.

When the final result came out, Zhu Yanxi said to Wei Guangwei: "Lord Wei, everything is according to the procedure, do you have any opinions?"

"No, that's good!" Although Wei Guangwei was very unhappy with this result and was worried about how to return to the factory, he could only answer helplessly.

Because, indeed, it is difficult to find an excuse.