to the court

At this time, there were lanterns, the examiners of the eighteenth room, and the scribes sent by the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Palace, and the clerks who sealed, received, supplied, read, and transcribed, and there were always 200 people standing on the side of the hall, all silent, nervous and solemn.

An elderly eunuch, at this time, with a bland expression with a guard with a knife, came in quietly, although he did not make a sound, the sense of presence was very strong, and some examiners did not hold back, took a look, but was immediately discovered by the guards, swept coldly, and let the examiner avoid the past.

Listening to the chant of "Entering the Incense Oath", the three chief examiners led the eighteen examiners to line up in the copper basin to wash their hands, and bowed three times and nine bows to the dragon card of "Long Live Long Live Long Live" and the tablet of "Dacheng Holy Ancestor", and swore to the incense alliance: "We will be impartial for the country's society, not favoritism, no invitation, no bribery - if you have this heart, the gods will die together"

This is an immutable rule for hundreds of years, everyone is familiar with it, but everyone is serious, without it, there are really ghosts and gods in this world.

After the oath was completed, the candidates' papers were continuously transported by high-grade scribes.

When all the papers were placed in the spacious hall one by one, these twenty-one people sat solemnly, and the candidates who participated in the examination were fish and dragons, and their fate was basically decided in the hands of these people.

The two doors were closed, waiting for the examiner to speak, and the examiner Zhong Fanzhi nodded slightly, swept his eyes, and said in a deep voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although it is a cliché, I still want to say that the emperor attaches great importance to this imperial examination, and the person sent is Zhao Gonggong, I believe everyone knows him. ”

The scribes didn't dare to move a little, and everyone looked at the head, who came, the three chief and deputy examiners, and the eighteenth room examiner, none of whom they didn't know.

Zhao Gonggong, the head eunuch who has some face in front of the emperor.

He came over, and this was obviously the patrol overseer.

Although the emperor also attached great importance to the previous examinations, this time even Gonggong Zhao was sent to lead the guards to inspect and supervise, which obviously paid more attention than usual.

How can they not be more careful?

"Yili everyone is a grandmaster, I won't say more, I just want to say one thing - you are fortunate to be an examiner, no matter who you order, when I see you in the future, you will have to give the gift of a half-master. ”

"Therefore, if you want to concede personal fraud, is it worth it? Not only will your personal fame and wealth be wasted, but your family will also be harmed. ”

"The marking has not yet begun, think of your wife and son. ”

After the examiner finished speaking, he turned to Zhao's father-in-law: "Does father-in-law have something to say?"

Gonggong Zhao restrained his surprise and said, "Lord Zhong has said this thoroughly, our family has actually been wondering, why did some examiners cheat?"

Zhao Gonggong's words resounded in the hall, with the slightest sound of gold and stone, everyone looked at each other, and listened again: "Although there are rules in the imperial court, the chief examiner only takes one term, and there is no reason to be re-elected." ”

"But even if there are 300 scholars, they will all be court officials in the future, and you all have to salute when you see you, how many benefits are there, I don't need to say more, why do some people still think of cheating for some silver?"

The eunuch was surprised, and he really couldn't figure it out.

Yes, Da Zheng hates teachers and students forming a party, and it is impossible for the students to be disobedient to the teacher's orders for life, but the teacher-student relationship is always unavoidable.

I've already gotten the biggest benefit, and I still want some silver?

The deputy chief examiner, Gai Jingsheng, listened to his jaw, shook his head solemnly, and said solemnly: "So how dare I live up to the high expectations of the saints? I must be cautious and select real talents for the country!"

Zhao Gonggong laughed when he heard this: "Okay, let's wait to see the real talent you selected!"

As he spoke, he withdrew, and saw the chief examiner Zhong Fanzhi's deep voice: "Let's read the papers!"

Of the three thousand five hundred volumes, three hundred of them must be chosen, and this is the choice of the tribute.

According to the rules of the Da Zheng Hui Examination, more than half of the three chief examiners and the eighteen-room examiners passed the circle, and no one thought that it was impossible, so they passed the preliminary examination.

The candidates for these papers are Gongshi, and if there is no accident, they can at least get the name of a third-class Tongjinshi in the palace examination.

And if all the twenty-one examiners pass, this is the next round to compete for the yuan, so that there are often only twenty or thirty copies of each paper.

But this year, it seems to be a little more than usual.

"Wonderful, wonderful!" Ben had been dazzled by the unanimous vote of the previous several papers, and a room examiner was surprised and clapped his hands.

His reaction immediately attracted the attention of other examiners.

Today is different from the past, with the head eunuch present to supervise, you can't help but lose your temper, how good is this volume?

An examiner then took the paper, and after only reading a few lines, it was difficult to suppress his appreciation, and when he finished reading it, he actually praised it.

"Pure liberal arts without the slightest fireworks, I didn't expect to encounter such an article in the exam, I'm ashamed, ashamed!"

The three chief and deputy examiners were all attracted and came to see the paper.

"This ......" Although Zhong Fanzhi has read the content and feels that it is almost impeccable, even such a person who has been immersed in Wenhai for many years is difficult to change a word, but he also feels that the content written by the candidates is quite excessive, and it is not wrong to talk about anything, but it is too much.

Zhong Fanzhi hesitated for a moment and asked the deputy examiner Zhang Xiu: "What do you think?"

Zhang Xiu frowned: "This article is full of talent, but the sharpness is too heavy, it seems that he is a young man, and he is afraid of the wrath of heaven in the future, if not, I am afraid it will be a good appearance." ”

Gai Jingsheng also commented: "That's true, when you read his articles, you always feel that the edge is too exposed, this is the reason why you are too talented, you have to frustrate your temperament......"

As he spoke, the three of them looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

And a few examiners have already circled this paper.

Someone tried to see whose article it was, but since it was all copied and delivered, it was impossible to tell who it was from the handwriting.

Among the eighteen room examiners, there are also people from the three kings, but because of this examination, the three kings have not given the necessary tasks, and the few people in them do not necessarily have to find out the so-called Su Zi's nationality.

"The prince just said, let it be, you can find Su Ziji's scroll, and depending on the situation, it can make it miss. ”

"If you can't find it, you don't have to worry about it. ”

"This volume is so good, it is really Su Zi's nationality, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make it not hit, it is better to pretend to be deaf and dumb, just do not know. ”

I have to say that the warning just now still has some effect.

Seeing that everyone's faces were different, but none of them objected, the examiner Zhong Fanzhi also secretly thought: "I have different opinions from everyone, I am a love talent, but this article is really good, if I block it, I am afraid that I will end up with a notoriety of jealousy and jealousy, just agree, why don't I also push the boat? It's just this article, or is the talent too exposed!"

"But even Your Majesty, you won't just ignore your talent because of your heartfelt words. ”

Thinking of this, Zhong Fanzhi also picked up the pen and drew a circle on the scroll, and couldn't help sighing: "I don't know if I promoted him or harmed him." ”

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