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Who knows the test papers that will come to collect the next afternoon. After collecting the papers, the candidates began to www.biquge.info the papers. The invigilator opened the door of the row of words in the 10,000-character courtyard. Zhu Lin was the first to rush out with his half-shrunken backpack. Even the fat man in the back was still shouting: "Brother Tai, how did you do in the test." "I didn't care. What Zhu Lin wants to do most now is to go back and take a good bath, straighten his legs and sleep well after washing.

Zhu Lin ran to the gate of the Gongyuan in one breath, and the streets of the Gongyuan were crowded with people, and the servants of the rich students were waiting there in red and hanging colors. Some of them are family members there. Seeing this scene, Zhu Lin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, no matter what time it is, these students can make the whole society worry about it! Lai Mao, who greeted Zhu Lin, Liu Fubei and a large group of guards were waiting at the door. A dozen guards formed a circle. Seeing Zhu Lin coming out, he hurriedly greeted him. Liu Fubei took Zhu Lin's bags. said: "Young master, how do you feel?" ”

Zhu Lin shook his head and said through gritted teeth: "I don't want to go in again in this life." It's not a place where people live. This is not the place to talk, hurry back and boil hot water. Young master, I'll also wash it well. Damn! I stinked to death. ”

When Zhu Lin returned to the store, it was already late. After eating something first, nibbling off a duck like a hungry wolf, and drinking a few bowls of soup. Under the service of Ruobing and Ruoxue, I took a comfortable bath. Then he lay down on the bed and fell asleep on all fours. Originally, Ruobing and Ruoxue were going to come to bed after serving Zhu Lin. But where was Zhu Lin willing to let go, just when he took a bath just now, he was blushing by the two sisters. I dared to let the two of her come to sleep when she was killed.

Zhu Linke slept there. But the rolls that were collected after leaving the house were piled up there, and the officials who read the papers on the outer curtain were transcribing the students' scrolls with cinnabar. The scrolls transcribed in cinnabar are called vermilion scrolls, and the scrolls of the students who have been left behind are called ink scrolls. This is also to prevent officials from recognizing the candidate's handwriting and causing fraud. This is also the first step of the preliminary review, if there is a blank paper, I'm sorry. Just take it to the side and burn it. This is because when the transcriber copied Zhu Lin's first volume, his mouth refused to speak. But I was secretly surprised. This is so beautifully written for the candidates. I haven't seen such a brilliant article for many years. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to write at this level. The person who transcribed Zhu Lin's volume quickly finished transcribing the volume, and it was numbered 99. Seal the transcribed scroll. Give the vermilion roll to a fan of the East Factory. The fans of the East Factory did not dare to delay, took the test paper and crossed the Feihongqiao, and urgently handed it over to the curtain official in the court. After seeing this article, the inner curtain officer of the court annotated it with a red pen and urgently recommended it to the four chief examiners. The ink scroll left behind was sealed in a brown paper bag by the outer curtain official in full view of everyone. Seal with a special fire paint. Then seal another one with a purple clay. After stamping. Then put it in a small wooden box. Then seal it with four seals. They are one for the East Factory, one for Jinyiwei, one for the Ministry of Rites, and one for the Ministry of Officials. The last invigilator was locked with a small brass lock. Put it on the cabinet. The key was taken by an official.

There are four chief examiners, one is a cabinet scholar of the current dynasty, and a cabinet scholar is the chief examiner. One is the waiter of the Ministry of Rites as the deputy examiner, and the other is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials is also the deputy examiner. It was originally these three people. Later, a eunuch was added as a deputy examiner. That's why it's the four examiners. When the bachelor from Chao Yipin took the volume numbered 99 and looked at it for a while. Praise three times in a row: "Okay, good." He passed the paper to the three examiners next to him and looked at it. Of course, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials read it in more detail. Didn't comment on anything more. The eunuch looked at it twice and praised: "Don't say that you people who understand these articles." Even if we don't understand these advanced articles, we can see that this article is really beautifully written. It's easy to understand, according to our family, let's decide this student as the first name of this subject!"

The cabinet member smiled: "Let's see." There are still three days to go, so there's no hurry. If there are outstanding people, it is not buried talents. ”

The eunuch was a little upset. But it's hard to refute. After all, people are the examiners. There is also the order of the ancestors. We must stop the person named Zhu Lin from winning the ranking. It's hard to say whether this number 99 is Zhu Lin or not.

The other two deputy examiners also nodded in agreement. After all, there are still three days. Three days later, the list will be released. Who knows if there is an article better than this one. What the waiter of the Ministry of Rites thought in his heart was that he only needed to get Qian Shangshu's son a ranking. And what the secretary of the ministry thought in his heart was that he had to give the little nephew of the queen mother a name. Now that the two of you have decided, let me give the Queen Mother an errand. There is also one of the most important questions, that is, what is the origin of that person named Zhu Lin, which makes the Queen Mother pay so much attention?

