Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 152 Passed the exam

Although no one has seriously counted the number of people taking the imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty every year.

But there should be at least 100,000 people.

Of course, for the imperial examination, you had to pass the state-level examination first, and then you could come to the capital.

But even so, the number of people who came to the capital was probably no less than 20,000.

The exam used to be divided into three days, and Zhao Xin did not change it.

Just let them take the exam for three days.

Wait for three days to pass.

That's when he was marking the papers.

……

I saw Zhao Xin sitting in the Lecture Hall.

Looking at the test papers one by one, Ouyang Xiu and the others wrote down the scores Zhao Xin said.

"Bullshit, zero points."

Ouyang Xiu and others: "..."

"This is okay, three points, five points."

Ouyang Xiu and others: "..."

It’s okay, only three points, five points!

But the total is 20 points, add 20 points, the total is 40 points!
Zhao Xin also said to everyone: "Pick out the essay that I just said was nonsense. When the results are announced, post it together with the others. Help him copy it separately so that others don't know his handwriting and name."

Twenty thousand test papers.

Zhao Xin basically won’t read each copy for more than forty seconds.

It’s just like the Chinese teacher grading the college entrance examination papers.

The handwriting is beautiful, which is a plus, but...

Your logic doesn't make sense, what's the point of giving you extra points?

There are extra points for beautiful handwriting, but that is only given to those who already have good handwriting.

There are also some articles that are full of strange and obscure quotations.

For this kind of case, Zhao Xin would give zero points directly.

I'm writing a review specifically, please speak in human language.

Ouyang Xiu and others were all ashamed.

This is the beginning...

Ouyang Xiu and others must have felt that Zhao Xin's grading was too casual.

but……

This number gradually increased as Zhao Xin graded more papers.

They discovered that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu was not doing anything reckless.

first……

If the writing is well organized, His Royal Highness Prince Yu will give high marks.

Those that are written in a hollow and empty way and lack practical content will be given a low score, but not zero.

Those who were given zero points often had a bit of a show-off attitude and were trying to show off themselves.

in fact……

As long as you answer the questions seriously and explain the reasons clearly one by one, you can get a very good score.

Especially for those answers with clear ideas and practical solutions, His Royal Highness Prince Yu gave the highest scores.

even……

Neither of them demands that the other party have good literary talent.

There was a lucky guy who had no literary talent at all, but he still scored thirteen points, eight points.

Compare it with those that have literary talent but are very empty in content and only got three or five points. Don't overestimate yourself.

As a result, the test paper that originally took two months to complete was finally completed.

For Zhao Xin, it only took 35 days to finish reading it.

even……

The first 60% seemed to be slower than him.

So... we waited for a few more days before we started counting the results.

By the way...

Also post the scoring criteria for policy essays in advance.

The essays that received full marks and those that received zero marks are posted here for your reference.

The first question mainly requires that you have to have something to say.

For the second question, the main thing is that you must give a thorough reasoning.

As long as you grasp these two points well, the score will definitely not be low.

Other things like neat handwriting and good writing skills are just incidental.

of course!

Zhao Xin doesn't reject your good literary talent.

However, you cannot ignore what you are actually going to be tested on just to show off your writing skills.

and so……

Zhao Xin posted more than ten such answer sheets in one breath, all of which were rated three or five points by him.

And when these answer sheets were posted.

Those who write like this should probably know what's going on.

But in fact, they should know whether they have written well or not the moment they finish the exam.

Scores are still being counted and ranked.

As for Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong, it seemed that they already knew whether they could pass the exam.

Ouyang Xiu did not beat around the bush and asked directly: "Is the article posted as a demonstration yours?"

Zeng Gong still remained humble. There was no other way. This exam was not only about policy essays, but also the previous 60%.

Ouyang Xiu continued, "You are the only one who could have received a high score of 18 from His Royal Highness Prince Yu. You should know that 18 is the highest score. However, your score for the second question was a little off, as you only got 15. But it seems that there are no higher scores than 15. Many of them only got between 5 and 10."

Zeng Gong knew that it was his own article, but didn't he feel humble?

Therefore, he asked Ouyang Xiu next: "Master Ouyang, why was the grading so fast this time? It was at least one and a half months faster than in previous years."

Ouyang Xiu didn't know whether he should say it or not. If he did, others might think that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yu was frivolous.

I could only reply: "Because it is easy to give marks, based on feeling, yes is yes, no is no, unlike before, when we had to rank them up and down. Sometimes, just to decide whether an article is up or down, we have to struggle for a long time. So...was that article you posted written?"

Zeng Gong then replied: "Yes!"

Ouyang Xiu said, "I knew it was you! There is a great possibility. In the future, we may serve in the same court."

Zeng Gong: "I dare not."

Ouyang Xiu said: "Why should I dare to do this?"

really!

After several days of ranking, Zeng Gong was on the list.

Although it was not the first place, it was still a good result of directly achieving third place.

Zeng Gong immediately ran home to tell his father. When his father heard the news, he died of joy.

When Ouyang Xiu heard the news, he was speechless.

By the way, I also told Zhao Xin the news.

When he learned that the other party's family was very poor, and that in fact his family had been officials before but were framed, and then gradually became impoverished, and that he had a large group of younger brothers and sisters to support, Zhao Xin personally sponsored the other party with ten strings of cash per month.

and so……

Even if the other party passes the exam, he will have to observe mourning for three years.

How sad!

But to be honest, Zhao Xin still admires his articles very much.

There aren't too many harsh words, it's just like quietly providing you with solutions and analyzing the principles of history.

Zhao Xin felt that among so many answer sheets, the one he liked the most was the other party's.

Finally, Zhao Xin said to Ouyang Xiu: "Let him observe the mourning period. From his writings, we can see that he is definitely a man who is willing to work hard. This is the kind of man I need most now!"

Ouyang Xiu immediately conveyed the message to the other party.

Zeng Gong burst into tears.

He even knelt down and bowed in the direction of the imperial palace.

(End of this chapter)