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

This time the chief examiner in charge of the capital and rural examinations is called Xia Zizhou, an editor of the Imperial Academy. He is only in his 30s this year, and he can only be regarded as young and strong among the academicians of the Imperial Academy. Being the chief examiner in the capital is not unrelated to his strong support for reform, even if he never shy away from admitting this in court or privately, and voluntarily acted as a pioneer, waving the flag for the reform.

When they heard that he was the chief examiner, some people had already guessed that the exam questions must be related to the reform, so the candidates who came to take the exam were not surprised that the last question appeared.

However, because of the middle distance in the first few questions, many candidates thought that he had suddenly changed his temper, and it was only after seeing the last question that he realized that he just focused on the end.

Although this question made Wang Yue and other candidates who supported the reform hesitate to write, it also made those candidates who were born in conservative families even more in a dilemma.

After all, the chief examiner is already the vanguard of the reformists, and His Majesty sent him over as the chief examiner, and through his hand, it also means to add manpower to the reformists who have a slight advantage in the court, so he will naturally give priority to recruiting candidates Select candidates who agree with his claims.

Therefore, if candidates want to pass this exam and be on the list, they must clearly express their views in support of reform.

But even knowing this, candidates who were born on the conservative side were afraid to do so.

The articles of the township examination will be posted for the literati in the city to read. There are quite a few people who know their backgrounds and their family’s political views. They can guarantee that if these articles are posted in the morning, they will betray the family in the afternoon and hold the opposite view. The news of political opinions can be spread all over the city.

What's more, if the chief examiner is more ruthless and deliberately spreads the news to the world, in order to provoke their relationship with the family, and then make the conservative faction attack each other, the power of the conservative faction will be greatly reduced. The internal disintegration will allow the reformers to overwhelm their political opponents without a fight.

Even if the examiner can't think of this method, those old foxes behind him can easily use this to make beautiful articles.

That's why I learned that when the emperor appointed Xia Zizhou as the chief examiner in the capital, they had long since given up their intentions, but they had already signed up at that time, and the imperial examination is a major issue related to the stability of the court, and it was highly regarded by the court. To the attention of officials and the emperor, all candidates who signed up are not allowed to miss the exam at will unless something serious happens. At least, they will be ordered to disqualify from the exam, which will affect the future of the candidates, and at worst, their families will be implicated.

Those people from the Reform Party have long been eyeing them, thinking about finding an opportunity from the family, how can they act so recklessly and give their political opponents a handle to attack the family!

So knowing that they will return without success taking this exam, they have no choice but to bite the bullet and come forward.

However, some courageous ones have long accepted the suggestions put forward by some conservative ministers. Since their articles will definitely be posted, they might as well let go of their worries and give full play to write a beautiful article to impress the world.

At that time, if the chief examiner kills them, they can take advantage of the momentum to spread the news, saying that the chief examiner only selects good candidates based on their own private choices. It is still better to choose talents with brilliant articles and high chests.

Even, if some of the examinees were descendants of reformist officials, they could still pour dirty water on the chief examiner, saying that he accepted bribes and cheated in the examination room, muddying the examination that was specially selected for reformists. Let them suffer too.

This will not only frustrate the advantageous reformers, but also boost the morale of the conservatives who have fallen.

These candidates from conservative families are confident that their plans will never be found out, and when they plan to give the high-ranking examiner a sudden blow, the other candidates are honestly racking their brains to worry about the topic.

Of course Wang Yue is also one of them.

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Yue finally listed three viewpoints that would allow him to speak freely without offending others, and could also be meaningful and novel. After careful comparison and selection, Wang Yue finally chose one of them, began to organize his words, and thought How to write down.

Not to mention how the candidates dealt with the exam wisely, the examiners also had to be leisurely.

Not to mention going back and forth in the exams, the scheming examiners have long been recalling in their minds the list of candidates who are relatively outstanding, talented, or have extraordinary backgrounds and backgrounds this year.

Although there will be a system of pasting names on the test papers, the pasting papers will be removed when the final rankings are made, and then this list will come into play.

It's just a one-sentence matter, which sells favors without being accused of cheating in the examination room. The examiners are naturally happy to be good people.

Naturally, the chief examiner, who was entrusted with the important task entrusted by the emperor, had to consider more.

He carefully inspected the candidates' answering status, and from time to time gave a few words to the subordinates who followed him, and at the same time quietly observed the expressions of the examiners in secret.

Assignment as the main examiner is certainly a good way to expand contacts and improve qualifications, but it also needs to bear great responsibilities and pressure.

The capital city is at the foot of the emperor, all the civil and military officials are paying attention, so he can't help but take it lightly, if something happens, it's nothing more than losing his wealth and life, if his family is involved again, people will regret it!

For three consecutive days, Xia Zizhou never took his guard lightly. He finally waited until the end of the exam and ordered the examiners to hurry up and collect the papers. At the same time, he dispatched officials to clean up the exam room, escorted the exam papers to the examination room, and ordered the officials sent by the Shuntian government office to copy the exam papers. , and affixed a seal on the right side of the test paper, and a group of examiners entered the marking room under the strict search of the officers and soldiers who came to guard the examination room.

"Everyone, this exam is really related to the future of thousands of candidates, it is related to the high hopes of His Majesty, and it is also related to the important matter of selecting talents for the court. Everyone knows the burden on them. Don't take it lightly, and don't take chances. Violating national law. Not only His Majesty is deeply concerned about this exam, but all the adults in the court are also paying attention. If you do it well, you will be rewarded according to your merits. It will hurt the family, so I would like to advise the dissident examiners to stop as soon as possible, in order to protect themselves and their families!"

This beating hit the examiners' hearts like a wake-up call, and Xia Zizhou's sharp arrow-like eyes scanned the examiners up and down without the slightest politeness. The examiners who can be confident and confident are a little timid under his gaze, and those examiners who have ghosts in their hearts suddenly have a deep-seated worry that cannot be dispelled. Has Xia Zizhou discovered their private actions?

With satisfaction, Xia Zizhou explained the things that need to be paid attention to when grading the papers, and then he said in a warm voice: "For this exam, everyone here can be selected as the examiner, and the world has no objection, you are welcome To put it bluntly, it can be seen that our knowledge and vision have been recognized by the imperial court and well-educated people all over the world, and this exam also requires you to give full play to our knowledge and vision. , Let the stones be mixed into the beautiful jade, and we must not let good talents be missed from our hands. So please be careful and careful, and I will work hard for you next time!"

"Serving His Majesty is a humble job, and I dare not talk about hard work!"

All the examiners said in unison, and at the same time bowed their hands in salute, and got up after the chief examiner signaled, and then the examiners sat down with the chief examiner, and opened the test paper seal.

The test papers written in the authentic pavilion style were revealed in front of them. This test, which is not only related to the future of thousands of candidates but also affects the fate of the examiners, has entered a crucial hurdle. From the mansions of ministers of civil and military affairs, nobles and Qingliu to the homes of ordinary people, the eyes of the entire capital are attracted to this narrow world, just waiting for the results to come out, whether it is worry or joy, joy or sorrow, light or darkness , will be announced one by one.

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