The happy life of a prodigal

Seeing this, Liu Cheng hurriedly said: "Of course, this servant thinks that with Xin'anbo's talent, even two hours in advance, the answer must be very good."

Emperor Chu shook his head, and said with a sigh: "He is a martial artist, and I really made things difficult for him when I let him take the imperial examination.

Among those students, which one hadn't studied hard for more than ten years before Han Chuang had the confidence to take the provincial examination.

He has only studied for three months, and I am satisfied to know the "Four Books and Five Classics" and the words of the sages, so let's hand in the paper two hours in advance, it is better than never..."

Liu Cheng was shocked when he heard this.

He thought His Majesty would blame Fang Xiu for this matter, but he didn't expect to be so... tolerant.

Fang Xiu... No, what kind of position is Xin Amber in His Majesty's heart now?

Could it be that Xin'anbo has not reached the crown yet, is His Majesty planning to train him on the way to become a cabinet scholar?

On the other hand, after Emperor Chu finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to this matter any more, but picked up the memorial and continued to read it.

When he saw a certain place, his brows suddenly furrowed tightly.

After a while, he put down the memorial, and said in a deep voice, "Yan Zhuang, the chief minister of the Xuan cabinet, and the cabinet master..."

............

The country test is finally over.

Although there will be an exam in the coming year, it is a matter for a few people after all.

As a result, there were suddenly many scholars who wanted to relax after the exams in various entertainment venues in the capital.

Chunfeng Tower and Zuihua Pavilion are the first choices of many scholars who are "clean and clean".

There will also be some young men playing here, but it doesn't have the atmosphere of a place of smoke and willows like Yirenju.

Although in this era, Land of Smoky Willows is not yet a derogatory term.

However, many scholars who cherish their own feathers are unwilling to be contaminated by the dust of the land of smoke and willows.

The emergence of restaurants like Chunfenglou and Zuihuage just met their needs.

You can appreciate the piano skills and dancing postures of the Qing people, but you won't be called self-willed and depraved by others.

At this moment, the lobby of Zuihua Pavilion is full of young scholars who have just finished the rural examination.

These people gathered together, in groups of twos and threes, or recited poems, or drank and had fun.

These talented people more or less have some young girls who admire them. Many of them gathered together to set off the increasingly bustling Zuihua Pavilion, which seemed a bit like Yi Renju.

Fang Xiu and others sat in the private room on the second floor, but it was much cleaner.

The table in front of you is filled with all kinds of delicacies.

Wu Yi didn't know that Zhao Yan was Princess Anle, and he only thought of him as the lady of a certain rich family.

Therefore, I am not so reluctant to let go, drinking non-stop, one cup after another.

When Fang Xiu, Zhao Yan and Xiu'er saw this scene, they could clearly see what was hidden in his heart.

In the end, Fang Xiu asked first, "What's the matter, what happened recently?"

Wu Yi raised his eyes, his eyes were red, he took a look at Fang Xiu, shook his head, and said slowly: "I, what can I do, I'm just happy for you after seeing your country test finished, so, I drank two more glasses. …”

When Fang Xiu heard this, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

I am not Zhong Zhiyuan, what is there to be happy about?

And...even if he knows Yuan, this guy is probably just surprised...

His saying this can only show that he is unwilling to speak out what is in his heart.

That being the case, Fang Xiu didn't ask any more questions, but drank wine with him.

3 seventy chapter marking

After drinking for three rounds, Wu Yi was a little drunk.

At this time, Bai Xiaochun moved closer to Fang Xiu's ear and whispered a few words.

When Fang Xiu heard this, the expression on his face became very strange, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes looking at Wu Yi.

After all, he never expected that Wu Yi would be willing to serve the ladies of those rich families in order to collect 5000 taels of silver...

No wonder his face was always pale and bloodless these two days, it turned out to be due to overwork.

Fang Xiu was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a noisy discussion downstairs.

Just as he was about to ask, he saw the shopkeeper push the door open, and after bowing and saluting, he explained: "Master, those scholars downstairs are guessing who will be Jie Yuan from the capital city of this provincial examination.

Small ones are not blocked, nor are they not blocked, so I come to ask you, if you think it disturbs your peace, small ones will drive them out. "

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he waved his hands, and said, "It's okay."

"Hey...I got it, little one...Young master, please take your time, little one retreats first, if you have any orders, let me know, and I'm sure I'll be there right away!"

The shopkeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief when he got this answer, and turned around to leave.

"Wait!"

Fang Xiu stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "You said those scholars downstairs are guessing who Jie Yuan is?"

The shopkeeper nodded and replied: "Yes, master, the discussion was quite lively."

Fang Xiu showed curiosity on his face and asked, "Who do they think is Jie Yuan?"

Hearing this question, the shopkeeper lowered his head and thought for a moment, then murmured: "There is the second son of the Liu residence, the eldest son of our Lord Governor of the Kyoto Prefecture, and...

There are many more, the small ones can't remember clearly.

It's just that the second young master of the Liu Mansion is the one who guesses the most. "

The second son of the Liu Mansion, named Liu Yi, is a well-known talent in the capital.

