Kowloon wins

Chapter 779 The Contest in the Courtyard ([-])

There were three games in the spring boudoir contest, which lasted nine days and seven nights. As soon as candidates for the exam entered the tribute courtyard, they had to quickly enter the shed, and then the shed was locked. Even if there was a fire inside, the lock would never be opened. All of them eat, drink, and sleep in this small shed. Undoubtedly, for frail scholars, these three written exams not only test knowledge, but also physical strength. As for the examiners, it is also not easy. , have to take turns to be on duty, day and night, even if you are the examiner, you still have to be on duty. After nine days and seven nights, even Hong Qing, who has a good body trained in martial arts since childhood, is just as tiring. It was hard enough, but luckily nothing happened during the exam, so the exhaustion was worth it.

After nine days, the examinees have to be liberated. Whether they are excited or downcast, they can leave the smelly shed and go to their own places, but the examiners are still not relaxed. According to the procedures in the tribute courtyard, the officers of each district will paste all the candidates’ papers with all the information representing the identity of the candidates, such as names, birthplaces, etc., and then hand over to the examiners in charge of each district, and the examiners in each room will judge the candidates’ papers. Once the candidates to be enrolled are determined, the test papers of the candidates to be enrolled will be sent to the chief examination office. After all the candidates are prepared to be recorded, the principal and deputy chief examiners and the examiners of each room will make a review of all the test papers to be recorded. Unified evaluation to determine the ranking.

"Come here, call Ding Xufeng, the examiner of Kuizifang, and fetch all the papers!"

As the chief examiner, it is not necessary to judge all the test papers of candidates. In fact, the power of drafting is in the hands of the room examiner. Only the papers recommended by the room examiner are eligible for the evaluation meeting. I don’t recommend it, the main examiner will not be seen.” This is such a procedure, and Hong Qing originally didn’t want to break such an example. Hong Qing had already gone through all the test papers of each room that were handed in earlier. Although she had a preference in her heart, But he never made random comments, but after reading the papers handed over by the examiner of the Kuizi room, Hong Qing couldn't bear it anymore, nothing else, most of the test papers prepared by the examiner Ding Xufeng in the room were mediocre, although there was nothing weird about it The fault is that when it comes to literary talents, they are all lacklustre. One or two articles are just like that, but out of the 20 people he drafted, there are sixteen articles of such mediocre articles, which is too unreasonable.

"My lord, is this against the rules?"

Hong Qing had just issued this order, and before the attendant Yanxi hall official could agree to the promise, he saw that He Shen, who was originally sitting on Hong Qing's left hand, suddenly raised his head, and objected unceremoniously .

"Rules? Hey, He Shangshu is a good student to read these articles, might they catch your eye?"

When it comes to the rules, although Hong Qing was angry, she didn't want to break the rules directly, so she threw all the mediocre essays in her hand to He Shen, and asked back in a cold voice.

"Well, it's okay. Even though it's not great, it's still good enough. It's not bad to be at the top of the list, but it's not too bad to be at the bottom."

He Shen himself is also a Jinshi who was killed from the examination room. Although his character is not good, he can be regarded as an outstanding person in writing. It seems that the writing is very fast. After passing all the papers, he was obviously disgusted by these mediocre articles, but he didn't intend to follow Hong Qing's wishes, and just opened his eyes and talked nonsense.

"Really? Hey, Mr. He seems to have been an official for a long time. I'm afraid he has lost all his articles. It's thanks to you that you can speak such nonsense. Mr. Wang, you should take a look."

Hearing Heshen's nonsense, Hong Qing was not polite, smiled coldly, and ridiculed him without showing any mercy, and then, regardless of his reaction, grabbed the A thick stack of test papers was handed over to Wang Mingyi.

"These articles, hehe, so-so, they can still be read."

Wang Mingyi is a neutral faction in the court, and he doesn't want to talk too much with his elder brothers, but he is not a stupid person who doesn't listen to things outside the window. He knows that the conflict between He Shen and Hong Qing is very deep, and he knows Ding Xufeng, the son of the Imperial College. The doctor is a student of the Eighth Master, and he and Heshen are members of the same party. He is unwilling to intervene in the conflict between the two powers. He has read the article carefully, but the conclusion he gave is very vague. Apparently they planned to not help each other.

"**** is to obtain talents for the country. We must select the best from the best. The most important thing is fairness. This king has made up his mind. Go, get all the papers from Kuizifang, and listen to Ding Xufeng! "

Hong Qing didn't expect Wang Mingyi, a wall-riding faction, to help her speak, as long as he didn't jump out to object, and didn't wait for Heshen to speak again, but seeing Hong Qing waved her hand solemnly, and said it in an unquestionable tone. The order was issued again.

"twitter!"

Hearing what Hong Qing said so resolutely, Tang Yanxi's official who was waiting at the side didn't dare to ignore it, he hastily responded, and rushed down the hall with a few guards.

