Chapter 228 The second-character scroll locks the courtyard to mark the papers, which amazes everyone (the third one asks for a monthly ticket!)

  With the end of the Autumn Competition, we are now ushering in a difficult period of suffering.

For all the students who participated in the Qiu Wei competition on the 20th, it was more difficult than a year. They couldn't eat well, couldn't sleep well, and didn't get an accurate result. Dare to guarantee the ticket.

  After the court was locked, the Tribute Court entered the intensive time for reviewing and reviewing papers. Each room started to review and review papers separately. The same examiners were not allowed to go beyond the room to review papers and check papers. This is also a means to prevent fraud.

  The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the old rules of the Ming Dynasty, but there were some changes.

For example, the chief examiner in Beizhili was originally nominated by Shuntian Mansion, and the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites jointly discussed and reported to the emperor for approval. It is directly selected among them, and the chief examiner is no longer recommended, and it is reported to the emperor for approval.

  The candidate for the chief examiner is also selected from the original Hanlin Academy, Zuochunfang, and the Ministry of Rites, and the same examiners are extended to the Ministry of Rites, Taichang Temple, and Guozijian.

  The main examiner in Beizhili this time was Zhao Zongji, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and there were eight other examiners.

According to the conventions and conventions, the scriptures and policies are divided into Shangshang, Shangzhong, Zhong, Zhongxia, and Xiaxia. If one of the categories is Zhongxia or Xiaxia, they will be dismissed directly. The other paper can only be taken if it is recognized as the best paper by the chief examiner.

  That is to say, as long as one of the two volumes is listed as middle, lower middle, or lower, it is basically directly deprived of the opportunity for Chinese style. Only when the two volumes reach the upper middle or upper upper volume can there be a chance for Chinese style.

  As the chief examiner, Zhao Zongji does not mark the papers. Except for difficult questions or particularly excellent papers that need to be read by him, he also randomly checks the papers that have been reviewed and graded by several examiners to prevent favoritism, fraud or omissions.

Due to the adoption of the seal (name obfuscation) and transcription system, this greatly reduces the possibility of cheating. The obfuscation of the name allows no one to know who wrote the paper. Identifying the papers of acquaintances or trustees, coupled with the temporary drawing and review system, can basically avoid cheating to the greatest extent.

  Of course, substitute exams are a minority after all, or the chances of missing questions in advance are relatively small, and it is difficult to avoid them completely, but at least the possibility of large-scale cheating is avoided.

The number of candidates for Qiuwei in Beizhili this time reached 4515, which is slightly lower than the previous subject, but overall it is at an average level. Since the 32nd year of Yuanxi, the number of candidates for Qiuwei in Beizhili has remained at 4400 to Among the 4,600 people, there were small fluctuations, but remained basically stable.

Because it is divided into two volumes, that is to say, 9,000 volumes need to be read by eight examiners within 20 days, and write comments on the examination papers. Whether it is upper or lower, there must be intermittent comments on the examination papers, that is to say To stand up to review, there must be an explanation for why he was dismissed and why he was elected.

  The more than ten days of lock-up and review of the papers was a torment for the chief examiner and fellow examiners, but it was also an honor.

Serving as a chief examiner or co-examiner is basically equivalent to a qualification certificate that has been recognized in Shilin, which means that you are also eligible to participate in the main or co-examination for the next subject, and there are more rounds of main examinations. Qualification means that you are basically a great Confucian and sage among scholars, and with a few more rounds of co-examination qualifications, you can also boast of your qualifications in front of other scholars and literati.

  In the marking room, everyone basically has no extra words. If there is, it is basically because there are particularly good papers that need to be exchanged and observed, and especially for the upper and lower papers, then basically everyone should observe and comment on each other.

This kind of top-up volume is not much in the classics and theory volumes or policy volumes, basically less than half of it, that is to say, it takes 30 to 50 papers to produce one top-up volume, and if there is a top-up volume For the first paper, as long as the opponent's other paper is not too bad, then you can determine the Chinese style.

Zhao Zongji has to read the papers that actually enter the first volume, which means that this student has basically entered the ranks of scholars. , then after he returns to his hometown, this qualification is enough to allow him to sit on an equal footing with the magistrates in the county, without being squeezed out and suppressed by any gentry and landlords.

   This is the real fish jumping over the dragon's gate.

This paper is indeed quite well written, Zhao Zongji couldn't help but twirled his beard and began to read it carefully. After a while, he put it down again, and then went to see if the corresponding scriptures and meanings of this paper had been read. .

   At first glance, the Jingyi volume is also the first volume!

   Read it carefully again, it is also an excellent volume.

   This surprised Zhao Zongji.

   It’s not that the scriptures and policy theory are all in the first volume, but this kind of situation is not too much to say, and the two papers he saw can be regarded as the top three among the papers he has read.

  Perhaps this should be the first name, Zhao Zongji pondered.

