In the last remarks, Jia Zhang, a scholar in the middle school, said that he was serious and long-hearted, and he was thinking about the world and society.

Yang Guanzhi, as a servant of the Ministry of Officials, has a certain opinion on who is placed in which position, and he can't help but say: "What Jia Sheren said makes sense, let me copy Liu Chenxing's five countermeasures first, and then carefully consider it tonight." ”

After that, he took the test paper from Zuo Shilang's hand in Cao Jing's hand, turned around and sat down in front of the low desk on the side, unfolded the test paper and prepared to copy it, but seeing that the block letters on it were neat and neat, and the pen was strong, he couldn't help but nod and said: "But fourteen or five years old, the block letters have more than ten years of pen power, so it can be seen that they must be diligent in learning words on weekdays." ”

Although Yang Guanzhi, the servant of the ministry, is in an important position, he has a great hobby in his life, which is calligraphy.

All of the people present have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, and they all have a certain understanding of each other, and when they heard Yang Guanzhi's comment, they knew that he appreciated Liu Chenxing's calligraphy.

Hearing this, Cao Jing in Zuo Shilang was not worried about Liu Chenxing, with the level of her answers, as well as Yang Guanzhi's appreciation, it is not difficult to want the title of the gold list, why should you write such a concept maverickly, and the result is like this.

But he still glanced at the sky outside and it was a little dark, lit an oil lamp from the side case and handed it to Yang Guan, the official Langzhong, and spoke for Liu Chenxing: "The saint is thirsty for talent, and talented women are especially difficult to find. ”

Yang Guanzhi is fifty this year, and now that the sky is starting to get dark again, his eyesight has decreased a little, and at this time, there is a light shining on the side, and his eyes are suddenly much clearer, and he can't help but nod secretly.

Wei Yiren, the waiter of the ministry, has not said much, after all, among the examiners, there are both the chief examiner and the servant of the ministry, but now there are controversies, and they have expressed their positions one after another, and he has to put forward his own opinions, saying: "We have disputes about whether Liu Chenxing is on the list. In addition, although Zheng Wan'er and Xiao Sisi are female lifters, their knowledge is no worse than the male lifters selected by us yesterday. In short, fairness is the principle of this marking of our papers. ”

Thinking that once the principles are followed, there may be more than one female lifter on the list, and there is still Liu Chenxing's problem that has not been solved, but I am afraid that the final list will not be determined tomorrow.

Saying that, thinking of these again, Wei Yiren rubbed his forehead with a headache.

Jia Zhang, a member of the Zhongshu House, obviously accepted his point of view when he saw what Wei Yiren, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and although Yang Guanzhi, the waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and Cao Jing of Zuo Shilang, although they were still entangled in Liu Chenxing's answer, they did not object to what he said, so they knew that it was time.

He was full of bamboo, so he saluted Yao Chongzheng, this year's Zhigong Household Minister, and said: "Yao Shilang, now that we have repeatedly determined that we want to mark the papers fairly, then we should treat female lifters and male lifters equally, and since the opening of the women's imperial examination, we have always advocated that men and women compete in the same field." Therefore, Xia Guan believes that the more than 20 male lifters selected yesterday and the three female lifters selected today should be ranked together! As for the number of admissions given this year, no more than 28 people, then the last two will be selected from a total of 30 men and women to be eliminated, and the previous 28 will be named on the gold list! ”

As soon as these words came out, there was silence again.

Yao Chongzheng, the head of the household, closed his eyes, this Jia Zhang is really from Ouyang Zijin's line, and if there are repeated changes, these people have made a lot of trouble, and it is no wonder that they can be appreciated by the empress.

It seems that this year's imperial examination is not as easy as he thought.

After finishing the thought, Yao Chongzheng settled down, opened his eyes and said: "It's still the same sentence, fairness can't be lost." So how to admit and rank, you still have to think about it again tonight, and I will make a comprehensive decision tomorrow. ”

After that, Yu Guang glanced at Yang Guanzhi, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, who was sitting in front of the desk copying the test papers, and Cao Jing, the Zuo Shilang who was waiting to copy it, Yao Chongzheng said again: "As for Liu Chenxing, although she is talented, there is indeed something wrong with her concept, and we also need to consider it." However, it is important to emphasize that fair review cannot be judged by our personal preferences. Okay, now it's getting dark, so let's go back to your room and rest after a busy day. ”

From just now saying that I would go back to rest and now we have been talking for a long time, and the curfew drums in Chang'an have stopped.

Yao Chongzheng looked at the dark sky outside, he shook his head slightly, and took the lead in leaving.

Decided on the next matters, it can be regarded as a direction, in fact, this is easier than a large number of marking work, but there are a lot of controversies, such as if according to the fair scoring and ranking, it is bound that the three female lifters will have to be on the list, this announcement of the list, I am afraid it will cause an uproar.

There are also Liu Chenxing's remarks that refute secular views, if it is according to her answer scores, she should be ranked first, which is another controversial place.

The only thing to be thankful for is that although these three female lifters are from different backgrounds, some are high and some are low, they are all widely prestigious in the literati subcircle, no matter which one is on the list, it is a proof of "fairness", so although the three of them on the list will set off some heated discussions, it may not be more proof that they are fair to score.

The examiners present are all old people in the officialdom, and they think more than the above, but too many people are staring at them this year, so they have to be cautious, and they have to think and discuss clearly one by one, so the time consumed is not less than grading.

On the first and second days, it was discussed whether to let the three female lifters be on the list, and then eliminate two more male lifters according to the number of admissions this year.

Then on the third and fourth days, we will discuss who is the champion this year.

In the end, the order of the total ranking has to be determined.

In this way, another four or five days have passed, and the follow-up time of this year's marking has become the longest in the past ten years.

The empress has been sitting in the world for ten years, although at the beginning of the throne, because she was the first female emperor in the world, there were many doubts in the world, and the throne was somewhat unstable, but with the passage of time, it is now as stable as Mount Tai, with many eyes and ears, and the three major areas of Chang'an Palace, Imperial City, and Waiguo City are under its control.

Everyone knows that there are many forces staring at this year's imperial examination, and the empress, as the person in power who overlooks all living beings in the world, does not know.

If so, on the fifth day of the late day, after the early dynasty, the Imperial City Shangshu Provincial Reading Office ushered in an envoy who conveyed the empress's order from the palace.

It stands to reason that the provincial examination is not the same as the county examination, the state examination and other local examinations, but the country's major examination, although it is still at the beginning of the development of the imperial examination, there are many drawbacks, but there are thorns around each other during the marking period, and only after the completion of the marking can outsiders enter and exit this item is still there.

However, with the privileges granted by the empress, the envoys from the palace were like entering a no-man's land, all the way to Shangshu Province, through thorns, and to the courtyard where the papers were read.

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