[Red House] Ban'er's Road to Imperial Examination

Hearing that Wang Yue's answer sheet was wet with water, Fu Shi was really frightened and angry. His first reaction was that Zhou Xuan played tricks behind his back, but soon his years of experience as an official made him return to sanity. It is impossible to do such a thing behind his back.

Not to mention the court regulations, the examiners in the examination room are not allowed to have any contact with anyone in private.

Behind their backs, it is impossible for Zhou Xuan to say a word to anyone, even the servants who are familiar with them. If he dares to do anything wrong, the servants who follow behind him will first To report him.

And those yamen servants have always been in pairs, and no one is allowed to act alone. Zhou Xuan may be able to buy one, but it is absolutely impossible to buy two.

What's more, I have been staring at him, afraid that he has bad thoughts, the only possibility is just now, but as soon as Zhou Xuan came to those yamen servants, I immediately stared at them, he had no chance to talk to them at all.

Fu Shi stared at Zhou Xuan fiercely, and after weighing several times, he decided to go and see what happened to Wang Yue first.

Seeing Fu Shi approaching, the other examiners hurriedly dispersed to make way for him. Fu Shi came over to take a look, and then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the answer sheet was only wet and no one was injured.

That was freshly boiled water. Even though it had been out of the pot for a while, and because of the cold weather, the temperature dropped relatively quickly, but if it was poured on a person, the skin would be ripped apart, and it would be impossible to continue the exam.

Now at most it is just another answer sheet and re-transcribing.

But soon Fu Shi got up again. He said this very lightly, but it was a difficult task for the examinee.

Encountering unwarranted disasters for no reason, in such a stressful place in the examination room, this kind of thing has a great impact on the mentality of the candidates. Even the most confident candidates will inevitably lose their mentality and even panic when they encounter such things. There is no way to continue answering the question under the panic.

It was still noon, no matter how smart Wang Yue was and how fast he answered the questions, at most he had just finished writing the policy theory, and there were two poems and fus behind, which required hard thinking to answer.

Moreover, these two poems and prose also greatly affect the score. If the answer is not good, it is tantamount to saying that Wang Yue lacks a big advantage over others.

Originally, the examiner wanted to suppress him, but he said that he answered well because he was there, and let him pass when he was ready.

Now with this incident added, Wang Yue's ability to answer the exam papers completely means that he is determined, how can he ask for more, after all, he is only eight years old this year!

But thinking of the news from the teacher and the prince before, Fu Shimian's heart tightened. He gritted his teeth and felt ruthless. Don't think he doesn't know what Song Pingzhang is up to!

According to official rules, since Wang Yue is the chief of the case in Wen'an County, Song Pingzhang, as the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture and the immediate superior of the county magistrate of Wen'an County, must save some face for him. Even if Wang Yue cannot get the seat of the chief case, That should be in the top ten, right?

Otherwise, the magistrate of Wen'an County will be disgraced, and the magistrate of Wen'an County will definitely be reduced to a laughing stock.

Not only that, it is unlikely that the political opponents of the Wen'an county magistrate will use this to spread the news that the Wen'an county magistrate is blind, or accepts bribes, and cheats in the examination room.

If it was the former one, it would be just a few jokes at most, but literati have always valued face since ancient times, but Wen'an County is a bit bloody, and will definitely become a life and death enemy with Song Pingzhang.

If it is the latter point, then the county magistrate of Wen'an County may lose his official career because of this incident. Let alone the county magistrate of Wen'an County wants to eat Song Pingzhang's meat and drink Song Pingzhang's blood, even the family behind him will do it for such a Promising children and revenge.

Even if they did not cause much harm to Song Pingzhang, once Song Pingzhang was charged with breaking official rules, what would those colleagues think of Song Pingzhang? Would he still want to be an official in the future?

Song Pingzhang disregarded the rules of the officialdom, and risked offending others to suppress Wang Yue. Why did he really think that outsiders didn't know?

As Song Pingzhang's political opponent in Shuntian Mansion, Fu Shi had already placed manpower in the government office of Shuntian Mansion before Song Pingzhang took office. Cousin, domineering and domineering, relying on family power to cause disasters in the local area, but accidentally kicked the iron plate and was caught by the local county magistrate. The Song family had no choice but to abandon his cousin and let him be exiled for thousands of miles.

Those who don't know outside may have a hard time connecting the county magistrate who caught Song Pingzhang's cousin with the county magistrate of Wen'an County, because the two have different surnames and there seems to be no connection, but he has never been placed next to Song Pingjiang. I learned from the staff that the county magistrate who captured Song Pingzhang's cousin and the county magistrate of Wen'an County were cousins, and their mothers were sisters.

With such a relationship, it's no wonder that the Song family wanted to take their anger out on the magistrate of Wen'an County.

Originally, he wanted to use this to seize Song Pingzhang's handle, get him down, and take the position of the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture himself.But before the exam started, he received a message from the teacher and the lord of the Wang family, asking him to take care of Wang Yue.

