Dress to be a celebrity

The paper that Chunqiufang strongly recommends as the leader...

Deputy examiner Zhou took the recommendation paper and asked with a smile: "The two room examiners are so strong in recommending it, it can't be Huan Tong's examination paper for the younger brother, right? I have to take a closer look."

The two fellow examiners didn't know if they belonged to Junior Brother Huan Ling.In the past few days, everyone has been dizzy when judging the papers, and the sentences explaining the laws and regulations in many articles feel familiar.The two of them guessed back and forth, not knowing who won and who didn't, even when they asked Huan Ling the paper, he laughed and didn't answer, which made the two of them feel uneasy.

Could this really belong to Song Ziqi?

But as a native of Northern Zhili, if he could pass the exam better than local talents in Fujian, wouldn't it be possible?

The two smiled wryly and shook their heads, pointing to Huan Ling and said: "Naturally, we two don't know the writing style of Huan Tong's junior in the exam. He must have recognized it a long time ago, but he just kept it secret, and we have fun guessing here."

Huan Ling smiled and said: "Although Song Shi is my junior brother, I can't force the examiners to add a few more circles to him, and raise your hand to catch him, right? Why don't you just say nothing and just look at his own articles to see if you can get in?" eye."

Of course, Shi Guan'er's articles are all good and good, and they only look at the rankings, and there is no reason to fail.

The two chief examiners were also amused by his statement. Editor Gao held the bunch of papers and said, "I guess student Song's papers must be among the seventy papers that Chunqiu Fang took, otherwise I would have seen examiner Huan in the past few days." Hurry up and search for the papers!"

Everyone laughed and said, "That's right, that's right. Seeing that examiner Huan is so confident, I'm afraid Xiao Song did very well in the exam. Otherwise, why isn't he worried that his junior brother will be dismissed?"

There are only 85 candidates in the provincial examination in Fujian Province, and the Book of Songs room takes up three to four out of ten, and Spring and Autumn can take up to two points at most. He can be so calm, it must be that the papers of his juniors are the best among the recommended papers in this room one.

Editor Gao secretly guessed that the recommendation paper in their hands was from Song Shi, and after fetching two or three test papers from each room, he asked Deputy Examiner Zhou to look at the paper with him.

The second test consisted of four judgment questions, a congratulatory form imitating the entry into the perpetual calendar of the first year of the Qing Dynasty in the Song Dynasty, and a small thesis on "The Way of the Great Saint".

The verdicts are all from the Dazheng law, right is right, wrong is wrong, this paper can add a little compassion for the weak on top of compliance with the law, taking into account the law and human feelings——

For example, if a woman is convicted of running away from her husband, others directly punish both parties with ninety sticks for adultery, but he wants to distinguish whether the woman committed adultery voluntarily or was coerced by a man to commit adultery with her.If it is voluntary, in addition to questioning the crimes of both parties, it is necessary to investigate carefully whether there are any intermediaries, and if so, they must be punished.However, if the man coerces the woman to follow each other because of his power, it is cheap to follow the example of the officials who raped the people under the rule, and the crime will be added to the second class, with a stick of one hundred and three years of imprisonment, and the woman should reduce the class according to the situation.

Just looking at this judgment question, it is not something that a scholar who just sits in the room and reads without asking about things outside the window can make a judgment.

The master of the matter impeached the world's officials for breaking the law, and he is very proficient in the law. Seeing his answer that can make good use of the tactic of adding and commuting sentences in the sixteen-character formula of the law, he was pleasantly surprised: "No wonder you two The room examiner strongly recommended this person, and the judgment question alone was written rigorously and meticulously, with appropriate severity, not like a Confucian scholar who has never been in the officialdom, but like a seasoned judge who has judged countless cases."

It doesn't matter whether you are seasoned or not... among these candidates, it seems that there is indeed a brother who is a general judge?

The two glanced at each other, thinking about each other, first wrote two sentences on the back of the verdict, "the question was properly formulated" and "the crime was detailed and detailed", and then they couldn't wait to read the following chapters and topics.

The presentation test is the student's writing style, as long as the meaning of the words is elegant, and the praise is appropriate, it is a good article, and this student's presentation not only quoted the merits of the sages since ancient times, but also wrote a few sentences about astrology. , Deduce the way of the calendar, and be able to compare the ancient and modern methods of calculating the calendar, and point out how the old system of deriving the calendar went wrong.

