Chapter 125 After the Exam

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On the morning of August 16, as soon as the sky was bright, the dragon gate of the Gongyuan was opened, Shen Ze and his eldest brother Gao Yu carried the examination basket together, and as the candidates walked out of the Gongyuan exhausted, this very painful township examination was finally completed. After these three exams, it was really exhausting and exhausting, and Shen Ze was no longer willing to enter this Gongyuan to take the township test.

Of course, no matter whether he is in the undergraduate or not, there is no need for him to take the township examination in the Laigong Academy, because if he relies on his own ability, he will definitely fail the examination.

After nine days of suffering, the candidates finally felt relieved after completing the township examination! But at this time, the officials in the township test are the busiest time, because the time for the township test list is set at the end of August, so the marking work is very tense.

The inner curtain officials of the Jiazi Township Examination are in the inner curtain of the Gongyuan at this time, working overtime to review the test papers of the candidates of the Township Examination.

After all the candidates have left the Tribute Academy, the Dragon Gate of the Tribute Courtyard will be closed again, and the candidates and the outer curtain officials can leave the Tribute Academy, but the inner curtain officials cannot leave yet! Until the end of the month, the dragon gate of this tribute courtyard will be opened again, and these Jiazike Township test curtain officials can go out of the tribute courtyard!

The township test is a great ceremony of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court attaches great importance to it. Therefore, in order to prevent fraud, this marking procedure is very strict, which is much stricter than the previous county examination, government examination and even hospital examination.

The strictness of the work of marking the examination papers in this township has been evident from the time of the collection of the papers.

After the examination papers of the candidates of the township examination are taken away by the collector of the outer curtain, they will be immediately sent to the collection office of the outer curtain official in the Gongyuan.

In the collection room, there will be a receiver to check whether there are any irregularities in each test paper, mainly to see if the words are written on the outside of the grid of the test paper, and then to see if there are any secret marks inside. If it is checked out to be marked, then this test paper will be picked out, and it will be completely useless.

Passing papers will be stamped with an exam number and handed over to the seal office. The duty of the seal office is to blur the name, that is, to seal the candidate's personal information and seal it, even if the examiner cannot tear it open.

After that, it was handed over to the transcription office, which transcribed all the scribes in the hundreds, and transcribed the examination papers with a red pen, each of which had to be copied in its original form, without any mistakes, including any typos. On the completed volume, the name of the person who transcribed it should be indicated.

In order to ensure the accuracy of the transcription, the examination papers are also transferred to the reading center. In a group of two people in the reading room, you read me to start reading wrong, and after confirming that it is correct, you should also indicate the person who read it. A copied test paper is signed by three people, and all three will be held accountable if there is a problem in the future.

After the examination papers have completed this series of anti-fraud name obfuscation, transcription, etc., this will be sent to the internal curtain official in charge of marking the papers.

There is only a curtain between the courtyard where the test papers are processed and the marking papers are marked. But this curtain is insurmountable, the inner curtain officer and the outer curtain official can only speak through the curtain, any outer curtain official can not enter, each inner curtain official can not come out, this is a strict regulation, is absolutely not violated, in order to prevent the inner curtain and the outer curtain people colluding.

The inner palm in the inner curtain ended with the transcript sent by the outer curtain to the chief examiner Wang Shouren!

However, the examiner did not personally review these test papers, but distributed them to the chief examiners in each room.

The basic division of labor between the examiner and the examiner in each room is that the examiner in each room selects the excellent test papers of the room from the test papers of more than 3,200 candidates, and then recommends them to the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner, and the chief examiner and the deputy chief examiner finally determine the admitted students and determine the ranking of the admitted students in the recommended test papers.

In order to avoid suspicion, the examiners in each room will number the bundles of test papers, and then under the arrangement of the principal and examiner of the scripture room, the examiners in the room will draw lots in turn, and read which bundle they shake.

According to the quota of each room, the examiners select the papers that they think are desirable, and then send these to the examiner, who first reads them and thinks they are advisable, so they will write the word 'medium' with a red pen and hand them to the examiner, and if they think they are not advisable, they will send them back.

The examiner generally does not refute the face of the deputy examiner, and finally approves the word "medium", and the candidate who made this paper will be selected. Of course, the test paper that was "clicked" off by the same examiner. This is called "falling roll". The examiner will routinely select another in the paper to see if there is a suitable paper and then make up the record, which is called "searching for the legacy".

