As the scholars walked out of the tribute courtyard one by one, the huge courtyard suddenly became calm. Lu Shu left, and the other examiner also left, only Xuezheng remained here, in the room behind the Confucian Temple, waiting for the arrival of another group of people.

This time the name was all done by those soldiers, and what Cen Xuezheng was waiting for was a pen official drawn from various states and counties in Qinzhou.

These people need to transcribe all the test papers in just half a month. The amount of work is not small, but after all, there are a large number of people, and each person is divided into several test papers.

Of course, these scribes did not dare to be dismissive.

After they had copied it, there was another group of people who were in charge of checking it. Once someone is found to have plagiarized a mistake, then the career of a penman in this life will come to an end.

After copying the volume, it was numbered, and the thick and thick stacks of transcription scrolls were placed in front of Cen Xuezheng.

Compared with the transfer of copyists and proofreaders, the marking officer should be cautious.

The academic magistrate is not a bare-bones commander, and there are also a group of talented and knowledgeable old Confucians under the Si people. Cen Xuezheng selected three of these people to cross-read the papers.

I have to say that the Great Song Dynasty went to great lengths for the imperial examination.

Compared with the huge transcription of the project, the time required for marking the paper is much less. It only takes three days to read so many test papers. Even if it is an old Confucian, he has to read articles all night.

If it weren't for the ginseng soup to drink every day, I am afraid that there would always be a marker who would faint in this room.

However, it was not all smooth sailing. After all, it is difficult to reconcile, and when the opinions of the three examiners are inconsistent, Cen Xuezheng is often needed to make a decision. In this regard, Cen Xuezheng felt very tired.

In the past day, the three old Confucians have quarreled no less than a few times.

Of course, the main point of contention is only the level of the text and science of some candidates. This one says the second class, and the other says the third class, if you don't know that they are all reading the papers, I'm afraid that they will fight.

However, until now, there has not been an exam paper that can conquer three examiners at the same time and give a first-class evaluation.

Suddenly, the old Confucian on the far right exclaimed: "Tang Youyu, you actually gave a first-class article to such an article." and Gao Shoulian, haven't you been fighting the main battle, how can you give a first-class article to the main peace. Could this man be your nephew? ”

This suddenly brought up the dissatisfaction of the two old Confucians in the middle and on the left.

"Lei Ming, don't talk nonsense, every article on this test paper can reflect the profound knowledge of this life, the articles and the truth should be conclusive, and the poetry is the most outstanding one of all the exam papers today, if I don't give a first-class evaluation, I can't feel at ease."

The old man on the left, who was called Tang Youyu, glanced at the old man surnamed Lei with disdain, and said his basis.

As for the old man who was suspected of being selfish, he looked angry: "If I give him a first class, there is naturally a reason to give him a first class." His article is reasonable and well-founded, even if it is me, I can't find a reason to refute it for the time being, and if I don't give a first grade, should I give a fifth grade based on my selfish intentions? ”

After finishing speaking, he snorted coldly: "I want to see what evaluation you gave." ”

Standing up and leaning over to Lei Ming's side, looking at the evaluation at the top, Gao Shoulian smiled coldly: "I think that you don't even have an opinion, so you know to follow the evaluation of the two of us." ”

"You are talking nonsense, how can it be reasonable, I have always been rigorous in reading the papers, how can I be such a person who goes with the flow. This article, forget it, let you wait for what should be said, it's better to let Xuezheng take a look. ”

Cen Xuezheng was surprised by the surprisingly consistent evaluation of these three people before, and after listening to the discussion of the three people, he found that they all gave first-class evaluations, so he was naturally quite curious about this test paper.

Since the three of them advocated taking the test paper to themselves, Cen Xuezheng naturally would not refuse, and took the test paper, just by looking at the number on the article, he had a bottom in his heart.

Reading carefully, the reasoned arguments and the unexpected methods made Cen Xuezheng's eyes shine for a while.

Read through the test papers, and even the last post did not let go, put down the test papers, Cen Xuezheng couldn't help but shout: "Okay." ”

Tang Youyu looked at Cen Xuezheng and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that this science will be released from the exam, and I should take this life as the first." ”

Cen Xuezheng shook his head: "Don't draw conclusions too early, whether it is the first or not, you still have to go back and comment after all the papers are finished." Speaking of this, Cen Xuezheng couldn't help but think of another confident figure.

Time came and night in a blink of an eye.

When the waiter carefully collected the examination papers that had been crossed, and then put lights on all sides, and for a time the spacious room was like daylight. The three old Confucians were still bowing their heads and reading the test questions, and Cen Xuezheng was sitting opposite, faintly sleepy.

At this moment, Tang Youyu suddenly exclaimed: "Huh! ”

Immediately, looking at the other three people who were attracted by the exclamation, Tang Youyu sent the test paper in his hand forward: "Everyone, look at it, this article ......"

It is also a surprising thing that can surprise Tang Youyu. Cen Xuezheng took the test paper in Tang Youyu's hand, Lei Ming and Gao Shoulian were not far behind, left the action, and came to Cen Xuezheng to take a closer look at it.

After only reading the first article, Gao Shoulian exclaimed: "If there was such a person who made the Liao Kingdom back then, why should I give hundreds of thousands of money and thieves every year in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

However, the volume summarizes the main points of each development of the Western Xia, and at the same time points out the places where its rudeness and immorality can be blamed and attacked. Although it is a main battle article, the arguments in it are almost speechless to refute the previous examination paper that was rated as first-class.