The teacher said, and he also secretly revealed the news to Song Pingzhang, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. He originally thought that even if Song Pingzhang wanted to avenge his cousin at home, he should look at Jia's face. He is so bold.

Of course Fu Shi didn't think that this was just Zhou Xuan's own idea. He thought that Zhou Xuan was just a dog under Song Pingzhang's feet. How could he be so bold as a dog? It was nothing more than the backing of his master. In the end, it was Song Pingzhang's idea.

He thought for a while, then sneered, walked up to Song Pingzhang and cupped his hands: "There has been such a big mess in the examination room, I don't know how my lord plans to deal with it?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Song Pingzhang to answer, he lowered his voice, leaned into Song Pingzhang's ear and said, "I heard that Mr. Song has a cousin who committed crimes in the hands of the county magistrate's cousin of Wen'an County. Your lord is so disregarded by the county magistrate of Wen'an County. Is it possible that it is to avenge public and private revenge?"

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands respectfully and took a few steps back. Seeing that Song Pingzhang's face darkened, he just smiled smugly and didn't care much.

Outsiders thought it was just the two of them having a conflict again, because the two of them disagreed in their political views, arguing was a common occurrence, so outsiders didn't take it seriously, but a middle-aged man standing behind Song Pingzhang moved his ears, A smile of unknown origin curled up on the corner of his mouth.

Song Pingzhang was still thinking that it was God's help, but now the examinee can't blame him, but he never thought that the news from the family would be known by Fu Shi.

Immediately, he was angry and frightened. He was angry that the person under his command turned out to be a spy of Fu Shi, and passed such important news to Fu Shi. It can be seen that this person's status by his side is not low.

At the same time, he was afraid that Fu Shi would publicize this incident and pour sewage on him. There were traces of this incident, and his performance was too suspicious. Sit down.

Song Pingzhang couldn't help but secretly hated his family for causing trouble for him. His cousin who died with more than a crime was a member of the family. Could it be that he was not a member of the family?

Knowing that once this matter is done according to the family's wishes, his future may be compromised, but he still puts pressure on him in the name of the family, but if the family thinks about him, he will not hand over this news to him.

It seems that this time I can't listen to the words of the elders in the family.

Song Pingzhang was about to speak, when the middle-aged man standing behind him stood up, cupped his hands and said, "This matter is easy to deal with, as long as we follow the rules."

"According to the rules? But there are old rules to follow? Mr. Hu has always been well-informed, and he knows these old rules deeply, so he can clear up our doubts." As soon as he heard that things could be done according to the rules, Song Pingzhang immediately took over the conversation, as long as There are old rules to follow, and no one can pick their own thorns.

Hearing Song Pingzhang's words, both Zhou Xuan and Fu Shi stared at Hu Yong closely. One hoped that Hu Yong would open his mouth to knock that candidate down, and the other hoped that he could open his mouth to win a chance for this candidate. Both hopes rest on one person.

Facing the eyes of these two people, Hu Yong just smiled lightly, and said calmly: "This is something that happened in the old year of Taizu. In the 13th year of Taizu, he was also in Shuntian Mansion. Because of the severe cold that year , the charcoal fires prepared for the candidates in the examination room were insufficient, and the chief examiner ordered to redistribute the charcoal fires to the candidates, but unexpectedly, a small official accidentally knocked over a candidate's ink fountain and stained the scroll paper. Several examiners discussed and distributed more charcoal to the candidates After the exam was over, the chief examiner reported the matter to Taizu, and Taizu ordered that anyone who delays the exam due to servants in future exams can follow this rule. Now this situation is not exactly the same as Was it like back then?"

"What you say is reasonable, what you say is reasonable, just follow this old routine!" Song Pingzhang waved his hand happily after hearing this, and then finalized the regulations. Going on, Fu Shi wanted to fight for some benefits for Wang Yue, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

This is not a government office. He, the general judge, can refute the magistrate. He is the biggest examiner in the examination room. They are just subordinates, and he has no reason to refute Song Pingzhang.

What's more, this guy raised a big banner, and Fu Shi had nothing to do with it, even with the power of his tongue.

No one can be offended by this old rule. If he stands up for Wang Yue again, he can only create hatred for him for no reason, that's all, I just hope that Wang Yue is determined enough!

Now that the matter has been dealt with, the chief examiner, Song Pingzhang, smiled and comforted Wang Yue, saying that he doesn't have to worry about taking the exam with peace of mind. Say something else, for fear of attracting suspicion.

But after a while, a yamen servant brought a candle and handed it to Wang Yue. Wang Yue respectfully saluted and thanked, and then the examiners dispersed.

Seeing the examiners leave, Wang Yue was relieved. Although he, the examinee, was damaged by this matter, in fact, there was no room for him to intervene from the beginning to the end.

Naturally, Wang Yue would not directly confront the examiners like the protagonists in the book. You must know that as long as he is admitted, these examiners will be his teachers, and the chief examiner will be his teacher.

Above the officialdom, the emphasis has always been on classmates, fellow countrymen, the same year, and the relationship between teachers and students. In addition to the teachers who teach students knowledge, they also have the relationship between teachers and teachers who admit candidates.

