Farmer’s Blessed Girl

The prince nodded, turned to leave, remembered something, and asked, "How many ranks is Bai Shan in now?"

Several examiners looked at each other and said, "Your Highness, the current affairs policy has not been approved, so there is no ranking yet."

"Find out his papers," the prince frowned after a pause. "Take out Bai Cheng's too."

So everyone had to work together to find out the papers of the two of them. Fortunately, they were not anonymous in the exam, and both of Bai Shan's papers were temporarily set to be on the list, so it was still easy to find.

It took Bai Cheng some time.

After reading Bai Shan's study of the classics, the prince felt a little dizzy, so he simply handed the paper to Kong Jijiu, "How do you think your answer is, sir?"

Kong Jijiu had seen it before, but this time, he just watched it again. He stroked his beard approvingly and said, "That's right, it's just that the current affairs are a little worse, but the name should be able to make it into the top ten."

Some people objected, "He is ranked eighteenth on the general list, sir, the places for the four below the champion have all been set."

Kong Jijiu just remembered this, frowned and said, "After all, the list is a list, or it should be based on articles."

"It's just about articles. Everyone has read their papers. Didn't they agree with them before? This imperial examination is just a paper, and it is biased to judge only based on this. , the line scrolls can better reflect their talents.”

The prince asked, "Is there no paperwork for Bai Shan?"

"Yes," Kong Jijiu said: "Everyone is on the list based on their deeds."

What is a pass?

Before the exam, the examiners go to the society to investigate the talent and reputation of the candidates, and then make a list based on the comprehensive consideration of the quality of the test papers they submit. This list is called the pass list.

After the jinshi examination paper is graded, the examiners will refer to the general list to determine the name, and some have already decided the top few places before the examination even begins.

Therefore, some candidates will spend a lot of money in order to gain fame, and it is very little to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The prince asked to see their current affairs strategy for the top ten on the list.

After reading it, he picked out two copies and threw them aside, and said with a sullen face: "I won't talk about the other orphans, these two talents are not suitable."

The examiners went to look at the two papers. Among them, Dr. Taixue, who recommended a candidate, said: "His Royal Highness might as well take a look at his papers. He is very talented, and his poems and essays are like flowing water..."

The prince glanced at him and said, "I only know that his article is not as good as Bai Cheng's. This is a jinshi examination. If you only look at the examination paper, what else is there to take the examination? Wouldn't it be better to just go through the list and name it?"

He sneered and said, "I don't need to talk about how much water is on the list. Jinshike is only for talent, and it is only for people with insight, not those who are rich and famous."

Kong Jijiu did not express any objection, and the others could only hold back even if they were dissatisfied.

After the prince had a seizure, he turned around and left, Kong Jijiu stayed behind and smiled to appease the examiners, and then went out.

The prince stood waiting outside the Court of Rites.

Kong Jijiu stepped forward and saluted and sighed: "If your Highness wants to take more sectarians from the poor family, then you have to cancel the list, and the name of the paper will be changed, it will be fair."

The prince frowned and said, "The Gu and His Majesty mentioned it before, but His Majesty said that it would take five years for the first emperor to set the regular examinations, and there were several years in between. In these years, each family often wrote to His Majesty to open the system, and each family also made inspections. Talents come to Beijing, and if we are here to remove people from the list and lose their names, I am afraid it will be even more noisy."

The prince himself is not afraid of making trouble, but he thinks that his father may not like making trouble at the moment. Over the years, the emperor has become more and more stable and is unwilling to have more disputes.

Kong Jijiu obviously knew this, he glanced at the prince, nodded slightly, and was persuaded.

He didn't know whether the emperor was seeking stability, but he knew that the emperor obviously wanted to leave this matter to the prince, and the prince would be able to stand up.

However, the emperor looked at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the crown prince did not know when he would be able to take this matter to the fore.

Kong Jijiu sent the prince out before going back to continue grading the papers.

Then the examiner took the paper and asked, "Sir, this paper..."

Kong Jijiu said lightly: "The list is just for reference, you should look at the exam papers this time."

"But……"

Kong Jijiu didn't wait for him to finish, he took out two papers from the side and put them on the Grade A beside him, and said to him, "These two papers are not bad, let's go back and order together."

Everyone went to look at the place of origin and names on the paper, and found that they had never heard of it. They thought about it for a long time in their minds and couldn't remember who these two were.

I can only reach out and pick up the paper to look at it. Well, this paper has an impression, and the poems are a little worse, but the classics and current affairs are still well written, but I don't know who it is, and I don't know who it is.

Mainly I don't know what the prestige is.

Everyone wants to object, Kong Jijiu has already said: "In the past two years, most of the places in the jinshi examination have come from the pass list, and almost all of the pass list are students. No Xianggong has been selected for the recent two jinshi examinations, right? If things go on like this, I'm afraid it will be Civil scholars are dissatisfied."

A doctor of Guozixue objected: "After all, there are a small number of civil scholars, and all scholars of the same age are admitted to the county school, the prefectural school and the Guozijian, and there are still many apprentices."

Kong Jijiu shook his head slightly, "Why don't you eat minced meat? There are many students in this world who can't afford to go to official schools. They can't be prejudiced just because they are not students."

"The official school can still be reduced or exempted, and the cost of private school is more expensive. If you can afford private school, why can't you go to official school?"

"Of course there are private tutors from father and brother," Kong Jijiu said, "Dr. Yan should go to the local area. Since the jinshi has passed the examination paper, it should be mainly based on the examination paper, and only the content of the examination paper should be used for evaluation. Are two papers okay?"

So everyone talks about the quality of the article.

It is really hard to find the fault of an article. This article has no first place. If someone has the heart to find fault, there are many ways.

After arguing for a long time, everyone reluctantly agreed that the two papers should be placed in the first class first.

It had been five days after they had approved the papers, and after five days of approval, they had also quarreled for five days. Fortunately, Kong Jijiu was very prestigious, and he was able to hold people down, so he didn't delay grading the papers during the quarrel.

Thirty-two jinshi were scheduled to be selected this year, so the obviously bad papers were thrown into the bamboo basket on the side, and only a few could be put on the table.

The papers on the table are also divided into two types, the ones on the left are sure to be good and can be taken, and those on the right are pending.

To be determined, either the test papers are not bad, or the candidates themselves are very famous, and they may be on the general list, and their reputation and test papers are not bad.

In the end, everyone selected 32 of the more than 60 papers left to decide the product.

Everyone fought for a day, and finally the thirty-six papers were finalized. Kong Jijiu sent the quota and papers to the palace for the emperor to see, and he would choose.

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