Zhao Zhen fiddled with this Xishan travel stone, compared to the exquisite Tianhuang Jiulong incense burner, he preferred this expressive stone carving.

"Where did Fanning get this?"

"Did Your Majesty ask about stone or stone carving?"

"I'm interested!"

Fan Zhongyan thought for a while and said: "There is a strange stone trading market in Lao Chen's hometown, Fan Ning inadvertently bought this kind of Tianhuang stone from the market, he inquired about the origin of Tian Huangshi, and went to Fuzhou to find the place of origin. ”

"I see, if it weren't for what I saw today, I really didn't know that there was such a beautiful stone in the world, it was like solidified honey."

Zhao Zhen sighed in admiration, and said with a smile: "I heard that there is a famous carver in Pingjiang Mansion, called Yulang, and this is all carved by him?" ”

"The Nine Dragons incense burner was carved by him, but this Xishan Travel Stone is not!"

"I don't think it's like it, although the Nine Dragons incense burner is carved very well, it still lacks a kind of charm, unlike this Xishan Travel Stone, which is simply a magic workmanship."

Fan Zhongyan hesitated, "Weichen heard Fan Ning say that this is carved by Zhu Guifei's nephew, the boy is already eighteen years old, but his intelligence is still the same as that of a three-year-old child, but his whole person lives in the world of carving, and the stone statue he carved is so pure that there is no trace of impurities." ”

Zhao Zhen nodded, he is also a master of calligraphy, and he can fully understand the realm that Fan Zhongyan said, what is a genius, this is it.

Fan Zhongyan said goodbye and retired, and Zhao Zhen played with this goose egg-sized stone carving, using it as his new paperweight, and always put it on the imperial case for his own enjoyment.

At this time, Zhang Ying, the chief manager of Ouchi, appeared at the door, "Weichen see Your Majesty!" ”

"I'm looking for you!"

Zhang Ying hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Please command, Your Majesty!" ”

"I asked you to carve the seal last time, but did you find the materials?"

"Weichen has sent someone to Nanyang to find a piece of the best Dushan jade."

"No need!"

Zhao Zhen pushed the Tianhuang Stone Treasure on the table to him, "I like this Tianhuang Stone very much, so I use it to carve seals." ”

Zhang Ying took the stone and was stunned for a moment, he had never seen this kind of Tian Huangshi.

But immediately nodded in agreement: "Weichen understands!" ”

"In addition, tell the Fuzhou side that this kind of Tianhuangshi is listed as a tribute, and I hope to see the first batch of Tianhuangshi tributes before summer comes."

"Wechen remembered!"

"Just these two things, do it immediately!"

Zhang Ying turned around and hurried away, and Zhao Zhen commanded several eunuchs to put the Nine Dragons incense burner in the southeast corner of the wall and began to use it.

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Nine days have passed since the provincial examination, and it is finally the last day of the examination papers.

A total of 546 students were admitted to the provincial examination, and 50 students were admitted to the children's department, making a total of 596 students.

At noon, Ouyang Xiu and the two deputy examiners were determining the last dozen candidates, and the candidates who could enter the last thousand were all very good and at a similar level, so it was difficult to determine who could be selected in the end.

In the end, you can only compare some details, such as calligraphy, such as the beauty of the scroll.

At this time, they are looking at the original test papers, except for the names and places of origin that are still covered by the name strips, the others are the original materials of the candidates.

Ma Jing, the deputy chief examiner, handed more than a dozen exam papers to Ouyang Xiu, "I think these dozen exam papers are a little stronger, and they can also be within the scope of admission." ”

Ouyang Xiu carefully read more than a dozen exam papers, he felt that it was not bad, and handed the exam papers to Shen Kuan, another deputy chief examiner, "What about Examiner Shen's opinion?" ”

Shen Kuan flipped through it, took out a copy of the exam paper for the children's examination from it, put it aside and said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Ouyang was negligent, now there is only one place left in the children's examination, and there is still a key examination paper, and Brother Ouyang has not put it in yet." ”

Ouyang Xiu suddenly came to his senses, slapped himself on the forehead, and ran back to the room to get the too good exam paper from his desk.

Whether it is the first trial or the second review, or the third trial of the two deputy chief exams, the points given are all the top grades, Ouyang Xiu is very worried that this is his disciple, so he has been unable to make up his mind, and he doesn't know what points to give?

In the end, he began to admit students, but he forgot about this crucial exam paper.

Ouyang Xiu walked back with a face full of self-reproach and said, "I almost ruined a candidate because of my stupidity, I really shouldn't have been!" ”

Shen Kuan said lightly: "I think Brother Ouyang is too narrow-minded, please forgive me for speaking rudely, if Brother Ouyang thinks that this person is his disciple, and deliberately lowers the score, this is a denial of other examiners, and it is also a dereliction of duty, if so, I want to write to the Son of Heaven to say it bluntly." ”

Ma Jing also smiled beside him: "What if this person is not Brother Ouyang's disciple?" ”

Ouyang Xiu's face suddenly turned red, Shen Kuan's words were too sharp and sharp, and Ouyang Xiu also felt that he was indeed a little narrow-minded.

