At this time, suddenly there was a whistle.

In the hall, the examiners looked at each other in amazement.

When is it now, and someone has already handed in the papers?

After a short while, there was an examiner in the examination room below, who hurried up to the cabinet, holding a few papers in his hand.

In the hall, an official scolded: "I just handed in a few papers, what are you doing in a panic?"

It turned out that there were examiners in each examination room who were responsible for marking the papers.

They will select the good papers that pass and send them to the main exam, and then select the top performers for this township exam.

However, this township test, time did not pass much, and only a few papers were handed in.

Looking at the examiner's hand, the sealed paper bag was very thin, and it was obvious that there were no more than seven or eight copies of the paper in it.

The examiner hurriedly explained: "Lord Hui, I really handed in a few surprising papers. ”

"This kind of writing, the lower officials must not be the master, so they will send it to the adults in advance. ”

Yan Binghui waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you have all read these papers carefully, right?"

The examiner hurriedly said: "Returning to the adult's words, the lower officials and others carefully reviewed it, and it is indeed a good article, and it is recommended to the main examination office." ”

Yan Binghui nodded and said, "You did a good job, bring the scroll up." ”

The examiner hurriedly presented the paper in his hand and tore open the seal, and there were four or five points of paper inside.

Yan Binghui said: "This year is not bad, in this moment, there are actually good articles published, which is very rare." ”

The official who was the deputy chief examiner smiled: "After all, this year is an adult invigilation, and the candidates think they are all talented!"

Yan Binghui didn't say a word about this superficial whisker patting, but he didn't hear it.

He picked up a volume in his hand, read it, and said: "This volume is not bad, the idea is proper, the words are fine, and it is considered a masterpiece." ”

"You can all take a look, if it's okay, you might be on the list. ”

The officials below took it and said, "Your Excellency's eyes are like torches, and this volume should be determined by the identity of a person." ”

The next volume, which is still good, was set to be qualified.

Yan Binghui suddenly said in disbelief: "This font, isn't it a long body?"

The officials below came over one after another, and after reading it, they were all a little surprised, obviously not sure.

Yan Binghui looked at it carefully for a long time and said, "It does have a three-point charm that stays in the body for a long time, but I haven't gotten its essence." ”

The so-called long body is a kind of imperial font.

At the earliest, this kind of font flowed out from the emperor's criticism, because of the domineering and strong penmanship, it set off a wave of copying among the literati.

Although the Jixue Palace does not respect this font, it does have its own extraordinary features.

It's rare to get three of them.

Yan Binghui continued: "Well, this article is not bad, the rhetoric is precise, to the point, and it has the style of a superior. ”

"It's just that the amount of qi is a little narrow, but if you are a young person, it doesn't matter, you can always train it. ”

Yan Binghui said: "Who is this candidate, show me his life history." ”

The examiner went to get the resume, and the other deputy examiners also looked at the papers and sighed.

"This volume is excellent, maybe this year's Xie Yuan is in this volume. ”

"It's just that who is this candidate, could it be that which prince of the court came to try his hand in the imperial examination?"

"It doesn't matter, we just need to judge the paper impartially, and I also think this volume can be the top of the list. ”

At this time, Yan Binghui suddenly slapped the table, startling the examiners.

Yan Binghui sighed loudly: "This year's Xie Yuan is not the volume of Shicai. ”

"The writing of this volume is concise, the ideas are clear, and the collection, penmanship, and opinions are all excellent. ”

The deputy examiners were all shocked, and when they came up to take a look, they had to be amazed.

This volume, however, is even more amazing than the previous one.

The level of this paper is simply beyond the level of the candidates, and it is more than enough to be an examiner.

At this time, the examiner has already taken the resume of the student.

Yan Binghui asked, "Who is the Shicai volume?"

The examiner said: "The examinee is named Li Chengming." ”

Yan Binghui was stunned, because Li is the surname of the country, and he has become the generation of the prince.

Is this really a little prince?

However, I have never heard that among the emperor's heirs, there is a person named "Cheng Ming"?

The examiner cautiously added: "My lord, this candidate is the flesh and blood left behind. ”

Yan Binghui was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that this must be the blood of Prince Yin.

Yan Binghui pointed to the scroll in front of him and asked, "Then who is this scroll?"

The examiner checked it and said, "Candidate Yang Ziming." ”

He lowered his voice and said, "This candidate is a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. ”

Yan Binghui was stunned again, why are the candidates' backgrounds quite sensitive to these two excellent papers.

An official couldn't help but say: "Lord Yan, the identities of these two are a little special, isn't this position of Xie Yuan ......?"

Yan Binghui shook his head and said, "Since I am the main examiner, I must choose the best to take the paper." ”

"No matter what the identities of the two of them are, it should be Xie Yuan is Xie Yuan, and it should be Ya Yuan is Ya Yuan. ”

Yan Binghui dared to say this, in fact, he was also taking risks, if he angered the emperor, he might also suffer.

As a civil official, no matter how high the official position is, if the emperor wants to move you, it is also a matter of one sentence.

In the past, the old prime minister had an outstanding reputation in the entire Tang Dynasty, and he was not demoted and exiled at one time, and he still does not know his life and death.

However, Yan Binghui also let go of a knot in his heart.

What he was most worried about was that there was no good roll that could overwhelm Yin Ming, leaving him in a dilemma.

He didn't want to disobey his teacher's requirements, nor did he want to violate his conscience.

Now that there are two high-quality rolls here, he can let go of this worry.

Yan Binghui thought so and picked up the last volume casually.

Yan Binghui was suddenly stunned, looked at the problem-breaking words, and subconsciously recited:

"The way is to govern, and the people are not ashamed. ”

He almost lay on his stomach and couldn't wait to look down.

"The government is out of selfishness, the punishment is out of partiality, although the country is determined by force, the people are afraid and shameless. ”

"The government is out of the law, the punishment is out of the public, and the country is secured by force, and the people are ashamed of it. ”

......

Yan Binghui praised repeatedly: "Well said, well said!"

"Determine the country with force, and secure the country with force, this 'determination' and 'security' are very different. ”

"This 'partial' and 'public' is a model of governance. ”

"Oh my God, I never heard of such a person. ”

Yan Binghui raised his head and looked at the examiner.

Yan Binghui said: "What about the candidate, quickly call him to see me...... No, which exam room is he, I'm going to see him in person!"

A group of officials were dumbfounded.

The chief examiner has always been calm and dignified, and among the many civil officials in the imperial court, he is also virtuous and famous.