Thousands of candidates slowly moved forward in the corridor between the dragon gate and the instrument gate, and after passing the extremely strict search, they gradually merged into the examination room.

After entering the examination room, the candidates followed the guidelines to find their respective houses, cleaned the rooms first, and then placed their clothes, charcoal basins and other things, and looked at the sky, it was almost noon.

The candidates took out some food from the test box and basket they brought and padd their stomachs, and after a while, they heard the sound of cloud boards, and the scribes began to distribute test papers along the examination alleys one by one.

At this point, the first year of the Great Zhou Dynasty public security Enke examination officially began.

Wei Chen and all the examiners also came down from Mingyuan Tower, and the group of people was mighty, patrolling and supervising in the examination room

Seeing the serious appearance of the candidates answering the questions, Wei Chen and the examiners all nodded slightly, and Wei Chen couldn't help but feel a little emotional, thinking that back then, he himself was one of them!

Wei Chen also came from the candidates, so he can naturally understand how difficult it is for these candidates to get to this point.

Five years have passed in a blink of an eye, and now Wei Chen has changed from a candidate for the general examination to the chief examiner, holding the power in his hands that makes the government and the opposition rush to the top, and also bears a heavy responsibility.

Only by upholding the public heart and taking justice for the imperial court can we live up to the expectations of the world's scholars for themselves, and not make the candidates' hard work for many years of hard work in vain.

The examination lasted for nine days and six nights, and the first test alone took three full days, of course, the examiners could not keep walking around the examination room, turning around, seeing that there was nothing to do in the examination room, Wei Chen and the examiners returned to the public hall to rest.

The chief examiner Wei Chen and the deputy chief examiner Ding Siquan went to the hall to discuss the matter of the Hengwen test this time, and the remaining eighteen fellow examiners sat idle in the hall.

These same examiners, except for two or three exceptions, are basically the top ten Jinshi in the previous subject or the first few subjects, of which there are many tripod armor.

For example, Li Zuochang is the leader of Tianyou for six years, and Chen Shao is the champion of Tianyou for nine years.

The two examiners were all gone, and the atmosphere in the public hall was suddenly a lot more relaxed, and more than a dozen old-timers in the field sat together boredly, with nothing to do except gossip.

"I don't know who will be the champion of today's department?"

Chen Shao asked with a smile, and only he, the champion of the previous subject, could talk about the ownership of the champion of the current subject in this kind of senior tone.

"Chen Xiushu, it's still very early before the palace exam, you don't have to worry about someone taking your Sanyuanlang title, let's guess who will try first."

It was Yushi Gong Tan who spoke, the leader of Tianyou's three years, his words sounded a little-for-tat with Chen Shao, but in fact, it was also a joke, and all the examiners were interested in discussing it when they heard it.

Zhu Yuan said: "Kaifeng Wang Ang, outstanding in learning, is famous in the country, and there should be a place for him in the battle of the Yuan. ”

Another examiner from Hanlin said: "Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoxiang, this person has long been famous, and in the several literary meetings he participated in in Beijing, he also overwhelmed the crowd and became famous in Beijing. Li thought that this person was none other than this person. ”

"Jinan Song Zhun, his literary knowledge is too ordinary, it should be possible."

"There is also Jiujiang Huo Changyan, his article is not bad......"

"Xiangyang Wang Shize ......"

"Taiyuan Zhang Jiucheng ......"

Among the 3,000 people gathered in Bianjing, most of the people who can spread their names are not simple characters.

Wang Ang, Zhang Xiaoxiang, Song Zhun, Wang Shize and others mentioned by the same examiners all have the possibility of impacting Huiyuan in terms of talent and learning. All the same examiners felt that the current section should be among these people.

At this moment, someone suddenly mentioned a name coldly: "What about Jiangning Lu Siheng?" ”

Hearing this name, all the examiners stopped talking, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

The reason is also very simple, because this Lu Siheng is not only a native of Jiangning, but also a member of the Jingxi Society founded by Wei Chen.

These candidates who are involved in the main examination of Wei Chen, and the examiners naturally dare not speak out on the premise of not knowing Wei Chen's intentions.

