"It's slow." Zhang Qi let go of the book he was looking for, looked at the sky outside, and said unpleasantly, "Why did you only come out now?" How many things have been delayed. ”

It was when I saw that the time for the results came out was almost up, and I got the cabinet exam questions again, and after the three Zaifu finished the deliberations in the hall, they didn't go back to the hall immediately, but sat here together and waited for the news. I didn't expect it to take long.

"After all, it's a system." Han Jiang is amiable, he is getting older, and his temper seems to have improved, "Whether you pass the exam paper or not, you really have to talk about it more." ”

Do you need it?

Han Gang shook his head secretly.

This is not a Jinshi Rite Examination, it is necessary to rank the candidates, and it is necessary to judge the merits of the arguments. The examiners of Chongwen Academy only need to confirm whether the candidates are correct or wrong in solving the questions, and whether there are any errors in the writing context, which is enough.

"The result?" Zhang Qi asked the back officer.

The officials at the back of the hall came in a hurry, and they were a little breathless. After hearing Zhang Qi's inquiry, he didn't answer first, but glanced in Han Gang's direction, but immediately avoided it after meeting Han Gang's gaze.

Seeing the appearance of the hall official, Han Gang knew it in his heart, and his face sank slightly.

"Only three of the twelve passed, Li Zhiyi, Song Lian and Chen Qiang."

Among the three, Li Zhiyi was recommended by Han Jiang, Song Lian was recommended by Zhang Qi, and Chen Qian was the leader of Yuanfeng's second year, and was recommended by the famous Lu Huiqing. Among them, Li Zhiyi and Chen Qian are both from Jinshi and have official positions, while Song Lian is cloth cloth and is a guest of Zhang Qi.

And the yellow dress recommended by Han Gang was not among them.

"Where's Huang Shang?" Zhang Qi immediately asked.

"Dr. Huang didn't pass."

Han Jiang and Zhang Qi immediately looked back at Han Gang, not without surprise.

This time, the system was reopened, and a total of 12 people took the exam. Not only did Han Gang recommend Huang Shang, but Han Jiang, Zhang Dan, Zhang Qi, and even Wang Anshi recommended people to take the exam. However, the others are all virtuous, square, outspoken, extremely admonishable, and talented, and Mao Ming in the body and use of two subjects, only Huang Shang is a military strategy, a far-sighted material, and a side of the department.

Among these people, there are top 10 Jinshi, and there are also disciples who are also Zaifu, but the call for Huang Sheng to pass is the highest - just because everyone knows that Lu Daojun is planning to be ambitious and far-reaching, and it can be said that it is tailor-made for Huang Shang.

Especially after passing the imperial examination after passing the pavilion examination, Huang Shang will definitely be able to pass. Although it is called the imperial exam, it is impossible for the Queen Mother to make the questions, and it is only possible that the Zai Fu will formulate the questions. Huang Shang in the subject he took the exam, the first has no competition, the second has practical work experience, its master Han Gang has the most experience in guarding the border and controlling the enemy in the court, and he is Huang Sheng in the palace, even if Wang Anshi and Zhang Dian go into battle, they can't suppress him.

But Huang Shang failed in the cabinet exam. And the two candidates in front of them, the candidates recommended by Han Jiang and Zhang Qi, passed the cabinet exam at the same time.

Han Gang himself didn't want to cheat, and he was mentally prepared for others to be opportunistic, but when the matter came, the two sides compared, but he still found that he was panicked in his heart.

Facing the gaze cast by Han Jiang and Zhang Qi, Han Gang smiled bitterly, "It seems that Huang Mianzhong really doesn't have that life." I also want to congratulate Zihua Xianggong and Brother Di Ming for their insight. ”

"Where. Huang Mianzhong's talent is well known to many people in the DPRK. Even if it doesn't go well for a while, it won't affect the future career. ”

I'm afraid these two have got the leaked exam questions. Fang Cai pondered the source of the exam questions one by one, and it turned out that he was the same as himself, and he was pretending to be confused.

