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Chapter 559 is released

Thousands of papers can't be corrected in a day, and these examiners have to stay overnight at night, and Zhu Cihong doesn't have to stay overnight. After I returned, I continued to study the article on the Consultative Bureau.

Chen Xie also has to stay, because the final stage of the revision is coming, and he has to stay to decide the list. In the end, the ten papers before Chen Xie's case, Chen Xie actually didn't plan to take a good look at them, in principle, he wanted to take care of the face of these examiners. But he couldn't move at all, and finally looked at a Gu Jikun ranked third on the list, raised his hand to add a "one" to his name, and after a bit of favoritism, Chen Xie returned the list to Zhu Dadian and said: "If you want to talk about articles, I can't compare to all gentlemen, so I won't read it." I know this Gu Jikun, so I was acting favoritism. ”

can say it so clearly, a group of examiners are very comfortable, and Governor Chen is not so domineering as the legend says. After the specific contact, everyone's understanding of Chen Xie also deepened. Although this person is a little jerk, but when the rules are set, he will follow them, and he will follow them more than anyone else. Speaking of favoritism, the third place and the first place, the article is actually not much the same, it depends on personal taste, the ranking voted by the eleven examiners who revised the paper, Chen Xie got the first, it is really not favoritism.

The atmosphere has eased somewhat. Zhu Dadian scratched his head and said, "Then let's release the list and open the dragon gate!" Chen Xie arched his hand and smiled at everyone: "Everyone has worked hard, and I guess I haven't slept well these days." This weather is rushing again, and the autumn tiger is more fatal than dog days. Go back and take a good shower and get some sleep. That's right, before you go. They all went to the general affairs office and signed to receive a subsidy. These days since the township test, it is considered overtime. Regardless of the officials, there is one for each person. ”

When this trick came out, everyone lost their temper. Even if you have a temper, it is estimated that it will disappear. Especially Sect Qin, this old gentleman is a very responsible person, and after being angry and leaving, he came back at the last moment. Participated in the voting to determine the ranking of the top 10. These officials present today are mainly the teachings of Guozijian and Taixue, and these people are all Qingshui officials, and they don't have much oil and water. I heard that there is overtime pay, and my mood is definitely much better.

When it was time to receive overtime pay, everyone was in a better mood, and each person opened an envelope to take a look. Inside is a silver ticket. Sect Qin quickly glanced at the numbers and carefully placed them close to his body. In the past few days, he dared to give out a hundred silver yuan for overtime, that is, Governor Chen has this big hand, right? Zhu Dadian didn't look at it, and when he got home, his wife threw it to his wife, but there was an exclamation: "Five hundred silver yuan?" Where did you get so much money? Zhu Dadian was also surprised when he heard it, and said in his heart that this Chen Sihua is really bold. I'll inquire again the next day. The worst officials can receive overtime pay of ten silver yuan, and Zhu Dadian knows that these people in Nanjing officialdom have no temper with Chen Xie. Whoever comes will give it in vain, and it will not bring benefits to everyone. Whatever you say is in vain.

On the eve of the release of the list, Gu Jikun was also very nervous and didn't sleep well, whether he could be lifted or not, the difference was too big. The fellow returned to Zhuang Xing and was even more nervous, he came to knock on the door before dawn, Gu Jikun had to sleep late, and Gu Jikun had to get up when he was woken up. After freshening up, Gui Zhuang Xing muttered on the side: "Dengyun Tower opposite the Gongyuan, I booked a place ten days ago. Let's not go over there to crowd it, just drink tea upstairs and wait, and turn around and let the little guy go to see the list. ”

Every time there is a township test, the Nanjing inn is full, and they are all talents who come to the exam. The two thought they had gotten up early enough, and they didn't want to come out with their respective scholars, and a bunch of people in the inn were walking out. Many of them are acquaintances, greeting while walking, bowing their hands, early in the morning before the sky is completely bright, a group of scholars with lanterns, go to the tribute courtyard.

Dengyun Lou opened the door early, the location here was booked three days ago, Gui Zhuang Xing smashed twenty silver yuan, just to take this position, the second floor by the window, just opposite the gate of the Gongyuan, fifty meters away is the notice board of the poster.

Knowing that the two had a place, the other four fellow villagers also came up together to sit down and drink tea and wait. Generally, rich people do this, and poor talents are standing in front of the list, squeezing with everyone, that's really not a taste.

ordered tea and served early, and these people didn't have much of the heart to eat and drink, and their respective scholars were sent out, and they were all crowded under the list.

Seeing that the dragon gate opened, a group of majestic soldiers came out, and the crowd crowded under the list consciously gave way. An official came out and said with his hands around: "Everyone, this is about to open the list, whether you are in it or not, take it easy, don't make a whole thing." "A joke, it's really not funny at all, how can these showmen have the heart to listen to him, naturally no one agrees.