The final decision is still made by the examiner, as long as the examiner thinks that it can be selected, even if it is dethroned by the same examiners, it can be directly selected.

However, in general, the examiner is accustomed to saving trouble and respecting the examiner, and only reads the papers recommended by the examiner, and does not ask the rest of the papers individually.

If the examiner finally does not have enough places for the undergraduate candidates, they also need to take out the examination papers that were knocked down in the front, reread them again, and select those who can be selected.

All in all, there is a set of very effective regulations to prevent fraud and slackness in the work of marking the township examination papers in the Ming Dynasty, and the marking of the papers can also ensure fairness and impartiality as much as possible.

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Of course, this marking work has nothing to do with Shen Ze, and he is now completely liberated after leaving the Tribute Academy!

The first thing Shen Ze did when he returned to the courtyard of the Gao family was still to take a big nap, the wooden planks in this house were really not good to sleep, and he had been living a relatively good life since he came to Daming, and he was really tormented.

The township test is over, and many talents with slightly worse family conditions will leave for their hometowns and will not wait for the news of the release of the list in Jinan, the provincial capital. Over the years, Shandong has basically only 75 places in the township examination, and this good news will definitely be delivered to the hands of the candidates. After the township test list is released, as long as it is a famous person on the list, the political envoy will have a special messenger to send the good news, and the good news will be sent to the government first, and then to the county office, and finally the county government will send the good news to the home of the candidate.

Of course, so many servants went to deliver good news, and this reward was naturally indispensable. But once this is lifted, it will immediately change the lintel, what is this happy money?! Even if it is a bankrupt reward, soon many people will come with their families and property to "donate", and they will immediately have a lot of net worth! Therefore, these errand officers are still very enthusiastic about sending good news to these lifters, because these candidates who have won the lifting will definitely give tips to their families, and this good news will naturally be delivered.

Of course, not all candidates will return to their hometowns after the township test, and there are also many candidates with good family conditions or candidates who are more likely to be selected consciously will stay in Jinan City and wait for the news of the township test results!

After all, staying in the provincial capital and waiting for the news, you can know whether you have won or not as soon as the list is released, and you can save a few days of waiting and suffering. Besides, if they are in the middle of the lift, these people in the current branch will immediately participate in the "Luming Banquet" held by the governor's yamen, and they will also visit the house master and the seat master, and they will also visit the Confucian Temple together, and repair the township test record of the Jiazi department together. If you wait for your hometown to know the news of your winnings and then rush to Jinan to participate, I am afraid that it is very likely that these things will be delayed.

Although even if these things are delayed, there is no big problem, but these activities are a good opportunity for these candidates to contact the Grand Master, their own Seat Master, Fang Master, and the Governor, if they are wrong, it is indeed a pity.

Shen Ze and Gao Yu Jinke's most important four book exam questions were known in advance, and this first exam was very good, they naturally felt that it was very likely that they would be admitted to the undergraduate program, and this Gao family had their own yard in the provincial capital, which was very convenient to live in, so they naturally stayed in the provincial capital and waited for the list! In addition, Shen Ze is also thinking about creating the illustrated "Gold ~ Bottle ~ Plum" with Tang Bohu, which is naturally to live in the provincial capital for some days in order to create with him.

Ten days before the release of the list, you can see the talents who participated in the township test everywhere in the provincial capital of Jinan, the famous green ~ buildings, restaurants and scenic spots, and the figures of those who have just walked out of the Gongyuan are singing and singing, and wandering.

The three-year cycle of the township examination is finally over, no matter whether they are in the middle or not, these candidates who have studied hard for many years and have gone through the three exams of the Gongyuan need to relax their bodies and relieve their mood.

However, although most of these talents are pretending to be free and easy, and they are ~ wave-shaped, but in fact, most of them are undecided, and the results of this township test make them a little uneasy. Of course, there are also some candidates who are very confident in their own subjects and feel that they will be able to pass the exam, and they are really in the poetry and wine ~ flow, waiting for the day when they will become a lifter.

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These talents who participated in the examination were waiting for the results of the township examination in the poetry and wine style ~ flow and wanton life, and the township examination officer who was responsible for the evaluation of the test papers of the candidates in the Shandong Township Examination of Jiazike was still busy.