He apologized: "The two of you are right to criticize, I am a little bit asympathetic." ”

He immediately marked his score in the examiner's column, 'Upper grade!' ’

And stamped with the examiner's approval and acceptance seal.

Once the seal is stamped, it can no longer be changed, and at this time, it is necessary to tear open the paste name slip for registration, Ouyang Xiu tore open the paste name slip, and when he saw the candidate's name clearly, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was ashamed of himself.

The name on it is clearly written, Fanning of Pingjiang Mansion.

Ouyang Xiu felt guilty in his heart, he almost forgot about Fan Ning because of his stupidity.

He stood up and bowed deeply to Shen Kuan, "Thank you Shen Gong for your outspokenness, I almost made a big mistake." ”

Shen Kuan smiled slightly: "I've actually been paying attention to this candidate. ”

He flipped through the first page of the list, leaving a blank line in the third place, and he added Fanning's name and wrote the score of the provincial test under the score column, 'Upper Grade'.

Although the provincial examination is only admitted and not ranked, if it is ranked last, it will still affect the impression of the examiner of the palace examination.

Finally, the examiner will combine the scores of the palace examination and the provincial examination to determine the final ranking of the imperial examination.

Shen Kuan was very thoughtful, more meticulous than Ouyang Xiu, and he would never tolerate the best candidates being placed last.

Ouyang Xiu saw that Shen Kuan was far more thoughtful than himself, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, he was an unqualified examiner!

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Ouyang Xiu tied a volume of admission list with yellow silk and put it into a sealed cylinder, and the three of them immediately rushed to the Ministry of Rites, handed over the list to the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites conducted a qualification review, and after it was correct, it was handed over to the Son of Heaven for approval, and then released by the Ministry of Rites.

However, if the Ministry of Rites examines the qualifications, it must notify the Examination Institute, and the examiner will replace it with another scholar.

In order to prevent the Ministry of Rites from cheating in this link, it is generally required that at least one deputy chief examiner, one supervising the imperial history and the attendant of the Ministry of Rites are present.

If the Ministry of Rites fails to qualify, it must come up with evidence.

In fact, at the time of registration, the Ministry of Rites has already conducted a preliminary examination, and the local government has also checked it, if there is a problem with the qualifications, then the examination will not be able to participate.

So to some extent, it's just a formality, in order to demonstrate the authority of the Ministry of Rites, and in fact, there hasn't been a situation where the Ministry of Rites has failed to approve it for decades.

The reason is also very simple, with 100,000 candidates, it is impossible for the Ministry of Rites to grasp the details of each candidate, how can the Ministry of Rites come up with evidence?

In the lobby, several Ministry of Rites officials are carefully checking the admission list.

At this time, Pei Qun, a member of the Ministry of Rites, said: "This Fan Ning should participate in the other test!" How can I mix with ordinary scholars in the exam? ”

The meaning of the first examination is that if a candidate has a family member who holds a position related to the imperial examination, then the candidate must take the examination separately and cannot be mixed with other candidates, otherwise he will be disqualified.

Pei Qun, a member of the Ministry of Rites, raised this suspicion, once it is verified, then Fan Ning's admission qualification will be cancelled.

Supervising the imperial history Dong Wen was drinking tea, he originally thought that he was just here to meet the situation, sit for an hour and leave, but he didn't expect Pei Qun to really raise doubts, which made him stunned, this has never happened.

He turned around and looked at Shen Kuan, the deputy chief examiner, and Shen Kuan's heart immediately became vigilant, how could it be aimed at Fan Ning?

He asked unhurriedly, "Why did Fanning take the other exam?" ”

Pei Qun said coldly: "His grandfather is Fan Zhongyan, currently Fan Zhongyan is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the imperial examination. ”

Dong Wen frowned, "What kind of reason is this?" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't ask about the specific affairs of the Ministry of Rites at all, it was just a nominal name, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was almost the same. ”

Shen Kuan stood up and said: "Pei Langzhong's words are inappropriate, the regulations of the Great Song Dynasty are very clear, the direct blood relationship within three generations, Fan Ning is only Fan Zhongyan's grandson, not his direct grandson."

Secondly, although Fan Zhongyan announced his appointment as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites before the imperial examination, when did he actually serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites? ”

Shen Kuan may not know the situation because of the locked court, but the officials present all know that Fan Zhongyan's official appointment as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites was the day before yesterday, the provincial examination has already ended, and the examiner is in the locked court, how can he affect the imperial examination?

At this time, everyone looked at Dong Wen, and his attitude was crucial at this time.

Without waiting for Dong Wen to express his position, Zhang Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, coughed, "Fan Ning's conditions do not meet the first try, so there is no need to entangle it anymore." ”

It is obvious that Fan Ning is not Fan Zhongyan's own grandson, and this article alone is enough to overturn Pei Qun's doubts.

Dong Wen smiled, "I agree with Zhang Shilang's opinion!" ”

Pei Qun's face was slightly red, and he stopped talking.

Zhang Xuan glared at Pei Qun fiercely when people were not paying attention, this idiot, how did he explain to him, and he actually used this useless excuse to make trouble, didn't this expose their intentions prematurely?

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