Dao fruit.

On the evening of the end of the township examination, the marking of papers had already begun.

The examiners and examiners were marking the papers inside, and many academic officers, officials, and observers from Jiannan Road were waiting outside.

Before the release of the list, these officials, regardless of their rank, must stay in the Gongyuan and cannot go out.

Inside and outside the Gongyuan, there are even more officers and soldiers guarding them, all of them look like they are facing a big enemy. Feel out of place.

These measures are designed to prevent fraud.

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In each room, there is the sound of flipping papers everywhere. There are hundreds of examination papers in a township examination, each of which may determine a person's fate and change a person's fate and fortune. There should be no negligence.

From time to time, the marking officer brought stacks of examination papers and put them away one by one for the chief examiner, deputy chief examiner and others to look at.

Marking papers is not an easy task, they have to be circulated first, and the thousands of papers are all read by the marking officer first, there is no problem with the scriptures and Mo Yi, this is a classification standard, the essays are fluent and the sentences are clear, this is the second standard.

After passing these two standards, check whether there are any taboos, and then stamp them one by one. After all the marking officers approve, they will be brought in front of the chief examiner and others.

Moreover, in order to prevent the examiners from cheating, the examination papers will be transcribed by special personnel after the examinees hand them in, so as to avoid identifying the examinees through their handwriting.

However, even so, it is still difficult to eradicate it, because some people will use specific words and sentences as marks in the sentences, and even through the style of writing and thinking, they can identify them, so in the end, even if they are still famous, but the general situation, the examiners I already knew it in my heart.

After the examination papers were handed over to the examiners.The ranking is determined by the examiner.

This ranking is also very particular. Although the main examiner has the most say, other examiners have the right to give suggestions, and before the ranking is determined, the examiners have to discuss first, which requires the examiner to first send the Exam papers must be read and commented on.

Marking papers is a mechanical, laborious and repetitive work. After a long time, it is inevitable to be tired and tired.So at this time, a beautiful article suddenly appears, it will be very conspicuous, and it will also cheer up the examiners.

Just like this, many examiners were grading the examination papers, when a voice suddenly sounded: "This article is well written, and the armored soldiers are showing off their might! Knowing a word of momentum, knowing how to follow the trend, is unparalleled."

Speaker.It was Kong Tixue, his voice came out so suddenly, if it was normal, it would inevitably scare others.But the other examiners in the room didn't take it seriously, instead they got up one after another and came over.

They worked hard on the papers, just waiting for such an article to refresh their mood.

Qi Zhengyuan nodded after reading it: "It's really good. The knowledge is extraordinary, but after all, it's just talk on paper, and it's somewhat taken for granted. It's rare for a scholar to be alone."

Next to him, Li Qi, the censor, said: "However, the diction is beautiful, but it can add a lot of color." He, the censor, is also one of the examiners.

At this time, someone brought another article with regret in his words: "This article is not bad. It puts forward the viewpoint of 'diligence in martial arts'. Unfortunately, the paper is dirty and must be downgraded."

Several other examiners gathered over and nodded after seeing it, while Censor Li Qi frowned.

"This one is also good." At this time, Qi Zhengyuan also took out another one, "This one is about 'garrisoning the vital points to maintain the momentum', not arrogant or impetuous, knowing the importance of soldiers, and advocating not to act rashly Swordsman."

Immediately, an examiner said: "This statement is somewhat similar to Yan Wu's military strategy, and it must be written by his disciple."

"It's a pity for Yan Wu," Kong Tixue sighed, "but his disciple got the true biography, not only his handwriting is good, but also his talent and learning are excellent."

The atmosphere gradually opened up, and all the examiners put down their work, and gathered together to talk and comment, which is also the normal state when marking papers.

Li Qi took out one with a smile and said, "I have one too, please nod."

"First name?"

The others were taken aback when they heard this. The first name in this township examination is Jie Yuan, which is not so easy to decide. Needless to say, Jingyi Moyi must be accurate and concise, and the essays must not be bad, and there must be merits. The most important thing is the policy question.

In the policy question test, not only the candidate's literary talent, but also the way of thinking and the way of thinking about dealing with problems, and the text should not be unconstrained, but should be quoted from the classics, which can be meaningful.

This is just the basics, the most important thing is to show a certain amount of talent in policy questions, after all, once you pass the township test, you are basically regarded as an official, and you will be able to handle affairs when you are awarded a job in the future.

Hearing what Li Qi said, other people gathered around one after another.

"Diplomatism and attack, with righteousness?"

When the examiners looked at this policy question, they were just curious at first, but after reading it in one breath, they couldn't help applauding.

Kong Tixue looked at it, and praised it: "Cultivating desire and being arrogant, this sentence makes sense! Whose article is this? The intention is far-reaching. It looks like a military strategy, but in fact it already has a vague strategy for governing the country."

After reading an article and aftertaste, he immediately thought of one person.

"That's right, this writing style should be Gao Jing from Xingyuan Mansion!"

As soon as this person was mentioned, everyone else came to their senses and started discussing.

