After the question and answer, in fact, the exam is over, but the scholars who have finished the exam still have to continue to wait, and only after everyone has finished answering the questions will the door of the Guozijian be opened, and the scholars can go out together.

After Li Rizhi sat down at the table where he was taking the exam, he heard two scholars talking next to him, and it seemed that they had already answered questions and answers.

I heard a scholar say: "This scientific examination is like this, I don't know what will become of it next time, I remember that the previous time was when the palace examination was held today, but this time it was presided over by the examiner Wailang, but this re-examination is not as good as the last time!" ”

Another scholar said: "Every time there is a change in the scientific examination, I have participated in it five times, and each time it is different!" ”

looked left and right, and saw that no one noticed him, the scholar said again: "I heard that when today's son is tired of politics, the affairs of the court and the central government must be decided by Queen Wu, and this scientific examination is naturally no exception, women, always like to change around, this is the nature of ......"

The previous scholar nodded again and again, and said: "The changes are not good for us and other test-takers, if the form can be fixed, and the books with the questions are fixed, then we can also have a target, not like now, I don't know the things of Mingke, how difficult it may be to take the test!" ”

Another scholar also said: "But isn't it, I have taken the exam five times, the experience of the previous time, the latter time is difficult to use, if I didn't do well this time, it is estimated that I still can't enter the re-examination, and I have to stop at the Ministry of Rites test." ”

Li Rizhi was listening, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the two of them, and saw that both of them were forty years old, and thought: "I don't want to be like them, if I really take the exam five times, or more, I can't stand it, it's better to go home and open a medical center!" ”

The two scholars who were talking quietly stopped talking when they saw Li Rizhi coming over, and they saw that Li Rizhi was very young, and they didn't feel good in their hearts, and it was impossible to say that they were not jealous, but jealousy was also white jealousy.

After another long time, the Q&A was over, the gate of the Guozijian was opened, the scholars rushed out, and the people waiting outside the gate rushed up, asking how they did in the exam and whether they were sure.

In fact, at this kind of moment, no matter who asks how the test is, no one dares to say that it is very good, in case it is not embarrassing to be selected, but I don't want to say that it is very bad, because this is unlucky, so after the soldiers at the gate were asked, they all answered the same thing, they all nodded, and said Well, it's okay, it's okay!

Fu Guibao and the others also greeted Li Rizhi, and Fu Guibao asked, "Big brother, how did you do in the exam?" ”

Li Rizhi nodded and said, "Well, it's okay!" ”

Fu Guibao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Big brother, you look so handsome, of course you can do it!" ”

Chen Yingying said: "It doesn't look good, if you want to talk about appearance, you are an ordinary person, and you are not as good-looking as me!" ”

Cheng Zizi dragged a long voice, sighed, and said: "Sister Yingying, you are a woman, if my senior brother is better looking than you, then he is really not an ordinary person, and you are not an ordinary person!" ”

Li Rizhi said with a smile: "Okay, this scientific examination can be regarded as a passing of the exam, and I can take a rest, let's go back, I'll wash my face now, and then sleep well!" ”

Seeing that Li Rizhi was very tired, Fu Guibao and the others didn't say anything, and followed him back to Chen's house.

This kind of scene was repeated at the door of the Guozijian, the scholars were all tired and returned to their residences, and the difficulty of the re-examination of the officials was not as difficult as the examination of the Ministry of Rites, but they were tired, and the pressure on the scholars was far greater than that of the Ministry of Rites.

Not only the scholars, but also the examiners inside, the examiner Wailang feels tired now, after doing this clerk, he must apply for a transfer, and the physical pressure of doing this job is not enough, and the psychological pressure is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

Because there are not many scholars in the re-examination, the papers of sixty or seventy people are still easy to complete for three examiners, but it is the same as writing an article, the difficulty is not in writing, but in changing it, and more importantly, it is necessary to change it several times.

And the biggest headache for the examiners is that it is not good to change it several times, as long as a big man says a few words about how it should or shouldn't be, then the examiners have to revise the results, and they will do it until the branches on the moon, and they have not figured out the ranking of the scholars.

There is no limit to the number of Jinshi, if there are 10,000 scholars who do well in the exam, then these 10,000 people are all selected, the country is not afraid of many talents, but in fact, there are at most 20 people who can take the middle class, and even when only a dozen people are selected, then more than half of the people in the re-examination will be directly brushed off!

Some people are very good at brushing off, the article is average, the investment bank paper is not good, no one speaks for this scholar, or makes any mistakes, then it is much easier to be brushed off directly, for example, Zhao Jian, he tried to answer well, but the ministry did not come, then it is natural to be brushed off and give up a place.

But there are not many scholars who can be directly brushed off in this way, and the three examiners took a lot of effort to eliminate more than 20 people, and in the last check, there are more than 40 people they can't brush off!

Liupin petty officials are examiners, this is really difficult for them, they really can't afford to offend anyone, even if they can afford to offend the scholars, they can't afford to offend the backers behind the scholars, and the examiner Wailang wants to hit the wall with his head at this time, so he simply knocks himself to death.

