Time flies, one day, two days...... Until the ninth day passed quickly, there were less than 1,000 of the more than 10,000 test papers left, and tomorrow after another day of hard work, all the test papers would be completed.

The students who corrected the test papers outside have left, and only Xu Deyan and more than ten deputy examiners are left in the hall to make the final arrangement, and these test papers in front of them carry the hope of all the scholars, and also carry the hope of the Great Sui decades later, maybe decades later, most of the high-ranking officials in the court will be among these scholars. Safety and secrecy here are more important than anything else, and the ordinary work can only bother these examiners who are usually not diligent.

After sorting out all the test papers, Xu Deyan held a candidate's test paper in his hand, and couldn't help but reread the above article, and couldn't put it down for a long time, the candidate's name on this test paper is Liu Yuanjin, Xu Deyan has an image, that is, the scholar who took the lead in the first subject of Ming Arithmetic, I didn't expect this scholar to have such a good score in Ming Arithmetic, and the article turned out to be first-class.

The scientific examination to the full score of three hundred points, the Great Sui has popularized Arabic numerals, which naturally also affects the scoring of the imperial examination, will no longer be vague excellent, good, inferior to distinguish a scholar's results, in addition to the Ming calculation, Ming things two compulsory examination, scholars can choose any one of the Ming law, Ming history, Ming characters, Ming Jing as an addition, after the completion of the three subjects, and then included in the total score.

Originally, the Ming Jing should also be a compulsory test, but Yang Yong felt that the disadvantages of relying entirely on the eight shares in later generations were overkill, and only the Ming Jing was selected. It is the same as the Ming Law, Ming History, and Ming Characters, but what makes Yang Yong helpless is that more than ninety percent of the scholars will choose the Ming Scriptures as their subjects, and the Ming Law, Ming History, and Ming Characters add up to less than one percent, after all, the status of Jingyi in the minds of readers has a history of thousands of years. Although Yang Yong is the emperor, there is no way to change the minds of the scholars by issuing a will.

However, after the announcement of the recruitment ratio, in the next scientific examination, many scholars may change, and the scholars taken by the Ming Jing will account for up to forty percent of the total, and the remaining sixty percent of the scholars will be divided into the remaining three subjects, although the total number of admissions in the Ming Jing is twice that of the rest of the subjects. But the scholar only needs to do a little calculation to find out. So. If you want to take the examination of the scriptures, it is really ten times more difficult than the rest of the subjects. Those scholars who chose various subjects other than the Ming Sutra took advantage of it this year.

However, the person who can stand out in the Ming Jing is undoubtedly the most intelligent person. Test Text Watermark 5. Xu Deyan undoubtedly has the ordinary mentality of a scholar in his heart, and the status of the first subject of the Ming Jing in his mind is definitely higher than that of the rest of the subjects, as the main exam, he can see that there are such people who are familiar with the scriptures and righteousness among the scholars, and he is naturally happy in his heart. Clear-handed. The Ming Scripture is so good, it is very rare.

"Your Excellency. Is it possible to close the door? A deputy examiner asked Xu Deyan for instructions.

Xu Deyan hurriedly looked up at the sky, the sun had completely set, and there was only a trace of sunset left in the sky, if he left the palace late, I was afraid that the palace door would be opened, so he hurriedly put down the exam papers in his hand and nodded in response: "Okay, close the door." ”

The solid wood hall door wrapped in copper and iron skin chattered, gradually seamless, in the click, three huge copper locks weighing more than ten pounds locked the door to the ground, three of the keys were held in the hands of Xu Deyan and the other two examiners, and by tomorrow, only three people appeared here at the same time to reopen the door.

After checking the portal again, and after confirming that it was correct, Xu Deyan handed over to Li Mi, the deputy general of Zhongzhen, and left with a group of deputy examiners.

The deputy general of Zhongzhen is the official position of Zhengliupin, although Li Mi has the title of Duke of Pushan County on his head, but when he came to the emperor two years ago, he was just a low-level military attache with the official position of a team, and in two years, he never entered the flow to the high-ranking official of Zhengliupin, in addition to Li Mi's real talent, the emperor can be said to be very important to him.

Of course, Yang Yong knew that Li Mi was the number one anti-king at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but history had changed, Yang Yong didn't believe that Li Mi could still be opposed, compared to other children of the family, Li Mi was naturally more likely to be favored by Yang Yong if he didn't land his family background.

Li Mi checked it as it was, and after verifying that it was correct, he explained a few words to several of his subordinates, and an officer said with a smile: "Don't worry, general, tonight is the last night, and the lowly rank will never make a mistake, otherwise don't say that he was exiled overseas, he just wiped his neck directly, and the lowly rank and the others have no complaints." ”

Although Yang Yong was not sure whether the mastermind behind the initial failure would reach the palace again, he was always prepared, and the soldiers on patrol were strictly ordered, and if they failed in the examination papers, everyone would be sent overseas.

