Monument Yangmen

Chapter 114 The old man is the examiner

After staying in the tribute courtyard for three days, Yang Yansi left the tribute courtyard and bumped into Princess Qingyu who had been waiting for him outside the tribute courtyard.

Princess Qingyu is also a believer, and she said that if she waits for three days, she will wait for three days.

This shows how much she loves Yang Yansi.

Yang Yansi's performance was a bit puzzled, and he didn't care about etiquette, he plunged into Princess Qingyu's comfortable frame, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep.

During the three days of scientific examination in the Gongyuan, Yang Yansi did not have a good night's sleep. Every night, the sound of snoring like a magic sound was always around his ears, which made him unable to fall asleep all the time.

Yang Yansi got into the frame and fell asleep, which frightened the female officer who served Princess Qingyu.

The female official wanted to wake up Yang Yansi, but was blocked by Princess Qingyu.

"Princess, you let a man lie on your car frame. If this gets out, your reputation will be over."

Princess Qingyu smiled, and took a soft blanket to cover Yang Yansi.

"Your princess, I will recognize him in this life. If there is any gossip, I will marry him directly."

The female officer said with a bitter face, "Princess, your marriage is not up to you to decide."

Princess Qingyu was a little annoyed when she heard the female officer's words, "I can't control that much, if my father forces me to marry someone else, I will become a nun..."

"Let's not talk about this, you go get some warm water, I will help Qilang wipe his face, after staying in the Gongyuan for three days, his pretty face looks like a painted face cat."

The female officer brought warm water, Princess Qingyu rolled up her sleeves, and carefully wiped every inch of Yang Yansi's face with a handkerchief.

Looking at Princess Qingyu's gentle gaze, the female official knew that she was already in love.

When Yang Yansi was sleeping in the frame of Princess Qingyu's carriage, the officials in the tribute courtyard who closed the door to mark the papers became a noisy mess.

The reason is also simple, there are too many talents in this subject, and the number of admissions approved by the imperial court is limited, so everyone is strongly recommending the test papers they are optimistic about.

The chief examiner, Xue Juzheng, is an old man, and he can tell at a glance what the purpose of the quarrel behind these people is...

These small officials seem to be selecting talents for the court, but they are actually fighting for their own interests.

Xue Juzheng was sure that among the testimonials recommended by these small officials, there must be relatives, disciples, old children, or simply some people who directly took money to do things.

Xue Juzheng has presided over the scientific examination for seven or eight years, and these small tricks are all leftovers from him.

Therefore, he didn't bother to care about or ask about the quarrels of these petty officials.

In the imperial examinations in the early Song Dynasty, there was no copying link.

So it's easy to get tricky.

For example, agree on a word or a sentence in advance, and then write it out on the paper.

Then, the examiner who took your money will help you fight for an admission spot.

Another example is Yang Yansi's thin gold script, which is unique and no one can imitate.

Wang Qin could easily find Yang Yansi's paper from thousands of papers.

Such a big loophole, everyone knew it in their hearts, but no one said it.

Whoever speaks out will destroy a large number of people's financial resources.

So, in the early Song Dynasty, it was really easy to cheat in exams.

Of course, the examiners didn't dare to blatantly turn all the students who passed the exam into related households.

After all, after the provincial examination, there will be a palace examination. Once the students they admit show their ignorant and uneducated side in the Golden Palace.

These reviewers will follow suit.

Therefore, the examiners will allocate a certain number of places in their meeting, leaving a certain number of places for those who have real skills.

And the rankings of these people left behind are relatively high.

In other words, there will be thousands of people vying for the spots left by the examiners, and the competition is fierce.

The examiners were arguing, and Zhang Qixian, the deputy examiner sent by the Ministry of Rites, was persuading and balancing the interests of all parties.

Gradually, under Zhang Qixian's persuasion, the quarrel became quieter.

In the end, only two people were left arguing, one was Wang Qin, the chief examiner of the provincial exam, and the other was Zhao Ren'an, an official from the Ministry of Rites.

Zhao Ren'an was young, but he had a good temper. He pointed at Wang Qin's nose and cursed.

"The National Ethics and Talents Ceremony, but you use it to vent your personal anger and hide the examinee's papers. Despicable and shameless, the behavior of a villain."

In terms of grades, Zhao Ren'an was four grades lower than Wang Qin, but he was not afraid at all, and the ears of the other examiners who were yelling loudly were buzzing.

Naturally, Wang Qin couldn't stand being insulted by a subordinate official.

"Zhao Ren'an, I dismissed Yang Yansi's test paper because he was not educated enough and failed to pass the test. As the assistant examiner for this year, I have the right to do so."

Zhao Ren'an snorted coldly, "When you exercise your power, the lower officials will not interfere. But the lower officials also have the right to review the test papers. Why do you block it? Isn't it a guilty conscience?"

"Yang Yansi's test paper belongs to the official for review, and I have the right not to let you see it. I know that you are Shen Lun's student, and I want to stand up for my junior. However, you also have to weigh your own ability. The official It's the assistant examiner, you're just a grader!"

Zhao Ren'an scolded, "Shameless..."

Zhao Ren'an wanted to help Yang Yansi, but was suppressed by Wang Qin with his authority. He had no choice but to curse.

More than a dozen examiners selected more than 300 papers and went to Xue Juzheng.

"Xue Xianggong, Xiaguan and others selected a total of 310 six papers, all of which are here, please have a look."

Xue Juzheng opened his eyes, started from the papers and looked forward.

The ones in the back are all related households, so he didn't bother to look at them.

After carefully reviewing the first fifty papers, the expression on Xue Juzheng's face was wonderful.

After checking only six papers, he found two good articles.

After checking all fifty copies, Xue Juzheng laughed loudly, "Many talents have emerged in this scientific examination! I am very relieved to be able to obtain such rewards in recruiting scholars for the country."

Xue Juzheng moved forward some of the papers that he thought were better and ranked lower.

After moving the paper, Xue Juzheng squinted his eyes slightly, "Just now you seemed to be arguing about Yang Yansi's paper. This made me a little interested, and I really want to know what this young prodigy who is famous in Bianjing can do article."

"Reporting to Mr. Xue, Yang Yansi's article is mediocre and has nothing to recommend it. This volume has already been dismissed by the officials. You should stop reading it when you are old, so as not to spoil your eyes." Wang Qin flattered.

Xue Juzheng smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, the old man just took a look..."

Wang Qin didn't understand what kind of medicine Xue Juzheng was selling in the gourd, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Xue Xianggong, Grand Master Pan..."

Wang Qin wanted to say: Taishi Pan greeted you...

But was interrupted roughly by Xue Juzheng, "This old man is the examiner! You want to use Pan Renmei to overwhelm this old man?"

Xue Juzheng opened his eyes at some point, and two terrifying rays of light shot out from his eyes.

Wang Qin didn't dare to look directly at Xue Juzheng, so he obediently took out a paper from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Juzheng.

Xue Juzheng picked up the paper, tore apart the blurred names, and confirmed that it was Yang Yansi's paper. He didn't even read the content, and directly stuffed it into the already accepted paper in front of him.

A series of rough operations stunned everyone present.

Xue Juzheng stared, "What are you looking at, do you have any opinions?"

All the officials hurriedly lowered their heads and said repeatedly: "I dare not..."

　Hard-working little man scarecrow is online...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)