Chapter 36: First in the Judgment
At night, Dongping Academy is still brightly lit, but the excitement of the past is gone, and no one walks in the huge venue, and even the watch is not visible.
This is also something that can't be helped, as the holding point of this scientific examination, after the end of the literary examination, the examiners will naturally review the test papers here, and the idle people, etc., how dare they be disturbed?
At this time, in the spacious marking room, a group of examiners gathered together and discussed a test paper.
In all fairness, the candidate's knowledge is quite good, with almost full marks in the history and poetry volumes, and the poetry and poetry volumes also perform well, but the current affairs are ......
His grandmother's, this kid dared to criticize the government and politics in the test paper, insulting the courtiers, and his words were very fierce!
If it was an ordinary person who was scolded, it would be fine, but this kid scolded Yang Ziqin in the Chinese book......
You must know that Daluo's official system is quite similar to the ancient Chinese system of three provinces and six ministries, although it is not exactly the same, but it is also very different.
Zhongshu Order...... That's already the equivalent of the prime minister!
Not to mention, Yang Xiang has served for many years, the power is leaning towards the government and the opposition, and there are many party henchmen, you are just a candidate, and the hair has not grown, and you dare to comment on what he has done, it is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers!
"Lord Hong, look at ......" Several examiners set their eyes on the main exam.
"Well, let me think about it again. Lord Hong tapped lightly on the tabletop, looked through the window, and flew into the sky.
In recent years, His Majesty has been deaf, ignoring the government and politics, and being obscene day and night. Under the banner of sharing worries for His Majesty, Yang Xiang openly controlled the government and cultivated party henchmen.
Lord Hong, as the leader and the first in Shun'an in the past six or three years, is upright and full of talent, of course, he refuses to be in the same league with this gang of traitors, so he was sent to the Qingshui Yamen of the Ministry of Rites early, and he took a job and wasted his time.
If it weren't for the appreciation of Lord Shilang, how could he have come out to be an examiner until now?
Lord Hong hates, hates traitorous ministers in power, and brings disaster to the country and the people!
But he also understands that in order to change this situation, it is not enough to rely on the efforts of a single person, and it is necessary for people of insight in the world to speak out enthusiastically and deafly, so as to give a blow to those people who tend to be inflammatory!
Right now, a person of insight is in front of him, and it depends on whether he dares to support him.
After thinking about it, Lord Hong still decided: give young people a chance.
In this world, there are many talented and learned people, but there are not many people who dare to tell the truth.
Having made up his mind, Lord Hong's body turned around, and just as he wanted to speak, someone suddenly stood up in the left corner of the cold and shouted: "Okay! This son is really a genius! Everyone, I found him!~"
"What?" the examiners hurriedly gathered when they heard this.
Lord Hong frowned, and his curiosity was aroused.
"Look, everybody. The examiner pointed to a paper and said with a smile: "When is the bright moon, this song "When is the Bright Moon" is still hanging in the sky, you won't forget it so soon, right?"
"It turned out to be him. The examiners suddenly realized.
"I just read his test papers, and I won't mention the poems, and the two volumes of classics and history and current affairs are also very good, and in my opinion, this volume can be given full marks. β
"Is there such a god?" Lord Hong was a little unconvinced, stepped forward and picked up the test paper, and read it carefully.
After a while, the corners of his mouth slowly raised, and he didn't speak, but directly passed the test paper to another examiner next to him and asked him to take a look.
The examiner didn't look at it for long, and then he sighed: "Okay! The handwriting is straight, with muscles and bones, faintly self-contained, just this level of calligraphy, I am willing to give him a 'first-class'." β
"Really?" a hand immediately stretched out next to him and snatched the test paper for everyone to read together.
After a while, the applause began one after another.
"Wonderful! Sure enough, it is through the back of the paper, the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, this word is really good!"
"Yes, there are no deletions, no mistakes and omissions, no smears, flowing water, all in one go, it's really rare!"
"There is also this painting on the back, which is vividly painted and lifelike, which shows that the skill is good. β
"Don't patronize the calligraphy and painting, to see the content, I think this son is neat and neat, the writing is smooth, especially the volume of current affairs, the first two years of the Eastern Crusade have made a detailed analysis, and put forward novel insights, although some of the imagination, but not all of them are rootless, the whole article seems to be brilliant, the words are brilliant. β
"Yes!" another person agreed, "This son is first-class in terms of writing, calligraphy and painting, opinions, and courage, and in my opinion, he should be rated first in this year." β
"Be the first in the evaluation!" the rest of the people seconded.
Lord Hong remained silent, and his thoughts had already drifted into the distance.
When everyone looked at it, it was not good to say more, after all, he was the chief examiner, how to judge him, and the rest only had the right to suggest, not the right to decide.
And what Lord Hong is thinking at this time is actually a deeper level......
