On May 13th of the seventh year of Jinghe, Emperor Jinghe appointed thirteen ministers as the examiners for this palace examination.

The so-called examiners, they do the work of examiners, but because the imperial examination is conducted by the emperor, they only assist the emperor in marking examination papers, so they do not have the title of examiner.

Listening to this, don’t you think the style of the examiner is not that high? As long as you are knowledgeable enough, Hanlin will be qualified?!

Haha, how is that possible? The imperial court has regulations that no one other than the minister in power is allowed to read the records.

Therefore, the review officers, that is, the ministers who read the documents, are usually selected from the official officials of the cabinet, the Six Ministries, the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the General Affairs Department, the Dali Temple, the Hanlin Academy and other departments.

For example, this time, Emperor Jinghe chose the Crown Prince Taibao, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Zhu Zan, the Crown Prince Shaobao, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Qin Ting, the Minister of Rites, He Benchu, the Minister of Hubu, An Suiyun, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, the Advisor, and the Right Minister of the Ministry of Works.

Zhang Ruogui, general affairs envoy

Luo Yongke, the envoy of Si Tongzheng, Yang Dalen, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan, Yan Qing, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Chen Shile, a minister of Dali Temple, He Dengyun, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Wen Weiben, a bachelor, and Yang Shouqiang, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

Reader.

To put it bluntly, there were a total of 432 candidates entering the palace examination this time, so they were divided into the hands of 13 examination ministers. Each of them had to examine more than 30 examination papers. The workload was quite heavy.

No, the ministers who moved into the palace outer garden to wait after receiving the appointment also sighed among themselves.

"When the late emperor was still alive, few people got more than 300 points in the general examination. However, the number of ministers who read the test papers was usually more than 20, and the answer papers that fell into each person's hands were no more than 15 or 16... Now, this task

But doubling it, I'm afraid it won't be easy!" He Dengyun, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, said in a low voice.

Yang Dalun, the censor of Zuodu, smiled and shook his head: "Although it has doubled, the time limit for marking is three days, so it is not bad."

Academician Yang Shouqiang sneered: "It's said to be three days, but we have to leave time for the emperor to appoint the first and third students. It can be seen that more than twenty papers will be graded every day."

They were talking to each other, and their faces were not very good-looking as they talked. Zhu Zan, the official minister, frowned and shouted: "The emperor's will is above. If you are dissatisfied, why don't you come to see the government together?"

Your Majesty is here to remonstrate, I wonder if the Emperor can provide us with more than a dozen colleagues to read the papers together!"

When everyone asked him to say this, they immediately lowered their heads angrily and started laughing and talking about other things.

Everyone did not dare to continue complaining and did not want to be left in the cold, so when someone started to chat about the candidates for this palace examination, the conversation gradually became lively.

Not long after, someone mentioned the popular candidate for the top pick this time.

"I didn't expect that the top prize this time might be won by a girl!" Zhang Ruogui, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, sighed.

He doesn't have much thought about women's scientific examinations. After all, his family only has one grandson, but there are more than ten granddaughters. The eldest among them is only twelve or thirteen years old at the moment. If women's scientific examinations become a regular rule, it will be a big problem for his Zhang family.

Speaking of which, it can't be said to be a good thing.

However, he had no objection, but that didn't mean that others were happy to see the matter come to fruition. For example, He Dengyun, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was of the old school and resented girls competing for official career with men.

"Some courtiers are unruly in their flattery and are not supporters of etiquette, justice and integrity. Shame on them!"

However, Yan Qing, who was also a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, smiled and said: "Brother He is exaggerating. Every time the rankings are published, the answer sheets of the top candidates are posted and logged. Could it be that Brother He has never seen it?!"

He Dengyun was speechless and gave him a slap in the face with hatred.

"My lords, there is no need to argue. The palace examination will be held the day after tomorrow. We will know it by then. Why make a fuss now?" Yang Dalen, the censor of Zuodu, was not as aggressive as usual, but instead tried to smooth things over with a smile.

Probably because of this, the atmosphere of the discussion became stagnant twice. Everyone was no longer interested in continuing the chat. They simply found their seats and started reading while holding the books they had taken from the bookshelf.

The people who had been chatting enthusiastically before fell silent. The most silent ones were Zhu Zan, the official minister, Qin Ting, the criminal minister, He Benchu, the rite minister, and An Suiyun, the household minister, but they looked at each other and walked over in perfect harmony.

Went to the yard.

"This time, Your Majesty intends to promote the imperial examination for women, but there are girls who can compete, but they are much better than the husband. Seeing five wins in five games, I am afraid that the emperor has already promised the title of number one scholar in his heart." Qin Zan, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, looked at several people

The colleague smiled and said, "Since the first and third are appointed by the emperor, we must abide by them."

Qin Ting, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, nodded: "Since Guan Guan approved it before, why did he obstruct it in the palace examination?"

After he finished speaking, his voice changed: "The answer sheet for the imperial examination is only a blurry but not transcribed, but I don't know if the handwriting is legible."

He Benchu, the Minister of Rites, listened to the two singing and couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth: "The notes of this year's candidates are exactly the same."

It's not exactly the same! Everything written is the same as printed.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wonder, it seems that the candidates in the previous two or three years were not like this!

It seems that from unknown time on, the slogan "[The handwriting of common people and civilians is the same, but there is no way to compare marks]" has been spread among students.

It is because of this slogan that the Ministry of Rites issued rules under the emperor's decree, requiring that the roll surface must be clean and the handwriting does not need to have personal characteristics.

If there are ink spots, wrinkles, etc. on the surface of the paper, or if the handwriting is not horizontal or vertical, it will be rejected and will not be transcribed; as long as the verification officer finds that there is an illegal inclusion, all the marking officers will sit together.

Because of this regulation, the first round of screening for all examination papers is that under the watchful eyes of all examiners, all illegal examination papers will be rejected first, and then all the papers will be signed for approval, and then the screening of content will begin.

Thinking of this, He Benchu, the Minister of Etiquette, couldn't help but sigh: "The notes of the girl who won five yuan in a row are so dull. I can pick up any printed book and it will be correct. Even if I gave her paper to the person before,

The adults who graded her would probably not be able to recognize her!"

He remembered that this girl was well-known among the dandies of Kyoto and was a flamboyant woman. How could she be so cautious about taking the exam?!

But that's fine, it also helped him avoid accountability from several pavilion elders.

Thinking like this, he didn't know for a moment whether he should thank the person who suggested strengthening handwriting standards or thank this little girl for being straight.

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"A sneeze! A sneeze!" As soon as she entered the pavilion in the garden, Sheng Yuan sneezed twice in a row.

"But you caught a cold?" Anyu asked quickly.

Sheng Yuan shook his head: "That's not true, I feel like someone is whispering to me, even whispering twice!"

"Maybe two people are whispering to you in turn?" Lu Sheng, holding a book on the side, joked with a smile.

"Then I don't know!" Sheng Yuan shrugged, not caring.

But she didn't care, but Anyu and Lu Sheng didn't dare to underestimate her. They pushed her to the front yard, and they had to ask the doctor to check her pulse before talking about anything.
Chapter completed!