The examiner, who is also the Cabinet Fellow. I was also worried in my heart, His Majesty the Emperor asked him to make sure that person named Zhu Lin was the first to be named. The difficulty is not ordinary. I don't know what Zhu Lin's level is. The light gave a name, nearly three thousand candidates. Where do I look for it. If this number 99 is Zhu Lin, it's best. I'll be able to give it now. But if not, wouldn't it be self-defeating? Look. If there is no outstanding article after three days, it will be set at this 99th. After all, it is for the country. It is better to take a talent than a mediocre talent.

The four guys were thinking about their own thoughts. The issue was no longer debated. After sealing the volume No. 99, it was temporarily placed in a box with the word A written on it. This means that Zhu Lin can't run away as a lifter.

On the night of the first day of the release of the results, the four examiners and thirty internal curtain markers were crowded into one hall. The examiner coughed: "Your Excellency, you have been working hard for a few days. Tomorrow is the day when the list will be released. Let's think about it again. Ladies and gentlemen, the best article in the first session is the student of No. 99. Have you also read the papers of the other two games of No. 99?

All the officials and the eunuch who was the deputy examiner also nodded. I agreed to the number 99 as the first name. Except that the third scene is not very good. The articles of the other two volumes are simply stunning. Far from the second and third places. There was a good thing to memorize the first article and pass it to the court, and the leader of the academy party suggested to the emperor at that time that this person could be directly selected to participate in the palace examination. I don't have to try. The eunuch father-in-law, Hong Gonggong, also nodded in agreement. In the words that Father-in-law Hong said to his confidants in private: "This article must not be made by a young man." Judging from the writing, only an old man who has been immersed in the imperial examination for many years can write such an article. If it's not that kid, why should we be wicked again!"

On behalf of the Empress Dowager's party, several important members of the imperial court put forward different opinions. I think that just a well-written article is not enough to be the top spot. But the people of the academy party and the eunuch party did not do it. The examiner had to take out the last two articles of No. 99 and read them out. The Queen Mother's party was completely silent. Not only are the articles well written, but the edicts and official documents are not bad at all! Although the beginning of the discussion on current affairs is a little unpleasant, it is also a truthful sentence that comes from the bottom of the heart. Especially the epilogue. That's a pretty mess. Although the important ministers below all nodded in agreement, the emperor did not say that he agreed or disagreed. only said one sentence to the cabinet scholar who was the chief examiner: "I pay it to the secretary, and the secretary thinks about it." Can you read it in the hall? After speaking, he brushed his sleeves and went down.

These words frightened the cabinet scholar who was the chief examiner half to death. But it's not without its benefits. Although the emperor did not agree, he did not say that he did not agree! The vast majority of the important ministers of the imperial court agreed. Anyway, when the list was opened, you couldn't blame me for who was the first name in the end. You all agree with the number 99 as the first name. Now that the first place has been decided, these two or three are not a problem. After all the examiners and markers in the hall have consulted. The rankings were lined up. The first place is number 99. The second place is No. 3. The third place is No. 25. All the way to a hundred. After the arrangement, the internal curtain officer draws up the ranking table. Then mothballed. I can only take it out early tomorrow morning when the list is released.

The next morning, three officials and dozens of petty officials were released. There are also a lot of Dongchang fans and Jinyiwei. Four examiners. All of them gathered early in the Zhi Gong Hall. After the chief examiner has read the holy decree. The three officials brought the ranking table, the wooden box where the test papers were hidden, and the key to open the wooden box. The three samples are divided into three official custodys. These wooden boxes were packed into several large boxes, and Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyi Wei protected them and carried them to the front of the wall outside the gate of the Gongyuan. Today is the day of the list, and there are a lot of people in front of the list wall. It's all there waiting for the charts to open. Ying Tianfu sent a large number of officials to maintain order. The fans and brocade guards of the East Factory drove people out. Formed a big circle. So that the officials can open the list in front of the list wall. It also prevents someone from making trouble.

Firecrackers hung on both sides of the wall. The three officials watched the time there, and when the time came, firecrackers rang out on both sides, and gongs and drums were noisy. An official shouted loudly there: "The auspicious time has come, open the list." ”

After speaking, the official opened the ranking table in his hand and read: "The hundredth place in this spring festival, volume 9." No. 99, Vol. 8. The little official next to him ran to the opposite side of several large boxes and said to the official in charge of the boxes, "Volume No. 9." The officer next to the official quickly found the No. 9 roll in the box. It was handed to the little official, and the little official held the wooden box high, so that everyone could see that the box had not been opened. Hold it in front of the official with the key. The official had already prepared the keys. He opened the wooden box and cut the seal with a knife. Take out the test paper. Immediately take the test paper to the roll call. The little official who took the roll call opened the seal with a knife and shouted loudly: "The hundredth, Lu Province, Yi County, Zhang Qingju." The scribe at the table under the wall of the list picked up a brush and quickly wrote down his place of origin, name, and rank on the red paper, and then the clerk pasted it on the wall. As soon as it was pasted, the gongs and drums next to it immediately rang out.