These two examiners have only seen in the history books that the days calculated by the new calendar and the old calendar are wrong, and he can write down where the mistakes are!

It is enough for others to write elegant and well-produced articles on the field. Where did he put so much effort into adding this point!Who is his teacher who actually knows astronomy and calendar?

After the two of them finished reading the article, they rushed to find the verdict, wanting to see how Huan Ling judged this question - if it was written by his junior brother, there might be some clues in his verdict.

Then they saw the full article "knowledge should be learned", "extensive textual research", "proficient in calendar", "gorgeous words", "full of loyalty and love", "like the words of Song people"...

Not his junior brother!

The verdicts of the previous questions were still within the standard, which made it hard to distinguish, but this one really showed the examiner's extreme love for this student. Huan Ling is such a mature and prudent person who can distinguish between public and private, and knows how to measure How could he not know how to avoid suspicion and praise his junior brother so hard?

Since this paper is not suspected of being the paper of a certain examiner's junior, it should be ranked higher if it is well written.

The two main examiners watched the judgment, form, edict, and theory of the second round, and then watched the five questions in the third round.

Three chapters on classics and history, two chapters on current affairs policy, praising the virtues of the first emperor, the heart of loyalty is overflowing; narrating the inheritance of Taoism is like experiencing the world personally, inheriting the teachings of Confucianism; talking about the gains and losses of ancient history is like reading a book in your palm; discussing the way of loyalty and admonishment of courtiers I have seen the spirit of loyalty and uprightness; the military system has the courage to lead the army to conquer the world...

The good article written by this student can be recommended by the examiner. Fujian is worthy of being a major province of scientific examination, with such a strong style of study.

Influenced by the previous verdict, the two examiners couldn't help drafting a few more sentences. When they came to the last question about military matters, they even wrote "Zi Qi is a hero in this world", "The next day's military eclipse" Hold on to this and wait."

Not only the Spring and Autumn House examiner recommended him, but the two chief examiners and assistant examiners also wanted to recommend him!After the two finished writing their comments, they put the bundle of papers on the Duobao Pavilion, so that they can arrange their rankings when they fill in the list.

After leaving this unsatisfactory paper, the two devoted themselves to the arduous review and search for the paper.From the first day of September to the ninth day of the ninth day, I finally selected 85 papers for the mid-term exam that were excellent in three games.

On the [-]th day of September, after the examination papers for the midterm examination and the secondary list were roughly arranged, the fourteenth room and the examiners gathered in the main hall to check the numbers on the ink rolls with the two chief examiners, the supervisor outside the curtain, and the officials such as Ti Tiao, and then unsealed the headers.

This is the last time to check the test paper, brush off the original paper with ink stains, poor handwriting, or discrepancies in the vermilion ink.If there are papers that have been brushed down, pick the top one from the papers that fell to the sub-list before.The [-] papers for the sub-list must also be checked, because those who are in the middle and sub-list are eligible to pay tribute to the Imperial Academy, and those who have previously paid tribute to the Imperial Academy have to be removed and replaced by newcomers.

In the end, the seal was unsealed, and the assistant examiner filled in the examinee's name on the ink roll, and the chief examiner filled in the ranking on the ink roll.

There are scribes in the audience calling their names one by one, promoting officials, supervisors and supervisors together with the fourteenth room to ensure fairness in the selection of scholars. The 85 candidates filled out the list from back to front, and all the students who the examiners had already been interested in were also anxiously listening to the list.

One by one, the names that had been in the limelight at the lecture conference were heard, and the names that had written articles praising the lecture conference were heard... From the afternoon to late at night, the names on the big list became more and more full, and it seemed that they had been pushed down to the Five Classics Kui's position.

Several examiners already lamented that the student they were looking for might not be able to pass the exam. The two chief examiners were still weighing Song Shi, and at this time they also felt that he might be a rare candidate.Even Fang Tixue and Huang Yushi felt a little uneasy, but Huan Ling remained calm, as if his younger brother, Xie Yuan, had already been obtained.

When filling in the five classics, the chief examiner even sighed softly: "It's already here."

There is one from each of the five rooms, and the student Song who is eloquent and able to save the people in the flood, unless he is not a candidate for the Spring and Autumn Room, I am afraid that he will fall into the sub-list.

He opened the sealed papers one after another, and filled in the ranks next to the candidates' names and places of origin.