"My lord, this is a reckless fate, please forgive me for not agreeing!"

Seeing that Hongqing was so determined to go his own way, Heshen became anxious on the spot. There was nothing else to do. Today, Koheshen not only has the task of gaining fame for the dozens of candidates who are valued by Ba Ye, but also brings a lot of private goods with him. Most of the people were arranged in Ding Xufeng's examination room. If Hong Qing saw through it, the consequences would be dire. However, Hong Qing was the examiner. Since he wanted to insist, Heshen had to make a "serious" protest, but There is no other way to think about it.

"It's right and wrong, let's wait until all the papers have been checked. If the papers that are dismissed are worse than these sixteen papers, the king will come to the book to plead guilty. If not, He Shangshu will not be able to sit with Ding Xufeng, huh?"

Hong Qing was fed up with Heshen's babbling, so she glanced at him with disdain, and coldly dismissed him.

"The lower officials are just doing things according to the rules. The prince's inferences, the lower officials really can't afford it."

He Shen had a ghost in his heart, so he wouldn't dare to bet against Hong Qing, but he didn't want to lose his momentum, so he played a trick of secretly changing the concept.

"Then let the facts speak for themselves."

Hong Qing was too lazy to argue with Heshen, so she explained something coldly, and then closed her eyes slightly. Seeing this, Heshen twitched a few times, as if she still wanted to speak, but at the end, she was stunned. He didn't dare to say any more harsh words, so he could only turn his head away bored.

"Report to the lord, all the dismissal papers of the Kuizifang have been brought, please give the instructions to the lord."

One-room test papers are rated at 360 copies. Of course, sometimes there are more and sometimes less. There are more than [-] copies, and each test paper has eight papers, which are two articles on classics and righteousness, five articles on historical theory, and one article, which is the most critical policy for selecting scholars, commonly known as stereotyped essays. Son, more than [-] papers add up to more than [-] catties, and they have to be stored in two large baskets. It is not easy to lift them up. Several servants rushed to make such a trip, and they all saw each other. I was sweating, but no one dared to complain. After the big basket was placed on the hall, an official of Yanxi hall rushed to Hong Qing's copywriting, bowed, and hurriedly spoke Reported a sentence.

"Well, I'm sorry, I will present all the papers one by one."

Hong Qing didn't talk nonsense, just raised her hand, and after a polite sentence, she immediately gave the order.

"twitter!"

Hearing Hong Qing's order, the Yanxi hall official did not dare to be negligent, and respectfully agreed, and directed a group of servants to sort out the test papers in the basket one by one, and then placed them neatly on the On Hong Qing's copywriting.

"Master Wang, just take a look, what about these sixteen papers?"

Although Hongqing is not famous for her literary talents, in fact she has a profound foundation, nothing else, an amazing memory, almost never forgetting any book she reads, and old master Chen is very strict about her homework. , the attainments in stereotyped essays are quite deep, although there is still a long way from the real masters, it can be used to take a Jinshi or something, but it is easy to hold and pull, and it is easy to read the papers. It is very common to see ten lines at a glance. In less than half an hour, I have gone through all the examination papers in all Kuizifang, and selected sixteen papers that are obviously good, and put them away casually. Arrived at Wang Mingyi's desk.

"This..., hehe, it should be better."

Although Wang Mingyi didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Hong Qing and He Shen, but he really didn't want to tell lies against his conscience, so he hesitated and gave a more general answer.

"My lord, as the deputy chief examiner, I assume that I have the heavy responsibility of selecting talents for the country. If you are right, then you are not, and what you should or should not be, are all lies. Don't forget Your Majesty's entrustment to select scholars fairly!"

Seeing that Wang Mingyi was still lying in ambush, Hong Qing lost her face. She suddenly became serious, and she put on the airs of the examiner's lord, and reprimanded him unceremoniously.

"My lord has taught me a lesson. I don't dare to speak falsely. The last sixteen papers are indeed better than the first sixteen."

Being reprimanded by Hong Qing, Wang Mingyi's old face suddenly turned red, and then he realized that the master in front of him was not a kind person, but a well-known "official butcher". Arching his hands, he gave a clear answer with shame on his face.

"My lord, you are bullying others with your power. It is not in line with the law. The officials will definitely not agree with you!"

Seeing Wang Mingyi clearly supporting Hong Qing, He Shen became anxious, and protested loudly regardless.

"What a big hat, hey, I don't even bother arguing with you, come here, tell me that all the examiners from various chambers are here to discuss the matter!"

Now that the faces of each other have been torn apart, Hong Qing has no intention of accommodating He Shen any more. After glancing at his words with disdain, she picks up the gavel placed in the corner of the copywriting, slaps it hard, and raises her voice. He drank heavily, and with this order, the originally orderly Gongyuan suddenly became tense and chaotic...

(End of this chapter)