Lei Ming commented even more bluntly: "Just this article deserves to be first-class." ”

"Don't rush, and look down."

Tang Youyu reminded in time, in fact, his heart was also a little excited. He is the Lord, but this does not mean that he does not have a little bit of enthusiasm and heroism in his heart. On the contrary, this kind of idea of harmony is precisely because the Great Song Dynasty has frequently lost diplomatic wars over the years, not only wasting money and food, but also giving an explanation to those barbarians, which is really a great shame.

According to the argument of that article, Tang Youyu suddenly found that unless the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty took off their armor and threw away their weapons, as long as they had a little ability to rush and kill, they could win the battle against Western Xia.

It's a big deal. His silent heart burned all at once.

After reading the second article, Gao Shoulian shouted again: "This son is not the secretary of state, such an old and spicy way of doing things is really powerful." If this person was the prefect of Yanzhou that day, how could he come to the matter of refugees fleeing to Beijing. ”

"Don't say more, and read the next one."

Reading the article after article, the three of them didn't know that half an hour had passed. After reading even the infallible scriptures, Cen Xuezheng sighed: "It's me who underestimated the scholars of Qinzhou. ”

"What do you think should be the evaluation of this paper?"

Except for Tang Youyu, who had already been given a first-class class, Lei Ming and Gao Shoulian blurted out without thinking about it: "Naturally, it is first-class, and it should be placed on the previous exam paper." ”

The implication is that if there are no other excellent exam papers, this one will naturally be the first.

Although Cen Xuezheng had the right to dismiss, he still sighed secretly in his heart after all, and put the test paper on the lonely test paper not far away. Next to them, there are six stacks of exam papers of different thicknesses.

Ignoring the three people who were still discussing, Cen Xuezheng walked out the door.

Looking at the twinkling stars in the distance, he sighed in a low voice: "Brother Cheng, I thought that the students you taught would be more than enough to win the top spot in a place like Qinzhou. Who would have thought that such a person would come out. ”

"That's it, you also know my Cen character, I hope you don't blame me when you see you again."

At this time, in the Fan Mansion, Uncle Quan was also holding a long scroll in his hand and reading it carefully.

Just like the evaluation of the answers in later generations, the scholars of the state school naturally wrote out their exam papers after going back and asked the masters to comment on them one by one, but Shen Yun did not have such treatment, so he could only come to Uncle Quan.

Obviously, Uncle Quan is also quite interested in such things.

A junior in a green coat walked in, looked at the dim light in the room, and brought another oil lamp. Seeing that Uncle Quan was holding the piece of paper with a smile on his face and not letting go, he said with a slight reminder:

"Uncle Quan, how many times have you watched this thing over and over again in the past few days, what is there to look at. If you want me to say, you can probably recite it, and what else do you have to do with it. ”

"You lazy thing, tell you to read some books in your free time, and you don't listen, you know that you will be lazy to sleep. I'm just telling you, this article, even if it is put in the spring of next year, it can still be a jinshi. ”

"Zhongjinshi? It's really good, but I'm just a small guy, and I have the main family to take care of me, so why do I need to study. As long as you work wholeheartedly for the main family, and you will be like Uncle Quan in the future, it will be good. ”

Glancing at this offspring angrily, Uncle Quan waved his hand to drive the noisy guy out of the door, and then picked up the paper again and read it again.

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In the book review area, I saw a lot of grievances about watching, or I didn't understand the problem that the relationship between a good family and a child was suddenly so stiff that it would ruin people's futures. Now that the aggrieved paragraph is coming to an end, let's briefly explain it. From a modern point of view, many people will say that this is a big hatred. However, the premise of having this kind of thinking is that since modern times, with the development of economy and thought, and the fact that the people living in different parts of the world have become extremely indifferent.

But in the Great Song Dynasty, this was the period when the clan power developed rapidly, so much so that the patriarchal law was greater than the law later.

The protagonist's family is in such a period when the rudiments of the clan are generated, but the rules have not yet been formally established. Therefore, there is such a deformed relationship that takes the fifth, the third, and the sixth as the talkers, ignoring the relationship between the elder and the young. Shen Yun wants to erect his own door, and for others, it is a strong manifestation of breaking the rules. And once the rules are broken, vested interests will be lost, and at the same time, the image that has been painstakingly maintained will also collapse.

Therefore, for the five members of the older generation of the Shen family, it is necessary to let the villagers of Niu'anbao, including Shen Yun, understand two things, the first is that the Shen family is not easy to mess with; Second, the Shen family is very united. This kind of idea of wanting to cover up can actually be fully summed up in one sentence that the ugliness of the family cannot be publicized - whoever pokes out the hole will be beaten.

And as the protagonist who came through the time, he was naturally unwilling to succumb to this oppressive thought, so he began to resist. And this kind of resistance brings a stronger counterattack. After a long time, this kind of contradiction cannot be resolved by a sentence of encounter, a smile and a grudge.

And the protagonist will also have a quick understanding and adaptation to the essence of this era because of the clan contradiction in Niu Saddle Fort, which is the key to surviving in officialdom in the future. Although it is very aggrieved, it can only be said that it is just the labor pains needed to grow. Only in this way can we have a smooth road in the future.

Finally, thank you all for being able to catch up here.