The lights of the Donggong Courtyard were silent at night, the gate was closed, and more than a dozen scribes and deputy officials were gathered in the Xuezheng Yamen before the examination, and they could not take half a step out of the courtyard to eat, drink, and Lazar. Ten days down. Everyone felt that their eyes were dry. Lumbar rib soreness.

As soon as the weather enters May. It's getting hotter. On the day of the end of the Shandong hospital examination, the temperature rose sharply after ten consecutive days of sunny days, and summer came. Everyone got rid of their cotton robes and changed into light jackets. But even so, it was still very hot in the Gongyuan. Stayed in the house and judged the courtyard for such a day. The room was baked by the sun for a day, and at night, the heat did not dissipate, and it was so hot that everyone was all over.

The Gongyuan was originally the Qingshui Yamen, and Wang Yuanzheng was extremely strict, and these scribes only had a silver subsidy every day. Labor intensity, pay microwave. Everyone complained. Coupled with the stuffy heat, everyone is a little impetuous.

But as soon as they saw Lord Wang sitting in the middle of the lobby, everyone couldn't say anything.

The weather was so hot, Wang Yuanzheng was still wearing a thick official uniform, and his body was so neat that he couldn't see a trace of folds, and even his smooth forehead didn't have any beads of sweat.

: As the saying goes, "Jing Jing is naturally cool, this Lord Wang is really calm!"

In fact, Wang Yuanzheng really has nothing to do, he sits in the lobby with a cup of tea all day long, reads two volumes happily, and sits here to nourish his anger when he is unhappy. I don't feel tired.

He is the examiner of this subject, but he does not need to do it himself.

According to the procedure, after all the candidates' papers have been transcribed and confused, they must first be broken up and assigned to several deputy examiners. After selecting articles of a certain level from more than 2,000 volumes, they are classified, numbered, and graded. Many candidates' papers were brushed down at this level, and they couldn't reach Wang Yuanzheng's hands at all.

Only after passing this level first can you be considered a showman.

The imperial examination is related to the major policies of the country, and there is a set of rigorous procedures. Actually, who to take is not to take whom. Let the talent in that volume show talent, Wang Yuanzheng will not play any role in this first pass.

What Wang Yuanzheng needs to do is to wait for the deputy examiner to be admitted, and then review and determine the ranking for the passing examination papers.

Although the rolls that can be finally sent to Wang Yuanzheng's hands are considered high schools in a sense, how they are ranked is very important. There are also grades among Xiucai, and the differences between each level are also very different. Xiucai is divided into elk, hyperplasia, and epiphysis, among which, elk has six buckets of elk rice per month, which is to receive a salary. And a collar is a lifetime, as long as you don't make a big mistake, you can hold an iron rice bowl. Therefore, how to arrange this ranking, it must not be sloppy.

In fact, Wang Yuanzheng came to Shandong this time to supervise the administration of the school, and he also made a lot of effort in advance, and he is also very familiar with the students in Shandong. He also has a certain number in his heart about who can win and who can't.

In his opinion, Sun Yue and Sun Danzhongxiu of the Sun family have no problem, the key is how many places they can rank.

This is probably the only thing worth looking forward to in today's Academy of Sciences.

He sat in the Tribute Courtyard for ten days. He was also tired of sitting. I just want to end this frustrating job as soon as possible. Get out early.

Fortunately, the matter can finally be completely ended today, and the marking work of the deputy examiners has also come to an end, and the paragraph, and staying up all night tonight can be completed.

I took another sip of the green tea that had cooled down. Wang Yuanzheng only felt refreshed, and was about to ask the deputy examiner to bring another paper to come over and take a look, and kill time by the way, but he heard a chaotic sound of "rattling" at the gate of the Gongyuan, and it seemed that someone had come in.

Wang Yuanzheng frowned, and someone from the forbidden place of the science field came without telling him, which made him unhappy in his heart, and he was about to get angry, when a secretary came quickly, "Lord Wang, Lord Yang is here." ”

Wang Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows: "Which Lord Yang?" ”

"Brother Yuan Zheng doesn't seem to want to see me!" A hearty laugh came.

Wang Yuanzheng looked up, but it was Yang Shen who broke in.

He hurriedly stood up and said, "It turned out to be a repair." I'll just say, who is so bold and dares to break into the Tribute Academy. You've come just in time, I'm about to decide the rankings. You are a well-known celebrity in the sea. Help me review. ”

Yang Shen: "Brother Yuan Zheng said that you are a student of politics." I came late at night for something else. ”

Wang Yuanzheng saw that his face was serious, his heart moved, and he pointed to the guide: "But it's over there." Is there a letter from Yang Ge? ”

Yang Shen nodded: "I received a secret letter from Yang Fu. Let you finish the Shandong hospital test as soon as possible, and work with me to raise money and grain from Shandong and send it to Nanjing. By the way, Sun Henian is also coming over. ”

Wang Yuanzheng was a little surprised, it is not impossible to collect Shandong's summer tax in advance, and this matter is not difficult, so he issued an official document and ordered the governor of Shandong to follow suit and leave. Now he wants him and Yang Shen to sit in charge, and he also transfers Sun Henian from the household department to cooperate, which is completely a big fuss.

Probably seeing the doubts in Wang Yuanzheng's eyes, Yang Shen smiled: "This time, not only Shandong's summer tax, but also the autumn tax will be collected in advance." "Nonsense." Wang Yuanzheng was also not polite. Straight to the top.

Waving his hand, he motioned for him to listen to himself. Yang Shen said: "I know what Brother Yuan Zheng wants to say." But this matter is urgent. I had to follow the power. Now. King Pinkening, the Son of Heaven, rebelled and was preparing to hold a prisoner sacrifice meeting in Nanjing, and it was not appropriate to do it without hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. However, the treasury of Nanjing was already empty, and the southeast was also eroded to the point of being out of control due to the war. Shandong has the convenience of luck. Money can only be sent from here to go to the emergency. ”

Wang Yuanzheng lowered his head and thought for a moment. suddenly smiled, and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Son of Heaven" is finally going to be a class teacher. I should do my best to help with this matter. ”

Yang Shen nodded emphatically: "If the Son of Heaven does not teach for a day, the hundred officials and the court will not be able to live in peace for a day." Brother Yuan Zheng will take the exam at hand as soon as possible, so he can follow me to urge the Shandong officials to do their best. ”

"That's nature, I stayed up all night today. You can make a list tomorrow. ”

"Oh, that's it, that's it." Yang Shen was overjoyed and said, "Then I won't go back to the post house." Just wait here. ”

"It's up to you." Wang Yuanzheng glanced at Yang Shen and was about to say something. Suddenly, I heard a commotion from the deputy examiners who were reviewing the papers in the ear room.

Wang Yuanzheng is extremely strict, how can he listen to this kind of noise. His face sank, slapped the table, and shouted, "What's the matter, it's like this, what kind of system is it?" ”

A deputy examiner hurriedly ran over: "Lord Yuwang." When the subordinates saw a good article, their hearts rejoiced, and they couldn't help but praise loudly, alarming the adults, capital crime. ”

"One article is going to excite you like this. After reading books for so many years and cultivating tranquility for so many years, you still can't hold it? Wang Yuanzheng: "Have all the papers on the list been picked out?" ”

"It's all tried."

"I'm going to come and have a look."