On the one hand, the difficulty of the question is indeed slightly lower, on the other hand, Zhang Qi's acting skills are a little worse, not as high as Han Jiang's level.

In addition to Huang Shang, who was recommended by Han Gang, did not pass the exam, Li He, who was recommended by Zhang Dan, also did not pass the exam. Sun Chong, recommended by Wang Anshi, also failed the test. Chen Qiang, recommended by Lu Huiqing, was admitted, but Han Gang would not doubt him.

Han Gang knows that Zhang is a person and does not give his relatives. If he gets the exam questions, I'm afraid he won't give them to them, even if he is his own son, he won't be sure.

Wang Anshi's eyes couldn't rub the sand, although Sun Chong was his guest and could get his recommendation, it was impossible to get the leaked topic from him. It is estimated that no one in the three halls dared to flatter Wang Anshi with the exam questions.

As for Chen Qiang, Lu Huiqing was too far away, but it was impossible to help him much.

After all, it was Huang Shang's title of champion who made him careless. Han Gang thought.

Even though he knew that the title of champion from the memory of later generations could not be counted, subconsciously, he still put Huang Shang's level on the top level, thinking that he would definitely be able to pass the exam. In other words, he has no confidence in Huang Shang's talent, and in the case that others may cheat, Han Gang will not necessarily be self-exalted. You can't do things completely, and it's no wonder that the people you recommend can't pass the exam.

Now take a look, the champion in Huang Shang's memory is still not as good as the real leader. Chen Qian is a genuine Jinshi and first, but Han Gang has never heard of him worshipping under Lu Huiqing's door, probably because he is also from Fujian.

Han Gang easily accepted his fate, which made Han Jiang and Zhang Qi suddenly a little uncomfortable.

His attitude is too strange, as far as the two of them know, Han Gang has never been a person who simply admits defeat.

Zhang Qi thought for a while and asked, "Have you seen the exam paper of Huang Xiang?" Then he asked, "What is right or wrong, how many are 'through' and how many are 'coarse'?" ”

This hall official has obviously been prepared, "The lower official didn't see the test paper, but the lower official inquired, and Dr. Huang seemed to be 'through' and 'rough', which was only a little bit worse." ”

It's not a little bit worse, a passing score of 60 points, and a score of 59 points is called a little bit worse; Four of the six questions are qualified, and only three of them are correct, which is much worse.

"The Secret Pavilion should have already submitted the list and went to get the exam papers."

Just like following up on the Ministry of Science and Rites Examination and the Palace Examination, it is difficult for the outside world to interfere with the amount of strength before the review is completed, let alone take out the test papers. But after the admission list is submitted to the Son of Heaven, it is easy to take out the test papers. Otherwise, the test papers of the top tribute students would not be flying all over the sky, and there would be no Cheng Wen compiled into a book and commented on by famous Confucians.

It didn't take long for the twelve scholars who participated in the system to be successfully taken.

Flipping through the pages above, as soon as he saw Huang Shang's exam papers, Zhang Qi's heart chuckled, "It's broken." ’

It's really broken.

Under the judgment of the examiners of Chongwen Academy, among the six questions, Huang Shang's answer was three 'passes' and three 'thick', which did not meet the passing standards of the four 'pass' questions.

However, except for the dark number from "Zhou Guan Xinyi", Huang Shang pointed out the source of the remaining five questions, including the question of "Commentary on the Biography of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period" discussed by Han Jiang, Zhang Qi, and Han Gang.

Among them, Huang Shang accurately quoted the original text of the four questions, only the previous question about the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, when quoting the context, Huang Shang made an error in the order of the names, so the examiner judged it to be 'rough'.

So far, there are no problems. Although it is indeed a bit harsh to say that the name of "Tang Shu Prime Minister Lineage" is not listed in the original order, it can barely be said.

But in addition to the two questions of "Zhou Guan Xinyi" and "Tang Shu Prime Minister's Lineage", another question, Huang Shang's discussion of a section in "Mozi Ming Ghost", was judged rough by the examiner, so it can't be said.

