The examination papers of the college examination are not marked by the teachers of the college, but by inviting the head or gentleman of the academy from outside. If it is the gentleman of this college, he will get along for a long time, not to mention that all the students can know the handwriting, but not to mention remember most of them.

There is no signature on the test paper, and the seat number is respected, and the students who take the exam do not sit in the usual positions on weekdays, and all of them are shuffled and sorted in order. If you think the article is good, you will draw a circle with a red pen alone, and then compare it, and then retest, and the content of the retest is nothing else, it is the candidate's own recitation of the article, you don't have to recite it all, as long as you are half right, or you can get the name of Xiucai.

At this moment, many students' test papers are all in front of the desk, and their articles are piled aside alone, tirelessly reading everyone's articles over and over again, sometimes happy, sometimes frowning, sometimes angry. It's no surprise that they do the same thing all year round, but everyone gathers to discuss an article:

The way of a gentleman, if you go far, will go by yourself; If you climb high, you will be humbled by yourself. "Poem" says: "The wife is well together, like a drum and a harp." Brothers are both harmonious, happy and delayed. Yier's house, Leer's wife. ”

Zi said: "Parents are obedient! ”

Make a preface to this topic, that is, explain these two paragraphs in detail. This passage is from the fifteenth chapter of "The Mean", which roughly means that the golden mean is like walking, from near to far, to find the right way.

It is very easy to really explain this passage, but it is not easy to understand the meaning, especially when it is emphasized later to explain how to do it, not to understand its meaning.

"Who did this new idea?" The examiner praised.

"Where, where, let Mr. see and laugh!" Han Ming replied modestly, "This question was written by Han Jiayan, and he thinks that this is a compulsory question, not only to assess the knowledge of students, but also to the candidate's on-the-spot response ability. ”

"The students didn't know that the content of the first exam was exactly the same, and they thought that the afternoon exam was the same, but in fact it was the opposite. Because this question seems very simple, it actually hides a mystery, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the trap. ”

Sure enough, more than half of the exams were directly removed because of this question, and even if the results of the second exam were better, they were far from the candidates who had results in the first exam. I saw that half of the people think that this question is not simple, although the answers are different, but it is also good, and they know how to adapt to the situation. ”

The person who marked the paper nodded approvingly, and said, "Han Liuye is really very wise, and it is easy to achieve fame with his talents; It's just that the sixth master is not here, otherwise the Han family is even better than before, and the prestige is prominent! The sixth master is worthy of being the son of Han Xiang, and he lives up to the prestige of the Han family! ”

The person who marked the papers was not the head of the first academy, but also a staff member of the government, and Han Jiayan's reputation did not seem to be as loud as that of his brothers, but he was also a rare talent. He had also heard of Han Jiayan's deeds, and this method really eliminated many candidates.

Even if there are many candidates with first-class scores on weekdays who are helpless in front of this question, even Zhao Gou felt a little strange when he did this question, and after careful consideration, Zhao Gou decided to do the opposite, and made him guess correctly by mistake.

After the careful evaluation of the examiners, they finally picked out the candidates with outstanding writing, and even Han Ming couldn't find any reason to refute them. However, the following question is what they have to worry about, and that is who is the first and who is last.

Zhao Gou was impressively listed, and Dean Han Ming and the two friends who were marking the papers looked at each other, and they couldn't get a unified answer after continuous discussion, and the object of the argument was who was the first in the article between Zhao Gou and Shao Jun.

In the end, the man said: "Brother Han, why don't you let the sixth master come to judge in person, we can't tell the good from the bad, this question is from him, there should be a better answer, it is better for him to come." ”

Han Ming frowned: "This ...... I'm afraid it doesn't fit the rules! ”

The man said: "What are the rules at this time!" The rules are made by people, the rules are dead, and people are alive, how can they be so inflexible. Besides, there is no academy examination in the Great Song Dynasty, but it is held by our colleges to screen candidates for each other, and the imperial court cannot afford it, and everything is handled by the academy itself. ”

Han Ming thought about it, and felt that it was right, even other people felt that it made sense, so Han Jiayan was sent and asked him to personally judge who won or lost, and who was better.

Han Jiayan hurriedly came, said hello to the person who marked the papers, and looked at the test papers carefully, frowned, pondered for a long time, and finally relaxed, and said with a smile: "Han thinks that this article is better and in line with the golden mean." ”

Han Ming saw that Han Jiayan chose another article, not the one in front of him, and said in surprise: "Sixth Master, why do you think this article is better?" ”

Han Jiayan explained: "The golden mean needs to be gradual and not rushed; Otherwise, the desire for speed will not be achieved, and the effect will be counterproductive. Everything needs to start from yourself, self-cultivation Qi family rule the country and level the world, this article points out the essence, this is a masterpiece! ”

"But, everyone, please see, this son's writing is all of the best, but the language reveals a vigorous and resolute character. Although he said the essence of it, he was so anxious that he could do it, and it was just words, how to match his words with deeds. ”

Everyone looked at it again, and after reading it carefully, they did find this flaw, and the article selected by Han Jiayan does not need to be said, everyone knows the reason, and it is indeed in line with the golden mean. So, Han Ming and others unanimously decided to take the paper selected by Han Jiayan as the first, and the question of the second exam was the same as the seat number, and their names were also written.

The one that Han Jiayan doesn't like is written by Zhao Gou, the words are like his person, Zhao Gou's words are very beautiful, and the only regret is the personality traits revealed between the lines, even Han Jiayan can see it. Everyone felt incredible when they saw that it was written by Zhao Gou, but Han Jiayan took it for granted, calm, as if he understood everything and looked at 'Zhao Weiguo' thoughtfully.

"Although I can't see anything on weekdays, in my opinion, this son must be hiding something; Between the lines, not only does it reveal a vigorous and resolute action, but there is a hint of breath in the words, just like the posture of a person who has been in a position for a long time, presumably the identity of this son is not simple. ”

Han Jiayan naturally knew Zhao Gou's handwriting, and Zhao Gou asked the most questions on weekdays, and Zhao Gou's answer this time was not much different from the previous day's answer between the two, so it was not Zhao Gou's poor writing, but Han Jiayan's deliberate action. In addition, Han Jiayan also admires Zhao Gou very much, but some things are still uncertain, and he doesn't want Zhao Gou to be too proud, and wants to take this opportunity to let him restrain himself.

As a result, Shao Jun ranked first, Zhao Gou ranked second, and the list will be officially announced tomorrow.