I can't die

The imperial examination is the highest section in the imperial examination.The palace examination does not require general examinations, but only policy questions. Candidates enter at dawn, go through the etiquette of roll call, unraveling papers, praise, salute, etc., and then issue policy questions.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, a policy of current affairs was used, and the inscription was two to three hundred characters long, and one or two things were asked; after Kangxi, the inscription was five to six hundred characters long, or even about a thousand characters long.In the 26th year of Qianlong (1761), the topic was changed to circle four of the eight articles by the minister who read the volume.There is no limit to the length of policy essays, generally around 2000 characters, and writing in the beginning and middle has a certain format and word limit. Special emphasis must be placed on writing, which must be in regular style, that is, the so-called "yuan style" and "guange style", and the words must be square Large, light garden, jet black, big body.From a certain point of view, calligraphy is often more important than articles.

Both Zhao Liewen and Zhang Zhidong were the best in the examination, and the seats arranged for the Zizai palace examination were very close to the dragon chair.The location of the Daqing Palace Examination was first outside the Qing Dynasty, and later changed to the square outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony.Zai Chun sat on the dragon chair, and when he lowered his head, he could see the two people sitting in front.The main examiner of the palace examination is nominally the emperor, but the actual configuration of examiners is basically the same as that of the general examination. The main examiners of the three major examinations must be present. Because Zai Chun's strategy test is "No Smoking", he also features Lin Ruzhou, the son of Lin Zexu, with the holy car.

"I didn't expect Huiyuan to be so young this year." Zhao Liewen seemed to be in his twenties, but he was much younger than Zhang Zhidong who was nearly thirty.

"If you weren't young, you wouldn't be able to write that kind of article." Jiao Youying mentioned Zai Chundao from the side. Without the peace and moderation advocated by Confucianism, it looks like an article written by a high-spirited young man.

"If it wasn't for the emperor's handpicking and Jiao Lao's strong recommendation, Zhao Liewen would have to be pressured." Shen Guifang was born in serious Confucianism. Although she also admired Westernization, she didn't like this kind of policy theory with strong vertical and horizontal strokes.Indeed, whoever the chief examiner was, would definitely not have ordered him.

Shen Guifang and Jiao Youying have different opinions, but Zai Chun doesn't think that the two are eye drops for each other, after all, what they both said is very reasonable.

"Let's take a look again. It's better to be young than to be young, and it's better to be older than to be older. Not everyone can be like Liu Xiang."

To tell the truth, Liu Xiang has a very high status in Zai Chun's heart, otherwise he would not have been appointed as Rong Shou's son-in-law.This person must be good-looking, talented, good at planning, and prudent in doing things, without the frizz of a young man at all. It really deserves to be created by Xia Changping.Thinking of passing the palace examination, Liu Xiang will marry Rongshou, and he needs to give a good compliment when the time comes.Zai Chun thought so.

There was a full day of examination time for the palace examination, and after Zai Chun finished thinking about Rongshou, he felt a little bored after sitting for a long time, so he wanted to go down for a stroll.The emperor is the most powerful person in the Qing Dynasty. No one would say that Zai Chun disturbed the order of the examination room. Seeing Zai Chun get up, Li Lianying rushed to call for a guard of honor to protect the sun.

To be honest, the emperor's personal inspections put a lot of pressure on the candidates. Thinking about the previous life, even the invigilator wandering around in the classroom can make many college entrance examination candidates perform abnormally, let alone the emperor?

When many Gongsheng saw a shadow drifting over their desks, their hearts beat, and a little ink fell on the tip of their pens.Very good, just this bit of ink, the whole answer sheet is useless, and I have to rewrite it.After all, if there are stains on the answer sheet, it must not be presented to the emperor.

Most of the responses of Gongsheng students will be recorded by the attendants present. Obviously, the reaction to the test is also part of the investigation.Zai Chun walked around, and finally walked back to the front, stopping in front of the desks of Zhang Zhidong and Zhao Liewen.Zhang Zhidong seemed to be aware of Zai Chun's arrival at this time, but he was still calm and writing slowly, while Zhao Liewen was completely devoted to the writing, as if he hadn't noticed Zai Chun's arrival at all, writing in an eloquent manner. very excited.

Zai Chun glanced away, seeing that Zhang Zhidong would take some time to finish writing, so he focused on Zhao Liewen.Zhao Liewen wrote furiously, and after writing for a while, he finished this policy theory.That's when he suddenly raised his head, as if aware of Zai Chun's existence: "The emperor...? Caomin has seen the emperor, long live the emperor!"

Zai Chun raised his hand to signal him to get up, then he took a look at the theory on his desk.Sure enough, the style of writing is still the same as it was during the exam, with passionate and eloquent speeches, which will make people feel emotional after reading it.

"It's a good job. Change it again." Zhao Liewen's article, as Jiao Youying said, is very in line with Zai Chun's intentions, but after Zai Chun read his article repeatedly, thinking of Shen Guifang's words, he inevitably felt that this talent was there, but It is also easy to get emotional, in other words, you might be an "angry youth".This kind of person can really be of great use if he uses it well, but if he doesn't use it well, he might smash his own foot with a brick.

Hearing Zai Chun's words, Zhao Liewen looked happy, then nodded again in response, and began to pick up a pen to delete, delete, and revise the article, intending to transcribe it again.

"The talent is extraordinary, but the emotions are exposed, and it needs to be honed." Zai Chun gave Zhao Liewen a definition in his heart.At this time, Zhang Zhidong also finished writing.Zaichun also took a look at his articles. Sure enough, although the diction of Zhang Zhidong's articles is not as brilliant as Zhao Liewen's, they are more stable and steady, and they run through many Confucian classics in the statement. At a glance, it is the favorite article of those traditional examiners.

"The words are good, and the people are good."

This is Zai Chun's evaluation after watching Zhang Zhidong's reaction.The three examiners present at the moment heard Zai Chun's evaluation of the two, and they also thought about it.Jiao Youying, Shen Guifang and others are all good people, how could it not be that Zai Chun actually thinks Zhang Zhidong is more useful?

Sure enough, in the hands of the judges of this palace examination, the three of them ranked all the rankings, waiting for Zai Chun's parent-child comment.

No.1, Zhang Zhidong was no accident, and Zhao Liewen became the third, and the second was an old Juren in his 40s.

Zai Chun also nodded after seeing this ranking: "That's right, Zhang Zhidong awarded the editorship to the Imperial Academy, and Zhao Liewen awarded the editorship to the Imperial Academy."

Only the No. [-] scholar can be responsible for editing, while the second place and Tanhua can only be editors, one of the sixth rank and the other of the seventh rank.

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"Reassign Zhang Zhidong and go to study in the study, and Zhao Liewen goes to study in the prime minister's office."

Zhang Zhidong is stable and can be used directly, Zhao Liewen still needs to be pressed, so it is considered appropriate.