Ouyang Xiuhui recommended Wang Anshi, and Zhao Zhen was not surprised at all. Because the former once gave a poem and praised: "There are 3,000 poems in Hanlin Fengyue, and 200 years of articles in the Ministry of Officials." The self-pity is still there when you are old, and who will compete with your son later. ”

In the eyes of the officials, Wang Anshi is indeed a good candidate, this person Geng Jie, can't rub sand in his eyes, which can be seen from his performance in the Qunmu Division. In addition, he has the name of a sage, so he does not have to worry about not being famous enough. And two of his four deputy examiners, Wang Qi and Han Jiang, are still the same year as him, and they are also relatively easy to be recognized.

After weighing it, Zhao Zhen asked people to pass him on.

Wang Anshi was almost arrested from the Herd Division. The soldiers of the Imperial City Division rushed in, and without saying a word, they stuffed him into a sedan chair. What did he think he had committed?

was carried into the palace in a daze, and saw Zhao Zhen, the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, and Ouyang Xiu beside him.

Wang Anshi, who still hasn't figured out the situation, hurriedly saluted the official family.

"Let's be flat." Zhao Zhen's perception of Wang Anshi is actually difficult to define. At that time, the imperial examination caused great displeasure to the officials because of the phrase 'children and friends' in the endowment, and they didn't like Wang Anshi's cold and steep style, so he was pressed to the fourth.

But this is just an official statement, in fact, there is a reason why Wang Anshi is not enough for outsiders - Yang Liao, who was originally ranked fourth in the exam, was valued by Queen Cao and wanted to call him as his niece and son-in-law, so Wang Anshi fell out with him. But Wang Anshi never talked about this afterwards, saving a lot of face for the royal family. On the contrary, Zhao Zhen was a little embarrassed.

After that, the ministers praised Wang Anshi, which also made Zhao Zhen, who has always had soft ears, greatly change his impression of Wang Anshi. That's why I asked him to go to Beijing for interviews several times.

Later, Wang Anshi finally came, and Zhao Zhen was very disappointed...... The ministers that the official family comes into contact with on a daily basis are all well-dressed and personable scholars, and they have never seen such a sloppy and unkempt official. So Zhao Zhen did not let him be a literary attendant as planned, but let him go to the Qunmu Division to be the second-in-command.

But in short, Zhao Zhen can still be trusted, this person's character is only learned. The situation is urgent, and there is no better candidate. I can only pinch my nose and use him.

This is the strength of the official system of the Great Song Dynasty, the separation of official positions, the position is just a dispatch, even if Wang Anshi's seniority is not enough, Zhao Zhen can also be appointed exceptionally.

Telling him about the temporary decision, Zhao Zhen saw that Wang Anshi was only surprised for a moment, so he calmed down and said, "The minister obeys the order......

The rhetoric prepared by the official family was all held back. Nearly internal injuries...... Zhao Zhen originally thought. This guy is going to push back like he used to.

"Jiefu, the reason why I use you exceptionally. It's because no one wants to take on this tricky errand. It was Ouyang Xiu who opened his mouth and said: "We must take the discipline seriously and let the imperial examination go smoothly." You also have to select good materials for the country, the burden is beyond imagination, you still have to think about it and take it again! ”

"If the official family and Master Ouyang think that the next official should take over. The lower official took the errand. Wang Anshi said calmly.

"Hehe......" Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Of course I use you." ”

"Jiefu, please." Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and looked at Wang Anshi with expectation in his eyes and said, "You must protect the imperial court's talent ceremony!" ”

"I will live up to the trust!" Wang Anshi hugged his fists and said.

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Juzi and the examiners are waiting in Taixue...... I only waited for less than an hour, and I waited for the new chief examiner Wang Anshi.

When they received the decree appointing him as the new chief examiner, the deputy examiners had no objections. Because Wang Qi and Han Jiang were originally his same year. Originally, the three of them were the three tripods in the second year of Qingli, Wang Anshi Zhuangyuan, Wang Qi Bangyan, Han Jiang Tanhua, and later Wang Anshi fell to the fourth, both of them felt embarrassed and kept saying to people. In fact, Wang Jiefu's talent is above us. ..., in fact, Wang Anshi's reputation can not be achieved without the praise of these two brothers, and now seeing that he has finally returned to himself, Wang Han and the two have the feeling that they have been relieved of their heart disease for many years, and they are not unhappy at all.

And Mei Zhi and Fan Zhen are also kind gentlemen, although their seniority is far above Wang Anshi. But there was no idea to show it...... What's more, this is not a throne, but a crater, and if they really let them sit, they still don't sit on it.

After the eunuch handed over the decree to Wang Anshi. So he went out with his entourage, and Taixue relocked the door. In addition to Wang Anshi in the examination room. There are also 1,000 more Imperial City soldiers. For the first time, they will replace the original forbidden army as soldiers in the prison field.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Wang Anshi arched his fist at everyone and said: "It's not too late, it's not early, let's do the right thing first." ”

"Listen to the examiner." The examiners clasped their fists and saluted.

