After Shen Xi and Jin Gui finished the questions, there was basically nothing to do in the next two days, and even when the exam officially started, Shen Xi and Jin Gui only needed to wait in the inner curtain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is not until the end of the examination that the transcription officer has transcribed all the papers, and after the comparison is completed, to make sure that there are no errors or omissions, the neatly transcribed papers will be handed over to the inner curtain for review.

From the time he finished the question to the official start of grading the papers, Shen Xi had nothing to do for about half a month, as if he was locked in a cage, and he needed to find things to kill his loneliness and boredom every day.

"Shen Yude, if the test questions are leaked, you and I won't be guilty of any crimes, right?" Jin Gui looked worried since he finished typing the question. Jin Gui thought that things were not as complicated as Shen Xi before, and when he reacted, the test questions only passed through the hands of him and Shen Xi, and the situation he might face after being leaked, he began to panic in his heart, and at this time, the only person who could discuss with him was Shen Xi, another party.

Shen Xi took the book and the old god looked at it, and said with a smile: "Brother Jin is worried that there will be a problem? ”

"It's not impossible!"

Jin Gui sighed and said, "In the past two days, Shuntianfu has given me gifts three times and twice, and all kinds of bribery methods that I couldn't think of before have emerged one after another, and now I am still terrified when I think about it. I'm afraid...... Others may not be able to stand the test! ”

Shen Xi smiled and shook his head: "Some things are unavoidable, as long as we have a clear conscience." This is the first township examination after the Ministry of Rites will test the question case, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, Lang Lang Qiankun, it is expected that Shuntianfu will not dare to make too much noise, after all, the imperial examination involves the country. ”

Saying this kind of thing, Shen Xi was purely comforting Jin Gui, and even Shen Xi himself was faintly worried, but he wanted to open it, instead of being frightened every day, it was better to face it calmly, although he couldn't shake the entire bureaucratic system with his current strength, but after all, he was personally appointed by the Son of Heaven, and if he went too far, it would not be good for anyone to make trouble in front of the emperor.

That night, all the internal curtain officials gathered together to discuss the process of marking the township test.

Because many people, including Shen Xi, are participating in the township examination for the first time, and they don't know much about how to promote excellent examination papers, so they need to learn and summarize.

But to put it bluntly, it is not difficult, that is, each examiner selects dozens of relatively excellent exam papers and gives them to the two examiners for selection, and in the selection process, the examiner will discuss with the examiners in each room, seemingly to maintain fairness, but in fact, it is to shirk responsibility.

Because if the examiner thinks that an article is good, and then goes back and finds that there is a situation that does not match the truth, if this is the result of the examiner's joint consultation with the examiner, the examiner's responsibility will be much lighter.

To put it simply, the examiner is trying to reduce his responsibility in this township examination, and at the same time, for the unpredictable results, to find a reason to excuse himself.

Shen Xi, as the chief examiner, lives in the president's official residence in the inner curtain dragon gate, which is a relatively spacious wing, elegant and quiet, and will provide three additional candles every night, so that it can be burned until midnight, Shen Xi can read at night.

But Shen Xi didn't bring many books, so he had to write something to pass the boring time.

Since getting married, Shen Xi has become accustomed to returning home with a high bed and warm pillows, accompanied by a beautiful wife and concubine, and now he suddenly becomes an ascetic, which is indeed a little unbearable.

Obviously, his wife and children are not far away, but he can't go home, the chief examiner of this township test seems to be beautiful, but in fact it is no different from being in prison.

The first day was often the worst, Shen Xi was still depressed in the middle of the night, so he simply came out of the room to wash his face with a basin of water to clear his mind, but saw Jin Gui coming out of the room next to him.

"Brother Jin, you can't sleep either?" Shen Xi asked with a smile.

"Alas!"

Jin Gui sighed, "I don't feel how warm it is at home, but when I arrive in such a closed place, it seems to have arrived at a bitter cold kiln." When I took the township exam, I didn't feel like I did today, and I was really panicked, so I had to come out to breathe. ”

Shen Xi's feeling is the same as Jin Gui's, but fortunately, his mood is more open than Jin Gui's, which is related to his life experience, after experiencing strong winds and waves, this little suffering is nothing, no matter how lonely he is, he has experienced it, not to mention that now he just let him be the chief examiner.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "When I took the township exam, all I wanted was to succeed in the field, of course, it was different from my current state of mind. ”

When they took the exam, they wanted to be able to get the title on the gold list, and at that time, the huge pressure would make people think about anything else, but now they entered the examination room as court officials without any baggage, and the results of the township examination involved the interests of the candidates, and they had nothing to do with themselves, so they would not feel the tense atmosphere of the provisional examination. When I fall asleep at night, I will inevitably miss my wife and children at home.

"Brother Jin, what do you think of the prince's teachings in the future?"

Shen Xi asked casually, he wanted to ask Jin Gui's opinion on the prince's studies, mainly because Jin Gui was an important minister in the court during the Zhengde period, and successively served as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Jin Gui was a little self-deprecating: "I have served the East Palace for many years, how can the prince get my turn to ask about his studies?" Nowadays, the prince is stubborn, or he is a young man...... In the future, if the crown prince can rule a country, he will not be a bright king. ”

Shen Xi pondered for a moment, the words turned too much, and at the beginning he said that the prince was stubborn, why did he suddenly compliment Zhu Houzhao?

Shen Xi asked in surprise, "Is this ...... I don't really understand what Brother Jin means, can you ask for advice or two? ”

"Haha, Brother Shen didn't realize that the prince is extremely smart and acts very responsibly?" Jin Gui asked.