The same examiner who presided over the "Spring and Autumn Classic" room marking work was Cui Hao, the official of Jinan Prefecture. At this time, Cui Tuiguan was reviewing the first batch of recommended papers sent by the five examiners in the room.

Cui Zhixian usually glanced at the comments of the academic officials at the end of the volume, and then began to read the papers. When he saw the comment of "can be the Jingkui" on a test paper reviewed by the same examiner Zhang Qiu County Instructor Zheng Qi, Cui Hao couldn't help but smile slightly in his heart, and said: "This has just started grading, and there are still many test papers that have not yet been read, so this Zheng Jiao Yu recommends the first famous paper, isn't this a little too hasty?!" ”

However, when the director of the "Spring and Autumn Classic" room of the Jiazi Branch and the examiner Cui Tuiguan saw the content of this test paper, his expression quickly became solemn, and this test paper was very attractive to him!

At that moment, Cui Tuiguan couldn't help but read the four and five scriptures of this volume in one go, and then couldn't help but pat the case and praise loudly: "Wonderful, this volume is full of righteousness, Lang Lang Xuanxuan, this scholar sect "Spring and Autumn", there are really many honest and outspoken people. ”

Cui Tuiguan's scripture is also "Spring and Autumn", so he was transferred to serve as the "Spring and Autumn Classic" as the examiner! He has always believed that those who read "Spring and Autumn" pay attention to the way of the three kings of the Ming Dynasty, the discipline of distinguishing personnel, don't be suspicious, and know right and wrong, which can be summed up in four words as "distinguishing between right and wrong"!

Cui Tuiguan himself is such a person, when he was a pusher in Jinan Mansion, he has always been famous for his iron-faced selflessness and integrity. At this time, seeing these pure and atmospheric articles recommended by Zheng Jiaoyu, especially the Spring and Autumn Period, made him sigh with joy and feel that he was not alone.

Cui Hao immediately said to Zheng Jiao: "Lord Zheng is really as wise as a torch, and the test paper you recommended is indeed enough to be the leader of this "Spring and Autumn" room. ”

Zheng Jiaoyu listened to the words of Cui Hao, the head of the house, and couldn't help but be overjoyed! If there is no objection to the first place test paper recommended by the "Spring and Autumn Classic" room, then the candidate of this paper will be the Spring and Autumn Classic! This examination paper was recommended by his Zheng Jiaoyu, although they have no status as ordinary marking officers in each room, and they can recognize protΓ©gΓ©s and be room teachers and seat teachers like the room officials and examiners in this room, but in the end, this examination paper of Jing Kui comes from his recommendation, and it is also an honor for him.

Cui Tuiguan immediately asked Zheng Jiaoyu to comment on the candidate's second and third exam papers, and then he also wrote a few comments in the back, and put them together with the first test paper in a paper bag, and wrote the words "Yiguan Benfang" on the paper bag, and then put it aside.

Zheng Jiaoyu cautiously asked: "Since Master Cui attaches so much importance to this exam paper and thinks that 'it is appropriate to crown the main room', why is it not recommended to the deputy chief examiner?" ”

Cui Tuiguan smiled slightly and said: "This test paper is the finale of the room, and it should be placed at the end, and after all the test papers have been reviewed, the first paper will be recommended out of the room, which is prudent." Besides, although this paper is done very well, who knows that the following test papers are not better?! ”

Cui Tuiguan actually has some other meanings in doing this. He is the chief and examiner of this "Spring and Autumn Classic" room, so he naturally has to coordinate the opinions and emotions of all the examiners in this room. If it is so early that the current scripture leader of this room, then in addition to Zheng Jiaoyu, several other examiners who are marking the papers, maybe they will have some opinions and emotions, they may think that the test papers they see are the best in the "Spring and Autumn Classics" room!

Besides, if the leader of the "Spring and Autumn Classic" room is determined early, the other examiners who are marking the papers may be a little slack in the next grading. Put this test paper first, and several other examiners who are marking the paper may also be able to pick a few good ones and compare them with this one. Although Cui Hao feels that this article definitely deserves to be the leader of the "Spring and Autumn Room", if there is really a better one, he will also compare it carefully.

Of course, Cui Hao didn't expect that he was really cautious, because then he did find a more exciting exam paper than this one.

Zheng Jiaoyu listened to the words of Cui Hao, the head of the house, and only said yes at the moment, and it was not good to say anything more, so he stepped aside and continued to read the papers.

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