Qi Zhengyuan looked at this strategy, his complexion changed slightly, he looked up at Li Qi, and said: "If my memory serves me correctly, this Gao Jing should be from the school of virtue, he came from the same school as Master Li."

As soon as he said this, the other examiners who were discussing eagerly stopped talking.

Qi Zhengyuan and Li Qi, representing the two forces in the imperial court, fight on a daily basis, and even Jiannan Road is affected. This township examination originally involved an exchange of interests. Li Qi took out an article by the New Party School, and the main point was to explain the yuan, which seemed to be a confrontation.

On the other hand, Li Qi smiled slightly: "Master Qi is right. This Gao Jing is a student of morality. He has righteousness in his heart. The articles he writes are also full of benevolence. He knows that swordsmanship is the next, righteousness is respect, and military strategy is the worst strategy. Zhe Chong Zunzu is the best choice. It is enough to match with a Jieyuan, and I am a virtuous person without avoiding relatives."

Zhechong Zunzu refers to achieving victory thousands of miles away through diplomacy and banquets.

"You don't avoid relatives!" Qi Zhengyuan also smiled, "It's too arbitrary to just nod your name now, maybe there will be better articles later."

"Oh? From the looks of your lord, you also have the meaning of honoring the virtuous and not avoiding relatives. Could it be that you want to point out Qiu Yan," Li Qi said, and took out another paper from the side, spread it out, and put it in front of everyone, "Qiu I have read the papers of the speech test, so I recognize the style of writing, this policy question should be written by him. I would like to ask you to taste it, how is this essay?"

"Huh?" Qi Zhengyuan felt ominous in his heart.

Around, several examiners surrounded him.

"Soldiers, talk about the people's strategy at the top, the favorable location in the middle, and the right time at the bottom?"

After reading the beginning, several examiners exchanged opinions.

"Although this sentence is reasonable, it is a bit common, and it has traces of imitating the right time, place and people."

But after looking at it, there was a change.

"That's right, that's right. Although the idea seems old-fashioned, it's rare that you don't aim too high. You have a good understanding of the situation in the Southwest, and you have something to say."

"Yeah, Renmou spoke well. He has a good understanding of the habits of the marsh people. The geographical advantage is also good. He is very clear about the southwest terrain and the distribution of forces."

……

Several examiners were praising, which made Qi Zhengyuan feel a little relieved. He came here this time, intending to promote a few scholars to strengthen his own reserve. Qiu Yan and Ma Yang are old, and Ma Yang praised Qiu in front of Qi Zhengyuan. Of course, it cannot be missed.

However, looking at Li Qi again, the other party was also smiling, as if he didn't care.

Soon, an examiner said: "It's a pity that I have used too much force. If it is just to describe the general situation and describe the military strategy, it will be a good work. Although it is not as lofty as Gao Jing's, it is better than others according to local conditions. It is a pity that this Qiu Yan I want to describe it in detail, but I actually performed a military battle myself, and gave three examples, which is quite smug, which is a big taboo in the imperial examination."

Even Kong Tixue sighed: "It's a pity. I live in the southwest, so I can see the situation more accurately than a scholar. The alliance between the marsh people is a delusion, so how could it involve the Fan people? It's a bit whimsical, and The previous pragmatic style contradicted itself."

"Indeed, this deduction of military warfare is equivalent to a castle in the air, and it will be lowered to two levels."

At this time, Li Qi said: "Especially the last sentence, 'Victory cannot be special, defeat must not be special', this is a tone of instruction, it is a bit ignorant of human nature."

Victory must not be special, defeat must not be special. It is about not blindly thinking about victory during war, but also considering unfavorable factors; when losing, you must think about the reasons and strive to turn defeat into victory.

"What? Would Qiu Yan make such a mistake?"

Qi Zhengyuan was startled, took the paper over, and read it through, his face was gloomy, and there was a feeling of anger.

Seeing this, Li Qi shook his head, said no more, and turned around to continue grading papers.

But at this moment, there was a sudden chaos outside, chickens were flying and dogs were jumping, and there was a lot of commotion.

"what happened?"

All the examiners frowned, and when they were about to ask questions, an examiner rushed in and said that the observer asked to see the censor.

"How can foreign officials get in touch with the examiners when the test papers are approved?"

Qi Zhengyuan was about to reprimand, but he heard the officer who passed the message say: "The matter is of great importance, involving soldiers and generals, but the commander is no longer there. Without the approval and seal of the censor, it is difficult to mobilize the soldiers!"

"You want to deploy troops? What's the matter?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the examiners changed continuously. After all, they were all officials of Darui, so of course they knew how urgent it was that the observation envoy and the censor had to seal at the same time.

Since the examiner sent the message, of course he already understood the general situation, and immediately replied: "I heard that several big clans of the Marsh people joined forces to attack, and even the Fan people were mixed in! Jiarong County has already been breached!"

"What did you say!"

All the examiners' eyes widened, and two of them turned their heads to look at a test paper on the table with disbelief on their faces. (to be continued

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