Feeling bored, the official ordered to start posting the list, one name after another, as soon as the big red list appeared, someone in the crowd was crying: "I'm in, I'm in, I'm in." Everyone immediately looked at the past, this is the last place, the problem is that even if it is the last place, it is also a person, otherwise it is called the name of Sun Mountain. When the next name was posted, this benevolent brother was instantly forgotten by everyone.

A pair of expectant eyes were staring at the list, and suddenly heard a loud laugh: "Hahaha, I'm in!" Hahaha! The laughter was full of pride, and in an instant, the whole person became bright, and when I looked closely, it was a man in his forties. In the envious eyes of everyone, as if in the clouds, his face was full of red light.

Those who have read "The History of Confucianism" will know that there is a story of "Fan Jinzhongju" in it, a poor showman, the butcher's father-in-law dares to bully him and looks down on him. I think he is dozens of years old, and he has not been moved, and the original investment is a waste. When he was lifted, his father-in-law woke up the crazy Fan Jin with a slap, and he was afraid when he looked at his palm, feeling that he was going to be retributed for beating Wenquxing. It's just a middle move, and his personal status has changed dramatically in an instant.

The Ming and Qing dynasties almost had this number, and the law strictly stipulated that these meritorious people had the social status of being a superior person. The biggest advantage of this system engaged in by Zhu Yuanzhang is fairness, and the biggest disadvantage is that it restricts all scholars to the Four Books and Five Classics. It's impossible to learn this thing and you want to rebel, and the emperor will be at ease. The consequence of this is often the low actual ability of officials to do things. But the most ruler is most concerned about the continuation of the dynasty, and naturally what is beneficial to him is how to come.

"Congratulations to the 261st ...... of Taicang XX Old Master High School B List." The person who gave the good news shouted all the way downstairs and ran to one of the lucky ones, and who the next lucky one would be, no one knew, but they certainly wished they were one of them. This time, a lot of changes have been made in the township test, and the changes in the rules are welcome. It doesn't have to be so hard, it's not like before, you have to live alone in the tribute courtyard for three days. If you're unlucky, if the test booth is next to the toilet, you can smoke it to death. This time it's different, you don't have to stay here for three days. And the facilities inside have also been improved a lot, and the toilet has also been renovated, bringing water to flush, no need to face a pit like before. These are all the good governance of Master Chen, and it is said that this money was collected by Master Chen from businessmen. It is unrealistic to expect other officials. These people are all from the imperial examination, how can they make their juniors relaxed and happy during the exam?

One after another people who announced the good news passed, and people kept hearing people shouting upstairs: "I've been hit, it's me, here." "There are six people in this building, all with a strained face, waiting for the next one. It's a pity that fifty or sixty people have passed the annunciation, but their names have not been mentioned. Everyone's hearts were tugging, and no one had a smile on their faces. Even if it is a big grinning Gui Zhuangxing, it is very quiet.

"Congratulations to Master Zhuang Xing in Kunshan, the one hundred and ninety-eighth ...... on the high school B list." The voice of the annunciation is very loud, and now there is a new equipment called a horn, and the sound is worn far away. Gui Zhuangxing, who was sitting like a mountain at the far end, was like hearing a ghost call him, his body shook, he fell back, and sat on the floor with a snap.

But in an instant, he jumped up, rushed to the window, and shouted loudly in the envy of a table of people: "Here, here, return to Zhuang Xing here." "The whole body was trembling, and the voice was trembling, hoarse. Under the great joy, the overreaction of people is something that all of you here experienced three years ago, and some of you even experienced it more than once.

"Congratulations to my brother......." A group of fellow villagers have spoken one after another, and from then on, everyone is a two-level person. From showing talent to lifting people, it can be said that it is the difference between one step to the sky. The reason is very simple, after the promotion, you can come out to be an official, although you can only be a small official, but there are also people who can be an official and do a lot of it, a typical representative example is Hai Rui.

Isn't studying hard just to be an official? So, the difference between lifting people and showing talents is here. The person who reported the good news came up, and Gui Zhuang Xing threw five silver dollars that he had prepared, and the reward was very heavy. When the news arrives in Kunshan's hometown, it can still be lively, and the first thing to do when the time comes is to smash the door of his house, which is called changing the door.

Time passed moment by moment, and the six people at the same table, except for Gui Zhuang Xing, were not named. The scholar who was sent out has not come back for a long time, so there is no mistake in zài, there must be no self. Waiting is the hardest, and Zhuang Xing did not deliberately publicize it, he was very happy at this time, but this happiness was based on the pain of others.

"The last ten!" came back with a scholar who brought a piece of news, which basically hit the other five people present. There are 4,000 young talents in the township examination, which of the top ten is so easy to test? Even if you are confident, you can't guarantee that you are in the top ten miles at this time. Other rankings are a little better, I don't look at the examiner's taste, and if the article is done well, you may be able to win. But in the top ten, the taste of the main exam is very important. That Governor Chen Xie, who can know his taste.

One after another, the annunciators ran over, and Gu Jikun's heart sank to the bottom. (My novel "Rise of Empires" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)