This is also the reason why Zhang Qi complained.

Normally, in the cabinet examination, if the candidate can accurately find out the source of the question and accurately write the context, the subsequent 'theory', as long as it is not too poorly written, there are offences or white characters, the general examiner will not exhaust the content.

After all, they can be recommended to participate in the system, they are all famous talents in the world, at least they are outstanding in their learning, and they are beyond their peers. It is not inferior to the examiners who are listed in the Secret Pavilion of the Third Hall. Some candidates are even far above the examiners in Confucianism. The candidate's argument contradicts the examiner, and it is not clear who is right and who is wrong. Could it be that those world-famous Confucians participate in the system, what unique views does he have, and he still has to be recognized by the bureaucrats in the three museums?

It is normal to put it in the outspoken and extremely admonishing department, and even more so that the emperor has to top it, and it is not the same way as the examiner.

Being able to find out the source of all the difficult questions in the cabinet examination and write the context is enough to prove the candidate's ability.

But this time, the examiner of the Secret Pavilion of the Third Pavilion wrote Huang Shang correctly and made a mistake in writing out the context.

In Zhang Qi's view, Huang Shang's thesis, except that the arguments are different from Xinxue and close to Qixue, there are no other problems, and there is no offense, and the literary style is also good, not to mention how good it is, but compared with other people's arguments, it is enough to pass.

The test paper was passed to Han Gang from Zhang Qi and Han Jiang's hands, and after Han Gang looked at it, his expression immediately changed.

Han Gang is going to make trouble. ’

This was Zhang Qi's first thought after seeing Han Gang's expression on the mark.

"Yukun?" He asked tentatively.

Han Jiang also stared at Han Gang for a moment.

If Han Gang wants to seek justice for Huang Shang, he will inevitably compare the test papers of the three people who passed, so that the two of them can't stay out of the matter.

"Where is the source of the last two questions?"

Under the staring eyes of Han Jiang and Zhang Qi, Han Gang suddenly raised his head and asked. The slightly cold expression returned to normal.

One is from the "Commentary on the Legend of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period", and the other is from Ling Yue's "Zhou Guan Xinyi...... Yukun, you should know the way. Zhang Qi pointed to the test paper that had been passed to Han Gang.

Han Gang did ask knowingly, and seeing the previous exam papers, especially the reference to the exam papers of the three people who had already passed, it had already made him understand the source of the questions.

One is from the Tang Dynasty Xu Yan's book, "Notes on the Legend of the Ram in the Spring and Autumn Period".

"Spring and Autumn" is the history of the Lu State, edited for Confucius, and is one of the most important classics of Confucianism; "The Legend of the Ram" is one of the three earliest and most important commentaries on the "Spring and Autumn Period" that has been handed down, and it was written by the Ram Gao; He Xiu's "Interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Ram" in the Han Dynasty is a note on the legend of the ram and a commentary on the commentary; And Xu Yan's omission is the annotation of the annotation. Because of this, coupled with the dark number that is reversed and read in different sentences, it is not easy to find out the source by yourself.

The other question is from "Zhou Guan Xinyi". Although it is the work of the present people—that is, Wang Anshi—it is indeed one of the officially recognized commentaries on the scriptures. However, in Zhang Qi's view, although this question is a dark number, it is too distorted. Among the eight words, there are four meaningless particles, so that the ghost can guess. Huang Shang did not make this question, and among the three people who passed, Chen Qian and Li Zhiyi did not do it, but Song Lian, who was recommended by Zhang Qi, did it.

"These six questions are from the scriptures, history, and the commentaries of the ancients and the present." Han Gang pointed to the test paper and said to Han Jiang and Zhang Qi, there was no anger on his calm face, "Speaking of which, several people from the Chongwen Academy are indeed taking great pains. ”

Han Jiang was silent, Zhang Qi nodded, and they were all waiting for Han Gang's next words.

"But this is a virtuous and honest exam question that can speak outright, and he is both knowledgeable and knowledgeable, right? …… Where are the exam questions for the military strategy and the far-reaching material? ”