"Xie Yuan! It's really Xie Yuan! Zhao Yuanxun was so excited that he didn't know what to do, and he raised his head and shouted to the roof, venting the joy in his heart.

Zhu, who was crying before, stopped crying, quickly wiped his tears, and called Zhao Yuanxun to greet the officials together, but the old lady sat back in the chair and cried.

The granddaughter learned about Yuan in the township examination, which was something she never dreamed of, and she felt even more glorious than when she saw her son come back in a six-grade official uniform.

It was a township exam, and how many scholars could not get into the imperial examination in their lifetime. Her granddaughter, but she took the first place Xie Yuan. Why isn't this an old lady excited and emotional?

A maid had already gone to Xiuzhu Temple to report the good news to Zhao Ruxi.

Hearing that he was Xie Yuan, Zhao Ruxi was quite surprised.

Although she had already received her points. Fifteen hundred points, all of which are almost catching up with her self-created painting method. You must know that she created a new way of painting, and the system only rewarded 2,000 points; I won the first place in the last drawing contest, and I only got 1,000 points.

So with 1,500 points, she knew that her ranking in the township test was definitely not low. When Zhao Yuanxun was worried, she didn't have anything to worry about. For so long, the system has never gone wrong.

But she really didn't expect it to be Xie Yuan.

You must know that she didn't get the first place in the test all the way. She knows how competitive the township test is. Regardless of whether it is empty or not, in all dynasties and dynasties, there have been so many passes in the imperial examination, and the township examination is the most competitive and the most difficult one. Even if you can be an official, it can be seen that the number of people who are promoted will not be too much, and it has always been controlled within a certain range, and it is not easy to be admitted.

She didn't expect that she would be the first in the exam at this level.

Not to mention Zhao Ruxi's family, Qin Ke, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites who served as the chief examiner, was taken aback when he heard the news.

The test papers of the township examination are sealed on the spot, and then handed over to the transcriber for transcription. After copying, it will be handed over to the grader for correction.

When the marker judges the papers, he doesn't know who the candidates are, and only judges them based on the articles he is optimistic about. Finally, the scores of the five graders are synthesized, and the rankings are determined in turn.

After handing in the test papers, the sergeants open the seals, check the test papers and names, and then write the results and post them.

Therefore, if you don't see the list posted out, even the examiner and the marking officer don't know who is selected.

In this way, favoritism and malpractice in the imperial examination are avoided to the greatest extent and the greatest fairness is ensured. This also led to the fact that after the list came out, the examiner knew that the Xie Yuan he had won was Zhao Ruxi.

Hearing the news, several examiners hurriedly re-checked the unsealed test papers, and found that this Zhao Ruxi was really Mr. Deadwood's apprentice Zhao Zhiwei, that is, the only female candidate, and they suddenly didn't know what to do.

"Lord Qin, what should I do?" The deputy examiner asked.

"What else can I do? No matter who it is, once it is listed, it cannot be changed. Qin Ke smiled bitterly.

He really didn't know that Zhao Zhiwei was so powerful, so many male candidates, and he had never taken a female candidate, which was really a bit embarrassing. ”

"I don't know anything else, I just know that the township test we presided over is going to be famous." He shook his head.

Everyone laughed bitterly.

A grader said: "Zhao Zhiwei won the first place, and he deserves his name." You haven't seen her article, it's really well written. It is unfair not to give her first. ”

Several other graders all nodded: "That's true." ”

Thinking of the storm set off by Zhao Zhiwei during the county exam, Qin Ke thought for a while and said, "I'll go into the palace to meet the emperor." ”

"That's fine." Other officials were in favor.

In any case, they conducted the exam impartially. The township examination and the general examination are extremely serious examinations, and once they have been published, they cannot be changed. And Zhao Zhiwei's article can also stand up to verification, they are not weak-minded.

But in view of the storm set off during the county test, this matter is still good for the emperor.

Qin Ke took out the pocket watch from his arms, and when he saw that it was time for the next dynasty, he handed over the sign and went into the palace, asking to see the emperor.

"You mean, Mr. Deadwood's apprentice Zhao Zhiwei understands Yuan?" Xiao Qi was very surprised when he heard the news.

He immediately looked at Gonggong Xie.

The township examination is held once every three years, the general examination is once every three years, and the children's examination is taken every year. As an emperor, Xiao Qi didn't care much about this for a long time. I will only discuss with the ministers when I select the chief examiner in the township examination and the general examination, and finally show my face during the palace examination and see the champion and others.

But this time, because of Zhao Zhiwei's relationship, he paid attention to it, and told Father-in-law Xie to pay attention to the situation of the list. He wanted to know whether Zhao Zhiwei had been admitted under the guidance of Mr. Guozijian and how many places he had won the exam. He was purely curious.

didn't expect Zhao Zhiwei to give him a big surprise.

Seeing the emperor coming, Gonggong Xie hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "The slave sent someone to take a look, and Zhao Zhiwei is really the first Xie Yuan, ranking first on the list." ”

Xiao Qi didn't know what to say for a while.

He was silent for a while, then raised his eyelids and looked at Qin Ke: "What do you want?" ”

Qin Ke said: "The imperial examination is an extremely serious matter of the imperial court, not a child's play. Once the red and white lists are posted, they cannot be changed. The minister was just worried that the ministers of the court and the central government would have ideas, so he came to the emperor. ”

Xiao Qi nodded with satisfaction: "That's exactly how it should be." ”

No matter who is at the top of the list, since there is no cheating and everyone agrees, then there is nothing to question. The imperial examination is such a serious matter, but just because Zhao Ruxi understands the yuan, you can't change the rules.

The court rules and imperial examination rules are not child's play.

"If nothing else, stand down." He said.

There will definitely be people talking about this matter. But it's just a discussion, and no one will dare to object to it. Otherwise, it would not be to question Qin Ke, the chief examiner, but also to be dissatisfied with the imperial court's regulations on allowing women to participate in the imperial examination.

Empress Shengyao brought high-yield crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes to everyone, so that the people could eat enough, and also made glass and other items. They could not enjoy all that Empress Shengyao had brought, and after her death, they denied her the rights she had won for women.

When a woman succeeds in the examination, the entire imperial court panics, and hurriedly changes the rules of the imperial examination, or denies the results of this township examination, how much will it be a shame for their men? Is this because I am afraid that the woman is really better than herself, so she has a weak heart?

If all the officials of the imperial court are like this, Xiao Qi feels that this is not a matter of changing the rules of the imperial examination, but that the officials of the entire court should be replaced.

His subordinates are full of such officials, and he can't afford to lose that face.

And things turned out to be as Xiao Qi expected, the court officials and the people all talked about Zhao Ruxi's examination for Xie Yuan, but no one dared to question this, and no one proposed to change the rules of the imperial examination.

There is such a dialogue inside and outside the court-