   "Bachelor, let's read this scripture volume." Zhao Zongji saw that several fellow examiners were whispering and discussed for a while, but there seemed to be no conclusion.

   "What's the matter?" Good is good, and bad is bad. Could it be that these people have different opinions? Even if there are some differences, they should not be too different. Zhao Zongji is also very strange.

  Zhao Zongji sat upright in the hall, and when he was presented, he frowned at a cursory glance. What's so special about this paper? But they sent it up specially, and it also caused controversy. Could it be that there is really something else hidden?

  Read it again carefully, and read the comments. It is also quite satisfactory. It only says that the diction is simple, and the discussion is anticlimactic, which is also considered pertinent.

   "What's the embarrassment?" Zhao Zongji became curious. Is there any embarrassment?

  It’s too ordinary, or even bad. It’s justified to be rated as middle or lower middle, and it’s not an exaggeration.

   "The bachelor will read this theory again." Another fellow examiner handed over a theory paper with a strange expression on his face.

   As soon as his eyes fell, Zhao Zongji noticed that this paper was unusual.

  From setting up the topic to asking questions, and then to solving the problem, although the diction is average, it is better than clarity.

More importantly, this article is very targeted from the beginning of conception. It can be said that the measures that the government needs to start after the disaster are divided into priorities and listed one by one, and there may be problems in the future. , and the remedial measures after they appeared, and wrote them out one by one.

Zhao Zongji felt that this was simply a countermeasure that a group of officials from Shuntian Mansion sat together and discussed together. No, even the people from Shuntian Mansion could not think so thoroughly, and the details were extraordinarily thorough and detailed. practical.

   Compared with the one I saw before that has always been praised as the first, it is even higher. It can be directly regarded as a classic operation manual and put into practical use directly.

  Zhao Zongji couldn't believe his own eyes. How could there be students who are so familiar with relief, epidemic prevention, eliminating rumors and exposing posts, and controlling public opinion?

   Could it be that he is an official himself, and he came to test Qiu Wei again?

It's not like this is not the case. Some people have studied hard for many years and still can't pass the Qiu Wei exam. In order to make a living, they have to go to work as an official before continuing to take the exam. It's just that even so, they are not so familiar with the post-disaster situation and can Come up with a coping strategy.

   But in any case, this is definitely a first-class good policy theory. Zhao Zongji has already considered asking the transcriber to arrange for a scribe to transcribe it again, and he wants to submit it to the emperor.

  Perhaps the emperor will send it to the Ministry of Household, Ministry of Punishment and Shuntian Mansion, so that the Ministry of Account, Ministry of Punishment and Shuntian Mansion have to think about it.

   Seeing Zhao Zongji groaning and remaining silent, several fellow examiners were a little surprised. Could it be that these papers were not enough to satisfy the Imperial Attendant?

  In the end, I heard the Zhao servant read a sentence: "Have someone transcribe it again. This article is the number one in today's science and policy theory. I want to submit it to the emperor for a review."

   Several fellow examiners were taken aback, and one of them hurriedly said: "Wait a minute, the scholar knows that the previous scriptures and this policy theory were written by the same person..."

  Zhao Zongji was also taken aback, a little unbelievable: "Is there a mistake, how is this possible?"

   "There is absolutely no reason to make a mistake. We have asked the transcription officer to verify the two handwritings, and they are indeed from the same person." Yi Mingtong the examiner replied immediately.

  The transcription officer is the official responsible for supervising the scribes to re-transcribe more than 9,000 papers and hand them over to the examiner for marking. Only he can verify the handwriting, and the examiner is not allowed to touch the paper.

   "Oh?" Zhao Zongji pondered for a while, "Bring that scripture and let me read it again."

Immediately submit the scriptures, Zhao Zongji can only shake his head after reading it again, if this article is a little better, he can definitely rank this student in the top 30, but now it seems that the level of scriptures is really inferior Some.

After pondering for a while, since he was appointed by the emperor to take the examination in Beizhili, Zhao Zongji naturally knew what the emperor wanted, and after a moment of pondering, he nodded and said: "Although this article is slightly inferior in literary talent, it is also considered logical. It can be set as medium."

   Once the chief examiner made a final decision, naturally no one had any objections.

  The positioning of this article itself is between the middle or the middle and the lower. It seems that the chief examiner's intention must be to pay special attention to this policy theory, so he has this intention, which is also in line with the current imperial court's intention.

But this article is set as the middle paper, which also means that this child may also be selected by the examiner, because if it is the middle and lower, according to the usual practice, it will be directly dismissed, and the middle paper still has a chance, and it depends on the mind of the examiner. It is already quite obvious that this student must be selected for the list.

   I just don't know how many places the examiner will put this paper on the list.

   Don’t say anything, Lao Rui is still working hard, what are the monthly tickets waiting for?

  

  

  (end of this chapter)