In this year's scientific examination, two talented people emerged in one fell swoop, and one has quite an opinion on government affairs, and the other has a lot of ideas on military affairs.
Although they are still unknown, as long as they are given the opportunity to display their talents, they will definitely be the pillars of the country in the future!
It's a pity that this world is too dark, and such young talents, with their heads and horns, will inevitably attract jealousy and suppression, just like a wood show in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, from ancient times to the present.
At this time, it is necessary for strong elders to stand up and shelter them from the wind and rain until they grow up to be independent and serve the country and benefit the people.
Although Maxima is good, it also needs Bole's insight.
Thinking of this, Lord Hong suddenly said: "Undergraduate candidate Yi Chen, young and erudite, calligraphy and painting, intensive study of Fu Dao, quite innovative, has amazing literary talents, and the determination to follow Rong, can govern the country with literature, and can be the first in this literary examination!"
When the rest of the people heard this, they all showed joy: "Good!"
Lord Hong said: "Undergraduate candidate Yuan Bo, full of poetry and books, courageous and knowledgeable, arrogant literati, upright, has the idea of governing the country, and has the courage to speak out, it is very rare, and he should be evaluated as the second in this literary examination!"
The examiners have no objection to this.
Only one person was worried, and while everyone was retreating, he quietly came to Lord Hong's side, lowered his voice and said, "My lord, don't forget that Ye Junshou once said hello, he has a nephew named ......"
"You mean, that Ruan Tongjin from the local Dongping Academy?"
"Exactly. β
"Mo Ti, I've read his papers, it's not easy to have such talent at this age, how can the other two boys be even more amazing, if you want to blame, you can only blame him for being born at the wrong time. β
"Yes......"
"In this literary exam, he can only be ranked third, don't panic, I will explain this matter to Lord Ye in person. β
"Thank you, Lord Hong, the official will retire. β
......
Early the next morning, Yi Chen came to the examination room early.
Chaoyan and Qingyun, the two little tails, also followed, chattering along the way, making his brain hurt, until he handed in the number plate and entered the examination room, it was not until he calmed down.
This morning's test is a Fu test, this is Yi Chen's strength, and he has to win anything!
The boring thing is: Yuan Bo is not there, Ye Zichang is not there, Leng Sen is not there, Shi Chong is not there, and the only one who can be regarded as a familiar face is Ruan Tongjin.
It seems that most of people's talents are limited, even geniuses like Yuan Bo and Leng Sen can only specialize in one field, and they are unable to step into other fields.
As for Nguyen Thong Jin...... This guy can do it, he has a double cultivation of runes, and his level is not low, he is really a leader among the younger generation!
Looking at his cold face and the expression that was very pretending, Yi Chen couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth.
Sun Zei, you are quite capable, but you are unlucky to meet me, this first, I have it!
Half an hour later, the rune test officially began!
The first assessment is the basic technique, and the main test is the power of the book, as well as the use of symbolic power.
There is nothing to say about this, every rune master has just come into contact with the rune, and he must start from the basic technique practice, and he must not stop every day, even if he cultivates to a high level in the future, he must practice diligently to consolidate the foundation.
The people who can come here to take the exam are all masters from all over the township, and they are naturally extremely proficient in basic skills.
Yi Chen is no exception, his "Chinese calligraphy" is unique, and the local calligraphy of this world is very different, this time, is to shock the world, and now is the first step!
With the examiner's order, all the candidates dipped themselves in the ink, and splashed ink on the paper with their pens.
Yi Chen swept it slightly with the eye of the spirit rhino and found that everyone had chosen those difficult spell words, such as the sixteen characters of Mixed Yuan, the thirty-six characters of Tiangang, and the seventy-two characters of Earth Evil......
There was even an old man who seriously wrote the "Huanyu Zhou Tianshu Calligraphy" thereβmy God, that thing is 360 words! When he finishes writing, I'm afraid this assessment will be over......
Amitabha, good, good, donor, wake up early......
Yi Chen gave the man one last sympathetic look, lowered his head and began to write his own.
He didn't bother to be serious with these fools, what thirty-six, seventy-two, it was just funny! If whoever writes more in a unit of time can win, then it can still be called a fu test?
After a little thought, Yi Chen took the dragon and snake and wrote five big "fire" words on the paper.
At first glance, this answer sheet is too sloppy, and everyone has worked hard to write a complete script, but he is good, and the whole article is just one word......
However, if you look closely, it is not so simple.
These five words, although they are all "fire", but the font is completely different, respectively: seal, li, Kai, line, grass.
As we all know, if the same symbol is written in different fonts, the final effect is very poor!
This difference does not refer to the difference between strength and weakness, but to the different forms of expression, which ultimately leads to very different methods of application.
Take the simplest flame talisman as an example, the seal is subordinate to the grass, each of which can cause a unique killing effect, and there are many doorways!~