readx; Lai Zongdao and other examiners read the papers for six days, but they read thousands of test papers. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Bundles of test papers were still piled up all over the room, and of course they couldn't tell that thousands of papers had been quietly siphoned off.

Since there is no "sealing" and "transcription" in this marking, of course, these examiners will carry "private goods". Who doesn't have three relatives and six relatives, and a protégé? Knowing that after they became examiners, the tomenzi had broken through the threshold, so in order to let them raise their noble hands, they clicked on a certain candidate. Of course, silver is indispensable.

These examiners are also happy to be human, because the topic this time is so simple, and any candidate is not bad at writing essays. The so-called "no first martial arts no second", the examiner said that this article was good, but this one was in the picture, and others couldn't say anything.

Therefore, in the past few days, they have also picked out dozens of test papers, and most of them are relational. After these people pass the exam, of course, they will be grateful to the examiner, and they will be called "teachers", and they will take care of each other in the officialdom from then on, and these ministers will have another insurance in the changing officialdom.

In the early morning of the seventh day, the examiners who came to Zongdao and waited for them to come to the Daming Gate at the south gate of the imperial city as usual, ready to enter and continue to read the papers, but suddenly found that there were a lot of people here, and they had already been crowded by countless moves. From time to time, some people shouted excitedly: "I'm hit, I'm hit!" ”

Coming to the sect was inexplicable, and everyone crowded to Daming Gate to take a look, and they were dumbfounded.

It turns out that the palace walls on both sides of the palace gate have been filled with the "gold list" of those who have been recorded in the exam, and there are dozens of them! Each list is densely written, listing the candidate's name, age, and place of origin. At a cursory glance, there are at least a few thousand people!

The examiners were also dumbfounded, they hadn't finished reviewing the papers, why did they post the list?

But when you look closely, the ones they selected are also on the list. Coming to Zongdao has the intention to shout "This list is fake", but in this way, first, there will be variables, and the person they choose may not be selected again; The second is that there are so many ecstatic people here because of the exam, if the list doesn't count, then these people must not be beaten to death?

At this time, Lai Zongdao saw Xu Guangqi in the crowd, and couldn't help but ask angrily, "Lord Xu, what's going on?" Is it your list? ”

Xu Guangqi spread his hands and made an innocent expression and said: "How can you have that guts!" I heard that it was posted by the emperor's secretariat, and I was confused..."

Lai Zongdao hurriedly entered the palace to see the emperor, but was told by the secretariat: Long live has been overworked recently, and according to the instructions of the imperial doctor, he will leave the court today and rest for a day, and he will not see any courtiers. Tomorrow, the palace test will be held in the square in front of the Imperial Palace, and the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial City Guard Corps will work together to maintain order, and there must be no mistakes!

This "palace examination" is the last test of the imperial examination, that is, the candidates who pass the general examination will be personally tested by the emperor in person. But this exam is only ranked second, and does not eliminate candidates, the first is the "champion", the second is the "list eye", the third is "Tanhua", and the rest are "Jinshi". Therefore, this palace test is just a formality, and it is more appropriate to regard it as the emperor's grace to the new officials.

But there are more than 5,000 people who passed the examination this time, how can such a large-scale temple examination be organized? In addition, the examiners such as Zongdao have the feeling of being the emperor, they are all disheartened, and they are too lazy to organize, anyway, everything is arranged by the emperor, tomorrow's palace test, what is the love.

In the early morning of the next day, more than 5,000 candidates lined up in a neat queue, and under the leadership of the Imperial City Guard Regiment, they entered the Forbidden City from Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate, and Wumen Gate all the way north. After many years of cold window, the fate has changed, and now it has entered the center of the Ming Dynasty, and all the candidates are very excited.

"The Holy One has arrived!" With a shout, Zhu Youzhen's Luan drove to the front of the Huangji Palace, which had not yet been repaired, and thousands of candidates hurriedly knelt down the mountain and shouted long live.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen, who had been asleep all day because of excessive tiredness, looked at these new officials of different ages in the square, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings. These people were all selected by him personally, but with only 20 or so questions, can he select truly talented officials, and will these officials support his reform plan in the future? After all, they have also been immersed in silver for many years under the old education system! After entering the office, will they bring a breath of fresh air, or will they be quickly assimilated by the filthy officialdom? Zhu Youzhen is really not sure!

But no matter what, Zhu Youzhen still found some real talents from Enke this time. Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, and Qian Jiazheng needless to say, when marking the papers, he also found that some candidates were very insightful, especially the last two questions, and the answers were extremely wonderful.

For example, Xiong Rulin, a candidate from Yuyao, Zhejiang, pointed out that the patients in the institute are not only prisoners and thieves, but also foreign enemies from the sea. In particular, the "Hongmao" and "Franc Ji" have already occupied Taiwan and pose a great threat to Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and other places, and the imperial court should make plans as soon as possible.

Another example is Wu Weiye, an examinee from Taicang, Jiangsu, who proposed that traitors should be severely punished, and that if they had defected to Jianjiao or thieves, they should try to assassinate them. If the assassination cannot be carried out, all family members must also be imprisoned to prevent internal and external collusion. Moreover, the rhetoric is fierce and desolate, and even people like Zhu Youzhen, who have no attainments in ancient literature, can't help but praise after reading it.

There is also Yang Tinglin, a candidate from Qingjiang in Jiangxi, who surprisingly predicted that Jianyu might soon enter the country in a big way from the direction of Mongolia. Although the heavy deployment of the Beijing division will not be lost, the hinterland of the North China Plain south of the Beijing division is empty in defense and is conducive to building cavalry warfare. If the enemy is allowed to ravage this area, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be greatly damaged, and it is necessary to guard against it.

There is also a candidate in Taicang, Jiangsu, Ling Bizheng, who said the importance of the map, and even drew a topographic map of the Daming mountains and rivers on the test paper!

Chen Tiangong, a candidate from Ningbo, Zhejiang, thought that the thieves were now entrenched in the mountainous area at the junction of Hubei and Henan, and the imperial court thought that they would threaten Nanyang and Xiangyang, but he felt that the thieves seemed to have an intention to enter Sichuan. Now Sichuan is already in the Tusi rebellion, if the thieves go again, the situation will be even more out of control, we must select capable generals to recover Chongqing as soon as possible, and hold the east of Sichuan, otherwise the "country of abundance" is in danger!

There is also Yuan Shu, a candidate from Suizhou, Henan, who is quite insightful in terms of food and salary supply for the border army; Luo Mingzu, a candidate from Yong'an, Fujian, believed that the imperial court should increase taxes on merchants in Jiangnan to solve the problem of financial resources; Xu Guozuo, a candidate from Chaozhou, Guangdong, said that local officials should strictly enforce the law, especially to curb Haoqiang; Shen Jiayin, an examinee from Guangping in Beizhili, said that the Yellow River River was in disrepair, and the imperial court could not focus on military affairs and ignore this major disaster... If it weren't for Enke this time, if it wasn't for Zhu Youzhen's eclectic selection criteria, these real talents don't know how long they would have been buried!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen's pale face because of tiredness finally regained his vitality. He said aloud: "The palace test begins!" ”

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