After coming out of the court, the examiners returned to their respective rooms and conveyed the instructions of the chief examiner Wei Chen to the examiners under them, so that they could follow Wei Chen's rules when marking the papers.

Wei Chen was very tired after a busy day, so he went back to his room to sleep, and then inspected the examination room the next day.

In the blink of an eye, on February 18, after the three examinations, the candidates left the examination room one after another, and their papers were collected by the examiner.

The original ink scroll is sent to the transcription office by the receiving officer, and the calligrapher transcribes it into a red scroll, and then reads and seals it by a special person.

At this time, in the public hall, the two examiners and the eighteen examiners of the current examination have gathered together, and at a glance, all the examiners have smiles on their faces.

During the examination, there was neither water nor rain in the Gongyuan, and all the candidates were safe and sound, and there were no injuries, which was very rare in the previous examinations.

Under this situation, the examiners gathered in the public hall naturally inevitably sang a few praises such as "Your Majesty is diligent in government and loves the people, and if you are thirsty for talent, you will be blessed by the emperor", and pat the new monarch's ass.

It's just that although they say so, everyone understands in their hearts that the reason why this examination can be so safe and smooth is that in addition to God's face, most of it is due to Wei Chen, the examiner of the examination.

Wei Chen had made all preparations in advance, considered all aspects very thoroughly, and gave repeated orders to the sergeants guarding the patrol, telling them to be vigilant at all times and pay attention to the candidates' conditions.

If it weren't for Wei Chen's meticulous and careful arrangement, I am afraid that it would be common for a few elderly and frail candidates to die in the examination room as in previous years.

The examiners also fought from the field back then, and compared with their own experience in the scientific examination that year, it is naturally not difficult to understand Wei Chen's concern and love for the candidates.

Because of this, the examiners had a sense of respect for Wei Chen, and even some people who originally relied on their qualifications to rely on the old and sell the old became more and more respectful in their words and deeds when facing Wei Chen.

This was a surprise for Wei Chen. The reason why he cares so much about the candidates, in addition to his conscience, is actually more because Wei Mingzhao died in the autumn examination room in the past.

Although Wei Chen and Wei Mingzhao have never met, in any case, Wei Mingzhao is Wei Chen's biological father in this life after all, Wei Chen has inherited a lot of his legacy, and Wei Chen has always been haunted by Wei Mingzhao's death.

Now that Wei Chen is the chief examiner of the examination, he naturally can't let the candidates repeat Wei Mingzhao's mistakes under his nose, so it can be regarded as comforting Wei Mingzhao's spirit in the sky.

In the public hall, I saw Wei Chen, who was sitting on the main case, closed his eyes slightly, and hung his head silently, and all the examiners below did not know why.

Only Sheng Changbai, who had a close relationship with Wei Chen, knew the hidden story, understood that Wei Chen must have touched the scene at this moment, and remembered Wei Mingzhao again.

Seeing Wei Chen, who was quiet and introverted on weekdays, with a melancholy look on his face at this time, Sheng Changbai couldn't help but be moved, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Xingyun is sincere and filial, and Uncle Wei Shi knows everything, so he should smile." ”

At this time, the last few batches of exam papers had been delivered, and Wei Chen finally withdrew from his melancholy mood and restored the prestige of the chief examiner, his bright eyes slowly swept over the examiners in the hall.

Seeing this, the examiners also put away the smiles on their faces, sat solemnly one by one, and waited for the examiner to speak.

Wei Chen nodded, and said loudly: "Everyone, let's start drawing lots." ”

Eighteen fellow examiners respectfully received the order, got up from their seats one after another, and under the auspices of Ding Siquan, the deputy chief examiner, they stepped forward to draw lots in turn, and then distributed the red rolls according to the lots drawn.

The list will be released at the end of February, and the time left for the examiners to mark the papers is not sufficient.

Therefore, as soon as the examiners got the papers, they didn't care about greetings, so they hurriedly returned to their respective rooms and began to race against time to mark the papers.

As for the two examiners and deputy examiners of the examination, they do not undertake the specific marking work, but only organize the marking and determine whether the papers recommended by the same examiner can be admitted.

According to the rules of previous years, after the third paper is read, the examiners of each room will put the three Zhu rolls together, and after weighing, select the main paper and the preparation paper and submit it, and then it will be the time when Wei Chen and Ding Siquan, the two main examiners, are busy.

However, the current examination is very different from the past.

After distributing the exam papers, Wei Chen made it clear to the examiners that he would never just look at the hundreds of exam papers that had been recommended, even if the examiners had screened out the papers, he would personally review them, so as not to make the pearl dusty.

As soon as this remark came out, the examiners were all surprised, but they were helpless.

The imperial examination has always had the saying that "go to stay in the same examination, and the superior is in the main examination", and Wei Chen's move can be said to be a disguised encroachment on the power of the same examiner.

However, in the final analysis, among the Gongyuan, the chief examiner is the largest, and the same examiner is set up to reduce the workload of the chief examiner.

Now Wei Chen, the chief examiner, has worked tirelessly and offered to do it himself, and the deputy examiner Ding Siquan is a voice worm, where can the examiners find any reason for opposition, they can only nod and say yes.

The matter was settled.

After receiving the papers, when they returned to their respective rooms, the faces of the examiners were very solemn.

After all, the great name of Weichen Liuyuan and the first is there, and now he has clearly proposed to read the papers in person, which makes the fellow examiners in charge of the marking work under great pressure.

It is rumored that Wei Chen has the ability to never forget and ten lines at a glance, and with his ability, even if the marking time is very tight, it should not be difficult to read all the thousands of exam papers.

In case Wei Chen's fiery eyes really found the pearl of the sea from the falling paper, the same examiner who sifted out this exam paper before would be embarrassed.

Not only that, if Wei Chen had the heart to investigate, the same examiner would also be charged with dereliction of duty and ineffective work, and the matter would be even more troublesome.

Therefore, when the examiners marked the papers, they all played with the spirit of 12 points.

Even for the marking officers under them, they repeatedly told them to read the papers according to the rules set by Wei Chen, and strive to select candidates with real talents and learning, and they must not be negligent, so as not to make mistakes and affect themselves when the time comes.

For a while, under the supervision and drive of Wei Chen, the chief examiner, the court was like a great enemy from top to bottom, and the examiners worked all night to mark and revise the papers, and they did not dare to relax for a moment, and the atmosphere was even more tense and solemn than when the candidates took the exam a few days ago.