Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 517
Su Chen was not the first to hand in the paper, and he chose to hand in the paper only after someone else handed in the paper.

This is not so prominent, but Su Chen's reputation is unknown here, so the examiners and inspectors, etc., passed by him more than once, wishing to see what he wrote with their own eyes.

But Su Chen covered it up, so as not to spread it indiscriminately.

The test papers are sealed in a vague name, then handed in, and bound together in a mixed manner.

According to historical records, the ancient imperial examination seal system officially started in the Song Dynasty.According to "Song History Election", during the Chunhua period of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, in order to "remove the evil of private examination by officials", he adopted the suggestion of Chen Jing, the supervisor, and implemented the method of "massing names for examinations". The examinee's name, place of origin, and the decision to admit the paper will be opened and sealed.

The specific method is to paste the name on the test paper, which is called "Mi Feng".The method is that after the test papers are handed in, the officials will fold the papers first, seal the names of the candidates, and number them in red.Then the test paper is transcribed with a red pen by the transcriptionist, called "Zhu Juan", and sent to the examiner for review.

When the rankings are released, press the red number of the "Zhu Juan" to retrieve the "Black Juan" and unpack it, see the real papers of the candidates, and finally roll their names and write the rankings.

Southern Tang's method is not so troublesome, but it also knows to cover these names uniformly first, so as to prevent the judges from using the names of people to cheat for personal gain.In terms of re-transcribing, there is no requirement, so the test paper is still the examinee's own font.

Su Chen walked out of the examination room, and heaved a sigh of relief. He used the peak works of Su Shi, the great writer, for his seven-character quatrains, long and short words, and prose, so there was no reason why he should not be the champion.

If it was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it's hard to say, maybe more attention was paid to form, etc., but in the Southern Tang Dynasty, when the emperors were all Ci emperors, literariness became more and more important.

The literary environment of the Southern Tang Dynasty, on the contrary, was more suitable for Su Shi's works, which won the crown.

This time Su Chen had the experience of getting started. When he left the tribute courtyard, he wore his long hair in front of him, covered his face with one hand, followed the crowd, and walked out in a low-key manner.

On the way, many scholars of the imperial examination were talking about the difficulty of the test questions.

"The three questions for Chunwei this year are not difficult. Fortunately, I have written seven-character quatrains about mountain climbing before, so I just missed the questions."

"Brother Wang, good luck!"

"After I wrote the story of Yueyang Tower, I felt it, and I also imitated and wrote the story of Furong Tower. This time I just used it."

"I have also written a few long and short poems about nostalgia and chanting ambitions, which saves time!"

A young man in blue sighed: "In short, this year's exam questions are relatively easy and relatively empty. There are not many restrictions, but there are no standard answers. It depends on who writes articles and poems well, and writes a famous article through the ages."

"Brother Xu mentioned this, why do I have a bad feeling, wouldn't Jiangzuo Sulang take advantage of it even more?"

Zhou Caizi exclaimed: "If he writes another article comparable to "Yueyang Tower", he must be the number one scholar!"

Liu Shusheng shook his head hesitantly and said: "The chances of this should not be high. After all, many great writers spend their lives in poverty, and there are only one or two famous articles. For example, Wang Bo, the Four Great Masters of the early Tang Dynasty, has a "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" that can be passed down through the ages. However, He just wrote such a famous work, and there is no second one."

Su Chen was caught in the crowd, listening to the candidates discussing whether he could perform well, he secretly smiled in his heart: Brother is very stable!

After leaving the tribute courtyard, he walked to the position of the carriage, pedaled quickly, and met Peng Qingqing, Yang Linger, and Zhou Jiamin.

"How did Brother Su Chen do in the exam?"

"Yes, Su Chen, tell me quickly, how did you do in the exam, can you win the first prize?" Peng Qingqing was most worried, because she spent a lot of money betting on him to be the first prize.

"It's not a big problem, let's go!" Su Chen smiled and leaned against the carriage.

Jing Yun drove, the carriage left the gate of the Gongyuan, and returned to the residence.

That night, Su Chen cooked a sumptuous dinner in the mansion, which was regarded as a relaxation after the imperial examination, and waited for the day when the examination would be released.

After Chunwei, the busiest people belonged to the officials of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites who judged the papers.

The imperial court allocated a lot of manpower to judge the papers, trying to release the results as soon as possible.

"Master Song, have you read the famous chapter?"

"Not yet, they are all ordinary goods."

"I don't have this either, the article is mediocre, it doesn't look like Su Yixuan's article!"

On the second day, Han Xizai personally brought some officials to sit in the town, waiting for Su Chen's article to be discovered.

On the sixth day, an official exclaimed: "Good poem, good words, good article!"

"What good poem?"

"Haha, if you look at it horizontally, it looks like mountains and peaks, and the distance and height are different. I don't know the true face of Lushan Mountain, but I just live in this mountain. What I wrote about is Lushan Mountain, it's really amazing."

"What is the word?"

"Nian Nujiao-Chibi nostalgia, haha, the great river goes east, the waves wash away, a romantic person through the ages"

Whoa!
Many of the judges rushed over frantically, their pens and ink falling to the ground.

These actions caught the attention of the inspectors, who immediately reported it to Han Xizai.

"Step aside!"

Han Xizai brought someone over to check it out in person. He was eager for talent and was worried that someone would deliberately mess it up. After discovering Su Chen's paper, he replaced it.

"Han Shilang is here!"

"Han Shilang!"

Most of the small officials who judged the papers were of the seventh or eighth grade, and they all bowed to salute.

Han Xizai nodded, took Su Chen's test paper, and couldn't wait to read it again.

After watching it, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Three poems and articles are actually famous!

This year's No. [-] pick is stable!
Although Han Xizai didn't read the names under the blurred names, he recognized the font and understood that besides Su Yixuan, there would be no other person who could write such poems and articles.

"Everyone has read this test paper. No matter who the examinee is, they are all first-class talents. They can be promoted to the first-class according to the normal process. Do you have any opinions? Whether you will be the No. Let the officials personally look at it, and then hand-pick the top ranking."

Han Xizai stroked his beard and made a final decision.

The general judging process is divided into three steps.First of all, for the papers that the reviewers like after the first reading, write a word "pass", which means pass, and submit them to the deputy chief examiner. This type of test paper is called "recommendation paper".After the deputy examiner reviews, if he is also satisfied, he will approve the word "take", which means that he can be admitted.

The paper that has been approved with the word "take" will be sent to the examiner. If the examiner is also satisfied, the word "middle" will be approved on the test paper.The fate of the candidates was thus decided, and they entered the top three.

As for the top three in Yijia, the emperor will choose from them and bestow them personally.

"No problem, Mr. Han has a discerning eye and is absolutely fair!"

"This kind of article should have entered the first class!"

"Maybe it's Jiangzuo Sulang's exam paper. It's luck to participate."

Han Xizai smiled slightly as he listened to the comments of the examiners, he didn't say much, his city is very deep, he would not say that this is Su Chen's test paper on the spot, but from a fair point of view, he didn't mention whether it was Su Chen or not. .

He stated on the spot that no matter who the examinee is in this test paper, there are enough reasons to be selected, and he will not lose ground or talk, and will not cause trouble for Su Chen.

(End of this chapter)