Several officials of the Ministry of Rites sat under a big tree, gathered in a group, and the noise became louder and louder.

The head of the sixth bureau sat upright on the other side, and when he took the first volume, his mind was raised in unison.

"What are they discussing?" Shang Gong asked in a low voice.

Under the big tree in the distance, four low cases were installed, and a futon was placed. Everyone has their own place, and what they have done before is also a rule. Since the first volume was put away, several people have started to chatter, and now the four of them have gathered together, and they don't know what they are doing. Only the sound of a few people arguing can be faintly heard.

"Didn't you do most of the right thing on that roll?" Shang Yu hesitated. The volume was produced by her, and she rushed to work last night to look through the ancient books of the bookstore for most of the night, and now her eyes are still dark, and she is sleepy.

Of course she knew how hard the words on it were. How difficult it is, anyway, she doesn't know herself. Well, I don't know any of them, and they are all very old books, but fortunately, there are still many ancient books in the palace bookstore. I don't know all the words I picked. I drew it according to the pattern of that word. Although I don't know her, she is a good painter and has a nine-point portrait when she paints.

This matter was asked by the director of the six bureaus early in the morning before the start of the exam. Shang Yu also said it truthfully. Hearing Shang Yu's words at this time, Yang Shangfu pursed his lips disdainfully: "How is it possible, didn't you say that you picked those ancient characters that you didn't know?" She is not from ancient times, where can she know so many words? "She also read the volume early in the morning, do you want to get to know it? Impossible.

Listening to Yang Shangfu's words, Shang Gong and Shang Yu thought about it and nodded in approval.

But Kong Shanggong was a little worried. She looked at the four officials who were arguing in the distance, and she was really a little uneasy. So he summoned the female officer next to him: "You go and take a look over there, and by the way, ask a few adults how the answers to the papers are." ”

"Yes." The female officer answered and walked under the tree next to her.

At this time, under the tree, a marking official had already gathered together, looking at several papers in his hand and arguing.

"This word is clearly pronounced 'you'!" The long-faced grader said.

The square-faced examiner retorted: "This is obviously pronounced 'hai'!" ”

The white-bearded examiner on the side shook his head while touching his white beard, looking disagreeable: "I see, this word should be pronounced 'yang'." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at another stereotyped tall grader with a handsome face, trying to find someone who agreed: "Right, Lizheng?" ”

Yu Lizheng looked at the scroll for a while, and then shook his head: "I don't know this word." ”

The three next to him began to argue again.

At this moment, a female official next to him stepped forward, saluted the four people, and said, "Four adults, Kong Shanggong asked the slaves and maids to ask the adults how the scrolls are?" ”

The voice fell, but the noise remained. The female officer looked up and found that several people had not listened to her at all. They all buried their heads and looked at the papers, and they didn't pay attention to themselves.

The female officer waited for a moment, wanting to wait for something quieter, before interjecting to interrupt. After waiting for a while, and just as she was about to argue to no avail, she opened her mouth to speak, and before she could make a sound, the four of them turned the page and continued to argue with the next volume.

The female officer was helpless, took a deep breath, raised her voice and interrupted the four people: "My lord! ”

The four of them were interrupted by this sudden voice, and they all turned their heads and looked at the interrupted female officer with displeasure. One of the square-faced examinees said unhappily: "What's the matter?" ”

The female official saw that a few people had paid attention to her, and when she spoke again, she softened her voice a lot: "The slave maid was sent by Kong Shanggong, and Shanggong wants to ask a few adults, how is this paper answered?" ”

How's the answer? Several people looked at each other. They don't even know a lot of words, so how do they know how to answer them?

None of them spoke.

"I don't know, I'm not looking at it." The square-faced grader said, turned around, and continued to look. The other three followed suit and continued their research.

The argument is still being debated, and no one has said what the answer will be. The female officer waited for a while, but found that no one was paying attention to her. After thinking about it, he directly pulled the white-bearded marker among them: "Lord He, how about you tell me about this volume?" ”

Whitebeard frowned, and directly brushed the female officer's sleeve: "Didn't you say I don't know!" Then he turned around and continued to join the argument.

I don't know? How could you not know! They are all officials of the Ministry of Rites, and they were invited to read the papers, but they don't know yet. It's just a few big words, is it a fool! The female officer was angry and anxious, and when she saw that several people ignored her, she knew that she couldn't get any reply.

So he turned around and went back to the place where the head of the sixth bureau was.

"How?" Seeing people coming, Kong Shanggong opened his mouth and asked.

The female officer shook her head, and Kong Shanggong thought that the answer was unsatisfactory when she saw this, and they all showed joy. It's just that before I could finish my breath, I heard the female official say: "A few adults didn't say whether the answer was good or not, but they replied that I didn't know." ”

I don't know?

"How could it be unclear?" Yang Shangfu wondered: "Don't they shout every day that they are knowledgeable and talented, how can they not be clear after a few words?" ”

Shang Gong next to him answered: "During the imperial examination, before the final results come out, all the marking officers are not allowed to inform outsiders of the details of the respondent's test papers. These officials were all from the Ministry of Rites, and they were also the examiners of the imperial examination. Could it be that the winter examination and the imperial examination are treated equally? ”

"This is completely different from the imperial examination, what kind of colleagues do you see! Sick. Yang Shangfu scolded in a low voice, and then got up with his skirt: "I'll go and see it myself, I don't know if I have no bottom in my heart, and I'm very panicked." With that, he turned and left his seat.

Kong Shanggong didn't stop her, she watched Yang Shangfu leave the seat and walk towards a few officials under the big tree.

Not only Yang Shangfu, but he is not bottomless in his heart.

Yang Shangfu carried his skirt and soon arrived under the big tree. Although the place of the marker here is a little noisy, the examination room next to it is very quiet, and the palace maids who are taking the exam are still silently bowing their heads and doing questions.

I have to say that the rules of the palace people are still excellent, usually don't look at indecent things and don't listen to them, even when it's time for the exam, you can do it without distractions. Even though the adults here were a little noisy, they still didn't turn their heads to look.

Yang Shangfu quickly walked under the big tree and called a few "adults", but found that no one paid attention. After a while, he simply approached a few people with his skirt in his hand.

"What are you looking at, adults?" Yang Shangfu said as he approached with his skirt.

A few people were arguing about how to pronounce those words, when they suddenly saw a woman approaching, startled, and then retreated.

If you don't squeeze into one place, there will be no arguments. Quietly, they all looked at Yang Shangfu.