Although Zhu Houzhao is only eleven years old and has been fooling around a lot of the time, he does have many advantages, the biggest of which is that Zhu Houzhao has a flexible brain and can come up with many ideas.

But if it is said that there is responsibility, Shen Xi does not fully agree. Of course, it cannot be denied that the things that Zhu Houzhao promised will never change, and the secret in his heart can be hidden, and he has not betrayed him until now, but discussed with him in everything, the little guy has begun to have a positive shape and is developing in a good direction.

Jin Gui, as Zuo Zhongyun, can naturally feel the transformation of the prince.

"Speaking of which...... The prince has indeed been messing around a lot less lately. ”

Jin Gui thought thoughtfully, "Maybe it's because when you get older, your heart has gradually settled down, and this is thanks to the orderly and kind teaching of Brother Shen and several East Palace officials." ”

At this time, Jin Gui actually complimented Shen Xilai.

The two chatted for a long time, and the topic around them was just the prince and the township test, and after the three drums came from afar, the two went back to their rooms, and Shen Xi wrote a lot of things before falling back asleep.

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Shen Xi woke up early the next morning, feeling a little dizzy.

He thought to himself: "When you arrive at the gloomy Gongyuan, is it because you are sick because you are not accustomed to the water and soil?" ”

Unlike the people of this era, who are accustomed to sunrise and sunset, Shen Xi, as a modern human being, prefers to go to bed after the third watch at night (about 11 o'clock in the evening) and get up a little later the next morning.

Shen Xi looked at the books on the table and found that they had been moved, and his heart suddenly became nervous.

He has good habits, and when he goes to a strange place, things are placed in a very regular manner, and there are certain rules, and a little change can make him aware of the clues.

The book was turned over, but put back in its place, and the direction of the original book did not change, and what he wrote was picked up and read, but the man accidentally left a black mark on a piece of paper.

"To get the exam questions, I naturally want to see what I wrote and what I read...... Hehe, you are also well-intentioned for the exam questions. ”

Although Shen Xi can not take it seriously, this is enough to show that despite the heavy guards, the Gongyuan is not peaceful.

Now the township examination has not yet started, the examination questions are very important, those who cheat for personal gain put all their attention on the examination questions, and after the examination begins, it is about how to leave a mark, or hide the code words in the text, collude with the transcriber of the outer curtain to cheat, and the inner curtain and the examiner are likely to be bribed.

But most importantly, you must pay attention to your personal safety.

"Lord Shen, morning."

As soon as Shen Xi arrived at the auditorium, a group of fellow examiners gathered around him to salute him, and all of them were very enthusiastic.

Originally, Shen Xi and Jin Gui were both examiners and had the same status, but because Shen Xi was one level higher, everyone complimented him even more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the township exam hasn't started today, why are you all up so early?" Shen Xi greeted with a smile.

"I can't rest assured, I want to get together to summarize and see if yesterday's test questions are biased, and I also want to ask Lord Shen and Lord Jin to sum it together."

The final purpose is to set up the title of yesterday's three four-book articles.

Shen Xi said with a smile: "The township exam has not yet started, is it too early to start discussing the topic now?" Why don't you wait for the official start of the township examination, and then study it carefully with you? ”

Those who have ghosts in their hearts cursed secretly to the examiner, the first test of the township examination started, and it was directly the three questions and four books and the four scriptures of the scriptures, and at that time, the candidates had already entered the examination room, even if they found someone to make the questions, they couldn't send them to the examination room, and then they discussed a fart!

But Shen Xi kept silent, that is, he didn't say the topics of the four books, and those fellow examiners couldn't force Shen Xi to say it, no matter how anxious he was, it was useless.

On the afternoon of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, food and bedding were brought to the inner curtain.

The officers and soldiers of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies escorted the wagons and carried the things outside the wooden fence, and under the supervision of the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Forest guarding the Gongyuan, they carried the things in large boxes and small boxes.

This time, Shen Xi met an old acquaintance, Hong Xun.

It's just that Hong Xun saw Shen Xi and deliberately pretended not to see it, obviously Hong Xun no longer regarded Shen Xi as a friend in his heart after knowing that Shen Xi had robbed him of his "Xie family sister".

"Did Lord Shen sleep well yesterday?"

Tang Ying, who was familiar with herself, smiled and came over to greet Shen Xi.

Shen Xi smiled, didn't even open his mouth, and pointed to his mouth, the meaning was obvious, now is an extraordinary period, since the topic has been released, there can be no verbal communication between the inner curtain official and the outer curtain official.

Tang Ying had a formulaic smile on her face, but she still maintained a minimum of enthusiasm, especially letting people send snacks into the inner curtain.

But now, who has the heart to eat these?

Everything Tang Ying did was just a trick to get the three questions of the four books...... In this kind of situation in full view, Tang Ying didn't dare to make things too obvious.

After everything was carried in, the inner curtain door was locked again, Shen Xi and Jin Gui exchanged glances and went in the direction of the president's room.

"Brother Shen, you say...... Have the exam questions been leaked? Entering the room, Jin Gui closed the door and turned around with a worried face.

Shen Xi said: "Brother Jin, although you can put your heart back in your stomach, I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but at least until now, the exam questions of the three and four calligraphy have not yet been transmitted to the outside world, say hello to the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, let them guard the printing room and the engraving room, as long as there is no accident over there, the exam questions before the exam are absolutely secret!" ”

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