In the eyes of outsiders, the tutor who admits the candidate is kind to the candidate, and in traditional Chinese morality, the most important thing is to repay the kindness. Although the relationship between teachers and students is not as strict as the requirements of the three cardinal guides and five constant rules, students dare to be kind. In the eyes of outsiders, it would be disrespectful for his teacher to talk nonsense.

And if the teacher is dissatisfied with the students, even if they say something bad about the students in private, it will have a bad influence on the students if it spreads outside.

What's more, he just saw that one of the examiners had a good impression of him and was on his side. Instead of standing out and making a spearhead, it would be better to be quiet and pretend to be weak. Get sympathy.

Even better, though, the results aren't bad.

According to regulations in the examination room, the time for candidates to hand in papers is after the candles are extinguished.Because it is midnight when entering the examination room, candles will be prepared in the examination room in order to prevent candidates from seeing clearly at the beginning.

However, the test papers will not be issued immediately. By the time the test papers are issued, the sky is already slightly bright, and you can almost see things even without candles, so that it evolved to the point that most candidates would not use candles at the beginning, but in Light the candle when you hand in the paper at the end, in case you don't have enough time, you can use it to extend the time.

The examiner issues a candle to himself, which means that he can spend more time than others.

If it is another candidate, I am afraid that the time is not enough, not to mention whether the status of the candidate will be affected, and more importantly, it will affect the test score.

This is not the future, the test scores are just an unspoken rule, if the writing is good, the teacher will give you some points as appropriate, if the writing is not good, at most it will make the marking teacher have a bad impression of the candidates, and may A few points will be deducted, but there will be no situation where candidates will not be allowed to pass because they fail the paper.

But in ancient times, if the test paper failed, the examiner could directly discard a test paper.

Basically, those who have taken the test know that if the time is urgent later, in order to finish answering the test paper, when the examinee speeds up, his handwriting seems to be flying. If the face is neat and the handwriting is neat, candidates will subconsciously slow down, which requires time, so there will be a whole day for candidates to answer the papers in the imperial examination.

In short, even if Wang Yue himself has a plan in mind, this is still a big challenge for him.

Fortunately, the handwriting on the wet answer sheet was not seriously smeared, and most of it could be seen clearly, just copy it directly.

And besides the last Fu, I still need to revise and revise, and the rest have already been written. Without this pressure, I still have an afternoon, only a few thousand words, and I can finish it soon.

You must know that the answers to the comprehensive essays in the college entrance examination add up to at least thousands of words, and the answer is required to be completed within half an afternoon. Basically, children who have experienced the college entrance examination will feel that the time requirements for the imperial examination are too loose.

For this reason, Wang Yue appeared calmer and calmer, and he appeared very calm in the eyes of the patrolling examiners outside.

This made most of the examiners who have no interest in him have a good impression of him. A student with a firm mind and good knowledge, no matter who he is, will be happy to see it.

Even Song Pingzhang, who was angry with him because of family affairs, couldn't help but regret seeing him. Such an excellent student is backed by family power. I'm afraid that it is very possible to get out of the cabinet in the future. If he can be with him Being good friends is not only a good relationship, but after he became famous, he mentioned that he recruited him by himself, and said that he was his teacher, and it was also a good story about scholars.

It's a pity that I was on the opposite side of him from the very beginning. Even if I admitted him this time, Fu Shi will explain the key points to him later. Even if the relationship between the two will not fall into enmity, it will definitely Being like strangers is just a relationship on the scene, what a pity!

But no matter how calm this candidate is, he will definitely not be able to finish the test paper before the end of the test.

Song Pingzhang sighed in his heart, shook his head, and returned to the back hall. After that, he came out to inspect a few times, and soon it was time to hand in the papers. There were dim lights in many examination booths. There is not enough time, and some candidates have already put out the candlelight, packed up their things and stood up to hand in the paper.

The examiners paired up, one went to collect the papers, and the other patrolled back and forth, absolutely leaving no opportunity for any examinee to take advantage of.

In Wang Yue's case, the examiners all knew what happened to him in the afternoon, so they avoided him when they collected the papers. Wang Yue didn't make any mistakes, and waited for the two candles to burn out honestly, and passed the test papers back and forth. After checking several times, he fell behind everyone and handed in the paper.

When he came out of the examination room, Wang Gou'er was already waiting anxiously outside. Fortunately, the door of the examination room was only opened after all the candidates had handed in their papers, so that Wang Gou'er would not find out that Wang Yue was the last to hand in the papers.

Wang Gou'er was worried, so Wang Yue concealed what happened in the examination room. Anyway, he was confident that he wrote well and would definitely be on the list in the future, so he didn't tell his father to worry.

After the exam, the examinees went home and anxiously waited for the results at home, while the examiners fell into the dark and dark marking time.

Putting all the test papers into the file, Song Pingzhang took all the examiners to supervise the servants to seal the test papers, and then packed them one by one. Then he took the examiners to dinner.

After the meal, the examiners went straight to the marking room without taking a break, and the marking officially began.

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