As the candidates speculated, the chief examiner of this national examination is Cai Yan himself.

Luan Yi sent her to take the main exam, which mainly contains two meanings. First, second, the imperial court's decree to recruit female officials for the public has just been issued for more than a month, and the candidates who came to refer to it are all smart people who have been selected at various levels, and they immediately saw through Luan Yi's intention to let Cai Yan take the exam. On the one hand, as Luan Yi's most trusted person, Cai Yan, who is the princess of Qi, personally presided over the exam, which best reflects Luan Yi's importance to this exam; On the other hand, as the first female official in the Han Dynasty, Luan Yi also wants to use Cai Yan's initiative to continue to show her support for women as officials, so as to call on more women to serve the country and share worries for the church.

Thinking of this, the eyes of female candidates in the examination room all exuded vitality without exception, especially Huang Yueying.

In the past, she had read all the poems written by Cai Yan, and she would sing every piece of music that Cai Yan composed.

Cai Yan is her biggest idol.

Now, idols have become her main exam, which means that she has become Cai Yan's protégé.

Become an idol's protégé...... Is there anything more exciting in the world than this?

What's even more expected is that the idol has become an official...... The first female official in Chinese civilization. A while ago, people were still vying to discuss that letting a woman be an official was a whim of King Qi. It was Princess Qi's boring move to coax Princess Qi's heart. The so-called confidential secretary of King Qi is just a useless title, and he will not really participate in the government.

But now, King Qi has given those doubters a resounding slap in the face with his practical actions. In the past, only cardinals were qualified to serve as examiners for the national examination. But now, King Qi has appointed Princess Qi as the chief examiner. It can be seen that the confidential secretary is not a fictitious position, but has real real power.

The distribution of power to women was unimaginable in the past. But in the first year of the Holy Year of the Past and the Future, it became a fact.

Thinking of the day when she could also become famous, Huang Yueying was full of yearning.

It is precisely because of such emotions that Cai Yan's speech is not long, and it is not enthusiastic. The prayers that followed were also short, but powerful. But Huang Yueying listened to it with relish and was excited.

Accompanied by Cai Yan's cool voice, "The national examination starts!" The guards stationed in the field then distributed the questions of the first day to the candidates in the number.

Speaking of which, the topics are not difficult, most of them are the knowledge of the Four Books and the Five Classics that readers must learn, and occasionally some arithmetic questions. In addition, there is also a part of daily life knowledge, as well as history research questions.

What Yang Xiu is proud of is that four of the 100 questions in the full test paper are from his book "Encyclopedia of Nature", accounting for a full four points. The number is twice as large as that of the Analects. At the same time, it also means that Yang Xiu has eaten me these four points completely.

As for Zhuge Liang...... "hum ......", Yang Xiu couldn't help but think of Zhuge Liang's lonely expression when he was ranked below him because he lost these four shares.

The multiple-choice test on the first day lasts for one hour. When the time came, the gong sounded, and its own guards came to collect the wind. Subsequently, the received examination papers are sealed with wax juice, packed into wooden boxes and sealed, and after the normal examination, they have to be opened by the examiner.

After the exam, the candidates took a night off in their respective numbers. On the second day, after the three drums, Cai Yan gave an order, and the written test paper was passed to the candidates through the hands of the guards.

There are a total of five questions on the written test paper of this year's national examination, the first of which is an analysis question, and there is a sentence written below the question, "Everyone has a heart that cannot bear others." The first king had the heart of not tolerating people, and Si had the government of not tolerating people. Let the candidate analyze this sentence in depth.

The second and third questions are creative questions, which require candidates to compose a poem based on the "Zhanxiang Garden" and write a notice of peace in the background of the post-war city.

The fourth question mainly examines the candidate's coping ability. In the question, a situation is simulated, which is generally a rural household in a village where the elderly are sick in bed, and the male owner is unable to work because he has to take care of the elderly, resulting in a thin income in the family. Originally, the man counted on the hostess to help him and help him support the family. But at this time, he learned that the hostess was idle and poor and did not want to live a hard life with him, so he left the man, the old man who was sick in bed, and the child who was waiting to be fed and left home. The family then fell into deep poverty, creating a vicious circle of poverty.

At this time, if you were a clergyman in the village, how would you help the man out of poverty?

Comparatively, the stem of the fifth question is much simpler than the fourth question, with only four short words, "How to govern the country?" "Although the title is simple, the pattern contained in it is extraordinarily macroscopic.

Yang Xiu, Zhuge Liang, and Huang Yueying, who quickly answered the first four questions, immediately fell into deep thought, until they thought that the sun was slightly westward in the afternoon, so they could get it, and they mentioned the wolf and splashed ink.

After a hurried gong sounded, the Second National Examination of the Church of Our Lady was announced. The exam papers were sealed into wooden boxes as they were yesterday, and the candidates left the venue one after another.