If it is said who is most likely to win Jieyuan, even Fang Xiu is the first to think of him.

It's just that I wasn't among the candidates discussed by these people. It's really...too short-sighted.

Fang Xiu thought of this, shook his head, waved his hands and said, "Understood, you can go down."

"Yes, sir."

Next to him, Zhao Yan asked curiously: "Then who is the second son of the Liu Mansion?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "A very beautiful person."

"A very beautiful person?"

Zhao Yan didn't understand what he meant.

Fang Xiu took a sip of his wine and said, "It literally means, the last time I met him at the banquet at Prince Ning's Mansion, he was clearly a man with a woman's face..."

Having said that, he seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on his face became a little weird.

At the beginning, when he saw the second son of the Liu family for the first time, he was also very surprised.

At first, I thought it was the bloody plot that often appeared in some novels, the stunning beauty, the woman disguised as a man, and had a love-hate relationship with the protagonist.

However, just by taking a look, he knew that he was thinking too much.

Because he clearly saw that the second son of the Liu family had an Adam's apple.

No matter how many disguises a woman can make, her Adam's apple is real.

For a man to be so beautiful, it can only be said that it was a trick of good fortune.

Hearing his explanation, Zhao Yan seemed to think of something, and the expression on her face became a little strange, and she asked, "Which second son of the Liu Mansion is he?"

When Fang Xiu heard this question, he was slightly taken aback.

He also knew very little about the Second Young Master of the Liu Mansion, he only knew that others called him Young Master Liu, as for his name, he didn't know which Liu Manor he came from.

There are quite a few well-known Liu mansions in the capital, but the most powerful and famous one is Duke Wei's mansion.

Of course, when everyone mentioned Wei Guogong's mansion, the first reaction was Wei Guogong's mansion, not Liu's mansion.

"I don't know, I only know that I live in the north of the city."

Fang Xiu thought for a while and replied.

When Zhao Yan heard the word 'Chengbei', the expression on her face became even weirder, as if she was holding back something.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yan shook her head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just not feeling well..."

After Fang Xiu heard this, he looked at Zhao Yan and said seriously, "Drink more hot water."

............

All restaurants in the capital are brightly lit all night.

A certain part of the Gongyuan is also brightly lit.

Here, the chief examiners of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy who are in charge of grading papers are reading at night by candlelight.

What you read is not a book, but a test paper.

Because of the need to take care of the candidates' emotions, and to prepare for next year's exam in advance, the exam papers will be read in a very short period of time, and the decision will be made or not.

The imperial examinations in Chu State have been developed for many years, and there are already quite strict procedures.

After the examination papers are finished, they will be collected by the invigilators first, and then handed over to Mi Fengguan.

The sealing officer will cover all the personal information such as the candidate's name and place of origin on the examination paper with a blank paper and seal it with a seam seal.

This is the first procedure, called "pasting names", which is similar to the binding and sealing of later generations, in order to prevent fraud.

It is precisely because of the existence of this layer of procedures that the examiners do not know whose test paper they are looking at.

Then...the bound and sealed examination papers are then distributed to the marking personnel for review through a specific process.

The test papers are distributed by drawing lots under the supervision of the chief examiner and fellow examiners.

Therefore, even the examiners do not know which examinee's paper they are correcting.

It can be said to be a double guarantee, including the process of selecting the chief examiner and fellow examiners before, it can be regarded as a triple guarantee.

It can be seen that no matter when, the fairness of the exam has always been the top priority.

After that, the examiners will recommend the papers that they like after the initial reading to the same examiners. This type of test paper is called "recommended paper".

The same examiner, in fact, another way of saying it, is the so-called deputy examiner.

If the deputy chief examiner also likes this test paper, he will approve a word "take" on it, which means not much different from 'pass'.

The papers that have been approved with the word "take" can finally be sent to the examiner.

If the chief examiner is also satisfied, he will approve a "medium" word on the test paper. At this time, the fate of an test paper, or an examinee, will be finally decided.

Whether to hit or not hit must be controlled by at least three levels of personnel.

It's a pity that most people's test papers may not even pass the first level of checkpoints, let alone fall into the hands of the chief examiner.

And the examiners on this first floor are Hanlin Academy.

Every Hanlin is a leader selected by the imperial examination, and it is of course no problem to evaluate the examination paper of a student.

only......

At this moment, Li Cheng looked at the examination paper in front of him, but didn't think so.

Chapter 371 Take it or not

In the first examination paper, the four books, five classics and classics can be said to be quite satisfactory, and it is not a problem to put it in the rural examination.

The two five-character poems in the second part are eye-catching and amazing.

It is no exaggeration to say that in just these two poems, one of them is completely out of the question.

But... the third part of the strategy made him face a difficult situation.

According to common sense, the answers to two of the three parts are quite satisfactory. Although it is not certain that they will be favored by the chief examiner, there is nothing wrong with this first test.

But the problem is... the candidate's third part, which is the part of policy theory, is really too much.

Let’s not talk about the content first, just talk about the writing, it’s like a child, with no rules at all, it can only be said to be barely fluent, and it’s the limit for people to understand, let alone beautiful sentences and neat lines.