To be honest, in the hearts of fellow examiners, although Lu Siheng's talent is the best among the candidates, it is not as good as the people mentioned earlier, and it cannot reach the level of competing for the yuan.

It's just that now Jingxi Society has produced two champions one after another, and one is six yuan and the first, and the other is three yuan and the first, and the momentum is booming.

Before the entrance examination, there was already public opinion in the outside world, saying that Lu Siheng was also running for the top prize in the current department, and he wanted to earn another champion for Jingxi Society, and come to a club and three champions.

When Wei Chen was confirmed to be the chief examiner of the examination, this argument was even more noisy.

The examiners were locked in the Gongyuan for half a month, and they couldn't hear the rumors from the outside world, but similar worries were inevitable.

Although Wei Chen, as the chief examiner of the examination, needs to be avoided when it comes to Lu Siheng, but with Wei Chen's influence among the examiners, Ding Siquan, the deputy chief examiner, is an unassertive person, as long as Wei Chen wants to, there is always a way to push Lu Siheng to the position of Huiyuan.

As soon as he thought of this, the eyes of everyone in the hall gradually focused on Sheng Changbai and Chen Shao.

Sheng Changbai is the vice president of Jingxi Society, and Chen Shao is also from Jingxi Society, and one of them is Wei Chen's best friend, and the other is Wei Chen's personal disciple, and he has known Wei Chen for many years, and the same examiners hope to see Wei Chen's attitude towards Lu Siheng from their words.

Sheng Changbai and Chen Shao have been friends with Wei Chen for many years, so they naturally know that Wei Chen is dedicated to the public and is by no means a person who uses power for personal gain.

was about to open his mouth to defend Wei Chen, but he heard a majestic and clear voice from behind the hall.

"For the sake of the country's society, do not worry about personal feelings, do not accept invitations, do not accept bribes, have a negative heart, and the gods will die.

This is an oath made by the official and you in front of the Holy Teacher, and the official will always be committed to it and will not waver in its practice, and I ask you to rest assured. ”

As the words fell, Wei Chen and Ding Siquan stepped out of the hall, their eyes calmly and firmly sweeping over the faces of the fellow examiners.

Hearing this, the examiner who was still questioning Wei Chen in his heart couldn't help but have a fever on his face, and hurriedly got up with his colleagues around him and saluted Wei Chen: "President." ”

Wei Chen nodded slightly, and then as if nothing had happened, he turned to talk about the rules of Hengwen that he had just discussed with Ding Siquan in the back.

Such a calm and unhurried attitude made many fellow examiners secretly feel broken.

I only heard Wei Chen's words: "This official has read all the recent Cheng Wen, but Jue Shizi has resigned with his talent, and the wind of the article is more ......and more popular, which not only leads to the deterioration of the literary style, but also greatly disadvantage the selection of scholars in the imperial court......

Because of this, the official learned from the pain, to change the previous years will try the rules of Hengwen, Hengwen in addition to the upright and elegant, but also to the world to apply the essentials, the article must have something to say, screen out the long and superficial habits, with the true text, to achieve the truth! ”

Hearing this, the examiners couldn't help but show surprise on their faces.

The four words "halal and elegant" are the Hengwen standards that have been adhered to in all township examinations and general examinations since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

But Wei Chen added the words "practical to the world" after "halal and elegant", which means that Wei Chen relies on his own personality preferences to change the rules of the Heng Wen.

I have long heard that when Wei Chen served as a teacher in the Hanlin Academy, he has always emphasized the four words "applied to the world".

However, Wei Chen's current identity is the chief examiner, and the rules for deciding on the Hengwen will be examined, which is where his power as the chief examiner lies, and only the deputy examiner can slightly compete with him.

Thinking of this, the same examiners looked at the deputy chief examiner Ding Siquan on the side.

Ding Siquan said in a deep voice: "What the president means is what the official means. ”

Seeing that the caliber of the main examiner and the deputy examiner were the same, it was obviously discussed a long time ago, and the rest of the examiners also nodded yes at the moment.

The rules of the trial balance are thus set.