At this time, in front of a roll, two officials with long beards were arguing, and a white-bearded official said: "This paper answers very well, the official thinks the answer is very good, if it is placed in the top 20, this ranking is recognized by the official, fair and just!" ”

When the examiner Wai Lang heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, the lower officials also think so, so this scholar will be admitted as the twentieth." ”

The white-bearded official said: "This official is just making a suggestion, and he has no intention of interfering with your marking, whether you want to take this scholar, you are your own master, your own master!" ”

The examiner had no choice but to speak up, but he thought in his heart: "You said a lot, and then said let us make our own decisions, if there is trouble in the future, we will solve it ourselves, you can clear up the relationship!" ”

But another black-bearded official said: "I don't think it's right, this scholar's volume is okay, but he was too flustered during the question and answer, and he didn't look good, his face was ugly, as the saying goes, the face is born from the heart, he looks like that, he must be wrong, according to the official's opinion, it is better to take him than to take this scholar, you look at his volume, although it is ordinary, but he looks good......"

The white-bearded official was unhappy, and said: "What do you mean by this, this official sees that he looks good, at least his facial features are good, this scholar you recommended is not good, and the answer in the paper is not brilliant......"

The two of them immediately quarreled, saying that they wanted to win the scholars they recommended, no way, the number of places is limited, they can't fight, and if they usually have a little holiday with each other, then at this time they will quarrel even more, attack each other, and fight for the red face and thick neck.

If it is only the high-ranking officials who quarrel by themselves, then the examiner only needs to listen with his ears pricked up, and whoever wins the quarrel will take the scholar recommended by him, however, he wants to be beautiful, how can there be such a cheap thing!

Senior officials often can't quarrel with the results, where the interests are, no one will give in, so the noisy results, the senior officials often say to the examiners: "The official is just making a suggestion, who should be selected, you are the master, the official does not interfere!" ”

There are even excessively high-ranking officials who will say: "For the sake of the country, you must uphold the principle of fairness and justice in the marking of papers, and you must not be selfish, and you must not live up to the trust of the imperial court in you!" ”

After saying these words, the high-ranking officials will stare at you and look like they are supervising you, to see who you want to win!

The examiner looked at the big pillar in the inner hall and thought, "Shall I hit it and cut myself off?" ”

He looked at his two deputies, and saw that the two deputies were also looking at the big pillar, seeing that the three of them had the same idea, they all wanted to hit the pillar with their heads, well, the big pillar was still very thick, and it was okay to bear three heads at the same time!

Several high-ranking officials in the inner hall, including Ma Zhiyuan, are all reasoning with facts, telling that you must be fair, and if anyone is unjust, I will not finish with anyone, but while you are fair, I still have to give you some advice......

The only person who didn't end up arguing was the great eunuch Tong Guinu, of course, the purpose of his visit this time was not for Li Rizhi, but when he saw Li Rizhi, he spoke for Li Rizhi, and Li Rizhi is a person who has entered the list of Jinshi, so he naturally won't waste spittle with others!

Tong Guinu saw the high-ranking officials arguing with foaming at the mouth, and secretly cursed in his heart: "A group of sluts! ”

He looked down on the high-ranking officials quite a bit, one by one they were talking about fairness and justice, and they were shouting wildly, but in fact they were all very dirty, how could they be so calm!

Tong Guinu coughed and said, "Everyone, everyone be quiet!" ”

The high-ranking officials immediately shut up and turned their heads to look at Tong Guinu together, don't look at Tong Guinu is not an official in the court, but he is much easier to speak than the officials in the court, because he is behind Empress Wu, and his meaning is very likely to be the meaning of Empress Wu, so he must listen carefully.

Tong Guinu called the examiner Wailang and said, "Who didn't come to the re-examination today?" ”

The examiner Wai Lang was slightly stunned and said, "If you go back to the general manager, there are two scholars who did not come to participate in the re-examination. ”

Tong Guinu said: "Who are they?" ”

People who didn't come to participate in the re-examination, the examiner Wai Lang remembered it very clearly, because there are too few such people, and it is puzzling, the first examination has passed, why not come to the re-examination?

The examiner Wai Lang said: "One person is named Zhao Jian, who is a scholar in Zhengzhou, and one person is named Hong Li, a scholar in Chang'an. ”

After a pause, the examiner Wai Lang said again: "Among them, the resume of the scholar named Hong Li is very strange, it seems that he did not participate in the Ministry of Rites exam, there is his examination card, but he does not seem to be present, but the paper was handed in for some reason, and he was also selected......"

What he meant was that the person named Hong Li did not personally participate in the exam hosted by the Ministry of Rites and did not enter the examination room, but the paper was handed in and he was selected, what is going on?

This is obviously someone cheating, and the person who cheats is very capable, and he can not come, the volume comes, and he also wins, is this a big deal?

When the high-ranking officials heard this, their eyes immediately widened, and they shouted one after another: "How can this be reasonable, how can this be, this is unfair, this is unjust, the scientific examination is a major event, and it is a great matter for the country, how can anyone ......be like this?"

The sense of justice of the high-ranking officials exploded, they have always demanded fairness from others, but they shouted for a long time, and before they could shout a result, the most unfair thing happened, or was personally exposed by the chief of the inner court, how could they not be angry!

Senior officials have said that this unhealthy trend must not last, and they must severely crack down on cheaters, and also make a big scientific examination!

Ma Zhiyuan didn't say anything, he looked at Tong Guinu and asked, "Chief Tong Da, this scholar named Hong Li, his true identity, do you want to make it clear to you?" ”

Tong Guinu nodded and said, "Everyone, who do you want this scholar to be, just read the word Hongli in reverse!" ”