When passing by Zhuge Liang, Yang Xiu smiled proudly and said, "After the big exam, Yueying is none other than me." ”

The current in Zhuge Liang's eyes was rolling, "It's not a good thing to be stubborn, let's see you on the day of the list." ”

"Humph! Who's afraid of whom! Yang Xiu returned a warm smile to Huang Yueying and walked away.

After the exam, it is time to mark the papers. A total of 22 priests participated in the marking, of which 10 reviewed the multiple-choice questions, and no one was in charge of the 10 questions. After reading his ten questions, he passed them on to the next person, and so on. The other ten people are responsible for the written test paper, and every two people read one question, and one person reads the other to avoid the difference in scores caused by personal preferences. The remaining two priests are used as backups, and on the one hand, the examiners are sick halfway and affect the progress.

As the chief examiner of this exam, Cai Yan does not need to personally participate in the marking of the papers, but only needs to supervise other priests.

I have to say that the process of grading papers is boring and tedious. In the past, in order to take the exam, candidates from all over the country were familiar with the various principles and policies of the church, and Luan Yi's speeches and manuscripts in particular became the objects of recitation and memorization by the candidates. In order to obtain the content of some of Luan Yi's internal speeches, candidates who have relatives in the church come to the door to ask for advice; Those who do not have it try to learn by inviting divine servants to eat and give gifts; Some local churches, in order to allow more students in their jurisdiction to be admitted to the church, simply agreed to teach the candidates the knowledge to be examined when teaching in the county church. It can be said that each has its own magical powers.

The reason why they have put so much effort into it is because they know that these contents are likely to be the focus of the future national exam. Even if you don't get the test, if you cite it when writing an essay, you will win the favor of the examiner and get a high score.

But this flaw is also obvious, and although the answers of these candidates are in line with the guidelines of the church, the content is the same and there is nothing new. What's more, it is simply a church official document with a different tone, without any connotation.

For such a result, not only were the examiners dissatisfied, but Cai Yan was also very dissatisfied.

Just when Cai Yan drank three bowls of strong tea to suppress his sleepiness. A grader shouted with a smile, "Princess, finally a masterpiece has come out." ”

"Oh?" Cai Yan suddenly became refreshed, took the test paper casually, first took a quick tour, and then carefully studied the contents.

The first 1 to 4 questions are all practical questions, and the answers of all candidates are similar, and the key lies in this fifth question - "How to govern the country".

In the test paper in front of me, the main point of view is that if the country wants to be strong, it must be based on enriching the people.

This view is obviously in line with Luan's long-standing advocacy, and although the theme is also archaic, the essay is beautifully written, like a long poem, which is endlessly evocative.

Cai Yan also felt beautiful when he read it, and immediately drew a big excellent character on top of this article. Before the tick of the excellent character was finished, another examiner who was in charge of reading the fifth question sent another volume. "Examiner, there is another excellent work coming out, please check it out."

This second paper, just by looking at the handwriting, is completely different from the first. The text on this test paper is beautiful and simple, and Cai Yan, who has been immersed in pen and ink for many years, can see at a glance that the author of the test paper is a kind-hearted and simple woman.

The title of the article on the paper is only one word -- "Heaven."

At the beginning of the article, the word "day" was first interpreted. The way of interpretation is a deep sublimation on the basis of Luan Yi's statement in the past.

According to Luan Yi, heaven is a combination of the word "two" and the word "man", which is the foundation of heaven and earth, reflecting that water can carry a boat and overturn a boat, human rights are the foundation of imperial power, and the demands of the people should override the emperor's wishes.

And this female candidate boldly asked through her article, why is heaven a combination of "two" and "people"? And not three, four, or even five?

Since it is "two people", who are these two people? The answer is self-evident, there are only two kinds of people in the world, men and women. It is men and women who together forge a piece of the sky.

Therefore, in order for the country to have long-term peace and stability, it is necessary to achieve harmony between men and women. This harmony is a balance - a balance of dignity and rights.

And the basis for this harmony is to return the rights of women.

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In the final analysis, the core proposition of this article is to promote equality between men and women, and only by achieving equality between men and women can we truly mobilize the power of the whole country, twist all the people of the country into a rope, and form a superhuman cohesion.

A country with such cohesion that any strong enemy is vulnerable to it.

The article came to an abrupt end, and Cai Yan still felt unfinished after reading it three times. I have to say that this "Heaven" is right to her taste, and every word goes straight to her heart. At the same time, this article can also be called the first article in the history of Chinese civilization to emphasize women's rights, and Cai Yan has never written such a challenging text before. With this courage alone, it should be given a high score.

Thinking of this, Cai Yan also wrote a big excellent word in the blank space of this text. After writing, he respectfully folded the test paper and gently put it back into the test paper box, acting carefully as if holding a fragile glass bottle, for fear that one would accidentally crush it.

Putting the test paper back in the wooden box, Cai Yan frowned, and took out the previous test paper from the box that wrote the theory of the prosperity of the people and the strength of the country, and added a stroke after the excellent word - "good".