"When I came, the official instructed me to ensure the fairness and justice of the examination, so other things were put aside." Wang Anshi looked at the group of people who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, and said: "For a while, the lower officials can't come up with a better way, so they can only search their bodies one by one!" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's insulting, right? Wang Jue disagreed.

"Yuyu has a better way?"

"Why don't you take another shower?"

"That's too much trouble, and if you take a shower twice a day, the candidates will get sick." Wang Anshi said categorically: "Make it clear to everyone that the body search is to give them fairness, and most people will agree." Seeing that the examiner insisted, everyone didn't say anything.

Wang Anshi announced three decisions to the candidates, one is to re-search the body, the second is to extend the examination time for half a day, and the third is that if there is any coercion, throw it away now, pass the inspection, and will not be held accountable.

Although the candidates had a lot of slander, the conditions given by Wang Anshi also made people have nothing to say, so they began to line up and prepare to be re-examined.

Wang Anshi also arranged the search requirements to the commander of the forbidden army of the Imperial City Division: "When the candidates enter, your soldiers line up in two lines and conduct a strict search of the candidates. Candidates not only have to take off their shoes and socks and untie their hair, but also need to untie all their clothes, including underwear and underwear, and wait for the search. ”

"During the search, two soldiers carried out the examination one after another, and strictly and carefully inspected the candidates' clothes and test-related supplies. In order to strengthen their sense of responsibility, these soldiers supervise each other, and if the second soldier is found to have cheated on the examinee, the first soldier will be punished. ”

"In order to increase the enthusiasm of the search soldiers, anyone who finds a cheater can get a reward of 5,000 yuan. If, after entering the venue, the invigilators in the Gongyuan are searched for the entrained materials, in addition to punishing the candidates, the soldiers and officials in charge of the search will also be punished accordingly......"

Such harsh conditions have caused an uproar when they have been announced, and the candidates who have already agreed to the body search are clamoring, and they do not agree to treat themselves like beggars and prisoners.

"Stop the search as soon as it gets dark and wait until tomorrow to continue." Wang Anshi was unmoved and said: "The waste of time is your own." ”

Seeing that the examinees were still not moving, he commanded: "Those who refuse to obey the inspection will be disqualified from taking the exam." As many people as you enter, you will take the test. After a pause, he said, "The number of admissions remains the same......

This sentence made the candidates unfirm, and if there was no one from the Jiayou Society, they were not in alignment, and when they saw that someone began to line up, they followed quietly.

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Under Wang Anshi's attention, the search was extremely strict. In just one level of identity verification, more than two dozen gunmen were swiped out...... One of the more outrageous ones, the exam card said that he was forty-seven years old, but the gunman was not weak, in order to hide his age, he bought a fake beard and pasted it on his mouth, which looked very funny. In this way, he was also asked to pass the test in a fool's way, which shows that the previous searches were fake and strict. ..., but to be honest, he's a little too harsh. At his request, the examinees had to loosen the tangled hair, untie all their clothes, and pluck their ears and noses to prevent them from stuffing notes in their ears and noses. For this kind of search method, many candidates feel unacceptable, and they have protested, but in Wang Anshi's case, the protests are all invalid.

However, this effect is also remarkable, and more than 100 candidates have been found to be entrained...... This is just a thief. Looking at the cheat sheets and small books that were thrown on the square again, it can be seen to what extent the previous examination discipline was useless.

When it is known that fouls will not be punished, more people will commit fouls, which is why cheating on exams is so rampant today.

Facts speak louder than words, the mood of the candidates quietly changed, although they were touched around, so uncomfortable, but thinking that they could speak by strength next, they suddenly felt that it was not so unacceptable.

Before dark, all the candidates entered the room. And before they entered the venue, the soldiers of the Imperial City Division had already searched the examination room inch by inch, and found a lot of cheat sheets hidden inside.

This imperial examination can be called 'the cleanest examination' by later generations, which is entirely due to the persistent character of its chief examiner.

After arranging the shifts and routes for night duty, Wang Anshi turned his attention to the last trouble. He looked at Chen Ke and said, "Have you finished writing silently?" ”

In order to prove his innocence, Chen Ke was required to write the entire "Complete Commentary on the Five Classics" silently in the public court, under the supervision of two examiners.

From the afternoon to now, he has written more than 20,000 words. But it is still far, far from the goal of 100,000 words.

Holding the thick stack of words he wrote, the examiner couldn't help but intercede for Chen Ke: "So many words are written, it's really like flowing water, not bad at all." The subordinate can use him as a guarantor, and he must have been wronged. ”

"How did I not know that he was wronged?" Wang Anshi looked at the dark sky and said lightly: "But if he provokes such a big incident, he must be punished." After a pause, he said: "When will you finish writing silently, and when will you let him go to the exam......"

"At the very least, give him some candles." The examiners pleaded.

"Yes." Wang Anshi nodded——

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