Li Mi nodded: "That's good, be more energetic at night, wait until tonight's task is completed, and tomorrow I will invite my brothers to drink." ”

Li Mi became the deputy general of Zhongzhen at a rocket-like speed, but there were not many people in the Praetorian Guard who were not convinced, because Li Mi was bold and generous, and most of the income was spent on eating and drinking with the officers and soldiers of the headquarters, as long as someone went to the tavern with Li Mi, most of them were paid by Li Mi.

Hearing Li Midi's promise, the officers and soldiers of the Praetorian Guard at the venue couldn't help but swallow their saliva, the salary of the Praetorian Guard is good, but most of them have to support their families, how can they be like Li Mi, there is only one lady in the family, and she has a title, land, and money.

"Thank you, General, then we're welcome." Several people replied with grinning.

"Okay, then General Ben will ask you brothers."

Li Mi told him again, and then he led people to inspect the rear, and the various Praetorian Guards also returned to their original positions, and there was no one outside the main hall suddenly, but several teams of Praetorian Guards were patrolling a few meters away to ensure that no outsiders approached the main hall.

It was getting dark, and the cloister outside the hall was still so bright that even a rat could be seen clearly by the patrolling soldiers, illuminated by the lanterns lit up all around. Li Mi also personally inspected several times, and basically nothing happened.

In the middle of the night, the whole imperial city was quiet, except for the footsteps of the patrolling sergeant, there was no other sound, after all, people would be sleepy, and more than ten consecutive days were safe, although Li Mi's advice, the sergeant's patrol still slowed down. Some of the Janissaries couldn't help but fall asleep against the pillars.

"Walk the water, walk the water."

A terrible cry sounded, breaking the silence of the hall, and all the groggy Praetorian Guards around them, who seemed to be sleeping, suddenly woke up and looked around.

"Look, what's that?" One of the Praetorian Guards shouted.

In the distance, a cluster of flames was rising on the corridor, towards the main hall where the test papers were stored, the smoke was billowing up, the lanterns on the corridor were gone, fortunately the fire was not too big, the nearby Janissaries were running towards the place where the fire was burning, carrying water and putting out the fire, and after a while, the fire had been extinguished shortly after the fire, except for the wood on the cloister that was burned black, and there was not much loss.

When Li Mi heard the shout, he rushed in as soon as he saw the scene in front of him, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he was glad and afraid, and then he was furious, and scolded the Praetorian Guards who were in charge of the night vigil before asking: "What about the people, what about the person who set the fire, have you been caught?" ”

Although the main hall in the palace is mostly built of wood, but there are generally fire prevention measures, painted with fire-resistant paint, the general fire head can not be ignited at all, but once ignited, the paint is useless, but will increase the fire, the scene in front of you, it is obvious that someone set fire.

Just now, everyone didn't see any figures, and they only cared about fighting the fire, and when they heard Li Mi ask, everyone looked at each other, they missed the possible arsonist, and everyone hurriedly dispersed and searched everywhere.

"The emperor has arrived!" The voice of an attendant sounded, and then the footsteps of dozens of people came, Li Mi was taken aback, and hurriedly came over to greet Yang Yong.

Hearing that there was a fire in the hall where the test papers were stored, Yang Yong was shocked, got up from the dragon bed, and hurried to this side, at this time the emperor was disheveled, and when he saw Li Mi, he hurriedly asked, "How is the test paper?" ”

"Back to the emperor, I found it as soon as the fire started, and the exam papers were safe and sound, but the thief who set the fire has not been found, please forgive the emperor."

Yang Yong breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect that someone in the palace wanted to set fire, but when he heard that the exam papers were not destroyed, he quickly calmed down: "Spread my will, the Praetorian Guards will return to their posts, and they must no longer make noise." ”

The palace is vast, and the people who can enter the palace to set fire must be the people inside the palace, the maids, the eunuchs, and even the Praetorian Guards.

Li Mi came to his senses and hurriedly passed down the emperor's order, and waited until the Praetorian Guards returned to their original places, and peace was restored in the palace.

After this incident, the Praetorian guards guarding the main hall were completely sleepy, and they stared with wide eyes one by one, if there was another accident, the two crimes would be punished together, and they would have no chance of being sent overseas.

The day dawned, the arsonist never reappeared, and the next day, the Praetorian Guards searched almost every plant and tree around the hall, and although they found a little clue, it was still destroyed by the Janissaries who were fighting the fire or searching last night, and it was useless.