No.5, Poetry Room, Qidong, a student from Fuqing County; No.4, Yifang, Gao Qi, a student from Jianyang County; No.3, Study Room, Fang Rong, a student from Jinjiang County; No.2, Book of Rites Room...

Every scripture chief is a talented person that they place great hope on. As soon as the name is sung, the officials inside and outside the curtain all nodded with satisfaction, thinking that they had won a desirable talented person.But after the examination papers of Jie Yuan and Fang Jingkui of the undergraduate course were sealed and opened, the chief examiner hesitated not to read the name immediately, but raised his eyes to Huan Ling, with complex expressions of surprise, disbelief, and disappointment intertwined.

Fang Tixue also sighed desolately.

The students he selected in the county examination failed to pass the provincial examination after all.

Deputy examiner Zhou Yong glanced at the chief examiner Gao, followed his gaze to Huan Ling who looked calm, and couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Master Gao, who is Xie Yuan?"

He stared at Huan Tongpan so much, wouldn't he say that Xie Yuan was really Huan Tongpan's junior brother Song Shi?

As soon as he had this thought in his mind, he heard Editor Gao read in a subdued and slightly trembling voice: "No. 1, Song Shi, a student from Wuping County, Qingyuan County, Baoding Prefecture, North Zhili."

Gao Gu rewrote the word "No. [-]" next to his name, and the clerks in the audience called out the name loudly, and everyone in the room was shocked.

The deputy examiner next to him, Zhou Yong, also wrote the word "Song Shi" on the red scroll, but he did not look at the examination paper, but fixedly stared at Huan Ling, wanting to go up and ask him a question—you don't even boast in front of us. When you praised Song, you pretended to avoid being suspected of being a teacher, but you wrote his comments like that?

That's all it takes for a father to praise his son!

If they didn't call this comment to deceive, thinking that this examination paper is not from Song Dynasty... If they had known that this examination paper was from Song Dynasty...

Forget it, he gave the best answer after combining two or three games.

But they take what they want, Huantong should not have lied to them like this!

The last name was filled in the big list and posted outside, and the autumn test was finally settled.The two examiners finally breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at the faint purple-red sky, rubbed their stiff necks, got up and walked towards the hatchback bedroom.

When you wake up and eat the curtain banquet, you will argue with him again!

Huan Ling still had the same indifferent attitude, and his younger brother did not see him excited when he took the Jieyuan examination in Fujian Province, as if he was not the one who wrote a dozen or so lines of praise on the paper.

But after waking up, they didn't have time to complain about Huan Ling.

The two chief examiners have thanked guests behind closed doors since they arrived in Fuzhou. Finally, the list of honorees has been released, and the chief examiners can meet people. The civil and military officials from Manchuria and the candidates for the intermediate examination will all come to visit.

They also finally saw that the song "Biography of the White-haired Fairy", whose name was sung in Beijing, has now become the Song Dynasty of Fujian Jieyuan they personally selected.

Wearing a dark green shirt, he naturally led all the students to salute in front of the examiner, calling him "Mentor", as if he was born to be a leader, and his demeanor was completely different from the other freshmen.

With such qualities, he was also born with a gentle, handsome Tsinghua... worthy of being their chosen student!No wonder Fang Yushi always had a hint of pride when he talked about this student, no wonder Huan Tongpan praised his junior in the paper so confidently.

Edited Gao and Zhou Qi satisfactorily ordered all sentient beings to stand up, taught them a few words to study hard, serve the court, and so on, and said to Song Shi alone: ​​"If you want to understand Yuan, you must have the ambition to understand Yuan. .We will try it next year, and we will wait to see your name on the apricot list."

Song Shi bowed his thanks to them, expressed his ambition, and then led the students through the corridors on both sides of the tribute courtyard like a college student tour group, encouraging them to go to each room to meet the Fangshi.

The teacher-student relationship in the rural examination is not as strong as in the general examination. Not every student is willing to come to see the examiner, let alone the room teacher.But he convened everyone as the host of Jie Yuan and the Fujian Lecture Conference, and finally got a large group of more than 50 people, which gave the examiners enough face.

Mr. Huan, the examiner of the Spring and Autumn Room, also gave him enough face. When he led the candidates in his room to visit the room teacher, he didn't put on airs with him as a teacher, calling him Ziqi and Song Shi, but calling him "Song Jieyuan" a few times. .